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Parking woesMax Buchholz

Staff WriterDeep breaths now. Deep

breaths. Relaxed? Good. Let’schat - and keep up those deeprelaxing breaths.No one can say that parking

at Minot State University isn’tan issue. On some days even aperson with a parking pass hastrouble finding a space.Parking is an issue, but we’drather have this issue than itsinverse: empty parking lots.MSU is buzzing. The resi-

dence halls are filled to capaci-ty and our enrollment is up.All good news. The reality,however, is that we have moreresidents than residence hallparking spots.To make room for the cars of

students living on-campus,parking Lot C next to thegraveyard became parking Lot

D to be used for residence hallparking. Parking Lot C for staffwas moved to the student’sunreserved lot east of theStudent Center. The studentscompletely lost the use of thislot. Faculty and staff in theDome were moved to thenewly created Lot O just northof the Dome. Lot O took sixrows of parking away from thestudents. As of this semester,staff were assigned to lotsinstead of being able to picktheir parking lots themselves.All of this rearranging wasdone with students in mind.“Even the limited unre-

served parking passes are forthe benefit of students,” RogerKluck, director of facilities, said. The decision to cap the

unreserved parking passes at750 was made last semester

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Homecoming planned for Sept. 19-25

Boma BrownStaff Writer

This year Minot State University celebratesits 82nd Homecoming. The weeklong eventsstart Sunday, Sept. 19, with a golf scramble atApple Golf Course, which tees off at 12.30p.m. If the weather cooperates, a bon fire andpep rally will be held Monday night, alongwith voting for King and Queen.

The Coronation Night and Dance followon Tuesday. Student clubs and organizationscan nominate candidates for King and Queenfrom their clubs, and are also encouraged tocampaign among club members. Coronationtakes place at the Ann Nicole Nelson Hallstarting at 7 p.m. The Coronation Dance fea-turing 8th Hour from Fargo starts at 10 p.m. atthe State Fair Center.The Block Party is scheduled to take place

on Wednesday, Sept. 22, starting at 5 p.m.“The first Block Party was last year and we arehoping to build on bigger and better thingswith that,” Leon Perzinski, the Student Centerdirector said. “Last year, we had about 2,000people attending and we were really excitedthat the community supported our event. “Booths will be set out in the loop south of

Old Main. All clubs are invited to come outand show off what they do. The community isalso invited to attend the Block Party,”Perzinski said.Inflatables, free food, classic cars, games,

music and campus tours are some of the activ-ities that will take place at the Block Party. The5k run/walk starts at 6 p.m. Entrants willmeet at the Cook Hall parking lot. The ‘80s dance starts at 10 p.m. Thursday,

at Flickertail Gardens on the North DakotaState Fairgrounds. All are encouraged to wear‘80s clothing or something reminiscent of the

‘80s. On Friday, live music will start at noon inthe Beaver Dam, followed by a comedy, vari-ety and game show at 8 pm.

On Saturday, Homecoming Week endswith the Homecoming Parade which startsdowntown by Wells Fargo Bank, and goes upBroadway north of the Dome to the HerbParker Stadium. “There are usually about 70-80 entries, and

everyone is encouraged to participate,”Perzinski said.

Perzinski said homecoming traditionfocuses a lot on the football game. “After the parade, football tailgating starts

at 11.30 a.m., with the game starting at 1p.m.2010 MSU Hall of Fame recipients will beawarded at this event,” he said. “What’s unique about MSU’s Homecoming

Parade is that there is a lot of participationfrom the community and a lot of clubs havetheir own floats. The theme is “Paint the TownRed,” and we’re looking for clubs to be cre-ative with their floats. Our MSU MarchingBand will be present, along with other localbands from surrounding communities andfrom the City of Minot,” Perzinski said.

Clubs can build their own floats, or walkwith banners during the parade. Anyone iswelcome to submit an application for a float.The deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 21. Perzinski spoke on the significance of hav-

ing floats at the homecoming parade.“A float represents your group.

Homecoming is getting bigger and betterevery year, and we’ve seen that through theparticipation of clubs and organizations.Everyone wants to be a part of homecoming,and we enjoy having as many who want toparticipate as we can.”

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Clubs encouraged to participate in Homecoming parade

File photo

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Boma BrownStaff Writer

The $13.1 million renovationof Minot State University’sSwain Hall was unveiled at a rib-bon-cutting ceremony Aug. 17. Swain Hall opened in 1952

as an athletic facility housingthe first gym on campus. In the80’s and 90’s, the space beganalso to be used for teaching fit-ness and recreation classes –yoga and sports, such aswrestling and volleyball, and iteven hosted graduation cere-monies. This is the building’sfirst renewal. “Our main goal was to revi-

talize an old building; to makeit new again,” Mark Lyman,MSU director of public infor-mation, said. “We know thatmany buildings on campuscould use renovations, butSwain Hall was one of ourhighest needs. We knew thatwe weren’t using it as effective-ly as we could.”

Gone from the interior ofthe building is the seating areain the gymnasium where bas-ketball games were played inyears past. The former seatingarea was converted to class-room and office space. A newgymnasium floor was installed,not to play basketball but to

serve as a classroom setting forstudents. This pedagogy labprovides hands-on training forstudents. Two new commonareas are meant to serve as ahang-out zone for students.The Teacher Education &Human PerformanceDepartment also moved intoSwain from Old Main.A new third floor with four

classrooms, plus two classroomson the other floors, has doubledthe classroom space in Swain. “Although Swain Hall is

open to everyone, it has agreater impact for educationand human performancemajors, because this is wheretheir department is housed,”Lyman said.Courses in Swain include

teacher education, elementaryand secondary education, cor-porate fitness and athletictraining, as well as scienceclasses in the labs on the thirdfloor.Lyman also talked about

future construction on campus.“Starting this fall or next

spring, we will begin work onthe Health and Wellness Centerthat students agreed to pay for.There will be space for a work-out, basketball, intramuralactivities and a climbing wall.

The Wellness Center is strictlyfor students and will be con-nected to the Dome and alsoconnected to Swain Hallthrough the skywalk. “Connecting the three struc-

tures together says that theyare all very important. We careabout your education, physicalwellness and want you to havefun as well – it’s all intercon-nected. We want to encouragepeople to be part of the campuslife,” Lyman said.Lyman responded to criti-

cism that MSU does not need askywalk and that it is a wasteof resources.“We feel like the skywalk is

a good investment,” Lymansaid. “In a storm, maybe stu-dents will appreciate having askywalk, instead of having towalk outside. It also gets youconnected to other buildingsmore easily. It is very importantto look at the return to begained from this investment.We felt that it was a goodinvestment.” Clarine Sandstrom, an

instructor in the teacher educa-tion department spoke on tran-sitioning from Old Main toSwain Hall. “Teaching in Old Main was

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Swain Hall renovation completed

Minot State UniversityPresident David Fullerspeaks to a group offaculty, staff andcommunity members inthe new pedagogy lababout the Swain Hallrenovation.

Submitted photo

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All clubs are welcome toparticipate in the homecomingparade. They must fill out ahomecoming application. One was sent to the clubs,

and is also available on thehomecoming Web site atwww.minotstateu.edu/homecoming. This site has more infor-mation on the weeklong home-coming events.

Perzinski said that none ofthe acts are the same as at lastyear’s homecoming. “There’s as much entertain-

ment from last year. We felt lastyear’s homecoming was a suc-cess and we’re hoping to buildon that this year.”

The director discussed therole of the Minot community inMSU’s homecoming. “MSU likes to engage the

community in the events thattake place on campus. We alsowant them to participate in ourhomecoming spirit. In this

regard, we have contacted busi-nesses downtown and askedthem if they would like to par-ticipate in homecoming by hav-ing their windows painted red.In doing so, they welcome thespirit that we have and alsoshow their support by allowingus to paint their windows,”Perzinski said.

He also urged students tolook forward to all the excite-ment and energy that’s on cam-pus, and to participate in asmany activities as possible.

Jordan Kluck, an MSU stu-dent, shared his favorite home-coming memory. “Going to support MSU at

the football game,” he said.“Everyone was cheering MSUon really loud, and they wenton to win that game.” Nixide Kouadio, who trans-

ferred to MSU over the sum-mer, said he was looking for-ward to watching the footballgame. “I also hope to meet new

people and hang out,” he said.

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after Kluck asked for andreceived a recommendationfrom Student Government. “It just didn’t seem fair to

oversell and oversell and justleave students hanging,”Kluck said. “I’d sooner have astudent mad because I didn’tsell them a pass, than keep tak-ing their money and have themmad because there are consis-tently no parking spots.” However, Kluck did

announce that he loosened thecap on unreserved passes toallow 250 more students to pur-chase them.Kluck isn’t finished working

on the parking issue. “We need to do something

more for our commuter stu-dents,” he said.

He is currently in talks withAugustana Lutheran andBishop Ryan High School in thehopes that they could provideus with extra parking spaces.How are those relaxing

breaths coming? Parking is onits way to improving, but wealso have to live with the reali-ty that there are a limited num-ber of spaces on campus andthey fill quickly.If you have constructive

ideas about parking, RogerKluck would be pleased to hearthem. Stop by his office in PlantServices or e-mail him atroger.kluck@minotstateu.edu.And until we can all park fivesteps from the doors to ourbuildings, we’ll just practicetaking a deep breath and count-ing to ten, because let’s face it,it’ll take at least that long towalk to class.

Red & Green September 16, 2010 – Page 3MSU News

Tutors WantedFall Semester

PPaaiidd PPoossiittiioonnss

For more information and an application,stop by the Tutoring Center, Old Main 103, or online atwww.minotstateu.edu/cetl/peer_tutoring.shtml.

The Center for EngagedTeaching and LearningTutoring Program islooking for peer tutors.

Starts at $8.75 an hour,depending on experience.

(MSU Sports Information)The next hurdle has beencleared in Minot StateUniversity becoming an NCAADivision II program as theNCAA notified the schoolMonday morning it hasadvanced into Candidacy YearTwo in the membershipprocess.“This is an exciting time and

great news for the university,”MSU Athletic Director RickHedberg said. “It is kind of likelast year at this time when wewere notified for the Year One.We want to celebrate this deci-sion and then look to thefuture.”The phone call from the

NCAA is just another step in thedemanding three-year process.“I think the biggest thing for

us has been the working on thecompliance end. While Melanie(Assistant Athletic Director-Compliance Melanie DeBoer-

Brunsdon) has been a key com-ponent to that, it really has beena campus-wide effort. We havehad to put a lot of strategies inand that only can come fromhaving a number of great com-mittees,” Hedberg said.During Year One, the school

made a hire in DeBoer-Brunsden; produced a detailedbudget, constructed aCompliance Handbook, metwith an NCAA Division II insti-tution during a one-day visit toMinnesota State-Moorhead andattended the NCAA NationalConvention.“The NCAA seemed happy

with our progress,” Hedbergsaid. “There certainly are somethings we have to work on, butwe are on the right track. Lastyear was like we were buildingthe car, this year we have to testdrive and fine tune it and nextyear we will need to be readyto go full bore.”

Minot State granted Year2 status candidacy

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Bryce BerginskiStaff Writer

New students have recentlybeen exposed to it. Returningstudents have noticed it. Notonly have aesthetic changestaken place in dining centerssuch as Beaver Creek Cafe, theBeaver Dam and Buckshot’s,but there has been a change inwho heads up the on-campusdining services.After thirteen years,

Chartwells is no longer theprovider of dining on campus.When the contract expired,there was a decision to com-petitively choose vendors.After receiving preliminarysummaries, a selection com-mittee composed of adminis-trators and students narrowedthe pool down to five or sixregional, national and interna-tionally based companies —some of which serve in institu-tions that are not higher edu-cation. After reviewing pro-posals the committee made itsfinal decision. A new companytook residence on July 1, 2010and will be here for five years.The new company is

Sodexo, an international com-pany whose thousands ofemployees serve millions ofcustomers daily. In addition toMinot State, Sodexo is incharge of dining services forother North Dakota colleges

such as Valley City StateUniversity, Dickinson StateUniversity and DakotaCollege of Bottineau.When they came on cam-

pus, Sodexo workers not onlyrestocked everything from theground up, but they began tomake changes.The company has made

changes to the Beaver CreekCafe by not making the foodlines self-service. This in turnspeeds up the movement ofthe line, even if some studentsdon’t think so, and lessens theamount of food waste.Weekend hours are brunchfrom 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. anddinner from 5 to 6 p.m. Theyadded TV’s there and inBuckshot’s, which act as spe-cial menu boards. Theychanged the hours to be openthe whole time to serve foodfrom 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students see changes

downstairs as well. InBuckshot’s, Sodexo haschanged the layout. They cre-ated more room for the pizzastation by repositioning it andremoving walls. They reposi-tioned the salad bar andchanged the a la cart line to adessert station, a hot food lineand a grilled food line calledGrill 155. They also addedanother cashier’s terminal sothat meal plans and payment

can go through four linesrather than two, and addedtwo new coolers that offer avariety of beverages and to-goitems.More changes will come in

the future. One is a majorremodel of Beaver Creek intoa place resembling a foodcourt with more options forfood and seating. The conven-ience store will close andreopen in the new BeaverCreek Cafe as part of theremodel.Another change planned is

adding more options than justsubs in the Beaver Dam tomake it seem like anApplebee’s. The possibilityexists of adding anothervenue in Old Main. However,that will have to wait due todemand, monetary availabili-ty and the needs of students.“There are some exciting

things coming,” Dr. RichardJenkins, the Vice President forStudent Affairs and one of theadministrators in the selectioncommittee, said, “However,input from students is neededfor it to be the dining experi-ence they want.”The staff that was here

when Chartwells was theprovider is still here, but therehave been some staff changesand more are on the way.

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New food vendor starts contract at MSUInternational film seriesset to begin next week

Cassie NeuharthEditor

You've seen the posters oncampus. The Minot StateUniversity Foreign LanguageDepartment will introduce itsInternational Film Series onSept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. It is titled"Migrations," meaning the jour-neys that each of us takethrough our life. The department has been

working since before schoolstarted to bring to students filmsfrom around the world. The fallsemester series will present fivefilms. The first one, "Silent Light," is

set for Tuesday, Sept. 21, inAleshire Theater, Hartnett Hall.By Mexican director CarlosReygadas, "Silent Light" is set ina Mennonite community in thenorth part of Mexico. Reygadasrecruited Mennonites from allover North America, Europeand Mexico to participate in theproduction. The movie, shot inEnglish and not Spanish, tellsthe story of a married man witha wonderful family, who falls inlove with another woman. "I don't want to give the film

away,” Scott Sigel, assistantSpanish instructor, said. “Butlet's just say that this can be seenas a reworking of the story offorgiveness and resurrection."

Previously shown at theWalker Art Center inMinneapolis, "Silent Light" alsowon the Jury Prize at theCannes Film Festival two yearsago. MSU is the first to showthis film in North Dakota. The movies in the series are

by no means comedies. They areserious, fascinating films.Faculty from the foreign lan-guage program will introduceeach one. A 20-minute discus-sion will immediately followeach showing. The instructorsencourage all to stay for the dis-cussions."This is free and a very good

way for anyone interested infilm, art, travel, languages, oranyone who just wants to spenda Tuesday evening out watchinga fascinating movie on the MSUcampus," Sigel said. Organizers will have draw-

ings at the end of each film forgift certificates to some of the"international" restaurants ofthe Minot community. For more information on the

international film series,contact Sigel atscott.sigel@minotstateu.edu.The MSU Foreign Language

Department Web site atwww.minotstateu.edu/language has more information, as wellas trailers of each of the films.

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Library onBlackboard

Anthony AndersonStaff Writer

Starting this semester, the MSU Library isnow on Blackboard, helping studentsenrolled in online or blended classes, whomay not have access to the library other-wise. Ben Bruton, a reference and library

instructor at Gordon B. Olson Library isheading up the project. “We have more distance students this

year than ever before,” Bruton said. “Manyof them are not able to make it to the library.We’re trying to bring the library to them inan electronic form.”“MSU Library on Blackboard” provides

students access to the library’s major full-text databases, the online catalog and libraryreference services. Students can log in toaccess these services whenever and wherev-er they choose.To access “MSU Library on Blackboard,”

go to the Blackboard login page. Click onthe “Enroll in Courses and tutorials thatallow self-registration” link. Select the“Library” category. Click on the icon with aperson and a plus sign next to the libraryicon, and enter a user name, first-name.lastname, and password, the studentID number without the “W.” Bruton stresses that this service is not a

substitute for the library’s webpage, minot-stateu.edu/library, but is still a useful toolfor students. A second service the library has begun for

students via Blackboard is the “EmbeddedLibrarian,” which allows librarians to assistonline students with research projects.Librarians sit in on the class like a teachingassistant and monitor the course. They canthen answer research questions, recommendlibrary resources and assist students havingdifficulty accessing online library materials.

“We’re working really hard to expandour reference assistance to students who arefar away from Minot,” Bruton said.

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Free soup lunch for MSU studentsEvery Tuesday

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.Augustana Lutheran Church (across from Lura Manor)

Food drive held in memory of Sarah MartinsenFrom left to right: DebDeWitz, MSU social workinstructor, CarlySchachtschneider,Stefanie Engstrom,friends of SarahMartinsen, and MeganVolk, Amanda Roise,Cassie Kraft and NickBremer, MSU students,pose with boxes of fooddonated Saturday in theTrinity Health parking lot.Martinsen, daughter ofDeWitz, died in FloridaMarch 16 after being hitby a car while jogging.More on the ongoingfood drive in the Sept. 23Red & Green.

Photo by Max Patzner

Red & Green September 16, 2010 – Page 7MSU Sports

Photo by Nichole Bennett-SpitzerMSUʼs Max Boeckel (center) sprints through twoJamestown College and University of Mary runnersduring their meet at Wildwood Golf Course inBurlington Friday. The women finished second behindUniversity of Mary. The men trailed behind JamestownCollege and UMary. The Beavers ̓next meet is Sept. 25at the 24th Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn.

Run, Beavers, run

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Eric ManloveStaff Writer

The Minot State Universityfootball team opened the sea-son two weeks ago in the annu-al Beaver Bash, hosting BemidjiState University. Bemidji wasnot a very friendly guest asthey ran all over MSU for a 24-7 victory, under the lights onthe new field turf at HerbParker Stadium.The Beavers from Bemidji

controlled the game in everyaspect from the opening kick-off, outgaining Minot State 499-80 in yardage. Despite the hugedifference in statistical num-bers, the game remained closethroughout.“I thought our defense

played hard and gave us achance,” coach Paul Rudolphsaid. “Our special teams gave

us some opportunities as well.”Several bright spots for the

Beavers came on special teams.With no time remaining in thesecond quarter, senior JohnnyLester crossed the goal line on a99-yard kickoff return to bringMinot State within 3 points.“It felt good to come out

with the crowd excited athome, but we have to get bet-ter,” Lester said. “That startsimmediately in the weightroom; we’ve just got to get bet-ter.”Minot State had a chance

late thanks to another specialteams play. Bemidji State wasin punt formation and had thesnap sail over the puntershead. Junior Kenneth McCoyrecovered the ball on the 15-yard line to give MSU a chanceto pull within 3. But Minot State was shut

down on three plays, and NikRichardson missed a 30-yardfield goal wide left.Minot State was back in

action for their first road gamethis past Saturday at Sea FoamStadium, visiting ConcordiaUniversity - St. Paul. TheBeavers fell 38-17, but again thegame was much closer than theoutcome, as big plays doomedMinot State. “We have to protect the ball

on offense and not give up bigplays on defense,” saidRudolph, “and we didn’t doeither of those. We gave up toomany big plays.”Minot State (0-2) will be idle

next week as they prepare fortheir Dakota AthleticConference opener Sept. 18.The Beavers will host MayvilleState at a 1:30 p.m. kickoff atHerb Parker Stadium.

Photo by Jesse KellyJohn Denne (No. 27) and Chris Compton (No. 35) tackle a Bemidji receiver. Bemidji wonthe game, 24-7, at Herb Parker Stadium Aug. 26. Thomas Salery

Comm 281

Minot State University’s firstever women’s soccer teammade a good impression asthey went on to win the firsttwo games in school history.The Lady Beavers won 1-0against conference opponentBemidji State in the first gameand followed it up with a victo-ry over Minnesota-Crookstonon Aug. 29.The Bemidji State game was

the first game in the new MSU’swomen’s soccer program. Thegame was very competitive andremained tied 0-0 through thefirst period. It began to turn infavor of the Beavers early in thesecond period as freshmanNicole Matsumoto scored thefirst and only goal of the gameand in the history of women‘ssoccer at MSU.Even though the Bemidji

State women made attempts totie it up, they couldn’t over-come the Minot State Beavers’defense. During the later part of

the second period, the actionbegan to become intense as aBemidji State player was yellowcarded for excessive roughness.Although the first game was

intense, it was the Beavers nextgame against Minnesota-Crookston that tested theteam’s toughness. It was ahard-fought game, but theladies pulled it out 2-0.Many fans attended both

games, with the crowd support-ing the Lady Beavers. Thecrowd was so loud, you couldhear the vuvuzelas from blocksaway.The Minot State team has a

tough schedule coming up asit goes against more experi-enced schools such asUniversity of Mary, St. Cloudand University of Sioux Falls.The schedule looks tough,

but if the first two games areany indication of how theseason will go, the LadyBeavers look ready for thechallenge.The Beavers next home

game is Sept. 21.

Beavers launch firstgame with big win

Photo by Jesse KellyMinotʼs Lexy Kidd uses an instep kick to power the balldownfield. MSU won, 2-0, at home Aug. 27.

Beavers play first game on new turf

EDITOR’S NOTE: This page of the Red & Green was to appear in the Sept. 9issue. The page was inadvertantly omitted.

Red & Green September 16, 2010 – Page 9MSU News

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For StudentsBeginning Sept. 13

Call 858-3371 for appointment.

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Free for MSU Canadian andInternationalStudents

Small entrance fee will be charged to other guests.

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Monday, Oct. 11, 2010Beaver Dam • 7 p.m.

Rock the Leaves completesanother successful concert

Cassie NeuharthEditor

For the past four years DanHansen, a Minot StateUniversity senior in broadcast-ing, has staged a rockin' benefitconcert in Oak Park, raisingmoney for someone in needwithin the Minot community.On Aug. 28, Hansen and crew’sconcert raised about $9000 tohelp Trish Cantone with hermedical bills. A J.C. Penneyhairstylist, Cantone had an aor-tic valve replaced in her heartafter being diagnosed with arare blood disorder. “Rock the Leaves” is an

annual event, open to thecommunity with a free-willdonation, offering live music,food, raffle drawings, bouncycastle and dunking booth. A day that started out

rainy and cold ended up withthe sun shining. More than1,000 people came andshowed their support forCantone and appreciation formusical artists throughoutthe Minot community.

As a part of his senior proj-ect, Hansen tried to expandthis year’s concert in compar-ison to the previous ones. Byworking with TeresaLoftesnes and the MSU mar-keting office, Hansen wasable to make sandwichboards and posters to put uparound campus and through-out the Minot area. One ofHansen's goals was to havemore promotion and aware-ness of the event, especiallyto the university population. "My family and friends

were there giving support,"Hansen said. Hansen's staff included his

brother Brandyn Hansen andAnthony Anderson in chargeof the finances, and his moth-er, Virginia, who helped pro-vide the baked goods to goalong with the 600 hotdogsgiven out that day.Hansen has already begun

working on next year’s event,hoping to reach out evenmore to the MSU campus andMinot community.

...Swaincontinued from page 2good,” she said. “We had a lotof fun times there. Old Main isan integration of various col-leges and disciplines, and thismakes it very lively. Swain Hallis more quiet and not as interac-tive. But, I believe that this is allpart of the transition period. Asstudents become more aware ofthe building, it will pick up.” Sandstrom said she was very

excited that the new buildingprovides instructors with somany tools at their disposal asthey facilitate the process ofpreparing students for theworld of teaching from learning. “The new building will

increase our number of studentsand retain them because of the

quality of facilities. It is a win-win for everyone” she said.Senior Yannick Ferreira

Nkuni compared the old andnew Swain Hall. “It was really old. I usually

played basketball there. Therooms are now newer and clean-er. It is great that academics havebeen incorporated into Swain. Inthe past, there was more focus onsports,” the student said. Gregory Todd Gould is

involved in setting up projectorsin Swain Hall classrooms. Hesaid he likes the additional class-room space that Swain Hall pro-vides, as well as the nice, relax-ing atmosphere for studying. Celia Pakula, an elementary

education major, said the set-upwas really nice, and she hadn’tgotten lost yet.“Swain could use some more

green plants though. Let’s getsome science in it,” she said.

(MSU Public Informatioan)A report of a suspicious pack-age in the Minot StateUniversity StudentCenter/Administration build-ing was called into MinotPolice Monday around 10 a.m.After consulting with the

authorities, and based on cred-ible information, all students,faculty and staff were evacuat-

ed from the two buildings. Thebuildings were locked down afew minutes later.The Minot Police inter-

viewed the individual respon-sible for the suspicious pack-age and later removed him andhis package from the campus.The suspicious package,

described as a wheeled back-pack with a handle, was found

not to contain explosive mate-rials.NotiFind, the university-

wide notification system, alert-ed students, faculty and staffto the potential danger andNotiFind was used to give an"all clear" when the situationwas no longer a problem.Activities in the building

returned to normal at 11:45 a.m.

Suspicious package forces evacuation

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TThhuurrssddaayy NNiigghhtt AAlliivvee!!Thursday Nights

Multicultural Centerlower level of the Student Center

8 to 9 p.m.(worship and Bible study)

Sponsored by Lutheran Campus MinistryA Lutheran ministry on campus, not just a ministry to Lutherans

Kari Williamson • 839-3949 • kari.williamson@minotstateu.edu

...Sodexocontinue from page 4Amy Painter will come soon

from Valley City to be the newchef that will work with foodservice personnel. During thetransition period, Sodexobrought in an interim managerwho is still on campus with theactual manager.“Carlos Soza is the manager

and the dining service sound-board. Students can come to

him to voice their opinions orconcerns,” Steve Johnson, theinterim manager, said.One of the things Sodexo

hopes to do is provide new,healthy varieties of foods toattract students, faculty andstaff.“Keep checking,” Soza said,

“Periodically, we may havespecial events and a menu togo with them. We want to keepthings interesting.”

Brown BagBook Talk

Thursday, Sept. 2312 –12:45 p.m., Olson Library, lower level

Bring your lunch and learn about a book in the libraryʼs collection.All students, faculty, staff are invited.

GORDON B.OLSON

LIBRARY

Brown BagBook Talks

FeaturingAili Smith,

Communication Artsdiscussing the book

“The Lucid Body: A Guidefor the Physical Actor”

by Fay Simpson

MSU golfers take weekend in Mapleton(MSU Sports Information)

Minot State University’smen’s golf team shot one ofthe best rounds by a DakotaAthletic Conference team insome time as they fired a 281to win the Valley City StateInvitational Sunday at MapleValley Golf Course.The Beavers had five play-

ers finish in the top eight, ledby senior Ben Edwards whocaptured his first individualmedalist honors at a DACevent. Edwards finished witha 71 on Sunday and a two-daytotal of 145.The MSU women also

picked up a win in the firstDAC event of the season.

“We didn’t finish great, butneither did Dickinson,”Farrell said. “A win is a win.We had a couple real goodopportunities to have themedalist, but didn’t play wellon the back 9.”MSU is back on the road

for the Jamesotwn CollegeInvitational Sept. 19 and 20.

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