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MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY

Volume 94 , Number 12January 24, 2013

Submitted PhotoMSU students and community members sing at Dakota Square Mall during Christmas break. Thegroup, led by MSU student Luke DeMers, raised over $800 for the Angel Tree organization in town.

Students and community members raise money for local group

Music competition an enrichingexperience for MSU studentsby Mara Hintz

Comm 281Minot State University stu-

dents Ivan Luza and JasmineMassingill represented NorthDakota at the Music Teacher’sNational Association regionalcompetition at the University ofKansas in Lawrence, Kan., Jan.11-13.

Both Luza and Massingill par-ticipated in the young artist’sdivision for students ages 19-26.Luza plays cello and Massingillis a pianist.

“It’s more of a performancecompetition,” Luza said,“because there were other peoplewatching you, and the finals areopen to everybody.”

This is Luza’s second time atthe MTNA competition. His per-formance included music from

the Baroque,Romantic, and21st Centuryperiods. Hememorized theentire perform-ance, althoughmemor iza t i onwas not arequirement forthe string divi-sion.

Luza hasplayed cello foreight years. Hisinterest in cellosparked from hiscousin, a violinplayer. He said cello was on thelist of instruments to select.

“I chose randomly, because Ihadn’t been involved with classi-cal music before,” Luza said.

The cellist is largely self-taught, advancing his skills fromvideos on the internet until com-ing to MSU. He is no stranger tothe stage. He has performed inconcerto competition, the NorthDakota and Florida All-StateOrchestras, chamber orchestra,the Bismarck and MinotSymphonies and summer musicfestivals in Vermont, Virginia andNew York.

Massingill’s 45-minute memo-rized program included piecesfrom Beethoven, Liszt, Bartok,Debussy and Rachmaninoff. Sheenjoyed watching other pianistsperform, especially youngercompetitors.

“The technique was perfect,”Massingill said. “You could tellthey had been practicing roughly

Women’s Appreciation Nightby Zac DeMersAssistant Editor

Cru, Minot State University’sCampus Crusade for Christ, willhold its second annual Women’sAppreciation Night Thursday,Jan. 31. The dessert and danceevent will start at 7:15 p.m. on thethird floor of the Student Center.A student ID is not required; thereis no charge.

Students can find the event onFacebook. For mobile users,posters around campus list a qrcode for the site.

“If possible, we would likepeople to say that they’re comingon their Facebook event; just sowe have a fairly good estimate onhow much food to have and howmany seats we need, ” Cru mem-ber and event organizer AlexBaker said.

Baker said that students arewelcome to just show up, but hewould prefer to have a rough esti-mate.

“It’s going to start around 7:15,the dessert portion and then about8, we’ll transition into the danceportion, and that will go untilabout 10:30,” he said.

For anyone looking for a differ-ent kind of date night, Women’sAppreciation Night is the answer.Chivalry is the theme of the event,with participants practicing tradi-tional roles. In other words, theman takes the lead.

“It’s really cool because we geta chance to dress up,” Cru mem-ber Gabby Garland said. “They(the men) pull out your chair foryou and serve your dessert.”

Since the event could be con-

See Appreciation — Page 7

See Music — Page 3

Submitted photoStudents involved in Student Government Association (SGA) 2012-13 gather in Swain Hall.

New year, new goalsby Vanessa Bridgeford

Comm 281The Minot State University

Student Government Association(SGA) started off the year with aretreat, lots of enthusiasm and

incentives to continue past proj-ects and to put new ones intopractice.

This semester, the StudentSenate is working to create an ath-

See SGA— Page 3

Luza

Massingill

Page 2 – January 24, 2013 Red & GreenNews

Today in History1839: Charles Darwin

elected member ofRoyal Society

1922: Eskimo Pie patentedby Christian K. Nelsonof Iowa (ironically notan Eskimo)

1958: After warming to100,000,000 degrees,2 light atoms arebashed together tocreate a heavieratom, resulting in 1stman-made nuclearfusion

1984: Apple Computerunveils its Macintoshpersonal computer

2012: State of the UnionAddress is deliveredby President BarackObama to U.S.Congress

(Courtesy ofBrainyhistory.com)

News in Brief

Breanne SherlockElementary and Special

Education"I fought a bear. Ask me

about my scar."

Molly WillertElementary Education

"I went to Denver and gota second tattoo!"

Luke LeitnerCriminal Justice

"I blew up a TV with aRoman Candle."

Sarah LesterUndeclared

"I found out that I amgoing to be an aunt! Then

I reunited with my bestfriend from home."

Emily MedalenBroadcasting

"I went to the lake andsnowmobiled. I alsoovercame my fear of

heights by climbing tothe top of the rock

wall."

Kirk CapdevilleCriminal Justice

"I reunited with highschool friends and did

track workouts."

Voices on Campus“What did you do during winter break?”

by Marissa ChoiniereComm 281

Goal-setting StudentSuccess WorkshopJan. 24

Tiffany Ziegler, assistant histo-ry instructor, invites MSU stu-dents to create goals that are bothrealistic and rewarding in allaspects of life and to share ideas inOld Main 218 today from 3:15 to4:15 p.m. Free function is open toall MSU students. For more infor-mation, contact the StudentSuccess Center at 858-3362.

Minot SymphonyOrchestra ConcertLecture Jan. 26

Erik Anderson and specialguests will present a preconcertlecture Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Thisinside look at the symphony pro-gram includes what to listen forduring the performance. Freeadmission with a ticket to thesymphony's evening perform-ance. For more information, visit

http://www.minotstateu.edu/symphony/ or contact PauletteDailey at 858-4228.

Minot SymphonyOrchestra, 7:30 p.m.

The Minot SymphonyOrchestra’s 87th concert seasonbegins Saturday following the lec-ture. Scott Seaton will conduct theMSO Family Concert, "A NewEra!" General admission is $5 -$25, with season tickets also avail-able. For more information, visithttp://www.minotstateu.edu/symphony or contact PauletteDailey at 858-4228 or minotsym-phony@minotstateu.edu.

Minimize Time ...Maximize GradesStudent SuccessWorkshop Jan. 30

Get a hands-on opportunityWednesday to practice critical aca-demic skills and learn about

resources that may increase yoursuccess in college. Free workshopfor all MSU students will be from11 to 11:50 a.m. in Old Main 312.

M-Life: Talent ShowJan. 30, 8 p.m.

Sing, dance or juggle your wayto the top! Tap dancers, lip-syncers and impressionists areencouraged to compete in theBeaver Dam Wednesday at 8 p.m.Prizes for the top three perform-ances to be announced closer tothe event. Free to all students witha current MSU ID.

MSU Valentineʼs Dayannual writing contest

True love is in the air— and atyour fingertips! Elaborate yourstory in any format you fancy fora chance to win a cash prize. Allpieces will be judged by Englishdepartment faculty. Submit toMargaret Sherve via email byFeb. 1. For more information, con-

tact Sherve at mar-garet.sherve@minotstateu.edu.

DVCC WalkathonSaturday, Feb. 23

The Domestic Violence CrisisCenter Walkathon will kick-startat 9 a.m. in the MSU Dome. Fundsraised go to DVCC to assist vic-tims of domestic violence. To signup a walking group and get moreinformation to begin raisingfunds, call 852-2258.Refreshments, entertainment,door prizes and kids’ activitiesincluded.

Globetrotter CharityBasketball datechanged to March 24

The Globetrotter Charity gamein the Dome, noted in the lastissue of the Red & Green, has beenrescheduled for Sunday, March 24,at 4 p.m. For more information,call Gary Greeme, 1-800-253-5498.

Red & Green Page 3 - January 24, 2013News

MSU students, faculty and staffPresent your MSU ID at Beaver Brew Cafe

to receive 10% OFF your purchase.OPEN M-F 6 A.M. - 7 P.M. AND S-S 8 A.M. - 7 P.M.

MSUAlumni AssociationScholarshipAre you a child or grandchild of an MSUalumni, faculty or staff member? You couldbe eligible for a scholarship for the 2013-14school year.

Get your application and selection criteria online atwww.minotstateu.edu/alumni/scholarship.shtmlScholarship deadline for the 2013-14 academic yearis Feb. 15, 2013.If you have any questions,please contact the Alumni Office at 858-3234.

Make a difference!Work with youth in

your area.Juvenile Trackers

Provide intensive supervision to youths in a variety of situations.To those showing first signs of difficulty to those at risk of out-of-home placement.Attendant Care Workers

Work in a temporary setting with at-risk youths who mayhave behavior problems.Training provided. PT flexible hours. For details and to applygo to

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letic senator position.Other goals are to promote the

use of the new Wellness Centerand to improve the way studentsreceive grades. This will includepaying close attention to the tim-ing of the grades, the tools used topost them online and the time ittakes for the reports to be posted.

SGAplans to use its welcomingoffice setting to encourage stu-dents’ involvement in upcomingactivities while striving for a pro-fessional setting.

“We, the SGA, want to make adifference for students on theMSU campus. We want to let thestudents know how they canmake a difference themselves,”student senator Emily Andersonsaid.

Ryan also emphasized theimportance of the creation of anSGA logo to allow the branding oftheir work and the promotion ofthe Student GovernmentAssociation among students atMinot State.

As part of the goals for thissemester, the SGA would like toincrease awareness of thePathways to Student Success doc-ument, which the North Dakota

University System is implement-ing. Rebecca Ryan, SGA's Directorof State Affairs, has expressedgoals of working on the Pathwaysdocument to control studenttuition increases, cap per-creditfees at 15, adjust the current inclu-sions under the waiver cap andpromote the re-inclusion of reme-dial courses on campus at MinotState.

Anderson pointed out theongoing Savings Club project,which had its beginning in spring2012. The idea came about as anopportunity for students to enjoythe benefits that participatingbusinesses are willing to give tothose who are current students atMSU. As of now, 27 businessesparticipate in the savings club,and the SGA hopes that manymore will join.

The SGA's newest senator,sophomore Kaitlyn Dahlberg,sought out businesses in the com-munity which she knows studentswill use and enjoy.

"It's been really fun knowing Iam helping students on campusthrough this initiative. I'm still inmy first month of being an activesenator, and this has been a greatway to be engaged on campus,"Dahlberg said.

The SGA office on the secondfloor of the Student Center fea-tures an open reception area.Members have built an invitingatmosphere so all students willfeel comfortable about droppingin and contributing to the SGA bysharing concerns and suggestions.

More SGA information is onthe newly launched web page:www.minotstateu.edu/sga/.

... SGAcontinued from page 1

by Emily MedalenComm 281

Now is the time to sign up fora Minot State UniversityIntramural sport - basketball,volleyball, bowling and even afew floor hockey and ping pongtournaments. Each sport willinclude a men’s and women’sleague, and bowling will be co-ed. Sign-up is atImleagues.com/minotstate. Thedeadline for basketball is nextweek, but the bowling and vol-leyball sign-ups are ongoing.

Basketball and volleyballgames will be in the StudentWellness Center onWednesdays, with volleyballstarting after spring break.Bowling will be at North HillBowl.

Josh Sandy, sophomore, is thehead of Intramurals.

“We are trying to utilize theStudent Wellness Center a lot

this semester to get studentsacquainted with it and showthem all the opportunities theyhave over there,” Sandy said.

He said this spring, depend-ing on the weather, they wouldalso like to incorporate a fewoutdoor Frisbee and softballtournaments.

Sandy believes all studentsshould join the intramuralsports.

“I think everyone should joinbecause it’s an opportunity toplay the sports you love, stay fitand have fun with your friendsin college,” he said.“Intramurals are also a greatway to meet other students andmake new friends.”

Sandy welcomes questions,suggestions, or feedback. Heinvites students to stop in theStudent GovernmentAssociation office and ask foreither Josh or Jared.

seven hours a day. It was inspiringto watch someone that young withthat much dedication.”

Massingill started lessons onthe piano 12 years ago. Her firstteacher was her mother, who alsosang opera while she was in col-lege. Her father is musicallyinclined as well, singing in churchchoir. Massingill played for mid-dle and high school choirs andchurch before attending MSU.

Massingill said the competitionexperience broadens not onlyphysical expertise, but mental atti-tude as well.

“Don’t get down after seeingother talent,” she said. “Keep anopen mind about that. Let itinspire you.”

... Musiccontinued from page 1

Spring 2013 intramuralsports ready for players

Page 4 – January 24, 2013 Red & GreenOpinion

Americans used this plant intimes of famine, though the plantcan sometimes cause poisoningand death.

According to the 1912 book,“Flora of North Dakota” byHerbert F. Bergman, Ph.D., theweed is found in “fields andwaste ground.” It generally hastoothed, jagged leaves, whiteflowers (sometimes they are pur-ple) and tiny berries that ripenfrom light green to dark green.The plant has an annual life cycleand was used as a food (mostly

in times of famine) by theAcoma,the Keres Western, the Lagunaand the Zuni tribes, according to“Native American Food Plants,An Ethnobotanical Dictionary”by Daniel E. Moerman.

Most of the nightshades, how-ever, can cause serious illnessand even death when usedimproperly, due to the poisonousalkaloids in many of the night-shade plants. Tomato plants andmany other plants in the night-shade family contain many toxicand deadly chemicals that drive

away insects and other preda-tors. In fact, nicotine extractedfrom tobacco leaves is sometimesused as an insecticide in agricul-ture. Tobacco is one of the mostfamous and deadly of all thenightshades.

The insecticidal quality ofmany of the nightshade plantsmay be the reason that Cut-Leaved Nightshade smells so badwhen its leaves are bruised.According to the “Handbook ofNorth Dakota Plants” by O.A.

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On MoviesʻThe Hobbitʼ

by Alex NelsonStaff Writer

In 2000, Peter Jackson gave us“The Lord of the Rings: TheFellowship of the Ring,” whichbecame a hit along with itssequels, “The Two Towers” and“The Return of the King.”

Peter Jackson also directs “TheHobbit: an Unexpected Journey,”starring Martin Freeman, IanMcKellen, Richard Armitage,Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett,and Andy Serkis. The movie isbased on the J. R. R. Tolkien bookwhich, while popular, was notTolkien’s first book.

The film takes place yearsbefore the forming of the fellow-ship and the journey to destroythe ring begin. Here we meet ayoung hobbit known as BilboBaggins (Freeman) who is enjoy-ing his life at the Shire. His peace-ful life is about to be interruptedas the wise wizard Gandalf theGrey (McKellen) asks him to joinhim on an adventure. Bilbowould rather stay at home andrefuses. This is not meant to be,as Gandalf sends 13 dwarves tohis house: Balin, Dwalin, Fili,Kili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin,Bifur, Bofur, Bombur and theirleader, the prince of LonelyMountain, Thorin (Armitage).

The evil dragon, Smaug, hastaken their home away from

them, and Gandalf believes thattheir salvation lies in Bilbo’shands. Bilbo at first wants noth-ing to do with the group, butthen decides to help them.

On their journey they willmeet many who wish to destroythem but, in the process, they willget help from allies such as theElven Lord Elrond (Weaving)and the Lady of the GaladhrimGaladriel (Blanchett). Unknownto Bilbo, he will meet Gollum,who carries the one thing thatwill affect Bilbo for the rest of hislife.

I will be honest that I ammuch of a “Lord of the Rings”fan. I didn’t think I would like“The Hobbit.” However, in theend, this movie satisfied me. To

start, they picked the right peo-ple for the parts from Freemanand Armitage as Bilbo andThorin who both played theirparts well. It was good to seereturning cast members from the“Lord of the Rings:” McKellen,Weaving, Blanchett, Lee, Holmand Wood.

It was also a thrill to see thedisturbed creature known asGollum, played wonderfully bySerkis. I also thought the actorswho played the 12 dwarfs did agood job. I liked that they eachhave a different personality andlook, but wished that I couldhave seen more interaction withsome of them. Then again, this isthe first part of a trilogy and we

Cut-Leaved Nightshade

See Nightshade— Page 8

On Horticulture

See The Hobbit — Page 7

by Bryan LynchStaff Writer

Every once and a while in thispart of the state, while weedingyour garden, you may wind upuprooting a stinky-smelling, wirylittle plant that has little greenberries that look like very tinytomatoes. This plant is known as“Cut-Leaved Nightshade”, orSolanum triflorum Nutt. Native

R&G OpinionThis editorial may notnecessarily reflect the viewsof MSU.

Ring in the new yearwith new proposals

This year, Minot StateUniversity may see some of itslong-awaited projects come tofruition.

The North Dakota StateLegislative Branch has its bi-annual meeting with city andschool representatives inBismarck, where they will discussproposals to fund various, uniqueprojects. There will be much dis-course amongst the 21 collegesand universities in the school sys-tem regarding future develop-ments that pertain to their respec-tive schools.

Our university has come upwith its own plans to furtherimprove the campus. DavidFuller, MSU president, will pro-pose funding for the followingprojects: the completion of thegeothermal wells, adding the fin-ishing touches to Herb ParkerStadium, building facilities forthe nursing program and artdepartment, implementing cam-pus-wide eco-friendly activitiesand creating areas for track andfield athletes (a competitive trackwith accommodations for all fieldevents).

We at Red & Green cross ourfingers in anticipation of seeingthese ideas become reality.

Red & Green Page 5 - January 24, 2013Opinion

by Ward LamonStaff Writer

…Down. Alright, I’ve done itnow; I’ve completely outdonemyself here. I don’t see where Icould possibly go from here, nowthat I have completed such a mas-terminded accomplishment.Here’s where my efforts come fullcircle: it involves taking a lookback at the previous semester’scolumns. If you go back andlocate each column of mine andselect the respective first wordsfrom each of those, it all culmi-nates in this column. I won’tmake you do that, unless you’dlike to actually check for yourself,but you, my friend, have been

epically rickrolled.It all began in 2007, when late-

80’s artist Rick Astley became thesubject of a widespread internetmeme. As for a dictionary defini-tion, a meme is simply, “an idea,behavior, style, or usage thatspreads from person to personwithin a culture.” When appliedto the internet, such spreading canoccur quite rapidly. Such was thecase with Rick Astley and one ofhis music videos.

The basic concept of rickrollingderives from a bait-and-switchtactic that uses a featured link tolure an Internet user to follow thatlink. This link then redirects theuser to, in this case, the musicvideo of Rick Astley’s song,“Never Going to Give You Up.”Whether the link claims to havesome exclusive sneak peeks at anupcoming movie/song or some

sort of additional material on asubject related to the link’s site,the bait works to usher users tothe video and get rickrolled.

The meme saw an explosion ofpopularity with rickrolls beingtaken to larger and larger scales.For instance, in February of 2008,protesters of the Church ofScientology used it carrying boomboxes blasting the song. The songand this specific usage of it wasthen later referred to in a pre-game “interruption” of a basket-ball game, where the song wasstaged with someone dressed asRick Astley and themed signs inthe stands made reference to signsthat may have been used at theprotests the previous month.

It also appeared in the world ofsports when, in April of the sameyear, it was voted up by numerousweb communities to become the

eighth inning sing-along song in acontest put on by the New YorkMets. The contest included the fol-lowing songs, listed here indescending order: Bon Jovi,“Living on a Prayer;” TheMonkees, “I’m a Believer;” BillyJoel, “Movin’ Out;” NeilDiamond, “Sweet Caroline” andThe Foundations, “Build Me UpButtercup.” These songs rackedup considerable votes themselves,but none came close to Astley’stotal votes which numbered morethan 5,000,000.

The rickrolling phenomenasaw even greater uses when majorsites like YouTube got involved.For April Fools’ Day, 2008,YouTube made every featuredvideo on its site redirect toAstley’s video.

When it comes to the songitself, it began in a much different

light than “that song that angerspeople for not being what theywere originally looking for.”Astley released the song in 1987,and it sprang to the top of at leastnine different charts around theworld, including countries like theUK, Sweden, Australia, Norway,New Zealand, the US and Canada.In addition, it even held the topspot of Billboard’s Hot DanceClub Play chart.

It then gave way to music ofthe 1990’s, and people largely for-got about it, save the occasionaltime when they’d stumble upon itwhilst casually browsing the weband fall prey to its troll-some trap.

I’ll be sure to post the video onthe Minot State Red & GreenFacebook page in case you are justbeing introduced to this concept

On MusicA testament to Rick Astley

See Astley — Page 7

by Frankie Jean-PierreStaff Writer

I'm a history fanatic. I love toread about it, discover it and Ihope to be a part of it in a big waysomeday. The term "RenaissanceMan" refers to someone who wasskilled in multiple art forms; fromculinary, to martial, to literary.These art forms, however, co-existed for many years before thatterm came to be.

Knights learned the art of com-bat as well as the art of writing,singing, dancing and painting. Inancient China, both warriors andgenerals alike would study war-fare, music and poetry. In fact,some of the greatest literaryworks of art were written by thosewarriors and affect us still today.

Back then those men (and fewwomen) were known throughout

The VentRemember the Fallen

their respective coun-tries/territories for their deeds onand off the field of battle. As timehas gone on, those things havebeen broken up and are separatecareers for people to choose from.Times have changed and evolved.Some writers, for example, getplenty of recognition.

Look at the authors of the“Twilight” and “Harry Potter”series. People love them for theirworks of art. Musicians receiveenormous amounts of publicityand praise for their talents as welland, believe it or not, there arepeople out there who would doanything for their favorite authoror singer/band.

Names like Lil Wayne and J.K.Rowling are household names,but names like Charles G. Abrelland Robert J. Miller are unknownto, I'm sure, 98 percent of the peo-

ple who read this.Let me tell you why those two

names, among hundreds of others,should be remembered, and lovedfor all time. Corporal Charles G.Abrell served in the USMC inVietnam. During an assault, heand his comrades were pinneddown by an enemy fortified posi-tion. Abrell rushed the enemyposition alone and threw himselfinto the bunker, but not beforepulling the pin on the grenade inhis hand. The blast killed Abrell aswell as the enemy, but he savedthe lives of those with him thatday.

Staff Sergeant Robert J. Millerserved in the US Army, stationedin Afghanistan. He and a squad ofsoldiers were ambushed whilechecking a location that was thesite of a recent attack. When theygot there, they came under fire

from about 100 insurgents. Millerhad the lead out front and told hismen to get back and take cover –but he did not. The sergeantrushed the enemy head on, caus-ing a distraction and drawing fireaway from his troops. Shot in thechest, Miller continued his assaultuntil he suffered a mortal woundfrom which he would not recover,but not before killing 10 insur-gents and injuring numerous oth-ers. Most importantly, he savedthe lives of 22 men that night.

These two soldiers are amonghundreds of Medal of Honorrecipients who, in the past, wouldhave been written about in the his-tory books, songs would havebeen sung of their acts of valorand grand memorials would havebeen built in their honor.

Today these people get twominutes on the news if they are

lucky and it’s generally becausethey survived. But what of thethousands who didn't make it?

When did the people whowrite stories of love and singabout getting so drunk that theydon't remember what they did thenight before become more impor-tant than the brave souls whohave died so that those songs andstories could exist and we couldcontinue to live our lives?

Yes, times have changed sincethen, and not every warrior canwrite a poem or sing a tune, butthey still dedicate their lives toprotecting the things they holddear and are willing to risk theirlives to keep those things safe.Those men and women deserve somuch more than a quick "15 sec-onds of fame" on the news – muchmore.

See The Fallen — Page 7

Lampshade Brigade makes best of improvLeft: Young lovers Jordan (Christopher AllenPitner) and Taylor (Brittany Armstrong)entangle aboard in Daniel Johnson’s“Resplendent Vessel.”

Photo by Krys Zorbaugh

Sigma Tau Delta inductees

Photo by Michelle HolmanMSU English Club and MSU Sigma Tau Delta Club students accepted intothe International English Honor Society pose on Jan. 17. Since MargaretSherve became the adviser in Fall 2008, 37 students have joined theInternational English Honor Society. Pictured are (from the left) adviserSherve, students Angelia Muha, Kristina Byer, Joe Davis, Sam Gores andGretchen Collier. Not pictured are April Lowther and Lisa de Oca Montes.

Page 6 – January 24, 2013 Red & GreenNews

by Mandy RedfernStaff Writer

Dear Mandy,I just started university here atMinot. I am a really shy personand rarely talk to anyone, evenmy one and only friend. I'mscared of talking, public speaking,and I can barely even talk to myteachers. I get anxiety when Ispeak because I'm scared ofhumiliation, how I look, makingmistakes and failure. How can Imake friends and talk to teach-ers? Please help.

-Shy Student in Second Semester

Dear Shy,I completely understand! I wasonce that shy student myself, so Ihave some great tips for you!First off, don't be afraid of joininga new club or activity! Think of itas your gateway to friends. Pick aclub or intramural to join (maybe

with your one friend) and thenwork on meeting one new personeach time you attend a club meet-ing or play a game.Second, smile at people whenyou walk to class. It will help youget over your fear of talking tonew people and also it will helpwith public speaking.Lastly, try to set up a meetingwith each of your instructorsthroughout the semester. Notonly will it help you feel lessembarrassed to talk to them inclass, but you might be able tomake some great connectionsthat can help your academiccareer!

Until next time,Mandy

If you have a questionfor Mandy, emailaskredgreen@yahoo.com.For office purposes only,include your name and yearin school.

Dear Mandy

In the Dec. 6, 2012, issue of Red & Green, the names in the above photo weremisidentified. The caption should have read:MSU students (from the left) Jason Gaardner, Cole Anderson, Christopher Pitner, DanielJohnson and Lindsay Williams rehearse for the upcoming Campus Players production of“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

CORRECTION

Below: United Vessels of the New WorldColonies President, Krys Zorbaugh, addressesresplendent Vessel 23 hooligan, BrittanyArmstrong, in Daniel Johnson’s short play“Resplendent Vessel.”

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wonderful days youhave been in my life.

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of rickrolling for the first time,or recognize the song title, butweren’t aware of the song’sassociation with the Internetmeme surrounding it. I will,however, do it in a straight-for-ward manner so no worriesabout being duped by it at all.Also, there will be an addition-al video that blends clips of theoriginal video along with himperforming the song at a morerecent date. It’s definitelyworth viewing; as Rick Astleyeventually grew to match theoverly mature voice thatseemed to precede the then 21-year-old.

... Astleycontinued from page 5

By Courtney SpencerGuest Writer

The Betas started this newsemester with a rush by holdingmany new events to showcase ourSorority and invite new members.

Before the dance on Jan. 10, themembers hosted a beauty queenhair salon to help freshmanwomen in Cook Hall look greatfor the first dance of the semester.

The following Tuesday, Jan. 16,the Betas set up in Cook Hall topamper the freshmen with mani-cures, facials and pedicures. Tobeat the cold, the Betas broughtout our competitive side by run-ning around on a campus-widescavenger hunt. For the finalevents for rush, the Betas wel-comed all prospective pledges tothe Beaver Dam on Jan. 17.

Beta Rushevents ‘13

sidered old-fashioned, what kindof music will be played?

“For the most part, it (thedance) will be more modern,”Baker said.

Ward Lamon will serve as DJ.Garland and Baker said a countrysong or a waltz could be a possi-bility.

This may be a different experi-ence for most MSU students who

could gain knowledge about howto treat their dates with courtesyand respect.

“From a guy’s perspective, it’salways refreshing to be able topractice just being chivalrous andespecially for single guys, we’reall hoping for eventually having arelationship,” Baker said.

“At least from a girl’s perspec-tive, you get to go to an eventwhere you get to be treated with aguy escorting you to your seat. It’s

a time where you can feel appreci-ated,” Garland said.

“It’s just an opportunity tocome together and appreciate thewomen in our lives ‘cause that’ssomething that’s kind of neglect-ed, I feel, in society in general. Soit’s a time for men to do that andwomen to be thanked for all thatthey do,” Baker added.

Contact Baker at alexan-der.baker@my.minotstateu.edufor more information.

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may see more.Yes folks, this is another trilo-

gy. The graphics, to me, wereincredible. While there were timesI noticed that some scenes felt a bitrushed, I thought it did not harmthe film in any way.

I have not read “The Hobbit,”but a friend of mine told me themovie had a few changes from thebook. That is not unknown to me,as filmmakers who make moviesbased on books tend to do this.Some people might not have a cluewhat is going on, or understandsome of the “Lord of the Rings”references. In a way, this film and

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the other two that will be comingout, act as a prequel to the series.

While the book may be better,and even if you had not seen “TheLord of the Rings,” I think PeterJackson once again gives us agood show.

I rate “The Hobbit: anUnexpected Journey” 4 out of 5Beavers.

I honor and love those war-riors. A warrior’s spirit neverdies, it just waits for the next bat-tle and, you can guarantee, I'll bethere standing alongside the war-riors of old and new.

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Stevens, the berries of the planttaste horrible.

“We had many inquiries aboutthe edibility of the berries andwere unable to find any record ofit. Trials showed they had a verypersistent ‘bite’ which made themunpalatable,” Stevens wrote.

Maybe its taste was one of thereasons why it never becamemorethan a last resort during famines.

The plant is plentiful in thesummer months, and I actually

have come to like the scent of itsstinky leaves, which smell likethey were dunked in pure gaso-line.

There is just something so“North Dakota” about this odd lit-tle weed and it has come to be oneof the things that signify summerto me here in Minot. And with thesubzero temperatures this time ofyear, I sometimes look forward tothe day I can see the foul weedonce again.

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Red & Green Page 9 - January 24, 2013Sports

by Jamin HellerStaff Writer

While a 1-9 record may not command agreat deal of respect, the weak statistical per-formance of the Minot State UniversityWrestling team doesn’t tell the completestory. The Beavers (1-9 overall, 0-2 NSIC)knew that tougher opposition awaited asthey entered their first season of NCAADivision II competition. The Northern SunConference is home to four nationally rankedteams and considered by many as thestrongest Division II conference in the nation.

So far, the Beavers have struggled to keeppace. They dropped both NSIC conferenceduals against rival University of Mary andthird-ranked St. Cloud State, with their lonewin on the season coming against non-con-

ference opponent University of Regina.While the losing isn’t easy to take, head coachRobin Ersland has seen enough positive signsthat leave him confident the program has abright future ahead.

“I tell them it’s about effort more thanresults, because total effort will eventuallylead to better results,” Ersland recently toldMSU Sports Information. “We’re improvingand that’s a positive.”

Minot kicked off the year by competing inthe Grand Canyon Duals in Phoenix, Ariz.Three of the Beaver’s four opponents werenationally ranked, including sixth rankedGrand Canyon and seventeenth rankedColorado Mesa University. The stiff competi-tion as well as key injuries plagued the

MSU Wrestling starts 2013season with stiff competition

See Wrestling — Page 12

by Jordan GilmourStaff Writer

The Minot State University Beavers men’sbasketball team was a busy team over theChristmas break as it was Minnesota boundfor four tough matchups against top con-tenders in the NSIC.

On Dec. 14, the Beavers were inCrookston, to take on the University ofMinnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles. TheBeavers (2-6 overall, 1-3 NSIC) heldMinnesota (3-5 overall, 0-4 NSIC) to just 47total points and 36.4 percent shooting to earnhead coach Matt Murken and the program'sfirst Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conferencemen's basketball win, topping the GoldenEagles, 55-47, at Lysaker Gymnasium.

The following evening, MSU Beaversfaced off against the other Beavers in theNSIC from Bemidji State University.Although riding high from the big conferencewin the previous night, Minot State fell by ascore of 73-63. Long-range shooting allowedBemidji State (6-3 overall, 4-1 NSIC), thedefending NSIC champion, to pull awayfrom MSU (2-7, 1-4) down the stretch.

“We have to really guard to win basketballgames; have to have sustained energy andfocus on the defensive end of the ball,”Murken said. “We aren’t a great offensiveteam, don’t have great shooters and areundersized. That means we really have to

work harder than the other teams in order toget baskets.”

After a short layoff for Christmas andNew Year’s, the Beavers headed back toMinnesota to challenge the University ofMinnesota-Duluth and No.19 ranked St.Cloud State University. The MSU Beaversdefense looked tougher and tougher as theyheld a solid, offensive UMD squad to only 55points to knock them off, 62-55, at RomanoGym.

The Beavers flexed their defensive mus-cles, holding Minnesota Duluth to just 34.5percent shooting and forced 17 turnovers toearn their second Northern SunIntercollegiate Conference road win.

“Getting road wins is never easy, so we arevery happy,” Murken said. “I like where weare right now. If we defend like that, we canwin some games. We really guarded well,held them to just 55, and we can hang our haton that.”

But if the Beavers thought that the nextevening was going to be a cake walk, theywere wrong. They were about to stand upagainst a nationally ranked St. Cloud StateUniversity team. Once again, the MSU (4-7overall, 3-4 NSIC) defense rose to the occa-sion as they upset an outstandingly offensiveSt. Cloud team, 68-62. SCSU (9-2 overall, 5-2NSIC) was held to 32 percent shooting and 18

by Jordan GilmourStaff Writer

The Minot State University Beaversbasketball team was in action overChristmas break and had seen betterdays on the court. Over a span of sixgames, they women went 2-4 and ofthose six games, 0-4 on NSIC matchups.

They started by traveling to theUniversity of Minnesota-Crookston andto Bemidji State University, where theytook on the Golden Eagles and the(other) Beavers respectively. Once all wassaid and done, the Lady Beavers (4-2overall, 1-3 NSIC) lost to UM-C (4-4 over-all, 1-3 NSIC) 66-46. Minot State hit justfour first-half field goals and trailed 41-15 at halftime, as the Golden Eaglesdrilled 14 of 33 shots and four 3-pointers.

The next evening saw much of thesame. The Lady Beavers raced out to a29-19 halftime lead, holding Bemidji

State to just eight first-half field goals,but struggled for just six of its own in thesecond half. Bemidji rallied in the sec-ond, outscoring Minot State 44-22, togive Bemidji a 63-51 win in Northern SunIntercollegiate Conference Saturday atthe BSU Gymnasium.

After that tough road trip, the Beaverswere glad to get back to the Dome wherethey took on Midland University ofFremont, Neb. in a non-conference show-down. The team found its touch, defeat-ing MU by a score of 77-64. The Beaversopened with an 8-0 run and closed thegame with an even more important 17-5spurt to defeat the Warriors.

After the Christmas break, theBeavers took on Brandon University(Manitoba) in another non-conferenceduel at the Dome. The Beavers had nomercy for the visitors from BU, romping

Women’s Basketball in action

See Womenʼs Basketball — Page 10

Men are busy Beavers in basketball

See Menʼs Basketball — Page 12Photo by William Russell

MSU freshman guard Amanda Sansaver shoots the ball. The women were victo-rious, 78-63, against Upper Iowa University earlier this month.

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Officials from the NorthernSun Intercollegiate Conferenceannounced last week that MinotState University junior forwardCarly Boag was named the NSICWomen’s Basketball Player of theWeek.

Boag averaged 22.5 points and11.5 rebounds as the Beaversearned a sweep topping UpperIowa and Winona State at theMSU Dome two week ago. Boagrecorded her fourth double-dou-ble of the year and tied an MSUschool record with 37 points in the78-63 win over Upper Iowa, goingan efficient 15 for 18 from the floorand 7 for 8 on free throws. Shealso had a game high 12 reboundsin the win over UIU.

MSU upset Winona State 59-57behind eight points and 11rebounds from Boag. For the weekshe also combined for six assists,three blocks and three steals whileonly turning the ball over twice.This marks the second time thisseason Boag has earned NSICPlayer of the Week honors.

Boag named NSICplayer of the week

over their opponents from thenorth, 92-42. Minot State (6-3 over-all) forced BU (1-11) into 39turnovers and finished with a sea-son-high 20 steals in the win.

“It was good for us to getgoing, get into game speed andplay again,” MSU head coachSheila Green Gerding said. “Thebottom line was for us to accom-plish what we wanted to and Ithink we did that. We needed toget in a game situation, get up anddown the court and get some kidssome playing time.”

After these wins versus non-conference squads, the Beaversheaded back out on the road, trav-eling to Duluth and St. Cloud,Minn., to face off against theBulldogs and Huskies. But yetagain, the Beavers failed to puttogether a positive result as theyfell to UM-D, 62-49 and to SCSU,67-60.

Minot State (6-4 overall, 2-4

NSIC) trailed the Bulldogs by justsix at halftime, despite hitting onlyfive field goals in the half. MSUkept in the game by hitting 10 of11 free throws.

“It's frustrating,” GreenGerding said. “We wanted tocome out and get some thingsgoing and get up and down a littleand instead, we pretty much juststood around and watched earlyon. We did a better job of movingat times in the second half and attimes did what we wanted to dodefensively, but we gave up toomany rebounds and turned overthe ball too many times.”

Against the Huskies, theBeavers trailed by 12 with 12 min-utes to play, but cut it to five fourtimes in the second half beforetime ran out. SCSU (10-1, 6-1) wonfrom the free-throw line, outscor-ing Minot State 16-7 from the char-ity stripe, taking 12 more freethrows. MSU outshot SCSU 49-39percent from the floor, hitting twomore field goals in the game.Minot State's Sacarra Molina (Sr.,

G) led all scorers with 15 pointsand added five assists and threesteals. Francesca DeAngelis (Sr.,G) scored 12 off the bench andCarly Boag (Jr., F) added 11 pointsand nine rebounds in the loss.

Beaver basketball at the Domegreeted the students back for thespring semester, as both the LadyBeavers and the men took onUpper Iowa University andWinona State University. The tidesturned for the Lady Beavers inconference play as they took thePeacocks by a score of 78-63.DeAngelis scored a season-high 18points, Boag netted 37 points andgrabbed 12 rebounds and Molinawas steady with 12 points andfour assists as Minot State pulledaway from Upper Iowa 78-63 inNorthern Sun IntercollegiateConference play. Carly Boag tied awomen’s school scoring recordwith 37 points.

The next evening, the LadyBeavers showed all of their magic,winning their second straightNSIC conference game by a close

score of 59-57. The Beavers built a14-point second-half lead with justunder 10 minutes to play, butneeded every point of it.

“They (Winona) are a gooddeal and they weren't going to justroll over and die,” Green Gerdingsaid. “They kept battling, and theyhave the offensive power to dothat. I think defensively we playedwith a great intensity all weekend,and that's why we went 2-0.”

Like the men’s team, the LadyBeavers had the 15th of Januaryheavily circled on their calendars.They silenced the University ofMary fans when they stole theirmatch-up earlier this season by ascore of 74-73. But on this rivalryday, the Lady Marauders got thebest of it. U Mary never relin-quished the lead in the second halfand pulled away down the stretch,topping Minot State 70-58 in NSICplay in front of 1,167 fans in theMinot State Dome.

“It's a disappointing way toplay after coming off such a goodweekend at home,” Green

Gerding said. “We thought wehad some advantages on theoffensive end of the floor but wejust couldn't execute when weneeded to. On the defensive side,we need to give a better effort.”

The Beavers (8-6 overall, 4-6NSIC) shot just 25.8 percent for thegame and hit 1 of 19 3-pointers inthe loss. What kept Minot State inthe game was free-throw shootingas MSU hit 23 of 28 from the foulline.

Boag scored 16 points andadded 15 rebounds in the loss forMinot State. DeAngelis added 14points and Alisha “Speedy” Jones(Jr., G) scored 13.

On the road last weekend, theBeavers lost to Wayne StateCollege, 51-44, and to AugustanaCollege, 94-66.

The Lady Beavers are back inaction this weekend against St.Cloud State University andUniversity of Minnesota-Duluthat 6 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. onSaturday.

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Beavers, as they fell in all fourmatches.

Sophomore Marcus Polakmanaged to pick up three wins onthe day, and narrowly missed afourth when he lost a 7-5 decisionto Colorado Mesa’s JonGappmaier in overtime. TheBeavers’ other Marcus, seniorMarcus Wilson, also picked upthree wins, including a tight 3-2decision over Brandon Montoyaof Western State. Junior MattFetterley was the only otherBeaver to pick up a win at theduals, winning two of his fourmatches.

The Beavers next travelled toSpringfield, Ill. to participate inthe prestigious NWCA Duals.While the team once again failedto take home a win, they showedvast improvement and gave theprogram renewed optimism for a

strong end to the season.After a blowout 44-0 loss at the

hands of No. 3 University ofCentral Oklahoma, Minotrebounded with a hard-fought 28-17 defeat of Limestone College.Polak, Fetterley, senior CodyGeorge and sophomore BobbyBartz all won their respectivematch-ups, with Polak pinning hisopponent at 4:20 and Bartz pin-ning his at 4:21. The Beavers fin-ished the duals with a tough 39-15loss at the hands of thirteenthranked Augustana College.

Fetterley and sophomoreJoshua Douglas each scored winsin the defeat, while Bartz won hismatch by forfeit.

Ersland was pleased with theperformance despite the losses.

“I thought we battled hard, wewrestled tough and gave a muchbetter effort. I felt much betterabout today than I have so far thisyear. In fact, in a lot of ways, I felt

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points under its league-leading80.2 average.

As students and facultyreturned to Minot State for the ‘13spring semester, they were able toenjoy some home basketball asthe men returned to the Dome toconfront the Upper IowaUniversity Peacocks and theWinona State UniversityWarriors. But fans were disap-pointed as MSU ran into two ofthe strongest – and deepest –teams in the Northern SunIntercollegiate Conference andwere not able to seal the deal witha couple of wins. They fell to UIU(10-4 overall, 6-2 NSIC), 84-56,and 84-55 to WSU (13-3 overall, 7-2 NSIC).

“The biggest challenge in thisleague is that there are no easynights,” Murken said. “You aregoing to be tested every weekend.Sometimes you play a good teamon Friday night, and turn aroundand have to face an equally toughteam Saturday. That's what weran into this weekend. So againstcompetition like this, you can'ttake plays off and if you do, you

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get beat badly.”E.J. Williams (Jr., G) finished

with 15 points and five reboundsto lead Minot State. Kelvin Fraser(Sr., F) added 11 points and pulleddown three offensive reboundsand DominiqueMcDonald (Fr., G)finished with 10 points and threeassists for Minot State.

But for the Beavers, the Jan. 15confrontation was one that theyhad circled on their calendarssince November. In-state rivals,the University of MaryMarauders, were at the Dome totest them.

Earlier in the season, theBeavers traveled to Bismarck toface the Marauders in their first-ever NSIC game. They came outof that match with a loss, 77-65, sothey had their chance to even upthe rivalry series. The game start-ed off very heated as MSU’s E.J.Williams and U Mary’s JalenJaspers got into a face-to-face dis-cussion which resulted in bothplayers getting a technical fouland the officials having to speakto both coaches. After all was saidand done, the MSU Beavers (5-8overall, 4-6 NSIC) came out victo-rious, holding off the U Mary

Photo By William RussellMSU senior E.J. Williams moves the ball downcourt against Upper IowaUniversity last week in the Dome. The Peacocks won, 84-56.

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Marauders (3-10 overall, 2-8NSIC) 49-48.

And who better to provide abig defensive stop than MinotState’s all-time block-shots leaderKelvin Fraser (Sr., F)? Fraser'sfifth block of the game negated apotential game-winning shot byUMary's Alex Dorr with four sec-onds remaining. Josh Johnson(Sr., F) had a solid return to theline-up with 12 points and sixrebounds in 22 minutes. Hepulled down four offensiverebounds and hit two three-point-ers. Fraser added five rebounds tohis five blocks and Thomas Korf(So., F) knocked down two three-pointers for six points.

“We can’t outscore teams, wemake teams take tough shots andrebound,” Murken said. “We canrun a little and get an easy buckethere and there. It is as simple asthis. We game-plan to take awayteams’ strengths on their offen-sive and if we don’t do that, wedon’t win. If we do, we win.”

On the road last weekend,MSU defeated Wayne StateCollege, 64-61 and lost toAugustana College, 70-72, inNSIC play.

like today was one of our best per-formances of the season,” he said.

The Beavers resume NSICduals for the rest of the season.They travelled to ninth rankedMankato last Saturday and ven-tured south for a match againstfifth ranked Upper IowaUniversity on Sunday. Resultswere unavailable at press time,but can be viewed atwww.msubeavers.com.

The Beavers host MinnesotaState University Moorhead Jan. 24at 7 p.m. in the Dome.