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Zac DeMersComm 281

The Minot State UniversityCollege of Business is offering anew class this spring pertainingto business leadership. AndyBertsch, business administrationinstructor, teaches the pilot busi-ness leadership class.

“The class is specificallydesigned for business students,”business major Aaron Cummingssaid in an email interview. “Theclass is to help students becomestrong, ethical leaders in thefuture; to help students developleadership skills.”

This class presents many

opportunities for leadershipapplications.

“We apply what we havelearned/are learning to our proj-ects,” Cummings said.

Right now, the class is splitinto two teams, working in andoutside of class. One team isworking on a project to stream-line the operations of the Collegeof Business. The other is workingon a project to raise money tohelp students affected by thissummer’s flood.

It is not a class where studentssit at a desk all day with a penand paper in hand. The class getsthe students involved in the com-

munity and the campus.Cummings said organizers

invited a select few to be in theclass.

“An email was sent to stu-dents who had 90+ credits andhad senior status to come join theprogram,” he said.

Business majors may wonderif this class will count towardgraduation and if it will beoffered again.

“For me, this class fulfills someof my elective credits toward grad-uation. In the future, it could be arequired core class. It depends onhow successful we are this semes-ter,” Cummings said.

New leadership class at MSU

Mu Sigs sponsor blood drive

Photo by Amber PenroseMu Sigma Tau members (from the left) Eric Zitter, Jerad Aasen and Justin Peterson work theregistration desk at the annual MSU blood drive last week.

Photo by Bekka RyanMSU students (from the left) Peg Morris, Elisabeth Derby, KaylaTorgerson and Breanna Benson pose at the NDACDA conferencein Fargo on Sunday.

Music majors smash hitat choral conference

Bekka RyanStaff Writer

The North Dakota AmericanChoral Directors Association(NDACDA) held its statewideconference Feb. 3 and 4 at theNorth Dakota State University inFargo.

The NDACDA conference fea-tured three honor choirs this year.The choirs consisted of a treblechoir for junior high women; amixed choir for junior high menand women; and a women’shonor choir for high school andcollegiate women.

13 Minot State University stu-dents participated in thewomen’s honor choir. The 13students are: Soprano I: SaraSchwarzrock and Rae-MaeOwens; Soprano II: JessikaCooper, Teresa Hargrove and

Kayla Torgerson; Alto I:Courtney Armstrong, EricaBackes, Breanna Benson andElizabeth Derby; Alto II: JasmineMassingill, Rebecca Ryan, TanyaBorho and Peg Morris.

Sandra Peter, an associate pro-fessor of music at Luther Collegein Decorah, Iowa, directed thewomen’s choir. Students saidmethods used in their honor choirenhanced their experience in alarge-group setting.

“It was nice being with a selec-tion of voices that you aren’t usedto singing with,” Borho said. “Ihave been involved in the NDAC-DA honor choirs before, when Iwas in the 8th grade, as a treblevoice. It was a neat experiencebeing in the more advanced choirthis time around.”

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Voices on Campus“Are you a part of any campus organizations? Why or why not?”

Edosomwan Isreal OsayandeComm 281

Sam KalmbachAccounting

“Yes. I belong to theaccounting club, thefinance club and the

entrepreneurship club. ”

Alexis HubskyEnglish

“Yes. I belong to theEnglish club, because I’man English student and Ilike what they do there.”

Hanna BornerManagement

“No I am not. I just changedmy major, so I’m still lookingbecause there are different

ones.”

Diogo CraveiroInternational Business

“No, because I don’t havetime. I’m very busy, a lot

of things to do.”

Abby LangehaugNursing

“Yes, the NursingStudent Association,because I’m a nursing

student and it gets us allworking together.”

Sarah JohnstonHistory

“Yes, I belong to a lot. Thehistory club, intramurals,

Chi Alpha and the residencehall association, I’m theirsecretary and treasurer”

News in brief Today in History1825: The House of

Representatives elects JohnQuincy Adams the 6th U.S.president.

1863: Alanson Crane gets a patentfor the fire extinguisher.

1895: In Massachusetts, W.G.Morgan invents volleyball.

1933:Moran, Wyo. experiences arecord -63 degreesFareinheit.

1963: The Boeing 747 flies for thefirst time.

1971: Apollo 14 returns to Earth.

1990: The Galileo probe passesVenus.

1998: Georgian president EduardShevardnadze survives anassassination attempt.

(Courtesy of Brainhistory.com)

Semester at Searepresentative oncampus

A representative from theSemester at Sea study abroadprogram will be on campus todayfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. near theentrance to the Beaver CreekCafé.

Academic successworkshop today

Lynn Redden of the POWERcenter will host a workshoptoday at 1 p.m. in the MissouriRoom, on the third floor of theStudent Center.

The workshop, called“Minimize Your Time ...Maximize Your Grades,” willfocus on tools to increase successin college, and practice criticalskills.

SGA applicantswanted

The Student GovernmentAssociation is now acceptingapplicants for the positions of Co-Director of Intramurals, Co-Director of Entertainment,Director of Public Information andDirector of Public Relations. TheSGA invites all students to pick upan application from the SGAoffice, outside the Beaver Dam.

Biblical flood speakerThe MSU Pacesetters Club

invites all students, staff, facultyand community members to “TheFlood of Genesis,” a presentationMonday in the HoffmanAuditorium (Cyril Moore Room16). Mike Snavely, president ofthe nonprofit “Mission:Imperative,” will explain wherehe believes the water necessaryfor the flood depicted in the bookof Genesis came from and whereit could have gone.

Black History MonthPanel

The Black Student Associationand the Office of InternationalPrograms invite all MSU stu-dents, staff and faculty to join anopen forum discussion of theblack cultural experiencethroughout history. The eventwill take place Thursday, Feb. 16,at 12:15 p.m. in the Beaver Dam.

MSU Life:Valentineʼs Dance

The Student ActivitiesCommittee invites all students toa Valentine’s Day danceThursday, Feb. 16, in theConference Center, Third FloorStudent Center. The dance is freefor MSU students with an MSUID and $5 for each guest.

NDSA next weekThe North Dakota Student

Association will meet Saturday,Feb. 18, at Bismarck State College.Minot State University was origi-nally going to host the event, buthad to relocate it to BSC due tothe lack of availability of hotelrooms in Minot.

Bekka Ryan, SGA Director ofState Affairs, said Minot State isstill co-sponsoring the event, andinvites all MSU students toattend. Interested studentsshould contact Ryan at [email protected], 858-3090.

NAC Gallery opensA new Northwest Art Center

exhibit will open Feb. 15 in theGordon B. Olson Library Gallery.

The exhibition is of ceramicworks by Guillermo Guardiacalled “Mis Tres Verdades (ThreeTruths).” It will be on displaythrough March 15.

Anthony AndersonEditor

Brandyn Hansen is anextremely busy person. He goesto school full time, works fulltime, heads a community serviceorganization and iscurrently rebuild-ing his floodedhome. Yet, he neverseems stressed, orflustered, or anx-ious about hismany responsibili-ties.

“The key is bal-ance between thedifferent areas ofyour life,” he said.“That and remembering to keepsome time set aside for yourself torelax.”

Majoring in marketing andinternational business, Hansenhas long had a passion for busi-ness.

“I love commerce and finance,but in the end, it’s not the dollarsthat interest me. It’s the people,”he said.

As a customer service associateat Bremer Bank, Hansen gets toenjoy the best of both worlds.

“I’m a people person, really,”he says. “I think that’s why Ienjoy my job so much.”

As president of the Minot StateRotaract Club, the senior has ledthe group into a renaissance ofservice and community activism.

“We’re very proud of whatwe’ve done this year,” Hansensaid.

Under his leadership this year,the club has worked on every-thing from local flood clean-upprojects to global disaster reliefinitiatives. He is currently spear-heading a number of projectsunder the Rotaract banner.

Other than his professionaland community activities, Hansensays his greatest passion is film.

“I’m kind of a ‘pop culture afi-cionado.’ We named our intramu-ral bowling team the ‘Little

Lebowski Urban Achievers’ fromthe film, ‘The Big Lebowski.’ Notmany people get the reference,but we’re still amused with it,anyways,” Hansen said.“Anyways, whenever my friends

and I watch a film, I find myselfpulling it apart, dissecting it intoits constituent elements and ana-lyzing them. After a while, Idecided there’s got to be someway to put that to use. So, I askedat the Red & Green about doingfilm reviews, and I’ve been doingit ever since.”

A Minot native, Hansen’shome took five feet of water onthe main floor during the summerflood. A true North Dakotan, heand his friends and family havebeen pouring their time and effortinto rebuilding it.

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Roy WhyteStaff Writer

What to do next is a big ques-tion on theminds ofmany of thesoon-to-graduate seniors ofMinot State University. Thoseinterested in attending graduateschools have many questions toanswer.

“Every student has differentreasons for attending gradschool, and every major has dif-ferent specifics for when theyshould attend,” Linda Cresap,graduate school dean said.

“Some programs, such asspeech path, require you to go tograd school right after you getyour undergrad, but with otherprograms you should work for awhile then come back and do it.

“The idea behind grad pro-grams is you will take the edu-cation that you already haveand you will add it to the expe-riences you have had in your lifeto get a fuller grasp of the ideasand theories,” she said.

The requirements for the pro-grams tend to depend on theschool, so it is best to contact theindividual school to find outwhat they expect. Most schoolsrequire a Graduate RecordExam (GRE) or a GraduateManagement Admission Test(GMAT).

The GRE, the test most stu-

dents take, based on generalknowledge, and the GMAT,designed for students interestedin entering math or business pro-grams, are both available atPrometric Testing Center inBismarck.

Taking practice tests to get ageneral idea of how the test worksis the best way to prepare for theGRE or GMAT.Another good ideais to talk to people who havealready taken the test.

“If you want to get an idea ofhow grad school will be once youget there, the best thing to do istalk to your faculty adviser,because they have already beenthrough the program, so theyknow what you will go through,”Cresap said.

Students with questions aboutpreparing for graduate schoolshould visit with Cresap in theGraduate Programs Office,Memorial Hall 200.

Cresap answers grad school questionsBrandyn Hansen

Student Spotlight


Brandyn Hansen is anextremely busy person. He goesto school full time, works fulltime, heads a community serviceorganization and iscurrently rebuild-ing his floodedhome. Yet, he neverseems stressed, orflustered, or anx-ious about hismany responsibili-ties.

“The key is bal-ance between thedifferent areas ofyour life,” he said.“That and remembering to keepsome time set aside for yourself torelax.”

Majoring in marketing andinternational business, Hansenhas long had a passion for busi-ness.

“I love commerce and finance,but in the end, it’s not the dollarsthat interest me. It’s the people,”he said.

As a customer service associateat Bremer Bank, Hansen gets toenjoy the best of both worlds.

“I’m a people person, really,”he says. “I think that’s why Ienjoy my job so much.”

As president of theMinot StateRotaract Club, the senior has ledthe group into a renaissance ofservice and community activism.

“We’re very proud of whatwe’ve done this year,” Hansensaid.

Under his leadership this year,the club has worked on every-thing from local flood clean-upprojects to global disaster reliefinitiatives. He is currently spear-heading a number of projectsunder the Rotaract banner.

Other than his professionaland community activities, Hansensays his greatest passion is film.

“I’m kind of a ‘pop culture afi-cionado.’ We named our intramu-ral bowling team the ‘Little

Lebowski Urban Achievers’ fromthe film, ‘The Big Lebowski.’ Notmany people get the reference,but we’re still amused with it,anyways,” Hansen said.“Anyways, whenever my friends

and I watch a film, I find myselfpulling it apart, dissecting it intoits constituent elements and ana-lyzing them. After a while, Idecided there’s got to be someway to put that to use. So, I askedat the Red & Green about doingfilm reviews, and I’ve been doingit ever since.”

A Minot native, Hansen’shome took five feet of water onthe main floor during the summerflood. A true North Dakotan, heand his friends and family havebeen pouring their time and effortinto rebuilding it.

“... in the end,it’s not thedollars thatinterest me, it’sthe people”

— Brandyn Hansen

See Hansen — Page 12

Roy WhyteStaff Writer

What to do next is a big ques-tion on the minds of many of thesoon-to-graduate seniors ofMinot State University. Thoseinterested in attending graduateschools have many questions toanswer.

“Every student has differentreasons for attending gradschool, and every major has dif-ferent specifics for when theyshould attend,” Linda Cresap,graduate school dean said.

“Some programs, such asspeech path, require you to go tograd school right after you getyour undergrad, but with otherprograms you should work for awhile then come back and do it.

“The idea behind grad pro-grams is you will take the edu-cation that you already haveand you will add it to the expe-riences you have had in your lifeto get a fuller grasp of the ideasand theories,” she said.

The requirements for the pro-grams tend to depend on theschool, so it is best to contact theindividual school to find outwhat they expect. Most schoolsrequire a Graduate RecordExam (GRE) or a GraduateManagement Admission Test(GMAT).

The GRE, the test most stu-

dents take, based on generalknowledge, and the GMAT,designed for students interestedin entering math or business pro-grams, are both available atPrometric Testing Center inBismarck.

Taking practice tests to get ageneral idea of how the test worksis the best way to prepare for theGRE or GMAT. Another good ideais to talk to people who havealready taken the test.

“If you want to get an idea ofhow grad school will be once youget there, the best thing to do istalk to your faculty adviser,because they have already beenthrough the program, so theyknow what you will go through,”Cresap said.

Students with questions aboutpreparing for graduate schoolshould visit with Cresap in theGraduate Programs Office,Memorial Hall 200.

Cresap answers grad school questionsBrandyn Hansen

Student Spotlight

“... in the end,itʼs not thedollars thatinterest me, itʼsthe people”

— Brandyn Hansen

See Hansen — Page 12

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On Movies

Alex NelsonColumnist

Live and die on this day. Thistagline helps define this movie. Ididn’t know what to expect fromthe movie, but I surely am glad Iwent to see it.

“The Grey” is based on theshort story, “Ghost Walker,” by IanMackenzie Jeffers. Joe Carnahandirected it. Liam Neeson stars in acast that includes Frank Grillo,Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson,Dermot Mulroney, Nonso Anozie,

Ward LamonColumnist

Skrillex literally started out thisyear with a Bang[arang]! He is alegendary musician doing greatthings for the progression ofElectronic Dance Music [herebyabbreviated, EDM]. For instance,usually come Grammy time, theEDM genre has never really hadone distinct star rise up and solelyrepresent the genre on the samescale as other genres. For the mostpart, EDM has - up until now -

been more of an undergroundscene. That is, of course, beforethese past few years.

Today, the entire genre includ-ing not only dubstep, but alsotechno and the many other EDMsubgenres, is making an iconicrise into and actually above main-stream music. Don’t believe me?You can’t hear a single pop songtoday not trying to get in on theaction that these EDM artists arebringing to the table.

Whether or not you agree, atthe top of this phenomenal rise ofelectronic music is Skrillex. Now, Iknow he may be considered“brostep” to dubstep purists, who

feel he is letting the genre of dub-step down, but that’s because theyfail to see the larger picture.Understand. I’m not at all claim-ing Skrillex to be the best or any-thing of the sort. Skrillex is simplydelivering dubstep to the massesof all genres on a silver platter.

Dubstep artists everywhereobviously support the movementwith their music, as it is theirstrong foundation, which mustexist for a person such as“Skrillex” to exist. I simply setapart Skrillex as “Skrillex” therebecause, to his genre, he is the rep-resentative figure many are com-ing to associate with this new

term of “dubstep.”Dubstep, again in a general

sense of the word, has beenaround for quite some time, but itis only within the past few yearsthat it has really rounded theexponential growth curve and isnow starting to progress at ratesunimaginable to former musicianstrying to progress their own gen-res. Made possible by today’stechnology, what may have origi-nally taken many years in the pasthas been greatly shortened. This isallowing for dubstep music tospread at a much faster rate, yet atthe same time has almost caused amusical schism, if you will.

It is due to dubstep’s quicklygrowing and evolving nature thatit has really almost divided musicin two. The reason being that,with any given genre progressingat a much slower rate, everyonehas the luxury of checking out thegenre at their own leisure anddeciding if it’s for them. They cansee how it changes and maturesover the years, and becomeinvolved in it or not. What hasbeen seen with the much fasterapproach dubstep seems to betaking is that it has almost takenoff overnight, relatively speaking.It has reached a point where

On MusicI WUB Dubstep

ʻThe Greyʼ: Why you should see it

Ben Bray and James Badge Dale.The setting is Alaska where

Ottway (Neeson) works for an oilcompany by hunting wolves whothreaten the workers. On the lastday of the job, Ottway writes a let-ter to his wife and plans to killhimself with his own rifle.However, upon hearing the howl-ing of a wolf, Ottway stops him-self from committing the deed.

When the drilling ends, all theworkers board the plane for home.While all seems fine, the planecannot hold out in the blizzardand crashes. Ottway wakes up tofind the crashed plane and nearly

everyone dead. He manages tofind fellow workers Flannery(Anderson), Diaz (Grillo),Hendrick (Roberts), Burk(Anozie), Hernandez (Bray) andTalget (Mulroney) still among theliving. The wolf hunter also findsa dying Lewenden (Dale) and triesto comfort him as he dies.

Stranded in the middle ofnowhere, Ottway tries to get theother survivors to find anything tomake a fire with. When night fallsand the group has managed tomake a fire, they discover theyhave another problem that may bemore deadly than the winter cold.

They find out that a pack ofwolves has been stalking them.Ottway concludes that the groupis near their den. Now the sur-vivors must use more than justtheir wits to survive against thepack of wolves.

I particularly enjoyed watchingthis film; it actually made my heartjump wondering what would hap-pen next and how they wouldmake it out. The acting, in myopinion, was superb. The actorsshowed us different reactions,what different people might havedone in this situation, and I wasrooting for them the entire film.

The interesting storylinecaught my attention for the entirefilm. The main star, Neeson, ofcourse did a terrific job, showingus that he was trying to do every-thing in his abilities to get himselfand this band of roughnecksthrough the harsh Alaskan coldand to survive the wrath of thewolves.

I honestly didn’t see any majorcons in this movie except for a fewparts. The one thing that con-cerned me was the portrayal ofwolves in this movie. As an avidwolf lover, I detest when the

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media portray wolves as blood-thirsty killers. Iwasworried aboutthat when I was watching thisfilm. In the end, I believe they por-trayed the wolves as survivalists.They were trying to find food, aswell as protecting their den fromwhat they saw as intruders.When Ottway and his group

manage to kill one wolf, one of themen hacked the wolf’s head offand threw it into the trees as an act

of defiance. The wolves respond-ed by howling their sadnesstowards their deceased comradeand howling their anger towardsthe humans responsible.No actual wolves were harmed

while making this movie, howev-er many animal lovers and animalrights groups may not enjoy thisfilm so much. Even some deeplyspiritual people might have aproblem with this film as one ofthe survivors in a scene is angrilycursing and pleading to the heav-

ens for some kind of miracle.Themovies is not saying to dis-

believe any spiritual guidance orreligion, but merely shows us howfragile we are sometimeswhenweare pushed to our limit and every-thing seems lost.I was disappointed at the end,

but don’t leave too soon becausethere is an extra ending at the endof the credits. Overall, I believethis film is worth watching, and Ihope many would at least give it achance.

... Alexcontinued from page 4

Emily MellStaff Writer

The year 1999 found millions of people around theworld in terror because computers weren’t programmed toreach Jan. 1, 2000 so, theoretically, the entire computer net-work of the country (perchance the world?) could crashand “life as we know it” might end.That’s just one example of a famous world’s-going-to-

end prediction, but there have been dozens — if not hun-dreds — over the decades. So what makes 2012 differentfrom Y2K or any of the other “scares?” Scientists and con-spiracy theorists have been battling that out for a few yearsnow. Is the world going to end or will Dec. 21, 2012 be justanother day in the history of our lives?First of all, it’s important to look at where the theories

stem from. The ancient Mayan civilization appeared to behighly advanced in mathematics, engineering and astrono-my with an inexplicable understanding of time and space.TheMayans used three different types of calendars, accord-ing to webexhibits.org: the “Long Count” and divine calen-dars, used to track linear progressions of time within cyclesand the civil calendar, the only one with a direct relation-ship to the length of the year. Their “Great Cycle” calendaris due to be completed on the winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2012,which has many convinced that, since the Great Cycle is

ending, time and therefore the earth must also end.However, this is a theory that has almost as many spins

as days in a year, including simply that life as we know itwill end, there will be some cataclysmic, world-changingevent — perhaps a natural disaster of some sort — or someevent that causes humanity to enter into a new era.Nasa.gov wastes no time in insisting that the earth is in

absolutely no danger, at least no new, mysterious, end-of-an-ancient-calendar danger. However, scientists haveissued a warning for a solar maximum, a sunspot cycle 30 -50 percent stronger than the last one in 2003, and secondonly to that of 1958, which caused a radio blackout whichcut the U.S. off from the rest of the world, and the voltagesin electrical telegraph circuits (normally 100 - 150 volts) toexceed 320 volts in Newfoundland. Solar storms have ahabit of destroying power transformers and disruptingpower and telephone lines.The storm in 2003 caused extensive satellite problems

and, a few days later, “one of themost powerful x-ray flaresever detected” (solarstorms.org) caused a series of satelliteanomalies. A 30 - 50 percent stronger storm than that couldpotentially wipe out entire collections of satellites andcause a cornucopia of problems for transformers and lines.What does all of that mean? It means that, potentially,

with one good solar storm, the world could say goodbye to

GPS, cell service and the Internet for an undeterminedamount of time. No guarantees on a date in December, oreven in 2012, but I would say that would be a life-as-we-know-it ending-factor.There’s also quite a lot of talk about the majority of the

planets in our solar system coming into alignment, not justwith each other, but also in a parallel with the solar systemitself. However, Time Magazine and NASA both point outthat merely because they appear aligned from here doesn’tmean that they actually are. For example, depending onwhere you stand in a room, a random arrangement of indi-viduals can appear to be in a straight line.Both sources also state (quite condescendingly via Time

but patiently, read wearily, by NASA) that the alignment orlack thereof in the planets or solar system or both have noeffect on our planet.

The number of theories regarding this date seems togrow the closer we get to it. Nobody can come to a consen-sus on the subject, and justifiably so; how does one accu-rately predict the end of the world? Is it possible that some-thing will happen on Dec. 21, 2012?Well, theoretically, anything is possible, though the odds

are exponentially slim. So take my advice: don’t do any-thing rash or regrettable on a very unlikely ‘maybe.’ You’llthankme Dec. 22.

2012: Who says it’s all over?

you either have a firm, secure gripon the rocket-powered buckingbronco that is dubstep or you areleft far behind inwhatever strangefiery dust-like remnant that such astrange, fictional species mightleave behind.For those wondering “Where is

this planet Skrillex located?” or“Where can I buy this workoutmachine called a ‘dubstep’?”allow me to clear things up a bit.Actually, I’ll let you in on some of

the stuff that even Skrillex fansmight not know and totally patchup the dubstep division altogeth-er! Ok, realistically, maybe not.Skrillex is the stage name of

one Sonny Moore from L.A.Moore initially contacted theband, From First to Last, to playguitar for them. Unfortunately, hedidn’t get the spot. However, hedid one better and landed the spotof lead singer for two of theiralbums. After those two albums,he left the band and pursued hisown electronic project [NOT dub-

step yet at this point]. Eventually,this path led to his being ‘Skrillex.’Many remixes and four mon-

strous EPs later, he is currentlyworking on the RE:GenerationMusic Project withmembers ofTheDoors. This combination of oldmeets new has produced a songtitled, “Breakn’ a Sweat.” Featuringseveral other combos, this projectwill hit theaters Feb. 16 and also onFeb. 23. Also, in the near future,don’t miss out on Skrillex at theGrammys, as he has racked up atotal of 5 [FIVE!] nominations!

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media portray wolves as blood-thirsty killers. I was worried aboutthat when I was watching thisfilm. In the end, I believe they por-trayed the wolves as survivalists.They were trying to find food, aswell as protecting their den fromwhat they saw as intruders.

When Ottway and his groupmanage to kill one wolf, one of themen hacked the wolf’s head offand threw it into the trees as an act

of defiance. The wolves respond-ed by howling their sadnesstowards their deceased comradeand howling their anger towardsthe humans responsible.

No actual wolves were harmedwhile making this movie, howev-er many animal lovers and animalrights groups may not enjoy thisfilm so much. Even some deeplyspiritual people might have aproblem with this film as one ofthe survivors in a scene is angrilycursing and pleading to the heav-

ens for some kind of miracle.The movies is not saying to dis-

believe any spiritual guidance orreligion, but merely shows us howfragile we are sometimes when weare pushed to our limit and every-thing seems lost.

I was disappointed at the end,but don’t leave too soon becausethere is an extra ending at the endof the credits. Overall, I believethis film is worth watching, and Ihope many would at least give it achance.

... Alexcontinued from page 4

Emily MellStaff Writer

The year 1999 found millions of people around theworld in terror because computers weren’t programmed toreach Jan. 1, 2000 so, theoretically, the entire computer net-work of the country (perchance the world?) could crashand “life as we know it” might end.

That’s just one example of a famous world’s-going-to-end prediction, but there have been dozens — if not hun-dreds — over the decades. So what makes 2012 differentfrom Y2K or any of the other “scares?” Scientists and con-spiracy theorists have been battling that out for a few yearsnow. Is the world going to end or will Dec. 21, 2012 be justanother day in the history of our lives?

First of all, it’s important to look at where the theoriesstem from. The ancient Mayan civilization appeared to behighly advanced in mathematics, engineering and astrono-my with an inexplicable understanding of time and space.The Mayans used three different types of calendars, accord-ing to webexhibits.org: the “Long Count” and divine calen-dars, used to track linear progressions of time within cyclesand the civil calendar, the only one with a direct relation-ship to the length of the year. Their “Great Cycle” calendaris due to be completed on the winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2012,which has many convinced that, since the Great Cycle is

ending, time and therefore the earth must also end.However, this is a theory that has almost as many spins

as days in a year, including simply that life as we know itwill end, there will be some cataclysmic, world-changingevent — perhaps a natural disaster of some sort — or someevent that causes humanity to enter into a new era.

Nasa.gov wastes no time in insisting that the earth is inabsolutely no danger, at least no new, mysterious, end-of-an-ancient-calendar danger. However, scientists haveissued a warning for a solar maximum, a sunspot cycle 30 -50 percent stronger than the last one in 2003, and secondonly to that of 1958, which caused a radio blackout whichcut the U.S. off from the rest of the world, and the voltagesin electrical telegraph circuits (normally 100 - 150 volts) toexceed 320 volts in Newfoundland. Solar storms have ahabit of destroying power transformers and disruptingpower and telephone lines.

The storm in 2003 caused extensive satellite problemsand, a few days later, “one of the most powerful x-ray flaresever detected” (solarstorms.org) caused a series of satelliteanomalies. A 30 - 50 percent stronger storm than that couldpotentially wipe out entire collections of satellites andcause a cornucopia of problems for transformers and lines.

What does all of that mean? It means that, potentially,with one good solar storm, the world could say goodbye to

GPS, cell service and the Internet for an undeterminedamount of time. No guarantees on a date in December, oreven in 2012, but I would say that would be a life-as-we-know-it ending-factor.

There’s also quite a lot of talk about the majority of theplanets in our solar system coming into alignment, not justwith each other, but also in a parallel with the solar systemitself. However, Time Magazine and NASA both point outthat merely because they appear aligned from here doesn’tmean that they actually are. For example, depending onwhere you stand in a room, a random arrangement of indi-viduals can appear to be in a straight line.

Both sources also state (quite condescendingly via Timebut patiently, read wearily, by NASA) that the alignment orlack thereof in the planets or solar system or both have noeffect on our planet.

The number of theories regarding this date seems togrow the closer we get to it. Nobody can come to a consen-sus on the subject, and justifiably so; how does one accu-rately predict the end of the world? Is it possible that some-thing will happen on Dec. 21, 2012?

Well, theoretically, anything is possible, though the oddsare exponentially slim. So take my advice: don’t do any-thing rash or regrettable on a very unlikely ‘maybe.’ You’llthank me Dec. 22.

2012: Who says it’s all over?

you either have a firm, secure gripon the rocket-powered buckingbronco that is dubstep or you areleft far behind in whatever strangefiery dust-like remnant that such astrange, fictional species mightleave behind.

For those wondering “Where isthis planet Skrillex located?” or“Where can I buy this workoutmachine called a ‘dubstep’?”allow me to clear things up a bit.Actually, I’ll let you in on some of

the stuff that even Skrillex fansmight not know and totally patchup the dubstep division altogeth-er! Ok, realistically, maybe not.

Skrillex is the stage name ofone Sonny Moore from L.A.Moore initially contacted theband, From First to Last, to playguitar for them. Unfortunately, hedidn’t get the spot. However, hedid one better and landed the spotof lead singer for two of theiralbums. After those two albums,he left the band and pursued hisown electronic project [NOT dub-

step yet at this point]. Eventually,this path led to his being ‘Skrillex.’

Many remixes and four mon-strous EPs later, he is currentlyworking on the RE:GenerationMusic Project with members of TheDoors. This combination of oldmeets new has produced a songtitled, “Breakn’ a Sweat.” Featuringseveral other combos, this projectwill hit theaters Feb. 16 and also onFeb. 23. Also, in the near future,don’t miss out on Skrillex at theGrammys, as he has racked up atotal of 5 [FIVE!] nominations!

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This article was published on Jan. 14, 1984,(Vol. 68, No. 14). At that time, Minot Statewas “State University of North Dakota –Minot. Memorial Library is now MemorialHall, having been renovated in 1995.

Asbestos covered by drop ceilingsBy Patty Francis

Red & Green EditorWith rumors of asbestos floating in the

air, students, faculty and staff of SUND-Mmay be wondering which buildings do anddon’t contain the cancer-causing fibers oncampus.

According to Myron Lang, superinten-dant of buildings and grounds, the univer-sity’s administration contracted a companyfrom Montana to take air samples in theStudent Union building and in theMemorial Library some time ago.

All the buildings on campus were

inspected by an engineer several years ago.Asbestos, a fiber formerly used in ceil-

ing construction known to cause cancer insome cases, was “suspected” to be presentin several locations on campus.

“The engineer suspected asbestos mightbe present in the Student Union and in thelibrary,” Lang said. “He also thought theremight be some in the underground piping,but that’s of no danger to anyone, becauseit is contained.”

He said some particles found in the fil-tering system of the Student Union mightpossibly be asbestos or dust.

Lang said the library proved to containsome asbestos fibers in dust samples takenby the State Health Department.

“We’re waiting for the air sample resultsto prove it is actually floating in the air,”Lang said.

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The women participated in twoperformances, the Showcase Concertand the Honors Choir Concert.

MSU students Jonathan Clark,Troy Guttormson and Alex Baker,accompanied by MSU music facultyCherie Collins, Ken Bowles andRebecca Petrik, attended the NorthDakota chapter conference, held at thesame time as the honor choirs.

The conference, held every otheryear, is a learning opportunity notonly for practicing music educators,but also for collegiate-level music stu-dents.

Baker said he experienced newmethods in choral direction andteaching at NDACDA.

“I had fun at the conference,” themusic major said. “It was extremelyworthwhile. Being in an atmospherewhere I was surrounded by musicdirectors and educators was extreme-ly interesting.”

Conference sessions highlightednew teaching methods currently usedacross our state.

“We watched the rehearsals of thethree honor choirs,” Baker said. “Thedifferent starting methods which thedirectors used were varied, and fur-ther showed me that not every direc-tor has the same tools in their tool-box.”

One session dealt with the chang-ing voice in adolescent males. Thelecture focused on how this delicatetime in a young singer’s life affectsthe overall sound of the choir. Thespeaker introduced methods to theparticipants, while urging the need ofbeing sensitive to the student.

“The speaker made some veryinteresting points about adjustingmusic to fit the range of voices. At theend of the session, the speakerbrought in about 30 junior high stu-dents to put into practice what hadbeen discussed this session to reflectthe teaching methods,” Baker said.

According to the national website,“The ACDA was founded in 1959and is a non-profit music educationorganization whose central purposeis to promote excellence in choralmusic through performance, compo-sition, publication, research andteaching.”

MSU currently does not have acollegiate chapter of the NDACDA.

... NDACDAcontinued from page 1


The North Dakota StateLegislature approved a redraw-ing of voting dis-tricts in the state onNov. 7. This meansadjusting congres-sional and state leg-islative district linesevery ten years fol-lowing the decennialcensus. The city ofMinot followed suit,redrawing the city’swards to accommodate itsgrowing population.

Under the new map, thearea covered by 5th Wardshifted and now encompassesthe area between 14th Ave.S.W. and 11th Ave. N.W., northof the Minot State campus.Scott Knudsvig and TomSeymour represent the 5thWard on the Minot CityCouncil.

Seymour, a Minot StateUniversity instructor ofBusiness Information

Technology in the College ofBusiness, was elected to thecouncil in November of 2010.Before that, he had served as a

North Dakota state senator foreight years.

The redistricting alsoreduced the number of pollingplaces in Minot.

“In the past, we had ‘x’ num-ber of places to vote,” Seymoursaid. “Now we only have four.The one students (living on cam-pus) will go to is Lewis & ClarkSchool, located about ten blocksnorth of Minot State. The south-ern part of our ward will vote atMAYSA arena.”


Cassie NeuharthStaff Writer

Minot State University senior and Helena, Mont.native John Towle planned a grand finale for the cul-mination of his university experience. He decided tocomplete requirements for his triple major of interna-tional business, management and marketing whileoverseas.

Towle began classes in January at the Universityof Chester in England. He is studying through MSU’sInternational Student Exchange Program (ISEP),where he is enrolled in several marketing and man-agement courses, as well as participating in a work-based learning placement program (similar to aninternship or practicum).

Founded in 1839, the University of Chester has atotal student population of around 14,000. The insti-tution offers study and recreational facilities thatinclude a modern library and a range of sports andfitness opportunities. For Towle, the university notonly offered the necessary academic options andamenities, but he also found the general location tobe a perfect fit for his personal interests.

The medium-sized town (population 120,000) islocated in northwest England, only forty minutesfrom the larger cities of Liverpool and Manchester.

Chester is considered one of Britain’s top touristcenters. Roman walls, a magnificent Cathedral and theworld-famous Tudor ‘Rows’ (covered galleries ofshops) are all within a short distance from the campus.

Towle is eager to take advantage of all that theU.K. has to offer, as well as to have the opportunityto put into practice the business administration theo-ries he learned through his education at Minot State.

“I want to try and absorb all of the culture,” Towlesaid. “I want to put meaning to my internationalbusiness degree, and gain an understanding of cul-ture outside the U.S.”

The University of Chester offers an opportunity todevelop skills through its work-based learning pro-

gram. Students spend five weeks working for anorganization. Towle will gain experience for a possi-ble future career. He can apply academic knowledgein a work setting, develop practical skills andenhance his business knowledge.

"The best way I can sum up my experience thusfar is: completely different, but absolutely brilliant,"Towle said.

Towle is getting acquainted with his classmates,British phrases, slang and with different culturalbackgrounds outside of the U.S. He looks forward toextending his stay in Europe after his program endsto attend the Euro 2012 football championship inPoland and the 2012 London Olympics.

MSU’s Towle explores England

Submitted photoJohn Towle, top, poses with friends in a telephonebooth in England.

Minot redistricting placesMSU in new district

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The MSU track and field teammadememories and legends thesepast two meets with multiple per-sonal records (PRs), schoolrecords, and stadium records inthe Concordia College CobberOpen inMoorhead, Minn. Jan. 28.Minot State University’s ath-

letes made headway in the OlsonForum breaking two schoolrecords and two stadium records,along with four title wins and 13personal bests. The women madeeight and the men five.The women made both of the

school and stadium records in thewomen’s mile and women’s dis-tance medley. Courtney Schallwon thewomen’s mile in a time of5:00.5 seconds while twin sisterBreyette Schall won the 3K with astadium record of 10:04:34. Later,the women returned with MailaLucht and Cassandra Sayler towin the distance medley in12:38:51, rewriting the previousstanding school record of 12:39.“We had great energy and com-

petitiveness from all of our runners,not just the ones setting the record

or PRs,” head coach Stu Melby saidof the distance team after this meet.“I am really happy with what wehave been doing as a team.”Feb. 4 was also a day for MSU

achievement. A revisit toBemidji, MN, reaped 25 PRsaltogether, along with numeroustitle wins.Some notable events from this

Saturday’s Beaver Classic 2012included the men’s 400-meter dashin which Tyler Flatland (53.79),Josh Sandy (54.13) and BevenChiweshe (54.98) came in first, sec-ond and third, respectively.Darin Malafa took the men’s

60-meter hurdles with a final timeof 9.31. Eric Kuntz won the men’striple jump (41-05.75), and JoshSandy took second (39-10.50)Kuntz also won the men’s longjump (21-02.50).Allie Helterbran (16-04.25)

won the women’s long jump over-all, with a close distance betweenherself and Hanna Johnsen (16-01.50) in third place.The Beavers travel to Fargo for

the North Dakota State Multis onFriday and theNorthDakota StateBison Open on Saturday.

Jamie CouncilStaff Writer

Last weekend, the BeaverHockey Club (ranked 10th in theACHA) faced off against theUniversity of Arizona Wildcats(ranked 19th) at theMAYSAArena.Leading into the games, the

Minot State University Beaversheld a record of 20-5-2 and a win-ning steak of 13 games. After theweekend, their record rose to 22-5-2 with a winning streak of 15games.In Friday’s game, the Beavers

survived a 6-5 scare. Going intothe third period, MSU had a com-fortable lead at 6-2 after scoringthree goals in the first period.Cam McGeough scored at 5:45unassisted; Donny Iversonscored at 7:15, assisted by MikeJordan and Dan Lamb, and JoshRutherford scored at 14:33, assist-ed by Jordan and Logan Herauf.MSU netted three more goals

in the second period: Brett

... Flashbackcontinued from page 6

“The results for the libraryshould be backwithin a week, andthen we’ll see how much thereactually is of it. The level mightnot be high enough to worryabout,” he said.“The best way to handle

asbestos is removal,” he said.“That’s what the EPA(Environmental ProtectionAgency) recommends. But removalis a very involving and costlyprocess, and the drop ceilings (aless-expensive method) containany filtering that might occur.”He said another method is

encapsulation — the spraying ofresin paint on the ceiling to con-tain filtering of asbestos. Langbelieves, however, that the EPAwill eventually enforce removal ofall asbestos-containing ceilings inthe next five to 10 years.

Beaverssmash

Wildcats

Fiddler at 4:10 assisted by EricHerbal and Rutherford, thenRutherford scored at 8:04 assist-ed by Herbal and Kenny Lybeckand finally, Garrett Fergusonscored at 14:38 assisted byMcGeough.Then things changed.“We just got complacent,”

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on to focus on another face-offagainst the Wildcats a day later.“A win’s a win,” head coach

Wade Regier said.The Beavers were back in

action again Saturday againstthe University of Arizona

Photo by Jamie CouncilMSU’s Eric Herbal (right) takes the puck from a University of ArizonaWildcat during weekend play at the MAYSA arena. MSU won, 6-5 and 3-1.

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The MSU track and field teammadememories and legends thesepast two meets with multiple per-sonal records (PRs), schoolrecords, and stadium records inthe Concordia College CobberOpen inMoorhead, Minn. Jan. 28.Minot State University’s ath-

letes made headway in the OlsonForum breaking two schoolrecords and two stadium records,along with four title wins and 13personal bests. The women madeeight and the men five.The women made both of the

school and stadium records in thewomen’s mile and women’s dis-tance medley. Courtney Schallwon thewomen’s mile in a time of5:00.5 seconds while twin sisterBreyette Schall won the 3K with astadium record of 10:04:34. Later,the women returned with MailaLucht and Cassandra Sayler towin the distance medley in12:38:51, rewriting the previousstanding school record of 12:39.“We had great energy and com-

petitiveness from all of our runners,not just the ones setting the record

or PRs,” head coach Stu Melby saidof the distance team after this meet.“I am really happy with what wehave been doing as a team.”Feb. 4 was also a day for MSU

achievement. A revisit toBemidji, MN, reaped 25 PRsaltogether, along with numeroustitle wins.Some notable events from this

Saturday’s Beaver Classic 2012included the men’s 400-meter dashin which Tyler Flatland (53.79),Josh Sandy (54.13) and BevenChiweshe (54.98) came in first, sec-ond and third, respectively.Darin Malafa took the men’s

60-meter hurdles with a final timeof 9.31. Eric Kuntz won the men’striple jump (41-05.75), and JoshSandy took second (39-10.50)Kuntz also won the men’s longjump (21-02.50).Allie Helterbran (16-04.25)

won the women’s long jump over-all, with a close distance betweenherself and Hanna Johnsen (16-01.50) in third place.The Beavers travel to Fargo for

the North Dakota State Multis onFriday and theNorthDakota StateBison Open on Saturday.


Last weekend, the BeaverHockey Club (ranked 10th in theACHA) faced off against theUniversity of Arizona Wildcats(ranked 19th) at theMAYSAArena.Leading into the games, the

Minot State University Beaversheld a record of 20-5-2 and a win-ning steak of 13 games. After theweekend, their record rose to 22-5-2 with a winning streak of 15games.In Friday’s game, the Beavers

survived a 6-5 scare. Going intothe third period, MSU had a com-fortable lead at 6-2 after scoringthree goals in the first period.Cam McGeough scored at 5:45unassisted; Donny Iversonscored at 7:15, assisted by MikeJordan and Dan Lamb, and JoshRutherford scored at 14:33, assist-ed by Jordan and Logan Herauf.MSU netted three more goals

in the second period: Brett


“The results for the libraryshould be backwithin a week, andthen we’ll see how much thereactually is of it. The level mightnot be high enough to worryabout,” he said.“The best way to handle

asbestos is removal,” he said.“That’s what the EPA(Environmental ProtectionAgency) recommends. But removalis a very involving and costlyprocess, and the drop ceilings (aless-expensive method) containany filtering that might occur.”He said another method is

encapsulation — the spraying ofresin paint on the ceiling to con-tain filtering of asbestos. Langbelieves, however, that the EPAwill eventually enforce removal ofall asbestos-containing ceilings inthe next five to 10 years.

Beaverssmash

Wildcats

Fiddler at 4:10 assisted by EricHerbal and Rutherford, thenRutherford scored at 8:04 assist-ed by Herbal and Kenny Lybeckand finally, Garrett Fergusonscored at 14:38 assisted byMcGeough.Then things changed.“We just got complacent,”



weekend before. A couple ofscuffles broke out during thegame resulting in freshmanKellen Tollefson’s disqualifica-tion from the rest of the game.The team then had to move

on to focus on another face-offagainst the Wildcats a day later.“A win’s a win,” head coach

Wade Regier said.The Beavers were back in

action again Saturday againstthe University of Arizona

Photo by Jamie CouncilMSU’s Eric Herbal (right) takes the puck from a University of ArizonaWildcat during weekend play at the MAYSA arena. MSU won, 6-5 and 3-1.




The MSU track and field teammade memories and legends thesepast two meets with multiple per-sonal records (PRs), schoolrecords, and stadium records inthe Concordia College CobberOpen in Moorhead, Minn. Jan. 28.

Minot State University’s ath-letes made headway in the OlsonForum breaking two schoolrecords and two stadium records,along with four title wins and 13personal bests. The women madeeight and the men five.

The women made both of theschool and stadium records in thewomen’s mile and women’s dis-tance medley. Courtney Schallwon the women’s mile in a time of5:00.5 seconds while twin sisterBreyette Schall won the 3K with astadium record of 10:04:34. Later,the women returned with MailaLucht and Cassandra Sayler towin the distance medley in12:38:51, rewriting the previousstanding school record of 12:39.

“We had great energy and com-petitiveness from all of our runners,not just the ones setting the record

or PRs,” head coach Stu Melby saidof the distance team after this meet.“I am really happy with what wehave been doing as a team.”

Feb. 4 was also a day for MSUachievement. A revisit toBemidji, MN, reaped 25 PRsaltogether, along with numeroustitle wins.

Some notable events from thisSaturday’s Beaver Classic 2012included the men’s 400-meter dashin which Tyler Flatland (53.79),Josh Sandy (54.13) and BevenChiweshe (54.98) came in first, sec-ond and third, respectively.

Darin Malafa took the men’s60-meter hurdles with a final timeof 9.31. Eric Kuntz won the men’striple jump (41-05.75), and JoshSandy took second (39-10.50)Kuntz also won the men’s longjump (21-02.50).

Allie Helterbran (16-04.25)won the women’s long jump over-all, with a close distance betweenherself and Hanna Johnsen (16-01.50) in third place.

The Beavers travel to Fargo forthe North Dakota State Multis onFriday and the North Dakota StateBison Open on Saturday.


Last weekend, the BeaverHockey Club (ranked 10th in theACHA) faced off against theUniversity of Arizona Wildcats(ranked 19th) at the MAYSA Arena.

Leading into the games, theMinot State University Beaversheld a record of 20-5-2 and a win-ning steak of 13 games. After theweekend, their record rose to 22-5-2 with a winning streak of 15games.

In Friday’s game, the Beaverssurvived a 6-5 scare. Going intothe third period, MSU had a com-fortable lead at 6-2 after scoringthree goals in the first period.Cam McGeough scored at 5:45unassisted; Donny Iversonscored at 7:15, assisted by MikeJordan and Dan Lamb, and JoshRutherford scored at 14:33, assist-ed by Jordan and Logan Herauf.

MSU netted three more goalsin the second period: Brett


“The results for the libraryshould be back within a week, andthen we’ll see how much thereactually is of it. The level mightnot be high enough to worryabout,” he said.

“The best way to handleasbestos is removal,” he said.“That’s what the EPA(Environmental ProtectionAgency) recommends. But removalis a very involving and costlyprocess, and the drop ceilings (aless-expensive method) containany filtering that might occur.”

He said another method isencapsulation — the spraying ofresin paint on the ceiling to con-tain filtering of asbestos. Langbelieves, however, that the EPAwill eventually enforce removal ofall asbestos-containing ceilings inthe next five to 10 years.

Beaverssmash

Wildcats

Fiddler at 4:10 assisted by EricHerbal and Rutherford, thenRutherford scored at 8:04 assist-ed by Herbal and Kenny Lybeckand finally, Garrett Fergusonscored at 14:38 assisted byMcGeough.

Then things changed.“We just got complacent,”



weekend before. A couple ofscuffles broke out during thegame resulting in freshmanKellen Tollefson’s disqualifica-tion from the rest of the game.

The team then had to moveon to focus on another face-offagainst the Wildcats a day later.

“A win’s a win,” head coachWade Regier said.

The Beavers were back inaction again Saturday againstthe University of Arizona

Photo by Jamie CouncilMSUʼs Eric Herbal (right) takes the puck from a University of ArizonaWildcat during weekend play at the MAYSA arena. MSU won, 6-5 and 3-1.




A group of Minot State students recently returnedfrom the American College Theater Festival in Ames,Iowa. Organized by the Kennedy Center and heldyearly in eight regions around the country, the ACTFis an opportunity for students of theater to learn fromone another, share their experiences and grow both asstudents and actors.

The festival consists of workshops on all aspects ofstagecraft including makeup, set design, stage fight-ing and dance. Professional recruiters regularlyattend the event.

“It’s very demanding,” freshman KhristyAnderson, who attended the event for the first time,said. “The workshops go from early in the morninguntil late at night. But it really gives you a taste of pro-fessional theater.”

The week culminates with a competition for theIrene Ryan Acting Scholarship, one of the highesthonors in the world of academic theater. The MSUTheatre Program regularly sends a delegation toACTF. This year, for the first time in more than 20years, Minot State students made it to the finals andsemi-finals of this prestigious event. Officials nomi-nated MSU seniors Brett Olson and Peg Morris to par-ticipate in the competition.

The 300 nominees for the scholarship participatedin the first round with a scene partner, performing ascene of their choosing. Those selected to advance tothe semifinals again performed with a scene partner,again a scene of their choosing. Those advancing tothe final round perform alone.

Olson chose freshman Khristy Anderson as hisscene partner.

“I was honored that a senior would pick me towork with him,” Anderson said.

Morris chose senior Jake Flaten.Morris and Flaten advanced to the semifinals, per-

forming scenes from the dark comedy “Scab” and“The Anger in Earnest & Earnestine.” Olson and

Anderson made it to the semifinals with a scene fromthe comedy, “An Unnecessary Farce,” and advancedagain to the finals with a scene from “Scab.”

During the final round, Olson performed Brutus’monologue from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”Though he didn’t advance to the national champi-onships, no one discounts his achievement by anymeans.

“It is so tough to get into the finals,” Andersonsaid. “If you make it, you’re a winner already.”

After he graduates from MSU this fall, Olson willattend the University of North Dakota, workingtoward a Master of Arts in theater.

“I’m not positive if I want to go the academicroute, or try professional theater,” he said. But heknows that he will always be involved in the theater.

For his senior recital, Olson is organizing a pro-duction of “Sweeny Todd” and looking toward per-formance dates of March 8, 9 and 10.


Minot State University isexcited about this season’salready-successful track andfield team. So far, our team hasrecorded more than30 personalrecords, 20 seasonbests and beatenthree schoolrecords, two ofwhich also brokestadium records forthe respectiveschools.

The entire teamhas contributed toall of these out-standing marks, aided greatlyby sophomore Max Boeckel.

Boeckel has already madeheadway for the distance team.This season, he made a PR in the5K (16:22), 3K (9:22) and themile (4:39).

Despite these huge improve-ments, he is ready for biggerand better things to come hisway.

R&G:How and why did youstart track?

MB: One summer (while atOur Redeemers high school) Idecided to do a triathlon. Myneighbor coached me through it,and he gave me some shoes totrain in. They had “cross coun-try” written on them but, at thetime, I had no idea what it wasso I had to look it up on the com-puter. It looked interesting, so Igave it a try. I ran on the crosscountry team with our schoolco-oped with Minot High. Mydistance coach was also the leadtrack coach, so the rest of myrunning carried over from there.

R&G: How is indoor trackdifferent from outdoor, based onyour experience since last year?

MB: It almost seems easierbecause there’s hardly any pres-sure other than to compete: youjust go out there and do your

best. It’s a little more fun in thatsense.

R&G: What is your favoriteevent for track and field?

MB: I like the 3K because itjust seems like the right distance

for a race. Plus, it’s the same dis-tance as the steeple chase, minusthe obstacles. All I have to factorin are the hurdles and jumpingin a water pit, which is alwaysfun.

R&G: Do you take part inany other athletic training orhobbies in your spare time?

MB: I like to do a triathlon inthe summertime and, although Ihaven’t had much time to do itas much this year, I also takepart in motocross competitions.

R&G: Is there a team nick-name that you go by?

MB: Well, last meet(Concordia College) aJamestown kid caught me onmy cool down (after running themile in the distance medley) andcalled me “Max, the Kicker.” Itwas probably because of how Ifinished the race in an all-outsprint and beat the other guy. Sofar, indoor seems to be quality inits competition and has forcedme to really try. Anyway, I likethat name — pretty catchy.

R&G: What keeps you moti-vated?

MB: My faith, definitely;knowing that I can do whateverI set my mind to. That’s a bigpart of my life in general, too,not just for running.

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Wildcats. After the first period,MSU wasn’t looking so good.They were down 1-0 with juniorDan Lamb disqualified from thegame. However, the Beaversforced a quick turnaround in thesecond period when they scoredtwo goals within a minute of one

another. McGeough got the firstgoal, followed by a goal fromLaramie Davies.

The final goal came in the thirdperiod when Arizona broughttheir goalie out in an effort to gen-erate a goal. Fiddler found an opengoal and made the Wildcats pay,bringing the ending score to 3-1.Herbal, Lybeck, Mitch Peeke, and

Zach Johnson chalked up assists.“The key for us was just the

will to win,” Regier said. “They(the Beavers) just dug a littledeeper.”

The MSU Beaver Hockey Clubmen will next be in home actiontomorrow at 7:30 p.m. when theytake on the Williston State CollegeTetons at the MAYSA Arena.

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MSU students compete atAmerican College Theater Festival


“We’re doing as much of thework ourselves that we can,”Hansen said. “We started guttingas soon as we could, and we’re inthe painting and carpeting stagenow. It’s pretty slow-going attimes, but it’s really satisfying tolook around and see how muchcloser we come each week to hav-ing our home back.”

After graduation, Hansen willbe working on an MBA with afocus in marketing. He realizes hiscareer and education may take himwhere it will, but he ultimatelyplans to return to North Dakota.

“I don’t know where I’ll endup,” he said. “But really, there’s noplace like home.”

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On Monday, Jan. 30, the CityCouncil voted to direct money froma one percent city sales tax to MinotState, allocating $1.2 million overfive years to help pay for renova-tions to Herb Parker Stadium. TheUniversity rescinded the requestfor these funds on Friday, Feb. 3.Still, Seymour believes that the wel-fare of the city of Minot and MinotState University are joined at thehip.

“When we had the flood,”Seymour said, “we housed theNational Guard in our residencehalls, we housed displaced peoplein the Dome, we housed FEMA inour Student Center … We giveback. Long after oil dries up, MinotState will be here.

“The city of Minot is growinglike crazy,” Seymour said. “Thereare big issues being discussed, andwe need more student participa-tion. Students need to have moreconfidence in their ability to make adifference.”

Seymour encourages students tosubmit information, ideas or com-plaints directly to the City Councilat minotnd.org. He also believesthat students should consider run-ning for office.

“Times are changing, andchange is scary,” Seymour said.“It’s always good to have new,fresh perspectives and ideas.”

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