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- “I Killed Columbus”
- Battle of the Bands
- Madelyn’s Bibliophilia: Why We Broke Up
- Job Cuts Loom at MSUM
- Personal Panache
- Racetracks, salons and antiques … Oh my!
- Student Union Finds Success in TGIF Program
- Discussion About International Student Job Opportunity
- Housing Preparing For Winter Break
- Wear the Latest Technology: the Smartwatch Trend
- Madelyn’s Bibliophilia: “Bridge of Clay”
- Bizarre Bazaar: The Race Scientist and His Sexy Skull
- Madelyn’s Bibliophilia
- Ride the CBD Wave
- Someone You Should Meet: Popular TikTok Creator from MSUM
- TikTok: the Trend that Hasn’t Timed Out
- Center for Global Engagement Addresses International Student Enrollment
- Chris Walker: Photographer and Professor
- Empty Pockets
- Fargo Hosts Climate Discussion
- Spark or No Spark: The New Way to Declutter
- The Enneagram Trend
- Enrollment Numbers for MSUM Released
- The Story Addict
- International Enrollment Dropping Locally and Nationally
- #SaveTheTurtles: From A Hashtag To A Movement
- MSUM Implements Graduation Fee
- Hendrix shifts focus to counseling
- The New Provider: Family HealthCare
- Finding Prescriptions
- Students Strike for Climate Action
- Reaching Out for Help
- Target, Fire, Decertify: How Sodexo Allegedly Drove Out the Union
- New Take on Downtown Moorhead
- A Mouse in the Spinach
- Roof Replacement Remedies Water Leak
- R-4 Lot to Remain Reserved Parking Indefinitely
- Letter From the Editor
- Sand to Snow
- Student Senate Receives SABC Allocation Recommendation, Set to Vote for Approval May 2
- American Multicultural Studies: Continuous Questions About the Future
- Student Senate Votes Unanimously to Recommend $30 Increase in New Student Orientation Fee
- MSUM Professor Reflects on Students’ Response to Flood
- WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?: Album Review
- Catching Sunrays: Dragons softball looks to use spring break success as season catalyst
- Emerging Leaders Help With Sandbagging Efforts
- Student Senate Votes 13-6 To Recommend Parking Pass Price Increase
- From Playbills to the Constitution
- University Implements Email Transition Planned Since 2013
- Thrifting: Saving More Than Just Money
- Student Film “No. 19” begins to wrap up on production
- Former MSUM Professor Still Active in Community
- UPDATE: Administration Closes Campus Mar. 14 Due to Expected Weather Conditions
- Dragon Diver Prepping for NCAA Division II Championships
- Back to Backspin
- J-Mill Answers the Burning Question: Where do we find the Best Chicken Strip Basket?
- Student Spreads Joy With Personality and Artwork
- Eight Steps to Acing an Online Class
- “The Financial Model is not Sustainable”
- One Person’s Trash…: Future Dragon Runs Instagram Thrift Store
- Working Like a Dog: MSUM’s Service Animal Policy
- The Fullbacks and Running Backs: Dragons Football Signings Scouting Overview
- Winter Winds Leave Planned Schedules In Dust: How Students and Professors are Dealing With Three Snow Days
- MSUM Alum Conor Lee Promotes First Album Release
- Dragons Dance Goes to Disney World
- Xcel Energy Currently Shutting Down Around 975 Moorhead Customer Gas Lines for Repairs
- Community advocates stress need for safety while using dating applications
- The Quarterbacks: Dragons Football Signings Scouting Overview
- Spencer Van Beck and Autumn Schaeffer Named Dragonfrost Royalty
- Far Out, Man: HAIR in Concert at MSUM Feb. 9
- Dragonfrost Royalty Vote Ends Feb. 8
- “Feeling the Love, Just with a Lot of Sugar”: Pie Day at Kappa Sigma Rush
- “Drawing Desire”: An Art Colloquium
- Sprinkler Malfunction a Fluke Rather than Product of Vortex
- Why There is a Lack of Women in Sports Media
- Senate votes to move $45,000 from reserve funds to Travel and Supplemental Funding Budget
- Katie’s Kise Food Review
- Campus Health Centers Help Students Process Grief
- Grit. Humility. Heart. Karla Nelson, MSUM Women’s Basketball Coach, Speaks on Coaching With Broken Arm
- Together for the Women of Tomorrow; The Women’s March Returns to Fargo-Moorhead
- Nine Ways to Make Your Dorm Room Feel More Like Home
- Humble Beginnings: MSUM’s Club Hockey Team Hopes for bright future
- Kise Temporarily Closes Down After Sprinkler Bursts
- The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and more: MSUM Planetarium hosts Laserfest 2019
- Campus Car Theft Investigation Still Ongoing
- MSUM Women’s Basketball Beats Augustana 79-61
- Women’s Rugby Team Places Fourth In National Championship
- Students Discuss Card Game, “Magic: The Gathering”
- “Kid Vision”: MSUM Student Hip-Hop Artist
- Dragons Football Blown Out in Bowl, Search for Silver Linings
- Galaxies Not So Far Away: MSUM Professor 3-D Prints “BB-8” Replica
- Recycling Challenge Returns for Second Year: Sustainable Student Association strives to educate students on sustainable practices
- What a Picture Says A Review of “On Place: Three Views of the Land”
- Vice President of Student Senate Announces Resignation
- Trump’s War on Journalism: The “Cold War” Between President Trump and the Media
- Young Run: X-Country Star relishes time at MSUM
- MSUM Women’s Basketball Season Preview
- MSUM Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month
- Dragons Beat Out St. Cloud 13-10 on Senior Day
- Buying books: Why on-campus bookstore prices differ from online options
- Dragons boom for 95 points in exhibition victory over Minnesota Morris
- From Fasting to Filling Up: Nutritional habits student athletes follow
- “If the Dress Fits”: MSUM Student Brings Nonprofit to Moorhead
- Not Just Cauldrons and Cats: Women’s Center Coordinator sheds new light on witches
- Get Educated on North Dakota Ballot Measures
- Student Leader Shines at College Conference
- International Justice Mission Represented at MSUM
- Dollar Lunches Bring Students Together Every Tuesday
- Twin Dragons: Brothers, Identical in More Ways Than One
- Student Senate Works to Help Students Vote After Polling Place Change
- A Solid Foundation
- Counselors in Training: MSUM Program Helps Students Grow Skills and Offers Support to Community
- TOP 5 Sporting Events in November
- Making “No. 19”
- MSUM Community Weighs In on Voter ID Law Passed in North Dakota
- From Moorhead to D.C.
- Up for the Rebound
- Student Senate Seeks to Increase Visibility with Campus Community
- Student Senate discusses “AMCS” and “Rent College Pads”
- International Experience: Students Internationally Together Hosts Nepali Dinner
- Film Brings Validation to LGBT Community
- #RedBallProject makes its way to MSUM campus
- Mexican Food Serves Up Knowledge and Perspective for Students
- Crabs and labs: Marine biology students welcome aquatic life
- “R.I.P. AMCS”: Controversial banner raises questions
- With Warnings about a Level 3 Sex Offender near Campus, Public Safety Talks Security
- Testing Agility: Dragon Ninja Warrior
- Assist goes to Greaney: MSUM soccer coder aims to help off pitch.
- Snarr renovations complete: The next steps for MSUM housing development
- Celebrating Heritage and Art
- Why Advise?: MSUM begins advising, and you need to prepare
- What to expect: A preview of MSUM theater
- Letter from the editor: Looking forward to this year
- MSUM Students Record Album in Basement: “Pain Grows in Promising Places”
- Inspiring Dragon Pride: MSUM’s hype-man
- Take Back the Night: Raising awareness for indigenous women
- Top Five Sporting Events: October
- Anime Clubs and Conventions Provide Fun, Community and Lifelong Friendships
- Introducing Archery Tag: a fresh face spells change for intramurals.
- Swordfights are not a thing of the past: Local historic group visits Dragonfest
- MSUM Provides Space for New Americans
- “Meet and Confer”: Discourse over campus parking change
- “It All Adds Up”: MSUM CFO hosts Gender Justice and more for co-pay free birth control discussion
- What’s in your professor’s sink?
- New kids on the block: Student Senate’s first meeting
- “What’s Up?”: Planets, moons, stars and STEVE
- Dragons in the Emerald City: MSUM soccer team visits Seattle
- Top 5 Athletic Events of the Month: September
- “Run. Hide. Fight.”
- Dancing Blind: MSUM student experiments with new dance style
- Sweet Treats: Three new ice cream spots in Downtown Fargo
- Students Save Time with University’s Career Services
- Starting off right: Dragons show maturity and promise in 2018 opening win
- Money for memorials: Frat fundraises for veterans
- MSUM in the NFL: Exploring the possibility of Dragons standout Gibson playing at the next level
- Queer Cords: LGBT+ seniors honored at campus ceremony
- Informing state response: New state sexual violence coordinator solicits campus feedback
- An English excursion: the successes and struggles of the Lincoln exchange
- They’re back, and they’re brisk: Softball team plays chilly home opener
- Democratic duty: Student Senate polls closing soon
- Jumping to greatness: Dragons track and field star shines at Indoor Championships
- OPINION: Beat the blues: Volunteering full of health benefits
- OPINION: A nightmare on Eighth Street: Moorhead Taco Bell frustrates with spotty hours
- Spring break service: Students help Harvey cleanup effort
- Schedule Planner: New software Schedule Planner is introduced
- “I’ve been told that I’m in a cult,” South Korean church recruits MSUM students
- Actions speak louder than words
- What comes next? Students grapple with answering the life-shaping question
- Sorry Mr. Cooper: School is IN for the summer
- Service today, memories forever: Volunteering changes communities and lives
- For the love of tennis
- Monologues with a message: Students raise money to end gender-based violence
- Borowicz shines as Dragons women’s hoops drop Mustangs
- No days off
- Rodeo royalty: Quad-College drag show a success
- ‘Fear of failure’
- Dragons women’s hoops rolling as Thorson sets three-point record
- #MeToo: A global phenomenon, a necessary conversation
- An English excursion: MSUM students spend a semester overseas
- Starting from scratch: New club teaches kids to code
- Can you dig it: Vega finishes season top-10 in digs
- Worldly ambitions: Model UN hosts first ever conference
- Beaver Dam: Dragons lose ‘Axe’ to Bemidji State on senior day
- Mentoring for hope
- Boots made for serving and schooling: Campus veterans thriving at MSUM
- Open mic, open mind: Red Weather hosts poetry slam
- Futurama failure: When universities think big, the results end up small
- Altar-ing perceptions: The Day of the Dead brought to life with MSUM students
- Securing the position: Public Safety job opens unexpectedly early
- Generations of gentlemen: Sig Tau returns to Moorhead
- The Dragons’ dynamic transfer
- Row the paddle: Sinani leads Dragons to win over Marauders
- Dragons on ice: Low temps and loss freeze spirits on senior day
- Take a breath: Why students are suffering without fall breather
- Intimate support for intimate violence: Women’s Center holds session on recognizing partner abuse
- I don’t know how Bugs Bunny does it: My week with carrots
- Dragons basketball preview: A look at what’s in store for the upcoming season
- Carr’s last ride: MSUM’s record-setting quarterback
- Proud history on paper
- Radio ready: Getting your foot in the door
- Unusually inspiring: Life lessons from Odd?Rod
- Absence of accompaniment: MSUM’s a cappella group in full sing
- Intertwining identities: Coming Out Week celebrates intersectionality
- United by memories: CMU celebrates 50th anniversary
- All hail Macbeth: MSUM takes on the Bard’s play
- Homecoming fizzle: Dragons fall to Bulldogs
- Retaining the Rock: Dragons soccer tie Golden Eagles
- Dragons soccer edged by Augustana: Family Day lifts mood after close loss
- A sober outlet: MSUM students experience non-alcoholic entertainment
- Weathering the storm: Dragon football prevails against Concordia-St. Paul
- Dragon soccer laces up with pride
- Speak up, take back: Fighting campus sexual assault
- Goal line lager: Endzone Extravaganza is a can-crushing success
- Organized opposition: Women’s center coordinator teaches activism tools
- DragonFest 2017
- Butter bae: Student’s passion takes her to state fair
- MSUM STUDENT HAS KINGLY DUTIES: Pakistan native brings tastes of home to Fargo
- Dragons Rough Around the Edges, Lose Home Opener 51-35
- Just add water
- Racist hearsay causes senate uproar
- A somber goodbye and a bittersweet hello
- Finding our flame
- teamwork makes the dream work
- Navigating through the night
- Getting down with business
- Placing on the podium
- Sweet and stamps
- Dragon frost
- A scorching january
- Get your drag on for the DRAGons
- Love your cause
- Fargo to frankfurt: women’s march takes global stage
- Hot At Home: Dragon football remains undefeated on Scheels field
- Water protectors or protesters? Media portrayal may not be whole picture
- Bash on the bridge a major hit
- Dragon football starts 2016 with a win
- Making Connections: FargoConnect holds third annual conference
- Former senate member sues student government
- Everest Tikka House celebrates first anniversary
- REVIEW: When life gives Bey lemons…
- Athletic training major interns with Texas Rangers
- Senate leaders pass the torch
- English prof. volunteers at local cat shelter
- The film look to host high school film festival
- Pascavis moves on to bigger competition
- Students showcase work at annual conference
- In the land of Shakespeare
- ‘The Addams Family Musical’ opens Friday
- Alumna always learning, improving in HoDo pastry department
- ‘Herstory’-making dept. celebrates 45 years
- Former caretaker remembers beloved biology department iguana, Curie
- MSUM theater’s ‘Working’ opens April 13
- The past, present, and future of MSUM’s iconic high rise
- Student’s love of volunteering inspires spring break service
- Film fest fuels alumna’s love of the big screen
- Dragon softball spends break in the sunshine state
- Local awards put student works in the limelight
- Research with a cause
- NPR contest prompts MSUM collaboration
- Capstone projects test student creativity, tenacity
- Swedish recruit finds niche among Dragons
- Recent grad starts photography business
- Alumna authors best-selling children’s book
- “Every Gamer’s dream”
- Moving on up
- On the air
- Need a lift?
- ‘Eurydice’ builds on intense human emotion
- Golden Needle
BY KATIE BETZ katherine.betz@go.minnstate.edu
One of the best pastimes for a college student is exploring a new place.
Moorhead Center Mall, Moorhead MN
As the Christmas season approaches, people shop online for gifts or visit their local stores. MSUM students may not know what shopping…
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Student Union Finds Success in TGIF Program
BY CHASE SCHERR chase.scherr@go.mnstate.edu
This year, the Student Union has planned a series of events for the…
Discussion About International Student Job Opportunity
BY GENEVA NODLAND nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Recent concerns with international student job opportunity has sparked…
BY CHASE SCHERR chase.scherr@go.mnstate.edu
With the first semester of this year closing, the Housing staff of MSUM has been looking into the students staying on campus for winter break.
The Housing Department, located inside of Ballard Hall, has been working to see how many students…
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Wear the Latest Technology: the Smartwatch Trend
BY KRISANN SCHWANKE krisann.schwanke@go.mnstate.edu
Due to our strong attachment to technology, we've all…
“I Killed Columbus”
Local artists reflect on human rights struggles.
By: Alex Bertsch alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
…
BY GENEVA NODLAND geneva.nodland@mnstate.edu
As part of MSUM’s Dragon Frost festivities, the Dragon Entertainment group hosted Battle of the Bands Saturday, Feb. 8. The evening was filled with competition, music lovers and a little bit of rock n’ roll.
The Dragon Entertainment Group worked on…
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Madelyn’s Bibliophilia: Why We Broke Up
BY MADELYN SCHMIDT madelyn.schmidt@go.mnstate.edu
A weekly book review column in which I write about classics,…
Job Cuts Loom at MSUM
MSUM VP announces cuts to temporary faculty positions
BY: Ashley Johnson ajohnson168@my.anokaramsey.edu
The…
BY GENEVA NODLAND geneva.nodland@go.mnstate.edu
Everyone has their own look, taste and style. Sometimes it’s a part of their identity. One’s personal style can be a great outlet for individualism, creativity or emotion.
For some, that style isn’t quite complete without a little panache.
…
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Madelyn’s Bibliophilia: “Bridge of Clay”
BY MADELYN SCHMIDT madelyn.schmidt@go.mnstate.edu
A weekly book review column in which I write about classics,…
Bizarre Bazaar: The Race Scientist and His Sexy Skull
The hot skull that gave us Caucasians
BY ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
Race is a social…
BY MADELYN SCHMIDT madelyn.schmidt@go.mnstate.edu
A weekly book review column in which I write about classics, newer novels, poetry books, and works by local F-M authors.
Fellow book-lovers (and non-book-lovers)—hello, and welcome to my life as a bibliophiliac! I am Madelyn, a senior majoring…
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Ride the CBD Wave
BY KRISANN SCHWANKE krisann.schwanke@go.mnstate.edu
A look inside Minnesota business CBD of Moorhead
The…
Someone You Should Meet: Popular TikTok Creator from MSUM
BY GENEVA NODLAND geneva.nodland@go.mnstate.edu
The mobile app TikTok is a growing community with millions of…
BY ALEXIS WALSTROM alexis.walstrom@go.minnstate.edu
TikTok on the … app?
There’s a new mobile application sweeping across the nation that has captured the attention of the entire Generation Z. TikTok is a trending app that has captured the hearts—and screens—of GenZ’rs and millennials alike.…
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Center for Global Engagement Addresses International Student Enrollment
BY GENEVA NODLAND nodlandg@mnstate.edu
Higher education numbers show that international student enrollment is…
Chris Walker: Photographer and Professor
BY KARI HAAVERSEN kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
“What do I love about photography? Everything.”-Chris Walker
…
BY ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
In April 2019, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party presented their state budget to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Their plan would increase funding for higher education by $305 million. This funding would be a substantial increase, covering…
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Fargo Hosts Climate Discussion
BY ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
On Sept. 20, people of all ages from the Fargo-Moorhead area…
Spark or No Spark: The New Way to Declutter
BY KARI HAAVERSEN kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
Do you feel that spark of joy when you hold your favorite…
BY KATIE BETZ betzka@mnstate.edu
Graphic of the Enneagram. Kajabi
College is often a time of self-discovery and for some students at MSUM the Enneagram personality test is a great way to learn about yourself.
Victoria Tinjum from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota is a junior…
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Enrollment Numbers for MSUM Released
BY CHASE SCHERR chase.scherr@go.mnstate.edu
MSUM has officially reached an increase in undergraduate enrollment…
The Story Addict
BY KATIE BETZ betzka@mnstate.edu
International
student Kate Bonnett is story-obsessed.
An
Australian…
BY GENEVA NODLAND nodlandge@mnstate.edu
MSUM is no stranger to the national collegiate trend of declining international student enrollment.
Enrollment
is going down, but why?
In
general, MSUM’s enrollment has been shrinking the last few years. Enrollment is
down 109 students from last year…
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#SaveTheTurtles: From A Hashtag To A Movement
BY KARI HAAVERSEN kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
What started as a hashtag has become an international…
MSUM Implements Graduation Fee
BY PAIGE ANDERSON paige.anderson@go.mnstate.edu
The Dragon Digest
announcement of the implementation of…
BY: ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
On July 1, Hendrix Clinic ceased providing medical services, and now will offer expanded mental health care instead.
In
the past, Hendrix had offered a variety of medical services, including
laboratory services such as routine blood counts,…
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The New Provider: Family HealthCare
Nonprofit Fargo Clinic Serves MSUM Students in Place of Hendrix
BY KATIE BETZ betzka@mnstate.edu
Upon…
Finding Prescriptions
Where they went and how they got there
BY: GENEVA NODLAND nodlandge@mnstate.edu
As of July 1, 2019 Hendrix…
Organizers hope to help global change with local action
BY: ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
This Friday, in 150 countries, people will walk out of their
jobs, homes or schools to demand climate justice for everyone.
These local events are organized as part of the Global…
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Reaching Out for Help
Accessibility Resources helps students in need of special accommodations achieve their goals
BY: PAIGE ANDERSON…
Target, Fire, Decertify: How Sodexo Allegedly Drove Out the Union
Former employees accuse Sodexo of taking malicious actions against union
BY: ALEX BERTSCH…
BY: GENEVA NODLAND nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Whether you are a Moorhead native or have made
your home here throughout years at MSUM, you may be familiar with the
businesses that make up downtown Moorhead. There’s also a strong likelihood
that you aren’t. That is exactly the reason the Downtown…
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A Mouse in the Spinach
Student eating at Kise Commons finds dead mouse in spinach
BY: ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.minnstate.edu
…
Roof Replacement Remedies Water Leak
BY: KATIE BETZ, katherine.betz@go.mnstate.edu
For MacLean Hall, summer brought a serious roof repair project,…
BY: KATIE BETZ, betzka@mnstate.edu
Administration has decided to keep the R-4 lot as reserved parking for next school year.
MSUM Public Safety Director Ryan Nelson explained why the R-4 parking lot, which is used for reserved parking, will remain a reserved parking lot next school year.…
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Letter From the Editor
BY: LOGAN PETERSON, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
The phrase, “a long and arduous journey” has been circling through my…
Sand to Snow
BY: KARI HAAVERSEN, kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
Imagine: it’s 5:30 in the morning, and you hear your alarm go…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Student Senate was given the Student Activity Budget Committee's (SABC's) recommended allocations for each organization last night, April 25.
Senate is set to vote to approve the allocations next week, May 2. Their recommendation will then go to…
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American Multicultural Studies: Continuous Questions About the Future
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Questions still remain about the controversy surrounding the…
Student Senate Votes Unanimously to Recommend $30 Increase in New Student…
BY: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Last night, Student Senate voted to recommend an increase in the…
BY: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
MSUM played a large role in the past few weeks with the flood frenzy surrounding the FM area.
Last Tuesday, April 2, MSUM hosted a community flood information meeting in the CMU Ballroom. Moorhead city engineer, Dr. Bob Zimmerman, spoke about past flood…
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WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?: Album Review
BY: GRIFFIN NELSON, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
As 17-year-old Los Angeles-native Billie Eilish justly claims in her…
Catching Sunrays: Dragons softball looks to use spring break success as season…
BY: GRIFFIN NELSON, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Sometimes, you just need a vacation.
Maybe someplace tropical.…
BY: GENEVA NODLAND, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
After a long and snow-heavy winter, the FM area is preparing for the rise of the Red River. Fargo started with a goal of 1 million sandbags, and Moorhead started at 150,000. Although those numbers seem large, they are quite minor compared to the goal of…
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Student Senate Votes 13-6 To Recommend Parking Pass Price Increase
BY: MELISSA GONZALEZ, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Student Senate voted 13-6 in support of parking lot rate increase…
From Playbills to the Constitution
By: Kylee Meyermeyerky@mnstate.edu
Lights. Camera. Objection.
Throughout her childhood, Linda…
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Last weekend MSUM’s email system migrated to a new platform. Daniel Heckaman, chief information officer and the head of the IT department at MSUM, shed some light on the reason the email moved and some of the problems that came along with the migration.…
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Thrifting: Saving More Than Just Money
By Kari Haaversen, kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
Between paying tuition, rent, and other expenses, there seems…
Student Film “No. 19” begins to wrap up on production
By Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
The crew of the film “No. 19” is reaching the end of production. Brianna…
By Ashley Rezachek, rezachekas@mnstate.edu
In her 87 years Yvonne Condell has accomplished a lot.
Condell’s life has been on the go from a young age. She received her bachelor’s degree at 20 years old, and by the time she was 22, she had her master’s. Even after retiring from teaching at MSUM…
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UPDATE: Administration Closes Campus Mar. 14 Due to Expected Weather Conditions
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
8:27 p.m. Update: According to an email from Jean Hollaar at 8:27…
Dragon Diver Prepping for NCAA Division II Championships
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Earlier this month, MSUM’s Swim and Dive team traveled to Sioux Falls,…
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
When you consider spring along the Red River, nets are for fishing, love is possessing four-wheel drive and “break points” come when it’s below zero for the fiftieth day in a row and you feel like setting yourself on fire would be a reasonable substitute.…
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J-Mill Answers the Burning Question: Where do we find the Best Chicken Strip…
JIMMY HAMMARSTEN, hammarstja@mnstate.edu
Deep fried, crispy and juicy chicken strips are a staple at restaurants…
Student Spreads Joy With Personality and Artwork
BY: ANNA SANDMEIER, Sandmeiean@mnstate.edu
Growing up, drawing had always been a part of Franklin Ugochukwu’s…
By: Autumn Johnson, johnsonau@mnstat.edu
College courses are already stressful, so having in-class lectures and an online class can get to be a lot for some people. It is easy to put off an online course because you don’t physically go to class, and your professor doesn’t actually remind you of…
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“The Financial Model is not Sustainable”
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
“The medical side of Hendrix has been going more and more and more in…
One Person’s Trash…: Future Dragon Runs Instagram Thrift Store
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
If you have an Instagram account, then you most likely have seen the…
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
MSUM’s service animal policy went through a review from Jan. 15 to Feb. 12.
Little changed about the policy itself, but within the document the name was updated to “Accessibility Resources” from “The Disability Resource Center,” to reflect the…
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The Fullbacks and Running Backs: Dragons Football Signings Scouting Overview
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Sports Editor Griffin Nelson provides his analysis of the newest Dragon…
Winter Winds Leave Planned Schedules In Dust: How Students and Professors are…
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Snow and cold are normal in Minnesota, but in the last few weeks the polar…
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
The door closes quickly, and warm air greets each person who enters the bar. It’s quiet and snowing outside. The hum of conversation buzzes in harmony with the music, drawing people in from the street.
It’s Dempsey’s jazz night in downtown Fargo,…
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Dragons Dance Goes to Disney World
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
MSUM’s dance team traveled to Orlando, Florida last month for the…
Xcel Energy Currently Shutting Down Around 975 Moorhead Customer Gas Lines for…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Feb. 16, 10:17 a.m. Update: Though there is no concrete number…
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Online dating can raise a flurry of nerves, annoyances and concerns. Human trafficking probably isn’t one of them, but the Women’s Center hosted a presentation raising awareness of the risks on Tuesday, Feb. 5.
Tama Puhr is a community advocate for…
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The Quarterbacks: Dragons Football Signings Scouting Overview
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Sports Editor Griffin Nelson provides his analysis of the newest Dragon…
Spencer Van Beck and Autumn Schaeffer Named Dragonfrost Royalty
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
On Friday night, Spencer Van Beck and Autumn Schaeffer were coronated Dragon…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
“HAIR in Concert” is coming to the Hansen theater on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The show was originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 7, but was moved due to weather. This will be a one-time performance by the MSUM theatre arts program.
The concert,…
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Dragonfrost Royalty Vote Ends Feb. 8
The Dragonfrost Court nominees have been selected, and votes for royalty are due Friday, Feb. 8 at noon. Students…
“Feeling the Love, Just with a Lot of Sugar”: Pie Day at Kappa Sigma Rush
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Photos by Alexis Walstrom, walstromal@mnstate.edu
Members of the…
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
MSUM hosted artist Joe Sinness last Thursday evening, Jan. 31. Just minutes before Sinness was introduced, the atmosphere buzzed with anticipation.
The first colloquium of the semester began as the artist took the audience down memory lane,…
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Sprinkler Malfunction a Fluke Rather than Product of Vortex
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Kise Commons is back to business as usual after a sprinkler…
Why There is a Lack of Women in Sports Media
By: Lexie Kennedy, kennedyal@mnstate.edu
You turn on the TV, switch to ESPN and immediately see a female…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
After being elected to Vice
President of Student Senate at the previous week’s meeting, former chair of the
legislative and internal affairs committee, Marcus Mergen, chaired his first
meeting on Jan. 24.
The meeting started out with a
brief…
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Katie’s Kise Food Review
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Kise Commons
is the source of sustenance for those MSUM students who have a…
Campus Health Centers Help Students Process Grief
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
In the days after a
student’s death was announced on campus,…
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Karla
Nelson slipped up.
The
MSUM women’s basketball head coach was on a casual walk around the neighborhood
with her dog in early January when she happened upon a patch of ice over by
Moorhead’s Woodlawn Park.
The
ice won, as she so eloquently…
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Together for the Women of Tomorrow; The Women’s March Returns to Fargo-Moorhead
By: Ponny White, whitepo@mnstate.edu
The future is women and
“together” FM women are letting it be known.…
Nine Ways to Make Your Dorm Room Feel More Like Home
By: Autumn Johnson, johnsonau@mnstate.edu
Coming to college and living in a small area with someone you may or…
By Nick Knapper,knapperni@mnstate.edu
Great things often start small.
The Fargo-Moorhead area has
three colleges, none of which has a Division I hockey program. Moorhead High
School has a rich history of hockey and has even produced some players now in
the National Hockey League. Although…
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Kise Temporarily Closes Down After Sprinkler Bursts
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
At 2:30 p.m., Jan. 29, a water sprinkler burst in Kise Commons at MSUM due…
The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and more: MSUM Planetarium hosts Laserfest…
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
If you’re a devoted music fan to a singular group or genre, or…
by: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
MSUM students living off campus saw the police confrontation related to a campus car theft first hand.
The Moorhead Police Department is still investigating the theft that happened on Tuesday evening, Jan. 15.
According to the police news…
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MSUM Women’s Basketball Beats Augustana 79-61
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Kiley Borowicz’s had no idea how close she was to history.
…
Women’s Rugby Team Places Fourth In National Championship
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
The final weeks of school are a total scrum. The MSUM women’s rugby…
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
A game created by a college student is being played by students at MSUM.
MSUM student Nick McCallum, a sophomore finance major, is one of four students who meet “randomly throughout the week” in the CMU to play “Magic: The Gathering.” The game has been…
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“Kid Vision”: MSUM Student Hip-Hop Artist
By: Alexis Walstrom, walstromal@mnstate.edu
Graduating in 2020, like his vision for the future, Zachary Buresh,…
Dragons Football Blown Out in Bowl, Search for Silver Linings
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
An abbreviated version of this story was edited and published in the…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away—or, right down
the hall in the MSUM Center for the Arts.
For three months, Carlos Pacheco, assistant professor of photography at MSUM, has been working on building a droid, or at least aconvincing replica of…
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Recycling Challenge Returns for Second Year: Sustainable Student Association…
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Familiar logos on plastic bags pile up in the hallway between the…
What a Picture Says A Review of “On Place: Three Views of the Land”
By: Clara Derby, derbycl@mnstate.edu
The afternoon of Nov. 7, just a few days after Fargo’s first…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
“Alright I just have to read this to you guys, otherwise I’m not going to make it through,” Maddie Jo Carlson, Vice President of Student Senate, said on Nov. 29, 2018. “I will be resigning my position as your vice president effective Dec. 20, 2018.”
…
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Trump’s War on Journalism: The “Cold War” Between President Trump and the Media
BY: Laura Bowen, bownela@mnstate.edu
Trump is waging a war on journalism—and losing it, too
Upon hearing of…
Young Run: X-Country Star relishes time at MSUM
By: Jacob Tansen, tansenja@mnstate.edu
A long, successful run is nearing its end.
Josh Young, 23, is a…
By: Nick Knapper, knapperni@mnstate.edu
When you build tradition, you also build expectations.
Head Coach Karla Nelson is entering her 19th year of coaching MSUM’s womens’ basketball and has yet to have a losing season. MSUM has three returning starters from last year’s team, and they hope to…
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MSUM Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month
By: Alison Ziegler, ziegleral@mnstate.edu
Every year in November the United States celebrates American Indian…
Dragons Beat Out St. Cloud 13-10 on Senior Day
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Photos by Katie Adams
One should always employ caution when…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
According to an online poll by The Advocate on social media, 18.5 percent of 46 respondents use the campus bookstore to buy their class materials.
Some students think that this low number is due to the bookstore’s pricing. Zepherian Richardson, a…
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Dragons boom for 95 points in exhibition victory over Minnesota Morris
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
(Peyton) Boom.
MSUM women’s basketball fought off a shaky opening…
From Fasting to Filling Up: Nutritional habits student athletes follow
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Behind every successful athlete there is support, passion, drive–and a…
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Ashleigh Arntson wants you to part with your prom dress.
For a good cause.
She is one of the co-founders of “If the Dress Fits,” a nonprofit organization which seeks to help girls who can’t afford an expensive prom dress.
A senior public relations major…
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Not Just Cauldrons and Cats: Women’s Center Coordinator sheds new light on witches
By Ponny White, whitepo@mnstate.edu
On a gloomy Halloween evening amid mortals, witches and batty professors,…
Get Educated on North Dakota Ballot Measures
By: Leah Backstrom, backstrole@mnstate.edu
Many students who attend MSUM commute from North Dakota, and in less…
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
MSUM’s first time hosting the Minnesota Out! Campus Conference (MOCC) was a success as students from North Dakota and Minnesota attended over the weekend of Oct. 26-28.
Over 100 people from 20 different universities attended the…
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International Justice Mission Represented at MSUM
By: Alison Ziegler, ziegleral@mnstate.edu
An organization dedicated to ending slavery is hitting the ground…
Dollar Lunches Bring Students Together Every Tuesday
By: Zach Viney, vineyza@mnstate.edu
You’ve probably walked by the blue house before, near the edge of MSUM’s…
You may have seen twins, but it’s not every day you see twins on the same college football team. And both biology majors. And both aiming to be doctors.
Meet the Delbrune twins.
MSUM junior football players Malique and Devante Delbrune have always been close to one another, and pushed each…
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Student Senate Works to Help Students Vote After Polling Place Change
On Nov. 6, 2018, MSUM students will have to venture a little further to vote for the first time in six years.…
A Solid Foundation
Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Faculty art gives art students inspiration this month at the art gallery.
The…
By: Alison Ziegler, ziegleral@mnstate.edu
MSUM offers many opportunities to not only its students but also the surrounding community. One of the ways it does this is through the use of the Community Outreach Center (COC) on campus.
The COC has been up and running for over ten years.…
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TOP 5 Sporting Events in November
November 2: Girls basketball vs. Minnesota-Morris (6 p.m.); Boys basketball vs. University of Jamestown (8 p.m.)…
Making “No. 19”
Alexis Walstrom, walstromal@mnstate.edu
What’s it like to make a movie from start to finish?
Film Production…
Photo by Elliott Stallion on Unsplash
In early October, the North Dakota legislature passed a law, supported by the Supreme Court of the United States, that requires voters to provide identification that includes their legal name, date of birth and residential address.
The law was first…
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From Moorhead to D.C.
By: Emily Lauinger, lauingerem@mnstate.edu
On Sept. 20 Ponny White, an MSUM junior double majoring in multimedia…
Up for the Rebound
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Head Coach Chad Walthall leans against the padded siding of Nemzek…
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, members of MSUM’s Student Senate gathered in the CMU’s Sun Garden Lounge for a meet and greet with their constituents. The “Meet Your Senator” event was organized to increase Student Senate visibility on campus.
“We just wanted to make ourselves known to students so that if…
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Student Senate discusses “AMCS” and “Rent College Pads”
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
On Oct. 4, 2018, Student Senate discussed Rent College Pads, a…
International Experience: Students Internationally Together Hosts Nepali Dinner
Last Friday students visited a house about two blocks from MSUM to get a taste of Nepal.
Students…
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Image submitted by Raymond Rea, picture of Raymond Rea and visiting filmmaker Andrea Meyerson
*Names have been changed for privacy. To respect E.’s gender identity, the pronoun ‘they/them’ is used.
After 10 years of the LGBT Film Festival playing…
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#RedBallProject makes its way to MSUM campus
By Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Photos by Melissa Gonzalez
MSUM homecoming celebrations ended the…
Mexican Food Serves Up Knowledge and Perspective for Students
Students and faculty gathered in the Women’s Center on the morning of Friday, Sept. 28 to learn about connections…
By: Laura Grimm, grimmla@mnstate.edu
In the basement of Langseth Hall, a second move-in day is taking place.
The new tenants are aquatic organisms, and their new home is the Marine Lab, a student-led research lab advised by Dr. Brian Wisenden.
In the beginning…
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“R.I.P. AMCS”: Controversial banner raises questions
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
On Monday, Sept. 24th, a banner hung in Maclean hall read “R.I.P…
With Warnings about a Level 3 Sex Offender near Campus, Public Safety Talks…
MSUM’s Public Safety Department sent an email at the beginning of the school year that warned students of a Level 3…
The smell of sweat.
The squeaking of slipping shoes.
Bated breath.
The roar of the crowd.
Many students competed in Dragon Ninja Warrior, an event sponsored by the Dragon Entertainment Group, on Fri, Sept. 21 in Nemzek Field House.
The event was based off of the NBC show “American…
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Assist goes to Greaney: MSUM soccer coder aims to help off pitch.
Soccer player. Tech-wiz. Entrepreneur. European--meet MSUM’s Annika Greaney.
Greaney, 23, is a…
Snarr renovations complete: The next steps for MSUM housing development
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Housing at MSUM is getting a new look.
Renovations in East Snarr were…
By: Alison Ziegler, ziegleral@mnstate.edu
The art gallery in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts opened its doors to debut a visiting art exhibit on Sept. 17. The two artists featured are Anh-Thuy Nguyen and Fidencio Fifield-Perez.
A reception was scheduled for Sept. 20, but was…
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Why Advise?: MSUM begins advising, and you need to prepare
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
As you may have seen in your email inbox, advising is…
What to expect: A preview of MSUM theater
Whether you are an avid theater-goer or not quite sure where the theater on campus is, you’re going to want to keep…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Welcome back to MSUM. Or, if you’re new here, just welcome.
I’m excited to be writing this letter. I’m hopeful that we, as The Advocate, can provide an accurate and fair report of MSUM students and their lives here.
We’re in a strange time…
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MSUM Students Record Album in Basement: “Pain Grows in Promising Places”
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Photo submitted by Antonio Johnson
A new band with an unusual name is…
Inspiring Dragon Pride: MSUM’s hype-man
By Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Photo by Katie Adams, adamska@mnstate.edu
No matter how…
By Zach Viney, vineyza@mnstate.edu
Photos by Becca Renslow and Aridasee Tisland
“Dragons unite! Take back the night!” students shouted as they marched to raise awareness of violence towards women.
On September 20, MSUM’s Women’s Center held its annual Take Back the Night event in remembrance…
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Top Five Sporting Events: October
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
October 6: Football vs. No. 1 Minnesota State-Mankato (2 p.m.)
The…
Anime Clubs and Conventions Provide Fun, Community and Lifelong Friendships
By Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
As a local convention comes to town for the weekend, current and…
By Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
The arduous journey of a student-athlete is burdened by tremendous sacrifice.
All athletes exhaust their time, energy, and the most coveted resource on campus—sleep. And while the passion and commitment necessary to compete in athletics at the…
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Swordfights are not a thing of the past: Local historic group visits Dragonfest
Just ask Logan Mann.
On Tuesday, Sep. 11, he found himself fighting an opponent in full body armor on MSUM’s…
MSUM Provides Space for New Americans
The Fargo-Moorhead community came to MSUM’s campus, welcoming applicants as they were sworn in as new citizens in…
“Tonight, it was really about introductions,” said MSUM President Anne Blackhurst, “and making sure everyone around the senate table knows who we are and what we do.”
Senate’s second meeting of the year was a monthly “Meet and Confer” with President Blackhurst and her cabinet on September 13,…
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“It All Adds Up”: MSUM CFO hosts Gender Justice and more for co-pay free birth…
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
In the back of the CMU on Tuesday evening, multiple…
What’s in your professor’s sink?
Kicking off the school year, the Center for the Arts hosted an exhibit featuring MSUM faculty’s favorite…
By Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Vice President of Student Senate, Maddie Jo Carlson, chaired her first meeting on the evening of Sep. 6, 2018.
“I was terrified,” said Carlson. “I was running around my house for an hour before freaking out.”
Eventually, Carlson overcame her nerves.…
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“What’s Up?”: Planets, moons, stars and STEVE
By Katie Betz, kabetz@mnstate.edu
The new “What’s up?” program at the MSUM Planetarium shows and explains…
Dragons in the Emerald City: MSUM soccer team visits Seattle
By Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
The Dragons soccer team kicked off their regular season a long way from…
To the dismay of most involved, the school year is revving up in its typical intrusive fashion.
However, there’s no better device to melt the monotony of homework and lectures than an escape into a mass of like-minded individuals and school spirit.
Dragon athletics are up and running, and the…
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“Run. Hide. Fight.”
The past few years have had an unfortunate increase in aggressive and harmful behavior, both in schools and…
Dancing Blind: MSUM student experiments with new dance style
If you’ve ever been involved with a flash mob, you know it takes guts. Now imagine how it feels doing it by…
Downtown Fargo, North Dakota, is a favorite hangout spot for MSUM students. With a wide variety of shops, boutiques, restaurants and coffee shops, it’s not hard to see why.
Until recently, the one thing you couldn’t get downtown was ice cream. Over the summer, three new ice cream shops opened up…
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Students Save Time with University’s Career Services
Ready? Set? Graduate! Professional development doesn’t have to wait until the end of your college career—start now…
Starting off right: Dragons show maturity and promise in 2018 opening win
By Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
It wasn’t ‘picture perfect’, but the Dragons demonstrated resiliency and…
Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Kappa Sigma gave students a run for their money last Saturday.
The fraternity hosted the first-ever 5K for the Honor Flight on April 21, raising their goal of $1500.
“As (part of) our local philanthropy for our chapter, we decided on the Veterans Honor…
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MSUM in the NFL: Exploring the possibility of Dragons standout Gibson playing at…
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Former Dragons wide receiver Damon Gibson has a chance to do what only…
Queer Cords: LGBT+ seniors honored at campus ceremony
Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
At Thursday night’s Lavender Graduation, a few dozen students,…
Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
In a section of the CMU ballroom on April 12, a quiet but critical discussion was happening around sexual violence on college campuses.
The community listening session was the second of several hosted by the State of Minnesota’s Office of Higher…
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An English excursion: the successes and struggles of the Lincoln exchange
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Much to the dismay of Harry Potter fans around the world, it is…
They’re back, and they’re brisk: Softball team plays chilly home opener
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
In the weather entry of MSUM (10-18, 3-7 NSIC) softball’s…
Logan Peterson
petersonlo@mnstate.edu
It may not be November, but a campaign of a different stripe is happening on campus. This week launched the elections for Student Senate, and from the flurry of posters to tabling efforts by the candidates, the campaign process is well underway.
MSUM’s…
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Jumping to greatness: Dragons track and field star shines at Indoor Championships
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
For the fourth time in his career, senior MSUM track and field athlete…
OPINION: Beat the blues: Volunteering full of health benefits
Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
If you want to live longer, you should volunteer.
I grew up volunteering.…
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Taco Bell has been my go-to destination to satisfy my late-night cravings for years. YEARS.
In high school, I would periodically send that one a.m. “You up?” text to my FWWIGT, or my Friends with Whom I Got Tacos. The three of us would cram in my two-door…
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Spring break service: Students help Harvey cleanup effort
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
When college students go to Texas for spring break, it is hard not to…
Schedule Planner: New software Schedule Planner is introduced
Geneva Nodland
nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Spring semester is in full swing with advising and registration…
Logan Peterson
petersonlo@mnstate.edu
“They keep telling me I’m going to hell,” junior Jes Kalina said.
“They” are the World Mission Society Church of God, also known as the church of God the Mother. Recently, they’ve been evangelizing to students at MSUM. The group has approached Kalina on four…
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Actions speak louder than words
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
After four, decorated years filled with far more ups than downs, the…
What comes next? Students grapple with answering the life-shaping question
Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Spring break may have just ended, but students already need another…
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Summer school. Ugh.
There was a clear connotation that came with those two words in high school. No matter the reason students attended class from June to July, the presumption of any outsider was that those students didn’t hit their academic marks.…
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Service today, memories forever: Volunteering changes communities and lives
Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Instead of spending spring break relaxing, a group of more than thirty…
For the love of tennis
Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
In the midst of her senior year, Ricquel Ramsbottom is relishing her…
Melissa Gonzalez
gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
One very important body part was the focus of a fundraising effort for a local non-profit organization: the vagina.
Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Campus Feminist Organization (CFO) and Women’s Center co-sponsored the performance of “The…
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Borowicz shines as Dragons women’s hoops drop Mustangs
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
The MSUM Dragons women’s basketball team opened the Northern Sun…
No days off
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
As a member of both the football and track team, sophomore corner back and…
Emily Freeman
freemanem@mnstate.edu
For the audience sitting in the Comstock Memorial Union on Feb. 2, Friday night was not just another drag.
Instead, the MSUM Dragon Entertainment Group and the MSUM Rainbow Dragon Center presented the “Quad-College Drag Show: Steers & Queers…
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‘Fear of failure’
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
It has been a long, illustrious tenure for Dragons women’s head basketball…
Dragons women’s hoops rolling as Thorson sets three-point record
BY: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Amidst a hot streak, the MSUM women’s basketball team has hit its…
Melissa Gonzalez
gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
After decades of campaigns to bring awareness to sexual assault and harassment victims, it was the rebirth of “Me Too” on Twitter that finally broke the dam.
The viral campaign across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram began on Oct. 5, 2017, when…
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An English excursion: MSUM students spend a semester overseas
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Much to the dismay of Harry Potter fans around the world, it is…
Starting from scratch: New club teaches kids to code
Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
It’s no secret. The ability to code is one of the most sought after…
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
Going to college, Monica Vega never considered she’d become a record holder.
Vega, a junior defensive specialist/libero for the Dragon’s volleyball team, finishes the season ranked No. 9 all-time in career digs at MSUM.
“I came from a small…
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Worldly ambitions: Model UN hosts first ever conference
By Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
In a boisterous room of the CMU, students are deciding the fate…
Beaver Dam: Dragons lose ‘Axe’ to Bemidji State on senior day
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
In the Battle for the Axe, Bemidji State chopped down the…
By Krissy Ness
nesskr@mnstate.edu
A new mentorship system is helping diverse students succeed in our community.
Students and staff from SPECTRUM and the Rainbow Dragon Center have come together with surrounding colleges and others to provide support to the LGBTQ+ community with the…
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Boots made for serving and schooling: Campus veterans thriving at MSUM
By Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Being a successful college student is tough enough. Now, imagine you…
Open mic, open mind: Red Weather hosts poetry slam
By Geneva Nodland
nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Bitter wind blew the heavy snow around Monday night, but the CMU held a…
By Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Flying cars, 3D-printed organs and brand-new crosswalks. Wait, what?
When universities imagine their futures, it involves less hoverboarding and more resurfacing pavement. And in 2010, when university officials were dreaming of a better future,…
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Altar-ing perceptions: The Day of the Dead brought to life with MSUM students
By Geneva Nodland
nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Although el Día de los Muertos is a day of remembrance for lost…
Securing the position: Public Safety job opens unexpectedly early
By Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
After former Public Safety Director James “Jim” Schumann left…
By Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
During World War I, a group of soldiers turned friends returned to Central Missouri State Teachers College in 1920 with hopes to continue their wartime camaraderie by forming a new fraternity, Sigma Tau Gamma.
Fast forward 97 years, and a local…
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The Dragons’ dynamic transfer
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Travaun Coad picked up the rock at a young age, and now finds…
Row the paddle: Sinani leads Dragons to win over Marauders
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
On a chilly day in Moorhead, the Dragons remained hot offensively.…
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
On a day when temperatures hovered in the mid-20s, the Dragons women’s soccer team fell short of a win on “Senior Day.”
Losing 2-1 to the University of Mary, MSUM (1-12-3) came out with nervous energy to start the game. The Dragons weren’t…
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Take a breath: Why students are suffering without fall breather
By Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Students are exhausted.
Two years ago, the administration got rid…
Intimate support for intimate violence: Women’s Center holds session on…
By Geneva Nodland
nodlandge@mnstate.edu
We all know that love can hurt—but sometimes love can hurt us on…
By Logan Peterson
petersonlo@mnstate.edu
It all started last Tuesday. I, with my naïve confidence, boasted that I could survive off of only carrots for a month.
Photo courtesy of Logan Peterson
Logan Peterson with his ten pound bag of carrots.
My roommates came together to bet nine…
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Dragons basketball preview: A look at what’s in store for the upcoming…
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
As practice opened last week, both the Dragons men’s and women’s…
Carr’s last ride: MSUM’s record-setting quarterback
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
Before every game, home or away, senior quarterback Demetrius Carr…
By Emma Vatnsdal
vatnsdalem@mnstate.edu
In 1690, Benjamin Harris published the first newspaper in the American colonies, titled Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick.
A lot has changed since then, and the world of student journalism has changed too—including MSUM’s newspaper.…
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Radio ready: Getting your foot in the door
By Krissy Ness
nesskr@mnstate.edu
Long weekdays turn into long weekends of getting coffee, pulling papers…
Unusually inspiring: Life lessons from Odd?Rod
By Paulina Glowacki
glowackipa@mnstate.edu
Poetry and passion collided in the Glasrud Auditorium.…
By Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
If you were to stroll through the Center for the Arts and hear the sound of tight harmonies coupled with a vocal percussionist, you may think the next round of auditions for “Pitch Perfect 4” were taking place here in Moorhead.
Started in the…
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Intertwining identities: Coming Out Week celebrates intersectionality
By Jessica Colby
and Anna Landsverk
Armed with chalk, buttons, dye and enthusiasm, SPECTRUM and its partner…
United by memories: CMU celebrates 50th anniversary
By Trevor Theis
theistre@mnstate.edu
Past Dragons reveled in never-ending nostalgia as they came to…
By Erin Chace
chaceer@mnstate.edu
MSUM has been graced by the presence of Scottish royalty.
Director of Theatre Arts Craig Ellingson brought Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” to Gaede Stage. Having directed at MSUM for 20 years, Ellingson said he’s been thinking about this…
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Homecoming fizzle: Dragons fall to Bulldogs
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
With a full house, a beer garden and a large number of…
Retaining the Rock: Dragons soccer tie Golden Eagles
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
The Highway 75 Rock will remain in Moorhead for another year as the…
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
The MSUM women’s soccer team came up short in a hard-fought battle against Augustana on Sunday, losing 1-0.
The Dragons fell to 1-5-1 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and 1-6-2 overall. Augustana improved to 6-0-1 in the NSIC and…
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A sober outlet: MSUM students experience non-alcoholic entertainment
By Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
On a dry campus, creating an environment that attracts students late…
Weathering the storm: Dragon football prevails against Concordia-St. Paul
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
As the rain poured down on Scheels Field, and fans ran for…
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
Rainbow piñatas and shoelaces, both part of MSUM’s Play With Pride game.
Developed by the LGBT Coaches and Allies Member Group along with the United Soccer Coaches, Play With Pride is a new initiative to show support for athletes and coaches of…
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Speak up, take back: Fighting campus sexual assault
By Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Take Back the Night helped survivors of sexual assault find their voices…
Goal line lager: Endzone Extravaganza is a can-crushing success
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Even though the Dragons didn’t earn a victory in its first home…
By: Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Maybe it is easy to identify problems and develop quick solutions for unjust situations, but without the right training, those ideas for change will never come to fruition.
At MSUM, Dana Bisignani, the Women’s Center coordinator, is on a mission to…
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DragonFest 2017
By: Emma Vatnsdal
vatnsdalem@mnstate.edu
The walkways of MSUM’s campus mall were alive with the sounds of…
Butter bae: Student’s passion takes her to state fair
By: Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Gina Holdvogt has a head in her freezer.
A butter head, that is. This past…
By: Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
When college students participate in extracurricular activities, the majority join a club or student organization. For Saad Janjua, an MSUM senior and public safety officer, his extracurriculars are far more unique.
Situated just north of Fourth Street…
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Dragons Rough Around the Edges, Lose Home Opener 51-35
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
The MSUM Dragons fell 51-35 in its home opener to the Southwest…
Just add water
By: Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Actors brought waves of emotion to their audiences with their…
By: Kayleigh Omang & Anna Landsverk
omangka@mnstate.edu
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Two months after a student senate member was accused of making a racist comment, a resolution is finally being reached.
In late February, the chair of the diversity committee, Lexi Byler, was the subject of an…
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A somber goodbye and a bittersweet hello
By: Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
I’m going to be straight with you—as hard as being editor-in-chief was,…
Finding our flame
By Mikaila Norman
normanmi@mnstate.edu
Ignoring the frigid air and brisk wind, Prior Lake native Kim Ahern and…
By Haley Foster
fosterha@mnstate.edu
The MSUM women’s basketball team is having the season of a lifetime—one that’s consistently landing coaches, players and the team in the record books.
“We’ve accomplished a lot of things, but I think the bigger goals are still ahead of us,” head coach Karla…
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Navigating through the night
By Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Once a year, the general public is invited to walk the labyrinthine…
Getting down with business
By Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
The entrepreneurial program at MSUM is one of only two undergraduate…
Jessica Colby
colbyje@mnstate.edu
The Dragon women’s swimming and diving team broke numerous pool records and swam lifetime bests at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Championships hosted in Rochester, Minnesota, at the Rochester Recreation Center.
The team left for…
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Sweet and stamps
By Kaitlin Adams
adamska@mnstate.edu
As one of the largest student organizations on campus, the Dragon…
Dragon frost
Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
Although the week was cold, Dragon pride burned brightly during…
By John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Shooting threes, playing unselfishly, good defense and overcoming a tough game schedule have been the essential aspects for MSUM men’s basketball this season.
Despite six of MSUM’s eight games in January being away, the Dragons posted an impressive…
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Get your drag on for the DRAGons
By Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
On Feb. 3, students and professionals gathered in the Comstock…
Love your cause
By Kaitlin Adams
adamska@mnstate.edu
In five short years, Love Your Melon has grown to a nationwide…
By Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Armed with protest signs and pink hats, roughly 4 million U.S. women marched in the largest single-day protest in this country’s history on Jan. 21, 2017.
The Women’s March took place the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to Dr.…
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Hot At Home: Dragon football remains undefeated on Scheels field
BY TAIMOOR SATTI
sattita@mnstate.edu
The outstanding defensive performance by the Dragons helped MSUM to earn a…
Water protectors or protesters? Media portrayal may not be whole picture
BY CARLY DESANTO
desantoca@mnstate.edu
The protest taking place on the Standing Rock reservation near Bismarck,…
by Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
Food trucks, yard games, kayaking, canoeing, and the Johnny Holmes Band crowded the First Avenue Bridge in Moorhead for the Bridge Bash on Sept. 8. MSUM students and fans made their appearance known, with red Dragon shirts dotting the scene.
Dragon…
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Dragon football starts 2016 with a win
Starting off the first game of the season, junior quarterback Demetrius Carr begins to run the ball. Carr rushed 76…
Making Connections: FargoConnect holds third annual conference
by Kayleigh Omang
omganka@mnstate.edu
FargoConnect held its third annual conference in the FargoDome on Tuesday, …
by Samantha Stark & Ellen Rossow
starksa@mnstate.edu • rossowel@mnstate.edu
A former Student Senate member is filing a lawsuit against his student government. Paralegal studies and computer science senior Jamaal Abegaz is taking members of Student Senate to Clay County District Court for…
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Everest Tikka House celebrates first anniversary
by Josie Gereszek
gereszekjo@mnstate.edu
It was Christmas Day in 2008 when Saru Pokharel’s flight from Nepal…
REVIEW: When life gives Bey lemons…
by Quinn Fenger
fengerqu@mnstate.edu
Beyoncé needs little introduction. The “Queen B” of pop and ruler of modern…
by Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
As the Major League Baseball season swings into its full momentum, so too do many area students’ cheers for the Minnesota Twins. But athletic training junior Shunichi Takitsu has an unlikely connection to another team — the Texas Rangers, which he interned…
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Senate leaders pass the torch
by Tyler Jensen
jensenty@mnstate.edu
The paths MSUM’s current Student Body President, junior Sean Duckworth,…
English prof. volunteers at local cat shelter
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
When English professor Jill Frederick isn’t grading papers and lecturing,…
by Ellen Rossow
rossowel@mnstate.edu
MSUM’s Film Loop is hosting its second annual Red River Film Festival April 30. The fest offers high school students in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota the opportunity to have their work screened in a festival setting.
Film junior Rachel Soland founded…
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Pascavis moves on to bigger competition
by John Miller
millerjo@mnstate.edu
Dragon diver Emily Pascavis may be done with her career at the collegiate…
Students showcase work at annual conference
by Kelsey Ketterling
ketterlike@mnstate.edu
Students can spend months, even years, putting together…
by Danielle Tharaldson and Ashley Tuttle
theraldsoda@mnstate.edu • tuttleas@mnstate.edu
This year marks 400 years since William Shakespeare’s death. Cities worldwide are honoring the anniversary with festivals, exhibitions and staged productions.
In early 2016, Fargo-Moorhead held a handful of…
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‘The Addams Family Musical’ opens Friday
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
Fargo thespians will take the stage as their version of the creepy and…
Alumna always learning, improving in HoDo pastry department
by Josie Gereszek
gereszekjo@mnstate.edu
Baking bread is like walking a tightrope. A balancing act both art and…
Women’s and gender studies program pioneer Sylvia Morgan stands and waits to speak at a 1971 Equal Rights Ammendment debate she attended with students in Bismarck.
by Kelsey Ketterling
ketterlingke@mnstate.edu
It’s been 45 years since Sylvia Morgan instructed MSUM’s first course in women’s…
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Former caretaker remembers beloved biology department iguana, Curie
by Samantha Stark
starksa@mnstate.edu
His days were spent wandering the hallways of Langseth, basking in…
MSUM theater’s ‘Working’ opens April 13
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
Since even before spring break, MSUM’s theater department has been…
by Tyler Jensen & Nathan Hlavka
jensenty@mnstate.edu • hlavkana@mnstate.edu
At 12 stories high, Nelson Hall, or “The Beer Can,” as it’s known to many, is the most noticeable — and perhaps notorious — building on MSUM’s campus, having been ‘home’ to students for nearly half a century.
A…
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Student’s love of volunteering inspires spring break service
by Tori Feldman
feldmanto@mnstate.edu
Netflix is probably the word most students would use to describe their…
Film fest fuels alumna’s love of the big screen
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
Alumna Emily Beck vividly remembers driving with her family to the movie…
by Ellen Rossow
rossowel@mnstate.edu
While a spring break in Florida is traditionally spent on a beach, basking in the southern sun, the Dragon softball team spent its week off sunbathing on a diamond. Arriving in the Sunshine State with a 2-5 record and leaving Florida 7-9, the team is ready for…
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Local awards put student works in the limelight
by Ellen Rossow
rossowel@mnstate.edu
As spring break approaches and graduation comes into view, students strive…
Research with a cause
by Tyler Jensen
jensenty@mnstate.edu
He may be 7,000 miles from home, but Nepal is never far from Lok Pokhrel’s…
by Josie Gereszek
gereszekjo@mnstate.edu
A tiny desk, a good tune and a YouTube channel. For the last two years, National Public Radio has set these as criteria in offering thousands of musicians the chance to be heard by millions. For two years, accordingly, Fargo hip-hop troupe D Mills &…
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Capstone projects test student creativity, tenacity
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
MSUM film seniors are feeling the pressure. In order to graduate this…
Swedish recruit finds niche among Dragons
by Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
From Uppsala, Sweden, to Moorhead, Minnesota, MSUM football’s latest…
by Kit Murray
murrayki@mnstate.edu
Over the course of two years, recent MSUM graduate Lydia Nicholson has successfully launched Two Pines Photography in the F-M area.
When Nicholson was 9, her grandmother gave her a camera. Growing up on a farm, she loved taking photos of animals and the outdoors…
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Alumna authors best-selling children’s book
By Kelsey Ketterling
ketterlingke@mnstate.edu
MSUM alumna Elise Parsley’s book, “If You Ever Want to Bring an…
“Every Gamer’s dream”
by Ellen Rossow
rossowel@mnstate.edu
While MSUM athletes prepare for spring championships, Brandon Qual…
Dragon basketball soars toward conference championship
by Martin Schlegel & Anthony Schnabel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu • schnabelan@mnstate.edu
Update:
The men beat the University of Mary by a wide margin, 89-65. The Dragons improve to 30-4 on the season.
The Dragons out-performed the…
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On the air
by Kit Murray
murrayki@mnstate.edu
Taylor Peterson, aka Pike, is known best in the Fargo-Moorhead area for his…
Need a lift?
by Kelsey Ketterling
ketterlike@mnstate.edu
Alumnus and Uber driver Dan Haglund gives rides to all kinds of…
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
The theater department is ready to open its next production this week, Sarah Ruhl’s interpretation of the love story “Eurydice.” Senior Nora Flaherty is directing the emotional story she first read a couple years ago in a theater class.
This time last year,…
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Golden Needle
Alumna opened first tattoo studio in downtown Moorhead
by Samantha Stark
starksa@mnstate.edu
For Anita Burbeck,…