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- Letter from the Editor
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- Discussion About International Student Job Opportunity
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- Letter From the Editor
- Sand to Snow
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- University Implements Email Transition Planned Since 2013
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- UPDATE: Administration Closes Campus Mar. 14 Due to Expected Weather Conditions
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- Spencer Van Beck and Autumn Schaeffer Named Dragonfrost Royalty
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- Students Discuss Card Game, “Magic: The Gathering”
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- 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
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- MSUM Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month
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- Dragons boom for 95 points in exhibition victory over Minnesota Morris
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- 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
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- With Warnings about a Level 3 Sex Offender near Campus, Public Safety Talks Security
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- Celebrating Heritage and Art
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- 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
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- “What’s Up?”: Planets, moons, stars and STEVE
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Recent grad starts photography business
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- ‘Eurydice’ builds on intense human emotion
- Golden Needle
- Letter to the Editor
- Claiming Quarantine
BY ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
Anne Blackhurst isn’t your friend. I know this may come off as contentious or rude or even needlessly confrontational, however, I believe this is something every single student, faculty member and staff member at MSUM needs to acknowledge. Anne…
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Dealing With the Unexpected
BY GRANT EVANS grant.evans@go.mnstate.edu
There was a time when the perception of the coronavirus was like a…
COVID-19’s Lasting Effects on Campus Communities
BY ABBY MAKAY abby.makay@go.mnstate.edu
Confined to the walls of their homes and offices, educational…
BY GRANT EVANS grant.evans@go.mnstate.edu
On Tuesday, April 21, MSUM will hold its 22nd annual Student Academic Conference (SAC), a conference where students discuss social matters as a means of intellectual discourse. The conference is usually held on MSUM’s campus, but due to COVID-19,…
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In-person, Online, or Both Stay Connected to Campus Through Student Events
BY KATE ALMQUIST kate.almquist@go.mnstate.edu
One of the most important aspects of student life on campus is…
We are Looking for Creative Writing!
Hello Dragons!
We are gearing up for our first print edition of the fall semester! We are excited to bring you…
BY KATE ALMQUIST kate.almquist@go.mnstate.edu
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every community in some way, but small businesses in downtown Fargo have been taking an especially hard hit since having to temporarily close their doors to the public.
When the government-mandated order to stay…
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Surviving Quarantine: Long Distance Relationship Edition
BY ALEXIS WALSTROM alexis.walstrom@go.mnstate.edu
Not only is summer vacation about to start, but with all of…
What is Hendrix Doing Now?
BY MERISSA REED merissa.reed@go.mnstate.edu
Although the MSUM campus has shut down temporarily during this…
BY OLIVIA CLARK olivia.clark@go.mnstate.edu
As the rapid spread of COVID-19 plagues the nation, college campuses all across the United States are forced to close and send their students packing their bags for the rest of spring semester, in hopes of flattening the curve. MSUM has decided to…
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Local High School Athletes Feel Effects of COVID-19
BY JOE KELLER joseph.keller@go.mnstate.edu
Not only has the coronavirus weakened the economy, but it has also…
Program and Job Cuts At MSUM
BY: GENEVA NODLAND geneva.nodland@go.mnstate.edu
President Anne Blackhurst announced earlier today that over…
BY KATE ALMQUIST kate.almquist@go.mnstate.edu
Instead of getting ready to see her artwork displayed in Fargo-Moorhead’s most popular art gallery, Tessa Wick is adapting to a new normal, along with dozens of other regional artists who were going to be featured in the Plains Art Museum’s 24th…
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MSUM Student Athletes affected by COVID-19
Championships, tournaments and spring season cancellations create a domino effect to all sports governed by the…
We’re Hiring!
The Advocate is hiring for editorial positions for the 2020-2021 school year. The Advocate offers students a paid…
Covid-19 Update
To the MSUM Community,
The role of The Advocate as a student-run newspaper is stated clearly in our motto: “By the Students, For the Students.” Our job in this community is to advocate for the students, hold those in power accountable, and provide the students with the…
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“I Killed Columbus”
Local artists reflect on human rights struggles.
By: Alex Bertsch alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
…
Battle of the Bands
BY GENEVA NODLAND geneva.nodland@mnstate.edu
As part of MSUM’s Dragon Frost festivities, the Dragon…
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.
Welcome to my life as a bibliophiliac, in which a good book can totally mess up my sleep schedule and make everything else…
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Job Cuts Loom at MSUM
MSUM VP announces cuts to temporary faculty positions
BY: Ashley Johnson ajohnson168@my.anokaramsey.edu
The…
Personal Panache
BY GENEVA NODLAND geneva.nodland@go.mnstate.edu
Everyone has their own look, taste and style. Sometimes it’s a…
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…
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,…
The hot skull that gave us Caucasians
BY ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
Race is a social construct. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but I will hedge my bets and try to explain it anyway. In brief, the concept of race was invented in the colonial period as a way to…
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Madelyn’s Bibliophilia
BY MADELYN SCHMIDT madelyn.schmidt@go.mnstate.edu
A weekly book review column in which I write about classics,…
Ride the CBD Wave
BY KRISANN SCHWANKE krisann.schwanke@go.mnstate.edu
A look inside Minnesota business CBD of Moorhead
The…
BY GENEVA NODLAND geneva.nodland@go.mnstate.edu
The mobile app TikTok is a growing community with millions of users, and MSUM is home to one of its well-known creators.
If you don't already know, TikTok is an app on which users create and share short videos. There are many more steps and…
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TikTok: the Trend that Hasn’t Timed Out
BY ALEXIS WALSTROM alexis.walstrom@go.minnstate.edu
TikTok on the … app?
There’s a new mobile application…
Center for Global Engagement Addresses International Student Enrollment
BY GENEVA NODLAND nodlandg@mnstate.edu
Higher education numbers show that international student enrollment is…
BY KARI HAAVERSEN kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
“What do I love about photography? Everything.”-Chris Walker
Meet Chris Walker, an MSUM photography professor. While you can find him in the classroom teaching students the fundamentals of photography and film, you are more likely to find him on…
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Empty Pockets
BY ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
In April 2019, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party presented…
Fargo Hosts Climate Discussion
BY ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
On Sept. 20, people of all ages from the Fargo-Moorhead area…
BY KARI HAAVERSEN kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
Do you feel that spark of joy when you hold your favorite things? Or are they just items taking up space?
Storage space is limited
when living in a dorm room. It can be hard to ditch the clutter and clothes you
have not used or worn in months,…
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The Enneagram Trend
BY KATIE BETZ betzka@mnstate.edu
Graphic of the Enneagram. Kajabi
College is often a time…
Enrollment Numbers for MSUM Released
BY CHASE SCHERR chase.scherr@go.mnstate.edu
MSUM has officially reached an increase in undergraduate enrollment…
BY KATIE BETZ betzka@mnstate.edu
International
student Kate Bonnett is story-obsessed.
An
Australian sophomore majoring in theater, Bonnett’s obsession for stories is
displayed in her love for her major and for books.
Growing into theater
Though
she is a theater major now, Bonnett did…
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International Enrollment Dropping Locally and Nationally
BY GENEVA NODLAND nodlandge@mnstate.edu
MSUM is no stranger to the national collegiate trend of declining…
#SaveTheTurtles: From A Hashtag To A Movement
BY KARI HAAVERSEN kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
What started as a hashtag has become an international…
BY PAIGE ANDERSON paige.anderson@go.mnstate.edu
The Dragon Digest
announcement of the implementation of graduation fees guided students to
contact the registrar’s office with questions. When The Advocate
stopped by the registrar’s office, it was directed to Associate
Registrar Shawn…
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Hendrix shifts focus to counseling
BY: ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
On July 1, Hendrix Clinic ceased providing medical services,…
The New Provider: Family HealthCare
Nonprofit Fargo Clinic Serves MSUM Students in Place of Hendrix
BY KATIE BETZ betzka@mnstate.edu
Upon…
Where they went and how they got there
BY: GENEVA NODLAND nodlandge@mnstate.edu
As of July 1, 2019 Hendrix Clinic & Counseling Center’s medical, pharmacy and laboratory services were discontinued. They are now focusing on mental health services.
In an email sent on
May 10, 2019,…
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Students Strike for Climate Action
Organizers hope to help global change with local action
BY: ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
…
Reaching Out for Help
Accessibility Resources helps students in need of special accommodations achieve their goals
BY: PAIGE ANDERSON…
Former employees accuse Sodexo of taking malicious actions against union
BY: ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.mnstate.edu
In July 2010, 39 dining service employees who worked for Sodexo at MSUM voted to unionize. Now, less than a decade later, there is no union for Sodexo employees at MSUM,…
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New Take on Downtown Moorhead
BY: GENEVA NODLAND nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Whether you are a Moorhead native or have made
your home here…
A Mouse in the Spinach
Student eating at Kise Commons finds dead mouse in spinach
BY: ALEX BERTSCH alexander.bertsch@go.minnstate.edu
…
BY: KATIE BETZ, katherine.betz@go.mnstate.edu
For MacLean Hall, summer brought a serious roof repair project, costing one million dollars.
The project included replacing the roof above the bookstore and re-tuck pointing the masonry above the roof, according to Brenda Norris, executive…
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R-4 Lot to Remain Reserved Parking Indefinitely
BY: KATIE BETZ, betzka@mnstate.edu
Administration has decided to keep the R-4 lot as reserved parking for next…
Letter From the Editor
BY: LOGAN PETERSON, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
The phrase, “a long and arduous journey” has been circling through my…
BY: KARI HAAVERSEN, kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
Imagine: it’s 5:30 in the morning, and you hear your alarm go off. You get bundled up in your winter coat and any other layers you can find, you walk through the few fresh inches of snow that fell that night and jump into an ice cold pool to start…
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Student Senate Receives SABC Allocation Recommendation, Set to Vote for Approval…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Student Senate was given the Student Activity Budget Committee's…
American Multicultural Studies: Continuous Questions About the Future
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Questions still remain about the controversy surrounding the…
BY: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Last night, Student Senate voted to recommend an increase in the fee for incoming students from $90 to $120.
The fee, called the “New Student Orientation Fee,” is a one-time charge to new students at MSUM.
This money goes toward activities new…
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MSUM Professor Reflects on Students’ Response to Flood
BY: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
MSUM played a large role in the past few weeks with the flood frenzy…
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…
BY: GRIFFIN NELSON, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Sometimes, you just need a vacation.
Maybe someplace tropical.
Gently swaying palm trees. Sandy beaches. Open skies.
A spring break trip to Orlando, Florida, is sure to provide plenty of pleasure. But MSUM softball made sure to take care of…
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Emerging Leaders Help With Sandbagging Efforts
BY: GENEVA NODLAND, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
After a long and snow-heavy winter, the FM area is preparing for the…
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…
By: Kylee Meyermeyerky@mnstate.edu
Lights. Camera. Objection.
Throughout her childhood, Linda (Dietz) Jorgenson’s passion for musical theater grew as she did. At the age of 7, Linda’s mother took her to see “Cats” at the Orpheum in Minneapolis.
Days of being a kid continued on…
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University Implements Email Transition Planned Since 2013
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Last weekend MSUM’s email system migrated to a new platform. Daniel Heckaman,…
Thrifting: Saving More Than Just Money
By Kari Haaversen, kari.haaversen@go.mnstate.edu
Between paying tuition, rent, and other expenses, there seems…
By Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
The crew of the film “No. 19” is reaching the end of production. Brianna Overstreet, production designer for the film, is a senior majoring in film production.
“In the beginning of last semester, we did a lot of pre-production. Looking at the script,…
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Former MSUM Professor Still Active in Community
By Ashley Rezachek, rezachekas@mnstate.edu
In her 87 years Yvonne Condell has accomplished a lot.
Condell’s…
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…
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Earlier this month, MSUM’s Swim and Dive team traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to compete in the 2018-2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship.
From Feb. 13-Feb. 16, the team practiced and…
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Back to Backspin
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
When you consider spring along the Red River, nets are for fishing,…
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…
BY: ANNA SANDMEIER, Sandmeiean@mnstate.edu
Growing up, drawing had always been a part of Franklin Ugochukwu’s life. But not until traveling from Nigeria to Minnesota did he consider drawing to chart the path to one of his passions in life.
Ugochukwu started college knowing he liked drawing,…
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Eight Steps to Acing an Online Class
By: Autumn Johnson, johnsonau@mnstat.edu
College courses are already stressful, so having in-class lectures and…
“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…
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
If you have an Instagram account, then you most likely have seen the recent up-rise of “thrift pages” circulating around. It might have been a few new followers with the word “thrift” in their username, or maybe you know someone who has started a page.…
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Working Like a Dog: MSUM’s Service Animal Policy
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
MSUM’s service animal policy went through a review from Jan. 15 to…
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…
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Snow and cold are normal in Minnesota, but in the last few weeks the polar vortex brought a bit more than normal.
MSUM has canceled three days of class in the first five weeks of the semester. Students and professors are being forced to adjust schedules and…
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MSUM Alum Conor Lee Promotes First Album Release
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
The door closes quickly, and warm air greets each person who enters…
Dragons Dance Goes to Disney World
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
MSUM’s dance team traveled to Orlando, Florida last month for the…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Feb. 16, 10:17 a.m. Update: Though there is no concrete number because crews are still working in the field, there are less than 100 customers who are without heat. These customers were not available to let Xcel employees in their homes last night or…
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Community advocates stress need for safety while using dating applications
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Online dating can raise a flurry of nerves, annoyances and…
The Quarterbacks: Dragons Football Signings Scouting Overview
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Sports Editor Griffin Nelson provides his analysis of the newest Dragon…
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
On Friday night, Spencer Van Beck and Autumn Schaeffer were coronated Dragon Frost King and Queen of 2019. The coronation was held at half time for the women’s basketball game.
Schaeffer is a second-year student majoring in paralegal at MSUM. She is also…
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Far Out, Man: HAIR in Concert at MSUM Feb. 9
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
“HAIR in Concert” is coming to the Hansen theater on Saturday, Feb. 9…
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…
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Photos by Alexis Walstrom, walstromal@mnstate.edu
Members of the fraternity Kappa Sigma were pied in the face and hair on Jan. 28 for a good cause. Passersby could buy a pie tin full of whipped cream for one dollar and slap it in the face or hair of…
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“Drawing Desire”: An Art Colloquium
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
MSUM hosted artist Joe Sinness last Thursday evening, Jan. 31.…
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…
By: Lexie Kennedy, kennedyal@mnstate.edu
You turn on the TV, switch to ESPN and immediately see a female giving you information about your favorite football team. You say out loud to your family, “Man, she should be in the kitchen.” At first, you think it’s funny, but then your daughter…
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Senate votes to move $45,000 from reserve funds to Travel and Supplemental Funding…
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
After being elected to Vice
President of Student Senate at the…
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…
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
In the days after a
student’s death was announced on campus, administration officials recommend
students utilize campus health centers if they’re in need of assistance.
On Tuesday, Jan. 15,
President Anne Blackhurst sent out a campus wide…
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Grit. Humility. Heart. Karla Nelson, MSUM Women’s Basketball Coach, Speaks on…
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Karla
Nelson slipped up.
The
MSUM women’s basketball head coach…
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.…
By: Autumn Johnson, johnsonau@mnstate.edu
Coming to college and living in a small area with someone you may or may not know can be intimidating, especially if you are coming a long way from home. Nine months of living in a small space can get old and make you homesick, so here are some tips to…
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Humble Beginnings: MSUM’s Club Hockey Team Hopes for bright future
By Nick Knapper,knapperni@mnstate.edu
Great things often start small.
The Fargo-Moorhead area has
three…
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…
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
If you’re a devoted music fan to a singular group or genre, or if
you’re always looking for new music to discover, you might just find what
you’re looking for at this year’s Laserfest.
This annual event is taking place Jan. 25-Jan. 27 at MSUM’s…
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Campus Car Theft Investigation Still Ongoing
by: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
MSUM students living off campus saw the police confrontation…
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.
…
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
The final weeks of school are a total scrum. The MSUM women’s rugby team is well-acquainted with that messiness.
The Hummerz, the women’s rugby club on campus, wrapped up their season with a trip to the National Small College Rugby Organization…
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Students Discuss Card Game, “Magic: The Gathering”
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
A game created by a college student is being played by students at MSUM.
…
“Kid Vision”: MSUM Student Hip-Hop Artist
By: Alexis Walstrom, walstromal@mnstate.edu
Graduating in 2020, like his vision for the future, Zachary Buresh,…
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
An abbreviated version of this story was edited and published in the Forum of Fargo Moorhead on Dec. 1.
It’s difficult to say who experiences more emotion about the last football game of a career: the players or their mothers.
Lynne Moore knew the…
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Galaxies Not So Far Away: MSUM Professor 3-D Prints “BB-8” Replica
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away—or, right down
the hall…
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…
By: Clara Derby, derbycl@mnstate.edu
The afternoon of Nov. 7, just a few days after Fargo’s first
real snow, proved a fitting day to see The Plains Art Museum’s exhibit, “On
Place: Three Views of the Land” by photographers Wayne Gudmundson, Drake
Hokanson and Stuart Klipper. These…
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Vice President of Student Senate Announces Resignation
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
“Alright I just have to read this to you guys, otherwise I’m not…
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…
By: Jacob Tansen, tansenja@mnstate.edu
A long, successful run is nearing its end.
Josh Young, 23, is a senior cross-country runner at MSUM. He ran track during his first three years in college, but decided to take his senior season off.
Young, who is a Moorhead native, took a while in…
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MSUM Women’s Basketball Season Preview
By: Nick Knapper, knapperni@mnstate.edu
When you build tradition, you also build expectations.
Head Coach…
MSUM Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month
By: Alison Ziegler, ziegleral@mnstate.edu
Every year in November the United States celebrates American Indian…
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Photos by Katie Adams
One should always employ caution when flaunting the term “historic.”
Given the multitude of “firsts” that this game produced for a program on the precipice of prescribed progression, “historic” seems a fitting attribution.…
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Buying books: Why on-campus bookstore prices differ from online options
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
According to an online poll by The Advocate on social media, 18.5…
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…
By: Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Behind every successful athlete there is support, passion, drive–and a diet.
There are a lot of different things to think about as a student athlete in and out of season, some being grades, social life, or performance. One thing some may not think…
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“If the Dress Fits”: MSUM Student Brings Nonprofit to Moorhead
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Ashleigh Arntson wants you to part with your prom dress.
For a good cause.…
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,…
By: Leah Backstrom, backstrole@mnstate.edu
Many students who attend MSUM commute from North Dakota, and in less than a week mid-term elections will be held. For those residents of North Dakota, it's important to know what is on the ballot before heading out to vote on November 6. Besides state,…
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Student Leader Shines at College Conference
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
MSUM’s first time hosting the Minnesota Out! Campus Conference…
International Justice Mission Represented at MSUM
By: Alison Ziegler, ziegleral@mnstate.edu
An organization dedicated to ending slavery is hitting the ground…
By: Zach Viney, vineyza@mnstate.edu
You’ve probably walked by the blue house before, near the edge of MSUM’s campus on the corner of Seventh Ave. and 10th St. and thought nothing of it. You’ve probably never thought it could be a place that would remind you of being back in the comfort of your…
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Twin Dragons: Brothers, Identical in More Ways Than One
You may have seen twins, but it’s not every day you see twins on the same college football team. And both biology…
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.…
Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Faculty art gives art students inspiration this month at the art gallery.
The faculty exhibition “Solid Ground” is on display now until Nov. 1 in MSUM’s Center for the Arts. Two art students gave their thoughts on the exhibit.
Logan Austin, 21, from East…
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Counselors in Training: MSUM Program Helps Students Grow Skills and Offers Support…
By: Alison Ziegler, ziegleral@mnstate.edu
MSUM offers many opportunities to not only its students but…
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.)…
Alexis Walstrom, walstromal@mnstate.edu
What’s it like to make a movie from start to finish?
Film Production students at MSUM find this out when they start their senior seminar projects, which are a culmination of everything they’ve learned during their time in the Film Department. Students have…
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MSUM Community Weighs In on Voter ID Law Passed in North Dakota
Photo by Elliott Stallion on Unsplash
In early October, the North Dakota legislature passed a law, supported by…
From Moorhead to D.C.
By: Emily Lauinger, lauingerem@mnstate.edu
On Sept. 20 Ponny White, an MSUM junior double majoring in multimedia…
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Head Coach Chad Walthall leans against the padded siding of Nemzek Fieldhouse’s north hoop as MSUM boys’ basketball runs a full-court scrimmage, preparing for a season of redemption.
Amongst the dribble of the ball, the squeak of sneakers and the…
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Student Senate Seeks to Increase Visibility with Campus Community
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, members of MSUM’s Student Senate gathered in the CMU’s Sun Garden Lounge for a meet and greet…
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…
Last Friday students visited a house about two blocks from MSUM to get a taste of Nepal.
Students Internationally Together hosted a meal of free Nepali food. The house was filled with over 80 people.
While students were waiting to eat, people had the opportunity to meet some students from…
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Film Brings Validation to LGBT Community
By: Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
Image submitted by Raymond Rea, picture of Raymond Rea and visiting…
#RedBallProject makes its way to MSUM campus
By Geneva Nodland, nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Photos by Melissa Gonzalez
MSUM homecoming celebrations ended the…
Students and faculty gathered in the Women’s Center on the morning of Friday, Sept. 28 to learn about connections between Mexican food and political activism.
Among the attendees were MSUM students Nimrah Sohail, (business administration; Karachi, Pakistan) and Amy Young (social work; Fargo,…
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Crabs and labs: Marine biology students welcome aquatic life
By: Laura Grimm, grimmla@mnstate.edu
In the basement of Langseth Hall, a second move-in day is taking…
“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…
MSUM’s Public Safety Department sent an email at the beginning of the school year that warned students of a Level 3 sex offender moving in near campus.
Level 3 is the highest classification of sex offenders, meaning these offenders pose a greater risk to the public and are more likely to repeat…
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Testing Agility: Dragon Ninja Warrior
The smell of sweat.
The squeaking of slipping shoes.
Bated breath.
The roar of the crowd.
Many students…
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…
By: Katie Betz, betzka@mnstate.edu
Housing at MSUM is getting a new look.
Renovations in East Snarr were completed in August, and students are now enjoying updated living quarters.
According to Heather Phillips, Director of Housing and Residential Life at MSUM, completing East Snarr marks…
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Celebrating Heritage and Art
By: Alison Ziegler, ziegleral@mnstate.edu
The art gallery in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts…
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…
Whether you are an avid theater-goer or not quite sure where the theater on campus is, you’re going to want to keep an eye on Hansen Theatre’s box office this year.
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Letter from the editor: Looking forward to this year
By: Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Welcome back to MSUM. Or, if you’re new here, just welcome.…
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…
By Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
Photo by Katie Adams, adamska@mnstate.edu
No matter how heavy the winds howl over Scheels Field at Nemzek Stadium, one voice cuts through, full of zest and zeal.
While the microphone may offer a helping hand, it’s merely a tool in the…
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Take Back the Night: Raising awareness for indigenous women
By Zach Viney, vineyza@mnstate.edu
Photos by Becca Renslow and Aridasee Tisland
“Dragons unite! Take back the…
Top Five Sporting Events: October
By: Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
October 6: Football vs. No. 1 Minnesota State-Mankato (2 p.m.)
The…
By Melissa Gonzalez, gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
As a local convention comes to town for the weekend, current and former students reflect on their experience with the MSUM Anime Club.
Anime Fargo, a local anime convention, is in town from Sept. 20 until Sept. 23, and is in its fourth year. The…
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Introducing Archery Tag: a fresh face spells change for intramurals.
By Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
The arduous journey of a student-athlete is burdened by…
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…
The Fargo-Moorhead community came to MSUM’s campus, welcoming applicants as they were sworn in as new citizens in honor of Constitution Day.
On Sep. 13, MSUM hosted the annual naturalization ceremony. There were 103 people from 34 countries confirmed as citizens of the United States in the CMU…
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“Meet and Confer”: Discourse over campus parking change
“Tonight, it was really about introductions,” said MSUM President Anne Blackhurst, “and making sure everyone around…
“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…
Kicking off the school year, the Center for the Arts hosted an exhibit featuring MSUM faculty’s favorite collections: anything from thrift store finds to items they are personally connected to were fair game.
Starting on August 27 and running through September 13, the CA was filled with various…
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New kids on the block: Student Senate’s first meeting
By Logan Peterson, petersonlo@mnstate.edu
Vice President of Student Senate, Maddie Jo Carlson, chaired her first…
“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…
By Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
The Dragons soccer team kicked off their regular season a long way from home—1,427 miles away, to be exact.
Departing from Hector International Airport in Fargo Aug. 29, the Dragons spent five days in Seattle, Washington and competed in two…
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Top 5 Athletic Events of the Month: September
To the dismay of most involved, the school year is revving up in its typical intrusive fashion.
However, there’s…
“Run. Hide. Fight.”
The past few years have had an unfortunate increase in aggressive and harmful behavior, both in schools and…
If you’ve ever been involved with a flash mob, you know it takes guts. Now imagine how it feels doing it by yourself and with your eyes shut.
Just ask Jesse Afolabi, a junior computer science and psychology student at MSUM. He found his passion for dancing 12 years ago, but just recently found…
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Sweet Treats: Three new ice cream spots in Downtown Fargo
Downtown Fargo, North Dakota, is a favorite hangout spot for MSUM students. With a wide variety of shops,…
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…
By Griffin Nelson, nelsongr@mnstate.edu
It wasn’t ‘picture perfect’, but the Dragons demonstrated resiliency and plasticity in their Thursday night home opener; characteristics of a seasoned football team on the edge of something — something dangerous.
Mix the ability to exploit opponents'…
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Money for memorials: Frat fundraises for veterans
Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Kappa Sigma gave students a run for their money last Saturday.
The…
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…
Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
At Thursday night’s Lavender Graduation, a few dozen students, staff and faculty members from three of the four area schools gathered to recognize their LGBT+ graduating students.
In a country where being too politically correct is an insult and…
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Informing state response: New state sexual violence coordinator solicits campus…
Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
In a section of the CMU ballroom on April 12, a quiet but critical…
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…
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
In the weather entry of MSUM (10-18, 3-7 NSIC) softball’s second game against Minot State (20-14, 7-7 NSIC) yesterday, you will find a simple, yet descriptive phrase: “It is not warm.”
At the time of the doubleheader’s first pitch, the…
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Democratic duty: Student Senate polls closing soon
Logan Peterson
petersonlo@mnstate.edu
It may not be November, but a campaign of a different stripe is happening…
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…
Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
If you want to live longer, you should volunteer.
I grew up volunteering. Whether it was through church or school or just my mom’s insistence, I volunteered about 60 hours a year. Then, when I came to college, I stopped.
I had planned to volunteer, of…
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OPINION: A nightmare on Eighth Street: Moorhead Taco Bell frustrates with spotty…
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Taco Bell has been my go-to destination to satisfy my late-night…
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…
Geneva Nodland
nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Spring semester is in full swing with advising and registration approaching quickly. The question is whether MSUM students feel they have the tools to guide them on the tedious journey of scheduling.
Schedule Planner, a “software for the students,” is…
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“I’ve been told that I’m in a cult,” South Korean church recruits MSUM…
Logan Peterson
petersonlo@mnstate.edu
“They keep telling me I’m going to hell,” junior Jes Kalina said.
“They”…
Actions speak louder than words
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
After four, decorated years filled with far more ups than downs, the…
Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Spring break may have just ended, but students already need another break.
Luckily, the next long weekend is only two weeks away. Unluckily, it may not be as relaxing as we might hope.
“So, what do you plan to do after graduation?”
“What field…
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Sorry Mr. Cooper: School is IN for the summer
Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Summer school. Ugh.
There was a clear connotation that came with…
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…
Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
In the midst of her senior year, Ricquel Ramsbottom is relishing her last competitive tennis experience.
Leading the MSUM tennis team as the lone senior and upperclassman, she has established herself as the Dragon’s mentor.
“At first, going into the…
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Monologues with a message: Students raise money to end gender-based violence
Melissa Gonzalez
gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
One very important body part was the focus of a fundraising…
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…
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
As a member of both the football and track team, sophomore corner back and hurdler Zach Sweep is emerging as a multisport star at MSUM.
Track and field is something Sweep became familiar with at a young age.
“Track has been part of my family,” Sweep…
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Rodeo royalty: Quad-College drag show a success
Emily Freeman
freemanem@mnstate.edu
For the audience sitting in the Comstock Memorial Union on Feb. 2,…
‘Fear of failure’
John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
It has been a long, illustrious tenure for Dragons women’s head basketball…
BY: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Amidst a hot streak, the MSUM women’s basketball team has hit its stride.
On Dec. 8, the Dragons were defeated at home by the University of Minnesota Crookston. It was an uncharacteristic loss for MSUM, as the Golden Eagles dwell near the bottom of the…
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#MeToo: A global phenomenon, a necessary conversation
Melissa Gonzalez
gonzalezme@mnstate.edu
After decades of campaigns to bring awareness to sexual assault…
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…
Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
It’s no secret. The ability to code is one of the most sought after skills in today’s society, and five computer science students are doing their part to increase involvement.
Just over a year ago, the MSUM students started the organization Computer…
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Can you dig it: Vega finishes season top-10 in digs
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
Going to college, Monica Vega never considered she’d become a…
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…
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
In the Battle for the Axe, Bemidji State chopped down the Dragons.
The Beavers (8-3) defeated the Dragons (5-6) in the final game of the season, 45-14.
Despite a valiant effort by the defense, the Dragons’ offense couldn’t overcome early…
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Mentoring for hope
By Krissy Ness
nesskr@mnstate.edu
A new mentorship system is helping diverse students succeed in our…
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…
By Geneva Nodland
nodlandge@mnstate.edu
Bitter wind blew the heavy snow around Monday night, but the CMU held a much warmer feeling as Red Weather, the campus literary magazine, held a poetry slam and open mic night.
At 7 p.m., the CMU Sun Garden Lounge was packed tight, with the second-floor…
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Futurama failure: When universities think big, the results end up small
By Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Flying cars, 3D-printed organs and brand-new crosswalks. Wait,…
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…
By Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
After former Public Safety Director James “Jim” Schumann left suddenly in October, the search is on to replace him. However, the position will likely stay open for months.
In a brief email on Oct. 17, Vice President of Finance and Administration…
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Generations of gentlemen: Sig Tau returns to Moorhead
By Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
During World War I, a group of soldiers turned friends returned to…
The Dragons’ dynamic transfer
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Travaun Coad picked up the rock at a young age, and now finds…
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
On a chilly day in Moorhead, the Dragons remained hot offensively. The Dragons (4-5) came away with a convincing 51-19 win over the University of Mary (1-8).
In the 12th meeting of the Battle for the Paddle, the Dragons retained the paddle for the…
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Dragons on ice: Low temps and loss freeze spirits on senior day
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
On a day when temperatures hovered in the mid-20s, the Dragons…
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…
By Geneva Nodland
nodlandge@mnstate.edu
We all know that love can hurt—but sometimes love can hurt us on purpose.
On Oct. 23, the Women’s Center held a brown bag meeting to discuss a heavy but important topic—intimate partner violence. While attendance was small at just five, the room…
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I don’t know how Bugs Bunny does it: My week with carrots
By Logan Peterson
petersonlo@mnstate.edu
It all started last Tuesday. I, with my naïve confidence,…
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…
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
Before every game, home or away, senior quarterback Demetrius Carr gestures to the sky.
Running onto the turf while pointing to the heavens, Carr honors his grandparents.
“It's my acknowledgement of them,” Carr said. “(The team) always prays…
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Proud history on paper
By Emma Vatnsdal
vatnsdalem@mnstate.edu
In 1690, Benjamin Harris published the first newspaper in the…
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…
By Paulina Glowacki
glowackipa@mnstate.edu
Poetry and passion collided in the Glasrud Auditorium.
Motivational speaker and poet Odd?Rod from Jacksonville, Florida, made an appearance at MSUM on Oct. 16.
Photo courtesy of oddrod.net
Raised in poverty by a drug-addicted mother,…
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Absence of accompaniment: MSUM’s a cappella group in full sing
By Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
If you were to stroll through the Center for the Arts and hear the…
Intertwining identities: Coming Out Week celebrates intersectionality
By Jessica Colby
and Anna Landsverk
Armed with chalk, buttons, dye and enthusiasm, SPECTRUM and its partner…
By Trevor Theis
theistre@mnstate.edu
Past Dragons reveled in never-ending nostalgia as they came to celebrate the milestone of a central building on campus.
On Oct. 7, students, alumni and faculty celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Comstock Memorial Union, which opened April 24,…
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All hail Macbeth: MSUM takes on the Bard’s play
By Erin Chace
chaceer@mnstate.edu
MSUM has been graced by the presence of Scottish royalty.…
Homecoming fizzle: Dragons fall to Bulldogs
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
With a full house, a beer garden and a large number of…
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
The Highway 75 Rock will remain in Moorhead for another year as the Minnesota State Moorhead women’s soccer team ended its game at a 0-0 draw in double overtime against Minnesota Crookston on Friday, Oct. 6.
Due to the Dragons defeating Crookston last…
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Dragons soccer edged by Augustana: Family Day lifts mood after close loss
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
The MSUM women’s soccer team came up short in a hard-fought battle…
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…
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
As the rain poured down on Scheels Field, and fans ran for cover, MSUM squeaked out a 21-20 victory over Concordia-St Paul.
The Dragon's built up a 21-10 halftime lead, but watched as it nearly washed away.
Dragons head coach Steve Laqua…
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Dragon soccer laces up with pride
By: Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
Rainbow piñatas and shoelaces, both part of MSUM’s Play With…
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…
By: John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Even though the Dragons didn’t earn a victory in its first home football game, spirits were high and thirst was quenched.
Dragon Fire and MSUM Athletics kicked off the 2017 football season by hosting the first Dragon Fire Endzone Extravaganza on…
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Organized opposition: Women’s center coordinator teaches activism tools
By: Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
Maybe it is easy to identify problems and develop quick solutions for…
DragonFest 2017
By: Emma Vatnsdal
vatnsdalem@mnstate.edu
The walkways of MSUM’s campus mall were alive with the sounds of…
By: Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Gina Holdvogt has a head in her freezer.
A butter head, that is. This past summer, the MSUM sophomore was selected as a finalist for Princess Kay of the Milky Way, the representative for Minnesota’s dairy farmers. Each day of the Minnesota State Fair, one of…
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MSUM STUDENT HAS KINGLY DUTIES: Pakistan native brings tastes of home to Fargo
By: Aaron Simmons
simmonsaa@mnstate.edu
When college students participate in extracurricular activities, the…
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…
By: Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Actors brought waves of emotion to their audiences with their technically difficult production of “Metamorphoses.”
From April 5 to 8, the MSUM theater department brought to life playwright and director Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses,” an interpretation…
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Racist hearsay causes senate uproar
By: Kayleigh Omang & Anna Landsverk
omangka@mnstate.edu
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Two months after a student…
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,…
By Mikaila Norman
normanmi@mnstate.edu
Ignoring the frigid air and brisk wind, Prior Lake native Kim Ahern and her son Joe gazed up at MSUM’s resident two-headed, fire-breathing dragon.
The metal sculpture, displayed on the campus mall, has long been a talking point and symbol of pride for…
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teamwork makes the dream work
By Haley Foster
fosterha@mnstate.edu
The MSUM women’s basketball team is having the season of a lifetime—one…
Navigating through the night
By Anna Landsverk
landsveran@mnstate.edu
Once a year, the general public is invited to walk the labyrinthine…
By Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
The entrepreneurial program at MSUM is one of only two undergraduate entrepreneurial programs for non-business majors in the United States.
“Today our region’s number one priority is tracking and attaining an educated workforce,” President Anne…
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Placing on the podium
Jessica Colby
colbyje@mnstate.edu
The Dragon women’s swimming and diving team broke numerous pool records…
Sweet and stamps
By Kaitlin Adams
adamska@mnstate.edu
As one of the largest student organizations on campus, the Dragon…
Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
Although the week was cold, Dragon pride burned brightly during DragonFrost week, thanks to the Dragon Entertainment Group.
The annual celebration kicked off Monday, Feb. 6 with office decoration judging and the Snow Court reveal. Other events…
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A scorching january
By John Miller
millerjoh@mnstate.edu
Shooting threes, playing unselfishly, good defense and overcoming a…
Get your drag on for the DRAGons
By Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
On Feb. 3, students and professionals gathered in the Comstock…
By Kaitlin Adams
adamska@mnstate.edu
In five short years, Love Your Melon has grown to a nationwide organization by selling apparel and donating hats to cancer patients for every item sold. It also provides donations to fight against pediatric cancer.
Love Your Melon’s donation process…
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Fargo to frankfurt: women’s march takes global stage
By Laura Grimm
grimmla@mnstate.edu
Armed with protest signs and pink hats, roughly 4 million U.S. women…
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…
BY CARLY DESANTO
desantoca@mnstate.edu
The protest taking place on the Standing Rock reservation near Bismarck, North Dakota against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has caught the interest of media and individuals all over the world.
There seems to be a lot of discrepancy in the media,…
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Bash on the bridge a major hit
by Kayleigh Omang
omangka@mnstate.edu
Food trucks, yard games, kayaking, canoeing, and the Johnny…
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…
by Kayleigh Omang
omganka@mnstate.edu
FargoConnect held its third annual conference in the FargoDome on Tuesday, Aug. 30, hosted by The Flint Group. The conference aimed to provide information on communications and technology by bringing in keynote speakers. Attendees ranged from business…
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Former senate member sues student government
by Samantha Stark & Ellen Rossow
starksa@mnstate.edu • rossowel@mnstate.edu
A former Student Senate member is…
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…
by Quinn Fenger
fengerqu@mnstate.edu
Beyoncé needs little introduction. The “Queen B” of pop and ruler of modern female empowerment, she’s also half of one of the biggest celebrity power couples around — a relationship speculated to be on the rocks, given the tone of her latest album, “Lemonade.”…
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Athletic training major interns with Texas Rangers
by Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
As the Major League Baseball season swings into its full momentum, so…
Senate leaders pass the torch
by Tyler Jensen
jensenty@mnstate.edu
The paths MSUM’s current Student Body President, junior Sean Duckworth,…
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
When English professor Jill Frederick isn’t grading papers and lecturing, she’s spending hours caring for cats in downtown Fargo’s Cats Cradle Shelter.
“I am a crazy cat lady,” she said, laughing. “I’ve always loved them.”
Frederick, who is currently on…
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The film look to host high school film festival
by Ellen Rossow
rossowel@mnstate.edu
MSUM’s Film Loop is hosting its second annual Red River Film Festival April…
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…
by Kelsey Ketterling
ketterlike@mnstate.edu
Students can spend months, even years, putting together presentations for each spring’s Student Academic Conference at MSUM. The event gives students the opportunity to present their work to faculty, administration, peers and the general public in a…
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In the land of Shakespeare
by Danielle Tharaldson and Ashley Tuttle
theraldsoda@mnstate.edu • tuttleas@mnstate.edu
This year marks 400…
‘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…
by Josie Gereszek
gereszekjo@mnstate.edu
Baking bread is like walking a tightrope. A balancing act both art and science, one wrong move can be detrimental.
The variables can seem endless — use the wrong kind of flour, knead the dough for too long, lack just an ounce of finesse, and the fickle…
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‘Herstory’-making dept. celebrates 45 years
Women’s and gender studies program pioneer Sylvia Morgan stands and waits to speak at a 1971 Equal Rights…
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…
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
Since even before spring break, MSUM’s theater department has been “Working” hard on its upcoming theatrical production.
The large cast of 24 is still in the process of memorizing its show’s lines, songs and complex dance numbers.
“Most of us are…
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The past, present, and future of MSUM’s iconic high rise
by Tyler Jensen & Nathan Hlavka
jensenty@mnstate.edu • hlavkana@mnstate.edu
At 12 stories high, Nelson…
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…
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
Alumna Emily Beck vividly remembers driving with her family to the movie theater to see “Jurassic Park” when she was 11.
“I remember what I was wearing,” Beck said. “I remember that my mom let me get a large popcorn, which was super indulgent. I felt so…
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Dragon softball spends break in the sunshine state
by Ellen Rossow
rossowel@mnstate.edu
While a spring break in Florida is traditionally spent on a beach, basking…
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…
by Tyler Jensen
jensenty@mnstate.edu
He may be 7,000 miles from home, but Nepal is never far from Lok Pokhrel’s mind.
Pokhrel is an advertising and public relations professor at MSUM and a student at Washington State University. He’s also faculty adviser of MSUM’s chapter of the Public…
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NPR contest prompts MSUM collaboration
by Josie Gereszek
gereszekjo@mnstate.edu
A tiny desk, a good tune and a YouTube channel. For the last two…
Capstone projects test student creativity, tenacity
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
MSUM film seniors are feeling the pressure. In order to graduate this…
by Martin Schlegel
schlegelma@mnstate.edu
From Uppsala, Sweden, to Moorhead, Minnesota, MSUM football’s latest international recruit is overjoyed to be a Dragon. Given a scholarship and already enrolled this semester, offensive lineman Markus Torpman is feeling comfortable here.
“It feels like…
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Recent grad starts photography business
by Kit Murray
murrayki@mnstate.edu
Over the course of two years, recent MSUM graduate Lydia Nicholson has…
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…
by Ellen Rossow
rossowel@mnstate.edu
While MSUM athletes prepare for spring championships, Brandon Qual prepares for tournaments of his own at his dual-monitored computer desk.
Qual, a business administration major and pro gamer, left for Katowice, Poland, Sunday to compete in the Intel…
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Moving on up
Dragon basketball soars toward conference championship
by Martin Schlegel & Anthony Schnabel…
On the air
by Kit Murray
murrayki@mnstate.edu
Taylor Peterson, aka Pike, is known best in the Fargo-Moorhead area for his…
by Kelsey Ketterling
ketterlike@mnstate.edu
Alumnus and Uber driver Dan Haglund gives rides to all kinds of people — from Netflix’s Trailer Park Boys to four men dressed as Santa Claus.
“I hung out with (the Trailer Park Boys) all night,” he said. “They wanted me around to show them the town.”…
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‘Eurydice’ builds on intense human emotion
by Mattie Hanson
hansonma@mnstate.edu
The theater department is ready to open its next production this week,…
Golden Needle
Alumna opened first tattoo studio in downtown Moorhead
by Samantha Stark
starksa@mnstate.edu
For Anita Burbeck,…
BY GENEVA NODLAND geneva.nodland@go.mnstate.edu
With all the chaos and uncertainty the coronavirus has brought, one thing has been universal: in some way, it has changed the lives of all of us. For some, things have slowed down, or maybe sped up, or maybe lost control. Maybe this has given you…
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