Monday, February 08, 2010

Suspected gunman causes campus lockdown

Megan Nitschke, Editor

On Jan. 29, the MSUM campus was once again put in lockdown mode as the threat of a fleeing gunman was reported to campus security.
Lt. Joel Scharf of the Moorhead Police Department confirmed Friday evening around 11:30 p.m. that a male had been dealing with personal disputes over property. After two females in his building on the 900 block of 19th Street South called him in, he fled on foot, carrying a look-alike silver handgun that was later reported as a fake.

Education majors host conference to benefit educators

Michael Lamont, Staff Writer

Like a brutal schoolyard bully, the “great recession” is hitting our schools where it hurts the most: the pocketbook.
Not one to be intimidated, MSUM special education major Chelsey Branham is fighting back. Branham and a committee comprised of members of the Student Council for Exceptional Children have organized an event called the Education in a Recession Conference. Branham said it is the first conference of its kind to be organized by education majors. 

Percussion professor receives award

Holly Lavecchia, Columnist

After spending a career completely immersed in and in love with all types of percussion, Dr. Kenyon Williams, director of percussion studies at MSUM, is being honored by the largest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, Yamaha.

High school rivals lead Dragons Longtime friends Driscoll, VanHavermaet contribute to team

Michael Smith, Assistant Editor

From rivals to roommates, MSUM men’s basketball players Jake Driscoll and Andrew VanHavermaet have had a long friendship that started on opposite sides of the court.
Competing in the same high school basketball conference, the Heart of Lakes conference, they battled twice a year. Driscoll played with Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School and VanHavermaet with Hawley High School.

Dragons “Stomp the Yard” Urban dance team brings multicultural dance style to campus

Logan Grossman, Staff Writer

Jered Pigeon, program coordinator at MSUM, recently decided to start an urban dance group on campus. He said that he believes an urban dance team is a great way to not only get more students involved on campus, but also to help students learn about other cultures and strengthen their own background. 

Editorial: D1 hockey plans extend, time to think about result

Editorial Staff

Division I Hockey at MSUM has been a constant topic of conversation. The initial whispers about the plans turned into an uproar of excitement. The bookstore started selling hockey T-shirts, and the athletic department held a press conference to announce the plan to the community.

Letter to the Editor: Cameras in the classroom

Letter to the Editor

I am disturbed.  My educational experience is being inhibited because many students remain in the dark, as to who and what was recently observed on campus.  Generally, I don’t care about the implications of combining cow manure with masturbation.  However, when it is done in a large class, where I am engaged in heated discussions with students over these and other topics, I do pay attention because I also pay tuition.  But nowadays I’m also paying so that others, who are not in the classroom, can pay attention as well.  This observation adversely affects the classroom atmosphere.

The price for health care

Advocate Staff

By Bibhusha Karki
“I just got a bill of $2,000 despite having just paid $969 for insurance,” said a girl sitting in the next table near me. This interested me a lot, so I sat down, eavesdropping, to hear the rest of the conversation. She was new to MSUM and also new to the U.S. 

Popstars beware, America goes GaGa

Ahmid Arafa, Columnist

Lady GaGa. Nobody would be surprised if the woman decided to stick unground coffee beans and a toaster to her dress, for in the past year and a half she has worn everything from a Kermit the Frog coat, to a Saturn rings hat.
Time and time again, she has raised the eyebrows of mainstream America, just as her predecessors have done before her. Indeed, before America opted for more personable yet ultimately blander pop acts (Britney Spears, Usher, Christina Aguilera), America was in love with pop eccentrics who managed to court controversy, while simultaneously ascendin

UGH for UGG

Advocate Staff

By Tiffany Reichard
With a thick blanket of snow and sub-zero temperatures, it’s only natural that people would don their “winter clothes.” This winter, a new wave of impracticality has swept the female population of MSUM, as well as the many high schools in the area.