How much thought do you put into the things you believe in, and how did you come to your conclusions? What issues in the world are most important to you, and why? What do you think about politics, religion or for that matter, anything else?
Knowing why you believe in what you do is as important as holding those beliefs at all.
Senior utilizes unlikely sources to produce his unusual pieces
Senior Carl Stewart took a job aptitude test when he was in high school. The result told him that he should be a basketball player or a park ranger. So he decided to go to school for art instead.
The career aptitude test did not inspire him to go to school for art but his junior high school teacher did. His teacher was also a successful artist and this gave Stewart hope. Before, he had felt art was an impractical thing to go to school for.
A new policy will allow alcohol to be served at certain non-student and private events on-campus.
MSUM vice president of Student Affairs Warren Wiese explained that the policy will primarily be exercised at alumni, fundraising and private events, including wedding receptions held in the CMU ballroom.
The policy was enacted to generate revenue for the university.
Alternative loan options change in credit crunch
The current economic crisis has many people worrying about their mortgages, retirement plans and their credit.
The crisis causes concern for those on Wall Street, but the problems with the economy also impact students, especially those who already are having trouble making ends meet.
Alternative student loans, those not issued by the federal government, are one of the first programs affecting students that is impacted by the credit crunch. As of August 2007, over 33 private lenders have stopped issuing these alternative student loans, according to http://www.finaid.org.
Rothberg spent nine months studying Judaism in Israel
“People have this place that they go once a week and it’s special to them. It brings them a sense of community and common bonds and it unites them and everything. Well, I didn’t have that. So I was searching for that,” sophomore Eric Rothberg said.
Rothberg, the son of a converted Jewish mother and a Jewish father, found his own path to religion in his early teens.
“Venus should be coming up soon,” Lois Altenburg said.
“There it is,” David Weinrich said, looking to the western sky that still glowed from the setting sun.
A large crowd of star seekers squinted their eyes but failed to see the planet until the sky darkened further.
Weinrich, MSUM’s planetarium director, is also a member of the FM Astronomy Club and has been coming to the Buffalo River State Park since 1984 to watch the night sky.
He has an eye for seeing constellations before anyone else. In fact, he recently won an award for identifying the most obscure systems in the sky among other members of the International Astronomers Club. Weinrich is in the running for president of the club.
Don’t blink, the cross country teams continue to run over competition as they moves forth in the season.
The Dragon lacrosse team held a throw-a-thon Friday in the campus mall to raise awareness for its home games. The team threw the entire day and talked with people passing by about the sport and the upcoming games.
“We are always looking for fans to come out,” junior captain Josh Yue said.
The team defeated UND 7-1 Saturday morning and later that afternoon beat NDSU 5-3. The Dragons lost Sunday against the Alumni 4-3.
The team was especially excited about its win against cross-town rival NDSU.
Graduate Michael Redlinger now city manager
Books and binders fill the shelves in Michael Redlinger’s office. Redlinger is the city manager of Moorhead with an outgoing personality and an appreciation for MSUM.
Redlinger is originally from Watertown, S.D., and had no idea of what he wanted to be when he grew up. Fortunately for him, MSUM helped point him in the right direction.
MSUM’s friendly environment immediately clicked with Redlinger.
“It looked as though it were a place where I could fit in and meet interesting friends,” Redlinger said.