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When a president comes to town, people don’t need a lot of notice. With less than 24 hours to clear their schedules, about 3,500 people made time to see former President Bill Clinton at the Fargo Civic Center on Oct. 29. Due to Hurricane Sandy, several East Coast appearances were cancelled, allowing time for Clinton to stop in Fargo to rally support for U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp. Known supporters, including some students, faculty and staff, were contacted and asked to help with the event. Ryan Quinn, president of the College Democrats, said he was contacted by Heitkamp’s intern and asked to volunteer. He and three other MSUM students arrived early to help fold t-shirts and set-up chairs. “I got there and I never stopped doing something,” Quinn said. “Everyone was very focused.” Josh Boschee, assistant director of leadership and organizations at LANE ZYVOLOSKI • [email protected] MSUM, helped direct attendees Bill Clinton visited Fargo to rally support for U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp Oct. 29 at the Fargo Civic Center. CLINTON, BACK PAGE Lincoln Exchange offers New special education license offered immersion program BY JASMINE MAKI small town, you might end up [email protected] having caseloads with all four BY MEREDITH WATHNE experience of studying in another categories.” [email protected] country, meeting other students, The School of Teaching and Stratmoen, who wants to traveling around and enjoying Learning has been approved to teach in her hometown rural Imagine. Packing your bags, the culture, Gudmundson said. offer Minnesota’s new special community, echoed that. saying good-bye to your friends “It’s also nice for the faculty, and education license for Academic “There’s a little bit of everything and family and traveling to a we’re hoping that this will ramp Behavioral Strategist. in the rooms back home since strange land to study for six up a bit so that we can start to The new license is a mild there are not as many kids, and months. It’s something not exchange curriculum.” disabilities license, which covers this degree will allow me to better everyone can do, but it’s growing Every semester, a professor four mild disability categories meet the needs of the different in popularity. from the visiting school comes including learning disabilities, types of disabilities,” she said. Since 2000, MSUM has been to campus and gives a lecture. emotional behavioral disorders, “Ideally, I would like to teach participating in an exchange This fall, David McSherry will mild developmental cognitive high school special education, but program with the Media Studies be at MSUM. He is presenting disorders and high-functioning Keri DeSutter any job opportunity would work Department at the University his lecture ‘There’s something Autism. for me since they will be limited of Lincoln in Brayford Pool, very un-British about electronic It’s a broad license that will the coursework for the ABS back home.” Lincoln, UK. music,’ at 1:30 p.m. today in prepare our students to work certificate because they want to DeSutter explained how the Wayne Gudmundson, mass Music Room 266 in the Center with a broad range of students, be better prepared for teaching in certificate would benefit regular communications professor at for the Arts. said Keri DeSutter, professor of a small town. education teachers, as well as MSUM, started the Lincoln Beside his teaching duties, education. “I wanted to make sure that I special education teachers. Exchange and the program is McSherry is well-known for his MSUM received early approval was receiving education about “(Students with mild slowly growing in popularity. two-man, electronica group, Fila to start offering the coursework all the different aspects of disabilities) are often included in In the fall, the University of Brazillia, a collaboration from this semester. special education rather than just classrooms because they might Lincoln typically sends four Kingston upon Hull in the UK. “A lot of students have shown specializing in one particular struggle with just one academic students, this year six, to MSUM In Spring 2013, four MSUM a great deal of interest,” DeSutter aspect,” Borgen said. “The ABS area or their social skills, but for the semester. In response, students will head across the pond said. certificate simply gives me a they’re still in the classrooms,” about four MSUM students travel and spend six months in Lincoln. Some students, like junior Jacy background knowledge of LD, she said. to Lincoln in the spring to study. Seniors Joe Lepp, film production Borgen and sophomore Megan EBD, DD and Autism, which, DeSutter and other faculty It’s a way to give our students the and graphic communications Stratmoen, are completing if you are going to teach in a want their students to be prepared LINCOLN, BACK PAGE ABS LICENSE, BACK PAGE Inside The Advocate Hub hosts weekend Like us on Facebook /MSUMAdvocate Briefs...... 2 concerts, page 3 A&E...... 3 Follow us on Twitter Features...... 4,5 @MSUMAdvocate Opinion...... 6 Exclusive Online content Sports & Health...... 7 Dragons take on Bison in MSUMadvocate.com News...... 8 exhibition game, page 7 Page 2 | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | The Advocate Briefs Security Update ampus Director of Public Safety alendarampusWorld News MSUM Briefs Greg Lemke C11.6 - 11.11alendar Dems sue to extend early MSUM hosts China in 11.6 ElectionC Day 10.26 10.30 voting Transition 7 p.m. - Dragon Fights over voting are The School of Business is Panic Alarm activation in Property damage reported in Wrestling vs. Jamestown getting an early start: Florida’s hosting China in Transition: College Owens, false-employee error. G-2 Lot, Moorhead Police Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Business Opportunity and Risk Department contacted. early Sunday seeking to extend from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 11.7 7 p.m. Requested Welfare Check in - Mr. & Mrs. early voting in three counties, 15 in the MSUM Center for MSUM Dahl, contact made. Suspicious activity reported in including Miami-Dade because Business atrium. G-1 Lot. extremely long lines kept voters China in Transition is 11.8 4:30 p.m. 10.28 - Job search away. “The extraordinarily long designed to help professionals 101, Center for Business Marijuana odor complaint lines deterred or prevented understand business Alcohol violation in G-7 in Grantham, one cited by voters from waiting to vote. opportunities and risks that 11.9 7 p.m. Lot, one cited by Moorhead Moorhead Police Department - Dragon Some voters left the polling sites exist between China and the Volleyball vs. University Police Department for minor for possession of paraphernalia, upon learning of the expected United States. There will be consuming, referred to Campus referred to Campus Judicial. of Minnesota-Crookston wait, and others refused to line a research presentation and 9 p.m. - 12 p.m. - Judicial. up altogether,” the suit states. panel discussion with regional 11.1 Friday Nights in the In Miami-Dade, voters were experts. The discussion will Underground, CMU Suspicious person in Dahl, outraged on Sunday when the revolve around China’s legal, unable to locate. Trespassing at MacLean, elections department closed educational, manufacturing, 11.10 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. one male referred to Campus - Day its doors after becoming labor, and cultural elements of Percussion, Gaede/ Found tobacco item in Ballard, Judicial. overwhelmed by the turnout. and how they affect regional destroyed on site. Fox/Glasrud After chants of “Let us vote,” business. 11 a.m. - Dragon Alcohol violation in South the county announced voters 10.29 Snarr, four cited by Moorhead Swimming and Diving would be able to request and cast Professor performed on the St. Bens Dual Police Department for minor absentee ballots at the station stage of the world-renowned Hit & Run reported in G-1 Lot. consuming, referred to Campus 1 p.m. - Dragon Football after reopening. Franz Liszt Academy of vs. St. Cloud State Judicial. Music Suspicious activity reported in University. Officials: Damage won’t stop Terrie Manno, music 4 p.m. - Dragon the Center for Business. Harassment report taken vote professor, has returned from via phone at Public Safety Volleyball vs. Bemidji With two days to go until the Budapest, Hungary, where she State University Smoking violation reported Department. presidential election, officials are and her piano partner Michael on the Campus Mall, gone on doing all they can to minimize Dean, assistant professor of 11.11 Veteran’s Day arrival. Marijuana odor in West Snarr, the damage from Hurricane music and coordinator of unable to locate source. Sandy. In New Jersey and New keyboard studies at Oklahoma Theft of gasoline in G-1 Lot. York, organizers say there will Baptist University, performed not be major problems for voters for a sold-out audience on the in the areas hit hardest. Hundreds stage of the world-renowned of generators will power polling Franz Liszt Academy of Music. stations, though the number in This is the second season of Safety Tip of the Week some areas has been cut down. performances for the Manno, New York City’s Mayor Michael Dean Piano Duo. The recital Theft From Vehicles Bloomberg estimated polling- featured solo piano and piano place changes would impact duet repertoire, including An experienced burglar can get into a car in less than a 143,000 New Yorkers, even works by Mozart, Schubert, minute. Avoid becoming a victim by locking valuable items though only 59 of the 1,256 Mendelssohn, Griffes, in the trunk of your vehicle, taking them inside with you, or polling locations will close. Debussy, Granados, Dvorak concealing them. This includes such things as cell phones, and Gershwin. laptop computers, stereo equipment, cameras, hunting and 40,000 New Yorkers may need The Franz Liszt Academy fishing gear, inline skates, expensive clothing and textbooks. The new housing of Music is a concert hall and Be aware of and report any suspicious behavior in parking lots, Advocate Restoring power is just the first music conservatory/university such as a person looking into the windows of parked cars. step. Thirty to forty thousand that was founded by legendary Minnesota State University Moorhead Box 130 Moorhead, MN 56563 New York City residents may pianist and composer Franz Located on the lower floor of Comstock Memorial Union To report a problem contact Public Safety at 218.477.2449 Room 110 require housing for some period Liszt in 1875. 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Andrew Thomason, ad and distribution manager Dang Pham, business manager MSUM briefs from Dragon world news from dailybeast.com Digest and submitted to The Advocate | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | Page 3 A & E A weekend of entertainment at the Hub BY BECKI DEGEEST Providing entertainment and booking big acts in the Fargo-Moorhead area is what this venue is all about. This past weekend The Venue at The [email protected] Hub had three great acts to perform: Bassnectar, Dropkick Murphys and Roster McCabe. The shows all being vastly different from each other provided diverse entertainment for music lovers of different genres like electronic, freestyle, punk rock and electro rock. Friday, Nov. 2: Bassnectar with special guests Gramatik and Gladkill

Selling out just a few hours Gramatik using more of his own After the show was over, if you probably didn’t have a good time before the show began Friday, samples. weren’t exhausted, energized and or this kind of show and music is it was clear that the electronic With what seemed like a long covered in sweat, I would say you not for you. musician known as Bassnectar was break after the opening musicians, expected to provide a great night ravers were starting to get antsy as the crowd wanted at all times, of dance and excitement for ravers they waited for Bassnectar to hit Bassnectar gave the fans relaxing and electronic fans. the stage. breaks in the music without Opening for Bassnectar first was It was easy to tell when stopping, but made slower beats DJ and electro musician Gramatik. Bassnectar finally got on stage. for people to breath and relax but Beginning at 8 p.m., Gramatik set The lighting changed, the bass only a little. up the mood for dance with a good, grew louder, fans screamed, the By the middle of the show, if steady flow. With little-to-no breaks hands went up and the dancing fans weren’t sweating they were for set-up and take-down the next began once again. probably at the bar or buying a opener was Gladkill. Though the Bassnectar’s music covers T-shirt. Looking at the audience, two openers had a very different almost every genre of electronic there wasn’t a single person who style, it wasn’t a bad change. music. He uses a wide spectrum didn’t seem to be moving with the The main difference between of sonic style that morphs into music. the two opening musicians wasn’t a synthesis of intense hypnotic A big factor in Bassnectar’s so much their techniques, but their soundscapes and wobbling presentation is lights. The show is own personal tastes in music, with basslines. almost equally about the lighting BECKI DEGEEST • [email protected] Gladkill doing more remixes and Seeming to know exactly what along with the music. Ravers dance at Bassnectar electronic concert. Saturday, Nov. 3: Dropkick Murphys with Mahones and Teenage Bottlerockets

Loud. Energetic. Destructive. Three words that could pretty much sum up this whole concert. Whether you like moshing, crowd TRAMPLED BY KRADDY w/ Dextrious & Jordash surfing or simply listening to punk TURTLES w/ Lucy Michelle & rock music, this show provided all the Velvet Lapelles and Hacksaw Sweeter Thursday, Nov. 8 of the above and then some. Wednesday, Nov. 7 The Aquarium Starting off with a band that has The Venue @ The Hub 9pm Doors • Ages 21+ been opening for the Dropkick 6pm Doors • All Ages Murphys for a few years was BECKI DEGEEST • [email protected] the popular Irish punk band The Teenage Bottlerockets open for Mahones. Dropkick Murphys at The Hub. WOOKIEFOOT DAVID SEDARIS w/ John Wayne & The Pain Author of “Naked” & “When You Are Bringing some fun and cheer Dropkick Murphys when the band Engulfed In Flames” Saturday, Nov. 10 right from the beginning, The opened with one of their more Tuesday, Nov. 13 Mahones were a hit and had a very aggressive, energetic songs and the The Venue @ The Hub 8pm Doors • Ages 21+ Fargo Theatre good chemistry with the audience. crowd immediately started reacting 7pm Doors • All Ages The next band to perform with aggressive movements. was another crowd-pleasing, but Touring after their seventh full- more aggressive band, Teenage length studio album, “Going Out in DETHKLOK ICE NINE KILLS Bottlerockets. Style,” the band was ready to hit the w/ All That Remains, Machine Head & Black w/ My My Misﬁre & Restart, Refresh Dahlia Murder They started off their set with a road. Sunday, Nov. 18 random guy walking around with “We had written and recorded Tuesday, Nov. 13 The Aquarium a black mask over his head holding ‘Going Out in Style’ it took about a The Venue @ The Hub 5pm Doors • All Ages a red painted sign with a skull on year,” band member, Jeff DeRosa 8pm Doors • All Ages it, who continued to walk around said. “The audience can expect to throughout their set bringing cheers have a pretty awesome time and and laughs from the crowd. hear a couple new songs we just BRIAN POSEHN TRAGICALLY HIP Mutant Comedy Tour! An evening with The two opening bands were finished.” very different from each other but Dropkick Murphys are trying Friday, Nov. 30 Saturday, Dec. 1 lined up perfectly with Teenage something new with new punk Fargo Theatre Fargo Theatre Bottlerockets in getting the crowd rock energy using folk soul and Irish 7pm Doors • Mature Aud. 7pm Doors • All Ages amped up for Dropkick Murphys. spirit to create a crowd-pleasing After the openers left the stage, album. the crowd started chanting for “It’s a feel-good album,” DeRosa Dropkick Murphys to come on said. “We just all wanted to get BRIAN POSEHN • Thursday, Nov. 29 • Mature Audiences • Empire Arts Center, Grand Forks screaming, “Let’s go Murphys,” and away from (concept albums), get clapping their hands. on the road and make songs that the ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA • Thursday, Dec. 6 • All Ages • Fargo Theatre A huge applause greeted the crowd would enjoy.” DEUCE/NEW MEDICINE • Friday, Dec. 7 • Ages 21+ • House Of Rock @ The Hub HAIRBALL • Friday, Dec. 28 • Ages 21+ • The Venue @ The Hub LISA LAMPANELLI • Friday, Jan. 11 • Mature Audiences • Fargo Theatre ALL TIME LOW/YELLOWCARD • Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 • All Ages • The Venue @ The Hub UMPHREY’S MCGEE • Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 • All Ages • The Venue @ The Hub THAT ONE GUY • Saturday, Apr. 13, 2013 • Ages 21+ • The Aquarium

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BECKI DEGEEST • [email protected] Punk rock band Dropkick Murphys performing at the Hub on Nov. 3. Page 4 | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | The Advocate Features Host a hooping good party BY ALISON SMITH it. Other than the size, the added you will have your own hoop. “Varying the direction of the [email protected] How to make a hoop weight is the difference between a The final step is taping the tape and giving it more depth and www.jasonunbound.com/ child and adult hoop. The easiest hoop. You’ll want to first tape the layers makes it stand out more,” Looking for a unique party hoops.html and cheapest way to add extra four-to-five inch area around the Larson said. “I love the way it idea? Want to save some money Unique hoop tape weight is by using water. connection to be sure it’s stable. makes you feel physically and on holiday gifts? Are you and Start by pouring a couple cups of Once that’s done, you can begin mentally.” www.identi-tape.com your friends experiencing the water in the open end. Before you the creative process of taping. Now that you have an innovative winter blues? Look no further. Connect with other seal it completely, push the open Menards has a large selection of tool for de-stressing, it’s time to Hosting your own hula hoop party hoopers end on the connector just enough various colored electrical tapes, take that new hoop of yours to is the answer. so you can hold the hoop around all for $2 a roll. Tape is usually the a local park or even your living Hula hoops have made a www.hooping.org your waist and see if you have the most expensive supply needed, room, turn on some music and comeback. Ask anyone who Take a hooping class amount of water that feels right with expected spending of $40 start hooping. Any time you’re grew up in the mid-20th century www.goinspiredance.com for you. Too much water will to $50 on the 20 or more rolls feeling down and out, pick up that about hula hoops and their likely cause the hoop to be uneven and necessary for 10 hoops – but it’s hoop and set yourself free. response is, “I loved hula hooping heavy; too little water will require also what adds the most character. Now that you know the necessary as a kid.” purchased locally at home quicker movement. If you’re feeling extra creative, steps, feel free to be creative with Hooping is no longer just for improvement stores like Lowes or Once you feel you have the Berns suggests looking online. your hoop making. Maybe you children, adults are beginning to Menards. proper amount of weight added “Some of the specialty tapes that I want to experiment with a smaller see hula hooping as more of a The first step is cutting the to your hoop, it’s time to seal have used come from the website hoop that you’re able to do more sport and less as child’s play. piping. The piping will come in it. Repeat the steps above by www.identi-tape.com,” Berns tricks with, or maybe you want a Shar Berns, co-owner of Inspire 100-foot rolls and will need to be placing the open end in a pot of said. hoop that makes sound and you Dance in Fargo and hula hoop cut according to a person’s height. boiling water and then insert the Some people use anywhere from decide to fill it with beads. You instructor, has been making hoops “If you are making a hoop for connector until flush. Be careful two to five colors per hoop. can also wrap your hoop in fabric, for a little over six years and yourself it should stand up and not to tip it down too far while Alysia Larson, MSUM graduate rather than tape, to give it a softer boasts quite a few benefits of the the top should fall somewhere heating up the end or you will lose and hoop-maker, suggests using feel. Allow your creativity to flow simple physical activity. between your hips and natural the water inside. Once completed, brighter colors and mixing it up. and find what works for you. “Hula hooping is fun, helps waist,” Berns said. Hold the you feel centered and balanced potential hoop against your body and tones muscles while burning and make sure you have the calories,” Berns said. “All in all, correct length before cutting the it’s a great physical activity that’s piping. also very low impact.” This is where your pipe cutter Not only is hooping great for comes into play. You can either use mind, body and spirit, it can also a mini hacksaw or an actual pipe be inexpensive if you get a group cutter, which looks like a giant, of seven to 10 friends together funky pair of scissors. Cutters can and host a hoop-making party. range from $8 for a hacksaw to For less than $15 per person, you $17 for a ratcheting pipe cutter. and your friends can each have a Don’t try to save money on this customized hula hoop to provide end. “Having a good pipe-cutter you with years of physical activity makes it fast,” Berns said. and personal enjoyment. The Once the piping is cut, it’s time necessary supplies to make seven to insert the connector. If you to 10 hoops costs less than $100. have access to boiling water, this If hula hooping sounds like the will be the quickest and easiest perfect start to your fall break, way to get the connector inserted. then it’s time to compile a list Place the end of the tubing, about of your most privileged friends three to four inches, in your pot of to invite to your hoop making boiling water for 10 to 15 seconds. party. Once your invites are sent, Once you pull the tubing out of it’s time to buy the necessary the water, immediately insert the supplies. connector up to the middle point. The connector should easily slide You will need: in the tube. If not, heat the tube up • one inch, 100 psi PolyFlex for a few seconds longer and try piping in 100 foot increments again. • seven to 10 connectors or If you don’t have access to “couplings,” one for each boiling water, you can heat up attendee the end with a hair dryer. This • a pipe cutter process is longer and more labor- • a hair dryer or pot of boiling intensive, but with some patience water; water for hoop fillers and strength, it will work out just • 15 to 20 rolls of colored the same. electrical tape. Before you close up the hoop All of these supplies can be completely, add a little weight to ALISON SMITH• [email protected] Alysia Larson, MSUM grad, is in the growing number of hoopers in the F-M area.

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BY MEREDITH WATHNE The zombie apocalypse is set couldn’t really say no to.” [email protected] up in his garage and backyard, The MSUM students got so he can play whenever he creative with the project. Half If you could have one wish, wants year-round, Altendorf a dozen life-sized zombies what would it be? said. were constructed, along with The Make-A-Wish All in all, roughly 20 students, a foam car, a dark forest and Foundation, with help from mainly art educations majors, other props for the kids to hide the MSUM Art Department, were in and out of the Center behind. granted the wish of a lifetime for for Arts to assist in construction “Every time someone came

Submitted Photo 14-year-old Daniel Hamilton of of the zombie apocalypse. in they said ‘oh that looks so Recent grad Mike Alexander poses in front of Mt Fuji. West Fargo. “I had so much fun; I helped cool,’” Hagen said. “So I hope Hamilton, who lives with build a foam car and paint Daniel thought it looked really Hodgkin’s disease and nodular it,” said Alisha Hagen, an art cool too.” Graduate lands dream job sclerosis, wished to have education major that helped In North Dakota the Make- BY JESSICA FLEMING Japan, he has some concerns something that he could enjoy work on the props. “My friends A-Wish Foundation grants 30 [email protected] ahead of him. everyday: a zombie apocalypse- were helping too, so that was to 35 wishes a year to children “I guess the one thing that themed laser tag arena. fun, but knowing that someone between the ages of two-and-a- A recent grad is saying worries me is whether I will make To make this wish a reality, was going to be using (arena half and 18 that have not had a “sayonara” to America and a good impression to my students, Make-A-Wish enlisted the help props) was really a nice feeling.” wish granted to them from any “konichiwa” to Japan. teachers and co-workers I will be of art students at MSUM, and A lot of the students that other organization. Michael Alexander graduated working with,” Alexander said. construction on an abandon city helped with the project are Any child, parent or guardian, with a bachelor’s degree in “First impressions in Japan are taken over by zombies began. members of the National Art or doctor can refer a child for international studies and a minor taken very seriously and can take “MSUM has always been Education Association, or a wish, but before the wish in East Asian studies in May 2012. months or years to change one’s known as a great art and theater NAEA, a student organization can be granted, a doctor has to Now, he has decided to leave opinion about yourself if you were department,” Dana Altendorf, on campus. The NAEA is a club approve the program to assure the country to pursue his love of to present yourself in a negative director of community relations for students aspiring to be art the child’s safety. Japan. way at first.” for Make-A-Wish said. “They teachers. Daniel’s zombie apocalypse Taking four years of Japanese Although he is looking forward were willing to help and we “We look for opportunities laser arena was unveiled at 5:30 language at Minnetonka High to his future, Alexander will be were so grateful.” to help out in the community p.m. on Oct. 26 at his home School and two years at MSUM, missing a lot of family and friends Laser tag is something that whenever we can, and this was a during the family’s annual Alexander has always had a love he leaves behind. Hamilton can do to get his really nice fit,” Brad Bachmeier, Halloween party. The Cass for Japanese culture. He spent a “I am ecstatic. I am really mind off his condition and a professor in the MSUM art County Youth Commission semester studying abroad at the happy for him,” Ed Alexander, stay active. He currently holds department and adviser of sponsored Hamilton’s wish. Asia Pacific University (APU) in Michael Alexander’s dad, said. the high score in laser tag at MSUM NAEA said. “It was “It felt good to be involved Beppu, Japan, from 2011 to 2012. “From the instant he was in high Thunder Road Family Fun Park clearly a pretty worthwhile in something so worthwhile,” “I enjoyed adapting myself to school, he told me he wanted to in Fargo. opportunity and something you Bachmeier said. a completely new surrounding, be in Japanese, but I didn’t think which is so different than what it was a good idea. It’s too hard, we are used to here in the United I couldn’t help him with it and I States.” Alexander said. “To thought it was a bad choice. But experience and appreciate how Michael really stuck with it, and others around the world, how he loved it. From the instant he (their culture) differs from what got home, he wanted to go right we are used to. That was such a back to Japan, and he found a way. honor to experience,” Alexander, When this job came through, I just said. praised God it really happened. I Going to a different country hugged him and told him ‘I’m just provided a much larger view of the so happy for you.’” world than Alexander anticipated. Alexander’s friends are also APU supports about an equal excited for him. Japanese-to-exchange student “I am excited for him,” ratio from all over the world. Matthew Sorenson, who studied “I knew I was going to make Japanese with Alexander in multiple friends during my visit highschool, said “Of course I to Japan...but I had no idea am sad he’s leaving, but glad he that I would make that much,” has an amazing opportunity. He Alexander said. “Not only meeting really truly loved having studied Japanese friends, but I had no idea there, and I suspect he’ll have an I would meet so many people from even better time of teaching and around the world. I met people tutoring.” from such countries as: Botswana, Alisen Chellen echoed that. Submitted Photo China, Denmark, Estonia, “The one thing I think of when The zombie apocalypse laser tag arena built by MSUM art students. Finland, France, Germany, Italy, I think of him going to Japan, Korea, Mozambique, Norway, he thought very outside of the Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, box by going overseas,” Chellen, Uzbekistan and the United longtime friend of Alexander, Kingdom to name a few.” said. “You can go out of the There are many options and country and his dream was all places for students to go abroad things Japanese and although he when they are in school and had a lot of challenges, he got Alexander is a huge advocate for turned down by a few companies, it. but he really has a passion for it “Do it,” Alexander said. Think and he fought for it and now he’s about what country you would going there again. He’s doing want to study at and why you want what he loves, and I am so jealous to study in that particular country. and it’s an inspiration for me.” “It is a once in a lifetime Alexander will move to Japan opportunity to be able to step in March to start his first year of out of your comfort zone and teaching, but he already plans to learn how others live around the make the move an extended one. world and open up your eyes and “I am excited to start a whole truly appreciate about different new life again,” he said. “It is Submitted Photo cultures and customs, and respect sort of the same feeling I had Daniel takes in his personal laser tag the lifestyles on how other people when I left arena. live around the world,” he said. for Japan When he returns to Japan, last year... free Alexander is going to be an This time, confidential assistant language teacher with instead services Interac Co., a private business of being 701.237.6530 Your answers helping to bring together teachers a student, are here! from around the world. He will I will be firstchoiceclinic.com not only be teaching young working. I ▪ Pregnancy Tests Japanese students about the am excited ▪ Limited Ultrasounds English language but also about to live the global culture. Japanese ▪ Resources & Referrals Although he said he isn’t lifestyle nervous about moving back to again.” Page 6 | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | The Advocate Opinion w Advocate Editorial Board Part Three: Sex has consequences Commitee meets to In protest, this series of three a seven-week-old fetus being a person, and would nod in discuss Woodlawn Park essays was begun with only unquestioning agreement that a baby is fully human the day a vague thesis driving them; before her due date.” On Nov. 2, The Forum reported the conviction that human life When did the fetus suddenly become a person? In Stenberg on the possibility of Moorhead should not only be cherished, but v. Carhart, doctors and politicians discussed a method of mitigating flood waters of the written about. abortion where the baby is born and killed after birth to Red River to Woodlawn Park, This third and final installment prevent possible complications that might injure the mother, effectively creating a lake was wanting for a topic until bone fragments, accidental cutting of the uterus and the adjacent to downtown Fargo. in the late afternoon hours of possibility of a “free floating fetal head.” Reading the court A committee, consisting of Thursday. This piece is only a case, it didn’t take Jennifer long to realize that the babies in community members and two city brief introduction to another question here were the same age as her friends pre-mature essay I stumbled across. The baby, born at 25 weeks. If her friend’s baby were killed, there council members, are preparing essay in question, written by would be national outrage, yet there on paper were those ideas like this one to effectively Jennifer Fulwiler, outlines how involved with Stenberg v. Carhart, unflinchingly discussing use the now public land at BY JOHN GOERKE she, after the pregnancy and the most effective means to kill a baby that age in the womb. Woodlawn Park. [email protected] abortion of her friend’s child, Finally, there came the issue of sex itself. Among the list Many students use and enjoy found her way to a place she never from the Guttmacher institute of reasons why women have this park, including the disc golf expected to arrive at: the pro-life movement. abortions, Jennifer noticed an odd omission. “It immediately course, which is popular among Her journey started when another friend, who was pregnant struck me that none of the factors on the list were conditions MSUM students. The committee due to failed contraception, asked her how far her baby would that we tell women to consider before engaging in sexual deciding on how to best use the have developed at this point. Being pro-choice, Jennifer activity. land welcomes public opinion. began to look at women’s health and feminist websites for Don’t have the money to raise a child? Don’t think your If students want their voice information about pregnancy boyfriend would and the development of the “On our own campus at the ‘Condoms and be a good father? heard call the office of Mayor baby. She didn’t find any. Cupcakes’ events, we are asked to consider a few Don’t feel ready Mark Voxland at 218.299.5307 All that was available was to be a mother? or email him at mark.voxland@ “insulting euphemisms.” questions before engaging in sexual activity. None Women were cityofmoorhead.com. There was no talk about of them pertain to the considerations of the possible never encouraged the baby itself. Even the to consider these The opinions expressed in The descriptions of abortion child; all of them have to do with putting plastic in factors before they Advocate are not necessarily those talked about the “contents” the right place without compromising pleasure.” had sex; only before of the college administration, faculty of the uterus. I can attest that they had a baby.” On the Red River Women’s clinic is also guilty of this fudging of our own campus at the ‘Condoms and Cupcakes’ events, we or student body. The Advocate language in their online abortion descriptions. Jennifer noted are asked to consider a few questions before engaging in encourages letters to the editor and that as far as informing women honestly about medicine, the sexual activity. None of them pertain to the considerations any submissions. They should be avoidance of certain words was dishonest at best and insulting of the possible child; all of them have to do with putting typed and must include the writer’s at worst. In her words: “I felt like I had been transported back plastic in the right place without compromising pleasure. name, signature, address, phone to Victorian England, where women weren’t supposed to be At the heart of Jennifer’s leaving the pro-choice told hard facts, even about their own bodies, because they movement, was the realization of the one underlying number, year in school or occupation might get all flustered.” assumption of that ideology. “The fundamental truth of the and any affliations. Letters are due The only place scientific information was available about pro-choice movement, from which all of its tenets flow, is by 5 p.m. Friday and can be sent the stages of pregnancy was on pro-life websites. The same that sex does not have to have life-altering consequences.” to MSUM Box 130, dropped off in is true here in town. First Choice Clinic has available the Sex has massively unpredictable consequences. The modern The Advocate office or emailed to Minnesota Department of Health: Information on Fetal fallacy alluded to at the beginning of this paper, that of our Development, Abortion and Alternatives. need for a clear conception of destination, has an ugly side [email protected]. Another glaring problem crept into Jennifer’s mind effect. If we don’t like the destination of our journey, or the concerning personhood. She and her friends had joked baby that we conceived, we rebel against it. When will we about how silly it was to think a three-day old zygote was a learn? Another exclusive Opinion page person. But nowhere was the issue tackled head-on. “Folks Read Part One and Part Two of John’s essay at within the pro-choice movement would scoff at the idea of msumadvocate.com available at msumadvocate.com To read full Jennifer’s full essay visit http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/why-i-lost-faith-in-the-pro-choice-movement Letter to Editor: Women’s rights are important

I don’t think anyone can deny the sometimes blatant lack of respect toward the women, “Nothing bad happened to me when I was younger. Nobody molested me.” I probably and men who stand in the Forty Days for Life protest prayer. After all the people gather should have gotten much angry at this point. I didn’t even realize how downright awful right outside a medical office where a woman might face the hardest, most difficult it was until I repeated it to a friend later. I don’t think I immediately noticed how decision she has ever had or will ever have to make in her life. This protest shames hateful it was because she was covering it up with her niceties. I can’t help but wonder women as they enter and exit possibly the hardest moment of their entire lives, and where these people get their thoughts and why they think they can shove there evil because of this the protesters should expect some form of rebuttal. For the opposing side, words into my brain like it’s okay; first I’m being tempted by the devil, then I must be being pro-choice is not part of something that just encompasses all women’s actions, it’s a victim of sexual violence. a matter of defending women’s rights in public, and private spheres, while continuing to I don’t want these people attacking my sisters who need the power to have the choice show the necessity for this equality. We must recognize that because of engrained sexism, of getting safe abortions. I must shout for my voice to continue to be heard. I left some women shame other women, and because of basic morality some men actually do our conversation feeling disrespected, powerless, and shamed when I’ve felt nearly believe in women’s equality, and the rights women have to their bodies. nothing but pride for the last five years of my life; and for a couple hours they took Upon driving by to see the protesters myself (like I’ve seen them many times before, that from me. This had led me to the open realization that no, you don’t win rights, usually opposed by no one) I decided to stop and have a chat. I asked them if they and make change by being respectful, you win rights by getting in peoples faces and ever felt disrespected standing there on the street, and was answered with a “No, I shouting to be heard, because when you’re silenced by society that’s the only way to don’t think so. My brother got yelled at a little bit last night, but that might have been get heard. If we silently go about doing things then people will go on silently thinking the time of day”. I talked to them about why they thought women shouldn’t be able to the things we’re fighting against are okay. choose the right, and what if they didn’t have the right but still seek that kind of care? The people I talked to at the Forty Day for Life prayer shame the majority of people One of them answered, “we only pray that it stops”, then me with a “sorry, it’s not with their close-minded ideas about how women should and shouldn’t be, as well as going to stop”. how the rest of the world should and shouldn’t be. I experienced it first hand. It is an I ended up asking them questions about their religious views and how those religious attack on women specifically and their right to choose when they can or when they views seem to silence women, and oppress other minority groups. want to start a family. If it’s not think about the last time anyone stood in a hospital They were very nice people, I shared my spiritual personal views with them, and protesting vasectomies. Those poor semen only have one goal, and we are allowing they kept telling me I should pray to God and find answers, I assured them I had been men to take that goal from them! I told the protesters that should be their next stop; to down that route. I told them I was queer and that I wasn’t going to pray to a God that make sure men really think about their choices, and to save the potential of life that made me gay just to send me to Hell. They told me that me being gay was just me comes from their semen. I was told that wasn’t their priority. being tempted by the devil, and that I could choose not to do that. To me that’s very disrespectful, to my entire being. Kate Lucero At one point a woman looked at me, and reached out saying, “I am so sorry about [email protected] whatever it is that happened to you when you were younger, if your father molested 4826 12th Street South Fargo, North Dakota 58104 you…” I took a step back from the woman and put my arms in a stopping motion at her 701-412-6537 to separate me from her and to make her stop. Junior-Campus Feminist Organization The Advocate | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | Page 7 Sports Dragons team captian hopes to lead by example

BY JANAE BOSWELL sticking around to see who was going school. Tucker set his sights on the coach and some of the players be beneficial for his plans after [email protected] to get the coaching job,” Tucker MSUM after a coaching change for made him feel more comfortable. graduation. The sociology major said. “There was a lot of rumors the Dragons men’s basketball team. Still, he admits it was hard coming admits that he also has aspirations to There has been a lot of talk about about different people getting it and “Coach Walthall was my assistant to Moorhead knowing he wouldn’t someday coach. the Dragon men’s basketball team as it’s hard when you get a new coach coach at Iowa and was one of the be able to play and would have to “Ultimately I want to coach the season approaches with attention because you don’t know their style, guys who recruited me,” Tucker sit out the whole season. Though college basketball,” Tucker said. particularly on key players, one of and you don’t really get to pick who said. “I actually would have come this is Tucker’s first time playing in “I’m taking in as much as I can which is transfer student Anthony you’re playing for, which is kind of here from Iowa, but he got the job a Dragons jersey, he still wants to from coach Walthall while I have Tucker. the point of recruiting.” after I was going to Winona.” bring everything he can to the team. the opportunity and hopefully Tucker started his college career The Hawkeyes’ previous coach, Being hired in May 2010, Chad “I hope to bring experience after continuing my playing career after debut at the NCAA Division I Todd Lickliter, was released in 2010 Walthall is the men’s basketball playing in the Big 10 (Conference) this year.” level after being recruited out after Tucker’s last season with the head coach. As the head coach, for two years then with Winona,” Being a team captain, Tucker of Minnetonka, Minn., to play team. Walthall guided the Dragons to Tucker said. “We have a lot of new is confident to take on the for University of Iowa. He was “It’s just kind of an uncomfortable the second round of the NCAA guys and some of them haven’t even responsibilities that come with the recognized in high school after situation to have to sit and wait to Division II tournament last season. played college basketball before.” role and will continue throughout leading his team to a Class 4A see who comes in, and then see how That success has recently led them The Dragons have added 12 new the season to lead by example. Minnesota state championship you fit in to what they do,” Tucker to being chosen this year to finish players this season, eight being “I think we have a pretty close- basketball title in 2008 during his said. first in the North Division of the freshmen. knit team this year,” Tucker said. senior year. After leaving the Hawkeyes, NSIC. “I think we have a good enough “We all hang out off the court As the career leading-scorer and Tucker moved on to play for NSIC “I’d say (Walthall) is probably the team this year that we can go far together. I just want to make sure record-setter in his high school, division rival, the Winona State only reason I came here,” Tucker in the NCAA tournament,” Tucker that I am a good captain and a good Tucker followed his dreams to Warriors as a junior guard. Tucker said. “I was looking at going back to said. leader everyday, like in practice and play Division I basketball and was stayed only one season with the a Division I school, leaning towards Only three other teammates have in games.” recruited by the Hawkeyes. Putting Warriors, playing 26 games, which the U of M, but coach Walthall and experience playing in the NSIC, Tucker will get his opportunity in two seasons as a guard, Tucker he averaged nearly 16 points each I talked extensively, so I decided to senior forwards Alex Novak and as the Dragons men’s basketball played in 25 games and averaged 11 game. However, the change wasn’t come here.” Eric Olson, and sophomore guard team opens up it’s first season game points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists. permanent as Tucker soon realized Tucker kept in touch with Jordan Riewer. Though the team against Lincoln University (Mo.) Speculations rose about the Winona was not for him. Walthall while at Winona State and may be young, Tucker believes they at the Southwest Baptist Classic in guard’s decision to transfer due to an “It just wasn’t a great fit for me,” chose to transfer to MSUM last year, are still full of experience. He hopes Bolivar, Mo., on Nov. 9. alcohol-related event after Tucker Tucker said. “It was a lot different in but had to redshirt the 2011-2012 for a good last year, as it would announced that he was relocating, Winona. It’s such a small town and I season due to division regulations. but the circumstances were much had a tough time adjusting.” Tucker admits that the transition to different. Tucker finished the remainder MSUM was a lot easier than when “We had a coaching change, of his school year at Winona State he was in Winona. unfortunately, after my sophomore before taking his finals early and The size of the Fargo-Moorhead year and I wasn’t really interested in packing up in search for another area, with the addition of knowing

Submitted by Dragon Athletics Senior guard Anthony Tucker looks to make a pass in the Dragons’ 78-45 exhibition win against Northwestern College (Minn.) on Wednesday, Oct. 31. MSUM, NDSU take exhibition into OT BY COLLIN BOYLES sink an open jumper. It was lead with about 30 seconds [email protected] senior Alex Novak that took remaining. Tucker held the ball matters into his own hands and at the top of the key and put up a With only three returning scored the Dragons first six three-point shot which bounced letter-winners from last year’s points, all in the paint. off the rim, leading to a Bison team, the Dragons overtime Senior newcomer Anthony score to tie the game. HAVE SCHOOL game against the Division I Tucker then began his scoring NDSU began the extra Bison felt like a success. tear. From deep behind the period on a scoring run that the Head coach Chad Walthall led three-point line, Tucker sank Dragons could not overcome, his young team into the Bison his first of five three-pointers falling 72-67. Walthall said his LOANS? Sports Arena in Fargo to take on for the night. Two three-point biggest takeaway from the night NDSU in an exhibition match field goals in the first half along was the defensive effort, along AmeriCorps Members that ended as a 72-67 loss. with solid defense helped keep with the ability to shoot the at the YMCA earn a The early goings of the game the Dragons within eight going ball. He added they still need to showed the inexperience of the into halftime, 29-21. work on mastering their style of Dragons squad, but the second Walthall ensured changes in play. $2,775.00 half showed the potential that is the gameplan were made in the “We’re still very new to our education award after waiting to be unleashed. locker room. system, a lot of new faces so “Our execution wasn’t always “We slowed the pace a little we’re going to continue to learn a year of service! there which is pretty normal this bit and ran some sets and that from it and get better,” Walthall Also receive a monthly early in the year,” Walthall said. got us into a flow,” Walthall said. living allowance. “At times, our execution was said. The Dragons travel to really good and at times we got The Dragons started the Bolivar, Mo., for the Southwest Positions: Healthy Living Coach, Mentor really loose. We’re just going second half on a 21-10 run Baptist Classic on Thursday & Homework Club Supervisor to have to continue to work thanks in part to Tucker’s hot when they will first face and we’ll have a chance to be a hand. It was from the hand Lincoln University followed Learn More & Apply at: decent basketball team.” of Tucker at the end that the by a game against Southwest Poor shooting plagued both ymcacassclay.org/americorps teams early as nobody could game was almost put away. Baptist University on Friday. The Dragons held a two-point Page 8 | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | The Advocate View exclusive content online at msumadvocate.com • Student wins award for academic paper • Locals fight human trafficking News Sustainability Center hosts sculpture contest BY APRIL KNUTSON MSUM and through the work connecting campus sustainability [email protected] of the student group Green to hands-on teaching and Dragons, we hope to give F-M learning. The event encouraged The Sustainability Center is a better understanding of what the participants to brainstorm encouraging students to create sustainability is and how to ideas about creating new green scultures with recyclable practice it.” programs. materials. The center has hosted events To take part in the Sustainability The center, located in Owens like the Discover Woodlawn Center’s latest program, start 208B, is committed to decreasing Park event in October. At this making your recyclable sculpture MSUM’s environmental event, students gathered to today. Entries must not be higher impact and increasing people’s clean up the disc golf course at or wider than two and a half feet. knowledge of sustainability Woodlawn Park in Moorhead. Voting for the best sculpture will throughout campus. Students enjoyed hot chocolate start on Nov. 20. “When I tell people I’m and few rounds of disc golf On Nov. 28, Sustainability majoring in sustainability I while decreasing the amount of Coordinator Joe Herbst will am almost always asked ‘Oh, waste at Woodlawn Park. choose a final winner. The top well what exactly is that?’” On Nov. 2, the Sustainability three entries will be displayed said Natalie Jacobs, leader Center held a virtual Green Force at the sustainability open house of the student group Green Initiative summit from noon to 4 on Nov. 28. The winner of the Dragons. “So, I don’t think p.m. in Hagen 116. The summit contest will receive a $100 gift people have quite the right idea showcased the great work being card to MSUM’s bookstore. about sustainability in this area implemented by other campuses Second place will receive a yet. But with the formation of across the country in developing massage gift card. All entries are submitted photo the sustainability program at green career pathways and due Nov. 19 to Hagen 111.

CLINTON, FROM FRONT LINCOLN, FROM FRONT into the gym and overflow room. major, and Chuck Miller, film “I want to meet tons of people stay for longer as I have made Emcee Joel Heitkamp, Heidi studies major with an emphasis over there,” Lepp said. “I want to some really wonderful friends Heitkamp’s brother, kicked off the in production, and junior mass make connections that will last a here. It will be sad to leave them event with a full arena and excited With kids cheering from their communications majors Becki lifetime.” in December.” crowd. parents’ shoulders and elderly DeGeest and Maureen McMullen, This semester, there are In Spring 2013, Tony Adah “There was someone getting people holding signs from their will study various aspects of the 10 students studying from a professor from the film people to do the wave,” said seats, everyone contributed to the media and take in British culture. Lincoln, six are in the exchange department will travel to the Regene Radniecki, professor of positive energy in the room. “I want a different experience,” program and four are studying University of Lincoln to give mass communications. “It was “Everyone was really Lepp said. “I want to get out of as international students. Two of a university-wide lecture. Adah absolutely remarkable.” enthusiastic,” Quinn said. Clinton was the main speaker “Everyone seemed really hopeful “I love my experience so far, I have enjoyed everyday,” - Henry Willmott at the event, but Heidi Heitkamp for Heidi. This could really push and U.S. House candidate Pam her over.” Fargo; I want to see the world.” the exchange students, Alistar will catch up with MSUM Gulleson also got the crowd Quinn said that having Clinton Lepp is looking forward to the Pritchard and Henry Willmott, students at Lincoln and speak excited. come to Fargo was a smart choice difference in class structure. chose the program to broaden their with Lincoln students interested Many attendees held Heitkamp because many North Dakotans “Over there, it’s mostly you horizons and meet new people. in participating in the exchange signs and cheered in support. Some can relate to him, unlike President learn and do lectures throughout “I chose to go on the exchange the following year. supporters and volunteers had the Barack Obama. the whole semester and then to meet new people, broaden my Even though the program is chance to meet the candidates and “Heidi needs to distance herself everything is compiled into one life experience and generally have not for everyone, if you have the Clinton. from Obama in order to get split- final project,” Lepp said. “That fun whilst I’m at University,” chance, it’s a golden opportunity. “It was my first time meeting ticket voters,” he said. will be a nice change to see what Pritchard said. “The culture overall “You’re going kind of by Pam Gulleson,” Quinn said. “I Quinn explained that many it’s like to actually work on a is very different from the UK, but yourself into this whole new recognized her and I just said, North Dakotans don’t agree with project throughout the whole it’s been a learning experience.” environment,” Gundmundson ‘Pam,’ and she turned around and Obama’s decisions, and as a time.” Both students are enjoying said. “It’s more of an immersion gave me a hug.” democrat, Heidi Heitkamp will Lepp will be studying their time on the exchange. program in a different culture. Radniecki said she was interested need to distance herself from him cinematography and production “I love my experience so I haven’t talked to a student to hear that Gulleson is a breast in order to get North Dakota’s on the trip but is also excited to far, I have enjoyed every day,” who didn’t say it was a great cancer survivor. vote for Senate. travel and socialize. Willmott said. “I wish I could experience.” “Being a cancer survivor myself, I really pick up on that quick,” she said. Radniecki was also impressed Spicy Pie with the diverse crowd. “There were children, teenagers supports and elderly,” she said. “It was so MN State diverse in all aspects: age, race and gender.” Moorhead

ABS LICENSE, FROM FRONT for whatever challenges they may face in a classroom, and that includes being able to teach students Buy 1 Fountain Soda that have mild disabilities. Any elementary inclusive Get a 1 Topping Slice for education student can earn the ABS certificate by taking the 30 additional credits. “When they graduate from MSUM, they would be qualified to apply for K through six regular ed. license and K through 12 special ed. license in ABS,” DeSutter said. MUST PRESENT STUDENT I.D. “With the 30 extra credits, they can FREE graduate with two licenses.” The School of Teaching and www.spicypiepizza.com Learning is in the process of getting approval for a new Autism license Community Connected! as well that will be offered at the Expires Nov. 30, 2012 graduate level. The Advocate | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | Page 9 Online exclusive: News Locals host event to fight human trafficking Clinton rallies support BY MEGAN HAVIG money or communications [email protected] • Unidentifiable source of income (where they are being for Heitkamp Gathering local educators, paid or given gifts for acts or policemen, social workers favors, often sexual acts or favors) and citizens, Women at Risk • Unexplainable absence from International and The FM Freedom school or work Project hosted a human trafficking events like this and openly discuss • Vagueness about his or her awareness event to equip locals to and share ideas and stories about whereabouts combat modern-day slavery. trafficking,” Nikki said. “We can • Signs of a controlling partner, On Friday, Nov. 2, the Hjemkomst begin to work together and share such as a person receiving angry Center in Moorhead was filled with resources to combat this as a phone calls or expressing concern more than 50 people interested in community.” about upsetting their partner the rising domestic issue of human To put the issue into context, • Isolation from friends and slavery. Human slavery can be The Polaris Project has placed family defined as the trading and selling states in four different tiers of • Self-blame or feelings of of humans. anti-trafficking action. States with humiliation Victims of human trafficking defined laws against trafficking If any person sees something are defined as anyone who has warrant a place on tier one or that seems awry and believes is a been taken, sold into or coerced two. States who have made potential act of human trafficking, into, a situation where someone less progress or have few laws they can contact the following: “owns” them for the purposes of established are placed on tier three • Law enforcement commercial sexual exploitation or or four. Having “safe houses” • Trustworthy authority forced labor. They must perform present in the state where rescued figures if it is an incident in the duties for their owners or suffer victims can live, heal and enter workplace consequences, which their captors back into society also help a state’s • National trafficking hotline: have set into place. ranking. 1.888.3737.888 Often, victims of human According to The Polaris • U.S. Dept. of Justice trafficking are bound in their mind Project, Minnesota ranked on Trafficking and Worker’s to their captors. Manipulated and tier one, with its defined anti- Exploitation: 1.888.428.7581 abused, the victims often live in trafficking laws. North Dakota Finally, Nikki encourages Lane Zyvoloski • [email protected] fear, unable to get out of the cycle. has a way to go, being ranked anyone who is informed to start Victims can be anyone. on tier three. The state is still in spreading the word. Former President Bill Clinton stands with U.S. Senate candidate Informers at the event stressed the need of law enforcement training, “Sharing the information you Heidi Heitkamp on Oct. 29 at the Fargo Civic Center. After many East importance of becoming aware that a posting of a national hotline and know is also imperative with Coast appearances were cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy, Clinton the issue can affect anyone. asset forfeiture, to name a few. others who do not know about was able to make a few stops in North Dakota and Minnesota. Nikki (last name withheld for WAR Int’l had tips for this issue,” Nikki said. Click here to view more photos from the event safety reasons), a member of The combating slavery. Some things For more information on the FM Freedom Project, was pleased that responders can look for when issue or to out how you can help, with the outcome of the event. dealing with those who are being visit The Polaris Project at www. “I think people from all walks held as slaves include: polarisproject.org/index.php or of life and different professions • Someone who does not have Women at Risk International Job Search 101 provides insight need to keep coming together in control over their schedule, www.warinternational.org/. BY SAMANTHA STARK can circulate and network with Film students present papers, win at conference [email protected] businesses. Then, students will have one-on-one resume BY MAUREEN MCMULLEN Award-winning director known more positive light and look forward After a typical job interview, and interview preparation, [email protected] for her movies “Open Hearts,” to a better future,” Holt said. students don’t get a call back followed by constructive advice “In a Better World” and “After Holt’s paper also held personal informing them on why employers from professionals about what Each year, less than 10 percent the Wedding,” which won her an relevance because his mother is Irish, may not have chosen them and executives are looking for in an of undergraduate applicants are Academy Award. which he hopes was made apparent what areas they could improve. employee. accepted to present their research LeClaire was drawn to Bier’s in his paper. Now, students have the opportunity The last hour of the convention at The Midwest Pop Culture movies because of her unique and “I have a personal connection to to get constructive evaluations and is hors d’oeuvres and visiting. Association/American Culture complex representations of both Ireland, so I am very interested in assistance from local businesses Students will be able to network Association Conference. This year, women and men in her films. my topic and research, so I was and potential employers. with businesses they may not have MSUM senior film students Simone “It was awesome to watch all these more engaged in my research and MSUM’s Career Development had contact with previously. LeClaire and Conor Holt were successful movies by this awesome hopefully that came off in my Center is hosting Job Search 101 Students in any major can benefit selected to present their research woman,” LeClaire said. “It was an writing,” Holt said from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday from Job Search 101. papers in Columbus, Ohio. unusual and progressive thing that Both LeClaire and Holt said that at the CMU Ballroom. “Employers are either hiring for The conference, generally attended mattered on a large scale.” their favorite part of the conference Job Search 101 allows students that major, worked with that major by professors and graduate students, Holt’s paper, “Cinema Go was seeing the presentations and to encounter potential employers or interested in what someone includes presentations pertaining to Braugh,” focuses on film during the interacting with people with similar from local businesses and practice with that major can contribute to pop culture in America. The panels Celtic Tiger Era, an economic boom academic interests. career professionalism. Students their business,” Norberg Boe said. for these presentations included not in Ireland in the ’90s, reflected in Presentations included topics will have the chance to get resume “College is major driven, but the only film, but various other forms bigger-budget, commercial films ranging from Charlie Chaplin to critiques, practice interviews work force is skill driven.” of media such as dance and the produced in Ireland. Harry Potter and even media such as and receive immediate personal Every student can find transition of literature to film. “The films portray Ireland in a Burlesque and historical dance. feedback from professionals. importance and excitement Holt’s paper, “Cinema Go Bragh: “It’s not just an ordinary career from the experience offered by Irish Cinematic Negotiations of fair, not the typical interactions Job Search 101. According to a Identity in a Global World” and and it’s not done anywhere else,” survey conducted by the Career LeClaire’s paper, “Eyes of the said Cindy Norberg Boe, assistant Development Center, students Lady: Perspectives and Cinematic director of the Career Development that attended the previous job Representations of Women in New Center. search said it should be a college Danish Cinema” were both selected Many employers report that a requirement and felt passionate to be presented at the conference. weak point for students entering about the event. LeClaire’s paper was also awarded the work force is first impressions. This is the second year that the MPCA/ACA Paper Prize. Businesses stated that students MSUM’s Career Development “I really liked the topic and it was don’t show professionalism and Center held Job Search 101. very relevant to me,” LeClaire said have minimal confidence during “I would love to do it every year of her paper, “Eyes of the Lady.” interviews. for the rest of my career,” said The paper, written about new “Students don’t know how much Norberg Boe. “I hope to make it representations of women coming valuable information they could get an annual event for future MSUM out of Denmark, is particularly from Job Search 101 – they didn’t students.” relevant to LeClaire as a woman know what to expect,” Norberg The pre-registration deadline has in film, which is a predominantly Submitted photo Boe said. passed, but students can still attend male industry. Her paper focused on Simone LeClaire, a senior film major, received the MPCA/ACA The event will start with an Job Search 101. The cost is $10 at films by Susanne Bier, an Academy Paper Prize for her academic paper. orientation, where students the door of the CMU Ballroom. Page 10 | Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 | The Advocate Online Exclusive: Opinion Your vote matters Thoughts jumbled by owner I am choosing to vote “No” on both Kicking myself, the discussion will issues for one reason: love. resume with my ill-fated points usually Love is often used in a romantic sense slithering past anyone’s comprehension, of affection to a specific person, but I making me want to scream out to my speak in a larger sense: a love of people, fellow classmates and, most importantly, of community, and my fellow man. My the Professor, “I swear, I have a most family and my Catholic Church taught me insightful and astonishing point!” If only I to love all people and to help them if they could articulate it. were in need. And in this election, people The best way I can continue to discuss really do need your help. my blonde syndrome is like a momentary If I vote yes on the marriage amendment memory lapse. Sometimes, the words question, it means I do not support loving, escape in between my ears when a Professor committed relationships that want equal chooses me to explain their origin. The marriage rights. If I vote yes on the voter burst of anticipation to share my reflections ID question, it means I do not support erases them entirely before they reach my thousands of my fellow Americans who are mouth. Like a nuclear flash, the answer is BY CONOR HOLT elderly or students or for countless other BY APRIL KNUTSON gone. [email protected] reasons lack a photo ID. [email protected] I’ve explained this predicament to friends. Some people say you can still love They are always so forgiving and say, “Oh Most of us, including myself, are too homosexuals, but don’t want them to get Sometimes I get “blonde.” April, that is just your personality.” But it’s busy with our own lives to worry about married, so they’re voting yes. Everyone Let me explain this natural phenomenon not. I am the cheerful sort and that should other things. So when it comes to an has the right to their personal feelings, but to readers who may not know the sandy not compromise the confidence I have in election, it can be hard to support an issue to love someone but not support their equal colored syndrome that sometimes daunts my own ideas, opinions and beliefs, but it that doesn’t directly affect you. If the issue rights is a pretty poor form of love. And if my daily routine. does. It’s a careful balance to be reasonable won’t make a difference in my life, why you believe in disenfranchising thousands Sitting in class, listening attentively, I will with a strong backbone, especially during should I care about it? of lawful voters in order to prevent a let my mind wander processing the critical this time in life where fundamental values In this year’s election, two questions will “virtually non-existent” amount of voter information the professors dish out when are being questioned and cemented into the be on the Minnesota fraud (News21 study all of a sudden, core of us. Ballot. One asks if by Carnegie-Knight they call on me Perhaps, “The burst of anticipation to share my we should amend “...to love someone but not Initiative on the to provide my it’s time for a the constitution support their equal rights is a Future of Journalism peers with my reflections erases them entirely before the color change. to only recognize Education) by thoughts on reach my mouth, like a nuclear flash.” Remember to marriage between pretty poor form of love.” voting yes, is that the particular respect others’ one man and one really “loving thy subject. Instead ideas, beliefs woman; the other neighbor”? of presenting and opinions asks if we should require photo ID to vote. This election may not mean a lot to you, my thoughts intelligently and eloquently I but more importantly remember to value If both of them pass, my life will not but it means a great deal to a lot of people, often start off in a ramble that goes on and your own insights, even if they come out be affected. I am not gay, and I have a especially in our state. Please take the time on, and on. Then end with a giggle and a jumbled. You’ll figure out eventually how driver’s license. So why should I care about to think about these issues, and decide if statement that resembles; “Like, you know to communicate your brilliance. whether or not they pass? you’re making the right decision. what I mean?” Like, you know what I mean, right?

“Fanboys” ZACK COLEMAN • [email protected] Birthday celebrates past experiences November 6 is a special day for me, and not but then I realized it is a miracle people are even reading anything at all in the first because it is election day. November 6 is my place. The second most important is to write. Words are much better composed on a birthday, and I will be taking the office of 22-year piece of paper than in a thought of the mind. I feel that English is as important as Math, old men when either President Obama or Mitt and my thesis paper was going to detail how the two subjects are actually quite similar, Romney take theirs. but last Friday, an author for “The New Yorker” wrote an article beating me to it. No one asks a 22-year old for advice. There are few That provides a great transition to my next piece of advice; if you have an idea of doing things a man of this age could be wise about to teach something, do it. Now. Ideas are worth less than what comes from that idea, and an idea someone older or younger, that has nothing to follow is and one who thinks they an idea not worth having. I have a lot of things to teach “I have less regret about doing something and failing, than have less regret about doing are wonderful idealists, something and failing, than if not foolish, wonderful I have ever regretted never doing something at all.” I have ever regretted never idealists. doing something at all. That Then again, people of this being said, I’ve also been age are always keen on giving advice when it is not taught more by a thousand failures than I have been taught from one success. asked for, and that is my intention with this column. My last little recollection would be that work can be fun, but fun should never be BY ROSS PETERSON I’ve gone to MSUM for three years, going work. I have been given the absolute pleasure of meeting numerous friends and [email protected] on four, and I learned a lot more in these few faculty in the CADT, and I’ve worked on several projects for student films. While short years of my life than I have learned in the some consider this work, I consider it rewarding entertainment, and I’m gaining previous eighteen. I write this with content rather than regret of those eighteen, valuable skills without even feeling under pressure like work often makes people because I know the pursuit of knowledge lasts as long as life itself, and I look feel. I feel if you make work fun, you will never have to work a day in your life. forward to the roads that follow on the trails through graduate school and beyond. Your birthday is the most important day of your life, because it is the first day of your I think the most important, and shortest advice I can convey on what I learned through life, and you will never know what it was like. I know my 22nd will be one filled with my education in English, is to read. People like to discredit Twilight, myself included, accomplishment.