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News in Brief universities in highly populated states If an on-campus student tests Minot State Beavers Restart like New York and California to nd positive for the coronavirus or is minotstateu.edu/covid/ Drive-in Movie: ‘Jumanji’ Business After Hours e ective solutions. being monitored, they will quarantine MSU Life will show “Jumanji” in Take the opportunity to network “I looked at the policies of in Dakota Hall, which has become COVID-19 testing on campus the East Dome parking lot tonight with local businesses and community universities in other states to learn beginning at 9 p.m. Bring your members while enjoying food, the dedicated building for student The next COVID-19 testing date more about how they are trying to friends, some snacks, and any other winning prizes, and viewing the new isolation and quarantine. is Friday from 9-11 a.m. on the serve students on their campus. It movie essentials to enjoy the film. tiger and lion exhibits at Roosevelt “Every day we are monitoring the third floor of the Dome. Participants was reverse engineering of what we Bathrooms will not be available. The Park Zoo. The event is on Thursday, needs of our students — both on and are encouraged to pre-register to thought the problem would be, then event is free to attend, but tickets Sept. 24 from 5–7 p.m. Remember o campus — and providing basic facilitate an efficient collection trying to develop solutions to those must be reserved through the MSU to practice social distancing and wear services like monitoring the healthcare process and minimize the amount problems and apply that to our of time spent at the testing site. A Life Facebook or Instagram via a mask. of on-campus students who may not situation,” Harmon said. pre-registration link is on the North Eventbrite be feeling well, communicating with Students returned to the Minot Dakota Department of Health’s . Northwest Arts Center pres- their instructors, delivering meals to ents Americas 2020: All Media State University campus on Aug. 24. website at testreg.nd.gov/. Drive-Through Powwow residence halls, and communicating The Northwest Arts Center opens Safety protocols that have been put The MSU Native American Center with family members,” Harmon said. the Fall 2020 semester with the in place on campus include social Students invited to participate in conjunction with the Sacred Pipe Academically, students have Americas 2020: All Media annual distancing, mandated masks, and a in COVID-19 video competition Resource Center, North Dakota adjusted well to the changes and Native Vote, and the 2020 Federal juried exhibition. The exhibition is reduction of the number of seats in Each of the 11 institutions in the implementations to improve safety, Census will be hosting a Drive- on view through Oct. 2 in the Walter classrooms and across campus. North Dakota University System but the social element of being on a Through Powwow. The powwow will Piehl Gallery. “With students on campus, we’re (NDUS) are encouraging students to college campus has become an issue. submit videos to spread awareness to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday in the From its first call for entries solely focused on trying to provide the “I’ve been very impressed and students and community members Minot State Old Main Loop. The in 1995, each year the All Media best experience in either the classroom encouraged by how our students about healthy practices students master of ceremonies will be Daniel competition has brought diverse or online (HyFlex), but also the safest have responded to our masking and should be following on- and off- Henry, with drumming provided artwork in all mediums, traditional experience,” Harmon said. “Most distancing policies in the classroom campus to help minimize the spread by the OakDale Singers. Please and experimental, to our community. everything that we’ve implemented This year’s exhibition features 41 Monday through Friday, but a of COVID-19. wear a mask and practice social has been done for the safety of our artworks from artists across the challenging part of this equation is The video should be no longer distancing. For more information, students, faculty, and sta — that’s United States. the evenings and weekends that lend than one minute in length and contact Annette Mennem at annette. the principle that keeps us grounded [email protected]. The juror for the exhibit is themselves towards the social side,” should include at least three Centers on a daily basis.” ceramicist Guillermo Guardia. Harmon said. for Disease Control (CDC) approved e entirety of the Minot State Campus Pride Week Guardia creates figurative sculptures In the rst few weeks of classes, recommendations for preventing the Beavers Restart plan is available on the spread of COVID-19. Videos can be MSU Campus Pride Week will be and pottery, integrating pattern more positive cases have been arising Minot State website at minotstateu. made through the creator’s desired held beginning Tuesday, Sept. 22. and form, which are influenced by through on-campus testing sites, edu/covid/. e current protocols, platform, such as YouTube, iMovie, For more information, check out art history, his upbringing in Peru, likely in connection to closer social developed by Faculty Senate, coincide or TikTok, and should not contain the MSU Pride Club on Facebook or Catholicism, his transition to living settings after hours. with the guidelines given by the North any copyright music or trademarks email [email protected]. in the United States, and political “It’s certainly coming from those Dakota Department of Health and that would prevent it from being Events include: events. situations where students are with Pride Flag Ceremony the governor’s o ce — with the added shared on social media. their roommates or close friends Sept. 22 in the Student Center Senior Capstone Exhibition safety precautions of mandated masks. The type of production, dialogue, and are not observing masking or Parking Lot at 12:30 p.m. The Northwest Arts Center “We have a mask mandate on and theme of the video is left to the distancing,” Harmon said. “If we Build a Unicorn Drive-Thru presents the 2020 Senior Capstone campus, which the state of North group’s discretion. become lax at all, we will not be able Sept. 23 in the Old Main Look at exhibition for graduating Minot Dakota does not, so we probably Videos must be emailed to continue to be here on campus as 6 p.m. Student IDs are required. State art majors. Originally exceeded the color code for the best directly to ndus.office@ndus. Virtual Drag Bingo we are right now, face-to-face.” scheduled for May but postponed interest of campus safety,” Harmon edu. For more information, go to Sept. 24 on the Minot State Students need to remember to due to the pandemic, the exhibition said. www.ndus.edu/covidchallenge/. University Campus Pride Facebook follow the coronavirus protocols showcases the following: “The Currently, the implemented Videos must adhere to the page. A computer or charged device every day to maintain the safe campus Grindzeebo” by Charlie Lee; “Left element of the restart plan is more students’ respective campus Code is required to participate. environment. of Student Life guidelines. Videos and Right” by Ashley and Andrea closely aligned with the moderate risk Rainbow Skittle Scramble “All the work that we’ve done since cannot contain alcohol, swearing, Franco; “1438 11th St.” by Tienna (yellow) category. As of now, Ward Sept. 25 on the Old Main lawn at Johnson; “Graphic Design Portfolio” March, our policies and protocols, are inappropriate behavior, etc. The County has been deemed a low risk 12 p.m. by Jeanne Brenner;“Thrive” by Isis certainly being tested every day. We NDUS will maintain the right to (green) level. Cabral; “Portraits of Furniture” by learn new information because of new disqualify videos that they feel Tacos and Tunes: Andrew A ticker of the coronavirus cases at Erica Jesperson; and “Exit 34B Art, situations, we adapt, and we try to include any of the listed prohibited Emmel Minot State is also included on the Education, Adventure” by Alison provide the best experience on a day- behaviors or any videos that are not Enjoy live music from local artists coronavirus webpage. e number of felt to be in the spirit of creating on the outdoor patio and a Taco Muncaster. to-day basis,” Harmon said. The Northwest Arts Center is positive and recovered COVID-19 healthy campuses. Thursday Special at Spicy Pie on cases are updated daily, along with Thursday, Sept. 24 from 7-9 p.m. open with adjusted hours this fall, 1-5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. the number of close contacts being monitored or in quarantine. As of Red and Green News Page 3 - Sept. 17, 2020
MSUBy Philip Green Life adjusts to social distancing
Photo by Shalom Baer MSU Life can be found on various social media platforms.
roughout Minot State, MSU of entertainment for MSU Life, win prizes. is year we had the most bingo team is planning to conduct all events. Life is widely known to students, Payton Bland, highlights a few of the “For our bingo at the beginning of players we’ve had ever, I believe. It Many of these modi cations are due to faculty, and sta for the hundreds of changes MSU Life has made due to the the year, we spray painted 6-feet apart was like 486 people online and in the pandemic, but some may be here events they put on all schoolyear for pandemic. dots on the Old Main lawn to make person. Obviously, the majority were to stay. students free of charge. It’s hard to “Masks aren’t necessarily required sure that everyone was apart and also, in person, but it was so nice to be able “Yes, they could de nitely be virtual nd a student on campus who hasn’t o campus or outside, but they are everything was o ered virtually. If to see a crowd again,” Bland said. events. We’ve realized a lot of people attended an MSU Life event. From encouraged. Every event we have is we have a big event like that, people Having an event this successful — whether it be moms or people who bingo and Family Feud in the Beaver a maxed capacity event. We’ve been can tune in online if they’re either given the circumstances is remarkable, are busy on a ursday night or things Dam, to free mini golf at the Putt trying to do this thing where we rent quarantined or not comfortable with especially considering MSU Life didn’t like that — a lot of people have liked District, MSU Life is always putting a certain amount of people out. So, we big crowds,” Bland explained. know if they would be able to put any the virtual events. Say someone isn’t a on events. Now with the COVID-19 have like 100 coupons for the zoo or Bingo on Old Main’s lawn is events on. people person and doesn’t like being pandemic hitting the world, packing 100 coupons for Spicy Pie. Everything famously MSU Life’s rst big event to “We didn’t know if that was going social. at also helps them as well. So, students into a small space for MSU is at a limit which makes that supply start each new year, and the current to happen and, for the longest time, we didn’t realize all these things and Life events far from adheres to social and demand better,” she said. pandemic led to MSU Life o ering we thought that there were going to be it’s a really good way to learn. We’ll distancing standards. Most recently, changes to events put the event virtually as well. Despite zero events,” Bland said. de nitely use those tactics after the MSU Life will have to adapt to these on by MSU Life impacted a campus the challenges, Bland points out its COVID-19 has forced MSU Life pandemic as well,” Bland explained. standards in order to continue to put favorite: bingo night, where students success. to make many modi cations to their To learn more about events, follow on their events. One of the directors ood the Beaver Dam for a chance to “It was actually really successful. events, but despite the pandemic, the MSU Life on Instagram. Page 4 - Sept. 17, 2020 Features Red and Green Alumnae Franco sisters display their artwork in the Senior Capstone exhibit By Lauren Reeves
While many people know them the other person’s work. Working work on throughout their senior year. only did they excel in academics and a good thing, though, because they as the successful Minot State three- with white charcoal on black paper, Students do all the work themselves art, but they also excelled in the three push each other to do better in their sport athletes and twin sisters from the Franco sisters drew a total of and are only given advice from the sports, which is impressive in itself.” art, and it shows that the competition Long Beach, California, few people nine pictures together, ve split professors in the art department. Vettel also remarked that the brings out the best of their work.” know about the artistic achievements self-portraits representing di erent e task is not easy, but Vettel said Franco sisters had a mixed advantage is competitiveness, Vettel of new alumnae Ashley and Andrea emotions and four focusing on that for the Franco sisters, they still and disadvantage, explaining that explained, has been around since the Franco. Outside of the athletic world, emotions conveyed in just the eyes. went above and beyond to make their while they both worked on the same time the Franco sisters came to Minot both sisters have had their work on Ashley Franco’s pictures are displayed work stand out and be unique while project, they are both competitive ve years ago. ey have pushed each display at 62 Doors, an art gallery on the left and Andrea Franco’s balancing sports along the way. and wanted to outdo each other. other in everything and have brought located in downtown Minot, in the pictures are displayed on the right “For many people, there are “It’s kind of funny, since they both out the best of each other through 2015 Art in the Dark exhibition and side of her sister’s work. sacri ces that have to be made in worked on the same project and have competitiveness, especially in their in Minot State University’s 2017 and “ ey were given some options order to accomplish one thing; their work displayed together, they artwork. 2019 Juried Student Shows. as to what they could do for their however, with the twins, this was not still felt the need to compete with After studying for ve years as art project, and they chose this one to see the case in any way,” said Vettel. “Not each other,” said Vettel. “It’s sort of majors, the Franco sisters now have what techniques the other one would their work on display in the Minot choose,” said Greg Vettel, Northwest State University’s Northwest Arts Arts Center director and Minot State Center as part of the 2020 Student art instructor. “Even though they Capstone exhibition. e exhibition are twins and usually do things the is on view through Friday. same way, their art styles are still eir work is a display of charcoal very di erent. Even though they were split portraits showing a di erent working on the same project, their emotion in each picture. e project choices are very di erent.” was set up at the beginning of the Vettel explained that the capstone 2019-2020 school year as both of exhibit is a way for seniors to pull them tried to express an emotion together all that they have learned through a drawing without seeing and put it into one project that they
Red and Green Letter Policy: Letters to the editor 148 Hartnett Hall must bear the writer’s name and Minot State University contact information. Students must 500 University Ave. W include year and major. We will Minot, ND 58707 not print unsigned letters, and we 701-858-3354 reserve the right to edit all letters for [email protected] factors such as clarity, punctuation, spelling, and length. We reserve the EDITOR Shalom Baer right to refuse to print letters we consider libelous, super uous, or ASSISTANT EDITOR Alyson Heisler ridiculous. Letters may be emailed to [email protected]. FEATURES EDITOR Lauren Reeves Views expressed by this publication SPORTS EDITOR Philip Green may not be those of the university, its administration, faculty, or SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Calli Delsman student body. e Red and Green is printed at Minot Daily News, ADVISOR Alison McAfee Minot, N.D. Artwork by Ashley and Andrea Franco Red and Green Features Page 5 - Sept. 17, 2020
Artwork by Ashley and Andrea Franco
Twins Ashley and Andrea Franco collaberated on their senior capstone project. Ashley drew the left side while Andrea drew the right side of the portaits. They both completed their Bachelors of Arts degrees at Minot University. Pageage 6 - Sept.Sept. 1717,, 22020020 FeaturesFeatures Red andand GrGreeneen InternationalInternational studentsstudents facingffaacing newnew experiencesexpperiences tavelingtavveelinng bbackack ttoo sschoolchool duedue toto thethe ccoronavirusoronavirus By CalliCalli Delsman
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By Shalom Baer COMM 281
While Minot State is now o cially In order to support HyFlex learning, they helped us stick to running cables them to teach a course that was already “Honestly, it would make more sense open with social distancing and mask Minot State’s information technolo- and rewiring podiums.” being o ered online asynchronous.” in my opinion to just go online and not rules in place, the semester looks dif- gy department installed cameras and While many courses are operating in Geller said that the university hopes have things in-person now and things ferent than previous years. Most of the speakers to enable broadcast capability a mixed format, 26% of courses are en- to keep courses in the same formats in place just in case we can go online university’s courses have an online ele- in 70 classrooms. Approval to order tirely online through Blackboard, either throughout the semester, but that it’s later. Having that possible transition ment, with only 20.37% of its courses the equipment using state COVID-19 synchronously — a format that requires still too early to determine. leaves things up in the air, which is kind operating fully face-to-face. funds came on July 7, but all the equip- student to log in for class time — or “ ere is no way to speculate in ear- of unsettling,” she said. “Having all of Hybrid and HyFlex courses make up ment didn’t arrive until Aug. 17, a week asynchronously — an online course ly September whether or not our plans your professors tell you, ‘well, we’re do- nearly 50% of courses o ered at Minot before the start of the semester. that does not meet at a certain time. will change and we’ll need to move to ing this for now, but we might change it State. e university de nes hybrid as a “It took a lot of 10-12-hour days “In late June, I asked faculty mem- remote delivery,” Geller said. “ at will later,’ is frustrating.” course that o ers two-thirds or more of and weekends with our sta and two bers to contact me if they believed they be dictated by the COVID-19 virus Getty also said it would be safer if the content online. HyFlex is a exible student workers to pull o one of our were unable to return to campus to and would only be a last-resort measure classes were fully online. hybrid course where students have the biggest projects ever in time for the start teach face-to-face classes this fall,” said should health and medical conditions “It just seems like the smart choice,” option to attend in-person or online. of classes,” said Darren Olson, informa- Geller. “I followed up with each facul- deteriorate, thereby necessitating a she said. “It seems like a smart thing to “ e HyFlex model is being used if tion technology director. “We installed ty member individually about the rea- move to online education.” do as much as possible as early as pos- the enrollment of a class is greater than over 25,000 feet of cable, over 900 Cat sons for their request and then made a Caitlin Getty, who is a broadcasting sible, and not tease it and hope that the COVID-19 capacity of the room 5 network ends, and completely re- decision to grant their request or not. and professional communication se- it works. It just seems like an unnec- in which it is being taught, or if a stu- wired all the podium equipment. e e faculty members who were grant- nior, is taking six classes this semester. essary risk. While numbers in North dent in a class needs to take the course value of the equipment is approximate- ed permission to not teach face-to-face One is completely online and the other Dakota are low, that doesn’t mean we remotely for health or other reasons,” ly $500,000. e Center for Extended this fall were asked to teach their cours- ve utilize HyFlex. Getty said she is un- shouldn’t take all the precautions we said Laurie Geller, vice president for ac- Learning took on the role of training es in an online synchronous mode or comfortable with the uncertainty of the can to keep them low.” ademic a airs. faculty on how to use the equipment, so their schedules were rearranged to allow semester.
Photo by Shalom Baer Photo by Shalom Baer One of many HyFlex cameras around campus. A student walks the halls of Hartnett Hall. Page 8 - Sept. 17, 2020 Sports Red and Green Futures disrupted for student-athletes at Minot State
By Lauren Reeves
For many people in the athletic to call everyone back to campus. It was return to compete in their last season. It place within the following months. generally happen from playing contests. department, the Spring 2020 semester a sad day, but it was necessary based on was the right thing to do,” Carter said. “If we have another year of a senior is will lead to some tough decisions, was supposed to be the beginning what we were being told.” Despite their objectives being simple, class not playing and they wish to return but not likely regarding scholarships.” of a successful season. In March, all Unfortunately, due to how Carter stated that there were still many for the following year, it will create a Despite all the uncertainties of the that changed when both the National COVID-19 spreads, both NCAA and tough decisions the department had to decision point for the department. If the future for athletics, both nancially and Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NSIC decided once again to cancel make due to the process of information senior class stays another year on athletic sports-wise, Carter wanted to make it and Northern Sun Intercollegiate their championship seasons for the Fall slowly coming from both NCAA and scholarship, do we recruit as many new clear that student-athlete scholarships Conference (NSIC) canceled their 2020 semester. is has left many in the NSIC, who were also making decisions students? Do we do both and attempt were not going to be a ected due to the championship seasons due to the athletic department questioning if they on how to proceed with the athletic year. to increase external revenue to o set? I coronavirus. outbreak of COVID-19. As a result, will be able to do sports in the spring “ e most di cult part was not being do not have those answers yet, but we “No student-athlete has had their many student-athletes lost that season and if they will be able to maintain their able to communicate e ectively to our will do our very best to determine what athletic scholarship a ected by anything of competition and for some, their last athletic scholarships in the future. students from March through the end of is best for our students and make that related to COVID-19,” Carter said. season of college sports for good. e For Carter, the top priority was July. ere were many hours of discussion work.” “As a matter of fact, we have made it abrupt end of the spring season left many working out a plan for the student- with NCAA and NSIC o cials but no Carter also added that sports teams are possible for student-athletes to opt-out people questioning and wondering what athletes who lost what would have been decisions,” said Carter. “As I look back going to see a lot of nancial uncertainties of participation for this year if their the rest of the year would look like and if their senior year of competition and on that timeframe, I wish I could have due to the cancelations. decision is based on reasons related to fall sports would be able to have a season hopefully giving them a second chance communicated more with them.” “ ere are, however, some harsh COVID-19. ey keep their athletic when they returned to school in August. for a nal season. Now that the fall semester has started realities to the loss of revenues we have aid and have zero responsibility for “Initially, we were quite shocked. We “It was quite simple. We quickly and sports have been canceled through experienced from our inability to have team activities. It is highly unlikely that had students competing on the road decided that we would honor any December, Carter and others in the contests,” Carter said. “We need revenue any student-athlete would lose their and coaches out recruiting,” said Andy scholarship for seniors (from last spring) department are working hard to plan from tickets, booster memberships, scholarship from anything related to Carter, director of athletics. “We had who lost their season and wanted to in case another unexpected event takes concessions, and apparel, all which COVID-19.”
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COVID-19 has surpassed the beliefs they vary depending on the coach. go home, the school suggests that they of many in its rampage on the world. Every other week, student-athletes do so to reduce contact with other With the United States currently are sent a link through email and students. If they remain on campus, con rming more than 2.5 million asked to register prior to the test. Once they must notify their coach and the active cases, it doesn’t seem to be they show up at the testing site, they proper campus authorities so that they slowing down. Universities around the are asked to stand next to large tra c can start a process for bringing food to world have adapted as best as possible cones, which are placed 6-feet apart, their dorm room. to operate at full capacity despite the and lead to the testing area on the third e procedure itself isn’t spread of COVID-19. Among them is oor of the Dome. Testing usually takes traumatizing or harmful. It is, however, Minot State University, which updated place from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., allowing upsetting many student-athletes that and installed new technology and strudents to attend class and make time are following social distance and equipment over the summer to comply to test. Soldiers from Minot Air Force COVID-19 guidelines while their with social distancing rules; rules that Base escort and help the nurses and teammates or fellow athletes attend imply you must keep 6-feet of distance volunteers with the process itself. parties or social gatherings. Athletes are between you and other people when Once seated, the student-athlete advised to report such outings but they in public, in order to have in-person undergoes the oral test rather than fear retribution from others. classes. the nasal swab. e test takes less Students have the option to opt out While testing is widely encouraged time than the wait in line. e results of testing, but they will not be allowed throughout the state of North Dakota, usually arrive within two days and the to practice and are subject to serious it is not required. However, Minot student-athlete is required to notify the repercussions which will be discussed State Athletics has made it mandatory respective coach if the test is positive. by the coaching sta. While the for their student-athletes to test every If this is the case, the student must coronavirus impacts all of us, we can do two weeks for the coronavirus. ere quarantine for 14 days in their place our part to slow the spread by following are consequences for not testing, but of residence. If the student is able to guidelines and testing regularly. Photo by Prasesh Shiwakoti, courtesy of Unsplash
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In response to the latest COVID-19 season for any sport in the winter or coaches.” University Athletic Director Andy things don’t always go the way you outbreaks across the nation, the fall was an impossible task from both With the ever changing pandemic, Carter said. “Not every state is that want them to go but you always have Northern Sun Intercollegiate the NSIC and National Collegiate the NCAA’s Board of Governors way and that really is what ipped a choice.” Conference (NSIC) announced on Athletic Association (NCAA). Minot began to lay out certain guidelines the gears to where it was almost e NSIC has been open to the Aug. 13 the cancelation of fall and State is one of 16 schools in the NSIC for schools to return to playing impossible to have competition.” idea of having fall competition in the winter sports competitions, along conference which consists of mostly competitive sports. As the outbreak Athletes and coaches across campus spring. is decision depends on the with championships. Men’s and schools located in the Northern and began to worsen, those guidelines are faced with troubling and changing current landscape of the pandemic women’s basketball, women’s soccer, Midwestern regions. quickly turned to mandates mainly times, but Carter has advice on how and monitoring the health risks of golf, cross country, and men’s football “Today is a day lled with emotions involving regular testing, which to handle adversity and learn from doing so. were the teams a ected by the NSIC’s and questions,” NSIC commissioner played a key role in the decision to times like this. ese decisions are not going to decision. Erin Lind said in a tweet the day of suspend fall and winter athletics. “ is isn’t going to last forever, be made anytime soon as they all are With current restrictions and the the decision. “In a time of uncertainty, “Our state has said we’re going to we’re going to get back to competing dependent on monitoring the impact coronavirus guidelines still in place, NSIC leaders will work to provide support our schools and make sure hopefully sooner or later,” Carter of the virus locally, regionally, and the challenge of having a normal clarity for our student-athletes and they have free testing,” Minot State said. “Life is like this. Life in general, nationally by the NCAA.
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