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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Advocate by an authorized administrator of RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. www.mnstate.edu/advocate Vol. 37 Thursday, No. 11 The Nov. 8, 2007 AAAn award-winningDVOCDVOC newspaper published weekly for the Minnesota State UniversityATAT Moorhead communityEE E-mail task force goes to work Blog lets students, faculty voice concerns about DragonMail Facilities and Administration Daniel Kirk. The group is co-chaired by Associate Vice President of Instructional Resources Brittney Goodman, and professor of social and Circulation scandal natural sciences Matt Craig. It is composed of approxi- Former newspaper mately 18 staff and faculty shut down after members from several different early 1970s campus departments, plus one student censorship battle representative. The purpose of the task force is to assess eatures age MSUM’s e-mail needs while F , P 3 the university contemplates the best route to go toward improving DragonMail’s performance. It is not necessary to register on the blog to make a post, which allows people to com- ment anonymously. Craig has said that most posters on the blog have been jessalyn brown / the advocate civil and offered constructive After months of inconsistent DragonMail service, an e-mail task force has been assembled to comments, so far. He stated address the system’s problems. Above, freshman Kasey Peterson accesses the Internet in the CMU. that the most common thing By BEN SAILER improve DragonMail. DragonMail to the E-mail heard from students is that Missing meals Opinion Editor MSUM’s Web site, www. System Advisory Task Force. they want a simple e-mail mnstate.edu, features a link The group has also been interface that works, whereas Students crave new Students can expect a new on the right-hand navigational holding open meetings to faculty and staff want a more meal options and e-mail system to be in place by panel that leads to the E-mail discuss issues pertaining to robust set of features. the once-promised, spring break—at the earliest— Task Force Blog. DragonMail at various times He encourages more stu- extended Kise hours but, in the mean time, admin- This blog is designed to and dates since early October. dents to post their thoughts. istrators, staff, students and allow students and faculty The task force was called Opinion, page 4 faculty are discussing ways to to voice their concerns about together by Vice President of to e-mail, page 10

Double bass solo Toasting to success Business major builds speech skills

By MICHAEL JOHNSON ership skills. Copy Editor Shawn Stumphf, a senior business major at MSUM, is Employers seem to agree the president of the local Gate that strong communication City chapter of Toastmasters, skills make a great employee. which meets at NDSU. No laughing matter According to the National He joined Association of Colleges and the group in Comedy Central’s Employers 2007 Survey, the April of 2007 Carlos Mencia talks most sought out ability in new and he was to The Advocate college graduates is communi- elected as about his F-M visit cation skills, both written and president on verbal. July 1. At a local level, the “I find it A&E, page 6 Minnesota Association of hard when Shawn Stumphf By ZACH KOBRINSKY Colleges and Employers 2007 people ask Staff Writer survey also has communica- me what is it (Toastmasters), tion skills at the top of the list because it’s a lot of things. It’s of most needed to improve not just public speaking. It’s upon skills. communication in general. It’s One group that is working not just talking it’s listening,” to give the timid a voice is Stumphf said. Toastmasters International, Membership costs $39 every a nonprofit organization has six months, which Stumphf been around since 1924 and said is well worth the money. has nothing to do with the “It’s cheaper than speech similarly named kitchen appli- class,” he said. “It’s different Fifth time’s no charm ance. from going to a class or going Toastmasters International to a company because it’s real- Dragons’ record falls is a worldwide group with ly all about working together nearly 220,000 members in and helping each other. This to 3-7 after losing jon lambert / advocate photo editor 11,300 groups in 90 countries, is a better place to make mis- to Crookston in final Russian-born MSUM music professor Alexander Pershounin gave whose purpose is to allow takes than on the job.” seconds of game a double bass recital on Saturday in Glasrud Auditorium. He has members to practice and hone studied and played the unique instrument since childhood. their communication and lead- to speech, page 11 Sports, page 8 Page 2, The Advocate News Briefs Thursday, November 8, 2007 Presidential search Apply for Upper process explained Class Scholarship ecurity With the recent announce- Applications and recom- Report ment by President Barden mendation forms for the 2008- S 2009 Upper Class Scholarship of his retirement next sum- 10.30-11.5 mer, representatives from the are available online at www. 10.30 Unsecured door Office of the Chancellor have mnstate.edu/finaid/upper- in MacLean been scheduled for a campus classscholarship.cfm. The 10.31 Vandalism in Snarr deadline is Feb. 1. 10.31 Alcohol offenses in Dahl visit on Nov. 19 to inform the 10.31 Threats in Library campus community about the 10.31 False alarm in Weld upcoming presidential search Evening show 10.31 Suspicious activity process. Each meeting will be raises money in Neumaier interactive and informational. Support International is 11.1 Unsecured door Presenters will be Bill Tschida, hosting a benefit variety show in Maintenance building Vice Chancellor for Human 11.1 Trespassing in Library at 8 p.m. on Nov. 14 on the Resources and Linda Skallman, Gaede Stage. Musical per- 11.1 Medical call in Weld Associate Vice Chancellor for 11.1 formances will include The Motor vehicle accident Human Resources. in Lot F Fillers and Mark Proulx, fol- Please attend the appropri- 11.1 911 hang-up in Lommen lowed by The Bearded Men ate session in CMU 101 as 11.1 Animal at large Improv comedy group. There near Library listed: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., staff; will be a $3 cover. All proceeds 11.1 Suspicious activity 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., fac- will go toward Gulu Senior MacLean ulty; 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., admin- Secondary School in Gulu, 11.2 Unsecured door istrators and 2:30 to 3:15 p.m., Uganda. in Maintenance building students. 11.2 Suspicious persons in Nemzek Visit overseas and Walk this holiday AMANDA BRAUD / THE ADVOCATE 11.2 Drug offenses in Snarr for Arthritis Cause MSUM junior Katie Schumacher breaks through a tackle during 11.2 Alcohol offenses in Snarr urban spaces The Arthritis Foundation the Prom Dress Rugby tournament on Saturday. 11.2 Disorderly conduct, MSUM will offer a 16-day is calling for people to take threats, trespassing “Writing on the Road” study action against arthritis by par- This spring break, Join the broomball near Holmquist tour to the United Kingdom ticipating in the 2007 Jingle visit France tournament 11.2 Unsecured door in Kise and France May 12 through Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis. Office of International Interested participants for 11.4 Unsecured door 27. An informational meeting Programs invites students, the broomball tournament in Lommen To celebrate the holiday about the tour will be held season, participants tie jingle faculty and the community sponsored by the intramu- 11.4 Drug offenses in Snarr at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14 in Weld 11.5 bells to their shoelaces, don to join them on a tour of Paris ral department should meet Suspicious persons Library. The tour is offered for in Lot P holiday gear and support of Feb. 29 through March 9. The at 9 p.m. today (Thursday) three credits in English 495 or 11.5 Alcohol/ drug offenses the Arthritis Foundation’s tour will be led by Dr. Jim at the intramural office. The MFA 677 Urban Spaces: The in Snarr mission. The event will be Kaplan, department of lan- group will go to the ice rink Geography of Somewhere. held Dec. 1 at Courts Plus guages and cultures. There together. 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For information Minnesota State University Moorhead on financial aid, contact Jill Register today to lecture at Library Box 130 Moorhead, MN 56563 Start a Team Jane Pejsa, author of Located on the lower floor of Comstock Memorial Union Holsen at 477-4389. for Career Fair Room 110 “Matriarch of Conspiracy, News Desk and Editor’s Desk: 218-477-2551 The Tri-College Career and for Relay for Life Advertising: 218-477-2365 An informational meeting Ruth von Kleist 1867-1945,” a Fax: 218-477-4662 Internship Fair is right around [email protected] Love coming for interested participants in Minnesota Book Award win- www.mnstate.edu/advocate to campus the corner and preregistra- tion ends at 4:30 p.m. today the Relay for Life will be held ner for Best Biography, will The Advocate is published weekly during the academic year, Comedian and actress Loni except during final examination and vacation periods. (Thursday) in CMU 114. 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Illustrators: John Berdahl, Nicole Nelson, Derrick Paulson Thursday, November 8, 2007 Features Page 3, The Advocate Security update From education to Director of Campus Security Michael Parks Incidents in Snarr By AMY LEARN dorm but almost every time Staff Writer we get a phone call,” Parks said. Friday in Snarr South Snarr was a popular Drunken visitors Censorship in question: place for campus security on Also, on Friday around 1 Friday. a.m., four disorderly non-stu- A group of individuals dents were causing a scene at The Advocate’s dubious origins caused a disturbance in a the 1600 block of 6th Avenue lounge. Out of the four people By TIM STULKEN The English department, trying to make the best deci- by Holmquist. involved, two were cited with The group of 30-to-40-year- Staff Writer minus two professors, agreed sion. I believe I did. In fact, a that the publication was too poll done after the fact found minor in-consumptions. olds were shouting profani- Although newspapers and “dirty.” However, student sen- that 90 percent of the faculty ties at campus security. The other forms of journalism ate decided they would look and 75 percent of the students Marijuana use Moorhead Police were noti- enjoy a great amount of free- into the issue. agreed with my decision.” The second call that the fied. dom, many feel exceptions The senate found the Whether or not Dille’s deci- campus security received was According to Parks, such must sometimes be made to English department’s decision sion was correct, it was made. around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, situations happen about once the First Amendment to pro- to be acceptable; however, Now one must look to our when a resident assistant or twice a month, with about tect the public. when reporting on the story current paper, established in smelled marijuana. 90 percent of them being alco- One such expections of the senate’s hearing, Mistic September 1971, a year after The Moorhead Police hol related. occurred on the MSUM cam- printed, without censorship, the closing of the Mistic and Department was notified and “But we do have a lot of pus in 1969. The student news- the words that were ruled originally an off-campus ven- the individual involved was people that walk through paper at the time, “Mistic,” unacceptable. ture that later became school cited for possession of mari- campus that cause no prob- came under scrutiny of the “The Mistic was thumbing sanctioned, to decide how the juana. lems,” Parks said. administration after a copy of their nose at the issue,” Dille issue would be handled if it “A small group of people Learn can be reached an issue, which had not yet said. occurred today. will attempt to smoke in their at [email protected]. been distributed to students, Our community may be appeared on President Roland more lenient on the definition Dille’s desk. of obscenity; even still the idea President Dille disliked of social responsibility may some of the obscenity that he come into play. This idea sup- saw used in the paper, so he ports the idea that one’s free temporarily stopped the dis- speech must not infringe on tribution of the paper until he other’s freedoms. and the editor had reached an “There are two main ideas agreement on what would be in handling such a situation,” appropriate. MSUM Professor Shelton Many saw this as prior Gunaratne said. “The eastern censorship including the edi- philosophy focuses more on tor of Mistic and leader of the community than the indian anti-Vietnam group, David Also, at the heart of the vidual while the western phi- Brawthen, who, as any other issue was the Vietnam War losophy supports individual editor hearing the words tem- and political activism that freedom and is not as focused porarily halting distribution, surrounded it. Campuses on the betterment of the com- claimed the newspaper had across the nation were being munity. I believe that it is the been banned. destroyed by such activism. responsibility of any journalis- This caused uproar, and The paper was extremely tic paper to not print obscene newspapers all over the liberal and took every oppor- or defamatory articles.” Midwest published stories tunity to continue the spread The idea of community on the banning. Dille points of such activism. standards has been upheld by out though that none of these “There were campuses in the U.S. Supreme Court, and papers chose to use the same other parts of the nation, with so newspapers must adhere to obscene words, so he reasons the same amount of activism, these standards. that they likely were not fully where administrative build- Although censorship is sincere. ings were being burned,” Dille often controversial, newspa- The newspaper, was not, in said. pers like The Advocate rec- fact banned, Dille said. He “At the end of the war we ognize their responsibility to said that he had hoped for had only $20 in damage, a adhere to those standards— Brawthen to come to an agree- broken window. I believe The Advocate’s activist past ment with him about the issue, stopping the distribution of aside. but Brawthen did not waver the paper may have played a Stulken can be reached in his free speech stance. role. I was a young president at [email protected]. Dille said that the newspaper would began running again once Brawthen and he came to an agreement about the censorship, although that did not happen. “Prior censorship is illegal, but what I did was not prior censorship,” Dille said. “I simply suspended the distribution of that issue until [Brawthen] and I had come to some understanding of what was to be acceptable.” The conflict over the use of the obscenity is more com- plex. It started when an English department publication Convivio, a collection of poems and short stories, was denied publication by the printer for obscene words written in the stories. Page 4, The Advocate Thursday, November 8, 2007 Opinion Advocateeditorial board Alyssa Schafer Ben Sailer Editor Opinion Editor Loss of meal exchange leaves students in a lurch When MSUM students were informed last year that Sodexho would be eliminating its popular meal exchange program, many students were understandably upset. After all, what would students with meal plans do if they couldn’t, for whatever reason, make it to Advocate Illustrations by John Berdahl / The Kise during open hours?

Student concerns were alleviated somewhat by the news that Kise would offer extended hours and some sort of equivalent substitute for the now dearly de- parted meal exchange program.

As sophomore Nicholas Pates noted in his letter last week however, those concerns have once again come up, as Kise hasn’t quite delivered on that promise in a satisfactory manner. Shuttling could be parking option Bus service could offer compromise on parking issue Previously, students were able to trade a meal off their Extra! Extra! Read all about transportation needs of the For example, wouldn’t it be a meal plan for something at Subs and Sweets or one of it. The Advocate Weekly — university community, and pleasing sight for so many to the restaurants in the Union City Cafe (Pizza Hut or News, A&E, Sports… Parking?! when not used they simply eat see a statue honoring George Burger King) during hours when Kise wasn’t open. Every article on parking seems up more space. Put a few ‘in Bush placed out there between to be asking for two things; service.’ Fill the tanks and pay Bridges Hall and the Center It was glorious. convenience and compromise. a pair of drivers to cruise back for Business? Underlying are two more C’s; and forth between 8 a.m. and 4 Shuttling is (convenient) not construction and cost. Is there p.m., shuffling these 2000-plus a parking panacea and it won’t This semester, Kise has opted to simply extend its a way to increase the first pair students to and from campus. put MSUM on the national own hours in place of meal exchange, with one rather while reducing the second? Having vans drive around map of Green Universities. If large catch: Students cannot use meals off their meal Yes, Disneyland. campus all day doesn’t sound that were the objective then plans during the extended hours. This means your Moorhead’s market research very eco-friendly, not until you the Sustainable Campus indicates 2000+ students live compare it with several hun- Committee would be plant- only two payment options are cash or Dragon Dollars, within three blocks of their dred cars idling for 30 minutes ing a bit more than 11 trees which you could just as well use somewhere else on campus and personal research every frosty morning within between Ballard Hall and the campus. indicates that many of them view of their destination. Center for Arts. However, this do indeed buy permits to park Instead of being tossed into (compromise) seems more This is not an adequate substitute for meal exchange three blocks from home. Why unattractive lots that money (cost) efficient than (construct- not provide these students could build finer things similar ing) another forever shrinking by any stretch of the imagination, especially consider- with a shuttle service, similar to that monument that honors parking lot, between the CMU ing most students would probably rather eat some- to Disneyland? A fleet of very teachers between Flora Frick and Lommen Hall. where else other than their dining hall if they have to nice red or white extended and MacLean Hall. Renovate pay cash anyway. passenger vans is already sit- and innovate by putting up ting here on the campuses the kind of structure that no Jimmy P. Powell for this purpose, to serve the other institution ever will. MSUM student Kise does now offer a late night meal option on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., but you still can’t use your meal plan and it is doubt- Heavy drinking not always alcoholism ful anyone would call that a fair compromise. Opinion Editor Ben Sailer’s er, it is the compulsion, the friends (maybe too many) that recent column concern- need to drink, widely accept- drink to excess regularly, but Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be much anyone ing the rampancy of alcohol ed as genetically determined, the difference is they’re able to can do about the matter now other than to stop giving abuse amongst MSUM stu- that draws the line between maintain. Both the frequency dents was interesting but heavy drinker and alcoholic. and the amount of their drink- Sodexho their money, but for many students living on mis(under?)informed. Sailer It is a specific type of relation- ing is directly determined by campus, that simply isn’t an option. states that “If close to half ship with alcohol that stands the things they must do to of our student body of about as the determining factor. maintain the important things You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. 7,000 to 8,000 students drinks A close friend of mine is an in their lives—jobs, friend- excessively on a regular basis, alcoholic who hasn’t touched ships, school, spouses, and the The opinions expressed in The Advocate are not that would mean literally booze in over five years. like. One can be an alcoholic necessarily those of the college administration, thousands of us are alcohol- Why, then, is he an alco- who never touches alcohol, just faculty or student body. The Advocate encourages ics.” holic? Because when he does as one can be a binge drinker Letters to the Editor and Your Turn submissions. Not necessarily. drink, it’s a serious problem. who could stop tomorrow. They should be typed and must include the writer’s Although I wouldn’t argue He can’t stop. He lacks the The tendency toward alcohol- that frequent binge drinking “switch” present in most ism, embedded in a genetic name, signature, address, phone number, year in can certainly lead to alcohol- people that tells them when code somewhere deep inside school or occupation and any affiliations. Letters are ism, one does not equal the they’ve had enough. There’s the body, is either there or it’s due by 5 p.m. Monday and can be sent to other. The roots of alcoholism no such things as, “Sorry, not, from day one. MSUM Box 130, lie in chemistry, not in social guys, but I have to work in dropped off in The Advocate office tendencies. Alcoholism has the morning so I can only have Erik P. Block or e-mailed to [email protected]. nothing to do with how often one or two tonight.” MFA student or how much one drinks; rath- On the flip side, I have many English department TA Thursday, November 8, 2007 Opinion Page 5, The Advocate Use of torture unethical, ineffective The United States using Committee on “John Bellinger refused CIA outlawed the method last torture tactics on prisoners Tuesday, the to denounce the technique year, but the Bush administra- has suddenly become a hot committee voted (waterboarding), which has tion has yet to confirm this.” topic…kind of. Until the pho- to confirm his been condemned by human On my way to school this tos of attack dogs and men nomination by rights groups as a form of tor- morning, I was listening to who were blindfolded and 11-8, according ture, during a debate on the Minnesota Public Radio and naked appeared out of Abu to the Guardian Bush administration’s stance Midmorning was talking Ghraib, people ignored the Unlimited. on international law,” reported about torture. Darius Rejali, fact that the U.S. was even Why eight people are fixated on the topic the Guardian Unlimited. It’s the author of “Torture and capable of torture. Once the votes against him, you ask? of waterboarding. interesting that the same verb Democracy,” said most torture photos vanished, so did the Well, during his hearings I’m glad that some form “denounce” seems to be the tactics don’t work in getting uncomfortable feeling of the Muskasey refused to declare of torture is being noticed, chosen language of so many information. How can the U.S. U.S. using torture tactics. waterboarding—when a per- but what about all the other people. The same article said expect other countries to treat Recently, Michael Muskasey, son’s head is covered by a unknown tactics? On Nov. 5, that waterboarding “is ban- our troops fairly when we President Bush’s pick to serve cloth and tilted back in a way 2007 the Guardian Unlimited ning by the U.S. military, but choose to torture their peo- as U.S. attorney general, that they can’t help water interviewed John Bellinger, has been used in an unknown ple? brought to light the torture ingestion while a person a top U.S. state government number of interrogations of Against torture? issue again. When Muskasey pours water over the cloth— legal advisor about interroga- terrorist suspects by the CIA. E-mail Wilson-Mattson came up on the Judiciary as illegal. All of a sudden, tion techniques. Reports have suggested the at [email protected]. Infidelity woes To tell, or not to tell

A friend came to me the other day in need of advice. She had been dating her boyfriend for about six months and had recently gotten intoxicated and cheated on him. “Sami,” she said. “What do I do?” Usually a fan of the “honesty is the best policy” motto, I opened my mouth to chastise her and tell her to confess to her boyfriend and see if he could forgive her. After all, he deserved to know, right? But something stopped me short of my righteous tirade. I put myself in the boyfriend’s position and asked myself, “Would I really want to know?” Naturally, there are many factors that influence a decision like Tired of using technology this. Length and seriousness of relationship, any past indiscre- tions on either of their parts and expectations of where this rela- I often hear that technol- wasted because somebody tionship will go, just to name a few. However, if, up ‘til now, this ogy is both a blessing and a didn’t want to take a second had been a rather harmonious union with no secrets and with curse. The good things that to hit a handle before walk- hopes of a future, what would the best action be? have come from it are obvious, ing out. The simplest things Is it selfish to want to alleviate one’s conscious and tell the but the downfalls may not be are becoming automatic and other person, no matter how painful it is? I thought about it as obvious. the drawbacks may someday some more and realized that one’s own guilty conscious could Let’s not even talk about Wal- If you read “The catch up to us. Environmental inflict a much harsher punishment than anything the wounded Mart. Is all this convenience McDonaldization of Society,” affairs are getting more cover- party could say or do. really necessary? Things tend the author makes the point age, and this is something that However, I soon came to the conclusion that, yes, I would to get too carried away—kind that humans have become might need to be addressed. indeed want to know if my man ever cheated on me. Most of of like the “Saw” movies. obsessed with convenience, Next time you’re in a simi- all, I would want to know why, since something like this is often I most recently thought of efficiency and predictability. lar situation, take some time to an indicator of other trouble on the horizon. My decision may this when I was in one of It may not be that we are lazy, think—Is it necessary? Maybe not be for everyone, though, which is exactly what I told my the restrooms on campus. but rather, we value our time. it would be worth your while friend. The toilet was automatic, but Americans have grown to to take more time to do some- She did end up telling him, and their previously uninterrupt- each time I shifted, it flushed, expect everything to be imme- thing, especially if it saves ed blissfulness hit its first rocky point. He eventually forgave diate. Cell phones have made assuming that I was done. By something else. us available 24/7, when some- the time I really was done, it had flushed four times. I kept Like convenience? times it might be nice to just E-mail Huggett Guilty conscience? be “off duty from the world.” thinking how much water was at [email protected]. E-mail Kveno at [email protected]. Page 6, The Advocate A&E Thursday, November 8, 2007 The serious side of a comedian Carlos Mencia shares his thoughts on performing in Fargo Oct. 26

By ASHLEY TABORSKY Comedy Central, “Mind of Staff Writer Mencia,” and over 20 years of experience in performing, the On Friday, Oct. 26, a stand- comedian has recently been up comedian and class-A given opportunities to branch celebrity performed in the out. Fargo Civic Auditorium: “I’m already looking into Carlos Mencia. The Advocate films, too and I’m in the pro- was given the opportunity to cess of talking to DreamWorks interview Mencia. and the Farrelly brothers, and Although lately becoming a lot more offers like that are unpopular among many young coming up. So yeah, I am not people in the Midwest, Mencia only into my career and com- had nothing but positive comedy, but truly looking forward ments when asked why he to doing it more often,” he came to North Dakota. said. “It’s always unbelievable Surprisingly enough, Mencia performing in a smaller town, was not always “Carlos.” Born and it’s unbelievable because with the name Ned, he legally of this,” he said. “People from changed it to Carlos toward California ask me ‘Why would the beginning of his career. you go to North Dakota?’ But “Changing my name wasn’t it’s like, it’s America. Everyone my inspiration. The owner of thinks they’re so different or the comedy store I was work- better because of where they ing for, Mitzy, saw me per- live, but the fact is that we’re form, and back then I had an the same everywhere. The fact east L.A. accent. I was doing that people came out to the all this stuff about being a act, and that they were happy. Latino American, and she was The fact that we sold out.” just like, ‘You can’t be an angry While in the F-M area, Mexican on stage if your name submitted photo Mencia visited the Fryn’ Pan is Ned!’” Comedy Central comedian Carlos Mencia performed on Oct. 26 to a sold-out crowd at the Fargo Civic Center. He is best known for hosting the TV Show “Mind of Mencia.” restaurant, where other diners Mencia told her that he was actually born in Latin America, recognized him. “Electrical engineering … and I just took it,” he said. “At 11 p.m. I go home and not Mexico. She replied that, Mencia said his time visit- I was going to be an elec- Out of college and working try to sleep but I can’t so I end regardless of his birthplace, ing and performing in small trical engineer. Can you fig- in a completely different field up brainstorming and work- people expected him to act towns truly humbles him ure that?” he said. “In a lot than what he planned years ing a little more until 1 a.m. like “an angry Mexican.” because the people are excited of ways it’s not that differ- ago, Mencia leads a life very Then I go to sleep and wake “So I was like, well, I have an to see him and grateful that he ent from comedy. I can break different from what he grew up again at 6. God bless my uncle named Carlos, and my took the time out of his sched- down my performance, what up with. wife and what she puts up last name is already Mencia. ule to come to their area. I say and how I say it, and fig- An average day for Mencia with,” he said. Carlos Mencia—that’s perfect. “It makes the world seem ure out what I need to get bet- begins at 9 a.m., when he usu- Despite his rising fame, It was literally as easy as that,” so small. Everyone thinks that ter. I see it in terms of simple ally gets a phone call saying Mencia said there were no he said. they’re so different, but when mathematics. That’s why I’m he was supposed to be up celebrities he’d love to meet. Another interesting part of you travel to all of these dif- able to improvise so much.” and making radio station calls “I’m cool with my life right Mencia’s life was the leap from ferent places in America, you But how could he bring him- three hours ago. now. I’ m happy now. I think being an electrical engineer- realize that people are people self to leave college so close to “So, then I wake up and I like guys like me who have ing major at California State and you have fun no matter finishing his degree? have three more phoners after come so far, it’s like spitting in University in Los Angeles to where you are.” “I don’t think I had any that. I talk on the phone for God’s face to ask for more.” dropping out just a few credits With the production of hopes or dreams when I was a few hours, talking and pro- To e-mail, submit fan pho- short from graduation to be a his new, half-hour show on a kid. I knew that I was smart moting my work,” he said. tos or to write to his publicist, stand-up comedian. enough, I knew I could go to “Then I go into the office and visit www.carlosmencia.com. college, I knew that I could get either write or produce and a job. I knew I was going to get from that point on, it’s either a out of there. I didn’t have spe- meeting with this guy or and KMSC Beat Box cific dreams, and I think that’s going to Paramount Studios 1. “Echoes, 6. “Under the why when I was working full to keep going on a project, or time and was a student, and writing for the show, coming Taborsky can be reached silence, Blacklight” the opportunity came about, up with new ideas. at [email protected]. Patience & by Rilo Kiley Grace” by Foo Fighters 7. “The Con” by Tegan and 2. “The Shepherd’s sara dog” by Iron & Wine 8. “Zeitgeist” by Smashing 3. “Icky Thump” pumpkins by The White stripes 9. “Even If It kills Me” 4. “Last Light” by Motion City by Matt Pond Pa soundtrack

5. “Please Clap 10. “Something to your Hands” look by This is Me forward To” smiling by Spoon Thursday, November 8, 2007 A&E Page 7, The Advocate Artsy Alternatives MSUM does the “Time Warp” again Student art exhibit Salsa music and dancing An MSUM student art exhibit will be Fuego Tropical steel drum and salsa on display now through Nov. 26 in the ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. Saturday in the CMU ballroom. The This exhibit is in partial fulfillment of ensemble will be joined by guest art- students’ B.A. degrees in art and B.S. ist Darren Dyke, a jazz steel drum art- degrees in art education. A reception ist and craftsman from Austin, Texas. A for the artists will be held at 4 p.m. to- salsa dance lesson by instructors from day (Thursday) in the gallery. Gasper’s School of Dance will precede the event at 6:30 p.m. Admission to Public speaker the performance is $5 for adults, $3 for Gregg Aamot, author of “The New Min- those 18 years of age and under and free nesotans,” will speak on people from to MSUM students, faculty and staff. across the globe who are now living in Minnesota at 1:30 p.m. today (Thurs- Jazz recital day) in CMU 203. Jazz guitarist John Stowell will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday on the Gaede McGrath Series reading Stage. Joining him in this free concert Pulitzer Prize nominee Marya Horn- will be MSUM faculty members Dan bacher will read from her work at 8 Phillips on guitar, Alex Pershounin on p.m. today (Thursday) in CMU 101. She bass and Allen Carter on drums. will also talk about the writer’s craft at 4 p.m. that day in the same room. She Book signing is the author of “Wasted: A Memoir of Author Carroll Engelhardt will sign Anorexia and Bulimia” and the forth- copies of his book, “Gateway to North- coming “Madness: A Bipolar Life.” ern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead,” at 6:30 p.m. Dreamcatcher workshop Tuesday at the Hjemkomst Center. Students, faculty and staff are invited to come join American Indian Student As- Snowfire concert Chris Huber / The Advocate sociation members in the fun, hands-on The vocal jazz ensemble will perform Local comedy group Nine and Numbe gave a live performance of activity of making dreamcatchers at 2 works by Cole Porter, Van Morrison, the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” last weekend in the p.m. Friday in CMU 227. The event will Nat King Cole and Irving Mills, among Glasrud Auditorium. While the film version played on a large screen others, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the above them, the group mimicked the characters, sometimes add- include an introduction and discussion ing their own take on a certain scene. Admission was $7.50 and a by AMCS professor Wendy Geniusz. Glasrud Auditorium. portion of the proceeds went to the MSUM Cinethusiasts. Page 8, The Advocate Sports Thursday, November 8, 2007 Football The final drive—another painful loss Dragons allow touchdown with eight seconds to go in fourth quarter

By LUKE HAGEN throughout the entire game. Sports Editor John accounted for 141 rushing For the fifth time this sea- yards and 55 receiving yards son, the Dragons were grasp- for three touchdowns, including a lead late in the fourth ing numerous first downs late quarter, but watched it slip in the game. away on the final drive of the “Our game plan this week game. was to run the ball. We MSUM fell to the University wanted to pound the ball on of Minnesota Crookston 42-38 early downs and spread their on Saturday. defense out on later downs Emotions on the Dragons’ and then get it to me,” John sideline ran high when MSUM said. scored with 53 seconds left in The Dragons’ defense was the fourth quarter, giving the ready for the challenge early team a 3-point lead and hopes in the game, stopping the of their first victory since Golden Eagles’ first two pos- September. sessions of the first quarter in Starting the game-win- three-and-outs. ning and final drive on their MSUM’s defense then had own 47-yard line, the Golden trouble with Crookston’s Eagles needed only a 22-yard sophomore running back. reception, an 11-yard quarter- After the scoreless first quar- back draw and a 20-yard pass ter, the second quarter was to the back of the end zone to full of scoring. John ran two their tight end to overtake the touchdowns of 1-yard and 59- Dragons and win their second yards to give Crookston a 14 game of the season. point lead. jon lambert / Advocate photo editor “I don’t know what to say, Long and his receivers Freshman receiver Nick Scharpf made his first collegiate start on Saturday, filling in for injured but it’s getting old,” senior answered back three times receiver Bruce Green. Scharpf finished the game with eight catches for 136 yards. quarterback Dustin Long said. before halftime. Long hit 136 yards. Dramatic touchdowns by On what was the Dragons “It got old five games ago.” senior receiver Bert Smith for After a failed surprise onside each team with less than a min- seniors’ final home game, the Dropping games to one touchdown, and sopho- kick by MSUM, Crookston ute gave the crowd something underclassman showed what C o n c o r d i a more receiver I don’t know what started with good field posi- to remember as the Dragons’ they had to offer. College, Winona Jabari Taylor for to say, but it’s tion on the MSUM 38-yard record dropped to 3-7. Sophomore running back State, Concordia two touchdowns getting old. It got line. John scored on the drive Golden Eagle tight end, Enol Gilles led the Dragons in University, of five and 10- old five games from eight yards out for his Jordan Grafsgaard, caught one the rushing attack with 21 car- Northern State yards giving the ago.” third touchdown of the day. ball for 20 yards all game−the ries for 91 yards. and most recent- Dragons a 7- “Dustin Long point lead at the Dragons head coach Damon game-winning touchdown. Sophomore receiver Jabari ly to Minnesota- Tomeo said the coaching staff “They played a cover zero Taylor finished the day with Crookston−all Senior Quarterback half. saw a flaw in Crookston’s on that last touchdown,” 11 catches for 145 yards. in the final sec- The Dragons return team and felt that his Grafsgaard said. “Our quar- Senior quarterback Dustin onds of the fourth quarter−the extended their lead when team could take advantage of terback threw a perfect ball to Long represented the seniors Dragons haven’t had lady luck freshman receiver Nick the situation. me. It was just meant to be.” well with five touchdowns in on their side this season. Scharpf caught a 24-yard pass A Kyle Wilcox 22-yard field After the game, Tomeo felt the loss. The Golden Eagles came from Long on fourth down. goal put the Dragons up by 10, the Dragons’ offense moved The Dragons close out the into Saturday’s game focusing Scharpf, who was filling in for but scores from Crookston’s the ball well down field, and regular season at 7 p.m. on on running the ball. As a team, an injured Bruce Green, had running back Reggie Frazier did a good job of finding the Saturday at the Metrodome they finished with 49 rush- only five catches for 76 yards and a 50-yard touchdown end zone. in Minneapolis against es for 184 yards. Crookston before Saturday’s game. He reception by receiver Aaron “I give credit to Crookston, Southwest Minnesota State sophomore running back Eric got his first collegiate start Wall gave Crookston the lead they played good football,” University. John was a center point to against Crookston and fin- with 2:16 to go in the fourth. he said. Hagen can be reached the Golden Eagles’ offense ished with eight catches for at [email protected]. MSUM 38, CROOKSTON 42 MSUM 0 21 10 7–38 UMC 0 14 7 21–42

Scoring Summary UMCFB-John, Eric 1 yd run (Shurson, Stan kick) UMCFB-John, Eric 59 yd run (Shurson, Stan kick) MSUM-Smith, Bert 1 yd pass from Long, Dustin (Wilcox, Kyle kick) MSUM-Taylor, Jabari 10 yd pass from Long, Dustin (Wilcox, Kyle kick) MSUM-Taylor, Jabari 5 yd pass from Long, Dustin (Wilcox, Kyle kick) MSUM-Scharpf, Nick 24 yd pass from Long, Dustin (Wilcox, Kyle kick) UMCFB-John, Eric 8 yd run (Shurson, Stan kick) MSUM-Wilcox, Kyle 22 yd field goal UMCFB-Frazier, Reggie 2 yd run (Shurson, Stan kick) UMCFB-Wall, Aaron 50 yd pass from White, David (Shurson, Stan kick) MSUM-Smith, Bert 24 yd pass from Long, Dustin (Wilcox, Kyle kick) MCFB-Grafsgaard, Jor 20 yd pass from White, David (Shurson, Stan kick) TEAM STATISTICS MSUM UMC First downs 23 18 Rushes-yards 29-104 49-184 Passing 394 220 Comp-Att-Int 29-44-2 9-16-0 Punts-Avg. 5-30.0 6-36.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-46 3-28 Time of Possession 28:18 31:34 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING:UMC-John, Eric 18-133; Frazier, Reggie 22-57; White, David 9-minus 6. MSUM-Gilles, Enol 21-91; Bedgood, Curtis 2-11; Larson, Jesse 2-1; Long, Dustin 3-1; Wilks, Jr., Pri 1-0. PASSING:UMC-White, David 9-16-0-220. MSUM-Long, Dustin 29-44-2-392. RECEIVING: UMC -Wall, Aaron 4-99; John, Eric 3- 55;Freeman, Jake 1-46; Grafsgaard, Jor 1-20. MSUM-Taylor, Jabari 11-145; Scharpf, Nick 8-136; Smith, Bert 6-69; Frost, Eric 1-24; Gilles, Enol 1-11; Small, Tyrone 1-4; Eager, Eric 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS:UMC-Woldu, Robel 1-29; Wooding, Chris 1-0. MSUM-None. FUMBLES:UMC-John, Eric 1-1. MSU Moorhead- Taylor, Jabari 1-1; Long, Dustin 1-0. Thursday, November 8, 2007 Sports Page 9, The Advocate Notes from nemzek Men’s basketball NSIC tournament drops exhibition to starts for Volleyball NDSU On Tuesday, MSUM In their second exhibition opened their NSIC tourna- of the year, the Dragons trav- ment play against Winona eled to the Bison Sports Arena. State University at home. The MSUM lost 79-66. Dragons won in four games. Starting for the Dragons Senior setter Julie Vancura were seniors Kyle Nelson, was named to the All-NSIC Lee Issacson, Craig Williams team, while juniors Kelci and Blake Strouth who led the Guenther and Calla Oftdahl team in scoring with 13 points. were honored as NSIC play- Junior Grant Fossum started ers of the week. at point guard and finished with a team high six assists. Wrestlers host jon lambert / Advocate photo editor MSUM open today The Dragons soccer team upset two of its three opponents in the NSIC tournament this weekend. Cross country Kicking off their season, wraps up season the Dragons are hosting the After winning both the MSUM Open today. men’s and women’s NSIC Included in the five team Impressive showing titles, the cross country team field is Dickinson State, St. traveled to Vermillion, S.D., John’s, Ridgewater and Itasca for the regional tournament. Community Colleges and at NSIC tournament The men’s team finished MSUM. By TIM STULKEN streak for the Dragons against could have won.” ninth and the women’s team “It’s a good meet to open Staff Writer Northwestern. Branson agrees saying that finished in tenth place. the season,” head coach The Dragons entered the “We wanted to win more Mary simply capitalized on Only the top five teams Kennen Spiess said. “It helps NSIC soccer tournament as than Northern,” said fresh- one small mistake that was qualify for nationals. us figure out our lineup.” underestimated underdogs, man Tricia Vanyo. “We were made to win the game. ranked sixth. They left in sec- motivated to not let them win “It was a problem with ond place, coming away with a fourth time. We worked well miscommunication,” Branson two wins. Additionally, three as a team and came away with said. “There was a mistake players, Jena Reed, Richelle the win.” that created an opening. They Ross and Alison Wanner, were Freshman Rachel Branson capitalized on it and won. It named to the all-tournament agrees that the team played really stinks too because we team. well together to beat played so well, and we really The team gained momen- Northern. could have won it.” tum coming out of two well “We communicated well Despite the loss, the team is played home games, winning and kept them from scoring,” happy with the progress they 2-0 against Wayne State and she said. “Alison [Wanner] made toward the end of the tying Southwest Minnesota. stopped the goals when she year. This momentum continued needed to and the other girls “It was a great run for us,” when at the beginning of the put away the goals we needed Bulock said. “We played hard tournament, the Dragons upset to win it during the shoot- and it was great to make it as Upper Iowa with a 1-0 victory out.” far as we did.” on Oct. 31 to advance. The team continued on to The team remains optimis- “We beat Upper Iowa defen- play the University of Mary tic for future years. sively,” coach Rollie Bulock on Sunday. The ensuing game “It’s going to be an advan- said. “Richelle Ross saw an resulted in a 1-0 loss. Mary tage not losing anyone since opening and made the shot. gained the upper hand by there are no seniors this year,” Then defense took over to scoring with only 10 minutes junior Katie Hiemstra said. secure the win.” remaining in the game. “We are really excited for next The Dragons’ dramatic 6-5 “It was close,” Bulock said. year so we can do even bet- shoot-out victory on Saturday “We definitely were never out ter.” over Northwestern after a of the game. We played as As the season concludes ,the deadlock 0-0 in double over- well and as hard as we could. Dragons will have a lot to look time propelled the team to We were disappointed because forward to in future years. the finals. This dynamic game we had a couple of opportuni- Stulken can be reached ended a three game losing ties to win, and we definitely at [email protected] Page 10, The Advocate Classifieds Thursday, November 8, 2007 Now Hiring Travel For Sale Now Renting

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By DERRICK PAULSON Rivers Press senior editor and erary festival started its fifth it. It’s sort of a therapeutic Herrmann said. Staff Writer English professor, Alan Davis. season this fall with a panel process when you have given Mason’s words echoed the Since the Many Voices discussion hosted at Barnes something a kind of meaning, other authors, “send the poems In back of the Bookstore, Project is a contest for new and Noble in Fargo. During a kind of beauty.” out, just send them out.” behind a reef of sweatshirts, and emerging writers, all but this time, the authors respond- Those assembled also asked Each author was allotted key chains and Scorch bob- Diane Jarvenpa are first-time ed to questions by modera- the writers to give some words their own scheduled time to ble-head dolls, sits an island authors. For Jarvenpa, this tors Kevin Carollo and Thom of advice for future authors. read from their works during bookshelf that is now home to was her second book publica- Tammaro, both MSUM English “Take all your poems and the festival days. The last to four New Rivers Press publi- tion. professors and staff members hang them on the walls and read was Diane Jarvenpa, who cations that are just waiting to The publication of these of New Rivers Press, as well organize them and reorganize then gave a performance with be picked up. four books was spotlighted by as questions asked by the them to see how things flow,” her guitar and kantele—the These 2007 New Rivers the New Rivers Press Literary audience. One of the many Jarvenpa said. “You never national stringed instrument Press fall releases are: “Cars Festival ‘Moving Words’ on questions raised was: What know—leave it and walk away of Finland—in the Fox Recital Go Fast” by John Chattin, Oct. 24 and 25, when all four motivates you to write? and come back later.” Hall. Under the pseudonym “Signalling for Rescue” by authors were in the Fargo- “Most of my work is charac- “I think a writer should rec- ‘Diane Jarvi,’ Jarvenpa per- Marianne Herrmann, “Tender, Moorhead area to present ter driven. That’s why I start- ognize sometimes the need to forms and records folk and Wild Things” by Diane their works. ed writing, to understand the send out their work just for world music. Jarvenpa and “Towards the Writer John Chattin flew people around me,” Chattin the sake of sending it out—to For more information about Forest” by Holaday Mason. in from New York City, and said. “I write to construct my keep up the fight,” Chattin the authors or the Many Voices Of this year’s four new poet Holaday Mason arrived thoughts in a form to convey said. Project, visit www.newriver- releases, three were recent for the festival from Venice, them to someone else.” “I think you have to under- spress.com. winners of the Many Voices Calif. Poet Diane Jarvenpa “You really don’t have stand that you have to work Project competition that New and fiction writer Marianne a choice to write,” said really hard and be strong Paulson can be reached Rivers Press holds annually. Herrmann are Minnesota Herrmann. “You have to do through the rejections,” at [email protected]. “Holaday Mason’s book of natives. e-mail, from front poetry, ‘Towards the Forest,’ “We put them up at the was chosen separately from Radisson and reimbursed chooses one that works equal- administration, which will the contest from the unsolic- them for their expenses,” “It would be very helpful to ly well with different operat- eventually make their way to ited manuscripts that every Davis said. hear more from students on ing systems, such as Windows, President Barden. The admin- publisher receives,” said New The New Rivers Press lit- what they want,” Craig said. Mac OS X and Linux. istration will then review each In addition to the blog, the Students can expect a new recommendation before mak- Facebook group, “Hate MSUM e-mail system to be put in ing a final decision. E-mail? Help Make It Better,” place by spring break at the Students are advised to serves a similar function to the earliest, but possibly not until make their posts on the blog e-mail blog. next summer, Craig said. by Nov. 9 in order for their The university is consid- Both the Task Force and thoughts to be taken into con- ering three different e-mail the Information Technology sideration before that decision products: Microsoft Exchange, department, which is headed is made. Novell Groupwise and by Les Bakke, will turn in Zimbra. their own recommendations Each e-mail system offers to Kirk. different features and the Kirk will then pass them Sailer can be reached university wants to ensure it along to the university’s at [email protected]. Thursday, November 8, 2007 A&E Page 11, The Advocate McGrath features author of ‘Wasted’

By DERRICK PAULSON to the MSUM campus the fin- I have ever read or studied. of Anorexia and Bulimia,” Staff Writer est writers from the region I was strongly influenced by which I believe some people to share their work with stu- the writers I studied under at at (MSUM) are studying right Memoirist and novelist dents, faculty and the larger Interlochen. now, and from my new book Marya Hornbacher will give community.” I’m influenced I don’t “Madness: A Bipolar Life,” a craft talk at 4 p.m. and In light of her by newspapers, t h i n k which comes out in April. read from her work at 8 p.m. upcoming visit magazine articles, there’s a At the 8 p.m. reading, I’ll today (Thursday) as part of to MSUM, Marya television, theater, writer in read a passage from “Wasted,” the McGrath Visiting Writers Hornbacher respond- overheard the world and longer passages from my Series. ed to e-mail questions conversations and who isn’t second book, “The Center of “especially the time I spend This writing series was from the Advocate. talking to people. c o n t i n u - Winter,” a novel set in Motley, named in honor of the late The Advocate: ally influ- Minn., and from “Madness.” Tom McGrath, a prize-win- What is your educa- Marya Hornbacher enced by I’ve never read “Madness” ning poet who taught writing tional background? Memoirist the things publicly yet, so this is kind of at MSUM from 1969 to 1983. Hornbacher: I they come a neat place for its debut. Now in its twenty-second attended school in an extreme- across in daily life. “Madness” is about living submitted photo year, this series has brought ly peripatetic fashion, which We rip off conversations, with mental illness, and is Pulitzer Prize nominee Marya over 150 writers to campus has resulted in my vast over- quote people, invent charac- scheduled for release in 2008. Hornbacher, author of and sponsored or supported education in a certain few ters based on people we know Hornbacher’s “Wasted” has “Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia more than 50 other writers obscure subjects, and my or have heard about or see on been published in 14 languag- and Bulimia” and the critically acclaimed novel “The Center of and events since 1986. The extremely spotty awareness of the street, and we get ideas es and is taught in universities Winter” will read from her work McGrath Series continues to anything practical, like history from the things we read and and writing programs around at 8 p.m. today (Thursday) in be the Midwest’s most suc- or geography or how to add. the people we talk to. the world. CMU 101. Hornbacher will also cessful writing series. For high school, I went to I’m influenced by news- talk on the writer’s craft today Marya Hornbacher is Interlochen Arts Academy, and papers, magazine articles, at 4 p.m. in CMU 101. the last of three authors to a Waldorf school in California. television, theater, overheard Paulson can be reached speak in the McGrath Series I then went to the University conversations and especially at [email protected]. at MSUM this fall. Poet Tim of Minnesota, American the time I spend talking to Seibles spoke in September, University, the University of people. followed by poet Sun Yung Minnesota again and the New I am particularly influenced Shin in October. Scheduled College of California years in my thinking and writing by for this upcoming spring is later. several friends, three writers poet Jim Moore, novelist Jaed When I wrote “Wasted,” I and a painter, with whom I Munchoen Coffin and novelist had dropped out of college. talk a great deal about creative and young adult writer Julie When I was writing “Center work. Shumacher. of Winter,” I was doing gradu- Advocate: What do you “We believe that the ate work. plan to speak on and read McGrath Visiting Writers Advocate: Who or what from during your visit? Series has remained true to the influences your writing? Hornbacher: At the 4 p.m. spirit of its original intent,” Hornbacher: I have prob- craft talk I’ll be discussing said English professor Thom ably been influenced in some the craft of writing a mem- Tammaro who organizes way by all the important writ- oir. To illustrate some points, the McGrath Series. “The ers, and probably some of I’ll be reading a little mate- McGrath series aims to bring the unimportant writers, that rial from “Wasted: A Memoir speech, from front of (engineers through human there are several groups locat- At the meetings, members resources) workers there.” ed in the F-M area and you can speak on a topic of their choice “I can transfer to any contact Stumphf at shawn_ for five to seven minutes and Toastmasters group wherever [email protected]. other members evaluate their I go,” he said. “So, I can go The Gate City chapter meets performance. They give con- far even if I have to bounce every Thursday at 7 p.m. at structive criticism in order to groups as life takes me differ- NDSU in Loftsgard Hall room make the speaker better at ent directions.” 380. speaking and leading. If you are interested in Stumphf spoke on several becoming a member of Johnson can be reached topics such as his first time Toastmasters International, at [email protected]. hunting, Chinese classes and finances. “We don’t try to censor people but when you start offending people that’s really not effective communication,” Stumphf said. Many new members come to the meetings to become a better speaker, to help get a promotion, to be hired or just because their boss told them to. Stumphf feels the skills he learned have made him a stronger leader and speaker, and have helped him to receive an internship. Another Toastmasters member is Charles Schoenberger, a 1999 graduate of the University of North Dakota. Schoenberger, who recently joined, is preparing his first speech for his group, Hutchinson Toastmasters II. He said of his first meeting, “I like the interaction, as it gives a job-world experience with the cross section Back Page Thursday, November 8, 2007 Working, eating, breathing MSUM

By AMY LEARN time. He estimates he puts in Staff Writer about 20 hours of studio time a week, along with all of his College students are busy. other classes and obligations. Between classes, work and “I enjoy the business,” he homework, free time sort of said. “As long as I am plan- gets thrown out the window. ning everything out.” But, senior Dan Devine has A typical busy for day for nearly mastered MSUM time Devine starts at 8 a.m. and management—he works here, doesn’t end till around 10 studies here, eats here and p.m. socializes here. Mondays are his busiest According to Jon Lambert, with class at 8 a.m., work at Devine’s roommate of five 10 a.m., class again at 1 p.m., years, Devine is an extremely intramurals at 4 p.m., class busy person who is always on at 5 p.m., CRU Leadership at the go. 8 p.m. Finally, he might get “His whole day, every day some hours in at the studio. is taken up with things to “It’s a pretty typical day do,” Lambert said. “I haven’t not to return home all day,” seen him on a Sunday in three Devine said. years. I’ll joke with him on There are many reasons why Saturday night and tell him I Devine is active with so many will see him on Monday.” different things on campus. photo by jon lambert / advocate photo editor Divine is involved in a num- He said took on the job of Senior Dan Devine takes a break from his busy schedule to carve a pumpkin during Campus Crusade ber of campus activites. being a SOC leader to get to for Christ’s fall retreat on Oct. 12 in Crystal Springs, N.D. He is a member of Campus know the incoming freshman. dodgeball and volleyball. one more thing—He recently soon, but that doesn’t bother Crusade for Christ (CRU), he That was also why he was In CRU Leadership, his got engaged to MSUM senior him. plays intramural sports and he worked as an RA for a year. involvement consists of Jessica Mavis. “I like (being busy) in a has been a Student Orientation Intramural sports give him attending meetings and plan- The two are planning to say weird way,” he said. “God’s Counselor (SOC) leader for a chance to unwind from his ning events. their “I do’s” in June of 2008. been leading me to this point the past two years. chaotic day. “It’s lots of fun,” he said. In order to make some in his of involvement whether it’s in A former RA, Divine also “It’s a nice release being able Campus Crusade meets busy schedule for his fiancée, campus ministries or involve- works for campus housing to just relax and have fun with every Thursday at 8 p.m. in Devine said he has no prob- ment at my church.” and is involved with MSUM’s some other guys,” he said. the King Auditorium. lem missing intramurals to go ceramics guild. He has participated in basi- Though Devine’s sched- on a date. As an art major, Devine has cally every intramural sport— ule might be packed, there Devine’s schedule doesn’t Learn can be reached to put in many hours of studio football, basketball, kickball, is still room in his life for look to be opening up anytime at [email protected]. Tri-College Career & Internship Fair Tuesday, November 13 From Applied Geophysics- thermodynamic biophysical- sociopsycho Serious chemistry 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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