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Minnesota State University Moorhead RED: a Repository of Digital Collections The Advocate Student Newspapers 10-4-2012 The Advocate, October 4, 2012 Minnesota State University Moorhead Follow this and additional works at: https://red.mnstate.edu/advocate Recommended Citation Minnesota State University Moorhead, "The Advocate, October 4, 2012" (2012). The Advocate. 293. https://red.mnstate.edu/advocate/293 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]. ‘Babel’ gets positive review, page 3 The online at msumadvocate.com DVOCATE Thursday, October 4, 2012 AMSUM’s weekly student newspaper Moorhead, Minn. Vol. 42 Issue 6 Academic realignment planning continues New software BY APRIL KNUTSON rather than provide answers,” Provost Anne During the open forums last week the task helps student [email protected] Blackhurst said. force explained key features of each of the four The Academic Task Force was formed in models. These models included aspects such retention Academic departments may shift soon, but February 2011. It’s primary goal is to identify as grouping interdisciplinary studies under one nothing will change without student and faculty organizational structures that will increase dean. BY CHELSEY SMITH voice. efficiency, synergy, and support graduate and “We wanted to group the schools together [email protected] In open forums last Thursday and Friday, online education. to create more partnerships with the public,” the Academic Task Force for Realignment “The task force does not seek to eliminate Blackhurst said. Those Partnerships could A new software program has presented four models to faculty members. programs or layoff faculty members,” include business school working with non-profit been added to MSUM in order to “The four models are viewed as discussion- Blackhurst said. organizations or the sustainabilty program with help student retention. starters rather than fixed options from which to In April 2011, task force members met to the city of Moorhead. It’s called MAP-Works, which choose. They are designed to provoke questions synthesize their proposals. Students and faculty can examine each of the stands for “making achievement TASK FORCE, BACK PAGE possible.” It’s an online survey that was sent in an email to all freshmen ‘Runners, take your mark’ students. The survey asks various questions on how students are transitioning to college. Questions range from financial issues, how classes are going, and relationships with roommates. “MAP-Works allows us to see how students are transitioning to college life,” said Denise Gorsline, dean of the university college. “If they’re struggling in any area, we reach out to them to get them the help they need.” The survey takes about 15 minutes and after completion, it shows what areas students may be having trouble in. It also compares survey results to other MSUM freshmen who have taken it. “I think it’s good for students to compare their results with how other students are doing,” Gorsline said. “It lets them know their peers are going through the same things, which I think would be comforting to them.” If the thought of a survey doesn’t sound too appealing, maybe the chance for free prizes for freshmen who complete it will. TAYLOR PARKER • [email protected] “Since it’s a new program Participants in the Homecoming 5k run/walk prepare for the race on campus Saturday morning. we have to use incentives to get students interested in taking the survey,” said Jon Wepking, App provides safe options Creativity center opens assistant athletics director for BY KAYLA VAN EPS BY MEGAN HAVIG about 5,000 students annually media and public relations. “So [email protected] [email protected] through the center’s doors for why not offer them free stuff.” tours and art education. MAP-Works randomly selects Combating assault and Cultivating a creative “I am definitely most excited students each day who have taken violence? There’s an app for that. community is the idea behind for the children,” Megan the survey. Circle of 6, a new Android app the new Katherine Kilbourne Johnston, director of curatorial And the prizes aren’t cheap. released on Sept. 6 is a quick and Burgum Center for Creativity, affairs and interpretation said. Freshmen students have the discreet way to contact six trusted which opened this past Sunday. “(Katherine Kilbourne Burgum opportunity to win prizes like free individuals in a time of danger. Balloons lined the front of Center for Creativity) lets them textbooks for a semester, parking Coordinator for Sexual Assault the Plains Art Museum on Sept. do art. It’s good to see it and passes, a pool party in Nemzek Services at Hendrix Health 30 for the grand opening of the then do it.” and many more. There is a large Center, Lynn Peterson, said the new center, a 25,500-square- Doing art was a key component gift that will be given away on app was created for the 2011 foot addition to the art of Sunday’s activities. Children Oct. 9. White House “Apps Against museum. The museum, along and families could decorate “I can’t say for sure what it is, Abuse” Technology Challenge with donors and the Katherine cupcakes, personalize T-shirts, but it’s something every freshman and won first place. a situation that is uncomfortable Kilbourne Burgum Trust raised draw on the walls of one of the would love to have,” Wepking “Circle of 6 lets you choose or you need help right away. It $6.4 million for the center. new classrooms and bedazzle said. six friends or trusted individuals will contact all six individuals Another important CDs to hang in the skywalk. More than 42 percent of to put (into the app),” Peterson for you.” contributor to the future of Face painting, a puppet show, freshmen have completed the said. “It puts icons on your phone The app includes three different the center is the Fargo School artist demonstrations and free survey. If dorm room floors reach that you can push if you are in icons to send different messages. District, which will send entrance into all galleries were up to 85 percent, they have the APP, BACK PAGE CREATIVITY, BACK PAGE MAP WORKS, BACK PAGE Inside The Advocate Students attend S.D. Film Sophomore leads the team, Briefs.....................2 Festival, page 3 page 7 A&E.........................3 Features..............4,5 Opinion.................6 Sports & Health......7 News......................8 Page 2 | Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 | The Advocate Briefs Security Update ampus Director of Public Safety alendarampus Greg Lemke C10.4 - 10.8 World News MSUM Briefs alendarIran plans to enrich uranium Graduate and lawsuit panel set 10.4 C 7 p.m.C - Intramurals: An Iranian lawmaker announced for Oct. 18 9.24 Quidditch 8.30for Muggles, - 9.5 Tuesday that if nuclear program The Economic Society invites Elevator emergency in Nelson Nemzek. negotiations with major powers fail, the MSUM community to a Bicycle theft reported from Hall, false. 8 p.m. - Comedian the country plans to enrich uranium Graduate and Law School Panel bike rack at Ballard Hall. Adam Grabowski, Weld to 60 percent purity enough to fuel on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. Suspicious person in Dahl Auditorium nuclear submarines and one step in CMU 101. Learn from the Marijuana odor investigation Hall. National student day at closer to the 90 percent needed to experiences of a panel of graduate in East Snarr, unable to locate Bookstore. make atomic bombs. The deputy students, law students and alumni source. 9.27 head of Iran’s Foreign Policy and of both programs. All are welcome 10.5 9 p.m. - Friday Nights, National Security Committee and refreshments will be provided. Hit & run crash reported in Suspicious activity in G-1 CMU. warned “Iran cannot guarantee it G-3 Lot. Lot. 9 p.m. - KMSC radio would keep its enrichment limited Video of Lowen’s lecture is Bassment party, CMU to 20 percent.” available Fire alarm in Nelson Hall, Theft from vehicle in M-5 Underground. The Office of Diversity and false alarm, burner left on. Lot. Judge halts Pa. voter-ID law Inclusion would like to thank 10.6 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The A judge has halted a law that those who came to hear the author Marijuana odor investigation Welfare check on non-student little star that could, required voters in Pennsylvania of Lies My Teacher Told Me, Dr. in Ballard, unable to make in F-2 Lot, contact made. Planetarium show. to show ID. While an appeal is James Loewen, speak recently. contact. 7:30 p.m. - House of the possible, the six-month-old law Nearly 400 people attended. If 9.28 Blue Leaves production, won’t be in effect for the presidential you would like to check out the 9.25 Center for Arts election. Republicans say such a law DVD recording of his talk or use Alcohol violation in Ballard 9 p.m. - 12 p.m. - Africa is necessary to avoid fraud, with one the video link for educational Suspicious person in the Hall, 2 referred to Campus Night pre-party, CMU top official saying that it may have purposes, please contact Matt Comstock Memorial Union, Judicial for campus alcohol Underground, tickets $1 helped Romney win Pennsylvania. Pearce at matthew.pearcey@ Moorhead Police Department violation. with student ID Republicans are currently behind mnstate.edu. responded, issued a trespass in polls in the state, which holds 20 warning to the non-student 9.29 10.7 2 p.m.