Mavs fall Snow Report in RMAC Page 2 tourney Page 5 The CMesariterion State College u criterion.mesastate.edu Nov. 12, 2008 The voice of the students Vol. 78 Issue 9 This issue... Opinions: Page 3 Renovations begin on Moss Brian Erickson returns to Opin- ions with a fresh column on the drama that we all seem to cre- ate. Check out “snow globe.” Features: Page 4 Amanda Friar floor that News Editor is built and fit to the space specifically. There As construction continues on will also be dressing rooms with re- the Mesa State campus, college of- strooms on the same floor. ficials, faculty members, students, One of the nicest features will and fundraisers held a ceremoni- be windows. The entire side of al groundbreaking for the new ad- the third floor that will be facing Danielle Stomberg/Criterion dition that is to be built at Moss 12th and North Ave. will be com- The golden shovels are ready for the ground breaking of the new ex- Performing Arts Center. posed of windows. This will en- pansion of Moss Performing Arts Center Thursday, Nov. 6. “This is a very exciting project,” able people passing by to look up on a projector and a screen rather we’re in the same business here.” Mesa State President Tim Foster and see practices going on, giving than roll in a TV on a cart for danc- Many new things are planned said. “The three-story, 10,800 the dance department free pub- ers to squint at. It will also be built for the theatre department as well. square-foot addition to the Moss licity while helping with recruit- so it can be a performance space, There will be a permanent space Performing Arts Center will give us ment. Associate professor of dance with permanent ballet bars built out for set construction and storage, as some much needed room for the Melonie Buchanan believes that the of the ground and an exposed ceil- well as a costume shop, rather than theatre and dance programs.” new facilities will help with recruit- ing for more electrical capabilities. having to move the costume shop Mesa State professor Luis Lopez Among the projected renovations ment because the department will Buchanan, however, is most excited all around campus. The whole ren- talks about his new book of po- is a new dance studio on the soon- have a nicer facility. for the new permanent dance floor ovation is a $3 million project with etry. to-be third floor. The dance stu- “It’ll give it a classier feel when and that they will be close to the $650,000 coming from private do- dio is currently housed in Saunders people come to visit,” Buchanan theatre department. nations and the remainder is cash- Sports: Page 5 Fieldhouse, making it far away from said. “It’ll be nice to be by the theatre. funded by the college. It is planned their fellow performers in the the- The new studio will also be con- We’re all one department but its to be completed in July 2009. atre department. The new facil- sidered a smart classroom so that felt very separate,” Buchanan said. u ity will feature a permanent dance instructors are able to play videos “Now we’ll all be able to feel like [email protected] Tuition to increase $5 per credit hour tuition premium passed by a majority Hendershot thinks that the faculty Hendershot believes that the Sean Johnson vote and went into affect this fall. who are feeling the strain from the general student body does not care News Reporter ASG holds the authority to pass weak economy this year will direct- enough to act on these issues. He, new fees and increases since the stu- ly feel the impact from the increase. along with the other senators, spoke Mesa State College students will dent body passed the initial increase. ASG president Adam Davenport and to their classes to get the student fo- see an increase of $5 per credit hour A 7-4 vote decided the fate of the in- Hendershot urged every senator to rum out and gain attendance, which beginning in the spring. The tuition crease in the weekly meeting held on look at funding for higher education. was not accomplished as evidenced premium will go towards faculty sala- Nov. 6. by the lack of student participation at ries and the fee will be added into Mesa State President Tim Foster “Your paying for a product,” the forum. student fees. stated that the administration will Hendershot said. “We increased the The increase will officially be post- This increase was first present- help solve the problems that those value of everyone’s education by add- ed on Friday and students will have ed to the student body last spring by students who are on financial aid will ing the tuition premium.” 30 days to place an appeal with the Associated Student Government. The face. Students were given a chance proper papers and 200 signatures to refute the fee increase in a stu- from supporting students on the tu- dent forum held by ASG on Nov. 3. ition premium. Hendershot stated that ASG wanted u to give the students an opportunity to [email protected] voice their concerns and complaints. Competition served up Amanda Friar Manager, Steven Rider, is offering a News Editor $200 catered event as a prize for the residence hall or student club/organi- The members of Mesa State zation that is able to collect the most College Classified Staff Council, food. Associated Student Government and Items collected will go to the Resident Hall Association are asking Western Slope Food Bank of the for student and faculty to lend a hand Rockies for them to distribute to lo- in helping 12,000 people living in cal programs that provide food boxes poverty in Mesa County this winter. to those in need. They are asking es- RHA and ASG are have teamed up pecially for “kid friendly food items” with Western Slope Food Bank of the to be handed out to over 400 chil- Rockies Nov. 10-Nov. 13 for a cam- dren every weekend in the food bank’s pus-wide food drive. Totes Program, which targets children This good deed for the needy is in the free lunch program in public also going to be a friendly competi- schools and provides their weekend tion between students and faculty. lunch. Barrels have been placed in various Western Slope Food Bank of the locations on campus labeled either Rockies is a branch of the Denver Staff/Faculty or Student/RHA/ASG based Food Bank of the Rockies. The as a fun contest in order to determine Grand Junction facility was able to bragging rights for the group that is distribute 1.5 million pounds of food Matt Kroschel/Criterion Across campus at Mesa State College Coke products are being replaced with Pepsi company prod- able to collect the most food. The fi- and essential items to over 100 local ucts after Pepsi received the campus-wide contract, beating Coca Cola, according to college officials. nal collection location will be located hunger-relief programs last year. Mesa State Director of Media Relations Dana Nunn said workers from Pepsi will be on campus re- in the Fletcher Room in the College u placing equipment through the week. Exact amounts in the contract were not known as of press time Center Nov. 13. [email protected] Tuesday evening. In addition to the friendly competi- tion, Sodexo Campus Dining Services 2 The Criterion u Nov. 12 u News Amanda Friar, editor News [email protected] News: Local Employees at 14 Grand Valley businesses were cited for selling Classifieds alcohol to minors during a sting. 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