March 1, 2012 Inside This Edition: Minot State University News in Brief - Page 2 Minot, N.D
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March 1, 2012 Inside this edition: Minot State University News in Brief - Page 2 Minot, N.D. 58701 Student Spotlight - Page 3 Volume 93 , Number 18 Writing Center - Page 6 www.minotstateu.edu/redgreen Red &Green Sports - Page 10 Improving Herb Parker MSU’s Got Talent still crucial to MSU Anthony Anderson marked for,” Fuller said. “But, Editor because of the timing, I decided to Though Minot State withdrew withdraw the request.” its request to the Minot City Council The sales tax went into effect in for funding to improve Herb Parker October of 2011. Minot State actual - stadium and the Dome, MSU ly received no money from the fund President David Fuller would like before withdrawing its request. In to remind the campus community fact, the fund’s only expenditure yet that the project is still key to main - was $250,000 to help repair the taining the long-term welfare of the baseball fields, operated by the university and of adding to the eco - Minot Park District, that were inun - nomic potential of the Minot area dated during the flood. community, as a whole. MSU College of Business A one-cent sales tax would have instructors Dean Frantsvog, Tom supported the project to fund three Seymour and Severson different areas of development: Entrepreneurship Academy property tax relief, repairs to infra - Director Chuck Barney serve on the structure and community facilities. Minot City Council. They agree A city-wide vote in June approved that, even though the university the tax. withdrew the request, it is impor - Photo by Amber Penrose In January, the City Council tant that the project be completed in MSU students (from the left) Elisabeth Derby, Kayla Torgerson, Haley Heiser and Jackie decided to move forward with a the future. Thompson perform during MSUʼs Got Talent last week in the Beaver Dam. request from Minot State that $6 Seymour believes that Herb million go from the “community Parker stadium, and Minot State in facilities” fund to pay for renova - general, are part of the critical infra - tions to Herb Parker Stadium. The structure of the city. They draw in appropriation was set to be dis - dollars and visitors from the sur - bursed over five years, in incre - rounding region. ments of $1.2 million a year. Of that, “Minot is the center of $4 million would go towards Herb Northwest North Dakota, and we Parker, paying for a new press box, have to build Minot,” Seymour said. concessions area, ticketing stands, “We have to work together in a uni - merchandising area, lobby, rest - fied system to build an [economic] rooms and coaches’ rooms. Another engine in Minot … flood recovery is $2 million would go towards reno - a slow process, but we have to move vations at the Dome – purchasing forward.” new seating and a new scoreboard The application process for City and remodeling the second floor. funding has changed since MSU The City Council was set to vote first submitted the request, and on the second reading of the ordi - other organizations have applied nance on Feb. 6 to finalize the fund - for funding since. Still, the alder - ing. However, given the amount of men are optimistic the Council will unrepaired damage in the flood again receive the project favorably zone, Fuller withdrew the request in the future. on Feb. 3, stating that it was in the “Hopefully, the [City of Minot best interest of the community to do Finance] Committee and the Photo by Amber Penrose so. Council will deem it worthy, as Jasmine Massingill won first prize at MSUʼs Got Talent. Prizes for the winning acts included a 32- “This really is exactly the kind of they have in the past,” Frantsvog inch TV, a Blu-ray player and a Kindle Fire tablet. Student Government Association sponsored thing that the money was ear - said. the event. Page 2 – March 1, 2012 News Red & Green Voices on Campus “Where do you like to study? Why?” Edosomwan Isreal Osayande Comm 281 Molly Schulte Julia Bogenrief Joshua Lewis Kim Taylor Erin Neumann Peyton Horne English Communication Disorders History Communication Disorders Music Education Psychology “At home, because it is “When I’m at school I study “The Student Center, “The library, because it’s “I study mostly at the “The library, because quiet there.” in the library, and when I’m above the Bookstore, quiet and there’s a lot of dif - music department, there is less distraction at home I study at home — because it’s quiet and I like ferent spaces. It’s a good because that’s where a lot and it’s more quiet than so the library and my piano and people come facility for studying.” of my classes are, and I my home.” house.” and play sometimes, so it do my practice there also, keeps me relaxed.” so I’m always down there.” Today in History News in brief 1780: Pennsylvania is the first Sunday, March 4, in Ann Nicole attend a “Reflection on Faith and state to abolish slavery. Pennies for Patients VITA assistance for Nelson Hall. The concert is free Life” discussion on Wednesday, and open to the public. March 7, at 12:15 p.m. in 1790 : The first U.S. census is Carnival tonight Canadian students conducted. The Student Activities The MSU Volunteer Income Administration 159. Committee will host a “Pennies Tax Assistance (VITA) Program 1815: Napoleon escapes from his for Patients” Carnival tonight at 8 will hold two sessions to assist Assessment Day exile on Elba. p.m. in the Beaver Dam. Come out Canadian students with filing the Safe Spring Break next week All students are invited to visit for free food and prizes and play proper U. S. and North Dakota tax Spring semester assessment the Beaver Dam Wednesday, 1872: Yellowstone becomes the games ranging in cost from 10 returns. The first session is Friday, day has moved from Thursday, March 7, between 11 a.m. and 1 world’s first national park. cents to $1. March 2, from 2 to 5 p.m., and the March 8, to Tuesday, March 6. p.m. to enjoy free food and learn second session is Wednesday, how to safely enjoy Spring Break. 1937: Connecticut is the first state March 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. Both ses - . to issue permament license Beardstock tomorrow sions are in the conference center, Faculty music recital The 4th annual Beardstock MSU music instructors Erik plates. third floor of the Student Center. concert will be held Friday, March Anderson, Dianna Anderson and Sorority informational Students planning to attend a 2, at 5 p.m. in Ann Nicole Nelson Adam Estes will present 1941: Captain America appears session should email the Office of meeting Hall. Sponsors of the event “Musicians at Play,” a Chamber Beta Theta alumnae invite all for the first time. International Programs to reserve include Cru, Chi Alpha, and music recital, Tuesday, March 6, at female students to an informa - a spot. Only students with reser - Lutheran Campus Ministry. 7:30 p.m. in Nelson Hall. The event tional meeting Thursday, March 8, 2002 : The United States invades vations will be able to attend. is free and open to the public. at 6 p.m. in the Jones Room, third Afghanistan. Please visit minotsta - . floor Administration Building. teu.edu/international for more Hockey game on TV The meeting will concern re-insti - 2005 : The Supreme Court rules The MSU Men’s Club Hockey information. Faith and Life tuting the Beta Theta sorority at that the death penalty is team will play at the 2012 M1 Minot State University. unconstitutional for those National Tournament. Students reflections Lutheran Campus Ministry, in Students will learn what who commited crimes can catch the action on the big MSU Choirs concert The MSU Choir, MSU partnership with Minot’s First Sorority life can offer, including before age 18. screen in the Beaver Dam at 6 p.m. Women’s Chorus and MSU Lutheran Church, invites all MSU leadership skills, networking, Saturday. Singers will perform at 3 p.m. students, staff and faculty to social responsibility and more. 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