Parking Woes Campaign Among Club Members
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LOOK IN NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE FOR STORIES ON ... Red & Green International Beat! September 16, 2010 Vol. 92 No. 2 Minot State University, Minot, N.D. 58701 www.minotstateu.edu/redgreen Homecoming planned for Sept. 19-25 Clubs encouraged to participate in Homecoming parade Boma Brown ‘80s. On Friday, live music will start at noon in Staff Writer the Beaver Dam, followed by a comedy, vari - This year Minot State University celebrates ety and game show at 8 pm. its 82nd Homecoming. The weeklong events On Saturday, Homecoming Week ends start Sunday, Sept. 19, with a golf scramble at with the Homecoming Parade which starts Apple Golf Course, which tees off at 12.30 downtown by Wells Fargo Bank, and goes up p.m. If the weather cooperates, a bon fire and Broadway north of the Dome to the Herb pep rally will be held Monday night, along Parker Stadium. File photo with voting for King and Queen. “There are usually about 70-80 entries, and The Coronation Night and Dance follow everyone is encouraged to participate,” on Tuesday. Student clubs and organizations Perzinski said. can nominate candidates for King and Queen Perzinski said homecoming tradition from their clubs, and are also encouraged to focuses a lot on the football game. Parking woes campaign among club members. Coronation “After the parade, football tailgating starts takes place at the Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at 11.30 a.m., with the game starting at 1p.m. Max Buchholz D to be used for residence hall starting at 7 p.m. The Coronation Dance fea - 2010 MSU Hall of Fame recipients will be Staff Writer parking. Parking Lot C for staff turing 8th Hour from Fargo starts at 10 p.m. at awarded at this event,” he said. Deep breaths now. Deep was moved to the student’s the State Fair Center. “What’s unique about MSU’s Homecoming breaths. Relaxed? Good. Let’s unreserved lot east of the The Block Party is scheduled to take place Parade is that there is a lot of participation chat - and keep up those deep Student Center. The students on Wednesday, Sept. 22, starting at 5 p.m. from the community and a lot of clubs have relaxing breaths. completely lost the use of this “The first Block Party was last year and we are their own floats. The theme is “Paint the Town No one can say that parking lot. Faculty and staff in the hoping to build on bigger and better things Red,” and we’re looking for clubs to be cre - at Minot State University isn’t Dome were moved to the with that,” Leon Perzinski, the Student Center ative with their floats. Our MSU Marching an issue. On some days even a newly created Lot O just north director said. “Last year, we had about 2,000 Band will be present, along with other local person with a parking pass has of the Dome. Lot O took six people attending and we were really excited bands from surrounding communities and trouble finding a space. rows of parking away from the that the community supported our event. from the City of Minot,” Perzinski said. Parking is an issue, but we’d students. As of this semester, “Booths will be set out in the loop south of Clubs can build their own floats, or walk rather have this issue than its staff were assigned to lots Old Main. All clubs are invited to come out with banners during the parade. Anyone is inverse: empty parking lots. instead of being able to pick and show off what they do. The community is welcome to submit an application for a float. MSU is buzzing. The resi - their parking lots themselves. also invited to attend the Block Party,” The deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 21. dence halls are filled to capaci - All of this rearranging was Perzinski said. Perzinski spoke on the significance of hav - ty and our enrollment is up. done with students in mind. Inflatables, free food, classic cars, games, ing floats at the homecoming parade. All good news. The reality, “Even the limited unre - music and campus tours are some of the activ - “A float represents your group. however, is that we have more served parking passes are for ities that will take place at the Block Party. The Homecoming is getting bigger and better residents than residence hall the benefit of students,” Roger 5k run/walk starts at 6 p.m. Entrants will every year, and we’ve seen that through the parking spots. Kluck, director of facilities, said. meet at the Cook Hall parking lot. participation of clubs and organizations. To make room for the cars of The decision to cap the The ‘80s dance starts at 10 p.m. Thursday, Everyone wants to be a part of homecoming, students living on-campus, unreserved parking passes at at Flickertail Gardens on the North Dakota and we enjoy having as many who want to parking Lot C next to the 750 was made last semester State Fairgrounds. All are encouraged to wear participate as we can.” graveyard became parking Lot See Parking — Page 2 ‘80s clothing or something reminiscent of the See Homecoming — Page 2 Page 2 – September 16, 2010 MSU News Red & Green ...Homecoming regard, we have contacted busi - continued from page 1 nesses downtown and asked them if they would like to par - All clubs are welcome to ticipate in homecoming by hav - participate in the homecoming ing their windows painted red. parade. They must fill out a In doing so, they welcome the Minot State University homecoming application. spirit that we have and also President David Fuller One was sent to the clubs, show their support by allowing speaks to a group of and is also available on the us to paint their windows,” faculty, staff and homecoming Web site at Perzinski said. community members in www.minotstateu.edu/homec He also urged students to the new pedagogy lab oming. This site has more infor - look forward to all the excite - about the Swain Hall mation on the weeklong home - ment and energy that’s on cam - renovation. coming events. pus, and to participate in as Perzinski said that none of many activities as possible. Submitted photo the acts are the same as at last Jordan Kluck, an MSU stu - year’s homecoming. dent, shared his favorite home - “There’s as much entertain - coming memory. ment from last year. We felt last “Going to support MSU at Swain Hall renovation completed year’s homecoming was a suc - the football game,” he said. Boma Brown serve as a classroom setting for The Wellness Center is strictly cess and we’re hoping to build “Everyone was cheering MSU Staff Writer students. This pedagogy lab for students and will be con - on that this year.” on really loud, and they went The $13.1 million renovation provides hands-on training for nected to the Dome and also The director discussed the on to win that game.” of Minot State University’s students. Two new common connected to Swain Hall role of the Minot community in Nixide Kouadio, who trans - Swain Hall was unveiled at a rib - areas are meant to serve as a through the skywalk. MSU’s homecoming. ferred to MSU over the sum - bon-cutting ceremony Aug. 17. hang-out zone for students. “Connecting the three struc - “MSU likes to engage the mer, said he was looking for - Swain Hall opened in 1952 The Teacher Education & tures together says that they community in the events that ward to watching the football as an athletic facility housing Human Performance are all very important. We care take place on campus. We also game. the first gym on campus. In the Department also moved into about your education, physical want them to participate in our “I also hope to meet new 80’s and 90’s, the space began Swain from Old Main. wellness and want you to have homecoming spirit. In this people and hang out,” he said. also to be used for teaching fit - A new third floor with four fun as well – it’s all intercon - ness and recreation classes – classrooms, plus two classrooms nected. We want to encourage ...Parking He is currently in talks with yoga and sports, such as on the other floors, has doubled people to be part of the campus continued from page 1 Augustana Lutheran and wrestling and volleyball, and it the classroom space in Swain. life,” Lyman said. Bishop Ryan High School in the even hosted graduation cere - “Although Swain Hall is Lyman responded to criti - after Kluck asked for and hopes that they could provide monies. This is the building’s open to everyone, it has a cism that MSU does not need a received a recommendation us with extra parking spaces. first renewal. greater impact for education skywalk and that it is a waste from Student Government. How are those relaxing “Our main goal was to revi - and human performance of resources. “It just didn’t seem fair to breaths coming? Parking is on talize an old building; to make majors, because this is where “We feel like the skywalk is oversell and oversell and just its way to improving, but we it new again,” Mark Lyman, their department is housed,” a good investment,” Lyman leave students hanging,” also have to live with the reali - MSU director of public infor - Lyman said. said. “In a storm, maybe stu - Kluck said. “I’d sooner have a ty that there are a limited num - mation, said.