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LOOK IN NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE FOR A STORY ON ... Results from Red & Green SGA Elections March 31, 2011 Vol. 92 No. 21 Minot State University, Minot, N.D. 58707 www.minotstateu.edu/redgreen MSU at the Mall North Dakota Saturday State University Roy Whyte students filled Staff Writer the Fargodome The fifth-annual MSU at the Mall pro - with donated motion will take place Saturday from noon food last fall. to 3 p.m. in the Sears Court at Dakota Students will Square. have an “The event is an opportunity for the uni - opportunity to versity to go to the mall,” Teresa Loftenes, fill the MSU director of marketing, said, “and for the Dome with community to visit with staff and students food April 4. and get a feel for what is going on in the university.” Loftenes is coordinating the event, Submitted Photo which features student groups at tables with information and interactive games for the public. This year, 20 organizations, ranging from science to the arts, will show - case their activities. The Student Government Association Fill the Dome at Minot State will have games for the kids. The Nursing Department will give free blood pressure Anthony Anderson Community members tons of food and $11,000 in tests. Student bands will perform, and the Staff Writer will place nonperishable monetary contributions. Art Department will display pottery-mak - A coalition of Minot food items in containers On Monday, from 8 a.m. ing and screen-printing. State and Minot High around Minot. to 6:30 p.m., students will Although a recruiter will be present, School students will take a MarketPlace Foods will transport the food from the Loftesnes said that is not the main goal. stand against hunger be the primary drop-off donation sites to the Dome “This event is less about recruitment Monday and Tuesday with point, with others to be and “fill the Dome” by dis - than it is about public relations,” she said. a project called “Fill the announced. Students, fac - playing the food items “It is here to show the community what we Dome.” ulty, staff and community across the floor. have to offer.” “We want to cover the members are welcome to Organizers invite commu - For the past five years, adults and chil - entire floor of the Dome bring food to the Dome nity members to bring dren alike have anticipated MSU at the with donated food,” Jillian on the first day of the food items to the Dome at Bechtold Mall. Bechtold said. event. this time. “The event has been a success since the A first-year student same goal: raising a Organizers welcome Tuesday, MSU students beginning; we’ve always gotten a lot of majoring in international tremendous amount of monetary donations, as and a group of Minot High positive feedback on it, so we continue to business, Bechtold is help - food for those in need. well since the pantries School students will sort run it,” Loftenes added. ing to lead the project. The “The plan is to raise must purchase many per - and package the food. All For more information or to get involved, plan was inspired by a money and food to fill the ishable items that have MSU students are welcome contact the Marketing Department at 858- number of similar efforts food pantries across North short shelf lives. Target fig - to come to the Dome to 3062. in the state, all with the Dakota,” Bechtold said. ures for the project are 11 See Dome — Page 12 Page 2 – March 31, 2011 MSU News Red & Green Submitted Photo Members of the MSU Concert Choir pose for a photo during their rehearsal at St. Andrewʼs Photo by Anthony Anderson Church in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The choir performed in the United States and Canada. MSU juniors Dylan Hildenbrand (sitting) and Jimmy Hogoboom (standing) work in their shared office at InfoTech. Both students are computer science majors. Concert Choir completes tour Students gain valuable work Bekka Ryan She said, the group made the Calgary. They explored the experience at InfoTech Staff Writer most of the bus trip. Students city and became ambassa - The MSU Concert Choir caught up on reading assign - dors for the college. While Anthony Anderson recently been recognized completed its 2011 Spring ments and worked on school some students visited the Staff Writer by the company for his role Semester International Tour projects together. famous Calgary tower, others InfoTech, a New York- in developing the with six performances in five The Concert Choir takes a visited the Glenbow based software develop - “iTracker” smartphone communities in the United tour every other year to per - Museum and frequented the ment firm, held an open application that its IT tech - States and Canada. form for schools and commu - local shops. house for MSU computer nicians use to complete In early March, the 60 plus nities and build ties with “It was so much fun,” science and management work orders in the field. MSU students performed six prospective students. The Jamie Israelson said. “Fun to information systems This year, Hildenbrand times in communities in experience is not only helpful get to know everyone; it real - majors at its Minot office is joined by Jimmy Minot, Stanley, Ray and for the communities, but also ly brought us closer together Friday. Hogoboom, another CS Williston and Moose Jaw in a learning experience for the as a group.” The North Dakota major. Hogoboom and Saskatchewan. The musi - students involved. Adam Estes, a music Young Professionals Hildenbrand are currently cians also visited the Calgary For Teresa Hargrove, origi - instructor, explained why recently named the compa - Philharmonic Orchestra. nally of Mansfield, Texas, this this bonding matters. He said working on a new project, The students took three was her first tour with the musicians need it because of ny one of the Top 10 Best details of which have not days off from classes to par - MSU Choir. the conversation that hap - Places to Work and one of been released to the public. ticipate in the program. They “We were so lucky to have pens through music. Trust the Top 5 Best Places to Melissa Korslein, coor - thought the extra homework such a great time,” she said. formed between the partici - Intern in North Dakota. dinator of the InfoTech load was worth it. “The transportation provid - pating members makes that The company is looking to internship program, “I think that we became ed was amazing, along with conversation possible. To build strong ties with MSU speaks highly of the abili - closer as a choir and more having a great bus driver.” truly experience a great students and extend its ties of MSU students. familiar with each other. I This was also Hargrove’s musical performance, all internship opportunities to “Overall, they’re doing hope that because of this we first time visiting Canada. involved must be able to read them. very well,” Korslien said. will be able to reach a new “I really liked it! I was sur - one another. Dylan Hildenbrand is a “We want to keep them level in our future perform - prised at how big Calgary “To establish camaraderie MSU computer science on through their college ances,” Angie Orluck said. was,” she said. among musicians — that’s major who has interned career and potentially Orluck is an MSU music The students were turned where the joy in music comes with InfoTech for the last hire them when they major and a Minot native. loose on their arrival in from,” he said. three semesters. 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