November 3, 2011 Inside this edition: Minot State University Paranormal Activity 3 - Page 4 Minot, N.D. 58701 Crossword - Page 5 Volume 93 , Number 9 Golf season wraps up- Page 8 www.minotstateu.edu/redgreen Red &Green Volleyball results - Page 7 Music students head to Thrill the World national conference Bekka Ryan Wolfe with a shout of “YOU Staff Writer READY FOR PASIC?!” Walking through the “dun - Wolfe, a 2011 graduate of Minot geon” of Old Main (i.e. the music High School and local cashier at division hallway between the Marketplace, was speaking about dreaded theory classroom and the upcoming Percussive Arts practice rooms) students often Society’s International offer one another words of wis - Conference. Hold on, what are we dom and greeting in passing. talking about? Whether it is Alex Baker greeting a PAS, as it is informally known, fellow student with “Good morn - is a self proclaimed “music service ing” at 8 o’clock at night, or a sen - organization promoting percus - ior offering advice on the best way sion education, research, perform - to memorize an Augmented ance and appreciation throughout Italian chord (really, ask any music the world.” Comprised of more major senior and you’ll never for - than 78 chapters across the world get it), students are genial toward and including more than 8,500 one another. Whilst walking this members, PAS offers a wide vari - hallway earlier today I was greet - ety of aid to anyone interested in ed by MSU freshman, Megan See PASIC — Page 3 Photo by Amber Penrose Participants (from the left) Connie Blair, Michelle Walling, Brandon Velasquez and Lindsey All dressed up Nelson at “Thrill the World” Saturday evening in the Beaver Dam. The event was part of a world- wide attempt at arranging the largest simultaneous performance in history of Michael Jacksonʼs “Thriller” dance. Awareness Week begins Monday Bryce Berginski p.m., Sunshine Archambault- the Spirit Lake Tribe,) will present Assistant Editor Carlow, tribal education manager “Using Our Dual Citizen Status.” Monday, Nov. 7, marks the from the Standing Rock Tribe, will The presentation in the start of Native American present the “Lakota Berenstain Conference Center, third floor of Awareness Week at Minot State Bears.” The website, the Student Center, starts at 9 a.m. University. Monday through www.lakotabears.com, describes and lasts for 50 minutes. Wednesday, Native American art this as a 20-episode program that From 1 to 2 p.m. Marilyn will be on display in the is the first Native American lan - Hudson, a member of the Three Metigoshe Room on the third floor guage cartoon series. Its goal is to Affiliated Tribes, will present of the student center. The daily bring the Lakota language to TV “’Waterbuster’ Film Revisited” in exhibit opens at 8 a.m. and closes sets in Lakota-speaking communi - Cyril Moore 160. at 4:30 p.m. ties in the Dakotas and far beyond. Duane McGillis and Keira The entire week will feature Using native voices, it takes the Hosie will present Native informative and educational popular cartoon, the “Berenstain American traditions and dances in events. The Week begins Monday Bears,” and presents it in a new the Conference Center from 9 to 11 at 1 p.m. in Aleshire Theatre with light. a.m. on Wednesday. The Native Photo by Amber Penrose an opening blessing by Pat Wilkie On Tuesday, Vernon Lambert, American Awareness Club’s sale of MSU students (from the left) Abby Phair as a ladybug, Kaitlin Regan and a welcome by President an Indian Studies instructor from fry bread tacos will start at 11 a.m. as a cowgirl, Layken Wright as a butterfly, and Brandi Bodvig as David Fuller. From 1:30 to 2:30 Candeska Community College, (of “Snookie,” pose at the Halloween social held in Cook Hall last week. See Awareness — Page 3 Page 2 – November 3, 2011 News Red & Green Voices on Campus “What are your thoughts on on-campus parking? Does it affect you?” Bekka Ryan Staff Writer Aaron Larson Bethany Leyrer Tess Foley Jasmine Massingill Jay Borseth Kaylin Salwei Communication Arts Art Accounting/Criminal Justice Music Education Physical Education Communication Disorders “There’s not enough parking, “I haven’t parked on campus for “As a student living off “The parking issues on campus “Due to a class, I had to “Currently I live in Cook Hall, but there’s nothing we can do two years. It takes just as much campus, I find myself parking are crazy. There is almost no leave my dorm parking lot and I have a pass for Lot D. due to our geographical time to walk five blocks through at Ramstad more than on point to get a parking pass if to get to a local school. This lot is a gravel pit. The location. As a student, I do not the rubble- and glass-filled flood campus. I park there because you don’t live on campus.” When I returned there were temporary fix that was done to have a parking pass — I see zone as it does to walk from the although I do have an no open spots in the lot. It’s the lot after the dike was no point because even the parking lots behind the Dome. unreserved pass, there are frustrating, I live there and moved has disintegrated, and students who do have a pass Either way, my eyelashes are never any spots available in can’t park in my lot, even now the old pot holes are park north of the dome where going to freeze to my face this the designated lots.” though I paid for a space.” back. These holes inhibit safe a pass is not needed.” winter.” parking.” Today in History News in brief 1679: Mass panic erupts in Europe over the close approach of a International Festival of Music at 9 p.m. in the Beaver Dam. p.m. in Aleshire Theater. The lec - comet Wellness Fair today and is free and open to the public Students should sign up in teams ture, including dramatic presen - Today, a Wellness Fair for all of five outside the SGA office. tations, poetry and music, 1762: Spain acquires Louisiana students, staff and faculty, will Flip video cameras will be award - explores the indomitable North run in the Student Center Atrium Bobo and Berg ed to the winning team. Free food Dakota spirit of resilience. 1862: Dr. Richard Gatling patents from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., includ - provided to all attendants. the machine gun ing door prizes and gifts. MSU recital Friday Internationally acclaimed senior nursing students will give musicians, Kevin Bobo, a percus - Music faculty 1868: John W. Menard of Louisana free block pressure checks and sionist and marimbist, and is the first black man elected flue vaccines to anyone with Musician-Poet to performance Nov. 7 Christian Michael Berg, percus - Adam Estes and Dianna to Congress curen MSU ID. Flu vaccines are sionist, will perform tomorrow at perform Nov. 7 Anderson, MSU music instruc - $10 for students, $20 for faculty George Watsky will perform 7 p.m. in Anne Nicole Nelson tors, will perform Monday at 7:30 1896: Martha Hughes Cannon of and staff. Trinity Health Lab will Monday in the Beaver Dam at Hall. Their recital will include p.m. in Anne Nicole Nelson Hall. Utah is the first woman do cholesterol checks for $15. No noon. Watsky is a musician and examples of traditional The performance is free and open elected to Congress appointment is necessary. The poet who combines equal parts Norwegian drumming, marimba to the public. Wellness Fair is sponosred by the seriousness and lightheartedness solos, snare drumming, timpani 1930: The Bank of Italy rebrands MSU Wellness Fair. to examine the ups and downs of and original compositions by life in the modern world. itself as Bank of America each musician. The recital is free CEL Fall Open Showcase concert and open to the public. House Nov. 9 1979: 63 American citizens are NW Art Center The Center for Extended taken hostage at the U.S. tomorrow afternoon Learning will host an open house Embassy at Tehran, Iran The MSU Division of Music Lecture Nov. 7 Minute to Win It North Dakota Poet Laureate Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m., fea - will showcase its various musical 1997: Larry Woiwode and Minot poet, turing refreshments and tours of California law ends affirma - groups at 3:30 p.m. in Anne tomorrow The Science Club and Club musician and MSU instructor the new CEL offices on the third tive action in the state Nicole Nelson Hall. The event is Biology will host an MSU After Rick Watson will present “Double floor of the Administration part of the Northwest (Courtesy of Brainhistory.com) Dark event, “Minute to Win It,” Dakota Endurance” Monday at 7 Building. Red & Green News Page 3 - November 3, 2011 ... Awareness ... Pasic the call of Beaver service, he will International Film series continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 represent our fine institution on the first floor of Old Main. the percussive arts. among some of the biggest uni - continues with ‘Honey’ From 2 to 2:50 p.m., Pat Every year, PAS holds PASIC, versity names in the nation Wilkie will present, and MSU the international conference through the 50 marimba orches - instructors Nelrene Yellowbird, tra. Goetz’ selection to be a part Emily Mell Sigel said. “The act of looking is where all members get together social work, and Harry of this historic event came after a Staff Writer taken as a theme and a point of for a week of learning, explo - The Minot State International departure for the viewer to slow Hoffman, sociology, will facili - ration and connection-making grueling audition process over Film series continues Tuesday down and become cognizant of tate “What you always wanted opportunities.