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Minnesota State University Moorhead RED: a Repository of Digital Collections The Advocate Student Newspapers 9-13-2012 The Advocate, September 13, 2012 Minnesota State University Moorhead Follow this and additional works at: https://red.mnstate.edu/advocate Recommended Citation Minnesota State University Moorhead, "The Advocate, September 13, 2012" (2012). The Advocate. 290. https://red.mnstate.edu/advocate/290 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Advocate by an authorized administrator of RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The online at msumadvocate.com Student named Miss Congeniality, page 4 DVOCATE Thursday, September 13, 2012AMSUM’s weekly student newspaper Moorhead, Minn. Vol. 42 Issue 3 Moorhead cracks down on alcohol policies Students BY MEREDITH WATHNE underage and unsafe drinking colleges for students that receive a alcohol related deaths claimed two take stand [email protected] habits, particularly amongst college violation. MSUM students in 2004 and 2006. students. “The goal is not to target college “We want to educate students and against The city of Moorhead is coming In efforts to achieve this goal, students,” said Deric Swenson, a give them a chance to understand together to promote healthy drinking Moorhead Together will educate sergeant at the Moorhead Police what can happen, instead of learning violence habits among college students. students about the dangers of binge Department. “We want to have a it the hard way,” Swenson said. “Moorhead Together,” a drinking and include counseling peaceful community.” Moorhead Police have enhanced BY KAYLA VAN EPS [email protected] partnership between MSUM, resources, enhanced enforcement The local colleges and police their enforcement and now have Concordia and MSCTC, is an from the Moorhead Police department decided they needed to officers dedicated to answering initiative designed to help minimize Department and sanctions at the take action in the fall of 2007 after “party” calls. Unarmed vehicles, Join singer-songwriter ALCOHOL, BACK PAGE Kris Kitko, fellow students and faculty on Thursday for MSUM’s 2012 Take Back the Students display art from travels Night event, starting at 5:30 p.m. on the campus mall in front of the library. Take Back the Night is an event to recognize and end violence against women across the country and around the world. This year’s event will include a performance by Kris Kito, a barbeque, a rally composed of a poetry reading and a variety of speakers, a march across campus and will end with a candlelight vigil said Anita Bender, the director of the women’s center, director of the Rainbow Dragon Center and the program coordinator for TOCAR. “The event was meant for women initially and focuses on MELISSA STEPHAN • [email protected] domestic violence, rape, and Art students display their work from a summer trip to Scotland and Amsterdam on Sept. 6 for the opening day of the Dinnae Fash Yersel and Keep Yer Heid the way in which women are art exhibit at the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. The artwork will be on display until Oct. 5. For a story on featured student artists, see page 3. targeted,” Bender said. “The event does not exclude men, but it recognizes the high number of School of Business adds masters program violent crimes against women International and the safety of the LGBTQ BY JASMINE MAKI population.” [email protected] enrollment Bender said the goal of Take increases Back the Night is to “make BY KRISTIN KIRTZ A new Master of Science in violence more visible and make [email protected] Accounting and Finance has campus safe” for students and been added to the School of faculty. One hundred forty-eight newly Business. According to takebackthenight. enrolled international students set The new program combines org, the first Take Back the Night foot onto MSUM soil on Aug. 15. the two disciplines – accounting event was held in Philadelphia That’s 31 more than last year. and finance – to offer students in 1975 after the murder of Ludmi Herath, the international more opportunities to further Susan Alexander Speeth, a student programs coordinator, their education. young microbiologist who was is excited to see such a diverse Sheri Erickson, program stabbed while walking home group of students. director, and Marsha Weber, alone. Since 1976, Take Back “We are thrilled that the students dean of the College of Business the Night events have been held are not predominantly from one and Industry, both said they across the world, starting in country,” Herath said. “For the hope the new combined program Sheri Erickson and Marsha Weber Brussels, Belgium. first time we have Cyprus, we will keep students at MSUM to and accounting students. students to complete 120 credits, “Since that time, millions of have Venezuela, Brazil, Portugal. complete their master’s degree, “It provides our accounting but students must complete 150 people across the globe have We have varieties of countries, as well as attract new students students with a way of getting credits to take the CPA exam participated in Take Back the almost 50 different countries.” to the school. their additional 30 required and become certified. Night events,” said Sherry “Certainly in the region there’s credits to take the CPA exam “A lot of students were Lee Short, interim director of Getting Started nothing like it,” Weber said. by tacking on a masters degree staying to complete the 30 women’s and gender studies and Herath said different procedures “We wanted to do something instead of by completing those credits anyway,” Erickson said. associate professor of art. were taken this year for enrolling that would potentially be a credits at the undergraduate Now, with those additional “Unfortunately, during that the students compared to last recruiting tool and set us apart.” level,” Erickson said. credits, students will be able to time, the rate of sexual, domestic year, which caused the increase. The combined program will The Bachelor of Science in earn a master’s degree. and other forms of gendered She said that compared to other benefit both finance students Accounting currently requires “In addition, it gives them violence across the world ENROLLMENT, PAGE 4 MASTERS, BACK PAGE VIOLENCE, BACK PAGE Inside The Advocate Briefs.....................2 A&E.........................3 Features..............4,5 Opinion.................6 Sports & Health......7 MSUM introduces Bod Pod, Union City Cafe offers News......................8 page 7 new variety, page 5 Page 2 | Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 | The Advocate Briefs ampus Security Update alendar Director of Public Safety C9.13 - 9.17 World News MSUM Briefs Greg Lemke Number of job openings falls MSUM art professor leads 9.13 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Meet After last week’s disappointing Fargo Public art project 9.5 9.7 the Firms, Career jobs report, Tuesday brought MSUM art professor Brad Fire alarm in Ballard, false alarm, Development center more bad news. Bachmeier began his tenure as pull station activation. Vandalism reported in Ballard. NDSU The Labor Department Chair of The Arts Partnership this 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. - reported that the number of summer. TAP has just launched a Fire alarm in Nelson, false alarm, Motor vehicle crash reported in Lot Take Back the Night American job openings fell in public art project in cooperation burnt pan. G-10. Rally, Campus Mall. July to 3.67 million, down from with the City of Fargo, the Fargo 9.15 June’s 3.72 million. Public Schools and the Fargo Disorderly conduct reported in Disorderly conduct reported in the 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. The number of new hires also Park District. MSUM art student Kise. library, two referred to Campus -Tailgaiting. fell in the past month, from 4.28 Catie Miller served as the Judicial. 12 p.m. - Dragon million to 4.3 million. education liaison for the project 9.6 Soccer vs. Upper Iowa In a lagging labor market, which is entitled W4: Walking, Bicycle theft reported from south University marked by scores of workforce Waiting, Wondering Words. Fire alarm in John Neumaier, false bike rack at King Biology Hall. 2 p.m. - Dragon dropouts, the figures show Citizens of Fargo are alarm, burnt food. Football vs. Upper Iowa that it’s still difficult to get an encouraged to submit written 9.8 University. American job, and it’s getting words, musings, philosophies, Bicycle theft reported from north 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. - harder. ponderings and poetry for bike rack at MacLean. Smoking Violation near west Glendalough State The data implies that an consideration to be stamped enterance to Nelson Hall, two Park Trip, Dragon average of 3.5 people are permanently in the sidewalks of Smoking violation outside of Dahl, referred to Campus Judicial. Entertainment Group. gunning for every open position. the city through the website. gone on arrival. 9.16 Many blame employers’ Hit & run crash reported in Lot 1 p.m. - Dragon Soccer reluctance to hire on uncertainty, The American Indian Student MSUM property located in yard off G-7, Moorhead PD contacted. vs. Augustana College. from the Eurozone wobbles to Association hosts bowling campus, confisicated and returned 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. - the impending fiscal cliff. night to campus. John Neumaier Hall, female Planetarium show, Thursday, September 13, at 9 reported being assaulted at an off- Cosmic Colors, BR 167 Thousands mourn in NY, D.C., p.m. Sunset lanes in Moorhead. Blue light activation at the south campus location. Moorhead PD, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. - Penn. This is a free event open to enterance to Dahl Hall, false call.