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Minnesota State University Moorhead RED: a Repository of Digital Collections The Advocate Student Newspapers 11-3-2011 The Advocate, November 3, 2011 Minnesota State University Moorhead Follow this and additional works at: https://red.mnstate.edu/advocate Recommended Citation Minnesota State University Moorhead, "The Advocate, November 3, 2011" (2011). The Advocate. 269. https://red.mnstate.edu/advocate/269 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 www.msumadvocate.com ‘Advo Eats,’ page 7 Thursday, November 3, 2011DVOCATE A MSUM’s weekly student newspaper Moorhead, Minn. Vol. 41 Issue 9 House looks at cutting Pell grants BY CHARLY HALEY Minnesota State University The Pell grant is a federal eligible for – how much they’re when a student does work and so [email protected] Student Association, including financial aid program that eligible to receive,” he said. that when a student is working the MSUM chapter, is working provides need-based grants According to the department during school, that’s going to The U.S. House of to lobby against the Pell Grant to low-income undergraduate of education website, the count against them for how much Representatives has proposed changes proposed for fiscal year and certain post-baccalaureate maximum Pell grant for award they can actually receive in Pell changes that could affect 2012. students. year 2011-2012 is $5,550. In the grants. And so what would about 9,500 college students If the proposed changes are Some of the changes include bill proposing changes, found happen is that students that in Minnesota and even more enacted, approximately 9,500 cutting the number of years at the House of Representatives work a certain amount of hours nationally. Minnesota students would be students are eligible for the grant website, the maximum would be every week would potentially be They are proposing changes cut from the Pell grant, said and changing the criteria for $4,860 for award year 2012-2013. getting cut from the program.” to the Pell grant, which could Thom Beneke, public relations eligibility, Beneke said. “It’ll also impact students that The Pell grant has proven to eliminate that source of financial specialist for MSUM’s chapter “They’re looking at changing work,” Beneke said. “They’re be helpful to students who have aid for many students. The of MSUSA. what students are actually looking at changing it so that PELL, PAGE 10 of Student Battle the bands poets published BY MEGHAN FEIR [email protected] Inspiration comes in many forms – one being poetry. For various students, this literary art form flows freely through their day-to-day lives. Travis Moore, a senior majoring in English writing, is one of many aspiring poets who is also a full-time scholar at MSUM. Moore, along with several other students, has high hopes of others reading and appreciating his work. Those aspirations are beginning to be fulfilled. Last March, Moore submitted a few of his poems to the Lake Region Review’s first literary journal. By late July, two of his pieces were selected to be published and Moore was Photo submitted by Cass County Criminals invited to read them aloud to a group of nearly 200 listeners. Moore was the youngest poet selected. “I felt like I was infiltrating some sort of senior writing Student bands to show their skills guild,” Moore said with a laugh. BY ANDREW JASON The journal aimed at [email protected] highlighting local writers, mainly from the lakes area, his Saturday the Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association will host a but also highlighted poets from battle of the bands with free admission at 7 p.m. in the CMU Underground. other areas in Minnesota. T “I’m from Fargo,” Moore said, Out of 12 applicants, six were chosen to perform. Rachael Goers, vice-president of MEISA, “but I go to school at MSUM, explained while most people think of battle of bands as rock shows, this show will be quite which is a Minnesota school, different. There is quite a range of diversity at the show, from folky bluegrass to piano pop. so it’s kind of spotlighting area The battle will feature three guest judges but the audience has a 25 percent say in who will talent.” win. The top three bands will win giftcards to Marguerite’s Music in Moorhead. Mark Vinz, a prominent regional poet and MSUM MEISA puts on this show every year. The show provides a good experience for bands to professor emeritus, spoke during perform. It is also good experience for MEISA students to put on a show. one of the day’s workshops on the importance of place. Another Meet the bands on page 11 workshop dealt with haikus. The haiku workshop opened a flood of memories for Moore, a haiku being the first type of poetry he POETS, PAGE 6 Inside The Advocate Briefs......................2 A&E..........................3 Football loses, Opinion................4,5 page 9 Features...............6,7 Sports & Health....8,9 Review, page 3 News................10,11 Page 2, The Advocate Briefs Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 Security Update ampus Director of Public Safety alendar News Briefs MSUM Briefs Greg Lemke Herman Cain’s wife MSUM hosts C 10/24 10/29 to speak publicly undergraduate research Welfare check/possible verbal Marijuana odor complaint near 11.03-11.09 meeting argument in Nelson. Contact was the north end of Lot D. Area was Presumably in an effort to swat fi made and subjects were okay. checked and nothing located. 11.03 7 - 10 p.m. - Eco lm sexual harassment accusations, Students and faculty from as fest - HA 325 Herman Cain said his wife will far away as Minot (N.D.) State Alcohol violation outside Alcohol violation in Dahl. Two speak for the first time since he University, South Dakota State Holmquist. Two cited by cited by Moorhead PD for minor 11.04 2:30 - 3:20 p.m. - entered the presidential campaign. University and Saint Mary’s Moorhead PD for minor consuming, of those one was an Physics seminar on Gloria, the campaign said, will University of Minnesota, Winona consuming, referred to Campus MSUM student and was referred “Thinking outside the appear on Greta Van Susteren’s enjoyed two days of scientific Judicial. to Campus Judicial. box” - HA 325 Fox News program Friday night. discussions and debate. 6-9 p.m. - Japan night- The more than 110 participants “She will be introduced in 10/25 Residential Life reported found CMU Ballroom terms of some limited exposure. took part in oral and poster 7 p.m. - Volleyball vs. drug paraphernalia in Dahl. Item But it’s not her style for her to presentations of undergraduate Alcohol in plain view inside Bemidji State University was turned over to Moorhead PD. be with me on every campaign research efforts, as well as vehicle in Lot W6. Owner - Nemzek hearing from a number of stop,” Cain said. referred to Campus Judicial for Male, who previously keynote speakers from academia alcohol policy violation. 11.05 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Bank of America scraps and industry. There were also trespassed in residence halls, Percussion Ensemble $5 debit card fee breakout sessions focused on located near entrance to East workshop - CA 100 success after graduation. 10/27 Snarr. Moorhead PD responded 1 p.m. - Football vs. Score a point for enraged URMS is sponsored by Female reported her purse and warned male. Male was escorted off campus. Northern State - Nemzek consumers. the American Society for stolen from bathroom in Owens. Bank of America dropped 4 p.m. - Volleyball vs. Biochemistry and Molecular Purse later located in earth a plan to charge customers $5 UofM Duluth - Nemzek Biology and the American science department, returned to 10/30 monthly to use their debit cards, Chemical Society, and is owner. fieldhouse becoming the last major bank to Alcohol violation on sidewalk organized locally by a group from near Ninth Avenue South and 17th 7 p.m. - MEISA Battle ditch proposed debit card fees. Suspicious activity/possible MSUM, Concordia and NDSU Street. Four cited by Moorhead of the Bands - CMU “We have listened to our car break-in reported in Lot S. including Jeff Bodwin, Glenn PD for minor consuming, all Underground customers very closely over Dorsam, Stuart Haring, Don Two individuals located and the last few weeks,” the bank’s referred to Campus Judicial. 11.06 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Krogstad, Joe Provost and Mark identified. One of the individuals co-chief operating officer said was the owner of vehicle. - RA Tri-college Wallert. Female reported a note slipped in scrapping the plan, which Hosting responsibilities rotate conference - CMU had been met with widespread 10/28 under her door in Ballard. through MSUM, Concordia and Moorhead PD responded, one 11.07 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. derision. NDSU; next year’s meeting is Assist Residential Life with - Young readers day - Last week, JP Morgan and welfare check in South Snarr. referred to Campus Judicial for scheduled to be held at NDSU. threats. CMU ballroom Wells Fargo both cancelled test Contact made and subject was runs of charging the new fees, Dornbusch, Berthelson okay. 11.09 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. - and SunTrust Banks and others Blue Light Emergency Phone Veterans resource center dropped fees and reimbursed win poster award Assist Residential Life in East activation near Maintenance naming celebration - customers.