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Finals Week 11, 15, and 18 from 8-11 a.m. on the Final exams for 2020 Fall 16-week third oor of the Dome, with 8–9 a.m. classes will be from Dec. 14–18. e reserved for MSU students, faculty, schedule for nal exams is available on and sta. Participants are encouraged the Registrar’s Oce page at minotsta- to pre-register to facilitate an ecient teu.edu/records. collection process and minimize the amount of time spent at the testing site. Late-Night Finals Breakfast A pre-registration link is on the De- is year’s Late-Night Finals Breakfast partment of Health’s website at testreg. will be on Monday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. nd.gov/. For further, updated information, follow MSULife on Instagram. MSU announces post-Thanks- giving option Fall rental books due e Minot State campus has weath- All fall rental books are due to the Mi- ered the fall semester as well as expected. not State University Bookstore by Friday, e same is not true in North Dakota Dec. 18. e bookstore is open regular or Ward County as COVID-19 cases hours and books can be checked in, in spiked dramatically in November. e person. For students unable to return in university made the decision to allow person, a $5 UPS shipping label can be students the option to depart campus generated at minotstateu.bncollege.com. at anksgiving break and complete the International students will not be able to remaining fall semester, including Finals use this shipping label due to customs. Week, from a distance. Regardless of shipping method, please e MSU campus will remain open make sure packages are postmarked by after anksgiving and classes currently Friday, Dec. 18. being oered face-to-face will continue that way for students who choose to Christmas Break attend in-person. Classes currently of- ere will be no classes from Dec. 21 fered in-person and remotely/HyFlex/ to Jan. 10, in observance of the holiday online-synchronous will continue on academic break. the day and time they are scheduled. For Spring 2021 semester students choosing to go home, it in no way excuses them from missing class- e Spring 2021 semester will begin es. Students must communicate with on Jan. 11 after 4 p.m. and Jan. 12 all their instructors if planning to utilize day. the distance option. Housing and dining Celebrate the holiday season services will continue until the end of the semester. Since leaving campus prior to For some additional festive cheer, consider taking part in the following the end of the semester is optional, there events: will not be any refunds or prorating for those services. Downtown Holiday Window Walk S/U grading option Enjoy an evening stroll through the In November, the MSU Faculty Sen- downtown neighborhood during this ate adopted a policy allowing students holiday window walk on Friday from the option to convert any current letter 5–8 p.m. Nearly 20 businesses will have grade (A-F) courses in the Fall 2020 transformed sidewalk-level windows semester to satisfactory/unsatisfactory into festive holiday scenes. (S/U) grading. is is similar to what Pro Tip: Grab a coee or cocoa to was done during the Spring 2020 semes- sip during your walk, and then stop for ter. is S/U option is only for under- Poster submitted by Tonya Critz, Minot State University senior financial aid officer. graduate classes, and the window of time See News in Brief — Page 11 to implement such a decision is from Red and Green Opinion Page 3 - Dec. 10, 2020 College Democrats Festive feelings: Hallmark movie react to election reviews Submitted by the Minot State College Democrats Club By Alyson Heisler e Oct. 29, 2020 issue of the Red a club stand by those with uteruses and ‘Tis the season for predictable holiday e fuzzy feelings they bring could warm — which adds to the experience. and Green published an article regarding their personal, private decisions. movies with paper-thin plots and far too the coldest hearts with their mention “On the 12th Date of Christmas” is a the College Democrats’ perspective on e Democratic Party also many Christmas trees. ese are primarily In “On the 12th Date of Christmas,” recommendation from me, and it makes the 2020 presidential election. As a club, acknowledges climate change and its produced by the Hallmark Channel, two game creators are tasked with working me wish for the time when real, in-person we want to correct the statement that we increasing eects on the planet. e which begins their holiday movie season together on a project to create a Christmas- holiday activities could happen. One day, “declined to comment” and elaborate Biden-Harris campaign promises to promptly near the end of October. Most themed app. ey are polar opposites — we will again be able to gather to watch on our beliefs. expand the country’s renewable energy of these movies have a similar plot line Jennifer is obsessed with Christmas and strings of Christmas lights be plugged in To begin, the College Democrats club capabilities and deemphasize fossil fuels. and festive theme. e main character — Aiden is an anti-festive scrooge. with joy. at Minot State welcomes conversation Likewise, the College Democrats usually a woman, but on occasion a man Using festive destinations and activities Honorable mentions include the about our political stances, but we believe healthcare is a human right, and — living in either a kitschy small town or in the city, they create a holiday scavenger following lms (if you wish to call them do not wish to speak on behalf of the the Biden-Harris administration plans a bustling city is dealing with a seasonal hunt centered around bringing attention that): “e Christmas House,” “Never Democratic National Party. We are to protect the Aordable Care Acts as conict. to local businesses and Christmas Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater,” and, aliated with the party merely by name well as provide an aordable, public ese conicts include, but are not experiences. e scavenger hunt brings for the time-travel lovers, “A Timeless and by ballot. health insurance option. is brings to light our dissatisfaction We also support the LGBTQ+ limited to the following: a family business people together to celebrate — including Christmas.” with the two-party system in the United community and their rights to equal is at risk of closing, their professional job Jennifer and Aiden, as they spend the When times are tough and you’re States. Working within the constraints marriage, healthcare, and adoption. has brought them to the town to study holiday season together. thoroughly done dealing with your own of the political dichotomy, the In 2012, Biden announced on NBC’s or aid in their festive traditions, a family is one is a quintessential Hallmark family, watch another person’s seasonal Democratic Party is the side that most “Meet the Press” that he supported member is injured (they’ve come to care for Christmas movie and is a wonderful struggles to feel the holiday spirit.