Minnesota State University Moorhead RED: a Repository of Digital Collections The Advocate Student Newspapers 4-19-2012 The Advocate, April 19, 2012 Minnesota State University Moorhead Follow this and additional works at: https://red.mnstate.edu/advocate Recommended Citation Minnesota State University Moorhead, "The Advocate, April 19, 2012" (2012). The Advocate. 285. https://red.mnstate.edu/advocate/285 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]. Paranormal society online at www.msumadvocate.com searches MSUM library, THE page 4 Thursday,A April 19, 2012 DVOCMSUM’s weekly student newspaper AMoorhead,TE Minn. Vol. 41 Issue 26 Students ‘Drag-On’ Parking MSUM hosts first drag show in about 5 years changes likely BY BRYCE HAUGEN [email protected] Market forces are on display each school day in the crowded blocks around campus. In the northwest corner of MSUM, there are patches of empty asphalt where old houses once stood. Like almost all parking on the 10-block wide campus, those spots require a pass that costs at least $55 per semester. Instead of paying, many faculty, staff and students opt to compete for the scarce free spots on adjacent streets. Parking problems are “both a supply and demand issue,” said consultant John Shardlow, who presented a report, aimed at improving “safety, enforcement, convenience and efficiency,” to the Moorhead City Council Monday night. In MSUM’s case, Shardlow said, there’s “ample supply, but it’s just not used.” For decades, the city has been balancing near-campus JESSICA FLEMING • [email protected] residents’ concerns about heavy Ande Sailer, a participant of the Drag-On MSUM drag show held on Friday night in the Underground, got a rousing cheer from the audience for being “The Other traffic and out-of-control parking Sarah Jessica Parker” in a very Cher-like getup. – much of it illegal – around their BY DANIELLE REBEL “(Expression) is exactly what professionals alike. Though the After Dark and First Year Programs. properties with those of faculty, [email protected] (drag) is about,” said student performers had differing amounts “And so to see the audience staff and students who habitually As men slipped into wigs, fishnets performer Holland Wilcox, also of experience when it came to interaction with both those styles park in those spots. Despite and heels, women pulled on hats known as Madame Princess Beatrix drag, the audience members and all ranges is so cool.” periodic attempts, a long-term and tightened ties. Fatale. “Just expressing ourselves. showed their enthusiasm for each Professional drag queen Kelly solution has proved elusive After Dark and MSUM Gay- Not because of our gender, just what performer by showering them with Coxsyn, also known as Kyle for the college-dominated area Straight Alliance hosted Drag- we want to be. That’s all it is. This is animated cheers and applause, as Matthews, emceed the event. around MSUM and Concordia On, MSUM’s first drag show in our night to shine like that.” well as monetary tips. Kings of Grandeur, a group of – between Fourth and 16th about five years, on Friday as “an Fourteen unique performances “It’s awesome because we have drag kings who perform at local avenues and between Third and affirmation of gender, identity and were showcased throughout the such a wide variety,” said Mitch venues, also made a debut. 17th streets. the exuberance of performance.” night, including students and Johnson, graduate assistant for the DRAG-ON, PAGE 11 PARKING, PAGE 10 Students present, Just dance: ASL and glee clubs collaborate learnBY CHARLY HALEYat 14th SAC At the Student Academic [email protected] Conference, students from MSUM students, faculty and departments across the university staff gathered Tuesday in the showcased their projects through CMU to celebrate academia with posters and oral presentations. the 14th annual Student Academic These projects ranged from “The Conference. Effects of Atmospheric Carbon “I’m proud of our students. Dioxide Levels on Plant-Herbivore They are capable,” said political Interactions,” to “Algorithms of science professor Andrew Conteh, Sudoku,” to “Pop & Circumstance: who is co-director and founder of The How and Why of the Impact of the conference. “This is a great Popular Music on Our Brains.” partnership between our students This year, MSUM is sending some JESSICA FLEMING • [email protected] and faculty.” SAC presenters to Minnesota State he CMU was treated to a singing and dancing flash mob last Friday afternoon. Junior Lane Zyvoloski, Conteh established the conference University Mankato on April 23, Tpresident and co-founder of the ASL Club, said, “ASL club is exicted to collaborate with glee club for a in 1998 with Ryan Sylvester, a to present with students from other unique opportunity that allows both clubs to advertise and entertain.” student at the time. SAC, BACK PAGE MEET GLEE CLUB ON PAGE 3, ASL CLUB ON PAGE 9 Inside The Advocate Briefs......................2 A&E..........................3 Reminder! Features...............4,5 VOTE for Student Senate, today or tomorrow. Opinion...............6,7 Online at web.mnstate.edu/studentsenate Sports..................8,9 AdvoEats reviews Mahoney’s, page 5 News...............10,11 ADVERTISEMENT Page 2, The Advocate Briefs Thursday, April 19, 2012 Walk the Dragon kicks Security Update ampus off April 23 Director of Public Safety alendar Walk the Dragon is back! Join Greg Lemke us at Nemzek on April 23 at 2 C MSUM Briefs p.m. for the kick-off walk! The MSUM Bookstore will 4.9 4.13 4.19 - 4.25 Meeting for insulated donate $3 toward athletics Stray dog found outside Hagen. Criminal Damage to property in 4.19 10 a.m. - Student elec- shutter competition for every six-site route that is Moorhead Police Department Dahl, multiple decorations on tions - Campus Mall There will be an informational walked throughout campus, responded to pick the dog up. doors were burned. Moorhead 6:30 p.m. - Red River meeting for all students interested for a 30-minute workout at the Police Department also psychology conference - in entering the $3,000 insulated Wellness Center and for each 4.10 responded to take a report. Science Lab 104 shutter competition sponsored by athletic team practice completed Suspicious activity reported in 7:30 p.m. - Guitar the Sustainable Campus Initiative with one of the Dragon coaches. Hagen. Medical call in library, FM- Ensemble - CA 150 Committee. The meeting will be They will donate up to $5,000. Ambulance called to evaluate 7:30 p.m. - Three Sisters - today at 4:30 p.m. in Hagen 325. Any individual who completes Sexual harassment report taken, one individual, not transported We will discuss the rules, how five walks or workouts during the one individual referred to Cam- CA Gaede Stage to the hospital. to calculate R-Factor, and show “Walk the Dragon” campaign, pus Judicial. 4.20 10 a.m. - Student Senate examples of the various types will receive a free “I Walked the elections - CMU table C of designs. All students enrolled Dragon” T-shirt. 4.11 4.14 11:30 a.m. - Planetarium at MSUM are invited to enter, For more details, visit our Noise complaint in East Snarr, a Noise complaint in Dahl, a Outreach - BR 167 including those who will graduate website and click Dragon Fire warning was issued. warning was issued. 7:30 p.m. - Three Sisters - this spring. The entries will be Walk on the bottom, or visit the CA Gaede Stage due Sept. 30. MSUM Bookstore. Theft of purse reported in King. Suspicious person in Lot S, 4.21 8 a.m. - Tae Kwan Do Economics workshop Red Weather available individual was walking home. Tournament - Nemzek “Reality Economics,” a soon; reading April 26 Burglar alarm in Maclean, false Fieldhouse workshop developed by T.J. The editors of “Red Weather” alarm. Emergency Blue Light activated 7:30 p.m. - Three Sisters - Hansen, assistant professor of are happy to announce that the in Nemzek, false call. CA Gaede Stage economics, and six MSUM 2012 edition of MSUM’s long- Harassment report taken. 8 p.m. - MSUM Choir students (Kelsey Grondahl, running literary journal will be 911 hang-up in Flora Frick, no concert with FM Sym- Melhik Negatu, Katie Nicklay, 4.12 available next week. April 26 at 7 emergency. phony - NDSU Festival Fariha Rahman, Jill Steinwand p.m. in the library porch there will Theft of computer reported in Recital Hall and Enkhjargal Tumenbayar) was be a reading by the contributors Hagen. delivered in conjunction with 4.15 4.22 3 p.m. - Asian Awarness and an opportunity to pick up a Event - CMU the Expanding Your Horizons print copy. Soon readers will be Criminal damage to the former Noise Complaint in East Snarr, a Conference on April 14. 2 p.m. - MSUM Choir able to visit the “Red Weather” Delta Zeta house, two windows warning was issued. This conference, which is with FM Symphony - website at web.mnstate.edu/ found broken. held at multiple sites in Fargo- redweather to download the NDSU Festival Recital Moorhead invites young women digital edition under the “Current To report a problem contact Public Safety at 218.477.2675 7:30 p.m. - Snowfire Con- from Minnesota and North Issue” tab, or order a print on- cert - Glasrud Auditorium Dakota who are in the seventh, demand copy under the “Order” 4.25 11 a.m. - Acoustic eighth, or ninth grade to explore tab. Students accepted to grad MSUM Unity Conference Afternoon - CMU Main careers which use mathematics.