LOOK INSIDE FOR ... Recap of Men’s and Women’s weekend basketball, Red & Green page 9 February 24, 2011 Vol. 92 No. 17 Minot State University, Minot, N.D. 58707 www.minotstateu.edu/redgreen Black History celebration ‘A Doll’s House’ Cassie Neuharth commemorating Black History Month Editor and African-Americans around the debuts tonight "Embracing Culture. Raising country that have been inspirational Awareness. Making a Difference." members of society. That is the mission statement for the "We try to represent different cul - Minot State University Black Student tures and different ages," Davis said. Association for their upcoming cele - "American history is what I want to bration honoring African-Americans emphasize, and that encompasses and the culture of America. everybody in America, to include Saturday, Feb. 26, is a night dedi - everyone in the shared history." cated to music, dance, poetry and sto - The celebration is free, but partici - rytelling starting at 7 p.m. in Ann pants may make a free-will donation Nicole Nelson Hall in celebration of to benefit the activities of the BSA. Black History Month. Flyers and posters are up around Joe Davis, BSA president and MSU campus. The President of the English major and theater minor, is International Club, Boma Brown, has one of the night’s masters of cere - designed the posters, delivered them monies. Another MSU student, to be and is helping get the word out about announced that night, will serve as the upcoming event. co-MC. This is the first time Davis and Throughout the evening, members members of BSA have hosted an event of the community and the MSU com - like this, and the organization would Photo by Emily Anderson munity on Black History and Black like this celebration to continue “A Dollʼs House” begins tonight in Hartnett Hallʼs Aleshire Theater at Culture will give presentations. Guest See Celebration — Page 4 7:30 p.m. Nora, played by Katie Langemo, is a woman trapped by the speakers include Davis' 5-year old rules of a manʼs world and struggles to make her husband Torvald, nephew, MSU English instructor played by Noah Files, see she is not just a doll that he can play with. Margaret Sherve, humanities instruc - “A Dollʼs House” is free with MSU ID and open to the public. The show tor Rick Watson and Minot communi - runs through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. ty member and business owner Aisha Vadell In between the presentations, singers and poets will perform. MSU student JC Greiner will present a Job Fair brings opportunities poem, along with Davis. Emade Martins Bello, an International stu - Anthony Anderson floor of the Student Center. dent from Nigera will sing a solo and Staff Writer “It is an opportunity open to all stu - give a presentation. A gospel choir On March 2, representatives from dents, not just seniors,” Lynda Bertsch, from the Gospel Tabernacle about 40 different organizations from Student Success Center director said. Community Church of Minot will both public and private industries will “Yes, it is an opportunity for soon-to- sing. be at the Minot State University be grads to do some job seeking, but it Following the speakers and music, Student Success Center’s annual job is also a chance for undergrads to do BSA will show a 15 to 20-minute video fair. It will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in some networking, or look for an Poster design by Boma Brown the Conference Center, on the third See Fair — Page 7 Page 2 – February 24, 2011 MSU News Red & Green NAC lecture: ‘Journey Along the Silk Road’ exhibit will go on tour to some India, China – there are lots of other art galleries around the things going on politically. I state of North Dakota. It’s a think it’s also fascinating from two-for-one thing,” she said. the aspect of women’s issues – a A gallery reception will woman travelling alone, showcase Mossman’s works on through some dangerous places. Wednesday, March 2, from 6:30 The stories she has to tell about to 8 p.m., in Aleshire Theater. how she connected with the Her exhibition, "Peace Caravan: people - the human element. Photo by Bekka Ryan Journey Along the Silk Road," is We’re all alike. She takes a lot of Percussion Ensemble members (from the left) Jason on display through March 17 in precautions for her safety, but Skjervem, Avis Veikley and Justin Goetz practice for the Gordon B. Olson Library yet it’s a matter of trust between Mondayʼs concert. Not pictured is member Buffy “Bedouin Girl” by Gallery. people. Even though we have Woodring. Marla Mossman Mossman’s most current differences, we still trust one endeavor, the Peace Caravan another. It’s a neat concept.” Ensembles to perform Monday Boma Brown Project, follows her journey Mossman has been to the Silk through, I was contacted Staff Writer along the historic Silk Road Road region four times, most Bekka Ryan Marla Mossman has traveled which was a trade route recently to the Middle East Staff Writer about the percussion instruc - extensively, documenting the between the Middle East and where she departed from Minot State University is a tor position.” human condition for more than Far East for the silk trade in his - Istanbul, Turkey and traveled pretty amazing place to be in The work relies heavily on 20 years as an international pho - toric times. overland through Syria and the way of music starting at the unique sound of the tographer, artist and poet. She “Her lecture is of historic Jordan to Jerusalem, Israel, doc - 7:30 p.m. Monday in Ann Vibra-Slap, an instrument will present “Journey Along the interest, and the cultures around umenting the Mediterranean Nichole Nelson Hall. with an interesting history. Silk Road” Wednesday, March 2, there are the birth place of a lot terminus of the ancient trade The Percussion and Brass Originally made to replicate at 7 p.m. in Aleshire Theater. A of religions like Islam, Judaism, route and desert origins of the :ture the MSU Marimba the sound of a jaw bone question-and-answer period Christianity and the religions of three great religions. Ensemble, MSU Brass which, when smacked, will follow, as well as a book India and China.” Veikley said. In 2005, she traveled to Ensemble and MSU would create a unique sound signing. The event is free and Her Peace Caravan Project Afghanistan working with the Percussion Ensemble. The from the teeth rattling in the open to the public. stemmed from the negative ministers from the Department performance is free and open sockets of the bone, this Mossman was born in publicity surrounding the of Transportation and the to all MSU students and the instrument has an almost Detroit, Mich., and raised and Middle East, as well as countries Department of Education in public. gory origin. The original jaw- educated in Canada. Her cur - like China and Afghanistan. Kabul and Bamiyan Province. During the concert, bone instrument found its rent endeavor, the Peace Mossman took pictures along She was the first foreigner and “Quartet for Five place in the world of Latin Caravan Project, follows the the way of places that are histor - woman to visit Waras, a remote Instruments” will make its music. Since the creation of journey of one woman from ical or of religious importance, part of Central Afghanistan, debut. This song is the brain this more visually appealing Jerusalem to China along the as well as showing the people traveling on horseback with child of Avis Veikley, MSU instrument, the Vibra-Slap Silk Road, documenting the and their day-to-day activities. donkey and mules. percussion instructor. now fits into many other gen - places of historical and religious “Mossman wanted to show On an earlier trip to Northern Veikley created this piece res of music, including con - significance mentioned in the that, although we fight and dis - India, Mossman hiked and in 2002 as a graphic designer. temporary, alternative rock Bible, Torah, Koran and Vedas agree about a lot of things, there backpacked to an altitude of At that time, she was a per - and pop music. (Hindu Sacred texts). are lots of things we agree on. It 18,000 feet in the Himalayas to cussionist with the Minot To hear this instrument in a “She was recommended as a has a neat philosophy behind obtain her photographs. She has Symphony Orchestra and more popular sense, listen speaker, and she’s both a speak - it,” Veikley said. traveled extensively in Europe asked her fellow percussion - closely to the theme song of er and an artist, so it is a nice fit Veikley provided some and the UK, Peru, Turkey, ists to play through it one the hit TV show from the 90s, for us,” Avis Veikley, Northwest insight into Mossman’s lecture. Thailand, Nepal and Indonesia, night after a practice. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Art Center director said. “We “It is very timely because the and has backpacked not only “I’m pretty sure (this MSU’s current percussion helped put together her art area that she’s been travelling the Himalayas, but also the Inca piece) is what landed me the ensemble boasts two commu - exhibit, which is currently on through is so much in the news Trail and the High Sierras. job at MSU,” Veikley said. “A nity members, Jason few weeks after its run- display. In a few months, the – the Middle East, Afghanistan, See Lecture — Page 4 See Ensembles — Page 8 Red & Green MSU News February 24, 2011 – Page 3 SSWO hosts symposium Education seminar to be held Bekka Ryan Roy Whyte tips on how to make it through the first year in Staff Writer the classroom, commonly known as one of the Some people say there is no Comm 281 Minot State University education majors worst years of teaching.