Inside This Issue: Volume 95 , Number 2 - Eckmann health study, Pg 2 September 19, 2013 - Upcoming Math Talk, Pg 4 - International Film, Pg 8 Minot, N.D. 58701 - Football win, Pg 9 minotstateu.edu/redgreen - Scandinavia lecture, Pg 10 ReMd INOT& STATEG UNIVrEReSITY en Homecoming Block Party to celebrate MSU Centennial by Tricia Rosatti instructor Mark Staff Writer Timbrook will sign his Minot State University book, “When Dreams Right: MSU features Homecoming week starts with Come True,” the centennial works from regional 2013 Homecoming King and edition of MSU history. artists in the exhibit Queen elections today, Sept. 19 at At 2 p.m., a special Centennial “Dancing, Dazzling 11 a.m. with music by Raccoon program takes place with the Beads” in the Conference Fingers. MSU student Layne Minot Air Force Base Honor Center during NOTSTOCK. Bjergaard will provide music Guard and local, state and nation - Beaver statue Elizabeth Simonson from tomorrow, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. Free al guests. Coronation of the 85th Minneapolis, Minn., dedication Tuesday food on both days while supplies Homecoming King and Queen at In honor of MSU's created this untitled last for all students with a current 3 p.m. in the Old Main Ellipse Centennial Celebration, the piece. MSU ID. caps the festivities. Alumni Association is The MSU Centennial The Homecoming Campus unveiling a beaver statue Celebration Community Block Church Service is Sunday, Sept. 22 Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. Party sponsored by the Minot at 10 a.m., in the Beaver Dam in The statue, funded Young Professionals will be at the the Student Center. This event is through donations to the Old Main Ellipse from noon to 4 free and open to the public. Alumni Association, is made p.m. Sept. 21. It is free and open to Monday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m., of rebar and is seven feet tall everyone. Free lunch and birthday Brian O’Sullivan, the Singing and six feet wide. Bennett cupcakes will be served from Comedian starts the week with a Brien from the N.D. Turtle noon to 1:30 p.m. In case of parody about Taylor Swift to the Mountains, sculpted the stat - inclement weather, the block party Cyclops Love Song. Free food ue, and Walter Piehl, MSU art will be in the MSU Dome. while supplies last for all students professor, coordinated the The afternoon will feature with a current MSU ID. project. Left: MSU freshman Catie activities for all ages, historical Tuesday, Sept. 24, features the The statue sits on rock LeDesma puts the finishing touch - videos in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall, dedication of the Beaver Statue on weighing 12 1/2 tons and is es on her screenprinted shirt. She door prizes, campus tours, First 11th Avenue near the Dome at 10 approximately four feet tall. was one of hundreds of students Lutheran Cemetery tours, the a.m. Everyone is invited. MSU's Gravel Products of Minot who made their own artwork dur - MSU Jazz and Marching Bands, Alumni Association, through donated the rock and ing NOTSTOCK. DC Entertainment and Jason donations, funded this project. Photos by Courtney Holman LeVasseur. Biographer and MSU See Statue — Page 2 See Homecoming — Page 9 Vote for Homecoming King & Queen Sept. 19-20 The centennnial Homecoming court is Greek Life Honors filled to the brim with 22 students, repre - Philip Streccius (Mu Sigma Tau), Sarah Alex Baker and Jorden Brown Cheerleading senting 15 campus clubs and organizations. Johnston (Beta Theta Sorority), Kylie Minot State Club of Physical Educators Camilla Keller Bring your MSU ID to the quad to vote. Gamas (Sigma Delta Sorority) (MSCOPE) Organization of Athletic Training (OATS) Good luck, candidates! Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) Andrew Torgerson and Sara White Nicole Love Student Government Association (SGA) Ward Lamon, Lindsey Nelson English Club MSU Inklings Jared Schumaier and Hanna Borner Media Ink Samantha Gores Sarah Tucker Ambassadors Roy Whyte and Jamie Council National Association for Music National Student Speech Language Rachelle Brown Residence Life & Housing Educators (NAfME) Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Gary Heitkamp and Tiffany Jaeger Karen Niewoehner Courtney Johnson Page 2 – September 19, 2013 News Red & Green Study Abroad Fair Eckmann to conduct healthy lifestyle study by Melody Hanson Organizers will place participants into four ran - Staff Writer dom groups that will determine how they will mon - 70 percent of college students gain 15 or more itor their activity and eating habits. One group will pounds in their college years, known as the “fresh - receive Fitlosophy’s fitbook, another will receive a fit man fifteen.” But if so many aware of it, why is the app, the third will get both and the last will receive number still so high? neither. After eight weeks, students will return for Terry Eckmann, a professor of teacher education another fitness assessment to evaluate their progress. and human performance at Minot State University, is Participants will receive a free fitbook and app, a conducting a healthy lifestyle study at MSU with the free E-cookbook and have a chance to win a pair of help of a company called Fitlosophy. Participants in shoes from Scheels, $50 in cash prizes and more! the study, men and women of all ages, will record The MSU Wellness Center also offers eight weeks their diet and activity Sept. 30 through Nov. 22. of fitness classes (not required) to go along with the Those who missed the informational meetings study. Classes will include goal setting and healthy last week and still wish to participate can pick up an eating, bosu ball and cardio cross training. The class - application packet in the fitness center. es will coincide with the study, but all MSU students The kickoff meeting Sept. 30 at 5 p.m. will feature are welcome to participate. Times and meeting guest speaker Angela Manzanares, the Fitlosophy places will be announced at a later date. Company owner. Photo by Chelsea Geis ... Statue ing in Power of 100, MSU’s wanted to give something back to MSU student Mary Lukasik (right) visits with Study Abroad recruiter continued from page 1 Centennial service challenge. the university.” Shan Yanagishita at the Study Abroad Fair last week in the Student Mattson Construction of Minot “We surpassed our $10,000 The statue is located on 11th Center. The event promoted the opportunity for students to travel delivered it. goal for the challenge,” Janna Avenue near the corner intersec - to foreign countries to study for a school semester. The Alumni Association McKechnie, alumni and annual tion between the Dome and raised the money by participat - giving director, said. “The alumni Bishop Ryan High School. News in Brief KFGO Live at MSU students. For more information, presents this workshop in Theaterʼs ʻFreshmen contact the Student Success Memorial Hall 114 at 3:30 pm. 10ʼ begins tonight Center, 858-3362. Overwhelmed by the size of your The annual Minot State textbooks? Come learn about “Freshmen 10” peformances are a strategies and techniques for effi - celebration of new student- ʻListening for Learning ciently reading a textbook. For written plays, directed by students, - Deciphering the Key more information, contact the featuring new MSU students. Student Success Center, 858-3362. The performances run today Concepts in Lecturesʼ through Saturday in the Black Box workshop Sept. 19, 20 Theater in Hartnett Hall at 7:30 Laurie Geller, Honors Program ʻNavigating Online p.m. director, will lead this workshop on how to improve listening (and Coursesʼ workshop note-taking) skills to be ready for Sept. 20 Mark Timbrook, instructional that next exam. The workshop is ʻBuilding Creativity in design coordinator, will describe today, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. in Old what it takes to be successful in a Academic Writingʼ Main 312 and again Sept. 20 at 11 fully and blended online course at workshop today a.m. in Old Main 106A. It is free Minot State University. He will Academic writing doesn't and for MSU students. For more infor - also provide an overview of how shouldn't mean boring writing. mation, contact the Student the most commonly used online Nicole Thom-Arens, English Success Center, 858-3362. instructor, will teach students tools work. The workshop in Old how to effectively demonstrate Main 106A at 10 a.m. tomorrow is Photo by Michelle Holman knowledge while engaging the ʻHow to Read a free for MSU students. For more KFGO’s News and Views radio host Joel Heitcamp (right) inter - reader. Learn some attention- information, contact the Student views MSU Athletic Director Rick Hedberg live on air. KFGO, a grabbing techniques that combine Textbookʼ workshop Success Center, 858-3362. radio station based in Fargo came to the MSU Student Center what you know and care about today Tuesday and spoke with MSU representatives including President with research across the curricu - Lesley Magnus, associate com - David Fuller and College of Business professor Frank Mosley, as well as community leaders. lum. The event is free for all MSU munication disorders professor, Red & Green Page 3 - September 19, 2013 NEW LOCATION 10% College Discount with ID Page 4 – September 19, 2013 News Red & Green Math Talk series On Music debuts Sept. 26 Interview with rapper/MC Cold Sweat by Michelle Holman Later this year she will attend showed my homie Hilzy, who Ward: "Having already done Editor a regional conference with sever - by Ward Lamon records mostly all my music in numerous live performances, The Minot State University al other MSU students. She was Staff Writer Minneapolis, and he was what has been your favorite per - mathematics department will also handpicked to take part in impressed. So I kept on writing to formance so far?" host the monthly Math Talk series the Council of Undergraduate To kick off my music columns beats I liked and found out that I Cold Sweat: “My favorite show for the third year.