T STATE UNIVE Inside This Issue: INO RSI - Welcome back carnival pictures, Page 3 M TY - Peace Pole dedication planned, Page 5 - Luau pictures, Page 9 - Alex Buchholz spotlight, Page 10 Red & Green - Football, Page 14 Volume 97, Number 1 September 10, 2015 Minot, N.D. 58701 minotstateu.edu/redgreen Dan Lornitis hypnotizes MSU with hilarious performance Photo by Courtney Holman Photo by Courtney Holman Gunner Flynn (left) and Tobias Baker (right) give their sexist model pose under the direction Scott Davis points at students who are laughing during Dan Lornitis’s hynotist of the hypnotist Dan Lornitis. Lornitis was part of Welcome Back activities for students performance. Lornitis made Davis believe he was the laughing police and needed to during the first week of classes. whistle at offenders. Homecoming Week just around the corner! By Marissa Choiniere The event-filled week begins Knockerball. Find out what it place finishes. Comm 281 Sunday with the annual Battle on would feel like to be a hamster! The Community Classes are in full swing and the the Border dodgeball game at the The fun doesn’t stop there! At Block party follows fall semester is off to a great start. International Peace Gardens, with 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the evening the race, from 5 to 7 September has approached and MSU playing against Brandon begins with the Beaver 5k Run & p.m. Students are that means the 2015 Minot State University in Canada. A free T- Walk. The entry fee is $20, which invited to head over to University Homecoming Week is shirt, boxed lunch and BBQ dinner includes a run/walk sport towel 11th Avenue for free just around the corner. The week is will be provided to particpants. and post-race refreshments. food and door prizes, music by the cap off the festivities at 6:30 p.m. To full of activities and events that On Monday, students can join Trophies will be awarded to over - MSU Marching Band and Jason end the evening, the soccer team will surely keep the Beavers very friends at Herb Parker Stadium at all male and female champions LeVasseur and much more. takes on the University of Mary at busy. 7:30 p.m. for Round 2 of and medals to first and second Homecoming coronation will See Homecoming — Page 5 Page 2 – September 10, 2015 News Red & Green Voices on Campus “How was your summer?” Christopher Tom Comm 281 Dahsen Petersen Fahad Alharbi Jared Will Kayla Delzer Renike Surbakti Steven Torres Nursing Criminal Justice Accounting Elementary Education Management Mathematics Education “I coached a swim team “I went from Seattle to “My family and I went on “I went to a baseball “I had summer classes. “My friend dared me to consisting of young kids to Los Angeles on bicycle, a a trip to Arizona. Most of game in which my team The Thursday after my Bungee jump off a 50-story teenagers in high school.” total of 1,600 miles.” our time was spent at a won, probably due to my Wednesday class, I flew building, and I did.” waterpark.” support.” to San Francisco and had a mini vacation. I returned before my next Wednesday class. ” MSU baseball player injured in early morning altercation News in Brief A reception will be held tonight from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the MSU Three Minot State University College of Business fall from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the gallery. Dome. Talk with more than 50 football players and a fourth student social picnic Both the exhibit and reception are area business professionals from non-athlete student were free and open to the public. For 14 career categories. For more involved in a physical assault in wiCll oblleg eh eofl dB uosnin eSsse sptut.d e1n0 ts more information, contact Avis information, contact Carissa the early morning hours of Aug. Fall Picnic Social, Sept. 10 from Veikley at 701-858-3264. Botton, 858-3351. 29. A fifth student-athlete, Keith 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m on the lawn Ailes, was hospitalized. outside Old Main. Meet other CoB Senior baseball player Ailes students, CoB faculty and staff. MSU student, Michael President Shirely to suffered multiple facial injuries in Johnson Overstreet Hamburgers and hot dogs will be Carswell, to speak lead discussion at the incident that took place at served. First 100 students will Beaver Suites, an apartment com - receive a free shirt! In case of rain, abHoeuart 9M/1ic1 hael Carswell, a DeMminootc raStcayte Cwaifle l host a plex near campus. event will be in front of Ann Minot State University student Democracy Cafe Sept. 15 at 9:30 Running back Kwame Nicole Nelson Hall, second floor, and 9/11 Pentagon survivor, a.m. at Broadway Bean and Bagel, Johnson, running back Larry Old Main. For more information, describe his view of events as that 1701 S. Broadway. MSU President Overstreet and defensive back contact Amber Wright, 701-858- day unfolded. He will speak Steven Shirley will lead discussion Donnell Vercher were involved 3110. Friday at 6 p.m. at the Minot on "MSU and Minot: Growing in the incident. Public Library. All are welcome; Together." Democracy Cafe, which In a KXMC interview, head Vercher Ailes refreshments will be provided. For meets every three weeks in Minot coach Tyler Hughes said the ‘Americas 2015: All more information, contact venues, fosters nonpartisan dis - three football players will face Media’ exhibit on Carswell at michael.carswell cussion on important civic issues, disciplinary actions for their Red & Green, Ailes stated he will @my.minotstateu.edu. and is funded by MSU's College of roles. Johnson has been dis - undergo surgery tomorrow for disMpinlaoyt inS tHatae rtnUentitv eHrsaitlyl 's Arts and Sciences. The event is missed from the team, and injuries received. Northwest Art Center will host free and open to the public. For Overstreet and Vercher have As of press time, Kevin "Americas 2015: All Media," a Career Fair for MSU more information, contact Jynette been suspended indefinitely. Harmon, MSU Vice President for national juried competition with students Sept. 15 Larshus at jynette.larshus@minot - Johnson is no longer a student at Student Affairs, said the investi - guest juror Richard Notkin, Current MSU students are stateu.edu. MSU. gation is continuing and more Vaughn, Wash., through Oct. 2 in encouraged to attend the In an email from Ailes to the information will be available at a Hartnett Hall Gallery. Futurepalooza Career Fair Sept. 15 future date. Red & Green News Page 3 - September 10, 2015 Welcome Carnival Photo by JerusalemTukura MSU students Kelsie Kite, Noriya Shahadat and Emily Roark take part in the challenge, “Looking in the Flour Bed,” at the Welcome Carnival. The MSU Residence Hall Association sponsored the event outside Cook Hall. Photo by Jerusalem Tukura Tokiniaina Ratianarivo accepts her prize winnings at the Welcome Carnival. Page 4 – September 10, 2015 Opinion Red & Green On Movies Summer Recap By Alex Nelson “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the Scorch wastelands where all Games: Mockingjay - Part 2.” As from the ashes of the Empire. Staff Writer “Spy” and “Jurassic World” are bets are off and your only chance the war in Panem ignites, Katniss These are only a few of the Hello and welcome to another only a few of the many new ones. of survival is to run. (Jennifer Lawrence) and her allies many films in the upcoming semester at MSU. Summer has With another semester comes On Nov. 6, Bond, James Bond prepare themselves for the final months. In the meantime, I hope passed and I hope you had a new teachers, classes, students is back in “Spectre.” 007 (Daniel battle against the Capitol. that this semester will be good to good one. I also hope that while and, of course, movies. On Sept. Craig) returns as he faces off In a galaxy far, far away a new you and that you will do well in you enjoyed the vacations, camp - 18 get ready to run in “Maze against a deadly and mysterious journey begins in “Star Wars: The your courses. ing trips and, of course, sleeping Runner: The Scorch Trials.” organization known only as Force Awakens.” Years after the Once again, welcome to MSU, in you were able to see a few While Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) “Spectre.” events of “Return of the Jedi,” a and I will see you at the movies. films that came out during this and his friends got out of the On Nov. 20, let the Hunger long, peaceful era will be threat - summer. Films including maze, it is nothing compared to Games begin in “The Hunger ened as a new menace will rise The Vent Lies Retold By Frankie Jean-Pierre However, Donald Trump is has liked Donald Trump or sup - so many people today have a hunger for power like Trump is Staff Writer just another progressive who’s ported anything he does, yet all hard time trusting people at their not the correct choice for nomina - It’s been over a year since I’ve using a tactic that was recently of the sudden a man who was word and expect some deception, tion, let alone the presidency. written a Vent on anything, but used, and successfully, at win - once a Democratic celebrity has primarily from government offi - Americans need to stop being I’ve sat quiet long enough, and ning someone the presidency. decided that he’s a Republican - cials, and yet we have someone blinded by a celebrity who’s now I’ve got some things to get Yes, Donald Trump is pulling the of sorts.