Thursday, October 11, 2012 MSUM’s weekly student newspaper Moorhead, Minn. Vol. 42 Issue 7

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Inside The AdvocateBriefs.....................2A&E.........................3Features..............4,5Opinion.................6Sports & Health......7News......................8

Celebrate fall, page 5

MSUM ALUM, BACK PAGE STUDIO CRAWL, PAGE 4

AdvocAteBY MEREDITH WATHNEwathneme@mnstate.edu

West Snarr, the northwest building of the Snarr housing complex, is set to receive a facelift. One major change will be the introduction of coed bathrooms on the resident floors.

Immediately after residents move out of West Snarr in May 2013 it will be closed and construction will

begin. The building, originally built in 1962, hasn’t seen renovations since it was built and is in-store for some major upgrades.

The four-story building will feature a community space on the first floor and three resident floors, housing roughly 100 students. Some of the renovations include: gutting the first floor, moving the main entrance to the Northwest corner, moveable furniture and

better lighting in resident rooms, and coed bathrooms on residential floors.

The coed bathrooms on each floor will be a space saver, providing more privacy and upgraded amenities, said Heather Phillips, the director of housing and residential life. The bathrooms will not have stalls, instead doors with locks will be on each toilet room and shower. A gender-neutral, handicap accessible

bathroom will also be on each floor. “When it comes to the bathrooms,

options are one of the things we considered. Let’s look at something different then what we have elsewhere,” Phillips said. “There are no stalls. Real walls and a real door with a lock on it will be around you in the bathroom.”

Coed bathrooms are unusual at universities in this part of the county and more popular on the

BY JESSE TRELSTADtrelsje@mnstate.edu

A passionate, innovative team-player, West Fargo local and MSUM education alum Andrea Noonan was named 2013 North Dakota Teacher of the Year.

Noonan, the eighth grade language arts teacher at Cheney Middle School in West Fargo was surprised to recieve the honor.

“I don’t see myself as the North Dakota Teacher of the Year; I am only a representative of all the hard work that students see in every classroom across the state,” Noonan said. “It really is a humbling experience standing in front of a group of teachers that are

so dedicated and talented. The board has a very difficult job, choosing only one.”

Noonan graduated from MSUM in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in secondary English education.

“I wanted to attend MSUM because I knew I’d love the English department, and I was not disappointed,” Noonan said. “I loved being on the smaller campus and being a part of smaller classroom setting.”

Noonan received the notice that she was one of four finalists for the North Dakota Teacher of the Year in late August. She then had to go to Bismarck with the other three nominees and be interviewed by the board of education.

“I was prepared and I thought it went quite well. After meeting the other three nominees, however, my heart sunk a little bit. I didn’t think I had a chance among such qualified teachers,” Noonan said. “Getting the phone call from the board that I was the winner was really unbelievable. In fact it didn’t really sink in until I called my parents about it.”

Noonan has a passion for teaching that the education department at MSUM helped her strengthen.

“As a senior at MSUM I thought I wanted to teach in a high school and then move on to a college setting, but this is really where I fit in. Middle school students are so dynamic, interesting, and funny. I think it really fits my personality

BY MEGAN HAVIGhavigme@mnstate.edu

Hendrix Health Center is hosting “Walktober,” a campus wide activity to promote active living and a healthy lifestyle.

Students and faculty can sign up at anytime during the month of October to take part in the walking competition.

By signing up, one receives a free pedometer with the Walktober packet. Each day of the week articipants will track how many steps they take in a day. Participants will then turn in their weekly slips to Hendrix Health Center by 4 p.m. the following Monday.

If participants walk over 10,000 steps a day for three days or more during the week, they will be entered into a weekly drawing. Three winners will be drawn each week. Some prizes include Camelback water bottles and iPod armbands.

Participants who complete the weekly challenges for the whole month of October are entered into a drawing for the grand prize: a pair of Oakley sunglasses.

Walktober began in 2008 and has been an October challenge every year since. Walking 10,000 steps a day, an average person will burn 2,700 calories more a week than they would without watching their steps.

Lynn Peterson, coordinator for sexual assault services at Hendrix Health Center and advisor for the program, says that participants of the past have kept the habits they

SNARR, BACK PAGE

DJ Spooky comes to Fargo, page 3

BY BECKI DEGEESTdegeestre@mnstate.edu

As a community education project, a studio crawl was formed to help develop awareness and appreciation for diversity and quality of arts and artists in the Fargo-Moorhead area. This year the crawl took place on Oct. 6 and 7.

The two day public event was a place where community members and visitors could not only see the studios where various F-M artists work, and could also mingle with the artists themselves and see how they create their art.

The crawl provides great opportunities for students in the

F-M area to collaborate with professional and student visual artists in their studio spaces. The idea behind the crawl is to try to expand the viewing experience and deepen the appreciation of the work and efforts of local artists.

“It was very interesting for those of us in the art community here on campus as far as looking at individual pieces by students as well as professional artists. I found their studios especially fascinating when they had work in progress and I got to ask some of the artists how they went about their art,” MSUM art major Claire Shive said.

Serving hundreds of attendees each year the crawl provided

Diving coach aims high, page 7

JESSICA FLEMING • flemingjes@mnstate.eduMembers of the Delta Zeta and Gamma Phi Beta sororities hold a sit-in promoting awareness for animal abuse and plan to stay in the cold outside of the library for 48 hours.

Sororities fight for animals

West Snarr to receive updates, coed bathrooms

WALKTOBER, BACK PAGE

Education alum honored Students enjoy art crawl

Take the 10,000 step challenge

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Security Update Director of Public Safety

Greg Lemke

To report a problem contact Public Safety at 218.477.2449

MSUM Briefs

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10.14

World News

Safety Tip of the Week

10.15

10.1

Harassment report taken at the Public Safety Building. Suspicious activity reported in Parking Lot G-7.

10.2

Marijuana odor complaint in Grantham Hall, unable to locate source.

Hit & Run accident reported in Lot G-5, Moorhead Police Department contacted.

Suspicious activity reported in Grantham Hall.

10.3

Motor vehicle accident reported at the Public Safety Building, Moorhead Police Department contacted.

Marijuana odor complaint north of Holmquist Hall in G-7 parking lot, unable to locate source.

Harassment complaint in Grantham Hall.

Sexual assault reported in Nelson Hall, Moorhead PD contacted.

10.4

Noise Complaint in Nelson Hall. Suspicious activity in Hagen Hall. Simple assault reported in G-5 lot, Moorhead PD contacted.

Motor vehicle accident reported in G-1 Lot. Fire alarm in East Snarr, false due to burnt food.

Hit & Run accident north of the Comstock Memorial Union, Moorhead PD contacted.

Vandalism reported in Dahl Hall.

10.5

Auto boot placed on vehicle in M-1 Lot, one referred to Campus Judicial for Fraud.

Alcohol violation in East Snarr, two cited by Moorhead PD for Minor Consuming, referred to Campus Judicial.

10.6 Alcohol violation in South Snarr, one cited by Moorhead PD for Minor Consuming, referred to Campus Judicial. Medical in Dahl Hall, transported to local hospital.

10.7

Alcohol violation in Grantham Hall, six cited by Moorhead PD for Minor Consuming, referred to Campus Judicial. Bicycle Theft reported from South Snarr bicycle rack. Requested welfare check taken at Public Safety Building, individual made contact with requesting party shortly after report was made. Suspicious person/activity reported in Grantham Hall, contact made with individual.

Can you escape?Escape planning; do you have an alternate route of escape during

a fire if your first route is blocked or unavailable? Plan your escape routes, do not assume you will know where to go or your second escape route will magically appear for you in the case of a fire. Fires can alter the surroundings in even the most familiar of places.

4:30 p.m. - CDC Exploration session: what am I like? Flora Frick 151.

4 p.m. - Dragon Swimming and Diving vs. Northern State Dual.

1 p.m. - Dragon Football vs. University of Minnesota, Crookston.10 a.m. - Tailgating, Nemzek. 7:30 p.m. - University Symphony Orchestra, NDSU Festival Hall.

2 p.m. - Cosmic Colors, Planetarium show.7 p.m. - 9 p.m. - Intramurals, Nemzek.

No Class - Fall Breather.4 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Intramurals, Nemzek.7 p.m. - Cosmic Colors, Planetarium show.5:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m. - Fencing practice, NZ 2089 p.m. - 10 p.m. - Karate club, NZ 208.

Student and voice teacher will perform at the ND Arts and Humanities Summit

MSUM vocal performance major Lisa Holman and MSUM voice teacher Robin Allebach will perform at the North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit on Oct. 12.

This year’s summit, “Bridges,” is being held at Valley City State University. Holman and Allebach will perform “Mira o Norma,” a scene from the bel canto opera Norma, by Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini. The performance is a musical dialogue between teacher and student, to demonstrate the style of bel canto singing

Speech-Language Pathology graduate students, accepted to present at national convention

Eleven students in the Speech-Language Pathology graduate program in the SLHS department have been accepted to present research at the national convention of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association in Atlanta, Ga., in November.

The research was supervised by Dr. Richard Adler, Dr. Kris Vossler, Dr. Nancy Paul and Dr. Mary Drake.

Fall Bachelor of Art and Bachelor of Science exhibition

The Department of Art & Design invites the campus to the reception for the Fall Bachelor Art/Bachelor of Science Exhibition No. 1 on Oct. 11, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gallery, CA 150.

Artwork created by senior B.A. and B.S. candidates John Berdahl, Mikayla Daub, Jared Froeber, Tiffany Goldberg, Emily Heath, Brett Johnson, Matthew Kinzler, Tressa Lillehof, James Munsch, Mara Paulson, Paul Tauber, Josephine Stromseth and Heather Walker will be on display Oct. 8 to Oct. 25. Students are working towards fulfillment of requirements for the B.A. in Art and the B.S. in Art Education.

Tri-Beta completed fall Adopt-a-Highway clean-up

Bioscience students along with Tri-Beta adviser Shireen Alemadi cleaned up a little corner of the world (Co Hwy 52 heading to Sabin) on Oct. 6. In conjunction with MNDOT, Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society adopted a two-mile stretch of Co Hwy 52 in 2011. Responsibilities of adopting a stretch of highway include picking up the trash at least twice a year.

If your organization is interested in the Adopt-a-Highway program contact Carmen Sivers at Carmen.Sivers@co.clay.mn.us at the MNDOT.

MSUM briefs from Dragon Digest, Student Oranizations and are submitted to advocate@mnstate.edu

Report: 230 security incidents in Libya

The riot at the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya that resulted in the death of four Americans grabbed global headlines, but it was hardly an isolated incident. According to U.S. investigators, a top State Department security official in Libya reportedly requested more security in the area just weeks before the deadly attacks on the embassy, but was told that the department wanted to “normalize operations and reduce security resources” instead.

The officer who made the request cited a State Department document that detailed 230 security incidents in Libya between June 2011 and July 2012, all of which posed a threat to Americans in the area.

Welch leaving fortune Magazine

Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, will no longer contribute to Fortune and Reuters.

Tuesday’s announcement comes following widespread mockery of Welch’s Friday Twitter speculation that “these Chicago guys” (presumably the Obama camp) may have manipulated Friday’s jobs report to get the unemployment rate below 8 percent. Welch refused to retract his comments during a full day of media appearances on Friday and in subsequent newspaper interviews.

‘Sesame Street’ to Obama: Pull the ad

Sesame Street’s letters of the day are T-A-K-E I-T D-O-W-N, O-B-A-M-A.

After the president’s campaign used Big Bird to mock Romney in a new ad, Sesame Street asked Obama to pull the spot. In a statement on its blog, Sesame Street said that it doesn’t participate in political campaigns. “We have approved no campaign ads, and as is our general practice, have requested that the ad be taken down,” the blog post read. The ad cast Romney as the only soul brave enough to fight Big Bird, an “evil genius” that was not only big and yellow, but a menace to our economy.

Protests greet Merkel in AthensAt least 40,000 demonstrators

took to the streets near Parliament to protest against Angela Merkel during her visit to Greece. One small group burned a flag bearing a Nazi swastika and some protesters dressed in Nazi uniforms. Banners at rallies read “Don’t Cry for Us Mrs. Merkel” and “Merkel You Are Not Welcome Here.”

In preparation for Merkel’s trip, authorities banned protests in many parts of Athens and launched the biggest security operation since 1999, when protesters broke out over NATO airstrikes. A police spokeswoman said that 217 people have been detained and 24 have been arrested and 7,000 police officers are on standby in the capital to keep order.

World news from dailybeast.com

Valley Con provides fun and entertainment

ValleyCon 38 is the celebration of popular culture over a three-day weekend.

ValleyCon 38 features the best in film and television, books, game tournaments, comics, toys, art and fun for all

Highlights include acclaimed actress Nicole Deboer of Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and The Dead Zone, X-Files co-star and improv comedian Dean Haglund as well as one of the top best-selling authors in all genres: Kevin J. Anderson and a top-

selling author of teen and young adult titles, Rebecca Moesta. Also featuring DC/Marvel comic artist extraordinaire Paul Fricke and many more.

The event is a three day event held on Oct. 19 to 21, at the Hjemkomst Center and AmericInn

Friday daytime passes are $10, or $15 for the All-Day pass. Saturday daytime is $15 or $25 for All-Day and Sunday is $12 for all-day passes. All-Weekend passes are $40 until Wednesday, Oct.17 ($50 at the door) or $35 for students.

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HALLOWEEN @ THE HUB2 5 2 5 9 t h A v e S W , F a r g o , N DAcess to 7 exclusive bars, and live music all night:TRAPT / The Big Wu / Reed Grimm / CarnageThe Roosters & more!Wednesday, Oct. 31 • Doors Open at 8pm

DAYGLOWWorld’s largest paint party!

Thursday, Oct. 11The Venue @ The Hub7pm Doors • Ages 18+

KYLE KINANEw/ Spencer Dobson, Adam Quesnell & JD Provorse

Friday, Oct. 12The Stage @ Island Park7pm Doors • Mature

FARGO RECORDFAIR 2012Saturday, Oct. 20Howard Johnson Inn10am - 5pm

DROPKICK MURPHY’Sw/ Teenage Bottlerocket & The Mahones

Saturday, Nov. 3The Venue @ The Hub7pm Doors • All Ages

WIZ KHALIFAw/ Juicy J, Chevy Woods, Lola Monroe, Berner, Tuki Carter

Tuesday, Oct. 30 at the Scheels Arena6pm Doors • All Ages • Tix @ Ticketmaster.com

Tickets for all shows are available at (located at 300 Broadway; open Monday-Friday 12-6PM), by phone (866) 300-8300 & online at:

BELLAMY BROTHERS • Sunday, Oct. 21 • All Ages • Fargo TheatreSYLVIA BROWNE • Friday, Nov. 2 • All Ages • Fargo TheatreBASSNECTAR • Friday, Nov. 2 • All Ages • The Venue @ The HubROSTER MCCABE/GENTLEMEN HALL • Saturday, Nov. 3 • All Ages • The AquariumTRAMPLED BY TURTLES • Wednesday, Nov. 7 • All Ages • The Venue @ The HubKRADDY • Thursday, Nov. 8 • Ages 21+ • The AquariumWOOKIEFOOT/JON WAYNE & THE PAIN • Saturday, Nov. 10 • Ages 21+ • The Venue @ The HubDAVID SEDARIS • Tuesday, Nov. 13 • All Ages • Fargo TheatreDETHKLOK w/ Machine Head & more! • Tuesday, Nov. 13 • All Ages • The Venue @ The HubBRIAN POSEHN • Friday, Nov. 30 • Mature Audiences • Fargo TheatreTRAGICALLY HIP • Saturday, Dec. 1 • All Ages • Fargo TheatreZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA • Thursday, Dec. 6 • All Ages • Fargo TheatreHAIRBALL • Friday, Dec. 28 • Ages 21+ • The Venue @ The Hub

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BY BECKI DEGEESTdegeestre@msntate.edu

Internationally renowned musician and visual artist DJ Spooky, aka That Subliminal Kid, is set to have a public talk, performance and panel discussing his artwork in celebration of the Plains Art Museum’s recently opened Creativity Center.

He has worked on electronica and hip-hop albums and has collaborated with lead singers, songwriters and other musicians all around the world. He has performed at venues as diverse as the Herod Atticus Theater, Acropolis, the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris and the Tate Modern gallery in London.

In conjunction with making music and DJ’ing, the artist also spends time on writing and visual arts. His most reccent book, “Book of Ice,” will be on display at the center along with his multimedia project “Terra Nova,” and his graphic art project “Manifesto for

a People’s Republic of Antarctica.”“I started mainly as a writer and

artist,” DJ Spooky said. “Music was meant to be a hobby. When I was at Bowdoin College I majored in Philosophy and French Literature, and I was planning on being a diplomat. Basically, DJ’ing took over as a hobby.”

DJ Spooky’s Ice Music exhibit will feature his prints, banners and video and sound installations. The project runs until Jan. 20, 2013.

Today, DJ Spooky will present a talk at the NDSU’s Renaissance Hall in downtown Fargo. During this talk he will discuss his work and also do a multimedia performance showcasing his iTunes app for composing.

On Oct. 13, DJ Spooky will be the headliner of a

hip-hop and graffiti performance, which will include hip-hop DJ’s and performers like Ernest Rhodes,

FM Beatbox and members of the Scratch Dungeon.

Inspired by DJ Spooky’s exhibit and time in Antarctica, two

NDSU scientists, geologist Adam

Lewis and biologist

Wendy Reed, along with photographer

S t u a r t Klipper, who all traveled

to Antarctica for research

will discuss their work in the panel. They talk about Antarctica as a place of

imagination, which allows for reflection

about how viewers can relate to the global environment. They hope to expand viewer’s ideas about the meaning of Antarctica in the world and in art.

The events are a great chance for students and community members to be educated about different art styles and artist’s music.

“My art has always been socially engaged. The main idea of DJ’ing is ‘the mix,’ and collage, dialects, and the ‘post-modern turn,’ DJ Spooky said. “The ‘mix’ is a basic template for 21st century culture at every level, from modern warfare, to topology studies, to architecture, design, and genetic engineering etc. etc. everything will be interdisciplinary.”

BY BECKI DEGEESTdegeestre@mnstate.edu

The MSUM theater department will present a script reading of Academy-award winning screenwriter, Dustin Lance Black’s play “8” on Thursday, Oct. 18 in Gaede Theater at 7:30 p.m.

The idea of the play is to uncover the truth about marriage for gay and lesbian Americans. It demystifies the debate around marriage equality using the trial of “Perry vs. Schwarzenegger.”

The script uses actual court transcripts from the federal trial of California’s Prop. 8, which provides that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

After being contacted with the request to do the reading by the American Federation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact, Craig Ellingson, MSUM theater chair and professor, said, “I think this was due, in part, to the fact that it is an election year, and that several states are voting on constitutional amendments dealing with marriage equality.”

With the Election Day coming up on Nov. 6, and this year’s vote on the Minnesota marriage amendment, many groups on campus are trying to show the students just how important it is to vote.

Performing in “8,” theater major Anne Brown appreciates the show’s social comment.

“As a supporter of the LGBT community it's a great outlet to show my support and to spread

awareness of Proposition 8 in an interesting way. I really enjoy that the whole play is real: real events, real words, and real people. I think that’s a really interesting fact about the piece,” Brown said.

With the primary source of text coming from actual court transcripts. The play is meant to be taken seriously and educate, but also says in the beginning of the script. “In the trial there were plenty of tears but many more laughs,” which is also the quote the performers are using as a guide to lead their work.

“It’s a little different in the sense that all the actors will be reading the scripts at the performance, but that means all the words will be accurate and true to the story,” Brown said. “Students can expect to virtually relive the actual case that happened in 2008.

“8” is free for everyone, with a free-will donation that will go to MSUM's Gay Straight Alliance, Minnesota United and FM Pride Collective.

Plains Art celebrates new center with DJ Spooky

‘8’ educates and entertains

DJ Spooky Public Talk When: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Oct. Where: NDSU Renaissance HallFee: $5 suggested

Plains Art Museum PerformanceWhen: 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Oct. 13Fee: $10 admission, $20 admission + preview + meet & greet

DJ Spooky at the Tate Modern Gallery, London 2006

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BY APRIL KNUTSONknutsonap@mnstate.edu

Students revisited their own summer adventures at Nichole’s Fine Pastry on Tuesday. Community members and students enjoyed the exhibit of photography and creative writing pieces completed by MSUM trips who traveled to Ireland in May.

Twenty-four MSUM students traveled with English professors Thom Tammaro and Alan Davis all over Ireland, visiting culture-rich landmarks like Rock of Cashel, St. Stephen’s Green, the Cliffs of Moher and the Aran Islands.

On the trip, students choose a specific topic to study. A variety of topics were explored including traditional Irish music. Students also had the option of enrolling in a creative writing class. To get credit for this class, students were asked to complete at least ten pieces in a genre of their choice.

Traveling around the Emerald Isle

Landing in Ireland, students prepared themselves for an adventure.

“Receiving my green stamp in my passport, it suddenly dawned on me that my dreams of traveling to Ireland had come to fruition and that

an adventure had begun. It freaked me out in a good way,” art student Billie Kitzman said.

The literary tour started in Dublin where the students spent three nights and took advantage of the literature-rich attractions.

“My favorite landmark of the trip would definitely be Dublin Writers Museum,” MFA student Hayley Burdett said.

Sharing the experienceAt 8 p.m. Tuesday, students were

asked to read five minutes from their portfolios. Students could choose a poem, their travel essay, research project or a few pages from their travel journal. Nichole’s provided promised homemade savory and sweet treats for the evening

Students gain insights In speaking with participants of

the trip, it is apparent that studying Irish literature while exploring the beautiful landscapes provided a deep understanding of the rich culture.

“Oscar Wilde once penned, ‘To live is the rarest thing in the world; most people exist and that is all.’ Ireland presented me with many opportunities to live, rather than merely exist.’ I tend to do a great deal of just existing,” Kitzman said.

Students present projects at Nichole’s Fine Pastry

education and fun for everyone who attended. In conjunction with the crawl, the Plains Art Museum also offered a Kid Crawl, where parents could drop off their children for educational structured visual arts experience while their parents toured the local studios.

With maps at each location and signs to guide the way it was easy for people to find each studio. The studio locations were in Fargo-Moorhead, Harwood N.D., Hawley, Minn., Horace N.D., and in Glyndon, Minn.

“I think they have a lot to offer as far as their different subject matters on art,” Shive said.

Visiting the artists and studios, each studio was filled with different artistic surprises and outcomes. Some of the studios were small while others were quite large. One thing that most of the studios had in

common was that they were each filled with exquisite and diverse art and smiling faces.

Artists were keen to discuss their artwork with whoever came in, and some even

provided snacks and cider for their visitors. One thing studio crawlers can always expect to see walking into a studio was a happy face and an interesting story.

STUDIO CRAWL, FROM FRONT

Submitted photo

BECKI DEGEEST • degeestre@mnstate.edu

Paul Allen’s are paintings displayed in his studio in downtown Fargo. BECKI DEGEEST • degeestre@mnstate.eduGroup members pose on top of Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery in Ireland.

Studio crawlers admire NDSU’s wood kiln.

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JASMINE MAKImakija@mnstate.edu

As leaves change colors and fall to the ground, there’s an abundance of fun fall activities to enjoy in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

So, instead of hiding out in your room during fall breather, get out and enjoy all the beautiful colors before it’s too late.

Parks make perfect backdrops

Put on some warm clothes and comfy shoes, grab a camera and head to one of the parks in Fargo-Moorhead.

Island Park in downtown Fargo offers the perfect location for a short midday walk.

Take a stroll along the paved path, stopping to snap some photos in the gazebo along the way.

When your nose begins to get runny and red, walk down the street to Babb’s Coffee on Main Avenue.

If you prefer a more nature-filled area, drive to Lindenwood Park in south Fargo. The wealth of trees creates the perfect atmosphere to escape and think about life.

Take a jog to clear your head or go for a walk and snap some photos.

You can follow the path all the way into downtown Fargo or turn around when your memory card is full.

Carve (or decorate) a pumpkin

Artistically talented or not, pumpkin carving can be fun for anyone.

First, pick a design for your pumpkin. Then visit one of the local pumpkin patches to pick out the best size pumpkin for your design. Avoid pumpkins with bruises and mold.

After carving your pumpkin, pumpkinmasters.com suggests spraying the inside with a bleach and water mixture to prevent molding and bug infestation.

If you’re not confident in your carving skills, decorating pumpkins is half the mess and just as fun. Stop by the craft store and buy some paint and fancy ribbon.

When your pumpkin is complete, take a photo and

submit it into one of the local contests.

Haunted farms provide a thrilling night

If scary movies aren’t enough for you, bundle up and prepare to get spooked.

The Haunted Corn Maze, located ten miles north of Moorhead, provides a thrilling time as you’re chased through the maze by a crazed man with a chainsaw.

Arrive by 11 p.m. and get ready to run. Haunts occur every Friday and Saturday night in October, as well as the last two Thursdays.

For triple the scare, try the Trio of Terror, which includes the Haunted Corn Maze, Haunted Farm and Extreme Scare for $33.

For even more thrills, visit Acres of Terror in Leonard, N.D. This haunted attraction is split into two parts: the haunted farm and a haunted schoolhouse.

Lit with strobe lights, the haunted farm is sure to test your nerves as you bump into guests and trip in the woods.

And the dark schoolhouse provides plenty of opportunities to be scared with chainsaws and masked men.

Acres of Terror is open every Friday and Saturday night in October, as well as the last two Sundays.

F-M Pumpkin Patches

Dakota Carriage Company Pumpkin Patch Location: 7414 40th Ave. N., Fargo Open: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Rheault Farm Location: 2902 25th St. S, Fargo Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays

Buffalo River Pumpkin Patch Location: 14447 Hwy. 10, Glyndon Hours: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Livdahl Farm Location: 12747 3rd St. S, Moorhead Hours: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

FM Pumpkin Contests

The Great Pumpkin Decorating ContestWhen: Oct. 13 - Oct. 27 How to enter: Drop off decorated pumpkin at Guest Services Prize: $200 West Acres gift card

Pumpkin Decorating Contest When: Now - Oct. 28 How to enter: Drop off decorated pumpkin at West Fargo Public Library Prize: Pie

MSUM Pumpkin Carving Competition Where: MSUM CMU 225 How to enter: Sign-up in CMU 229

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BY SARAH TYREtyresa@mnstate.edu

Patrick Carriere speaks Japanese, reads and understands most Russian and knows a little modern Greek.

Carriere is the new addition to the theater department. He plans to bring the experiences and knowlege he has gained with him to MSUM.

“There is something to be learned by how other cultures understand fundamental human experience. That often points out things we don’t realize that we’ve experienced,” Carriere said.

Carriere has traveled and studied in many different countries. He studied abroad in Japan for three years, where he leaned martial arts, participated in a theater group, and studied traditional methods of performance, including Kabuki, a traditional Japanese performance art form known for it’s stylized drama and the makeup worn by performers.

While attending graduate school at the University of Kansas, Carriere spent three summers in Cyprus Greece, performing in ancient theaters.There he learned about classical theater in a mixture of English and Greek.

In Stratford Upon Avon in England, he studied at the Royal Shakespeare Academy Institute, associated with The Royal Shakespeare Company. There, he studied Shakespeare performance and learned about voice work and performing drama.

Carriere’s dissertation is on the Russian acting teacher, Constantine Stanislavski. To conduct his research, he studied theater in Russia, and worked with Russain artists in both America and Russia to gather information for his dissertation. The American method of acting is based off of the Stanislavski method.

Through his travels, Carriere learned how other cultures communicate.

“Communication describes the relationship of the individual and the world around them. That is foundational for an actor. It’s how they connect and interact with things. I understand different approaches to that basic human idea of connection,” Carriere said.

Students can take dictions and dialects for stage, scene study or a first year acting class to benefit from Carriere’s instructing.

In acting classes, Carriere believes the most important thing is to set up opportunities for students to discover themselves.

“An actor’s job is to discover things from the viewpoint of the character and be able to repeat that over and over, as they perform. So this idea of discovery, and coming to your own realizations, is crucial. As a teacher I’d like to unpack that process. I’m a lot more about process than content. Content is

always shifting.” Carriere said.Throughout his career,

Carriere participated in countless productions. To him, some of them stand out more than others.

As a director, he learned the most from a production of “Cabaret.”

“It was the first time I made that step toward interpreting rather than coaching the acting,” Carriere said.

As an actor, he learned the most from the work he did in Greece and at Stratford Upon Avon with the Royal Shakespeare Institute in England.

“In England, I learned about performance and the actor audience relationship,” Carrier said.

As a teacher, “Macbeth” was the production that taught him the most about coaching acting and working with students on an individual basis. Carrier likes working on projects and having groups work together to find an understanding of the material, rather than telling them his own understanding.

“I like to set up opportunities for students to explore or come to an understanding of the material in a guided fashion but also on their own,” he said.

Carriere tries to find students strengths, and helps them find ways to counter act their weaknesses. “It is exciting, vibrant and

busy,” Carriere said about the theater department.

“I am excited to be a part of it. Both the community and institution are supportive. The students are enthusiastic,” he said.

New professor brings cosmopolitan view to theater department

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Autumn Adventures

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In my high school days, I’d dress up in old cheerleading outfits, play in the pep band, deck myself out in the school colors and perform intricate hand gestures for cheering chants. In between this spirited performance, I’d chat with friends and only give 100 percent of my attention in the midst of more serious games. I think I even cried once.

That was High School Meghan.

When I got to college, I didn’t have

a reason to attend athletic events. I didn’t know the guys or gals on the teams, I didn’t know anyone, initially, who cared to go, and supporting any athletic program was the least of my concerns. I was just trying to maintain a C in my logic, statistics and probability class.

It wasn’t that I was purposely trying to bring down Dragon Athletics; I just didn’t care to waste precious procrastination time at a sporting event.

So far, in my college career, I’ve gone to one game. It was a basketball game, and I had been told they were giving away free stuff. I didn’t get anything.

I’ve attended zero homecomings. I’ve never been to a Bison game, either, so don’t worry. I haven’t even been to a Fargo Force game, and I actually like watching hockey.

Some of my relatives and friends who are undeniably sporty must be ashamed of me. My father, siblings, nephews and some of my best friends have always been heavily involved in sports. They live it. Some of them breathe it.

I’m pretty sure I’ve even seen them sweat Gatorade, like in the commercials, at various points.

My oldest nephew skipped cartoons and immediately turned his attention to ESPN at the ripe age of 3. I don’t remember him ever playing with stuffed animals because a hockey stick has been perpetually stuck to his hand when he’s not throwing a football, playing soccer or baseball.

I was in Judo once, thought about being in fencing, and if our university had archery, I’d be all over that. Archery is something elegant, 18th century women and literary elves master. Now there’s a sport!

Last year, we at The Advocate thought it’d be funny if I took over guessing the “Random Sports Term of the Week.”

Danny Determan, my friend and the sports editor from last year, would find a “random” term relating to any sport and would

ask me what I thought it meant. It was funny because he could choose something like “rebound” and I’d usually get it wrong. I’d make elaborate and sometimes disgusting definitions that were more to my liking.

Sports knowledge goes through me like a stream of water and solution from a Neti pot – in one nostril and out the other (if you use it correctly). I can never retain basic American sports terms, but I somehow always remember what an Albatross means in relation to golf and ornithology.

Preppy, sporty-centric women roll their eyes at me, embarrassed I belong to the same gender classification. I think they imagine me slowly dragging our sex backward in the struggle of being taken seriously in a “man’s world.”

Needless to say, I’ll probably be the chili maker at future Super Bowl events. That may be the only reason I’ll get invited at all.

BY MEGHAN FEIR feirme@mnstate.edu

I went out to the bar with my friend and I had planned on staying overnight at her house. While we were out the bar I had consumed about 3-4 beers within a 2 hour period of time. While being out at the bar, I ran into a group of some other friends; I then left with those friends, since they just lived down the street.

We got to their house and were just hanging out in the basement talking when I fell asleep sitting on their couch. I was not intoxicated to the point of passing out- I had a long day, and after the beers I felt sleepy and didn’t want to travel home. One of my friends woke me up a little while later and moved me to a bed to be more comfortable and then I fell right back asleep.

The next thing I know is that I’m on the floor of the bedroom face down and some girl is pulling my hair and smashing my face into the floor. I had no idea what was going on. My friend pulled her off of me and I tried to leave. It was dark and I couldn’t figure out which side the door handle was on. I heard someone coming up the stairs and I was frantically trying to get the door open, but the girl got to me before I could figure it out and she opened the door and pushed me out. I fell down the front steps and landed face down on the ground. She began attacking me again, pulling my hair and

pushing my face into the ground. I was screaming and telling her to stop because I was just trying to leave. She finally did stop and I was able to walk back to my apartment. It wasn’t until then I realized I had scratches all over my face, arms and legs, a bruised wrist and jaw, and my head was bleeding from my hair getting ripped out.

Campus security was called and after seeing my head injury, they called the police and ambulance. I was taken by ambulance to the emergency room, where I spent two hours getting interviewed by the police and my injuries examined. They concluded I did not have a concussion and that my head injury did not need stitches, so I was free to go home.

I still do not know who the girl was that attacked me, or why she did it. I was just asleep in my friend’s house and am not aware that something was coming. The truth of this story is that this was not preventable, or caused by drinking — this could have happened to anyone, for any reason.

To those who hear stories about an attack, don’t assume that it was their fault or they could have prevented it because it can hurt the victim.

Remember being little and singing that song, “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands?” That’s what we did at my elementary school anyway.

I was reminded of that song the other day – don’t ask why, I don’t even know – but thinking of the song made me wonder, why did we ever stop doing that? Not literally why did we ever stop

singing and clapping, but why did we stop noticing our happiness to pointedly celebrate it?

In a couple of his books, Kurt Vonnegut writes about some advice his uncle gave him: “I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’ ” That’s good advice, and it’s something I try to keep in mind.

Sometimes it’s hard, though, to acknowledge the happy

moments like that. Almost every fellow college student I know is saddled with the multiple commitments of classes, jobs and social obligations. There’s also financial stress, and everyone has personal problems, whether they’re health problems, housing issues, family-related or whatever.

However, those stresses should give us even more reason to celebrate the good things.

While it’s true that it can be difficult to stop, take a breath, and think about a happy moment, it’s not impossible. A recent example that comes to mind for myself is from my writing for the web class. Another student and I were trying to figure out

how to manipulate the text color for links in a Wordpress template, and when we finally figured it out we literally, I think, both squealed with joy and high-fived. Our surprised professor said she should’ve taken a picture.

As we grow older and take on more responsibilities, maybe one of those responsibilities is to recognize the happy moments, whether that be by actually singing and clapping our hands, or, maybe more likely, just stopping to think, “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”

BY CHARLY HALEY haleych@mnstate.edu

Regularly recognizing happiness

Becoming the chili maker

“Sports knowledge goes through me like a stream of water and

solution from a Neti pot...”

“Those stresses should give us even more reason to celebrate the good things.”

In her words: assault victim speaks

Included in upcoming renovations to West Snarr are plans to change the traditional gender specific bathrooms into coed bathrooms.

A relatively new development for the Midwest, coed bathrooms are more common – but still not the norm at the East Coast universities. Benefits of combining the bathrooms include saving space.

Coed bathrooms are also gender neutral which recognizes an issue the University of Minnesota, Duluth dealt with last spring. In April, UMD student Blair Moses reportedly began a hunger strike to outline the necessity of having a gender-neutral bathroom.

Critics highlight that coed means more people will be using the limited number of facilities. This could create a problem with students who have similar class schedules. Male and female students alike would be frustrated when their morning routine is disrupted.

In the 21st century, gender is becoming an increasingly fluid concept. Coed bathrooms will accommodate while providing more room for common areas. Although, people need to consider the rights and comforts of current and future students as all are not ready for the change.

Changing traditional to coed bathrooms

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BY JANAE BOSWELLboswellja@mnstate.edu

Football fans gathering at Nemzek stadium for Saturday’s game may notice a difference with the color pink everywhere while the smell of baked goods fill the air.

The Dragon fall sports teams are raising cancer awareness for MSUM campus and Moorhead community during their October games. Their support efforts start this weekend when the Dragon football team will take on University of Minnesota, Crookston.

The teams will dedicate their October games to fight cancer, but MSUM tight end Shawn Marlowe will dedicate his game to someone a little more specific.

“This will be the last game my dad makes before he starts chemo,” Marlowe said. “He made it to every game last season and vowed to make it this season and then this bombshell hit us.”

Marlowe’s father, Jeff Marlowe was diagnosed with malignant melanoma at the end of the summer. Shawn Marlowe was working out in Nemzek pool

when his father called and told him the news.

“I wanted to go home but my dad wouldn’t let me, he didn’t want me to loose focus on school,”

Marlowe said.

Others showing their support and raising awareness include some football players’ families who have helped organize the

third annual bake sale before the game. Cindy Kramer is one of the o r g a n i z e r s and mother of junior kicker Wes Kramer, as well as a family friend

to the Marlowe’s, who will be receiving some of the proceeds.

“It’s always been very successful,” said Gloria Riopelle, assistant athletic director for external relations in the athletic department. “It’s not only for the parents but anyone who wants to get involved. Each year they decide who to donate the money too.”

Riopelle is also helping with the bake sale. A silent auction will also take place with the bake sale during the game with Dragon apparel and a special signed football. Sanford Health will also distribute Edith Sanford breast cancer flags and breast cancer awareness information before the game.

“My dad was actually here last season when Matt Birr gave me the game ball that I had scored a touchdown with,” Marlowe said. “I had the whole team sign it and gave it to my dad the first game he came up.”

Shawn is no stranger to

cancer as his aunt passed away from breast cancer only a few short years ago during football season.

“He’s done a good job battling through, continuing to approach each day like it’s the best day you got,” Coach Steve Laqua said. “I think it helps put things into perspective of how blessed we are to have each moment we have and I think not only has he seen that but I think the guys that are especially close to him have been able to see that.”

Marlowe gets support from his friends and teammates on the field and off. He broke the news to some of his friends during a traditional dinner night that he attends with some of the football players, including Kramer. Though he knows that his father won’t be there at all the games, that still doesn’t stop his focus on the field as Marlowe dedicates all his games to his dad.

“We do a hand salute and we do it every game,” Marlowe said bringing his hand to his chest. “I always do it even when he’s not there.”

The other part of the proceeds will go to the Go Pink Scholarship fund, which is a scholarship that was founded this year by the MSUM athletic department. The scholarship is presented to both a non-student-athlete and a student-athlete whom have been directly affected by cancer.

Dragon soccer and volleyball

will also help with the fight as they dedicate their games to cancer awareness as well. Both teams will be played Oct. 20 with soccer taking on St. Cloud State University (Minn.) at 1 p.m. and the volleyball team battling Wayne State (Neb.) at 4 p.m.

The Dragon football team will

take on the University of Minnesota, Crookston at 1 p.m. at Nemzek stadium, where they hope to bring home a win for cancer survivors everywhere and raise cancer awareness.

To volunteer or donate a bake sale item please contact Cindy Kramer at rckramer@charter.net or 507.269.6938.

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When Nate Brisley accepted the role as head diving coach at MSUM, saying he had high goals would be an understatement.

As a decorated diver and coach, Brisley brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to an already talented Dragons diving crew. NCAA Division II diving coach of the year, conference awards and national championships

are just a few notables on the new coach’s resume, and the knowledge and expectations of competing at the highest level is one factor he brings to the Dragons athletic program.

Besides being a highly accomplished athlete and coach, Brisley remains humble and credits his success to the talent of his athletes.

“I’m fortunate to be at great places with great athletes at the same time,” Brisley said.

Brisley is in his first season at the helm of the MSUM diving team and comes to the Dragons after serving as the diving coach of Ithaca College in New York for four seasons. Prior to that he held the same position at Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rival St. Cloud State University (Minn.).

“I’ve been looking to connect back with the area,” he said, which is just one of the reasons he accepted the position at MSUM. He also wanted to be part of a diving program that had strong collaboration with swimming, with support and better opportunities.

With two of the Dragons divers competing at nationals last season, Brisley has even higher goals set for this season.

“My first goal for the season is to bring a strong diving presence at conference,” he said. “I’d like to see Shayna (Dugger) and Kelsey (Jandro) make it to the top six at nationals.”

Juniors Shayna Dugger and Kelsey Jandro are the two divers who competed at nationals last year and both are looking to repeat that performance this year. They are accompanied by sophomore

Emilie Marquardt who will be looking for some diving success this year under the new coach.

With a new style and training approach, Brisley looks to impose his expectations upon his divers this year and make an immediate impact his first year with the program.

“He’s worked us harder so far and has added a lot of new purposeful drills,” said Jandro, whose personal goals this season include being an All-American diver.

With Dragon athletics already full of talented and experienced staff, the department is fortunate to land another high level coach.

“You know when you’re home, and this feels like home,” Brisley said about his time with MSUM’s swimming and diving program so far.

New Dragons diving coach sets the bar high

Diving coach Nate Brisley helps sophomore Emilie Marquardt before their first meet on Oct. 12.

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Hometown- Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Noteworthy- Earned All-RMAC Honors in 3 meter diving in 2011-12- Holds two MSUM school records, two Nemzek pool records, and one MSUM freshman record- Performed at qualifying of nationals

Kelsey JandroYear- Junior

Hometown- Fargo, N.D.

Noteworthy- MSUM Diver of the Year- Named to RMAC All-Academic Team in 2011-12- Finished 18th in 3-meter at nationals- Finished 21st in 1-meter at nationals

Emilie MarquardtYear- Sophomore

Hometown- Minot, N.D.

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and teaching style.”After just completing her

masters in instructional design and technology from University of North Dakota, Noonan, at the age of 31, is still honing her teaching skills and is now able to incorporate more new tools into her lesson plans for her students.

“Miss Noonan kept things interesting. We were always doing something neat,” former student Tyler Conklin said.

Walking into Noonan’s classroom can provide a newer outlook than the traditional child regurgitating information from the latest chapter in a textbook.

“We have a great curriculum in eigth grade, a wonderful mix of literature and writing,” Noonan said. “We do not rely heavily on our literature books.” The students have a library of novels for literature circles available to them, and Noonan includes current non-fiction articles about various topics for discussion.

“She’s the type of person that gets her students engaged,” said West Fargo Cheney Principal Don Lennon. “You can walk into her classroom she’s going to be doing something very interesting at any time, dealing with technology implementation to just a normal vocab lesson, she gets them involved, actively involved.”

Noonan has a goal to close the gap that the students feel between school life and outside of school.

“My goal is to begin to close that gap, to show students that what we’re doing in school has a direct connection with what they do outside of school,” Noonan said. She provides the students a way to

respond to each other on message boards for the assignments

“We are currently working on a personal narrative writing assignment, and students choose publishing medium to share their writing pieces for an authentic audience,” she said.

Noonan learned a lot from her time at MSUM.

“MSUM did a wonderful job of preparing me for a career in teaching,” Noonan said.

The class and teacher that Noonan remembers most from her time at MSUM is teaching adolescent literature, taught by Sharon Scapple

of the English department. “She encouraged us to think about

what we wanted in our curriculum, how we wanted to teach the ‘hard.’ things. I think this class most prepared me to be a middle school English teacher,” Noonan said.

“Hands-down, my favorite part of the job is working with people.,” Noonan said. “There is never a dull moment in a school with over 1,500 students. I think teaching is an art, being able to help students create and to encourage them to participate in life and communicate with the world around them.”

formed during Walktober. “A staff member that participated one year stopped me the following April,” Peterson said. “She told me she was still using her pedometer; trying to walk 10,000 steps a day and keep the lifestyle change.” Anyone wanting to participate can stop by the Hendrix Health Center to sign up. The first 300 participants will receive a free pedometer with their Walktober packet.

East Coast. The only other university in Minnesota with coed bathrooms on residential floors is Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.

Amanda Olson, a junior art education major and a resident assistant in West Snarr, is excited about the renovations.

“I’m really excited about how open they are going to be making it,” she said. “Right now West Snarr is very tight feeling.”

A cozy lounge with a fireplace will be the centerpiece of the first floor. Phillips said student feedback showed the residents wanted to have the feeling of a living room.

The community space will

also have the hall desk, all the hall mailboxes, the area director apartment, a couple of other lounges, restrooms and two kitchens.

“It’s pretty under-utilized because of how the facility is designed, so that was part of our rationale for wanting to start with West. It serves as community space for the entire complex,” Phillips said. “It’s really boxy. We felt by opening it up we could better serve all of the students.”

Each residential floor will be coed with primarily double-occupancy rooms. A lounge, kitchenette, coed bathroom, trash room and laundry room will be

on each floor. The added feature of moveable

furniture in the renovated rooms will be one of the hall’s biggest attractions, Phillips said.

Blayz Buseth, a freshman resident of Nelson, enjoys the movable furniture in his dorm.

“Being able to move our stuff around is nice. Being able to loft the beds saves a lot of space,” Buseth said.

East Snarr residents Kayla Peuser and Taylor Trader have similar rooms to the ones currently in West Snarr. They both agree that having movable furniture in the rooms would be ideal.

“I would like the extra space, we’re girls and have a lot more stuff,” Psuser said.

Besides additional space, mobility in the room will be nice.

“I like to rearrange my stuff a lot,” Trader said.

In the spring of 2012, architects from a Minneapolis based company, Bentz/Thompson/Rietow, were hired to design the renovations for West Snarr. The West Snarr renovation is part of the Master Plan for housing, which was completed in the summer of 2009. The Master Plan holds renovation recommendations for housing

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Advo asks: How do you feel about coed bathrooms in West Snarr?

“To me, it doesn’t really matter.” – Seth Sorum, sophomore biology major

“It’s not a problem with me.” – Abel Tilahun, freshman psychology major

“It’s kind of weird but cool at the same time. I wouldn’t want to shower where men are showering.”– Maggie Olson, junior English major

“No, no no. It just gives more opportunities for bad things to happen.” – Gloria Divine, sophomore pre-pharmacy major

units on the MSUM campus. The first part of the plan carried

out was the Dahl Hall renovations, which were completed in August of 2012.

Phillips said the goals of the Master Plan are to address backlog of differed maintenance, to provide space that supports the mission of housing and residential life and the retention goals of the university, and to create housing that provides students with a variety of options.

“It’s something beyond just the rooms in which students live; like kitchens, study spaces, classrooms and lounges,” Phillips said.

Housing and residential life has kept student opinions in mind throughout the process by hosting meetings and open forums, and keeping the Residence Hall Association and Student Senate updated. In the spring of 2012, the architects had a meeting with the students to inform them about the renovations taking place. Phillips also met with students on one occasion to get feedback on the design plans for the dorm.

The West Snarr renovations will be completed by August 2014 and ready for students to move in for the Fall 2014 semester. West Snarr is small enough that it can be closed for an entire year, and the rest of the dorms will still be able to house those students wanting to live on campus, Phillips said.

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