Red & GreenOctober 22, 2009 Vol. 91 No. 7 Minot State University, Minot, N.D. 58701 www.minotstateu.edu/redgreen/

Kevin MehrerComm 281

Red Alert, a new studentgroup that is firing upschool spirit andr e k i n d l i n gtradi t ionon theMinot StateUnivers i tycampus, hasincreased in size andenthusiasm witheach week.O r g a n i z e r s

formed Red Alertlate last semester,and it already hasmore than 400 mem-bers.“Red Alert is great for

MSU,” co-chair Eric Manlovesaid. “It gives students some-thing extra when going togames. It is bringing backschool spirit and tradition.”Those have been evident in

a record-setting homecoming,in a tradition returning withreinstating the marching band,and more school spirit at RedAlert football and volleyballgames. Overall, the fired-upstudents have created a greatstart this year. Manlove explained how the

system works. Students pay$5 to get into this spirit group.

For that, students receive aRed Alert tee-shirt and are eli-gible for many great prizes.

Then studentshave toattend

s p o r t i n gevents suchas volley-ball, basket-ball, baseball,football, trackand field, etc.

Each event earns a point whenstudents get their student IDcards scanned.When students stack up

three points, they reach the“Walk on” level and win vari-ous food vendor coupons.Eight points is the “Red Shirt”level where students get a $10gift certificate to BuffaloWings and Rings. To reach the“Reserve” level, studentsmust get 16 points, worth amovie ticket, one bowlingpass and a $3 Chartwells giftcertificate. The highest level isthe “starter” level at which

Group revs upschool spirit

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Joe Davis Staff Writer

MSU Students will have theopportunity to learn about therich culture and history of Peruat a lecture on campus. Spanish instructor Kemerly

Moorhouse, along with stu-dents Mackenzie Mack,Kristina Mader, WhitneyLoftesnes, and Jessica Revelee,will share their Peruvian

knowledge and experienceswith guests. The students livedwith host families and wereinvolved in daily life in a LatinAmerican country. “They visited important

ruins such as Machu Picchu,the lost city of the Incas, LakeTiticaca, and the Nazca Lines,”Moorhouse said. “They alsovolunteered on afternoons in arural area playing with kids in

poor areas outside of Lima.” With 60 hours of Spanish,

historical and cultural classes,and many unforgettable expe-riences, the instructor and stu-dents will share unique infor-mation about Peru. The lecturewill take place 7 p.m., Monday,Oct 26 at Aleshire Theater. Formore information, contactMoorhouse at kemer-ly.moorhouse@minotstateu.edu

Moorhouse, students to tell of travels

Submitted photoSpanish students, along with instructor Kemerly Moorhouse, stop to pose for a photo withthe ruins of Macchu Picchu in the background. Moorhouse and students will talk abouttheir experiences during a Northwest Art Center lecture Monday.

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It's absolutely difficult for me toput this game into just 700 or sowords. Heck, the word "epic" doesn'teven fully describe this game! If Iwere to review this game in only fivewords, these would be the words: TheDefinitive Tim Schafer Masterpiece.Yes, the legendary programmer TimSchafer, along with Double Fine andElectronic Arts (EA) have made one ofthe best games I have ever played inmy entire gaming life.“Brutal Legend” stars Jack Black as

Eddie Riggs, a legendary roadie forthe tween metal band "Kabbage Boy."After a stage accident that kills Eddie,he bleeds on his belt buckle, which isa "Metal God" in a different world.Eddie's blood triggers an apocalypsethat transports him to a differentworld based entirely about heavyrock and metal music.

Needless to say, the game is rated"M" for Mature for a reason. “BrutalLegend” has much profanity andgore, but that's not why it's great.What makes it great is its style ofhumor it tries to portray. It's one ofthe few "comedy genre" games. If agame is placed in this genre, it usual-ly fails to deliver on the humor.Thankfully, with the minds of JackBlack and Tim Schafer, the humor ismost definitely there for the player toget.One of the main selling points for

this game is the amazingly giganticsound track for the game. There are108 heavy metal tracks from at least75 different bands. Schafer says that,"Each track was a sincere choice, andwas designed to be loved by metalfans." Bands that are included areMotorhead, Judas Priest, Mastodon,

Megadeth, andmuch, muchmore.The difficulty

in this game, evenon the "Brutal" difficulty, is almost tooeasy at some points, but that does notmean the game is all too easy. Thereare points where you will die onmany occasions and situations. Thelearning curve reminds me a lot of"Psychonauts," another Tim Schafergame. It may seem easy, or almost tooeasy, at times, but there will also betimes where you will be stuck and notknow what to do for a while.As I said earlier, I put this in the

comedy genre because there is simplyno other way to describe this game.“Brutal Legend” does it all from Real-Time Strategy, to racing, to adventure,to open world. It's everything rolled

into one, basically. This game is per-fect for the regular gamer, becausethere's something there for prettymuch any type of genre fan. And yes,you online junkies, it does have amultiplayer mode, but I haven't eventouched that yet because the cam-paign is simply that amazing!Overall, if you own a PlayStation 3

or Xbox 360, it's a must buy. If you'resaving up, put it on your "wish list"for the future. What more can I sayrather than, "Tim Schafer creates yetanother masterpiece in the gamingindustry?" This is one of the bestgames ever, an instant classic. Yes, it'sthat good.

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to get involved with Red Alert.Contact him in the StudentGovernment Association office,or Ann Rivera in the CareerServices office. Both are locatedon the second floor of theStudent Center. For more infor-mation, check the Web site athttp://www.minotstateu.edu/red_alert/.

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Residence halls are getting students involvedBy Cassandra Neuharth

Comm 281 During the semester, the

Minot State University resi-dent assistants (RAs) gathertheir thinking caps to findways to involve the students incampus life in their halls.Every semester the RAs tocome up with programs thatare both fun and safe.“We are planning these

events to get students out oftheir rooms, to become moreinvolved and to get to knowtheir fellow residents,” DerekVanDyke, McCulloch HallResidence Hall Director, said.Making a program for the

residence halls requires hardwork. RAs must fill out a pro-posal form beforehand; theymust get the resident halldirector in their building toapprove the program; gathersupplies, advertise and thenstart their program.When deciding upon a pro-

gram, RAs have three optionsfor targeting students tobecome involved. One optionis to involve just one floor,which is usually the floor theymanage in the building. A sec-ond one is to cover the wholebuilding and the third is toopen their program up to morethan their own campus build-ing, a multi-building project.RAs have been finding new

ways of involving their resi-

dents by creating programswhich interest residents. Oneweek before programs kick off,RAs advertise them with flyersin their building and by wordof mouth. This year, Facebookhas become a great tool forRAs.Each hall has designed its

own Facebook group andinvited all of the residents tojoin the group. The RAs thenpost their programs as eventson the page, where they canwatch as their program atten-dance grows. Another popularadvertising tool for RAs is theMSU campus calendar, whichlists all campus and off-cam-pus student activities.RAs take their requests to

Amber O’Brien, resident lifecoordinator, to have their pro-gram placed on the Web page.Hall activities scheduled forthe rest of October include:

•“Workout in the Halls”with Melissa Elker, 7:30 p.m.,Oct. 22 and 29, Cook Hall.

•“String PumpkinsAnyone?” with KristinaMader, 3 p.m., Oct. 24, CookHall.

•“In-Hall Scary MovieNight” with Camila Oliveira, 7p.m., Oct. 24, Cook Hall.

•“Paint-a-Pumpkin” withTara Love, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 24,Crane Hall.•“Pumpkin Carving

Contest” with Britta Dalbey

and Camila Oliveira, 2 p.m.,Oct. 25, Cook Hall.The RAs know that fall

may be a busy time, butthey encourage all the stu-dents to take time out torelax and to enjoy theupcoming programs in theirhalls.

... Red Alertcontinued from page 1

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Voices on Campusby Amy Engleson

Where do you spend most of your money and why?

Peggy Morris, Sr.Theatre Arts/Elementary

Education"I spend most of my

money here because ofbooks and tuition."

Alex Dhuyvetter, Sr.Theatre Arts

"I spend most of mymoney on food andweapons for world dom-ination."

Danielle Stuart, Sr.Broadcasting

"Rent, utilities ... stufflike that."

Kirsten Hernandez, Sr.Broadcasting

"On my cell phone,because I lose and breakthem."

Ashley Nilsen, Jr.Theatre Arts

"I spend it mostly atCenex, because I workthere."

It has been five weekssince I retired as cashier atthe cafeteria (Beaver CreekCafe). I want to thank eachone of you who ate thereduring my eleven years ofemployment. You wereone of the main reasons Istayed so long. You stu-dents were wonderfullyaccepting of me eventhough I came from atotally different genera-tion. While you were atMSU receiving your edu-cation, you were educat-ing me! Thank you forkeeping me young and upto date.You other customers -

staff, faculty, and adminis-tration - were also a pleas-ure to serve. I appreciateyour willingness to talkand be friendly as youwent through the line.As I reflect back over

the years, I see that my jobat MSU has been morethan a means of earning anincome. My co-workersand I worked hard to seethat you got into the cafe-

teria, had good food avail-able, and had a clean placeto eat it. But that wasn'tthe most important aspectof my service to you. Most important was

getting to know each indi-vidual who came in thedoor and hoping to be apositive influence uponeach of your lives. Thiswas the reason God placedme in the cafeteria inAugust of 1998.Thank you so much for

your kind words, cards,and gifts which confirmthat God has accom-plished what He set out todo. Each and every personis precious to Him and Heshowed His love and con-cern for each of youthrough me. I feel blessedto have been chosen forsuch an endeavor. I will carry fond memo-

ries of you for the rest ofmy life.God's best to each of

you,Linda Wetmur"The Card Lady"

Brett Olson, Soph.Theatre Arts

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Funding the future

Photo by Susan EwertKari Files, MSU President David Fuller, Al Schon, andRod Wilson (from the left) gather as Fuller receives acheck for $3,700 that will be put into a scholarship fororganists at Minot State University. The money camefrom the proceeds of the Gary Stenehjem memorialconcert. To honor Stenehjem, three of his formerstudents, along with the Brass Band of Minot,performed the Brass and Organ Høstfest concert Sept.28 in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. More than 400 peopleattended the event.

Providing food for the hungry

MSU student athletes (from left) Israel Altaye, cross country; Nick Turner, menʼsbasketball; Brian Sorensen, football; Bart Archdekin, football; Sergio Megana, football;Ozzie Reinholz, football and Ben Pease, football, carry food collected Oct. 16 for theMSU Athletic Department and KMOT food drive.This is eighth year for the food drive.The food collected will go to the Our Lady of Grace food pantry. Because the Minotcommunity supports the athletes throughout the year, the athletes collect the fooddonations as a way to give back to the community.

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Photo by Susan EwertCory Mesa (left) and Leon Medina race to the finish linein Fridayʼs home cross country meet at Souris ValleyGolf Course. Mesa placed seventh with a time of 27:47,while Medina placed eighth with a time of 28:04. Themenʼs team finished second behind the University ofRegina, while the womenʼs team came in second toJamestown College.

Great distance for great standings

By Susan EwertStaff Writer

The first of two smallensemble concerts that MinotState University students willpresent this year will takeplace in Ann Nicole NelsonHall, in Old Main, at 7:30 p.m.on Monday, Oct. 26.The MSU Music Division

has been hard at work sincethe beginning of the schoolyear to prepare for the smallensembles concert. Music per-formance majors SallyPodrebarac and JenniferBrenna agree that this is anexciting concert, becausethere is so much interaction

between the groups perform-ing and the audience."This is a great chance for

us to pull the audience intoour performance, and it ismore fun for them (the audi-ence) as well," Brenna said.She will take part in the brassquintet and sing with theMSU singers.Podrebarac will participate

in the brass quintet, a wood-wind quintet and jazz ensem-ble. She said she likes all thegroups she is working withand enjoys any chance shecan get to perform in front ofan audience."This concert is a venue to

showcase students’ hardwork and groups other thanorchestra, chorus and band,"MSU music instructor, JohnRumney said. “What every-one can expect to see fromthese students is string per-formers, brass players, maybejazz band, percussion, andwoodwinds.”Brenna invited everyone to

come out for the concert."This concert is a nice

opportunity for students andthe community to come hear awide variety of cultured music.It's free and open to the public,so everyone should takeadvantage of that," she said.

Concert to showcase students’ hard work

Photo by Susan EwertMSU students Sally Podreberac (left) and Jennifer Brenna pause while practicing forthe Oct. 26 small ensembles concert in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall.

Red & Green October 22, 2009 ~ Page 9Sports

Photo by Jesse KellyAbbey Aide (No. 7) and Jori Fladeland (No. 15) fend off aBlack Hills State playerʼs spike during the Oct. 16 game inthe Dome. Black Hills State won, 3-2.

Photo by Jesse KellyMolly Lundeen (left) and Kara Schumacher (No. 8) both tryto set the ball, while Emily Hoehn gets ready to assist dur-ing the Oct. 17 game in the Dome. The Beavers beat SouthDakota Mines, 3-0.

Win some, lose some

Men’s hockey has nice weekend

Photo by Jesse KellyBeaver forward Scott Arnold (No. 12) prepares to put the puck on net during theOct. 17 game against St. Cloud State University at the MAYSA arena. The MSUhockey club won Fridayʼs game, 10-3, and Saturdayʼs game, 10-1.

The present versus the past

Senior forwardMacKenzie Mack(right) guards formerMSU player JenniferCastro during thealumni game in theDome Oct. 17. TheBeavers team beatthe Alumni team.

Photo by Jesse Kelly

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Odd start leads to win at home

Photo by Jesse KellyEvan Warnert (No. 6) takes down a Black Hills State player, while Brendan Weidlerreaches for the ball during Saturdayʼs game at Herb Parker Stadium.

Photo by Jesse KellyJohn Denne (No. 27) knocks the ball out of a Black Hills Stateplayerʼs hands, and Jeremy Kessler (No. 22) prepares tointercept it. The Beavers defeated the Yellow Jackets, 28-9.

Eric ManloveComm 281

A crazy start for the MinotState football team on Saturdaydidn’t cause any problems forthe final score, as the Beaversrolled to a 28-9 win at homeover Black Hills StateUniversity.After receiving the opening

kickoff, the Beavers proceededto go three and out. NicoYoungren, in punt formation,dropped the snap and BlackHills State’s Ryan Lee scoopedup the ball and ran in for a 22-yard fumble recovery, to givethe Yellow Jackets a six-noth-ing lead. On the following kickoff,

the Beavers again fumbled theball and gave Black Hills goodfield position. What at firstseemed like it could be a longday for the Beavers quicklyturned. The Minot Statedefense stopped the YellowJackets on a 4th and 1 play.“It was a goofy start, spot-

ting them six and fumbling onthe ensuing kickoff,” PaulRudolph, head coach, said,“putting the defense in a prettygood hole. They stopped themon four downs and it kind ofstarted changing the momen-tum.”Following the stop, the

Beavers marched down thefield on eleven plays, capped

by an eight- yard touchdownrun by freshman NicoYoungren for his seventhtouchdown of the year. NickLevnaich added the extrapoint to give the Beavers a 7-6lead.The pesky Yellow Jackets

would not go away just yet,though. On Black Hills’ nextpossession, they were able tomove down the field effective-ly, but couldn’t push the ballacross the goal line. Instead,the Beaver defense stoodstrong once again, only allow-ing a field goal to sneakthrough that gave the YellowJackets their final lead of thegame at 9-7.

Following the Black HillsState field goal, Minot Stateseemed unstoppable. Theoffense again drove the field,this time on an 82-yard drivethat ended with senior quarter-back Jon Meier hooking upwith fullback Chris Rae for hisfirst touchdown of Rae’scareer. From that point on, theBeavers never looked back. Minot State led at the half

14-9, and came out firing in thethird quarter. Meier connectedon two more touchdown pass-es, one to wide receiver JohnnyLester and the other to ZacRudolph. Meier helped lead agroup of 12 seniors to theirfinal regular season win at

Herb Parker Stadium.“The previous two years,

we haven’t been able to sendthose seniors out with a win onthe field,” Rudolph said. “Sofor these guys to get a win onthe field, it’s pretty special.”The Beavers head to

Mayville Saturday for a match-up with the Comets ofMayville State, with kickoff setfor 1:30. Minot State takes onMayville State riding a six-game winning streak and look-ing to add to a perfect confer-ence record, currently at 5-0,which puts them in a tie forfirst place with rival DickinsonState atop the Dakota AthleticConference.

Minot State defeats Black Hills State, 28-9

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