February 3, 2011 Vol. 92 No. 14 Minot State University, Minot, N.D. 58707 www.minotstateu.edu/redgreen

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Boma BrownStaff Writer

Now in its secondsemester, the InternationalFilm Series is continuingwith the migration theme.“Welcome (2009),”

directed by Phillipe Lioret,explores the human impact ofFrench immigration laws onundocumented refugees andFrench citizens.Bilal, a 17-year-old Kurdish

boy from Iraq, sets off on anadventure-filled journeyacross Europe. He wants to getto England to see his love wholives there. Bilal finally reachesCalais, a huge city in NorthernFrance. His next hurdle isswimming across the EnglishChannel, which is 20 mileslong. How do you achieve thisfeat when you can’t swim? Hemeets Simon, who althoughinitially unmoved by the situa-tion of the migrants, eventual-ly takes Bilal under his wingand secretly teaches the youngKurd how to swim.Upon release, “Welcome”

sparked heated discussionsamong the public and law-makers in France.“It is illegal, and I am cer-

tainly not advocating this. Thisis a film, like any art form,”Scott Sigel, foreign languagescoordinator said.Yacin Abdessaied, a French

Fulbright scholar teaching atMinot State University,explained that the movie fits in

perfectly with the theme of theseries – migration.“This is a powerful story of

migration - wanting to contin-ue his journey into England,after getting into France ille-gally. On the other side Simon,who is helping him, puts view-ers into the situation askingthemselves if they would dothe same. Would you help therefugee? I find this idea reallyinteresting.“In France, illegal immi-

grants, when caught have topay a fine of about $5000, ayear in prison and are forbid-den to come into France forthree years. It is also illegal tohelp an illegal immigrant, andyet Simon puts himself in thissituation,” Abdessaied said.Phillipe Lioret is an award-

winning French filmmakerknown for focusing on theemotions of the characters,their choices and the conse-quences associated with thesechoices.“Viewers are left thinking,

‘What would I do? Yes, I’ve gotmy own problems, I’ve got mylife to live but there’s someoneelse whose entire life is atstake,’” Abdessaied said.

See “Welcome” — Page 3

Anthony AndersonStaff Writer

The Student GovernmentAssociation recently treatedMinot State University stu-dents to a free lunch in theBeaver Dam while SGA mem-bers discussed what workingin the organization does forthem and what the organiza-tion does for the school.Last Thursday’s event,

“SGA Awareness Day,” was inthe works for quite a while asone of SGA President ChaseLee’s original initiatives whenhe was elected last spring.“There is kind of a sense of

mystery around what SGA isand what we do,” he said.“We wanted to remove that,to shed some light on it.”

The SGA consists of threedifferent groups. It has paidelected officers, such as thepresident, secretary, and treas-urer. It also includes paidappointed officers, known asdirectors, each with a special-ty such as “Director ofEntertainment” or “Directorof Public Information.” Thebulk of the group is com-prised of unpaid, electedmembers known as senators.Each senator represents a spe-cific group of constituents,such as the students of a spe-cific college, or all studentsliving on campus.The majority of those offi-

cers and senators were pres-ent in the Beaver Dam for theevent, and each took the stage

in turn to discuss what theirspecific duties are within thegroup. The master of cere-monies, Adam Pozgay, is astudent in the broadcastingdepartment. He interviewedeach SGA member in front ofthe crowd, and talked abouttheir duties and their goals forthe rest of the year.

“There was a pretty goodturnout,” Lee said after theevent. “I think we’re reallygetting the message out - stu-dents know we are workingfor them, and that they cancome to us if they have anyissues.”The SGA office is located on

the second floor of the StudentCenter. Lee encourages stu-dents to come by any time.

International film series continues

SGA Awareness Day

Photo by Max PatznerStudent Government Association Senators (from the left) Bethany Tedford, Tara Kuntz,Aaron Jaeger, Sara King and Cassie Neuharth share their job responsibilies with studentsat SGA Awareness Day. Tedford and Kuntz are senators for the College of Education andHealth Sciences. Jaegar, King and Neuharth are senators for the College of Arts andSciences. Adam Pozgay (right) moderated the event last week in the Beaver Dam.

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Bryce BerginskiComm 281

Minot State University’sStudent Success Center hasorganized workshops inFebruary oriented towardstudents’ careers.The workshops each

explore various aspects oftrying to obtain a professionalcareer, from how to “sellyourself” on paper to what towear during the interview.A résumé clinic on Feb. 8

will run from 12:30 to 2 p.m.Students who have beenworking on résumés - whichmay not be required in someprofessions, but are a goodidea to have - may take themto meet with communitymembers in various profes-sions for a “check-up.” Thisshows what differentemployers look for in arésumé.The résumé workshop

takes place in the ConferenceCenter on the third floor ofthe Student Center. Studentscan register for this workshopby stopping in the StudentSuccess Center, e-mailingmsujobs@minotstateu.edu, orby calling 858-3362. Pre-regis-tration is due prior to Feb. 4.On Thursday, Feb. 17, a

Speed Interviewing eventwill take place from 10 a.m. to12 p.m. Students will meetwith various employers in theConference Center on thethird floor of the StudentCenter. The format allowsstudents to practice polishingtheir skills at answering ques-tions in a job interview set-ting, and it teaches studentsthat not all interviews areexactly the same. Students

can pre-register by Feb. 10.Like the résumé clinic, thisevent also took place lastyear.Wednesday, Feb. 23, will

feature a “Dress for Success”fashion show, in which stu-dents model the right andwrong kind of clothing towear at work and to job inter-views. It takes place in theBeaver Dam from 12 to 1 p.m.Each of these career-mind-

ed events comes prior to theMSU Job Fair March 2 in theConference Center on thethird floor of the StudentCenter. It will run from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. that day.Other February through

April workshops focus onindividual health, wellbeingand success.February offers “Financial

Aid Mythbusters,” an infor-mational workshop on finan-cial aid presented by LaurieWeber, Thursday, Feb. 10,from 1-2 p.m. in Old Main,room 104.“Fitness on the Fly,” a

workshop on Feb. 15 present-ed by Paul Brekke of the fit-ness center, will discuss thebrain and exercise from 2-3p.m. in the Crane HallLearning Lab.On Monday, March 21,

Caren Barnett from the stu-dent health center will pres-ent a healthy eating work-shop titled “Food forThought” from 1-2 p.m. inOld Main, room 104.On Monday, April 11, Dan

and Tina Merck of ATAMartial Arts will instruct aself-defense workshop at 7pm. Room to be determined.See Workshops — Page 3

Emily AndersonStaff Writer

Minot State UniversityCampus Players participatedin a week-long celebration ofexcellence in College Theaterrecently. The theater artsdepartment sent 19 studentsand two faculty members tothe Region 5 Kennedy CenterAmerican College TheatreFestival (KCACTF) in Ames,Iowa, Jan. 16-22.At the KCACTF, people

who love the stage gather andhelp each other improve theirstills and showcase what theycan do. They do this by writingand performing plays and pre-senting and attending work-shops or classes given byattending faculty.According to the website,

“KCACTF programs involvescholarships, internships,grants and awards for actors,directors, dramaturges (liter-ary advisers in theater), play-wrights, designers, stage man-agers, and critics at both theregional and national level.” Student must meet certain

requirements to go on this trip.They must be a member of thecampus players (which every-one is welcome to join, evennon theater majors); all playersmust put in twenty-five activi-ty hours and each must pay a$100 fee for the vans and lodg-ing. The theater departmentpays the rest of the fees. Organizers said the players

who went this year have muchto be proud of in their work. Afew really shone at the festival. Aili Smith, humanities

instructor, taught two classesat the festal one was a warmup before a performancethrough the use of yoga."The class was held at 9:30

in the morning, but the stu-dents who came were reallyenthusiastic about the wholeexperience," Smith said.In one exercise, Smith

explained how yoga combinesthe three tools (voice, bodyand mind) actors use on stage.Since the MSU players have

access to Smith's expertise on aregular basis, they were able toattend other workshops that

covered a range of other toolsto help actors.Freshman Justine Pierce

said "There were a lot of move-ment classes; a lot of themwere taught to the song, "Youcan't stop the beat," from themusical Hairspray.Matt Dempsey, another

Campus Player, received posi-tive feedback for his costumedesigns.Daniel Johnson, an MSU

theater arts and music artsmajor, earned a nomination foran Irene Ryan Scholarship atKCACTF. Irene Ryan Awardsgo to outstanding performingstudents who wish to continuetheir education."The scholarship is a big

deal; it is one of the main rea-sons so many people go toKCACTF," MSU student PennySchultz Lipsey said.As with all things KCACTF

is not all work and no play.Every night featured themeddance parties.“They had crazy themes,”

Pierce said. See KCACTF — Page 8

Campus Players take to the road

Student Success Centerprovides workshopsMSU students

Grant Johnsonas Beetlejuice(front) and (fromthe left) JustinPierce, GreyWallstrum,Jordan Crawford,Cody Blotter andAri Hackettparticipate in athemed dance atACTF.

Photo byPenny Lipsey

Red & Green February 3, 2011 – Page 3MSU News

TThhuurrssddaayy NNiigghhtt AAlliivvee!!Thursday Nights

Multicultural Centerlower level of the Student Center

8 to 9 p.m.(worship and Bible study)

Sponsored by Lutheran Campus MinistryA Lutheran ministry on campus, not just a ministry to Lutherans

Kari Williamson • 839-3949 • kari.williamson@minotstateu.edu

... Workshopscontinued from page 2Evelyn Klimpel will present

a workshop on study skillstitled, “Think Smarter NotWork Harder,” Wednesday,April 20, from 2-3 p.m. in OldMain, room 104.The Student Success Center

and TRiO sponsor all theworkshops. They are open tostudents at any year of school-ing and in any major.“We encourage students to

take advantage of theseopportunities,” LyndaBertsch of the StudentSuccess Center said.

... “Welcome”continued from page 1 The sequel to “Promises”

shown on Jan. 25 will beshown before “Welcome.”“We want to give viewers

an update of where charactersfrom the previous film arenow because there was a lot ofinterest in these characters,”Sigel said.The series will end for the

year on May 3 with a showingof “Japon” by CarlosReygadas.“We will end with the same

director that started the filmseries, Carlos Reygadas,” Sigelsaid. “We started with a veryintrospective, slow-paced film,and we’ll see where we are byMay 3 and re-evaluate wherewe are.“It’s a nice thing to have in

Minot State, and we plan tocontinue next year and we’re

really excited just to have thatdialog.” he addedAbdessaied shared his

experience of being part of theseries.“These movies allow people

to share different opinions andpoints of views, which issomething I am used to. I feellike showing movies like thesegives people a more globalview about happeningsaround the world. I am learn-ing a lot by being here, as well.In the States, something simi-lar is happening between theUS and Mexico. Although I amhere visiting, I also have tothink about what I would doand my solutions to the ques-tions. It is a pretty coolexchange,” he said.“Welcome” shows Tuesday,

Feb. 8, at 7.30 p.m. in theAleshire Theatre in HartnettHall.

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From hidden gems like“Enslaved,” to big blockbusters like“Halo: Reach,” 2010 was one of themost successful years in the gamingindustry. Certainly not like 2007,but it’s very close with a lineup thatleft gamers wanting more fromdevelopers. Like Walt Disney usedto say, “Keep moving forward.”With that in mind, the technology isadvancing without us even know-ing sometimes. But this is about thegames, so let’s take a look at someof the most anticipated titles for2011.Mortal Kombat (PS3, 360)I’ve been a fan of this series as

long as I can remember. SometimesI would get scared of the over-the-top fatalities, but those old movesare nothing like the fatalities in thenew game. The mechanics in thegame have changed, too, takingthings from “Street Fighter” and

“Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.” New tothe series are tag-teams, fastercombo mechanics, and an “X-Ray”move which shows the damageinternally within the opponent. Thegame is slated for an April releaseand the pre-orders are going fast.ICO/Shadow of the Colossus

Collection (PS3)Now I know what some of you

are thinking: “What’s an HD collec-tion doing on this list?” Simply put,this is the biggest re-release thatSony can do. “ICO” and “Shadowof the Colossus” are two games thatbring up the debate on video gamesand art. Personally, I don’t thinkdifferent mediums can be consid-ered art. If they were, these gameswould be the very definition of it.Some PS3 owners won’t even putthis on their radar because there ishardly any dialogue, but that’swhat separates it from the rest. The

PS2 remake is looking at a Q3release at the latest.Duke Nukem Forever (PS3, 360,

PC)What has become the butt of

jokes for 14 long years is finallygoing to see the light of day witha big help from Gearbox Software.Apogee, or 3D Realms to most,announced the sequel to “DukeNukem 3D” back in 1997. Sincethen, there have been drasticchanges in the game, from differ-ent engines to different platforms.Gearbox showed off the game atPAX last year, which was a bigshock to the industry. The gamefinally will be released on May 3,2011. So after 14 years of waiting,fans can finally get anotherchance to kick butt and chew bub-ble gum. The thing is, though,they’re all out of gum. Hail to theking, baby.

TTeecchh TTaallkkA column by Tanner Larson

Looking ahead to 2011 English ClubValentineʼs DayWritingContestTheme: Love/Hate

Prizes: 1st place - $1002nd place - $503rd place - $25

Word Limit: 500-1,500words

Submit your entry toDr. Sherve, Hartnett Hall142, by Monday, Feb. 7at noon.

Red & Green February 3, 2011 – Page 5MSU News

Look for the solution on page 8.

Bekka RyanStaff Writer

Picture if you will, the year is1923. You are walking into adimly lit room, blue smoke swirlsaround your face as your eyesadjust to the new environment.The first sweet chords of a bluestune reach your ears. As you settleinto a crowded room, you areseated at a small table with littleroom to spare. As you order yourdrink your eyes catch a spotlighton stage. There, standing in thatpool of warm light, stands a beau-tiful singer. Her voice makes yourheart melt as she sings the blues.You are instantly the captive ofher every move. You have justbeen transfixed by a “BluesWoman.”Brandy Wilson will read

excerpts from her new book, “ThePalace Blues,” in Aleshire Theaterat 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9.Wilson’s visit is the first thissemester of the Minot StateUniversity English Department’sWriters Series.Her book centers on a coming-

of-age story about a young girlwho falls in love with a blueswoman of the 1920’s.“The story is a human-condi-

tion tale about having to growup,” Wilson said. “Facing theharsh realities of this world issomething that everyone goesthrough, and through this [story],I explore one girl’s path to grow-ing up.”Being a modern-day woman,

Wilson said she had to do majorhistorical research for this novel.“The seed for this story came

from a research paper I completedon blues women while in gradschool.”If her name sounds a bit famil-

iar, it is because Wilson is not a

Blues women of the 1920s visit auniversity of the modern day

Wilson

RHD applications dueRoy WhyteComm 281

Friday, Feb. 18, is the due date for all appli-cations for five hall director positions for the2011-12 school year in the Minot StateUniversity dorms. As these individuals will be in charge of

many of the day-to-day events in residence halllife, they will be an important part of studentlife.A hall director is a vital part in the daily

goings-on of a dorm. One hall director lives ineach building, and is in charge of a team of res-ident assistants (RAs). The hall director’s job isbasically that of an apartment manager, mak-ing sure the building is running smoothly, andthat, residents are generally happy. Theyensure that the building is maintained andmust be aware of any problems that arise, andbe able to help solve problems. They also mustwork with the RAs to solve any issues that theymight have.Applicants must be enrolled as a student at

MSU and must hold a GPA of 2.25 for thesemester and the year. Prior experience as anRA is not necessary, but it is helpful. Graduatestudent status is not required but preferred.Useful traits for a hall director are commit-

ment, good judgment, flexibility, and a willing-ness to respond at any time. Directors placethis position as a top priority and often need toput it first when a student needs help.Hall directors often have a leg up in the job

Market, according to Heather Stroupe-Smith,Residence Life Coordinator.“Being a residence hall director always looks

good on a résumé,” she said, “and you learnmore work applicable skills than many otherstudents would.” She said hall directors have the opportunity

to gain many job skills beneficial to workingafter college, such as time management, teambuilding and conflict resolution. “It is a job full of good experiences,”

Stroupe-Smith said.Students may pick up applications at the

housing office, and must return them by Feb.18. Interviews will take place Feb. 22, 23 and 24with selections announced no later than March18. Applications for anyone interested in

becoming an RA are due March 9.

new face to Minot State. Shetaught many classes over the pastschool year (2009-2010), including

Creative Writing, Women’sWriting:The Lesbian Story, andFreshman Composition.Wilson’s love of prose stems

from her family.“I come from a family of tall-tale

tellers,” she said.After discovering her mother’s

collection of Edgar Allen Poeworks, she started her writingcareer by becoming a self-pro-claimed “horrible poet.” She is farfrom this today!Wilson praises the “marvels of

the internet” and labels it an“invaluable tool,” but cautions fel-low tale tellers of the trap of factreporting.“Don’t lose the story to the

facts,” she said.

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Minute to Win It!MSU junior Montana Carson competes in the “Donʼt Blow the Joker” challenge in theMinute to Win It game put on by MSUʼs Student Goverment Association on Monday as apart of Winter Week activites. Brian Sorensen won $300 for placing first; Juan Vadell won$200 for second, and Montana Carson took home $100 for third. Winter Week continueswith a Black and White Ball tonight from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the All Seasons Arena.Tomorrowʼs feature is music in the Beaver Dam at noon.

Photo by Cassie Neuharth

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MSU alumnus Paul Issacson (left) gives blood as UnitedBlood Services employee Adriana Bueno checks his progress.The MSU Mu Sigma Tau fraternity sponsored the drive lastweek in the Student Center.

Photo by Tanner Larson

Bleeding for a cause

Page 8 – February 3, 2011 Red & GreenMSU News... KCACTFcontinued from page 2“One night was Lady Gaga,

another was Rocky HorrorPicture Show, and they evenhad a super-heroes/supervillains night.People who knew about it

beforehand would bring cos-tumes for each night."The Campus Players

returned from the festivaleager to share their talents andexperiences with the rest of thetheater department and theirfans on campus.

Soduko puzzlesolution frompage 5.

Red & Green February 3, 2011 – Page 9MSU Sports

Eric ManloveStaff Writer

The Vikings scored first. Then acombination followed of the Beavershitting their shots, good defense andValley City State University missingshots over the next 10 minutes. MinotState gained a 24-2 advantage - andthen came the dog fight. Valley City State stormed back in

the final nine minutes of the first halfto make it a five-point Minot Stateadvantage at the half. The Beaverscame out strong in the second and heldoff the visiting Vikings for a 65-52Dakota Athletic Conference win. “It's a little stupid, but those big starts

like that can come back to haunt you,”Minot State University men's basketball

head coach Peter Stewart said. “Leadslike that don't happen too often.” The Minot State win maybe

helped get the sour taste out of theirmouths from the Beavers’ loss toValley City State in the first confer-ence weekend of the season back inDecember. That is the Viking squad’sonly conference win to date. Not tomention the MSU men were trying toregain their feet after a tough three-point loss to Jamestown College lastWednesday. The Beavers had a great defense

night holding the Vikings to just 33.3per cent shooting from the field. MinotState also forced 17 turnovers alongwith eight swipes of the basketball.

See Menʼs Basketball — Page 10

Beavers defeat VikingsEric ManloveStaff Writer

The Minot State women’s basketballteam built on a solid outing lastWednesday against Jamestown College tobeat Valley City State University 67-54 atthe MSU Dome on Sunday. The Beaversheld the Vikings to just five first-half fieldgoals while they cruised to a 32-15 half-time advantage.

“Our intensity was real good; we wereaggressive,” MSU head coach SheilaGreen Gerding said. “I thought our presshurt them early and kept them out ofrhythm. For a good portion of this game,our defense was good.” Minot State led by as many as 20 points

at various times in the second half but, toValley City State’s credit, the Vikingsnever went away, narrowing the gap towithin eight points with less than fourminutes to play. But on the next posses-sion MSU was able to get the ball to sen-ior Whitney Loftesnes for what she does

best. She nailed a three-pointer to send thelead back to double figures. “That’s a senior making a big play,”

Green Gerding said. “The coaching staffwas thinking about taking a time out if wedon’t score, and Whitney drills that oneand we said ‘We’re OK.’” MSU held the statistical advantage in

almost all of the categories. The Beaversforced 19 turnovers and out-reboundedthe Vikings 39-20, including 15 on theoffensive boards. Minot State (14-6, 5-4 DAC) had three

different players in double figures.Sacarra Molina chipped in 14 to set thepace and Kelly Pankratz and Katie Hardyboth added 11 to the winning effort. The Beavers hit the road for the final

time in conference play this season as theytravel to Mayville State and Dakota State,Friday and Saturday. They return homenext Wednesday, looking to even the scoreas rival Dickinson State comes to theDome for a 5:30 p.m. tip off Feb. 9.

Lady Beavers’ intensity earns win

Photo by Jesse KellyMSUʼs Christina Boag (No. 50), and (clockwise) Caroline Folven, LaurenSafranski and Sacarra Molina (No. 12) defend against Valley City StateUniversity during Sundayʼs game. The Beavers won, 67-54.

Junior guardAnthonyEnriquez dunksthe ball duringSundayʼs gameagainst ValleyCity StateUniversity at theDome. TheBeavers won theDakota AthleticConferencegame, 65-52.

Photo by Jesse Kelly

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MSU collects forinjured JamestownCollege athlete

(MSU Sports Inofrmation)— Student athletes at MinotState University collected$679 in support of injuredJamestown College athleteJames Vollmer during lastweek’s basketball games atthe Dome.“We try to teach our stu-

dent-athletes every day to‘do the right thing,’” MSUAssistant Athletic Director-Compliance MelanieDeBoer-Brunsdon said. “Wehad a few of them go out oftheir way to do exactlythat.”Vollmer, a junior from

Rapid City, S.D., suffered aspinal cord injury duringtrack practice leaving himpermanently paralyzedfrom the waist down. He iscurrently at The CraigInstitute in Denver for reha-bilitation. Vollmer was amember of the Jimmies foot-ball and track and field pro-grams.“Sometimes we get so

wrapped up in practiceschedules and paperworkthat we can easily lose sightof what makes this all worthit: the student-athlete,”DeBoer-Brunsdon said.“James Vollmer doesn’t nec-essarily represent MinotState, but we are all a part ofthe DAC and the NAIA. Weneed to help care for ourown in any way we can.”To make donations to

help Vollmer offset costsrelated to the injury or formore information, contactthe athletic department, 858-3041.

CORRECTIONIn the “NSIC expands, MSU in!” article which ranJan. 27, the year Beaver athletics will play as independ-ents was incorrectly listed. The correct year is 2011-12.The Red & Green regrets the error.

Maxwell BuchholzStaff Writer

As Minot State Universitybegins its transition to NCAADivision II athletics, RedAlert is poised to give theuniversity a boost. Red Alertaims to encourage more stu-dents to attend MSU homegames to increase school spir-it and to give our teams thesupport they deserve.The Beaver’s athletic pro-

gram has improved greatly inthe past few years, whichshould be enough to drawstudents to our universityathletics. But that's not theonly reason to come togames. That extra incentiveto join Red Alert is the chanceto win prizes and enjoy theevents that come with beinginvolved.Red Alert membership is

just $5 for students andcomes with a free Red Alert t-shirt. Members check in witha Red Alert representative atthe beginning of sportingevents at MSU home games.Their check-ins are talliedand counted. Based on theirgame attendance, Red Alertmembers are entered to winsome great prizes.Juan Vadell is in charge of

this year's Red Alert events.SGA Director ofEntertainment Derek Hacketthas assisted throughout the

year, helping to plan andcoordinate activities at homeathletic events.According to Hackett, Red

Alert is more than just win-ning prizes at the end of theyear.“There are themes like

Toga Night, Pink Night, aGreen Out (coming up inFebruary), half-time enter-tainment and other ways thatstudents can win prizes justfor participation," he said.“Our top prize for attendancethis year is an iPad. Being inRed Alert can really pay offfor students." Most recently, a student

won $100 in cash in Januaryfor having the best toga atToga Night. Other prizeshave ranged from foodcoupons to large gadgets(such as the iPad).An exciting upcoming

event will be the Green Outon the 18th and 19th that issponsored by Excel Energy.For more information

about this event or Red Alertitself, contact Juan Vadell atjuan.vadell@my.minotstateu.edu.

Red Alert hitshome sports events

(MSU Sports Information)– For the 2011-2012 season,only the second year of soc-cer in MSU history, headcoach Jason Spain has set thebar high.The Beavers play 10 games

in 2011 against NCAADivision II opponents andtake on Northern SunIntercollegiate Conferenceteams Bemidji State (Minn.),University of Mary (N.D.),Augustana College (S.D.)and future NSIC memberUniversity of Sioux Falls(S.D.), all at home at HerbParker Stadium.“I feel pretty fortunate to

have such a perfect sched-ule,” Spain said. “Our play-ers will not miss muchschool; we have more homegames than last season. And,we were able to get qualityteams like Bemidji State, U-Mary, Dordt (College), Rocky(Mountain College) andAugustana to come to us.”The Beavers open the sea-

son on the road in SanBernardino, Calif., againstNCAA Division II Mesa Stateon Sept. 1. The Beavers takeon the Academy of Art(Calif.) in San Bernardino onSept. 3. On Sept. 8, it’s

Montana State-Billings inBismarck.MSU is back at the Herb on

Sept. 9 playing host to DordtCollege and entertains BemidjiState on Sept. 11. After travel-ing to NSIC memberMinnesota Crookston on Sept.14, the Beavers return homefor three games taking on U-Mary (Sept. 21), AugustanaCollege (Sept. 23) and RockyMountain College (Oct. 1). “I feel like the spacing for

our schedule is pretty good.That is the hardest part ofbeing an independent,” Spainsaid. “I honestly feel that eventhough we will be provisional,we can end up in the regionalor national rankings by seasonend. That is why we set up adifficult schedule.”The Beavers also play host

to the University of Great Falls(Oct. 29) and Sioux Falls (Oct.31) to finish the regular season.

Soccer sets second schedule

... Menʼs Basketballcontinued from page 9“Fifty-two points in a confer-

ence game says it all,” Stewartsaid of his defense. “We betterbe able to manufacture morethan 52 to win games. You haveto maximize runs. They got aheck of a run in the first half,but I don't think they got a runin the second.” Minot State got a huge

game out of Bojan Janic wholed the way with 17 points.

Three others also put up dou-ble figures as Kalvin Fraserfinished with 14; Kal Bay had12 and Jason West 11. Minot State hits the road

for a pair of conferencegames this weekend, travel-ing to Mayville State onFriday and Dakota State onSaturday. The Beavers returnhome on Wednesday Feb. 9,for a matchup with the rivalBlue Hawks as DickinsonState comes to town.

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