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Minot State UniversitySummer Theatre will begin its46th season with open audi-tions April 1. Sign-up times arebetween 4 and 7 p.m.

Auditions should be nolonger than four minutes andshould show singing ability,with a song from a musical,and acting ability, with a shortcomic monologue or scene.Auditions are open to every-one.

Sign up on the sheet on theblue door outside the BlackBox Theatre in Hartnett Hall,or send an e-mail [email protected] and request a time. Those

who cannot make the April 1auditions may send a DVDshowing singing and actingtalent to Kevin Neuharth,Artistic Director of SummerTheatre, Minot StateUniversity, Minot, N.D., 58707.

According to Neuharth, thecompany is looking to grow offthe energy of a very successfulSeason 45. For the past severalyears, the Summer Theatre sea-son has included three musi-cals and one farce. This seasonwill be no different.

“We are fairly confidentSeason 46 will begin with thenewly released Broadwaysmash hit, ‘The DrowsyChaperone,’” Neuharth said.“After that, the final selection

of productions will dependupon the auditions.”

Following “The DrowsyChaperone,” the company willproduce a smaller-cast musi-cal, possibly "Breaking Up IsHard To Do” or “The Sound ofPlaid," which is the “Glee” ver-sion of the very popular“Forever Plaid” show the com-pany produced a few summersago.

The farce will be the thirdproduction. “Don’t Dress forDinner” is leading the list ofoptions in that category.

“The final show of the sum-mer is always the bigBroadway-style musical,”Neuharth said.

See Auditions — Page 5

Summer Theatre auditions set for April 1

SummerTheatre castmembers per-formed for asold-out crowdlast year. Thisyearʼs 46thseason beginsJune 14 andends July 23.

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Boma BrownStaff Writer

Students of BriercrestCollege, a small liberal artscollege in Canada, will soonbe able to complete a bache-lor of science in educationdegree at Minot StateUniversity. A privateChristian school, BriercrestCollege and Seminary is inCaronport, Saskatchewan, 13miles from Moose Jaw.

The recent agreementallows Briercrest students tospend their first three yearsin Briercrest and the last twoyears at MSU finishing uptheir degrees. The studentswill earn two degrees — abachelor of arts fromBriercrest and a bachelor ofscience in education fromMSU.

MSU President DavidFuller and Neil Nordquist,dean of the College ofEducation and HealthSciences, participated in theofficial signing Feb. 7 atBriercrest.

“Our faculty worked on itwith Briercrest faculty,”Nordquist said, “and have anagreement to help students infive teaching areas – physicaleducation, history, elemen-tary ed, music and English.”

Nordquist said that someBriercrest courses will trans-fer into the MSU program,

and some MSU courses willtransfer into the BriercrestCollege program.

“When the students aredone with the two degrees,they will be ready to go backand teach in Canada,”Nordquist said. “For both ofus, the big advantage will beending up with more stu-dents. Briercrest hopes thatthe partnership with MSU,and the program of study setup, will bring in a wholecohort of students. They arehoping to see 20 to 30 stu-dents entering into the pro-gram.”

The first group ofBriercrest students in the pro-gram will begin next fall; thatfirst group will study at MSUthree years from now.

More than 60 studentsattended an information ses-sion at Briercrest. Some stu-dents expressed an interest inbeginning their MSU educa-tion immediately.

Nordquist spoke of plansfor future partnerships. Anagreement with LethbridgeCollege in Alberta is in theworks. Kristin Wood ofEnrollment Services, andKevin Harmon, dean ofAdmissions, are in charge ofthe project.

“This helps us grow ourprogram, and gets us known

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Legislative bills hit Higher EducationCassie Neuharth

Editor“I don't understand higher

education. I don't understandits unwillingness to changeand adapt to today's society,”District 2 Rep. Bob Skarpholsaid. Skarphol, R–Tioga, ischairman of a North DakotaHouse AppropriationsCommittee that reviewed thehigher education budget.

The House Appropriations(HA) Committee introducedHouse Bill 1003 in earlyFebruary. HB1003’s purpose isto provide funding for theNorth Dakota UniversitySystem. The appropriationsbill went to the house commit-tee, then to a subcommittee,which reviewed the bill andproposed amendments to it.

Legislators decided in thesubcommittee to go against thegovernor’s budget and makemajor cuts to higher educationfunding.

North Dakota’s 62ndLegislative session began inJanuary. It consists of 47 sena-tors and 94 representativesfrom around the state.

Mary Christian, Minot StateUniversity student, StudentGovernment AssociationDirector of State Affairs andlobbyist for the North DakotaStudent Association, is veryinvolved with this bill, tryingto make the legislative mem-bers realize what they are tak-ing away from the institutionsin N.D.

“This is a really big concernamong the students that weare not going to get all thismoney back from the Senate,”Christian said.

So what does this all reallymean? Christian explainedthat this means that the HA

subcommittee went againstthe governor's proposed budg-et and raised tuition up to 4.5percent at North Dakota’sfour-year institutions and tookaway the freeze at two-yearinstitutions. In the last legisla-tive session, the membersdecided to cap four-year insti-tution tuition raises at 4 per-cent and freeze tuition at two-year institutions across the

board.This session, the governor

proposed a budget to captuition at four-year institu-tions at 2.5 percent and freezetuition at two-year institu-tions completely. The HAsubcommittee feels that thestudents of North Dakotaneed to pay more for theirtuition and not rely as muchon the taxpayers. Overall, theLegislature is cutting highereducation funding, with theamendments proposed, byalmost $32.8 million from thegovernor's proposed highereducation budget. Thisincludes equity funding, allo-cated for institutional needs,such as major building proj-ects. Also, the cuts wouldtake away scholarship andgrant funding, teacher educa-tion and STEM (ScienceTechnology Energy andMathematics) loan forgive-ness programs and doctoralprograms in the state.

The HA subcommittee alsoproposes dropping two majorcapital projects — theDickinson State UniversityStoxen Library and the ValleyCity State UniversityRhoades Science Center.

Christian said some of thelegislators don't understandthe need for out-of-state stu-dents and international stu-dents to come to universities

in North Dakota. Legislatorsalso are trying to keep NorthDakota students in the stateafter graduation.

On February 21, 2011, theNDSA held a press confer-ence to express to legislatorsthat students are very con-cerned about the cuts beingmade to institutions aroundthe state.

“Legislators should careabout the future of our stateand our students,” Christiansaid. “Our students contributesignificantly throughout theyear to the community and thestate. With the proposed cutsto higher education fundingthis legislative session, stu-dents feel the decisions madeare short-sighted and unwar-ranted, considering the successof our institutions and the cur-rent positive state of our econ-omy.”

The Senate has alreadyheard the bill. A strong student

See Bill 1003 — Page 7

Carraher to present at OxfordBryce Berginski

Staff WriterA document co-written by

a Minot State University stu-dent and an MSU instructor’sfather is going across thepond.

Anthony Anderson, a jun-ior majoring in finance, co-wrote a paper with Charles E.Carraher, Jr., a chemistry andbiochemistry instructor atFlorida Atlantic University.Carraher, the father of ShawnCarraher, MSU businessadministration instructor andSeverson EntrepreneurshipAcademy director, will pres-ent the paper at Oxford,England, March 29.

On March 30, a multi-disci-plinary conference known asOxford Roundtables, will hear30-minute presentations.Richard Margrave fromCambridge University willfacilitate the conference, andYehia Khalil from Yale willstart the presentations. MSU’spresentation, which starts at3:30 p.m., is about ABAXIS (amedical device companyowned by Clint Severson,MSU alumnus, and founder ofthe EntrepreneurshipAcademy) and environmentalchange. The authors used thecompany in the paper as anexample.

The subject of the paper ischange, specifically threekinds of it. It discusses alpha,beta and gamma change withregard to climate, the environ-ment and psychology.

Alpha change is change tothe reality that we see every-day. Beta change goes intoscale recalibration, whilegamma change is a change inwhat defines constructs.However, cycles and other fac-

tors that require considerationoften come into play.

Currently, the paper’s lengthis 30 pages. They will completea full version by July 1.

“It’s in the process of revi-sion right now,” Carraher said.

Carraher also said there isthe possibility of publishingthe paper, depending on theresults from the OxfordRoundtable’s discussion. Ahard copy may be available bythe end of 2011.

Many students this and lastsemester have co-authoredpapers with members of theSeverson EntrepreneurshipAcademy. Last semester, sixstudent papers went to a con-ference in Malaysia. Thissemester, three papers aregoing to Cambridge, andanother four are going toHarvard. Carraher co-authored the papers going toHarvard.

In addition to co-authoringpapers, the SeversonEntrepreneurship Academy isalso working with the NorskHøstfest in fundraising efforts.They are helping design themaster plan for the HøstfestForever project, with the goalof having $10 million in theevent that a hard freeze crip-ples attendance to the pointwhere it would take years torecover.

The academy also hopesmore students and maybeeven instructors from otherdepartments will co-authormore papers, which the acade-my will present at more con-ferences in the future.

For more information aboutthis paper or presentation,contact Carraher [email protected].

"Legislators should care about the future of ourstate and our students. Our students contributesignificantly throughout the year to the communi-ty and the state.”

— Mary ChristianMSU Student Government Association Director of State Affairs

and lobbyist for the North Dakota Student Association

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(Northwest Art Center) —The lives and labors of non-elite white and racially mixedwomen of the eighteenth-cen-tury West Indies are the sub-ject of a talk by visiting schol-ar Natalie Zacek, at theNorthwest Art Center lectureseries, Tuesday, March 29, at 7p.m. in Minot StateUniveristy’s Aleshire Theater.

“While we have learned agood deal about the lives ofnon-elite women in theAmerican colonies, images ofwomen in England’sCaribbean settlements havebeen limited to white ‘ladies’and black slaves,” Zacekwrote. “The story of women’s

lives in these settlements ismuch more complicated, andinteresting, than assumed.”

Zacek’s lecture, “NeitherLadies Nor Slaves: Womenand Work in the EnglishCaribbean,” traces the lives ofwomen who worked as bar-maids, ran genteel hotels, oreven administered complexshipping networks, makingindependent lives for them-selves in a situation in whichnon-elite single women weresignificantly socially disad-vantaged.

Zacek is a lecturer inAmerican Studies at theUniversity of Manchester,United Kingdom. She is a

scholar of the social and cul-tural histories of colonial andearly national America andthe Atlantic world, with par-ticular focus on theCaribbean.

The lecture is free and opento the public. An informalreception will follow the pres-entation.

The Northwest Art Centerlecture series is funded in partby a grant from the NorthDakota Council on the Arts,which receives funding fromthe state legislature and theNational Endowment for theArts.

For more information, call858-3264.

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I remember the day I first saw theiPad; I could barely contain my excite-ment. It was almost indistinguishablefrom the handheld tablets used onStar Trek. We finally made it.Humanity had arrived.

Since the iPad was released, a slewof competitors and look-alikes havemade it to market. Each has its ownpros and cons. Manufacturers heraldthat the tablets are here to stay and arefast replacing traditional laptop com-puters. I personally refuse to com-ment on this, but I believe we can allagree that they are cool!Unfortunately, there are so many dif-ferent makes and models flooding themarket now, navigating it can be a bitdaunting. For my benefit, as well asyours, I did some research on some ofthe frontrunners.

For brevity (and because of myown personal tastes!), this review willbe a study of slate-form tablet com-puters only, that is, tablets that haveno dedicated keyboard. We will beexcluding convertible-form tablets,which have a hinged keyboard that

can rotate back and behind thescreen and fold into itself, andhybrid-form tablets, which have adetachable keyboard. I am alsoexcluding other related devices, suchas Kindle and Nook readers, as theyare too purpose-driven.

Specifically, I looked at the specifi-cations, advantages and costs of theApple iPad 2, Motorola Xoom,Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Asus EeeSlate.

The iPad 2 comes in two flavors,Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G. The basic Wi-Fiversion starts at $499. The 3G version,which isn’t dependent on the localwireless network, retails at $629 andupwards.

The Xoom retails at $599 with aplan, and $799 without one.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab retails at$749.99.

The Asus Eee has several models,the most affordable retailing at$969.03.

On a cost basis, the iPad 2 is theclear frontrunner in the tablet market,and this is no accident. The iPad was

the first mainstream tablet to hit themarket, and before its release, Applespent years locking up the supplychain. It holds exclusive manufactur-ing rights with suppliers of screens,processors and boards, and scores ofpatents that make it very difficult forcompetitors to get a cost-effect deviceto market. Apple holds a clear first-mover advantage and is the measur-ing stick for the industry. Wheneversomeone introduces a competingtablet, the media still refers to it as apossible “iPad killer.”

Technically, the iPad is one of themost attractive tablets on the market.It’s one of the lightest (1.3 pounds),the thinnest, one of the fastest (.9GHz), has great battery life (10 hours),and is in the top bracket for screen res-olution (1024x768). In my opinion, it’salso the perfect size, with a 9.7 inchscreen.

Functionally, though, the iPad 2 isnot a clear winner. Apple has alsobeen very, very proprietary with itsproducts. They want you playing withtheir toys and no one else’s, and this

attitude really stands out in the iPad.The iPad will only run applicationsfrom the App Store, which has beenknown to ban programs without anyclear cause or explanation, such asGoogle Voice. This, in my eyes, is ahuge limitation. The iPad also has noexternal connectors. It needs anadapter for everything, even USB. Itwon’t even accept regular head-phones; users must buy special iPadheadphones.

The Motorola Xoom, at 1.6 pounds,weighs just slightly more than theiPad. It also has a higher resolution,1280x800, is slightly faster with a 1.0GHz processor, and has comparable10-hour battery life. It also has accessto the full Android ecosystem of Apps,not just a pre-approved selection. TheXoom has ports and connectors thatthe iPad lacks, such as USB ports, anHDMI port and an SD card slot. It hasa functional leg up on the iPad 2 insome respects but lacks the “cool fac-tor” that an iPad has and just doesn’thave a very ergonomic feel to it.

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... Auditionscontinued from page 1“Last summer, the company

closed with “Seven Brides forSeven Brothers,” and this sum-mer there are three still in therunning: “My Fair Lady,""State Fair" and "Camelot."Neuharth also said there

are paid work positions avail-

able for those interested in setconstruction or costume con-struction in addition to per-forming.As a final note, the director

said, “There is no better way tospend a beautiful summerevening than with the compa-ny of MSU Summer Theatre atthe Amphitheatre.”

... Reviewcontinued from page 4The Samsung Galaxy Tab

is lighter still (.84 pounds),but the 7-inch screen is a bittoo small to use comfortably.It’s the same speed as theXoom, 1.0 GHz, but has asignificantly shorter batterylife — 7 hours. Despite beingthe first Android-basedtablet to market, the GalaxyTab still has a lot of issues.Certain apps cannot be unin-stalled, without any expla-nation. It has problems run-ning some applications dueto its small screen and hasdifficulty browsing the web.Because of these inherenttechnical shortcomings, Iwould not recommend theGalaxy Tab at all.The Asus Eee is a true

workhorse of a computer. Itis the fastest tablet on themarket, with a 1.33 GHzprocessor. Battery life is sac-rificed for speed though; theEee slate only lasts 4.5 hourson battery. It is also, howev-er, quite heavy compared tothe others, weighing a full2.6 pounds. It’s also slightlybigger, with a 12.1 inchscreen. Asus compensatesfor this, though, by uppingthe screen resolution to1280x800. The Eee slate runsa full version of Windows 7and can do almost anythinga full laptop or netbook can.It also has USB 2.0 ports anHDMI mini port, and a flashcard reader.My final verdict on tablet

PCs is a two-fold one: On acost basis, the iPad 2 is the

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clear winner and will befor a while, despite itsshortcomings. It’s also themost comfortable to use.On a functional basis, theAsus Eee takes the cake. Ithas no accessibility limita-tions and is the closest tobeing able to replace tradi-tional computers. All in all,you get what you pay for!

... Auditionscontinued from page 1

“Last summer, the companyclosed with “Seven Brides forSeven Brothers,” and this sum-mer there are three still in therunning: “My Fair Lady,""State Fair" and "Camelot."

Neuharth also said thereare paid work positions avail-

able for those interested in setconstruction or costume con-struction in addition to per-forming.

As a final note, the directorsaid, “There is no better way tospend a beautiful summerevening than with the compa-ny of MSU Summer Theatre atthe Amphitheatre.”





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Campus Players host speech meet

Left: MSU music major and CampusPlayers member Katie Langemo (right)helps a high school student at theCampus Players Invitational SpeechMeet the MSU organization sponsoredlast week on the MSU campus.

Below: MSU elementary educationmajor and Campus Players memberPeg Morris (bottom right) judges highschool student Mya Erickson in the“Serious Prose” category at the speechmeet.

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and seniors were selected forinclusion in the 2011 edition. Acampus nomination committeeand editors of the annual direc-tory chose the students basedon their academic achievement,community service andextracurricular-activity leader-ship.MSU students named this

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honor students who have beenselected to “Who’s WhoAmong Students in AmericanUniversities and Colleges” atan award ceremony in theConference Center April 6.

This year, 18 MSU juniorsand seniors were selected forinclusion in the 2011 edition. Acampus nomination committeeand editors of the annual direc-tory chose the students basedon their academic achievement,community service andextracurricular-activity leader-ship.

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Red &Green... Bill 1003continued from page 2turnout from many institutionsexpressed to the members theiradamant opposition to the proposedcuts.

The bill is not on the legislative cal-endar yet for a vote in the Senate. Itwill likely be voted on near the end ofthe legislative session.

Another bill regarding higher edu-cation this session is HB 1444.Christian said this would have man-dated a minimum tuition for all out-of-state and international students,which would take away the MSU phi-losophy to provide in-state tuition toevery student. She believes this billwould also reduce diversity in NorthDakota institutions and decrease thenumber of out-of-state-students. Shesaid this bill had the potential to defeatsome institutional programming andcultural awareness in the future had itpassed.

“Although the House did not passthe bill,” Christian said, “this mindsetfrom our legislators is the struggle thatstudents and institutions face now,and will continue to face in the futureif we do not work to change the ani-mosity toward higher education as awhole from our state legislators.

“I think it is necessary to provideincentives for people to stay in NorthDakota to combat the increasingamount of students leaving the state tofind employment after graduation,”Christian said. “I do not think that tak-ing these incentives away, like much ofthe legislation has shown during thecurrent legislative session, will benefitstudents in any way. Our institutionsare not going to continue to grow andexpand without an effort to provideincentives, such as loan forgivenessprograms, from our state.”

Christian advises students to pre-pare for the changes that will occurwithin the next few years if they do nottake action against the cuts being madetoward higher education funding.

“The students of North Dakotaneed to take a stand and let legislativemembers know how this change isaffecting them,” she said.

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What is informed consent?It’s March. You have just

made the final touches to yourSpring Break itinerary andsuddenly you find yourself inthe emergency room onceagain, waiting in anticipation.The doctor comes, explains afew things and leaves. Just asquickly, the nurse comes andsoon after, you begin signingaway consent forms. SpringBreak’s over and you are stillhospitalized due to complica-tions. You realize your night-mare is far from over whenyou receive your medicalinvoices. You think about pur-suing the matter in court. Canyou? After all, you did sign theinformed consent forms.

You wonder, “What exactlyhave I signed?”

An informed consent islegally valid only when a com-petent person makes inde-pendent, voluntary decisionsafter a complete disclosure ofpertinent information. Thisrefers to a person’s ability tocomprehend the nature ofhis/her conditions and avail-able treatment options with theassociated benefits, risks andpotential complications andthe probability of success, priorto making voluntary decisionsof accepting or rejecting theproposed treatments. It isimportant to remember thatyou retain the right to with-draw any previously signedconsent.

You may ask, “Why do Ineed to know all these?” AMoulton and King researchstudy showed “a consistentpattern of inadequate informa-tion of disclosure and lowpatient comprehension and

retention [and that] in theabsence of complete informa-tion, individuals frequentlyopt for procedures they wouldnot otherwise choose.” Thiscan result in unnecessary suf-fering and costly expenses. Onthe contrary, active participa-tion in your own medical carehas been shown to improvehealth outcomes.

Not all procedures requireinformed consent. When a per-son is admitted to the facility,he/she may sign a general con-sent for treatments, whichincludes all aspects of nursingcare. In general, additionalconsents are required wheninvasive procedures or treat-ments such as surgery orchemotherapy are needed.Consents may also be appliedto a series of similar proce-dures with similar risks andbenefits such as a series ofblood transfusions.

In cases of emergencies wherethe patient’s competency isquestionable, family members orthe durable power of attorneymay assume the responsibility ofsigning the consent. However,providers may proceed withoutconsent when immediate inter-ventions are necessary and norepresentatives are present toprovide consent. Therefore, it isimportant that both you andyour family understand theprocess of obtaining an informedconsent.

You may say, “Well, thisdoesn’t affect me. I am ashealthy as I can be.” The prin-ciples of informed consentapply not only to clinical med-icine but also to research stud-ies involving human subjectsas well as requests for releaseof protected health information(PHI). You may also be asked

Learning about informed consentto sign informed consent onbehalf of someone else, such asin cases where you are thelegal guardian of a minor or anincompetent adult.

Have you ever been askedto participate in research or torequest release of PHI forinsurance purposes?Regardless of your current sit-uation, sooner or later you oryour loved ones will comeacross informed consent.

Informed consent is a legaldocument developed to pro-tect your rights. However, itdoes carry the potential to beyour “death trap,” as por-trayed in the above scenario,should you choose to remainignorant of all that it entails.

... Briercrestcontinued from page 1better in Alberta,” Nordquistsaid. “We are well known inAlberta, but only for speech

pathology. If we want to be apremier university, we haveto have outreach and beknown in many otherplaces.”Silvia Arifin

Senior nursing studentWhat is informed consent?It’s March. You have just

made the final touches to yourSpring Break itinerary andsuddenly you find yourself inthe emergency room onceagain, waiting in anticipation.The doctor comes, explains afew things and leaves. Just asquickly, the nurse comes andsoon after, you begin signingaway consent forms. SpringBreak’s over and you are stillhospitalized due to complica-tions. You realize your night-mare is far from over whenyou receive your medicalinvoices. You think about pur-suing the matter in court. Canyou? After all, you did sign theinformed consent forms.

You wonder, “What exactlyhave I signed?”

An informed consent islegally valid only when a com-petent person makes inde-pendent, voluntary decisionsafter a complete disclosure ofpertinent information. Thisrefers to a person’s ability tocomprehend the nature ofhis/her conditions and avail-able treatment options with theassociated benefits, risks andpotential complications andthe probability of success, priorto making voluntary decisionsof accepting or rejecting theproposed treatments. It isimportant to remember thatyou retain the right to with-draw any previously signedconsent.

You may ask, “Why do Ineed to know all these?” AMoulton and King researchstudy showed “a consistentpattern of inadequate informa-tion of disclosure and lowpatient comprehension and

retention [and that] in theabsence of complete informa-tion, individuals frequentlyopt for procedures they wouldnot otherwise choose.” Thiscan result in unnecessary suf-fering and costly expenses. Onthe contrary, active participa-tion in your own medical carehas been shown to improvehealth outcomes.

Not all procedures requireinformed consent. When a per-son is admitted to the facility,he/she may sign a general con-sent for treatments, whichincludes all aspects of nursingcare. In general, additionalconsents are required wheninvasive procedures or treat-ments such as surgery orchemotherapy are needed.Consents may also be appliedto a series of similar proce-dures with similar risks andbenefits such as a series ofblood transfusions.

In cases of emergencies wherethe patient’s competency isquestionable, family members orthe durable power of attorneymay assume the responsibility ofsigning the consent. However,providers may proceed withoutconsent when immediate inter-ventions are necessary and norepresentatives are present toprovide consent. Therefore, it isimportant that both you andyour family understand theprocess of obtaining an informedconsent.

You may say, “Well, thisdoesn’t affect me. I am ashealthy as I can be.” The prin-ciples of informed consentapply not only to clinical med-icine but also to research stud-ies involving human subjectsas well as requests for releaseof protected health information(PHI). You may also be asked

Learning about informed consentto sign informed consent onbehalf of someone else, such asin cases where you are thelegal guardian of a minor or anincompetent adult.

Have you ever been askedto participate in research or torequest release of PHI forinsurance purposes?Regardless of your current sit-uation, sooner or later you oryour loved ones will comeacross informed consent.

Informed consent is a legaldocument developed to pro-tect your rights. However, itdoes carry the potential to beyour “death trap,” as por-trayed in the above scenario,should you choose to remainignorant of all that it entails.

... Briercrestcontinued from page 1better in Alberta,” Nordquistsaid. “We are well known inAlberta, but only for speech

pathology. If we want to be apremier university, we haveto have outreach and beknown in many otherplaces.”

(MSU Sports Information)— Minot State Universityseniors Caroline Folven (C,)and Whitney Loftesnes (G,were named to the 2011Daktronics-NAIA Division IIWomen’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete team Monday.

It was the second straightaward for both players.

The duo was among 219student-athletes from acrossthe country named to theteam. Folven and Loftesnes

were two of 18 play-ers named fromDakota AthleticConference institu-tions. Davenport(Mich.) led all insti-tutions with ninemembers.

To win the award,Folven andLoftesnes both hadto be nominated by theschool’s head coach, main-tain a minimum grade point

average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scaleand have achieved a junioracademic status.

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(MSU Sports Information)— Minot State University’sHerb Parker Stadium projectofficially entered Phase 2 of athree-part plan beginning lastweek.

Crews from VeitConstruction started demoli-tion of the existing bleacherseats and the press box at thestadium site. The completionof Phase 2 is set for the end ofsummer 2011.

The stadium will have anew bleacher section. Whencompleted, the bleacher sec-tion on the north end of thestadium will seat around 3,500,an increase of about 700-800seats.

Phase 3 of construction isstill in the planning stage and

does not have a specifictimetable at this point. Phase 3has plans for a new press box,enclosed concessions and mer-chandise sales areas, bath-rooms and club rooms.

Minot State University com-pleted Phase 1 of the project inthe fall of 2010. Phase 1 includ-ed the addition of an industry-standard FieldTurf playingsurface, state-of-the-art light-ing standards that couldaccommodate football and soc-cer configurations and anearthen berm along the westand south ends of the field.

For a live view of the HerbParker Stadium constructionproject, log on towww.minotstateu.edu/pio/cam2.shtml.

Phase 2 of Herb Parker Stadium project started

Folven, Loftesnes named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Folven Loftesnes

Photo courtesy of MSU Public Information webcamA dirt hill is all that remains after the bleachers, press box,concessions and restrooms were removed from HerbParker Stadium. New bleachers, with seating capacity of3,500, will be complete for football and soccer games thisfall.

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(MSU SportsInformation) — Minot StateUniversity softball finishedits trip to the 2011 TucsonInvitational with a pair ofwins Friday, finishing witha 12-2 record.The Beavers topped the

University of Saint Mary(Kan.) 7-2 in the first gameand finished off MountMarty (S.D.) 11-3 in the sixthinning of the second game.MSU rode the right arm

of Jen Dixon (Fr., OF/P)against Saint Mary. Dixonpitched a complete game forher third win of the season.She ran her record to 3-0,giving up just six runs innine appearances.Against Mount Marty,

Deanna Mitchell (Jr.,1B/OF) paced MSU, con-necting on her third homerun of the season. Mitchellis the Beavers’ leading hitterwith a .460 average and theleading run producer with

Beavers end trip with two big winsBeavers rally for a little revenge(MSU Sports Information)—

On Saturday, the Minot StateUniversity baseball team beatDickinson State University, 8-1; however, they fell 7-6 toBenedictine University-Springfield (Ill.) Bulldogs.This time it was the Beavers’

turn to rally against theBulldogs. MSU fell behind 4-0after two innings. The Beaversscored two runs in the bottomof the seventh inning to snap a4-4 tie and enact a littlerevenge by taking a 6-4 winSunday.“We wanted to come out

and get a win in the last onedown here,” MSU head coachBrock Weppler said. “It wouldhave been a long trip home ifwe didn’t. We had a coupleerrors early that put us behindthe eight ball, but we battled. Itcould have been ugly, but webattled back.”Against Benedictine, MSU

used four pitchers to holdBenedictine to just six hits andone earned run over nineinnings. Paul Thompson (Jr., P)pitched the final 2 2/3 inningsto earn his first win of the sea-son. Thompson was perfectover the final two-plus innings,striking out four batters. All

three of theM S Urelievers -Thompson,B r y a nK r a h l e r(Sr., P) andB r o d yPinkerton(Sr., P) -c a m e

through in big situations.“We got great relief work

from three guys in big jams,”Weppler said. “Krahler got abig double play ball, Pinkertoncame in and got a fly ball withsecond and third on two outsand Paul came in with first andsecond with one out and gottwo fly balls.“Paul was very good for us;

this was a confidence booster.He spotted up and kept theball low in the zone. He alsogot his curve ball in for astrike. It was good to see fromhim and from our pitchingstaff,” Weppler said.It was nearly all or nothing

for the MSU hitters as five ofthe seven Beaver players whogot hits in the game finishedwith multiple hits. KoryHouston (Sr., OF) and LeviKerns (Fr., 1B/DH) led the

way, each going 3-for-4 with adouble at the plate. Houstonknocked in a run and scored arun, while Kerns scored tworuns. Jordan Gilmour (So., OF),Scott Peters (Jr., 1B/DH) andJaret Chatwood (Sr., C/Util.)all had two hits. Gilmour fin-ished with two runs and battedin a double, while Peters andChatwood added an RBI each.MSU pounded out 14 hits in

the game.“It was a little different

lineup, and while some of thenames were the same fromguys who have been comingthrough for us, it also seemslike we have a new guy everygame come up big,” Wepplersaid. “I have confidence in 15-16 guys who can all come inand hit the ball. We put Leviin at first and he had a bigday.”The Beavers finished the

Spring Break tournament witha 7-4 record and improved to7-8 overall on the season.MSU is off until the week-

end when the Beavers travel toRapid City, S.D. to take part inthe Dakota AthleticConference PreconferenceTournament, where they willplay four times in two days.

17 RBIs.Tiffany Friesen (So., P/DP)

got the win to improve to 4-0on the season. She pitched fourinnings, while MandyGreenberg (So., P) finished offthe final two innings.The Beavers have two

weeks off before playing anonconference double headeragainst NCAA Division IIUniversity of Mary March 30in Bismarck. MSU gets DakotaAthletic Conference play goingApril 2 at home against rivalDickinson State.

Triplett reaches 100th career win(MSU Sports Information)

— Minot State University soft-ball head coach Bill Triplettreached 100 career wins with a7-0 defeat of the University ofSaint Mary (Kan.) late Mondaynight at the TucsonInvitational.Triplett, a 1980 graduate of

Minot State, is 100-47 in his

fourth season as the Beavers’head coach. The Beavers havewon at least 25 games in eachof his first four seasons, andwent 34-14 last season, qualify-ing for the NAIA NationalSoftball Tournament.This season, MSU is off to a

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(MSU SportsInformation) — Minot StateUniversity softball finishedits trip to the 2011 TucsonInvitational with a pair ofwins Friday, finishing witha 12-2 record.The Beavers topped the

University of Saint Mary(Kan.) 7-2 in the first gameand finished off MountMarty (S.D.) 11-3 in the sixthinning of the second game.MSU rode the right arm

of Jen Dixon (Fr., OF/P)against Saint Mary. Dixonpitched a complete game forher third win of the season.She ran her record to 3-0,giving up just six runs innine appearances.Against Mount Marty,

Deanna Mitchell (Jr.,1B/OF) paced MSU, con-necting on her third homerun of the season. Mitchellis the Beavers’ leading hitterwith a .460 average and theleading run producer with

Beavers end trip with two big winsBeavers rally for a little revenge(MSU Sports Information)—

On Saturday, the Minot StateUniversity baseball team beatDickinson State University, 8-1; however, they fell 7-6 toBenedictine University-Springfield (Ill.) Bulldogs.This time it was the Beavers’

turn to rally against theBulldogs. MSU fell behind 4-0after two innings. The Beaversscored two runs in the bottomof the seventh inning to snap a4-4 tie and enact a littlerevenge by taking a 6-4 winSunday.“We wanted to come out

and get a win in the last onedown here,” MSU head coachBrock Weppler said. “It wouldhave been a long trip home ifwe didn’t. We had a coupleerrors early that put us behindthe eight ball, but we battled. Itcould have been ugly, but webattled back.”Against Benedictine, MSU

used four pitchers to holdBenedictine to just six hits andone earned run over nineinnings. Paul Thompson (Jr., P)pitched the final 2 2/3 inningsto earn his first win of the sea-son. Thompson was perfectover the final two-plus innings,striking out four batters. All



from three guys in big jams,”Weppler said. “Krahler got abig double play ball, Pinkertoncame in and got a fly ball withsecond and third on two outsand Paul came in with first andsecond with one out and gottwo fly balls.“Paul was very good for us;

this was a confidence booster.He spotted up and kept theball low in the zone. He alsogot his curve ball in for astrike. It was good to see fromhim and from our pitchingstaff,” Weppler said.It was nearly all or nothing

for the MSU hitters as five ofthe seven Beaver players whogot hits in the game finishedwith multiple hits. KoryHouston (Sr., OF) and LeviKerns (Fr., 1B/DH) led the

way, each going 3-for-4 with adouble at the plate. Houstonknocked in a run and scored arun, while Kerns scored tworuns. Jordan Gilmour (So., OF),Scott Peters (Jr., 1B/DH) andJaret Chatwood (Sr., C/Util.)all had two hits. Gilmour fin-ished with two runs and battedin a double, while Peters andChatwood added an RBI each.MSU pounded out 14 hits in

the game.“It was a little different

lineup, and while some of thenames were the same fromguys who have been comingthrough for us, it also seemslike we have a new guy everygame come up big,” Wepplersaid. “I have confidence in 15-16 guys who can all come inand hit the ball. We put Leviin at first and he had a bigday.”The Beavers finished the

Spring Break tournament witha 7-4 record and improved to7-8 overall on the season.MSU is off until the week-

end when the Beavers travel toRapid City, S.D. to take part inthe Dakota AthleticConference PreconferenceTournament, where they willplay four times in two days.


got the win to improve to 4-0on the season. She pitched fourinnings, while MandyGreenberg (So., P) finished offthe final two innings.The Beavers have two

weeks off before playing anonconference double headeragainst NCAA Division IIUniversity of Mary March 30in Bismarck. MSU gets DakotaAthletic Conference play goingApril 2 at home against rivalDickinson State.


— Minot State University soft-ball head coach Bill Triplettreached 100 career wins with a7-0 defeat of the University ofSaint Mary (Kan.) late Mondaynight at the TucsonInvitational.Triplett, a 1980 graduate of

Minot State, is 100-47 in his

fourth season as the Beavers’head coach. The Beavers havewon at least 25 games in eachof his first four seasons, andwent 34-14 last season, qualify-ing for the NAIA NationalSoftball Tournament.This season, MSU is off to a

10-3 start with five gamesremaining in the Arizona trip.

(MSU SportsInformation) — Minot StateUniversity softball finishedits trip to the 2011 TucsonInvitational with a pair ofwins Friday, finishing witha 12-2 record.

The Beavers topped theUniversity of Saint Mary(Kan.) 7-2 in the first gameand finished off MountMarty (S.D.) 11-3 in the sixthinning of the second game.

MSU rode the right armof Jen Dixon (Fr., OF/P)against Saint Mary. Dixonpitched a complete game forher third win of the season.She ran her record to 3-0,giving up just six runs innine appearances.

Against Mount Marty,Deanna Mitchell (Jr.,1B/OF) paced MSU, con-necting on her third homerun of the season. Mitchellis the Beavers’ leading hitterwith a .460 average and theleading run producer with

Beavers end trip with two big winsBeavers rally for a little revenge(MSU Sports Information) —

On Saturday, the Minot StateUniversity baseball team beatDickinson State University, 8-1; however, they fell 7-6 toBenedictine University-Springfield (Ill.) Bulldogs.

This time it was the Beavers’turn to rally against theBulldogs. MSU fell behind 4-0after two innings. The Beaversscored two runs in the bottomof the seventh inning to snap a4-4 tie and enact a littlerevenge by taking a 6-4 winSunday.

“We wanted to come outand get a win in the last onedown here,” MSU head coachBrock Weppler said. “It wouldhave been a long trip home ifwe didn’t. We had a coupleerrors early that put us behindthe eight ball, but we battled. Itcould have been ugly, but webattled back.”

Against Benedictine, MSUused four pitchers to holdBenedictine to just six hits andone earned run over nineinnings. Paul Thompson (Jr., P)pitched the final 2 2/3 inningsto earn his first win of the sea-son. Thompson was perfectover the final two-plus innings,striking out four batters. All



from three guys in big jams,”Weppler said. “Krahler got abig double play ball, Pinkertoncame in and got a fly ball withsecond and third on two outsand Paul came in with first andsecond with one out and gottwo fly balls.

“Paul was very good for us;this was a confidence booster.He spotted up and kept theball low in the zone. He alsogot his curve ball in for astrike. It was good to see fromhim and from our pitchingstaff,” Weppler said.

It was nearly all or nothingfor the MSU hitters as five ofthe seven Beaver players whogot hits in the game finishedwith multiple hits. KoryHouston (Sr., OF) and LeviKerns (Fr., 1B/DH) led the

way, each going 3-for-4 with adouble at the plate. Houstonknocked in a run and scored arun, while Kerns scored tworuns. Jordan Gilmour (So., OF),Scott Peters (Jr., 1B/DH) andJaret Chatwood (Sr., C/Util.)all had two hits. Gilmour fin-ished with two runs and battedin a double, while Peters andChatwood added an RBI each.

MSU pounded out 14 hits inthe game.

“It was a little differentlineup, and while some of thenames were the same fromguys who have been comingthrough for us, it also seemslike we have a new guy everygame come up big,” Wepplersaid. “I have confidence in 15-16 guys who can all come inand hit the ball. We put Leviin at first and he had a bigday.”

The Beavers finished theSpring Break tournament witha 7-4 record and improved to7-8 overall on the season.

MSU is off until the week-end when the Beavers travel toRapid City, S.D. to take part inthe Dakota AthleticConference PreconferenceTournament, where they willplay four times in two days.


got the win to improve to 4-0on the season. She pitched fourinnings, while MandyGreenberg (So., P) finished offthe final two innings.

The Beavers have twoweeks off before playing anonconference double headeragainst NCAA Division IIUniversity of Mary March 30in Bismarck. MSU gets DakotaAthletic Conference play goingApril 2 at home against rivalDickinson State.


— Minot State University soft-ball head coach Bill Triplettreached 100 career wins with a7-0 defeat of the University ofSaint Mary (Kan.) late Mondaynight at the TucsonInvitational.

Triplett, a 1980 graduate ofMinot State, is 100-47 in his

fourth season as the Beavers’head coach. The Beavers havewon at least 25 games in eachof his first four seasons, andwent 34-14 last season, qualify-ing for the NAIA NationalSoftball Tournament.

This season, MSU is off to a10-3 start with five gamesremaining in the Arizona trip.

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The Land of J.K. RowlingJack FowlerColumnist

This past week was a colos-sal one for the muggle worldor, at least, for my mugglefriend Carter and me. He cameto visit over spring break andwe decided to follow in J.K.Rowling’s footsteps through-out England and see whereshe got her inspiration.

We travelled to a city calledExeter located in the south ofEngland, about an hour awayfrom Plymouth. This is whereRowling attended theUniversity of Exeter and got alot of ideas for her books.

We got off the train at a nor-mal platform that consisted ofa whole number and startedwalking towards the universi-ty. A sign stated the universitywas “19 minutes” away. Oncewe converted that intoAmerican we figured it wouldtake about 8 minutes to getthere, and we were right(Americans walk faster). Wewent right to the universityshop, so we could buy any-thing that Rowling might havebought while she was there.After buying key chains,shirts, lanyards pens and note-books we were satisfied. Welooked like the most school-spirited University of Exeterstudents. I don’t even ownthat much MSU memorabilia.

As we left, we took theIlluminated Path through uni-versity grounds. It looked somuch like the Forbidden Forestand all the trees looked likeWomping Willows! Next weheaded towards Gandy Streetpassing Exeter Castle along theway. Gandy Street is the streetRowling based Diagon Alleyoff of. Before even spotting thestreet sign, Carter said, “I thinkthis is it!” It looked exactly how

she described it. It was verynarrow with a lot of smallshops and possibly witches andwizards.

After leaving, we headeddown a deserted street withnobody around. Ahead I saw astroller on the sidewalk. As weapproached it I looked down.There was a baby inside butnobody was there! Not know-ing what to do, we kept walk-ing. About 15 seconds later welooked back and the baby wasgone but the stroller was stillthere. It must have disapparat-ed! However, we started see-ing an abundant supply ofbabies in strollers soon after. Aman was pushing a baby in asimilar-looking stroller downthe street and a coloredwoman was pushing aCaucasian baby in a stroller.I’m not saying those babieswere kidnapped, but I knowneither of them could havebirthed those babies them-selves! Maybe they werebabysitters.

We arrived at The Old

Firehouse pub, which is thepub Rowling based the LeakyCauldron off of. Again, itlooked very wizard-like. Darkred walls with lanterns hang-ing from the ceiling, dimstrings of lights and shrivelledup flowers surrounded thetops of the walls and the bar.After eating our food and notseeing Hagrid, we headedback to the university to see aplay.

We walked into theNorthcott Theatre, the theatrethat J.K. Rowling was veryactive with during her univer-sity years. The play didn’tseem to be aimed towards ourgeneration as most of the audi-ence had white hair and wasabout 80 years old. It lookedlike we were at the RepublicanNational Convention. By inter-mission, we were losing inter-est and decided to leave. Butwhat can you expect? Whenwe’re used to seeing greatplays directed by MSU’s KevinNeuharth, we’ve got highexpectations!

Jack Fowler (left) and Carter Hill stand in Gandy Street inExeter, England, last week. Author J.K. Rowling used thisstreet as the inspiration for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potterbooks.

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