Red & GreenApril 22, 2010 Vol. 91 No. 23 Minot State University, Minot, N.D. 58701 www.minotstateu.edu/redgreen/

‘Extremities’ opens tonight

“Extremities,” a play writ-ten by WilliamMastrosimone, opens tonightat 7:30 in Aleshire Theater.Directed by Paula

Lindekugel-Willis, the pro-duction follows Majorie, ayoung woman who kidnapsand begins to take vengeanceupon the man who tried to

rape her. Because of the sub-ject matter, the play is formature audiences.The production is also a

part of Sexual AssaultAwareness Month, whichtakes place the whole monthof April.Performances also take

place April 23 and 24 at 7:30

p.m., and April 25 at 2 p.m.Tickets cost $6 for adults, $5for students and senior citi-zens. For MSU students, fac-ulty and staff it is free withan MSU ID.For reservations or for

more information, call 858-3172.

Photo by Jesse KellyHeather Schneibel, Brett Olson and Brittany Armstrong rehearse a scene from“Extremities.” The production opens tonight and runs through Sunday.

David Fuller, MinotState University presi-dent, announcedTuesday that VicePresident for AcademicAffairs, Gary Rabe, willstep down to return toteaching.Rabe was named vice

president in 2006 afterserving one year asinterim vice president.He intends to return toacademics full time andspend more time withhis family.Rabe has worked

with Vision 2013, theFoundations ofExcellence, the Centerfor Engaged Teachingand Learning, the newMSU AdmissionStandards to enhancestudent success and theHigher LearningCommission review. Healso worked towardnew directions in gener-al education at MinotState and in gettinginstitutional support forfaculty sabbaticals.“While it will be

tough to replace some-one of Gary's under-

standing, excitementand initiative, I ampleased that he hasdecided to resume aposition within theCriminal JusticeDepartment here atMSU,” Fuller said. “Hispassion for teaching andinterest in accomplish-ing other notable schol-arly goals is to beadmired. As well, hisinterest in remainingsensitive to the timeneeds of his family is tobe applauded.”Fuller will soon begin

the process of finding areplacement.

Rabe returningto academics

Rabe

Replacement vice president to be sought

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Employees receive honors at banquetMinot State University honored sev-

eral employees at the annual EmployeeAppreciation Banquet last week.Three faculty and two staff members

received special honors from the MSUBoard of Regents.Recipients of the Board of Regents

Faculty Achievement Award wereMickhail Bobylev, chemistry, for excel-lence in scholarship; Patricia Jorgenson,teacher education and human perform-ance, for excellence in teaching; andCheryl Nilsen, mathematics and com-puter science, for excellence in service.Recipients of the Board of Regents

Staff Achievement Award were LeonPerzinski, Student Center director, andScott Peterson, Plant Services, for out-standing service to the university.Employees recognized for five-year

increments of service were:5 Years — Amy Armstrong, N.D.

Center for Persons with Disabilities;Abbie Baklenko, MSU Post Office;Dianne Bossert, N.D. Center for Personswith Disabilities; Jennifer Bowles, spe-cial education; Carla Cabarle, account-ing and finance; Corey Ell, PlantServices; Chad Fenner, N.D. Center forPersons with Disabilities; DeanFrantsvog, accounting and finance;David Fuller, President’s Office; JohnGirard, business administration; MargieHair, nursing; Rod Hair, InstitutionalPlanning and Rural Crime and JusticeCenter; Laurel Hyatt, Business Office;Barb Johnson, Business Office; PaulLepp, biology; TJ Lipsey, Plant Services;Rachelle Loda, Rural Crime and JusticeCenter; Stu Melby, athletics; JoleneNechiporenko, Gordon B. OlsonLibrary; Dawn Reule, Rural Crime andJustice Center; Rebecca Ruzicka, RuralCrime and Justice Center; MatthewSchaefer, Rural Crime and JusticeCenter; Melissa Spelchen, CriminalJustice and Bismarck Site; KathyTarasenko, science; Becky Volk, CopyCenter; Deb Wentz, President’s Office;Naomi Winburn, science.10 Years — Penny Brandt, Vice

President for Academic Affairs Office;

Jorgenson Nilsen

Perzinski Peterson

Bobylev

(MSU StudentGovernment Association)— The Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) staysactive all year round pro-viding Minot StateUniversity students with avoice on major issues suchas parking, the new fitnesscenter, on-campus security,food services, tuition andfees. SGA also provides stu-dents with entertainmentand activities, such as"Spring Fest," the end of theyear send-off scheduled forthe week of April 26–30."Spring Fest is a great

way to wrap up the year,"Kevin Mehrer, SGA directorof public relations, said."We have some great enter-tainment. Rob O'Reilly ishilarious, and the studentshere should love him. Plus,I'm excited to see the talentthat MSU students have in‘Beaver's Got Talent.’"All week long, free food

will be provided in theBeaver Dam starting at 11a.m., while supplies last.Students should rememberto bring their MSU ID for allevents.Monday, April 26, fea-

‘Spring Fest’ begins next week

Weight Management Club8:30 a.m., MondaysApril 12, 26 and May 3Jones Room, Student CenterOPEN TO ALL MSU STUDENTS, STAFF & FACULTYSee Banquet — Page 3

tures "Beaver's Got Talent," aknock-off of “America's GotTalent.” The SGA is askingstudents to bring their best tal-ents, singing, dancing, actingor whatever they can think ofto compete for cash. The eventstarts at 7 p.m. in the BeaverDam.On Tuesday, April 27, Rob

O'Reilly, campus comedian,will perform in the BeaverDam at Noon.On Wednesday, April 28,

DanMengini, a comedian seenon NBC, E!, TBS and “AdultSwim” will perform. Theevent starts at 8 p.m. in theBeaver Dam.Thursday’s big finale is a

dance with 8th Hour playingat the All Seasons Arena. Thedance will start at 10 p.m. Toget in free, students mustshow an MSU student ID.Guests must be signed in byan MSU student and pay $5for admission.

W o j c i e c hCebulak, crimi-nal justice; TerryE c k m a n n ,teacher educa-tion and humanper formance ;Neil Fulton, ITCentral; GuyHanley, science;Stephen Hayton, mathematics and computer science;Patty Hunt, Gordon B. Olson Library; Ruth Kihm,addiction studies, psychology and social work; CherylKremer, music; Deborah Olson, addiction studies, psy-chology and social work; Ernst Pijning, social science;Toni Schwartz, criminal justice; Jerry Stai, accountingand finance; Heidi Super, biology; Mark Timbrook,Center for Extended Learning; Kris Warmoth, Centerfor Extended Learning; Ron Weinmann, businessadministration; Ryan Winburn, science.15 Years — DeVera Bowles, music; Thomas

Eisenzimmer, Plant Services; Alan Ekblad, special edu-cation; Scott Muhle, Plant Services; Cheryl Nilsen,mathematics and computer science; James Ondracek,business administration; Jon Rumney, music; TomThorson, Plant Services; Rosie Winczewski, mathemat-ics and computer science; Tammy Wolf, CareerServices.20 Years — Brad Brentrup, Plant Services; Linda

Haider, nursing; Rhonda Holden-Selk, Plant Services;Evelyn Klimpel, Student Development Center; Jane laPlante, Gordon B. Olson Library; Frank McCahill,humanities; William Mosser, Plant Services; KathyNelson, Financial Aid Office; Jonathan Wagner, socialscience; Terry Wald, Plant Services; Lori Willoughby,business information technology; Renae Yale, GordonB. Olson Library.25 Years — Larry Atwood, mathematics and

computer science; Linda Benson, PublicInformation Office; Julianne Eklund, business

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information technology;Dale Gehring, FinancialAid Office; Joan Houston,accounting and finance;Dick Jenkins, VicePresident for StudentAffairs Office; Allen Kihm,science; Paula Lindekugel-

Willis, humanities; SharonReynolds, business infor-mation technology; DonnaWeishaar, infant develop-ment; Sherry Wheeling,humanities.30 Years — Sandy Foley,

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Cassandra NeuharthStaff Writer

Over the past severalyears, Minot StateUniversity has been work-ing to make the campus andthe community more envi-ronmentally friendly. TheSustainability Committeehas placed green kiosks inCrane Hall, Memorial Hall,Old Main and in theStudent Center to help stu-dents and faculty recyclewhite or pastel paper, shinypaper, plastic bottles andcans. For Earth Day April22, the kiosks have two newcontainers for plastic bottletops and batteries.This 40th anniversary of

Earth Day is a good time torecognize the SustainabilityCommittee members whohave made a commitmentto help the MSU campus gogreen.Linda Olson is the chair

and Penny Brandt is the sec-retary. Deb Dewitz has beena strong voice in support ofthe recycling program oncampus. Heidi Super worksto get businesses in theMinot area involved inEarth Day, and is workingon a greenhouse gas reportthat is part of the President'sClimate Commitment.Ron Weinman has

enrolled the business club,

Students in Free Enterprise,in "Recycle Mania," anation-wide competition toraise awareness of recy-cling. Jeff Meyer works onthe "Energy Star" policyand supervises the recy-cling on campus.Brad Brentrup and other

workers move materialsfrom the recycling kioskson campus to the trailer fortransport to the RecyclingCenter. Anton Huether, ITCenter, manages the Webpage for the SustainabilityCommittee. Chris Kellerraises awareness throughthe "sustainability tips"included in the PIOannouncements. DebJensen works on publicityand posters for theSustainability Committee.Other faculty and staff

members involved throughvarious activities on cam-

pus include Alan Ekblad,Andrea Donovan, LaurelHyatt, Paul Lepp, PamHopkins, Steve Hayton,Ursula Shittko, ErnstPijning, Matt Schaefer andRoger Kluck.Across the campus,

building monitors organizethe recycling: RosieWinczewski in Model Hall,Paul Lepp in Cyril Moore,Pam Hopkins in theStudent Center, PennyBrandt in Administration,Sarah Henderson in theGordon B. Olson Library,Linda Olson in HartnettHall, Deb Dewitz inMemorial Hall and RonWeinman in Old Main.These faculty and staff

are keeping the "green"message going on campusand in the community, andare committed to makingEarth Day a success.

Faculty, staff members goextra mile for environment

For the currentDOME SCHEDULE

call 858-4333

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Our family would like to express our deep gratitude toall of you at MSU for the kindnesses you have extended toour family since the time of the death of our daughter andsister, Sarah Martinsen.You surrounded us with support, phone calls, cards,

attendance at the funeral and generous donations to thescholarship fund we have established in Sarah’s name. Itwas astounding to see howmany people came to celebrateSarah’s life.You can never truly know howmuch it has meant to us,

how it has moved us and strengthened us at this time.Thank you for each gesture you have made to us.

Wayne Martinsen,Alexis Martinsen,Galit DeWitz,Deb DeWitz

Letters(MSU Spanish Club) —

Minot State UniversitySpanish students and theSpanish Club, in conjunctionwith the Office ofInternational Programs andMulticultural SupportServices, cordially invite allMSU students, faculty, staffand the Minot community tocelebrate Cinco de Mayo(Fifth of May) in the AleshireTheater on Saturday, May 1,6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. AleshireTheater is in the Hartnett Hallbuilding across from theDome.Adult and youth perform-

ers from the Grupo Del BaileFolclórico Mexico Lindo

(Folk Dance Group MexicoLindo) will perform a distinctstyle of folk dancing repre-senting some select regions ofMexico. Photography andposing with the performers ispermitted. Hors d'oeuvreswill be provided in HartnettHall after the event.“The Mexican Day of

Independence is Sept. 16,”Sara Gietzen, Spanish Clubpresident said. “However,Cinco de Mayo is a date com-memorating a victory at the‘Batalla de Puebla’ (Battle ofPuebla) in Puebla, Mexicowhen Mexican citizensdefeated the French forces,who were the world’s most

powerful military at the time.The Batalla de Puebla is notwidely celebrated in Mexico,however, it has been adoptedby America and given a newlife here as ‘Cinco de Mayo,’much like St. Patrick’s Day,which went from an observedday to a day ‘adopted’ by fes-tive Americans. This year isthe first time in my experi-ence that MSU or the Minotcommunity has hosted anevent of this caliber,” Gietzenadded.Spanish Club members

and community volunteerswill pay a musical tribute toSelena Quintanilla Perez, an

Spanish Club to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

See Spanish — Page 8

Red & Green April 22, 2010 ~ Page 5News

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(MSU Sports InformationOffice) — Minot StateUniversity Athletic DirectorRick Hedberg, along with theuniversity’s men’s basketballcoach search committee,announced Monday threefinalists for the position ofhead men’s basketball coach atMinot State.“We are happy with the

interest we got in the headmen’s basketball coachingposition and the caliber of thetalent in our application pool,”Hedberg said. “We conductedphone interviews with oursemifinalist group and lookforward to meeting our final-ists on campus this week. Allthree finalists bring severaloutstanding qualities to theposition.”Making the final three are

Jayden Olson, assistant men’sbasketball coach and recruit-ing coordinator at Augustana(S.D.) College; Peter Stewart,head men’s basketball coach atPeninsula (Wash.) College andJon Bishop, head men’s bas-ketball coach at the Universityof Saint Mary (Kan.).The search committee will

have the three candidates oncampus for interviews thisweek. Olson is at MSUWednesday; Stewart,Thursday and Bishop, Friday.MSU expects to make anannouncement on its newhead coach early next week.Olson, a native of Beulah,

N.D., has been at Augustanafor three seasons helping theVikings to a 67-26 record andthree NCAA Tournamentappearances during that time.He has recruited the Northern

Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceFreshman of the Year in eachof the past two seasons. Olsonhas also been an assistantcoach at the University ofNorth Dakota, Williston StateCollege and New EnglandHigh School. He played twoseasons at Dickinson State andtwo at Williston State, earningK-12 Physical Education and7-12 Business Educationdegrees at Dickinson State anda Master’s Degree inKinesiology at UND.Stewart is a native of

Parshall, N.D., and has beenthe head coach at PeninsulaCollege for seven seasons. Hehas been named coach of theyear two times, won three con-ference championships andled his team to post-seasonplay in six of the past sevenseasons. Stewart coached inthe Malaysian ProfessionalBasketball League for thePerak Red Eagles and coachedthree teams in the AustralianProfessional BasketballLeague. He was team captainfor the University of NorthDakota and was named theNorth Central CollegeAcademic Player of the Year atUND. Stewart received hisBachelor of BusinessAdministration at UND.Bishop earned his Master’s

Degree in Physical Educationand Health from NorthwestMissouri State. He has beenthe head coach at theUniversity of Saint Mary forthe past two seasons, turningaround a program that was 3-27 before he got there to 19-11.Bishop has been an assistant

Three candidatesfor coaching spot

See Coaches — Page 12

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A message from the MSU Financial Aid OfficeMinot State University currently participates in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, which allows studentsand their parents to borrow federal student loans from private lenders, such as Bank of ND or Wells Fargo. Due to recentfederal legislation, the FFEL program is ending. Beginning in the Fall 2010-Spring 2011 academic year, Minot StateUniversity will begin participating in the Federal Direct Loan (DL) program. Visit www.direct.ed.gov for more detailsabout the DL program. This change will NOT affect any existing current year (Fall 2009-Spring 2010-Summer 2010)loans or loans borrowed prior to this time.

In Direct Lending, students borrow directly from the U.S. Department of Education. DL Subsidized, Unsubsidized, andParent PLUS loans operate in essentially the same manner as in the FFEL program. Students receive the same interestrates, except Parent PLUS, which has a lower interest rate than FFEL. Students and parents will continue to have similiarrepayment options and terms as they did under the FFEL program. Repayment of Direct Loans will be handled through aU.S. Department of Education Loan Servicer.

WHAT DOES THIS CHANGE MEAN FOR STUDENTS?• Students will need to sign a new Master Promissory Note (MPN) for any Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan theyexpect to borrow for the 2010-11 academic year.

• Students will need to complete a Direct Loan Entrance Counseling session if they expect to borrow during the 2010-11academic year.

• The MSU Financial Aid Office recommends that students who plan to borrow a federal student loan during the 2010-11 school year complete a new Direct Loan MPN AND Online Loan Entrance Counseling at www.studentloans.gov byMay 1.

We want to do everything we can to make this transition as easy as possible for students. Visit our website atwww.minotstateu.edu/finaid for Direct Loan Frequently Asked Questions or contact the Financial Aid Office at 858-3375for more information about Minot State's transition to the Federal Direct Loan Program.

Jesica SandersStaff Writer

Aleshire Theater, on the lastWednesday in April, promisesto be “hopping” with excite-ment. Minot State Universitybiology instructor Chris Beachywill bring some salamandersand frogs for the Northwest ArtCenter Series. Beginning at 7p.m., Beachy intends to presentfor 40 minutes of his hour, andleave plenty of time for ques-tions and handling of “critters.”“Everyone is always fascinat-

ed by the frog and the salaman-der... they are really neat andthey are really cool,” Beachysaid.He believes there is no resist-

ing the allure of the frog and thesalamander when it comes toenticing students from all

majors to attend, includingthose outside of biology.In his lecture, “Field Research

- Amphibians of NorthwestNorth Dakota,” Beachy, who hasbeen working in North Dakotafor 12 years, will present on fieldwork completed with hisresearch group, The AmphibianGrowth Project.“It is intended to be kind of a

nature special,” he said, “withthe added interest for MSU stu-dents of being a local nature spe-cial.”Beachy has been doing

research in his field since 1986.He founded the AmphibianGrowth Project about ten yearsago. He said their research hasgrown exceptionally strongerover the last six. One of his goalsfor this talk is a continuation of

his drive to provide the areawith conservation and educa-tional outreach opportunities.Beachy is not what comes to

mind when thinking about astereotypical biology doctorate.His charismatic attitude andpassion for his work make himnot only knowledgeable, but apleasure to listen to. His presen-tation aims to be entertaininglyeducational, and to leave theaudience with a “DiscoverySpecial” feeling.For more on Beachy’s

research group, visitAmphibianGrowthProject.org.Aleshire Theater is located in

Hartnett Hall. For more infor-mation on this April 28 presen-tation and other Northwest ArtCenter events, visit the MSUWeb site.

Amphibians to appear in Aleshire Theater

Photo by Jesica SandersChris Beachy, biology instructor, will give a lecture inAleshire Theater April 28 at 7 p.m.

Red & Green April 22, 2010 ~ Page 7Arts & Entertainment

Jacob DouglasComm 281

Minot State University willexpand its curriculum thissummer with a GraveyardPreservation Project class thatwill run from June 1 – 28.“It’s a class with an experi-

ential and a service learningcomponent,” Mark Timbrook,one of the course instructors,said. “Students will experi-ence hands-on training andalso get a little dirty.”“The course will be com-

posed of field work in thegraveyard, where studentswill examine the space as aunique landscape and thenstudy and document eachgrave individually,”Timbrook said. “Students willstudy epitaphs, motifs andinscriptions and, of course,examine how these itemsrelate to the individual andthe local community.Research will be conductedacross Minot in various loca-tions.”Students will also be

involved in several service-learning projects revolving

around landscape mainte-nance and grave markerpreservation.The class also requires a

research paper.“Students should have

some writing experience ifthey want to take the class,”Timbrook said.The Graveyard

Preservation course offersthree credit hours, runs threeweeks, and is a level 299course. The class qualifies asan English or history class.Students will document

their experience in journals,which they will update asthey progress through theclass, and take a few exams.Students will use the

research to identify who is inthe graveyard, their life sto-ries, their contributions tofamily and community andwhere they came from. Thestudents will also take pic-tures of the gravestones dur-ing research. The informationwill eventually aid in the cre-ation of a Web-based researchtool for the graveyard.Students will also use data

to research death rates at cer-tain periods of time.“It could be used to deter-

mine any anomalies resultingfrom events or conditions inthe community, such as the1918 influenza epidemic,”Timbrook said. Data mayalso reveal changes in localeconomic and social condi-

tions.The project will run each

summer through 2013, whenMSU celebrates its centennial.The project will produce a

Web site with a map of thegraveyard, and each grave-stone will be a link that takesvisitors to the pictures of thegravestone and the informa-

tion on the individual.The course’s instructors,

Mark Timbrook and MargaretShreve, will give students avariety of different angles ingraveyard preservation, writ-ing and local history.Students can sign up for the

class, learn about their com-munity and get dirty.

Students to research Minot cemeteries

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artist known as ‘Selena’ inthe United States, in theBeaver Dam, tentativelyscheduled for Wednesday,May 5, from 6 to 8 p.m.As quoted in a 2005 biog-

raphy, Selena was “Knownfor her powerful voice, sexydance moves, and uniquecostume designs, SelenaQuintanilla was the No. 1female Latino star in theUnited States and Mexicobefore her untimely death onMarch 31, 1995, in CorpusChristi, Texas. TIME maga-zine called Selena ‘theembodiment of young,smart, hip Mexican-American youth - wearingmidriff-baring bustiers andboasting a tight-knit familyand a down-to-earth person-ality, a Madonna without thecontroversy.’ Recently,Billboard Magazine declaredSelena the ‘Latin Artist of theDecade.’"The Beaver Dam event

will include dance and songperformances, games andLatin dance lessons. Latin-themed snacks will be pro-vided.For additional information

about Cinco de Mayo, con-tact Kemerly Moorhouse,MSU foreign languageinstructor at 858-3245 ork e m e r -ly.moorhouse@minotstateu.edu, or Gietzen, at 240-0236 orsara.gietzen@my.minotstateu.edu.For great insights about

Folk Dance group visit:www.grupofolkloricomexicolindo.com/For great insights about

Selena and the SelenaCharitable Foundation visit:www.selena.org/

... Spanishcontinued from page 4

Anthony AndersonStaff Writer

The Minot State ConcertBand will present the “Prideof MSU” spring concert onTuesday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m.in Anne Nicole Nelson Hall.The band features wind andpercussion instruments, andshowcases students frommany academic departmentson campus. This concert rep-

resents the work of an entiresemester for the band, andwill feature a number ofmusical genres.“There’s going to be some-

thing for everyone, from con-temporary to semiclassical,”band director Joseph Almesaid.The various pieces to be

performed include:“Florentiner,” an Italian

march by Julius Fuĉik, “ThirdSuite,” a semiclassical pieceby Robert Jager and anaward-winning arrangementof “America, the Beautiful”by Carmen Dragon. AdamSpain, a junior in music, willperform the clarinet solo,“Concertina,” by Carl vonWeber, with band accompani-ment.The concert will also fea-

ture a special appearance bythe Minot High SchoolVarsity Winds Band, underthe direction of MSU gradu-ate Dave Jensen. As a finalsegment, the two bands willcombine to play the piece“Uncle Henry,” a march writ-ten in honor of composerHenry Fillmore.The event is free and open

to the public.

Band to present spring concert

Anthony AndersonStaff Writer

Minot State ComputerScience and ManagementInformation Systems mangerswill visit the InfoTech MinotTechnology Center onTuesday, April 27.InfoTech is a large technol-

ogy services company head-quarted in New York, with asatellite office in Minot. Thecompany provides software

and system integration solu-tions to firms in numerousindustries and theDepartment of Defense.InfoTech’s Minot office

employs a large number ofgraduating MIS and CS stu-dents fromMinot State, and ishoping to build on this rela-tionship. This affiliation firstbegan with a luncheon held inDecember for students andfaculty, complete with a

videoconference with theNew York office.“We really had a good

turnout,” Laurie Geller,Computer Science chair, said.“It’s a good thing we havehere.”“InfoTech wants to contin-

ue to strengthen this connec-tion,” Tarek Barrawi, businessmanager of the Minot office,said. This open house is to besimilar to the first. MSU stu-

dents will break down andstudy one of the company’spast projects in depth.The company plans to hold

these open houses at leastonce a semester, in order forMIS and CS students tobecome more familiar withemployment opportunitieswith InfoTech, and the com-pany’s projects and technolo-gies.

Infotech, MSU to continue ties

Submitted photoMSU students Brandon Devine, Ramsey Leonard andDarrin Seifert display their winning robots.

Students attendrobotics competition

Scott A JonesOnline Editor

A team of four MinotState University studentsspent many weeks andlate nights creating thetwo robots that took firstand second place in anannual competition.Brandon Devine,

Ramsey Leonard,Christopher Schaefer andDarren Seifert entered theMidwest Instruction &

Computing Symposium’s(MICS) annual roboticscompetition in Eau Claire,Wisc. April 16 and 17.Faculty advisors Larry

Atwood and Scott Kastaccompanied the stu-dents.“I am very proud of my

students!” Kast said.“The students did a

tremendous job!” Atwoodadded.

See Robotics — Page 12

Red & Green April 22, 2010 ~ Page 9Sports

The Minot State UniversityMen’s Club Hockey held its awardsbanquet April 10.The honorees as voted by the

coaches and players are: BestForward, Scott Arnold; BestDefenseman, Nigel Dube; MostImproved Player, Mike Norris;Rookie of the Year, Isaac (Al)Friesen; Player’s Player, ColinWilson; and Most Valuable Player,Stephen (Thomas) NorrisLuke Strueby won the Caley Cox

Memorial Award. This award goesto the player who demonstrates a

sincere dedication and love for thegame of hockey, and displays agreat intensity and spirit whileplaying.The American College Hockey

Association selected MSU hockeycoach Sheldon Schneider to the All-Star Game Coaching Staff. He isalso Coach of the Year runner up.The hockey team had a success-

ful season. They were ranked 7th inthe nation and competed at theAmerican College HockeyAssociation National Tournamentfor the first time since 2004.

Hockey players receive awards

Photo by Jesse KellyMinot Stateʼs Kory Houston bunts during Sunday play at Corbett Field.Jamestown College won both games, 16-15 and 9-4.

Beavers win oneEric ManloveSports Writer

The Beaver baseballteam played its first gamesin front of a home crowdthis season at CorbettField on Saturday. MinotState hosted JamestownCollege and split the dou-bleheader, winning gameone 5-4, but dropping thenightcap, 18-6, in sixinnings.MSU rallied to score

three runs in the ninthinning on Saturday. Thethird run came courtesy offreshman outfielderJordan Gilmour’s oppositefield single, which pro-pelled the Beavers to thewin. Up to the ninth, theBeavers had only man-aged two runs on seven

hits, but the MSU batscame alive when relieverChad Boldt entered thegame for the Jimmies.“Jordan Gilmour did a

heck of a job taking astrike and turning it intothe game-winning hit,”coach Brock Weppler said.“We had some great at-bats at the end of thegame.”Paul Thompson started

the game on the moundfor the Beavers andpitched eight stronginnings, but did not factorin the decision. Thompsonallowed just three runs oneight hits and recordedone strikeout. BrodyPinkerton picked up hissecond win in relief forMinot State.

The Jimmies then tookgame two by the ten-runrule in six innings. MikeO’Dwyer led the Beaversat the plate with three hitsand five runs batted in;Michael Mesh also addedfour hits.On Sunday, Minot State

had a chance to make it athree-win weekend atCorbett Field, butJamestown College haddifferent plans. TheBeavers fell in a heart-breaking game one, 16-15,and then dropped theseries finale 9-4.The Beavers got off to a

rough start Sunday. In thetop of the first inning,Jamestown College’s JesseRamirez hit a laser over

Softball has winning weekend

Photo by Jesse KellyJanessa Penner keeps an eye on the ball during Sunday play at theSouth Hill Complex. Minot State defeated Black Hills State, 3-0 and9-8.

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Eric ManloveSports Writer

The Lady Beavers softball teamcould do no wrong Saturdayagainst conference foe Black HillsState. MSU swept the YellowJackets at the South Hill Complex,allowing just two hits and outscor-ing Black Hills 11-2.In game one, Mandy Greenberg

stated her case to once again benamed the Dakota Athletic

Conference pitcher of the week, andthe Yellow Jacket hitters were help-ing her out. Greenberg threw acomplete-game no-hitter and struckout seven batters while allowingtwo walks.“Mandy looked really good,”

coach Bill Triplett said. “The pitch-ing’s been real good, and we’ve gota great staff.”The Beavers crossed the plate

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the left field fence that put theJimmies up three- nothing.Minot State settled down

and scored nine runs in thebottom of the third inning totake a 10-4 lead, highlighted bya Mike O’Dwyer bases-clear-ing double down the rightfield line.The Jimmies chipped at the

Beaver lead and trailed by justthree heading into the top ofthe ninth. Jamestown gaveMSU some of its own medicinefrom the day before, rallyingfor four runs to take the 16-15lead that would stand for thefinal.“We put ourselves in posi-

tion to break that game open,”Weppler said. “That was atough one to lose, but quitehonestly, I don't think eitherteam deserved to win.”

In game two, the Beaversjumped out to an early lead,but could not hold it. In the topof the third, Jamestown platedthree runners thanks to an ErikChurch three-run shot. TheBeavers battled back, butJamestown went on to take the9-4 win.“We have eight games left,

so we need to start playingconference tourney baseballright now,” Weppler said.The Beavers (14-22, DAC 2-

10) have a home-and-homeseries this weekend, hostingValley City State on Saturday,then travelling to Valley CitySunday. The Vikings sweptMinot State earlier this seasonin a doubleheader at theMetrodome.Game time Saturday is 2

p.m. KMSU’s Adam Pozgaywill call the doubleheaderplay-by-play.

early and often in game one,scoring two runs in the firstinning, a run in the second,and five in the third that alladded up to an eight-run-rulevictory. Molly Lundeen led thehitting for Minot State withtwo hits and a run batted in,and Leah Matthewson drovein three to aid the Beavers.Starting, game one seemed

as if it was going to be anotherblow-out win for the Beavers.Minot State scored three runsin the first inning, but BlackHills pitcher Katie Wagner shutthem out the rest of the way.Deanna Mitchell was equallyas impressive for the Beavers.She allowed just two runs, oneearned, and struck out six inher six innings of work.Greenberg came in to pitch theseventh and struck out two bat-ters to pick up the save.Minot State got RBIs from

Lindsey Landles, TiffanyFriesen, and Brittany Bartel.MSU improved its confer-

ence record to 11-3 and stayedin first place in the DakotaAthletic Conference.Sunday at the South Hill

Complex was much of the

same story for the Minot Statesoftball team as they againswept Black Hills State. TheBeavers won game one, 3-0,and game two, 9-8, in walk-offfashion.All the excitement came in

game two for the BeaversSunday. Minot State led 7-1heading into the top of the sev-enth inning in game two, andthen saw Black Hill State scoreseven runs to take an 8-7 lead.With the Beavers down to theirlast three outs, Minot State ral-lied. Corinne Gautron was hitby a pitch, Matthewson beatout a sacrifice bunt for aninfield single and KylaThiesen got a walk.All of that set up All-

American Janessa Penner.Penner did not disappoint asshe roped the second pitch tocenter and drove in the tworuns the Beavers needed fortheir 13th straight victory.“We showed that we’ve got

heart,” Triplett said. “Gameslike that, teams with heartcome back and win.”Game one once again had

freshman pitcher Greenbergshowcasing her talents, as sheran her streak of hitlessinnings to 12 1/3 before finallyallowing a hit on the weekend.

She finished with a complete-game two-hitter and sevenstrikeouts.The weekend sweep keeps

the Beavers atop the DakotaAthletic Conference with a 13-3 record.“It's very important,

because it puts us in a betterposition for when we go playJamestown,” junior MelissaElliott said.Jamestown College is the

final home series for theBeavers on May 1 and 2. Thenthey head to the conferencetournament in Valley City.Minot State has no gamesremaining against second-place Dickinson State, and theJimmies are currently in thirdplace.The Beavers host Bemidji

State today and then host theUniversity of Great Falls in afour-game series starting at1p.m. Saturday and 12 p.m.Sunday at the South HillComplex.

(MSU SportsInformation Office)— Minot StateUniversity’s JanessaPenner, Morden,Manitoba, wasnamed the DakotaAthletic ConferenceSoftball Player of theWeek the leagueannounced Monday.Penner finished the week

going 9-for-17 with 10 runsscored and two doubles. Shealso drew five walks. On thebases, she stayed perfect in

stolen base attempts,swiping 4 of 4 to upher season total of10-for-19. MSU went6-0 in DAC games.On the season,Penner is sporting alofty .495 battingaverage.The Beavers now

have three weeklyawards on the season asPenner joined freshman pitch-er Mandy Greenberg, who hastwice been named DACPitcher of the Week.

Penner wins DAC award

PennerShannon Murray stealssecond base duringSunday play at the SouthHill Complex.

Photo by Jesse Kelly

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Lutheran Campus MinistryʼsFirst Annual

Sloppy Joe Dinner & Silent Auction!Thursday, April 29, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Augustana Lutheran ChurchFree for MSU Students

Join us as we celebrate the coming ofSpring! Evening highlights include tasting different and delicious potato saladsmade by area congregations and taking part in the silent auction. You will havean opportunity to bid on wonderful items and baskets. The Silent Auction startsat 5 p.m. The evening will help raise awareness and funding for LutheranCampus Ministry. Thank you in advance for making this a great evening!

Pastor Kari Williamson, Lutheran Campus Pastor, 839-3949, e-mail: campus ministry@srt.com

Stepping uptheir game

Photo by Jesse KellyMinot Stateʼs football team runs offensive and defensivedrills at practice Saturday. Spring practices will continueuntil May 1, when the team will have an inter-squadscrimmage at Allen Field.

Spring Honor Dance& Powwow Celebration

April 23 & 24MSU Dome

FREE FOR MSU STUDENTS!

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Leonard also attended lastyear’s function.“I really enjoyed the event this

year,” he said.

Check for videos of theRobotics Competition onhttp://www.youtube.com. Moreinformation about the MidwestInstruction & ComputingSymposium is online atwww.cs.uwec.edu/MICS/.

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coach at Pratt CommunityCollege, Missouri Western

State, Angelo State, KansasWesleyan, Kansas Cagerz ofthe United States BasketballLeague, Northwest Missouriand Central Methodist.

All three candidates will beavailable to the media at theChristensen Room at the MSUDome at 1:45 p.m. on theirrespective days on campus.

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