The Student Scholarship & Creative Achievement Conference, also known as Student Achievement Day, was held in Bridgman, Hagg-Saur, and Memorial last Wednesday. Seniors were given time to present their semester-long research projects to their profesosrs and an audience made up of any who wished to sit in on speeches.
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How would you like to have your prom canceled in your senior year of high school? Now imagine that the faculty is telling everybody that you're the reason it was canceled. Does that sound a little harsh? Well that’s exactly what happened to a young girl in Mississippi a few weeks ago.
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Vancouver Wins the Gold
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that the 2010 Winter Olympics have begun. This year, the Games are taking place in Vancouver, Canada, which was chosen over Salzburg, Austria and PyeongChang, South Korea. Why Vancouver? How, exactly, does the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decide where the Olympics will be set? First, a country submits its candidate city (or cities) to the IOC, at least nine years prior to the games in question.
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“If you sit in front of the TV playing video games for too long, you’ll kill your eyesight!” I’m sure all you geeks out there have heard this hundreds of times while growing up -- I know I did. But within the past year there was a study done that proves good old mom and dad wrong.
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Attention Bemidji State University (BSU) students looking for an unbelievable opportunity to see the beauty that Latin America has to offer! In 2010, Dr. Blanca Rivera and Dr. Miriam Rivera-Hokanson of the Dept. of Language and Ethnic Studies will be leading a once in a lifetime study abroad trip to the beautiful city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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The Caribbean was an adventurous stop for Bucky and I. Leaving the sandy beaches, tropical weather and great cuisine was difficult, but much was expected from the next destination: Asia. Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, covering 8.
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Good food, good music, good people and a good cause. What more could you ask for? A fundraiser and dance was held for the Northwoods Coalition for Family Safety and the Sexual Assault Program of Beltrami, Cass and Hubbard Counties this past Saturday, Nov.
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Enjoying Halloween around Bemidji
What is there to be said about Halloween that hasn’t already been said? It’s such an integral part of our culture to plan a costume and a party for this day of the year, and most people are “pretty sure” they know the origins.
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A light shower, cloudy and miserable was the forecast for Thursday, Oct. 22. Clear blue skies, birds migrating south and a temperature near 40 degrees was what the cleanup crew was fortunate enough to have worked in. An annual event hosted by Student For the Environment (SFE) involved picking up garbage, such as wrappers, cigarette butts and a few diapers, from the lake shore.
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Each autumn in Minnesota, while many sportsman are concentrating on the hunting seasons, fisherman experience some of their best, and worst, results. The lakes themselves are the reason for these seemingly random changes as they undergo a natural process called "turnover.
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Pieces of the People
(How long distance relationships strain the soul)
Last Thursday was a musical night for those who gathered in the Oak Hall second floor lounge. Amateur Night drew a crowd of performers and audience members. The chairs were filled and it was standing room only as Bemidji State students displayed their musical talents.
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Have you ever drank straight vinegar? Well that's what Travis Grimler, graduate student and member of the Gaming & Entertainment Enthusiast "Klub" (GEEK), was doing in the lower union last Thursday to show off the sweetening effects of Miracle Frooties.
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The Veronica Veaux Story
As a student at Bemidji State University (BSU), Veronica Veaux was heading down the path to veterinary school, while participating in the TRiO Upward Bound Program. Little did she realize that TRiO would help her translate her dreams into reality.
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Apple Inc. recently released a new product for Mac users to drool over, but is it really everything they’ve ever wanted? Considering the hype surrounding the new iPad, one would think that it is something new and interesting.
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Picture this nightmare situation: you’ve got your holiday shopping list and you’ve headed out to the mall. At first it seems like things are going well and the stuff on the list isn’t too hard to find… but then disaster strikes.
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The average American gains between five to ten pounds during the holidays that becomes nearly impossible to lose, according to the National Institutes of Health. And with all the traditional feasts clumped together at the end of the year, how can we avoid it? There’s Thanksgiving, where it’s a national tradition to eat unhealthy amounts of turkey and pie.
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Many people get them mixed up and believe they are the same, but Dominica and the Dominican Republic are two separate islands in the Caribbean. The Caribbean archipelago hosts a chain of pearls, including two of the most confused: Dominica and theDominican Republic.
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In March of 2008, a writer from the Northern Student offered me the opportunity of my college lifetime, to do what I love: write for the people. Since high school, I have been editing academic papers for both peers and teachers. I was and still am notorious for my dreaded purple pen and I’m not afraid to rip a paper apart without remorse.
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This week I will be accompanying Bucky as he is welcomed by the Caribbean Sea and the hundreds of tropical Caribbean Islands that I and many others call paradise. As befits heaven-on-earth, there is much to enjoy, see and do. Beaches, boats and bikinis are Caribbean vacation essentials.
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Eurospring Exhibit Gallery Showing
Every year Bemidji State University (BSU) sends off a handful of lucky students overseas to attend Eurospring, a nearly two month educational tour throughout the continent of Europe. The Eurospring exhibit, located in the Touche Gallerie in the Hobson Memorial Union (HMU), gave a small taste of Europe through detailed paintings and well-taken photographs of the annual tour.
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The first year of college is a tumultuous time, and it is easy to become confused or overwhelmed, especially when the time comes to decide a major. Career Services is there to help, however, and one of the ways in which they assist students is to keep them informed of all their options.
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