Cheaper than a Babysitter, Dragons Host Kids Night Out

The Dragons football, soccer, softball and volleyball teams will also be hosting Kids Night Out activity nights on Feb. 19, 26 and Mar. 5. Kids Night Out is intended for ages 7-12 where youth will have the opportunity to interact, play games and swim with Dragons athletes and coaches. The cost is $15 per child that is pre-registered ($20 on the night of the event), or $40 for all three nights when pre-registered. Each night will run from 6-9:30 p.m.
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Deans’ Lecture: All of the Good Metaphors for a Title were Taken: The Great Plains and/in Fiction

Larry Schwartz, Instructional Resources, presents a Deans’ Lecture on “All of the Good Metaphors for a Title were Taken: The Great Plains and/in Fiction” at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 in the Comstock Memorial Union 203. The body of Great Plains and Canadian prairie fiction is large but, outside of a number of acknowledged classics, not widely known – much like the region itself. This lecture will survey some of the known and some of the unknown works that typify the Plains. All are welcome to attend.

Faculty Development Book Talk, Closing Time, Feb. 18

The discussion of Closing Time, a Faculty Development Book Talk, will be Thursday, Feb. 18 at 12:30 p.m. in CMU 207. Presenters include Theresa Hest, Communication Studies; Jason Anderson, Communication Studies; Jennifer Tuttle, Theater Arts; and Belle Nelson, LLL. Everyone is invited; students are welcome. Click headline to read more about ‘Closing Time.’

MSUM art exhibit open through March 12

A Minnesota State University Moorhead student art exhibit featuring a variety of media will be on display through March 12 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. A reception for the artists will be held from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 in the gallery. It’s free and open to the public. Click headline for gallery hours and to see who is exhibiting.

Level II Anti-Racism Training Opportunity at MSUM

The MSUM TOCAR Initiative, (Training Our Campuses Against Racism) is sponsoring a two-and-half-day in-depth Anti-Racism Training to be held on the MSUM campus March 4-6. This training will engage participants in discussions of: definitions of racism, particularly understanding institutional and systemic racism; disadvantage, power, and privilege issues related to racism; anti-racist/multicultural organizational development; and strategies to promote organizational development and change. Click headline for more information.