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April 27, 2010

A Silent Cry showing April 28

A Silent Cry – A Documentary, will be showing Wednesday, April 28 at 6 p.m. in King Hall Auditorium. This documentary film exposes the hidden genocide in the horn of Africa. Produced by a team of young British students, in partnership with African Rights Monitor, is based on stories depicting the shattered lives of Somali refugees from the Ogaden region of Ethiopia. These stories were discovered by the Silent Cry producers when they visited Nairobi, Kenya, during their last Spring break. Read more at http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11624

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April 27, 2010

ROC rummage sale April 29

The Recreation and Outing Center, located in the lower level of the Comstock Memorial Union, is holding a rummage sale Thursday, April 29. Items for sale include outdoor winter equipment, jump drives, camping equipment and much more! Come on down between noon and 10 p.m. this Thursday.

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April 26, 2010

Tim Peil receives distinguished teaching award

Tim Peil, Mathematics, was named winner of the 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award of the North Central Section of the Mathematical Association of America at their spring meeting Saturday. Peil has taught at MSUM since 1990. The citation accompanying the award specifically mentions “his energy and enthusiasm” in the classroom. The Mathematical Association of America is the principal professional organization of college and university mathematics educators in the United States and Canada. The regional units of the association are called sections, and each of the 29 sections can award one distinguished teaching award each year. The North Central Section consists of Minnesota, North Dakota, more than half of South Dakota, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the corner of Ontario containing Thunder Bay.

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April 26, 2010

Henry Gwiazda’s video composition screened in England

Music Department faculty member Henry Gwiazda’s video composition, “On the Roof,” was screened at the International Festival of Movement and Screen in Liverpool, England, on April 22. He also recently learned that his video, “Scattered Wide,” has been accepted for presentation at the International Computer Music Conference in Stony Brook, N.Y., in June.

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April 26, 2010

Three MSUM alums could win Webby

Three Minnesota State University Moorhead alums are part of a team that’s in the running for what’s been called the Internet’s highest honor, and they got there by cramming millions of people’s faces into old yearbook photos. Read Shane Mercer’s full Forum story at http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/276508/ Readers can vote for YearbookYourself.com by visiting www.collemcvoy.com/webbyawards. Voting is open until April 29.

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