Film studies grad on full-ride Ph.D. at IU

Film Studies graduate, Jesse Balzer, will begin Ph.D. studies at Indiana University’s Film & Media Studies program fall 2014. Jesse will be on full funding (tuition waiver + Associate Instructor + Fellowship). IU’s Film & Media Studies program is home to some of the best theorists in the field, including Barbara Klinger, Joan Hawkins, and Joshua Malitsky among others. Go […]

MSUM commencement May 16

Can’t attend commencement? Watch the ceremony live. Minnesota State University Moorhead will award degrees to 930 students during its spring commencement program Friday, May 16 in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse. Graduates of the College of Arts, Media & Communication, College of Business & Innovation, and College of Humanities & Social Sciences will participate in the 9 a.m. ceremony. Graduates of […]

Fargo native lands ‘dream role’ in ‘Rock of Ages’

By Tracy Frank on May 2, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. FARGO — Trollwood Performing Arts School alumna Becca Kotte is living her dream starring in the musical “Rock of Ages” at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old plays Sherrie, a small-town girl chasing her dreams of making it big in 1987 Los Angeles. The show features rock anthems, big […]

Fargo MMA fighter brings strength to the ring

Published: April 26, 2014 10:16:52 AM CDT Emily Welker, INFORUM Mariah Prussia founded a self-defense nonprofit for women and children, runs a women-focused fitness center and gives motivational speeches at women’s empowerment events in the region. So it might seem a little incongruous that in all that feminine solidarity, the thing that really gets her going these days is beating […]