Singing red: MSUM brings ‘Carrie’ to life in musical form

By: John Lamb, INFORUM Moorhead – Forty years after Stephen King introduced the shy, high school senior, “Carrie” packs more of a punch than ever before. Craig Ellingson, who directs Minnesota State University Moorhead’s production of the musical version of the story, says with the recent attention paid to bullying, audiences see “Carrie” in a new light. “It’s very timely […]

Merrie Sue Holtan wins writing awards in North Dakota Professional Communicators competition

Merrie Sue Holtan, Communications and Journalism, placed first in sports and home writing and third in feature and personality profile writing in the the North Dakota Professional Communicators state competition. The first place awards will move to the National Federation of Presswomen competition in Greenville, S.C., this September. Holtan is past president of NDPC.