Wellness Educators win award for WALKtober event

Hendrix Health Center Wellness Educators (WE) won the BACCHUS Region 4 Outstanding Program for their WALKtober event. BACCHUS is a network of more than 32,000 student leaders and advisors who work with over eight million peers on more than 900 campuses throughout the world. Region 4 consists of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. This year’s WE’s are Jennifer Florian, Sam Gritzmacher, Stephanie Hansen, Onana Omwodo Shaun Rosario, Casey Wangen, Macailia Warner and Caroline Bauman.

Good Samaritans, including MSUM nursing student, recognized for saving an area woman from choking

Sharon Anderson was eating lunch at the Golden Corral in Fargo earlier this month, when a piece of steak got lodged in her throat. Her cousin Bernell Sannes and two complete strangers, Kathy Oines and (MSUM Nursing student) Susan Ross, took quick action that saved her life. Tonight, those three were given the citizen’s life saving award, in front of family and friends. Click headline for full story.

Lavender reception April 18

A Lavender reception recognizing all local LGBTQ college students and their campus Allies and Advocates will be held Sunday, April 18 at 6 p.m. at the ECCE Gallery, 216 Broadway, Fargo. Those LGBTQ graduate and undergraduate students completing their college careers will be honored as Lavender Graduates at the reception, but all LGBTQ students and allies are welcome. This is a quad college event (NDSU, Concordia, and MCTC will also participate.)

Philosophy majors to present at Minnesota conference

Three Philosophy majors submitted papers and were accepted to present at the 2010 Minnesota Philosophical Undergraduate Student Conference at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., on April 17. The students are Tatiana Gracyk (“The Ethics of Physician-Assisted Suicide”), Daniel Grosz (“Coercion and the Argument from Hiddenness”), and Jennifer Jaszczak (“A Consideration of the Oppression of Women”). There were over 40 submissions, and 31 will be presented with 17 schools being represented at the conference.