MSUM professors explain the biology behind monster myths

The Forum interviewed biosciences professors Ellen Brisch and Andrew Mazz Marry about monster myths. By: Cali Owings, INFORUM www.inforum.com/event/article MOORHEAD – Minnesota State University Moorhead biology professors Ellen Brisch and Andrew Mazz Marry have “vamped up” their classes for more than 10 years with a Halloween lecture that offers biological theories behind some of the most-common monster myths like vampires, […]

MSUM historian pens murder-mysteries

Story by The Forum about Gerald Anderson, MSUM European history teacher. By: John Lamb, INFORUM www.inforum.com/event/article FARGO – Gerald Anderson follows an old adage for authors: Write what you know. Well, sort of. He admits he doesn’t know much about murder – a key element to his murder-mysteries. What adds intrigue to his mysteries, however, is that Anderson, a teacher […]

The Constitution and What It Means to You

‘The Constitution and What it Means to You’ Join the lecture, ‘The Constitution and What it Means to You,’ Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. in Comstock Memorial Union, Room 205. Richard Henderson, Assistant Federal Public Defender and Moorhead State College alum of 1975, will talk about how our understanding and interpretation of the Constitution continues to have an impact […]

MSUM graduate credits teachers with boost to academic excellence

By: Helmut Schmidt, INFORUM MOORHEAD – In just a few short years, the arc of Joshua Gates’ academic life has gone from meh to marvelous. Gates’ identity at Mayville (N.D.) High School was as a football, basketball, track and baseball standout. But that didn’t transfer to the classroom. He had a 2.5 grade-point average and was 47th out of a […]