Fun summer learning at MSUM – but don’t call it school

By: Ryan Johnson, INFORUM MOORHEAD – Hundreds of area youngsters are on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus this summer, getting their hands dirty crafting clay masterpieces and diving into the science of nanotechnology. Now in its 13th year, the university’s annual summer program College for Kids aims to give 8- to 14-year-olds a chance to do something enriching and […]

Pakistani Student Takes Culture to the Airwaves

By Sarah Bushman, IREX Students at Minnesota State University Moorhead got an unexpected ‘Journey to Pakistan’ this past semester, thanks to a young Pakistani woman, Zahra, who found her public voice after coming to the U.S. Though students had never before enjoyed a program hosted by an international student, Zahra quickly gained followers through what became a popular campus radio […]

Former MSUM coach Dahnke to be inducted into NSIC Hall

By: Forum staff reports, INFORUM MOORHEAD – Longtime Minnesota State Moorhead cross country coach Fred Dahnke is among eight who will be inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame on Wednesday in St. Cloud, Minn. Dahnke, who lives in Barnesville, Minn., ran track at MSUM before graduating in 1971.

Holding Eagle encourages community to grow

MSUM alum encourages community to plant gardens. By: Janelle Brandon, SheSays Contributor, INFORUM FARGO – Dil Maya Khadka stands over a collection of 5-gallon buckets with a hose, filling them with water to nourish the newly planted Growing Together Lutheran Social Services Garden in south Fargo. Maya Khadka, 23, of Fargo, is just one of the 40 New American families […]

Media and Diverse Identities offered spring semester

A new spring course has been added, WS 415 Media and Diverse Identities, Dragon Core 9, Mondays 4:30-7 p.m., Dr. Kandace Creel Falcón. Throughout the course students will 1) Develop frameworks for thinking critically about the media (film, television, music, magazines, books, internet) in order to explore the relationships between society, ethics, and media; 2) View clips from films, television […]