Stories from the current online edition of Spartan. en-us http://www.thespartanonline.com Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:35:25 GMT 20 http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Chancellor.Visits.Fergus.Falls.Campus-3057065.shtml On Thursday September 20, the chancellor James McCormick visited the MSCTC-Fergus Falls campus. He was invited by President Valentine to meet the faculty, students, and staff. While on campus he gave a speech concerning the colleges' budgets. 9494aecd-a701-4e4f-a99b-7b92a8273663 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Robert Cecil III http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper681/thumbs/t_104ar18k.jpg http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/New-Faces.On.Campus-3035755.shtml The MSCTC Fergus Falls campus has recently welcomed a new dean, Dr. Gary Hendrickson, and provost, Dr. Anna Wasescha, to the faculty. I asked them a few questions about what they think about the campus, students and faculty. aace531c-0bb7-4aa8-9445-f43390a0b198 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Fergus Falls campus receive new Dean and Provost Rachel Smith http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Stdent.Atheletes.Go.The.Extra.Mile-3057215.shtml Student athletes aren't only going the extra mile on the field but also off the field. MSCTC student athletes meet early on Monday and Wednesday mornings in Fergus Falls to get coached on various subjects. Michael Smith, from Brooklyn Park, MN is part of the MSCTC football team. 45dd597e-b2fe-47c4-9dee-926bc2767170 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Michael Synstelien http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Whats.New.In.Wadena-3057147.shtml Wadena, MN- If you are looking to add muscle, increase stamina, look good, and feel better you don't have to look far. College students and faculty in Wadena, Minnesota have a new place to work out. b839bcfe-cee1-45f1-b35d-12cb1a52f106 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Nathaniel Christensen http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Around.The.World-3035766.shtml Down, set, hut. The ball was snapped to Quarterback Bryan Trulen as Garin Gardner took off down the field. The offensive line did a nice job of blocking as Trulen had time to look for an open receiver. He spotted someone open, Trulen then threw a 25 yard touchdown pass to Gardner who started off the scoring for the Spartan football team. b2f2b0c2-5a46-4615-b4e0-f137d7c121a3 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Emily Christenson http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper681/thumbs/t_3ftp7sy2.jpg http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Try-A.Class.For.Free-3057110.shtml During orientation all students are told that they have a period of time, unusually the first five days of the term, to change their enrollment for free. At the end of that time students must pay for their enrolled classes. One student in my office described it best "Wow, I get to go the class one day and try it for free!" So what happens after that time if you want to get out of that class? If you ask your friends they will tell you to just withdraw from the class. 98aa7061-0992-48e0-98fd-c8c4a44c9f80 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Christi Dickey Christi Dickey http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Moving.Ahead.Online.Teaching-3057248.shtml It is a fact that there are more than one thousand students, both belonging to MSCTC and other campuses that take at least one course on the internet. If the demand for distance education continues to grow, so will be the demand for local choices in the next few years. d0b62017-a115-4d08-9292-a2ad513536e8 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Rachel Smith http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Free-Money.For.School-3057088.shtml Short on cash? Hate to ring up more student loan debt? Rural Minnesota CEP (Concentrated Employment Program) may be the answer that you're looking for! d4b2d1d3-2f7d-445f-826b-a412c06ad09f Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Msctc.Astronomy.Course.Coming.Soon-3057158.shtml Fergus Falls is offering for the first time in Spring 2008, a basic astronomy course for those who may want to have an opportunity to contemplate the mysteries of the universe and understand it from a cosmic perspective. 1f52ff39-1a4b-4a9a-81d8-a59da7f1206c Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Nandomo Banerji http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/Senator.Patricia.Torres.Ray.Visits.Msctc-3057083.shtml On September 11, Senator Patricia Torres Ray made a point to visit the Fergus Falls Campus. e51eb816-eee5-4a42-835e-8264fc06e208 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT MSCTC News 10/10/07 Tyler Schwarz http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/MsctcNews/ Campus News http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/CounselorsCorner/Welcome.Students-3057357.shtml We hope your fall is going well! We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves. We have a total of seven counselors available to serve students among our four campuses - Fergus Falls: Lon Laager, Sarah Rach & Steve Lindgren, Wadena: Nancy Rach, Detroit Lakes: Pat Johnson, and Moorhead: Tom Dubbels & Dan Sperling. 3f8391e6-b159-4667-a8b2-31375b918b3d Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT Counselor's Corner 10/10/07 Sarah Rach http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper681/thumbs/t_931lhltn.JPG http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/CounselorsCorner/ Other http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/Sports/Upcoming.Sporting.Events-3057359.shtml f95330af-ebba-4288-9cd8-e4d5477592d4 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT Sports 10/10/07 http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/Sports/ Sports http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/Technology/Technology.Review-3057220.shtml Have you been deserted by the gods of consumerism? Are you lost in endless desert filled with shiny techno-gadgets, overly hyped brands, and ceaseless attacks by marketing sharks? Well so am I... but together you and I could get out of this twisted realm of limited time offers and first edition releases. 79f70bae-509b-44bc-87c9-d4447ddfdd24 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT Technology 10/10/07 Apple reinvents the Phone with the iPhone? Jason Johnson http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/Technology/ Other http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/Tidbits/Tidbit.Collection-3057377.shtml 6e8b5e6f-18d4-4964-a984-71cc24f22275 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT Tidbits 10/10/07 Tyler Schwarz http://www.thespartanonline.com/news/2007/10/10/Tidbits/ Other