‘What the EFF’ poster sparks debateBy Miranda Baldwin, Shauna Lilienthal and Kelsie BarnettStaff writers

Members of the Environ-mental Club wanted to get students’ attention with an edgy poster campaign head-

lined, “What the EFF? [There is no Planet B.]” Club members hoped the slogan would make people curious about the club’s April 21 Earth Friendly Fair. Instead it sparked a cam-pus debate about free speech. Not long after the posters

went up, E-Club adviser Peter Wahlstrom received an e-mail calling the campaign “un-professional.” Then someone started pulling the posters down. Club President Rebecca Anderson said this interfered with the club’s free speech

rights and that the slogan was misunderstood. “We are not doing this to offend people, but raise awareness for the fair,” she said. No one has yet filed a formal complaint, but front desk staffer Jason Siems said he heard negative comments

from about 20 students and staff about the posters. He said when the post-ers went up, many people weren’t sure what the slogan meant. “We kept seeing pictures and posters all over the school that said ‘What the EFF?’ but

nobody knew what it stood for,” he said. “If you think of nontradi-tional students in their 40s, they just got laid off and are coming back to school, “What the EFF?” seems kind

Student fees up, but clubs get less

A Day in the

LifeBy InkSpot staff

It’s always been the smaller campus, the quieter campus, the farm campus. If Coon Rapids is a bus-tling suburb, with a crowd-ed parking lot and crowded hallways, Cambridge is its small-town cousin, with the friendly attitude to match. With just 21 percent of Anoka-Ramsey’s student population, and some of that off-campus at high schools and other sites, the hallways are often quiet. But beneath the surface are surprising pockets of life. From 7 a.m., when the first, sleepy students trickle into the cafeteria for break-fast or coffee, until the last nursing class lets out at 10 p.m., somewhere on cam-pus students are learning. By 8 a.m., students fill speech, reading and hu-manities classes. By 10 a.m., there’s a wait in the hall as a full math class lets out and the next class waits to take its seats. In the meantime, stu-dents are busy learning to use reference sources in the library, practicing CPR on dummies, warming up for side-kicks in the Armory. They’re running through scales in the music rooms, meeting friends in the caf-eteria or culturing bacteria in a microbiology lab. For two weeks in February--interrupted by a winter storm--InkSpot students crisscrossed campus to capture life at ARCC-Cambridge. This is their report.

April 2012

BY JONATHAN PIKEZach Stewart shows a fully extended side kick as the class practices a basic pattern in instructor Peter Wahlstrom’s taekwondo class on Feb. 28. The class meets at noon at the Cambridge campus fitness center at the Armory.

By Terisha AlfaroContributing writer

Cambridge students will pay more in student fees but see cuts in many campus activities next year. Facing a budget shortfall, the Student Life committee voted in March to raise fees from $7.25 to $8 per credit next year while cutting their budget by more than 40 percent. Activities such as softball, choir, theater and the Fitness Center all took large cuts. The student clubs hardest hit by the cuts were Student Government and Nursing. Some of the biggest cuts are to behind-the-scenes Student Life funds, such as the Student Ambassador, Student Center, New Clubs and Student Sti-pend funds. “Everything will be de-creased,” said Student Govern-ment President Kyle Johnson. “That means comedians coming here, speakers, student stipends for jobs.” Both Cambridge and Coon Rapids face cuts in Student Life budgets next year, but the cuts in Cambridge are much steeper. In Coon Rapids, clubs are cutting about 15 percent of their budgets. Student fees are already higher in Cambridge, although Coon Rapids will likely see a jump this year from $6.75 to $7 per credit, said Lisa Harris, Anoka-Ramsey’s interim direc-tor of Student Life. Cambridge has a much lower enrollment: the equiva-

BY SARAH JONESIan Angelo listens to art instructor Marko Marian as Drawing I students work on their conte crayon projects. For this assignment, students use the medium, which is between a pastel and a crayon, to draw objects set up by the instructor.

BY SARA ANDERSONSamantha Cassman works on a map in instructor Jef-frey Knapp’s Physical Geography class.

See page 5

See page 8

Founder of North Branch charity discusses current needs, ways to help

By Kelsie BarrettStaff writer

Thirty to 40 percent of children in Rwanda die of AIDS before they reach their 5th birthday. Facts like these stirred the heart of Steve Fredlund, who spoke on Cambridge campus on March 7. The, sponsored by Heart’s Ablaze, drew about 50 people. In 2007, when Fredlund started thinking about what he could do to help, he was not sure where to start. He was lucky enough to meet two other men, Mark Radeke and Bob Jonsson, who shared this same burden to help the Rwandan children. Fredlund and these men spent much time thinking, praying, and meeting with people to see what they could do to help. At the end of 2009, all their efforts paid off as they teamed up with World Vision and started the nonprofit group Our Response. Fredlund said that Our Re-

sponse is founded on “two main truths and a question.” The first of these truths is that most of the world lives in a constant state of emergency. The second of these truths is that most people who hear this have the ability to help. Finally, the question: What is our response to global suffering, pov-erty, and disease? Our Response is east-central Minnesota’s reaction to such issues. Fredlund stressed that

while Our Response is based off of Christian motives, it is not a “Christian” organization. Our Re-sponse encourages people to set aside their differences and help those who are less fortunate. Our Response and World Vi-sion have partnered to restore Kivuruga, Rwanda. Kivuruga has a population of about 35,000. Fredlund said the population of Isanti County is also about 35,000, but is seven times the

size of Kivuruga. People who want to get involved with Our Response can sponsor a child from Kivuruga, through Our Response and World Vision. All children that are spon-sored through Our Response live in Kivuruga and the money is put together to help the village as a whole. Our Response runs a nutri-tion center in Kivuruga, which provides the children with a balanced meal once a week and fresh milk daily. This nutrition center is indispensable as 51 percent of children, ages 5 and younger are malnourished. Our Response has also put in twelve water collection systems in Ki-vuruga. These water systems are invaluable because of the poor water conditions in Rwanda. Fredlund said. Another important priority is education. Children of Kivuruga are eager to learn, but face many challenges with an average stu-dent/teacher ratio of 70 to 1. For more information, visit the Our Response web site at www.our-response.org.

Page

2//

Mar

ch 2

012

Ink SpotCambridge Campusof Anoka-Ramsey Community

College

300 Spirit River Drive S.Cambridge, MN 55008

trisha.collopy@anokaramsey.edu

Vol. 15, No. 3 February 2012

Spring 2012 staff

Staff writers:Sonja Rauen, Shauna Lilienthal, Tina Rainbolt, Sara Anderson, Miranda Baldwin, Kelsie Barrett, Sarah Jones, Jonathan Pike, Lorri SparInkSpot adviser: Trisha Collopy

Write to the InkSpot The InkSpot encourages comments, feedback and indi-vidual pieces by student writ-ers. It is our goal to reflect the diverse voices of students and staff on the Coon Rapids cam-pus. If you wish to have your com-ments published in our Viewpoints section, e-mail your comments to InkSpot adviser Trisha Collopy, Trisha.Collopy@anokaramsey.edu. Include your name, hometown and a phone number where you can be reached. The phone number is used for fact-check-ing purposes, and will not be published. The InkSpot office in E124 is open every Tuesdsay from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The staff meeting is held each Tuesday during this time. Those interested in participat-ing in the InkSpot are welcome to attend.

Our mission The InkSpot is published by students of the Cambridge Campus of Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The purpose of the InkSpot is to provide news about the Cambridge campus and views of students and staff. The newspaper also provides an opportunity for student report-ers, photographers and design-ers to gain experience cover-ing news and producing a newspaper. Articles on these pages rep-resent the opinions of the writ-ers and not the InkSpot, Cambridge Campus or the stu-dent body.

Correction To bring a factual error to the attention of the staff or to com-ment about the fairness or com-pleteness of information you see in the InkSpot, contact InkSpot adviser Trisha Collopy, trisha. collopy@anokaramsey.edu.

Spirit River Review release party

Cabaret Night, 7 p.m., G202

Cabaret tryouts, 4-6 p.m.G202

Rwandan crisis not over, speaker says

COuRTESY STEVE FREDLuNDSteve Fredlund, founder of Our Response, spoke on campus on March 7.

Cabaret tryouts, 4-6 p.m.G202

Guitar Festival, 12-3 p.m.

Diversity Book Series, “Bad Samaritans,” 12-1, E103

Last day to withdraw from spring semester classes.

Women’s fastpitch softball v. River-land, 12-4 p.m.

Diversity Lecture on bully-ing, with Jaime Nabozny 10-11:30, G201

Spring mu-sic concert, 6:30-8 p.m.Student Awards Night, 8-9:30 p.m.

Women’s fastpitch softball v. MN West 12-4 p.m.

Guitar Festival, cabaret planned in April

The Music Department is holding a guitar festival on April 17 from noon to 3 p.m., featuring masters’ classes by professionals and instructors including Ken Krona, Jason Vanselow, Kevin Carlson and Eric Anderson. The event is free. Also this month, the Dra-ma Club will have auditions April 9 and 10 in G202 for the spring Cabaret Night. Auditions are open to students, faculty and staff. All acts must be theatrical and include costumes appropri-ate to the act. The show is April 19 at 7 p.m. in G202.

Spirit River Review plans release party

The Creative Writing Club will celebrate publication of this year’s Spirit River Review on April 24 with a reading and slide show, said faculty adviser Bill Breen. The Spirit River Review is Cambridge’s student literary magazine. It is a review of student writing, photogra-phy, and art. Breen said the poems and stories in this year’s review are strong, but he hoped for more work. “I know there are strong writers out there that did not submit anything, but I didn’t want to go around stalking them,” he said. The Spirit River Review is free and everyone is able to pick one up around campus.

Night ski draws 200,Medallion Hunt to return

This year’s Winter Fest Me-dallion Hunt was so popular, college officials say will prob-ably return next year.

“There were lots of people looking, so we’ll probably do it again next year,” said Student Life Director Cindi Gilbert. “it went over well.” The five-day Medallion Hunt included daily clues during Winter Fest and a $50 prize. The winner was Josiah Scheumann. He found the medallion in the career sec-tion of the library book-shelves. Another Winter Fest event, the Candlelight Ski on Feb. 4, drew close to 200 people, according to a college press release. Attendance for the event has nearly doubled in the past five years, biology in-structor and event coordina-tor Mary Januschka said in the release. This year’s event included a hike along the Rum River and entertainment by Ken Krona and Lyle Swedees.

Winter Fest comedian featured in podcast

Comedian Mary Mack, who performed on campus in February, also has a busy schedule when she’s not on tour. According to the Star Tri-bune, the mandolin-playing Wisconsin native was recently featured on a popular Web podcast by comedian Marc Maron. In the podcast, she tells Maron about, “digging outhouse holes in northern Wisconsin, life at her sister’s bait shop and angry roosters,” the Star Tribune said. Mack has upcoming shows at the Acme Comedy Club in Minneapolis from May 29-June 2.

By Sarah JonesStaff writer

Poet Todd Boss hates liv-ing in the city. He grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and he warmed up the crowd during his March 6 visit to Cambridge campus with some unusual questions. “How many of you guys grew up living on a farm?” he asked. He admitted that he would rather not live in the city—St. Paul—where he currently lives with his wife and kids. Boss drew a crowd of 55 students, faculty and com-munity members during his visit as part of the English Department’s Two Rivers reading series. Faculty member Bill Breen said he invited Boss because he is a “rising star in the poetry world.” “His Motion Poems are changing the way we see poetry,” Breen said when introducing the poet. Motion poems are an animated way of reading and seeing poetry. It is a way of making poetry more interesting and appealing to the eye. Boss has published two books, “Yellowrocket” and “Pitch.” His poems have appeared in the London Times, The New Yorker, Best American Poetry. His poems about real-life situations which he can relate to his audience, including growing up on a farm, his thoughts about

God, love letters to his wife and stories about his son. Boss said his parents read him poetry when he was growing up on the farm, including Dr. Suess books, which “really did sink in!” Later, in college, he real-ized that writing poetry was a good way to attract women, he said. Before his campus visit, Boss took some time from a winter ski vacation to an-swer some questions from the InkSpot.

What made you want to be a poet? Same thing that makes a

football player want to be a football player, or an actor want to be an actor. You practice till you hate it, and then somebody says you’re good, and you discover that you’re part of something that’s bigger than you, and then you begin to practice even more, almost killing yourself over it, and by then it’s too late, it’s part of you, it’s a habit you can’t break, and you’re stuck with it from that point onward, whether you’re any good or not, and it’s who you are.

Why do you think people enjoy your poetry?

I tell simple stories and I make them beautiful. Who doesn’t want beauty in their lives?

How do you connect with your readers? I’m not a pretentious old gasbag. I’m a human being, and I connect with audi-ences by being vulnerable, honest, thoughtful, gener-ous, and as fully human as I can be.

What kind of topics do you write about and why? I write about God and my kids and my wife and my house and my dog and nature and other people and the farm I grew up on. I write about these things because they’re what I know about, but they’re also things that readers know about, in their own experience, and so my po-etry has a better chance of reaching them and making a difference to them

Do you connect bet-ter with students from smaller towns? Yes, I don’t consider myself a city person, even though I’m stuck living in a city. I’m a small town kid, and I like small town people, and if I have any control over my life at all, someday I’ll live in a small town again.

Are you a full time poet? How did you make that happen? Graft.

March 2012 // Page 3

Campus news briefs ‘Hush’ of the everyday

draws poet Todd Boss

PHOTO BY MIRANDA BALDWINPoet Todd Boss speaks on campus on March 6.

March 8 – Person fell in park-ing lot, injury to leg. Another employee transported to the Cambridge hospital. Facili-ties attended to the lot with chemicals.March 8 – Male fell on the sidewalk outside the lobby area. Was assisted by an em-ployee and brought into the college. No medical called/no

transport.Feb. 27 – Lab worker received injuries from steam venting from autoclave. Employee sought first aid.Jan. 24 -- Student fell on front sidewalk at main entrance. Bruised elbow, shoulder and neck. Student decided to fol-low up with her own medical. Facilities salted/sanded area.

Campus security report

The Minnesota Writer Program presents

Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen

Free public readingFriday, April 20, 7 p.m. G202

Cambridge Campus

Joyce Sutphen teaches literature and creative writing at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. She has published

several volumes of poetry and has received awards including the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry. Sutphen will discuss her book, First Words. This event is co-sponsored by Cambridge

Community-Wide Reading Program.

The Minnesota Writer Program is sponsored by the Cambridge Campus English Division, the Cambridge Campus Library

and the Two Rivers Reading Series.

Josiah Scheumann

Page

4//

Mar

ch 2

012

8 a.m.

A student in Angie An-derson’s Introduction to Speech Communications class poses as “The Narrator” in an exercise using fairy tales to practice speeches. Other students dressed as Goldilocks and other characters as part of the exercise.

12:30 p.m.

PHOTO BY SHAuNA LILIENTHAL

Spanish instructor Shannon Kirkeide works on directional adjectives--such as “over there” or “that dress”--with her Begin-ning Spanish I class. Kirkeide often brings in props, such as the baby dress, at left to give students specific props to work with in class.

PHOTOS BY MIRANDA BALDWIN

Above: Students use hand gestures such as karate chops to practice words using body language. Students then paired off to go over the same ideas, reinforcing the vo-cabulary. Kirkeide gave the students some of the outfits she brought in at top to get them to practice with the props.

Left: Students take notes in Kirkeide’s class.

A Day in the

Life

10 a.m.Librarian Bonnie Boeselooks through reference materials during a quiet moment in the library. By 10 a.m., the library’s computers are filled as students in William Breen’s College Writing and Critical Thinking class spend the morning in the library, learning about databases and finding sources for class papers.

PHOTO BYLORRI SPAR

PHOTOS BY SARAH JONES

March 2012 / Page 5

1 p.m.

Above: Instructor Marko Marian looks over student work at the beginning of the Tuesday Drawing I class.

Right: Danielle Arven works on her conte crayon project.

A Day in the

Life

2 p.m.Information desk special-ist JoAnn Iskierka takes a call on a quiet February afternoon. Iskierka retired April 2 after 10 years with the college.

Coworkers said they would miss her positive attitude and memorable quotes, the laughter she inspired and her “perfect hair.”

Coworker Jason Siems said they all wished her well working on her farm, spending time with grand-kids, bugging her husband and “figur[ing] out her new Kindle.”

PHOTO BY SARA ANDERSON

PHOTOS BY SARAH JONES

of high-schoolish to them,” Siems said. Student Sophia Morris understood the E-Club’s aims, but felt “[The advertising] could have been done in a more tactful way”. Wahlstrom said the slogan was a witty way to capture people’s attention using a concept he calls, “edge-ucation.” He said, “If we’re being blamed for stepping out of convention making these posters, we’re guilty as charged.” He said he contacted two other faculty members before using this slogan and neither one had an issue with the poster. He also invited the person who sent him the e-mail complaint to meet with club members, but didn’t get a response. “Trying to come up with a way to catch people’s attention is difficult,” said Wahlstrom, who said the slogan came from a club brainstorming session. He said the hallways are already cluttered with visual “noise.” E-Club member Kally Olson said she was, “disap-pointed that people didn’t feel like they could talk to us about it.” She was also upset that the person who took down the posters didn’t file a complaint. “There’s nothing wrong with being offended, but there’s a certain way to do it,” she said, referring to the complaint process. Meanwhile, club mem-bers are focusing on the fair, which will have information on eco-friendly topics such as green economy, mercury pol-lution and renewable energy. Club member Amanda Anderson said the fair would be a good experience for people who want to go green because “People want to go green, but don’t know how. [This way] they can see who the local/real vendors are.” She also stated that while green products look too expensive up front, they cost significantly less in the long run. The fair will include a scavenger hunt, games for kids and mini-seminars from vendors promoting green products. Other activities include poetry, music, art, a nature walk and a raffle. Kally Olson’s final word on the matter was, “I hope they at least recycled the fliers.”

‘WHAT THE EFF’From the front cover

2:30 p.m. In instructor Mary Janusch-ka’s Biology I lab, students germinate peas and study cellular respiration.

Above: Sam Archer checks the effects of temperature on cellular respiration with peas.

Right: Chelsea Heyers and Mary Rambow put bags on their plants to control pollination.

PHOTOS BY JONATHAN PIKE

Page

6//

Mar

ch 2

012

Dazhia ValdezSNA Journalist

For the month of March, the SNA had only one meeting due to midterms. On March 21, the SNA hosted our own Pam Fauskee who talked about the trip to Rwanda she took last semester.

For those who could not attend the convention in Rochester on Feb. 4, here is a quick rundown of what went on

from our SNA vice president Meredith:“ In Rochester we heard a number

of speakers on various topics. The main speaker talked about bringing together the art and science of nursing. Another great group session was a speaker on how to write your resume and also tips for interviews. There were small group sessions that ranged in topic from hospice nursing to pet therapy to National SNA information. There was

also a tour of Mayo Clinic available, many vendors and people available to review your resume and give you tips.”

As February came to a close so did our first Wellness Tracking Competition. We started another in March which included prizes for the winners!

Keep an eye open for future Wellness Tracking forms and keep healthy!

The SNA held a blood drive on

Monday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Please see the American Red Cross

website for more information on future blood drives.

FOR MORE INFOFaculty adviser Gwen O’Brien, 763-433-1839

STuDENT NuRSES ASSOCIATIONNews from

By Sonja RauenDirector of Public Relations

Following an uncontested spring election, current Student Government President Kyle Johnson will continue next year as president. Drew Reilly, director of finance, will be next year’s vice president.

Three Student Government members Senator Michelle Nordlum, Director of Records Tasha Kolbe and President Kyle Johnson represented

Cambridge campus on an trip to Washington, D.C., March 10-13.

The trip brought members of the Minnesota State College Student Association to the capital. Cambridge members met with u.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and discussed tuition, veterans benefits and discussed Hire One, a proposal to put ATMs on campus to disburse student financial aid.

upcoming events include a service trip to work with Feed My Starting Children on March 30 on Coon

Rapids campus.Student Government members will

participate in the MSCSA General Assembly on April 20-22 in Breezy Point, Minn.

Any student can get an application to participate in Student Government next semester. It entails participating at one meeting a week and various activities. Students can be in the capacity of a senator or a board member. Be part of the student voice on campus.

STuDENT GOVERNMENTNews from

MEETINGS ARE HELDTuesday, 2:30 p.m., E103 (Glass House)

FOR MORE INFOOffice: E-203APhone: (763) 433-1890E-Mail: studentgov_cc@anoka ramsey.eduAdviser: Cindi Gilbert

By Abby CooperGSA President

The GSA welcomed Nathan Johnson and David Degrio for a campus talk on April 4 to share their personal stories.

Johnson is Pine City’s city planner, and writer for the Pioneer Press. Author of “Images of America: Pine City,” he is

an ARCC graduate and a university of Minnesota-Twin Cities alumnus. He is also a candidate for the Minnesota Legislature.

Degrio attended St. John’s university. He is a chemistry faculty at Minnesota State Colleges and universities, and formerly ARCC. He is also the chair of Stonewall DFL.

The club also participated in the college open house on April 3 and gave away a free T-shirt.

Due to low student participation, the Gay-Straight Alliance will not be funded for the 2012-13 school year.

See the college Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism for events of interest in fall and spring.

By Miranda Baldwin

The Art Club currently has a few items on its agenda, the first being the 6th annual All for Art Exhibition that will be held in the Coon Rapids Campus. Art Club members will be taking a field trip

down on the opening night, which is Feb. 23. The exhibit will be open from Feb. 23 to March 26. The Art Club is also working on a project suggested by Professor Knapp. We are creating a mural for one of the library windows so that it doesn’t look

drab on the outside. The theme for it is how the Cambridge campus has changed from being a barn to a college. We are also considering field trips to the Walker outdoor art museum and the Arts Institute of Minneapolis this term. It’s not too late to get involved!

By Rebecca AndersonPresident

The E-club has been very busy planning the second Annual Earth Friendly Fair, which will be held in the food court area of Cambridge campus on April 21. This year will have more with respect to activities for kids,

vendors, and presenters. We are also working in conjunction with other clubs on campus to provide music, poetry reading, live art, story-telling, and a pottery demonstration at this year’s EFF. It will be a great event and it is all free, of course, for students and members of our surrounding communities.

Other spring activities included a trip to Ely, Minn., to volunteer for Will Steger’s annual Ice Harvest in early February and a well-attended wood-cutting activity on Feb. 19.

The club’s main focus in March and April has been planning for the Earth Friendly Fair.

Hope you all can make it!

FOR MORE INFO President Abagail Cooper, acooper2@my.anokaramsey.edu

GAy-STRAIGHT ALLIANCENews from

MEETINGS ARE HELDTuesdays 10:40-11:40 a.m., E124FOR MORE INFOAdvisor: Peter Wahlstrom Peter.Wahlstrom@anokaramsey.eduPresident: Rebecca Anderson rander-son8@my.anokaramsey.edu

MEETINGS ARE HELDThursdays, 11:30, Art RoomFOR MORE INFOmielbaldwin@gmail.com

News from ENVIRONMENT CLuB

ART CLuBNews from

By Nicole ParentClub president

Recently the Psychology Club had the opportunity to take a trip down to the Capitol to attend a rally for MOFAS. MOFAS is the Minnesota Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. We were privileged to hear many touching stories from people who are affected by FAS every day. Each year, as many as 8,500 babies are born in Minnesota with pre-

natal alcohol exposure. FASD affects 1 out of every 100 births. That is more than autism and down syndrome com-bined. The lifetime cost for each child with FAS can be $2 million or more for medical, educational and residential care FASD has no cure, but is completely pre-ventable.

The Psychology Club also had the opportunity to host a student/instructor interaction day. Fran Bieganek, Claudia Evarts Kittock and Benjamin Somberg

are three of Anoka Ramsey’s instructors who attended the events. This was a great opportunity for students to inter-act with the instructors in a group as well as one-on-one. They shared their stories, trials and triumphs they have experienced and gave some very good insight and information to current ARCC students who all share a common ques-tion… “What comes after Anoka Ramsey?” We look forward to planning future events and are always welcoming

other students in who are looking for ‘a place’ in the school. Our members get to share common interests and develop new relationships with their peers. Check us out Mondays at 3:30 and Thursdays at noon.

March 2012 // Page 7Don’t miss out Calendar of Events Page 2

FOR MORE INFOPresident Nicole Parent, nparent1@my.anokaramsey.edu

PSyCHOLOGy CLuBNews from

By William BreenAdviser

The Creative Writing Club has finished accepting new submissions to the Spirit River Review, the campus

literary journal. The club will hold a release party for this year’s issue at the end of April, featuring readings and other activities. The club is now meeting TWICE a month! The group meets the first and

third Wednesday of each month from 12:30 to 1:30 in F206. April meetings will be Wednesday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 18. Join us to share your work, hear what others are writing, or do some fun creative writing activities.

CREATIVE WRITING CLuBNews from

MEETINGS ARE HELDFirst and third Wednesdays of the month, 12:30-1:30 p.m., F206FOR MORE INFOWilliam.breen@anokaramsey.edu

4 p.m.

Students in American Sign Language II are watched by the instruc-tor’s companion dog, Caremyl, above. In ASL II, students move from simple vocabulary to the syntax of ASL. Class projects also engage deaf culture, includ-ing an experiment to test students’ ability to survive as a deaf and blind person for a period of time--with assistance from their classmates.

Top: Becca Wold and Brooke Ryding sign to each other in ASL II class.

Bottom left: Becca Wold signs to the class.

Bottom middle: Brooke Ryding continues the conversation.

Bottom right: Kayla Bursaw signs.

A Day in the

Life PHOTOS BY SARA ANDERSON

12:45 p.m. Shortly after lunch on a wintery Tuesday, the tutor-ing center is quiet as tutor Jonathan Morris helps Sarah Solomon with a chemistry problem (below). Other tutors read or study for class as they wait for students to arrive.

The center’s in-class study sessions in math, reading and other subjects, often fill up quickly and last for hours, as students get help on specific class problems.

PHOTO BY JONATHAN PIKE

More student activities Pages 6-7

Page

8//

Mar

ch 2

012

By Jonathan Pike

Student Life has brought several performers to cam-pus this spring, including Salsabrosa band, comedian Mary Mack and pop-folk musician Kevin Steinman. At least two of them, Steinman and Mack, have careers that take them far beyond the local performing circuit. Born in Tokyo, raised in southern California and Ger-many, Steinman attended Carleton College in North-field, Minnesota, where he graduated cum laude in three years with a degree in English literature. Growing up, his dad directed musical theater, so his parents put him in plays instead of getting a babysit-ter. At age 4, he performed in front of 1,400 people, and when the crowd went “Aww!’he was hooked, he said. Steinman came from a multi-generational musical family. His early influences included his grandma’s hymns, he said. “Mom sang in choirs, and Dad directed musical the-ater. So I was immersed in all sorts of music from a very early age. There was also an audio cassette recording of my grandma singing hymns, which was very influential, when I was 13 or so. It was at that moment that it clicked for me that real human beings could record their voices onto tape, not just

gods like Michael Jackson or Madonna. “My start with music, like most people, was just child’s play,” he said. “I’d hole up in the closet with my mom’s guitar and ‘write songs.’ ‘Apple Tree,’ one was called. I think it went, ‘Apple tree, apple tree, la la la la.’” At the time he was 7. As a full-time musician, Steinman keeps busy. “I spend my days in the studio or at the piano, chas-ing chords and words. If I’m stuck, I make some eggs, read some Schopenhauer or ride my bike around the lake until I see the Minneapolis skyline in the distance,” he said. One of his most memo-rable experiences was performing on “The Today Show.” “It was pretty incredible thinking that 20 million people could be watching! I didn’t want to mess up!” After performing on campus in March, Steinman went on to tour in Norway. More tour dates are listed at www.kevinsteinman.com.

ON THE SCENE

Pop-folk artist Kevin Steinman visits campus

PHOTOS BY JONATHAN PIKEAbove: Student Kirsten Madson prepares for taekwondo class on Feb. 28 by stretching her muscles. Below right: Taekwondo instructor Peter Wahlstrom shows students how to properly hold the blocking pad.

“My family and I are going to the Black Hills during spring break. They got bear country uSA out there.” “A culture is no better than its woods.” “My mind works like lightning *FLASH* and it’s gone….” “Would someone PLEASE take the dinosaur class with me next semester?” “It’s a good thing we’re

sitting in the back, so no one can see me pick my wedgie.” “Ouch! I bit my teeth!” “A girl I know went to the doctor to see if ear holes were shrinking. LOL!” “I still have a crush on him, but I just found out he got a girl pregnate from his sex ad-dicts anonymous group.”

--Compiled by Shauna Lilienthal

Overheard on campuslent of 1,228 students from Anoka-Ramsey’s total 5,850 FTEs. And about 180 of those students are concurrent enrollment high school stu-dents who don’t pay student fees, Harris said. And full-time Cambridge enrollment is down by about 10 percent this year, further impacting student fee money. “The clubs submitted a budget that didn’t fit,” Harris

said. The cuts, “will definitely impact student involvement,” Johnson said. Among other things, it will curtail Student Government’s ability to donate money to other clubs and will likely shelf a trip to Washington, D.C., to lobby Congressional members next year, he said. Student Senator Greg Le-ritz said Student Government will probably be less involved in state conventions as well. Johnson said in the past Student Government has used its funds to help

other clubs. “That’s why our account was one of the big-gest.” For example, he said, in fall 2011, “the Art Club came to us for a donation of $600 for the Sweetgrass Chicken Dance. Next year, we wouldn’t be able to afford that. Johnson said he would have preferred to see an additional $10,000 come out of Student Life reserve funds to fund the clubs, but others didn’t support that proposal. Some of the larger cuts include:

• Softball: $42,200 to $19,100.• Student Government: $12,300 to $8,880.• Nursing: $14,000 to $7,040.• InkSpot: $10,170 to $6,102.• Choir: $7,070 to $4,622.• Theater: $8,000 to $5,870 One club, the Gay-Straight Alliance, was not funded for next year, due to low student enrollment. The fee increase has been approved by Student Life and Student Government and has been forwarded to Interim President Jessica Stumpf for final approval.

CLuBSFrom the front cover

12-1 p.m.

A Day in the

Life

Steve Palmer works on his core strength during Weight Training and Conditioning at the Armory on Feb. 28.