SMSU Travels

Although I enjoy going home to see friends and family for Thanksgiving, I am very happy to be at school again. These next three weeks will keep every student on campus busy as the semester comes to a close. For me, I am especially excited to wrap-up the semester for one reason. On the last day of finals, myself and five other students along with some professors are flying to Jamaica. All of us are part of the on-campus organization called S.I.F.E. (Students In Free Enterprise). S.I.F.E. has been working on a project for this project for awhile now and has already sent one group to Jamaica in October. Our project is to help a rest stop holding about thirty cook shops, all serving Jamaican cuisine, become more profitable. We are teaching them basic hospitality management skills, better cooking techniques, and an overall better way to address tourists. With our help we hope that they will have a stronger income in the future and be able to live more comfortably.

For you future Mustangs, if this perks your interest then you should come to SMSU and check it out!

An event happening in the more recent future is our SMSU Men’s Basketball team hitting the road to South Dakota to take on Augustana on December, 2. If you don’t know, Augustana is one of our biggest rivals in basketball and so to give our boys all the support they need, there is a fan bus set up for students. Our mustang fans are always willing to travel to cheer! I will definitely be traveling to this game as well as many others I predict. I am excited to see one of the first games of the year!

Laura Johnson
Junior-Maple Lake, MN

Where Did the Fall Semester Go?!

Wow, college is flying by, it seems like yesterday I was just moving into my dorm and meeting new friends. Before you know it, winter break will be here in two weeks! With being a freshman, I’m not really sure what to expect with finals but I’m sure not excited to take them. I will be very happy when they’re over and I’m able to go home and spend time with my family and friends!

Go Stangs!

Kayla Stenzel
Freshman-Wells, MN

Ugly Sweaters and Holiday Gatherings

Hey Again,

I hope you all had a relaxing Thanksgiving and got some good deals on Black Friday, without any injuries! I can’t believe that Thanksgiving break has already come and gone, but that just means winter break is three weeks closer! This time of year on campus is always really exciting. Many students who have recently graduated come back this way to visit their families and usually stop by campus or spend some time down town meeting up with friends. I have three very close friends all coming back to Marshall soon and I can’t wait to see them! My house will be hosting our annual Christmas Party in a few weeks! All of our guests come dressed to impress, with a dish to share, and a ten dollar gift(usually a funny one). Last year there was a huge snowstorm, so everybody showed up in snow pants, boots, mittens, hats and a dress! It made for great memories! I look forward to seeing what is in for us this year! The SMSU Dance Team is getting ready for their first basketball performance which will take place at the Ugly Sweater game on December 10th. I found the perfect ugly sweater at a garage sale this summer and I can’t wait to bust it out. ! Well I suppose I should start putting together a few of those field experience portfolios on my to-do list! We’ll see if I can actually get anything done with all these holiday movies on TV. That’s all for now!

Bertina Miller
Senior-New London, MN