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MSUM Men’s Basketball Picks up First Win on Season

Tanner Kretchman becomes new MSUM career assist leader.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) – Senior guard Tanner Kretchman became the new career assist leader at Minnesota State University Moorhead in the Dragon men’s 84-69 win over Northern Michigan at the Microtel Classic at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minn. MSUM is now 1-2 overall while Northern Michigan fell to 2-1. In the game earlier in the day, Southwest Minnesota…

MSUM Women’s Basketball Falls in Home Opener

Megan Hintz led MSUM with 20 points.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The MSUM Dragons women’s basketball team opened up the regular season at home hosting Michigan Tech. It did not go the way they planned fall 66-53 to the Huskies. NSIC preseason player of the year, Drew Sannes scored just six points for the Dragons. She also grabbed 11 rebounds. Megan Hintz led the team with 20 points….

KVRR NFL Pick ‘Em: MSUM’s Karla Nelson Makes her Picks

WATCH Karla Nelson MAKE Her PICKS FOR THE KVRR NFL PICK 'EM CHALLENGE

FARGO, N.D. — All season, KVRR is doing an NFL Pick ‘Em challenge. Each week, there will be a guest picker to compete against the KVRR Sports staff and everyone signed up to play. This week’s guest picker is MSUM women’s basketball coach Karla Nelson. Categories: College, Football Pick Em Guest, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Karla Nelson, KVRR NFL Pick Em,…

Native American Veterans Honored at Ceremony on MSUM Campus

More Native Americans per capita are veterans than any other ethnic group

MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM hosted a Veterans’ Day ceremony honoring Native American members of the Armed Forces. The hour–long program brought in members of the White Earth Veterans’ Honor Guard and Buffalo River Drum Group to the Comstock Union Ballroom. The accomplishments of native people in the Armed Forces were recognized during the ceremony. Like all ethnic groups, Native American…

MSUM Celebrates Cultural Celebration with Day of the Dead

students went on a walking tour to see traditional Mexican altars

MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM celebrated the Day of the Dead by taking a walking tour to see some traditional Mexican altars. Students began their walk by decorating skulls which they could then place at any altar of their choosing. Departments that had altars for students to visit included the Women’s Center, American Indian Center and the Rainbow Dragon Center. The Women’s…

Olympic Aquatic Center in West Fargo Prepares for Opening

The pool used for Olympic trials in 2016 was moved from Omaha all the way to West Fargo

FARGO, ND — A swimming pool used in the 2016 Olympic trials is getting ready to open in West Fargo. The Hulbert Aquatic Center, attached to the south end of L.E. Berger Elementary, will be used for open swim and competitions. They were pouring in concrete earlier this year. Now they’re pouring in water. “They transported it up here and…

Moorhead Police: Stoned Suspects, Angry Over Pizza, Go on Mini Crime Spree

Police say 22-year-old Nathan Smith and 28-year-old Ezekiel Linder kicked out the glass door at Pizza Patrol after they couldn't decide what to order

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Two men are accused of being too stoned to order pizza and going on a mini crime spree Tuesday in Moorhead. Police say 22-year-old Nathan Smith and 28-year-old Ezekiel Linder kicked out the glass door at Pizza Patrol after they couldn’t decide what to order. Two blocks away, the men’s car jumped a curb and crashed into…

MSUM Students Learn How to Plan a Super Bowl

A 10–day festival for the Super Bowl beginning January 26 and will run up to the game on February 4

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A lot of prep goes into putting on the Super Bowl. MSUM students learned how they can eventually plan something as big as Super Bowl 52 from one of Minnesota’s planning members. As the most watched T.V. broadcast every year, the Super Bowl gives viewers a peek inside a major U.S. city. “When they pan back to the…

MSUM Football Gives Up 31 Unanswered, Fall to SCSU

MSUM falls to 2-5 overall.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) — The Minnesota State University Moorhead football team managed less than 200 yards of total offense in a 31-7 loss at St. Cloud State on Saturday in St. Cloud, Minn. MSUM fell to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the NSIC North Division while St. Cloud State improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the league….

MSUM Seeing Boost in Enrollment

The official fall semester enrollment at the university stands at 6,019

  MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM is getting an enrollment boost from freshmen and graduate students. The official fall semester enrollment at the university stands at 6,019. That is up nearly two percent from last fall. The gains are credited to a 21 percent increase in graduate students and a 2.5 percent increase in new entering freshmen. Almost 24 percent of…