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5 April 2011
Prudence Johnson welcomes attendees of the "A Girl Named Vincent" concert on March 25,
2011 at the Cambridge Campus. Johnson explained how her interest in history lead her to
create a show based off of Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry. STORY AND MORE PHOTOS ON
PAGES 6 & 7. SEE VIDEO AT WWW.MYINKSPOTNEWSPAPER.WEEBLY.COM.
Construction of the storage shelter on the softball field progresses. The snow slowed it down.
Will football kick-off in Cambridge?
Not in 2012 but
maybe in 2013
by Amy Kitterman
Staff writer
At the last Student Life meeting, on
March 3, 2011 at Anoka-Ramsey
Community College’s (ARCC) Cambridge
Campus, Dave Alto proposed bringing
football to the Cambridge campus in
2012. Although Student Government
supported football coming to the
Cambridge Campus in 2012, Student Life
did not pass the motion.
Student Government President
Kirsten Kennedy stated, “I believe it
would be a beneficial, strategic, long-
term goal for students, the college and
the community.”
At the Student Life meeting Cory
Lundeen instead proposed the idea of a
student activities center. Lundeen
A GIRL NAMED VINCENT
believes that the activities center would
not only benefit athletic students but
also non-athletic students. There are
many PSEO students and older non-tra-
ditional students at ARCC and Lundeen
believes there would be not as much
interest in a sport than there would be an
activities center.
A student activities center, Lundeen
thinks, would bring more students
together as a community.
Supporting the motion of football
coming to Cambridge was ARCC student
Jennifer Dressick. Dressick stated, “I have
a bigger picture of the impact that a
football program could have on our qual-
ity of education and economic health of
the surrounding areas.”
Dressick added that if the Cambridge
Campus offered football, students who
go to school for football would stay in
Cambridge and much more likely stay
home with family and be able to afford
college much easier.
PHOTO BY AMY KITTERMAN
PHOTO BY AMY KITTERMAN
“This $100,000 startup is an invest-
ment in the future of our local youth,”
Dressick said.
Although the football proposal was
not passed, that did not crush ARCC
Athletic Director and Girls’ Softball Coach
Dave Alto’s enthusiasm to bring football
to Cambridge. Alto stated, “If we can’t
get it in 2012, we’ll try to get it in 2013.”
It will cost $100,000 to bring football
to the Cambridge Campus, which would
be including the equipment, field equip-
ment and also training supplies. Also it
will cost an additional $35,000 per year
based on a team of 50 players.
During the Student Life meeting Kim
Bienfang of accounts payable, projected
that by the end of the year there will be
an excess of $340,000 in the Student Life
fund.
See page 5
Irish
softball star
Ashley Zimmel plays on the ARCC team
by Trevor Walstrom
Contributing writer
Ashley Zimmel may have
been born in Ireland, but
unlike her native country,
soccer is not her favorite
sport.
“My foster dad told me
all of these great stories of
sport legends from all over
the globe, and he told me
that I was made to be an
athlete," said Zimmel, a
21-year-old Anoka-Ramsey
Community College stu-
dent, and a resident of Coon
Rapids.
"In Ireland, softball and
soccer are the only sports
you can play at a young age.
I hate soccer, so I went with
softball.”
While she has played
many other sports in her
young career, including ten-
nis, football, basketball, vol-
leyball, and lacrosse, her true
A place for students
The library offers a range of resources
by Sonja Rauen
Staff writer
Students can use the
library daily for various proj-
ects, homework, computer
access, team assignments,
research, and at times tak-
ing a break from studies. The
library has art displays,
antiques, plant life, a helpful
staff, and books on the shelf
ready for use.
Students Kari Micheal
and Nina Johnson like to
study together and use the
computers in the library for
their studies. Mindy Rosenau
is on the library staff. She
works in the library because
it gives her a chance to work
and have some study time
while “getting to know the
resources” for her classes, as
Who will be next president?
Three finalists named
The names of three
semifinalists for president of
Anoka-Ramsey Community
College and Anoka Technical
College have been submit-
ted to James H. McCormick,
chancellor of the Minnesota
“This team has the
heart and ability to
be more than just
another sports team
for Anoka-Ramsey.
We have 12 girls
that know, love and
live for this sport,
and with that right
mix we will go very
far.”
~ Ashley Zimmel
passion remains to be soft-
ball. Zimmel has been play-
ing softball for much of her
life including two years for
the Dublin Sparks, a total of
eight years between the
Coon Rapids youth and
high-school programs, and
two years for the Anoka-
Ramsey Community College
team.
See page 5
well.
At the Anoka-Ramsey
Community College,
Cambridge, the library staff
supports classes, with the
instructions for in-class
materials for successful stu-
dents, reported Bonnie
Boese, the librarian. She said
it can also be a quiet study
area or it has special rooms
that can be used to study
together, where you can
talk.
The library is used often
and has extended hours for
greater accessibility to stu-
dents. It has many advan-
tages for student learning
enhancement, according to
the librarian.
See page 12
State Colleges and
Universities system.
The semifinalists are Ron
Erickson, Alex Kajstura and
Constance Mierendorf.
See page 11
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Movie was accurate portrayal
page 12
What we Here is an
inked thank
accomplish we you to all
that came
before and
do through the
all that will
come after
work of others
for mak-
ing ARCC -
by Kirsten Kennedy, Student Government Right now on our cam-
President pus the Art Committee Cambridge a
magical place
chaired by Professor
I
In Africa there is a concept known as "ubun- Marko Marion is work- to grow ex-
tu" which means the profound sense that ing to create a perma-
we are human only through the humanity of nent gallery in the com- traordinary
others; that whatever we accomplish in this puter lab hallway. Local individuals.
world will in equal measure be due to the work and regional artists will
of others. I have spent time on numerous two- show their artwork giv-
year campuses in the past couple of years and ing our campus and community an opportu-
let me tell you a secret, Anoka-Ramsey nity to enjoy the great talent that surrounds us.
Community College, Cambridge Campus is a
rare jewel. From Skip who maintains our cam- I know many students are preparing research
pus to Jason’s crooked grin greeting you as you projects and presentations and would like to
enter, the faculty and staff care about support- get that 90 percent score. Bonnie Boese the
ing each student to attain their dreams. Now librarian is an expert in research and loves to
I’m not professing perfection, just an undeni- help students find reputable resources for their
able feeling that I am being told the truth even work. Boese is also helping to get the new
when it may not be what I wanted to hear. Literacy Club off the ground and bring reading
OUR CARTOONIST from Coon Rapids, but has lived in Isanti for the
ARCC student Alex Cardenas creates comics for past 13 years.
personal enjoyment and has for years. She is
to children in our communities that are with-
out homes. I always remind my children, “If you
can read you can do anything.” Have you ever
dreamed of writing for a newspaper? See
Tesha Christensen, adviser of the Ink Spot or
take her online journalism class.
Did you know that our college enjoys the
healthiest fiscal numbers in the state? Vice b
President Michael Seymour spends countless
I
hours and much face time working hard to
make sure students, faculty and staff have the
resources they need to be successful. From the
business office to the college president there is o
an open door policy for all students. If you w
need help, ask. If you aren’t sure what classes y
you need to transfer or graduate, see a coun- o
selor. If you need extra help, take advantage of t
the excellent free tutors available on campus l
and online. If you have an issue with grades, n
talk with your professors; for the most part
they are a friendly bunch.
With just six weeks left in the semester it would
be easy to forget the people that contribute to
the success and well-being of our educational
pursuits. So here is a inked thank you to all that
came before and all that will come after for
making Anoka-Ramsey Community College,
Cambridge, a magical place to grow extraordi-
nary individuals.
1.) Which Cambridge
instructor has met
Usher?
2.) Which Cambridge
instructor had a
childhood dream of
becoming the
President of
Disneyland?
3.) Who out of the
Cambridge staff
was a beekeep-
er’s assistant for
their first job?
4.) Which staff member
has eaten cow lung in
Indonesia?
5.) Who began work-
ing at the Cambridge
campus in 1988 as a
student worker in the
Financial Aid office?
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Rockin’ Rendez Vous
Paul Imholte performed
page 6

Not normal The Ink Spot asked...

at all
by Sonja Rauen
What would be the best
April Fool’s prank to pull
I on campus?
t seems like it was only yesterday: pomp and
circumstance, cards filled with congratula-
I hear please
tions and money, open houses with plenty
of food, and that “king-of-the-hill” feeling. That and thank
was graduation from high school, for those of you and get
you who can remember. Life has an offering; big smiles
opportunities that can reach beyond imagina-
u ld in v o lv e p aint. Then
tion, diverse cultures and countries to explore, all the time, “It wo
ur it out.”
loves to be found, freedom to shout! Out of and not be- you would po– Heather Schultz
nowhere reality strikes. It is time to start from cause I am
the bottom again, go to college, get a job,
move away from friends, and the monotony "non-tradi-
sets in. Wait one minute, or two, or three, and tional" and a
this thing called “middle age” hits. The kids are bit odd.
moving out of the house, they are going to col-
lege, and a loneliness surrounds the house. It is
enough of the part-time jobs with part-time money; those days don’t
seem so promising. The light bulb in the brain turns on again, after the
two-week holiday in the ICU for heart surgery (that wasn’t planned at
all), and the unexpected happens!

Something weird, a little awkward, not normal at all, strangely

enough the idea dawns: it is time to go back to school.

Serious, take it more seriously, help the short-term memory-loss that

“Take the top laye
occurs during a coma, get an education, and just become a non- r of peo-
traditional student. ple’s deodorant o
ff, then
replace it with cr
That’s right, college is still an option, in fact a college degree seems eam cheese.”
like the best thing that could happen (at this age). We learn from
many experiences, from the wisdom that comes with age. The trials
of life teach that with all the pain comes incredible joy. Time to throw – Dillon Patterson
the books in the backpack and head off to school, with a goal in mind
this time. Or, perhaps it is just to get the mind back, it got lost some-
where along the way.

The best thing about being “non-traditional” student is that everyone
ors saying
here at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge, is willing to “Post notes on the do
help. Computers are a huge puzzle for me, but there is always someone
class is cancelled. ”
around the corner, that knows-everything-there-is-to-know about – Martin Guillaume
computers, and loves helping the not-so-savvy-about-computers old
timer. Somehow the doors are always getting open for me, on the spot,
when I walk in and out with a backpack that is way too heavy for this
tired back. People here in north Minnesota are very polite; I hear please
and thank you, and get big smiles all the time, and not because I am
“non-traditional” and a bit odd.

No, I believe there is a genuinely concern for the “mature” student like
me, that gives one hope in the belief that there still exists “random of
acts of kindness” that carries the human spirit. At least there is at this
school towards me, helpfulness is offered and found everyday and it
makes life so much easier for my somewhat befuddled and bewildered
mind. It is the age thing again, my children call it, old school thinking.

Going back to school can be one of life’s bigger challenges. First of all,
there are all the brilliant younger students in class. Second is the brain
that doesn’t want to retain as much information as it used to. Third, the
teachers are even all younger than me. Fourth, school can just wipe a
person out (well at least us non-tradtionals), and leave me totally
exhausted at the end of the day. It also has something to do with car-
rying around a lot of heavy thinking books on an old back; “I’d have to th
who uses computers when there are still ink
about that for
books to read?
awhile.”
Why would anybody decide
to do this to themselves? – Stacia Schlu
ndt
The brain is driven to
improve when chal- “Saran-wrap
someone’s ca
lenged and college
c a n
r.”
accom-
–Kyle Schoenr
plish that. ock
Compiled by Amy Kitterman
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She’s passionate about music

Learn what inspires Danielle Vinup
page 7

Unemployment to graduation Meet Mary

Community colleges
help retrain people
Januschka
by Lisa Rosenau

According to Alyssa Devine, a statistics tutor,

for new jobs
by Patrick Lightheart
contributing writer
As the economy takes a downturn and
millions of Americans found themselves with-
out a job many are finding a light at the end
of the tunnel at their local community col-
lege. There are a wide array of student loans,
grants and subsidized funding designed to
educate people for a changing market.
Renee Shepherd, a 53-year-old student
attending Anoka-Ramsey Community College
(ARCC), is one of thousands of students cur-
rently going back to school through the dislo-
cated workers program. Shepherd's job was
phased out after 21 years.
Shepherd said it was the most stressful
time in her life. She added, “Even beyond the
financial stress of unemployment, the toll it
takes on your self-worth is incredible. The low
point in my job search came when I applied
for a position that mirrored my previous posi-
tion, was granted an interview, and then did
not get hired. It was nearly the final straw of
rejection for me; I really wanted to just give
up. Because of my relevant experience, I
believed this was my best opportunity at
becoming employed again.”
Shepherd took advantage of networking
opportunities and attended classes at the
Anoka County Workforce Center. “This is a
wonderful resource for the unemployed.
They offer so much including the use of com-
puters and internet access, the use of office
equipment, workshops and training, plus net-
working and job clubs. They helped me in so
many ways, one being paying for books and
tuition at ARCC. The moral support from the
employees was probably the part that was
the highlight for me. I believe that they genu-
inely care that each and every person finds
employment once again,” she said.
The Anoka County Workforce center has
funding available for eligible individuals
through the dislocated workers program.
According to information provided by the
center, if you are currently on unemployment
or if your unemployment has been exhausted
you would still be eligible for the program.
The funds are available for those qualified to
obtain a two-year degree or a number of cer-
tification programs on condition that they are
non-profit institutions, such as Anoka
Technical College, where you could obtain a
certification in welding or heating and air-
conditioning.
If someone chooses to get a two-year
degree they must commit to completing it in
two years. There is $6,000 available for each
year plus funds available for summer courses.
Students are also eligible for guaranteed stu-
dent loans and any grants they are qualified
to receive to help subsidize the living costs
while attending school.
At this point Shepherd decided to take
advantage of the two-year program offered
at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, the age
difference of students at the tutoring center
brings a vast array of experience and knowl-
edge to group discussions when researching
homework projects. She says that whether you
are 20 or 50 you really cannot tell that there
is any age difference when it comes time to
get tutoring.
by the Anoka County Workforce Center. She is
currently attending ARCC, in her third semes-
ter, in pursuit of a Associate in Applied Science
degree in business.
Shepherd said that the first semester was
difficult. It was a big adjustment from work-
ing for so many years and then going to
school full time. Because her position was
eliminated she had to make a mental adjust-
ment, because at first she, "wanted to be
working and making money again."
Her experience has been very positive at
Anoka-Ramsey Community College. She said
all her teachers were great and they really
made it enjoyable. “I have a renewed appre-
ciation for continuing education,” stated
Shepherd.
Joanne Kost, a 30-year veteran of the
workforce center, said the economy hasn't
been this bad since the late 70s. According to
Kost, the marketplace has changed dramati-
cally as have the skills one needs to obtain
employment in the marketplace today.
Kost added that many of the people that
have recently lost their jobs are inadequately
equipped when it comes to computer skills.
She said that it's not like it used to be 20 years
ago when someone could walk into a busi-
ness and talk to a manager and be immedi-
ately placed in a new position.
Jeffrey Janas, the job placement coordi-
nator at ARCC, said there has been a large
influx of non-traditional students coming
back to school due to the recession. Many of
these individuals have maintained their jobs
for 10 to 20 years prior to this. Most of these
people have never even had an interview
since they were hired by someone they knew
right out of high school and a large propor-
tion of them will need help drafting their first
resume. Janas goes on to explain that resume
writing has become an art form based on the
online word search performed for particular
qualifications. Many resumes are tailor-made
in an effort to obtain a particular type of posi-
tion.
In mid-March ARCC has a workshop
designed to help people with their resume
skills and conduct mock interviews to help
students better prepare for the interview pro-
cess stated Janas. He added that four of the
individuals that practiced their mock inter-
views multiple times last year were hired
within the following week.
Linnea Branstrom, the Interim Coordinator
of Access Services and an academic advisor,
said that the average age of students has
risen to 25 due to the higher level of nontra-
ditional students returning back for continu-
ing education. Branstrom went on to say that
many of the nontraditional students that are
currently attending ARCC have a considerable
amount of stress to deal with compared to
the traditional student. A large portion of the
nontraditional students have families to feed
and mortgage payments to make. Regardless
of all the stressors the majority of the stu-
dents stay focused and are very dedicated,
said Branstrom.
Scott Wrobel, a creative writing instructor
at ARCC, said that most of his classes are
online these days. Wrobel went on to say, “In
my on-campus writing courses, however, the
dynamic has significantly changed over the
past couple years, a good blend of traditional
and non-traditional students has always been
beneficial, especially during the workshop
component of the course. Having multiple
perspectives as readers, especially with the
sorts of topics the students are expected to
research and write about, is critical and cre-
ates an energetic classroom. The blend of
traditional and non-traditional students in my
writing courses has always provided a terrific
learning environment full of good energy.”
Renee Shepherd said that after 16 months,
“I was finally fortunate to find employment
again. When I received the call from my cur-
rent employer, it was one of the best days of
my life. I immediately informed the people
who supported me throughout this ordeal
and those I hold close to me.”
When asked if she was going to complete
her degree Shepherd responded most defi-
nitely yes. The company that she is employed
with currently has a history of hiring only
people with degrees. The fact that she was
working toward a degree was certainly a
positive and most probably helped her get
this position.
contributing writer
She’s a biology
teacher, an ath-
lete, and someone
who has traveled
overseas in the
name of science.
Meet Mar y
Januschka.
Januschka has
been at Anoka-
R a m s e y “I didn’t
Community
College for 22
know what
years. Her first 10 I wanted to
years were spent at do after high
the Coon Rapids
campus and she’s
school, but
been at the I did know
Cambridge cam- that I always
pus for the last 12
years. Janushka
really liked
hasn’t always been biology. So
a teacher, however. I pursued
“I didn’t know
what I wanted to
that.”
do after high
~ Mary
school, but I did Januschka
know that I always
really liked biology.
So I pursued that,” Januschka said. Before
long she had her master’s degree in human
physiology. Research entered Januschka’s
life in graduate school. She conducted
electron microscopy research on walleye
eyes, analyzing how structure related to
function. She even went overseas to Cheju,
South Korea to conduct research on plants
for a brief time.
Januschka said she enjoyed research
and figuring out results, but the work was
monotonous and began to bore her.
Januschka enjoyed being a teacher’s
assistant in college for biology and chemis-
try so she pursued teaching. “I got my
teaching certificate and came to Anoka-
Ramsey,” Januschka said with a smile.
Teaching isn’t the only thing that occu-
pies Januschka’s time. Some students have
referred to her as “Iron Woman,” because of
her athletic abilities. “I do triathlons; I’ve
only done a half iron man triathlon before,"
Januschka said. One triathlon that
Janushka participated in consisted of 1.5-
mile run, followed by a 56-mile bike, and
then finishes with a 13-mile run. Januschka
became interested in triathlons when her
sister suggested them to her since she
already is a regular jogger. Now they do
triathlons together.
Januschka is the primary instructor
responsible for taking students to the
annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus
Adolphus in St. Peter, Minn. She has been
there 10 times with students and says she’s
enjoyed every conference, but her favorite
topic was immunology.

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New student leader
Lanny Maetzold elected
page 11

Irish
softball star
From page 1
Zimmel is mostly an infielder,
but hitting is her bread and but-
ter. “I currently hold the record for
most home-runs hit for Coon
Rapids High-School, at 21” said
Zimmel. Her greatest moment on
the field was belting a walk-off
home-run to win the 18-and-
under U.S.A. Championship for
her team in the summer of 2008.
Zimmel currently resides in
Coon Rapids, but she plans to
transfer to the University of
Minnesota-Morris in Bemidji to
complete her degree in sports
management. There she plans
to continue her studies as well
as her softball career.
“It really makes me under-
stand that grades count. Don’t
compete in the class, won’t com-
pete on the field,” explained
Zimmel.
As for the upcoming season,
Zimmel maintains that she is
healthy and ready to go. “I feel
great, a little beaten and broken
from my injuries, but that’s all
Ashley Zimmel, third from
left in the top row, has played
on the Anoka-Ramsey
Community College team for
two years. She is excited for
the season to begin.
part of this sport,” said Zimmel.
Zimmel is excited for the sea-
son to begin, and feels that this
year’s team is built to very good.
“This team has the heart and abil-
ity to be more than just another
sports team for Anoka-Ramsey.
We have 12 girls that know, love,
and live for this sport, and with
that right mix we will go very far,”
said Zimmel. 2011 SEASON Tuesday, April 19 3:00 p.m. Fergus Falls CAMBRIDGE
The ARCC Golden Rams Friday, April 1 3:00 p.m. MN West CAMBRIDGE Cancelled due to snow Friday, April 22 3:00 p.m. Rochester Rochester, MN
played its first home-game on the Saturday, April 2 12:00 p.m. Ridgewater CAMBRIDGE Cancelled Saturday, April 23 12:00 p.m. Riverland Riverland, MN
new field at the ARCC Cambridge Tuesday, April 5 3:30 p.m. St. Cloud St. Cloud, MN Monday, April 25 4:00 p.m. Bethel JV CAMBRIDGE
Campus Friday, April 1 at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 6 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas JV St. Thomas Tuesday, April 26 3:00 p.m. St. Cloud CAMBRIDGE
The opponent was MN West. See
the schedule online at http:// Friday, April 8 3:00 p.m. Fergus Falls Fergus Falls, MN Saturday, April 30 12:00 p.m. MN West MN West
www.anokaramsey.edu/en/life- Monday, April 11 4:00 p.m. Bethel JV Bethel Friday, May 6 TBD MCAC Tournament Cloquet, MN
outside/Activities/Athletics/wom- Tuesday, April 12 3:00 p.m. Riverland CAMBRIDGE Saturday, May 7 TBD MCAC Tournament Cloquet, MN
enssoftball/Schedule.aspx Thursday, April 14 3:00 p.m. Rochester CAMBRIDGE May 12 & 13 TBD NJCAA Region 13A Tournament TBD
Friday, April 15 3:00 p.m. Ridgewater Willmar, MN

Will football kick-off? From page 1

Alto believes that bringing football to the
Cambridge Campus would benefit everyone
at the campus by building a community by
not only the players participating in the sport
but also the spectators supporting them.
Alto believes that most of the players would
be right out of high school.
Alto also commented how no other met-
ro-area college has a football program. The
closest program would be in Rochester,
which is about two hours away. Alto thinks
this would be a major draw that would get
more students to come to ARCC. In the
MCAC division ARCC would be the 11th col-
lege out of 16 colleges to pick up a football
program.
Dave Alto thinks that football would
If football was to come to the Cambridge draw students to the Cambridge
campus the soccer field right next to the girls Campus.
softball field on the campus would be used
for practices. Then for games Alto hopes that Lundeen believes it depends on how the col-
the team would be able to play on Cambridge- lege changes and if the campus grows. In
Isanti High School’s field. Other accommoda- attempts to prove football would be a big
tions would have to be made like making the interest at ARCC in the future, Alto wants to
shelter building by the softball field bigger or survey high school students in local and
using the weight room in the community metro-area schools to see if students would
center. be more willing to attend ARCC if football
When asked if he thought football would was offered.
ever be played at the Cambridge campus Alto stated, “I wouldn’t put this out there
Lundeen said, “In the future it may.” However, if I thought we were going to fail.”

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'A Girl Named Vincent'

by Amy Kitterman the composers taught a free masters class Millay. What was unique about the selection
Prudence Staff writer educating ARCC and local high school stu- of the poems was that everyone chose poems

Johnson and The It all started when Prudence Johnson

dents about what the show was all about and
composing music. Master class attendee
written by Millay when she was in her teens
to early 20s. This is why they named the

Millay Group picked up a biography of Edna St. Vincent

Millay in 2003 and began compiling ideas for
perform songs the performance “A Girl Named Vincent.”
At the Anoka-Ramsey Community
based off Edna College (ARCC) Cambridge Campus, on
March 25, 2011 Johnson and The Millay
St. Vincent Project, a group of composers, performed
their show “A Girl Named Vincent.”
Millay's poetry In addition to the two-hour concert that
night, earlier in the day Johnson and a few of
Alyssa Mordol stated, “I came because I
thought it’d be a good experience.”
show “A Girl Named Vincent”, because the
poems used were written when Millay was
During the masters class Johnson and
composers, Laura Caviani, Joan Griffith, and
still a young woman.
Also during the master class Johnson and
Michelle Kinney, talked about composing
music for the show and also about Millay’s
the other composer performed a few select-
ed songs from the show’s venue. Johnson
life. Johnson stated, “She was a true celebri-
ty.”
compared poetry writers with rap music. She
said, “Basically to me that is poetry, set to a
Johnson explained that all of the com- beat.”
posers chose different poems written by All of the songs performed in the show

Rockin' Rendez Vous

Paul Imholte performs coffeehouse show
by Tom Bolan
Contributing writer
The coffee house series returned
to the Cambridge Campus of Anoka
Ramsey Community College on
Tuesday, March 22. This time, the fea-
tured artist was Paul Imholte.
Imholte, a folk singer and lifelong
Minnesotan, was playing his music to
a small, but enamored crowd. People
came and went through the cafeteria,
many stopping for a moment, and
some sitting down to enjoy the free
show.
Imholte is a career musician, folk
singer, and master of stringed instru-
ments. On stage with him were the
“I enjoy the connection with the audience, when they're
dancing or getting into the music.”
~ Paul Imholte
tools of his craft: a guitar, violin, fiddle,
banjo, lute, harmonica, and hammer
dulcimer, which is an instrument that
was a transition between the harpsi-
chord and modern piano.
He has been playing music since
he was in the eighth grade, and get-
ting paid to do what he loved since.
“The space here is really small,; it's
really intimate. I could almost play
without amplification, it feels more
personal in places like these,” he said.
Imholte is no stranger to small
venues, but he has played to larger
audiences as well. He's played across
the country from New York City to
California, but the vast majority of his
work has been in the upper Midwest.
Although more than 80 percent of his
work is his solo career, including the
release of a number of solo albums, he
plays with different bands on occa-
sion. He will be playing with an Irish
music group called Ring of Kerry at a
festival in Duluth next week, and has
played to audiences numbering in the
thousands at various festivals.
During his Cambridge Campus
show, he took a few requests from the
audience: a Johnny Cash song as well
as a tune written by Bach. However,
folk music is what he does best.
“People in Iowa and Minnesota,
they get these songs. They know what
a song about raising a barn is about,”
Imholte said just before he played one
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Prudence Johnson performs with her ensemble one of their compositions from "A Girl Named Vincent."
were Millay’s own poems. The composers cre-
ated the music they believed went well with
the poem. Kinney, one of the composers,
stated that she couldn’t hear anyone but
Johnson singing the music she wrote.
Later that night, at 7 p.m. in the perfor-
mance hall on the Cambridge Campus the
ensemble, containing a piano, percussion,
cello, guitar, and pedal-step guitar, performed
PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSIC
by Carla Hemminger
Contributing writer
Anoka-Ramsey Community College music
instructor Danielle Vinup has always had that
hunger for knowledge, and a passion for
music.
She said, “I think it's because music is so
emotionally powerful. I love to experience
music as a performer and as an audience
member. I especially like to see how works of
art, such as music, can change and mold
groups of people, even entire societies.”
Vinup attended high school in Anoka High
School until the year 1992, when she became
a Champlin Park Rebel. Champlin Park Senior
High School was built on the boarder of
Champlin and Brooklyn Park, hence the mixed
name. There, she led the typical high school
teenager’s life, staying active in school activi-
ties.
“In high school, I was involved in every-
thing, and was very busy. I loved being in
activities and clubs, such as cheerleading, the-
the songs composed from Millay’s writings. On
both sides of the stage images of Millay as a
young woman and scenic pictures flashed
while the songs were performed. Between
songs Johnson shared highlights of Millay’s
life.
Johnson explained that he poem from the
song “Travel” was what really kicked off the
whole idea for the project.
ater, student council, ect,” said Vinup.
Choir was her favorite high school class.
“Choir was first period, and it was a great way
to start the day. I love choral singing!” she said.
After finishing high school, Vinup went on
to attend two different colleges. She started
out at Butler University in Indianapolis, where
she received a major in bachelor of music in
Theory and Composition. After receiving her
college diploma, she attended the University
of Minnesota and received a master's in Choral
Conducting.
In college is where she changed the way
she approached things. Instead of being
involved in so many extra-curricular activities,
she focused more on her educational studies.
She explained. “In college, I took a more laid-
back approach. I focused in on music and really
enjoyed it.”
While attending college, she managed to
pull off working a “full-time- everything,” from
factory work to office temping. While she was
attending Butler she coached gymnastics and
worked in the admissions office. When she was
PHOTO BY AMY KITTERMAN
“She was a true
celebrity.”
~ Prudence Johnson
Danielle Vinup teaches variety of music
classes and performs in a choir
ARCC music instructor Danielle Vinup
teaches an online class.
in grad school, she was working a part-time
job conducting a children's choir, and was a
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PHOTO BY AMY KITTERMAN
The percussion section brings new
sounds to the piano, cello, and guitar
ensemble.
PHOTO BY AMY KITTERMAN
Joan Griffith waits to play her cello,
one of three different instruments
she plays.
PHOTO BY AMY KITTERMAN
Volunteers set up the stage for "A Girl
Named Vincent" prior to the master
class taught by Prudence Johnson.
teaching assistant at the University of
Minnesota. All in all, she has put in six years of
college learning.
In 2006 she received a job working at
Anoka-Ramsey Community College. This year,
she is only teaching online, although it chang-
es from year to year.
“I spent one year with only on-campus
classes, the choirs,” she added. She enjoys
teaching both online and on-campus classes. “I
like campus classes because I get to know the
students better. But online courses are very
flexible for both students and teachers. I also
enjoy sharing what I know about music, and I
actually learn a lot from my colleagues in the
department.”
She doesn’t just teach at ARCC. No, it
couldn’t stop there. As a side-job, she enjoys
teaching piano and voice, and singing in a
professional choir. She plays both the piano
and the flute, and also enjoys spending her
time painting, gardening, and playing with her
kids. As of right now, she’s happy where she’s
at, and she will continue to be working at ARCC
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News from
Veteran’s Club (VMSO)
by Donald Claveau
Office staff
The Veteran’s Club has had
another great year! We have
sponsored a number of events for our
student veterans as well as for all
students, staff and faculty members
throughout the 2010 - 2011 academic
Donald Claveau year. We have partnered with a
variety of organizations including
“Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” of Isanti
County, Cambridge American Legion,
Attend our and the Minnesota Military Families
Open Foundation.
Forum The VMSO is here at the
Cambridge Campus was recently
April 26 approved as a member chapter of the
Student Veterans of America (SVA).
This is exciting news for our Veteran
students as they will be able to tap
News from
Environmental club
On Monday, April 18, view “Food,
Inc.” from 4 to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria
lounge.
See “Tapped” on Wednesday,
April 20 from either 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. or 3 to 5 p.m.
On Thursday, April 21, the E-Club
will be sponsoring a forum on Climate
Change at 6 p.m. This event will be
held in G202 and will be open to the
News from
Heart’s Ablaze
by Ashley Mages
Hearts Ablaze Secretary
We will be hosting an event on
April 14 with motivational speaker
Steve Hegele starting at 4 p.m. in
room G202. His lecture is titled “Times
of Trials, Be Grateful”. Steve is CEO of
Hegele Academy and has spoken
Ashley Mages internationally including the United
States. There will be treats following
the event!
Our Bible Studies have been going
very well this semester and we have
Student nurses association
News from
by Shay Carchedi
ATTENTION! Hello to all of our
fellow nursing students and fellow
ARCC students! The Student Nurses
Association and the Student Senate
are excited to be hosting a
presentation from the Emily Program.
Shay Carchedi The Emily Program is set up to
offer holistic and personalized care
for individuals dealing with eating
disorders and related issues.
Please join us April 31 in room
G202 at 7 p.m. to hear speaker Trish
into all that this fine national
organization has to offer. To check it
out for yourself, go to http://www.
studentveterans.org/
The VMSO has experienced
significant growth to over the past 12
months with a current number of 40
student members. Highlights from
fall semester included a Veteran’s
Day event, complete with a U.S.
Army Honor Guard flag presentation
ceremony and our own Veteran’s
Director, Phil O’Donnell as keynote
speaker, right here on the Cambridge
Campus.
We held a Veteran’s Night-Out
during each semester at Junction
Bowl in Isanti, which is a favorite
event among our Vet’s Club Members
and their families.
Here is a list of events for the
public. Panelists will discuss climate
change from their area of expertise
and participate in a question and
answer period with the audience.
Earlier that day, students can view
the documentary “The 11th Hour”
from 4 to 6 p.m.
On Earth Day, Friday, April 22,
give the Earth and yourself a day of
rest from consumption. Eat less, drive
been looking into the book of John in
great depth. The small group meets
every Wednesday at noon in F107.
Hope to see you there!
We’ve started a Prayer and
Worship time this semester. The time
is spent praying for various things
including personal struggles, the cam-
pus, the community and international
issues as well as worship led by Scott
Klasen. It is on Monday mornings at
8:30 a.m. and lasts about an hour in
room F105.
Applebees fellowship time is April
Thacker discuss: recognizing the
warning signs and symptoms of
eating disorders, healthy and
unhealthy coping patterns, how to
talk to and support someone who is
dealing with eating disorder issues,
and where to find help. Millions
struggle secretly with food and body
image, please come and join us as
we shed some light on this topic.
The SNA is also sponsoring the
Blood Drive on April 4 from 11 a.m. -5
p.m. in room E241. We encourage
you to pre-register on the Red Cross
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remainder of the semester.
Veterans Open Forum -- Tuesday,
April 26, 12-1 p.m., G201
• Mr. James Rostberg, Veterans
Service Director www.IsantiVeteran.
org
• Mr. Guy Kaufman, Changing
Gaits, Inc. www.changinggaits.org
Spring Picnic 2011 - 2nd Annual --
Friday, April 29, 2-5 p.m.,
Cambridge Commons
Annual Faculty, Staff, and Student
appreciation event
We will be partnering with other
Cambridge Campus Clubs for this
event.
Minnesota Veterans Career Fair
2011 - Tuesday, May 3
All student veterans are
encouraged to sign up for a day trip
to Brooklyn Center. This is a veteran-
less etc. Hike. Bike. Read. Play a
Board Game.
On Saturday, April 23, the E-Club
will be hosting an ‘Earth Fair’ at the
college with the Isanti County
Environmental Coalition. This event
will be held in the food court and
outdoors and will be open to the
public. Local organizations and
businesses will be present and there
7, 21, and May 5. We meet at the res-
taurant at 9:05 .pm. There are half
priced appetizers at this time. It is a
great time and place to hang out with
friends, get to know people, and have
a fun time!
One dollar bowling night has been
fun! Every other Tuesday night we
meet at Junction Bowl at 9 p.m. The
shoe rental is $1 and each game is
only $1. It’s a great value! (Bowling
skills not required) We will be bowling
April 12, 26, and May 10.
Hope you have a great month!
website givebloodgivelife.org or you
can come to room E241 that day.
April 8 the SNA will be beginning
their “Professional Nursing Lecture
Series”. We will be hosting a soup &
salad luncheon in room E241 from
12-1 p.m. This will be the first of a
series of professional nurses sharing
their personal stories and answering
questions for us!
FOR MORE INFO
veterans_cc@anokaramsey.edu
763-433-1390
Advisor: Dan Heinks
friendly event for all job-seeking
veterans. We will depart the
Cambridge Campus at 10 a.m. and
return NLT 4 p.m.. If interested,
please sign-up at the MERC office or
by e-mail veterans_cc@
anokaramsey.edu
MERC Office: Don Claveau at
763.433.1390 option 2
Veteran’s Faculty Advisor: Dan
Heinks at 763.433.1823
MEETINGS ARE HELD
Fridays, 2 p.m., E103
FOR MORE INFO
Advisor: Peter Wahlstrom
will be activities for everyone in the
family.
MEETINGS ARE HELD
Prayer & Worship: Mondays, 8:30
to 9:30 a.m., F105
Bowling at Junction Bowl: Every
Other Tuesday, 9 p.m.
Bible studies: Wednesdays, noon
M
to 1 p.m. F203
Thursday, 9 p.m., Applebee’s
FOR MORE INFO
heartsablaze.arcc@gmail.com
Advisors: Jennifer Liberty Clark &
Brad Wold
MEETINGS ARE HELD
Some Thursdays, noon
Room E241
FOR MORE INFO
Office: E-203D
Phone: (763) 433-1839
Alanna Tuttle:
atuttle6698@msn.com
Deb Mansell:
dfmansell@msn.com
Advisor: Gwen McDonald
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PHOTO BY SONJA RAUEN

Left to right, Heidi Lancaster, Madeline
Johnson and Hannah Magnuson show-
case student artwork. They enjoy the
fun and energetic quality of the art
room.

PHOTO BY SONJA RAUEN

Artist Rachel Radeke works on a drawing use conte crayons during the Drawing I class on March 24,
2011. The instructor is Markko Marion.
PHOTO BY SONJA RAUEN
“I am learning a new way of drawing from what I am used to,” said Heidi Lancaster. Hannah Magnuson displays her conte
crayon drawing.

Math team takes AMATYC test
by Ashley Mages
Staff writer
On March 8, 2011 eight students from Anoka-Ramsey
Community College Cambridge Campus participated in the
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
(AMATYC) student math league test.
The AMATYC test was taken for the second time in the past
two years on the Cambridge Campus. The math team had sev-
eral short practices in which they went over past year’s exams.
Students are given one hour to work on twenty multiple choice
question of Pre-Calculus level.
Two points are awarded for a correct answer and a negative
half point for a wrong one. The participants were Elliot Kvamne,
Students considered it challenging, but fun
Scott Klasen, Jeanne Wignet, Jason VanDonsel, Tim Hasser,
Ashley Mages, Ryan Hinks, and Jon Morris.
The average score from the Cambridge campus was about
three out of a possible forty.
Not only is the AMATYC test challenging but this year was
especially complex. Cambridge Campus Calculus teacher and
math league coach Dan Heinks said “This hardest AMATYC test
I’ve seen.”
Students Klasen and Kvamme described the test as chal-
lenging but fun. One of the questions on this spring’s AMATYC
test was “A palindrome is a number like 121 or 1551 which reads
the same from right to left and from left to right. How many
4-digit palindromes are divisible by 17?”
The AMATYC was founded in 1974 and is the only organiza-
tion completely devoted to improving mathematics in two-year
colleges. They show the view of two-year college mathematics
education to the community, and professionals. AMATYC
“Opens Doors Through Mathematics” according to their web-
site. It is the only professional organization whose goal is
improving math education in two-year colleges located in the
United States and Canada.
Dan Heink said “We’re looking to get more formally involved
in the future in the test and coordinating the campuses.”
If you were wondering about the AMATYC question above,
the answer is 5.
For more information, look online at AMATYC.com or con-
tact the math department.

ART INK SPOT Monday, nooon, G202 12:45 p.m., E244

CLUB First Thursday, 11 a.m., F103
CHOIR
Thursdays, 12-12:50 p.m., E124
PHI THETA KAPPA
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Wednesdays, 12:15-1:15 p.m., F203
HEARTS ABLAZE
Wednesdays, noon to 1 p.m., F107

MEETINGS
Tuesdays/Thursdays 11:30 a.m. to Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m., E125 GUITAR ENSEMBLE ENVIRONMENTAL
12:45 p.m. E244 GSA Mondays/Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. to Fridays, 2 p.m., E103
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Veterans Open Forum

Learn more April 26
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• Environmental
Club, 2 p.m., E103

• Blood drive, 11 a.m. • Choir, 11:30 • PTK, 9-10 a.m., E125 INK SPOT OUT! • Professional
to 5 p.m., E241 • Hearts Ablaze, • Art Club, 11 a.m.,
a.m. to 12:45 noon - 1 p.m., F107 F103 Nursing Lecture
• Hearts Ablaze Prayer
& Worship, 8:30 to p.m., E244 • Student Senate, 12:15, • Choir, 11:30 a.m. to Series, 12-1 p.m.,
F203 12:45 p.m., E244
9:30 a.m., F105 • Free ice cream sundaes • Ink Spot, 12-12:50 E241
• Guitar Ensemble, on Student Apprciation
Day, noon and 5 p.m., p.m., E124 • Environmental
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 food court • Hearts Ablaze at
Applebee’s, 9 pm. Club, 2 p.m., E103
p.m., E244 • Vincent who? 1-3 p.m.,
F206 • Student Life, 3 p.m.

• Hearts Ablaze • Choir, 11:30 • PTK, 9-10 a.m., • Choir, 11:30

a.m. to 12:45
Prayer & Worship, a.m. to 12:45 E125 p.m., E244
8:30 to 9:30 a.m., p.m., E244 • Hearts Ablaze, • Ink Spot, 12-12:50 • Environmental
F105 • Bowling at Junc- noon - 1 p.m., p.m., E124 Club, 2 p.m., E103
• Guitar Ensemble, tion Bowl, Isanti, • Hearts Ablaze at
F107 Applebee’s, 9 pm.
11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. • Student Senate,
12:45 p.m., E244 12:15, F203

• Guitar Festival, • Choir, 11:30 • PTK, 9-10 a.m., • Choir, 11:30 • Earth Day • Earth Fair,
2-3 p.m. a.m. to 12:45 9 .am. to
a.m. to 12:45 E125
• Hearts Ablaze p.m., E244 1 p.m. Local
Prayer & Worship, 8:30 p.m., E244 • Hearts Ablaze, • Ink Spot, 12-12:50 • Environmental
p.m., E124 organizations and
to 9:30 a.m., F105 noon - 1 p.m., Club, 2 p.m., E103
• Guitar Ensemble, • Hearts Ablaze at businesses will be
F107
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 Applebee’s, 9 pm. present and there
• Student Senate, will be activities for
p.m., E244
12:15, F203 families.

• Hearts Ablaze • Choir, 11:30 • PTK, 9-10 a.m., • Choir, 11:30 • Spring
a.m. to a.m. to 12:45
Prayer & E125 Picnic,
12:45 p.m., E244 p.m., E244
Worship, , 8:30 to • Hearts Ablaze, 2-5 p.m.,
• Bowling at Junction • Ink Spot, 12-12:50
9:30 a.m., F105 p.m., E124 commons
Bowl, Isanti, 9 p.m. noon - 1 p.m., • Environmental
• Guitar Ensemble, • Veterans Open Fo- • Hearts Ablaze at
F107 Applebee’s, 9 pm. Club, 2 p.m., E103
11:30 a.m. to rum, 12-1 p.m., G201
• Student Senate, • Spring concert,
12:45 p.m., E244 12:15, F203 6:30 p.m., G201

VET’S OPEN FORUM

Tuesday, April
26, 12-1 p.m.
G201
Speakers: Isanti
County Veterans
Service Director Jim
Rostberg and
Guy Kaufman of Changing Gaits
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Get to know Andre o'rourke
His motto is: Be Ready
by Sonja Rauen
contributing writer
Anoka-Ramsey Community College student Andrè
O’Rourke operates his personal life with this attitude: Don’t
be nervous, just be ready.
O’Rourke describes his friends as talkative, fun, and
whom also have an “off- the-wall” type of humor like his.
Part of his personality mirrors his favorite past-time which
includes sitting around with friends playing video games.
He plays a lot of video games but likes “Marvel vs. Cupcom
2” the most. He believes that no matter what, “Friends are
friends,” he said.
Black is his favorite color because, as he said, it goes
with anything.
He is getting his generals done and hopes to move on
to another college when he is done at ARCC. Music is defi-
nitely his favorite class but he also likes all his other classes
too.
Hip Hop and R&B rank at the top of O’Rourke’s music
list, but he is captivated by all types of music. He is in the
choir at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge
because he loves to sing.
O’Rourke dreams of owning a restaurant some day, " a
bar and grill with music, of course,” he statee.
He calls Isanti home. He remembers a funny moment
when he was attending a Life Skills class at Cambridge-
Isanti High School. The teacher asked the class, “What is
optimism?” Since he was just waking up from a nap (that
he says he should not have been taking), he looked around
and asked a friend, “What was the question about opti-
mism that was just asked?” His friend asked back, “What do
you think it was?” He responded to the question, on paper,
with this quote: “Optimism is the ability to see through
both your eyes.”
O’Rourke sums up life’s journey with this thought:
“Every path has bumps, jags, and turns, but as long as it
leads forward, that is all that matters.”
Who will be next ARCC president?
Ron Erickson is president and chief executive officer of
Hocking College in Ohio. Previously, he was vice president of aca-
demic affairs and institutional planning, and dean of design,
health and human services at Dakota County Technical College;
dean for academic affairs at Adirondack Community College in
New York; dean of instruction and chief academic officer at
Northeast Higher Education District’s Rainy River Community
College; associate director of the University of Minnesota’s Office
of Educational Accountability; research associate and lecturer at
the university’s National Center on Educational Outcomes; pro-
gram director of Midway Training in St. Paul; specificlearning
disabilities teacher at Venice Elementary School and instructor
and curriculum coordinator at Happiness House Rehabilitation
Center, both in Florida. He holds an associate degree from Rainy
River Community College, a bachelor’s degree in psychology
from Gustavus Adolphus College, a master’s degree in excep-
tional child education from the University of South Florida and a
Ph.D. in educational policy and administration from the
University of Minnesota.
Alex Kajstura is provost of the Norfolk campus of Tidewater
Community College in Virginia. Previously, he was provost of the
Deland campus and Deltona Center, and dean of the School of
Business and Technologies at Daytona Beach Community College
in Florida; associate dean of the division of business and engineer-
ing, and division chair of science and engineering at Palm Beach
Community College; division director of Texas State Technical
College and a chemistry and physics instructor at Northeast Texas
Community College. He has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from
Silesian University in Poland, a master’s degree in organic chemis-
try from Texas Tech University, a master’s degree in business
administration from LeTourneau University in Texas and a Ph.D. in
higher education administration specializing in community col-
leges from Southern Illinois University.
Constance Mierendorf is a senior advisor at Hudson County
Community College in New Jersey. Previously, she was president
of Sussex County Community College in New Jersey, senior vice
president for academic affairs at Raritan Valley Community College
in New Jersey, dean of academic affairs at Santa Fe Community
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Campus 
news briefs
 Rams earn national
championship 
Anoka Ramsey
Community
College (Minn.)
won its seventh
national champi-
onship in NJCAA
Division III
Women’s
Basketball
Saturday, March
12 in Rochester,
Minn., with a
60-55 victory
over Roxbury
Community
College (Mass.).
A late three-
point basket by Stephanie Pilgrim of Anoka Ramsey proved
to be the difference in the game. The sophomore’s long-
range shot with less than 40 seconds in the game sealed the
win for the Golden Rams, which marked the sixth time since
2004 a team from NJCAA’s Region 13 has claimed the DIII
women’s hoops national title.
Pilgrim was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
She made five three-pointers in the title game to finish with
“Every path has bumps, jags, and turns, 15 points and eight rebounds. Tamarra Shorter also had 15
but as long as it leads forward, that is all points for the Golden Rams while Tommia Davis scored 16 to
that matters.” ” lead Roxbury. Pilgrim led all players with 65 points in the
~ Andre O'Rourke tournament and made 19 three-point field goals, making
19-of-32 attempts from behind the three-point line.
Anoka Ramsey caps their championship season at 33-1
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while Roxbury ends the year at 29-3.
ARCC continues to search for its next president. From  Next Student Government
March 21 to 24, five candidates conducted open
forums at the Cambridge Campus, Coon Rapids President elected 
Campus and Anoka Tech. The candidates were: Dr.
Constance Mierendorf, Dr. Linda Baer, Dr. Jerome Lanny Maetzold of
Migler, Dr. Ron Erickson and Dr. Alex Kajstura. Grantsburg, Wis., a
returning ARCC stu-
The Presidential Search Advisory Committee has sub- dent, will take the
mitted three names to the Chancellor for review. Next reigns from current
the Chancellor’s office will interview candidates and Student Government
then make a recommendation to Minnesota State President Kirsten
Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. The board Kennedy next year.
of Trustees will review these candidates in April and The election was held
select a new president for ARCC who will begin work- on March 30, 2011. He
ing in June 2011. ran uncontested. No
one ran for Vice
This new president will not only run operations, but President. A decision
decide how the merger with Anoka Tech will proceed. on that seat will be
made next year.
College, project administrator at Mierendorf Productions, a faculty
member at Minneapolis Community and Technical College and
the University of Minnesota; and a corporate trainer and facilitator.  Oops 
She holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and a Ph.D., all in
English, from the University of Nebraska. Since printing the story on the Cities as Text course in our
The new president will replace Jessica Stumpf, interim presi-
March 2011 edition, we learned that Cities As Text is a long-
dent of Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Shari Olson,
interim president of Anoka Technical College. standing Humanities class which was started by Anne Levig
The chancellor, along with one to three members of the Board and Jan Kopp about 20 years ago. The class was brought
of Trustees and others, will conduct interviews with the semifinal- back by Kate Maurer and Claudia Kittock. According to
ists. McCormick will make a recommendation to the Board of
librarian Bonnie Boese, “It has been popular through the
Trustees, which is expected to act on the recommendation at its
April 20 meeting. years.”
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The ARCC
Cambridge Library Assignment
website states, “infor- Calculator - Do-
Melodie Kabanuk Dohm mation literacy is an
important part of
ing a research
your education at paper? How soon
Anoka-Ramsey. The should you start?
library is the place to
come for help in begin-
When should you
ning the research pro- have your rough
cess, locating and evalu- draft done? Check
ating online & print
resources, accessing
out Assignment
materials through interli- Calculator to help
brary loan, viewing a you plan for suc-
video or checking out a
book”.
cess (on the library
According to Boese, web site).
the library is mainly a
resource for access to
are checked-in and checked-
research, with internet use
out. I make sure everything is in
for students to get a higher
the right place. I monitor the
quality based data-system,
over dues, and manage the
which is a learning tool for
inner-library resources.” She
the changes in data-based
finds that the ARCC Cambridge
studying. The library is also
is a friendly place to work as she
Norma Sanchez available to the faculty and
has great co-workers.
administration at ARCC, Boese
What she likes the most is
said.
interacting with the students.
Kaleb Olson Bonnie Boese has been at
She is able to interact with the
the library for a “very long time.”
student workers and gets to
She has a master’s degree from
know them better because she
St. Cloud State University.
spends more time with them.
Twenty-three years ago the
She has “fun hanging” with
library had one computer
them because it keeps her
hooked up and one still in a
young, she said.
box. Boese has seen a great
Don’t know how to get
expansion to media access with
started on a research paper,
all the computers ARCC has
don’t know how to use cita-
now
tions, or need to watch an infor-
Librarian technician Martha
mative movie? The library staff
Muehlhauser has her master’s
wants to be friendly and help-
degree also, although the job
ful, and the library is to be used
does not require one.
as a teaching opportunity to
Muehlhauser has worked at
enhance the learning quality of
ARCC for about 12 years. What
the education process. The
does a cibrary technician do?
library is a resource for a college
According to Muehlhauser, “I
education and can enhance the
manage the circulation aspects
learning process.
Victoria Burdine of the library. I make sure things

Martha Muehlhauser

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