Roommate Horror

Roommate Horror The Untold Truth About Rooming with Friends BY JESSICA COLBY This is an example of one roommate issue, but some are not as comical. (Courtesy of TBS.)   Finishing your first year of college, you and your best friends dumped the dorms. The minute you sign the apartment lease 24/7 fun with friends…

Lakeside Tragedy

By Kaitlin Leither With summer fast approaching, many people in the Fargo-Moorhead area are making plans to visit the lakes. With its dark themes, Rachel Coyne’s novel through New Rivers Press, “The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake” makes the concept of a lake visit about as comforting as the rainy spring weather. However, like…

Horses, Affairs, and Murder

By Kaitlin Leither New Rivers Press’ latest novel, “Horsefever” by Lee Hope, starts slow before finally building the suspense most readers will be looking for. If you’re not fond of horses, there’s some interest, but not much. In the long run, “Horsefever,” while not outstanding, is pretty interesting once readers get through the slow start….

The Truth About Lies

By Kaitlin Leither Lies are a fact of life, whether we like it or not. From the child making excuses as to why the dishes are not clean to the bureaucrat swearing that all funds were accounted for, lies are everywhere. This is what makes Spencer Coffman’s book “A Guide to Deception” such a handy…

Only in Fargo

By Kaitlin Leither Marc de Celle’s “How Fargo of You” is going into reprint, this time through Ingram publishing company, and will now be available on a national scale in regions beyond the Midwest. Originally published in 2010, “How Fargo of You” tells the story of Marc de Celle, his wife Charlene, and his two…

Midwestern Poetry that’s Easy to Read

Julie Gard’s “Home Studies” has been nominated for the Minnesota Book Award in the poetry category. “Home Studies,” published by New Rivers Press in October 2015, follows Gard, her life partner and fellow poet Michelle Matthees, and their adopted daughter through their lives in the Midwest. At only 70 pages of text, it is a…

First-timer’s guide to roller derby

A commentary By Sarah Bauman MSUM mass comm major I went to my first roller derby bout not knowing a thing about the sport. I hadn’t seen “Whip It,” I didn’t know what a Lead Jammer or a Pivot Blocker was and I knew nothing about Passing the Star. But that first bout was nothing…

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something…Green!

Story by Katie Hamness MSUM Journalism and Graphic Design The bride bought a dress that can be worn again, guests carpool in hybrid vehicles and are seated in an outdoor garden instead of a big, energy-sucking reception hall. A “green wedding” or “eco-friendly wedding” is exactly what it sounds like: a wedding where the couple…

North Dakota Heart Gallery

North Dakota Heart Gallery By: Nicholas Barth Showing off special kids On November 4, the North Dakota Heart Gallery was held at the Plains Art Museum. The event featured 10 pictures of adolescents waiting for adoption, as well as 10 pictures of adolescents who have been adopted in the past. Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK)…

Eating Healthier with Tochi Foods Store

A unique store The Tochi Foods Store offers natural, health, organic and specialty gourmet foods and products. The store is located at 2nd Ave in Fargo and carries bulk grains, flours, fruits, nuts, rice, beans lentils and herbs. Tochi products store has been in business for the last 38 years. Long history in Fargo The…