The Retort

All articles by Bailey Martin

• Letter from the Editor

  This will be my last issue at The Retort.

• Seventh Annual “Stirring the Pot” Forum by and about Women Held at MSUB

  Turning the Tide: Women of Courage, Women of Change

• L’Editor

  Some of you don’t realize it, but many MSUB students have been affected by this earthquake.

• Raising Funds for St. Jude at MSUB

  Up ‘til Dawn. Up ‘til Dawn is a fundraising program for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

• Refuge is a Melding of a Memoir and an Environmental History

  The memoir part of the book is about Williams’s struggle with her mother’s cancer and death and her grandmother’s struggle with cancer.

• Letter from the Editor

  Our copy editor, Jenn, recently lost her father, so this issue is for Jenn.

• Gain a Fit Body and Mind Through Yoga and Pilates

  “I love when people come into a class stressed out and then they leave the class carefree, happy, and zen,” stated Johnson.

• Funding Higher Education

  On January 17, twelve students traveled to Helena to testify in front of a House committee about the importance of funding higher education.

• Letter from the Editor

  I hope all of our readers enjoy this issue of The Retort, as always a lot of work and effort went into it. But, we love what we do at The Retort, so it is always worth it once we hold the finished copy in our hands.

• Jen Gross: a Nontraditional Student

  At MSUB, Jen ran All Lives with Liberty, a student group which promoted animal rights and the vegan life style at MSUB, for two years.

• Romantics Reads for Valentine’s Day

  New books and classics.

• Fall Symphonic Band Concert Boasts Large Attendance

  Despite the winter weather, there was a large attendance at MSUB’s Symphonic Band Fall Concert at the Cisel Recital Hall at 7:30 pm on Thursday, December 2.

• The Best Trip to Take

  The best trip that I have ever taken was only a day trip, but it affected me more than a month-long trip to somewhere else would have.

• Honoring Our Veterans

  Students, Faculty, Staff, Veterans, and Community Members Came Together to Build a Medicine Wheel

• Letter from the Editor

  The Retort is sponsoring an event for the Global Write-a-thon called Every Voice because every voice should be heard. At the Retort, we firmly believe in letting every voice be heard.

• Letter from the Editor

  A lot of big things are happening at MSUB, Billings, and the world lately.

• Music to Listen to: If you haven’t heard these tunes yet, you should check them out

  Listening to the radio, even satellite radio, can’t always provide great - or even good - songs. Here are some of the best.

• Secretary of State Speaks about the Importance of Voting

  Interim Chancellor, Dr. Rolf Groseth spoke for a moment and then he said, “Our most basic obligation as a citizen is to register to vote,” as he introduced Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch.

• Letter from the Editor

  It’s hard to believe that this issue is the first issue that some of the staff (Alex, Cory, Ellyn, Kim, and Patricia) have been part of the Retort for.

• The Top 5 Places to Visit in Seoul

  Many historical sites live harmoniously within modern Seoul.

• The “Coming Home” Powwow Held at Alterowitz Gym For the first time in 15 years

  The theme of this year’s powwow was “Coming Home”

• Letter from the Editor

  As this may be my last letter from the editor (hopefully not), I wanted to say thanks.

• 2010 Faculty Excellence Awards

  The 2010 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on March 11 presented the awards.

• Circle K

  Circle K International is the premier collegiate and university community service, leadership development, and friendship organization in the world.

• Multiple Sclerosis Walks

  During this spring and summer, there will be a MS Walk in six different cities across Montana.

• Letter From the Editor

  Since many of you may not know what the Retort is supposed to be.

• Student United Way

  Student United Way is a student-led campus club that helps facilitate the volunteer needs of MSUB and the Billings community.

• They Are the Titans

  Herman Boone, coach of the 1971 T.C. Williams Titans, spoke on January 21 in the Petro Theatre, after a showing of Remember the Titans

• Sigma Tau Delta

  Sigma Tau Delta (STD) is the international English honor society

• An Unusual Order

  The United States Supreme Court issued an unusual order allowing death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis another day in court to prove he is innocent.