The Retort

News and Campus Life

• SAAC’s First-Ever Blood Drive a Success

  The first-ever SAAC Blood drive turned the SUB Ballroom into a mobile medical station

• Letter From the Editor

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

• One Step at a Time, MSU Billings Freshman Works to Make a Difference

  Passion for Issues in Poor Countries Shapes Student’s Commitment

• Helmet Laws: Infringement, or in Montana’s Best Interests?

• Student United Way

• The Oscars

  On Sunday March 7, 2010, the Kodak Theater in Hollywood will host the 82 annual Academy Awards ceremony.

• 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

• Going Green and Saving Green

  Some things you can do that will reduce your carbon footprint as well as bulk up your bank account

• ‘Chicks in Science’

  Event aims to crack stereotypes on science/technology careers for girls

• Sigma Tau Delta

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

• Simone Benzinger – Billings, Montana

  Music Education, English and Theology

• Mira Ehrenfried – Billings, Montana

  English, Biology, & Chemistry for Secondary School

• Katie Joy Wicker - Ludwigsburg, Germany

  Organizational Communication & Public Relations

• Holly Hudson - Lima, Peru

  History & Finance with a minor in Spanish

• Craig Lowman - Ludwigsburg, Germany

  History with a secondary teaching certificate

• Emily Harris - Kumamoto, Japan

  Psychology

• Annalena Schuldt - Billings, Montana

  Music Education, English, and Theology

• Danielle Stiff - Ludwigsburg, Germany

  Sociology & History

• Rory Jetmore - Changchun, China

  Major in Public Relations & Minor in International Studies

• A Lifetime’s Worth of New Experiences

  Notes about the international studies articles to follow.

• Results of Montana State University’s Latest Poll

  Many Montanans like the idea of healthcare reform that includes a public option, but aren’t necessarily sure if that change improve overall healthcare.

• Junior presents clarinet recital November 20

  Maggie Gregori, a clarinet student at Montana State University Billings, will present her junior recital on Friday, Nov. 20.

• Prison Reform

  Problems and cures for our prison system.

• Program Highlights on Yellowstone Public Radio

  Yellowstone Public Radio presents special programs commemorating the Thanksgiving holiday and National Native American Heritage Month.

• Western Heritage Center Receives TIIP Grant

  Hotel tax dollars invested in tourism-related facility improvements.

• Muhammad Executed

  A dramatic solution to sniping in the DC Beltway.

• Medicine Wheel Constructed to Honor American Indian Students

  The medicine wheel will be located on the lawn on the east side of the water fountain between the College of Education and the Liberal Arts building on the MSU Billings campus.

• Get REAL

  Get REAL encourages responsibility, education, and leadership on alcohol issues.

• Raising our Spirits: Tales and Tour of the Haunted Museum

  A rare opportunity this Halloween to join ghost busters and investigate paranormal activity at the Western Heritage Center.

• MSUB Enrollment reaches 5,000

  In case you were wondering why it's so difficult to find a parking spot on campus.

• Montana Court upholds Parents Rights for Homosexuals

  A Montana woman is granted visitation rights to two adopted children she cared for within the confines of a same-sex union.

• Career Services Employer Partnership

  Now in its second year, the Employer Partnership program at Career Services offers employers enhanced visibility on campus.

• Tech Jobs on the Rise

  Area employers are hunting down students with two year degrees.

• Walmart Makes Scholarship Donation at MSU Billings

  Walmart donates $30,000 in scholarships for renewable or “green” energy pursuits.

• Striking the Right Chords: Committed to Following his Passion

  MSUB student Jason Suchan's true-life story is still unfolding; the next stanza features the Billings Symphony Orchestra.

• American Police Force Done

  The American Police Force withdrew its request to operate a Montana prison.

• Canada Versus Big Tobacco

  The city of Ottawa is moving closer to filing a lawsuit against tobacco corporations.

• A Night at the Tunies

  See the winners of Billings' local version of the Grammy's.

• Meet the Retort Staff

  Get the skinny on the fine folks who produce this newspaper.

• 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.

• Obama’s Speech to Schoolchildren

  President Barack Obama made a speech that has drawn a fair amount of unexpected criticism around the nation.