| Summary: | Spring Break fun in f/M Plains Art Museum - free admission Thursday, Feb, 25th West Acres Cinema - $2 Tues-days ($2 drink and popcorn with any movie) West Acres Bowl - Free game with Marcus Theaters ticket stub. Tuesday nights are "Col-lege Nights" after 6pm. Red River Zoo - open Sat. and Sun from noon-4pm Heritage Hjemkost Interpretive Center - $6 student admission, current exhibit "Lin-coln's Legacy in ND." Fargo Air Museum - $6 student admission "A/most, Maine" admission o at Theater B - n Thursdays $5 student "Hamlet" at MSUM - Wed., Feb 24 - Sat., Feb 27th Hiring Immediately! P/TTelesales 18-33 hrs/week Various Hours- M-F 4pm-9pm Sat gam-5:30pm 2829 S. Univ. Dr., Fargo WWW. pcifargo.com Apply in person at PEOFOINARCE . I( 0 the Microsoft Computer • Place ❑ mi Friendly, Knowledgable Staff! Sales and Service! Student/Faculty Discount Available! 701-356-TECH Located Just north of IIV/31 Scheels on 45th ST CONCORDIAK1 NEWS JANUARY 29, 2010 DONATION: The donation is much appreciated by the library and CSTA faculty and staff "We (Carlson, Hoverson, his life. Connelly was born in Breckenridge, Minn. in 1938. He joined the US Army after high school and was stationed in Frankfurt, Ger many. After returning to the United States, he attended the Brown Institute's school of broadcasting (now known as Brown College) in Men-dota Heights, Minn. In 1963, he joined the local WDAY TV station as a copywriter, announcer, and weekend weatherman. He moved to Los Angeles in 1968 to pur-sue his lifelong interest in films, where he worked as a radio news and produc-tion director and screen-writer and won a first place award at the 1997 Monterey Screenwriting Competition. Connelly returned to Fargo in 1992 where he worked at KFGO radio and Flint Com-munications until his death. seum or an outlet in the corn- Continued from page I munity. Connelly also donated "If we don't keep them, I three r6mm projectors and am really interested in find-a collection of 16mm films, ing some kind of museum, two projector screens, and a broadcast media museum, books to the library that may want to take them," Hoverson said the enor she said. "I certainly don't mous task of sorting through want to just toss them any-the generous donation will where because Jerry kept be a summer project for li- immaculate records and ev-brary staff. Hoverson said erything is in good order and they hope to determine what shape." they will be able to keep in Connelly did indeed keep the library, due to limited immaculate records. Every space available and the fact single item in his collection that the library typically only is organized in an alphabeti-houses media materials for cal card catalog. Countless curriculum purposes. She 3x5 white note cards in small intends to speak with fac- gray plastic containers neatly ulty about which items they list the title, year, length, for foresee potentially using in mat, and a synopsis of the the classroom. If the library program, as well as where does not end up keeping all and when Connelly pur of the items, Hoverson wants chased the program and how to make sure they find a good much it cost. Hoverson said place for them, such as a mu- it's quite rare for the library to receive donations other than books, but it's even and CSTA professor and more unique to receive a col- chair Don Rice) were all kind lection so substantial. of amazed," he said. "Every "I've been showing peo- major classic Hollywood fea-ple who are interested the ture was in there." card catalog and they go Carlson said Connelly through and say, 'Wow, he often tried to acquire every has that one?'" Hoverson said film with a certain star or with a laugh. "I think it's a director. For example, Con-very good collection. He ob- nelly's collection features ev-viously was very dedicated." cry film starring John Wayne, Greg Carlson, Commu- every film directed by Alfred nication Studies and Theater Hitchcock, and every ani- Art assistant professor and mated Disney film. Carlson avid film collector himself, said he already foresees using said the fact Connelly had films from Connelly's coffee-taken so much care and time tion in his film courses, Ap-to describe the contents of preciating Film and Analyz-the collection itself is a valu- ing Film. able aspect of the donation. Despite the presence Carlson said many collectors of Concordia radio broad-today keep an electronic list, casts amongst his collection, if any at all. Carlson said he Connelly is not an alumnus is very pleased that a dona- of Concordia, although he tion of this size was made to lived in the Fargo-Moorhead the college. area periodically throughout Jerry's brother, Donald Connelly of Minneapolis, said in a telephone interview that he doesn't know of any prior connections Jerry had with Concordia, but he knew Jerry was scouting around the Fargo-Moorhead area to find an organization to be a home for his collection. Donald said Jerry also mentioned MSUM as a possibility, but he must have determined that Concordia would make the best use of his collection. "Somehow, he decided Concordia was the most wel-coming home for his beloved collection," Donald said. Hoverson said the Con-cordia library is delighted to be the recipient of Connelly's generous donation. "We're very happy to get this collection," she said. "I •think we're going to get some gems out of it." No plans for sprin break? Think main. BY EMILY GOTTA toric Fargo Theatre, Plains discoun s Staff Writer Ah, Spring Break! The midpoint between second quarter and summer; an op-portunity to escape from campus, and more impor tantly, the frozen tundra that is Fargo-Moorhead. This year, Cobbers have February re-Feb 28th to toss planners aside and relax from class. Regardless of your funds, in-terests, and travel needs and wants, this writer has done the planning, so all you have to do is establish your budget and enjoy spring break. (And remember the sunscreen!) Got the travel bug? With nine days free from class and obligations, spring break is an excellent time to travel. Whether you'd like to see more of the U.S. or hop the pond to Europe, there are a variety of options to ac-commodate an assortment of budgets and destinations. One of the most convenient options for students in the area is flying from Fargo. The Hector International Airport offers a number of airlines providing service to cities far and near. While air lines flying from Hector will require a connecting flight to reach destinations in the Caribbean or Europe, direct flights to U.S. cities are avail-able. Allegiant Air recently began offering direct flights from Fargo to Los Angeles and Phoenix. My sister and I took advantage of this ser vice, and flew to L.A. over the 46 of July for a week of shopping, movie star hunt-ing (we saw Juno Temple and Turk from Scrubs), and re-laxing on Venice beach. We saved over a hundred dol-lars flying from Fargo versus spending that much in gas and parking, which we would have paid flying from Wold- Chamberlain Airport in Min-neapolis. If the idea of warm, sunny weather doesn't do it for you, a United Express airline of-fers direct flights to Chicago and Denver. Book your flight fourteen days in advance to enjoy the best rates. Delta Airlines provides direct ser-vice to Salt Lake City, a city known for the famous Mor mon Tabernacle Choir and its cleanliness. If getting out of the states is your motive, Hector can also fly you down south to the tropics. Joseph. Junglas, a custom-er service representative for Delta airlines, revealed a few destination hotspots. "Cancun is by far the most popular, but the U.S. Virgin Islands have been growing in popularity since a passport is no longer re-quired {for Americans to go there1," Junglas said. The price to escape cam-pus for the Carribbean? Gen-erally between $400-500 out of Fargo, a price that is surprisingly reasonable. To save even more, try book-ing your lodging along with a flight. While the airlines at Hector don't provide student discounts, student saving so-lutions are available in online travel agencies. Studentuniverse.com is one such solution for college students and faculty to save hundreds when getting away for spring break. An online travel agency designed espe-cially for students, Studen-tuniverse. com provides tick-ets to New York City for $182 for the week of spring break. The price of a textbook! While student universe flights aren't offered from Hector, the money student universe saves you makes worth it. FI hts to European cities can eas-ily cost well over $1,000 through other airlines, but through Student Universe some roundtrip flights to London are $712, including tax. Student Universe will re-duce prices even further for groups of twelve or more. Since February is part of the off-season to travel, oth-er online travel engines, such as Travelocity, Orbitz, and Cheapoair, are other great sources to find inexpensive tickets. I took a train For some of us, a plane ticket doesn't jive with other bills (rent, textbooks, dog food, coffee), but a trip can still be within your budget. Taking the train is an afford-able alternative to flying. Far go's Amtrak station is open every day from midnight to 8 a.m. A train ticket from Fargo to Chicago is only $70, while a ticket from Fargo to Minneapolis is only $30. Last year, my sister took op-portunity of Amtrak's cheap tickets, and instead of spend-ing money on plane ticket to Mexico, spent the week in Minneapolis going on a shop-ping spree. Sometimes even getting a few hours away from campus is far enough to feel like a vacation. How-ever, Amtrak also offers lines to both US coasts. A ticket from Fargo to Seattle came to only $119 on Amtrak.com, and though it is a thirty-two hour drive, a train ride can be an experience in itself. Fun Options in Fargo- Moorhead. If you are really, truly, ab-solutely broke, remaining in Fargo-Moorhead over break can still feel like a holiday. From Bonazaville, the his- Art Museum, Red River Zoo, Fargo Air Museum, and more, there is plenty of fun activities right here in town. Schedule time over break to take advantage of the sights and sounds of Fargo-Moor head. Setting aside even $20 will buy you a nice lunch downtown, admission to a new movie playing, and you will even have money left over for a cappuccino at an area coffeehouse. The week of spring break, Theatre B, located in downtown Fargo, will be performing the ro-mantic comedy, "Almost, Maine," the Nordic Culture Clubs will be hosting the "Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival," and a variety of art events will be held all around town. Brian Matson from the Fargo-Moorhead Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau, ex-plains that a "staycation" can often be more relaxing and less stressful than planning a destination trip. "Fargo-Moorhead really offers a variety of events and activities. If you set out with an open mind, there's plenty to do to stay busy," Matson said. Concordia Spring Break Concordia also provides getaways for Spring Break. Spots are still available in Habitat for Humanity trips and Exploration Seminars, faculty-lead trips to destina-tions all over the globe. And it's not too early to begin sav-ing for a spot on one of next year's Exploration Seminars. Rachel Boyer, a junior, is excited for her spring break plans. "I will be on tour with The Concordia Choir go-ing all over the southeastern United States," Boyer said. Tips to save over break -If headed to a destina-tion, buy snacks at grocery stores to cut down eating out -Hostels are often avail-able in larger U.S. cities to save on accommodation -Always ask about student -Choose public transport over taxis -Pack light, some airlines now charge to check bags -Check with your hotel to see if they provide coupons for restaurants, theatres, etc. Do you have any fun Spring Break ideas? E-mail your ideas to concord@cord.edu to see them printed in next week's issue! CONCORDIANVAIC1510D1/1a.)
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