Southwest Minnesota State University News

High schoolers in Thailand are already starting to specialize by sophomore year, said Thai educators who are visiting area schools, but it's not the students' choice.

Southwest Minnesota State University sophomore safety Levi Reiff was named Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Week Monday for his performance in the Mustangs' victory at Northern State Saturday.

Recently, you published a letter in response to an invitation to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species.

St. Paul, MN - " The Minnesota Historical Society, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minnesota Humanities Center will host three listening sessions in November to obtain public input for a 10-year plan and 25-year framework for the use of funds made available through the passage of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

It's dusk on Halloween, and you're all dressed up for trick-or-treating. What better way to start out the night than a trip through a haunted house? "We went in the dark, and it was scary," said Madelin Stolen as she and her family came out of the Clarkfield Haunted house through a maze of spider webs.

It was always a good day for Milkweed Editions publisher Daniel Slager when big Bill Holm dropped into the press's Minneapolis office with a sheaf of papers filled with new writing.

Free non-scary tours are from 5-5:30, regular tours are from 5:30-9. Admission: $2. Clarkfield Haunted House 5-10 p.m. Saturday at Clarkfield City Hall.

The Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball team dropped one spot to No.

Joshua Baldwin died as he lived: helping other people. The 20-year-old Southwest Minnesota State University student from Montevideo, Minn., died Saturday at Hennepin County Medical Center.

I noticed the ad in the Peach. "2010 college grad with ag business degree would like to start farming.

About 700 students, teachers and parents converged on Southwest Minnesota State University on Friday for the 16th Conference for Young Artists, said Sue Gorecki, Student Activities Coordinator for SW/WC Service Cooperative, which sponsors the event.

While he was living in Marshall, retired Southwest Minnesota State University art professor Ed Evans would share art from around the world with the Marshall Area Fine Arts Center.

Who lived here before you? An opportunity to find out is at 5 p.m. Friday in Charter Hall 201 at Southwest Minnesota State University when two historians will talk about life in this region more than 100 years ago.

High schoolers had a chance to get information about different careers Tuesday at the Southwest Minnesota Career Expo at Southwest Minnesota State University.

While a program started with Adult Basic Education in Marshall is getting national attention, there is no attention more important than what a click on a financial Web site should get, ABE Director Pat Thomas said.

The Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball team is ranked fourth in the first Central Region rankings of the season by the NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee.

The city of Marshall has a few hundred thousand reasons why it would like residents to complete a survey on the city-owned liquor store.

Enrollment numbers at Southwest Minnesota State University and Minnesota West Community and Technical College are up and the bad economy might be responsible.

Southwest Minnesota State University freshman middle block Mary Groth has been named the offensive player of the week for the second time of the season.

Southwest Minnesota State University will have all the fixins for "Mustang Mardi Gras" at the R/A Facility, including a New Orleans chef.