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Monday, June 24, 2013
Volume 90, Number 2
SCSU hit by Friday morning storm Staff Report Powerful storms tore through the St. Cloud area early Friday morning, leaving a trail of damage in its wake. The National Weather Service estimated 60 mph winds rocked the St. Cloud and surrounding areas at about 2 a.m. Friday morning. About 1 to 2 inches of rain fell during the approximately 3 storms that blew through the area. St. Cloud residents spent most of Friday cleaning up after the damage. Over 100 trees came down during the thunderstorm leaving a mess for local residents to clean up. In addition to the damage, Xcel Energy estimated nearly 20,000 residents of the area were left without power, including many businesses in downtown St. Cloud. Many residents had power restored relatively quickly, however other residents may have to wait until early this week for power. At SCSU numerous trees were uprooted, including one that fell on the Performing Arts Center. In addition, power outages were to blame for numerous computer issues around campus. SHUN JIE YONG / VISUALS EDITOR
High wind speeds from thunderstorms moving in early Friday morning caused power outages and trees to fall. Barden Park, across from the Miller Center.
Bike repair stations to be installed on campus Ryan Hanenburg STAFF WRITER
Normally when you’re out riding your bike and it breaks down your only option is a long hike back home, lugging its broken steel frame behind you. Now thanks to Outdoor Endeavors, part of SCSU Campus Recreation, there is another option. The department is installing bike repair stations around campus, which are free and easy to use. The stations have all the necessary tools, including pumps for tires. There are two stations on campus currently, one near Campus Recreation
and another by the bike rack near Atwood. There are plans to install stations near Garvey and the Miller center, but it is unknown if those will The stations come with a code that can be scanned with a smartphone, which will bring up video tutorials on how to make needed repairs. Zack Aubol, an employee of Outdoor Endeavors, said the reason they put up the stations is that there were a lot of bikes that were being brought in for minor repairs and they felt it the community if they were able to make
their own repairs on the go. Zack said there is a large community of bikers on campus, and they hope to strengthen and grow that community. The idea for the stations came from Chris Mesche; Evan Parkhouse, a former SCSU student; and Ivan Bartha, another employee of Outdoor Endeavors. They looked at the campuses in Minneapolis as their inspiration since they have a strong and enthusiastic biking community. Ivan said there weren’t any special funds for this program and that they took the money out of Outdoor Endeavors’
regular budget to install these stations. Ivan said “Minneapolis has the most friendly bike community in the U.S.” and he feels the St. Cloud community should try to emulate them. He hopes installing these stations will help to empower the biking community and create support for a more bike-friendly campus.
would like for more bike- friendly paths and streets. Ivan was very passionate about the biking community and hopes that these new stations will encourage others to get PRAVIN DANGOL / ASST. VISUALS EDITOR excited about biking Bike repair stations have been set up by Outdoor Endeavors at Halenas well. beck Hall and near the West entrance of Atwood.
Miller Center gets a new look for fall 2013 Vicki Ikeogu NEWS EDITOR
collaboration are the key concepts behind the Miller Center’s desire for a new look. The Miller Center is undergoing an approximate $500,000 renovation to be completed by fall 2013.
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Funded out of Information Technology Service and Computer Store funds, a big part of that renovation would be the relocation and the combination of the computer store and Help Desk from the basement of the Miller Center to the “There was a lot of redundancy with these two
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services,” said Casey Gordon, manager of Technology Support services at the Miller Center. “We thought it would be a great idea to combine these.” Moving into the former Xcel Energy room across from the library, the newly expanded computer and technology services will have a glass window and
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according to Gordon, will the current space these two services are occupying. In addition to the combination, Gordon also said will also host a headphone testing center for students and staff to test out headphones prior to purchasing them.
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Also a new addition to the space is a planned media-training center. The idea behind this was to have students and staff come in and give presentations on the latest in technology. For those needing more more in depth training, Gordon also said they will be replacing the two exist-
E3 teases the future of gaming
Energy room with conference rooms for one-on-one training and support for the services. These services will be similar to the training that is currently done in the library, but it will be a little more convenient said
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