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Screenshot taken from the short film “Sad Forever.” Actress Emily Dooley, who plays Colleen’s Mom, comforts actress Lainey Donaghue, as Colleen. They hug to calm jitters regarding Colleen’s upcoming open mic performance. “Sad Forever” was written, cast, and directed by members of Metropolitan State University’s student film club. The piece debuted at the Z-Fest Film Festival in Minneapolis on Feb. 8, 2020.

New student org presents film at Z-Fest

Post author:Brandon General
Post published:March 28, 2020
Post category:Arts Student Life

Metro State's student film club debuted their production, "Sad Forever," at the 2020 Z-Fest Film Festival in Minneapolis on Feb. 8.

Raymond Strom reads from his debut novel, “Northern Lights,” at Subtext Books in St. Paul on Feb. 27, 2019. Strom is a 2008 alumnus of Metropolitan State University. (Margot M. Barry / The Metropolitan)

Alumnus Raymond Strom debuts novel ‘Northern Lights’

Post author:Margot Barry
Post published:May 26, 2019
Post category:Arts

To promote his first novel, Metro State alumnus Raymond Strom returned to familiar ground: Minnesota. His home state provided the inspiration for the coming-of-age story in “Northern Lights.”

Put it all on the page: Express yourself as a student writer

Post author:Carlyn Crouse
Post published:April 30, 2019
Post category:Opinion

Creative writing student says we should all dare to share our stories in the pages of campus publications.

Bridging words and worlds: The role of a writer

Post author:April Carlson
Post published:April 30, 2019
Post category:Opinion

Student says to write well, we must strive to find meaning among a million universes.

Professor Suzanne Nielsen in her Midway office in St. Paul on Feb. 1, 2019. Photos by Eli Bartz

Closing the circle: New creative writing professor journeys from student to staff to faculty

Post author:Tara Guy
Post published:March 6, 2019
Post category:News

Suzanne Nielsen was recently appointed to what she calls her “dream job," as an assistant professor in Metro State's creative writing department.

David Bowen, center, G.E. Patterson and Teo Nguyen discuss Nguyen's "Untitled I" with visitors at the newly reopened Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul on Dec. 15, 2018. Patterson teaches creative writing at Metropolitan State University. Photo by Margot Barry

The M claims new museum space in downtown St. Paul

Post author:April Carlson
Post published:February 28, 2019
Post category:Arts

Metro State community faculty member G.E. Patterson served as guide to explorers of the new home of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in downtown St. Paul.

Regina Williams, left, Thomasina Petrus and Austene Van discuss the play “Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill” with students in Writing 300: Creative Writers, Identity and Race in the Twin Cities, on the Midway campus on June 4, 2018. Photo by Kathryn Ganfield

‘On Stage’ program brings live theater to college classrooms

Post author:Kathryn Ganfield
Post published:February 26, 2019
Post category:Arts

Three Twin Cities theater professionals brought Billie Holiday's jazz to life for a Metro State creative writing class.

Haute Dish held its fifth annual spring reading at Open Book in Minneapolis on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Photo by Mai Houa Xiong

From page to stage: Haute Dish puts student writers in the spotlight at spring reading

Post author:Mai Houa Xiong
Post published:April 27, 2018
Post category:Arts

Metro State’s arts and literary magazine was in the bright lights and big leagues at its annual spring reading at Open Book.

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