Campus News

The 7-0 Central Lakes College Raiders football team clinched its fourth straight Minnesota College Athletic Conference playoff berth on Sat., Oct. 9. Dominique Corder threw two touchdown passes and Michael Iverson ran for two others in a 47-13 win over Minnesota West at Worthington. Corder, who finished 8 of 13 …

Kaitlyn Roerick and Kirstie Grill each collected nine kills for the Central Lakes Raiders in a competitive three-game loss to Itasca of Grand Rapids on Sat., Oct. 9. Itasca, ranked fifth in the NJCAA Division III poll coming into the match, had first place secured in the Northern Division with …

The Central Lakes College Theatre Department will host auditions for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at 10 a.m., Sat., Oct. 30 in the Dryden Theatre on the Brainerd campus. Winner of five Broadway Tony Awards, “The Drowsy Chaperone” is a good old- fashion musical for the whole family. With its jazzy musical …

The Chalberg Theatre renovation project at Central Lakes College in Brainerd is nearing completion. New seating, floor covering, surround sound, and air handling are part of the work, which will be completed when high-tech controls for audio and visual presentation for classroom functions are installed. The first show to be …

The Social Sciences Division at Central Lakes College is sponsoring a Candidate Forum for State Senate District 12 on Tuesday, Oct. 19 from 1-1:50 p.m. The forum will be on the Brainerd campus in Room E354, a lecture hall. Confirmed participants are candidates Paul Gazelka, Steven Park, and Taylor Stevenson.

The Central Lakes College Cultural Arts Series will present two shots of the highly caffeinated “Triple Espresso” – Saturday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. in the renovated Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. The Los Angeles Times called “Triple Espresso” a “triple threat …

Photos by Mark Slupe for Central Lakes College

The three major gubernatorial candidates offered their views about tuition, budget priorities, jobs for graduates, online learning and other higher education issues in videotaped interviews with Scott Thiss, chair of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees and a student leader, Caitlin Stene. Their responses are available online …

The Central Lakes College volleyball Raiders swept Northland at Thief River Falls Wed., Oct. 6, winning by scores of 25-12, 25-14 and 25-6. The Raiders have now defeated the Pioneers twice this season, and they improved to 17-9 on the year, 8-3 in the Northern Division of the Minnesota College …

A Minnesota Education Fair for area high school students and Central Lakes College transfer students will be held in the gymnasium on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College Wed., Oct. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. This program gives students an opportunity to explore a variety of options for …