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‘All Because of the Heroin’ Jack Dura
Head News Editor
He was grabbed by the belt buckle and hit in the face before he knew what was happening. Feeling himself bleeding, he looked up before the man yelled at him again. “Gimme your s—t now!” Logan Johnk put his money on the floor, and his phone too, at the drug dealer’s command. With a gun to his back, he was led from the north Minneapolis house before the dealer told him to never come back. It was February 2015, and Johnk had hit a turning point in his heroin addiction. “I’m not gonna say it was the lowest, but that was the light bulb moment,” he said. Johnk, a freshman in psychology, had been using heroin and other drugs between the ages of 16 and 21 before last year, when he began his longest stretch of abstinence from drugs.
Early years
Johnk grew up in Page, N.D. His father was a farmer, his mother a retired pharmaceutical representative. He went to four different schools before earning his GED in 2013, but throughout all that, something was missing. “I just kept searching, searching, searching for something to put that feeling aside to make me feel good about myself,” he said. He was a baseball standout, but tendonitis later kept him from playing. The sport was the only thing he felt confident in, he said.
When he was 16, a friend asked Johnk if he wanted to try marijuana. “I told him I wanted to get stoned. ... I thought maybe it would help me feel better,” Johnk said. Johnk said he had never experienced mindand body-altering drugs before. He felt out of control. But it felt good. “I had found what I wanted to feel better,” Johnk said. For a while he played around with marijuana, and then more. “I was hanging out with a friend who said, ‘Have you ever tried this before?’” Johnk said. Before him was a tiny, blue, circular pill of instant-release Oxycodone. Johnk’s friend said he could ingest it any way — pop it, smoke it, snort it, whatever. “So I said, ‘OK, let me hit it,’” Johnk said. “I remember inhaling that and just this warm, tingling, loving, just wow feeling. It was like the best thing I had ever been looking for in my life.”
‘A ritual’
Getting high became more than an escape for Johnk after being introduced to marijuana and Oxy. “It was a ritual,” he said. “It wasn’t getting high. It was everything about it, going and getting it, coming back, getting the foil, pressing the foil down, making it flat.” After Oxycodone, Johnk’s friend offered him something else for the same price, something that lasted longer. Something called “H” that came as a small, black, tarry sphere. “It’s heroin,” his friend said. “I said, ‘Yeah, let’s do
it,’” Johnk said. From there, “heroin took over,” he added. “I was all right for a couple months on it,” Johnk said. “I’m only gonna get high Friday, Saturday, then I’ll chill Sunday and maintain my week ... and then before you know it, it’s just an everyday thing.” It wasn’t until he was 18 that Johnk said he really fell into heroin’s clutches. It was also around this time that he and his best friend stopped talking due to money or another quarrel, Johnk said. The two had been inseparable. “If you saw me, you saw him,” he said. “That’s how it was.” Johnk, seeing how well his friend was doing after their split, decided to leave town. He said he was paying too much for Fargo heroin. “I decided to go on an adventure to find it myself,” he said.
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Finding it
Johnk bought heroin at a Mall of America bar. The price was different than Fargo. Two years ago, Johnk estimated, a gram of heroin could go for $100 in Minneapolis, compared to $600 per gram in Fargo. He started heroin using points, or one tenth of a gram, which cost him $40-60 in Fargo but $10 in Minneapolis. “We’re talking like a 600 percent something profit,” Johnk said. “It’s incredible. That’s why all these dope dealers are from everywhere else but here.” Finding a heroin supplier in Minneapolis was risky. Getting to that point was a dark path. It began with Johnk’s suicide attempt at Fargo’s Motel 6.
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Logan Johnk first tried heroin at age 16, following marijuana and oxycodone. I was on my way to into his car before the “I bought two patches Minneapolis,” he said, Motel 6 man chastised him of Fentanyl. I went to “and conducted the and got in. They drove to a Motel 6, and I decided shadiest drug deal I’ve housing project. I was gonna kill myself ever done in my life.” They picked up a because I needed to get drug dealer, made the outta this f—kin’ hell ‘Happier than f—k’ transaction and Johnk that I was in. Getting The Motel 6 solicitor dropped them both off. high, getting sick, losing gave Johnk an address. And he came home to relationships ... so I When he pulled up in his Fargo “happier than f—k.” decided this life wasn’t car, Johnk tried to park a “The feeling I got worth living if this was block away. By mistake, coming ... to Fargo, North how hard I had to work for he parked in front of the it,” Johnk said. Dakota, it was like the house. But at 11 p.m., a man feeling of ‘I’m the man,’” Eight or 10 people selling cologne came to Johnk said, adding how were smoking on the his door. porch when Johnk jumped “very, very delusional” Johnk asked him for that frame of thinking was. out. heroin. The people began to JOHNK | PAGE 2 “Within four hours, follow him, so he got back
NDSU Relay For Life Honors, Empowers Survivors Fundraising event to benefit American Cancer Society for research, treatment Amanda Johnson Staff Writer
North Dakota State’s Relay For Life will be up all night. The annual event will start at 6 p.m. Saturday and end 6 a.m. Sunday at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Relay for Life committee member Lauren Ellingson said participants will “stay up 12 hours straight and relay.” This is the first year that Relay for Life will be held in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. The event at NDSU is over 10 years old. There will be various activities and ceremonies “going on throughout the night to honor and remember those who have fought or are currently fighting a battle with cancer,” Ellingson said.
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Activities will include music, a Red Bull pong tournament, a comedy show that will include NDSU’s To Be Determined Improv group, a minute to win it game, grocery bingo, therapy dogs, a photo booth and a karaoke contest. The co-chairs of the event will battle to see who has to get a pie in the face at the end of the night. There will also be food for sale and drinks and snacks later on in the event for participants. “Anyone can participate in any of the night’s activities as well, even if they aren’t registered for the event,” Ellingson said. Before the event there is a survivor dinner for survivors who registered and their caregivers. It’s hard to peg how many survivors attend each year,
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Ellingson said. “The event is held not only to raise money for the American Cancer Society, but to honor survivors and remember those who have lost their battle, so the survivors are very important to us,” she said. Relay for Life is the primary fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. “People all around the U.S. participate in Relay each year, so this fundraiser goes even farther than our NDSU campus,” Ellingson said. The American Cancer Society uses the money raised at Relay for Life to fund cancer research, providing cancer patients rides to treatment, funding Cancer.org, staffing a cancer information hotline for anyone affected by cancer that may have questions, providing
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lodging for guests and families who have traveled far away from treatment through the Hope Lodge program and more, Ellingson said.
NDSU’s Relay for Life will also be holding a pre-event fundraiser at north Fargo’s Cherry Berry from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday. Ellingson said
an NDSU replica helmet autographed by Carson Wentz will be part of a fundraising raffle. Tickets are $5. Winners need not be present.
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NDSU Relay For Life committee members Kendra Plaschko, Sarah Ormson, Paige Schwartz and Anna Labitzky visit their event’s cage in the Memorial Union Friday morning.
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JOHNK | FROM FRONT In 24 hours, he had gone from the brink of suicide to ecstasy “all because of the heroin,” he said. For two more months, Johnk continued buying until his relationship with his dealer ended after the man tried to rob him. He continued to use and get high, “just running around with my head cut off.” Johnk wound up in treatment after a warrant for his arrest in connection to a DUI charge. So he went to treatment. Again.
Treatment
Johnk’s parents spent $100,000 for his 13 trips to treatment. He went to Fargo to get help. He went to Malibu, California, to get help. He went to Dallas to get help. He spent anywhere from 30 minutes to a month at the various centers he visited. JACK DURA | THE SPECTRUM While it took 13 attempts to Logan Johnk is a freshman psychology major. He hopes to one get clean, he said the 13th day become a licensed addiction counselor. time was what mattered.
“Treatment will not work for someone who doesn’t want it,” Johnk said. While in Malibu, he met a 37-year-old patient named Erin. She helped encourage him and later paid for his travel and treatment at a Texas center after Johnk fled Fargo when his mother and police tried to intervene. “She was just a really good lady,” Johnk said of Erin. “Just the best woman I’ve ever met.” After his stint in Texas, Johnk moved to Tucson to be with his then-girlfriend of a year and a half, though they later went separate ways. Johnk was sobering up after getting on Suboxone following a stay at Dallas’s Greenhouse. He decided to try and get clean.
Today
Johnk returned to Fargo last Halloween and enrolled at NDSU to be near his family and to pursue psychology and an addiction counselor license.
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He’s been sober since June. “There’s nothing out here that can fill that void,” he said. He’s made a few friends since starting school, but it’s hard. “It’s a lot different because you go from being somebody who people want to hang out with to not having any friends,” Johnk said. But one friend from the past does remain — the one who got him using in the first place. He’s a year ahead of Johnk in sobriety and the two stay in touch to help each other. “I call my friend, and I tell him how I’m feeling,” Johnk said. “He gets just as much out of it as I do. He helps me, but I in turn help him.” Johnk also attends a sobriety program and is on supervised probation as part of his DUI charge. He said he’d like to help other people too, be it alcoholism or other
addictions. “This isn’t a f—king choice for people. This is a disease. And this may cause some f—king opinions,” he said. “It does no good sitting there and being poor me. Poor me, I f—king got high, that’s not how life is. I find strength in telling this.” He said he doesn’t consider himself a success, but he is in a better place. “I’ve lost trust in my relationships, parents, friends,” Johnk said. “I’ve lost valuable and precious time. I’ve lost friends by choice and by death. “I wonder what would happen if I didn’t choose this. How would my life be now? I wonder ‘what if’ a lot.” Editor’s note: Logan Johnk relapsed April 14 and returned to treatment Wednesday, taking leave from school. He would like to make himself available for confidential support for other addicts. He can be reached at logan.johnk@ ndsu.edu.
In A Nutshell Casey McCarty Co-News Editor
Blue Key Honors Flakoll
The Blue Key Honor Society of North Dakota State honored Tri-College University Provost Tim Flakoll with its 2016 Doctor of Service Award. Flakoll is a Republican representing District 44 in the North Dakota Legislature. Blue Key members and
alumni nominate recipients every spring semester. The award honors a person showing exemplary service to North Dakota and NDSU. “I’m grateful to accept such an award,” Flakoll told University Relations. “Blue Key has played a pivotal role in my life and to be recognized by such a well-respected organization is truly an honor beyond measure for me.” Flakoll is the 86th
recipient of the Doctor of Service Award, which Blue Key started in 1930.
Campus Attractions Hosts Headshots
Campus Attractions is hosting a professional headshot event from noon to 4 p.m. Monday at the Babbling Brook. Students can attend to have “about 2-3 photos” taken, after which a Campus Attractions staff member
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University Offers Student Writing Showcase
NDSU is set to host the inaugural Showcase of Student Writing from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, in the Memorial Union’s Great Plains Ballroom, the university reported. The event celebrates the achievements of student writers and will highlight the wide range of writing created over the course
of students undergraduate careers. Submissions of entries to the recent W-Challenge will be on display, winners will also be announced at the event. Students from over 20 writing courses will have work on display. The event is open to the public and NDSU community. Jack Dura contributed to this reporting.
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Residence Hall Association Wins Regionally Nationals up next on the schedule for NDSU RHA
Casey McCarty Co-News Editor
North Dakota State’s Residence Hall Association won big at the No Frills Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls conference this year. NDSU won the organization’s School of the Year award, as well as the First Year Experience Award, the Mable Strong Advisor of the Year award, the NRHH Excellence in Service award, the NRHH Outstanding Chapter award and the NRHH President of the Year award, RHA president Lauren Hopke said. Hopke and others traveled to the conference in February at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. There, they submitted a 30-page bid discussing RHA and the National Residence Hall Honorary’s involvement on the NDSU campus, within the region and the nation, Hopke said. At the conference, bids compete against other schools within the
“RHA is very proud of the successful year we’ve had.” – Lauren Hopke, RHA president region and are voted on by the presidents of every school represented in the MACURH region, Hopke said. NDSU’s bids are currently being revised, and will compete against other regions winners this June at the National Association of College and University Residence Halls conference. “RHA is very proud of the successful year we’ve had,” Hopke said. RHA is made up of representatives from each of NDSU’s 12 residence halls. The organization meets weekly Monday nights to discuss student leadership RHA brought home six awards at the regional competition, including the School of the Year award. on campus.
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Celebrating 15 FABOlous Years of Fashion
The upcoming Fashion, Apparel and Business Organization’s fashion show marks its 15th anniversary
Keyona Elkins
Contributing Writer
Ninety models, 75 hair and makeup artists, 21 retail stores, 11 student designers, eight planning meetings and one fantastic final show. Much goes into Fashion, Apparel and Business Organization’s annual fashion show, and the group is working to make their 15th anniversary show a step above the rest. The show starts noon Wednesday in the Great Plains Ballroom and is free to all attendees. Since FABO’s first fashion show in 2002, the theme has always set the tone. The first show was centered on the fashion police in “The Cuffs Will Clash.” “Red Carpet Renegade” brought class to campus in 2006, “Passport to Fashion” took viewers around the world in 2008 and “Puttin’ on the Ritz” showed a 1920s twist on 2010 style. This year’s main theme is “Be YOUnique: This is Your Time.” FABO also incorporated five underlying subthemes this year to make it special: Whimsical
Garden Party, Athletica, Downtown Playground, Business Professional and Glam. “We’re using the idea that you can take inspiration and put it all together to make something your own,” fashion show co-coordinator Johnny Marquez said. The show will showcase looks from Fargo retailers like Kittsona, Express, Proper & Prim, Evereve, Scheels, Buckle and Wedding Elegance. When FABO first starts planning for the show in January, it breaks up into committees to make each element of their show come together. The stores and models committee recruit and then style outfits that represent the stores and their assigned subthemes. Hair and makeup committee members collaborate with students at Josef’s School of Hair Design to come up with styles that complement the outfits and create a cohesive look for the show. Members also participate on committees for music, slideshow, set design, choreography and public relations to make sure every detail is thought through.
FABO members at the fourth annual FABO Fashion Show in 2005. There is also a student “I will never look at design portion of the show clothing construction the where students in fashion same way,” she said. “From design classes get to show a spectator’s view at the off their original creations. fashion show, they’ll think Taylor Markel, a designer for maybe a minute or featured in the show and however long the garment is chair of FABO’s student on the runway, ‘Wow that’s designs committee, hopes a pretty skirt’ or ‘That’s a the audience will gain an great top.’ understanding of the time, “Little do they know effort and passion that goes how much actually goes into their designs, noting into that. So it’s really how taking design classes just amazing to see and has opened her own eyes to understand both sides of the the designer’s process. coin.”
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Before and after the show, attendees are encouraged to take a look at the Apparel, Design and Hospitality Management Student Project Showcase outside the Ballroom in the Hidatsa Room. There they can see what students have been working on throughout the year and view the student designers’ inspirations and process pictures. In conjunction with the fashion show, FABO will
also be taking donations for Stepping Stones Resource Center, a program through Fraser that provides shelter, basic necessities and guidance to young adults in need. FABO will collect men’s and women’s clothing and personal care items at a contact table in the Union. The table started Thursday and ends Tuesday and at the show. Marquez said attending the show is a great way to see what Fargo has to offer and to get inspired. “You get to see something that a lot of students put a lot of time and effort into,” he said, “and I just think it’s a good way to see things in the area. Some people, as first or second years, don’t really expand beyond the NDSU campus and the downtown area, so it’s a good way to see what things we have to offer, different stores, different looks.” For a sneak peak of what will strut down the runway this year, you can like NDSU FABO on Facebook and follow ndsu.fabo on Instagram to read student designer biographies and get updates leading up to the show.
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Graffiti artists are commissioned on rotation in many of Berlin’s public spaces.
Quippy graphic design prying for the attention of foot traffic.
Otto Weidt’s WWII Jewish workers’ refuge factory now serves as a museum, book store and beer garden.
Spotted in the Mitte neighborhood, the typical high-low mix of graffiti and posh Berlin’s excess of sights and sounds has only heightened in the warmth. Space to make is appreciated by both rides. viewers and listeners, and the artists.
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Lights, Camera, Classics Fargo Theatre announces summer classic film series line-up perfect comedy to kick off the summer.
Paige Johnson Staff Writer
The Fargo Theatre announced Monday the film titles for their upcoming summer Classic Film Series. This year, the classics are just that: classic. Titles include “West Side Story,” “Some Like it Hot” and “Gone With the Wind.” If you’re looking for some summer fun, consider checking out these exciting screening.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) - May 12
West Side Story (1961) June 9
Dancing, singing and just the right amount of snaps, “West Side Story” is a modern interpretation of “Romeo & Juliet.” When Maria falls in love with a boy from the wrong gang, they must keep their relationship a secret. What ensues is the climax of a family feud where the last man standing wins.
North By Northwest (1959) - July 7
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What’s a classic film series without a little Alfred Hitchcock? Starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, this thriller features murder and romantic intrigue. Grant’s character, Roger Thornhill, travels across the country to escape the rumors in New York. Accompanied by his lover, Saint’s Eve Kendall, the couple learns that all secrets must come to the light and who they can really trust.
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Starring a young Keanu Reaves and Alex Winter as Ted and Bill respectively, the duo must travel back in time to pass their history class. The two dunces go on an excellent adventure through space and time. Along their journey the duo meet the likes of Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln among others. Featuring “bogus,” “dude” and “woah,” “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” is the
“Gone With the Wind.” Starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, “Gone With the Wind” is set in the heart of the Civil War. It follows Scarlett O’Hara, the vain and manipulative Southern belle, as she moves through men, redefines her standards and maintains her family’s legacy despite the destruction around her. Central to this film is growth and will allow viewers to experience the war in an entirely unique perspective and fashion.
Gallery Hosts Live Painting Session Featured Baccalaureate artist Megan Johnson demos painting process Christian Weber Contributing Writer
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The artwork of Megan Johnson is heavily inspired landscapes native to the area.
On Tuesday, the Memorial Union Gallery hosted a live painting demonstration with Megan Johnson. Johnson is a senior BFA candidate whose work is currently being displayed in the 2016 Baccalaureate Exhibition in the gallery. Johnson discussed her methods while beginning one painting, a Red River landscape, and continuing another, a view of a hiking path. She described her artistic process and materials, often answering questions and painting simultaneously. Johnson has been painting for as long as she
can remember. “It’s one of those earliest memories I have of doing something with my dad. We painted a lot together,” Johnson said. Her talent steadily developed as she excelled in art classes. “In school, I was the most familiar with (painting), from a very early age.” Painting has defined Johnson’s burgeoning artistic career, although she has also experimented with printmaking. “Painting’s what I’m most comfortable with and I feel like I have a broader range of skills in that area,” Johnson said. Additionally, the “vibrant” colors have always intrigued her. Johnson prefers to paint
landscapes. “I’m drawn to landscapes because I run quite a bit. A lot of my reference images come from running trails that I use,” she said. She said she believes events like this encourage interaction between artists and their community. “Anything that gets you out in the public,” Johnson said. She also hopes to learn from giving presentations and demonstrations, “Being a developing artist, I want to get better at public speaking. I was excited for it, but I was also really nervous for it.” Johnson’s Baccalaureate series, Numinous Pathways, will be available for viewing at the Memorial Union Gallery until Friday.
In Memoriam: Prince
Legendary Minneapolis musician passes away
Jack Hastings A&E Editor
Minneapolis native and musical legend Prince was reported dead Wednesday morning at the age of 57. Media reported police had been investigating a fatality at Prince’s Paisley Park compound and studio before later confirming Prince had died in his Chanhassen, Minnesota, home after his family was notified. Prince was hospitalized the week prior to his death for battling a severe case of the flu. His private jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois. The iconic Minnesotan musician was known for pioneering the Minneapolis music scene and repeatedly challenging the standards of pop culture and contemporary music. A
notable instance of this was when he changed his name to a symbol and became The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, in protest of Warner Brothers owning the name Prince. Over Prince’s legendary 35-year career, he released 39 studio albums. Most recently, he put out four records with the band 3rd Eye Girl, further evolving in his career as an artist. Prince cemented himself as a prolific figure in modern culture with the release of his 1984 album and film “Purple Rain.” This led him to his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 charts and garnered him two Grammy awards and an Oscar. His music musical output has never halted; it has been rumored in reports that Prince has so much unreleased music he could release an album per year for a century after his death.
Prince also announced this spring his memoir, entitled “The Beautiful Ones,” is to be released in the fall of 2017. It is uncertain whether the memoir will still be published. Prince was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. His dedication reads: “He rewrote the rulebook, forging a synthesis of black funk and white rock that served as a blueprint for cuttingedge music in the Eighties. Prince made dance music that rocked and rock music that had a bristling, funky backbone. From the beginning, Prince and his music were androgynous, sly, sexy and provocative.” Prince was a musician of exceptional talents. From his stunning guitar work to ROLLING STONE | PHOTO COURTESY his enigmatic stage persona, Prince has left his legacy. Minnesota native Prince passed away in his home on the morning of April 21
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Hollywood Vampires Sink Their Teeth into Fargo Rock and Hollywood legends come together for upcoming concert The combined talents of Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp will take the Scheels Arena this July.
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What happens when two rock legends team up with a huge celebrity movie star? Furthermore, what happens when that trio comes to Fargo? We will find out on Monday, July 18, when the Hollywood Vampires perform at the Scheels Arena. The main trio that comprises the Hollywood Vampires includes the talents of rock icons Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, along with an unlikely member: actor Johnny Depp. Before this mixing of talents, these gentlemen became famous in a myriad of other ways.
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Alice Cooper has been well known throughout his 50-year career as a theatrical performer. Cooper’s shows in the past have been known to have creepy and macabre elements, like guillotines, boa constrictors, baby dolls and gallons of fake blood. Concert-goers would continually expect to be simultaneously grossed out and fascinated by his overthe-top performances. Well known for his rebellious song “School’s Out,” Cooper and band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Joe Perry is a bit less dramatic than Cooper but still has an impressive history in the world of
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rock ‘n’ roll. Perry was the lead guitarist, backup (sometimes lead) vocalist and contributing songwriter for the well-known band Aerosmith for over 30 years. Perry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2013 with his bandmate Steven Tyler. Johnny Depp, definitely not known for music,
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has actually pursued the hobby for quite some time — even though many of us immediately think of Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands or Willy Wonka, when Depp’s name enters a conversation. The critically acclaimed actor can play both the guitar and drums. While Depp has mostly done covers and backup instrumentals on smaller projects, the Hollywood Vampires has
brought his other talents to the forefront. The Hollywood Vampires released a selftitled studio debut album to many mixed but mostly positive reviews in 2015. The album, which they are touring in support of at their approaching Fargo concert, features 11 covers of classic rock songs, two original songs (mostly written by Depp) and narration from late actor Christopher Lee. The band’s first live shows were at the Roxy Theater in L.A. and the Rock in Rio festival, held in Brazil every September. The Hollywood Vampires played the Grammys this past year, broadcasting its music to at least 25 million
Cats, Fargo Comedy, FLICKS Clank Andrew Fugleberg Staff Writer
The tail-end of April is set of offer a wide variety of film-going experiences. From an abducted cat to star-studded casts and video game inspired adventures, one is likely to find their niche in cinemas this week.
Keanu
From the comedic minds of Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, comes “Keanu,” a wide-release film premiering Friday. The comedic duo, known best for their critically acclaimed original sketch comedy show “Key and Peele,” has starring roles in their first joint film endeavor. This film is one for all the cat lovers out there, with the storyline
following Key and Peele as they journey to rescue a beloved cat. When Peele’s character, Rell, gets dumped by his girlfriend, he’s clearly heartbroken. Thankfully, an adorable kitten comes into his life at just the right time to console his broken heart. Not soon after, that same cat, named Keanu, gets stolen by violent gang members. Key’s character Clarence must help Rell recover the extremely cute kitten without getting killed in this action-comedy.
Mother’s Day
This star-studded film is also being widereleased Friday. This romantic comedy has so many famous celebrities among its cast, like Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia
Roberts and Jason Sudeikis. The premise follows several generations of people as Mother’s Day approaches. Aniston’s character, Sandy, is a divorced mother of two. She meets Bradley (Sudeikis), who happens to be a single father with two girls. Hudson acts as Jesse, a “best friend” character whose parents surprise her near the suddenly important May holiday. This film looks very similar to past endeavors such as “New Year’s Eve” and “Valentine’s Day,” which have many A-list actors with a loose, feelgood plot. This film seems to make a big deal out of a minor holiday in a forced attempt to warm viewer’s hearts.
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worldwide viewers. This concert is sure to be electric with the combination of the bandmates’ unique talents. The theatricality of Cooper and Depp should pair nicely with Perry’s technical abilities to make an unforgettable experience for every audience member. When asked how good their show is going to be, Depp responded with “There will be rumbling in ears, and there might be blood trickling out of one ear.” For everyone interested in this unremittingly boisterous rock concert, tickets go on sale 11 a.m. Friday for costs ranging anywhere from $40 to $100 for reserved seating.
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We’ve all heard of books toward to movies, but video games turned into movies? This Friday, Ratchet and Clank will be released all across the country. This animated film follows the story of a foxlooking mechanic, Ratchet, and his tiny robotic friend, Clank, as they save the galaxy from a nefarious villain. When Ratchet and Clank join an elite squad of space heroes, they combine their talents to rescue the galaxy from the clutches of despair. Surprisingly, this movie has a lot of famous names voicing characters, like Rosario Dawson, Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, and Bella Thorne. If cheesy animated action is your kind of vibe, then this movie is perfect for you … and your nephew in middle school.
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Do and Don’ts: Wellness Center A BSA to make you a professional Wellness Center attendee
good gym-goer.
Do: Re-rack your weights.
Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor
We have all been the jerk at one point or another. Sometimes it is just pure ignorance. Treat this like a BSA — a Bison Service Announcement, meant for educational purposes. The Do’s are things you should do, in order to be a
Classic. Where did you find those weights? You should put them back where you found them. A good gym-goer re-racks all their weights, and you want to be a good gym-goer. Do: Be courteous, almost to an off-putting degree. I am a sharer; it is my cross to bear. I share food; I shared a car; I share notes and hell I’d even share a toothbrush. Approach if you need: a spot, a weight I am using, a machine I am using, a friend to talk to, an encouraging speech. Whatever you need buddy. Wanna share a treadmill? This is what a
“Good lord, please don’t scream when you’re lifting, unless you are completely alone, in the mountains.” good gym-goer does.
Do: Play a pick-up game.
Being a baller is part of my identity. I have put a few friends on skates; I have put a few friends on a poster; I have pulled up and put a dagger in a few friends. Things happen. A good gym-goer is a good sport and enjoys throwing up a few splashes with a good friend. Do: Lift hard. Work for that person record. Improve yourself. Get those gainz.
Now lets look at some Don’ts of the Wellness Center. Avoid these actions at all costs. Don’t: Scream. Good Lord, please don’t scream when you’re lifting, unless you are completely alone, in the mountains. A grunt is okay, kind of, but a full on scream, look there are freshmen here. Don’t: Look at yourself in the mirror, or at least, don’t get caught. I get it. Gains are impressive. Goggling
yourself, though, isn’t as impressive. It’s rather offputting, actually. Don’t: Be a jerk about your equipment. North Dakota State has about 14,500 students. Some of those students also go to the Wellness Center. Math aside, you are not the only person at the Wellness Center. Mr. Buff Trapezius, you can’t use three machines and have half of the dumbbells at the same time. How many weights are you lifting at once? Are you secretly an octopus? Don’t: Get upset with someone for taking over your area. Trapezius, I get it, it is a packed Tuesday
night. You must complete your superset on eyelid lifts. I understand. You might not see it (due to your weak eyelids), but other people are here. They have their own schedule; they have every right to the equipment as you and me. Don’t get upset when you’re gone for 15 minutes and someone else takes over your area. End of this BSA. Hopefully we all have learned something. Follow these steps, live your life by these steps, tattoo them on your back if you must. Until next time — wanna go run a couple miles on the treadmill together?
Frats’ Corruption Mimics Real World Dishonesty This corruption is just the tip of the iceberg
“The rumor at UND was that the police were afraid of busting fraternity parties out of fear that it would lead to a decrease in charitable contributions to the university.” Matt Frohlich Sttaff Writer
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Susan. B. Anthony and Sacagawea are two women featured on the unpopular $1 coin.
Don’t Get Too Excited About $20 Bill Change
Look to women who advance society for your inspiration, not money portraits “We would all be better served in learning the history of our society’s pioneering women. Putting a face on money does little in the way of inspiration or enlightenment.”
Jack Dura
Spectrum Staff
As the news poured in last week, people rejoiced over Harriet Tubman replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. But as welcome as the switch is, replacing Jackson, a former slave holding president, with Tubman, a 19th century abolitionist, really does nothing for the cause around which proponents are gathering. The push for a female on currency began last year when supporters suggested replacing founding father Alexander Hamilton with a woman in 2020, likely Tubman or another female figure of equal importance. This change would mark a century of women’s suffrage and how far women have gained in society since the days before suffrage and other freedoms. But does putting a woman, or anyone, on money make a difference? No. It’s a symbolic gesture at best for a social cause that can be championed in more productive ways. Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill? How about studying her story and those of other trailblazing women and then advancing their ideals?
Susan B. Anthony, suffragist. Sacagawea, Shoshone interpreter. Elizabeth Blackwell, first female doctor in America. We would all be better served in learning the history of our society’s pioneering women. Putting a face on money does little in the way of inspiration or enlightenment. We’ve also done it before. Several times. Anthony and Sacagawea have both graced the dollar coin; Anthony was minted from 1979-81 and again in 1999. Sacagawea has been minted since 2000 for both circulatory and collector purposes. Both coins were unpopular, as most dollar coins have been with the American populace. The Presidential $1 Coin Program was halted after 2011 for collector purposes only from then on. In general, Americans don’t like dollars as coins. Females are not unknown on American currency, from the Walking Liberty half dollar to the Peace dollar to the Indian Head cent, all depictions of Lady Liberty. An argument could say Lady Liberty is not a historical figure like Tubman or Anthony. True, however, a female figure is
still present. And furthermore, how much inspiration can anyone glean or hope to glean from who is on a nation’s currency? I’d take reading a historical figure’s story and learning about their life and contribution over who is on my $20 bill, such as my admiration for Dolly Parton. Beyond country music, Parton is a philanthropist and literacy advocate who invested in her impoverished community with Dollywood theme park. Without Sacagawea’s interpretive help, the Corps of Discovery would likely have never acquired the horses they needed to cross the Bitterroot Mountains. Titanic survivor Margaret Brown distributed supplies and blankets to women on board the rescue ship, consoled foreign passengers with her lingual abilities and raised $10,000 in a survivor fund before the Carpathia reached port. Women are a crucial part of our history and society. Look to history’s women themselves and their stories for betterment and advance their lessons. The money doesn’t matter.
My experiences as an undergraduate at University of North Dakota left me with the impression that fraternities have made a series of informal bribes to the university that allows them to operate above the law. I’m not trying to make fraternities look bad, as they serve an important purpose for many students. However, it is useful to point out that some engage in corruption, and their brand of corruption closely mimics more egregious forms that are routinely seen in the real world. In the name of fairness, it was 10 years ago when I enrolled as an undergraduate at UND. Also, I cannot comfortably say that every fraternity was engaging in corruption. I have not had much contact with fraternities since then. It was a long time ago and a different school; things may not necessarily work the same today at North Dakota State. One thing that has not changed since then is the culture. Many undergraduates drink, despite not being 21. As such, they are always looking for a safe place to party without having to
worry about getting a minor. When I was an undergraduate, fraternities filled this role for many students. Fraternity parties rarely got busted, despite clearly seeing parties being thrown from University Avenue. In fact, I had several friends who rushed fraternities for the primary purpose of having a safe place to drink. Fraternity members may rationalize this by arguing that a disproportionately large amount of alumni donations to the university come from former fraternity members. As such, campus police would grant them leniency when it came to serving alcohol to minors. This leniency may seem noble when it is framed in this manner, but it sounds less noble when it is identified for what it actually is: corruption. Charitable contributions are routinely used by corrupt organizations. This is a recurring pattern of behavior that spans all cultures and time periods. Not only do charitable contributions improve the organization’s public image, but it gives them a bargaining chip should they come under scrutiny for their illicit activities. The rumor at UND
was that the police were afraid of busting fraternity parties out of fear that it would lead to a decrease in charitable contributions to the university. Like most forms of corruption, no one would ever publicly admit this, but everybody suspected it was true. In the grand scheme, fraternities engage in a minor form of corruption. However, there have been instances where this same tactic has been used for more serious crimes. One of the more famous examples is when the Catholic Church came under scrutiny during the Reformation for selling indulgences, essentially allowing sinners to be forgiven if they made monetary donations to the church. It was a different situation, but the same concept. Charitable contributions were being used as a way of obtaining leniency from an authority figure. This brand of corruption is routinely seen in politics, business and organized crime. It is such an intrinsic part of every political and economic system that it is difficult to be an informed citizen without acknowledging its existence.
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Bison Lose First Home Game of Year
The Herd still picks up two against WIU
Brandon Brown Contributing Writer
The North Dakota State Bison came into the weekend with a perfect record at the friendly confines of Newman Outdoor Field and were looking to remain that way as they hosted their Summit League foe the Western Illinois University Leathernecks. Coming into the first game, the Bison sat in fifth place in the Summit standings and need to move up to at least to fourth place in order to qualify for the postseason tournament. On Friday, the first game was a back and forth affair for much of the early innings. The Leathernecks would score a run on a fielders choice in the first then added two more on a home run in the third. That was the end of WIU’s offense, however. The Bison would lay it on in the latter innings off clutch at bats by Danny Regan (3-5, 3 RBI) and Infielder Drew Fearing, sophomore, concentrates at the plate. Logan Busch (1-3, 3 RBI), who lead the Bison to Friday blow out with one of but it would not be enough eventually score 12 runs their own. Western Illinois to get back in the game. and win the game 12-3. struck early and often in Ian Koch (2-5) would pick Blake Stockert (1-3) game one as they already up the win for Western, as went 6 innings and only had 8 runs in the fifth NDSU’s Parker Trewin (0gave up two earned runs inning. 1) would suffer his first loss with six strikeouts. Aaron Right fielder Cord of the season. Mitchel (1-6) would be Church was a nightmare for The finale was a much tagged with the loss for Bison pitchers as he went more defensive compared WIU. 4-5 with 5 RBI. Western to the earlier games in the Saturday saw a would add four more runs series, as only three total double-header matchup in the eighth inning to runs were scored in it. as Sunday’s bought was extend the team’s lead to Luckily for the Bison, all moved due to the threat of 12-3. of those runs belonged to rain in the forecast. NDSU would claw back; them. the Bison scored five runs Shortstop Paul Funk The Leathernecks paid over the next two innings, (1-4, 2 RBI) would be back the Bison for their
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responsible for all the runs in the game. Funk would ground out in the bottom of the third but would score catcher Juan Gamez from third to put the first run of the game on the board. Later in the fifth, he would single up the middle scoring Gamez again. On a throwing error by the Leatherneck catcher, Drew Fearing was able to score as well to swell the lead up to 3-0. Pitcher Jordan Harms (1-1) would slam the door shut on
Western Illinois. He went 6 innings, giving up 5 hits, no runs and 6 strikeouts. Brian VanderWoude would pick up his third save on the year as the Bison picked up their seventh conference win of the year. “We played a horrible game the first game and it was nice to come back and get a win in the second one,” coach Tod Brown said after the doubleheader. “We just need to start playing more consistent baseball; it all starts on the mound
and playing defense. Plus getting hits at the right time.” With the win, NDSU approved to 7-11 in conference and 20-18 overall. They still sit in fifth place in conference but are now just one game behind that fourth and final playoff spot. NDSU has Minnesota and a three game series with Oral Roberts to look forward to this week. All four of those games will be at Newman Outdoor.
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Redshirt Freshman James Hendricks from Laporte, Minn., gets ready to throw the ball.
Top Takeaways from Green and Gold Spring Game Wentz calls plays, defensive green team beats offensive gold squad 18-16 Pace Maier Sports Editor
Carson Wentz wasn’t even playing in Saturday’s Green and Gold spring game, yet he was part of the talk Saturday at Gate City Bank Field. After the 2015 team was given their national championship rings, the PA announcer announced Wentz would be calling the offensive plays for the spring game. “He had fun,” head coach Chris Klieman said about Wentz being back inside the Fargodome. “It’s kind of fun to have him for an hour and a half ... and have fun and be around his guys and make some calls, and I think he really enjoyed that.” But the day wasn’t for the future first round NFL draft pick; it was for the 2016 green and gold squad. The defensive green squad beat the golden offense team 18-16 in the modified scrimmage.
Field Goal Kicking
Not one field goal was missed from sophomores Cam Pedersen and Ian Gallagher. The two of them went 5-for-5 in the first half of the modified scrimmage. Pedersen hit a 50-yard field goal towards the end of the scrimmage and went 3-for-3 in the second half. Pedersen made five field goals that were 40-yards plus. This was a good sign considering Pedersen only connected on 57 percent of his field goals last season.
Punting
The spring game is just to give the fans a look at how the team has been developing over the spring. The first season of the game is still very fair out there. However, punting will need to be worked on heavily. Gallagher punted the football nine times. The first punt was dropped by the punter, second was nothing short than junky, the third was drilled, the fourth was dropped, the fifth was dropped as it hit Gallagher
in the chest, the sixth punt was decent, the seventh and eighth were the money punts, the ninth punt was high and short. “Ian struggled today, but he’s had a really good spring,” Klieman said. “He’s really punted the ball extremely well all throughout the spring, and he feels bad about not being able to catch the ball. We will work on that.”
Fans
It was just a random Saturday in April right? Wrong. There were Bison fans tailgating; the parking lots were pretty close to being full and inside the Fargodome cheers were being practiced. And about 5,000 fans came to watch the Bison at Gate City Bank Field.
Wide Out
Two names the Fargodome PA announcer caled often were Dallas Freeman and Dimitri Williams, two wide receivers that stepped up in the spring game. Freeman, a
6-foot-0 sophomore caught an eight-yard touchdown pass and even blew by a few of his defenders pretty quickly with that first step. Williams, a 5-foot-11 sophomore also hauled in an eight-yard touchdown pass. Williams finished with four catches for 72 yards that led all receivers. “I’ve been impressed with Dallas,” Klieman said. “The big thing for Dallas is try and remain consistent ... with catching the ball, with running routes and those things.”
Sacks
There were six sacks by the green team (defense) on Saturday. Junior defensive end Greg Menard finished with two sacks while juniors Kurt Mattox and Jarrod Tuszka each recorded one sack. On the second drive of the game Mattox and Tuszka went back-to-back on sacks giving the green team a 10-1 lead. Mattox also finished with five tackles. “Not waiting for
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Though he didn’t get to play, Wentz called offensive plays. someone to make a play we ways away. got to be the group that gets “We’re a work in everyone going,” Menard progress,” Klieman said. said about the defensive “We’re a long ways away line. from being ready to play at Klieman summed up the end of August, but I like Saturday by reminding where we are at heading BisoNation that fall is a into the summer.”
Klieman’s Big Contract Means Big Buyout If Klieman leaves for the FBS soon, NDSU will receive over $300K Pace Maier Sports Editor
Hard to imagine North Dakota State head football coach Chris Klieman would ever want to leave Fargo. I mean there are seven McDonald’s and 11 Subways. And a Space Aliens. Oh, and I suppose we can’t forget about the highly successful FCS football team he coaches. Last week, Klieman signed a contract extension with the Bison, agreeing to a six-year deal to stay at the helm of Bison football through the 2021 season. The 48-year-old will make $300,000 next season. You
can add in another $90,000 for personal and media appearance fees, too. And if the green and gold juke and jive through the playoffs and win a six-straight national championship, Klieman could earn nearly a half of a million dollars. Yes, that isn’t chump change, but greener pastures are out there — that is, an FBS school with a much larger budget. NDSU perhaps has another Craig Bohl situation on its hands: Head coach wins a lot of regular season games, manages to successfully get through the playoffs and wins a few championships in a row. Remember: Bohl
“I am very blessed to have the best job in FCS football.” – Chris Klieman, head football coach received a big contract right before he left for Wyoming. NDSU perhaps saw his departure as inevitable and wanted the FBS school that snagged him to dish out a big buyout. NDSU received $100,000 when Bohl left for Laramie. Klieman’s potential buyout would fetch $320,000 if a school came
knocking before January 2017. Bison fans don’t have to be reminded about how Bohl left. Why would Klieman be any different? Klieman is worthy of FBSmoney and has reached the summit of FCS play, twice. After the spring game, Klieman walked into Saturday’s postgame press conference and sat down
in front of the cameras and reporters, flashing his 2015 National Championship ring. And geez did it sparkle. “I am very blessed to have the best job in FCS football,” Klieman said after he agreed to the contract extension. “NDSU has tremendous student-athletes who are receiving an outstanding
education and foundation for excellence which are showcased and supported by an unbelievable fan base and institution.” NDSU athletics have put the state school (and state) on the national map. Not just by the football program but the men’s basketball program, track and field program and the softball program as well as others. But with success comes recognition. The Bison are chasing a sixth-straight national championship, and if that six-pack becomes reality, Klieman has no reason to not take his talents to the FBS level.
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Bison Softball Doubles Up Leathernecks
Alyssa Reina’s big day leads Herd
Taylor Schloemer Staff Writer
The North Dakota State softball team (2913, 11-0 Summit League) took a pair of Summit League wins Saturday, beating the Western Illinois Leathernecks (11-30, 4-7 Summit League) 7-1 and 10-2. On a blustery and rainy day at the Ellig Sports Complex, the Bison flexed its muscles to extend its Summit League win streak to 21 games. In game one, it was the Leathernecks who jumped out to an early start. Bison starting pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic gave up three walks
in the first inning. By the time the inning was over, the Bison were lucky to only be down 1-0. The game settled down after that, with only two hits for the Bison the first time through the batting order. Leatherneck pitcher Emily Ira struck out six of the first ten batters she faced. In the third inning, the Bison were finally able to get on the board, thanks to Logan Moreland’s ninth home run of the season. Ira had been susceptible to the long ball all season, and it was no different in the fourth inning. This time, it was Alyssa Reina going deep for her fifth of the year. Her shot to center field not only left the park,
but rolled all the way into the track meet being hosted next door. The Bison would add another run as Maria Lopez-Portillo plated Zoe Stavrou with a RBI double. A two-run lead was all the Bison needed. Kaitlyn Leddy, who came on for Sertic after the first inning, controlled the game. She would retire 10 batters in a row, giving up no walks, three hits, and four strikeouts in six innings of work. Leddy would get the win and improve her record to 8-7. The lead would be extended again in the fifth. Reina would be the provider again, this time knocking in Cheyenne Garcia. Reina would finish the first game
3-3 with a pair of RBIs. The bats continued in the final inning, with the Bison getting three more runs. Katie Shoultz drove home two with a single. She then came home herself after Moreland doubled. Game two picked up where the first one left off. After Sertic, who started again, went through the top of the first without issue, the bats kept rolling. The Bison would send eight batters to the plate, with the first run of the game coming from Shoultz on a Moreland ground out. Reina and Jackie Stifter drove in runs to give the Bison a commanding lead. After adding one run in the second, the hits came
fast in the fourth. Reina looked like she had a threerun homerun as the ball left the bat, but the ball hung up in the wind blowing in from center field and dropped onto the top of the fence. Reina would be in for a triple and have another two RBI. Sertic would handle the Leatherneck bats, giving up just eight hits and two runs. This would do as she picked up her 20th win of the season (20-6). The Bison would add one run in the sixth to finish the game. Head coach Darren Mueller said after the game the team focus was quality at-bats. “We have been trying to get quality at-bats in a row,
we do that and we score runs.” Mueller was also impressed by the resilience of Sertic. “I kind of wanted to see what she would come back with. Let’s just see how resilient she can be and she did a good job.” The Bison travel to Minneapolis for a midweek doubleheader against the Golden Gophers before taking the trip to the University of South Dakota for a three game series against the third-place team in the Summit League this weekend.
Top 4 Under-the Radar Performances this Weekend Karson Sorby Staff Writer
While Carson Wentz and the spring game kept BisoNation captivated this weekend, the rest of Bison athletics quietly made waves, too. This weekend included top performances by North Dakota State’s men’s and women’s track and field teams, the men’s baseball team and the women’s softball team.
4. Female Throwers Capture Four Event Titles
Hosting their first outdoor meet of the season, both track teams excelled (per usual). With the throwing events beginning on Friday afternoon, the Lyle Hokanson classic was run by the Bison from the very beginning. If anything is almost certain going into a meet, it’s the success of the throwers NDSU boasts. This week, on home turf, the women’s team successfully won each of the
four throwing titles the meet had to offer. Leading the women’s throwing was junior Katelyn Weimerskirch, who won the hammer throw, with sophomore teammate Hannah Frost coming in at a close second. Along with the victories in the hammer throw was the personal record set by junior Courtney Pasiwitz in the shot-put event, where she is ranked second overall in NDSU’s record books. Weimerskirch also found success in the discus, where she captured the title with freshman teammate Keyawna Larson taking the win in the javelin event.
3. Yet Another Record Setting Weekend for NDSU’s Men’s Track and Field Along with the impressive performances of the lady throwers was that of the men’s team. Winning seven events overall and sweeping the throwing events, this men’s squad proved again they are going to be tough competition in the quickly
approaching Summit League Championships. One athlete whose performance really stood out was senior Brandt Berghuis. He is now only the second person in the history of NDSU to throw past the 60-foot mark in the shot put event. Conrad Schwarzkopf also showed great improvements, moving up to No. 3 in NDSU’s record books.
2. NDSU Baseball Wins Two of Three
The NDSU baseball team spent its Friday night and most of Saturday at Newman Outdoor Field battling against Western Illinois, winning two of three.The trio of games started well, with the Herd beating WIU 12-3. The first game Saturday, though, didn’t go as well. NDSU lost 12-8, but the team’s pitching locked down the finale, which helped secure a 3-0 victory. Though seniors Juan Gamez and Paul Funk took care of business as usual, it was freshman Jordan Harms
who impressed with his first career win pitching six strikeouts and only allowing one walk.
1. Another Weekend Full of PR’s
While the throwing for the NDSU Track and Field teams is always superb, the athletes are constantly setting personal records in all of the events. This weekend was particularly successful for junior sprinter Morgan Milbrath (200-meter dash), who clocked the secondfastest time in her career as a Bison as well as sophomore Gabby Grommesh, who took the title in the 100-meter dash, running her best time of the season. The winning ways continued on the men’s side of things. In the 800m dash, sophomore Brant Gilbertson and junior Dalton Herding finished first and second while the 4x100m relay team of Colin Paarmann, Parker McKittrick, Karter Gorney, and Landon Jochim captured first place with a time of 41.95.
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