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Blue Key Hosts Spaghetti Feed for Hannah Linz
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MATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM
Students and athletes support Hannah Linz, an NDSU basketball player diagnosed with cancer, at her free will supper and silent auction to raise money in order to help with medical bills.
The use of alcohol & binge drinking among NDSU students remains higher than the national average, according to a recent CORE alcohol & drug survey.
CORE Survey Reveals NDSU Student Alcohol Use Above National Average Lisa Marchand
Contributing Writer
NDSU student tobacco and marijuana use has declined, while alcohol use remains above the national average, according to a recently published CORE Alcohol and Other Drug survey. Every other year NDSU’s Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programs administers this survey to groups of random students to understand the ongoing trends of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use among NDSU students. The 781 students who completed the survey in late 2012 were of varying ages, class years, genders and ethnic backgrounds. They completed the national survey along
with 13 additional questions that were specific to NDSU. The percentage of NDSU students who had
have just been normal fluctuation. “We’re not seeing a lot of change, but we’re also not mirroring the na-
“Well over half of underage students as well as those over the age of 21 believe that their parents would disapprove if they binge drank once or twice a weekend, yet 52 percent had done so in the two weeks before the survey.” used marijuana 30 days prior to the survey jumped from 7.5 percent in 2008 to 11.4 percent in 2010, with a slight decrease to 9.5 percent in 2012. According to Assistant Director for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Erika Beseler, that significant increase between 2008 and 2010 was a frightening revelation. Beseler said the AODPP was relieved to know that increase might
tional trend, which is to go upward.” Although marijuana is the most-consumed illicit drug on campus, NDSU has remained at nearly half the rate of the nation’s overall marijuana consumption since the survey first began in 2001. Student tobacco use has been on an increasingly downward path, essentially matching the national trend. However, the same cannot be said for the university’s
alcohol use. The percentage of students who reported using alcohol in the last 30 days has decreased by over six percent since 2001, but North Dakota has still made headlines in recent years for its higher than average alcohol consumption. A 2007 study done by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism discovered that the state claims the sixth highest sales of alcohol in the nation. Beseler said NDSU’s alcohol consumption rates have always been at or slightly above the national average.
CORE Survey continued on page 2
Hannah Dillon Staff Writer
In 2010, NDSU basketball player Hannah Linz came out victorious in her fight against Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer. Yet, the fight isn’t over for the senior nursing student. Recently her cancer has returned and she must once again undergo chemotherapy to battle the cancer. Through Sunday, a fundraiser called Hoops for Hannah aimed to help the Linz family with medical expenses. Now that the fundraiser is over, the Blue Key National Honor Society has taken over the fundraising reins. Kayla Houchin, a member of Blue Key and a senior in physical education, planned a spaghetti feed and silent auction held Monday night. She said Blue Key had discussed the possibility of a fundraiser and everyone felt like something needed to be done to help Linz. “Instantly I knew that we were going to do something for her,” Houchin said.
Houchin said half of the food was donated for the feed, and area businesses such as Choice Financial and Town and Country Realty donated $100. Businesses also donated over 50 items for the silent auction, including hotel vouchers, gift cards and baked goods. Many of the items were related to athletics, such as a signed football that drew bids up to $400. Houchin said getting everything organized for the fundraiser was difficult at times but that she always kept Linz in mind, saying that she was an inspiration for continuing to work hard at her nursing degree despite being in the hospital. Donations for Linz can be made at any Gate City Bank location or mailed to Gate City Bank at 500 Second Ave. N. For more information and updates about Hannah Linz’s cancer battle, visit https:// www.facebook.com/BisonNationHelpingHannah.
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Bison Women Gear Up NDSU Preps for Summit League Tourney
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PHOTOSPOTLIGHT
NDSU Student Alcohol & Substance Abuse by Percentage 2001 2003 2005 2006 2008 2010 2012 % who had used marijuana last 30 days 12.9 % who had binge drank past 2 weeks
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Source: 2012 NDSU NDCORE Alcohol and Drug Survey
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MATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM
Even animals get an attitude. Its natural, but be nice.
Attitude
It’s that time of the year when we are all about ready for a break; a break from school, friends, roommates, dining center food and most of all, the snow. Why does it keep snowing? Spring is only a couple weeks away, but it doesn’t seem that way when you look out the window. Even though we are all at our breaking points, it is still important to keep our heads high and keep a good attitude. We are all struggling and it is okay to feel unmotivated about everything. Try your best to keep moving because we only have two days until our nice break. Furthermore, once we get back, there’s about a month and a half left of school. Think positive and carry on. by: Mataya Armstrong
The survey questions that were written specifically for NDSU focused primarily on the role that parents play in students’ alcohol consumption due to the inflated use of alcohol across all age groups in the state. Binge drinking is defined as having five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting. Well over half of underage students as well as those over the age of 21 believe that their parents would disapprove if they binge drank once or twice a weekend, yet 52 percent had done so in the two weeks before the survey. Beseler said it is shocking that over 28 percent of underage students receive their alcohol from their parents with consent, while only 7.3 percent get it from their parents without consent. “It’s not like they’re sneaking in and snagging
it from their parents’ liquor cabinet. We know that this is a culture even before they get here [to NDSU], and we want to figure out how we can address that,” Beseler said. The AODPP sponsors countless activities on campus, including latenight events in the Memorial Union and the Before One More campaign. The program has also sent letters to parents of students who are approaching their 21st birthday, encouraging them to chat with their children about how to have a safe birthday and how to maintain safe drinking practices. Despite an ongoing battle with binge drinking and the dangerous behaviors caused by alcohol, several reassuring statistics have surfaced over the last decade, including one related to drunk driving. The amount of students who operated a
vehicle while under the influence in 2012 was just under one quarter of the students surveyed. While this is still a fairly high statistic, it has decreased from nearly half of the student body since 2001. “It’s not a sprint; instead it’s a marathon, and we look at things in terms of trends,” Beseler said. “Do we still have work to do? Yes. This is still a quarter of our students. We’re not going to stop talking about this, but we know that some of these messages are beginning to work.” The numbers indicate that student behaviors are changing, but Beseler and the rest of the team at Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Programs will continue to develop ways to educate and reach out to students to work toward a fun, safe college environment. The complete survey
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WORLD NEWS
“Harlem Shake” Videos Provoke Tunisian Battles
Bouazza Ben Bouazza Associated Press
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- After attacks by religious extremists, the assassination of an opposition politician and the resignation of the prime minister, Tunisia is now being assailed by... an Internet dance craze. The YouTube phenomenon of the “Harlem Shake” has popped up in spots all over the world, but in Tunisia it’s more than just a curiosity or a fad - it has be-
come part of a bitter rivalry between the secularists and Islamists striving to shape the identity of this North African nation as it transitions to democracy after years of dictatorship. Videos posted by Tunisian students have provoked a violent backlash by conservative Muslims, condemnations from the education minister and hundreds of new copycat videos online. The global Internet sensation involves a 30-second video showing first one per-
son dancing, than dozens gyrating maniacally to the song “Harlem Shake,” recorded by Brooklyn disc jockey and producer Baauer. Thousands of new videos of everyone from Norwegian soldiers to Australian teenagers and now Tunisian students doing the “Harlem Shake” are now online. Students in the U.S. have been suspended for recording the videos, and the American Federal Aviation Authority launched an investigation on Feb. 28 af-
ter one video was recorded on a flight from Colorado Springs. In Egypt, activists performed the dance in front of the offices of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, coupled with chants of “leave, leave.” In Tunisia, the “Harlem Shake” craze comes just over two years since a revolution overthrew a repressive secular dictatorship and ushered in new freedoms, including for religious ultraconservatives known as Salafis who are eager
to impose their will - even violently at times. Salafis are suspected in the killing of leftist opposition leader Chokri Belaid, an assassination that triggered the resignation of Tunisia’s prime minister earlier this year. Tunisia’s experience with the video began with a group of students at Tunis’ El Menzah high school producing their own version, which then spawned a host of copycat videos all over the country. In the El Menzah high school video, a single student dances to the song, quietly watched by others until the halfway point; then the video cuts to a whole slew of students, some in their underwear, some dressed as bearded Salafis, and some as Gulf emirs flailing around. Opinions over the videos have been split, with some calling it immoral and provocative - even going so far as to call the students unbelievers and therefore marked for death - while others seeing it as typical of humor in Tunisia, where many retain strong secular tastes. The video sparked an angry reaction from Minister of Education Abdellatif Abid, who last week announced an investigation of the principal of the school for allowing an “indecent”
video to be filmed on the premises. As students elsewhere across the country have tried to create videos of their own, they have often been attacked by religious conservatives. In the coastal city of Mahdia, one student received 12 stitches on his head after being beaten following one of the attacks. In the southern commercial city of Sfax and in the resort city of Sousse, police have had to intervene and separate groups battling over the right to make a “Harlem Shake” video. “This dance for us represents a way to vent, to forget for a little while all the stress we’ve been under for the past year,” said Sabiha, a 21-year-old university student who protested Friday in front of the Education Ministry against the minister’s investigation, performing a version of the dance. Her colleague Saber, 24, who also did not want his last name used because of the tensions surrounding the song, said being able to dance like this was a fruit of Tunisia’s revolution. “We wanted to take advantage of our newfound freedoms thanks to the revolution, after the years of harassment and repression,” he said.
stocks like utilities and consumer staples logged smaller gains. From its March 2009 low to today, gains for the 30-member Dow have been led by American Express, up almost 500 percent. Home Depot has jumped almost 300 percent, according to data from S&P Dow Jones Indices. Hewlett-Packard is the only stock in the index that is lower than it was four years ago, falling 22 percent. On Tuesday, investors received another piece of positive news on the U.S. economy, a report that U.S. service companies grew in February at the fastest pace in a year, thanks to higher sales and more new orders. The gain suggests higher taxes have yet to slow consumer spending on services. Home builder PulteGroup rose 42 cents to $20.12 following news that home prices rose at the fastest pace in almost six years in January, a sign that the housing market is gaining momentum as it nears the spring selling season. Home prices rose 9.7 percent in
January from a year ago and had the biggest gain since April 2006, according to data released by CoreLogic The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 16 points, or 1 percent, to 1,541, within striking distance of its own record close of 1,565. The Nasdaq composite gained 41 points, or 1.3 percent, to 3,223. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose two basis point to 1.90 percent. Among other stocks making big moves: - Ascena Retail Group gained $2.30 to $18.84 after the clothing store reported stronger-than-expected sales in its most recent quarter. - J.C. Penney fell $1.52 to $15.21 following media reports that one of its largest shareholders is selling a major stake in the retailer. CNBC and The Wall Street Journal reported that Deutsche Bank is shopping around the sale of 10 million shares of the company’s stock held by Vornado Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust.
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Dow Surges to Record ... And Keeps Going Steve Rothwell Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow has never been higher. The Dow Jones industrial average surged past its record high and kept going on Tuesday. It jumped from the opening bell, climbed as much as 158 points early and reached 14,286, breaking through its previous record high set in October 2007. The Dow opened higher following a surge in markets across the globe. China’s markets rose after the government said it would support ambitious growth targets. European markets jumped following a surprisingly strong rise in retail sales across the 17-country group that uses the euro. In the U.S., more hopeful news about housing kept the momentum going. The gains represent a remarkable comeback for the stock market. The Dow has more than doubled since falling to a low of 6,547 in March 2009 following the financial crisis and the Great Recession. Stocks have rebounded sharply since then, helped by stimulus from the Federal Reserve, even as the economic recovery has been slow and steady. “Whether they want to admit it or not, everyone is very impressed with the resilience of the market,” said Alec Young, a global equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ. The last time the Dow was this high, Apple had just sold its first iPhone and George W. Bush had another year as president. The U.S. housing market had yet to bottom, and the financial crisis that brought down Lehman Brothers was still a year away. The recovery in stocks may even have been quicker had memories of the financial system’s near-collapse not been on investors’ minds, says Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners. “It’s still pretty close to
the front of people’s brains,” says Pavlik. “That’s one of the reasons that people are hesitant to invest in the stock market.” That could be changing. More money has been flowing into stock mutual funds since the beginning of the year. Investors who have missed out on the run-up may be deciding to get off
percent when the Dow last reached a record five and half years ago, versus 7.9 percent today. But the economy is strengthening in many areas. Housing is recovering, companies are hiring more and Corporate America’s earnings are strong. That helped drive a 9 percent rise in stocks this year, impressing even the most ardent skep-
the sidelines, Pavlik said. Even with stocks trading at, or close to, record levels, they are still a good investment because earnings have risen so much, says Darell Krasnoff, Managing Director at Bel Air investment Advisors. “People get overly focused on benchmarks,” says Krassnoff. “The fact that it’s reached that level is an interesting landmark, but it doesn’t say anything about whether the market is over-, or under-valued.” Stocks are also attractive compared to bonds after a rally in the debt market that pushed yields to record lows. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, currently at 1.90 percent, is still lower than the yield of about 2.1 percent on the S&P 500. Despite the rise in the Dow, the U.S. economy has not fared as well. Unemployment was just 4.7
tics. For all of last year, the index rose 7 percent. Stocks are also benefiting from the economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve and other global central banks. Under a program called “quantitative easing,” the Fed has bought trillions of dollars of bonds, pushing up their prices and sending their yields lower. That makes stocks more attractive to investors than bonds and keeps interest rates low throughout the economy, encouraging investment and spending. The U.S. central bank began buying bonds in January 2009 and is still purchasing $85 billion each month in Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities. If the Dow continues Tuesday at its torrid pace, it will finish above its record close of 14,164 from Oct. 9, 2007. Tuesday’s gains were
driven by industrial and technology stocks. United Technologies rose $1.88 to $91.02, IBM advanced $1.47 to $206.60 and 3M rose $1.43 to $104.70, pushing the Dow higher. That’s a signal that investors are optimistic about the economy, since those companies stand to gain the most when the economy recovers. More stable, conservative
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Climate Change is Only Part of What International Students May Endure Mike Liudahl
Contributing Writer
Mike Liudahl is a senior journalism major completing his final semester at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. Each week he will be sharing the experiences and challenges of study abroad students who have chosen that part of the world. Taking our harsh winters into account, it is only natural for we perennial winter wonderland dwellers to seek at least some escape from it. These months always seem longer than others, which certainly influenced the decision on where to locate myself while studying abroad. Although it’s a bit difficult to conceive, there are a few who dare to do the complete opposite of this. Coincidentally, one of them is currently braving the frigid temps and mounds of frozen precipitation that NDSU has to offer. Shirvinjani Singh traded the warmth and white sand beaches of Fiji this semester for the deep chill and lingering white snow banks of Fargo. As you are about to find out, however, the differences between our experiences go well beyond the weather.
What has been the most frustrating thing about adapting to American culture?
Shirvinjani: The thing that was really frustrating was the way things are measured here. In the U.S., they use the imperial system and I have only known the metric system. It was very difficult to convert Fahrenheit to centigrade, miles to kilometers and pounds to kilograms. Also, the fast paced culture. Coming from Fiji, my culture is a much more laid back style of life. But it’s really fast and laid out here. Getting around places and navigating is hard as all the streets look the same and it’s very easy to lose your way. Mike: I’m still trying to convert millimeters and centimeters into inches to give people back home some idea of how excessive the rain is here, but I would have to say that the biggest frustration for me has been the waiting to get nearly everything I may want or need. Depending on public transportation to get anywhere can sometimes be an annoyance as well.
What do you miss most about your home country? Shirvanjani: The warm
sunny weather is what I miss the most; the sun, walks on the beach, swimming in the ocean, the greenery and the cool breeze on your face on a hot sunny day, or just sitting under a shady tree and enjoying fresh coconut tree. I also miss riding the busses in Fiji; they always have music jamming in your ears while you ride. Fiji busses are like mobile nightclubs. Mike: I don’t think most Americans realize that if some of their basic social structures were taken away, a large portion of their daily lives would be upset. I miss the not knowing what is actually going to happen and when. Didn’t think I’d be saying this, but it sure would be nice to hop in my own car and drive to a resort exactly when I wanted.
the chicken potpies are completely awesome here. There’s a chain called the Hot Bread Kitchen that has mastered them.
What do you like most about your newfound culture?
Shirvanjani: The classes are much easier and simpler than at the University of the South Pacific. The timetables are easy to get and the class sizes are much smaller when compared to USP. This allows the instructors to focus on every student. It is also easier to interact and take advantage of the learning environment. Mike: I do think they are probably harder here, but haven’t pinpointed why. My guess is that students here need to learn more about how the rest of the world works than Americans must. I happen to be studying within a small department so my instructor access is quite good here too.
Shirvinjani: Everything is easily accessible. In Fiji, things can be accessed but it takes a bit of time. On the other hand, here in America, everything is easily available: information, entertainment, food and transportation. Mike: There seems to be an overall vibe of relaxation. While homework and projects need to be completed at some point, there’s a lacking sense of urgency, which reduces the sort of pressure that is bred by high-speed America. Also, I may not have a car, but taxi drivers are willing to very cheaply drive me anywhere.
What will you miss about your current country after leaving? Shirvanjani: The way everything is very easily available. Information and technology [are] at your fingertips and everything happens so fast here. I will also miss the cold winter weather that I have here when it gets really hot in Fiji. Mike: I’m not really sure how to answer this question yet. Despite having a couple issues with the slower pace right now, I predict I will miss that upon arrival back to the U.S. Time truly does move slower here and I therefore feel like my lifespan is somehow being elongated.
What are some of your favorite host-country foods?
Shirvanjani: Pizza, burritos, pasta, spicy macaroni and cheese, waffles, pancakes and chocolates. I hardly have them in my country and I have grown to love them. Mike: Unbelievably,
What’s the difference in personalities between the two countries?
Shirvinjani: Fijians are very open and friendly and laid back people. For a minute you won’t even know a Fijian and right after you meet them, you can be friends for life. On the other hand, it takes time for Americans to open up and they are more time oriented (their lives are so fast). Mike: She stated that quite well, so I must agree.
What is you impression of courses at NDSU versus back at home?
What has it been like making friends in a new country?
Shirvanjani: A lot of my friends are international students. My roommate is from South Korea, and through her I have made friends with other international students. I have made friends with some American students as well. One of them is an NDSU student who previously spent a semester at USP. Mike: It’s been quite the opposite for me here. Since my journalism courses are small that’s where my friends are mostly coming from. Talking to them about their country’s news and important issues has truly been eye opening. If you are thinking about studying abroad or simply want to know more about the earth outside our borders I encourage you to befriend International students like Shirvanjani Singh. I doubt the world as you know it would pass on by while giving these adventurous souls some of your time.
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TRENDIN BISON Holland Lind is a senior majoring in apparel, textiles and retail management with a minor in business and art. She enjoys crafting, thrift shopping and making something new out of old stuff. Holland’s sophisticated sense of fashion includes incorporating classic funky pieces into her modern and chic style while still looking very modest and refined.
Victoria Dinampo, a junior majoring in Apparel and Textiles has always had an eye for the latest trending styles. Her passion for fashion was her inspiration for beginning Trendin’ Bison. Trendin’ Bison is a column in which she spots students on campus displaying their personal fashion inspirations. Every week, she will choose a student on campus and share their style tips here. For everything fashion follow the trend guru’s blog on Tumblr at http://trendinbison.tumblr.com/
1. Who is your style icon? “Christian Dior. I just love his classic look, bold silhouettes, [and] his Aline dresses. It sounds cliché, but you can never go wrong with the classics.” 2. How do you decide what to wear in the morning? “It depends on my mood and what I want to do in a day. I like to get up early in the morning, get ready and pick out a cute outfit. I just feel like I get more stuff done in a day and I feel more motivated when I look presentable.” 3. What are your style staples? “Black A-line dresses and leather jackets because you can easily dress them up or down. Basically anything that complements my body type.” 4. What’s your favorite classic piece? “I love tights! They are comfortable, fun and they just make you look good!” 5. What decade do you draw the most fashion inspiration from? “I like the ‘50s. I enjoy the old school jazzy look especially the funky and flow-y skirts in that era.”
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Holland is wearing a sea green hi-lo skirt from Urban Outfitters matched with a black long-sleeved knit shirt and leggings. She accessorized her outfit with a gold necklace that she got from Forever 21.
6. What’s the best thing about your style? “The best thing about my style is that not only does it make me feel good, but it also makes me become productive throughout the day because of how I present myself and dress in a professional manner.” 7. What trend is your favorite at the moment? “My favorite trend would be hi-lo dresses and skirts. I just love its flowy-ness and I can have fun dressing it up.”
9. What’s the easiest accessory to make an outfit stylish? “A statement necklace, whether its big or small; it can easily change the whole look of your outfit.” 10. Why do you dress the way you do? “Because it’s who I am. I dress the way I do because it is how I want to be perceived. I want to look fashionable but modest at the same time. I don’t usually like to conform to what other people wear because I want to be my own self.”
8. Where do you like to shop? “Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 are my favorite places to shop.”
HEALTH TALK
Spring Break Travel Tips Jessie Battest Staff Writer
Spring break vacation is expected to be full of sun and sand or snowy slopes, bursting with memorable moments amongst friends or family, and free of all schoolwork and troublesome worries. In the midst of this much-needed break, do not let poor health stand in the way. Follow these travel tips to help ensure that your spring break week will be healthful and enjoyable.
For your flight…
Book a wing seat. This may help keep the fluid in your inner ears more stable, resulting in fewer feelings of motion sickness. For additional tips on preventing motion sickness, review Jill Leviticus’s article “How to Stop Airplane Sickness on Long Flights” at www. livestrong.com. Sanitize. Sharing an airplane bathroom and even simply sitting in such close quarters with others significantly increases your chances of becoming infected with healthharming germs. Slip a bottle of hand sanitizer no larger than
3.4 ounces into your carry-on, and use it after touching any surfaces. A package of sanitizing wipes may also come in handy for wiping down trays, door handles, faucets, overhead buttons, and seatbelts. Make sure to stretch. Allow for proper blood circulation by standing up and stretching or taking a short walk to the bathroom and back about every 60 minutes. Adjust your sleep schedule appropriately. Freelance medical journalist Laura Beil writes to Women’s Health magazine readers, encouraging travelers to pay attention to the sun to help reduce their likelihood of suffering from jet lag. “If you travel east, avoid morning light but catch some rays in the afternoon; if you travel west, get as much light exposure as you can right before sunset.”
For your drive…
Avoid fast-food stops. Although they are quick, easy and probably familiar, fast food restaurants tend to serve dishes that are exceedingly high in sodium, fat and calories. Instead, venture to taste the local cuisine and consume plenty of fresh vegetables and
fruits throughout your trip. Bring along your own snacks. Choose items that are packed with nutrients and protein like nuts and fruit. Consider bringing crackers or bread and light string cheese and yogurt if you have room for a small cooler. Also, pack plenty of bottled water so that you can not only stay hydrated on the road but have an ample supply of uncontaminated drinking water once you are there. Exercise in your seat. Shoulder shrugs, toe raises and tummy curls are all possible exercise techniques to perform while riding in a vehicle. Work your thigh muscles by clutching a pillow between your feet and squeezing your legs to lift it off the floor. Give your gluteus a mini workout by tightening those muscles, holding for ten seconds, releasing, and repeating. Stop to stretch. Pull over every hour or so to stand, stretch your legs, and allow the blood to circulate throughout your body. Fill your lungs with fresh air, shake off any tension and enjoy the rest of your ride to Spring Break 2013.
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“some girl in the dinning center to her friends “OMG I stayed up all the way until 12:30am to finish that 2 page paper” Freshman girl, you’ve got a lot to learn about college, and having a 10:00pm bed time is not one of them..” -Mitch Nordahl
“Frosty.” -Siara Melius
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The Spectrum Thursday, March 7, 2013
Tin Roof’s “Bus Stop” Rolls in this Weekend
CW Brings Back ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’
Jack Dura
Matt Paulsen
Staff Writer
These are the words the Tin Roof Theatre Company points to when anyone asks that ubiquitous question, “So what’s this show about?” While those four words might be enough for some folks to fill in the blanks, other people need a little more. One of the first things to tell them is that this show does not mirror the 1956 film starring Marilyn Monroe. “This show follows the film very, very loosely,” said assistant director Karla Underdahl. “The Marilyn Monroe movie was not very good but the play is great.” Originally the show was indeed a play, written by William Inge in 1955. Put on by the Tin Roof Theatre Company, “Bus Stop” does contain some aspects of the ‘50s film, but only structurally. A bevy of bus travelers stranded in a snowstorm is the basic formula for this story, as are certain concepts of the characters. “[The audience] can relate to the different characters,” said Underdahl. “There is a lot of relation to everyone out there.” Five of the characters, which include a cowboy, a singer and a scholar, take refuge from a nasty snowstorm at a roadside diner. While there, each character finds themselves in one way
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or another, be it in the arms of a fellow traveler or all by themselves. Cowboy Bo and singer Cherie are example of just this. Intent on bringing the bright chanteuse back with him all the way to Montana, Bo pursues the heart of Cherie, so set on being with her that he is willing to sling her over his shoulder if he has to. Cherie, on the other hand, has different ideas, but through all the screaming, dragging, refusals and romance, she has a feeling she will wind up in Montana… somehow. Diner owner Grace and bus driver Carl have a rendezvous of their own as well, and Grace’s waitress has a taste of romance too. Another traveler, a middle-aged
play. “There is a nice little twinge of drama at the end between Bo and Virgil, saying their last goodbye,” said Underdahl. With characters one can relate to in a story that has stood the test of time for nearly 60 years, “Bus Stop” is sure to please any attendee. Though fans of the film will find this show going down a different road, seeing the original play performed as it was written by Inge will be a nice compare-and-contrast. But know it or not, love it or hate it, whether it be onstage or onscreen, “Bus Stop” rolls in for everyone to enjoy this weekend. Tin Roof Theatre Company’s production “Bus Stop” runs from Mar. 7 to 10 at The SUBMITTED PHOTO | THE SPECTRUM
Cherie (Alana Wilhelm) and Bo (Dan Gronlie) get caught up in a moment of intensity in a scene from “Bus Stop.”
scholar, begins to reflect on his life and examine the issues in it while holed up in the diner. Bo’s mentor Virgil and a sheriff keep order during the ordeal, factoring in as authority figures for the group of snowed-in travelers. There is also a side-story between the characters of Bo and Virgil, and a scene they share that tugs at the emotions come the end of the
Stage at Island Park with shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors with a $5 student rush 10 minutes before the show. Tickets are available on The Stage and Tin Roof websites and at The Stage at Island Park, located at 333 4th Street South.
Sketch comedy fans can rejoice as some old friends are set to make a return to television this summer. It was announced that new episodes of Whose Line is it Anyway? will officially air this coming summer on the CW. Airing on ABC from 1998-2004, and then moving over to ABC Family until 2007, Whose Line was an improvisational comedy game show in which four players act out various comic games and sketches. Different games included singing games, which were based on the performers singing. Dialogue-based games focused on limiting the dialogue of one or more performers. Rapid-fire games involved creating a lot of different short scenes in a row. Guessing games saw performers having to guess elements of a scene, and audience suggestion saw performers taking on scenes from the audience pulled from a hat. These are just some of the different games that could be seen in the new season. Those curious about a whole new cast ruining
memories of what used to be can stop worrying. Original cast members Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles and Wayne Brady are all set to return for the reboot. Brady took to his Twitter account to announce the news. “Whose Line is back baby! We’re going to have some fun and make some sh@t up! @colinmochrie u better start stretching!” The three comics will be joined by a rotating fourth guest comedian each episode. The only member of the old cast not returning, is host Drew Carrey, who has since replaced Bob Barker on The Price is Right. Instead Aisha Tyler will replace Carey as host. This will be the third reincarnation for the show. Whose Line originally started out as a show in the U.K. running for ten seasons from 1988 to 1998. Soon after, ABC decided to do an American version of the show, which ended up running eight seasons from 1998 to 2006, before airing repeats and the occasional unaired episode over on ABC Family. Since Whose Line went off the air, there have been a few similar shows, but none of them were able to
capture the same success. In 2007 NBC aired Thank God You’re Here. The show featured four actors each week including the likes of Bryan Cranston and Jane Lynch, who would walk into a live sketch without seeing a script. The scene would then go on until the buzzer sounded. Even with a lot of known actors each week, the show ended up only airing seven episodes. Airing just last summer on ABC, Trust Us With Your Life featured a few familiar faces from Whose Line including Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie. Each week, the performers would act out scenes in the lives of guest celebrities. Four years after Thank God You’re Here, Life didn’t fair much better only airing eight episodes. Although going up against the Summer Olympics didn’t give the show much of a chance to find an audience. Ever since Whose Line went off the air, the market has been wide open for an improvised sketch comedy show. With the three main cast members all returning and ready to go, fans should have no problem welcoming them back.
The film, directed by Ramaa Mosley with a screenplay by Tim Macy, will see a nationwide release in April, but can be seen tomorrow night at 7 at the Fargo Theatre. Mosley, along with producer Kirk Roos and actor Steve Park will be in attendance. Finally, the ever-popular
2-Minute Movie Contest will serve up short slices of funny comedy and cleverness tomorrow evening at 9:30, right after the showing of “The Brass Teapot.”
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The Fargo Film Festival Enters its 13th Year Steven Strom A&E Editor
The Fargo Film Festival is the result of the hard work of movie lovers, filmmakers, volunteers and theatre staff from around the FargoMoorhead area and the rest of the world. In the March of 2000, these people worked under the direction of film fan and professor Ted M. Larson, so that Fargo could play host to a selection of films from the prestigious Library of Congress collection. The week-
long celebration was a huge success and eventually gave rise to the Fargo Theatre’s Fargo Film Festival the very next year. The event has grown considerably since then. As the festival enters its 13th year, submissions have grown from just 30 films to more than 150 from 28 states and 12 different countries. Sadly, Larson died unexpectedly in November of the year 2000, only months before the very first Fargo Film Festival’s debut. Despite this upsetting fact, the man’s spirit lives on through the festival to this day.
To honor the professor, one special filmmaker is awarded the Ted M. Larson Award each year. Hal Hartley, the writer and director of films such as “The Unbelievable Truth,” “Henry Fool,” and “Trust” will be this year’s recipient. The 2013 festival began this Tuesday and will continue to run through this upcoming Saturday. Movies won’t be the only form of entertainment during the festival. The Bunny Lebowski Pro-Am Invitational begins tonight at 9:30 and runs until 12:30 the following morning. The Invita-
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7 The Spectrum A&E Thursday, March 7, 2013
Newly Named NDSU School Don’t Forget About Micro-transactions of Music Celebrates with Inaugural Galas Steven Strom A&E Editor
Steven Strom A&E Editor
NDSU will be celebrating the opening of the newly recognized NDSU School of Music with two inaugural galas this month. The first show will take place next Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul. The second will be held on campus at 2 p.m. in the NDSU Festival Concert Hall on March 24. The NDSU concert choir, under the direction of Dr. Jo Ann Miller, will be performing pieces by composers such as Edwin Fissinger, Libby Larson, Alberto Ginastera and Josef Rheinberger. The NDSU Wind Symphony, on the other hand, will perform composition pieces by John William, Tim Jackson, Piet Swerts, Percy Grainger and Scott McAllister. Dr. Warren Olfert will direct the symphony. The two concerts will prominently feature Minnesota composer Jocelyn
Hagen’s “Swimming Into Winter,� which the NDSU School of Music specially commissioned. Hagen drew her inspiration for her piece from certain elements of nature. “While composing this work, Swimming Into Winter, I found myself fascinated by the ideas of transition and change,� Hagen said on NDSU’s fine arts web page. “I found it inspiring to imagine the subtle changes in nature throughout the year and reflect them in the music. ... We are constantly changing, evolving, and transitioning. Perhaps this is what Freya Manfred, the poet of the last poem, meant by ‘swimming.’ The word evokes grace and confidence, and these are qualities I embraced in the composition of this piece.� Hagen’s piece was specifically composed for chorus and winds. The group of players will be comprised of a sixteen-player ensemble of wind players and percussionists. Both groups will perform as collaborative,
equal partners throughout the composition. These concerts are to be performed in celebration of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education’s decision to formally change NDSU’s Department of Music to a School of Music. The change came last September, and is meant to signify “[the school’s] far-reaching mission encompassing a broad based curriculum that includes professional doctoral programs in performance and conducting.� Admission to both events is free, but the organization requests that attendees register online beforehand online. For those attending: Description: NDSU School of Music inaugural concerts Times: 7:30 p.m. on March 12 and 2 p.m. on March 24 Locations: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102 and NDSU Festival Concert Hall, 12th Ave N & Bolley Dr., Fargo, ND 58102
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Micro-transactions were originally intended as a way for independent developers to compete with big-name publishers in the digital space. Unfortunately and somewhat ironically, those very same publishers are slowly usurping this form of payment to bilk every last dime out of paying customers. And now it’s begun to color those smaller developers as well. Micro-transactions, for those unaware, are often repeatable, $1-5 payments integrated into software (usually video games). Originally, they were meant as a way of bringing more and more people into the video game space by eliminating barriers to entry. Small developers with little clout or marketing ability can afford to give away their games for incredibly cheap or even free on services like the Apple app store, and then make their money back by selling their newly hooked users on small extras. Games like Spaceteam, which has been appropriately compared to a modernday interpretation of Bop It, is one of the best examples of this model in the right hands. It’s a game designed for “people that don’t play games� and therefore aren’t accustomed to paying for them. However, since Space-
team is free and available on the smart phones and tablets that most people already own, there’s no barrier keeping a more in-the-know player’s friends and family from downloading the cooperative experience and trying it out at a get-together. Since the game is also quite good, not to mention addictive, many people ride that short-time wave of enjoyment right into the purchase of additional content and activities. These people might never play the game again, but what of it? Each of them only spent 99 cents on a piece of content they can now introduce to their friends and their family. And so, everyone has fun, no one individual is out a noticeable amount of money and the independent developer makes a profit from his or her labor. The problem with this idea is that it’s quite clever. And like all clever ideas, it only takes the smell of money attached to it in order for corporations to try and pervert it. This is apparent in the case of Electronic Arts and their recently released Dead Space 3. EA saw this model and said “if the customer has already paid $60 for our game, what’s to stop them from spending another two or four or ten dollars on extras? And if they’re willing to do it once, they’ll probably do it again and again!� That’s fine when the content is a permanent addition for the player. Downloadable expansions have been a part of games for the past
several years. Developers and publishers are still figuring it out, but for the most part they’ve agreed that when you pay for something you should be able to keep it. Not so with EA. You see, if you sell something someone can keep forever, they’ll never need to buy it again. Enter in-game currency. Digital currency, or a currency that can be used to buy one-time-use items within games, has been a major part of free-to-play and mobile games for quite some time. The thing with those games, however, is the monetary barrier to entry is already a fraction of a fullprice release, if not gone altogether. EA would much rather get your $60 up front and then design a game that entices, if not outright requires, you to keep pumping in cash for the same, vaporous crap over and over again. It’s a depressing for game development to go down, and it’s not showing any signs of stopping. Companies like EA are counting on consumers to forget this was once not the norm, and to accept its presence as an untreatable fact of life. Sort of like cancer, really. The only way to stop such a disgusting line of thinking is to ignore these payment methods. Tell publishers you don’t want the game you paid for sold to you again piecemeal. Whatever you do, just don’t forget.
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Opinion
The Spectrum Thursday, March 7, 2013
Quit Hating on Generals
Spring It
You’re Taking Them for a Reason
By Suzy Cavalier
“A Thought Less Traveled”
NATHAN STOTTLER Opinion Editor
When I got my first look at the five-year plan for the coursework I would need to complete here at NDSU in order to attain my degree, I was very excited. Not one semester of my five years would be completely domi-
“Yes, you paid more for your education, and believe me when I say it is worth every penny.” nated by general classes, as so many freshman and sophomore years tend to be. I’ve had major-specific classes the whole way, and “everyone knows” that those are the most exciting and worthwhile classes. That degree plan had me completing all of my generals in two years, with one general to take my junior year – the mandatory 300-level English class that all students must take. Somehow, however, I managed to push that back a full year, and am just now completing my English 357 course this semester. Yet, as excited as I am to dive headlong into my fifthyear thesis project for the next two semesters, I have to admit something I never thought I would say: I miss generals. As I entered college, all I heard about generals was bad. Cranky teachers, huge lecture halls, tons of students, boring classes, dry material and painfully difficult exams. To be honest, none of those bits of “wisdom” from upperclassmen came true. I’ve never had a professor I couldn’t relate to at some level. Huge lecture halls? Just made it easier to zone out during if I wanted to – nowadays, my classes demand my full attention, all the time. Tons of students just means so many more options for study partners. None of my classes have ever been boring – some are more interesting than others, admittedly (does anyone actually like math?), but I’ve learned new things in every lecture I’ve ever attended. Dry material only applies to
mathematics, let’s be honest. And difficult exams? Some more than others, it’s true, but as far as generals go, they don’t compare to exams in major-specific classes. Generals were great. They were the embodiment of the college experience for me. Show up for class, pay a decent amount of attention while lounging in a comfortable auditorium seat (Askanase Auditorium is the best on campus, if you were wondering), take a few notes, study a bit the night before a test, take home an easy A. I didn’t have to worry about them outside of class, apart from the occasional rare assignment, paper or exam study session. And simply by attending class and taking a few notes, I still learned a lot. There are people out there who hate the classes for the content. They think generals are pointless. “I’m studying engineering, why on earth should I need to take an anthropology class?” I’m sure we’ve all heard that person, if we haven’t been that person at one point in time. But it is the taking of general courses that sets our four-year university education above and beyond twoyear community or technical college educations. They give us the background necessary to become independent thinkers, motivators and leaders. They allow us to understand and comprehend situations beyond the fundamental parameters of our future work environments. General classes allow us to become true students, making us so much more than apprentices to a trade. Through them, we become real seekers of knowledge, able to relate multiple fields of study to any work or life situation. The next time you pull up a seat in a lecture hall with 400 of your classmates, don’t forget that it is these basic classes that provide a solid foundation for your education and will propel you above and beyond people with other degrees. Yes, you paid more for your education, and believe me when I say it is worth every penny. Nathan is a senior majoring in landscape architecture. Follow him on twitter @nwstottler.
A Leap into Break
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It’s about that time of year where the snow will, hopefully, continue to melt and the temperatures will rise a couple more degrees each week. The break we have all been waiting for this semester is approaching and the adventures will soon be
“Making time is a huge part of life, even if it’s a small amount of time it always matters.” plastered on Facebook and pages like NDSU Confessions, NDSU Stories, NDSU Hangout and many others will be overwhelmed with insane and odd circumstances the student body may not want to know. Yes, we are adults now, and there’s more to life than all that responsibility. All I’m saying is that we need to make time for those good stories and remember how to embrace life at its finest. When I think spring break, I think no classes to catch up on, no three hour practice days, no working the closing shift and just a time to breathe! But then reality hits and I remember
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that I still have to keep up on my homework, my studying and definitely practicing, otherwise my instructor will have a different nickname for me other than Spaz. Yes, Spaz, the girl that drops F bombs and S sticks if she misses a note or two. Aside having a ton of responsibilities even over a spring break to keep you up with school, you can still make time for some fun and story builders! Maybe go home and catch up with your old buddies and spend time
with the family, go to that favorite spot you loved so much just to get away from it all. Maybe even finish a project you haven’t gotten to yet. Call up an old co-worker, go out and have a few coffees, or adult beverages if you must! But make good decisions. Making time is a huge part of life, even if it’s a small amount of time it always matters. It’s healthy to sit back and breathe once in a while! Stress can be a killer, literally. There is a
documentary on how stress affects your body and brain that might interest some of you readers out there. Make a list of things you want to accomplish over your spring break and don’t forget to share your stories anonymously with your fellow Bison on some Facebook pages! Have a good spring break everyone! Suzy is a junior majoring in music.
There is no Wrong Body, Only Wrong Clothing With the Right Clothes, Anyone Can Look Good “Simply Holland”
Holland Lind Contributing Writer
One of my largest pet peeves is when someone speaks badly about their body type. It seems that everyone has one part of themselves that they strongly dislike, or are unhappy about their body figure. Although this is a normal reflection for most people, it does not have to be. There is no wrong body type or figure that is better than the other. However, there are wrong ways to dress all body types. And when you are trying to wear clothing that is unsuitable for your shape, the result will be negative and therefore trickle down into your
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goal is to realize that every body needs to be dressed differently, and if you can’t wear a certain style, you will
“There is no wrong body type or figure that is better than the other. However, there are wrong ways to dress all body types.” body,” I disagree. I feel that all body shapes and sizes are beautiful. What’s wrong with a girl with curves or someone that is very tall or slightly short? There is beauty in each person, but it can easily be hidden by illfitted clothing. Probably the worst thing curvy women can do is to wear a garment that is too small for them, which instead of looking like a smaller size, makes her look bigger than she actually is. The
just have to deal with it or alter the style a bit. I am personally bad at this sometimes. I have an hourglass body shape, which allows me to wear many styles; however, there are many styles of fashion I would love to wear but I know would be very unflattering. Although I may be sad at first, I realize in the end it will be better for my overall self-image. Another perfect example is Adele, a vocal artist who
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9 The Spectrum OPINION Thursday, March 7, 2013
You Said What Online?!
Pining for Youth
The Anonymous Fun of NDSU Confessions SHANNON SUER Spectrum Staff
I’m going to assume for the sake of this article that everyone reading it has a Twitter account or at least knows how one works. If not, please climb out from under the rock you call home and join the 21st century. It is 2013, people. Anyway. Over the past view weeks, “NDSU Confessions” has blown up in the Twittersphere. It is a page where people can post secrets they have, relevant to NDSU. These secrets may refer to dirty tricks they’ve played on roommates or some very public places they’ve “done it.” Some are sexual, some are alcohol related and some are actually sort of sad. There’s also a “NDSU Love Confessions” a page where people give anonymous shout outs to their crushes with tweets like “Shout out to the cute red-
head who works at the front desk of the Wellness Center. You brighten my day whenever I see you.” NDSU is not the only university to have a twitter dedicated to the students’
“No one is making you post your secrets, so why do you care?” deepest secrets. UMD, SDSU, and St. Cloud State are some near by colleges who have a Twitter confessions page as well. Some of the confessions on these pages are, to say the very least, a little disturbing. Luckily they’re anonymous because some things are better left unknown. Especially where the roommate confessions are concerned. Ew. Some people I’ve talked to about NDSU Confessions are extremely offended. They say they shouldn’t be allowed to have that page and that it’s gross. Sure it’s gross but let people have their fun. The information put on
that website is completely voluntary and completely anonymous. If it were to somehow get someone into any trouble, it’s all on him or her. They knew what they were getting into. But if sharing what keeps them up at night is empowering or their idea of a good time, so be it. No one is making you post your secrets, so why do you care? My question is: who runs this whole operation? And why? I mean scrolling through this page is a good time waster during my sociology lecture, but who has that much time to waste? It’s got to take a long time to go through all the confessions you get and post them on Twitter. That is serious dedication to the entertainment of others. Whoever you are, thank you. You’ve have brought many laughs to my friends and I, as I’m sure you have for many, many others. Shannon is a freshman majoring in business administration.
Growing up is hard going to lose. I’d sleep with all of my stuffed animals, so none would be offended. CASSIE ROHLFING I poured soda into the cap Contributing Writer and acted like I was taking some shots. I would wake up before the crack of dawn Have you ever seen that on Saturdays so I could get YouTube video by Jenna as much cartoon time in as Marbles where she makes possible. up a song called, “I hate Why was I so conbeing a grown-up?” Well, cerned about getting older? sometimes I can completely I remember not being able to agree with her, especially wait until I was old enough lately, with all the responsito live on my own and be bility, stress and high expeca grown up. Now that I’m tations of people who don’t there, I’d do anything to go want to see you fail. back to the carefree days of My 20th birthday is my youth. coming up in a little over a Being a kid, you didn’t month, and it’s almost hard have to worry about how the to believe that in 30 some world perceived you. You days I will no longer be a didn’t worry about being teenager and that much closlied to, if you were going to er to becoming a productive be judged for being fat, or member of society. I’ll have losing your job. You just had to worry about bills, grocerto wonder what was going ies and paying back college to be on the lunch menu the loans. next school day and if you’d I miss being a kid. I relike it or not. ally do. I miss when my Being a kid was a time most pressing concern was before hate came into play. whether or not I’d be able to We didn’t know that we go play outside with some were “supposed to” confriends that day. When I was demn those that were differyounger, I’d restart the vident than us. We didn’t care eo game when I knew I was
if the new kid was a little bit slow, or if they came from a broken home, we just seized the opportunity to have a new friend to play with. Childhood was a time where ignorance was truly bliss. Unfortunately, there’s this thing called growing up that ends up happening. Responsibility is thrust upon you whether you’re ready to handle it or not. It’s a challenge to battle the stress and life becomes unpredictable. As much as you wish you could go back to those youthful days of years ago, you realize that unless they build a time machine in the next sixty years, you can’t escape the inevitable. Growing up and being an adult is something we all have to do and we just have to suck it up and deal with what’s at hand. At least we’ll have those sweet memories to reminisce on when this new chapter of our lives feels like it’s all a bit much. Cassandra is a sophomore majoring in journalism.
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Waking up on a Monday morning for an 8 a.m. class is one of the hardest feats any student will overcome. But making it easier on yourself while looking good? That’s the true challenge. While not everyone is interested or invests their time by following fashion trends, there are some simple steps you can take to ensure your style will get that wake up call it needs. From stepping out of your comfort zone or sticking with the basics, everyone’s wardrobe consists of key elements that help them identify with themselves. There are three words that I live by when getting dressed for the day: shape, fit and style. For most people, it takes a bit of time to adjust their wardrobe as they get older and create a collection of pieces that meet all of these criteria. We all have some sort of unconscious connection to an article of clothing. Some have an emotional bond to an old hoodie their first boyfriend gave to them in the ninth grade. While others like to hold onto that idea of wearing those skinny jeans they found on sale when they realized after it was too late that they were just a bit too snug. Whatever it is, you have to find the strength to let it go and allow yourself to move on so you can start the process of feeling and looking your best. Now, back to the basics. If the shape of a garment does not flatter your body type, it’s not going to look good. Plain and simple. It has nothing to do with if you are a size six or have a 40-inch waist. In order to understand if the shape of a garment is flattering on you, you must know the shape of your own body. For men and women, they differ. Obviously. But, there is a general idea that the human body can often resemble items of food such as an apple, pear or even a potato, whether it’s a man or a woman. Once you find the
shape that suits you, the next step is finding a fit that’s not only flattering, but enhances every asset that you want to flaunt. Shape is a continuous thing. It matures as we do, and finding a silhouette that matches our body is a point of hitting your style peak. Understanding that outline will help you dress your way to success and finally realizing your potential and personal look. Developing your clothing into a harmonious duo with your shape and figure will bring you that much closer to a complete and polished look. Fit is crucial in looking your best as well. When done correctly, clothing can make you look tailored and put together. But many struggle when it comes to realizing something they’re wearing is either a couple sizes too big or too small. Acknowledging something to be loose or uncomfortably too tight is one of the most important steps to balancing out your closet and ridding yourself of the unflattering threads. Tossing articles of clothing that don’t suit your image will also help clear the clutter and rid your closet of ill-fitting attire. By knowing your body and its shape, you can avoid looking washed out or stuffed into your clothing. There’s a simple test I do when I’m out looking for new items to update my closet with. For instance, if I can’t walk, sit and/or jump in a pair of jeans, I’m looking at the next size up. But, if I notice there’s no way I can walk without holding them up, I just have to size down. Same goes for sweaters, jackets, skirts and shirts. I’ve come to realize a size is just a number, and I can’t let it define me. By using common sense, you have to remember what others will see when you are out and what fits you as a person as well as your body. Style comes in many different ways whether it’s your own or a style the designer tried to convey through their clothing. Channeling that genre, whether it’s grunge, sophisticated or casual, will
show through your clothing as well as the attitude you cart along with it. I can spot from a mile away if someone feels uncomfortable in his or her clothes. The important thing to remember when dressing yourself is that style comes from within. As melodramatic as it sounds, it’s true. If you don’t believe yourself that you look good, then neither will anyone else. If you run low on inspiration or ideas, try to find pictures that inspire you to look your best. My goto places are websites like Lookbook.nu and Pinterest. com, print media such as magazines or newspapers, both old and new, and even people on campus or around downtown. Truly, there is inspiration everywhere. The trick to style is just finding where it is and how to embrace it. One last thing to remember: love your body. Whether you think you’re too chubby or skinny, tall or short, awkward or timid, it is of the utmost importance that you remember your body is for life. You can always change the clothes on it, but you can never receive a new one. Nothing can dampen a good fashion vibe by feeling insecure in your own skin. Embracing your shape and style is one of the boldest statements you could ever make. We each have a defined taste in fashion whether we follow the trends or not, and that’s where we figure out the true sense of what we put on our backs. Identifying your sense of style is part of life, but so is figuring out what looks appropriate. While one man could wear a three-piece suit and go to work, another will only feel comfortable enough to sport a pair of sweatpants and a tee. Finding that balance to acquire is where the skill lies. That’s when we figure out what suits us and how to dress for the part. Amber is a freshman majoring in journalism and public relations.
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Lillejord Set to be Lone Representative for the Bison Colton Pool
Contributing Writer
The NDSU men’s track and field team may have come just short at the University of South Dakota for another Summit League championship a week ago in Vermillion, S.D., but Andy Lillejord came second to none in the heptathlon. The junior from Jamestown took first at the event to get himself into the NCAA indoor track and field tournament as the lone qualifier for the Bison. The tournament takes place in Fayetteville, Ark. on Friday and Saturday. “I really thought I had a good chance at (qualifying for the NCAA tournament),” Lillejord said. “I was pretty happy about it.” After the Summit League championship, Lillejord was named the men’s field championship Most Valuable Player. Lillejord’s most notable finishes were first in the heptathlon, second in the pole vault and second in the
long jump. As a team, the Bison finished second overall with a 176.5 points – 13.5 points short of the champion USD Coyotes. Lillejord and 11 other members of his team were named to the Men’s All-League Team. “Overall, they were a little disappointed coming out second,” Lillejord said. “[We] were happy with their individual performances, but we wish that we could’ve come out of there with first place.” Lillejord has built his repertoire as a track and field competitor since the beginning of his collegiate career. He didn’t have the experience of some events like the hurdle and shot put that his competition had until he started his career. However, Lillejord has developed his craft to become what he is today – an NCAA tournament heptathlon qualifier. “In past years, I’ve been building up and learning the technique [of the heptath-
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lon],” Lillejord said. “I’m just working out to get better.” Lillejord has competed in the pole vault since he was a freshman in high school, something not much of his competition can say. This is why he feels that he has an edge over his opponents.
“It’s just an event that I’m really confident in,” Lillejord said. “In some big meets, some people just tend to no-height. I know that I’m not going to do that.” The former high school triple jump and long jump state champion intends on taking it easy in the days
leading up to the competition. He also plans on keeping the same practice routines from the regular season. “We’re not changing too much,” Lillejord said. “I got [to the NCAA tournament] so might as well not fix what’s not broken.”
Lillejord has high goals while at the tournament. He hopes to be in the top eight in the heptathlon event, which would put him at firstteam All-American status. “I’m just glad that I made it for sure,” Lillejord said with a smile.
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I believe it was the great Uncle Drew that coined the phrase, “just get buckets.” With Taylor Braun back in the lineup, buckets are exactly what the Bison are going to need him to get if they even want to think about leaving Sioux Falls Tuesday night crowned Summit League Champs. The junior guard was on pace for another phenomenal year before an unfortunately located cameraman shut down the Bison’s leading scorer for ten games. Braun was averaging 15.2 points a game before the injury and the Bison were averaging over 71 a game sitting at with a record of 15-3 and undefeated in the conference. When Braun hurt his foot, the wheels came off for the Bison offense. Their scoring dropped to a measly 59 points a game as they went 5-5 in Braun’s absence. The offensive flow was non-existent. The good news for the Bison is that Braun is back not only in time for the Summit League Tourney, but with enough time to get some min-
utes under his belt. Braun returned on senior night, February 26 and played 18 minutes. Although Braun missed all four of his shot attempts, it didn’t seem like last season’s All-Summit League performer’s foot injury was lingering. This was proved when after a turnover on the offensive end: Braun hustled back on defense and sent a block shot into the crowd near the end of the first half against Utah Valley. Last Saturday, Braun showed us the foot felt fine when he dropped 21 against Omaha. It was a performance only Dick Vital could sumup with the three S’s, “Supa! Scintillating! And Special!” With their leading scorer back, the No. 3 seeded Bison roll into Sioux Falls for the Summit League tournament at full force. The Bison lucked out with a favorable draw in the first round. The Bison are set to square off against (8-23) U-M Kansas City at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Kangaroos are coming off a four-point victory against IUPUI last Thursday. The Bison have cruised to victory in both games against UMKC this season. Each game has resulted in blowout victories with the Bison out-
scoring UMKC 134- 78. The winner of the (217) Western Illinois (10-19) vs. South Dakota game will play the winner of the Bison game. The Terriers are the hottest Summit League team entering the tournament and a round-two matchup against the Bison seems imminent. Defensively, the Summit League has been the best in the country. The Leathernecks are ranked second in the nation defensively allowing just over 52 points a night. The Bison average 39 points a game against the Leathernecks this season including a horrid offensive performance on Valentine’s Day when the Bison only tallied 36 against the tenacious Leatherneck defense. On the other side of the bracket (22-9) South Dakota State will play (6-25) IUPUI 6 p.m. Saturday and (16-15) Oakland will play (15-16) IPFW 6 p.m. Sunday. Voted preseason number one, the Jackrabbits are heavy favorites to come out of this side of the bracket. Led by Summit League leading scorer, Nate Wolters, the Jack’s will be going for their second straight Summit League title. The action tips off from the Sioux Falls Arena Saturday night.
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After a snow delay Saturday, the NDSU baseball team played a doubleheader at the University of Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Sunday. After losing to UT Martin (4-6) in the first game 3-2, the Bison (4-5) were able to pull off a 5-0 win after seven innings in the second game. The Bison got an early lead at the top of the first inning in the first game when right-fielder Blake Turbak hit a double and sent centerfielder Tim Colwell to home plate. Turbak ended the game with two hits, a run and an RBI. The Skyhawks replied in the bottom of the second with a Matt Haynes RBI. Both teams scored a run in the fourth to make the score tied at 2-2. UT Martin clinched the win in the bottom of the ninth inning when the Skyhawks’ Phil Sorenson hit a leadoff double followed by a bases-loaded single by Grant Glasser. This ended the game at 3-2 in favor of UT Martin. The second game was a much different story for the
Bison. Both teams were scoreless until the fifth inning when first basemen Wes Satzinger smacked a triple to put the Bison up 3-0. NDSU pulled further away in the next inning with a Colwell double to give NDSU a 5-0 advantage. The Skyhawks had a couple more innings to come back, but NDSU allowed only one more hit maintain the shutout. Colwell finished the game with two doubles, a triple and two RBI while going 4-4 from the plate to give NDSU a winning push. Pitcher David Ernest
also gave a great effort for the Bison. After allowing the game-winning hit to the Skyhawks in the last inning of the first game, he pitched a shutout in the second, threw four strikeouts and allowed only three hits during the game. Next on the schedule, NDSU will play eight games at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational beginning Saturday.
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Bison Women Excited to get Summit Tourney Underway Sam Herder Sports Editor
After a tough 10-18 regular season, the NDSU women’s basketball team is hoping to erase some disappointment by making a little noise in this weekend’s Summit League tournament in Sioux Falls. “I’m excited,� senior captain Katie Birkel said. “We’ve all been there before and so it makes you a little less nervous. It’s just something that’s exciting, it comes every year and it’s the time you want to play your best.� The six-seeded Bison are set to face three-seeded South Dakota at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. NDSU went 6-9 in the Summit League this season and split a pair of games against USD, losing at home by 19 and winning on the road by seven a month later. Facing unfortunate injuries and illnesses, the Bison have battled all year and saw close losses along with close wins. “I think we have gotten better as the season has gone on,� Birkel said. “As long as we keep getting better, I think we will do well in the tournament.� Nothing has come easy and the Bison bench has looked depleted at times this season. NDSU suffered a big loss when six-foot-five-inch senior center Janae Burich went down with an injury after only playing two games. The Bison took an emotional hit in early January when they found out senior guard Hannah Linz has experienced a recurrence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “It’s pretty hard, especially when those two are seniors with all the experience they have had,� Birkel said. “Ja-
Draft the Madness NDSU Grad Brings New Way of Looking at the NCAA Basketball Tournament Joe Kerlin Staff Writer
It’s that time of year again, folks. The college basketball season is winding down and the conference tournaments are right around the corner. With the NCAA tournament approaching and no dominant team emerging above the rest, filling out a bracket will be more difficult and stressful as ever before. So why bother? With the amount of parody in college basketball this season comes a new way to approach the NCAA Tournament. It’s called, “Draft the Madness.� Co-created by one of our own Bison, “Draft the Madness� allows you to select certain teams within the field of 64 and follow them PHILIP GREGORY | THE SPECTRUM nae is such an impact player hard or scout as hard. I like on their journey to being with her height and it’s been to be able to take advantage crowned national champs. hard to lose both of those of that.� “The thing we love two. But, it’s something we The last Summit League about this game is that it’s have dealt with every year tournament victory for the designed to keep people enI’ve been here, so we’ve just Bison occurred in 2009. gaged as long as possible,� kind of learned to figure it “We had a lot of freshmen co-creator, Daniel Braus, out.� playing last year,� Birkel who graduated NDSU in Birkel, who is averag- said. “I think that helps them 2008, said. “In bracket ing 35.4 minutes per game a lot and I’ve been there be- pools, half the peoples’ and 14.1 points per game, fore, so I’ve learned from brackets after the round of suffered her own injury last the past. I think it just helps 64 are usually busted by the year, an ACL tear that side- to give experience to those upsets. In this game, almost lined her the rest of the year who’ve been there and expe- everybody in the pool is goand forced her to watch the rienced it and now we can go ing to have a chance to have tournament from the bench. back.� their team win.� “It was hard,� Birkel said. For Birkel and the five Braus graduated from “It was hard all season, but other seniors, this will be the NDSU with a mechanidefinitely when we got to the last go around on the Bison cal engineering degree and tournament. That’s the most roster, and they are looking to says he has been playing the exciting time to play and so finish their last season stron- game for years, even dating it’s really hard to watch that ger than what the final record back to his high school days kind of stuff.� indicates. in Bismarck, N.D. The Bison have been un“It hasn’t really hit yet,� This March, Braus has der the radar all year with Birkel said. “Potentially collaborated with his good little expected out of them in playing, I don’t know how the tournament. But, the team many game left. It’s just a redoesn’t mind that. ally weird thought.� SOFTBALL “Personally, I like being If the Bison get a win, the underdog,� Birkel said. they will face either No. 2 “No one really pays atten- IUPUI or No. 7 Kansas City tion to you and they probably at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the don’t think they have to try as semis.
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Maritza Lopez-Portillo hit a walk-off homerun to give the NDSU softball team a 4-2 win over Indiana State University Sunday in the final game of the Georgia Bulldog Invitational. Bison sophomore Krista Menke helped her team get the win by throwing a twohitter. The Bison and Sycamores were both tied in the first inning, 1-1. Paige Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sacrifice bunt sent home a Sycamore run in the top of the frame. Sophomore Amanda Grable had an RBI single to right field that brought freshman Cheyenne Garcia in for the Bison.
Indiana State had a 2-1 lead in the top of the second inning. Ashley Dickerson singled for the Sycamores, advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt and then she scored on a fielderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Heading into the fifth inning and still down 2-1, Bison sophomore Alex Sobrero had a single and freshman Alyssa Reina reached on by a fielderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice to put two runners on with two outs. Co-Summit League Player of the Week Maritza LopezPortillo bombed a 3-1 pitch down the left field line for her second home run of the season to push the Bison into a 4-2 lead. Krista Menke for the Bison (2-5) pitched a gem and claimed her first win since the first game of the season. She walked five batters and struck out three.
Indiana State had three players, Ashli Scott, Stephanie Fougerousse and Halle Humphrey, pitch during the game. Sophomore Stephanie Fougerousse took the loss. The three pitchers combined to allow five hits, walked five Bison batters and struck out six. Grable and Sobrero each recorded two hits for the Bison. Grable turned seven fielding assists from her position at third base, which is a career best for the Bison sophomore. The Bison have a record of 7-10 on the season and slid out of Georgia with a 3-2-tournament record. NDSU has their next game against Idaho State at the Long Beach State Invitational on Friday.
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