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Nursing students connect with 4th graders Event raises awareness about nursing and health

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Fourth-grade students work with the lift machine station during Adventures at Nursing at NDSU Saturday. Nursing students helped increase knowledge and interest in nursing.

Emma Heaton Co-News Editor Nursing students connected with area fourth-grade students over the weekend to increase interest in knowledge and nursing. Nearly 30 fourthgrade students from around the area attended the event Saturday afternoon.

“We’re really hoping that it sparks an interest for nursing and that it helps them understand the world of a nurse, whether they be a patient or with someone in the hospital,” Karla Haug, assistant professor in nursing and faculty adviser for the Student Nurses’ Association, said. “Or that [the event] will someday inspire

the next nurse.” “[As] nurses, one of our huge roles is to be an educator [and] teach people about their health,” Katy Duval, president of the student nurse association board, said. “This is just another way, as students, that we actually get to do it and promote it.”

Students had the opportunity to engage in a variety of stations at Adventures in Nursing at NDSU. The stations taught students how to properly wash their hands, how to listen to the heart and lungs, how to take blood pressure and how to find pulses.

“Students have parents, family and friends who are nurses, [but] some have never heard much about nursing before,” Haug said. “There is a wide

range of interest from the students.”

Students additionally learned about asthma and geriatrics, conditions that may affect those around them such as classmates and grandparents.

The biggest hit of the day, according to Ashley Heller, a senior majoring in nursing, was the lifts. It showed the students how patients are lifted into their beds and provided them an opportunity to control a machine used by nursing students in labs.

“Kids are eager to learn, and they like to do the lifts,” Duval said. “They are so excited to be doing that and just all the games that we do ... they’re really eager to learn,” Heller said.

Many of the students came

from rural-area schools within a 30-mile radius of the FargoMoorhead area, including schools such as Breckinridge and Ada-Borup. Haug says it was great to be able to give students from rural areas an opportunity that isn’t offered as often as it is in F-M schools.

The event was sponsored by SNA, the Department of Nursing and the North Dakota Partners in Nursing Gerontology Consortium Project. The idea for the event originated from Dickinson State University.

Faculty and students involved with SNA collaborated with the university to develop the event at NDSU. “We decided this would be a great idea for our organization to get involved in,” Haug said.

“We looked at what Dickinson

did, what we wanted to do and organized our day according to what we wanted.”

Dickinson has had success in pervious camps put on for fourth- and fifth-grade students, with up to 75 students attending.

Members of SNA are also involved with the Expanding Your Horizons event, which is aimed at students in 7th and 8th grade. Heller says they didn’t want to target the same age group.

“It’s good practice for us, just as much as the kids are learning, we’re probably learning, too,” Heller said.

“It is just good experience, having to plan this event. It helps you be that role model image that we should be for these guys.”

Faculty member pushes service through horsemanship Matt Severns Spectrum Staff Part of NDSU’s land grant obligation involves giving back to the community. To one associate professor, giving back means continuing on with a lifelong passion while exposing students to the challenges and potential triumphs of disabled life.

Erika Berg was selected to receive the Service Learning Award this year for her work with both Riding on Angels’ Wings’ and therapeutic horse-

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manship at NDSU. “The opportunities provided at Riding on Angels’ Wings are not something that can be duplicated in the classroom,” Berg said about the program she helped create.

Berg was instrumental in establishing the minor and certificate programs in therapeutic horsemanship. Her introductory course requires students to volunteer 16 hours with Riding on Angels’ Wings.

“This service learning project is about giving back, but more importantly it is about students recognizing that all people, regardless of their

challenges, have something meaningful to contribute to this life,” Berg said.

For Berg, therapeutic horsemanship runs in the family.

When she was in grade school, her mother was writing her thesis on hippotherapy, or therapy through horses.

“I remember one particular instance of a girl looking at her mom and saying ‘Hi,’ as she rode by on the back of her horse, and her mom started to cry,” Berg said. “Those were the first words her daughter had ever spoken.”

Berg has been around horses all her life, but she entered the

field of therapeutic horsemanship 17 years ago. Since then, she’s seen firsthand the opportunity experiences with horses can offer to cognitively and physically disabled riders.

“I have been involved in the field of therapeutic horsemanship since 1995, and during that time I have been lucky enough to be a part of many tiny miracles,” Berg said.

Berg says that the program she helped create functions as an opportunity for students to share this experience.

Looking back on the short history of the program, Berg says the rewards have been

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“I would have to say that [the most rewarding part of this program is] when students express their excitement about having the opportunity to give back to the community but then realize what they get in return from the riders in the form of smiles, thank yous and perspective is far greater than they anticipated,” Berg said.

Berg will be recognized in early May at the annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence at the Alumni Center.

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Students will soon be able to learn about logistics, trading, risk management and commodity marketing in a new trading room nearing completion in Barry Hall. The commodity trading room will be available for classes in the fall.

In an NDSU press release, university distinguished professor William Wilson says the room was established in order to meet the importance of commodity trading in North Dakota and the overall growth in commodities trading.

Commodity trading in North Dakota includes trading in energy, transportation and agricultural products. The NDSU trading room will reflect a laboratory for analyzing markets, financial instruments and trading strategies and risks, according to Wilson’s statement.

“Most competing business schools have financial and trading rooms. Developing a trading room in Barry Hall will provide similar training and research opportunities for NDSU students and faculty,” Wilson said in the press release. “For the agribusiness industry, NDSU will be the first school having such capabilities that focus on agriculture and the biofuels sector.”

The trading room will have 32 workstations, in which 16 of the stations will have access to live commodity and financial market information. The room will be used in courses in the College of Business, as well as courses in agribusiness.

Staci McPherson, a senior majoring in public relations and advertising and minoring in business says the commodity trading room will benefit students in understanding how real-live trading rooms function.

“It’s interesting to know that this will be available for students in future years to help them understand the strategies and concepts needed for commodity trading,” McPherson said. “A lab environment will definitely help those students obtain ‘real-life experience’ that can prepare for a future career in the area or even prepare them for an internship.”

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News NDSU students help revive Minot Omega Project assists in flood recovery Mike Liudahl News Reporter Members of the Omega Project, a service-learning course, traveled to Minot in effort to help the city recover from its 2011 flood disaster.

Their main focus was assisting with cleanup of the city’s popular Roosevelt Park Zoo that was covered by up to 12 feet of water for several weeks last summer.

The Omega Project is also known as NDSU’s Human Development and Family Science 310 course. The course provides the opportunity for students to bring their service to the community to the next level.

The opportunity for students to help restore the devastated community was provided in part by Lutheran Disaster Response, a program of Lutheran Social Services. Before their day at the zoo, they were able to witness some of the damage done to neighborhoods and then spent the night at First

Lutheran Church, which was also affected by the flood.

“We were put into different animal pens to bag leaves and pick up the sticks that were all over the place and had made them really gross,” Samantha Trill, a senior majoring in human development and family science, said. “We started in the goat pen, then moved onto the reindeer pen and finally cleaned up as much as we could in the wolf pen.”

There’s much more work to be done, but Trill mentioned how it felt good to see the progress they were making as well as the group’s overall difference that was made at the end of the day. The zoo’s regular inhabitants are currently at other zoos scattered across the country, and without service groups like the Omega Project, their return home would be further delayed.

“The course focuses on the multiple forms of civic engagement. It looks at working through the social change model, which includes individual development of values and the consciousness of self,”

said Matt Skoy, assistant director for Service Learning and Civic Engagement. “We also focus on group and community values that we are part of and engage them in service.”

“The class helps you develop your own sense of self and to be more aware of what’s happening in your community,” Trill said of Project Omega. “For example, I knew we had a lot of homeless people in our area, but until getting involved in volunteering, I didn’t realize the amount of people who actually were.”

Skoy says he has noticed that students have become much more service focused than they were about ten years ago during his undergraduate years at NDSU. He is fired up about how many young people between the ages of 18 and 21 want to be engaged in the community and give back.

“I think the current generation of college students is very service oriented, and there will be more to come,” said Skoy.

“Last year with groups such as Greek organizations, athletics

and residence halls, we recorded over 40,000 hours of service.”

The impact being made by students can also be measured in terms of dollars an hour of service. In North Dakota, it is currently worth more than 16 dollars per hour. Although these types of statistics have been tracked for only a handful of years, Skoy is inspired by how service hour numbers will often double from one year to the next.

“Even if it’s just a day or two days you can make an extreme impact on a community,” Trill said, encouraging others to become civically engaged. “Hearing the stories my friends from Minot have told about their flooded homes makes me want to go back and help again.”

For information about the Omega Project or other service opportunities, contact Matt Skoy at 231-8566 or emailing him at matthew.skoy@ndsu. edu

NDSU continues energy reduction project Emma Heaton Co-News Editor

NDSU continues progress on the energy reduction project, which was launched in June 2011 and addresses plumbing efficiency, air leakage improvements and other facility improvements. The project aims to reduce maintenance and operation costs in 63 buildings on campus.

“The goal was to try to pick buildings where we felt we could get the most savings from an energy prospective.

We try to look at ones where you’ve got air handling exhaust equipment,” Michael Ellingson, director of facilities management, said. “Those typically are where you can see more substantial savings than just a regular small classroom building.”

The cost of the project is es-

timated at nearly $11 million, which will be funded through savings from utilities and an American Recovery and Reinvestment grant.

Honeywell Energy Service Group, the hired contractors for the project, provide the difference if the savings do not equal the cost of the project.

“This project has to pay for itself in 15 years, otherwise it is not a compliant project,” Ellingson said. “Honeywell ESG has run the numbers, and they will guarantee that we will see enough savings to make the bond payments.”

One completed component of the project entails water conservation and is estimated to save the university 25 million gallons of water. The savings from these conservation acts will save nearly $100,000.

The project included updating faucets and showerheads and will be covered for repairs up to 10 years.

A second completed part of

the energy-saving project includes air leakage improvements. Caulking and weather striping will provide a tight building envelope, which will additionally decrease operation costs.

To increase efficiency, the temperature controls and lighting in 13 buildings have also updated. The updated controls will be run based on people present in buildings.

“We’ll actually be able to control the air handlers based on occupancy,” Ellingson said.

“If classes are done at six o’clock, at eight o’clock we’ll have the equipment shut down instead of having it running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It will be a huge energy savings.”

Improvements in lighting technologies are to be finished in the remaining five buildings. The goal is to be finished by the end of the summer.

These upgrades will bring an estimated 32 percent of energy

reduction, with $850 thousand in savings in the first year.

Not only will the project reduce operation costs, but will also be beneficial environmentally, according to Ellingson.

“We are doing out part in not only energy conservation, but also the environmental conservation, too,” Ellingson said.

It is estimated that the emission reductions will equal the amount of emission from 1,278 cars on the road.

With universities around the nation utilizing similar methods to conserve energy, such as the University of Central Missouri and Arizona State University, Ellingson sees future projects on the horizon.

“The savings will get less and less, because we’re hopefully picking the worst buildings first,” Ellingson said of future projects. “But it is our intention to continue to look at finding mechanisms to hopefully do more of these projects in the future.”

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Commodity from page 1 The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, NDSU Technology Fee Advisory Committee and vice president for academic affairs provided the funding for the project. The funds will go toward computers and hardware needed for the trading room.

Commodity trading involves the selling and purchasing of marketable items produced to satisfy wants or needs. A trading room gathers traders operating on financial markets.

Equipment for the NDSU commodity trading room is to be installed in June.

Kalk gets ND GOP backing for US House campaign BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — It took Brian Kalk three ballots on Sunday to overcome four rivals and win the North Dakota Republican convention's support to run for the U.S. House.

He now faces a primary campaign against at least one GOP challenger, Kevin Cramer, his colleague on the North Dakota Public Service Commission.

Kalk defeated Shane Goettle, a former director of North Dakota's Commerce Department, 929-676 on Sunday, shortly before the weekend GOP convention ended. Almost 1,800 delegates attended the two-day event at the Bismarck Civic Center.

In two previous ballots, Kalk and Goettle were up against three other candidates — DuWayne Hendrickson, of Minot, and state Reps. Bette Grande, R-Fargo, and Kim Koppelman, R-West Fargo.

Hendrickson, Grande and Koppelman dropped out after the second ballot.

"After the first ballot, I felt pretty good," Kalk said. "We looked at the districts where I thought we should have done better in, and I went right over and talked to those folks."

Cramer, who lost two congressional campaigns in the 1990s, did not compete for the convention's endorsement.

Cramer said in January he would run in the state's June primary, which will determine the U.S. House candidates who'll battle in the fall campaign.

Candidates who are endorsed at North Dakota's Democratic and Republican political conventions are guaranteed a place on the primary ballot, as well as access to party mailing lists and fundraising resources. However, any candidate may run in either party's primary by

collecting petition signatures from at least 300 North Dakota voters.

Grande declined to tell the Associated Press on Sunday whether she would run against Kalk and Cramer in June, saying she'd decide "after I've slept."

"I haven't gotten past this moment," Grande said. "The campaign for me was one of the best experiences of my lifetime ... We're going to just move forward."

Democrats have endorsed Pam Gulleson, a former state legislator and aide to former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, as their preferred candidate for Congress.

The incumbent, Republican Rep. Rick Berg is running for the U.S. Senate. He expects a primary challenge from Duane Sand, a Bismarck businessman.

Cramer and Kalk both serve on the PSC, a state regulatory agency with jurisdiction over electric and gas utilities, grain elevators, pipelines, wind turbine placements, coal mining, telecommunications and auctioneers. Their offices are next to each other on the Capitol's 12th floor.

Kalk declined to discuss his primary campaign plans.

"Right now, we're going to enjoy the victory," he said.

"Kevin and I are very good friends and everything we've always done is professional work, and we'll keep it that way."

On Sunday, the GOP convention also chose its preferred candidate for state superintendent of public instruction. There's significant interest in the job because Wayne Sanstead is retiring after 28 years. The former lieutenant governor has been formidable in elections, handily winning seven campaigns for school superintendent.

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News briefs STATE White House approves Fargo-area diversion project FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad says the White House has approved the plan for a Red River diversion project around Fargo and Moorhead, Minn.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed the flood control project, which is currently estimated to cost about $2 billion.

Conrad says the White House's Office of Management and Budget determined that the plan is "consistent with the policies and programs of the president." $5 million lawsuit filed in Grand Forks arena fire GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The owners of the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks have filed a $5 million lawsuit over a fire in the building last summer.

The complaint filed by Arena Holdings Charitable and RE Arena, Inc., accuses Harman Professional, Inc., and Harman International Industries of negligence.

The plaintiffs say the fire originated in a speaker after it became "improperly energized" by a direct electrical current from the amplifier.

Son charged with murder in Bismarck woman's death BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man accused of killing his 83-year-old mother and stealing her new car claimed Friday that he is innocent.

Dean Grenstiner, 47, has been charged with murder and felony theft in the death of his mother, Ann Grenstiner. She was found dead Tuesday in the bedroom of her Bismarck home, and authorities said Friday she died after suffering several blows to the head

NATION Protesters march in Fla. town where teen was shot SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Thousands joined a march Saturday through the Florida town where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, vowing to continue protesting until an arrest is made.

Protesters carried signs, chanted "Justice for Trayvon," and clutched the hands of their children while they walked to the Sanford Police Department from a local high school that served black students during the segregation era. The march was organized by the NAACP was one of several taking place over the weekend.

Docs show evidence piled up in Utah disappearance TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — In the quest to figure out what happened to Susan Powell in 2009, Utah authorities compiled a heap of evidence — finding blood in the family home, an eerie handwritten "will" and a young son who bluntly said that mom was dead.

Despite all of the informa-

tion, investigators with West Valley City police continued to say Friday that they are treating the case as a missingpersons matter. They have never named a suspect or filed charges in Powell's disappearance, even though her husband was linked with much of the evidence and scrutiny.

Josh Powell killed himself and their two young children in a gas-fueled inferno two months ago.

Jury finds ex-Texas nurse guilty in bleach deaths LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — A former Texas nurse accused of killing five of her patients and injuring five others by injecting bleach into their kidney dialysis tubing has been found guilty of capital murder.

The verdict came Friday in the case against 38-year-old Kimberly Clark Saenz.

Saenz was fired in April 2008 after a rash of illnesses and deaths at a Lufkin dialysis clinic run by Denverbased health care giant DaVita Inc. She was charged a year later.

WORLD Mexican agents probe family in 3 ritual murders NACOZARI, Mexico (AP) — It was a family people took pity on, one the government and church helped with free food, used clothes and farm animals. The men were known as trash pickers. Some of the women were suspected of prostitution.

Mexican prosecutors are investigating the poor family living in shacks outside a small town near the U.S. border as alleged members of a cult that sacrificed two 10year-old boys and a 55-yearold woman to Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, a figure adored mostly by outlaws but whose popularity is growing across Mexico and among Hispanics in the United States.

Timbuktu, ancient Islamic city, under attack AGADEZ, Niger (AP) — Booms from rocket launchers and automatic gunfire crackled Sunday around Mali's fabled town of Timbuktu, known as an ancient seat of Islamic learning, for its 700year-old mud mosque and, more recently, as host of the musical Festival in the Desert that attracted Bono in January.

On Sunday, nomadic Tuaregs, who are descended from the people who first cre-

ated Timbuktu in the 11th century and seized it from invaders in 1434, attacked the city in their fight to create a homeland for the Sahara's blue-turbanned nomads.

Their assault deepens a political crisis sparked March 21 when mutinous soldiers seized power in the capital.

The Tuaregs have rebelled before, but never have they succeeded in taking Timbuktu or the major northern centers of Kidal and Gao, which fell Friday and Saturday as demoralized government troops retreated.

Relief as fire-hit cruise ship safe in Malaysia SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) — Smiling passengers voiced relief and gratitude after safely leaving a firedamaged luxury cruise ship that was stranded at sea for 24 hours and limped without air-conditioning into a Malaysian port Sunday.

The Azamara Quest drifted off the southern Philippines with 1,000 people aboard after flames engulfed one of its engine rooms Friday, injuring five crew members. It restored propulsion the next night and reached the harbor of Sandakan city in Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah on Borneo island late Sunday.

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Start young, Recover from stress Live Real Mentor stay young Tips on ways to release stress Training provides Tips for maintaining a support to high-risk healthy, youthful face Alysia Larson Staff Writer drinkers Houda Mentors serve as role models to help reduce alcohol consumption

Andrew Koch Staff Writer Many of us who are of age to drink casually go out and have only a few drinks in one setting, however, many students of any age are drinking at a high-risk, and it is taking a toll on their bodies, schoolwork and personal appearances.

In 2008 and 2010, CORE Drug and Alcohol Surveys were completed by a representative sample of NDSU students about consuming alcohol. The most alarming statistic was the fact that only 28 percent of students at NDSU had not used alcohol within the past 30 days. The figure is surprising, and the assumption that some of these students drinking at a high-risk level is evident.

Luckily, NDSU has a great solution for those who may be struggling with alcohol abuse. The Live Real Mentors program is seeking individuals who choose to identify themselves as a resource for individuals looking for guidance on issues related to alcohol and other drug abuse, and who will actively seek to educate students about the effects of high-risk alcohol and other drug use.

Live Real Mentors are trained through a one-hour session where they learn the effects of high-risk alcohol and other drug use, the appropriate use of referrals for alcohol and other drug services and how to communicate a message that promotes wellness in safety.

This is done through various activities including a question and answer session regarding the NDSU student alcohol consumption and a demonstration on how body weight plays into ones Blood Alcohol Content. In essence, mentors are trained to be role models for those having issues with alcohol.

At the end of the training session on Thursday, a scenario popped up about a person who was at risk from drugs and alcohol. The potential mentors were to identify the issues and signs that the subject was having problems with drinking at a high-risk, and how that factor caused him or her to miss class, perform poorly in school and look un-presentable.

This example demonstrates how mentors are also taught to look for the signs in potential individuals who may be struggling with high-risk

drinking, but do not want to open up about it. Each mentor is there for support, and is there for antagonizing the individual having problems. If you are someone having issues with substance abuse do not be afraid to talk to a Live Real Mentor if they approach.

If you are seeking out a Live Real Mentor, look for their logo, which is depicted as an image corresponding with this article.

In the session the mentors also learned that they are not expected to be a counselor to those in need. Rather, talking to the individual about their problems is a positive step to take. Mentors were told to call the counselors office at NDSU to express the concern that the individual they are talking with might be dealing with substance abuse problems.

Since alcohol is the most widely used depressant on campus, most of the focus of the Live Real Mentor program focuses on helping students drink at a low-risk rate.

Erika Beseler -Thompson, assistant director of orientation and student success, and Brittnee Steckler, human resources benefits coordinator, share on what a Live Real Mentor can do to make an impact on students struggling with high-risk drinking.

“Live Real Mentors can provide information that is essential about alcohol, its risks, trouble it causes, and where help is available,” they said.

Beseler-Thompson and Steckler realize that many people like to go out for a casual drink or two, and noted the mission of the Live Real Mentors program is to explain to people who are having troubles with substance abuse about low risk drinking.

This means that individuals will learn ways to moderate their drinking levels, and be taught ways to be safe while drinking rather than cause chaos.

Staying safe while drinking is the main focus the Live Real Mentors program wants to instill in people.

As aspiring students at NDSU it is our goal to not let alcohol take control of our lives. If you feel that you are in need of assistance do not hesitate to call the counseling office or seek out a mentor today. For more information on the Live Real Mentor program refer to http://www.ndsu.edu/alcoholinfo, or call 701-2315478.

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Abdelrahman Contributing Writer Although most may not start fretting over wrinkles and aging’s effects until they are in their 30s or 40s, a few tips to put into early practice can keep you looking great before then and beyond.

The sun is particularly responsible for early aging. In fact, if your skin were not exposed to any sun, you would first start seeing wrinkles at age sixty, according to Helen Foster, author of “The Beauty Book.”

Since the sun is behind much of aging, applying sunscreen regularly only makes sense. M.D. David Bank recommends applying sunscreen “daily for you to see any longterm benefits,” as reported by Redbook magazine.

Remember to buy an actual bottle of sunscreen. Many cosmetic products have labels on that read “SPF 15,” which could trick a consumer into believing that he or she may not need extra sunscreen from a separate application, but you should realize that most likely, you are not getting superior coverage when you apply a facial cream once a day. Therefore, opt for a true bottle of sunscreen to maximize your sun protection’s efficiency.

Also, smoking not only ruins your looks, but it destroys your lungs. Not getting enough sleep does not just contribute to higher stress levels, but lack of sleep deprives your body of time to repair itself.

According to Foster, “the skin is more absorbent at night, which means it takes in treatments more effectively.”

In addition, eating correctly is probably one of the best things you could ever do for your skin and body. Not only do you feel good, but your body looks good, too.

Another tip is to avoid overplucking your eyebrows.

While elderly women lacking brows draw in their own lines, there is no need to get a head start on the brow loss. Artificially arched, wispy brows no longer look feminine. Take a look at any fashion magazine and you may notice that plenty of models are gracefully keeping their brows full.

In fact, fuller eyebrows are associated with being healthy and youthful, and they are a terrific way to add symmetry and give your face a sharper look. Full does not necessarily mean bushy; rather, full eyebrows can recreate a face by adding balance. Another benefit to having fuller eyebrows is that they are low-maintenance.

Finally, simply smile. All the sunscreen in the world will not make you look youthful if you are constantly frowning.

Happier people seem to have a natural glow radiating from their face. And remember, youth is thicker than a few surface skin cells and much more significant than any lotion you may ever use.

When you’re feeling stressed out, you can turn to many things that are unhealthy to try and relieve that stress such as binge drinking, overeating, or spending too much money on unnecessary things. Instead, here are some healthy tips on how to destress from ehow.com.

Pump the music.

Make a playlist of your favorite songs. Try to make it upbeat or happy songs to put you in a good mood. Spending just a few minutes to yourself

He Said She Said What does the term ‘dating’ mean to you?

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Learn a yoga stretch. Take a moment when you’re feeling like everything is crazy and do the stretch. It’s a healthy way to release that tension. Yoga has numerous poses, so find one that works for you and put it into practice.

Pick up reading.

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Even if you don’t find time to read through the whole thing at a good pace, just being able to crack open a book and escape into a different world can help.

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Alysia Larson Staff Writer He Said: “I think dating is when you are hanging out with someone in order to get to know them more and could lead to a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship.” David Horner, a freshman with an undecided major.

She Said: “Dating is when two people start spending more time together one-on-one; it is a very vague statement used to describe a relationship between a couple. You usually have to have a talk that helps define your relationship if you’ve only been ‘dating,” Janelle Cord, a sophomore majoring in university studies.

Dating can be a very ambiguous term and that can make it hard for two people to be on the same page when they start dating. For some people, dating can mean that you are in an exclusive relationship, perhaps you use the terms boyfriend and girlfriend.

Others view the term dating as meaning you can see other people and you are just hanging out.

When you start dating someone, make sure you are on the same page. You don’t want to think you are exclusive and find out that the other person doesn’t think that.

Communicate with each other before things get tricky.

Starting things off with knowing what the other person and what you want from the relationship can keep things from getting confusing later on.

If you do find that you are on different wavelengths for what the term dating means to each of you, then you’ll have to talk it out until you figure out what’s best for you two depending on where you are in your relationship.

Don’t let the ambiguous term of dating ruin a great relationship. Labels can be distracting, so make sure to do what’s best for you and the other person in the relationship.

Dear Alysia, One of my friends from back home doesn’t get along with my boyfriend. All of my friends from school think he’s the best guy ever and that I’m so lucky to be with him. My friend from back home is one of my best friends and I don’t like that she doesn’t even give him a chance. I don’t know how to talk to her about it. Help!

Sincerely, Stretched to the Limit Dear Stretched to the Limit, This is a tough situation to be in. On the one hand you have a really good friend whom you’ve known for a long time, but might not be as present in your life as she was before. And on the other hand, you have your boyfriend who you haven’t known as long as your friend, but who has become a very important part of your life. It’s hard to mesh two different worlds.

The first thing you should do is talk to your friend. Let her know how you feel. She needs to understand that your boyfriend is important to you. Just make sure you aren’t flaunting the fact that you have a boyfriend or that your boyfriend is super awesome. You might not think you are doing that, but perhaps she doesn’t actually mind your boyfriend, but she doesn’t like that you are talking about him constantly. If you talk to her and she brings something up like this then you will need to rethink your actions as well.

If you aren’t doing anything like this and she is being unfair, then you need to tell her in a nice way how you feel. Make sure you aren’t accusing and being unfair towards her. She might have a reason for it that might not be reasonable but could be understandable. Listen to her side of the story and try to come to an agreement that works for both of you. Give her the same understanding that you want her to have for you. Hopefully she’ll come around!

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‘Anchorman’ sequel announced Matt Paulsen Staff Writer

On July 9, 2004, audiences across America were officially introduced to San Diego’s top rated Channel 4 news team. It has been a long wait, but after an eight-year hiatus, Ron Burgundy is set to make his rightful return to the big screen.

Late last week a sequel was announced for the fan-favorite comedy “Anchorman.” Starring Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, the original film followed Burgundy, San Diego’s top rated newsman in the 1970s and what happens when a new female employee with ambition to burn arrives in his office.

The film grossed a modest $84 million during its theatrical run but gained a lot of attention and appreciation after people were able to catch the film on cable and DVD. Looking at some of the other films that have been considered sequel worthy, it was only a matter of time before an “Anchorman” sequel saw the green light -- especially when you consider the films solid fan base.

Although Ferrell was the lead in “Anchorman,” the film would have gone nowhere without its stellar supporting cast. The rest of the Channel 4 news team includes Steve Carell (“The Office”), Paul Rudd (“Role Models”) and David Koechner (“Thank You For Smoking”). The chemistry between the four drives the film, and it would be hard to picture a sequel working without them.

To announce the sequel, Ferrell appeared on Wednesday’s episode of “Conan” dressed as

Burgundy while playing his infamous jazz flute. After making fun of O’Brien, he then went on to announce the sequel. “I want to announce this to everyone here in the Americas. To our friends in Spain, Turkey and the U.K. including England, that as of 0900 Mountain Time, Paramount Pictures and myself, Ronald Joseph Aaron Burgundy, have come to terms on a sequel to Anchorman. It is official! There will be a sequel to Anchorman.” Ferrell stated.

There has been some speculation that the sequel will take place a decade later in the ‘80s, but no official word has been announced. When the project was first being talked about a few years ago, there was even talk of turning the sequel into a musical. However, any sequel plans were quickly put on hold when Paramount decided not to go ahead with a sequel due to budgetary issues. Problems with the budget made sense considering Carell and Rudd have hit the big time since the originals release.

Outside of Ferrell, Carell and Rudd, no other cast members have been announced yet.

It will be interesting to see who returns for round two out of an impressive supporting cast that included names like Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jack Black, Fred Willard, Christina Applegate, Luke Wilson and Seth Rogen among others.

For more information and updates on the sequel, you can follow director Adam McKay on Twitter. For a quick laugh you can also follow “Ron Burgundy” himself on Twitter.

Filming is set for February with a release sometime in 2013. Whatever happens, stay classy NDSU.

Review: ‘Wrath of the Titans’ Riley Donnelly Contributing Writer Sam Worthington is back with this new movie. ‘Wrath of the Titans’ is the exciting sequel to ‘Clash of the Titans,’ which hit theaters two years ago. Worthington plays Perseus, a middle-aged demigod that happens to be the son of Zeus, who is played

by Liam Neeson. Following up to his slaying of the mighty Kraken, he finds himself living a simpler life in a small fishing village, not one cliché in sight. But this time around, people have stopped praying to the gods and thus limited their power severely. Consequentially, the gates of Tartarus, a giant prison holding the titans of lore, are falling apart and the bad guys are escaping. Oh no! If you’re in the mood for an hour-and-fortyminute romp through ancient Greece, you’ve come to the right movie.

Featuring the almighty third dimension, this picture boasts some of the most amazing computer graphics that Hollywood has to offer since the production of Avatar. If you have a wild imagination like me, every time you see a Cyclops or any of the many other beasts that populate the picture, you’ll find yourself believing that Worthington is actually battling this monstrosity.

Sadly though, this is where

all the good things about this movie come to an abrupt end.

It seems that the director, Jonathan Liebesman, has succumbed to the directing styles known as the “Michael Bay Way.” Amazing computer graphics are, well, amazing, but when you use them to hide the poor script and stony dialogue that contributes to much of the movie’s story, you’ve taken too much advantage of the few tools you have. In fact, almost throughout the entire movie, there are so many moments where the movie is trying to be awesome just for the sake of being awesome. Who needs dialogue when you have gods fighting titans in a superbattle, am I right?

Another thing that just bothered me throughout the movie was how hard they were trying to get their “moral of the story” across to me. Almost every 15 minutes someone is telling me that being part human is actually one of the greatest strengths you can have. I get it, being flawed makes me stronger. This is great and all, but I would prefer having the ability to throw lightning bolts any day.

Report time: D+, that’s as high as I’m going to go. I had a lot of fun watching all these battles play out, but really, there’s nothing that was improved from the first movie. If you have ever wondered what Lord of The Rings would be like if it was directed by Michael Bay, this is your show.

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Arts and Entertainment Triz lets haters be motivators Wants to be first to make it big from North Dakota

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If you were one of the few that turned out to the Benson Bunker Field House Friday night, you may have heard a hip-hop performer named Triz that night -- that is, if you were one of the few that waited it out for over an hour. He was set to go on stage around 9:45 p.m., but a weak turnout pushed him closer to 11:15.

Triz decided to go up only after some of the people who initially showed to see him had already left.

“When stuff like that happens, I look at it as more as a positive because you are getting experience. You’re still performing and you still go through everything, it’s just not for a big crowd, so you’ve got to try to always come out with a positive,” he said.

Part of the problem, Triz thinks, is that many people around here don’t listen to hiphop. There are a lot of people who do, but much of the population is older they are more inclined to listen to classic

rock or country. However, he believes being in a smaller city could make spreading his name much easier, since he doesn’t have to deal with all the noise found in larger metros.

His ultimate goal is to be the first hip-hop artist to make it big out of North Dakota, saying he’ll know success when people are able to recognize him instantly. He bought all his own equipment when he moved to Fargo after graduating from high school in 2009.

He started doing music on his own, but met local artists like Charlie Mizza and Big Reeno who encouraged him in his efforts. He believes his musical talent is derived from his grandfather, who used to play in a band.

Triz has been putting together hip-hop songs since middle school. He and a friend were playing with some different beats and decided to put some lyrics to them. Triz was obsessed with southern music, particularly references to candy-color painted cars, and the first song he completed was called “Ridin’ Candy Slab.” He got some good feedback on that track and decided to do a few more.

When writing songs, Triz looks at it from a listener’s point of view and draws influences from what he thinks other people would want to

hear. He listens to a lot of rap, T.I. in particular, but insists his personal music collection isn’t limited to that genre, noting some country, techno, dubstep and classic rock on his iPod. He compares his own music to rappers like T-Pain.

Since moving to Fargo, Triz says his following has gotten much bigger. He says it’s not huge but it’s definitely starting to take off, crediting a few shows at The Hub for the boost. Additionally, he’ll burn CDs of his recordings and pass them out for free at his shows to spread the word. He’s had a few people tell him that they listen to his CD non-stop, and another fan wrote a paper about him for an assignment and received an A on it.

“A lot of people, right away when they hear my music, they don’t think it’s me. Not to be racist or anything, but they usually think it’s a black guy,” Triz said, explaining some of the response he’s gotten. “I’ve had people in complete disbelief until I show them my stuff on YouTube and they see for sure that it’s me.” He went on to say they support is a source of inspiration. “As you get more fans, you gain a sense of accomplishment, for me at least. Because when you’re getting feedback from fans and you’re building more of a fan base, it means more people are listening to your music and

you feel like you’re actually doing something right.” It’s factors like those that keep him going even when the turnout is slim.

“You can’t let negative things get to you. There’s always going to be people that are going to say ‘you suck, your music’s garbage,” whatever. When people write on my Facebook page and leave negative comments, and whenever stuff like that happens, you have to look at that as a positive. They’re paying attention to what you’re doing, they’re giving you the time of day, so you’re obviously doing something right. Let your haters be your motivators, that’s what I say.”

Triz says the most rewarding aspect of it all is being able to put his music out there for other people. He says he’s religious about downloading new music from artists as soon as it’s released, and he devotes all of his spare time and effort to putting forth quality music for his own fans. But with school and a job filling up his schedule, he doesn’t release new songs as often as he would like. However, he argues the quality of each new track doesn’t disappoint.

You can find him and his work on YouTube just by searching “Triz,” Twitter (@thatboytriz) and on Facebook (Yung Triz).

Sega confirms layoffs and game cancellations Company begins restructuring Steven Strom Staff Writer Things aren't looking good for video game industry stalwart Sega.

Once one of the biggest names in the industry, Sega has slowly become less and less prominent in recent years.

The publisher has had a rough go of it since the death of the much loved yet financially unsuccessful Sega Dreamcast (as well as its equally unsuccessful and less popular predecessors). Now it seems as though they've fallen just a bit further Sega's financial forecasts for last fiscal year (which ended on March 31) have been read-

justed. That is to say, they have gone down. Way down.

The company's expected net income fell down to 47.4 percent. This has led to some pretty drastic restructuring of the company in Europe and the United States.

And unfortunately, “restructuring” translates in this case to “streamlining.” And in the world of business “streamlining” translates to major layoffs across multiple territories.

By doing so, Sega intends to "create a smaller company positioned for sustained profitability." Though at the time of this writing exactly what that means and just how many employees will be losing their jobs is still up in the air.

Part of this restructuring also

means that Sega will be canceling several unconfirmed titles in its lineup. Instead, Sega will continue to focus on games that it believes will sell well in North American and European territories. These franchises are confirmed to be “Sonic,” “Football Manager,” “Total War,” and “Aliens.”

Though who is still buying “Sonic” games and why remains a complete mystery.

The company's expected profits will drop from 38 billion yen ($462 million) to 20 billion yen ($243 million) with Sega's revenue dropping down another half-billion dollars.

The cancellation of these projects and this reform is estimated to cost the publisher 7.1 billion yen ($86.5 million).

Sadly, this is only the latest in a string of closures and layoffs within the game industry.

Recently, Sony Computer Entertainment shuttered “Socom” developer Zipper after a rash of unfortunate releases. Even they were only yet another example of an unlucky studio in 2012.

It's quite unfortunate to see so many members of the industry losing their jobs in such a short span. While last year was a record-breaking year for video games, 2012 seems like it may be shaping up to be a much less friendly time for the industry at large.

Here's hoping that this is a trend that doesn't last.

Hooligans for a change of pace Ryan Buetow Contributing Writer This weekend I took the trip out to West Fargo to give the bar Hooligans a go. Hooligans is just south of 32nd Avenue off of Sheyenne Street South.

Hooligans Bar and Grill has the typical sports bar feel with good food, decent drink prices and friendly service.

The menu has plenty to choose from with burgers, sandwiches, pizza, and more.

I tried out the bacon cheeseburger, which was a halfpound burger with some thick

cut bacon. The burger did not stand out as anything special but was not bad. The pricing was decent for the quality of food and the amount that you get. They also have quite the variety of appetizers to share with friends. Hooligans has daily specials on food and also has some great drink specials to choose from throughout the week.

The service was great the night I was there, probably because the bar wasn’t too busy.

Due to the location of Hooligans, there obviously weren’t many college students there other than my friends and I. The crowd was a bit older,

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seeming to be residents of the housing developments nearby.

One of the classiest people I know, senior Jordan Hogness, said of the bar, “The crowd tended to skew older, a welcome respite from the sometimes wearying ‘college crush’ seen on weekends downtown.

Service was attentive if brusque, and the blackjack dealer continually busted.”

The bar has a built in stage which local sensation Any Day Now happened to be playing on that night. With the size of the place, the acoustics were not that great from all areas of the bar. For entertainment there was plenty to offer

with a pool table, pull tabs, and a blackjack table along with the live music.

Senior Jarrett Hart said of Hooligans, “The bar offered a laid back atmosphere which was a great escape from the chaos downtown. With blackjack and live music in addition to the usual bar games, there is something for everyone.”

The distance from everything else is a bit of a pain if you live near campus, but sometimes it is nice to get away and Hooligans offers a small town bar feel while just being outside of the city.

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Opinion A diversion project to please

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stripped from you.

That being said, I also understand the need for permanent flood protection in this area. Even though sandbagging every spring brings the FM community together, families still lose houses, and millions of dollars are spent keeping the waters at bay only to repeat the cycle the very next year.

The Red River Diversion project was just approved by the White House, which means it is a few steps closer to becoming a reality for the people of North Dakota.

Six North Dakota candidates who ran for the U.S. House nomination gave the INFORUM website their input on the diversion project if there was the possibility of moving hundreds of people from their homes, but nothing substantial was mentioned.

Most of them beat around the bush and spoke of things that “should have been done” instead of the current diversion plan. However, there is one option that has not been considered: widening the driving lanes on I-29 and placing the water in between them.

There is wasted land that runs in the median of I-29 now, but if reconstruction would happen there, then everyone involved could rest assured knowing that their land and property would remain.

In order to accommodate the diversion, $60 million is planning to go toward I-29 near Hickson, so why not distribute the rest of the funds, which is nearly $2 billion, toward reconstructing the entire interstate and place the diversion in the land that isn’t being used?

However, I bet this option would be too concrete to even be considered.

If you want to be enlightened today, Google “Diversion Discussion,” which is a website that provides up-todate information on the FargoMoorhead diversion. Then click on a story, scroll to the bottom of the page and read some of the comments left by its readers. Chances are the majority of feedback is incredibly well written and thought provoking.

Although it is a few days late, I have to say … April Fools!

The comments left by these readers is actually quite embarrassing, as they try to pack all of their rage, frustration and two cents into a paragraph filled with grammar mistakes.

Take a look at this example from “Walter” on the Diversion Discussion comment section: “fargo wants to develope in a slew … there should be special place in hell for the planners and condoners of this foolish waist of money. there is a better way.”

Despite the poor grammar, I understand where his disappointment is coming from: Entire communities may be uprooted from their homes.

The proposed plan seeks to place a diversion that stretches south from the Hickson and Oxbow area to just near Harwood.

Having grown up around this area, I empathize with the way these homeowners and farmers feel about the current plan. It would be difficult to grasp the fact that everything Jaime is a junior majoring you know may soon be in English education.

Money does change things Lukas Croaker Contributing Writer

slight downsides to winning more money than most countries have in the world.

The biggest problem the winners are going to have is all the reporters and random individuals asking them for different sums of money. The sob stories will flood into their mailbox describing a horrible situation that could be fixed with just $10,000.

You would also realize how many relatives you didn’t know you had and how you are obligated to give them money because they are in your family tree. I believe I would have an easy time telling all these people that they should just do what I did to get my money, and that is to buy a lottery ticket.

And for all you do-gooders out there, it doesn’t make you a bad person to indulge in life.

If it makes you feel any better, just donate to churches and other charity organizations, because there will definitely be enough coinage to go around.

Even though the MegaMillions winners were already announced, you can still rush to the nearest convenience store to purchase a life-changing piece of paper for the next lottery round.

And if, by some chance, you win the lottery instead of me, I promise not to be one of those people on your doorstep begging for a bag of money.

However, if you feel the kindness in your heart, feel free to pay off my school loans … they are starting to add up.

People always say how they wouldn’t change if they won the lottery or that money doesn’t buy happiness. Well, a few people's lives drastically changed a few days ago. The MegaMillions lottery was over $650 million dollars, making it the largest lottery in U.S. history.

Three of the winners that were announced were from Illinois, Maryland and Kansas.

But my question is, can you honestly tell me that if you won that much money your life wouldn’t change?

If I were to win the lottery, many people would never see me again. I would distribute the money between my closest, most loyal friends and my family (the ones I actually know). Then I would buy an enormous amount of land and a ridiculously huge Chevy Silverado with gold-plated rims.

After I had all the vehicles and land I wanted, I would also invest a large portion of the money.

Another thing I would do is donate large sums of money to businesses around the area so I can have my name on more buildings than Sanford and Scheel’s. This could be a difficult task, considering Sanford seemed to have bought half of Fargo in recent years. People’s lives would drastically change if I won the lottery.

That amount of money could even change the way a person like Mother Teresa Lukas is a junior majoring lived her life. There are also in political science.

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Surviving sexual assault Shedding light in the darkness Tessa Torgeson Contributing Writer

I believe in the power of discussing issues that are often silenced, difficult ones that our society does not openly discuss due to the harmful stigma surrounding them. I think for too long people have suffered in silence, feeling alone, powerless and hopeless.

By writing on these topics, I hope to shed some light in darkness, offer words of support and begin to heal. Once I began to speak out and “come out” publicly about my struggles, I began to cast light over some of the power the shadows of shame, suffering and pain.

For years, the words were trapped deep within me due to both shame and fear. I finally began the process of recovery when sharing that I am a survivor of rape and sexual assault. I am not alone.

In fact, according to the Rape, Incest, and Abuse National Network (RAINN), one of every six women (one out of five on college campuses) and one out of 33 men has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in

her lifetime. Survivors are everywhere, from your friend, to your sister, to your coworker, mom, aunt or neighbor.

With these statistics so high, it is sad that sexual assault is still so taboo, especially on college campuses. One of the things I’ve learned through treatments and counseling is that our secrets keep us sick.

Secrets are insidious; they have a way of haunting us.

Statistics echo this sentiment. RAINN states that sexual assault survivors are three times more likely to suffer from depression, 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol, and 26 more times likely to abuse drugs.

I can definitely relate to these statistics and though they paint a dire picture, they illustrate the wounds left by sexual assault. I used substances to numb the pain I felt in the wake of being raped and in an attempt to try to forget what happened to me.

I also blamed myself, as many victims often do. I was intoxicated at the time of my rape and for years I thought that it would not have happened if I had been sober. It was easier to blame myself, and feel lacerating self-hatred than feel anger toward my rapist.

By blaming myself, I attempted to gain control over it.

I wanted to reclaim the power that was taken for me when I was raped. I thought I could figure it out myself, fix myself and stop the pain on my own.

Unfortunately, this phenomenon is all too common amongst survivors and we often struggle in other unhealthy and sometimes abusive relationships. I write this as “we” because I feel a sense of camaraderie with fellow survivors I’ve met and my friends who have had similar experiences.

We recreate chaos by ending up with partners who mistreat us and hope to fix the other person because it takes the focus of ourselves. We don’t believe that we deserve better, we feel we have to “earn” love, validation and respect.

We take on blame and put up with abuse because it is what is tragically familiar. This cycle is defeating and perpetuates the struggle of powerlessness.

I believe that the cycle can be broken, but this needs to begin with shattering the silence. My healing process began when I was able to share with counselors and eventually my family and friends. These amazingly supportive people in my life have

been there for me to lean on, give me encouragement and unconditional love.

Thanks to their support, I was able to deal with my past, leave an unhealthy relationship, move forward and decide I do deserve better. I am now blessed with a very happy relationship and boyfriend who treats me wonderfully.

I hope that other survivors know that there is help and support in Fargo to move forward. Once again I will plug the free resource of the NDSU Counseling Center. Also, the NDSU Sexual Assault Resources and Advocacy (SARA) Helpline is available 24/7 to listen, answer questions and provide support (701-730-6149).

Two books that have helped me tremendously in moving forward and learning I deserve healthy relationships are “Women Who Love Too Much” by Robin Norwood and “Codependency No More” by Melody Beattie.

Always remember you are not alone and you don’t need to suffer in silence. All people deserve love, respect and healthy, nurturing relationships, regardless of your past.

Tessa is a senior majoring in English.

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Opinion Do not multitask

Courtney Simons Contributing Writer “Can you multitask?” This is a question that employers ask directly or indirectly all the time. They expect you to demonstrate the ability to run multiple projects at the same time. This is not surprising since employers see the employee as a tool in the hand to steer the business to success and therefore wish to maximize use of their inputs.

I have no problem with this philosophy as long as both parties are happy. The question is whether or not multitasking is the best way to be efficient.

Obviously, if you can do several things at the same time and you can do them well, then good for you. Very often though, the brain is incapable of fixing its attention fully on more than one thought and task at the same time.

You have probably experienced the reality that trying to focus on more than one thing at a time, and producing quality results for each of them is almost impossible. At least one will suffer at the expense of the others.

The more we are able to concentrate on a single thought at a time, the more exceptional our success will be.

This is simply called, “the power of one.” In our fastpaced generation, we try to do too much at the tremendous sacrifice of quality, our own peace of mind and physical wellbeing.

As a graduate student, a bet-

ter time management strategy I have found is to first of all create and document the “big picture” of what you want to accomplish by the end of college. I advised in an earlier article that these big picture goals should be put in a version of our resume that assumes you have already attained them.

The next step is to break these goals down into semester-long goals, then 30-day goals and daily goals. This is a way to custom-design your life so that every day you are doing something toward achieving your goals with clarity, focus and intention.

The extent of your “multitasking,” if you wish to use that term, should be limited to tasks that you delegate to others and by those responsibilities that you can skillfully leverage. One leveraging opportunity is to engage undergraduates and high school students in your research work.

If you plan well, in the summer there are several programs and opportunities where graduate students can train undergraduates and high school students in research, ultimately enabling them to work independently or with very minimal supervision collecting graduate research data.

You should attempt new tasks only on occasions when you have to wait. For reasons you cannot avoid, you have to continue your work on your current task. Our aim should not be to learn how to multitask, but how to do less, while we concentrate more one what we do best. In this, our less will become more.

Courtney is a graduate student majoring in the cereal sciences department.

Faceoff: The Trayvon Martin incident

Josh Massingill Contributing Writer

George Zimmerman is 28year-old Hispanic male, standing 5 foot 9 and just over 200 pounds. Trayvon Martin was a 17-year-old black male, stood 6 foot 2 or 3 and weighed roughly 150-160 pounds.

Martin was found shot evidently at close range, with skittles, a can of Arizona Iced Tea and cell phone by Zimmerman on Feb. 26 (which dismisses Zimmerman’s apparent curiosity about whether Martin had a weapon) in Sanford, Fla. Several witnesses corroborated Zimmerman’s report, all stating they’re almost certain they heard Zimmerman cry for help, including a 13-year-old boy, who claims he saw Martin on top, slamming his head into the ground and certainly heard Zimmerman cry for help and the gunshot thereafter.

Zimmerman claimed he exchanged words with Martin, stating he continued to follow him, but then turned around to head back to his truck, when Martin approached him from behind, just before the fatal quarrel.

According to Zimmerman’s report, just after exchanging words Martin hit his nose, he hit the ground and Martin proJosh is a junior majoring in ceeded to slam his head into history. the ground until Zimmerman pulled the trigger (that must have saved his life, in undoubted self-defense, accord-

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ing to the Florida “stand your ground” law to apply).

America, especially Florida, has ignited in a racially sensitive dilemma, which leaves millions demanding immediate justice. And since there has been no arrest after one month, tension has grown as the black population, and many others suggest this not a case of self-defense, but of racial profiling and murder, which essentially might be classified as a hate crime. And recently, figures such as Al Sharpton and over 8,000 other Martin supporters have occupied Sanford.

A Legal Analyst from CNN, Jeffrey Toobin, discussed the new evidence that might come to light and what may happen as current evidence cites no illegality.

Apparently, Martin was talking with his girlfriend over the phone, and just before the incident, she claims hearing Zimmerman actually starting the confrontation, asking Martin what he was doing there and possibly shoving Martin just before the call ended.

I think what must happen here is a deeper investigation and careful considerations from the prosecution and such before either side of the argument jumps to a conclusion, such as declaring racism that resulted in a hate crime, or ruling it out.

I’m half black and half Hispanic myself and share neither opinion other than simply waiting for evidence to surface. Anything otherwise is prejudice.

Matt Severns Spectrum Staff

Trayvon Martin is dead, George Zimmerman is free, and though the death is certainly a tragedy, its context and interpretation are things best left to the people directly involved.

Just like last summer when we all knew that Casey Anthony was guilty, the United States has again become riled up about an issue that just feels somehow wrong on the surface.

Skittles and iced tea? It might as well have been a lollypop and hat with a fan on top. Hooded sweatshirt? It might as well have been knitted oppression and socioeconomic profiling.

While nobody can seem to figure out whether George Zimmerman was the attacker or attacked, one thing is certain: The police feel he's innocent enough to remain free.

What is happening is a witch hunt that's the result of mutually agreeable perception. That is, everyone agrees that the death of an unarmed black teenager by a non-black neighborhood watchman is a tragedy.

The reason people are going to the streets and placing bounties on Zimmerman's head, though, is that they haven't tried to counter this grief with reason.

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ministering the law; people who watch cable news are not. If Zimmerman were guilty beyond reasonable doubt, he'd be behind bars.

The police have a stake in this because if Zimmerman were a danger, every day he remained free would be an extra inch they have their necks stretched out for him.

For all I know, George Zimmerman might be guilty. He might have been overzealous behind the trigger, and he might have been unreasonably forceful. Or, he might be innocent. Maybe he was attacked and maybe he genuinely felt threatened.

These are speculations though, and until evidence is based in more than just fervor, I will simultaneously mourn Trayvon Martin's death and respect George Zimmerman's innocence.

President Obama said that if he had a son, that son would look a lot like him. This metaphor captures the sentiments well. Seeing a teenager die under questionable circumstances has the ability to strike at the chords of all our hearts.

Nevertheless, when he took the podium to speak, alongside the conveyance of sympathy was this message: "I think all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen. And that means that we examine the laws and the context for what happened as well as the specifics of the incident."

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Group of seniors turn Bison sweep North Dakota in four game series Herd begins April with late-inning rally win in Grand Forks program around

Travis Jones Sports Editor As I wrote in last Friday’s column, the NDSU baseball program has turned around.

Chances are the readers of my column were at the games on Saturday. Looking at the game from an analytical standpoint, there are a group of players that has turned that program around. Looking at the game from a fans standpoint, it was a great Saturday with sun, friends and America’s pastime.

Tod Brown has given all credit to his players in any interview I’ve ever had with him, but I put most of the credit on his shoulders. A lot of credit goes to Brown, but even more credit goes to the core group of seniors on that team: Max Casper, Zach Wentz, Nick Colwell, Tyler Steen, Luke Anderson, Nick Anderson, Glenn Parker and Anthony Kliniske.

Looking at position players Max Casper, Zach Wentz, Nick Colwell and Nick Anderson, they’re all in the starting lineup, they’re the centerpiece of the defense and they’re all key contributors to the NDSU offensive attack.

It’s obvious that it’s more fun, I know that as much as anybody else, but the attitude shift that’s visible from last season to this season is so apparent that a blind sports writer like myself noticed it.

The core group I mentioned before has taken the team over, and each one has a unique role.

Looking at the team’s shortstop, Max Casper, from a defensive standpoint, he’s been as solid of a shortstop as any other player in the Summit League. Offensively he’s not a power threat, but rarely will you see him not make contact.

Zach Wentz has been arguably one of the best to come through the NDSU program, and he’s done offensively, defensively and on the mound as well. Wentz is one of the toptwo power hitters on the team along with Tim Colwell, and one of the top pitchers on the staff as well.

Nick Colwell and Nick Anderson are both Junior College transfers, but have been through a lot with the fouryear players on the squad.

Colwell is more of a utility player, while Anderson has stuck to the outfield, but both have solid bats with Colwell providing a decent amount of power.

Tyler Steen has been a rock at the most demanding position on the field, as he’s taken over the primary role as the team’s top catcher. In previous seasons, he’s split time with former catcher Tanner Adam, but now he’s the guy behind the mask. He doesn’t pack a huge punch at the plate, but, like Casper, will make contact more than he’ll go down.

With senior pitchers Luke Anderson, Glenn Parker and Anthony Kliniske setting the example as the team’s veteran pitchers, the underclassmen are getting a good lesson from these three pitchers who have seen periods of wins and losses.

The team is off to a fast start, but no matter what the season ends up at in the win and loss columns, this core group of seniors is going to go down as one of the most memorable ones in recent history.

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Luke Anderson delivers a pitch in the second game of Saturday’s double header. Anderson threw a complete game and earned his fifth win of the season.

Travis Jones Sports Editor An impressive month of March has ended, but the NDSU baseball team started the month of April with their 12th straight win and 18th of the season to close out the four game set against UND. The series sweep is North Dakota State’s first four-game set sweep since 2005.

The series started off last Friday in Grand Forks with the Bison just edging UND 1-0.

John Straka went the distance for NDSU (18-5), pitching nine scoreless innings and giving up four hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts. Nick Colwell drove in the only run for the Herd, as he scored his brother Tim Colwell on an infield single in the ninth inning.

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Track and field sees early success Travis Jones Sports Editor

NDSU hosted their first outdoor meet of the season on Saturday, as a group of Bison made their way into the record books. Both men and women were in action on Saturday afternoon.

Jesse Morrow was second in

the pole vault after he vaulted 16 feet 4 3/4 inches, good for sixth all-time at NDSU. Jason Duchsherer is now tenth at NDSU after he ran the 400 meters in 47.93 seconds.

Jerome Begin placed in the top spot in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 53.88 seconds.

Lee Dhein also took home a top spot, as he won the long jump at 22 feet 1 inch.

On the women’s side, five Bison athletes went home with

first place honors. Melissa Kitching won the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.03, fifth in school history. Emily Lesser won first place in the hammer throw with a distance of 184 feet 1 inch. Caitlin Mack won the pole vault with a height of 12-1 1/2, Toni Tollefson won the high jump as she cleared 5-5 and Katie Dockter took first in the long jump with a jump of 17-0 1/2.

ond and third games of the set, as NDSU played host this time in front of a school record 1,267 came out to Newman Outdoor Field to watch North Dakota State win both games against North Dakota.

The opening game of the doubleheader was a nine inning affair that featured another close contest. UND kept the score close, but the Bison pulled out the 3-1 victory in the end. Bryant Larson (2-1) earned the victory for the Bison, as he pitched six innings giving up one run on six hits and striking out six batters while walking three. Glenn Parker pitched two scoreless innings in relief, and Simon Anderson earned his first save of the season.

Max Casper paced the offense for the Herd, as he went 3-4 with an RBI single in the second. Blake Turbak was 0-3 with an RBI on the day, and

Nick Colwell was 2-5 with an RBI as well.

The second game of the day was just a seven inning game that saw a dominant pitching performance from an NDSU senior. The Bison earned the 7-3 victory on the strength of a pair of two-run innings in the game. Luke Anderson (5-0) was the winning pitcher on the day, throwing a complete game giving up three hits, three runs while walking three batters and striking out six.

Three of the seven runs in the game were unearned for NDSU, as three players registered RBIs on the evening.

Tim Colwell was 2-4, including a leadoff triple in the first, and scored one run. His brother Nick Colwell singled him home the very next bat, as he went 2-3 with two RBIs. Nick Anderson was 1-2 with an RBI on the evening as well.

The final game of the series

was played in Grand Forks Sunday afternoon, and a lateinning rally from NDSU gave the Bison their 12th straight victory and their 18th overall.

Zach Wentz was the starting pitcher for the Herd, but pitched 5.1 innings with a no decision given to him. David Ernst, Jake Heck and Kyle Kingsley came out of the bullpen for coach Tod Brown, with Heck earning the win and Kingsley getting the save.

Nick Anderson singled home the winning run for the Herd, giving them a 4-3 win on the afternoon. Anderson was 1-4 with two RBIs, Tim Colwell was 2-4 with a homerun and an RBI and Wes Satzinger was 2-3 with an RBI as well.

The Herd will host Valley City State tonight at Newman Outdoor Field starting at 5:00.

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Bison women take 2 of 3 from IPFW Borek ends 3-game series with walk-off single in extra innings Travis Jones Sports Editor

After a long week of cold weather and cloudy skies, Mother Nature cooperated for the opening weekend of the home schedule for the women’s softball team. Entering into the weekend, the Bison had a perfect Summit League record, but IPFW handed them their first loss, as NDSU took two out of three in Fargo.

The Herd (24-12, 8-1 Summit) went to freshman phenom Krista Menke in the first game of the series. Menke and the Bison were able to shutout IPFW, winning 3-0 to take the 1-0 series lead. Menke pitched a complete game giving up five hits, walking one and striking out 11 in the game.

“Her demeanor and her presence have been big,” Bison coach Darren Mueller said. “You don’t usually see that from a freshman, just the way she handles herself out there.”

Menke needed to be sharp, as there wasn’t much offense to speak of. What little did come was partly due to a Christina Borek solo homerun to lead off the fifth inning.

Borke was 1-3 on the day with the only RBI coming off of her homerun. Katie Tamayo was 1-2 with one RBI for the Bison to round out the offense in the first game.

Game two was a different story for NDSU, as the Bison recorded just two hits and plated one runner, as IPFW won the evening cap 5-1.

Whitney Johnson started the

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Jamie Gay (left) gets ready for the pitch as Krista Menke (right) is winding up for the pitch. Menke and the Bison won the series against IPFW with a 2-1 win in eight innings on Saturday.

game in the circle for the Bison, but was unable to finish the game as she pitched 5.2 innings giving up two hits, four runs, seven walks and four strikeouts.

“I think it was addressed before, I thought we played a little tight and tried to do a little too much at times,” Mueller said following the loss. “The

demeanor from some players isn’t what we’d seen in the past few weeks.”

Jamie Gay and Taylor Mortensen were the only two players on the NDSU team to record hits on the day.

Mortensen hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning to get the only Bison run. Menke came in to pitch the final 1.1 in-

nings, giving up one hit, one run, one walk and one strikeout.

The final game of the series was a late-inning thriller, as NDSU was able to come out on top and take the series victory of the Mastodons, winning 2-1. Krista Menke pitched all eight innings Saturday afternoon, as it took one

extra frame to get the victory.

Christina Borek hit a walkoff single after Amanda Grable doubled to lead off the eighth inning. “I was really confident, and I knew she was just a freshman pitching there,” Borek said.

Amanda Grable was 2-4 on the day, Borek was 2-3 with an RBI, Katie Tamayo was 1-4

with an RBI and Sam Holien was 1-3 to round out the offense for NDSU. The Herd will host Western Illinois this coming weekend starting with a doubleheader on Friday and one game on Saturday. Friday’s games will start at 2:00 and Saturday’s at noon.

Timberwolves to make comeback with young talent Kyle Roth Staff Writer The past few years have been tough on NBA fans in the Upper Midwest, particularly if your allegiance was betrothed to the Minnesota Timberwolves. A few seasons at the bottom of the standings and some draft day blunders left fans with little hope for quite some time.

As such, this season has been a welcome change for yours truly when the Wolves started winning games.

Adding a pair of dynamic rookies in forward Derrick Williams and point guard Ricky Rubio changed the composition of the team, and all of a sudden the cellardweller Timberwolves were hovering around .500 for most of the season.

Heck, Kevin Love has even emerged as one of the most powerful scorers in the league, capping it off with a clubrecord 51 points in a doubleovertime thriller versus Oklahoma City two weeks

ago.

For the two months prior to Rubio's season-ending ACL tear at the hands of the L.A. Lakers, it was the ultimate experience in the classic Timberwolves fan condition. Folks were content with being simply adequate and getting some face-time on ESPN. For those who know just how bad the Timberwolves have been, who can blame them?

Watching Rubio clutch his knee during that fateful earlyMarch game after he collided with Kobe Bryant, I paled when my mom (a nurse) instantly said “That's a torn

ACL.” I looked to my stepdad and the two of us laughed that nervous laugh that sports fans utter only when they know how bad the reality could be.

Sure enough, the news hit the stands the next day that the ACL was torn and it was back to mediocrity for the Timberwolves. When starting center Nikola Pekovic went down with injury, it was all but fate at that point.

So it's been that the team has gone 4-8 since Rubio and Kobe collided. The classic gut-punch “put a good foot forward, keep it close until the end, then lose in dramatic

fashion” that's such a staple to the diet of a Minnesota sports fan was alive and well in the Timberwolves franchise.

Sitting three-and-a-half games out of the playoffs at the time of this column, the sad reality is that, with just 11 games remaining after Tuesday, the Wolves need to turn something on fast to overcome Phoenix and Denver to sneak into the top eight in the West.

Personally, with the coquettishness that comes with being a fan of a lovable loser home team like the Wolves, and the knowledge of sports that I have painting a better picture of the team's dramatic up-

swing this season, I'm in the “just happy to be here” camp.

Hear me out.

Mathematically, they’re still in the hunt for the playoffs in April. The team is stacked with young talent that only looks to get better next season, and during an off-season that won't have basketball locked out. Kevin Love is locked up for at least four years and is the kind of franchise player most clubs kill for.

Minnesota fans are probably tired of hearing “Hey, we'll get 'em next year!” but the truth of the matter is that the Wolves will be a competitor next season. Until then, enjoy the ride.

Hunter Mahan wins Houston Open HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Hunter Mahan has the perfect mindset heading into this week's Masters.

Mahan shot a 1-under 71 Sunday to win the Houston Open, edging Carl Pettersson by one stroke and becoming the first two-time champion on the PGA Tour in 2012.

The 29-year-old Mahan finished 16 under for the tournament and moved to No. 4 in the world ranking, the first time he's ever been the highest-ranked American.

"That's a pretty surreal thing to think about," Mahan said.

"It shows me what I can do, shows me what I'm capable of."

The Houston stop became the run-up event to the Masters in 2007.

Mahan will play in the Masters for the fifth straight year.

He finished eighth in 2010 and 10th in 2009, but he's never felt more confident heading to Augusta than he does now.

"I feel like for my mind and ball-striking, everything feels good," Mahan said. "I feel like I can play well and play well in many different ways, so that's nice."

Mahan credits Canadian sports psychologist Jim Murphy with teaching him to enjoy the game more, and that's led to better results this year. He has six top-25 finishes in seven starts this year, including a victory over Rory McIlroy in the final of the Match Play Championships in February.

"It's easy to let your mind

run wild and get down on yourself," Mahan said. "That's what I used to do. I'm trying to pump myself up more and just believe in myself."

Pettersson (71) finished with eight pars for his second runner-up finish this year. Thirdround leader Louis Oosthuizen (75) was another shot back at 14 under.

Mahan began the day two shots behind Oosthuizen, who lost the lead with two double bogeys on his front nine.

Defending champion Phil Mickelson (71), Keegan Bradley (71), Brian Davis (74) and Jeff Overton (68) all finished 12 under.

Three-time major champion Ernie Els finished 10 under and fell short in his bid to earn an automatic invitation to this

week's Masters. Els needed a victory to avoid missing Augusta for the first time since 1993.

"It's not going to change my life, either way," Els said. "I've played many out there. It's one of those things."

The Masters could offer a special invitation to Els, like tournament officials did for Greg Norman in 2002.

Els has played well this year, earning top-five finishes at the Transitions and Bay Hill. But he said Sunday he would decline an invitation if he received one at the last minute.

"To go through all of this, and then get an invite, I wouldn't take it," he said.

"They can keep it."

The problems for Oost-

huizen began with a three-putt on No. 2. He holed a downhill 45-footer for a birdie on No. 3, but hit his tee shot on No. 5 into a divot and missed the green with his approach. He botched a chip and two-putted from 20 feet.

Oosthuizen pulled his approach to the par-5 8th into the native area, leading to his second double bogey.

"I'm not going to be bothered about the way I played the front nine," Oosthuizen said. "I had a few horrific lies and bounces. It happens."

Mahan parred the first eight holes, then finally took advantage of Oosthuizen's collapse with a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 9. Pettersson missed a 19foot par putt on No. 10, leaving Mahan in the lead by

himself at 16 under.

Mahan found a greenside bunker on No. 14 and bogeyed, then hooked his tee shot to the 204-yard, par-3 16th. He pitched onto the green, and the ball rolled down a slope to within 16 inches for an easy par.

"I thought it was going to be good," Mahan said, "but a tapin there was huge."

Pettersson left an 18-foot birdie putt short on the 488yard 18th, the hardest hole on the course, with a pond running down the length of the fairway on the left. Like Els, Pettersson needed a win to earn a trip to Augusta.

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