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Leslee Storlie, a graduate environmental engineering student, strives to make a difference in the water industry through her research. She wrote about the importance of water in her scholarship application, “The water we have today is the water we had yesterday and the water we will have tomorrow.”
NDSU graduate student winds $5000 scholarship Research at local water treatment plant gets engineering student recognized for building better world Larisa Bosserman Co-News Editor Turning on the faucet, filling up a glass and drinking clean water; this is a reality for most because of infrastructure built by civil engineers. “That just kind of blows me away. You don’t think about the whole process behind what it takes to get you clean water,” said Leslee Storlie, an NDSU graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in environmental engineering. The American Water Works Association partners with organizations that can sponsor scholarships for students who actively research to improve water infrastructure and technology.
Storlie won a $5,000 scholarship sponsored by MWH Global, a consulting, engineering and construction firm of wet infrastructure because of her research at the Moorhead Water Treatment Plant, said Nicole Lang, the communications manager of MWH. “Leslee demonstrated a superb work ethic, strong academic achievements and a commitment to addressing the water issues facing society,” Lang said. “We believe her future work will result in her building a better world.” Storlie researches the formation of bromate, a compound formed when ozone is used to disinfect water for consumption at some water treatment plants including MWTP. In large doses bromate could be a
carcinogen. “My research project is to determine when [bromate] forms, why it’s forming and to try and minimize how much is being formed. It’s pretty interesting and an up-and-coming topic in the drinking water field,” Storlie said. Storlie applied for the scholarship last January when her supervisor at the Moorhead Water Treatment Plant handed it to her and suggested she “give it a try.” “At first I was kind of nervous about it,” Storlie said. “It’s a national scholarship, not just a state scholarship or something local. It’s the whole United States.” The scholarship was competitive and required a resume, three letters of recommendation and a thor-
ough explanation of her educational plans and research methods. The AWWA has several sponsors for scholarships. Storlie says 10 to 12 students were accepted across the U.S., each with a different company sponsoring him or her. “Every applicant had something to do with safe drinking water.” Storlie said. “Why your research is relevant to the industry and why it would help.” Storlie said in her application that she was excited to be involved in an industry that makes such an impact on every person, every day and that she thinks green options will open up more possibilities in the field. “My career goals include designing systems that will
make life easier and safer for all kinds of people, but at the same time do less harm to the environment,” Storlie wrote in her scholarship application. The scholarship winners were awarded the scholarship last June at the Water Industry Luncheon at the ACE Conference in Dallas, Texas. “We got to shake the hand of the president American Water Association and the water practice leader of MWH Global,” Storlie said. “And I got a nice plaque and took a nice picture…no speech or anything, but I had to walk across the stage in
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The first day of class set a new enrollment record on NDSU Campus for the seventh consecutive year. The first-day enrollment total was reported as being 14,319 August 22. This count encompasses all students enrolled at the univer-
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posefully moderated rate of growth,” President Dean L. Bresciani said in a press release. “NDSU continues to be the choice of students who want a traditional fulltime college experience in a demanding research university environment.” Out of the 14,319 students that enrolled at NDSU, more than 3,000 of
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sity, including international and graduate students. This is a rise from the first-day enrollment of 2011, which was 14,240 students, according to a press release from NDSU University Relations. According to enrollment reports on the registrar’s website, this is a big jump from 2003 as well, when just 11,143 students were officially enrolled at NDSU. “This represents a pur-
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The Newfangled Theater Company is accepting submissions for Festival of Movement, this fall’s small show. The Festival of Movement is designed to showcase student talents involving movement in any way. Students can create an act that emphasizes movement in a unique way and submit their act online to the NTC board. Justin Heim, a senior pursuing a musical theater degree and chair of the NTC, originally wanted to put together a choreographer’s showcase. The NTC board broadened Heim’s idea to include all forms of movement. “I see people around campus doing interesting things all the time,” Heim said. “There are so many talented people on campus.” Movement can include anything from unicycling, to juggling, to stilt-walking, Rachel Geinert, a senior majoring in English education and theater and vice chair of NTC, explained. Heim and Geinert were both involved with planning the Festival of Movement for the NTC’s small show. Each act will have a fourminute time limit to show as many acts as possible. No microphones will be provided, as performers are encouraged to “use their voice to emphasize the movement,” Geinert said. “We didn’t want to set too many parameters,” Heim said. “We left it open to encourage creativity.” Also, one member of each act must be a registered student at any Tri-college university. “We really want this to be a showcase for the entire campus and the tri-college,” Geinert said. After the NTC board collects all submissions, they will do a preliminary screening of the acts. Two weeks following, they will do another mid-way screening by audition. Heim and Geinert encourage students to submit acts “just for fun.” “If you have the skill, why not show it off?” Geinert said. The goal of the NTC is to involve
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festival continued from page 1 the NDSU student body in their productions. “The Newfangled Theater Company belongs to the entire student body,” Geinert said. The NTC’s small shows in particular demonstrate people outside of the theater department taking an interest in theatrical performances. The idea is “theater for and by the students,” Heim explained. Theater offers opportunities to explore ideas and topics that cannot be explored through any other means, Geinert said. “The point of the Newfangled Theater Company,” she said, “is to bring to life
the things that young people living in the world today want to explore.” Each year, the NTC puts on a small show and a main-stage show. This year’s main-stage show is titled “The Transdimensional Couriers Union,” and will be presented in April. Those wishing to submit acts for the Festival of Movement can find the online submission form at https://adobeformscentral. com/?f=w1ZK-PPxGRyFq68J-QgGRA. Deadline for submission is Sept. 5. For more information, visit the Newfangled Theater Company Facebook page.
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front of a lot of people. That was nerve-wracking.” The $5,000 scholarship can be used to offset costs for equipment, lab materials, textbooks or anything that would help with the student’s research project. Storlie earned a B.S. in civil engineering in May 2011 and will complete a Master’s degree in environmental engineering, a sub discipline of civil engineering this May. As an undergrad she was involved in the NDSU chapter of American Water Works Association/Water Environment Federation and served as the Vice-President in the 2011-2012 school year. One of their projects was “Expanding Your Horizons,” a program that brings middle
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school girls to NDSU and teaches them basic classes in math and science to get them interested in these fields at a younger age. Storlie said her interest in civil engineering was first sparked in a similar program. As a high school student she attended a weeklong engineering session for women interested in engineering at Michigan Technological University. The field of engineering does not have many women in it Storlie explained, though she has noticed more women now than when she arrived at NDSU six years ago. Though there has been an effort to get women interested in these fields, Storlie said that it is important to keep conservation and sci-
ence in the curriculum for all students because there is so much to learn in this booming industry. “The worth of water is not quite known yet,” Storlie said. “We have a lot of water, but the technology to use that water is not quite there or takes a lot of money… it needs a lot more research from students like me and young professionals to make the water treatment possible and safe.” Another project Storlie did with the AWWA/WEF was an attempt to design a system to recycle water used in hydraulic “fracking” for oil. “A lot of water is wasted in that process,” Storlie said. “We looked at a project to recover that used water and
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then clean it and then reuse it instead of just disposing of it. That’s definitely a huge upand-coming topic especially with western North Dakota being so close.” These projects and student organizations helped Storlie be a candidate for the scholarship. She encourages students to get involved and let experiences lead your future. “Don’t be afraid to get involved, get your feet wet,” Storlie said. “When you fill out scholarships you need that kind of stuff to build a nice resume and build a portrait of yourself for where you want to go and where you’ve been.”
enrollment continued from page 1 those are new students to the university, nearly 2,500 of those are freshmen and about 750 are transfer students. The number of freshmen has increased by 1.2 percent since last year, while transfer students have increased by 7.7 percent. There are also approximately 1,000 international students, 1,900 graduate students, and more than 8,000 returning students. The first-day enrollment report also states that about 95 percent of all students are in traditional classes. This means that most students are taking classes that are offered in a classroom with
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Blue Cross Blue Shield offers student-based insurance plan Morgan Richert Contributing Writer
Blue Cross Blue Shield offers a new student-based health insurance plan that prepares students to protect their health. Student Blue Health Insurance is built to fit the lifestyle and budget of college students, according to a BCBS news release. Even if the concepts of deductibles, coinsurance rates and co-pays seem confusing, health insurance can financially prepare students for any health issues they may face. Many college students are under the age of 26 and may still be under their par Matya Armstrong | The Spectrum ent’s health coverage. However, Student Blue provides A representative from Blue Cross Blue Shield explains to a student in the Mwmorial Union about the new Student Blue health insurance plan, which is designed to fit the lifestyle of college students. an option for college students who are either over the age of 26, not insured under their parents or dislike the policy of their parent’s current coverage. “Having health insurance in general as a young adult tity that exist in the commu- pus.” Kelsi Novitsky is a good thing to have,” nity. Judd Wagner, member of the Contributing Writer Skoy is excited about BCBS marketing team, said. “We look at social inter- the different way of teachest in the community and try ing and learning that Theater A new team-taught the- to match students with areas 199 offers. He is excited to ater class teaches students to of interest where they would be team-teaching the course use performance to explore feel passionate to have a and serving his students, he personal identity and com- voice through theater,” Skoy said. munity issues. said. Hannah Dillon “As we serve these stuWhen theater professor dents, I’m excited to learn Contributing Writer Lori Horvik, assistant direcfrom them as well and give tor of civil engineering, Matback to the community as The NDSU Women’s thew Skoy, assistant director much as we can,” Skoy said. Club will soon kick off the for service learning and civic “We look at social interengagement and Hall Direc- est in the community and Though Skoy is excited new academic year by showtor Tim McCue sat down to try to match students for the new class, he rec- casing all the club has to ofdiscuss a way to combine with areas of interest ognizes that it will have its fer. When the NDSU Womtheater with social justice, challenges. where they would feel en’s Club originated in Januit resulted in the creation of a brand new class: Theater passionate to have a “A lot of students taking ary of 1920, members con199 Change U: Identity and voice through theater.” this class might not be the- sisted of the wives of faculty, Dialogue. --Matthew Skoy ater majors, or maybe this is as well as some female factheir first theater class, and ulty members. The goal of Theater 199 is not a trato tell them that their perfor- the club was to help with soditional theater class. The Skoy feels that the class mance is going to be in front cial functions for the NDSU course focuses on getting; will benefit NDSU by let- of campus or in front of a president and his wife. Originally, an invitation instead of taking on a dif- ting students learn about larger audience might scare ferent identity on stage, stu- themselves and by teaching them a little,” he said. “But was required to join the club. dents will learn about them- them to identify social issues it’s about encouraging them However, in 1977, memberselves to express emotion while being challenged and to step out of their comfort ship was opened to all uniand create change. supported along the way. zone to really share with the versity personnel, including community about different graduate students. Since then, membership According to the new The class will be split social issues.” has opened up even further. course’s syllabus, Theater into groups and will focus on “[For] over 90 plus years, 199 is designed to “help stu- different social issues. Skoy mentioned that NDSU Women’s Club has dents explore characteristics campus-wide performance broadened to now embrace of identity and difference “Say one issue is home- dates would be announced anyone who supports the acathrough self-reflection, ar- lessness, maybe. Through later. demic mission of NDSU,” tistic expression and critical performance and theater, analysis.” they’ll act out different sce“There’s more to come,” Judy Petermann, the Womnarios to create an awareness he said. “We’d like the entire en’s Club’s president, said. Affiliation with NDSU is The course’s main focus for the NDSU community,” campus to be there to ennot required to join the club. is to recognize a student’s Skoy said. “Instead of a fi- courage the students.” “We encourage students, own identity, as well to ad- nal exam, they’ll have a final as well as faculty, faculty dress issues related to iden- performance in front of camspouses and staff to try a sample of the full array of what NDSU Women’s Club offers these days,” Sandy Huseby, the communications coordinator for the club, said. The NDSU Women’s Club offers several activities and other avenues for members to get involved. The club hosts three major events throughout the We year during the fall, winter promise not to and spring. These events feaovertweet! ture speakers from around the community to talk on any
New theater class explores personal identity Theater 199 Change U: Identity and Dialogue
“It isn’t like having auto insurance and hoping you don’t have to use it… Not many college students have an extra $1,600 around [if they get sick].” Comprehensive benefits through Student Blue include “routine physicals, contraceptive services, preventive screenings, flu shots, immunizations, $25 co-pay for office visits, $10 co-pay for prescription drugs, free access to online wellness tools, coverage for nutrition related services and coverage for intercollegiate sport injuries,” according to the BCBS website. Coverage starts at $62.50 per month for one student. “The price of $62.50 per month in comparison is a really good bargain,” says Wagner. BCBS has coverage in 100 percent of the hospitals in North Dakota and 85 percent in hospitals across the nation. Student Blue offers a $100 deductible, which means after the PAYER pays the initial $100 of the bill, the insurance kicks in to cover 80 percent of the remaining bill. The plan’s coinsurance max pay is $2,500; once
the medical bill reaches this amount, the insurance pays 100 percent of the bill, up to $500,000 per year. Choosing a health insurance plan involves discerning and weighing the risks of how often medical visits are needed. For some it is better to go without insurance and just pay out-of-pocket for prescription drugs or medical visits because the cost monthly for insurance and the deductible may both be more expensive than just paying out-of-pocket. This student-based health insurance plan requires eligible undergraduate students to be enrolled in at least seven credits per semester within the North Dakota State University System or online. Students must also be under the age of 65. Students will have until the end of September to enroll in the Student Blue plan. Representatives from BCBS will have an information booth on campus for the rest of the week, where they are also holding an iPad giveaway drawing. For more information about Student Blue, visit http://www.studentbluend. com.
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number of issues. For example, NDSU alumnus Tracey Moorhead, executive assistant to the president of Concordia College, will speak about the National Book Awards on Sept. 10. The club also takes an active role in philanthropy. The club has co-partnered with
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- Sandy Huseby, NDSU Women’s Club communications coordinator organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the United Way school backpack program, A Women’s Perspective at the Hjemkomst Center and the Waterford and Edgewood Vista, explained Huseby. Special interest groups within the club include Book Club, Midday Meetup, International Women, Valley Gardeners, Sewing group, and the Poetry and Writing Group. Members can get involved in volunteer and service groups as well. Every year, these interest groups change and evolve, and new groups are added every so often, Huseby said. For example, a film club is working on becoming a fullfledged interest group within the club. “We are a vibrant, multigenerational, multi-interest club,” summarized Huseby. The club also furnishes annual scholarships. The
scholarships are funded by a percentage of membership dues and donations to the scholarship fund, Huseby said. The club announced its officers for the 2012-13 school year on Aug. 15. These officers are selected by a nominating committee. The NDSU Women’s Club is open to any and all women in the community and members range from college aged women to those in their 80s. Huseby and Petermann both encourage students to join. The membership fee for students is $10. For more information about the NDSU Women’s Club, visit http://www.ndsu. edu/diversity/resources_for_ women/wwwndsuedudiversitynsuwomensclub/ or their Facebook page. The NDSU Women’s Club kick-off meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Sept. 10 at Concordia’s Knutson Campus Center. NDSU Women’s Club 20122013 officers: President: Judy Petermann Vice President: Yvonne Condell Secretary: Ann Rathke Treasurer: Sherbanoo Aziz Membership: Noreen Thomas, Verlaine Gullickson Interest Groups: Beth Berg Communications Coordinator: Sandy Huseby Program Coordinators; Christel Hull, Milena Marinov, Miska JarvinenBergdahl Historian: Carol Hall Ex-Officio: Tatjana Miljkovic
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7 steps to building healthy study habits
Jessie Battest Contributing Writer Throughout your career as a student, you may have heard that three hours of studying should accompany every hour of being in class. Although this might seem like study over-kill, you will reap major benefits in the end. However, without proper study techniques, you might find that resorting to unhealthy habits or skipping out on studying altogether is the “better” route. As a short guide to healthy studying, here is a list of seven tips to help get you on the right track:
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A simple and inexpensive way to give old furniture a fresh look is to simply apply a few coats of paint.
Jaime Jarmin Features Editor Disclaimer : You do not need to be an art major to complete this painting project. An even better disclaimer: You do not need to be an art major to paint anything. Most college students do not have the money to purchase brand new furniture to decorate their apartment or house. Most of the time, the furniture college students own came from whatever their parents did not want. These hand-me-downs could include things like a bookshelf, dresser or coffee table, and they are probably older than their owners by a few decades. Instead of chucking an outdated piece of furniture in the trash and splurging on something new and expensive, try spending a couple bucks to make that unlovable piece of home décor look fresh and funky. All of the items I used to transform my old wooden dresser into a whimsical mustard-yellow masterpiece came from a quick trip to Walmart that ended up costing me less than $30. I decided to paint each dresser drawer a different color, which gives it an ombre look that goes from lighter shades to darker shades. However, I did not feel like spending $50 just on multiple paint cans for each of the different colors. Therefore, I purchased one can of white paint and one can of dark mustard yellow paint and mixed them together to create the shades in between. Here are the few simple steps toward transforming an old wooden dresser from mom and dad into your bedroom’s statement piece.
Step 1: Shake it. The great thing about Walmart is that they will mix the shade of paint you want at no extra cost to the can of paint. I was able to grab a color swatch and my half-gallon of paint and head to the paint counter where the employee then shook my paint to the exact shade. However, beware: If you don’t use the same brand of paint as the color swatch you chose, your mixed paint will most likely not match the desired color you wanted in the first place. Step 2: Sand it. The only way paint will stick to a smooth wooden surface is to sand the wood down before applying the paint. I purchased sandpaper with an abrasiveness of 100 medium. This allows you to gently wear down the finish of the wood just enough to take away the shine. Once you are done sanding, wipe down all surfaces with a slightly damp cloth to remove the wood debris. This would also be a good time to remove the drawer’s knobs to keep from getting paint on them. Step 3: Mix it. For the ombre dresser drawers, you will need a few extra plastic Tupperware containers to mix by hand the different paint colors that are in between the lightest shade and darkest shade. Simply mix each of the paint colors together until you reach the desired shade. Each drawer should be a different color, so mix accordingly. Also, do not make too much of a mixture of each color (about one or two cups) because not much paint is needed to cover the drawer’s faces. Step 4: Paint it. Before you begin painting, make sure your floors are covered up by placing a few garbage bags underneath
the dresser as well as each of the drawers. Using the lightest shade of paint, cover the entire dresser as well as the drawer faces using smooth, consistent strokes with your paint brush. Once you have painted the entire dresser as well as the drawer faces, let dry for one day (or at least five hours if you are in a hurry). Once the paint has dried, apply a second coat only to the dresser. Next, paint each of the drawers a different color that you mixed by hand. Let dry for another day. If needed, apply a second coat of mixed paint to the drawers for added richness. Once everything has dried, screw the knobs back in the dresser and reassemble the drawers. You could place the drawers in the dresser going from lightest shade to the darkest shade to get that true ombre look, or you may place the drawers in the dresser going from every other light and dark shade for added dimension. Step 5: Love it. It will be hard not to love, especially since it cost less than $30 to do.
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Noteworthy note taking Before you even think about studying, prepare by taking detailed notes, whether you type them on a laptop or write them in a notebook. If you are looking for helpful tips on how to take good notes, academictips. org outlines several note taking techniques. To help your brain retain the information, try writing in columns instead of rows, using a variety of pen colors, or re-writing your notes during your study sessions.
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Know your style Learning comes in several forms. Visual learners remember what they see, auditory learners remember what they hear, tactile learners learn by touching (i.e. doodling while they listen)
and kinesthetic learners learn by doing or by being handson. Figure out how you learn best so that you can apply your specific style to your studying.
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Perks of posture The way you sit at your computer or read your textbooks can have a huge impact on when, how and where you choose to study. Comfort is key, but making sure the muscles in your back and neck are not having to endure extra strain is equally, if not more important. Staff members at Mayo Clinic stress the importance of good posture, stating that practicing poor posture “can lead to fatigue, back pain, headaches and other problems.”
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Take time to time manage According to the American Psychological Association, about “75 percent of the general population experiences at least some stress every two weeks.” Stress is a major part of our society; keep your levels under control by practicing healthy time management skills. Schedule study sessions by writing them in your planner during appropriate hours and for realistic blocks of time, and try not to procrastinate Ready...break! when it comes to turning in Take time to take a break assignments or studying for in between subjects or houra test. ly blocks. Treat yourself to a light snack, go for a short walk, or call a friend to chat. Also use your ten-minute break to check your texts or social networking sites so that you are not tempted to Figure out your study do so while in the middle preferences of a study session. Creating Get in the zone. If you healthy study habits is easier like to hear background if you give your mind and noise, go somewhere to body a break. study that’s less remote than the library, for instance. Study with friends if they help to motivate you. Walk to the nearest coffee shop if the scent of freshly brewed What you’d least expect: coffee and baking cinnamon exercise buns helps you relax. Listen Believe it or not, exerto music while you highlight cise, nutrition and sleeping your notes, or choose “your” patterns all play roles in how spot in the quietest corner easy or difficult it is for you to of the least populated build- study. Being active regularly ing on campus to get in your (eating a nutritious breakfast, studying zone. lunch and supper), and getting an adequate amount of sleep each night is important for your body to stay alert and for your mind to retain and recall information while you are studying.
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NDSU game day tradition intensifies Mike Liudahl Contributing Writer
After Mike Luidahl graduated with a degree in university studies from NDSU in 1997, he returned to NDSU for a second major and is currently studying broadcast journalism. With years of wisdom and real world experience under his belt, he hopes to enlighten the student body by rewinding back to NDSU experiences from back in the day and describe how it differs now in his column entitled “RewiNDSU.” With the 2012 football season opener soon underway, the anticipation associated with Saturday’s events leading up to the game and the kickoff itself is building. Minus only a handful of bumps in the road, the Bison have displayed a tightening togetherness for more than a century and their supporters continue grow in numbers as well as passion. It’s still all about the game, but the entire celebratory experience has evolved into something that many other universities can only dream of. “The biggest difference by far is the intensity,” said Al Frabricius, Bison defensive lineman on the 1968 and 1969 national champi-
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The football atmosphere in the FargoDome was once an awkward transition from hosting games at Dacotah Field, but over the years the enthusiasm from the fans has matched previous years’ intensity.
onship teams. “Today the athletes are together on Friday afternoon, they have a team dinner, break down film and even have some fun together.” “Back in 1969, after the team meal, I basically went back to my fraternity house and we hung out.” Fabricius added. “We didn’t have near the intensity that there is today and game day was pretty much the same as we prepared ourselves for the game mentally.” As indicated on gobison. com, 1969 was the last of a
twenty-year run for the location of Dacotah Field at the spot where the Bison Sports Arena now stands. The short move west to where it still exists was followed by a seating capacity expansion in 1972 from 10,000 to 13,000. This would complete the new stage where both the team and their increasing number of loyal fans would enjoy five more national championship seasons over the next 20 years. “When I came back (to Fargo) in 1981, Friday night was nothing more than may-
be socializing with friends,” said Fabricius, who is also a long-time Team Maker. “Now it’s a frenzy to get all your tailgating stuff or who are we tailgating with, what time are we gonna get out there, and what time does tailgating open up?” Due to an even higher degree of success shared by players, fans and alumni, the expectations for game day had risen as well. Staying true to form, the Bison football program had outgrown its facility once again after only a couple decades of use.
The next jump not only took Fargo’s big game in town across the street, but also set it up indoors. Despite the adjustment being a bit awkward at first, it would eventually become home. “When the dome first opened up, we lost our football attitude. It became a very sophisticated crowd and it was like going to a movie where everybody just sat and watched the game.” Fabricius said, “It was really weird because nobody yelled, nobody screamed and there just wasn’t a lot of noise from anybody including the student body.” Perhaps this phenomenon could have been attributed to the notion that fans were reluctant to do anything that might desecrate the new house. Or, maybe the modern facility full of unprecedented amenities was more the attraction than what was going on down on the turf over the first few years of its existence. “It almost became to be a fashion show where the guys wore sweaters with slacks and the girls were all looking pretty too,” said Fabricius. “Now, who cares; it’s Bison football and we’re back to maybe somewhat of what it was like at Dacotah Field. Now there’s a lot of noise and we’ve learned to be football fans again.” Fabricius mentioned that
a little bit of tailgating did go on at Dacotah Field, which remained about the same into the 2000s. But, that too has gone through a noticeable renaissance in recent years. The pregame party really gets rockin’ on the dome’s east side where the parking lot has been more than doubled for this season. I doubt that any current NDSU student who cares about football or school spirit needed encouragement to secure a ticket for the Robert Morris game this weekend. Unfortunately, maybe just as many that got one were also turned away. This was rarely much of a problem between 1992 and the present, however, a student section constantly packed with raucous rooters clad in green and gold just might be the new reality for years to come. The institution known as Bison football seems to go through a positive transformation about every 20 years and we appear to be living in the middle of one right now. Even if you can’t get into the barn on Saturday, I urge you to take in the atmosphere surrounding it. That alone will most likely give you a good taste of what Bison pride was like in years gone by and what it has been built up to today. The march is and always will be on!
Instant Beauty Guide: Bison gear with a fashion twist Linda Vasquez Spectrum Staff With the first football game approaching this weekend, it’s always a must to display your school pride. However, why not show your Bison gold and green in a fashionable way? You might be thinking, “How do I make a normal NDSU shirt fashionable?” Well you have come to the right place. Here’s how: Bison Rockchick First, put on your favorite pair of skinny jeans or shorts. Take an old NDSU shirt, lay it on the floor and create several one-inch vertical slits along the bottom. Grab each one-inch slit and pull it up about three inches. This will create a bohemian look with an edgy feel (that’s what you want). Now take any denim vest and wear it over your created shirt. For the rock
look, you’ll have to wear a gold statement necklace with mini rhinestones in it. You can find those at Forever 21, Wet Seal, Vanity, Express, Macy’s or JCPenny. Finally, take a black headband and wear it over your head. Country Leopard Extraordinaire Grab any old NDSU shirt you may have. First, cut off the top neck and shoulder area creating an over-theshoulder piece. Next pick out your favorite leopard skirt making sure that it is not a fitted one, but a skirt that has volume and flow. Tuck in the shirt with the leopard skirt aligned on the hips. Purchase two (of each) green and gold bead necklaces. Put one of each wrapped around your wrist. This will create a bright accessory piece that creates the illusion of a bracelet. Finally, grab your favorite pair of boots and add a leopard clip bow to your hair to finish up the look.
Fashion Geek Chic Making a spin off normal preppy geek wear, put on a pair of mustard skinny jeans. Grab an old green NDSU shirt and cut the sleeves off. Then cut of the neck area created a U-neck top. Before putting on your new Bison shirt, wear a striped tee underneath with white and either black or gold stripes. To make the outfit complete, add gold suspenders and wear your favorite pair of sneakers. Bison football games are the best place to display your creativity when it comes to making a Bison pride statement, so don’t worry about what others will think of your outfit. Make it yours! Wondering how to do more fashion trends? Have a unique beauty idea? Comments? Let us know at features@ndsuspectrum.com or join The Spectrum on Facebook!
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Anti-Obama documentary surprises at box office Steven Strom A&E Editor The box office showed some very surprising results last week. No one film performed especially strong, but while one film proved to be an unexpected failure, another proved to be ‘interesting’ success. For the most part, the numbers look fairly par for the course with the loud, dumb “Expendables 2” taking in $13.5 million as well as the number one spot for the second week in a row. Coming in at a considerably lower second place, “The Bourne Legacy” continued to bring in unexpectedly low numbers. This puts the film at a total of $113 million at the box office overall and with a $125 million I wouldn’t be surprised to see the first “Bourne” movie without Matt Damon to be the last. Meanwhile, further down the list we see that the Jo-
seph Gordon-Levitt vehicle “Premium Rush” just barely broke into the top 10 in its first week at number seven. This is something of a surprise given the actor’s current momentum after “The Dark Knight Rises”, which even after weeks in theaters remained steadfast at the number five position. It seems no amount of careful timing could save the movie from its own underwhelming trailers. Something that was much less of a disappointment (for it’s creators, at least, and not for my faith in humanity) was“2016: Obama’s America,” which came in just under “Premium Rush” despite only showing in a third of Hollywood operated movie theaters. Based on the book “The Roots of Obama’s Rage” by Dinesh D’Souza, “2016” is a political documentary claiming to predict Barrack Obama’s future impact on the United States. Unsurprisingly, the film has been reviewed quite poorly by most major film critics, while faring much better
with conservative political commentators. It is not currently playing in any Fargobased theaters. While it didn’t make the top 10, the long delayed horror film “The Apparition” also managed to surprise. Despite poor reviews and only showing in 810 facilities nationwide, “The Apparition” broke into the number twelve spot with $3 million. Overall, we’ve seen a very steady decline in box office numbers as the summer blockbusters have begun to wind down. Next month, we have Karl Urban starring in “Dredd”, the second adaptation of the comic book series “2000 A.D.” Early reviews of the film have been quite promising but only time will tell if the franchise’s popularity has survived the film’s abysmal predecessor, “Jude Dredd” which starred Sylvester Stalone. Gordon-Levitt will also get a second chance next month as the primary star in the time travel/assassin/mob film “Looper” directed by
Rian Johnson.
Here were the top ten highest grossing films of last week: 1. The Expendables 2 $13.5 million 2. The Bourne Legacy $9.3 million 3. ParaNorman $8.5 million 4. The Campaign $7.4 million 5. The Dark Knight Rises $7.2 million 6. The Odd Life of Timothy Green $7.1 million 7. Premium Rush $6.3 million 8. 2016: Obama’s America $6.2 million 9. Hope Springs $6 million 10. Hit and Run $4.7 million
OnLive loses staff, becomes new company Streaming video game service undergoes major changes Steven Strom A&E Editor
The “streaming video game service” OnLive underwent major changes last week after losing almost fifty percent of its staff. Rumors began to circulate earlier this month that the cloud-based gaming service was in the midst of laying off its entire staff. Despite technically refusing to make an official comment on the speculation, a company representative did make a statement to Joystiq after being asked whether or not the layoffs were really happening.
“We don’t respond to rumors, but of course not.” That turned out to be not entirely true. During a staff meeting, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman announced that OnLive in its original state would be restructured into an entirely new company. This means that each of the company’s 180 to 200 employees were terminated with benefits packages to extend to the end of August. Immediately following the announcement, it was revealed that OnLive had been bought by an unnamed thirdparty investor and would be restructured into a new company. Less than 50 percent of the company’s employees
were offered invitations to the new, restructured entity. An anonymous source followed up this announcement by also telling Joystiq that he estimated the conversion rate was closer to 20 percent. According to Joystiq, those that were invited were said to be “management and select members of the operations and engineering teams required to keep the service moving forward.” Furthermore, any employee could receive stock options in the OnLive brand by helping the transition of the restructuring. However, according to the same anonymous ex-OnLive employee, the stocks would be entirely worthless as the
‘Matrix’ Trilogy Creators Rumored to be ‘Justice League’ Directors Steven Strom A&E Editor DC Comics and Warner Bros. have unsurprisingly decided to cash-in on their own superhero team-up film with the Wachowski brothers now rumored to be directing. Attempts to make a film adaptation of “The Justice League of America,” a superhero team-up comic featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and other DC stalwarts, have been struggling to get off the ground for decades. Warner’s inability to start a tentpole franchise (as evidenced by the failures of Superman Returns and the attempt at a Green Lantern film) outside of Batman has largely kept public interest at a minimum. Now, Zack Snyder helming the new Superman movie “Man of Steel” and Nolan’s Batman universe finally giving way to whatever Batman reboot is no doubt on its way, “The Justice League” seems like it may finally come together. But whom will Warner place in charge of such a massive endeavor? Screenwriter Will Beall, whose
only work of note includes the unreleased mob film “Gangster Squad” and writing the as yet undated “Lethal Weapon 5” has been hired to write the script. And while no director has yet been confirmed, that hasn’t stopped rumors surrounding the important role from circulating, as always. Earlier this month, actor and director of “Gone Baby Gone” and “The Town,” Ben Affleck, was rumored to have been placed at the helm of “The Justice League.” This theory was then promptly shot down by Affleck in an interview 24 Hours Vancouver. “I’m not working on the Justice League. One of the problems with entertainment web sites is that they need to fill pages, and that’s how rumours get started.” Affleck further added, “Justice League sounds really exciting, but it’s not something I’m working on.” According to the film website Moviehole, Lana and Andy Wachowski, makers of “The Matrix” trilogy as well as the upcoming “Cloud Atlas” are in talks with Warner to handle “The Justice League.” The site states that Warner is “apparently jazzed with Cloud Atlas, and love
that it’s as much a spectacle as it is a showcase for the immense ensemble involved, so it makes sense the W’s are under consideration. Justice League needs to be as big on character, as it does bells & whistles, and the Wachowski’s could probably offer that.” The Wachowski’s do have some experience with comic-to-film adaptations, bringing a toned-down version of Alan Moore’s graphic novel “V for Vendetta” to the big screen. They also tried to make a movie based on DC hero Plastic Man a few years back, but were unsuccessful. Moviehole does warn fans about the prospect of the brothers taking over the project. The site points out that the Wachowski’s “definitely like to work at their own speed, and definitely like to do their ‘own’ thing as opposed to being merely one ‘cog’ in a venture, so I can’t see them jumping through hoops to pull the strings on a ‘we want it done now’ large corporate statement like this. Still, exciting possibility nonetheless.” The “Justice League” film is slated for release sometime in 2014.
company is “nowhere near going public.” Reasons listed for OnLive’s financial troubles are speculated to be the company’s $5 million monthly operating costs as well as low active user numbers. While the company at one time boasted of having two million accounts, the average number of concurrent users was much, much lower with only about 1800 OnLive members active at one time. For reference, the average number of concurrent users on Valve’s digital download service, Steam, is closer to three million. Multiple offers to purchase OnLive had been made previously, including at least
one from Hewlett-Packard. However, it was widely stated by many OnLive employees that Perlman had been hoping for a purchase offer in the range of $1 billion. Joystiq’s source continued to comment on Perlman’s hopes after Sony bought OnLive’s major cloud-based gaming competitor, Gaikai. “Steve got all excited when Gaikai got acquired, because it kind of validated everything we did.”
two-bit company ride our coattails.’” For any OnLive members curious as to what will happen to any games or products they may have purchased, it has been confirmed that all games, apps and devices will continue to operate. This includes the desktop-based service as well as all OnLive consoles.
He continued by saying, “So all of a sudden, Steve was like, ‘When the time is right, we’re going to hit them with our patent because we’re not going to let some
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Olympic plague Addiction reality TV exploits for Are the Olympic games entertainment value killing their host cities? Nathan Stottler Opinion Editor This summer, I was blessed with the opportunity to spend five weeks studying in the fantastic city of London. As luck would have it, I even got to spend the first week and a half of the Olympics in the city. The atmosphere in London during the games was unlike anything I have experienced before. Though hosting the Olympics was seen by most Britans as a great honor, and an unmatched opportunity to show off the best of Britannia to the world, there was a fair amount of controversy and grumbling as well. The original bid for the cost of the London games was £2.4 billion, but by the time the games were over, the final cost soared to nearly £9.3 billion. This enormous sum came from both private and public sources. The cost of putting on the games themselves was shouldered largely by corporate sponsors. However, the cost of building the Olympic park and re-developing the East End was funded with public tax money. As a result, many Londoners looked dubiously upon such frivolous spending, questioning what good it would do for London outside of the short twoweek event. This undertone of malcontent was not helped by the fates of the most recent Olympic host cities. Beijing has had enormous trouble finding uses for its Olympic venues – the famous ‘Bird’s Nest’ stadium is currently being used as a Segway obstacle course – and Athens, the site of the 2004 Olympic games, has seen its Olympic park to fall into complete
ruin - images of it’s venues conjure up thoughts of postapocalyptic movies. When London won the bid for the 2012 Olympic games, a black cloud of doubt followed not far behind. London, however, learned from its last two predecessors. Its spending was only a fraction of Beijing’s, and its planning was far more integrated into the existing city than Athens. Many Olympic venues in London had pre-determined uses for the post-Olympic city. Unlike Athens and Beijing, London already had a multitude of existing venues available for usage: the O2 for gymnastics, Wembley Stadium for football and Wimbledon for Tennis. Furthermore, all constructed venues outside of the Olympic park were made temporary, including the sand volleyball courts at Horse Guards Parade and the equestrian grounds in Greenwich. Still, whether the Brit’s spending will pay off has yet to be seen. It will take some time – perhaps another four years – before we will be able to tell if the London model is one for future Olympic cities to build by. Until then, the current process of hosting Olympic games ought to be scrutinized. With so much money wasted, certainly a better system could be assembled; a system in which the money invested by the people pays large dividends for them in the future. Because the world can only take so many Athens games, where a twoweek event brings down the economy of an entire country.
Tessa Torgeson Staff Writer
The advent of reality television is as old as most new freshman at NDSU. Reality TV itself is inherently voyeuristic and often a guilty pleasure. To each their own. Yet, the newer drive of reality TV shows on addiction and mental illness “Intervention,” “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” and the newest- “Addicted” bothers me because they are inherently exploitative. This is not supposed to be a complete indictment of these shows and people who watch them, but merely a deeper examination of this social phenomenon. Like most things, it is complicated. Let me elaborate. These shows are positive in that they provide free treatment for addicts and their families. They also provide mainstream exposure to addictions and mental illnesses that were formerly taboo topics. It can be reassuring for people personally struggling with addiction or trying to intervene with a family member to know that they are not alone. Yet, these addiction reality shows are more problematic than helpful. They gain
All right yah whelps, listen up and listen real good. I’ve got a lot of knowledge to impart to you all and not a lot of time to do it in. First off, upperclassmen, be nice to the freshies. It’s still their first few weeks of school and they have a lot of high school left in them that they need to let out. Let the administration do their thing and crush their souls; they’re far better at it than you’ll ever be. That way, they’ll be nice and tender by the time mid-semester rolls around. If, after that time, the first years are still acting like idiots, I have no qualms about you laying down the law. If you still have it, go ahead and look at your freshman ID photo. . . you were just as big of an idiot back then too - so was I. Secondly, freshman, a small consortium of the upper classmen and I have gotten together to bring you the
“Addiction reality TV reduces real, live, suffering human beings to caricatures for entertainment and shock value” people’s suffering in such a manipulative manner. Specifically, producers of addiction reality shows manipulate participants by asking them to be in a “documentary on addiction” and do not mention the intervention itself. Producers prey on people in the throes of their addiction when they are most vulnerable. Some might argue that producers’ manipulation is necessary in order to get sick people help and would likely decline an intervention. But it is despicable to me that it reduces real, live suffering human beings to caricatures for entertainment and shock value. This would be bet-
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referring to the kids. It’s not the kids, though- it’s their parents I have, by far, the most difficult and frequent issues with, and I never cease to be amazed by this. Amusement parks have very few rules. If you pay the price of admission, listen to directions, do the activities offered and try not to be overwhelmingly unpleasant, you will probably have a fun time and be happier for it when you leave. For some reason, many people have a terribly difficult time following what seems to be a fairly reasonable and straightforward set of directions. As a result, they leave absolutely miserable at a place where that shouldn’t even be possible. As soon as one example of terrifically asinine behavior has dubbed itself in my psyche as the greatest standard of stupidity, which is humanly possible to conceive, another soon takes its place and I fear more intensely than before for the future of mankind. I have personally been the object of a variety of insults, including “minimumwage power-monger,” all
after calmly explaining to a guest that they cannot do everything they want to. Recently, after I informed a woman that she couldn’t keep her hat on board, she cried loudly enough for everyone in line and on board to hear, “I’m a f*****g cancer survivor! I don’t have to do anything!” Every single day, there is someone who insists that their child, who is too short to ride, must ride because “he really wants to,” “he has Asperger’s,” or “it’s her birthday,” even though nothing good would come of it for me if I allowed it. Every issue with a guest that I’ve seen could have been avoided if they had chosen to use some common sense. However, for whatever reason this escapes them, and an otherwise undemanding situation gets blown out of proportion. It sometimes seems that growing older doesn’t always mean getting wiser. You need only look so long before some instances will demonstrate this; examples are everywhere. One of my co-workers once told me, “I didn’t know that people like
Nathan is a senior majoring in landscape architecOver the summer, I ture. Follow him on twitter worked as a ride operator @nwstottler. at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America. Yes, it is as awesome as it sounds. The people there are great to work with, and the atmosphere is vibrant. Sometimes, if a child is too short to ride by themselves, but doesn’t have an adult to ride with, I get to ride along, essentially being paid to ride a rollercoaster and scream as loudly as I like for two and a half minutes. How cool is that? Eat your hearts out. following public service anI love almost everything nouncement. One: the reaabout my job. However, no son we can single you out is job is perfect, and for all because you all wear those that is good with it, mine is stupid yellow lanyards. . .disunfortunately no exception. card them and put your keys Customer service is always on an actual key ring and a mixed bag. Most people your ID next to your driver’s are pleasant to deal with, but license. It’s just as important coming across individuals on campus as a license is in who I would readily clasa car. You need it for books, sify as “stark-raving mad” printing, to eat with a meal is not a rarity. When I share plan, to work out and to get this with those I talk to about back into your Residence my job, they guess that I’m Hall. It’s less easy to lose if you store it in your wallet or purse. Not to mention that unless you’re really good with numbers, Murphy’s Law states that you will forget that 7 digit ID number at the most inconvenient of -- Every week we will ask you a question in the times. Also, take an after opinion section. noon and learn about the reg -- Go on Twitter and respond @NDSUSpectrum ular routes between buildings on campus. Those walkways using the hashtag #BisonVoice between buildings are going -- Check out what other students are saying and to be REALLY nice come six retweet your favorite responses. feet of snow. The adminis -We will then post the top 10 retweeted answers in our tration isn’t going to
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this existed outside of TV shows.” That grown men and women, many of them partially educated, could act this way is something I don’t think I’ll completely understand this side of life. I couldn’t expound on the causes with any accuracy or completeness, but what I can say is that common courtesy is easy to forget, maturity notwithstanding. I am often guilty of this, as well. Whatever the problems, the solutions are easier to point out, simple to carry out and worth the time to rehearse. I have had the good fortune to get to know a number of students on this campus, and I’ve liked the vast majority of them. They listen politely, have good things to say, ask good questions and are willing to help you out in a bind. We need more people who perform these small courtesies. It is living out these kindergarten lessons that make this a better university. Joshua is a senior majoring in Sociology and Philosophy.
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poses at addiction treatment centers and for psychology classes. This is problematic because shock value tactics, such as showing ominous statistics and someone shooting up, are proven to be ineffective in preventing drug use and especially addiction. Once addicted to a substance, people lose the ability to make rational decisions and it becomes merely a physical need. Scaring people and making them feel guilty does not help. Instead of seeing more depressing stories about the abyss of addiction, addicts and their families need to know there is hope to live without substances. “Celebrity Rehab with Doctor Drew” is a more positive reality addiction show because it offers hope through showing the process of treatment and people dealing with the ongoing daily battles of addiction. Recovery is complex and intensely personal, and the path is different for everyone. I cannot help but shudder when I see these things merely reduced to entertainment. I guess that is show ‘biz itself. Cue the ominous, dramatic music here.
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ter served in a soap opera or drama. Think about how you would feel if a film crew was following you at your worst moments. I cringe at the thought of a film crew following me down through the trenches of my addiction. Some addiction counselors and defenders of “Intervention” have countered that an addict seeing themselves at their worst point can be a motivator in recovery and prevent relapse. I disagree. These are painful, haunting times. Addicts deal with enough pain without being filmed for millions of viewers. They deal with shame, humiliation, and guilt combined with the physical effects of withdrawal and re-building a sober life. Moreover, “Intervention” and other addiction reality TV shows primarily focus on the shock value of showing addicts using drugs or alcohol, family drama and fighting. The addict’s experience at treatment and in recovery is basically an afterthought, often skimmed over in the last minute of the show. If people relapse, it is perceived as a failed intervention, not part of the ongoing road to recovery. That saddens me. Also, these shows are often used for educational pur-
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profits at the expense of very sick people. The shows feel a lot like staring at the scene of a car wreck. People often do not stop and gawk at a devastation out of ill intent, but out of curiosity. It just saddens me that we find entertainment through other
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freshies continued from previous page cancel school; we might get a 10 a.m. late start at best. Speaking of which, GO TO CLASS. I don’t care if it’s Calculus 2 at 8 in the morning and you have no idea what’s going on. Keep showing up. You’re not going to get it if you stay in bed, and you certainly aren’t going to get it if you’re on Facebook all the time. Believe me, I’ve been there and done that. Your persistence will pay off, even if it is only in the form of a C. This is especially important if you have English courses, they have a rule where they can and will auto-fail you if you don’t make it to X number of classes over the course of the semester. Parallel with going to
class, you must study. Learn the names of the people you sit next to in class and figure out if you have similar thought processes. They might be able to explain to you what the heck that person up front is prattling on about. Take time out of class to review material, and not just the week before the test. Do it daily. Just a little bit every day helps. And besides, you never know when that university physics group is going to turn into a student organization that takes over a sizeable portion of the student union. Speaking of how you spend your time, yes, you are here for school first, but find an organization and get involved. Not just any or-
ganization, it doesn’t count if you’re not at least semipassionate about what they represent and how they carry themselves. Don’t just “fit in,” that’s not good enough. Strive for high ideals to make yourself, the campus, and the world around you a better place. And, finally, when you’ve learned all that you can learn, and touched all the lives around you that you possibly can, and you are a senior with graduation just around the corner (OMG MAY!), take a look at what you have wrought over the course of your time here at NDSU and remember one very important thing: be nice to the freshies.
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Sam Herder Sports Editor If none of you have heard, there is a football game this weekend. The Bison open their highly anticipated season Saturday against Robert Morris. The game, sold out for the last month, is going to be one of the most memorable openers in NDSU history. Whether it’s the expanded tailgating section, the new Astroturf making its debut, the national championship banner being revealed, or the 2012 Bison team coming out of the locker room after the countdown, the Fargodome will be electric all day. After all these shenanigans are done, it is game time. NDSU returns many faces that will be recognizable to fans. However, there are several players who will be seen making plays that fans may need to check their program for. I’m here to help. Here are my top five players to watch for Saturday against Robert Morris. 5. # 34 Grant Olson Many fans are familiar with the name Grant Olson, but some may not be used to seeing him on the field. Stricken by injuries last season, Olson was limited in his contributions to the team. Considered the heir apparent of four-year starter Preston Evens, Olson now has the chance to showcase his talent as he mans this talented defense at the middle linebacker spot. Fans should expect to see #34 all over the field Saturday. 4. #59 Joe Haeg As a redshirt freshman, Joe Haeg has the shoes of AllAmerican right-tackle Paul Cornick to fill. As a walkon at NDSU, Haeg’s name will not be recognizable to many fans. Craig Bohl and his coaching staff, however, found promise in the six-foot six-inch, 280-pound lineman. Pounding the ball and protect-
ing QB Brock Jensen are esThe NDSU volleyball sential for the Bison to have a team has yet to find the win successful year. Haeg will be column. After losing their a big part in making sure that first two games of the seahappens. son at the Northern Illinois 3. #2 Brendin Pierre Invitational, the Bison were After seeing playing time swept by Wichita State to his freshman year, Pierre did close out the tournament on not hit the field once last year. Sunday. Academic problems led to The last time NDSU has a suspension from the team. However, Pierre is back, and Bison fans better prepare themselves for possibly the best set of cornerbacks in the FCS. Pierre’s talent may be close in comparison to preColton Pool season All-American’s Marcus Williams. Robert Morris Contributing Writer will try their best to avoid Williams and that means Pierre will see plenty of action in his first game since the Coming from small town suspension. Belfield, North Dakota, my 2. #82 Zach Vraa view on sports is different The former Mr. Football from many people. Due to player from Rosemount High the small numbers in my School, Vraa has battled colhigh school, many opporlarbone injuries during his tunities were wide open for time at NDSU. Now healthy, me to succeed in many difVraa is ready to show Bison ferent facets of life, includfans how big of a target he can ing sports. My chances to be at wide receiver. NDSU is participate in these things are in need of a downfield threat greatly decreased now that I after Warren Holloway graduhave moved on campus, but ated. Vraa, with incredible my expectations of these leaping ability, will be seen sports remain the same. One making plays deep into the sport that certainly brought secondary and should be Jenattention to North Dakota sen’s number target in the red State has been football. zone. Football is a passion in my 1. #23 John Crockett life, so seeing NDSU win I’m sure almost all Bison the national championship fans have heard Crockett’s against Sam Houston State name during fall camp, but was certainly a thrill. Going literally no one has seen him to this year’s football games in a collegiate game. Crockett is certainly something I look has sat out the last two years forward to. due to academics. Now, the playmaking running back is ready to electrify the Fargodome after quickly being named the No. 2 back behind Sam Ojuri. Being recruited by almost every Big Ten school, no one should question his talent. Once Crockett has fully shaken off the rust, get ready for the best duo of runCorrie Dunshee ning backs NDSU has seen in Contributing Writer a long time.
The Bison soccer team battled hard in Moscow, Idaho but could not finish the game. NDSU was knotted at 0-0 with the Idaho State Vandals until the 70th minute of the match. The Vandals pulled ahead with two goals in the final 20 minutes to take the 2-0 win. Chelsea Small of the Vandals found the back of the net first followed my teammate Breanna Wilson 14 minutes later. Jill Flockhart assisted Small who accumulated four shots and three shots on goal during Sundays match. Wilson ended the game with three shots and one shot
hitter Carissa Whalen being named to the all-tournament team after hitting a team-best .388 with 11 blocks in the invitational. NDSU has a week of practice before competing in the Hampton Inn and Suites Northern Colorado Classic. The Bison are set to play Air Force, Oklahoma and Northern Colorado next Friday and Saturday. Quotes courtesy of GoBison.com
However, there is a wide range of other sports that have seen a great amount of success. NDSU’s volleyball team ended last season with a record of 26-9 and a Summit League championship, and have been predicted to win it yet again. In basketball, the men’s and the women’s teams both finished with a winning record at home and are looking to improve on last year’s performance for NDSU. The men’s baseball and women’s softball teams also won their Summit League championships and have each already been picked to repeat. There are countless other sports that have experienced an incredible amount of success while representing the green and gold. These achievements, however, are not what I anticipate most from sporting events at my new home. Back in Belfield, sports were not only seen as a physical activity, but as a social one
as well. If somebody wasn’t out on the field, they were cheering from the stands or helping with concessions. It was a group effort and everyone at school had a helping hand in our teams’ victories, and no piece of the puzzle was more important than the next. I expect the same camaraderie here in college. I hope every fan sees how important they are to helping teams win, either by volunteering to help out for the team away from the competition, or just cheering as loud as they can during it. Making noise during a football, volleyball, basketball or almost any other game can often be the difference between a loss and a win. All-Pro quarterback Drew Brees knows how important each and every person is for a team. After breaking the single season passing record, he gave a televised speech in the locker room. However, he never once talked about
himself. He only talked about what his equipment managers, teammates, fans, coaches, trainers and owners did. “I want all of you to be proud of this because it’s all about you,” Brees said. “It’s not about one person.” I look forward to this same sort of thing from the athletic program at NDSU. When I first decided that I wanted to go to school here, I knew that the odds of me being recruited to play football here were about the same as a Lamborghini falling from the sky being in my name and fully insured. What I fully wanted though, and still do, was to go to an abundance of games covered in green and gold and ready to cheer. I also trust that any team that I go to watch will play like a sportsmanlike team and put on a show at the same time. Most of all, I fully expect my fellow students and myself to, as a whole, help our teams compete and continue to win.
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seniors, to step up. That’s not saying they can’t physically have a bad match, they still have to lead when they’re not having a great match themselves.” For the Bison, it was freshman outside hitter Jenni Fassbender who shined, hitting .429 with 11 kills. Catherine Yager had 22 assists and Andrea Henning made 15 digs for NDSU. One bright spot for the Herd was sophomore middle
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started 0-3 was back in 2005. Wichita State was constantly on the offensive, only trailing once after the opening point of the second set in their 25-18, 25-6, 25-23 win. NDSU could not find a way to fight back when they trailed. “Right now, we’re looking to find out who our leaders are,” said head coach Kari Thompson of the struggles. “We’re going to need all three of our leaders, our
on goal. Wilson’s goal was aided by Katie Baran who made the cross allowing Wilson to tap it in. NDSU Senior Holly Christian came close to putting the team on the board. She led NDSU offensively with two shots and one shot on goal. Idaho led significantly with a 24-4 in totally shots. NDSU followed close behind in corner kicks with a 7-6 advantage. North Dakota State’s freshman goalkeeper Sierra Bonham made her second straight start making six saves in the game. NDSU will wrap up its season-opening five-game road swing with a match at Drake University on Sun., Sept. 2. The home opener against Bemidji State is slated for Fri., Sept. 7, at 4 p.m.
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In 1999, a young cyclist rose to fame after beating the slim odds of cancer survival and winning his first Tour de France title. Today, that same cyclist rises again, but this time, for a whole new reason. The year was 1996, and a young Lance Armstrong, age 25, was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer, which had eventually made its way to his lungs and brain. With little chance of survival, this determined young man set out to defy the odds that no one had ever imagined of achieving. In 1997, Armstrong formed a nonprofit cancer support foundation called the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Two years later, he would go on to win his first Tour de France
title and continue to win them for the next six years. In recent days, Lance Armstrong has made the news again. This time, however, it is not because he won another Tour de France title to accompany his seven other wins. The United States Anti-Doping Agency has charged Armstrong with using banned substances and prohibited blood transfusions to gain a competitive edge. Because of these allegations, which Armstrong has refused to fight, the cyclist has been stripped of all wins from August 1, 1998, to today (which include his seven Tour de France titles). Armstrong has also been given a lifetime ban from the sport he became so famous for participating in. While participating in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Armstrong’s teammate Tyler Hamilton had tested positive for blood doping and had
been suspended twice for using performance-enhancing drugs. Having been stripped of his gold medal from the Athens Olympics, Hamilton claims that Armstrong had used a blood-boosting drug while winning his first Tour de France title in 1999. During an interview, Armstrong made the following quote: “I have been subjected to a two-year federal criminal investigation followed by Travis Tygart’s [USADA’s chief executive officer] unconstitutional witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today - finished with this nonsense.” Over the years, Armstrong claims to have passed every drug test that has been given to him. There is even proof that would show Armstrong has been passing these tests. If this is the case,
then why is the USADA still attacking the famous cyclist? If he’s been passing the tests, then why is it such an issue now, when it has been a year since he retired from the sport? Is it because there have been many other cyclists that have been testing positive for using performance-enhancing drugs? Or is it because Armstrong won the most prestigious race for a cyclist seven years in a row, a feat that one could consider almost impossible to achieve? In the end, no one may ever know the real truth. In the past, there have been many athletes who have shined in everyone’s eye as a hero of their sport, only to be brought back down due to positive drug testing. So what do we as fans have to look forward to if this may be, in some cases, the ultimate outcome of their athletes’ shining reign?
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The March Is On! Remembering your first Bison vs. Colonials Preview Morgan Lubben Contributing Writer There’s no question you’ve heard the buzz going around campus. With the Bison football season opener this Saturday night at the Fargo Dome, everybody’s talking football. Coming off their national championship season, the football team will kick off the 2012 year against the Colonials of Robert Morris. But who is Robert Morris? Coming out of the Northeast conference, the Colonials were a whopping 2-9 last season. Their defense gave up just under 28 points a game to opposing offenses, while their offense struggled to average just over 19 points a game. With stats like those from last season, you have to wonder what kind of firepower the Colonials are capable of this Saturday, if any. The Bison however, are a different story. Fresh off a 14-1 record complimented with trophies, rings, smiles and memories, NDSU steps onto the field for the first time in 2012 to defend their National Championship. In 2011, the Bison averaged just over 31 points a game, while giving up under 13 points a game. As you can see, the Bison not only have firepower on offense, but on defense as well. But with offensive weapons like DJ McNorton, Matt Veldman and Warren Holloway all gone, the Bison will have to look elsewhere on offense. That being said, three big stars from last year also return on offense for their junior seasons with the Bison.
Quarterback Brock Jensen, running back Sam Ojuri and wide receiver Ryan Smith all look poised to carry on the success from last season into this season. Sprinkle in some impressive junior offensive lineman like Billy Turner and Tyler Gimmestad, just to name a few, and the Bison offense looks locked, cocked and ready to fire on all cylinders once again. On the defensive side of the ball the Bison will surely miss the inside linebacker presence of Preston Evans and the contributions of safety John Pike who were both lost to graduation. But there’s no need to dwell Bison fans, as plenty of firepower remains. Junior corner back Marcus Williams is coming off his All-American season and is set to be a part of an impressive defensive backs crew including sophomore Christian Dudzik, junior Colten Heagle and Andre Martin Jr., who is an impressive senior corner back that just transferred from Missouri Valley Conference for UNI. Add returning pieces like Grant Olson, Kyle Emanuel, Leevon Perry, Cole Jirik, Ryan Drevlow and the MVP of the National Championship game Travis Beck to the puzzle, and the Bison look arguably even stronger on defense this year. As an avid sports fan here at North Dakota State, writing this story gives me goose bumps. I was in Frisco, TX last year to see our Bison take home the trophy and I’m more ready than ever for Bison football to be under way again. This Saturday night at just a couple minutes past the 6 o’clock hour, everybody will be up for the kickoff, because THE MARCH IS ON!
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Contributing Writer Game day. The one day of the week that doesn’t make you second guess why you decided to come to college in lil’ ole Fargo. Just the thought of it gives you that ball of nervous energy in the pit of your stomach. Well folks, that day is almost here. I would be willing to bet most of you remember your first Bison football game. Whether you were a little kid, walking bright-eyed into the FargoDome for the first time or an overly, energetic freshman stumbling into your seat in student section, you never forget when you first caught Bison fever. A lot of you were born with it. Growing up in rural towns around the area with no Division I football program for miles, you were brought up
in the Bison family. Some of you are like me, tracing your roots back to the “cities” plagued with a horrendous football program residing in Minneapolis. Deprived of a good college football upbringing, we less fortunate were raised without a sense of “Our Team.” That is until we caught our first glimpse of the Thundering Herd. Mine was two years ago. I was a freshman spinning my wheels at a technical school in North St. Paul, worrying too much about baseball and women to gain the importance of academics and where it might take me. To my luck, I had arrived in Fargo at an interesting time. The Bison were a sputtering team with no sense of direction coming into the game with a 4-3 record, sitting the bottom of the Missouri Valley Conference which they had joined just two years prior.
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The Bison were set to square off against conference opponent Indiana State. I didn’t know what to expect as I walked through the gates, entering the FargoDome for the first time. Immediately, the sea of gold that filled the Dome took me off-guard. The rabid chants coming from the student section, the pure, raw sense of school pride. It was something I have never felt before. After finding my seat in a crowded student section, it took me approximately 2.7 seconds to join my, for at least that day, fellow Bison family root on our boys we admired so dearly. The fact that I fell for this team during the Mohlerera would have been a miracle in itself. But what really caught me off guard was the feeling I had exiting the stadium. The bond I had created with the Bison program
in those three short hours had surprisingly stuck with me. Long after the game was sealed by a Daniel Eaves pick-six, I felt the urgency to want more. More is what I got transferring to NDSU last fall riding alongside the team as they were crowned FCS champions for the first time, and it was truly a special moment for me. Coincidentally, the Indiana State game sent the Bison on a tear for the rest of the season as they got their first taste of FCS playoff action. Realistically, I know it had little to do with me attending the “turn-around” game, but I couldn’t help but feel I was a part of something that unseasonably warm Saturday in late October. It was just one of those perfect days. A day you only experience living in lil’ ole Fargo.
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