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Director of women’s athletics suspended Lynn Dorn was suspended 2 weeks without pay for incident stemming from late February Travis Jones Spectrum Staff Due to an incident stemming back to Feb. 23, Director of Women’s Athletics Lynn Dorn was suspended for two weeks without pay by Gene Taylor, director of athletics, starting March 27. The incident was cited as “significant inappropriate professional behavior” according to a letter of reprimand from Taylor to Dorn released by NDSU. The memorandum was sent to Lynn Dorn from Gene Taylor on March 26, with the suspension beginning the next day. Taylor addressed the media eight days after the suspension

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NDSU Director of Women’s Athletics Lynn Dorn

started, citing that the option to not come out with the incident to the public was the reason. “I think based on the fact that it was a personnel matter and the fact that Lynn’s worked here as long as she has, we had nothing to hide,” Taylor stated. When asked if there was no attempt to bring it to the public unless somebody called, Taylor replied “That’s correct.” The specifics of the situation weren’t discussed, as Taylor mentioned he had to be careful with what he could and could not say. He did say that the incident involved a student, and cited in the letter was a “violations of NDSU policies, including, but not limited to, NDSU Policy 163.” That policy is the anti-harassment policy according to the policy manual available through NDSU. Taylor heard about the situation by two staff members after he had gotten back from a trip to Arizona. As stated earlier, the incident happened Feb. 23, which was a Thursday night during which the men’s basketball team hosted IUPUI at the Bison Sports Arena. Taylor was asked if anyone had spoken to the student at all by one of the media members, and he addressed the question, but his two-statement answer was contradictory. “Not to my knowledge,” Taylor said in response to an

inquory about if someone had spoken to the student. “He’s aware of today obviously, other than that I’m not sure.” Immediately following the statement, Taylor received a statement confirming that the student was a male. Taylor retorted, “I’m not going to comment on that at this point.” There were no attempts to reach Lynn Dorn, but a statement from her was released shortly after the press conference concluded. “I made an error and regret it deeply. I respect the University’s decision. It is a privilege to work at North Dakota State University, and in particular, within the athletics department. I take this privilege very seriously,” the statement from Dorn said. Taylor also fielded questions, saying that Dorn was never asked to resign her position, and also that he fully expected her to be back. Furthermore, he suggested the issue be put in the past after her two-week suspension was fulfilled. The two-week period concluded Tuesday. Taylor also said that the length of Dorn’s tenure, 34 years, will help in moving past the issue and getting on with a busy slate in NDSU athletics. “She’s been here a long time,” Taylor mentioned. “She’s been a great employee and, up to this point, there was no indication that there was any type of pattern. She’s welcome back.”

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NDSU Director of Athletics Gene Taylor addresses members of local media about the two-week suspension of Director of Women’s athletics Lynn Dorn. Dorn was suspended for “significant inappropriate professional behavior,” in response to a late-February incident.

Next NDUS chancellor excited by challenge Army ROTC cadets compete nationally Mike Liudahl Contributing Writer Incoming North Dakota State University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani looks forward to having the opportunity to make a positive impact on higher education in North Dakota. Last month, he was chosen by the State Board of Higher Education as the replacement for retiring chancellor Bill Goetz, who is retiring in August of this year. Shirvani will then take over leadership of a system that he feels is going through its next phase of transformation. “The NDUS is an excellent system in a prosperous state that is small enough in terms of population, but large enough in terms of geography that one can really make an impact,” Shirvani said, who has served as president of California State University, Stanislaus since 2005. “The transformation process is a very exciting challenge, and it will be a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with al-

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ready great institutions and their faculty members, students and staff to lead these institutions to the next level.” Shirvani, whose higher educational roots are in architecture, holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Princeton University, an M.L.A. from Harvard University, and an M.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It also states in his CSUS office of the president biography that he has been employed in higher education for 33 years, with 26 years in senior executive leadership and management posts. Having filled a variety of executive roles across the country, Shirvani thinks the prosperity of North Dakota definitely gives it an edge over other states. “Right now many other states are instituting severe budget cuts and are slowly dismantling their higher education systems. In contrast, the North Dakota University System has the opportunity to undergo a transformation and emerge with a world-class institution of higher education,” Shirvani said. “It is an honor to have the opportunity to lead

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Shirvani’s four elements of transformation for the NDUS 1.Restructure the system to achieve cohesiveness and consistency 2.Set the system’s priorities and focus on those priorities 3.Build partnerships with the legislature and the business community in order to respond to state’s needs and better serve students 4.Work with legislature and governor’s office to develop performance funding measures

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the North Dakota University System through this transformation.” The transformation process is something that Shirvani has come to know quite well in leadership positions at different universities and colleges. The complete restructuring of institutions under his guidance has led to improvement in areas such as quality of educational offerings and funded research activities. He has also been instrumental in the reaccreditation of major public schools, including CSUS. “Dr. Shirvani’s record of leadership, working with students and his visionary approach to higher education makes him the perfect fit to lead the North Dakota University System,” Grant Shaft said, SBHE president in a March 14 NDUS press release. “I want to spend time listening and learning about the system, the state and the needs of students and employers. I think it is important to begin making some of the restructuring adjustments,”

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A small group of local Army ROTC cadets traveled from the Fargo-Moorhead area to the University of Kansas to compete in a national teambased competition March 31. The Bison Battalion, which refers to the collective tri-college Army ROTC program, returned from Lawrence, Kan. with a handful of awards, including first place recognition in the co-ed division. The competition began at 4:30 a.m. and ended only after cadets completed a day full of marching, running and proving tactical prowess. Cadet Sean Williams of NDSU took first place in the co-ed division with his partner, Cadet Abigail Peno of Concordia. He says that coming out above the other 18 teams in the division was a difficult but rewarding task. "The [competition] was one

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of the hardest physically and mentally challenging events I've ever done," Williams said. "Taking first place was a dream come true for Abby and I. It meant the months of hard work we put in were worth it." A first-place finish at the event provided Williams and Peno with a trophy, a plaque, a scholarship, a knife and entry into the U.S. Army Air Assault Course in the summer. Taking first place was a landmark event for the Bison Battalion, according to LTC Santiago Bueno, professor of military science. "This is a huge win for the Bison Battalion and NDSU, as this is a first-time title win at this competition for NDSU," Bueno said in a written statement. "Our cadets trained six days a week for this competition and it really paid off." In addition to the first-place finish, Cadets Mitch McGillick and Luke Daley took fifth of 94 teams in the male team division. Story continued on page 2

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News Chancellor continued from page 1 Shirvani said. “It is also very important to begin to establish relationships with legislators, the governor, the business community and the other constituents of the North Dakota University System.” Filling the office of NDUS Chancellor certainly won’t be free of concerning issues like the ongoing University of North Dakota nickname dispute or the recently exposed academic scandal at Dickinson State University. Shirvani says situations like the one at DSU can be fixed or future

occurrences prevented with restructuring. “The system needs to define roles, responsibilities and functions; develop and implement policies; and provide compliance and audit oversight. I’m not talking about micro-managing the campuses but about providing the proper structure for oversight,” Shirvani said. “Putting in place the proper structure with stronger oversight functions is the best possible longterm solution to preventing these types of problems in the future.”

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Shirvani said he has heard great things about North Dakota including the friendliness and genuineness of its people. He has already seen this in the form of many notes of congratulations from people all over the state. He added, “My wife and I already feel welcomed to the state, and we are looking forward to the move.” For more information about Shirvani, visit http://www.csustan.edu/president/biography.html

Cadets continued from page 1 The Bison Battalion also took 19th, 25th and 39th in this division. According to Williams, these collective wins are more important than his own. "First place for the Bison Battalion is important, but not as important as all the places all of our other teams took in the competition," Williams said. "Overall, as a whole school, NDSU came in third ... at the competition, beating out UND." Williams says this prepares the Bison Battalion for the nine-man competition they will be participating in this coming fall. "If everyone continues to work as hard as they have all spring, we will be bringing home the first-place trophy this fall," Williams said. “No mistakes, no penalties was our motto,” Daley, who took fifth place in the male team division with McGillick said, “and that’s exactly what we did. ... There was not one event that we didn’t push ourselves to the limit. I can say that with confidence.” “Our battalion size may be smaller than compared to a lot of schools, but the quality of our cadets here is unmatched,” McGillick said.

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Cadets Sean Williams (front) and Abigail Peno (back) negotiate a water obstacle during the Best Ranger Buddy Team Competition near Lawrence, Kan. March 31.

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Houda Abdelrahman Contributing Writer In order to keep up with a doctor’s rapidly changing job as a healthcare provider in today’s more diverse world, the fifth review of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) since 1928 will be in use starting Spring 2015. The MCAT is the medical school entrance test taken by prospective medical school applicants. Preparatory materials for the new exam will be available in Spring 2014. This updated exam applies to all pre-medicine students planning to take the exam in 2015. New exam portions include social and behavioral sciences, critical analysis, and biochemistry. “Social sciences are really important for pre-sedicine students because you’re interacting with people [as doctors]. Understanding access to health care is really important. We’ve been encouraging students to consider those classes for a long time. Psychology is required by many medical schools, so the MCAT is finally starting to catch up,” Julie Schroer explained. Schroer is a prehealth academic adviser. According to the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), changing the MCAT examination is necessary because “competencies required in medical school are shifting.” MCAT 2015 is expected to stay in use until 2030. The current 4-hour, 20minute exam tests students on biological sciences (biology and organic chemistry), physical sciences (physics and general chemistry), verbal reasoning and two writing samples. The writing sample will be dropped in 2013 and will be replaced by an op-

tional portion that includes questions on future exam subject, such as psychology, sociology, and biochemistry. Including the optional section, the 2013 and 2014 total testing times will be the same as 2012. “Students are encouraged to take that optional section because they’re basically trying it out to see how those questions go,” Schroer said. Pre-health academic adviser Febina Mathew commented on the new social and behavioral sciences portion. “It’s not just definitions. It’s analyzing; you have to think. There’s a lot of reasoning and statistical components. They want to check your ability to reason scientifically and be able to solve problems in the natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences test sections,” Mathew said. The new 6-hour, 30-minute exam aims to test “biological and biochemical foundations of living systems, chemical and physical foundations of biological systems, critical analysis and reasoning skills and psychological, social and biological foundations of behavior,” according to AAMC. The critical analysis and reasoning skills section does not test any specific topic area. However, it “tests whether or not you have the reasoning and analysis skills you’ll need in medical school,” according to AAMC. AAMC’s goal is not to force pre-medicine students to take many extra psychology and sociology, according to Schroer. “[Students] should be able to get the information they need to answer those questions from intro-level psychology and sociology,” Schroer pointed out. “Sociology 110 and Psychology 111 should be all that you need as long as you can think through and analyze what kind of

questions they’re presenting.” “One needs to be prepared for a whole day of testing,” Mathew advised. “The new lengthier exam also includes a lunch break to better accommodate students during the stressful testing day.” Students who are not sure whether they should take the current MCAT in 2014 or the new MCAT in 2015 are advised to try out the free practice exam available Spring 2014, according to Mathew. “Students who are at the fence get a chance to see if they should take the older version or if they are confident enough to take the newer version,” Mathew said. Many pre-medicine students find studying for the MCAT to be very rigorous and sometimes stressful. Zoology junior Michael Symanietz called it a “hard test that greatly impacts our futures.” In a poll conducted among pre-medicine students at NDSU, 54.5 percent of students said they were “kind of anxious, [but] nothing too troubling,” while 45.5 percent said they were “horrified and nervous” about taking the MCAT examination. Other NDSU pre-medicine students on campus voiced that preparation for the MCAT is of most importance. Psychology and music senior Daniel Augustadt said that “retired MCATs … are invaluable in conjunction with whatever else you might use to study.” While the MCAT is only one of many examinations prospective doctors complete, the new changes are especially important for incoming Fall 2012 freshmen. Students who have questions are encouraged to visit with prehealth advisers Febina Mathew and Julie Schroer.

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STATE ND Supreme Court affirms land reclamation deal BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Supreme Court has upheld a land reclamation deal between a coal company and several government agencies. The deal allows North Dakota's Transportation Department to get about 730 acres of reclaimed coal mine land from the Falkirk Mining Co. As part of the bargain, 86 acres of land that used to be farmland has been switched to recreational use. Some of the land will provide food for wildlife. Santorum stopping campaign, ND delegates in limbo BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Rick Santorum's top North Dakota volunteer says he's surprised by Santorum's decision to stop his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Gary Emineth says he was hoping Santorum would stay

in the race until the April 24 presidential primary in Santorum's home state of Pennsylvania. Emineth says he hopes the energy of Santorum’s backers can be applied to defeating Democratic President Barack Obama in the fall. Pilot walks away after Fargo plane belly landing FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A plane belly-landed at the Fargo airport when its landing gear didn't go down. Assistant Fargo fire chief Leroy Skarloken says the pilot wasn't injured after the Tuesday night landing. The pilot was flying a Beechcraft Bonanza. He wasn't identified. The plane wasn't carrying any passengers. The cause of the landing gear problem isn’t known. The airport’s operations weren’t affected by the accident. On Wednesday morning its website says scheduled flights were arriving and departing on time.

Arkansas judge fines J&J $1.1B in Risperdal case LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has fined Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary more than $1.1 billion after a jury found the companies downplayed and hid risks associated with an antipsychotic drug. Judge Tim Fox found nearly 240,000 violations under Arkansas' Medicaidfraud law over Risperdal. Each violation came with a $5,000 fine, setting the total penalty at more than $1.1 billion. Santorum drops out, clearing the way for Romney GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rick Santorum cleared the way for Mitt Romney to claim victory in the long and hard-fought battle for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, giving up his "against all odds" campaign as Romney's tenacious conservative rival. Santorum's withdrawal sets up what is sure to be an acri-

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WORLD Strong Indonesian quakes cause panic, not tsunami BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two massive earthquakes triggered back-toback tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. No deadly waves or serious damage resulted, and a watch for much of the Indian Ocean was lifted after a few hours. Women and children cried in Aceh, where memories are still raw of a 2004 tsunami that killed 170,000 people in the province alone. Others screamed, "God is great" as they poured from their homes or searched frantically for separated family members. Iraq denies claim by fugitive VP of torture deaths BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's judiciary denied on Wednesday the latest allegations by the country's fugitive vice president that two more of his

bodyguards were tortured to death by security forces during a terrorism investigation last month. The office of Tariq alHashemi, Iraq's top Sunni official, said the men died during an interrogation, according to a statement released late Tuesday. It did not give their names, identifying them only by their initials, A.H. and A.A. Korean Airlines jetliner lands after bomb threat TORONTO (AP) — A Korean Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Vancouver to Seoul was diverted to a nearby Canadian Forces base after the airline's U.S. call center received a bomb threat. Korean Airlines said in a news release that the call center received the threat Tuesday about 25 minutes after take-off from Vancouver International Airport. Airline officials said they decided to turn the aircraft around.

Staff recognized at award ceremony Hannah Dillon Staff Writer On April 10 in the Great Plains Ballroom, outstanding university staff members were recognized with an award ceremony. University staff, or mostly staff members who aren’t professors or officers of the institution, could be recognized at this event. This is the 24th year that these awards have been held, according to Jill Spacek, a human resources administrator. Spacek also stated that retirees who have retired in the last calendar year were eligible for these awards as well. Laura Dallmann is the president of staff senate, an organization that, according to its

mission statement, strives to make NDSU a progressive campus environment for university staff. According to Dallmann, these awards benefit students in a unique way, because even though the students aren’t directly receiving this award, they are still positively affected by its implications. “By recognizing people that treat the students well, it is only going to encourage more of the same behavior,” she said. “As the staff senate president,” Dallmann said, “it’s actually a huge honor and privilege to be a part of recognizing the outstanding service of those wonderful coworkers.” This year the price for the event was $13, but that may

change in future years. Dallmann noted that award winners and their nominators were admitted for free. Anybody has the option to nominate staff to receive an award. Award numbers are based on percentages, which are then based on the different bands of employees. Winners of an individual award get $250, while winners of team awards split $500 among the winners. Spacek mirrors Dallmann’s sentiments, saying, “It’s a nice event for those folks that are being honored for their years of service.” Additional information on nominating candidates and the awards can be found at http://www.ndsu.edu/staff_se nate/staff_recognition_award/ .

Individual Recipients Professional Recipient - Collin Auwarter -Agricultural Experiment Station Plant Science Research Specialist Professional Recipient - Dana Davis -Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Sciences Director of Recruitment Professional Recipient - Paul Omernik -Physics Lab Tech Technical Recipient - Linda Kuster -Nutrition Education Assistant Technical Recipient - Janine Trowbridge -TRIO Office Manager Office Support Recipient - Wendy Baumann -Center for Global Initiatives Academic Assistant Office Support Recipient - Janice Hanson -Department of Psychology Grant Administrator Service Recipient – Sharon Kaup -Department of Facilities Management Custodian John Weitzel – Service Recipient -Department of Facilities Management Lead Custodian

Team Award Residence Life Hall Director Team: Katie Crane, Jaci Curtis, Cole Davidson, Kristen Davis, Erica Eischen, Darcie Ellertson, Carol Jergenson, Bill Lenarz, Chas Lietaert, Tim McCue, Megan Paradis Several other staff members and nominees were also recognized at the luncheon.

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Korean students share culture Students, faculty and staff gathered April 2 for Korea Night, a night of immersion in Korean culture. Here, students serve a traditional Korean dish called Bibimbap, which is a rice, meat and egg dish garnished with vegetables and mushrooms and topped with a spicy red chili paste called gochujang. Approximately 200 people came out for the evening to experience Korean cultural displays.

Masters of Success accepting applications for fall program Hannah Dillon Staff Writer The Masters of Success program at NDSU will be accepting applications until April 30. This program is affiliated through the Memorial Union and has been held every fall since 2000. The program runs from Aug. 29 to Nov. 30. This program consists of

participants working with companies in the form of weekly workshops to gain leadership experience. Kylie Artz, the 2010 Masters of Success student of the year, commented on her experiences in the program. “The Masters of Success program is a leadership program that is unlike anything I've ever been a part of,” she said. “It was one of the most challenging yet rewarding ex-

periences of my college career thus far.” In order to apply, applicants must have a sophomore standing or higher with a 2.5 minimum GPA. Participants are also required to attend all of the workshops, which occur on Wednesday nights from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Participants must build a marketing plan with their company by researching and building relationships. Artz

said the program allows students to learn a lot about themselves and how to act as a leader. “I learned more about time management, delegation [and] my own leadership style,” Artz said. “It made me take a look at who I was at 19 and decide who I wanted to be and how I was going to get there,” she said. To apply, prospective participants must fill out an applica-

tion online, which can be found on the Masters of Success homepage. Twenty-four hours after applying, participants are required to call and set up an appointment for an interview. Artz encourages students to apply for the program. She adamantly stated that this program helped her learn more about herself and how to be an effective leader, which may be a useful skill in the future.

“Sometimes I think that people are afraid of their own potential, and they don't think that they can be that effective leader that is needed,” Artz stated. For more information, visit http://www.ndsu.edu/mu/programs/leadership_programs/m asters_of_success/.

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NDSU student gains experience working in national media for the 47th annual ACM awards Andrew Koch Staff Writer Never give up on your dreams. Andrew Young, a senior majoring in broadcasting and management communications student here at NDSU is driven to someday see his dreams of working on the national media stage come true. This dream of his was able to take flight over the past three months, as Young landed an internship with the 47th annual American Country Music Awards in Los Angeles. Young experienced a lot while interning with the ACM’s, and was able to make valuable connections and gain top-notch experience that will help propel him even closer to his dream after graduation. Young gives much of the credit for his success in interning with the ACM’s to NDSU. “NDSU prepared me to work in the media industry. It enabled me to not only step into the roll to work and learn, but also provided a lot of hands on experience and experiential work,” Young stated about how classes at NDSU assisted him at the ACM’s. Notably, Young also ties in success to his work as the General Manager of the BIN network at NDSU. “My work editing video, producing video and working with television and news at BIN is very professional,” Young shared. He says he saw that a lot of the work done at BIN was the same as the work that was being done on the set of the ACM’s. According to Young, he took the experience he gained at NDSU and BIN and moved to Los Angeles where a whole new world of media production would open up his eyes to realize that so much more is out there working in a national industry like the ACM’s. Within two weeks of attaining the internship, Young was called on to do a one-on-one interview with country music star Taylor Swift. Young says he was amazed that the job moved so fast, and that so much was expected of him within the first few weeks of the job. However, knowing that his work was good enough initially helped him better fulfill all of the other experiences. The experiences were all valuable for Young. A very huge moment for him was doing an interview with Drew

Carrey, right on the set of the show “The Price is Right”. “It was a surreal moment for me. This is a show that everybody has watched and knows about,” Young said. Young also did an interview with the country group Montgomery Gentry, and was able to go trap shooting event hosted by Blake Shelton. Young also had a couple of mentors that took him under their wing. Lisa Lee, the vice president of production taught Young in what he says are a lot of valuable things about the industry. He mentions that the best thing about Lee was that she was not biased on entertainment and news. Young coined Bob Romeo, the president of the ACM industry as the smartest man he worked with. Romeo was an effective motivator and was also a very direct and powerful leader that played the role of “father” for Young because he taught him so much. NDSU students can learn a lot from Young’s experience at the ACM’s. He hopes to inspire students to believe in their dreams and to never give up. “Set your dreams high. When it comes to a job, never say never. Never tell yourself that you can’t get it because that is not true,” Young shared compassionately. “If nothing else, I always tell people to try it because they have nothing to lose. From there people can begin setting their goals.” Young also hopes to promote the idea of NDSU preparing students to work in a national industry, rather than only choosing to work for a local industry. Young strongly feels that NDSU empowers students to believe in their dreams and prepares students to work anywhere. The internship with the ACM’s gave Young exactly what he wanted, the opportunity for valuable experience. He now has experience working in news and entertainment including having the opportunity to intern for “ABC World News” with Diane Sawyer. Young feels that the entertainment industry is better, but wants to finish out college and enjoy that experience before making any decisions on his future. Young inspires us all to believe in our dreams because they can come true. Take his advice and just give it a try because there is nothing to lose, yet so much to gain.

Most of us find it easier to stay motivated at the beginning of the semester but by the end of it, we just want to be done, and we start slacking on studying and doing homework. The end of the semester is not the time to slack off. The end of the semester is a time to make sure you are getting everything turned in and studying for that final test. You don’t want to end up getting a poor grade in the class because of one bad test you decided you were unmotivated to study for. Here are some tips from premedhell.com to hopefully kick-start your good habits back into gear:

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Exercise Working out regularly helps you stay healthy and in shape, but it’s also good for helping you stay motivated. When you work out, you get the blood flowing in your body, which helps you focus. You can also use your work out schedule to help you stay on track for doing other things.

Keep a list Try to make a list of all the assignments and tests you have left for the end of the semester. Keep separate lists for different classes or make one big list, but color code it to keep things organized. Sometimes seeing that you have things to do will help you complete them.

Work smart Make sure to keep track of your time. Don’t zone out while playing video games or while being on the Internet. Set a specific time frame for you to do fun things, but stop doing them when your time is up. This helps you maximize the free time you think you don’t have to work on things that need to get done. Also focus on trying to get either the big things done first or the little things done if you can. This way you can cross things off the list and feel better about having things done.

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Remember your goals Make a list of goals that you want to complete for the semester such as getting an “A” in your class that you’ve been working really hard in all semester, or maintaining your high GPA. Whatever the goal is try to remind yourself of it and keep that as your focus instead of the downward slide that comes at the end of the semester. You want to end on a high note!

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As a violence prevention educator, I am dedicated to preventing sexual assault on NDSU’s campus. April is an especially important time for this topic because it is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The NDSU Sexual Assault Prevention Program is sponsoring a variety of events this month to raise awareness about sexual assault. First of all, The Clothesline Project will be on exhibit in the Memorial Union Gallery until April 13 and will be bearing witness to violence against women. On April 22 at 7 p.m. Kate Bornstein will present “Gender Outlaws: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us” which will be located in the Great Ballroom of the Memorial Union. In addition, the screening of a documentary film entitled “It Was Rape” by Jennifer Baumgardner, a world-renowned feminist, will take place on April 27 at 3:30 p.m., and it is something I’m really excited about. Many people are aware of sexual assault, but don’t know what they can do to prevent it from happening. The Violence Prevention Educators have shirts with nine prevention tips that I will highlight to raise awareness and prevent sexual assault on NDSU’s campus. First of all, “seek enthusiastic consent from your partner every time and at every step in every sexual relationship.” Imagine a world where verbal consent was sought and received in every sexual encounter by both parties involved. I think that sounds like a pretty wonderful place.

Second, “look inward. Be brave. Take some time to think about your own relationships and whether you always give and receive respect. Don’t be afraid to look within and think about how you can be and do better in any relationship.” The next tip is important in regards to trusting oneself. “Listen to and trust your own instincts. Don’t ignore a gut feeling that a situation seems off or unsafe. Follow your intuition and remove yourself and your friends from it.” “Look after your friends. Check in with each other regularly when you are out and make sure everyone is having a safe fun time.” It is possible to have fun and be safe at the same time. Making sure you leave a get-together with the same people you arrived with is important. It’s not babysitting; it’s called being a friend. “Be a responsible bystander. If you notice a stranger in a situation that seems uncomfortable or like it could lead to danger, don’t ignore it. Intervene at a level that feels right to you.” This is certainly a difficult tip, but we all need to trust our instincts and not fear intervening. I am much more fearful of what will happen if I don’t intervene. The next tip is one that I find myself repeating to friends often. “Stop rape jokes. Rape jokes minimize and normalize sexual violence. Identify these jokes for what they are and don’t perpetuate them.” Oh, and they aren’t funny at all. Hearing a rape joke as a person who has been sexually assaulted can be very traumatic so it’s important to remember that words can impact and hurt others even when we’re only joking. “Support survivors. Believe and be there for your friends and classmates when they disclose a sexual assault. Your

support can make an incredible difference.” A tip that goes along with this is to reduce victim blaming. Victim blaming occurs when a victim is blamed for something that happened to them. I’ve heard people take part in victim blaming in regards to sexual assault by saying, “Well why was she even at that party?” “Did you see what she was wearing?” and even, “Women are responsible for what happens to them after they choose to get intoxicated.” All of these examples imply that the victim is responsible for the sexual assault and could have or should have prevented it. Victim blaming is counterproductive and usually very hurtful for the victim. The next tip carries a very positive message. “Speak out. When homophobia, sexist, racist or other hateful comments are made don’t be silent. Be a voice for inclusiveness, equality and peace.” The last tip is to “Continue to educate yourself and challenge yourself to look at the issue of sexual violence from different perspectives. Read books. Attend programs. Seek deeper understanding with an open mind.” I’d also like to make a point that the NDSU Sexual Assault Resources and Advocacy (SARA) helpline is now open. Volunteers at the SARA helpline are available 24/7 to listen, answer questions and provide support. This helpline, along with the Violence Prevention Educators program, are both dedicated to preventing sexual assault on NDSU’s campus and being there for victims; but each of these tips should be used by each NDSU student in the hopes of someday ending sexual assault at NDSU altogether.

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The new game from the creator of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Minecraftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;0x10câ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Notchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take on hardcore science fiction Steven Strom Staff Writer Markus â&#x20AC;&#x153;Notchâ&#x20AC;? Persson has quickly become one of the greatest celebrities in the video game industry. After single-handedly creating â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minecraftâ&#x20AC;?, one of, if not the most wildly successful independent games in history, much of the world wondered where he would go next. Well, finally, we have an answer. Notchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next game is called â&#x20AC;&#x153;0x10câ&#x20AC;? (in the actual logo, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;câ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is suspended above the 10 as if to denote Celsius). And yes, he refuses to tell anyone how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meant to be pronounced. Seriously. The game is a tale of hard science fiction inspired by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eliteâ&#x20AC;? franchise. It is set in a fictional, alternate universe where Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s space race never ended and corporations as well as wealthier private citizens

ventured into the vastness of space. Some sort of error has occurred in the computers governing human sleep on ships designed to travel out into the deep unknown. Now, it is the year 281,474,976,712,644 AD, and those humans that remain awake to find little to no remaining civilization waiting for them. The playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ship is controlled by a fixed wattage CPU, so any action on the ship will require another function to be suspended. For example, if you want to run your shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cloaking device you may need to dim the lights first in order to preserve precious runtime. As the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website puts it, "The computer in the game is a fully functioning emulated 16 bit CPU that can be used to control your entire ship, or just to play games on while waiting for a large mining operation to finish." Notch says that the game

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Shape Then Shift takes stage tonight at Red Raven Group mashes local artists and wide range of sounds Nick Proulx A&Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Editor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a question I hear more often than not,â&#x20AC;? answered Michael Weiler, when asked what his music venture called Shape Then Shift is all about. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put my finger on it, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really want to. There are so many different styles I like, so why not play them all?â&#x20AC;? Along with various genres, Weiler enjoys working with variety of artists from the area. The overall premise of a Shape show is that all the members are constantly moving in and out of the gig. While they typically start with everyone involved, Weiler explains that the pieces generally fall apart and drift in and out for the duration of a performance. He and the rest of Shape -which is currently eight additional members strong -- are set to put on a duo of release shows this weekend for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleeper,â&#x20AC;? the latest album Weiler has crafted under the moniker. His intent is to match an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to a similar sound in each song while also providing for some variety. He argues that when live music sounds identical to what is found on a CD, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a waste. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all over the map, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun,â&#x20AC;? Weiler said. For these shows, Shape is comprised Kris Adamson, Katy Gorden, Cody Hassler, Bill Kezar, John Mrozla, Morgan Ranstrom, Rosie Sauvageau and Hannah Westerholm. Most of the songs will be off the new album, a few are from the previous self-titled album and one song is new. Weiler says the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genre ranges from country-folk at times to heavy metal. Weiler has been performing on-and-off in bands since he

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was about 16 years old, and a point came when he started doing his own solo work. He admits he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like recording alone as much as performing with a group, and decided once he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to do it anymore. He hung up his guitar for 10 years before getting sucked back into it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like solo performing to a point, but I get bored with it. And if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m bored, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dead,â&#x20AC;? Weiler stated. If this boredom carries over onto the audience, he might quit after only four or five songs. A while back he did a solo performance in the Memorial Union basement and garnered little response. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could have been playing songs about the Taco Bell they were eating and no one would have known,â&#x20AC;? he explained. Weiler would much rather perform with other artists because it gives him the opportunity to bounce ideas off them. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always learning something from them and is willing to try things he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have otherwise thought of. The group makes it easy and enjoyable, which he says is something he needs on stage.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the best thing about working with a group, in my opinion, is that I always work with artists who are way better than me,â&#x20AC;? he said, describing himself as kind of a hack. He says Bob Dylan did it the smart way, in that he wrote three-chord songs and had some of the best artists around backing him up live. He says that he might be able to write some cool songs, but the other Shape members are much more musically talented. Over the past three years using the Shape concept, Weiler claims his own songwriting has gotten much better too. He describes it a meticulous process and likens it to projects done by architecture students; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for him to pour 40 or 50 hours into a song, recording random sounds and overdubbing tracks. The Shape Then Shift shows will take place at 7 p.m. tonight and tomorrow at the Red Raven. Copies of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleeperâ&#x20AC;? will be available, and the album is also being released through bandcamp.com.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Game of Thronesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; renewed HBO brings back medieval series for season 3 Matt Paulsen Spectrum Staff

Television audiences were able to experience the interworking and home life of a New Jersey mobster for six years in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sopranos,â&#x20AC;? and then were able to hit the streets of Baltimore for five years in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wire.â&#x20AC;? Now HBO is at it again with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game of Thrones.â&#x20AC;? It was recently announced that HBO has officially renewed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game of Thronesâ&#x20AC;? for a third season. Based on the popular novels â&#x20AC;&#x153;Song of Fire and Iceâ&#x20AC;? series by George R.R. Martin, Thrones (The seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first book) follows seven noble families fighting for control of the mythical land of Westeros. With the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second season just starting up a few weeks ago, Thrones has proven to be both a critical and fan favorite success. A renewal should not come as much surprise, but considering the rate of shows getting cancelled today the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fan base can breath a sigh of relief knowing it is not

going anywhere. Thrones was nominated for four Emmy Awards last year, including Outstanding Drama Series. Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister on the show, ended up winning a well-deserved Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category. The show has managed solid ratings, with the premiere episode holding steady with around 3.9 Million viewers. Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second episode was far from a let down scoring 3.8 Million viewers. In a competitive time slot going up against shows such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Good Wifeâ&#x20AC;? over on CBS, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Guyâ&#x20AC;? on FOX, and the second season of AMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder mystery â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Killing,â&#x20AC;? these are not half bad ratings for a show on a subscriber based channel like HBO. The current plan is to base the third season of the show on the first half of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Storm of Swords,â&#x20AC;? which is the third novel in the series. If all goes according to plan (while there is no reason to believe otherwise at this point), season four would be based on the second half of

Swords. It may seem odd to split a novel into two separate seasons, but those afraid about having enough content do not need to worry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Storm of Swordsâ&#x20AC;? has over one thousand pages of action-packed content. As far as the source material goes, Martin has currently published five novels, with plans for two more. Each novel is at least 800 pages, with the shortest (A Game of Thrones) at 807 pages, and the longest (A Dance With Dragons) at 1,136 pages. At this rate, HBO wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about running out of source material anytime soon. The only problem may arise if Martin cannot finish his last two books before HBO is ready to adapt them, but that is a long way off. Season three is currently believed to be the same 10episode order of the first two seasons. Season two of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game of Thronesâ&#x20AC;? airs on HBO Sunday night at 8 p.m. For those without HBO who want to check out what all the hype is about, the show is currently available on DVD, and through download on iTunes.

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Opinion Election 2012: Survival of the fittest

Jaime Jarmin Opinion Editor Titanic was re-released in 3D last week, and I was among the fortunate enough to watch the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unsinkable shipâ&#x20AC;? sink to the bottom of the ocean for the umpteenth time, except this time in three dimensions. Something else that floundered in the last few days was Pennsylvanian Rick Santorumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidential campaign. And now that Santorum pulled out of the GOP race there is no stopping wealthy former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney from venturing on the quest to defeat Obama for the Oval Office. As much as Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich supporters hate to admit it, the Republican candidate who will more than likely be running against President Obama in the 2012 election in November will be Romney. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as though Paul, Gingrich or Santorum were necessarily â&#x20AC;&#x153;unfitâ&#x20AC;? for the GOP nomination, even though Santorumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sweater vest may have been, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because they simply arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as wealthy as Romney. Even though the support of Paul, Gingrich and Santorum is there in many states, the money is not. It incredibly expensive to run a campaign, and if the presidential nominees arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t making over $50,000 a day, most of them probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much of a chance of seeing their name printed on the election ballot. As of this year, Romney has raised double -- even triple -the amount of money for his campaign when compared to Paul, Gingrich and Santorumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign money. Then you have to consider his personal wealth, which is estimated to be about $250 million. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting: Now that Santorum has backed out of the presidential race, even Obama has shifted his main campaign goal, which is to highlight Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wealth. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tactic seems to be aiming to create awareness of the huge discrepancy taxes that the rich pay compared to the taxes that middle class Americans pay. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost as though this is what Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign approach is screaming to potential November voters: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember the percentage that Romney paid in taxes last year? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right â&#x20AC;Ś only about half as much as you.â&#x20AC;? Although the Republicans are opposed to Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent tax tactic, and every other tactic of his, Obama is just doing what the Republican nominees have been doing best: get Americans to vehemently loathe the opposing candidate. Despite the fact that Obama will most likely be paired up against Romney in the fall, I do believe our current president will have no problem getting reelected back into the White House mansion. If not, where would Michelle Obama plant her garden? If the Republican presidential nominees had been featured in the movie, Romney would have been like Cal Hockley, trying to bribe his way into a lifeboat. However, money wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to secure himself a lifeboat, and it certainly wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep Obama from latching onto a wooden plank and surviving for another term. Jaime is a junior majoring in English education.

Letter to the editor Rebuttal to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pornography: The root of sexual assaultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; My name is Maureen Carolan. I am a senior at NDSU and am majoring in human development and family science and am minoring in women and gender studies. I am also a Violence Prevention Educator (VPE) and more likely than not one of the speakers in Ryan LaPlanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class was one of my fellow peer educators. As VPEs, we complete 40 hours of training, most of us have also completed an additional 12-hour training and achieved a peer educator certification from the Bacchus Network. In Ryan LaPlanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article, he states that our message as Violence Prevention Educators is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go ahead, have sex if you want, just get permission from the other person first,â&#x20AC;? and I have to say this might be the only thing in his article that is accurate. I appreciate LaPlanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentiment and understand that his opinion that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sexual action can only be socially and psychologically healthy when ordered in a lifetime commitment of love and self-giving to another person,â&#x20AC;? and I believe many NDSU students would agree with him. It is extremely important to understand that it is not the position of VPEs to combat this opinion. Our job is to educate our peers on the reality of sexual violence on our campus and in our society, and the reality is that you must get full, enthusiastic consent before engaging in any and all sexual activities. And this is not naĂŻve, it is the law. Another fact is that not everyone shares LaPlanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion, and people do choose to engage in sexual acts outside of committed, lifelong relationships and are perfectly happy and comfortable doing so â&#x20AC;Ś and we value those lifestyle choices just as much as the choice to wait to have sex. It is not our place to impose judgement on those who do or do not chose to be sexually active. Our only intent is to educate on and prevent sexual violence. The second part of LaPlanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article that I feel it is important for me to comment on is when he speaks about the root of sexual assault. He seems to be coming from the standpoint that pornography, â&#x20AC;&#x153;victims of porn addictionâ&#x20AC;? and promiscuity (to which he does not define) create this uncontrollable urge to sexually assault another person in order to feed this need of sexual satisfaction. Although I will admit the research on the correlation between porn and perpetrators of sexual violence is interesting, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also research that is unable to obtain a valid control group. When we talk about perpetrators of sexual violence, we know that they are not acting out of lust, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;crime of passionâ&#x20AC;? is a myth. Perpetrators are acting out of a desire to dominate, control and humiliate the victim. The root of sexual violence is the need to control, not porn. The comparison LaPlante makes when he says the speakers on alcohol abuse prevention wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go ahead, get drunk as much as you want and become an alcoholic. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all right as long as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 21 and have a designated driverâ&#x20AC;? is a faulty comparison. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right: they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say that. They might say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 21 and you have a designated driver than it is legal and acceptable for you to drink, here is what is important to know about consuming alcohol responsibly.â&#x20AC;? We certainly do not promote becoming addicted to sex, which, by the way, is a controversial addiction at best, and the worst case a perpetrator of sexual assault can make in court because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not valid. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a far cry from the truth to say someone â&#x20AC;&#x153;suffers from a pornography addictionâ&#x20AC;? as if though their frequent viewing has caused them to spin out of control resulting in sexual assault. Long story short, if you are someone who chooses to have sex, you must get enthusiastic consent. If you are someone who does not choose to have sex, then it is important for you to know the information, as those who plan on waiting are not shielded from the crime of sexual assault. We want everyone here on campus to know the facts and have the resources in case they or someone they know does encounter a sexual crime.

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Let's play a little game of word association: When I say weapons of mass destruction, what is your response? Is it Iran? Is it terrorists? Is it the war in Iraq? This Bush-era rhetoric has been forever engrained in our minds as the catalyst for crusade, and whether far left, far right or somewhere in between, weapons of mass destruction are something to be feared. If our invasion into the Middle East would have resulted in the discovery and disarming of weapons of mass destruction, there would be few who would have objected to the war's purpose. Missiles are something to be feared regardless of political affiliation because all it takes is one misstep, one hasty as-

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sumption, one tantrum or one spontaneous release of ambition to destroy unsuspecting people -- military or civilian. While the days of legitimate Middle East weapons of mass destruction concerns may be waning, in another corner of the planet they are robust and undeniably unsettling. Hardly a week goes by during which North Korea isn't fueling a rocket, launching a rocket or building a rocket. Though the country claims the rockets are for satellite installation purposes, the rest of the world suspects -- rightfully so -- otherwise. Just yesterday, North Korea fueled another rocket, a move that concerned the neighboring South Korea and Japan. North Korea has experimented with nuclear development in recent years, so the fear felt by neighbors is legitimate. Yet, for some reason, despite the tangible nature of North Korea's misdeeds, the country remains sovereign and untouched. North Korea is a country run by a dictatorship that oppresses its citizens while outwardly threatening the world.

They've proven that they have simultaneously the technology to create truly frightening weaponry and the obstinateness to reject global goodness. Halting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and overthrowing an unjust, threatening and oppressive dictatorship were good enough reason for us to invade the Middle East in the early 2000s, and that was based solely on suspicion. With North Korea, we have the same grounds as with the Middle East, but the only difference is that these grounds are proven. Yes, southeast Asia is an area in which our military forces are comfortably low in numbers, but it's an area in which innocent people can be protected from an overzealous and boisterous dictator. Is a 10-year occupation without clear purpose the best course of action? Probably not. Is allowing another 10 years of unchecked tyranny to exist the best course of action? Absolutely not. Matt is a senior majoring in English education.

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Just the other day, someone asked me an age-old question that is likely the most popular inquiry of our time. This question has plagued the world since the beginning of our existence and will likely continue to be asked here on earth until we as a race cease to exist. The question was this: “What is the meaning of life?” I’ll admit, my first instinct was to say something cliché and cheesy like “to love” or “to laugh,” but then a YouTube video I watched a few weeks ago popped into my head. Therefore, I grabbed my laptop, pulled up the video and let technology answer for me. Watching the video for a second time made me further realize just how true its central message really is, and I believe that message is worth sharing with you. Right now I need you to stop reading this

article, go to YouTube, search “The Most Astounding Fact” and watch the video to experience it for yourself! I’m serious. Go. Right now. Did you watch it? Did you add it to your favorites? Good; now I can rave about it. I don’t know what it is about that video, but something about it just makes me feel so inspired and motivated. I’m sure I have astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and his “most astounding fact” to thank for that. This fact, though a bit scientific and over my head at first, ends up being so insightful when it comes to human nature and the human condition. I mean, how true yet simple of a statement it is that people in this world just want to feel connected and relevant. There really is no better feeling when you think about it. At the end of the day, that’s all we really want. It’s also insanely fascinating to think that not only are we all connected to each other as a species, but to the entire universe as well. The atoms that our bodies and

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As we get close to the end of the school year, it becomes harder and harder to stay focused. I know it is tempting to skip class, not do homework or blow things off to relax or see friends, but that does more harm than good. We have all heard the term “senioritis,” but it does not just apply to seniors. Over the past few years, research has been done to see how the changing climate can affect our attention spans and motivations. Considering the Ethan is a junior majoring major temperature fluxes we in English education. have experienced this year, and the long, gloomy winters we have in Fargo -- we are af-

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Travis Jones Sports Editor What has been an academic year with unprecedented Division I success in athletics at NDSU has received its first red-pen ink mark last week. Lynn Dorn, Director of Women’s Athletics, was suspended without pay by NDSU Athletic Director, Gene Taylor, beginning on March 27th and lasting two weeks. The initial reaction of anyone curious about the situation was who, what, where, when and why in the event that they heard of Taylor’s decision. You’re not alone. That was my reaction last Wednesday during the press conference Taylor held in front of a large group of media members. I still have the same puzzling view of the situation, but there are some assumptions that can be brought up when looking at the facts that are out there. Instead of pounding my head into a wall wondering like I did for quite some time, I decided to look at this situation from a different approach. Watching Gene Taylor step to the microphone last week was an eye opener for me. I hadn’t seen that look on his face in the two years that I’ve been here. In fact, it’s been mostly smiles, unicorns and rainbows in the athletic department for a while. The words national championship, Summit League championship, Missouri Valley Championship and historic win streaks have been a few phrases tagged with the Bison name. Now this, the first black and blue mark to hit the program this academic year, has come and there’s not much that can be said about it because it’s

not out in the open. Part of the reason it’s not in the open is because Taylor had to protect himself, Dorn and the university during his press conference. The other reason is that this was addressed to the public over a month after the incident took place. Why wasn’t it addressed earlier? The common theme is that NDSU wanted to keep it quiet, and that they weren’t going to say anything unless someone got wind of it. It did leak out, and that’s why it was announced to the public, eight days after Dorn was suspended. Obviously the university and the athletic department were trying to protect themselves, but I’m on the side of the argument where this should have been reported prior to demands for it to be addressed. Instead of having to listen to voices from around Fargo saying things about NDSU trying to keep this quiet, I think they’d rather hear questions about the situation. I understand the decision to not come out with this right away, but I think if they would have gotten ahead of this, faced it when it was happening, they’d have been better off. As I said earlier, I understand their reasoning to do what they did. There isn’t a perfect solution to this situation, but I think there is a better one, and I don’t feel as though NDSU chose the correct one. It’s the lone low-point that I can think of for this university’s athletics department, and life will go on as normal before we know it. No university has it made. Look at the situations at Montana and Colorado State, they’re experiencing some difficult times and shake ups in their athletic department, which has to make NDSU faithful feel a little bit better that nobody has been fired, forced to resigned or forced to leave a team.

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Kyle Kleinendorst bats against the Mayville State University Comets during Wednesday’s 6-5 Bison loss at Newman Field.

Comets stun Bison in 10 Herd drops final game before Summit League schedule opens Joe Kerlin Contributing Writer The Bison played their final tune-up game before conference play, Wednesday against NAIA opponent Mayville State. A dumbfounded crowd wandered out of chilly Newman Field three hours later after witnessing the Bison fall to the Comets, 6-5 in 10 innings. The Comets came out with a lot of energy Wednesday night, starting the scoring in the top of the second. NDSU responded in the bottom half after Blake Turbak cleared the bases with an RBI single scor-

ing two. Mayville State came back to tie the game in the fifth with a Dillon Lundin, bases-load single against Bison reliever Jake Heck. NDSU seemed poised to respond in the bottom half of the inning with runners on first and second when second baseman, Wes Satzinger, stung a fastball in the left-center gap, only to be caught by diving Brad Ferraro. Later it turned out to be the second biggest play for the Comet centerfielder. Down 4-2 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Bison were sparked by a lead-off double by Satzinger, who went three for four with a pair of walks. He was followed by a

walk of Nick Anderson and a sacrifice bunt by Michael Leach, moving the runners to second and third. Pinch-hitter Nick Altavilla delivered on the first pitch with a rocket into the gap scoring Satzinger and Anderson, tying the game at four apiece. After a walk of Max Casper and a fly-out by Tim Colwell, brother, Nick walked to the plate with runners on first and second with two out. The Newman crowd roared in delight as Nick singled to center only to fall into dead silence as pinch runner, John Skrbec was thrown out at the plate by a strike thrown from centerfielder, Brad Ferraro. In the top half of the tenth

the Comets rallied for two runs on back-to-back RBI singles by Zachary Mihic and Phillip Steer off the Bison’s seventh pitcher of the night, Kyle Kingsley. With the Bison down 6-4 going into the bottom of the tenth, the lack of clutch hitting caught up with them as they were able to squeak one run across, but ended up stranding the gametying and go ahead runs on base. NDSU will start Summit League play this weekend with a four-game set at Western Illinois. The Bison come into conference play with a 22-7 record fresh off two losses.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Charl Schwartzel of South Africa shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Malaysian Open. The 2011 Masters champion birdied five holes on the front nine and four on the back. Jeev Milkha Singh of India was next. He was followed by 2012 Masters runner-up Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa, India's Jyoti Randhawa and Jason Knutzon of the United States at 6 under. Having traveled 30 hours to reach Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club after playing at Augusta, Schwartzel and

Oosthuizen played together but neither expected to dominate in such style. Between them, they made 15 birdies and an eagle. "Louis and I got off to a fast start," Schwartzel said. "And it is always nice when there are a couple of you together in the group playing well and pulling each other along a bit. Louis is playing so well right now. It's impressive to watch and pulled me along." Oosthuizen was unable to repeat the shot he made in the final round of the Masters, but he did eagle the third hole and made six birdies. "This morning, I felt quite good. I knew the swing was

still good," said Oosthuizen, who lost the Masters in a playoff to Bubba Watson. "It was just adapting to the weather and the green speed. But I putted beautifully again today and hope to keep it going for the week." With his wife and two young children in Malaysia on vacation, Oosthuizen was happy to be able to rest after his long trip. "I got a good night's rest," he said. "Because although the kids were up all night, she said to me: 'Get some rest and I will look after them.' But I feel like I am swinging the club well, and a lot of the time we are used to travel and adapt

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Sports Bison quick-hits dropped their first SummitLeague series of the season Contributing Writer last weekend, losing two out of three to Western Illinois. The Bison are now 9-3 in the Lawrence Alexander Re- league, good for second place ceives Honors behind Western Illinois. On April 9, NDSU guard Lawrence Alexander was an- Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Track and Field nounced as one of 25 players The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track and field to be selected to the Col- team ended their weekend on legeInsider.comâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mid-Major last Saturday with four top Freshman All-America Team. eight finishes at the Sun Angel The leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest scoring Track Classic in Tempe, Arinewcomer, Alexander is zona. With a mark of 148 feet ranked fourth among all play- 2 inches, Blake Elsen would ers with an average of 12.8 finish fourth in the discus, points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.6 while Casey Orgon took sevassists per game. Alexander enth in the shot put with a was named the Summit throw of 50-4 Âž. Josh Hintz League Newcomer of the placed fourth in the 800 meYear. ters with a time of 1 minute

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54.63 seconds and Spencer Uetz came away sixth with a time of 1:55.78. Moses Heppner took ninth in the premier section of the 800 meters with a time of 1:50.68, and Tyler Leverington took 19th in the premier section of the 1,500 meters, placing a time of 3:53.46.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Track and Field Last Saturday the women took part in the Sun Angel Classic, as well. Finishing with a time of 2 minutes 9.10 seconds, Brittany Schanandore took third in the 800 meters. Ashlynn Simon took fifth at 2:09.57, ranking 10th allSoftball drops first Summit- time at NDSU. Taking eighth series was Faith Kruchowski at The NDSU softball team 2:11.95. Maddie McClellan

took fourth in the steeplechase with a time of 10:53.0, ranking fifth in NDSU history. Taking seventh was Amy Jo Thorne at 10:59.63. Schanandore, Simon, Goodman, and Stratioti earned the 4x400 relay team seventh place in 3:45.52. In the 400 meter premier section, Paige Straioti placed seventh at 55.12, ranking seventh all-time. In the 100 and 200 premier races, Antoinette Goodman placed sixth, with times of 11.89 and 24.34. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf On Tuesday, April 3, the Bison finished fourth with an 893 in the Western Illinois Beu/Mussatto Invitational at the Harry Mussatto Golf Course. Tying for eighth with a 4-over-par 220 were Nathan Anderson and Bill Carlson. Competing as individuals, Zach Stenstad tied for 18th with 224; Nate Varty tied for 36th with 231; Kyle Jandro tied for 38th with 232; Trent Olson tied for 30th with 229; Josh Weismantel finished 67th with 244. NDSU Football Gearing Up for Spring Game The NDSU football team held their first scrimmage of the spring schedule last weekend, gearing up for their Annual Green and Gold Game in the Fargodome next weekend. Kickoff for the spring game will be at 1:00 p.m. next Saturday.

My road less traveled: Hockey

Kyle Roth Staff Writer

Readers of The Spectrum who frequent the sports section will probably step into this column expecting something on NDSU. Considering the paper's source, and my undying devotion to all things Bison, that's a reasonable expectation. With the baseball team getting unprecedented coverage, though, and most other sports that I cover being in the midst of the dreaded spring abyss, it falls to me to venture down paths I don't touch on frequently through this medium in order to keep the editors happy. Thus, I reach in to my bag of tricks and pull out talk on the NHL playoffs, and more specifically, why you should vote for my favorite hockey team. I'm talking, of course, about the Ottawa Senators. Now, about now most readers are probably thinking, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wait a minute, Kyle is a fan of the Vikings, Timberwolves and Twins (in that order) but not the Wild? What gives?â&#x20AC;?

Well, the answer is that I'm not a Minnesota native and have integrated myself in stages to a said sports scene. That progression has not yet led me to hockey, and as such, I take some kind of â&#x20AC;&#x153;homeristicâ&#x20AC;? refuge in professional ice hockey, where my preferences have not yet been bastardized by geography whilst attending a university that is dominated by the Minnesota born-andraised. I should use this opportunity to proclaim that it wasn't easy growing up in North Dakota and trying to pay attention to non-geographic sports franchises. My favorite NBA team when I was a kid was the L.A. Lakers because Shaq could absolutely destroy anybody in the paint (keep in mind this is circa 1998-2004). My football team was the Jets for reasons I honestly can't remember. I brought that fandom to the greater public thinking I was original. I'm sure the learned sports-reader can imagine how that went. At any rate--on to the matter-at-hand. The Senators have the ultimate hockey trio of personality archetypes that you want in a great, StanleyCup-winning hockey team. First off, they're led by my favorite hockey player, Jason Spezza. Not only is he a franchise guy and former number-two overall pick in

the 2000 draft, but he's also the team's scoring leader and did it with fifty assists. Archetype: The unselfish leader. Second, chip in another 59 dimes from second-year defensive superstar Erik Karlsson. In case sharing a name with an NDSU athlete doesn't do the job, he also has one of the more underrated hockey mullets currently in the NHL - and with just two years in the league, his hockey-mullet future stock is through the roof. Finally, cap it off with gruff former-pseudo-rivalteam-member Sergei Gonchar, who's on board solely for the chance to make some noise in the playoffs, and you couldn't find a more volatile cast in the entirety of pro hockey. Seal that dynamic up with a complete lack of goalie identity that's been patched up with an amalgamation of Craig Anderson, and the man I like to refer to as the Human Wall Alex Auld (who inexplicably replaced Marty Gerber) and the Senators are the ultimate wild card in the 2012 NHL playoffs. Put simply, the Sens could make it to the finals just as easily as they could have a complete first-round meltdown as they head to an opening series with the N.Y. Rangers.

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