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Adam Lewis discusses his scientific expedition to Antarctica, where he studied the history of the continent’s climate.

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Taking on San Francisco

Senior architecture students Cassie Johnston and Matt Dunham put the finishing touches on their highrise context model.

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Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.” Students in the architecture program, grasping Wright’s advice, are now preparing to showcase their skills as seniors at NDSU. Every year fourth year architecture students participate in the high-rise design capstone project. The semester long project is a large, complex, multiuse project, which challenges students to figure out how to

do things as a team of two and how tall building design works. Early in the semester, the capstone students spend three days in San Francisco picking out a site, doing site investigation work and preliminary site analysis in the Trans-Bay Redevelopment District. The district is located in the downtown area of San Francisco. The city’s main redevelopment plan is to revitalize the area by developing tall buildings, parks and other structures in order to bring the community back to the main part of San Francisco. NDSU Architecture stu-

dents then use their investigation and analysis work to help lead the design process to figure out how the building will connect from the site to the overall city. Associate Professor of Architecture, Don Faulkner, says the project used to be in New York City, but for the last six years San Francisco has been the ideal site location choice. “San Francisco has been the selected choice because of urban design reasons and practical reasons,” Faulkner said. “The city [is] a great mixed-use city, as most people both work and live in San Francisco and it is easy to find a variety of sites for

students to choose from. The weather and temperate climate [also] gives students a chance to design in a climate other than the Midwest.” The project stresses principles students have been building upon in previous years during their time in the program, such as: structure, sustainability, poetics, materials, site, concept, mechanical and urban context, but at a much larger scale. Architecture students further develop a broad set of skills as a way to design forcing the students

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Antarctica is a place not many people see in their lifetime. Since 2008, NDSU undergraduate and graduate geoscience study majors have a unique opportunity to visit and study in Antarctica for one to three months. A team of students traveled with Adam Lewis, an assistant professor of geoscience, to study the history of Antarctica’s climate and answer the questions: When was the last time it was warm in Antarctica? And when was the last time there was tundra? Lewis gave a presentation on Nov. 29 entitled, “When was the last time that Antarctica was warm?” – an hour-long discussion about his scientific expeditions to Antarctica. He discussed his findings and the experience of being in the severe climate. The team studies at Ross Island about 60 kilometers offshore of the ice continent. “It is there because this is as far south as you can get with ships,” Lewis said.

Lewis showed pictures in his presentation of exactly how remote Antarctica is. In order to get there, they must travel to New Zealand for one week to gather supplies and from there, board a cargo plane to McMurdo, Antarctica. Once the team reaches Antarctica, there is no exchange to get more supplies. “You will really be missing chap stick if you don’t remember to pack it,” Lewis said. Helicopters have to fly in the supplies to the remote scientists and students when they go off to Ross Island from the McMurdo base. They communicate with radio and, as of recently, with a satellite phone. Check-ins occur every 24 hours to ensure that everyone is safe. There are no resources besides the ones that get sent by the helicopter and they are not allowed to leave anything there either. “There are no showers, email or Internet while we are out there,” Lewis said. “My personal best is 101 days without a shower.”

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In the midst of the holiday season, students all across campus start thinking about going home. Students without vehicles are required to find alternate means of transportation. For many NDSU and MSUM students, this means utilizing the service of Jefferson Lines. Because of the convenience of catching a bus right on the NDSU and MSUM campuses, as well as the discount offered to college students, Jefferson Lines is a popular choice. However, for some students, the trouble of dealing with the quirks in Jefferson Lines’ system seems to be more of a hassle

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“And tickets are sold in various forms as well as passengers boarding with cash.” This means that regardless of how early you purchase your ticket, you are not guaranteed a seat at the specific time you indicated. In this situation, passengers are instructed to simply board the next bus that arrives, which may be as many as seven hours away. Theresa Daly, a freshman at NDSU, planned to take a bus from Maple Grove to Fargo at 7:15 p.m. Instead, she was instructed to wait until 1:30 in the morning before she could travel back to campus. With the bus finally arriving in Fargo around 6 a.m., Daly had only two hours to rest before her first class of the day.

The Jefferson Bus Lines Depot sits on a strip mall on South 45th Street in Fargo.

“It was really cold, and I feel like I’d just wasted $44 to be blown off,” Daly said. Kyle Courteau, a sophomore at MSUM, also experienced this inconvenience.

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“The seats on the bus are cramped, but it usually doesn’t bother me. When trying to sleep, however, it’s a completely different story,” he said. “I wasn’t able to

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than it is worth. Jefferson Lines allows passengers to purchase their bus tickets in advance from the Internet, specifying the date and time in which the passenger intends to travel. Additionally, last-minute tickets can be purchased at transfer points such as Minneapolis. Though both may seem convenient, they have provided more than a slight problem for some students. According to Susan Olson, the customer service and refund coordinator for Jefferson Lines, the purchase of Internet tickets cannot be tracked, so drivers are not aware of how many last-minute passengers they can take. “As stated in our policies we do operate on a first come first serve basis,” said Olson.

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Students Nominate Distinguished Professors for Odney Award learning. “Each year, the award is given to a faculty who is found to engage and stimulate student interest in the subject matter, who is rigorous in thought and generates enthusiastic response from students, and above all, who makes positive contributions to the educational experience of students at NDSU,” NDSU Provost Bruce Rafert said. To nominate faculty members for the Odney awards, students must fill out a nomination form and send it to the provost’s office. Then a committee consisting of a student and faculty representative from each of the academic colleges will inspect the nominations. The provost, vice provost and the chair of the Development Foundation Awards Committee also will serve in this committee as the ex officio. Generally, the nominees are not aware that they have been nominated, and the award itself is not announced, either to the recipient or to the University public until he or she is confirmed by the development foundation. The award also comes with a plaque and monetary gifts. Assistant professor of ac-

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Students are encouraged to nominate their preferred faculty members for the Odney Award. The Odney Award is one of three NDSU development foundation awards, conferred on faculty at the spring celebration of excellence event. Along with the Waldron award for Research Excellence and the Peltier award for Innovative Teaching, the Odney award is presented during the first week of May at the NDSU Alumni Center. The significance of this award is that its recipient is exclusively selected by the students. “The Odney is entirely student-driven. Nomination of faculty for this award is solely by the students,” NDSU vice provost R.S Krishnan said. The Odney Award was established in 1972 by the NDSU Development Foundation to honor Robert Odney who was a distinguished Fargo businessman. The award recognizes faculty members who show excellence in teaching and making students highly involved in responsive

counting practice of NDSU Business College, James Clifton, received the Odney award in 2010. “I felt tremendously grateful to the students who nominated me and wrote letters in support. I also felt very thankful to work at a university that supports recognition of its faculty in this manner. Overall, it was a very humbling experience,” Clifton said. For some students, the Odney Award has become a great opportunity to pay tribute to their favorite professors. Ahamed Abdille, a senior majoring in medical laboratory sciences, is excited to nominate his immunology lab professor, since the professor has inspired Ahmed to enjoy learning. “I’m going to nominate my immunology lab professor, because he can make students understand the materials very well. I have taken three microbiology lab classes before, but I never felt comfortable in a lab class as I felt in this professor’s class,” he said. Nomination forms for the Odney Award can be found in the NDSU provost website under the “Awards” tab. Nomination forms must be submitted before Dec. 7.

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NDSU students were challenged to think of history in a new light as they completed a public history project on the early years of Fargo. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Digital History course conducted research within three areas of Fargo history under the direction of Angela Smith, assistant professor of history. The 15 students divided into three different groups to focus on infrastructure, businesses and disaster, and culture in Fargo from the years 1871 through 1894. “The goal of public history is to communicate to a larger audience,” Smith said, which is why the project includes a website, multimedia presentations and a public unveiling event. “It’s about history and how it affects other cultural aspects.” Rob Kurtz, a graduate student working toward a master’s degree in history,

researched the history of Fargo’s infrastructure, such as the first house built in the city and the establishment of Hector International Airport. “One of the coolest things I ran across was an article written by a woman several years ago for the Fargo Forum,” Kurtz said. “It was on one of the early pioneers of Fargo, Martin Hector, the airport owner.” Kurtz learned that the great-granddaughter of Hector wrote the article, and he created a recording of her reading the article as a multimedia post on the project’s website. “Nothing is better than having that connection of past and present for people to relate to and enjoy,” Kurtz said. Through engaging in this public history project, students learned how to navigate research on their own and how to think differently about public history, Smith said. “In doing a project like this, you expose students to a world pre-cell phone,” she said. “It gets people to see it in a different light, to make

history interesting.” The class will present an inaugural unveiling of the Fargo history project at 7 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the Plains Art Museum. The event is free and open to the public. This event will include brief student presentations about the research they conducted, music that was popular during that time period and a short, student-created documentary about the fire of 1893. Smith said the public can learn new things about Fargo’s history, such as how quickly the city rebuilt after a devastating fire. “I’m proud of the students,” Smith said. “They’ve done a lot of work.” Students enrolled in future Digital History classes will continue the Fargo history project by focusing on a different time period. For more information, visit the project’s website at fargohistory.com.

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to think in a holistic sense, as everything needs to work cohesively together. Faulkner says his favorite part of the project is asking students to do things they haven’t done before and seeing them step outside of their comfort range by challenging themselves to new levels. “The project is very open-ended with lots of self control for students. The students are responsible for developing the entire project from start to finish, which provides the transfer of responsibility as a segway into the fifth year thesis,” he said. “It’s such a huge scale project, there is just so much to think about in order to make it work,” Karissa Meiers, a fourth year architecture student said. “Time

management is vital if you want to complete it well.” The students are required to provide a high-rise design that incorporates a mixeduse tall building that will have multiple functions in the same building, which include: retail, residential and business or commercial space. Most students opt to add additional functions in their plans, such as: hospitals, hotels, or even one project that includes a cultural center in its design. Troy Raisanen, fourth year architecture student, says many of the designs created interpret how students see the present time and how their designs will impact the future. “San Francisco is located on the San Andreas fault so

we used that as a starting point to make our design. Earthquakes are very common there so we took on the concept that we can’t prevent natural disasters but we can prepare for them,” he said. “ Our design focuses on recreating a natural environment in a tall building to bridge the gap between people in order to provide a way for learning about others, getting to know cultures and celebrating being human.” NDSU students may now see the displays. The high-rise projects will be displayed on the 5th floor of Renaissance Hall, until early next semester. For more information on the highrise project, contact Don Faulkner at don.faulkner@ ndsu.edu.

...antarctica continued With conditions like these, many people wonder what the excitement is about doing research in the coldest and most dry place on earth. “It is a beautiful place almost no one gets to go to,” Lewis said. “Maybe 100 people on earth get to see certain views.” At this time, Lewis said there are only microbes living on Antarctica, but through studying samples and the land, his research has found that there used to be other life forms in the continent’s history. Lewis and his team are collaborating with other professors at NDSU and around the country, using potassium-argon dating to guess that the last time it was warm in Antarctica was

14.07 million years ago. From their expeditions they have discovered clay, moss and leaves, supporting their argument that there was warmth in Antarctica at one time. “We found freeze-dried moss,” Lewis said. “There is very little water in Antarctica. It is one of the driest places on earth, so to find moss implies that at one point in time there was in fact some sort of summer.” Their conclusions draw that for moss to be there it had to have at least two months of above five degrees Celsius, which is approximately 41 degrees Fahrenheit. They have discovered fossil soils, lakebeds, steams and impressions of leaves

very similar to beech trees. This implies warm summers of three months of above six degrees Celsius. Their newest finding was noticing that on top of some of the higher plateaus there is evidence for snow melting as well. Lewis explains this is significant because it will add to the argument of suggesting when the environment was warm in Antarctica. They are hoping for more results in the spring, “Conducting Field Research in Antarctica to Find Evidence for Past Climatic Warmth.” This was the final presentation of the 2012 World iView monthly speaker series sponsored by the NDSU Office of International Programs.

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Jenny Van De Bogart, Brian Sebring and Kaitlin Beck express their Christmas spirits for ugly sweater day. Sebring even made his own sweater, which took him about 3 hours.

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through my alarm and missing my first class of the day.” According to Daly, in addition to the chaos caused by the lack of ticket tracking, passengers must also contend with unfriendly drivers, rude passengers and the risk of missing connections because Jefferson Lines buses are consistently between 10 and 20 minutes late. “They [drivers] could use a shot of Minnesota nice,” said Daly. Unmanned transit stations and a strict no-refund policy also pose the potential for issues. The Maple Grove Transit Station locks its doors at 6 p.m., posting its hours on its doors, so passengers catching a bus later

in the evening have to wait outside. The Jefferson Lines website states the no-refund policy is as follows: “Online tickets are non-refundable, however may be used as credit toward a future purchase for up to one year.” According to Jefferson Lines call center, however, credit can’t be given if a specific route does not arrive. Passengers are instead instructed to board the next bus that arrives. Naomi Tabassum, counselor at NDSU, experienced a similar situation during her college years. “I was supposed to be coming back to Fargo from the Twin Cities, and I had to take three city buses to get

to the transit station,” she said. “And when I got there, I found a tiny little eight and a half by eleven sign saying the bus company had decided not to run so close to the holidays. It was mortifying.” Yet another inconvenience of Jefferson Lines is their limited call-center hours. Though buses run late into the night, the call-center closes at 9 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends according to the Jefferson Lines National Call Center. So during the heavily traveled weekends, any discontent or mishaps later on night buses must go unaddressed until the following day.

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NDSU Graduate Travelling to Madagascar

Working to Make a Difference One Small Step at a Time Malorie Midtaune Contributing Writer

William Shakespeare once said, “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” For Bailey Benson, a recent graduate who majored in hospitality and tourism management, that greatness has been with her since the start and she will now have the opportunity to deliver that greatness to Madagascar. On Jan. 15, Benson will embark on a once in a lifetime to journey for six months to Antsirabe, Madagascar, where she will be teaching an English conversation class and a tourism class to adult students. By doing this, Benson will help the citizens of Madagascar with their English as Madagascar is forming into a popular tourist attraction. Learning English will not only help citizens in giving better tours, but it will also provide them with steadier jobs to support their families. “Equipping them to be a tourist guide will help them hold down a job for their family so they can feel a sense of pride,” Benson said. Teaching in two different schools is only part of the way that Benson will be

helping the people of Madagascar. With this, Benson will be able to share the gospel and live life with the citizens, which will allow them to share various experiences with each other. “I will be able to talk about life and what’s important to you because that is how Jesus will come out is through them getting to know me better,” Benson said. Before graduating from NDSU in May, Benson was an avid member of Campus Crusade for Christ. Cru allows students to go overseas to complete a stint, which means that the students will intern internationally. By observing the stints that Cru provides for students, Benson knew that she wanted to go overseas, which has lead her to go through the organization Africa Inland Mission. “The unique thing about this particular mission is that they ask what are your skills and your gifts and your talents and then they find a place in Africa that has a need for those so you can maximize your gifts efficiently, both for yourself and for the people that you are working with,” Benson said. To prepare for the trip, Benson is taking experience from her previous travels, which will help her adjust quickly. A couple of years

ago, Benson traveled to East Asia for 10 days over spring break with the Cru organization. She has also lived in San Diego, Calif. for a summer as well as Orlando, Fla. during another summer. Though she has had these travel experiences, Benson has never lived in a destination this far for such a long period of time like she will be doing in Madagascar. To gain a little more knowledge and insight into what it will be like, Benson has spoken to individuals who have already experienced this kind of journey. “I’ve been talking to other people who have gone overseas and asked what are some essentials I should have or what should I know,” Benson said. Benson is also taking part in a perspectives class on the world’s Christian movement, which is offered through churches across the nation. The class that Benson is apart of is 15 weeks long and takes place at Salem Church. The purpose of the class is to show students what it is like to go overseas and take part in a missionary, which Benson notes has given her plenty of practical wisdom. “You don’t just go over there and say ‘Here’s Jesus!’ on the first day. At first it’s about being a learner and embracing their culture and

making an effort to show them that you’re interested in seeing who they are as people and getting rid of your stereotypes,” Benson said. By doing this, Benson will be able to get to know their culture and see what they do so she can bring in Jesus and allow them to relate and learn. Anytime you go overseas it is considered a partnership, which has caused Benson to partake in various fundraisers over the past four months to gain money and support for her trip. The point of the trip is not to pay for it all yourself, but rather allow people to come along with you and pray with you. For those who cannot pick up their lives and go overseas, this is another way to involve them in the work that is taking place by sending other individuals to go over and make a difference. Benson is currently selling t-shirts in hopes that anyone who buys a shirt will wear it on the day of her sendoff in a form of support. “The community that I have developed through Christian organizations on campus is phenomenal and the support that I have received so far is really sweet,” Benson said. Right now Benson is unsure of where her life journey will take her after this

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trip but she knows that wherever she goes, God will lead her to her final destination. “It’s kind of wherever God directs me and I’ll hopefully be willing to go wherever He leads,” Benson said. One thing is for sure and that is wherever Benson ends up, she will be serving others. “As scared as I am, it’s

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showcase of events. Waiting in a queue outside Best Buy store in Minneapolis, I was awestruck at America’s determination to beat the prices. I realized that “shop ‘til you drop” is not just a saying. People battling the harsh weathers outside stores reminded me of the D-Day battles of Normandy. And most of them bought stuff they would never use, only because it was cheap and they have space in their garages. But one of my friends, Adil Mohamed, a sophomore majoring in accounting, gave me an idea about the whole crazy American shopping spree. He says that many people buy electronics for cheap at Thanksgiving and later sell them off on e-Bay at a good price, thus making profit. Now that made a lot of sense, as American capitalism is legendary. It was the longest nonvacation holiday I have ever spent, and for the first time in past eight years, I gained five pounds. Yes, sir! That is what five back-to-back thanksgiving meals can do to you. My favorite among them will be the meal I had with

the family of Enrico Sassi, Assistant Director at NDSU Center for Writers. His sons Maximo and Alexandro, two talented young musicians, also treated us to a variety of symphonies post-dinner. I did not even feel the need for breakfast that whole weekend. And with turkey leftovers teasing my taste buds, I did not want Thanksgiving to end. But it was soon over and while it was still November and the weather was waxing and waning, I saw Fargo change once again. It reminded me of a white board at Gate City bank that was counting days to Christmas, and before I knew it, I was engulfed in festivities again. Strolling down Broadway on a sunny Sunday morning, I witnessed Christmas dawning upon Fargo like a sunrise in the Alps: slow, gentle and beautiful. The Sunday shoppers were greeted with young men and women dressed in traditional English costumes, singing Christmas carols and giving horse-carriage rides. That is when I noticed that Downtown Fargo was already dressed up in Christmas wreaths. The snowmen

exciting to see that so many people have come along side of me to support me, and knowing that God is here with me, but He is also going to be there with me,” Benson said. “I’m excited to see what He’s got planned, because I guess I never would have thought that I would be going to Africa. It just seems like a dream.”

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Red, White and Green This will, by far, be my most favorite article this semester. But if is the last time you read my articles this semester, I might as well take the opportunity to give you a summary of my experience. Also with a generous editor, who spares the scissors very often, it is my pleasure to bore you with long sentences. The fastest semester of my life cannot be summarized in 766 words. I still feel it was only yesterday that I got off the plane at Fargo airport. The days following that have been like a haze. I can barely distinguish my Wednesdays from my Fridays. In all this speed trap action, if there is one thing that has stuck in memory well, it’s the festive mood and holiday season. Beginning with the long Veterans Day weekend, I have been slacking a lot. The blame obviously has gone partly to the weather and partly to my lack of homework. Yes, I am not responsible, because I am an angel. Before I could comprehend what changes were happening around me, Fargo was bathing in Thanksgiving frenzy. And everything reminded you of how thankful you are to God, your family, friends and co-workers or classmates for that matter. Yes, American festivals built to drown you in a festive color. With Thanksgiving, it was not just the 25-pound birds that surprised me, but also the crazy American shopping. I always knew America shopped the most, however, Black Friday is when I witnessed its worst

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had started to stand out and lights were all ablaze around cute little houses. On our very own campus, Greek fraternity Delta Upsilon was the first to decorate their house with Christmas lights about two weeks ago. This shows how ready people are for Christmas. The reasons behind this are not just because Americans are hardworking people, but also because there is a lot of intact family values residing in every American, just like any other culture. And festivals give them a chance to resurrect those bonds and revitalize the family as one unit. Surprisingly, my best experience with festivities did not come from all my time in India, although it has about 150 festivals in a year, most of which are public holidays too. It was here, in this surreal society that I experienced the cultural importance of festivals. It is a social tool to reinforce the community. With all that said and done, I am ready for the end of the semester and some Christmas shopping myself.

While our planet seemingly continues to get a little smaller each day, some things about it are feeling an inverse affect in a quite noticeable manner. As the globe becomes more accessible in a variety of ways, we are now more inclined to seek out the experiences that have come within our reach. Thus, the Study Abroad program at NDSU has been experiencing an era of expansion during a time when the majority of humanity is rapidly moving closer together. As a student who has already lived overseas longterm, thanks to the Air Force ordering me to, I discovered the value of how such an experience can positively change one’s perspective on life. Since I had a “been there” and “done that” attitude I unfortunately never sought out an opportunity to study abroad within my first set of undergrad years long ago. In reminiscence of that time, I find it tough to recall anybody I knew who actually ever took advantage of the program or even looked into it for that matter. There was only the occasional story that you may have heard or read about somebody who did, but definitely don’t find that to be the case today. Almost in unison with the introduction of a worldwide web to our society, the office of International Support Systems came online at the NDSU campus. However, chasing a dream of attending college in a foreign country still involved a lot of telephone and mail correspondence as well as patience throughout the ‘90s

and even into the new millennium. “The process can sometimes be rocky at the beginning, but with phone calls and working it out step-bystep with other departments it gradually evens out,” said Susan Schmidt of Student Services in a 1992 interview. Currently going through this process to secure a spot at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji, I know all too well about the number of steps that must be taken to make it a reality. Despite its lengthy appearance, the list of today’s requirements that need to be checked off can now be accomplished mostly through the Internet, which certainly has streamlined the way things used to be done. “We moved to an online system a couple of years ago and we continue to tap into what we can do with that. Today’s people just want to turn their computer on and be able to find all of the information that you need and want to get at your fingertips,” said acting International Program director Lisa Hauck. “It’s made it more accessible for students and I also think it’s enabled us to provide a level of service that’s needed without necessarily increasing staff” Although the web became a huge help in keeping up with the program’s growing popularity, a gradual increase in staff members over the past decade has been equally important to meeting student needs. In replacement of a part-time grad assistant position, a Study Abroad advisor was added in the early 2000s along with another two years ago.

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Tips to Avoiding the Top 6 Holiday Stressors Jessie Battest Staff Writer

The countdown to Christmas can be an exciting and fun-filled time of year. However, it is extremely uncommon for the holiday season to remain a stress-free environment. In 2006, Mental Health America conducted a survey, discovering the top six sources of holiday stress.

their house temporarily, feeling lonely can often transform stress into depression. If you can relate to No. 6 this Christmas, consider taking your break by donating your time to serving food at a local homeless shelter, spending a couple of hours visiting with elderly in a nursing home or participating in church related dinners for those who do not have families to visit during the holidays.

No. 6: Time with family Whether this be close relatives, those flying in from out of town or simply the crazy aunt that seems to get under your skin every year, it is OK to admit that spending time with family is not always a joyful, carefree time. Award yourself some time away -- a break from the commotion and highly stressful, people-filled environments.

No. 4: Over-indulgence According to delish.com, an American consumes about 3,000 calories at one Christmas meal. About 22 million of the 244 million turkeys raised in the United States get eaten at Christmas. Another fast fact: About 1.76 billion candy canes are produced annually, and with each striped stick weighing in at 110 calories, that is about 193.6 billion calories from candy canes alone.

No. 5: Being alone On the flip side, many people throughout the United States do not have a family with which to spend the holidays. Even though they do not have to deal with crazy family members or prepare for relatives to move into

No. 3: Too much to do The stressful celebrations do not stop with preparing for and hosting family, visiting those who may not have family and watching what we eat. The rest of the list consists of gift buying, gift wrapping, decorating,

goodie baking, sending out Christmas cards and preparing large meals. If your Christmas seems to be lacking the Martha Stewart perfection that you were striving for, understand that you are only human and don’t let the stress get the best of you. Let Santa’s gift list be the longest to-do list during this holiday season. No. 2: Memories of lost loved ones Because the holidays are centered on family time, memories of loved ones who have passed away flood over about 37 percent of Americans, causing extra stress during the season. Stay positive, look to the future and

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Dominique Karlsson and Tanya Kraemer, NDSU alumi who studied abroad multiple times, offer a wealth of personal experiences along with access to others who could answer potential questions. Another past improvement for the International Program that can by no means be discounted is the extent of visibility it grabbed through relocation to Memorial Union as part of the most recent remodel. The volume of students that walk past it during the course of a semester has increased by several thousand when compared to the former spot it occupied on the second floor of Ceres Hall. “That has been a fantastic bonus for study abroad as it really underscored the importance of international programs,” said Hauck of the move to the union. “We couldn’t have a more ideal

location and it’s super convenient for students and faculty to drop in or attend one of our initial info sessions. There’s one less barrier.” With more exposure to faculty there has been a rise in their interest to lead Study Abroad programs of their own. This growing national trend has played a major role in the explosion of students electing to enhance their education in a foreign setting that can be much different than what they are accustomed to. “A lot of faculty will imbed a short term Study Abroad program into, for example, spring semester and perhaps over winter break as well,” said Hauck. “We have seen a substantial increase in the number of those and that NDSU faculty that have an interest a particular area of the world and we support them.” Perhaps you could say

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that without the new found advantages of a prime location and advanced computer assistance NDSU study abroad may not be thriving in such an unprecedented way. But, I don’t think the good reasons to do it have changed much during the department’s 20-year-long metamorphosis. My opinion was solidified after finding the following comments from nearly ten years ago. “It helps improve one’s confidence and independence. Studying abroad also makes you more aware of world events,” said former study abroad advisor, Holly Anderson in 2003. “Many people are shocked by how much they learn about the U.S.” A whole semester, not to mention a year, has always been a long time for many students to be away from family and friends, but getting just a couple weeks taste

properly deal with your grief to help reduce this type of stress. In 2008, every American spent about $750.68 on gifts, $32.43 on cards and postage, $92.93 on decorations and trees, $22.61 on flowers, $95.04 on food and candy and $960.50 on travel for the holidays, according to Forbes.com. Consider lowering your budget by cutting back on your gift and candy spending. Try to bargain shop for deals on decorations, and send out free holiday e-cards to family and friends. Reducing your spending will ultimately reduce your stress during this holiday season.

of a distant country’s atmosphere could change your way of thinking. I fortunately got a second shot at this, when few students likely ever do. If at all interested, you owe yourself the effort to dig deeper into the crosscultural opportunities that may be awaiting you. Take it from a guy who wrote a pile of snail mail letters over two years and was thankful for the oncea-month family phone calls from North Dakota to my post at the cold war’s eastern front. The technological ability to never fall out of touch with home along with the opportunities presented by bigger and better programs such as Study Abroad truly have contributed to making it a smaller world after all.

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‘What is the Best Gift to Give Your Significant Other This Holiday Season?’ Meghan Battest

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He Said: “A gift that has a deeper meaning for the two of you. Maybe something like a photo album with pictures from a vacation you took together or tickets to a concert you know she really wants to see,” Ian Wyffels, a senior majoring in agriculture education, said. She Said: “I think the best gift to give a guy this holiday season is tickets to some kind of sporting event, if that’s what he’s into,” Brandi Hunsicker, a freshman majoring in microbiology, said. The weather outside is frightful and so is trying to find the perfect gift for your significant other. The holiday season frequently becomes a time of stress for shoppers in search of the item that their partners “will just love.” They look high and low for extravagance that will represent their undying love…usually at a high expense. If this happens to be you, fret no more. The answer to the eternal question “what do they truly want” is rather obvious…and usually won’t break your bank. Do you hear what I hear? The most important thing to do before you begin your hunt is remember the basic kindergarten principle: listen. If he mentions that he broke his Xbox controller in a fit of rage at Halo 3, buy him a new one along with Halo 4 (and become the best girlfriend ever). If she constantly talks about All Time Low’s newest album, buy her tickets to

see them in concert (they will be in Fargo on Jan. 20). The only person who knows your significant other better than you do is their mother. Take advantage of your inside scoop and open your ears. Personality ranks as the second-most important factor to consider when buying a gift. Instead of assuming that your sporty boyfriend will enjoy a spa day or deciding your musical girlfriend could really use mud flaps for her car, stop and consider their interests. Make a list of things that your partner finds entertaining or important and go from there. If your relationship is relatively new and you’re not sure what he or she likes, this is the season to get to know your partner better. Since the creation of Pinterest, do-it-yourself gifts have never been simpler. Guys, though you may feel that Pinterest wipes away all of your dignity, it actually contains some great gift ideas for Her. All of these items are relatively inexpensive to make, and the other person will appreciate your time and effort as well. Gifts that show you really know the other person mean way more than presents you spent big bucks to get. Taking a little time to create something for the other person also shows that you care enough to spend time making an item they will enjoy. So before you rush to dish out all the money in your wallet on a superficial gift, figure out what truly makes your significant other happy. Who knows, maybe you’ll even receive a kiss under the mistletoe for your effort.

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Nineties Country Queens Return with 2013 Releases Jack Dura

Contributing Writer

What do Shania Twain, Faith Hill and Natalie Maines have in common? It’s more than you might think, actually. Besides riding the tide of fame in the ‘90s and early 2000s, these three country stars have been rather dormant on the music scene the past six years. That is all about to change as each songstress readies herself for a new release in 2013. Faith Hill has already given her fans a taste of what is to come in the New Year. In early October she sent “American Heart” to radio after debuting “Come Home” at the CMAs in November 2011. Other songs off of the forthcoming album (rumored to be titled Illusion) have also trickled out from the singer in the past year, including “600 Years” and the titular tune “Illusion.” Although a release date has not been given to the public yet, it appears Hill’s Illusion will hit stores in the spring of 2013. Also planning a 2013 return is Dixie Chick Natalie Maines. The lead voice behind such hits as “Wide Open Spaces” and “Goodbye Earl,” Maines may be just as well-known for her remark about former President Bush in 2003, saying, “Just so you know…we’re ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.” Sweeping the Grammys in 2007 with their eclectic comeback album Taking the Long Way, the Chicks rose above the controversy swirling around them, and have since seemed to disappear altogether. With nothing new since then, it would appear the Chicks have broken up. While they insist they have not, it has not stopped Maines’ sidekicks (sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison) from forming their own duo and recording new music. Maines is also going down a musical path of her own, taking blues and gospel

singer Ben Harper along for the ride as producer. Tweeting in June that she was eight songs deep into a new album, Maines said she is hoping for a spring release of her solo rock album, which is as of yet unnamed. What may be the most anticipated of all is an album by Shania Twain, the acclaimed queen of country pop. Still retaining the record for bestselling album by a woman (1997’s Come on Over), Twain has had nothing entirely new since Up! was let loose in 2002. A greatest hits album and a couple low-hitting singles dented the charts in the mid-2000s, as did last year’s “Today Is Your Day,” her first single in six years. While new material is nowhere in sight for Twain, a two-year Vegas residency and possible Christmas album will highlight 2013 for the singer. On Dec. 1, Twain’s “Still the One” show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas kicked off the first of twenty-four scheduled shows, with more pending. Also on the way is a highly likely Christmas album, which Twain has yearned to record for years. “I’m more inclined to make my next record a Christmas album. I’ve been dying to do a Christmas album for so long and I think now is the best time to do that,” Twain told Up! magazine in September. Twain has already had a taste of recording Christmas music, as she is featured in “White Christmas” on Michael Bublé’s 2011 Christmas album. With a Vegas residency and hopeful holiday album, 2013 will be a big year for the superstar. Spring of next year will no doubt be another milestone in the careers of Twain, Hill and Maines, whose music has been missed by many in the past six years. While any work by these women will be welcomed, it will be interesting to see what they have to show for their long absences. Only 2013 will tell.

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‘Reel to Real’ Review

Full of Fun, but Does Not Dazzle Jack Dura

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Sometimes what seems like a good idea at first is anything but once carried out. This was partly the case for NDSU’s Musical Theatre Troupe’s recent production of “Reel to Real.” Showcasing live performances of classic songs from famous films, this musical had all the variables in its equation to pull off a stellar show, but somewhere along the line, failed to add up. Perhaps certain expectations were too high for this show. Maybe a few troupe members should have switched songs, looked more the part, or even given it just a little more “mmmph!” Whatever the case, this musical (or at least the majority of it) simply did not impress. There were no standouts here, nothing that resonated and none of the performances came close to contending

with the originals. But then again, why do they have to? As stated on the production’s pamphlet, “Reel to Real” was “fun for the whole family.” There was plenty of that, maybe even more than was needed. The performers were perky and personable, and there is nothing wrong with that. Why does this production have to rival the original songs when declaring itself “fun for the whole family?” That being said, it just would have been nice if even one song would have gone above and beyond the rest. There was no shortage of opportunities to impress given the titles of the tunes on hand from the show. Nothing stuck, not even the tribute to Marilyn Monroe that seemed doomed from the start. Freshman Alex Blaser’s take on Monroe’s musical gem raised eyebrows from the moment she stepped into the spotlight, and her long brown hair may have had something to do with it.

Does a tribute or homage to the late Monroe not call for blonde hair? Blaser had the dress, the gloves, the perfect song, everything she needed to make Monroe come to life onstage. Is it too much to ask for the complete package and to spring for the peroxide, or for a blonde member of the cast to cover this song? Blaser fell short of the Monroe illusion, and coupled with an average rendition of “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend,” her performance merely twinkled. “Reel to Real” was not a complete downer, however. Alex Stoks and Hayden Spaeth had a delightful rendition of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Disney’s “Toy Story.” They even garnered some laughs at the end when they froze like their toy counterparts do when a human enters the scene. A treat for the ears, freshman James Cavo’s styling of “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise” from “An American in Paris” had the vocal

workhorse behind it, but it was rather the song than the performer that fell flat this time. With lyrics that were as forgettable as they were flimsy, Cavo’s abilities far outranked his opportunity to shine in this number. “Reel to Real” concluded with the festive “White Christmas” and an attempt at audience inclusion (drat sing-alongs!) on the last verse. Altogether, the show would have been better, much better, if the performers could have embodied the people behind the songs more than they did. A tad more vocal preparation would have been appreciated as well. While “Reel to Real” did not live up to the original tunes, the show had enough fun and a couple chuckles to keep any audience member amused, however minimally. NDSU’s Musical Theatre Troupe’s “Reel to Real” ran at Askanase Auditorium on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

AC/DC and Kid Rock Finally Available on iTunes

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For those about to rock, we salute you. It’s been a long time coming, but fans of digital downloading music and rock can finally rest easy. A pair of iTunes hold outs have officially made their songs available on the music downloading service. It has been announced that classic rockers AC/DC and Kid Rock have ended their standoffs and have officially made their music available for download from iTunes. Fans have wasted no time making up for lost time, as popular songs including “Back in Black,” “Thunderstruck,” “You Shook Me All Night Long,” “Highway to Hell” and “Hells Bells”

have all found their way into iTunes top 200 singles, peaking at number 63. The band’s highest selling album Back in Black currently ranks as the highest selling album by any band, and second highest selling album by any artist trailing only Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the band as 72 on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2003. AC/DC is a huge get, but they won’t be taking the jump alone. That’s right-country rocker and fellow holdout Kid Rock is also finally taking the iTunes plunge. Unlike AC/DC, however, Rock currently only released his most recent album on the download site. Rebel Soul,” Rocks eleventh

studio album, was released on iTunes Nov. 16. As of now, it is unknown when if ever he will release the rest of his musical catalogue, but the move is certainly a step in the right direction, and Rock fans can be excited to get rid of all those tribute bands and knockoffs currently available in the iTunes store. At this point, it is hard to imagine that any artist would say no to selling their music on iTunes. A main reason is pricing. In interviews, Rock did not like the fact that everything was the same price. A main complaint from a lot of holdouts is the ability to pick and choose singles over buying the full album. However, at this point in time, it is hard to imagine artists not wanting a part of all the profit being made from services such as iTunes. With two big names fi-

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nally off the list, the number of artists not on iTunes just got a lot smaller. That being said though, there are still some prominent artists not available. Artists including country star Garth Brooks, rocker Bob Seger and bands such as Tool are still not available on iTunes. Some bands have partial recordings but not their full catalogue. There can be something to be said for artists respecting their full albums. With all the work going into them, it can be hard to then see listeners pass some tracks over. This may be the case, but with a changing society artists may need to just accept the fact that the music world is evolving. At least fans can queue up some “T.N.T.” while they wait.

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THQ Humble Bundle Rakes in $3.3 Million

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The Humble Bundle has traditionally provided independent developers with a very progressive sales method. The organization bundles together groups of games and sells them together for whatever price the consumer chooses. If the buyer spends over the average sell price, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re usually entitled to some extras in the form of soundtracks and extra games. It has worked out pretty well in the past. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be surprised how much people are willing to pay when there is absolutely no pressure on them, and any percentage of the money they desire can be donated straight to charity, the developers or the Humble Bundle organization itself. Last week, Humble Bundle and THQ (a decidedly non-independent publisher) surprised just about everyone involved by putting up Darksiders, Red Faction: Armageddon, Company of Heroes and both of its standalone expansions Metro: 2033 and the critically acclaimed Saints Row: The Third under the â&#x20AC;&#x153;pay what

you wantâ&#x20AC;? model. Those are some pretty big games, and with the average price currently sitting at just over $5.60, they are very cheap. Despite that, however, the bundle has already pulled in over $3.3 million altogether with over nine days left to go at the time of this writing. The motives behind THQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredibly literal Humble Bundle are quite clear. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stock has taken nosedive after nosedive in the wake of some very poor business decisions. Before the bundle began, THQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stock was worth $1.07 per share. That number has risen since the bundle began by a walloping 37.96 percent, up to $1.60 per share. While thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still not a lot, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a marked improvement. THQ has garnered some attention in the press recently, thanks to their plummeting stocks and the overall quality of their games. The publisher took a few major risks in recent years by introducing several new and highly acclaimed intellectual properties and game franchises like Darksiders. Some of those gambles, such as a heavier marketing campaign for Saints Row: The Third, paid off quite

well. Others, however, like the introduction and overproduction of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uDraw tablet to Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, put them into an unenviable position. Surprisingly, the bundle itself has drawn its own share of criticism from the independent development community. Humble Bundle games have traditionally been cross-platform (playable on Mac, PC and even Linux), free of digital rights management (all of the games in the THQ bundle require Steam to play) and independently developed (THQ is still considered by some to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;major publisherâ&#x20AC;?). However, some of the gaming press has taken this opportunity to point out the ridiculous and arbitrary rules governing what games are â&#x20AC;&#x153;indie.â&#x20AC;? Whatever the controversies regarding the bundle may be, the project seems to be working well for THQ. Hopefully this will mean the company can stick around long enough for the next round of THQ published games -- like Company of Heroes 2 and the next Saints Row sequel -- to keep the publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head above water.

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The identity of the street artist behind New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fake NYPD drone ads has been revealed to be Essam Attia after he was arrested last week. Attia created a series of fake NYPD adverts reading â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drones: Protection when you least expect,â&#x20AC;? also depicting silhouettes of families running from aerial drone attacks. This is in response to New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent efforts to facilitate the adoption of aerial police drones and new NYPD surveillance powers which allows the police to monitor New York citizens through the use of false social networking accounts. Attia revealed himself to be a 29-year-old art school graduate from Maine that served as a geo-spatial analyst in Iraq during an inter-

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Fargo: A City on My Wedding Woes Yet Another Ceremony Has Gone Commercial the Grow And why it Must be Slowed

able growth takes. Where, in the older portions of Fargo, “A Thought Less Traveled” we see a distinct grid pattern, NATHAN STOTTLER where each and every street Opinion Editor connects to each and every perpendicular street, and there are an infinite number Well folks, it appears we of routes through the city have finally arrived. You to avoid traffic jams, conguessed it, the last issue of struction, and who knows The Spectrum in this (as what else, we see something always) too-short semester. completely opposite in the We’ve seen a lot of wondersuburbanite neighborhoods ful discussion here in the of the newest portions of the opinion section, with ideas city. and thoughts constantly beHere, one access road ing exchanged between stuconnects each neighborhood dents. So, to cap off the first half of my yearlong column, “Would not the growth I can think of no more suit- patterns of Fargo be ing a topic to write about better served by a than – yes, you guessed traditional, walkable it – the environment. This model?” week’s focus: urban sprawl in Fargo-Moorhead. to a main arterial road. That I’ve discussed the need access road goes in a curvfor a walkable campus coming loop, connecting to a munity before, and the benfew other curving loops and efits of not having to drive innumerable cul-de-sacs, fiabsolutely everywhere. But nally ending right where it let us now take a broader began. This means that each look at the effects of unsusand every vehicle in that detainable growth patterns that velopment – we are looking are taking over housing deat 3-plus vehicles per house, velopments from Northport and at least a 150-200 housto Frontier and Dilworth to es per neighborhood – must West Fargo. use one single route into and The past two summers, I out of the development. have spent my time working Talk about a traffic jam. for a residential landscapFinally, let us look at ing company here in Fargo. the sheer acreage this type Though our shop is located of development consumes. on 25th St. and 1st Ave. And it must first be noted N., we often find ourselves that we are not a city in the working all over the FM desert, building on unproarea. Many of our projects ductive sand. Nor are we a are in the newest developcity in the mountains, buildments in the metro area – on ing on rocky slopes. We are the Osgood golf course, on a city in the middle of the the Sheyenne River, out by richest agricultural geologic Davies High School. formation in the world. A Each and every day I more prime piece of farmspend at work, I am appalled land cannot be bought anyby the lifestyle new homewhere outside of the Red owners are forced to live in. River Valley. Though it may seem second Yet, how wastefully are nature to us at this point, we treating that land? A suburbia really does have inquick look at historic satnumerable negative effects ellite imagery on Google on individual people as well Earth reveals that the newest as society as a whole. neighborhoods in South FarTo begin with the obvigo, Osgood and West Fargo ous, the people that live in were nothing but rows upon these developments – which rows of corn, soybeans and are often the most affordable sugar beets not more than places for people to purchase five years ago. In a world quality homes, severely rewith a population that just stricting their ability to live breached 7 billion, can we in a more sustainable comreally, ethically afford to be munity – absolutely must throwing away such land own a vehicle. And, more into the trash bin that is suboften than not, it is necesurban style development? sary to own more than one; Would not the growth one for the husband to go to patterns of Fargo be better his job, one for the wife to served by a traditional, walkgo to hers. able model? One with highAnd, if they have kids, er-density housing (those they will of course need a suburban kids don’t even car as well, once they are play in the huge yards their of age! No self-respecting parents bought for them, sixteen year old can be exI’ve never once seen it happected to ride the bus with pen), well-connected streets a bunch of bratty middle and retail shopping within a schoolers, am I right?! reasonable distance? Couple this reliance Surely such a model upon vehicular traffic with would not only improve the the obscene distance these living quality of Fargo’s curpeople must travel to and rent residents, such quality from work, school, sports of life would attract even practices, extracurricular more growth to the FM area, meetings, entertainment rocketing our city into a venues, grocery stores and more sustainable future. special errand trips, and the time the family spends in Nathan is a senior mathe car adds up quickly. And joring in landscape archiif I need to explain to you tecture. Follow him on twitthe benefits of walking and ter @nwstottler. public transit over vehicular transit, then I must reference you to my previous articles; I haven’t the space to discuss them here. Second, let us look at the actual form this unsustain-

“Miss Adventure”

TESSA TORGESON Staff Writer

Yesterday, I opened up my mailbox and discovered a glossy, embossed wedding invitation sandwiched between coupon books and

“I want to hear the orchestral hum of crickets, rustle of leaves in the wind and the crack of the embers in a bonfire instead of a crappy DJ blasting beats.” bills. My fridge is dotted with “Save the Date” magnets. Every time I watch TV I am bombarded with a barrage of wedding jewelry commercials imploring me that I must invest in diamonds to show how much I care about my loved ones. Cue the jingles, bells and a generic soprano: “Every Kiss begins with Kay!” Or the dramatic male baritone: “This Christmas Say Something without Saying Anything!” “Let love Shine!” Sorry Zales Jewelers, you won’t be getting my business or my boyfriend’s this year.

No, I think my love shines very bright despite my naked finger devoid of a sparkling diamond. I am not belittling marriage itself or, for that matter, weddings. After all, my grandparents both recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries and my parents are going on 28 years of wedded bliss. My family is a rarity in the age of divorce. I have seen the beauty in two people devoting their lives to a shared partnership. I believe in devotion of this kind. I do not lament marriage itself. It’s an individual choice! I do not want to chastise friends or family for choosing to get married, just as I would hope they would not chastise me for deciding that marriage is not a goal for me right now, even though I am in a happy, long-term relationship. As a “single” female, I am asked a question inspired by Beyonce: “When is he gonna put a ring on it?” I am tired of hearing this because I have other aspirations at the moment, and I dislike weddings themselves. I lament the “wedding industrial complex.” The wedding industrial complex is like the military industrial complex sans weapons of mass destruction. There are

weapons of a different kind. Weapons of consumerism if you will: diamonds worth more than my car, overpriced dresses with trains longer than Rapunzel’s hair and layered cakes that evoke carpel tunnel in the bakers from all of the tedious decorating. I despise the wedding shows “Say Yes to the Dress” and “Bridezilla” and the like that perpetuate the vicious cycle of greedy consumerism. Are you greedy because you chose to have a wedding? No! Certainly some people want to have a special day to celebrate the union of two families and enjoy the party atmosphere. I try to verbally explain my wedding disdain with my friends and family to no avail. I am not some antilove oaf shaking my fist at happy couples who chose to get married. I am happy for the couple, yes. I used to love weddings as a wee one, but they aren’t the same for me as an adult introvert. The oom-pa-pa of the accordion blaring in the background has now been replaced with a creepy DJ playing music more suited for a middle school dance than a wedding. The Shirley temples my sisters and I daintily sipped with no side effect worse

than a sugar rush and the gut aches have been replaced by binge drinking and shots. Simply put, weddings are a sober introvert’s nightmare! They are frankly exhausting, what with all the forced socialization, meeting new people, being surrounded by alcohol and noise. No, instead of spending my treasured summer weekends in a stuffy golf club or dimly lit VFW at a wedding dance, I dream of a summer in which I spend my weekends immersed in the woods. I want to strap on hiking boots or soccer cleats rather than slipping into uncomfortable dress shoes. I want to hear the orchestral hum of crickets, rustle of leaves in the wind and the crack of the embers in a bonfire instead of a crappy DJ blasting beats. Better yet, I’d even invite the newly betrothed couple and celebrate their marriage in the said woods! In a few weeks, I will reluctantly make a humble appearance at my cousin’s wedding. I am looking for a dress the color of the wallpaper, hoping that I blend in and fade in the background in my introverted bliss. Tessa is a senior majoring in English.

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Giving Credit Where Credit is Due Operation Family Christmas Classical Music is Worth a Listen Soldiers Need Holidays Too “Simply Holland”

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Music fills our lives, alters our moods and has become a massive industry. We all have a style we prefer and some we cannot stand. But it all deserves credit for what was put into it. Creating a song is no easy

“I understand that we as college students enjoy upbeat and exciting sounds, but I want to challenge ourselves to start appreciating all that classical musicians do.” job, and simply learning one instrument is not easy. But where has our love for the instruments gone? I was invited to a symphony orchestra/ choir concert at MSUM last week and had a lovely time. The classical Christmas music was enchanting. As I sat there in awe of their lovely performance, I began to wonder why our generation doesn’t appreciate this music. Although you

don’t have to love it or listen to it to appreciate something, most college students call it boring or dull and deny it altogether. But if you look at what was put into one of the top hits of a pop artist like Lady Gaga, Ke$ha or Katy Perry, would their work be the same amount of effort? Many artists on mainstream radio must have their voice altered in some way and have layers among layers of audio effects and sounds to go with it, which is why many people do not like their live performances. Most of the actual music is coming from a computer or soundboard. I understand that we as college students enjoy upbeat and exciting sounds, but I want to challenge ourselves to start appreciating all that classical musicians do. Whenever I listen to the marching band or a symphony performing I am awed on how all these people with so many different instrumental talents can be working harmoniously to create one sound. As well as a choir of voices, we all have a different voice, but they are able to create a harmonic sound using many different octaves and notes. We live in a crazy

world with things moving changing and crashing every second, and I think it is amazing that for that hour there was complete harmony between instruments and voices. I believe that is why some people love classical music so much, as it can almost transport you away from this hectic world for a bit. It is also why people love to play their instrument not for the money (because musicians have to work harder at making a normal income), but because they love music. Now don’t get me wrong, I listen to other music as well and think the musicians are extremely talented in their own ways. It still boggles my mind that rappers can talk so fast and that actual words are leaving their mouths, although it isn’t something I would listen to everyday; but I appreciate it. This is what I want you to do. You do not need to listen to classical music, just be aware of how much work went into one of those phrases and every note someone had to learn how to play.

KELLY FRATZEL Contributing Writer

During my time at NDSU, I’ve often felt relief as the fall semester comes to a close and the holidays approach. Nothing quite compares to the comfort of being surrounded by family, especially when you don’t see them for months on end. Going to school several states away from home is a challenge. It’s not really an option to visit for a weekend. My loved ones and I have had to sacrifice significant moments because of my decision to come to Fargo. My sacrifice, however, pales in comparison to thousands of others who will be spending this holiday even further away. Oftentimes they lead humble lives, work dangerous jobs and return to a thankless community. My cousin Ray is one of these individuals. He has recently deployed for his second tour in Afghanistan Holland is a senior ma- as a MEDEVAC pilot. He is joring in apparel retail mer- difficult to describe, because chandising and design. Ray is quite unlike anyone else I know. He is the type who is always willing to help you move a baby grand piano, he never goes anywhere without a smile and he will buy a drink for the rival player, by your phone or don’t feel even after getting a mouthlike answering it would be ful of cleat on the rugby alright in my book. pitch. Girls dig it when guys The holiday is going to have weak spots and are be a little bit different for my strong enough to share them. family this year. I know that Aside from that, guys, I see when I head home for the no lack in your logic when winter break, I will be thinkit comes to women. We can ing about the breads to bake be pretty crazy and obnox- and the gifts to wrap, but I iously psychotic sometimes. will certainly be keeping my But the over-abundance of cousin in my thoughts and estrogen that we can’t con- heart. trol doesn’t really help those Although we don’t alcrazy moments sometimes. ways have a white Christmas And if your woman is that crazy, run for the hills when you can. We are all intertwined together, and with a bit of understanding maybe the intertwining of men and women can flow a little nicer and not have so many angry, snotty women and mindless, jerk face guys that I hear about constantly from both parties. Communication, people! And for the ladies, maybe some chocolate thrown in wouldn’t hurt, or maybe that game your guy has been waiting to be released all year would make him grin a bit.

Men Vs. Women: The Endless Argument Rages On SUZY CAVALIER Contributing Writer

The main issues between the genders baffle my wits to no end. Who is smarter, who are better multi-taskers, who is really bat ape crazy. The list can go on and on and on and has probably been thrown into a book at some point. The reality of it is, ladies and gentlemen, neither will win. Bummer, right? Don’t mind if I go on a slight rant about relationship redundancy, defend both sides and express where my thoughts go when it comes to the most common complaints amongst guys and girls. Scientifically, women are known to be better multitaskers, but that doesn’t mean we are great at it. Someone’s intelligence isn’t so much based on his or her gender as it is their passion to learn or ability to do so. And let’s face it-- guys I’m going to defend you on this one-girls are bat ape crazy (not that you don’t already know that). Don’t get me wrong la-

dies, I’m all for female empowerment, but when are the nags going to end? Give the man a minute or an hour to answer that text you sent expecting an instant reply. Guys aren’t even that attached to their phones to begin with, and that’s before they decide to take random naps or plug in that gaming console, thinking it was no big deal. It’s not intentional, and if it is, you two have things to talk about. I hate to break it to you, but guys in real life aren’t the guys in the movies. And if your guy brings you roses or makes you soup when you’re sick and you don’t want him, there is something wrong with you. Guys, the reason girls get upset at you is because we want justification on just about everything. Girls want to feel wanted and appreciated. Sometimes the videogame, or whatever you do that drives her bonkers, can wait if your girl wants to snuggle, go out for a dinner date, play a card game or even Jenga. Or just a simple text with some kind of code you two figured out to communicate that you won’t be

Suzy is a junior majoring in journalism.

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“...thousands of soldiers will be spending Christmas away from their families and in harm’s way.” home in Leavenworth. My most cherished holiday memories have all come to pass in that comfortable rambler-styled home, crammed with thirty-plus relatives and several ornery dogs. The youngest cousins fill the stockings, the older ones load the bar, and a few tireless family members keep the table decked with every appetizer and treat you could imagine. Inevitably, as we’ve grown older, the bar continues to be well supplied as the stockings have thinned down. I suppose it is for this reason that our Holiday Choir Competition came to be. A small number of years ago, right about the time the majority of my cousins reached their mid-twenties, the festivities began earlier and the drinks flowed liberally. By the time mass rolled around, most of us needed a designated driver. My affable brother decided to challenge our vocally gifted cousin to a singing contest. The only prize would be a year’s worth of bragging rights. Unfortunately for those sitting around us in church, his idea of winning was comparable to Charlie Sheen’s. He who sings the loudest, wins. Our cousin never got the chance to sing,

as she was doubled over, laughing throughout the entire service. As the rest of us entered the age of intoxication, the Christmases that followed provided my church with a singing section that grew in confidence and an audience that couldn’t contain it’s amusement. Ray is a voice in our comfortable, off-key choir that is unfailingly enthusiastic and joyful. There is nothing I look forward to more than spending the holidays with my family. Ray’s presence will undoubtedly be missed. If you could bottle his personality, you’d have a recipe for awesome. Nonetheless, we will leave a seat open, raise a glass in his honor and say a prayer for his safe return. If you know of anyone at all who is serving overseas over the holidays, I hope you will consider sending him or her a token of appreciation. Even a small card saying that you are thinking about them means a great deal to a soldier. If you don’t have someone you are close to that is deployed this holiday season, there are several organizations dedicated to serving our troops. Military. com has an extensive list of groups that support service members and their families. Many people may not agree with the reasons we are currently at war, and still others seem to have forgotten that we are engaged in one at all. But the fact remains that thousands of soldiers will be spending Christmas away from their families and in harm’s way. No other individuals are more deserving of our gratitude or respect than our soldiers. Kelly is a senior majoring in architecture.

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FCS Playoff Quarterfinals

No. 1 NDSU vs. No. 9 Wofford Terriers Preview

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Spectrum Staff The NDSU Bison football team has advanced to the FCS playoff quarterfinals for the third year in a row. Their opponent this year is the Wofford Terriers (9-3). The Bison defeated SDSU 28-3 to advance the round of eight while Wofford beat out New Hampshire 23-7. The game will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. It looks like the sports staff here at the Spectrum is prepared for some home cookin.’ Wofford QB & Receivers vs. Bison Secondary Sam: The Wofford offense is about as one dimensional a team can get. Their passing game is almost nonexistent. They average 49.92 yards passing per game. Coming up and stopping the run will be more essential for the Bison secondary than containing any of Wofford’s recievers. Advantage: Bison Joe: Looking at the numbers, we can see the secondary’s ability to support the run will be much more important than covering receivers. Colton Heagle’s aggressiveness will be missed but with the emergence of Bobby Ollman against the Jacks last week, run support shouldn’t be a problem against the Terriers. Advantage: Bison Bison QB & Receivers

vs. Wofford Secondary Joe: Wofford’s secondary is one of the most experienced in the country, but there is a definite lack of playmaking ability with 10 interceptions on the season. Brock Jensen has showed flashes of his 2011 days in the game last week and should have no problem dinking and dunking his way down the field just as he did in the second round. Advantage: Bison Sam: Wofford is ranked 30th in the nation in passing defense. Jensen and his receivers should find holes in the secondary. Jensen went back to his efficient ways in the second round game, completing 15 of 25 passes for 110 yards. If the Terriers do have a defensive weakness, it is their secondary. Advantage: Bison Wofford Backfield vs. Bison Linebackers Sam: The Bison defense will have another running back challenge in Eric Breitenstein. Breitenstein has rushed for 1,909 yards in a Wofford option attack that averages 357 yards per game, which is second in the nation. NDSU’s linebacking core will need to play another sound game defensively, or else any of the three Wofford running threats can break a long one. Advantage: Wofford Joe: Being the active leader in career rushing yards in the FCS, Breitenstein is the toughest runner the Bison have seen all sea-

son. But he hasn’t met a linebacking trio like the Bison’s. I expect Grant Olson, Travis Beck and Carlton Littlejohn to be running around making plays once again. Advantage: Bison Bison Backfield vs. Wofford Linebackers Joe: As a unit Wofford is in the top 20 in the nation, giving up just 121.5 yards rushing per game. The one guy that does stand out is Junior Alvin Scioneaux, who was named All Southern Conference Team in 2011 as a sophomore. Scioneaux is having another stellar year, but unfortunately for him, it will take a great team effort to slow the Bison tandem at running back. Advantage: Bison Sam: Against SDSU, Bison fans got the joy of watching a healthy John Crockett hit the field. Crockett busted out some nice runs and he was evidently the healthiest he has been in awhile. Sam Ojuri has been productive all year, and this may be the first time Wofford has seen a 1-2 punch as talented as NDSU’s. Advantage: Bison

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The Bison owe much of their dominating running game to the offensive line, and they will look to continue that success this Saturday against the Wofford Terriers.

Trenches Sam: Breitenstein is the fullback in Wofford’s triple option attack. His near 2,000 yards rushing have gone right up the gut. This is where the absence of Leevon Perry may hurt, but the Bison defensive line has still played at a high level without him and continues to lead the na-

tion with 63.25 yards rushing allowed per game. NDSU’s offensive line had their second dominating performance in a row and will need to do so again against Wofford. Advantage: Bison Joe: The Bison defense has prided themselves all season with their ability to stop the run. The defensive line has been vital to our defense, only giving up three touchdowns on the ground this season. Breitenstein scored three touchdowns alone last week. Wofford’s wide triple option splits on the offensive line will give the Bison defense a unique look they haven’t seen all year. We’re in store for another dogfight in the trenches this Saturday. Advantage: Bison

Special Teams Wofford has only one return for a touchdown this season and that was off a punt return. Their longest kick return this season was only 34 yards. NDSU threatens to take one back anytime when the ball is kicked deep to Ryan Smith or Marcus Williams. It will be essential for the Bison to have good kickoff coverage and not allow the Wofford offense to start with good field position. Advantage: Bison Final Outcome Sam: Wofford will not be able to beat the nation’s No. 1 rush defense on the ground. If the Terriers want to compete with NDSU, they will need to get more out of their

passing game. For the Bison to be successful, they need to keep the same formula they had against SDSU: stop the run on defense and remain unpredictable on offense while maintaining a zero in that turnover column. Final: 35-13 Bison

Joe: Fun fact: the Bison defense has held 11 of the last 13 opponents under 250 yards of total offense. This spells bad news for the triple-option led Terrier offense. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them steal one with a gadget play, but the Wofford faithful are surely in for a long afternoon in the ruckus Fargodome. The Gold Rush continues… Final: 31-7 Bison

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The Bison Lacrosse Team has Gone from the Unknown to National Contenders Sam Herder Sports Editor

NDSU Athletics has made tremendous strides since making the move to Division I. Another team on campus has made those same strides with fewer opportunities: the NDSU club lacrosse team. Bison lacrosse has transformed from an unknown, unorganized team to a legitimate program that has gained national attention within a few years. “We started as a ragtag group of guys that just wanted to get together and have fun,” Brandon Moeller, the senior team president said. “Now, we have become a competitive organization that actually has a lot of notoriety around the country. Many students and peo-

ple around the community aren’t familiar with the team, mainly because they have the word “club” in front of it. “Basically, the only difference from the (NCAA) sports here on campus and us is the amount of support,” Conner Scott, a sophomore member of the team who is also in charge of media and public relations said. “We have the same amount of practices, workouts and classes, but we also have had to fundraise to get our program in the right direction to where we want it to be.” That direction became a sudden reality when the Bison program burst into national attention in three short years. Under head coach Zach Bosh and his eight-member coaching staff, the Bison have made it to the national tournament the last two years in the Men’s Collegiate La-

crosse Association. Not bad considering many didn’t even know North Dakota had a lacrosse program at any level. “It’s one of the most surreal things I’ve ever seen, to be honest,” Moeller said. “To see where we have come from the first year I was here, it was a very loosely organized group of guys that just wanted to play. Now, four and a half years later, it’s something very professional and it’s growing so fast.” When Moeller first played in 2009 as a freshman, he had zero experience in lacrosse. The team had only 22 players on the roster, so Moeller was talked into playing for the depleted team. Now, with a full-fledged recruiting officer,

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SAM HERDER Sports Editor

Any fans out there still worried about the Bison’s offense? You certainly shouldn’t be after Saturday’s second round playoff game against SDSU. The offense got back into their rhythm and they were a beauty to watch as they stumped the Jackrabbits with, as their head coach John Stiegelmeier said, “unique plays.” NDSU’s offense was the most scrutinized topic for Bison fans coming into the playoffs. And there was good reason for that. The offense had gotten stale. Brock Jensen saw some turnover struggles the last half of the season. The big plays just weren’t there anymore. Many questioned how far the Bison could make it with a stagnant offense. Some theorized offensive coordinator Brent Vigen was saving some stuff for the playoffs. I think those people were correct. It was almost like Vigen tore two pages out of his old playbook and added it to an all-new playbook. The offense got back to their

ground game and saw success with play action passes and the short passing game. But they also sprinkled in a new flavor of offensive plays that SDSU did not see coming. Quarterback counters, counter reverses, a backup quarterback splitting out wide and then going in motion across the field, some unorthodox play that saw Jensen fake a handoff and then actually turn and take the ball right up the middle. And who can forget the trick play that saw Ryan Smith go 32 yards untouched while the SDSU defenders were chasing Jensen? The play has a name, but Bohl said he “can’t say” what it’s called. The unidentified play was designed to perfection. It all happened so fast that many fans missed what happened, even on the replay. I’ll break it down for you guys. The Bison hurried to the line and Jensen took a quick snap. Smith, who is 5’7” in stature, crouched right behind the right guard. Jensen stuffed the ball into Smith’s gut as Jensen took off to the right in what looked like a speed option play. Smith waited two seconds and took off to the left and went untouched. “We were executing it

real well in practice this week,” Smith said. “I was excited when it got called.” It had all the Jackrabbit players fooled, and everyone in the Fargodome fooled, for that matter. “They ran a lot of quarterback keeps last time,” SDSU senior linebacker Ross Shafrath said.” When he carried out that fake, a lot of us were just trying to make a play. They went for it and it worked.” The adage goes that defense wins championships. Being the best in the nation, the Bison defense will be the reason for a long playoff run. But now, the Bison offense got back to their high production games that Bison fans are used to seeing, going over 300 yards. Plus, throw in the new wrinkles that will catch opponents off guard, and the Bison legitimize their chance of running the table. With a productive offense back in the picture, NDSU has returned to the all-around sound football team that won them a national championship last year. “I expect they will go pretty far in this tournament,” Shafrath said.

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Contributing Writer D’shara Strange, a junior guard from Northern Colorado led the Bears to a victory over the NDSU Bison women’s basketball team 75-61. Strange had a gamehigh 21 points in a non-conference game played Sunday at Butler-Hancock Pavilion. Northern Colorado Bears have a 2-4 record and won only its third game in the series with the Bison. The Bears led wire-to-wire in the meeting of the two former North Central Conference

team. Senior guard Katie Birkel scored 17 of her team-high 19 points for the Bison in the first half. Northern Colorado had a 42-36 lead at halftime. With 9:50 left in the second half, Northern Colorado had a 57-44 lead with a Victoria Timm layup. Bison players Jamie Van Kirk and Miki Stephenson each hit three-pointers on a 10-point run. The Bison closed the gap to 57-54 with 6:33 left on a Van Kirk three-pointer. Hannah Thornton and Strange helped start a rally and the Bears widened the margin.

...lacrosse contined the program has had to make cuts in recent years to diminish their roster down to 42. “With our success on the national stage and the more attention we have got, the more players we have coming in wanting to play,” Scott said. The players are mostly recruited around the Twin Cities, such as Scott, whose hometown is Andover. Other players are scattered around the region, like Moeller who grew up in Pipestone, Minn. No matter where the players originated, the team as a whole has developed into a tight knit family, both on and off the field. Members of the team typically live with other teammates around the Fargo North area. “Your teammates are basically the people you see around the clock all the time,” Moeller said. “They are the guys you’re going out and doing stuff with off the field. It really is like having 50 brothers.” The team grew even closer last summer when Bosh’s wife passed away from cancer.

“We have all just come together even more,” Scott said. “We really became more of a family aspect during that tough time.” Bosh, who owns his own insurance company in West Fargo, is very close to his players and bonds with them off the field. Scott and some of his teammates attend a bible study every Friday with their head coach. But when it comes to lacrosse, Bosh becomes a motivator and is a key reason for the team’s success the past couple years. “He does a very good job of putting a fire in your belly,” Moeller said. That fire has produced two straight national tournament appearances. When this season starts on February 2, the goals are even higher. The players want to win the UMLC conference title for the first time and not only make the national tournament, but to win it. A team that is standing in the way of both those goals is conference rival St. Thomas, who has won the national title three out of the last four years and eliminated NDSU

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from the tournament last year by only three goals. “Our goal really is to get a win against them and win that conference title,” Moeller said. “I would love to win a national championship my senior year and we certainly have the opportunity and ability to do so.” Another goal for the team is to continue to build the program and get more students to attend games. “Last year, we didn’t have any home games due to scheduling,” Moeller said. “But two years ago we had a turnout of 200 fans for a game and we thought that was pretty good. With our success, we are hoping even more students come out and see what our team is all about.” The lacrosse program is on an impressive rise at NDSU. Students have the ability to witness it take place on Dakota Field this season where the team will have four home games. “We have a lot of buildup coming into this season,” Scott said. “We’re coming out with high expectations for ourselves and a lot of things are expected of us. We really want to come through.” A quote like that would have never been said from a team member just four years ago.

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This professional program will be located in a new facility in the heart of Fargoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical community. Graduation from a physical therapist education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure examination, which is required in all states. Jamestown College is seeking accreditation of a new physical therapist education program from CAPTE. The program will submit an Application for Candidacy, which is the formal application required in the preaccreditation stage. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted Candidate for Accreditation status. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status is required prior to implementation of the professional phase of the program; therefore, no students may be enrolled in professional courses until Candidate for Accreditation status has been achieved. Further, though achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation, it does not assure that the program will be granted accreditation.

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