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Women’s Week 2013 Wants to Move Mountains 40th Anniversary of Title IX is Celebrated Hannah Dillon Staff Writer

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From an Idea to the Marketplace 4th Annual Innovation Week Encourages Entrepreneurship Jeff Bauer

Spectrum Staff

The fourth annual Innovation Week, Tuesday through Thursday, will provide resources, strategies and opportunities to encourage students to think about how innovation can become a reality through considering an entrepreneur career.

The NDSU Research and Technology Park and office of the Provost have invested interest in new start-up ideas coming from the University.

“From the research park perspective, we help startups get into the marketplace.

We make sure they’re able to generate sales and have their leadership team in place along with access to capital,” explains Brenda Wyland, interim executive director of the NDSU Research and Technology Park.

“We want to help students feel and function like a small business.” The Innovation Challenge Competition was established with this philosophy.

Part of Innovation Week is the Innovation Challenge ’13 Competition. In its second year, the entry pool of participants has tripled.

Fifty-six teams of NDSU students, representing nearly

every college, submitted applications in October, and 22 finalist teams will present their ideas during Innovation Week.

Each team will showcase innovative products and services that solve real-world problems, advance technology and generate business opportunities. The winning team from each category will win $5,000, and an additional $5,000 will be awarded to the best in show. The three categories are product, service and corn based product or service.

Innovative ideas in this year’s competition include a device that will help in

the research of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and its causes, an integrated mobile technology device that will make your restaurant experience more enjoyable while reducing wait time, and a stair climbing wheelchair.

Wyland also explained the idea of creating a more innovative culture on campus. “We think there is a lot more innovation and creativity happening around campus,” she said. “The challenge is just finding those students and encouraging them to get involved.”

A number of other educational activities and events will take place throughout

the week. Randal Pinkett, entrepreneur, scholar and author, is the keynote speaker during the Innovation Week Presentation and Awards Ceremony at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Memorial Union Great Plains Ballroom.

Pinkett holds five degrees, is the founder, president and CEO of BCT Partners, LLC, Newark, N.J., and was the winner of NBC’s reality show “The Apprentice.”

The events and activities are free and open to the public.

“Moving Mountains” is the theme of this year’s Women’s Week at NDSU in honor of the 40th anniversary of Title IX being passed and the mountains it moved for women, said Regina Ranney.

Ranney, diversity program coordinator with the Equity and Diversity Center, explained that each year, a selection committee decides on a theme that reflects a relevant topic in the women’s rights movement.

This year’s theme is intertwined with some of the events that will be happening during the week.

She said in the past, Women’s Week has focused on women in politics or global women’s issues.

Title IX is legislation from 1972 that bans sex discrimination in schools.

Because of this legislation, women can participate in school athletics and pregnant students cannot be kicked out of school for being pregnant.

The theme also ties in with one of the speakers, Shannon Galpin. Galpin created Mountain 2 Mountain, which is a non-profit for women and children in conflict areas.

women’s week conInnovation Week tinued on next page schedule on page 5

Volunteer Fundraising Efforts to Suport Hannah Linz The Herd Stands Together Sanna Prescott Co-News Editor

help and we decided to take it on as an opportunity for us to show support for the girl’s basketball team and especially Hannah,” Mattson said.

The Hoops for Hannah project has been the biggest success of their fundraising efforts.

Volunter Fundraising Efforts continued on page 3

Connection and Inspiration Unglued Craft Festival at Plains Art Museum

Bison Edge Omaha Women’s Basketball Takes a Close Victory from Omaha

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At NDSU we call ourselves the herd, which can be defined as a group of individuals acting together without planned direction. When NDSU basketball player Hannah Linz was faced with battling cancer for a second time, the herd came together to support this unplanned stage in her life, and give it

a direction toward hope and comfort.

Nate Mattson and Nathan Anderson are being thanked today for leading this movement of support in the NDSU community. The pair has been hard at work on a fundraising project they call Hoops for Hannah to financially support Hannah’s medical bills.

“This came up as one of our student athletes needing

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NATIONAL NEWS

National Park Cuts Detailed in Memo Tracie Cone

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The towering giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park would go unprotected from visitors who might trample their shallow roots. At Cape Cod National Seashore, large sections of the Great Beach would close to keep eggs from being destroyed if natural resource managers are cut.

Gettysburg would decrease by one-fifth the number of school children who learn about the historic battle that was a turning point in the Civil War. As America’s financial

clock ticks toward a socalled sequester that would cut funding to countless government agencies, The Associated Press has obtained a National Park Service memo that compiles a list of potential effects at the country’s most beautiful and historic places.

“We’re planning for this to happen and hoping that it doesn’t,” said National Park spokesman Jeffrey Olson, who confirmed that the list is authentic and represents cuts the department is considering.

Most of the Park Service’s $2.9 billion budget is for permanent spending such as staff salaries, fuel, utilities and rent payments.

Superintendents have about 10 percent of their budgets for discretionary spending for things ranging from interpretive programs to historic-artifact maintenance to trail repair, and would lose half of that to the 5 percent cuts.

Employees would be furloughed for more than a month.

Park Service Director John Jarvis last month asked superintendents to show by Feb. 11 how they would absorb the funding cuts. The memo includes some of those decisions.

“We remain hopeful that Congress is able to avoid these cuts,” said Olson.

One in five international

tourists visits one of America’s 398 national parks, research shows, and the parks are one-third of the top 25 domestic travel destinations.

If the cuts go though, the memo shows national parks will notice fewer services, shorter hours and the placing of some sensitive areas completely off-limits to visitors when there isn’t enough staff to protect resources.

Programs on the chopping block include invasive species eradication in Yosemite, student education at Gettysburg, and comfort stations on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi.

WORLD NEWS

US, Nato, Mull Afghan Troop Strength After Combat Lolita C. Baldor Associated press

BRUSSELS (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his NATO counterparts are considering leaving 8,000 to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but a dispute arose Friday between the U.S. and German defense officials over whether that contingent would be an international force or an American one.

The conflicting accounts came as NATO defense ministers gathered here to discuss the endgame of the 11-yearold war in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama has said that the last combat troops will leave Afghanistan on Dec. 31, 2014, leaving the bulk of the country’s security in the hands of the Afghans.

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters Panetta had informed him at the Brussels meeting

that the United States would leave between 8,000 and 10,000 troops in the war-torn country at the end of 2014.

But Panetta, speaking to reporters later, called de Maiziere’s comments inaccurate.

Panetta, who will leave Obama’s Cabinet when his successor is confirmed, told reporters that he and the NATO partners instead talked about ranges of options for the post-2014 troop force.

And he said the figures reflected contributions that other nations would make, in addition to the United States.

“There’s no question in the current budget environment, with deep cuts in European defense spending and the kind of political gridlock that we see in the United States now with regards to our own budget, is putting at risk our ability to effectively act together,” he said. “As I prepare to step down as secretary of defense, I do fear that the alliance will soon be,

if it is not already, stretched too thin.”

His spokesman, George Little, told reporters that the range for an international force was 8,000 to 12,000.

“The reports that the U.S. told allies that we are considering 8,000 to 12,000 U.S. troops after 2014 are not correct,” Little said. “A range of 8,000 to 12,000 troops was discussed as the possible size of the overall NATO mission, not the U.S. contribution.”

Little said Obama had not yet decided on the size of the post-2014 force in Afghanistan.

“We will continue to discuss with allies and the Afghans how we can best carry out two basic missions: targeting the remnants of alQaida and its affiliates, and training and equipping Afghan forces,” he said.

Panetta said officials are planning to leave troops in all sectors of the country as well as in Kabul. Pentagon of-

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ficials have said the military has mapped out plans to carry on its mission of training and advising the Afghan forces and also leave a small counterterrorism force to battle insurgents.

When asked about troop numbers, NATO SecretaryGeneral Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters that no decision had yet been made.

The Obama administration is considering a plan to maintain 352,000 Afghan troops for the next five years as part of an effort to maintain security and help convince Afghanistan that America and its allies will not abandon it once combat troops leave in 2014, senior alliance officials said Thursday. NATO officials are also widely considering that option.

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Women’s Week continued...

Galpin worked in the mountains of Afghanistan, and linked those mountain communities with her own mountain community in Colorado, Ranney said.

Ranney said Women’s Week is a good chance to “think critically” and reflect on the advancement of women in our university and in general.

“Sometimes we, myself included, take for granted the freedoms that we have, the safety that we have. We take for granted the work that has been done before we’ve even been born,” Ranney said.

She highlighted that this year, women held 36 percent of leadership positions, a jump from 30 percent in 2008.

And even though “women” is in the title, Ranney said that anyone and everyone is encouraged to attend the week’s events— students, faculty and staff, both men and women.

“They’re part of the solution; we need everybody to be part of the solution,” Ranney said about men and the work for women’s rights.

Women’s Week is sponsored by the Equity and Diversity Center along with the Women’s Studies program.

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about Women’s Week and a full schedule of events with descriptions, visit http:// www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/ wgs/Women_s_Week_2013_ Poster.pdf.

Women’s Week Events Monday:

Noon in the MU Hidatsa Room – Amy Ruley and Lynn Dorn speak about women and athletics 2 p.m. in the Arikara Room – Women in Leadership Networking Reception

Tuesday:

12:30 p.m. in the Hidatsa Room – Evie Myers of Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach talks about Title IX

Wednesday:

Noon in the Arikara Room – FORWARD reflects on 5 year grant 7 p.m. in Century Theater – “North Country”

Thursday:

6 p.m. in Beckwith Recital Hall – Shannon Galpin presents “The Perception of Victimhood and the Power of Voice”

Friday:

Noon in the Hidatsa Room – Janna Stoskopf, dean of student life, talks about Title IX and NDSU

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Connection and Inspiration Unglued Craft Festival Morgan Richert

Contributing Writer

The Unglued Craft Fest held at the Plains Art Museum showcased the creativity of local artists Friday and Saturday.

Ben Kandel, owner of Turning Pro, has been a part of the Unglued collaboration for about two years. “[Unglued] has really brought me into a new realm of people, I have been able to try new things and custom items,” Kandel said.

Kandel performed wood turning demos at the craft fest for customers and onlookers to watch his skill. He began working with wood with his grandfather and has been wood-turning for over four years. “At first I was a little unsure of how trying to sell things would go at Unglued, but it has been really great!” Kandel said.

Unglued has grown since it began three years ago as a group of friends who all enjoyed making crafts, and it has turned into collaborating crafters selling their work.

The first craft fair in 2011 brought 2,000 attendees, and last year 3,500 people attended, according to the Unglued website.

The success of the Fest has allowed Unglued to take a more permanent home in Fargo with its market downtown. Over 100 crafters are currently featured at the store.

Last year over 200 applicants applied for booths at the fest and 55 were chosen. The applicants are chosen from a panel of craft and business workers around town who look at workmanship and individuality.

The Unglued Fest is always looking for new inspiration

and artists. In order to stay amongst the previous years’ vendors, artists have to prove development in their craft. This is to keep the fest “untraditional” so that it will be something that people haven’t seen before, as stated on the Unglued website.

At the booth Pisces Piec-

workshops and gallery admission, with live music and shops of crafters.

The event highlighted several local shops such as Bakeology, Plains Art Museum, Café Delight and Dunn Bros. Sixty-five booths were represented on the museum’s three floors. Kelsey

volunteer fundraising continued ...

Freewill donation buckets are set up at all NDSU sporting events, and attendees donate what they can.

“People have been very generous lately and dropping in money as they walk by to support Hannah and her efforts,” Mattson said.

Two future events in the works are a spaghetti feed sponsored by the Blue Key Honor society on March 4,

cards because sometimes just getting out and having your expenses paid is also really nice because as you can imagine the medical bills pile up immensely and you might feel pretty guilty treating yourself,” Mattson said. “It’s nice that people think of avenues like that as well.”

Nate Mattson is in the nursing program with Hannah. He says she is still

“Now we’re looking at figures near $10,000. It’s all going to her medical bills.” -Nate Mattson with all proceeds going toward Hannah. Tomorrow there will be a raffle where each athletic team donates two signed articles from their sport.

The fundraising campaign is gaining momentum.

“Now we’re looking at figures near $10,000. It’s all going to her medical bills,” Mattson said.

“Some people have been donating gift cards because there is a lot of driving back and forth… and also meal

sticking it out in school and tackling her junior year as a nurse. Junior year in the nursing program is said to be one of the hardest semesters.

“If you can get through the junior year, you can manage just about anything. The fact that she is doing that on top of chemo treatments is amazing and inspiring to think that she’s going to try and work [school] out, because she wants to give back to those people who have been helping her,” Mattson

troops continued...

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Denae Moran from Handmade & Vintage markets her product at the festival

es, Christy Lawler spoke about how wonderful it is to have a place to team up with others and see what they have created.

“It was a process of getting new ideas and then knowing, ‘Oh I can make that,’ for the items I have,” said Lawler.

The Friday night expo was $10 to get in with shopping, live jazz music, appetizers and drinks. Saturday was free admission for

Sargent, Ian Johnson, Poitin, Cody Qualley, Buffalo & Buffalo, Hannah and Mike Power, Flatlands and Amanda Standalone provided the live music.

The Fest will be back again next year. Customers can find more items at Unglued downtown. For more information about the event, visit ungluedmarket.com

Such a change, if NATO endorses it, could increase the costs to the U.S. and allies by more than $2 billion a year, at a time when most are struggling with budget cuts and fiscal woes. Last May, NATO agreed to underwrite an Afghan force of about 230,000, at a cost of about $4.1 billion a year after 2014. It costs about $6.5 billion this year to fund the current Afghan force of 352,000, and the U.S. is providing about $5.7 billion of that.

Panetta said Friday that he can defend that spending to Congress because it would give the U.S. more flexibility and savings as it withdraws troops from Afghanistan.

Maintaining the larger troop strength could bolster the confidence of the Afghan forces and make it clear that NATO is committed to an enduring relationship with Afghanistan, a senior NATO official said.

In private meetings with other defense ministers,

Panetta warned allies that Washington’s fiscal impasse will have repercussions abroad, as impending budget cuts force the military to scale back its training and presence overseas.

Many of his meetings, however, centered on the plans to wind down the war in Afghanistan, including the withdrawal of 34,000 U.S. troops over the next year and the transfer of security responsibilities to the Afghan forces.

According to an Obama administration official, the Pentagon plans to reduce the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to about 60,500 by the end of May; then to 52,500 by November, keeping a relatively stable number of troops there during the peak fighting season. The sharpest cuts in U.S. troop strength will come over the winter months as the remaining 20,500 leave after the main fighting season. There currently are about 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Panetta acknowledged

said. “She is somebody you can always find smiling and making the best of every situation even if things don’t go her way.”

Mattson and Anderson have tackled this project from multiple angles. They realize that students might not have money to donate so they found other ways to involve them in supporting Linz.

“We have been coming up and brainstorming ways to get kids involved on campus,” Mattson said. “We made a Facebook page that has 550 likes that she can read and see.”

He said it’s an emotional experience to see the community come together for Linz and her family. “I was talking to Hannah the other day actually and she came up and said a big thank you that her mom was able to go into the bank and ask for money out of the Hannah Linz account and pay off a medical bill, and that was that, it didn’t cost their family anything.”

those ranges of numbers on Friday, but also added that the U.S. would maintain the 34,000 through the Afghan elections, then withdraw the final combat troops toward the end of 2014.

The administration officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the numbers publicly.

This is Panetta’s fifth visit to Brussels for a NATO meeting - a trip he never intended to take. Expectations were that defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska, would be confirmed by the Senate last week and he would travel to the meeting.

Hagel’s nomination stalled, however, as it got caught up in senators’ complaints about the attack in Benghazi, which left four Americans dead, including the ambassador. There are indications now that Hagel has support from enough senators to be confirmed next week.

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Playstation 4 Announced for Holiday 2013 Steven Strom A&E Editor

Last week, Sony officially announced the Playstation 4 at their "See the Future" press conference for release during this holiday season.

Along with the new console, the company showed off a handful of new games.

The console will sport eight gigabytes of GDDR5 memory, a blu-ray drive, x86 processor architecture and a "highly enhanced" PC graphics card.

The system was touted as being very much like a PC, which is great news for developers. One of the Playstation 3's biggest problems was its cell processor, which made developing games for the system or porting them from other platforms, something of an ordeal.

Unfortunately, this new PC-like design will make Playstation 3 games incompatible for native play on the new system. However, Sony did state that they will be leveraging their recent acquisition with cloud service Gaikai to allow for the streaming of some Playstation 1, 2 and 3 games.

Furthermore, the Gaikai integration will allow Playstation 4 games to be played via remote play on the Playstation Vita handheld. The console will essentially act as a server, processing the game data and then sending the signal through the internet for play on the portable.

Interestingly, this functionality apes the ability of certain Wii U games, with the Vita taking the place of Nintendo's gamepad.

Other new features for the Playstation 4 include the ability to download games and updates with the system's main power turned off, being able to play games while they download, a predictive feature that will preinstall games users are likely to buy for immediate play, a newly designed interface

and social media integration.

Killzone: Shadow Fall will be the fourth, consolebased entry in Guerilla's first-person shooter franchise. The game will take place on Vekta, the setting of the very first game on the Playstation 2. It seems to feature the genetically altered Helghast waging terrorist warfare against the ISA in retaliation for the destruction of their home planet.

Meanwhile, Sucker Punch announced that Infamous: Second Son will be the third main entry in their open-world franchise. It stars a super-powered hero, or group of heroes fighting back against an oppressive government regime. Interestingly, it doesn't seem to star Cole McGrath, the protagonist of the first two games.

Sony also showed off a brand new intellectual property called Knack, which appears to be a blend of Astro Boy and Katamari Damacy.

Media Molecule, the creators of LittleBigPlanet also showed off a Playstation Move tech demo wherein users can "sculpt" in-game objects. We also saw new footage of Ubisoft's Watch Dogs, a new IP from Capcom called Deep Down and a new Sony-exclusive simulation driving game called DriveClub.

There's no word about a hard release date or price point as of yet. However, current estimates put the console in the $400 range with a possible second, high-tier version costing slightly more.

A price point and release date will likely be announced around the same time as Microsoft's next console. Console announcements are usually a big game of chicken with each side waiting until the last possible moment for their competitor to blink first.

Just don't expect the system to cost $600 at launch like the Playstation 3.

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Cast members of MSUM's musical "Avenue Q" perform with their puppets during a recent rehearsal at the Hansen Theatre.

Cued Towards College Crowd, ‘Avenue Q’ Abounds with Bawdiness Jack Dura

Staff Writer

“The Internet is for Porn.” “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist.” “You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You’re Making Love).”

These are just a few of the song titles from MSUM’s musical production of “Avenue Q,” which hits the Hansen Theatre on Wednesday night. Looking a lot like “Sesame Street” but containing much more mature themes, this production is, at its heart, all about finding one’s way in life.

“It’s a completely different way of looking at people,” said cast member Dylan Sather, who plays a

Bad Idea Bear. “It’ll make you think a little bit about the world.”

Princeton, the musical’s main character, is a freshout-of college, wide-openspaces, look-out-life kind of guy searching for his purpose in the world. He begins with looking for a place to live, but after failing to find an apartment on Avenue A (or any subsequent streets), he goes all the way down to Avenue Q before finding a home.

It is here where other inhabitants of the crude Avenue Q also search for their purpose in life; from finding a job to dating, even discovering one’s sexuality.

“Two supporting characters, Rod and Nicky, who are a lot like Bert and Ernie, live

together,” said Sather. “Rod is an investment banker and a closet homosexual but Nicky is supportive of him even though Rod is scared of his sexuality showing.”

To give the storyline an extra shock, “Avenue Q,” like every musical out there, has some songs to coincide with its story. A dozen creatively crass tunes come into play in the plot, each one offering a different take on some aspect of life.

“There will be laughs, there will be shock humor,” said Sather. “People who go in not knowing what to expect will think ‘That’s horrible!’ so this isn’t a show for everybody.”

Generally geared towards college students, “Avenue Q” has a nice mix of

music and mirth to gel with its bold crudity. Its story also reflects the lives of those in college; searching for something new, beginning a new chapter in life or just finding oneself in the real world.

While its themes may border on brash, “Avenue Q” has a meaningful message for those who can look past the lewdness.

“We’re going to offend some people though,” said Sather.

“Avenue Q” runs at MSUM’s Hansen Theatre from Feb. 27 to Mar. 2 with all shows at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students and are available for purchase at the doors and on the MSUM Theatre website.

Raining Jane’s Weekend in Fargo Brianna Bachmeier Contributing Writer

The 16th annual Celebration of Women and Their Music event, last Thursday through Sunday, featured talented female musicians who all came together in Fargo to share their passion of music. The four-day event featured performers such as I’m With Her, Chants and Seas and Chastity Brown.

Some performers were local while others, such as Los Angeles’ Raining Jane, were from across the country.

In addition to playing four gigs over the weekendlong Celebration of Women and Their Music, Raining Jane also taught a songwriting class. The creative girls, who write their own songs and play their own instruments, were the perfect

teachers for such a class.

Much of the class focused on lyrics for constructing a song with brainstorming and creativity exercises.

I had the joy and privilege of meeting the four lovely members of Raining Jane over their eventful weekend in Fargo. Each member had her own flare and personality, but they all had one evident common quality: their passion for music. This inspiring passion oozed out of their bodies as they played each original song. For Raining Jane, there’s no vanity. They’re all about the music.

When they play together, they are in sync. Their rich harmonies give me goose bumps. As Raining Jane performed, I hung on to every lyric, every strum, every note, and savored it. Their musicality is exquisite and

moving. As I looked around the audience, I noticed their music had that “moving” effect on almost every face I saw. That is what the Celebration of Women and Their Music is all about.

Mai Bloomfield, Chaska Potter, Mona Tavakoli and Becky Gebhardt make Raining Jane, an eclectic rock-folk band that has been together for over a decade and released four albums.

The talented ladies play the guitar, cello, bass, cajon and even sitar. Since 1999, Raining Jane has headlined their own shows, toured with Sara Bareilles and collaborated with Jason Mraz. In 2012, Mona teamed up with Mraz as the cajon player and backup vocalist for his U.S. and European tours.

In 2010, Raining Jane started Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles, a non-

profit camp for empowering girls through music expression and education. The organization has inspired and enriched the lives of aspiring female musicians as well as the Raining Jane members themselves. The band surely inspired some hopeful singers to visit the L.A. camp.

Raining Jane’s rising fame has filled up their schedules, but they plan on returning to Fargo for the event again in the future.

The Celebration of Women and Their Music 2013 once again brought the community together beautifully through music, which is the main reason it continues to thrive.

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CAMPUS EVENTS Monday, Feb. 25 •

University Band Concert, Festival Concert Hall @ 7:30PM.

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Jazz Lab Band Concert, Walsh Studio Theatre RM 222 @7PM. Men’s Basketball vs. Utah Valley, BSA @ 7PM.

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Movie: North Country, MU Century Theater @ 7PM

Tuesday, Feb. 26

Wednesday, Feb. 27 Thursday, Feb. 28 •

The Black Jew Dialogues, MU Plains Room, 8PM9:30PM.

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MU Live: Deal or No Deal, MU Lower Level, 9:30PM- 1:00AM.

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Pan Africa Night, Great Plains: MU @ 7PM.

Friday, March 1

Saturday, March 2

Innovation Week Events Tuesday, Feb. 26:

- Kick-off Breakfast with President Dean Bresciani and Provost J. Bruce Rafert from 7:30-9 a.m. at Technology Incubator -Brown Bag Lunch #1, ‘Show me the Money,’ from 12:15-1 p.m. in MU Century Theater

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HEALTH TALK

Movie Theater Snacks

Tips for Smart Cinema Snacking Jessie Battest Staff Writer

Since the beginning of the 1900s, movie-going has been one of America’s favorite pastimes. It wasn’t until the 1930s, however, that

milligrams of sodium.”

Men’s Health magazine informs readers about the best and the worst kinds of candy you can purchase at the movies. They dubbed M&M’s “the worst chocolate candy” due to their 240 calories, 10 grams of fat and 31 grams of

“Movie theater popcorn contains anywhere from 400 to 1,200 calories” – Denise Mann, WebMD health journalist popcorn made its entrance as the most popular movie theater snack. And, by 1945, nearly half of America’s homegrown popcorn was consumed at the movies, according to the Encyclopedia of Food & Culture. Popcorn and other snacks quickly became must-haves to complete the cinematic experience, bringing with them loads of unhealthy sugars, fats and calories.

WebMD health journalist Denise Mann writes that “movie theater popcorn contains anywhere from 400 to 1,200 calories, not to mention one to three days’ worth of artery-clogging saturated fat and a whopping 1,500

sugar. Fans of licorice-flavored treats should note that a package of Good & Plenty candies contains 350 fewer calories and 43 fewer grams of sugar than a package of Twizzlers. And if gummy candies are your favorite, choose Swedish Fish instead of Dots—they contain fewer calories and half the sugar.

Following these few simple tips will help make your next movie theater outing a much healthier (and cheaper) form of weekend entertainment: Do not arrive hungry.

Eating dinner or a healthy, filling snack beforehand will stave off hunger. This will

save you from consuming all of those unneeded calories found in traditional theater snacks.

Think small, think diet. If you can’t sit through a movie without sipping on soda, choose a small glass of a diet version when you order. Order a small bag of popcorn without butter and pick out a candy that you can easily split in half. Consider saving the other half for the next movie you attend.

Share with your friends.

Buy one bag of popcorn, one fountain drink and one package of candy (Kit Kats work well), and split the snacks between you and a friend.

This will help you to eat less, consume fewer calories and save a few bucks.

Bring your own snacks.

Pop a small low-calorie bag of popcorn at home, grab a bottle of juice or water, and throw a few dark chocolate candies in your pocket.

Now you’re ready to make a single ticket purchase to enter into a larger-than-life, surround-sound movie experience, complete with tasty theater snacks that won’t bust your belt.

TRENDIN BISON SOFY ESTRADA is a junior double majoring in political science and criminal justice with a minor in psychology. Winter is Sofy’s favorite season to dress up. She enjoys finding vintage and classic pieces at various thrift stores, and along with that, she finds time to knit her own scarves, hats and gloves. Her style is 1970s inspired with a twist of the modern look.

Victoria Dinampo, a junior majoring in Apparel and Textiles has always had an eye for the latest trending styles. Her passion for fashion was her inspiration for beginning Trendin’ Bison. Trendin’ Bison is a column in which she spots students on campus displaying their personal fashion inspirations.

Every week, she will choose a student on campus and share their style tips here. For everything fashion follow the trend guru’s blog on Tumblr at http://trendinbison.tumblr.com/

5. What decade do you draw the most fashion inspiration from?

“Definitely the ‘70s era. I like the ‘90s too. It really depends on what I’m feeling. Sometimes I would even incorporate them both. Flannels, ripped jeans with combat boots or a tight shirt with high-waisted pants are one of my favorite things to wear. ”

Staff Writer

I was lucky enough to have missed all the major blizzards and cold days in Fargo this winter, save the last one. But, when I did get stranded in the cold weather outside an apartment for half an hour, my mind started searching for inspirational stories of winter survival.

One such story jumped out at me from 2011.

A group of Indian students who had never seen snow in real life randomly decided to take a vacation to the Arctic Circle in the beginning of winter. Snnahill Tripathi and Abhinav Singh, graduate students in the software engineering department, took the lifeendangering trip to celebrate the birthday of a friend from Texas. It was the birthday boy Varun’s idea, as he wished to cut his birthday cake at the coldest, least inhabited place in Alaska.

The boys flew to Anchorage, Alaska, spanning across three states and 20 hours of flying. While the journey was exciting, they landed there at night, without a hotel reservation. While they did find accommodation for the night, they were not quite as lucky in finding an SUV. The resentment in renting the SUV was because

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of a lack of proper highway roads after Fairbanks. The trip would require them to drive 150 miles on Dalton Highway, primarily a mud and gravel-laden path. Their destination was Coldfoot, Alaska. And no professional rental car service would risk their vehicles for that journey.

After a lot of struggle, coaxing and convincing, Snnahill and his friends successfully persuaded a man to rent them his vehicle. He not only wished them luck on the journey, but also packed them with all kinds of emergency gear. They also packed enough food, gloves, snow boots, drinking water, sleeping bags and extra gas for the car.

The highway stretch they took has only one police patrol vehicle and only one gas station at Coldfoot. The population of Coldfoot was

a mere 12 people and a night at a motel would have cost the group $250. However, it was not the expensive room that forced them to sleep in the car. The boys took turns keeping watch while the other two took a nap.

The security watch was not for Arctic foxes, but for the Aurora lights close to the northern latitudes. The only vehicles they passed on the rest of their journey were the oil tankers. The roads were so dangerous that they have names like “Oh S*** Corner” and “At Your Own Risk Road.”

All these danger signs did not stop them from continuing up to Atigun Pass, the highest peak in Alaska. They completed their journey and also hoisted the NDSU Flag and an Indian Flag at the Arctic circle. Needless to say, they lived to tell the tale.

Honest

I am going to freak out on one of my roommates. He is so messy. I’m tired of looking at his piles of papers, notebooks, dirty plates and cups in our living room. None of my other roommates seem to be bothered by this, but it’s driving me crazy. Everybody else in our house does his part, but he doesn’t seem to take notice. I feel embarrassed by the mess whenever I have friends or my girlfriend over, but I’m afraid that if I say something he’ll be upset and it will cause a kink in our friendship. He’s a really nice guy and fairly easygoing, but I’m not sure how he’ll take criticism about how gross his living habits are.

I’m not sure what I should do or how I should go about bringing it up. Normally we would just slug it out and be done with it, but I have a feeling that wouldn’t work in this case. I need advice. Help!

2. How do you decide what to wear in the morning?

“It depends on the weather. I like to feel comfortable with what I’m wearing so if it’s cold outside, I usually put on a lot of layers or wear a sweater. I wear a lot of blacks, whites, grays and reds too.”

4. What’s your favorite classic piece?

“Cut-offs. You can never go wrong with them.”

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Dear Honest Truth,

1. Who is your style icon?

“I really love the vintage look so I would have to say my parents.”

3. What are your style staples?

“Shoes! I love shoes!

Boots, Vans or anything with heels!”

Bison Conquer Arctic Circle in Winter of 2011

Sincerely, Tired of the mess

Dear Tired of the mess,

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Sofy is wearing a black knitted hat, white Moschino shirt paired with olive green high-waisted corduroy shorts, black tights, beige knee-high socks and brown leather boots that she got both at thrift stores and her mom’s closet.

6. What’s the best thing about your style?

“The best thing about my style is mixing vintage with comfort. I don’t usually show much skin.

But, as long as I know that I’m comfortable and I don’t have weird things showing in weird places, then I’m good.”

7. What trend is your favorite at the moment?

7. What’s the easiest accessory to make an outfit fashionable?

“A necklace for sure.

I love tights too! I love wearing tights with highwaisted shorts.”

8. Where do you like to shop?

Definitely thrift stores because you can find a lot of cool vintage pieces.

I like online shopping as well. I usually go on shopstyle.com or nastygal.com.

“Layering is one of my favorite trends at the moment. Like a blazer over a cardigan or knitted sweater over a collared chiffon blouse. I love it because I think it’s an easy and cuter way to be warm other than wearing chunky sweaters all the time.”

I hear you, brother! It can be terribly annoying to live in filth all the time. But if you want it to stop, then you need to speak up and tell him how you feel. There are many ways to do this, and not all of them require you to be 100 percent direct. You could suggest a chore chart, which might sound a little elementary, but it may help to insure that everyone is pitching in. You could also mention that you have friends coming over, and ask all of your roommates if they would mind picking up the living room. If both of these options fail, it may be time to bring in the heavy artillery… actually having to sit down with your messy roommate and explaining how his mess is becoming a problem. This could be a really awkward talk, but it probably needs to happen. Make sure that you’re tactful in how you go about what you say, and remind him how important his friendship is to you. He might not even realize that his mess is that big of a problem, so this talk might help him understand that leaving a few dirty plates and cups around or making his home base for homework on the couch is indeed an issue. I hope all works out well for you, and that you and your roommate can work out this problem!

Best of luck, Bison Blondie

Dear Tired of the Mess,

I know exactly where you are coming from. I had the same issue with one of my past roommates. While I didn’t think it was as big of a problem as you seem to be having, it still irritated me. After some stewing in my own head about the constant mess hanging around our living room and hallway, I decided I needed to do something. I’m not exactly one to take a firm hand with my friends and I don’t do well with confrontation. So I took the “we” approach instead. “We really should clean when we get home” or “I think we should tackle the living room mess since we have some time right now.” This worked out fairly well for me and I was able to avoid the uncomfortable talk with my roommate.

Hope this helps, Straight Forward Bison

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Opinion

The Spectrum Monday, February 25, 2013

Subway is the Best Sandwich Shop in Town Hard Nosed: Aside, Environmental Designers Step Jimmy John’s Why We Do What We Do

track almost derailed.

Freshman year was when “A Thought Less Traveled” I came the closest to changNATHAN STOTTLER ing my dream. With around Opinion Editor 200 students entering their freshman year with an architecture or landscape architecture major, the job of When I was a freshman, freshman courses is to weed I took a course in my secthem down to around 50-60 ond semester that served as architecture students and 10an introduction to the design 20 landscape architecture students. And those classes definitely did their job well.

“They pulled out the They pulled out the iron-willed, steelyiron-willed, steely-eyed stueyed students who dents who were willing to were … all for pulling sit through harsh, degradmore all-nighters than ing critiques, who were all for pulling more all-nighters all the other colleges than all the other colleges at NDSU combined at NDSU combined, who …” wanted nothing more than to sacrifice their social lives for an educational experience studio courses I would be like no other. taking every semester for the And now? I couldn’t be rest of my career. For our fimore pleased with my decinal project, my partner and I sions. I came through the created a survey of 10 quesfire, not unscathed, but distions and walked around illusioned about the design campus, finding random fields. I still love my major. people to ask, and recording I still have a passion for deboth their answers and their sign – indeed, my passion location on campus when has grown and my interests they answered. have expanded through my The project was meant to education. I am now even draw correlations between considering attending gradupeople and place – to map ate school to continue exwhere certain types of peopanding that education beple move and congregate yond landscape architecture on campus, based on their and into urban planning. answers to questions such And the people are still as “What is your religion,” great. You won’t find a “What is your major,” “Do greater passion for study you believe in ghosts,” and a than from environmental defew more. sign students. Even though We learned a lot from we face a weak job market that project, my partner and and an unsure future after I, yet one of the statistics that graduation, nothing can keep always stood out to me was us from chasing our goals – the results of the “How many a job we love, a profession times have you changed that helps people, and a cayour major?” question. In a reer that leads us to worldsurvey of 250 people, nearchanging design. ly every single person had And that’s not to run changed their major at least down anyone else’s major. I once. The most? Ten times. live with a nursing student, a The average? Between three pharmacy student, a civil enand five. gineering student, an indusIt shocked me, that peotrial engineering/pre-med ple could switch their castudent, and two architecture reer paths – their life plans students - and I have to say – so many times. Personthat, intellectually, they are ally, I belong to that select always keeping me on my group of students who has toes. never changed their major.

But for dedication to their For better or worse, I have studies, for staying strong in been determined to stick to the face of an unsure future, my landscape architecture and for sheer passion in their aspirations since I first discareer, you cannot beat the covered the career as a high students in the Department school sophomore. of Architecture and LandIt would seem that I took scape Architecture. the advice of Bowling For Soup’s professor who they Nathan is a senior maquoted in their song (and one joring in landscape architecof my favorites) “My Hometure. Follow him on twitter town” as saying “Son, pick a @nwstottler. path and stay the same, befile:///Users/Design/ cause charisma is the key to Downloads/O-2-25-Design. opportunity.” doc There were times that

Mead This!

SUZY CAVALIER Contributing Writer

Of the many classes I have taken and many theories I have researched or just skimmed the surface of in scholarly articles, there is one class and one theory that have always stuck out to me.

I never mention anything of Facebook in my articles because it is talked about enough, but I will say a post reminded me of a time where I was completely uprooted from my own thoughts and feelings on myself.

A communications class I took last semester taught

me many things about communicating and to have a better grasp on understanding things a bit more when it comes to human beings.

My teacher threw out a philosophical theory called Mead’s Symbolic Interactionism that completely shattered my ego for quite some time, and my ego may still be under repair.

The theory says that we as individuals are not individuals. As children we uttered (the first stage of development), which lead to how we mimicked others as we grew up, and we had to learn how to pretend in order to understand people’s actions and intentions. The equation is set up as Self=

By Shannon Suehr After reading last week’s article by Joshua Haider about Jimmy John’s, I became suddenly aware of how absolutely in favor of Subway I am. Joshua brought up some good arguments in his article, and Jimmy John’s is a fair choice, but Subway is much more than a place to eat sandwiches. Subway is an experience.

Walking into Subway, you know you’re in for a treat. First of all: the smell.

When you walk into a Subway you are engulfed in an invisible cloud of pure aroma goodness. There is a thickness in the air as you breathe in the possibilities Subway has to offer.

You walk up to the counter and from there it’s all you. You get to pick the bread, the meat, the cheese, the vegetables, the sauces and whether you want your sandwich toasted or not toasted. It’s all up to you.

And while there are menu choices for people who like to pick a sandwich and stay with it, you never have to get the same thing. The beauty of creation rests inside each Subway. This is something Jimmy John’s cannot offer.

This is one of their huge advantages over Jimmy John’s. Sure a “Turkey

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I x M, with Self being who you are, I being how you see yourself and M being how others see you. If you need an easier clarification, you can Google this theory.

So in all reality, who are we really? Are we really truly unique individuals or spinoffs of those we saw and surrounded ourselves with? I never thought I would admit that my parents were right about being who you hang with, but it seems to be true on how we reflect others and what we look for in other people that resemble us as a person.

As far as being a unique individual, I have always prided myself in being quite a bit different than whom

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Tom” is great, I’m not trying to suggest otherwise, but at Subway you have the power to create something original every single time you walk in the door. As an institution, Subway is artistic, yet considerate. It demands creativity and individuality while providing a crutch for those not able to take such risks.

For a sandwich place, that’s saying a lot.

Another thing I absolutely love about Subway is Jared. A big fat guy looses a ton of weight by choosing to eat at Subway more often; how could you not love that? Aside from being a 100 percent marketable story, I’m a sucker for the underdog. Although obesity may be an abstract “underdog” situation, I really feel for the

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I have met in my life and whom I surrounded myself with. That day after class I sulked home feeling like just a generic cookie cutter image of other people, a mixed-up ball of traits that I learned as I grew older.

But a large part of me feels Mead’s theory is flawed in the idea of no one being unique. Genetic code and DNA are proof of disagreement. In the end, it poses something to think about: who are you, really?

Suzy is a junior majoring in music.

guy. Seeing him hold up his fat pants and spread his love for Subway brings a special warmth to my heart. You go, Jared. You go.

Not only does Subway have a variety of ingredients for customizable sandwiches, they also have fantastic salads, pizzas and lots of choices for sides, such as apples slices or chips. The point here being that Subway has so much more to offer. Literally. The possibilities are endless. I’m a firm believer that you can and should do whatever makes you happy; at Subway you have this opportunity. Sure that is a tad drastic, but so is life, and Subway gets that.

I also have to mention their cookies. If you have never enjoyed the gooey

warm goodness of a fresh baked cookie from Subway, I am afraid you are living a lie. Tack that onto your bucket list, people, because it’s something not to be missed.

In the end, there is no real choice. To live a life of pure satisfaction and ingenuity, Subway is the only way.

We need more creationists in this world and to achieve this we must squash the Jimmys and Johns around us.

We need to stand together, fat pants in hand, our hearts burning Subway. So go out and eat fresh. Possibility awaits.

Shannon is a freshman majoring in business administration.

America,Your TV Sucks There’s a Different King of the Screen JOSHUA HAIDER Spectrum Staff

On Fox, American Idol began airing its 12th season on January 16th. On NBC, The Office is on its 9th and final season, scheduled to air its series finale on May 16th. Top Gear on History is in its third season, a top-rated show. What do all these have in common? All these shows, and many more, have been brought to America from Great Britain.

Watch TV on any night of the week, and you will see some example of why we Americans seem unable to come up with something both good and original. Skins, The X Factor, The Office, Cash Cab, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire are all imports. Total Wipeout was renamed Wipeout, Britain’s Got Talent got a name-change, too.

American Idol, one of the most popular and enduring shows on television, was first Pop Idol.

Meanwhile, the rest of TV takes the shape of a remake or awful reality show. What do we have to offer- Jersey Shore? 16 and Pregnant?

If you were to ask anyone you ran into what they believe the most popular show in the world is, most would say something like American Idol or Jersey Shore, maybe Family Guy, or perhaps Friends or Full House if past shows were allowed. No way! Top Gear, a British factual car show starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, is perhaps the most popular single series in the world, and is certainly one of the most borrowed and remade shows in TV history. This is because Britain knows how to make a good show.

The idea of Top Gear is that the three hosts test drive cars of all kinds while taking adventures all over the world and making several sarcastic comments at each other’s expense.

The show gives them the artistic freedom to give an honest assessment of the cars because the show, and the BBC which produces it, is publicly funded,

not sponsored by products like American shows, including Top Gear U.S. It would be impossible to be sponsored by Volkwagen or Audi and then say, as Jeremy Clarkson has, that he would rather blowtorch his own nipples off than associate with VW Golf enthusiasts, or that Audis are driven exclusively by self-absorbed yuppies wearing Bluetooth earpieces.

Jay Leno, a fan of the show, argued against bringing the show across the pond because, as American shows are so dependent on corporate sponsors, an Americanized version would have its journalistic integrity compromised.

Even though shows like Top Gear- not to mention the fantastic shows that each of the British hosts produce independentlymake British TV incomparably superior to American TV, they still feel the need to import from us, of all people. Not to bang on exclusively about MTV (almost all the rest of it sucks, too), but it’s a crime that Jersey Shorethe epitome of all that’s wrong with popular culture- has been brought to England in the form of Geordie Shore.

And to further prove the point, the British aren’t even good at being bad. Jwoww, or whatever her name is, had no trouble being an ungrateful twink to the people of Fargo after- God help her- she was wanded down like a normal person in security at the Hector International Airport. Lines like, “I got the bangin' body, and the banter to match,” or, “My biggest fear is getting wrinkles,” just go to show that bad Brits can’t possibly hold a soulless candle to the Jersey Shore. They’ve got that market cornered.

Dear Britain, we may have won the Revolutionary War, but you have dominated the battle for the best TV. We’re not worth copying, so please stick to making worthwhile shows like Planet Earth and Doctor Who- that’s what you do best.

We’ll continue to ruin copies of your shows or make up crap of our own. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, Joshua, loving son of the Motherland

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Sports

The Spectrum Monday, February 25, 2013

BASEBALL

Court Storming 101 Bison Take Two Against Sports Editor

Quick trivia question: what used to make for great “SportsCenter” highlights but just started to get old and stale after one too many times? If you guessed Ray Lewis crying, well, you’re not wrong, but that wasn’t the answer I was looking for. The answer is college basketball fans storming the court.

Yes, that magical moment every student section wants to be a part of has gotten out of hand. Nowadays, it seems every student section is itching so bad to storm the court, any upset is considered a proper time to meet their team at half court in a mob scene.

Heck, even wins that aren’t upsets are causing fans to storm. Take Feb. 6 for example. No. 16 Oklahoma State beat unranked rival Oklahoma 84-79 in overtime. Ecstatic fans stormed the court afterwards. Are you serious OSU? Beating your rival in overtime is exciting, yes. But storming the court should be saved for a championship game or a major, major upset.

And let’s not forget when the Cameron Crazies almost embarrassed themselves on national television. After No. 2 Duke beat North Carolina 73-68, cameras showed Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski waving his arms to prevent fans from storming the court further. Come on Duke, I thought you were better than that.

The phrase “act like you’ve been there before” has been around for a long time and is getting more truthful every week. Literally, every week. Since the start of 2013, 22 cases of storming the court have occurred. That is a ridiculous amount. It is getting to the point that if students don’t storm on an upset, they are considered bad fans.

It’s just not special to watch anymore and has turned something that set college basketball apart from other sports into a mockery.

The only court storming that hasn’t caused me to shake my head is when 100 students rushed the court after the Duke managers beat

Think I’m an idiot or a genius or I missed some?

Send me an email with your thoughts at sports@ndsuspectrum.com

Missourri State Joe Kerlin Staff Writer

The Bison pounced quickly on Southeast Mossuri state as the offense erupted Friday and Saturday to take the series lead two gomaes to none.

On Friday, the Bison bats didn’t hesitate, striking quickly in the first inning scoring six runs. Tate Leapaldt doubled with the bases loaded in the top of the first scoring two run putting the Bison up early. They weren’t done there. It was the only hit of the inning as

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Contributing Writer

In the Carolina Classic, the Bison softball team fell to George Washington University 5-4 in eight innings.

Then, they fell in a no-hit game against the University of North Carolina 4-0.

Due to heavy rains that were moving into the area, the games that were scheduled for Friday were moved up to Thursday in Anderson Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

In the first inning, NDSU’s Amanda Grable hit a two-run double into the left corner to put the Bison up 2-1.

In the top of the second inning, GWU came back

Bison Men Lose to Akron Sports Editor

The NDSU men’s basketball team returned to national TV for the first time since 2009 and could not make the most of the opportunity, falling to the Akron Zips 68-53 in the Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters on ESPN2.

Zeke Marshall had 14 points to lead Akron, who had four players score in double-figures as they won its 18th straight game. The Zips are now 22-4 and 14-0 at home.

The Bison had another cold day shooting, going 31 percent from the field.

NDSU was 5-for-24 from the 3-point line. Turnovers also haunted NDSU. They had eight giveaways that led to

eight hits Friday, three coming off of the bat of Leapaldt propelling the Bison to victory in the series opener.

On Saturday, the Bison powered their way to a 9-6 victory over the Redhawks.

Kirk Kenneally led off the fifth inning with a solo home run putting the Bison down, 3-4. After a John Skrbec walk, Michael Leach doubled tying the game at four apiece. The tie was broken when TTrevor Jaunich singled to centerfield putting the Bison up, 5-4.

The Bison lineup didn’t look back adding to their

lead with a pair of homeruns hit by Leach and Wes Satzinger, both being their first jacks of the season.

All but one Bison had an RBI Saturday as the bats finally came alive in Cape Girardeau , Missouri.

Bison pitcher David Ernst battled his way through six innings Saturday allowing four runs, three of them earned on eight hits while striking out four.

Bison Drop Two, Get Rained Out

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Sam Herder

the Bsion put up six runs in the first frame.

Bison ace, John Straka had another strong performance pitching seven innings allowing zero earned run and striking out five Redhawks.

The Redhawks finally broke through on the score sheet in the bottom of the fourth scoring two unearned runs that were prompted by a Bison error at second base.

Catcher Dalton Hewitt singled with the bases loaded, driving in the only Redhawk runs Friday night.

The Bison accumulated

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“Herd’s Hunches”

SAM HERDER

the North Carolina managers on a buzzer-beater. If you haven’t seen that yet, I suggest checking it out on YouTube--it’s golden.

Something needs to change, though. Universities need to get the formula down on when storming the court is encouraged. That’s why I decided to put together a little Court Storming 101 list that may help these student sections out if they are not sure whether to leave their seats when the final buzzer sounds. Some of you may disagree with this list. I’m probably as smart as Skip Bayless on this topic, but hey, my column is called Herd’s Hunches for a reason.

Here we go: No ranked team should storm the court on another ranked team. Exception: if a team ranked 20-25 beats a top three team on a buzzerbeater or a multiple-overtime game that ends within three.

If a team is currently unranked but has “been there before,” such as UNC, UCLA or Kentucky, they cannot storm the court on an “upset.” Exception: if the team defeated is ranked No. 1 and the game is won on a buzzer-beater or within five in a multiple-overtime game.

Programs that have fairly solid teams year after year, like Ohio St., Wisconsin, Arizona and Louisville cannot storm the court unless the opposing team is ranked top three while they are not in the top 20 and the game is within three.

Teams that have occasional solid years, like Notre Dame, Oregon and Marquette, cannot storm the court unless they are unranked and defeat a top five team or they have defeated a rival that they haven’t beaten in multiple years that is currently ranked.

Mid-major teams may storm the court anytime they defeat a team that has a strong basketball tradition.

Exception: the team is having an awful year and you have a better RPI. If you win a conference tournament that sends you into the Big Dance, storm away.

12 points and gave the Zips a 37-23 halftime lead.

The Zips extended that lead to 20 points but the Bison went on a 14-0 run. Kory Brown came up with a steal and a fastbreak jam to cut the lead to 10 and Chris Kading followed up with a putback slam to make it 47-41 with 7:38 remaining. But the Zips responded with nine straight points and the Bison were unable to come back.

Lawrence Alexander scored 11 of his 19 points in the seconds half for the Bison (20-8), Mike Felt netted 15 points and TrayVonn Wright added five points, nine rebounds and four blocks.

NDSU hosts Utah Valley at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bison Sports Arena.

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to take the lead 4-2 after a walk, a wild pitch, two hit batters and a pair of passed balls. NDSU lessened the lead in the bottom of the inning 4-3 when Alex Sobrero drew a walk when the bases were loaded.

NDSU then fought harder in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game at four after Jenna Isbel scored on a GWU error with two outs.

Then, with no outs in the eighth inning, and RBI single put GWU up 5-4, giving then the win.

A double and a single were made by Marita LopezPortillo, while Jenina Ortega and Presley Glaser each made two hits in the game.

Pitcher Whitney Johnson picked up the loss for the

Bison. In 5 2/3 innings of relief, Tabby Bayers struck out six batters, walked two, and allowed one hit. Krista Menke also pitched for the Bison.

Courtney Martin of GWU picked up the win for the first time in three decisions. In the game she struck out eight, walked two, and allowed five hits over the final six innings. Meghan Rico also pitched for the Colonials.

The University of North Carolina’s Lori Spingola threw a no-hitter against NDSU, only facing 22 batters throughout the whole game. In the first five innings, Johnson was able to match Spingola, then allowed only four hits, walked three, and struck out nine.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, two two-run home runs were hit by UNC’s Amber Parrish and Amy Nece, securing the win for the Tar Heels.

On Saturday, the Bison were scheduled to play Iona College and Penn State, but were cancelled due to a rain out. The games will not be made up.

NDSU, who is now 4-8, is scheduled to take on Indiana State on Friday, March 1 at 9 a.m. Indiana State is 7-6, and this will be the first game of the University of Georgia’s 5th annual Bulldog Invitational in Athens, Georgia. During the three day tournament, the Bison will also take on host Georgia and Radford.

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Guard Dani DeGagne usually is a focal point for North Dakota State’s offense, and last Saturday was no exception.

Her third double-double of the season was a big reason that her Bison (10-17, 6-9 Summit League) won 63-62 over the University of Omaha (16-10, 6-8) in a women’s basketball Summit League matchup.

DeGagne ended the game with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high seven assists. “(I felt) pretty good,” DeGagne said with a smile.

3-pointers in the game. Their efficiency from beyond the arc was tough for the Mavericks to stop.

“I thought we shot well from the 3-point line tonight,” head coach Carolyn DeHoff said. “We haven’t been doing that and that certainly helped us as well.”

In the first half, the Bison started out hot with a Birkel 3-pointer and back-to-back buckets by DeGagne. NDSU built on those plays to get up by 14 with about nine minutes into the game.

Then, the Mavericks responded with a 17-7 run to get back within range of the Bison before the end of the first half. Ericka House scored 9 points in that run

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Senior Dani DeGagne fires off a shot against Omaha at the BSA on Saturday.

Guard Katie Birkel was no slouch either. With this game she became 9th in alltime scoring in NDSU history. She had a game-high 23 points and 6 rebounds while going 5-8 from the 3-point line.

In fact, the Bison combined for a season-high nine

and ended the night with 13.

“They definitely got hot there in the first half,” DeHoff said. “We had to address that at halftime.”

With a three point lead after halftime, NDSU started the second half the same way they did in the first - with a 9-0 run.

Omaha, just like the first half, clawed their way back and got the game within four points with over seven minutes remaining in the game.

“They certainly extend us as teams do in our league,” DeHoff said. “If you’re making those shots it can certainly get you into a game fast.”

Carolyn Blair-Mobley did what she could for her Mavericks. She chipped in 20 points, 6 coming in the last three minutes, but they fell short in the last few seconds.

The Bison were up by two points with 9.3 seconds remaining when Birkel called a timeout to prevent a jump-ball situation.

However, NDSU was out of timeouts, leading to a technical foul. Paige Frauendorfer missed the first free throw, and then made the second. Omaha missed the buzzer-beating go-ahead shot, giving the Bison the win.

“That was one of their better players on the line,” DeHoff said. “With that last shot right there, what we had to is get the rebound and keep them from getting a second opportunity.”

With the win, NDSU moved up to 6th in the Summit League standings. This Saturday, they will play their final regular season game against South Dakota State at home.

“We need to get some things to work for us offensively,” DeHoff said. “If we can do that like we did tonight then we give ourselves a chance.”

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JOE KERLIN Staff Writer

The Bison football program received some devastating news last Tuesday.

The highly anticipated game against Montana State next fall will have to wait.

MSU athletic director told the Forum Tuesday that the school has bought out the Sept. 7 game at the Fargodome and will go to Texas to play Southern Methodist University instead.

On the surface it appears that MSU didn’t make the move for financial gain.

The buyout will cost MSU $100,000, but they will receive $300,000 guaranteed playing at SMU with $200,000 going to Monmouth when MSU plays them August 29. Essentially, MSU won’t be losing or gaining any money.

When Sam and I were conducting our weekly-super-secret-meeting-of-greatsports-minds, I couldn’t contain my excitement about ripping into MSU for flaking on this game. I had been brainstorming insults for several hours but when I sat down ready to get after it, I had an epiphany.

After mauling it over and over about which angle I should take, I realized there is no angle to rip them on.

I could really care less that MSU is losing the opportunity to play the best FCS team in the nation. When you think about it, it’s their loss.

If anyone should get their panties in a bunch over the canceled game, it should be those poor folks in Bozeman. Not only do you live in the middle of nowhere, but now your team looks bad because they don’t want an opportunity to knock off those “arrogant back-to-back defending champs.”

You could say I’m shocked in a way that a program of prestige like MSU would want to play a meaningless FBS game instead of come to the Fargodome and have a shot at history, especially when they already have a trip booked for Texas when they square off against Stephen F. Austin later in September.

But there is a domestic issue with the cancellation too.

With the MSU ditching on their date at NDSU, the Bison only have ten games scheduled for next season with openings on Sept. 7 and 14 and Nov. 2. This leaves us all with the same question:

who the hell are the Bison going to play to fill out their 11-game schedule?

Let me start by killing your UND boner by saying it ain’t gonna happen. Scheduling conflicts in the future remain to be a problem and the chances of Scott Miller being suspended after an inevitable UND “choke job” comment are too high.

The Bisonville rumor mill has been swirling with multiple schools looking for an eleventh game. Northern Colorado and Butler have an open date on Sept. 7 and seem like admirable candidates for the Bison to beat up on. Butler went 8-3 last year out of the Pioneer Conference and could be a worthy opponent.

The bottom line is, whomever the Bison play, it won’t be as tantalizing as the MSU matchup, but with an already difficult 2013 schedule, this may be a good thing. Beating up on cupcakes early to get the offense clicking has worked in the past, and who says the Bison won’t play MSU later in the year during the playoffs? We still might get our wish after all.

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