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NEWS BRIEFS STATE MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota National Guard is going back to Iraq and Kuwait. The Star Tribune reports that the Guard is preparing for its second-largest deployment since World War II. This time it will send out more than 2,400 members of the First Brigade Combat Team on a year-long mission.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -On the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River loom two trophies won by North Dakota's congressional muscle - a fourlane bridge honoring the nation's veterans and a gleaming college energy center with a glassy facade and a panoramic view of the water. The Liberty Memorial Bridge was built after Sen. Kent Conrad tucked an amendment into a 2005 highway spending bill that required the federal government to pay for nearly the entire $62 million structure. Nearby is Bismarck State College's National Energy Center of Excellence, which went up with help from federal financing arranged by Sen. Byron Dorgan. But now all the members of the longtime Democratic team that landed these and many other expensive projects have left Congress or will do so soon. And their departure is raising concerns that North Dakota could lose its considerable political influence - and with it many millions of dollars from Washington.

NATIONAL WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans want to box majority Democrats into allowing a health care repeal vote even if GOP lawmakers expect to be on the losing side. "We need to have a vote on it because we promised the people we would," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday on "Face the Nation" on CBS. "We have to have a vote on repeal so that everybody is on record whether they want to repeal."

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -A North Carolina woman who raised a child kidnapped from a New York hospital two decades ago was taken into custody Sunday on a parole violation charge, the FBI said.

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Kudos go to the Marching Band MATT SEVERNS Spectrum Staff

members, which effectively made their stipends equal to years previous.

"Student Government responded positively and gave us a one-time emergency allocation," Johnson said.

Student Government reviewed the request and after realizing that the band was doing everything it could to earn money on its own, decided to approve the funding.

"The Gold Star Marching Band brings vibrancy and en-

ergy to athletic competitions, and Student Government stands firm in its resolution to continuously support their efforts," Kevin Black, student body president, said in an issued statement.

The band was very thankful for the allocation, and although the members' drive comes from more than monetary incentive, they were relieved by the conclusion of the otherwise ominous uncertainty.

staff and faculty that good deeds don't always go unrecognized.

The Campus Kudos award can be given to any NDSU affiliate who exhibits key behaviors of merit. Nominations can be submitted through the Staff Senate website.

"It's for people who just go above and beyond what they're required to do," DeGeldere said.

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Allies and adversaries of President Hugo Chavez took to the streets of the capital by the thousands Sunday, staging rival demonstrations to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Venezuela's democracy.

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"The university realizes that the Gold Star Marching Band is there for them. They made sure we're supported for that," Johnson said.

For the organizations' exemplary demeanor, Staff Senate decided to recognize both by presenting them with the Campus Kudos award.

The Gold Star Marching Band and Student Government will have pictures put on display in the Memorial Union as a reminder to all students,

The season of giving may have come and gone, but two organizations at NDSU are finding themselves presented with an award for having gone above and beyond what was expected of them.

Staff Senate has awarded the Campus Kudos award to the Gold Star Marching Band and student government for the exceptional ways in which they dealt with uncertainty during strict budgetary times.

The Gold Star Marching Band -- whose members receive stipends for their participation -- was put into an uncomfortable position when it was realized that stipends would come up short this year.

Although students were still expected to receive some payment for their involvement, the exact amount was uncertain.

LaDonna DeGeldere, Staff Senate executive member, understands why her fellow staff members found it necessary to recognize the Gold Star Marching Band.

"The band deserves this award because they went without stipends. They didn't know what they were going to receive, but they continued on good faith anyway," DeGeldere said.

The Gold Star Marching Band was not, however, the only organization to receive the Campus Kudos award.

Student government was also recognized for the urgency with which it reacted to the needs of the ailing band.

After Dr. Sigurd Johnson, director of athletic bands, addressed student government, Micah Zimmerman/The Spectrum funds were allocated to the Gold Star Marching Band Gold Star Marching Band recieves the Campus Kudos award for playing on without stipends.

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JERUSALEM (AP) -- The AlJazeera TV channel is quoting leaked documents showing a past Palestinian offer to share Jerusalem with Israel and limit the return of Palestinian refugees. Those are the two most difficult issues. AlJazeera claims it has 1,600 leaked documents from peace talks over the past decade.

The report says the Palestinians offered to let Israel keep all but one of the Jewish enclaves it build in east Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 Mideast war. Also, they proposed international control of the key Jerusalem holy site.

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As classes resume this semester, those walking through the Memorial Union may notice that a new office has opened.

Located in the Gunkelman room on the main level of the Memorial Union, the Academic Resource Center (ARC) is staffed by professional advisers already employed at NDSU in areas such as university studies, who can both answer questions and connect students to academic resources and advisers on campus.

The ARC is the result of collaboration between academic and student affairs with the assistance of student government, the Memorial Union and professional advisors at NDSU, and is meant to supplement the already existing advising programs at the university.

Each semester, students often have questions regarding academics that remain unanswered by their academic advisers. Individuals struggle

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with knowing who to talk to about changing majors or how to make sure they are fulfilling their major and minor requirements if the two are within different departments or colleges.

According to Student Body Vice President Shawn Affolter, the ARC is designed to better answer those questions.

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Affolter went on to stress that the center is not meant to take away from department academic advising, but is meant to supplement the existing process and serve as a connector, helping students who don’t know where to go find the right path to getting their questions answered.

“We don’t want to take people away from their advisers in the colleges, but we want to connect them to their advisers The center is for those students who in the colleges,” Affolter said.

Student Body President may feel overKevin Black and Vice Presiwhelmed by the dent Affolter have been working to make the ARC a reality system, unhappy since they were elected into ofwith their current fice last spring. advisor or just When the two began a proposal for an “Academic Advisquestioning their ing Center,” and as they career path. started unraveling the steps –Student Body Vice that had already been made in President Shawn the past to form an advising center, they began looking at Affolter why the idea had been shelved “The center is for those stu- in the past, and how they dents who may feel over- could help make it a reality whelmed by the system, Resource Center unhappy with their current advisor or just questioning on Page 2 >> their career path,” Affolter

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Organization Spotlight: Lion’s Club HANNAH REICHEL News Reporter

There are a variety of ways for students to get involved on campus. Recently a new organization made its way to NDSU, providing another great opportunity for students to be active not only on campus, but throughout their community as well.

According to Kyle Sebesta, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering and the president of the NDSU-Fargo Lions Club. Lions Club is the largest service organization in the world with 1.35 million people making up the 45,000 Lions Clubs all over the globe.

“The Lions serve their communities by protecting the environment, empowering youth, improving vision, and reducing hunger,” Sebesta said.

The NDSU-Fargo chapter of the Lions Club was created and organized last fall with help from Robert Littlefield, a professor in the Communication Department, and Matt Skoy, director of Service Learning and Civic Engagement.

“The two worked together to gather and educate the core group of students who organized the club this fall,” Sebesta said. “With their guidance, the club has grown in member-

ship to 43 students, faculty and staff, and continues to grow.”

As a fairly new organization, the Lions Club hopes to achieve many goals.

According to Sebesta, one of the club’s goals is to be a dependable provider of service opportunities for students, faculty and staff at NDSU, as well as allowing them to address any needs that they see on our campus and in our communities. Another goal that the Lions Club is striving to achieve is to increase positive relations between students, faculty and staff in order to improve the sense of community at NDSU.

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The Lions serve their communities by protecting the environment, empowering youth, improving vision, and reducing hunger.

-Kyle Sebesta, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering and the president of the NDSU-Fargo Lions Club

The first major project for the Lions Club is called “For Your Eyes Only” and will be held on Feb. 12th. For this event, the NDSU-Fargo Lions Club will be teaming up with the Downtown Fargo Lions Club in order to raise money to support the fight against impaired vision.

The clubs will be hosting a dinner and dance as well as an auction for the cause. Those looking for more information or interested in joining can contact the club president, Kyle Sebesta at Kyle.E.Sebesta@ndsu.edu, or the club’s advisor, Dr. Robert Littlefield at R.Littlefield@ndsu.edu.

Those looking for more information about the international organization can visit lionsclubs.org. The campus Lions Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. in the upstairs of the Memorial Union, or in an auditorium on campus.

“Our campus club meets only once per month to accommodate the busy lives of students,” Sebesta said. “Anyone interested in attending is welcome to come learn more about being a Lion!”

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“As we developed our platform, we said, ‘how do we put academics first?’ We thought that this advising center proposal was one of those ways that people could instill confidence in the most efficient track to graduation,” Affolter said.

Affolter and Black looked at past proposals made for improved academic advising, including one from a past student government team as well as proposals created by Tim Peterson, associate dean of the College of Business, and those from an advising task force at NDSU. “What we tried to do was connect the dots with saying, ‘what is the common denominator with why these things are researched and debated, but results don’t really come from it,” Affolter said.

Following the proposal, the two began connecting with academic affairs, their advisers in student affairs and Memorial Union administration.

After three years of past plans and proposals, the determination of this year’s student government team resulted in the ARC becoming a reality.

Plant sciences Professor Edward Deckard was asked by Provost Schnell to oversee the advising center, which according to Deckard, he quickly agreed to.

“I think advising of students is one of the really important things that helps them be successful. It’s one of the legs of the stool and I think it’s an important one, and so [we want to do] anything we can

do to improve that,” Deckard said.

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I think advising of students is one of the really important things that help them be successful. It’s one of the legs of the stool and I think it’s an important one, and so [we want to do] anything we can do to improve that.

–Edward Deckard, plant sciences professor and overseer of ARC advisors Deckard went on to say that all of the professional advisers in the ARC are contributing their time to the center while also teaching other classes and advising in other areas of campus as well. Because they come from a variety of areas and are already professional advisors on campus, they are fit to answer a variety of questions.

While the center has only just opened, plans are being made to fully furnish the center and eventually add computers to aid in the advising process.

While no website has yet been established, students with questions can stop in the ARC for more information.

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Fond memories flow at Shriver funeral From the Associated Press

POTOMAC, Md. (AP) -His 19 grandchildren read short remembrances, U2 frontman Bono led mourners in singing “Forever Young” and fond memories and laughter filled a funeral service for R. Sargent Shriver, the 95-year-old statesman laid to rest this weekend.

Shriver, the Peace Corps’ first director who also ran the 1960s War on Poverty and served as a running mate on an ill-fated Democratic presidential ticket, was buried Saturday evening in a Massachusetts cemetery just hours after his funeral in suburban Washington.

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At Shriver’s service, mourners from Bono to Vice President Joe Biden to former President Bill Clinton paid tribute to the man affectionally known as “Sarge,” talking of a life spent serving others.

First lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey attended.

Wyclef Jean played the piano and sang “All the Ends of the Earth: as guests - and Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington clapped along. Later, Vanessa Williams performed “Soon and Very Soon.” Bono and Glen Hansard, who starred in the movie “Once,” sang “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace.”

“I was a student really of the Sarge way of doing things,” Bono told The Associated Press after singing at the service. U2’s lead singer founded

the Red Campaign with Shriver’s eldest son Bobby to fight AIDS in Africa.

“It's a rare combination of grace and strategy,” Bono said of Sargent Shriver.

Clinton spoke of Shriver's legacy of public service.

“Fifty years ago, President Kennedy told us we should ask what we can do for our country,” Clinton told the crowd at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. “A whole generation of us understood what President Kennedy meant by looking at Sargent Shriver's life.”

Shriver grew up during the Great Depression, attended Yale University on a scholarship and served in the Navy in World War II. Then, he fulfilled his brother-in-law John F. Kennedy's campaign promise by developing the Peace Corps into a lasting interna-

tional force.

One by one, many of Shriver's 19 grandchildren read brief remembrances about their grandfather, recalling his passion for helping people, his hugs and his love of baseball.

Maria Shriver, the former NBC reporter and wife of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said her family took comfort in “knowing that Daddy is in heaven with God and with Mummy.”

Shriver was buried later Saturday alongside his wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of Special Olympics.

The private burial was held at a cemetery in Barnstable, Mass., where family members carried candles as they stepped off a bus under a darkening sky.

Sargent Shriver was a businessman and lawyer de-

scended from a prominent Maryland family. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for the past eight years.

His wife died in 2009 at age 88.

Mark Shriver recalled some of his father's final years in the Potomac funeral service.

“Alzheimer’s robs you of so much. In Dad’s case, it stripped him to the core,” he said. Still, he “would shake your hand and smile, look you in the eye and tell you you were the greatest and that he loves you.”

Sargent Shriver was former Sen. George McGovern’s running mate in the 1972 presidential election, but the Democrats lost in a landslide to President Richard M. Nixon. Still, Shriver campaigned until the end, even when it was most difficult.

“Sargent Shriver was going to go out with his head held

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high,” Clinton said.

Biden credited Shriver for helping him win his own Senate seat in Delaware during a tough race the same year.

A last-minute visit from Shriver put him over the top in a heavily Republican state at the time. “That’s when the sun rose for me,” Biden said.

In 1994, Shriver received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. His son Anthony recalled the day his father received that honor, addressing Clinton.

“I’ll never forget him there in the White House and you looking at him and giving him one of those big Bill Clinton hugs,” he said. “Wow was he high that day.”

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Students ready themselves for flood NICOLE ROBERSON News Reporter

Talk of the potential flood likely to occur this spring has left NDSU students anxiously pondering several questions: “Will classes be canceled like they were two years ago?”

“How much sandbagging will need to be done?” and “How much could a diversion help this problem?”

Students are beginning to take these questions a little more seriously after a recent article in the Fargo Forum stated that the Red River has “a 20 to 25 percent chance that flood levels will reach or exceed the record crest set in 2009 and a 50 percent chance of beating last year’s crest.”

This translates to levels of about 41 feet and 37 feet, respectively. The article also quotes Greg Gust, a Grand Forks meteorologist, as having said, “High soil moisture content and excessive snowfall and precipitation in the fall and winter signal the probability of significant flooding.”

Since this spring flooding is more or less inevitable to some degree, residents are beginning to question how preparations will be made.

Several informational public meetings have been scheduled in North Dakota cities, including Fargo and Grand Forks.

According to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services website, these meetings will be arranged by local, state and federal representatives who will cover outlook, insurance and preparation.

The Fargo meeting is set to take place Jan. 31 at the Fargo Public Library.

The NDSU website also provides plenty of information about the flood under http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/flood, with topics such as “Sandbagging safety tips” and “Sump pump tips” for before the flood occurs, and “Drying and repairing walls” and “Restoring heating systems after a flood” for after the flood occurs.

One thing that could help cut down on the need for sandbagging is a diversion of the Red River. A group of FargoMoorhead citizens who support the idea of such a diversion have set up a website entitled “FM Flood Control.”

On this website, the group offers several links related to the flood, such as a link to the hydrograph that monitors river levels at all times.

FM Flood Control also has links to their YouTube page, on which they have videos about their goal: to build a diversion that forces the Red River to flow around Fargo to the east and to the west. The group maintains that “Dikes settle, [and] flood walls break,” but such a diversion could protect Fargo-Moorhead from even the 700-year flood, which could reach close to 47 feet.

The Forum reports that the next flood forecast will be released on Feb. 3. Whether a diversion is actually built, or the community sticks to dikes and sandbagging, Fargo-Moorhead must once again prepare Photo Courtesy of Facebook itself for yet another spring Fargo’s record setting crest of 2009 came along with a record number of sandbags used to protect the Red River flood.

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Updated rehab aims to give Giffords her life back From the Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) -- She inspired the nation with her fairy-tale recovery. Now Rep. Gabrielle Giffords must inspire herself through the ordeal of rehabilitation, and doctors say it's likely to be the hardest work she'll ever do.

Just a couple of decades ago, rehab was little more than physical therapy for shuffling stroke victims and wheelchairbound quadriplegics, a last resort after doctors had done all they could.

Now it’s a sophisticated science at the forefront of treating people like Giffords, who was shot in the forehead two weeks ago while meeting constituents in Tucson. An early start on rehab is key to limiting permanent damage, and the Houston hospital where she will be treated uses hightech tools to push the brain to rewire itself.

The Arizona congresswoman arrived Friday at the Texas Medical Center, where she is expected to spend a few days in intensive care before moving to TIRR Memorial Hermann rehab hospital. Dr. Gerard Francisco, the hospital’s chief medical officer, said Saturday that she was “even more alert today” and progressing nicely with therapy.

Instead of doctors making you well, rehab means “teaching you how to help yourself” to get your life back, said Dr. William Donovan, a former medical director of the rehab hospital who still works there part-time.

It’s frustrating when your muscles and mind won’t work the way you want them to.

Emotional challenges, posttraumatic stress and physical problems like seizures, headaches and infections loom as risks that could complicate her recovery.

No one can predict how she will do, or what her “new normal” will be, as the hospital’s CEO, Carl Josehart puts it. A

CT scan on arrival showed “really minimal” injury for the mortal wound she had, said Dr. Dong Kim, neurosurgery chief for University of Texas Health Science Center.

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A bigger impact on recovery is the amount of family and social support after the injury.

–Mark Sherer, a neuropsychologist at the rehab hospital The type of bullet, its path, good trauma care and her general health before the injury bode well for her, but “a bigger impact on recovery is the amount of family and social support after the injury,” said Mark Sherer, a neuropsychologist at the rehab hospital.

After doing a head-to-toe mapping of her injuries and abilities, “we'll have to figure out how to meet each and every deficit,” Francisco said.

The first step: setting a goal, such as being able to live independently or to return to work or school.

“We try to tailor that to what's realistic,” Josehart said.

His hospital is a modern, sixstory, red-brick building with hacienda-style arches and signs with the “O” in Memorial Hermann made into a hopeful yellow sunburst. The rooms are standard hospital ones - no VIP suites, the doctors quip.

A large gym can treat 30 to 40 patients at a time with state-of-the-art equipment.

There are therapy pools, treadmills with harnesses to help support weight and sophisticated recumbent bikes that send electrical signals to help muscles move.

“In the early days of rehabilitation - 20, 30 years ago - it

was not uncommon for patients to be in a rehab hospital for a year,” Josehart said.

Now, three to six months is a very long stay, partly due to better treatments and new technology that allow more care to be given at home portable lifts to help people out of wheelchairs, for example.

How does someone get better in rehab?

“Practice, practice, practice, and I'm not being facetious,” said Dr. Paul Schulz, a UTHealth neurologist who works at the hospital.

A patient having trouble speaking - as doctors suspect Giffords might - could be given a Ouija board and asked to form words on it. Or encouraged to sing what they are trying to say to a familiar tune like the ABC’s or Happy Birthday while tapping their fingers, said Dr. David Lacey, medical director of rehab services at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

That engages more body systems and encourages new connections and nerve growth, he explained.

"Sometimes you can break through the speech deficit by using the auditory pathway.

They can get the word out rather than just thinking of the word and saying it," said Lacey, who is not involved in Giffords' care.

At the Houston hospital, therapists sometimes test cognitive function by showing patients the word "red" written in blue, and ask them to read the word. Impaired people often say "blue," distracted by the color, and that can signal the need for training like flash card drills, Schulz said.

"You have to do it with a lot of empathy because you don't want to frustrate the person," he said. "A lot of times you say 'very good' even if it's not the right answer because you want to keep them motivated on the task."

Sororities spring into informal recruitment DANIELLE MANTHEI News Reporter

NDSU’s three sororities will begin their informal spring recruitment this Wednesday and Thursday. Girls interested in joining a sorority will be able to visit each of the houses and get to know the girls who are already involved in Greek Life.

The three sorority chapters at NDSU are Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Delta. There will be events held both nights at the different houses. Women interested in Greek Life can also eat lunch at the houses on Thursday.

Spring recruitment is a less formal event than in the fall.

Around 40 girls are expected to be searching for their fit in a house, compared to the more formal recruitment every fall, which usually attracs more than 120 interested girls.

Those interested can get more information at the re-

cruitment booth, which will be located in the Memorial Union throughout the week.

Women will have the opportunity to visit all three houses on Wednesday and Thursday to learn more about each house and to decide if Greek life is a good fit for them.

According to NDSU sorority women, along with the many other NDSU organizations, joining a sorority or fraternity is one of the many ways to become more active and meet new people.

more Kendra Zurn, who is majoring in psychology, said.

Katy Critser, a member of Kappa Delta and a freshman majoring in human development and family sciences said that she was interested in joining a sorority because her mom did when she was in college and had such a great experience.

She expressed that even though she is not a legacy, she found a house that suited her, and feels as though she has a group of people who hold her accountable when it comes to school. Critser also mentioned that as a student from out-ofstate, Kappa Delta members It’s a good way to have become more like family.

Kappa Alpha Theta, Paige get involved, not Tomperi, a sophomore majorjust at NDSU, but in ing in exercise science listed the community as leadership opportunities and well. volunteering as things she enjoys about Greek life.

–Kendra Zurn To register for recruitment “It’s a good way to get in- week or to learn more about volved, not just at NDSU but or Greek life students can visit in the community as well,” www.ndsugreek.com.

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Recruitment Schedule WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 5:00 pm – Kappa Alpha Theta 6:00 pm – Alpha Gamma Delta 7:00 pm – Kappa Delta THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 11:00am – 1:30 pm: Lunch will be held at each house (optional) 5:00 pm – Alpha Gamma Delta 6:00 pm – Kappa Delta 7:00 pm –Kappa Alpha Theta

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Facebook users hit with ‘My total views’ scam.

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LINDA VASQUEZ Features Editor

As you open up your personal Facebook account, on the left side of the search bar, there is a “one” highlighted in red.

Great: a new notification.

You click on it and come to realize that this notification is not a new comment from a friend or even a new photo that you have been tagged in, but an application request.

The application request claims that through acceptance you will be able to see your total Facebook views.

Why not, right?

Suddenly you realize that after the request has been accepted and you follow the five hundred instructions along with a "short" survey it has asked you to do, this application really doesn't show how many Facebook profile views you have.

After realizing this, you refresh to your homepage and forget about the thing entirely, unknowingly allowing your address and other information to be accessed by scammers.

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Suddenly you realize that after the request has been accepted and you follow the five hundred instructions along with a “short” survey it has asked you to do, this application really doesn’t show how many Facebook profile views you have.

What do we college students normally do with our free time? Perhaps we pop in a movie, play Xbox or go on Facebook.

Well this is definitely not how Alexis Horning, a freshman studying pre-nursing, spends her free time. Instead, she chooses to help out at local soup kitchens and volunteers at the elementary school near her hometown in S.D. But most importantly, she works at elementary schools around the area to help raise the literacy scores of their students.

In order to help raise the literacy scores in the elementary schools around the region, she is involved in the AmeriCorps in N.D. Horning had learned of this position through NDSU’s Career Center. She was trained at the end of October and was working oneon-one with elementary students by the beginning of November.

The official AmeriCorps website states that its members “address critical needs in

communities all across America.” Some of their educational services include tutoring, improving literacy rates, organizing after school programs, and teaching computer skills.

AmeriCorps partners with the South East Education Cooperative (SEEC), which aims to improve education throughout the Southeast region of N.D. The program in which Horning is involved is called AmeriCorps SEECing Student Progress.

According to the official SEEC website, this is the first program in N.D. to start literacy intervention in elementary schools.

The program offers help to students from kindergarten through fifth-grade with reading interventions. These interventions improve areas such as reading comprehension and reading expression, among others. All of the students in the elementary schools are tested to see whether or not they will need to raise their literacy score to a level that is above the state or district norm.

Horning said that this program is especially helpful to teachers who may not have an

extra 15-20 minutes in their track of their progress. school day to work solely with Horning mentioned that she one child to help improve their has seen significant improvereading skills. ment in as little as two weeks after working one-on-one with kindergarteners. “The most rewarding part of the job is seeing the students excel,” The more that peo- Horning said. ple know about this The deciding factor for program, the more Horning to work for the AmeriCorps was the disturblikely it will coning information she learned tinue to stay active while training for this job.

They told her that many states in this community. around the U.S. look at third-Alexis Horning grade reading levels to deterThis is where Horning mine how many jail cells they comes in. will need by the time those Horning works with about third-graders will graduate 7-10 children at a Fargo ele- high school, based on the low mentary school four days per reading levels. Horning said week. She is able to spend she hopes programs like roughly 15-20 minutes with AmeriCorps will get rid of them individually, during that as a determinant for jail which she and her students cells in the future. read passages and stories from According to the official U.S. any one of her five binders. Department of Education InShe comes in during the nor- stitute of Education Sciences mal school day and has to website, Cass County had 5% work around the teachers’ of its people “lacking in basic schedules. Horning has to prose literacy skills.” With record her students’ progress programs like AmeriCorps weekly by testing how many SEECing Student Progress, words they can read per that number will hopefully deminute. These scores are even- crease. This is because more tually sent to the state to keep elementary students will get

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the reading help they need from workers and volunteers like Horning.

Although this program is making a significant difference in the lives of children in the community, it needs more funds to continue to operate.

“The more that people know about this program, the more likely it will continue to stay active in this community” Horning said.

The AmeriCorps SEECing Student Progress program is in need of more help and support, which is a great chance for NDSU students to get more involved in the community. In order for their program to get more funding, more people need to get involved by working or volunteering at Fargo and West Fargo elementary schools. Another way this program can receive more funding is to spread the word about the difference this program has already begun to make in the lives of the local children.

Once you’re tired of spending your free time watching movies, playing Xbox, or creeping on Facebook, spend the most of your time like Alexis Horning. I guarantee you will not regret it.

How to make a winter survival kit for your car ALYSIA LARSON Contributing Writer

Living in N.D., there are bound to be times when the weather decides to dump a huge pile of snow on us.

In case this does (and I am sure it will) happen and your car breaks down or gets stuck, it is a good idea to have a survival kit, which can be used at all times of the year if any sit-

uation arises.

First, in making a survival kit, it is important to find the large box or container that all of the items will be going into.

Second, make a list of important numbers that may be needed: a towing service, family members and any number you might need to call.

Either put this list in your cell phone or make a list on paper and put it in the kit.

Third, put warm blankets or clothes in the box. You might

be stranded for some time and if the car is not working properly, the heat will definitely not be operating. Packing blankets to prepare in advance is the key thing to do.

According to findgascards.com, tools and car items are a must. This includes wrenches or house tools that may be useful during unfortunate car problems, such as jumper cables, road flares, fix-a-flat and other things of that nature. This is to ensure

that you will be able to help yourself out of a situation faster without needing to wait for help and possibly risk an even worse situation.

The next thing you need is a first-aid kit. Put together a small first-aid kit in case of an emergency. A passenger or yourself can get hurt at any time. In the first-aid kit, put band-aids, wipes, gauze and medication for fast relief, such as Tylenol.

Non-perishable food and

water is also a must. This is for the same reason. Packing blankets is important; you never know how long you can be stranded, and having food to eat can help keep from starving.

Remember, it is always better to be prepared than to not be prepared at all. Get your kit ready now because the snow is not going anywhere any time soon.

According to the Huffington Post website, the scam has been making its way "around the social network via status updates, which include a link to the suspicious service and text that reads, 'My total Facebook views are: 1,245 Find out your total profile views.’"

This scam of an application is going by various names, including ProfileSpy and ProCheck.

The All Facebook website states that "the whole exercise exposes your profile to malware and shares your personal information with an entity that will send you more spam in the near future."

Because of the application’s several different names, each with its own separate page on Facebook, the spread of this campaign is widening and complicating efforts to stop the scheme.

Whatever you do, resist the temptation to click on this link. All you are doing is paying the scammer and allowing them to spam the life out of you.

If you or any of your friends have already fallen for this phony service (and I know some of you have), immediately delete the application from your account before any further data is accessed.

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A sight all too familiar around the FM area, plows, Bobcats and other skid-steers work around the clock to move the excess build up of snow plaguing the streets.

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Gone are the days when the upgrade from a manual to an electric typewriter marked the end of an era. In today’s global technology market, advances are recognized by iterative progression rather than period changing events. It would seem that Nintendo has decided to continue this tradition with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS. For those not familiar with the device, the Nintendo 3DS is the next iteration in Nintendo’s line of popular dual screen gaming handhelds. Following hot on the heels of last year’s DSi XL, the 3DS sports improved hardware and graphics capability. However, the portable device’s most notable (and most talked about) feature is its ability to display games and video in 3D without the use of special glasses, as is commonly the case with

other 3D technology.

Recently, Nintendo has revealed more details on the pricing and availability of the system as well as its games.

The 3DS is set to launch in North America on March 27, 2011 for $249.99 while games are expected to retail for between $39.99 and $49.99 making it the most expensive handheld to be released by Nintendo.

In fact, according to popular gaming blogs Joystiq and Kotaku, even when adjusted for inflation (circa 2009) the 3DS remains the second most expensive handheld ever released by the company, barely being outstripped by the illfated Virtual Boy. Also, as many gamers know, it is not uncommon for most games, especially those released by first-party publishers, to be priced at the higher end of the spectrum. The majority of previous Nintendo DS games have been priced between $20 and $40, making the expected price range for 3DS games noticeably higher.

Even with the addition of 3D display, the high cost of the device and the added cost of more expensive games may be enough to keep some potential buyers away from what is still very similar to the previous in-

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With the recent sub-zero temperatures, it's easy to find yourself longing for the warm days of summer. Unfortunately, with summer months far away, we are prone to more negative-degree-almostfreezing-to-death winter days.

Don't let the gloomy weather get you down. There are plenty of ways for you to fight off the winter blues, stay warm and be reminded of summer.

Are you wishing it were summer so you could camp in the great outdoors? While it's too cold to camp during this time of year, it's easy to camp

carnation of a system that has already been iterated on several times.

However, Nintendo has proven that they have no difficulty finding a wide audience for their hardware while banking on established franchises to move software. The company has already showcased modified versions of classics such as “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” and “Starfox 64” running on

the system. These titles could carry a lot of weight with diehard Nintendo fans, while a more casual audience adopts the system for the wow-factor of the glasses-free 3D. Only time will tell if Nintendo’s latest system can capture the same success of its recent counterparts or if it will be forgotten as just one more gimmick in an industry always searching for the next big thing.

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in your living room. Make a tent with your living room furniture, blankets and whatever other materials you can find.

Place sleeping bags, pillows and blankets inside the tent.

Invite some friends over and cook s'mores over the "fire" (microwave) and sing campfire songs around a candle. Do away with the electronics and enjoy the great "outdoors."

Another way to be reminded of summer is to have a pool party. Gather together a bunch of friends and head to an indoor pool or water park.

Break out the swimsuit, towels and beach toys and enjoy a day splashing around in the water.

Remember some of the games you would play growing up when it was too cold to go outside? Some of the games I remember playing included ghost in the graveyard, hideand-go-seek tag and sardines.

There was also a game I remember playing with my younger brother and our favorite babysitter called war.

Each opponent would build himself a wall of protection and then we would throw rubber balls at each other. If you got hit three times, you were dead. Now might be the time to resurrect some of your favorite childhood games, although I might suggest putting all breakable items in a safe location.

Elmer's glue and pipe cleaners. There are plenty of adult crafts you can do to spruce up your apartment or give to a friend as a gift. Visit your local craft stores for some inspiration and ideas. Then, get a bunch of friends together and enjoy a night of arts and crafts.

Nothing warms the home more than a hot oven. Gather some friends together and have a baking night. Whether it's cookies, brownies, cakes, pies or muffins, the options are endless. After the baking is finished, share the goodies with your neighbors or someone in need. Nothing warms the heart more than homemade treats baked with love.

The options are endless when it comes to warming up your winter. Don't get stuck in a rut. Find ways to make the time pass quickly and before you know it, the snow will be melted (hopefully it won't flood), and sweet summertime will be here in no time.

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Don't let the gloomy weather get you down. There are plenty of ways for you to fight off the winter blues, stay warm and be reminded of summer.

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Hair tips for back-to-school style LINDA VASQUEZ Features Editor

Getting up in the morning to do your hair can sometimes be a hassle during the winter, especially, when all you want to do is sleep as much as possible before heading off to class.

Back to school hair shouldn’t be a hassle, so here are a few tips on how to get the latest trends with your natural texture and love what you’ve got.

Wavy to curly: This texture applies to you if hair often feels dry and can get frizzy easily.

The best trend for you is freeflowing curls.

According to Tippi Shorter, celebrity hairstylist, what’s

important this season is “keeping locks soft and natural instead of over-styled.”

Tool kit: First you will need a deeply nourishing shampoo and conditioner that will help prevent frizz and encourage curls to form. Elle magazine recommends using Fekkai Essential Shea shampoo and conditioner ($23 each).

After applying, squeeze out the excess water and distribute a dollop (or more, if needed) of texturizing gel through strands as you finger-comb them. Do not use a comb or brush; this will only make hair frizzier.

Then, scrunch hair into curls. Let hair air-dry or diffuse for bigger curls.

Finally, pull some (not all)

curls apart to create a looser, messed up texture.

Five-second midday fix: If a section of hair frizzes, braid it.

This will let the braid fill in with the rest of the curls.

Fine: This texture applies to you if your hair has individual strands that are thin and tend to lie flat. The best trend for you is a sexy, smooth ‘do.

According to Carlos Vera, Pantene principal stylist, this season’s straight hair is full of movement, falling softly across your face and swinging when you toss your head.

“Achieve this with lightweight volumizing products.

Thick gels and creams weigh fine hair down too much,” Vera said.

Tool kit: First, shampoo daily with a volumizing shampoo and conditioner. Latina magazine recommends using Biolage Volumatherapie FullLift Volumizing shampoo and conditioner ($15 each).

After this step, towel-dry hair and distribute a dollop of mousse from roots to ends and rough-dry with a blow dryer.

Make sure not to use a brush; this will flatten hair.

Then, once hair is completely dry, divide it into five even sections. Roll each up to your head (as if wrapped around a roller), securing with a bobby pin. Heat hair with dryer on its lowest setting for 20 seconds.

Finally let the rolled hair cool for five minutes and re-

lease the pins. Run fingers through strands.

Five-second midday fix: If this style goes flat, simply flip your part to the other side.

This will add more texture.

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According to Vera the best way to make this happen is to use a “1-inch curling iron to add a subtle bend to your strands, which gives them definition and plays up shine; it also prevents that flat, all- one layer look that thick hair can get.”

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When hair is still damp, apply an anti-frizz shine serum from mid-lengths to ends, blow-dry with a paddle brush until smooth. Next, wrap 2- to 3-inch sections of hair around the outside of a 1inch curling iron (no need to open the clamp).

Finally, brush through curls with a paddle brush to soften, then spritz on a hairspray.

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Quality assurance

Live together or die alone NORM BETLAND Contributing Writer

RYLEE NELSON Opinion Editor

I am pretty grateful for my time here at NDSU. I think as a student it is pretty important to come to the realization that education is a privilege. No matter how common it is here in the U.S. as a seeming “next step” after high school, college is a particularly blessed time of our lives. However, I am also grateful for my money and want to get the best bang for my buck. When it comes to my education I want what I pay for, and for thousands of dollars per semester, it better be a darn good one. N.D. Governor, Jack Dalrymple has proposed legislation to ensure just that. In the governor’s proposed legislation, N.D. educational institutions would be held to standards that encourage quality education by directly tying performance to a portion of university funding.

The proposed performancebased funding would reward each of the 11 N.D. college systems based on graduation rates and increasing student enrollment at four-year campuses. This specific type of funding would only constitute a portion of the funding to a given university and would be introduced over a period of time.

Last week, I read an article by a fellow Spectrum columnist.

The article was entitled “Protecting the teens with protection”. When I put the paper down, I was speechless. I knew that I needed to respond, but I wasn’t quite sure where to start. I thought about writing on the ignorance expressed toward Catholic and Christian sexual theology. I thought about examining the extremely vulgar and unprofessional tone of the article.

However, in the end, I decided that the biggest issue was disrespect, specifically toward those who disagree with the writer’s own values and ideas.

Nobody could miss the fact that numerous different demographics of people were smeared and stereotyped by the writer. First, there were those who were mentioned to

have grown up in “small white hick-towns.” The imagery of the citizens of such towns leaves much to be desired and is quite demeaning. Next, those from the South were targeted as having the highest teen pregnancy rates. While this is quite certainly a true statement, it was not made and then elaborated upon, but simply stated as if to mock them for being too stupid to prevent a pregnancy from occurring.

cans. Essentially, if you are a Republican, your daughter will end up needing a pregnancy test, because Republicans will lose control of their children. Perhaps most offensively, was the attack on teens.

The writer says that teens will inevitably rebel, they will have sex and that it is impossible for all teens to refrain from intercourse. The majority of teens do not rebel. The majority of teens are able to exercise enough self-control to rise above the animal instinct.

Many teens escape their teenage years with their virI know that kinder- ginity intact. To put so little faith in our teens is both naïve garten was a long and a little sad. Last, those of time ago, but have religious faiths are insulted -we seriously forspecifically Catholics -- with gotten to treat oth- the implication that we don’t ers with dignity or know what works when it comes to sex. All the same respect? flawed and ignorant arguNext were those who vote for ments come to mind, such as the “elephant,” or Republi- Christians being too prudish,

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or clinging to archaic, unrealistic sexual morals. I have to ask, for what reason were these groups of people thrown into stereotypes? Why were they smeared?

I do not know the writer’s motives, but I can venture to guess that it was simply because these people dare to disagree with his sexual ethics.

And that happens to be the point of my article. I know that kindergarten was a long time ago, but have we seriously forgotten to treat others with dignity or respect? At the same time that Catholics are attacked for supposedly being clueless about the realities of sexuality, did you know that we believe in the inherent dignity of every human being? It doesn’t matter whether you agree with my values and beliefs or not. You are a fellow human being, and you deserve to be respected for that simple fact. We live in a very plural-

istic society, whether we like it or not. There is a vast range of views on all the major topics of this age, whether we like it or not. We must dialogue with others, whether we like it or not. But that dialogue cannot happen in the midst of petty name-calling and slandering simply because you do not like, agree with or understand someone else’s point of view.

Articles like last week’s do very little to advance understanding and resolution to the things that are important to us. If we can’t be civil with one another, we will never get to the point where we can solve our problems. We have to learn to balance being firm in our convictions with being loving. We have to learn to live together, because if we can’t live together, we’re going to die alone.

Norm is a senior majoring in sociology.

Put your health where your mouth is DEREK GAFFNEY Staff Writer

To all of the elected representatives who voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act that was passed last year, I have one and only one demand for Like any investyou: forego your government ment, the investor subsidized health care. Serishould have super- ously, buy healthcare insurvision over their ance for yourself and your provided funds. families completely out of your pocket from a private insurThis system of educational assurance would help to hold ance company.

If the 245 of you really want the universities to providing the best possible education to their students. It would be a way to keep the focus of universities on the students and on their achievement, as it should always be.

A downside of this proposed idea is the potential problem of grade inflation. With universities knowing their money is directly correlated with how their students do, they will simply make their students appear to perform better.

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to show the American people that you actually believe that providing tax incentives for people to go to a privatelyowned business to buy a product is socialism and unconstitutional, then put your money and health where your mouth is.

To Michele Bachmann: If you truly believe that the bill is the “crown jewel of socialism,” get rid of your “socialist” healthcare. If you truly believe that voting to repeal the bill was not just a symbolic act, back it up by proving to us you really think no American should be given a little help from the government to pay for their insurance.

Rep. Bachmann, you have also said that you will fight to remove funding from the law if the Senate doesn’t pass the

bill to repeal. How about you focus on a cost you can change today? Tell the government to stop paying for your healthcare. It seems pretty simple to me; you don’t like government spending, so stop letting the government spend money on you.

To the newly elected representative from N.D., Rick Berg: Since you said you and your wife’s first concern when the law passed was, “this puts government between a patient and their doctor,” I imagine you are concerned about your own health right about now. I mean, dang, according to you, the big bad government is in between you and your doctor.

You must be worried sick!

If you truly think that a tax break to buy insurance from a non-government owned com-

pany puts the government between a patient and doctor, then I ask you to back up your backward logic with some action on a personal level. Get rid of the health insurance that is provided to you at the cost of U.S. government.

It’s almost surprising to read and listen to the words of the people we elect to represent us.

I say “almost” because it should never, ever, be a surprise to find out a politician is a hypocrite. On average, each congressman receives around $700 per month from the taxpayers to help pay for their health insurance. The system congressmen use to buy health insurance is extremely comparable to the system the new law puts forth.

And yet, all but eight members of the GOP still receive

the same type of government dollars they are working so hard to refuse to you. It’s hypocritical and it’s terrible. If you want to tell Rep. Berg or your representative to put their money where their mouth is, go to credoaction.com and follow the links.

I did, and I’m telling him again. Rick Berg, get rid of the insurance for yourself that you want to deny me.

Derek is a second-year professional in the college of pharmacy.

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passing in an effort to graduate more students.

This does seem to be an obvious issue as it would be fairly easy for an institution to quietly manipulate grades to appear more successful without the state government finding out. However, this new idea would not simply be imple-

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Google is a godsend. Seriously, imagine your academic life without the quick Google search it takes to begin research on a paper. In fact, Google has made it so some people don’t even type in web addresses anymore because they can just go to Google and click on a link. Google

Chrome has become one of the fastest Internet browsers in the world. Icing on the cake?

Google’s apps, e-mail, and services are all handed out for free. It’s easy to see why we all love Google. However, Google isn’t some technological messiah we have all been blessed with that hands out amazing technology. Google is a corporation, and as their stock shows, an impressive one at that. Without Google charging you for all of its products, Google uses the revenue powers of ad selling to keep their corporation afloat. However, this business plan has the tendency to create fear for the community at large. In short, because of its power, there are

some reasons why we should fear Google. For example, every search you have ever made is stored in Google’s labyrinth of servers that all gets plugged into an algorithm that they use on you with every search. The bonus for this practice is that every time you search on your computer, Google “learns” your habits.

The downside is that it knows everything about your searches, where you live, what times you’re on the computer, and the speed of your typing.

In essence, the more you use Google the more it knows about you.

Now you may consider: “Hey, I don’t search anything weird, why should I be con-

cerned?” Well, the fact of the matter is that because Google is so well liked and works so incredibly well, our govern-

mation is uploaded to Google.

Now Google gets away with having all of your private information because the algorithm isn’t actually “seen” by anybody. As of yet, it is all simple ones and zeros. However, I can tell you that servers need (Google) knows maintenance, and until robots everything about fully replace us, we humans your searches, will need to do that maintewhere you live, nance. I hope you can see here what times you’re where a problem could occur. on the computer, So in short, fear Google. Seriously, be afraid, because as and the speed of some sayings go, they’re too your typing. big to fail, and as others go, ment enjoys using Google when somebody knows all search engines for their own your secrets, it’s beyond scary. networks. This means that in essence, if you ever had a Jesse is a freshman majoring background check, your infor- in criminal justice.

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Opinion Letter to the Editor: A matter of truth In response to Derek Gaffney’s Article: “Protecting the teens, with protection,” in the Jan. 21 edition of The Spectrum.

Dear Editor, A few statements made by Mr. Gaffney alarmed me when I read his article.

First, he made the point that teaching children about abstinence doesn’t cut the mustard when trying to prevent teen pregnancy. He claimed that in areas where students are receiving abstinence education, there are more teen pregnancies. However, I would object.

In principle, abstinence education is superior. Common sense tells us that if human beings abstain from sexual inter-

course they will not become pregnant. So the content of abstinence education is not flawed. The problem is that we don’t listen to and obey what our common sense tells us.

Also, it makes little sense to tell people who don’t want children that sex is OK and they should just be careful.

The reason there are unwanted pregnancies is that people engage in sexual activity when they are not ready to have a child. Condoms will fail, and the more sex our young people have the more these failures will lead to unwanted pregnancies. This goes against common sense. I agree that sexual intercourse is a natural and good human activity, but I would like to re-

mind Mr. Gaffney that even naturally good things could be used in the wrong way, thus becoming harmful to the person who does them.

Therefore, instead of taking the easy road and telling our children they can do whatever their passions tell them, making them out to be just like animals, maybe we should present them the truth. The truth is that human beings are blessed with a capacity to know themselves and to choose to live their lives in the best way they see fit. However, condoning sex for young people leads to many broken relationships and unhealthy emotional attachments.

Maybe this tells us that such activities are not good for us.

Moreover, I would suggest that instead of teaching our kids to just be ‘careful’ with their sexuality, we should teach them to use it wisely and in the best way possible. Psychology, statistics and common sense show this to be within the realm of marriage and without artificial contraceptives. Because having children is not a bad thing, we only see it as negative when it is not convenient for us. Neither is sexual intercourse a bad thing, but when it becomes an end in itself, it ends up damaging many, many lives.

-Jayson Miller, senior majoring in philosophy

Reality of student organizations RYLEE NELSON Opinion Editor

As an opinion writer it is fairly easy to pick on something I don’t like. It comes fairly naturally to me to argue with something I don’t like, and most times writing against something produces the best article.

However, this time I would like to commend. I will now take this opportunity to admit that I highly underestimated NDSU organizations. I attended the organization fair last week and was surprised by the amount of organizations in attendance. I have heard several times the claim that NDSU has an organization for nearly anything you can think of. As I walked into the fair I was extremely surprised by the variety and diversity of the organizations offered. As I passed by booth after booth, I realized that there really was an organiza-

tion for basically everything.

There were gaming clubs, volunteer clubs and even dancing clubs. Even more surprising than the amount of organizations was the excitement and passion that the organizations participants had for their particular activity.

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It’s no longer the times of the college application where our high-school self ate up as many organizations as possible in order to better our appearance on paper.

After I traveled through the ballroom and became thoroughly impressed by the organizations, I thought about what organizations provide for the college experience.

It’s no longer the times of the

college application where our high-school self ate up as many organizations as possible in order to better our appearance on paper. There is a small bit of investment a college student may have by putting organizations on a resume but I would venture to say that it doesn't have the same value as organizations on a scholarship application.

So why do we join organizations? What is the true value in bonding together with those who share the same interests as we do?

In general, organizations give us the ability to make contacts that may last a lifetime. When doing activities, we bond together with people that may share similar majors or may have completely different majors, but in either case, they can be people we come in contact with in the future in both our personal and business capacities.

Organizations can also provide us with friendships that

will last through college. We all know how good it is to have a group of friends to help when we are having a rough time. These organizations provide us with those friendships.

In the case of Greek Life, organizations can also provide us with educational benefits.

Having tutors and people to help you with your studies can provide a prized resource for any college student.

Maybe organizations simply provide us with a way to do what we love with people that love it the same, or maybe they help to keep us out of trouble.

By giving us solid, universityapproved activities maybe it’s an alternative to other ways of spending our Friday and Saturday nights.

Whatever your reasons for joining NDSU organizations, they are a superb asset to the Bison experience.

Rylee is a junior majoring in communication.

<< Quality Assurance from Page 8 mented overnight while completely unfamiliar to the institutions. Instead, the new system for funding would be introduced slowly and would encourage communication between the state government and the universities.

Being that these are state schools, it makes sense that we would have direct ties to the state that funds us. I think that having a close relationship between university and state in this case, would be a better use of state money. Like any investment, the investor should have supervision over their provided funds. Likewise, the state legislature should be able to receive reports from the universities that would serve to keep any grade enhancing or inflation from happening. The universities should provide the legislation with detailed learning descriptions that would be able to show any trace of fowl play.

This legislation is a step toward the interests of the students. It protects our education and ensures a good value for the future of N.D. In

its raw nature, performancebased funding is a flawed system and allows for manipulation and misuse.

However through several precautions, Governor Dalrymple has improved this plan to provide a fair system for both the university and students.

By implementing this over time, the plan will not shock the university systems, but will encourage input and suggestions. By making this funding source only a part of the whole amount of funding, it allows for universities to be able to operate, no matter how they may be suffering academically. In the case of government, it prevents being predisposed toward a specific university.

Overall, this proposed plan is ideal for the university system and allows for quality education. When it comes to my education, I want what I pay for and performance-based funding is a step toward the interest of the students.

Rylee is a junior majoring in communication.

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In Phillips I trust

DANIEL GUNDERSON Sports Editor

On Saturday evening, I was presented with the very reason I love men’s basketball head coach Saul Phillips. As NDSU’s chances of beating the best team in the Summit League, Oakland, started to slip away, Phillips’ frustration was starting to show. Now, while the team itself had done everything in their power to try and beat the Golden Grizzles, outside of making threes (1-14 for the evening), Phillips’ frustration was not aimed at his players. Instead, Phillips feelings and thoughts were being voiced to the officials. It was one in particular who was catching the heat, a stocky man whose hairstyle resembled that of Paulie from the Sopranos. In Phillips’ mind, the guy was practically stealing the game away from his team. While Phillips had done everything to let this man know how he felt, he came up with something more coaches need to try: He turned to the student section directly behind him and told them to boo the official. And for the next three minutes, the students did just that. Every call the official made was met was a chorus of displeasure from the students.

With under a minute to go, Oakland star Keith Benson fouled out and of course the official who made the call was everyone’s favorite of the three. The crowed erupted in cheers that were full of sarcasm. After the game, Phillips made the comment that the student section did a good job of voicing his displeasure.

The reason I tell you this story is so you have an idea of what kind of coach NDSU has.

This school has a young, energetic coach who is full of charisma. The man has never met someone he did not like and vice versa. He is a great people-person who can have a

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Senior Freddy Coleman (4) goes up for the dunk over Oakland senior Keith Benson (34).

Senior Michael Tveidt (23) goes up for a shot against Oakland on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Bison Sports Arena. The Bison ended up losing to Oakland 83-76.

Close, but not enough RYAN NELSON Contributing Writer

In the midst of Summit League play, the Bison men’s basketball team found themselves battling with two of the league’s top three teams to start off a four-game home stand. Entering Thursday the Bison were 3-4 in the conference, good enough for 7th place. After being swept on the road the following weekend at IUPUI and Western Illinois, a pair of home wins could not have meant more to Phillips on Page 11 >> this team, but this was not the case. The Bison lost 84-80 to

Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne on Thursday and then to Oakland University on Saturday 83-76.

Showing signs of life Thursday night, the Bison exploded to a 45-31 lead at the half, behind strong shooting, going 58.3 percent from the field.

However, this was a game of two halves. The Mastodons shot 64 percent from the field, behind four players with double-digit scoring in the second half. The Bison, who shot 1417 from the free-throw line in the first half, were ice-cold in the second half, going 9-16 from the charity strike, including 3-8 in the final 5:39.

Holding the lead from the first basket, the Bison saw their lead dwindle from as many as 18 in the first half to an eventual second half loss.

The Mastodons grabbed the lead for the first and only time in the game at the 2:12 mark thanks to a Trey McCorkle field goal, and they would hang on for an 84-80 win.

The Bison were led by Michael Tveidt’s 14 points, but had six players in double figures, including Tveidt, freshman Taylor Braun, Marshall Bjorklund, Mike Felt, sophomore Nate Zastrow and senior Freddy Coleman.

Head coach Saul Phillips said after the game, “I think their senior guards made some pretty good plays down the stretch. We can get better defensively in terms of limiting the looks that they got. We were 2-7 down the stretch and it absolutely ripped our heart out.”

With the win, the Mastodons gained sole possession of second-place at a mark of 6-2 in the conference while the Bison fell to 9-9 overall and 3-5 in the Summit League.

The future did not seem any brighter for the Bison entering Saturday’s contest matching up against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, a team

which was untouched in the conference with a record of 80.

However, once again the Bison surprised everyone, trailing by only as much as 11 points to the Grizzlies and holding the lead twice during the game. The Bison seemed to weather every storm the Grizzlies could throw at them, but in a game full of controversial calls the Grizzlies proved to be too much in the end, going on to an 83-76 win.

The Grizzlies were led by senior Keith Benson, the reigning Summit League Player of the Year and a possible first-round NBA draft pick, with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. Senior guard Larry Wright also proved to be huge in the end, draining back-to-back miracle three-pointers to put the Bison away.

Bjorklund led the Bison with a career-high 21 points and eight rebounds. This was no small task against the 6-foot11-inch 230 pound Benson, who at times seemed flustered by the freshman. The Bison also had four other players in double figures including Tveidt, Coleman and juniors Eric Carlson and Drew Lundberg.

Shooting only 1-14 from the

3-point range, the Bison once again saw a close Summit League game slip away, but through the two losses they have proven to themselves and others that they are capable of beating any team in the conference.

“We’ve gone through this league once, our record is not where I’d like it to be," said Phillips after the Oakland game. "But we haven’t played a team we can’t beat yet, and we probably haven’t played a team that we shouldn’t have beat yet.”

“It was a good experience, but you have to treat him like any other player, just go right at him, you can’t shy away from anybody, especially him,” freshman Marshall Bjorklund said about matching up against Benson.

With the win, Oakland moved to 14-8 overall, 9-0 in the Summit League. The Grizzlies also set a new league record, winning their 17th straight Summit League game dating back to last season. The Bison stay in seventh place in the conference, but fall to 9-10 overall, 3-6 in the Summit League and will finish out their home stand with Southern Utah and the University of Missouri-Kansas City this week.

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Sports << Phillips from Page 10 media room in stitches with his ability to crack jokes. He is the type of guy that would have about 1,000 genuine friends on Facebook. Did we mention how much of a family man this guy is? After nearly every game, you can find Phillips being followed by his young son and daughter, everywhere he goes. They are no doubt as charming as their father.

While Phillips has not had the same amazing runs as some of his competitors like

Brad Stevens at Butler or Ben Jacobson at Northern Iowa, in my mind, he has the staying power of both. NDSU athletics has done a lot of things right over the past three years so why not make another good decision. Sign this coach to a lengthy contract. Make sure that when the major success comes -- and trust me it will come -- that bigger schools with big offers will find it difficult to pry away a beloved coach from his people.

Give me some Love JUSTIN TELLINGHUISEN Contributing Writer

Kevin Love or Blake Griffin? A case can be made for either of them. While Blake Griffin makes some very impressive posters, my pick is Kevin Love. I know that Griffin regularly makes appearances on the Top 10 plays, and rightfully so. The young man has game. The only thing is: Kevin Love has more game.

Sure there are some knocks on Love’s game. When and if

he jumps, you’ll be lucky if you could slide a piece of paper under his feet, and I can count how many exciting dunks I have seen from him on one hand. Sure he looks more like an offensive lineman than an all-star caliber NBA power forward, but there are also many positives to his game.

The man is a double-double machine. Recording a doubledouble in 29 straight games is no small feat. Earlier this season, he recorded a 30-point, 30-rebound game: a feat accomplished only a mere 28 years ago. So yes, this 22-yearold kid has game.

Now Blake Griffin: He makes seemingly daily appearances on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays, and rightfully so.

He can get his head even with the rim (yes the 10-foot high rim). He can even hit his head on the backboard, although, in full disclosure, that happened in his collegiate career at Oklahoma. Blake is also a double-double machine, recording a streak of 27 straight games with a doubledouble. Oh yeah, he can make some pretty impressive posterworthy dunks.

So are their any knocks on his game? You could make a case that he is prone to injury.

While he is technically a rookie in the NBA, he did miss what was supposed to be his first year in the league due to injury. Another thing you can take issue with is that he only shoots 60 percent from the foul line. So far this year, he

has missed out on 142 free points. Those points win games and Griffin needs to consistently make his free throws.

So which player would I prefer on my team? Give me Kevin Love. Yeah, I want the white boy that cannot jump.

Sure, he will not be making Youtube blow up like Blake Griffin, but unlike Griffin, Love is more consistent. Love shoots nearly 88 percent from the foul line, which is amazing considering most guards are happy to shoot 90 percent from the stripe. Love also seems content to be in Minn. although their team is irrelevant for the foreseeable future.

So, please give me, I choose the 22-year-old power forward who looks like a lineman.

Men look to bounce back TRAVIS JONES Contributing Writer

After two extremely disappointing losses at home, the Bison will look to finish out the home stand with two straight wins to build some confidence heading into the tail end of conference play. After watching a 14-point halftime lead turn into an 84-80 loss against IPFW Thursday, and another heartbreaking loss to Oakland on Saturday, 83-76, the final

two games of the home stand against Southern Utah and the University of Missouri at Kansas City will be huge games for a couple different reasons.

The Herd (9-10, 3-6) is currently tied for seventh in the Summit League and the two teams in front of them just happen to be their next two opponents: SUU and UMKC. Two wins could move the Bison in front of both of these teams in the standings. NDSU is also currently riding a fourgame losing streak that includes the previously mentioned disappointing losses at home.

The first game of the week, Thursday at 7 p.m., will bring on the Thunderbirds from

Southern Utah. As of Jan. 1, Southern Utah (6-13, 3-6) is led in scoring by junior point guard Ray Jones who was averaging 10.5 points per game along with 4.3 assists, the only Thunderbird in double-digit scoring figures.

On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the Bison will take on the UMKC Kangaroos. Redshirt senior Jay Couisnard, who is averaging 17.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, will be leading UMKC into the Bison Sports Arena. Second leading scorer and top rebounder for the ‘Roos is senior Spencer Johnson, who averages a near double-double: 12.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.

The Bison will look to build on the things that they exe-

cuted well in the Oakland game. Freshman Marshall Bjorklund is coming off his best game of the season against the best player in the league. Bjorklund had 21 points and eight rebounds against the NBA prospect Keith Benson from Oakland.

Taylor Braun looks to continue his good play recently, as he has seen more minutes as of late. Against IPFW Braun had 13 points and six rebounds and added some key shots on Saturday as well.

As mentioned earlier, the Bison will take on SUU Thursday at 7 p.m., and on Saturday will go up against UMKC at 7:30 p.m. Both games can be heard on the campus radio station 96.3 KNDS.

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Head coach Saul Phillips voices his displeasure with one of the many questionable calls in Saturday's game against Oakland.

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