January 24, 2012 by NDSU Spectrum

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Jackrabbits’ powerful scoring proves too much for Bison women. Page 9

Union promotes recreational activities Reduced prices and alternative methods of payment offered

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Big plans for 2012 Campus Attractions extends application deadline for new staff Cate Ekegren Co-News Editor

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The bowling alley is located on the lower level of the Memorial Union and is one of many acticities the Memorial Union Recreation and Outing Center has to offer.

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With eight bowling lanes, nine pool tables, arcade games, air hockey, a shuffleboard table and a Wii stocked with games, the Memorial Union Recreation and Outing Center offers many activities for students and the community at night. Each day of the week, the Rec and Outing Center offers a different promotion to cater to those with spare time and small budgets. Monday nights consist of a bowling league of teams of

two to four people and Tuesday nights host an eight-ball billiards league open to men and women. Red pin bowling takes place on Thursday nights and is only $5 for unlimited bowling 7 until 11 p.m. Prizes are awarded to anyone bowling a strike at just the right moment. On the weekends, all activities including bowling and billiards are free from 9:30 p.m. until 1 a.m., thanks to events hosted by NDSU Campus Attractions. The Rec and Outing Center also has specials during the day on Saturday and Sunday from 1 until 9 p.m. “Each Rec and Outing Center employee also has to host an activity each year,” student

Nicole Petersen said. “Some do poker tournaments or table tennis tournament and other things like that.” “We are always trying to get some new stuff down here,” Petersen added. “There has been a lot of interest in adding a snooker table and an arcade room.” After trying different promotions in the past, this year, the Rec and Outing Center is attempting a new collaboration with the NDSU Volunteer Network, offering a free hour of bowling with the donation of two non-perishable food items per person. Petersen, in her third year of working at the Rec and Outing Center, said the turn out for the

new Wednesday night promotion wasn’t what the Rec and Outing Center staff was hoping for during the fall semester, however the spring semester is already off to a much better start. “The idea was to try to find something for Wednesday nights because they tend to be slower for us,” Kim Bruemmer, the assistant director of campus activities said. “We were trying to find a way to help the community and help get students a cheaper rate.” Bruemmer is currently filling in as coordinator of the Rec and Outing Center after the passing of beloved former coordinator, Mike Montgomery.

According to Bruemmer, a search committee is in place to hire a new Rec and Outing Center coordinator and the application deadline has passed. “At this point we are not planning on adding anything new, we are just trying to maintain where we are at,” Bruemmer said. “We are really waiting for a new full-time staff to decide what they want to add to bring the center back to where it was before with Mike.” More information on the weekly promotions, prices and business hours for the Rec and Outing Center can be found online at www.ndsu.edu/mu/ leisure/rec_outing/.

BisonCatholic week a success for all involved Catholic students hold week of events for awareness Ashley Fremder News Reporter Last week, the NDSU Catholic community hosted various events to celebrate their religion and faith and promote it in a positive light to others across campus. Events took place Monday through Saturday, during a week titled bisonCatholic Week.

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Those involved in the events of the week hope that it helped exhibit the Catholic faith for people of all religions as well as Catholics themselves. The week included many events including various activities, speakers, displays and masses, all of which were hosted by bisonCatholic, St. Paulʼs Catholic Newman Center, FOCUS and Varsity Catholic. “My favorite events during

why he turned from one Christian religion to another,” Crockett added. According to organizers, the week of events was successful in bringing together people of unique backgrounds and beliefs to learn more about the Catholic faith. When asked what her favorite part about being involved with bisonCatholic, NDSU pre-pharmacy student Brittany Berning exclaimed,

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bisonCatholic week were the speakers, especially Devin Rose. It is so inspiring hearing others talk about their faiths,” Amanda Crockett, a member of bisonCatholic and a junior at NDSU majoring in psychology and human development and family science, said of the guest speaker. “Devin Rose spoke about how he was an atheist, turned Baptist, turned Catholic. It was very interesting hearing

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“I love getting to know all of the other people involved.” Students interested in bisonCatholic or the Catholic faith in general can check out St. Paul’s Catholic Newman Center, which is located at 1141 N. University Dr. For those interested in finding out more information about bisonCatholic specifically, the organization’s website can be found at http://www.bisoncatholic.org.

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Campus Attractions, an organization dedicated to providing programs and activities for the campus community, is preparing for a busy spring semester and is searching for new staff members to begin training for next academic year. The current team of nine students, focusing on various dimensions of programming for the university, is working hard on scheduling events for students, staff and faculty to enjoy. One upcoming event will feature the Golden Dragon Acrobats, a performance taking place tonight at 7 p.m. in the Festival Concert Hall. Future events include Club NDSU, MU Live, feature films and a Valentine’s Day themed improv show called Sex Signals. MU Live is hosted by Campus Attractions every Friday night from 9:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. in the lower level of the Memorial Union and each week has a different theme. Some MU Live events coming up include winter bingo, build-a-bear and a Mardi Gras celebration. Although films for the semester are not all in place, Campus Attractions is already scheduled to show “Footloose,” “Immortals,” “Twilight: Breaking Dawn” and “The Help” early this semester. Films are shown in the Memorial Union Century Theater Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Another campus favorite is the annual Battle of the Bands and Band Day. Laura Engelman, activities and programming graduate assistant said there are big things in store for Battle of the Bands and Band Day this year. “We are doing things a little differently this year,” she added. Battle of the Bands will occur in place of Club NDSU on Saturday, April 14 with Band Day almost two weeks later on Friday, April 27. While the Campus Attractions staff members are busy planning events, the CA executive team has been busy searching for a new team to take over responsibilities for the next academic year. The application deadline has been extended to Thursday, Story continued on page 2

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Students connect with community to give back Matt Severns Spectrum Staff

On Thursday, faculty and students met with area nonprofit organizations in an effort to bolster volunteerism inside and outside of the classroom. The 2012 Nonprofit Opportunity Fair brought 50 nonprofit groups to the Great Plains Ballroom and served to develop the relationship between the campus and the community. Matt Skoy, assistant director for service learning and civic engagement, was surprised and excited by the event’s turnout. “We’ve got approximately 40 faculty talking about ways to incorporate service into their curriculum,” Skoy said. “It’s really an opportunity for faculty, staff and students to meet different nonprofits in the community and find

unique and awesome ways to collaborate.” With 50 organizations present, students and faculty could easily find an opportunity that genuinely interested them. From organizations as specific as the Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization to as broad as the Ronald McDonald House Charities, representatives were eager to connect with the college demographic. Jessica Arneson, a representative of RSVP North Dakota, had a stand set up at the event. She said it is events such as these that help keep volunteer organizations thriving. “We match volunteers with non-profit organizations in the community who need volunteers,” Arneson said. “We've had a great turnout; this is a wonderful event.” Of course, volunteerism involves more than just the organizations that recruit. In order for non-profit organizations such as RSVP North

Dakota to keep operating, there has to be support and initiative from people who want to give back. Luke Brodeur, student government executive commissioner of finance, says he is impressed with the level of engagement seen in the student body. “I ... feel that our generation, more than any past generation, has an immense number of young adults that are interested in getting involved in the work of nonprofits,” Brodeur said. Each volunteer has a different reason for his or her involvement in the community, and the turnout at the Nonprofit Opportunity Fair represented the culmination of each of these. “Sometimes the student mentality is really, ‘well, for a class I am required to do some sort of service project, so this is a good place to meet nonprofits,’ or, ‘I’m in a student

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Students gathered in the Memorial Union Ballroom Thursday to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

organization and we had to do a service project,’ or, ‘I just love to give back,’” Skoy said. Though the nonprofit organizations only had their stands set up on campus for a few hours of a single day, their

need and opportunity for volunteerism continues yearround. “I think it’s important that students take a step back and look at the world from a broader perspective. It’s easy

for us to get caught up in the busyness of college, but when we realize how lucky we are to have so many blessings in our lives, I would hope that the automatic reaction would be to give back,” Brodeur said.

NDSU appoints new interim extension service director Emma Heaton Co-News Editor NDSU has appointed Chris Boerboom as the interim extension service director. The national search for a permanent director has begun. The announcement was made by vice president of agriculture and university extension, Ken Grafton. Grafton additionally serves as director of the North Dakota agricultural experiment station, and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and

Natural Resources. Boerboom has been at NDSU for two years as the assistant director for the agricultural and natural resource program. He also serves as district director for five counties. Prior to coming to NDSU, Boerboom worked with the extension service at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and agricultural economics, and a master’s and doctorate degree in agronomy. Boerboom will uphold a va-

riety of responsibilities during the next few months while the search for a permanent director is continued. Along with the extension service director duties, he will maintain his responsibilities as assistant director for the agricultural and natural resource program. “My goal is to move extension along over the next six months or so, until we get a permanent director,” Boerboom said. Boerboom will be responsible for hiring new staff on campus and research extension centers statewide. He will work closely with the

state board of agricultural research and education and develop priorities for agricultural programs on campus. The NDSU Extension Service provides many different opportunities and resources for students. The program strives to strengthen agriculture and develop all citizens of North Dakota. “From a career standpoint, NDSU extension is a great career direction for young adults entering the workforce,” Boerboom said. “There are certainly opportunities for students to be engaged with the extension.”

The extension service provides employment opportunities to candidates that are well qualified in the areas of youth development, family and consumer sciences, community development and leadership. Other areas that NDSU extension services work with include food safety, animal production, crop production and urban and natural resources. “Students that have interest to work with people and make a difference in their lives, extension is a great career,” Boerboom said. Interviews for the perma-

nent extension service director will begin in February with Dr. Duane Williams and Dr. Dale Gallenberg. Everyone is encouraged to get involved with the interview process for the permanent director position. The two candidates will each participate in seminars and meetand-greets. For more information about and the NDSU extension service and the events, visit http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension.

ity, communication and the ability to work on a deadline and the fact that working for an organization like Campus Attractions will “develop you as a person looking to enter the work force.” Kim Bruemmer, the assistant director of campus activities and advisor for campus attractions, is a non-voting member of the selection committee. Bruemmer said that as a stu-

dent working for campus attractions, you will receive continuous training and experience. “We expect mistakes will happen,” she added. More information on the various positions available with Campus Attractions and an electronic copy of the application form can be found online at www.ndsu.edu/campusattractions or by visiting the Student Activities Office in Memorial Union room 120.

Big Plans continued from page 1 Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. with interviews held during the week of Jan. 30. Students chosen to fill the positions will begin shadowing current staff members right away before their title takes effect June 1. Open positions include president, vice president, graphics, special events, concerts, issues and ideas, lively arts, MU live and films. “We are considered a student organization, however it

is a big thing for people to know that we get compensated and gain work experience so it’s more like a job,” Matt Zimmerman, current Campus Attractions president, said. According to Zimmerman, the time commitment is approximately 15-20 hours per week, which includes attending events hosted by other campus attractions staff members. “We get to plan fun events,

attend fun events and hang out with fun people,” Zimmerman said. “Working with Campus Attractions helps you grow as a person and teaches you how to set priorities and have good time management.” “I think people are looking for experience outside of the classroom and if they can take their ideas and make campus more enjoyable for everyone while they gain that experience that’s even better,” En-

gelman said. “Our students are very involved on campus and gain experience working with members of the NDSU community, booking agents, contracts, planning and making reservations,” Engelman said. “Stepping up for a leadership role like that shows a lot about you as a person.” Zimmerman stressed that the skills you will learn such as responsibility, accountabil-

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Two West Acres retailers to close PacSun and Abercrombie & Fitch to close doors Emma Heaton Co-News Editor

It was announced Jan. 9 in a press release from the West Acres Shopping Center that two of the current retailers will be closing their doors at the end of the month. Two new retailers that have had rising customer demand will replace PacSun and Abercrombie & Fitch. The announcement of the replacement stores will be posted on the West Acres Facebook page within the next month. There are many speculations as to why the retailers will not have their contracts renewed at West Acres. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a secret that the economy has been going through turbulent times and there are retailers out there that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do well,â&#x20AC;? Heighlos Riser, site manager of The Buckle, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just think that

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PacSun and Abercombie & Fitch announced they will be closing their doors at the end of the month. Their replacements have not yet been released.

is the bottom line.â&#x20AC;? Several Abercrombie & Fitch retailers will also be shutting down this year. Three stores will be closed in the Twin Cities area, along with others nationwide. Fargo-Moorhead area residents and traveling customers expressed their disappointment regarding the closing of Abercrombie & Fitch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the last week working, a lot of people have come in and have been really upset and ask why we are closing,â&#x20AC;? Jaclyn Proulx, Abercrombie & Fitch employee, said. Proulx is a freshman at NDSU studying

agricultural economics. Abercrombie & Fitch will be providing some employment opportunities at their sister stores to those currently affected by the store closing. Some employees, such as Proulx, will have the opportunity to transfer to Hollister. There are also many theories regarding the new retailers that will be taking the places of PacSun and Abercrombie. Although nothing has been confirmed, they are wellknown national retailers requested by West Acres customers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From what I hear, there are

two very cool stores that would be great for the mall to have,â&#x20AC;? Riser said. The two new retailers that will be joining West Acres will be announced once all contracts are finalized. Furthermore, The Buckle will be relocating to the current location of Abercrombie & Fitch. Riser is looking forward to the new site, which will provide almost twice as much space and additional fitting rooms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anybody that has shopped with us knows that at times when we are very, very busy, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lot of room to

move around. Times when we are that busy, there never seems to be enough fitting rooms or enough space,â&#x20AC;? Riser said. The layout of The Buckleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new location will be fundamentally the same. The retailer will not experience any down time with the move; they plan to relocate in one night once the remodel in completed. The Buckleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new location is scheduled to open in June with a larger selection of products. To stay updated on the new retailers coming to the mall, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;likeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the West Acres page on Facebook.

Students spend Friday night volunteering 50 blankets made for charity donation Allison Pillar Newsâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Reporter Students could be seen sprawled on the floor and huddled around tables in the lower level of the Memorial Union Friday night. With scissors in hand and a sense of community in the air, more than 75 students donated their time for Project Linus, constructing blankets to be distributed to those in need. The Campus Attractions MU Live committee hosted the event and provided the fabric. MU Live is usually known for hosting events and organ-

izing programs that give back to the students at NDSU, but according to Tabitha Bahl, MU Live Coordinator, it was time to â&#x20AC;&#x153;try to change it up and give back to the communityâ&#x20AC;? instead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was perfect because the Volunteer Network decided to do a service week â&#x20AC;Ś and they asked if we wanted to do a service project,â&#x20AC;? Bahl said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blanket making is probably the most fun for students to get involved with so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we came up with.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a goal of fifty blankets and right now it looks like we are about halfway there,â&#x20AC;? said Bahl, only about an hour into the event.

With student participation exceeding expectations, the night was a success and all fifty blankets were finished much quicker than anticipated. Project Linus is a nationwide project that takes donations of blankets and distributes them to different areas in need. According to Bahl, there is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a list of about probably 50 organizations or businesses in Fargo that [the blankets] get donated to, anywhere from hospitals to childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes or homeless shelters.â&#x20AC;? Service projects have a way of bringing out the best in people and this event did just that. As Bahl commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think

NATIONAL: that just getting together to do this is a good thing. It will open [studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;] minds to the fact that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more to being in college than just having fun.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main focus is just providing that extra comfort to the people who need it,â&#x20AC;? Bahl said of the charity event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Giving back to the community will be something [the students] will learn and also doing it with other students, meeting new people, is always a good thing.â&#x20AC;? Regarding upcoming events, Bahl added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;every Friday night we do have an MU Live in the Union. Next week we are having Winter Bingo and

the one after that will be a night of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s, which will include playing games and going back to your childhood.â&#x20AC;? Further information about upcoming Campus Attractions events hosted by MU Live can be found at http://www.ndsu.edu/campusattractions under the MU Live link. Students looking for more information about Project Linus or additional ways they can be of help can visit their website at http://www.projectlinus.org/.

TechGYRLS introduces young girls to science Hannah Dillon News Reporter Many young girls arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t motivated to enter the science or mathematical field, but a nationwide program is working to fix that. TechGYRLS, an after-school program for girls from third to seventh grade, encourages the students that participate to not look at math and science as a boys-only subject. TechGYRLS has chapters

all across the country, and the NDSU chapter is run by the Society of Women Engineers. The Cass Clay YWCA had been running the program until December of 2010, when their grant from Microsoft ran out. SWE had been helping the YWCA with the program, so when the YWCA decided to drop it, SWE picked it up. Autumn McDougall, a senior double majoring in food science and food safety, leads the TechGYRLS program here at NDSU and has been helping out since she started when she

was a freshman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was interested in the program my freshman year and was elected as a TechGYRLS chairman. From then on I've been hooked; I love watching the girls succeed in things they normally wouldn't try,â&#x20AC;? she stated. Kassandra Almen, a junior in electrical engineering and a TechGYRLS mentor, has always been interested in science. She grew up on a hobby farm in Little Falls, Minn., and constantly helps her dad out on the farm.

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DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Foreign workers are helping to ease a restaurant labor shortage in western North Dakota. A company called United Work and Travel offers temporary work visas to foreign visitors for three to 10 months. A company official says almost 100 international workers have come to Dickinson to work in restaurants, supermarkets and other local businesses. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Dakota's congressional delegation says nearly $10 million in federal highway funding has been awarded to repair roadways damaged by flooding last year on the Spirit Lake Reservation and at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Small Business Association says small, nonfarm businesses in 22 North Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Montana and South Dakota are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans. The SBA's Alfred Judd says the loans offset economic losses in 2011 because of reduced revenues caused by the combined effects of spring snowstorms, frosts and freezes in late spring and early fall, flooding and other weather-related issues.

Likewise, McDougall also had a lot of support from her family. Her friends were surprised when she switched her major from agriculture and biosystems engineering, but her family urged her to do what she wanted. However, not all girls are this interested in science, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where TechGYRLS comes in. The program has been going well and parents have been giving good feedback. Both McDougall and Almen described that parents are very appreciative of what the program has done for their daughters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really instills in the girls that engineering and science are not just for the boys. It can be fun and nerdy and a really good environment. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a judgment-free zone,â&#x20AC;? Almen said. The girls in the program do a variety of fun projects like building Lego robots that are actually programmed to move, rockets that are fueled with actual rocket fuel and other science-related activities like building geodomes or creating

slime. TechGYRLS isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just for engineering majors, however. McDougall encourages women of any science major to join. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a really great opportunity to gain the leadership skills that are necessary in a working environment. It is also very rewarding to be a role model to these young girls; many of them look up to us,â&#x20AC;? she explained. Almen has had a very positive experience helping with TechGYRLS and enjoys the time she gets to spend with the girls who participate in the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You go every day and you see their faces light up when they figure something out and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good time,â&#x20AC;? she says. Anybody interested in becoming a TechGYRLS mentor can contact Autumn at autumn.mcdougall@my.ndsu.ed u or sit in on one of the sessions. TechGYRLS meets in the Ehly computer cluster on Tuesday afternoons from 4 until 6 p.m.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; To say Newt Gingrich capped an extraordinary comeback with a South Carolina victory doesn't quite capture what happened. It was more like vindication. The former House speaker came from behind to overtake Mitt Romney on Saturday in a state that for decades has chosen the eventual Republican nominee. On the way there, Gingrich triumphed over months of campaign turmoil and at least two political neardeath experiences as well as millions of dollars of attack advertisements and potentially damning personal allegations. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Family says Joe Paterno, winningest coach in major college football, has died. RENO, Nev. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The wildfire that destroyed 29 homes near Reno is contained. Thousands of evacuees are back home. And the family of the woman found dead says there's no point in prosecuting the remorseful man who accidentally started it. Fire officials declared the blaze contained Saturday after a storm brought precipitation that the region hasn't seen in months. All evacuations were lifted and U.S. 395 reopened through the 3,200-acre fire zone.

WORLD: BEIRUT (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A clash between Syrian forces and army defectors erupted Sunday in a suburb of the tightly held capital of Damascus, adding urgency just as the Arab League was extending an observers' mission that so far has failed to start the process of putting an end to long months of bloody violence. JERUSALEM (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Palestinians' top Muslim cleric faced sharp Israeli criticism Sunday for a speech in which he quoted a religious text that includes passages about killing Jews in an end-ofdays struggle. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Taliban must renounce ties to terrorists and endorse peace efforts as a condition for opening a political office in the Gulf state of Qatar, a senior U.S. diplomat said Sunday.

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The ballroom club won $200 for their club last year at the Star of the North Ballroom Dance Competition, competing against other colleges in the region.

Rumba, Foxtrot, Swing, ChaCha and Tango. Gores says the practices are meant to get students ready for competition against other colleges and students. Carly Trowbridge, a first year professional student in the pharmacy program and the club’s treasurer, explains that after completing HNES 126 (Social Dancing), a group of seven students were selected to compete at the Star of the North Ballroom Dance Competition in Minneapolis last February. “There is a team competition during the evening of the competition in which schools select their best rumba, swing, and foxtrot couples to compete for scholarships. Last year we were the only North Dakota team, other states that were represented were Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa,” Trowbridge said. After placing at the Star of the North Ballroom Dance Competition, including fourth in novice Waltz and second in novice Foxtrot (Gores and Kelsey Forward) and first in novice Swing (Sammie Nguyen and Quang Phan), the members decided it would be great to begin a new organization on campus, so that others could enjoy the experience. Gores says that becoming an organization recognized by

NDSU was a long process. “We were getting a sport club started, which qualifies for more funding and support for our competition events. It took me until the winter semester of 2011 to meet all the requirements of student government and get into a meeting with them to have our organization started,” Gores said. “We became an official club just this last semester,” Trowbridge added enthusiastically. Trowbridge says the Ballroom Club is different from most dance organizations on campus because it’s supervised by officers who have at least one year of experience in ballroom dancing and because it offers an alternate style of dancing that is not typical to today’s modern music. “It is a place students can come to learn a variety of really cool dances such as Waltz, Foxtrot, Swing and Rumba, that sometimes gets overlooked today,” Trowbridge said. “Ballroom dancing brings out confidence in students as new skills are acquired, and this confidence not only reflects on their dancing performance, but other aspects of life as well.” Both Gores and Trowbridge agree that the best part of the club is being able to share their dancing skills and being able to compete as students of

NDSU. “I love being able to have time to sharpen my techniques and to share my knowledge I have acquired over the past year to help others better understand the fundamentals of ballroom dance,” Trowbridge shared. “It's also so wonderful to meet all of the new people who share this unique interest.” “Winning at the competition was pretty good too,” Gores added with a smile. Students who are interested in joining the ballroom club can attend a meeting at the Wellness Center. The club meets every first and third Tuesday of every month at 7:45 p.m. Membership fees are $10. Those interested in checking out the club can participate for $3. “ You do not need to know how to dance, we can and will help you with all the dancing. It is nice if you have experience, but it’s not needed at all. Just have the desire to learn and dance,” Gores said. The Ballroom Club did a showcase at West Acres’ It’s A Wonderful Night” shopping event this past November and hopes to plan more performances in the upcoming years. For more information on the ballroom club, students can find their group on Facebook.

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Bremer Bank is located right off of 19th Avenue North, which is located right off of campus. A personal banker who works for Bremer explained a lot of interesting things about how Bremer bank is different from other banks. “Bremer Bank is devoted to serving its community,” the source said. “Bremer Bank is partially owned by a nonprofit organization called the Otto Bremer Bank foundation, the rest of the bank is owned by its employees.” A large portion of Bremer’s profits is donated to other nonprofit organizations in the area. Bremer donates to nonprofit organizations such as homeless shelters, food shelves and organizations that protect battered women. They also donate to any non-profit organizations in need of financial assistance. Bremer Bank donated over $30 million to non-profit organizations last year. Also, Bremer Bank is dedicated to giving their employees a chance to volunteer in the community. Employees of Bremer Bank put in over 160,000 hours of community service last year. The personal banker also noted that Bremer is believed to be the only bank in the country owned by a non-profit organization.

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Linda Vasquez Features Editor In the era of rising techno, dubstep and dance electronic mixes into music charts it is no surprise that students are pulled into the electrifying beats and hypnotizing dance trances. However, for a group of students at NDSU, dancing is more than any trend. For them, it is a sport, a competition and a drive filled with desires. “Unlike most other dance clubs, we are a competition club,” a junior majoring in exercise science and president of Ballroom Club, Shane Gores, said. “The [NDSU] dance team is the only other sport organization that is in the same category, except that we are for everyone, men and women.” The Ballroom Club is made up of a group of students that train, practice and work toward going to ballroom dance events. Students who belong to the club practice with coaches in traditional dance areas, including Waltz,

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The recent tragedy of the Costa Concordia has brought to attention ship abandoning rules, especially the classic “women and children first.” Although strives toward gender equality aim to make society more fair, do good old-fashioned rules, such as “women and children first,” still hold up? According to BBC News, the convention of evacuating women and children first is not actually part of maritime law. If an emergency occurs, it is up to the captain to determine whether abandoning the ship is necessary. If the ship is to be abandoned, people must load into lifeboats and row away within 30 minutes. The tradition of helping women and children first is believed to have started in 1852 with the HMS Birkenhead. All women and children survived. Unfortunately, the majority of the 500 men on the ship died, according to BBC. When asked on an online poll if helping women first is old-fashioned or not, a majority of NDSU students voted in favor of the chivalrous action. Out of 52 students who participated in the poll, 69.2 percent said that it was not old-fash-

ioned, while only 30.8 percent felt it was. Jacob Mitzel, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering, felt it is not outdated at all. “Not only is this good practice for manners and the courageousness of a man, but as a man, he should feel that his family’s protection is more valuable than his own,” Mitzel said. Matthew Madsen, a sophomore majoring in industrial engineering and management, agrees. “It's a matter of chivalry, and just plain being a gentleman. If that's old fashioned, then maybe old fash-

ioned is a good thing,” Madsen said. Not all females felt that “women and children first” is still suitable. Jordyn Finnesgard, a sophomore majoring in zoology, said, “It seems to be an old-fashioned concept. Back in the days women were fragile for their fertile abilities. I feel that in our society each individual's life is equally important, no matter the gender.” Kalli Berning, a freshman majoring in agricultural and biosystems engineering, partially disagreed, “It is very old fashioned, but that doesn't mean it’s not nice.”

Males might view it as a U.S. Bank is located at three matter of chivalry while some nearby locations: the main females consider it a sexist level of the Memorial Union, question of a woman’s deli- on the corner of University cacy. Either way, according to BBC, there are reports from the Costa Concordia that men aboard the ship completely ignored “women and children first,” and saved themselves first.

Avenue and 19th avenue and in the West Acres center. A representative of U.S. Bank gave some insight on some of the perks U.S. Bank has to offer that other banks in the community may not offer. Cashing a check with another bank is always costly, but U.S. Bank is offering four free non-U.S. Bank transactions per month. College students who join U.S. Bank will enjoy the benefits of writing checks for free, and also the first order of checks will be free. One nice aspect of U.S. Bank is that it provides many free services. Free overdraft protection even if the balance on your account falls below zero is also a great perk of using U.S. Bank.

Choice Financial Choice Financial is also located in Fargo. Staci McPherson, an employee at Choice Financial, explained that the bank differs from other banks in the area in the fact that it offers a smalltown, community feel. McPherson also explained how Choice Financial has a new checking account. “The new checking account is called ChoiceTunes. It's the basic checking account geared at high school, college, and anyone that uses iTunes,” McPherson explained. “With the account, you get $10 at opening in iTunes gift cards, and then every other month you get a $10 iTunes gift card if you meet the criteria throughout that month.” McPherson described her experience with the ChoiceTunes account, its benefits, and its ease of use a little more in depth. “It is super easy to qualify every month for the rewards. The months carry over, and they do not need to be consecutive,” McPherson said. “There is no opening limit, and right now we are offering a $50 refer a friend program, so if a customer refers someone, both that customer and the new customer gets $50 put into their account, on top of the new customer getting a $10 iTunes gift card.”

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Why the critics don’t matter Nick Proulx A&E Editor

This past weekend marked the release of “Red Tails,” a movie I had been looking forward to with much anticipation for longer than I cared for. It follows the story of African-American fighter pilots in World War II who took part in the “Tuskegee Experiment,” an inspiring story about triumph over adversity that every American should learn about. There was no way I wasn’t going to see this movie, especially since my appreciation of the P-51 Mustang is a reason I joined the Air Force. However, the release of the film was met with much more critical flak then praise. My hopes for it sunk as memories of recent Star Wars and Indiana Jones films came to mind, and I prepared for the worst. Despite my best efforts though, I left the theater ecstatic. For me, it begs asking whether or not the general public should take the word of industry critics at all. “Red Tails” works in its own way as an experiment, or more appropriately, a litmus test for answering this question. It is first and foremost a George Lucas film, and is in most ways a throwback to the adventure serials of a simpler time. This is opposed to what the critics seemed to have wanted out of it: A deeper, angrier exam-

ination of social problems and civil rights issues that would leave the audience with a stomach full of guilt. The critically acclaimed “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” opened a can of worms of social problems and inequality. I too thought it was a good film -- maybe even great -- but the graphic accuracy of it all left me feeling uncomfortable. In contrast, “Red Tails” offers an escape from reality and a romanticized perspective of the conflict, showing these brave young men taking to the skies to defend freedom. The film ditches heavy hitting civil-rights issues in favor of showcasing how the Tuskegee Airmen earned their reputation: Aerial kills and American lives save over Europe. There isn’t much room for deep discussion between the high-octane dogfights littered generously throughout. If critics can’t abide by this, they probably don’t like kittens either. Further, the issue of racism is dealt with such simplicity because it actually was that one-sided in the 1940s military, thanks to the chain of command. It would probably still play out that way if segregation existed today. Critics nationwide seem out of touch with the moviegoing audience, and I fear they cast a shadow over flicks that are actually fun to watch. Though I would never call “Red Tails” a great movie, it’s certainly a good one, and I can’t wait to pick it up in stores later this year.

Poor numbers lead to speculation Steven Strom Staff Writer

The Playstation Vita, Sony's successor to the much-maligned yet commercially successful Playstation Portable, appears to be in hot water. While the device will not be seeing a North American release until next month, Japan has had its collective hands on the device since late last year. Unfortunately for Sony, it doesn't seem like the Vita has gotten into quite enough hands just yet. The Vita is not selling well at all and analysts seem worried. While the latest Playstation handheld gaming device was met with impressive demand during the week of its release, that demand has diminished significantly in recent weeks. The latest available sales numbers place the Vita selling just fewer than 20,000 units in a single week. For reference, that's just under what the now obsolete Playstation Portable sold during the same time span. If Sony is worried, they certainly don't seem to be letting on. In a most uncharacteristic act of solidarity, the company issued a statement referencing Nintendo's own latest handheld, the Nintendo 3DS, as a beacon of hope. The 3DS was also met with lukewarm critical and consumer response at launch. However, after receiving a glut of laggardly, quality content and a significant price drop, the 3DS has picked up a full head of steam on the hard-

ware market. The Playstation brand seems to be intimating the possibility of a similar slow start. One issue that may have contributed to the current sales lethargy would be the lackluster lineup of launch titles in Japan. However, when the portable finally lands on North American shores in February the launch titles are set to be significantly more impressive. The definite standout will “Uncharted: Golden Abyss,” the first handheld installment in what is inarguably Sony Computer Entertainment's biggest franchise. However, games like “The Escape Plan,” “Gravity Rush” and “Lumines” also appear to be industry favorites for quality games. Also recently revealed about the new device is its cost. We have known for quite some time that when the device finds its way to the United States it will cost $250 for the Wi-Fi only model and $300 for the 3G enabled version. However, now that impatient importers have managed to procure the device, we know that the cumulative cost of the device's components amounts to $160. Of course, that does not include research, development, labor and shipping but it does give Sony quite a comfortable buffer to work with. Perhaps the comparatively cheap portable will allow for a future price drop in the same manner as Nintendo's own handheld. American consumers will be able to decide just how much the Playstation Vita is worth to them on Feb. 22.

Review: ‘Haywire’ Matt Paulsen Staff Writer What do you get when you mix Jason Bourne with Evelyn Salt? The end result would probably look something a lot like Mallory played by Gina Carano in the new movie “Haywire.” Like the aforementioned movies above, “Haywire” is about a black ops super soldier who is seeking payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission. It may share similarities with others in the spy genre, but “Haywire” differs enough to keep the end result fresh. That is the most important thing overall. Director Steven Soderbergh

(“Traffic,” “Ocean’s” trilogy) is known for using relatively large casts, and he doesn’t disappoint with “Haywire.” The film boasts an impressive cast headlined by Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, and Channing Tatum. All give solid performances, but the real surprise is newcomer Carano who holds her own as part of the star-studded cast in her first starring role. The MMA star got to put her 7-1 record to good use in some stellar and believable fight scenes. At a crisp 93 minutes, this action thriller packs it all in with no real slow parts. This can be a good thing, because there is no worry about audi-

ence members falling asleep or checking their phones during dull periods. The time flies by, and you are surprised it is already over. That being said, the pace could have been better. All the characters only have first names, and at points you wish they had fleshed out the characters backgrounds to understand their motives and history. Why do they do what they do? This is especially true with Mallory. You want to know her back-story and relationship with her father. You can tell they care about each other, but why are they so close, and what happened to her mother? Why and how did she become this super spy? It is hard getting invested in the

protagonist when you don’t even know their last name. This could have been resolved with adding to the run time. The structure is where the movie stands out. From the very beginning the viewer is thrown right into the middle of the action and it never lets up. The audience slowly starts to understand the events leading up to present time through the use of flashbacks. This format may confuse some people, but it does a great job of keeping the audience engaged and guessing what will happen next. Besides the structure, another strong point is all of the fights in general. In real life, Carano is an MMA Fighter and it shows. The movie stages some of the most realistic fight sequences seen in the genre. In a month that is typically not known for amazing movies, “Haywire” is an interesting and engaging film. It delivers in the end and is another solid offering from Soderbergh. It is not without its faults, but you could think of worse things to do than getting out of the cold for a few hours and enjoying the show. If you are a fan of Soderbergh or the spy genre in general, you shouldn’t be disappointed.

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Nick Proulx A&E Editor Def Leppard, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe and many others assuredly litter shelves across the nation and collect dust in cassette format. You would probably be hard pressed to find any of these bands performing close to home too. However, there’s one group out there that breathes new life into the anthems of the rock gods of old: Hairball. What started 12 years ago as a fun act at a few bars has since morphed into a fullfledged rock concert. Using the ‘80s as a general rule of thumb, Hairball successfully recreates the rock and roll environment. Their goal is to resurrect the glory of arena shows for a new generation, while bringing parents back through memories made during their coming of age. “Hairball started out as kind of a spoof and sort of tongue in cheek. As we kept doing it, people wanted to see us do a dead-on performance with a hardcore attitude,” said Happy, who plays lead guitar for the group. “The people who see us are the people who grew up in the ‘80s, and now that their kids are grown up and established they can relive that; that’s what we offer,” said Rockstar Bob, who does lead vocals. “We take them back to a time they remember. It’s almost like believing in Santa Claus again. Besides, who doesn’t like great pyrotechnics?” he added. They do this by painstakingly mirroring the rock icons of the past. When you hear Poison, you’ll see Bret Michaels. When you hear Kiss, you’ll see Gene Simmons. Legends like Freddie Mercury and Prince are depicted on stage as well, with

all of the glitz, glamour and spectacle included. If they did it in their shows, Hairball does it too. “We are a whole reenactment of all the ‘80s icons you can think of put into a twohour show. We go way beyond a tribute band,” Bob argued. “The experience is like the Shrine circus as a rock and roll magic show. There’s a lot of production put into it and for us it’s serious business,” he continued. “It’s like Halloween, New Years and your birthday happening all at once. If you don’t like one thing, that’s alright because the show is always evolving,” Happy said, citing the variety of material to choose from as a particular strength. Although someone may not like what is being performed at one moment, it’s likely his or her favorite songs are on cue. Happy is willing to admit that the spot-on act took a bit of getting used to. “I felt silly at first. The set list and the clothes haven’t changed since I went to high school, and I was just listening to what people wanted. But loud guitars, guys screaming and banging on the drums just isn’t going to ever go out of style,” he said. He also points out that putting on shows of this magnitude requires quite some work. As opposed to using on-site equipment like some smaller acts do today (even some artists they imitate), Hairball loads a semi-trailer before heading out on the road. “I’m kind of doing some heavy lifting, but it pays off because we are able to create the atmosphere that used to sell out arenas,” Happy said. It’s also worthwhile because at the end of the day, the Hairball crew is having fun. “I hope the audience continues to like it because I like it. I don’t want to go back to working a regular job--that would be horrible! We have a great time with this,” Bob said. Hairball will be performing at The Venue at the Hub Friday night.

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During the GOP primaries there has been an incredible amount of “Obama-bashing.” It seems as though whenever one of the Republican presidential hopefuls says anything anti-Obama, the crowd goes wild. One of the main topics of that has come up during this bashing has been on healthcare. Republicans are so fearful of what they call “ObamaCare” (which aims to provide all U.S. citizens with health insurance) that they fail to see that Romney enacted basically the same law in Massachusetts back in 2006. However, you better believe Romney whole-heartedly disagrees with Obama’s approach simply because that’s what his audience wants to hear. If Romney were to defend Obama’s plan, which is surprisingly similar to his own in Massachusetts, it would be political suicide. “Romney-care” requires that all those living in the state of Massachusetts obtain health insurance. However, Romney says that his law is different than Obama’s because his is enacted on a state level and not a federal level. Really? Is that the only reason Romney uses to defend his system over Obama’s? It looks as though Romney has dug himself into a hole by jumping on the overthrow of the “ObamaCare” bandwagon. Romney’s efforts toward winning the South Carolina prince charming seemed to have failed due to his double standard-views on healthcare and unwillingness to show his tax returns. In the end Romney’s foot didn’t seem to fit into the South Carolina glass slipper, but Gingrich’s did. Perhaps South Carolina’s primary just ensured that we will not have an evil contender fighting for the throne of the White House.

A Cinderella story unfolded as Newt Gingrich and his wife beamed during his South Carolina victory speech at the Republican presidential primary. This win tasted especially sweet despite the sour start when Gingrich was questioned about whether or not he asked his ex-wife for an open marriage. What should have been a clear-cut victory for Mitt Romney turned out to be a remarkable upset. Gingrich significantly trailed Romney in Iowa and New Hampshire, but this time the glass slipper fit Gingrich’s 68-year-old foot. Romney had proven to be successful in the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries, but he was unable to sweet-talk those in South Carolina due to the bombardments of negative media publicity. Romney’s hesitation to release his tax returns also didn’t help his cause during the primary. He has since regretted not releasing the tax returns until today. The South Carolina win for Gingrich was a big deal. According to the Associated Press, “Since Ronald Reagan in 1980, every Republican contender who won the [S.C.] primary has gone on to capture the party's nomination.” This must have been a hard loss for Romney, but I must say I saw it coming. Despite my happiness about Gingrich winning the South Carolina primary, I don’t really care for Gingrich at all. I just have an incredible preference for anything non-Romney. Watching Romney soar to the top of the polls the past Jaime is a junior majoring few weeks has confused me. in English education.

Matt Severns Staff Writer In a time when the government represents everything that we the people do not, there has arisen a need for a hero to level the playing field. The dichotomy between the big, bad legislators and the weak, helpless constituents has left those who feel powerless wondering if maybe it’s OK to steal from the ruling class, just this one time. The Internet has been abuzz over the past few days over the possibility of the passage of SOPA, and if you lived exclusively online, you might have begun to feel that everybody except for legislators stands against the bill.

Contributing Writer While listening to News and Views with Joel Hietkamp the other day, a particular topic caught my interest. Due to the rapid population growth in Western North Dakota, schools are struggling to provide enough funds to run all the educational and athletic programs. One caller said that the first thing that should go is sports. I could not imagine going through high school without being on a team or going to an athletic event. Participating in sports helps shape students’ work ethic and teamwork skills. Even if students are not part of a team, they still choose to take part in pep rallies, attend games and support their peers. I grew up in a small town in North Dakota and sporting events were very important to us. Whether you are a player, fan, band member, parent or teacher, athletic events are a big part of your life. Also, as Joel pointed out, is it really fair to the students that live in Western North Dakota that they get punished for a fast growing school district? North Dakota has enough money saved up to provide adequate funding for schools in our state. That part of the state is

where the money is coming from so why wouldn’t we reinvest in their infrastructure? These schools should not have to cut sports teams, band programs or classes. What we need to do is take advantage of a thriving economy. Schools in this area should be expanded and updated. Yes, it costs a lot of money, but why wouldn’t we invest while we have the money for it? The oil boom in our state is affecting more than just our economy. It is now starting to put a strain on the school system and the amount of funding they receive. I do not believe that cutting sports is the solution to sav-

ple who don’t. The response has been an Internet-wide lauding of Anonymous, celebrating the force of the digital underground. Anonymous, according to most, is a power to fear. How much did they really accomplish, though? Flooding their targets’ sites with activity and effectively shutting them down only caused problems for a single day. No security was breached, and no long-term damages were done. Despite this, Anonymous is heralded as a savior of the people. To many, their actions showed that the playing field could be leveled. To experts, their actions were as gimmicky as the protests put on by Google and Wikipedia. The government isn’t threatened by online bombardments; in fact, they’re not likely to ever be truly coerced by anything. Before you jump on the Anonymous band-

wagon, consider what they’ve really done. Have they taken a reasonable approach? No. Have they proven that they’re working in the best interest of the people instead of self-interest? No. Instead, Anonymous is likely made up of the same people who create viruses. It’s a group of people who are so good with computers that they get bored with their intended potential. They create bad programs and hack to demonstrate their technological prowess and earn individual glory. It just so happens that for once, real social issues are aligned with their goals. They’re not fighting for the people; they’re fighting for themselves. Pioneers of social change have always had a face; it’s fictional superheroes that don’t. Matt is a senior majoring in English education.

Technological advances soon to die with SOPA Amanda Breen Contributing Writer By now, everyone has heard of SOPA. Personally, the thought of this bill passing, in any form, is slightly terrifying. As part of a generation that has grown up with the Internet, I can’t imagine suddenly having it ripped out from underneath me. As a college student, I spend an immense amount of time surfing the web. Whether I’m Googling information for one assignment or another, wasting time on YouTube or catching up on Facebook, the minutes add up to hours quickly. I’m not afraid of SOPA because I don’t think I could find something else (potentially more productive) to do with my time. No, the reason this

High school with no sports Lukas Croaker

This has resulted in a climate of perceived injustice, and digital factions have taken it upon themselves to save the everyday people who, according to themselves, are about to have their freedoms infringed upon in unprecedented ways. Whether or not SOPA is truly the threat its opponents peg it to be is in the eye of the beholder. Less subjective are the very real attacks put forth by activist group Anonymous against sites such as the Department of Justice’s, the FBI’s and various media companies’. Flooding their targets’ servers with activity, Anonymous went on a blacking-out spree Thursday. The intent was simple: Show the government and the government’s supporters how it feels to be blacked out, an action directly reflected by SOPA’s intentions. Take power from those who have it, and give it to the peo-

bill makes me so uneasy is because once the government has control of what we can look at, say, watch and post on the Internet, where are they going to stop? The Internet is one of the most powerful tools of communication on the planet. Allowing the government to censor the web seems like the first step toward a whole lot more government control and a whole lot less of the reason America was founded. On Friday I read an article in the Wall Street Journal that got me really excited. I am a selfproclaimed bookworm. Nothing really beats getting lost in a good book. The article I read was about a new type of book that is coming out Feb. 1. The title is “Chopsticks” and this is unlike any book I’ve ever read. Why? Because, if you get the digital version on your

Kindle or Nook you can literally watch the story come to life. This is because Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral have incorporated photo albums, favorite songs, YouTube videos and instant messages of the characters into the pages of the story. I think this is an amazing idea. Why has no one ever thought of this before? This innovative book is bound to lead to a whole new way of experiencing reading. However, if SOPA passes, it could all be just a tease. SOPA will have strict guidelines over all videos, pictures and music on the Internet, and getting approval to use certain ones could prove to be much more work than it’s worth to expand on these types of books. I think reading that article is when I realized for the first time truly how far-reaching SOPA’s effect could be. By al-

lowing SOPA to pass, we allow the government more control over what we watch, listen to, read and say. How are we ever supposed to make social and cultural advances in such a tightly regulated society? For the sake of saying what you want to say, reading what you want to read and listening to what you want to listen to. In order to protect and encourage all the awesome and amazing ideas that are yet to be, and the creativity that will propel American society and culture into the future, please get educated on SOPA. Go to americancensorship.org and please help stop SOPA. Amanda is a sophomore majoring in public relations and advertising.

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ing money. High school students should get the opportunity to try out for a team or the privilege to go to a game and cheer on their team. It seems weird to think about a high school without homecoming week, pep rallies, Friday night lights or a packed gym filled with cheering fans. It’s time for North Dakota to whip out its fat checkbook and spend some money on our education system. Lukas is a junior majoring in political science.

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Why do you think children are becoming obese? Alysia Larson Staff Writer He Said: “I believe that technology has been a contributor to obese children because technology makes it easier to obtain entertainment without exercise, making exercise in effect obsolete. Tied to this would be a sense of instant gratification, or the feeling that they “deserve” things. I believe this also aids children to become obese.” --Nate Turner, a junior majoring in theater. She Said: “I think the main

reason is because fast food is more readily available than a home cooked meal. Also healthy food is much more expensive than unhealthy food. Cost and convenience make becoming overweight very easy.” -- Jordan Weiber, a sophomore majoring in accounting. It’s not a surprise to many of us when we see overweight children, but it may cause us to wonder why their parents would let them stay that way. Obesity is not uncommon in America but most people find it more intolerable in children. According to health.us-

news.com, the main reason for obesity in children is because they eat more. Kids today eat 370 more calories than kids did in the 1970s. The portions at restaurants and at home are getting larger and the abundance of unhealthy snack foods are the main causes of eating more than what is necessary. Another reason is that new technology is introduced every day, and almost everyone owns some type of technology. With all the new forms of video games and interactive media, it’s no wonder that kids are fascinated by it all. There are even specifically made

laptops for children and many different apps that children can use. Children have more reason to stay indoors on the couch than playing outside and getting exercise. There are also various other reasons to why a child may be obese such as genetics and the opportunities available to a specific child, but whatever the case may be, obesity is not healthy. It isn’t about trying to look a certain way but rather making sure that health is a top priority. Encourage the children that are in your life to stay healthy by eating right and getting the amount of exercise they need.

our hearts like a 10-pound anchor. It drags our feet, bows our heads, and puts the entire world around in a state of semi-hibernation. By choice or fate of circumstances, we are stuck in Fargo for the winter. Like grizzly bears snowed into a cave for a long winter’s nap, the citizens of the city fall into a dull, slumber-like existence, moving from task to task with a distinct absence of energy. Unlike the enviable bear, however, our winter fates are rather crueler; we do not have the luxury of a 5-month hibernation. Like it or not, we must throw on our boots every day and slog through the mounds of snow that mount ever higher through the endless cold months. Since this fate is unavoidable why should we doom ourselves to an even worse winter by embracing a negative attitude day in and day out? Why is winter so different than summer? Why can we not find the same seasonal joys that we do in all others? Why cannot the magic of the holidays persist throughout the

season? In the words of iconic artist Andy Warhol, “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” One key component to maintaining a positive attitude in the bleak months facing us is to look past all of the downers surrounding us and seek out those things that can lift our spirits. Winter is unavoidable in Fargo, and Charles Swindoll tells us, “Life is 10 percent what happens to us, and 90 percent how we react to it.” In order to stay upbeat this winter, we need to force ourselves to stay positive. If we can all put a smile on and embrace our fates, perhaps happiness can be the infectious feeling that spreads across campus this winter. Holland is a junior majoring in apparel, retail merchandise and design; Nathan is a junior majoring in landscape architecture.

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The holidays have passed, break is winding down in a hurry and the new semester is about to crank into gear. It’s cold and windy. All you want to do is keep on sleeping between your warm sheets, hit the snooze button just one more time and put off reality for just another moment. Yet every day, you end up swinging your feet down to the cold floor, pull on a pair of jeans in which the legs are stiff and frozen like the ice on your driveway, and you trudge off through the winter wasteland that is Fargo in January. The wind stings your face and numbs your fingers on your way to class. Buildings and trees abound on campus, but there is no stopping the arctic wind that breathes mercilessly on the northern plains. It seeks you out, blows your hood off, and penetrates all seven layers that you piled on

that morning. You bitterly turn your thoughts back to the bed you so regretfully left as you enter Stevens Auditorium, and as the lecture begins, you slouch in your chair and try to burrow your head into the mounds of clothes below. If you’re lucky, the heater in the auditorium will be working, and you might just catch a few more winks before the class is over. And when it is, you scowl hatefully at the swirling motes of snow that spiral across the icy landscape outside the building before throwing your hood up and setting out once more. Such is the grim fate that awaits us in the early reaches of the new semester. We left campus last year in top spirits –- the semester was over and the holidays were in full swing. It was snowing, gently and beautifully. The flakes danced in the streetlights, and Christmas carols floated on the breeze. Could there be a more complete turnaround? Gloom emanates from each of us, passes from student to student faster than a nasty flu and settles into

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The F-word The reality of what we’re doing to marriage Carissa Suter Contributing Writer

Every little girl dreams about her wedding. We dress up as brides and pretend to marry our teddy bear in an extravagant ceremony with an audience made up of dolls. We love to fantasize by wearing a large, fake diamond ring on our hand, and we dream of the day when our prince charming will swoop in and give us the pleasure of taking his last name and living happily ever after, right? Wrong, at least for a lot of us. Even as a child I thought these were silly games. I can proudly say that I never once played a marriage game or fantasized of marriage as a child. Now these games teach young girls that marriage is the most significant thing they have to look forward to, which is extremely damaging. I don’t think parents teach young girls to play these games, but obviously it’s coming from somewhere. I personally blame the media and the importance that we put on certain marriage rituals today. I think most of the rituals that accompany marriage are completely ridiculous, but even more than that I think they contribute to a culture where men and women aren’t equal within the marriage. I realize that marriages are becoming more equal, which is fantastic, but how can we expect marriage to be equal when the ceremony is the opposite? I’ll walk through the things that irritate me about marriage rituals and traditions. First of all, the whole ring thing is out of control. I’ve never met a woman who didn’t receive a diamond engagement ring when she was proposed to. There’s no written rule that the woman needs to have a diamond ring for her wedding, but in our culture it is expected. When a woman mentions that she is getting married, the first thing that other women do is plea to see the ring, which the bride-to-be shows off with no qualms. Forget about talking about the fact that two people decided to take a huge step and live the rest of their lives together, who cares about that? But where is that diamond and how big is it? This is lost on me. I don’t know if I was just born not caring about diamonds or if I’m wired wrong, but I don’t understand it. I don’t think a materialistic gesture of a ring is a great start to a marriage, but clearly that’s not the popular opinion. The biggest reason that I don’t care

for rings is that I believe it shows ownership. A woman is obligated to a man because she is wearing the ring that he got for her; it’s as clear as that. This seems to be a very ancient ritual that should have changed when dowries were outlawed. While I’m on the topic of prehistoric practices, I should mention the worst part: the part where the man asks the father for his daughter’s hand in marriage. I cannot fathom why people still do this and why others don’t see how silly and sexist it is. If I were to ever get married I would be the one making the decision, not my father and this isn’t out of disrespect. I love my dad as much as the next person, maybe more, but I simply don’t belong to him. Lastly, I don’t know why so much emphasis is placed on the bride. I don’t know why the men aren’t involved in this. Is it because they don’t care or is it because it’s the woman’s day? Shouldn’t it be a special day for both of them and shouldn’t the planning and wedding itself be as equal as the marriage? I would argue that our culture is making it into a day where the woman becomes the man’s, which is why she should be so ecstatic and grateful; after all, that’s what she’s always dreamed of. I’m taking an extreme stance to get my point across here. Clearly I realize that many marriages do work out despite these things and I am happy for my friends that are married and engaged, but I find it hard to believe that nobody is questioning what our culture is doing to marriage or the unoriginality of it all. The majority of people believe that marriage should be an equal partnership built of mutual respect, love and support, so why don’t they see a wedding as the same thing? How can I be so insensitive about the sacred union of marriage? Because as a culture we have devalued it so much that it’s not sacred anymore. It’s a big party that’s centered around the woman. I don’t think people should disregard all of these practices, but I do think each person should actually decide what is right for them and what will lead to an equal and happy marriage. Women should consider keeping their name, not wearing a ring, or making the decision to wed for themselves, even if it sounds crazy at the time. By at least considering these options we can move towards a future where a diamond isn’t a girl’s best friend, but her husband is.

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The last two basketball games that North Dakota State has played I have been extremely impressed with. Not because of what’s happening on the court, as the Bison have hit their first rough patch of the season, but because of the student turnout in the stands, and somewhat because of the chants they’ve had. My job is obviously not to sit at the media table and critique the fans, but to be honest I do pay attention to how many students are they and what they are saying. College athletics has that step above any other level of athletics because the students have the ability to set the tone and really make it an unforgettable environment. The turnout for the game against South Dakota State wasn’t truly impressive. It looked impressive but honestly, it’s about time. I have always thought the student backing for these Division-I college basketball games has been nothing short of pathetic. The noises that came out of the mouths of those fans were not that impressive either. If any of the students that are reading this were at the game, I applaud them for going. I also hope that everyone there was able to take a look around them and see how good that made not only NDSU look, but how good it makes the students look. There was one major flaw with the South Dakota State game, however. After the

game, I guarantee Nate Wolters was laughing at the student section, because merely chanting his last name was pretty sad. Granted Wolters had an awful shooting night, going just 9-28, but I guarantee he’s heard much better from a crowd in a lot of other games. Watch and listen to a majorconference game on ESPN throughout the week, and coming through your television’s speakers will be the best chants, the best jeers and the best student sections in the country. Take notes. I will give a nod of improvement to a couple different jeers from Saturday. Although it’s a classic one, the air-ball call after Wolters drew nothing on a jumper early in the first half was great. Most of the section was on him the next few trips he touched the ball, and they didn’t drag it out as some crowds will do. It was great. The other one I thought was clever was letting Nate know how his shooting performance was going to start off the game. Wolters was cold early, going just 1-12 to start the game, and is if he didn’t know already, the fans made sure to tell him that it just wasn’t his best night. Let’s take nothing away from Nate Wolters -- he’s arguably the best player in the Summit League and is a force to be reckoned with on the court -- he’s just the best player on the biggest team and happened to be the freshest example. Overall, I give the student section a grade of B. As a student, and not a sports writer, I’m asking the students of North Dakota State to get out to the BSA and get loud when the men’s and women’s teams play. It’s not only reason to get out and get loud, but it’s damn good basketball too.

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Track and Field The men’s track and field squad traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota this past weekend to compete in the Jack Johnson Classic. North Dakota State finished the event with 79 points, well behind Minnesota, the host, as they took first as a team with 202 points. Senior Travis Fitzke clocked in at four minutes 8.90 seconds to take home the title in the mile. Senior Kole Seiler came in fourth in the 600 meters with a time of 1:21.50. Junior Matt Tetzlaff earned second in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.96, good for fifth in NDSU history. Senior Weston Leutz took fourth in 8.23 and freshman Parker McKittrick finished seventh in 8.37, both in the same event. Sophomore Donte Smart finished third in the 400 meters in 49.31, while freshman Nick Williams was third in the triple jump with a mark of 42-9 3/4. The Herd also sent three jumpers to the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada over the weekend. Joe Bredahl was the top-finisher for NDSU, as he took home sixth with a height of 162 ¾. Andy Lillejord took

seventh with a vault of 15-9 and Jesse Morrow was ninth with a mark of 14-11. The women’s team was successful in Minneapolis as well, taking home second place as a team while seeing two individual competitors take home first place finishes. The Bison totaled 120 points, but it wasn’t enough to catch Minnesota as the Gophers won with 190 points. Brittany Schanandore took home the title in the 600 meters with a finish of 1:32.67. Toni Tollefson won the high jump with a leap of 5’7”. Other lines for the Bison were Paige Stratioti finishing second in the 400 meters, finishing with a time of 56.82 seconds. Brittany Page took eigth with a finish of 57.59 seconds Brittany Schanandore won the 600 meters and Toni Tollefson claimed the high jump title to lead the North Dakota State women's track and field team to a second place finish at the Jack Johnson Classic Saturday, Jan. 21. The women also sent three student-athletes to the National Pole Vault Summit. Leslie Brost tied for firs place with a height of 13-3 1/2, Amy Marquardt tied at 12th clearing 11-5 3/4 and Caitlin Mack took first place in the women 2 division at 11-11 3/4.

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Jacks snap streak NDSU falls in overtime to SDSU, Jacks beat Bison for first time in 10 tries Ryan Bendixson Contributing Writer The NDSU men’s basketball team had their 10-game winning streak against rival South Dakota State snapped Saturday night with a 91-88 overtime loss to the Jackrabbits . The Bison got behind early and didn’t catch up until the very end of regulation, only to be outscored 15-12 in the overtime period. The Bison got off to a slow start on the night; they made only nine first half shots and trailed the Jackrabbits 29-21 at halftime. “There are huge areas where we don’t do what we normally do,” NDSU sophomore Taylor Braun said about the team’s first half struggles. “The first half tonight and pretty much the whole game against UND.” Thankfully for the Bison, South Dakota State started just as slow. SDSU junior guard Nate Wolters was off in particular, missing his first seven shots on the evening before exploding for 27 total points. “I was struggling the first half, it’s good to see the first one go in and get some confidence,” Nate Wolters stated following the win. NDSU’s offense exploded in the second half, scoring 55 points on nearly sixty percent shooting. The defense struggled however, as SDSU shot almost 54 percent and held on to a 10-point lead with only four minutes left in the game. Thanks to missed free throws and late turnovers by the Jackrabbits, NDSU was finally able to tie the game with a Braun layup with eight seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. “We kind of let that slip away in regulation,” said Scott Nagy, SDSU head coach. “I’m sure Saul [Phillips] is proud of his guys for sticking it out. ”I did think that there was a large amount of pride that brought us back,” Bison head coach Saul Phillips said. NDSU started the overtime period strong with two quick baskets by Braun before SDSU guard Nate Wolters hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to one. Braun led the Bison into overtime with his 28

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Taylor Braun attempts a shot against SDSU Saturday night. The Bison men fell to the Jackrabbits 91-88.

points and 12 rebounds but fouled out halfway through the extra period, which hurt the team down the stretch. “He’s an elite player in this league,” Phillips said of Braun.” “We put the ball in his hands quite a bit down the stretch and he delivered quite a few times.” Wolters proved to be too much to handle when he decided to take over late in the game by putting up 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists, including five points in overtime, which helped seal the three-point Jackrabbit victory. “As a team, last year was embarrassing. To get over that hurdle and beat them here was big for us,” Wolters said of snapping his teams losing streak to NDSU. Jackrabbit sophomore Jor-

dan Dykstra also had a big night with his 20 points on 68 shooting including three makes from three-point land. Griffan Callahan and Chad White also scored in double figures for SDSU with 19 and 11 points respectively, while also combining for eight made free throws in overtime. “It’s always in your head that you’ve lost to them however many times,” Callahan mentioned about breaking the losing streak against NDSU. “Enough is enough; you just got to get it done.” Sophomore TrayVonn Wright had 16 points for the Bison and freshman Lawrence Alexander added 14 points and four assists. Sophomore Dylan Hale also scored in double figures with his 11 points, and sophomore Marshall Bjorklund added

seven in the second loss of the week for the Bison. “Teams are going to go through ebbs and flows, we’ve gone through a couple of emotional nights and have come up empty,” Phillips said. “I applaud our guys’ relentlessness; we’ve got to get over a little bit of a hump right now.” The Jackrabbit victory was the team’s first win in Fargo since the 2004-05 season, and they now secure their secondplace spot in the Summit League while improving to 81 in conference play. The Bison fell to 6-3 in the Summit League and a 13-6 overall record, which still places them third overall in the conference. NDSU will be on the road next week as they travel to IPFW Thursday and Oakland Saturday.

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SDSU surges past NDSU Jacks drain Bison in Fargo to keep top spot in Summit League Travis Jones Sports Editor With two-thirds of the regular season already completed, the North Dakota State women’s basketball team started what could turn out to be the most critical stretch of their season Friday night as rival South Dakota State came to Fargo. SDSU, the top team in the Summit standings with a 7-1 conference record, was looking to grab their fourthstraight win. The Bison were dealing with another high-powered offense after coming off a loss to Missouri-Kansas City last Monday. The Jacks came into the contest as the third-best scoring team in the league, and they wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard, as SDSU put up 42 points in the first half en-route to an 88-52 victory. “North Dakota State probably didn’t have one of their

better games,” South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston said after his team’s eighth Summit League win. “As well as they’ve been playing, I think that speaks to how well we played.” Coming into the game, SDSU was shooting just 39 percent from the field on the season, but the Jacks torched the nets in the first half shooting 59 percent from the field, including going 5-8 from behind the arc. “We’ve been a little low on numbers offensively,” South Dakota State guard Steph Paluch said following the win. “We’ve been waiting for it, and it just fell together tonight. It’s definitely encouraging.” The Jacks are the three-time defending Summit League champions, and they looked to hit the form they want to be at on Friday night. “Tonight was a big game,” Ashley Eide said, SDSU’s team MVP of the Katherine Burgum Classic. “One thing we did really well

was attack. We were able to not be so structured, and I thought everyone was aggressive offensively.” The hardships for North Dakota State were seemingly identical to their contest against UMKC. Struggles from beyond the arc and the inability to guard the perimeter doomed NDSU. “South Dakota State was clicking on all cylinders tonight,” Bison head coach Carolyn DeHoff said following NDSU’s fifth Summit League loss. “We broke down significantly in our game plan, especially on defense, and they took advantage of it.” Janae Burich had the team high for the Herd once again as she went 5-12 from the field for 12 points while also grabbing five rebounds. Danielle Muri was the only other Bison in double-figures with 10 points and five rebounds. Abby Plucker had six points and Britney Gaines chipped in with five.

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Janae Burich attempts to score despite being swarmed by SDSU defenders Friday night. The Bison women fell to the Jackrabbits, the three-time defending Summit League champions, 88-52.

“I just had a talk with coach the other day and I’m just trying to embrace my role,” freshman guard Danielle Muri said following the game. “I

want this team to do well.” The Bison have a week-long break before traveling to Oakland and IPFW this coming weekend. “We have a week

here before we go off to Oakland,” Carolyn DeHoff stated. “There has to be a focus on the team during these next five days.”

Amid scandal, revered PSU coach Joe Paterno dies STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right way: with integrity and sportsmanship. A place where character came first, championships second. Behind it all, however, was an ugly secret that ran counter to everything the revered coach stood for. Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that brought his career to a stunning end, died Sunday at age 85. His death came just over two months after his son Scott announced on Nov. 18 that his father had been diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer. Paterno had been in the hospital since Jan. 13 for observation after what his family called minor complications from his cancer treatments. Not long before that, he conducted his only interview since losing his job, with The Washington Post. Paterno was described as frail then, speaking mostly in a whisper and wearing a wig. The second half of the two-day interview was conducted at his bedside. His family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his death: "His loss leaves a void in our lives that

will never be filled." "He died as he lived," the statement said. "He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been. His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community." Paterno built a program based on the credo of "Success with Honor," and he found both. The man known as "JoePa" won 409 games and took the Nittany Lions to 37 bowl games and two national championships. More than 250 of the players he coached went on to the NFL. "He will go down as the greatest football coach in the history of the game," Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said after his former team, the Florida Gators, beat Penn State 37-24 in the 2011 Outback Bowl. Paterno roamed the sidelines for 46 seasons, his thickrimmed glasses, windbreaker and jet-black sneakers as familiar as the Nittany Lions' blue and white uniforms. He won 409 games and two national championships. But in the middle of his 46th season, the legend was shattered. Paterno was engulfed in a child sex abuse scandal when a former trusted

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assistant, Jerry Sandusky, was accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year span, sometimes in the football building. Paterno at first said he was fooled. But outrage built quickly when the state's top cop said the coach hadn't fulfilled a moral obligation to go to the authorities when a graduate assistant, Mike McQueary, told Paterno he saw Sandusky with a young boy in the showers of the football complex in 2002. Paterno waited a day before alerting school officials but never went to the police. "I didn't know which way to go ... and rather than get in there and make a mistake," Paterno said in the Post interview. "You know, (McQueary) didn't want to get specific," Paterno said. "And to be frank with you I don't know that it would have done any good, because I never heard of, of, rape and a man. So I just did what I thought was best. I talked to people that I thought would be, if there was a problem, that would be following up on it." When the scandal erupted in November, Paterno said he would retire following the 2011 season. He also said he was "absolutely devastated" by the abuse case. "This is a tragedy," he said. "It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more." But the university trustees faced a crisis, and in an emergency meeting that night, they fired Paterno, effective immediately. Paterno believed success

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Instant beauty guide A winter trend to keep nails laced up Linda Vasquez Features Editor Being in college can be very expensive. Sometimes it is so expensive that getting your nails done is out of the question. However, there is a solution to still being able to have gorgeous nails and not spending big bucks on them. What is it? Doing it yourself. Some of you may be thinking: “No way I am horrible at doing designs on my nails” or even “Are you crazy? I don’t have time for that!” So, I have come up with a design that is fast, simple and inexpensive: natural lace nails. Yes you read right- natural lace nails. Got you interested? Here’s what you’ll need: Natural rosy nail polish; NYC classic coral creme$0.99 White nail polish; NYC french white tip- $0.99 Top coat polish; NYC top coat- $0.99 Gold nail polish; NYC mulberry street- $0.99 Base coat polish; NYC base coat- $0.99

1 sewing pin 1 5-inch piece of sheer natural lace Scissors Step one Before beginning on your new design, make sure to first remove all old nail polish as well as any dirt. Grab the piece of lace and cut it into five 1-inch sections. Then, cut each section in half; you should now have 10 little sections of lace. Put aside. Next, apply one coat of base coat to nails and let completely dry. Step two Apply one thin coat of the natural-rose nail polish and quickly apply one section of lace, placing sideways on the upper part of the nail. The lace will hang from the rest of the nail, but do not move until dry. Repeat on rest of nails. Wait until nail polish is completely dry. Use scissors to cut off hanging edges from each nail. Step three Use the sharp tip of the sewing pin to execute this step. Dip the pin in the white nail polish and create a line

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following the direction of the lace section on the nail. Let dry and repeat on rest of nails. Do the same with the gold nail polish, but place it underneath the white polish. Repeat on remaining nails and let completely dry. Finalize design by applying two layers of top coat nail polish. Step four (optional) For a glamorous touch, place silver nail rhinestones to the bottom half of the nail. For a more neutral tone, apply a coat of glitter nail polish of the same color as the base tone. Your natural lace nails are now complete and ready to premiere! Try making it your own by switching up the base color or by replacing the lace with a darker or lighter shade. And remember, practice makes perfect! Wondering how to do another design? Have a unique beauty idea? Comments? Let us know at features@ndsuspectrum.com or join The Spectrum on Facebook!

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Spice up your walls with DIY wall art Cate Ekegren Staff Writer Looking for an inexpensive, fun and hands-on project? Be part of the do-it-yourself movement and make your own version of artwork, DIY Wall Art Version 1 Supplies: •Projector •Pencil •Masking tape •Canvas boards •Paint •Paint brushes or sponges Find an image to transfer to your canvas boards. Boards can be purchased at any craft store and are available in many different sizes. HINT: Images can be transferred onto just one canvas board or multiple boards arranged next to each other. Using masking tape, tape your canvas boards to an empty wall in whichever arrangement fits your image best. HINT: Taping the boards close to the floor will allow you to sit while tracing. Project your selected image onto the canvas boards using

a projector. Make sure to adjust the focus and size of the image by moving the projector and propping it on a sturdy surface. Using a pencil, lightly trace the outline of the image making any changes or adding more detail as you go if you want. HINT: Trace from one corner to the opposite corner to prevent smudge marks and occasionally block the projected image to make sure you didn’t miss any areas. After tracing is complete, take the canvas boards down and paint. This is where you can get creative with colors and textures and make it unique. Once canvas boards are dry, hang in desired location and enjoy! DIY Wall Art Version 2 Supplies: •Cardstock •Inkjet printer •Scissors or box cutter •Masking tape •Canvas board •Paint •Paint brushes or sponges

Paint a background on the canvas board. The background can be one solid color or a mixture. While the canvas is drying, find an image you wish to transfer on to your canvas boards and print it on cardstock paper in black ink. HINT: The more basic the shapes, the easier they will be to cut out. Using scissors or a box cutter cut out the solid black portions of the image. HINT: Make sure what is left of the cardstock is all connected and there are no “floating” pieces. Tape your new stencil to the dry canvas board using masking tape. HINT: You can repeat the stencil as many times as you would like or just once. Paint over the stencil. You might have to apply more than one coat of paint if the background is dark. Get creative with your color selection and brush texture. Let the canvas dry for a bit before carefully removing the cardstock stencil so the edges of the painted image don’t bleed. Let the canvas finish drying and hang in your desired location. Enjoy!