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NDSU promotes fun activities such as Campus Live programs that provide students with an alternative to alcohol-related events.
In Heaven, or at NDSU, There is No Beer F-M and NDSU raise awareness of alcohol and substance abuse “The songs they sing at football games such as, “In
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Heaven There is No Beer” seems to send a mixed message to students on campus about responsibility of and under-age drinking,” said Janna Stoskoff, dean of Student Life. F-M community members and the NDSU President’s Council of Alcohol and Other Drugs met at the
Alumni Center for a town hall meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday. The meeting focused on what efforts are currently being pursued around campus to aid the prevention of alcohol abuse and other substances. Tailgating, songs about Heaven and No Beer, and international students being tolerant of drinking were all discussion points of concern during the meeting. The collaborating efforts of the community members, police officials, and council members were focused on lowering the risks of alcohol abuse and under-aged drinking. They first dis-
cussed what work has currently been implemented at NDSU’s campus, and then talked about new ideas and how to get more involvement. NDSU is currently reaching out with activities such as Campus Live by creating events as an alternative for students to enjoy. “83 percent of students say that they prefer to do these events more than drinking at a friend’s house,” said Jace Beehler, student body vice president. “There was a turnout of over 17,500 students from 20112012.” State surveys and email
campaigns are among initiatives to increase awareness of alcohol and substance abuse. Other initiatives include the CheckUp program, Good Neighbor, “One is One too Many” campaign and sobriety check points on certain weekends. “The CheckUp Program had a 95 percent completion rate with incoming freshman since 2010,” Beehler said. Stoskoff said that Fargo’s municipal court judge, Thomas A. Davies, also works to educate kids who land in court as a result of alcohol or substance abuse.
“[Judge Davies] focused on laws and policies to hold students accountable. He really is interested in helping students learn about consequences,” Stoskoff said. Judge Davies was awarded a recognized certificate of his efforts with lowering the risks of alcohol and other substances. New ideas were discussed amongst groups at the meeting under the direction of Karla Thoenes, director of Residential Life.
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Officer Christopher Potter was sworn in to the NDSU police force Oct. 25th in a public ceremony to reinforce the importance of his oath to protect students. “Swearing in [Potter] helps build a tradition for the NDSU Police Department,” said Stone. “It sends a message to the university that you can trust a police officer.”
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He also played a role in securing bike and pedestrian safety improvements for the Fargo area. He now continues to help the community by serving on the NDSU police force. “The state mandates certain people in government positions to be sworn in, [including] judges, politicians,
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and police officers,” NDSU Police Department lieutenant Greg Stone said. “The reason is they’re in high positions of public trust. By swearing in, an officer is swearing to be loyal to the constitution and the people.”
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force, Potter is active in the Fargo community, serving as a guest speaker on youth culture and high risk behavior, youth alcohol and drug abuse, school crisis planning, mitigation, online social networks, cyber bullying and child sexual predators and bicycle and pedestrian safety and education.
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Police’s dedication to protecting students. Potter is from New Hope Minnesota, where he served in the armed forces for eight years. His career in law enforcement began in Jamestown, North Dakota. He then served 19 years on the Fargo police force. Outside the police
The NDSU Graduate School is putting on a Grad School Fair to help students decide what program is best for them, how to apply, how to fund grad school and more. The Grad School Fair will feature booths and presentations on different aspects of the graduate school and its programs. David Wittrock, dean of the graduate school, described that graduate school is a good way to explore and learn about a subject more in depth, but that students need to have a good idea of what they want to do in the future before applying. Wittrock said that one way to pay for graduate school is to do an assistantship in the program. Teaching, research and service assistantships are available. Some programs have more of one type of assistantship available than others. Assistantships are similar to a job; students are required to work about 20 hours per week and get paid in addition to receiving a tuition waiver. More advanced teaching assistantships are offered farther along in the degree programs and involve the chance to teach sections of classes. Wittrock said that this is very useful in becoming a professor or instructor at a university. Wittrock said that a number of different programs are moving towards requiring education after college, especially science programs. These programs do not only teach their subject, but also focus on communication skills that will be important in the workplace. “The number of students that are getting bachelor’s degrees are increasing all the time, and so business and industry is looking for something that shows that somebody has a set of skills that are better than the other people in the pool,” Wittrock said. While graduate school is becoming more prevalent, Wittrock said that it may not be the right path for every student. “It’s not for everybody,” he said.
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Department of Transportation Observes Winter Weather Awareness Week Emilee Ruhland Contributing Writer Leaving work on Saturday, NDSU senior Kaylee Mootz saw her car was covered in snow and thought, “It’s starting already.” Highway patrol probably thought the same thing, as they encountered 40 cars in the ditch that night. This week is severe winter weather awareness week, and the department of transportation held a meeting with speakers Greg Gust from the National Weather Service, Brandon Beise from NDDOT and Bryan Niewind from Highway Patrol. The meeting was brief, and each man stressed that the most important thing to remember is to be prepared and slow down. Niewind said in a press release that it is important The NDDOT provides this travel information map that provides motorists with road conditions. to have a winter survival kit road condition information. $150 fine. sure her phone is charged, that includes extra water, There are three warnings NDSU is also prepar- she said. food, warm clothes, a flash- to understand for road alerts. ing for the winter and sent National Weather Service light and a radio. Travel Alert warns of rapid- out an email to campus de- did have some good news: “I do actually,” junior ly changing conditions, No scribing annual procedures the drought and warmer Jenna Galegher responded Travel Advisory means no for weather announcements. fall will benefit the region when asked if she had an road closure but conditions Students are encouraged to in terms of flooding for the emergency kit in her car. do not allow safe travel, and enroll in the CENS proce- spring, Gust said, and the “That is all my dad’s doing. Road Closure indicates there dure by accessing campus best thing the valley can do There’s a blanket, jumper ca- is a life-threatening danger connection and choosing is just be prepared for anybles, one of those army food to motorists. to participate on the Emer- thing. instant meals, a little shovel, Galegher and Mootz gency Notification Update Mootz was luckily not in ice scraper and a flashlight.” agreed that the most impor- screen. a ditch Saturday night, but as Two years ago the valley tant advice for drivers is to There is also information the weather worsens she will had double the usual amount slow down and be aware. on the NDSU website and continue to take her own adof snow, and last year there Another tip is to not use update line at 231-4636, as vice to drive slowly and cauwas only half the usual cruise control during the well as several media out- tiously; hopefully all other amount. This year, Gust said winter, said Niewind. lets. drivers will do the same. in the release, the National Other important tips that Mootz finds her informaWeather Service predicts 50 drivers are asked to remem- tion on weather and school or more inches, which could ber are to keep a safe dis- announcements on valcome “in two big blizzards tance behind snow plows, leynewslive.com. Although or 37 little blasts.” move over to the far lane Mootz does not have a speBeise explained in the if there are NDDOT flash- cific survival kit in her car, release that drivers should ing lights, and to never go if she ever needs to drive “know before you go,” us- around a road closure gate— in poor weather she always ing travel information maps not only is it extremely dan- makes sure to take warm and the 511 system to access gerous but the penalty is a clothing, a shovel and make
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Stone feels that though the event itself may not be momentous, students have a stake in knowing they have a competent and professional police force dedicated to keeping them safe. “We’re there to serve and protect,” said Stone. “We’re dedicated to the students, providing a quality service protecting them, with a little tough love, too.” The NDSU Police Department is routinely active on campus, working closely with Student Life and Residence Life. They provide security escorts to students, offer various safety programs, and can even fingerprint students for their medical and pharmacy licenses. “We have a downtown station in order to have
a presence downtown, and one of our officers teaches female self-defense classes,” said Stone. “We want to keep Fargo a safe place for our students to go to school,”
a public event makes the officer think a little more about the oath he or she takes. “The oath itself is a promise,” said Stone. “It gives them something to look back on. When they made these vows, it makes them think about what’s best to do,” Stone hopes Potter will “We’re there to serve continue to uphold the valand protect,” said Stone. ues of the NDSU Police De“We’re dedicated to the partment: Unsullied integristudents, providing a ty, public trust, faithfulness, quality service protect- and character. “Swearing in [Potter] ing them, with a little helps build a tradition for tough love, too.” the NDSU Police Department,” said Stone. “It sends Stone feels that a message to the university having Potter sworn in was that you can trust a police a ceremonial event that helps officer.” establish a tradition. Instead of swearing in at a private meeting in the Chief’s office, stone feels that holding
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News graduate school continued... However, the Grad School Fair can be beneficial even for students interested in going to graduate school later down the road, Wittrock said. Goergen, public relations for NDSU graduate school, said that waiting to go to graduate school can be beneficial because it gives the
student real-world experiences to base their classroom discussions on. Even if a student is interested in attending graduate school somewhere other than NDSU, Goergen and Wittrock still encourage them to visit the fair, because all graduate school applications are similar.
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“How can NDSU partner with the F-M area about how to address the issues?” Theones prompted. “We need to know what priorities are in moving forward with alcohol and drug related issues.” New concerns and ideas arose as groups talked of improving how to address issues. One member of the discussion mentioned “hospitality owners targeting college kids with drink specials and synthetic marijuana” as a concern. The group discussed ideas of how to handle these issues, including allowing the police to build relation-
ships with the students, generating more awareness with off-campus students and getting students more involved. “[We should] continue to work on culture and mixed messages,” said another community member. New ideas for helping with drug and alcohol abuse ranged from more media awareness to celebrating responsible behavior. “Our biggest issue was focusing on the on-campus students and not on the community or off-campus students,” the council stated in closing remarks. “At NDSU… statistics have changed, but we need them
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the Memorial Union Great Room. For more information about the grad school fair, visit http://www.ndsu.edu/ news/view/article/15528/.
to change more. We need community.” The council also wants to take a new angle with sobriety check-points. “[We] want to take a different angle as a deterrent as a chance to educate and inform,” Beehler said. “We want to change the stigma.” The town hall meeting, funded by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, was open to the public. For more information or questions, contact Erika Beseler-Thompson at Erika. beseler@ndsu.edu.
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Cooking Corner: Caramel Apple Cookies Jaime Jarmin Features Editor
When most of us would finish trick-or-treating, we would sprawl our candy out all over the floor and eat as much as we could until we became sick or our parents took it away from us. A lot of my friends and I would organize our candy according to its type, which would entail mounding suckers, candy bars and fruity candy in their respective piles. Every year there seemed to be an abundance of caramel apple suckers, and the suckers with the most caramel were to be treasured. In order to bring back that nostalgic taste of your trick-or-treat candy after Halloween, these cookies taste exactly like those caramel apple suckers. This recipe was found and pinned on our Pinterest page from the blog called “Scrambled Henfruit.” Although we try to adapt the recipes we pin to our Pinterest page, we found that it was impossible to make these cookies any better, so we simply did not alter this recipe in any way. However, I advise you to not eat as many as these as you can, mostly because your parents are not there to snatch your goodies away and therefore you may possibly become sick. Here are the steps for baking caramel apple cookies that may remind you of your memorable trick-ortreating days. Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place parchment paper on cookie sheets. Unwrap caramels. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon in a small bowl. Using a stand or hand mixer, cream together butter, sugar, salt and the entire box of the apple cider drink mix powder in a large bowl on medium to high speed until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture in three increments until everything is
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He Said: “Yes, often times politics can be closely tied to emotions or morals, and since morals are ingrained, they will rarely change. So dating someone with polar opposite political beliefs means you probably also have different morals, which could result in incompatibility,” Alex Volk, a freshman majoring in computer engineering, said. She Said: “Yes, if you cannot agree to disagree, they can,” Hailey Adams, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, said.
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Perfect for fall, these cookies are simple to bake and taste exactly like a nostalgic caramel apple suckers from our youth.
incorporated. Scrape down sides of bowl if necessary. Place the dough in the refrigerator for an hour to an hour and a half. This will allow the dough to be more manageable when forming into balls with the caramel. Once the dough has been chilled enough, scoop out balls of dough the size of golf balls. Flatten the dough slightly with the palm of your hand. Press a piece of caramel into the center of the dough and make sure to cover the caramel completely. If you are using caramel bits, place three or four bits into the dough, then seal the dough. Set each dough ball on
the parchment cookie sheets about two inches apart from each other. Bake 10-14 minutes until the edges are very lightly browned. Do not over-bake – this will make your cookie and caramel hard. Once the cookies have finished baking, slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheet onto the counter and allow them to cool halfway. Once they are partially cooled, flip the cookies over and allow them to cool completely. You may also choose to set the partially cooled cookies onto a cooling rack.
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2 dozen cookies Ingredients: 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 10 packets of Alpine Spiced Apple Cider Instant Original Drink mix (an entire 7.4 ounce box) 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 bag caramel squares or bits
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Obama or Romney, Democrat or Republican, Heidtkamp or Berg, Liberal or Conservative -- the constant badgering of political advertisements makes it nearly impossible to escape from the upcoming election. With all the fliers, billboards, television commercials and Internet advertisements, conversations emerge between people everywhere. Opposite opinions lead to arguments, and in the case of relationships, they sometimes lead to the end. To avoid letting politics ruin your relationship, first you need to understand your own political views. If you label yourself a “bleedingheart” liberal and you need someone who holds the same views, do not date a diehard conservative to begin with. Trouble will follow close behind. Your second option, if you and your partner have opposing political views, is to focus on what is more important: your vote or your relationship. While it is diffi-
cult to ignore all of the campaigning materials, try to discuss topics that you hold the same views on, such as movies, humor, football, food or classes. If political topics cannot be avoided, just remember to listen and attempt to understand their viewpoint. Hard as it is for us to fathom, not everyone always agrees with our opinions. No amount of arguing or yelling will change their mind about the war in Iraq, just as no amount of interrupting or head shaking will change yours about contraception. To keep your relationship from going belly up, you must be able to compromise or, at the least, agree to disagree. Finally, privacy may sometimes be the key. If conversations get too heated, or if you just wish to avoid conflict in general, do not share your political opinions. Voting booths are private for a reason, and your political views are one thing that is safe to hide from a significant other. Politics can ruin relationships, but healthy debates can also make a relationship stronger. Know your limits, respect your partner’s opinion, and do not allow politics to destroy your bond. Because when this election is all over, you can either be a single person with a lot of political opinions, or a taken person with the best of both worlds. Next week’s question: “What is the best way to break up with someone?” Have an answer? Email it plus your name, major, and year in school, to hesaidshesaid.spec@gmail.com
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Student Relates His First Experience with Halloween Yasser Shaikh Staff Writer
Halloween: As an international student it is one of those things in American culture that surprises me, but in a positive way. When the town is turning orange for fall and gearing up for the white snow, America celebrates horror. Yes, Halloween is a celebration of horror, rejoicing with the demons in a fun way. It’s about bringing out those skeletons from your closet and showing your creativity on the stage. Halloween, also popularly known as All Hallows Eve is a worldwide celebration that, in most cultures, is observed to commemorate the deceased. Although the origins of Halloween lie in the pagan
roots, it has quickly escalated to be a social festival rather than having a religious association. This is one of the reasons why Halloween is so American because it is not strictly exclusive, but is fun and open for all. Talk of Halloween and first thing you would think is pumpkins, second the horror movie nights and third is the costumes. I was surprised to see how people in this small town bore the cold winds last Friday and Saturday night when they stepped out in their funny and often weather unfriendly Halloween costumes A playboy bunny with a SWAT police officer is horrendous combination, but come Halloween it does not look odd at all. There were all kinds of superheroes too, saving the night -- if not the people -- along with Hollywood’s favorite villains
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Students get creative at a pumpkin painting event organized by Campus Attractions Friday in the Memorial Union.
grooving to beats by Dr. Dre (pun intended) and screaming their lungs out. What struck me about Halloween was that there are no boundaries to fun. People never stop getting creative in America. The moment you think you have seen the best creative work in a costume or a pumpkin, you could not be more wrong. There is al-
ways someone crazy enough (in good spirit) to take it one notch higher. While the 21-plus generation was out visiting “cool” places in town, the younger crowd was not far behind. Right here in Memorial Union, Campus Attractions made it live for them. The Friday before Halloween, organized by MU Live department of Campus Attractions, saw a huge line
of students huddle in the Union basement to paint a pumpkin.” A lot of creativity came out when students splashed random colors on their pumpkins and brought out the good, the bad and the ugly. At the end of the night there were a couple decently painted pumpkins like the “South Park” pumpkins, and then there were some so abstract they would make Picasso die again in shame. If that was not all, the next night everyone dressed up in his or her Halloween costumes and grooved to crazy beats in the Union Basement again. Halloween is celebrated a little differently in various parts of the world. The “Feria del Alfeñique” is an example of that. This annual fest in Toluca, Mexico is celebrated to mark the Mexican holiday of Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. “This is what we do
around the Dead’s Day in Toluca, Mexico: exquisite and beautiful sweets along with deep traditions to celebrate those who are not with us anymore in the hopes to see them again.” Mariana Lopez, a senior majoring in computer engineering from Mexico, wrote on Facebook about the festival. My first experience with Halloween, pumpkins and crazy American holidays turned out very positive. I am slowly learning how to let my hair down after a hard week at work and school. When asked by a friend about what I think about Halloween I quickly replied, “It’s definitely crazy but actually too much of fun to stay away.”
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NDSU’s Art Gallery Has Been More Than Just a Showcase Mike Liudahl Contributing Writer After Mike Luidahl graduated with a degree in university studies from NDSU in 1997, he returned to NDSU for a second major and is currently studying broadcast journalism. With years of wisdom and real world experience under his belt, he hopes to enlighten the student body by rewinding back to NDSU experiences from back in the day and describe how it differs now in his column entitled “RewiNDSU.” Starting from scratch as an art collection committee that was formed to begin buying art in the early ‘70s, The Gallery has become the jewel of Memorial Union’s second floor. While the all-glass front creates a sense of allurement,
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Creating a Colorful Plate of Food Jessie Battest Staff Writer No, the headline of this article does not mean that you should include a bag of Skittles at every meal; nor should you stock your cupboards with a year’s supply of Lucky Charms. Keep the slogans and catchy jingles of these sugary treats in mind, however, when dishing up your plate of food in the dining center or planning and preparing a home-cooked meal. NDSU’s Extension Service has provided students, faculty and staff with useful information on the benefits of eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables. On their website, they have made a PowerPoint presentation available, entitled “What Color is Your Food?” to help the NDSU community become more aware of the importance of maintaining a balanced diet. Food and Nutrition Specialist Julie Garden-Robinson has outlined the color categories of fruits and vegetables and given examples of foods in each, as well as the nutritional benefits contained within the foods in each category. Here is a brief summary of Garden-Robinson’s research:
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Red foods contain lycopenes and antioxidants, which can help reduce your risk of developing cancer. Red apples
the ever-growing collection of acquired works behind it is the basis for the program it was dreamed up to be. Their mission statement reads, “The Visual Arts & Gallery Program of the Memorial Union seeks to provide opportunity and develop motivation for the critical viewing, study and appreciation of visual art in all of its many forms through exhibitions, lectures, trips and gallery talks by artists and scholars.” Although its purpose has remained constant from the early planning stages in 1969, The Gallery has bounced around to few different locations. I recall passing by it back and forth to class on daily basis during the ‘90s when it was stationed on first floor of the union’s northeast corner. It had moved there from its original spot in the Family Life Center as part of the needed union renovations
that were completed in 1989. Not necessarily ever being as appreciative of the arts as perhaps I should, I never bothered to stop in throughout those undergrad years. This really is too bad considering there likely were exhibits along that span that I-and others like me-- would have enjoyed. Therefore, as a western North Dakota native, I made it a priority to check out the “Faces of the Oil Patch” exhibit, which was on display last spring. From there I became intrigued with many of the permanent fixtures that have been amassed over the years. Thanks to student government designating a portion of the student activity to purchase fine art for the student body, the seed money needed to get the endeavor rolling was made available. That, along with National Endowment for the arts matching funds, made it
possible for a group of students, faculty and staff to start shopping around for art. These were the first steps taken in the assembling of what is termed as the “Student Art Collection,” which is only one of the mainstay attractions offered at The Gallery. Since the initial stockpiling of pieces included in this specific collection began about forty years ago, more than 400 amongst all of them have found a home in The Gallery. Acquisition through direct purchase from artists was the main strategy early on and it was important choose wisely in terms of local appeal and cost. As a result, the first handful of works, bought from 1970 to 1973, were creations of regional contemporary artists like Cyrus Running with his painting entitled “Solemn Rite.” Monetary transactions were what it took to get the
gallery project lifted off, but the overall inventory also has a strong representation of donated pieces. One of the larger groups of once personally owned artwork was given by Richard Engel, who was a long-time member of the NDSU Department of English. Another, referred to as “The Memorial Union Collection,” primarily consists of student work with an emphasis in poster prints. Before the process of making The Gallery what it is today began there were some influential people who encouraged pursuit of the program. In particular, past Coordinator for Educational Programs Carol Morrow Bjorklund had passionate feelings about this subject. “A good visual arts program is a necessity on every college campus. The visual arts enrich, educate, expose, inspire and are essential to our lives,” wrote Bjorklund. “In an institution of higher
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learning, the educational benefits derived from a visual arts program can be substantial.” Bjorklund also expressed how important it was for an art gallery to be located in the student union with periodically changing exhibits. She stressed that it could become an educational laboratory for students in such subjects as art, architecture, humanities, design and theater. I’m certain that communications students like me and probably those from other areas of study can also be added to that list. Next time you happen to walk by The Gallery, don’t let the glass wall be more of a barrier than an invitation to what could end up being the kind of experience it was meant for. Better yet, don’t do what I did and make it a point to check out the student owned and benefitting collection before you become alum.
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Honest While filling your plate Blue and purple foods with ROY G BIV, keep in contain antioxidants called mind that at the end of your anthocyanins that protect food rainbow awaits a pot of your heart and your cells gold in the form of nutrients, from damage, as well as im- of course, that are guaranprove your memory and en- teed to benefit your health. courage your body to age at For more information about a healthy pace. Garden Robinson’s research, check Blueberries out her PowerPoint on http://www. ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn595w. Raisins Plums htm. Prunes Chokecherries Dear Honest Truth, Eggplant One of my friends graduated last spring, but this fall he has started coming back to the Purple grapes Mataya Armstrong | The Spectrum university. He uses many different department facilities that are paid with through student Figs fees. When other students notice that he’s hanging around campus, they text me because they Juneberries know that we are friends. I’m not sure if he is having trouble moving on, or if he simply is Red peppers Plums using the university facilities, but it seems like I need to do something. While I want to urge Cherries him to seek help in dealing with moving on and the uncertainty that the future brings, I don’t Tomatoes White want it to come across as an attack. I’ve stood up for my personal space in not allowing him Cranberries White foods contain allito use my student ID or desk storage space, however, you should know that he has also been Radishes cin, which promotes healthy asking other students for such favors. How might I approach this issue without losing our Pink grapefruit cholesterol and blood presfriendship? Rhubarb sure levels, along with re Watermelon ducing your risk of con Beets tracting heart disease and Sincerely, Awkward and Concerned Bison stomach cancer. Orange and yellow Bananas Orange and yellow foods Mushrooms contain Vitamins A and C, Cauliflower which can improve your Potatoes Dear Awkward and Concerned Bison, eyesight, boost your immune Ginger He needs to move on with his life. I understand that it may be difficult for him to transition system and help reduce your Turnips into the real world after being in school for so long, but it is not your job to cater to his needs risk of obtaining heart dis Garlic after he has graduated. It is super awkward that he is using the university’s facilities, and it is ease and cancer. Onions especially awkward for him to ask to use the desk space that is allotted to students, not alumni. Pineapple Jicama That would be like you returning to your old high school and asking to share a locker with one Butternut squash Parsnips of the students -- it wouldn’t be acceptable. He needs to grow up, and I’m sure that because Cantaloupe you two are friends, he’ll understand that you only want the best for him and what you say Carrots According to Garden- won’t come off as an attack. Instead, it will most likely come across as helpful. Perhaps this Peaches Robinson, Americans are nudge from someone like you will help propel him forward with his life, rather than living in Pumpkin evenly dividing their con- the past and trying to clutch onto this history he has with NDSU. Break it to him gently, and Oranges sumption of red, orange he’ll soon realize that he can’t go forward if he’s constantly looking back. Corn and yellow, green and white Sincerely, Lemons foods, but could use some Insightful Bison Sweet potatoes improvement in their intake of blue and purple cuisine.
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Bonnie Haney Dance Show Gets an ‘A’ for Effort Jack Dura Contributing Writer
It would simply not be fair to judge the Bonnie Haney Dance Company’s Halloween Dance Show like all the other dance performances out there. With such a wide age range among the performers, and the fact that this was mostly a children’s dance show, it is hard to know how to feel. The Oct. 28 performance at The Stage at Island Park was not lacking for entertainment, but it was not exactly riveting. Of
the ten dances, two or three may resonate with the audience, but in all reality, this show was very forgettable. One routine that might remain in the audience’s minds was NDSU freshman Matt Benjamin’s solo “Scarecrow.” Whipping and whirling around the stage, Benjamin lived up to the name of his performance. One of only a handful of male performers in a cast swimming with women and the like, Benjamin’s performance may be memorable just for that. Six young girls performing “Jewelry Box Ballerinas” could perhaps claim the best dance of the day. Their
movements were in time, very aesthetic and well coordinated; three traits that make or break a routine’s success. Dances that had all three of these produced the best results, while others simply fizzled out, and for one reason -- little children. Several of the dances performed at the Halloween Dance Show involved young children, a proverbial kiss of death for any dance that involved synchronization. But one must remember that this is not a hugely serious production, and these are only children. In dances with teenage performers, it was entertaining to see the young dancers mimic their older
counterparts’ movements. That being said, it would have been nice if the youngsters had some idea of what to do. But once again, these are children. After the children showed what they knew (or did not know), the older performers took the stage. Of their performances, the Thriller dance was the most enthralling. They had a fairly adequate interpretation of the Michael Jackson hit, and including the entire cast in the latter half of the performance was a bright way to end it all. However, this was not the greatest performance of the afternoon, because, again, of that one reason:
little children. Besides the little kids generally taking away from the quality of the show, there were a few other aspects that distracted as well. The Stage at Island Park, as anyone familiar with it will know, has a rather cozy theater with brilliant acoustics. These acoustics, however, really brought out the sounds of the dancers’ feet, which wore on the ears after a while. Anytime someone jumped, kicked, or even brought down a toe, the entire theater would magnify the sound. Not good. This was especially hurtful to the show upon realizing that the dancers’ music was not as loud as it should
have been. Light music is a nice accompaniment to a dance performance. Music as soft as that which played at this show made for a bad combination when added with the magnified thuds of the dancers’ feet. Altogether, the Bonnie Haney Dance Company’s Halloween Dance Show was not as clumsy and uncoordinated as it may sound. It truly was an entertaining way to pass an afternoon, and seeing young people of the community present the product of hard practice was a benefit for everyone involved.
‘Barber of Seville’ Hits All the High Notes for F-M Opera Jack Dura Contributing Writer
Attending the opera for the first time is like trying a new food; give it a taste and then decide afterwards if you like it. Any first-time operagoers who went to the Fargo-Moorhead Opera’s production of “The Barber of Seville” got a helping for each one of their senses during the Oct. 26 performance. Bold and beautiful voices set against an eloquent orchestra filled the ears while colorful costumes and a larger-thanlife backdrop created a stellar sight on stage. As if this was not enough, the entire theater coursed with a rich taste of culture as “The Barber of Seville” unfolded over three hours. Debuting in 1816, “The Barber of Seville” was written by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. This opera happens to be one of the first Italian operas performed in the United States, appear-
ing onstage in New Orleans in 1823. Its lavish love story is a charming one, and the characters that went along with it were colorful in costume and personality. One character in particular was exceptionally colorful. Figaro, the titular character played by Stephen Hartley, proved to be a very likable lead. His interactions with the infatuated Count Almaviva (Marc Schreiner) were never lacking for audience enjoyment, and when the beautiful Rosina (Rebecca Ringle) was thrown into the mix, it only got better. Figaro, hired by Almaviva to assist him in winning the hand of Rosina, must relay Almaviva’s affections on to the lustrous lady as the count is unable to do so. Rosina, the ward of the ancient Dr. Bartolo, is practically imprisoned in her guardian’s palazzo. While the bumbling Bartolo intends to force Rosina into marriage with him, the crafty count disguises himself as the poor Lindoro in order to gain the lady’s affections for his personality, not his pock-
etbook. During all this, Figaro acts as middleman and assists in getting the count and Rosina alone in the same room together. This proves very difficult, as Bartolo and Rosina’s greasy music teacher Don Basilio (Jeremy Milner) rush around at all times, preventing any moments alone. In the end, the plot proved very predictable. It would be a fair judgment in saying that everyone got what they wanted out of this opera, characters and audience included. With stories like this, the ending is evident upon reading the preview of the production; it is only how the actors arrive there that is unknown. The thrills and humor of this opera were part of what made it memorable. Amid the countless laughs and gasps of the night, the voices of “The Barber of Seville” shined and soared throughout the performance. Perhaps the most resonating was that of Rebecca Ringle, whose voice boldly goes where no voice has gone before. Some songs were pow-
erful and penetrating, while others were about the most insignificant things. Three people attempting to escape a house at night do not normally sing loudly about their progress climbing the stairs. However, it made for an entertaining atmosphere, and whenever the seventeenman chorus appeared, the audience was in for a treat. One did not have to look hard to find something to like about this opera. With plenty to hear, see and experience, the F-M Opera’s production of “The Barber of Seville” was a resounding start to their 2012-2013 season. Future productions this season will include “The Face on the Barroom Floor” and Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro.” “The Barber of Seville” gave its audiences a tasty, cultural treat during its run on Oct. 26 and 28 at Festival Hall, one that no doubt will stay with the senses for some time to come.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame New Movie Releases Nominees Announced Underperform Steven Strom A& Editor
Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and most recently, the Red Hot Chili Peppers. All five influential acts helped shape Rock and Roll throughout the years. All five artists are also in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Located in Cleveland Ohio, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame currently has 186 members. Starting in 1986, every member of the Hall has helped Rock evolve into what it is today. This year 15 nominees hope to get elected come April. The 2013 nominees include Rush, Deep Purple, Heart, Chic, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Albert King, Kraftwerk, the Marvelette’s, the Meters, Randy Newman, N.W.A. Procol, Harum, Public Enemy and Donna Summer. To be eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 25 years must pass after an artist’s first release. To get into the hall, the artist must first be nominated. According to the Hall’s web-
site, the nominating committee is composed of rock and roll historians who select the nominees each year. Ballots are then sent to around 1,000 different rock experts. Nominees who receive the highest number of votes, and more than 50 percent of the vote are then inducted. The Hall typically inducts around five to seven artists each year. This year, the nominees are more varied than in years past. The nominees can be broken up into sections. First come the classic rock bands (Rush, Deep Purple, Procol Harum), blues (Albert King, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band), female rockers (Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), disco (Chic, Donna Summer), rap groups (Public Enemy, N.W.A.), a singer-songwriter (Randy Newman), a little Motown/ R&B (Marvelettes, The Meters) and even some German electronic (Kraftwerk). So who has the best chance to be inducted this year? That would be Rush. The band released their debut album in 1974 and is still going strong. Ranking 79th in U.S. album sales, the band comes in third behind only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones for most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band. If any
nominee is a shoe in, it is these guys. Next up is Deep Purple. Considered by some to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, the band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. They are best known for their song “Smoke on the Water.� All the nominees have deserving reasons to be nominated, and with such a varying degree of artists with no real giant name as a guaranteed lock to get into the Hall, it is anyone’s guess as to who will be inducted. Everyone has an opinion concerning who deserves to be in the Hall, leaving some unhappy. This year, for the first time, fans will get a say for who should get inducted. Any time from today up until Dec. 5, fans can vote on RollingStone.com for the nominees they want to be inducted. The top five vote getters will be put on a fans ballot that will count as one of the ballots that will determine the Class of 2013. Some may look at the ballot and wonder what rap and disco have to do with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but at the end of the day, all of the nominees left their mark on the genre. The induction ceremony will take place on April 18, 2013.
Only ‘Argo’ Managed to Break $10 Million This Weekend Steven Strom A& Editor
This weekend gave us yet another sign that movies are beginning to struggle more and more. This weeks new releases, in particular, had abysmal first outings. Ben Affleck’s “Argo� was the biggest success. Not only was it the only movie that managed to crack the $10 million mark, but it actually moved up to the number one spot in America with $12.4 million all-told. Next was “Hotel Transylvania,� which even after weeks in theaters, is still managing to hold a (comparatively) strong spot at number two with $9.5 million. The fact that it isn’t very good hasn’t deterred it in the slightest. In fact, “Hotel Transylvania� is the current record holder for highest grossing September weekend. At number three with a paltry $9.4 million on its de-
but weekend is the gigantic “Cloud Atlas.� I say gigantic because the film from the makers of the Matrix trilogy not only clocks in at nearly three hours, but also cost over $100 million to make. Unsurprisingly, this less than 10 percent return on the films budget was below the studio’s expectations. In the spot for fourth place, we have “Paranormal Activity 4,� still trucking along with $8.7 million. That might not sound like a lot, but it’s worth keeping in mind that the film only cost just over $5 million to make. And, unlike many of the other underperforming films this week, this is not the found footage film’s first week at the box office. It’s also worth mentioning that the Paranormal Activity series actually performs much better in Latin American countries than the United States, so the international numbers are likely even higher. It looks like we can all look forward to “Paranormal Activity 5� this time next year. Finally, we have “Taken
2� swinging into the number five position by a slim margin over “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D.� The Liam Neeson powered sequel soaked up another $8 million this weekend, once again in spite of the fact that it isn’t very good. The rest of the positions on this week’s top ten list were filled by “Silent Hill,� “Here Comes the Boom,� “Sinister,� “Alex Cross� and “Fun Size.� While it didn’t make the top ten, another of this week’s new releases was “Chasing Mavericks.� The Gerard Butler (300) vehicle brought in an embarrassingly low $2.2 million and still managed to take 13th place. Meanwhile, the video game industry continues to drink Hollywood’s milkshake with “Assassin’s Creed 3� dropping this Tuesday, and “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2� coming out in three weeks.
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The Overcoming Sibling Rivalry Death of My Sisters are My Best Friends Chivalry And Our Social Devolution “A Thought Less Traveled”
NATHAN STOTTLER Opinion Editor
I am not sure what it was that had me thinking about chivalry the other night. Something about heading to the bar on a Saturday evening always seems to leave me disgusted with the state of our generation’s social interactions, and always makes me think that something is definitely missing. Somewhere between giving my coat to a friend as we walked through the snowy streetscape from one bar to the next and realizing that I had never even thought of giving my coat to a girl as anything more than high-class president’s-ball type stuff, I began to ponder my mannerisms and those of my peers. But what is chivalry, really? The word itself conjures up images of knights in shining armor (or plumbers in red overalls … or giant green ogres) rescuing princesses in pretty pink gowns from castles far, far away, guarded by fierce dragons. So how can we expect ourselves to be chivalrous in our day and age, when princesses and castles and dragons have faded into the depths of myth? Let’s break down the word and see what we can find out. The most literal definitions of chivalry do indeed reference the code of conduct held by medieval knights. Over the course of the last thousand years or so, the term has evolved to encompass the honorable virtues derived from those ancient codes of conduct. Today, we know it in its heavily diluted form: opening doors, lending coats or offering an arm on a slippery sidewalk. I have written before about my disillusionment with current trends in popular culture, and my desire for a return to a classier era. I cannot help but think that our social interactions have completely devolved from the standards to which young people held themselves a generation or two ago. Or perhaps I am wrong – perhaps I am just stuck in some awkward stage that people rarely talk about. Caught between the wild energy of youth and the cultured courtesy of professional life, and forced to endure the animalistic habits of our modern social stigmata while I gaze longingly ahead to a day when I can act a gentleman without feeling completely self-conscious. Whatever the case, all I know is that I desperately wish our culture could take a note from the gentlemen of old and raise itself to that courtly standard. Until then, I’ll just have to hover somewhere in between conformity and completely alienating myself from my peers.
“Miss Adventure”
TESSA TORGESON Staff Writer
Laughter punctuated the air as I cuddled up to a fuzzy tan blanket and promised to stay on my side of the bed. It was Friday night and I had the luxury of having a sleep over in my little baby sister’s first ever apartment in Grand Forks. I say baby, although she is bidding adieu to her teen years and ushering in her twenties. She is almost twenty and this is weird for me, because a part of me will always remember holding her in my arms, putting bows in her defiant little cowlicks of hair, and dancing with her
in the basement to “Lion King” cassette tapes with wild “Lion King” costumes. There is no doubt that siblings shape us and make us who we are, although the scientific validity of how much birth order really influences our personality is heavily disputed. I admittedly display classic traits of being the oldest as my sisters always called me “mini mom” growing up. My middle sister, who is sixteen months older, went through a rebellious middle child streak. Yet, I do not think we can be pegged into neat little boxes depending on our birth order. Birth order does not create any certainties. What is certain is how lucky I am to have built-in best friends in my two younger
sisters. Tara is sixteen months younger than I and Kelsey is five years and 361 days younger than I. Perhaps it took growing pains, being in different zip codes, and a healthy dose of sibling rivalry to appreciate how grateful I truly am to have them. Most likely due to our closeness in age and proximity as we shared a room, my middle sister and I had our fair share of clashes growing up. I do not remember many specifics, except that it was typical kid stuff that began with fighting over toys and vying for attention, and ended in a culmination of tears, time outs and slammed doors. The times we fought were by far overshadowed by bonding over neighborhood
shenanigans, over sharing a sled, a bed, matching scrapes on our knees and footie pajamas. Since she was a little girl; she has always displayed a fierce loyalty, independence and sense of humor. And then there were three. We were delighted to have a third sister, a new playmate, and basically a human doll for us to dress up, pinch, cuddle and parade around the neighborhood. Our family became complete then with she who we affectionately christened “Sheba.” Much to her dismay, we still call her Sheba and she still bears the brunt of our teasing and cuddling. Our Sheba is indeed the “pocket of sunshine” of our family because she always points out the positive in every-
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thing and everyone. She is the kind of person that simply lifts a room with her presence. It is difficult, almost impossible to convey how much my sisters mean to me in this short little Spectrum column. I wanted to try though, for gratitude and the sake of how much Tara and Kelsey enrich my life. They have been by my side throughout everything from consoling me through many heartbreaks and standing tenderly by my bedside in the hospital when I was sick to making me laugh so hard soda comes out my noise. My sisters are my best friends and that’s the end. Tessa is a senior majoring in English.
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Let’s All Be Kids Again Having it Made Then and Now JOSHUA HAIDER Contributing Writer
I was trying to think of something to write for a while and was crap out of ideas. Today was kind of a bummer, and I was thinking about how easy I had it as a kid. I had a lot of cool toys and a little sister to play with and pick on. Life was pretty easy. My first big toy was the swing set in the back yard with a slide, trapeze bar and swings for my sister and I. My family has a picture of me when I was three years old while we were putting it together. In it I am sitting between two pieces of wood, attempting to nail them together with the plastic hammer from my Fisher-Price tool kit. I can imagine being frustrated trying to figure out why it wouldn’t work, but two-year-old me has a smile Nathan is a senior major- on my face, probably just ing in landscape architec- happy to be helping daddy ture. Follow him on twitter @ put it together. nwstottler. As I got older, I started
building things for myself. Lincoln Logs were pretty cool, but Tinker Toys were even better. Every couple of weeks or so, my sister and I would make our parents sit down on the living room couch as we put on a demonstration of our latest invention. I guarantee you that they were amused if not also a little bored, but good parents that they were, they applauded politely and encouraged us to continue using our imagination. This continued in the form of Legos. I was given my share of sets, which remained as they were for a couple weeks at most, before I would inevitably break them apart to build, among other things, a rocket launching station, fishing boat, working submarine and church complete with Lego man crucifix. Those were the toys of my day. They were a step up from the Duncan top and Boy Scout handbook that entertained my dad, but overall they remained simple. I’ve been out of the loop of the toy world for some time
now. Of course, video games have been a big source of entertainment for kids everywhere, and even though I haven’t been an avid gamer, I’ve been kept up to date on the newest games and usually know a little about each new release. What has surprised me most when going to get essentials at Wal-mart or Target is the array of other toys that kids today have. Take Nerf guns for example: remember the Nerf guns from when we were kids? I remember having Nerf wars with my friend Ryan in the halls of his house in 3rd grade. I thought they were the coolest things back then, but they could only shoot one at a time, and the coolest thing about them was a laser that barely worked. Whenever I look at the shelves at a store now, I see Nerf guns that are full-blown machine guns and sniper rifles complete with bipods and batteries. There are Nerf swords too, and enough Nerf armament to start a small war. It’s not just Nerf, either. All the toys which we used to
play with are beefed-up versions of their former selves. Where there was Atari and Sega, there are now graphics that come close to pictureperfect. Where there were teddy bears, there are robotic, remote-controlled pets. If a Rough Ryder BB gun could poke your eye out in “A Christmas Story,” there is a pellet gun that can take down a 200 lb. wild boar. Look it up if you feel you need to. So what’s the point? I’m not sure if I have one; if that causes you some cognitive dissonance, you will have to figure that one out for yourself. I am simply amazed and slightly envious of today’s kids and how good they have it. If it amounts to anything, maybe it’s this. British journalist and co-host of the world-famous “Top Gear” James May hosted a series of specials called “Toy Stories,” in which he took some of the simple toys of his day and reintroduced them to modern kids through super-sizing them. Imagine a house made entirely from
Legos and a life-sized model kit of a Spitfire fighter plane, and you’ll understand the concept. He wanted to show school kids the enjoyment that he got out of simple toys and imagination. Using imagination, he said, is a part of the fun of play, and by playing with these simple, small toys, which are just tiny versions of the jobs adults do, or play house or firefighter or church, children discover what they will do, and are inadvertently prepared for life in the “real world.” Complex toys and video games may be huge advances and lots of fun, but they leave little to the imagination, and we should consider that they may stifle some of the fun of being a kid. I would certainly not say “get rid of it all,” but just remember, when you are bored of video games and down on the tedious times in college life, remember the good times of being a kid, how good you had it, and how that brought you to now.
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Childhood Hopes and Dreams of College
How I Became Slightly Disillusioned to tell their future freshmen how exciting the experience is, how they will make so TIFFANY NEWMAN many friends and join evContributing Writer ery club they could possibly imagine. They forgot to inform us that we really have
All while I was growing up, I couldn’t wait to be a big kid and go to college. I was so informed on colleges by age 14 that I figured college would be a breeze, and that I would be a lawyer in no time. Sadly, I was a little misinformed and missed some major aspects of the entire college experience. The day I received my first acceptance letter to a college was one of the happiest days of my life because in my mind I was thinking, “I can’t believe it; reality is starting to sink in, college is almost here, I will finally be there, no more parents and all the freedom I can possibly imagine will now be in my hands.” Colleges do their best
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“I can now sum college up in two words: hard work.” to accept the actual reality of college in an academic perspective. In college, you actually have to do your homework to get good grades. It’s not high school anymore. If you don’t do your reading, you really will have no idea what is going on. If you don’t study and try to ace the exam in high school, your chances are pretty high; in college, well unless you know all of your professors’ lectures
word for word and understand them without reading the book, you must be a genius. I can now sum college up in two words: hard work. Planning your schedule, studying, going to the organizations you’re involved in, finding time for friends and, well, the most important parts that every college student lacks--sleeping and eating. Now don’t get me wrong and think I hate college. College is great and I love it; it’s all about growing up and it’s a part of life to experience, but the stress load you have to endure and non-stop studying on a weekly basis for college is nothing like a typical homework week of high school. College can’t even compare to a typical week of high school-- maybe on finals week when you actually do have to study in high school-- otherwise it doesn’t even cut close to it.
Scribbles and ‘Stashes century by a group in South Australia, though official reports are hard to track down STANLEY KWIECIEN without some skepticism. Contributing Writer The official charity began in 2004 and has raised well over 150 million dollars. November is without a In 2010, the United States doubt my favorite time of alone collected 7.5 million. year. You have cheap candy The rules are simple: Shave from the end of October, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and the Leonid meteor shower, but all of that pales in comparison to two of my “I invite you all to join favorite month long chalme and grab a razor, lenges. The first one, which is pretty well known, is or grab a pen, or grab Movember. both” A portmanteau of Mustache and November, this month long challenge is to help it all off on Oct 31. Grow raise awareness for prostate and trim a mustache (not a cancer and men’s health in beard, and not a goatee). Be general. Unlike its brother event, No Shave November, gentlemanly in everything you do. On top of that, the Movember Foundation apologies are due to my is a charity that collects friends in advance because money based on peoples I’ve already signed up. home grown mustaches. The other event, which The idea propagated just I’ll be trying to participate before the turn of the in while I’m growing my
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‘stashe, is National Novel Writing Month. November is also home to NaNoWriMo, because the whole name all together, is a bit of a mouthful. In order to create successful works of art, a lot of bad writing usually has to take place and NaNoWriMo supports that which is writing for writing’s sake, even if it’s complete crap. The challenge (which for someone like me is a lot harder than not keeping my goatee) is to write 50,000 words in the span of the month. I’ll give you a moment to let that sink in. It breaks down to 1,667 words per day, or a rough equivalent of 5 Microsoft Word pages single-spaced with 11-point font. The hard part is that you can’t submit stuff that you’ve already written or anything with polish; you are just supposed to write, write and write some more. Of the eleven or so years that I’ve been doing this,
My advice to future freshmen and high school seniors is, “Yes! Look forward to college, it really is as great as it sounds. It is supposed to be the greatest times of your life, and it will be, but realize that you will study like you never have before and you will become stressed on about a weekly basis.” In the end, I am glad I am finally here. The one part of my life I couldn’t wait for as growing up is finally in my hands and I am doing to the best of my ability enjoy it. I now know the big, exciting things that come to you in life sometimes include some hard bumps on the road, but you just have to keep going and as a friend once said to me, “Never give up!” Tiffany is a freshman majoring in political science and pre-law.
not once have I actually completed the 50,000 word challenge-- my record stands at just under 30,000 by midnight Nov 30. The first one took place in July of 1999 and had only 21 “over-caffeinated yahoos” and has been growing in leaps and bounds ever since. Last year’s statistics cite 256, 618 participants and 36,843 who completed the challenge. Now mind you, those are only the ones that registered last year on the website, I’m sure there are more out there who have heard of it but don’t put their info down online. So I invite you all to join me and grab a razor, or grab a pen, or grab both (though, not at the same time, that could be dangerous) and join me in celebrating the month of November in any way that you see fit. Stanley is a senior majoring in computer science.
LETTERTO THE EDITOR To the Editor: Good parents often tell their children to stay away from those who may have a bad influence on their children. Moms and dads are likely to tell their teenage son to steer clear of drug addicts. But, one could argue that this goes against the whole idea of tolerance so prevalent in society today. After all, shouldn’t Mom and Dad respect the teenager’s decision to do drugs in a spirit of tolerance and acceptance? But then again, if it were a good thing, why would they tell their son to avoid it? To make matters worse, aren’t the parents going too far in actually judging the goodness or evil of the drug addicts? This all leads to a simple question: is the common societal attitude today of tolerance and acceptance really true? For starters, it seems very clear that you never need to tolerate a good thing—for example: who among us finds that they must “tolerate” the gift of a scholarship for college? Additionally, the fact is often overlooked that being tolerant of one thing pre-supposes intolerance of its opposite. For example, people who think smoking must be tolerated will be intolerant of those who think smoking should not be tolerated. Quite simply, you cannot both support and oppose something while hoping to remain a person of integrity! (Thus, it is incorrect to suppose—as one individual wrote—that the Bible teaches a message of “tolerance,” since this is inconsistent with the life of integrity and virtue that Christ proclaimed). Where does this leave us? We have an example of the societal attitude of tolerance and acceptance right here on campus, which is the LGTBQ Pride month currently taking place. During this month, we are asked to accept and celebrate homosexuality, along with numerous other inclinations or relations besides the natural heterosexual. First of all, we now know that we do not need
to tolerate a good thing. But why then are we constantly told that we need to be tolerant of the actions and inclinations practiced and promoted by the LGTBQ community? As we saw before, this is intolerant of individuals who oppose LGBTQ activities. How can we resolve this selfcontradiction of tolerance? In short, the moral status of LGBTQ inclinations and actions needs to be evaluated. By simply looking at the way the reproductive organs fit together, and that the fact that the act itself is ordered toward the generation of children, these LGBTQ acts are unnatural—they depart from the natural order. Secondly, because these relations are unfruitful, they cannot form a self-sustaining society. Thus, LGBTQ relations are also wrong because they undermine society. Additionally, marriage itself is not simply a creation of society, or even the Catholic Church—as one reader stated—since it pre-existed both of these institutions. Thus it cannot be re-defined by either. Marriage has been established by God himself as the stable union of a freely consenting man and woman for the generation and education of children. Quite frankly, a society that seeks pleasure and emotional satisfaction as the primary goal of sex, rather than children, is a society of individuals turned in on themselves who can no longer appreciate the wisdom in nature nor the worth of children. Look, this is my fourth year at NDSU, and I’ve followed the Spectrum all during that time. Not once have I found a fully correct and reasonable account in support of the culture of life and traditional families. I challenge you at the Spectrum to put into practice the openmindedness that you profess, and actually publish this article as it stands.
Benjamin Whalen
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No. 1/ No.2 WOMEN’S SOCCER NDSU vs. One Shot is All it Takes Missouri winning goal. in the league tournament. Kinnarath recorded her NDSU (8-9, 5-3 Summit) Tanya May seventh assist of the year finishes the regular season State preview with the corner kick that set with 15 points securing a tie Contributing Writer
Morgan Lubben Contributing Writer Ranked #1 in the Gridiron Power Index poll, the Bison (7-1, 4-1) are now up a spot to #2 in the FCS Coaches Poll behind #1 Georgia Southern. Scanning the rest of the top 25, Missouri State is nowhere to be found. However, the Bears from Missouri State (3-6, 3-3) have been on an absolute roll lately, winning their last three games, including a smack down on Western Illinois 42-3 last weekend. The Bears are allowing just over 24 points per game on defense, while the Bison offense is averaging 39 points per game. Sam Ojuri rushed 20 times for a season high 90 yards last weekend at home against Illinois State. With the Bears defense struggling and the Bison offense rolling with the run game, look for Ojuri and John Crocket to have big days on the ground for the Bison. On the other side of the ball, the Bison defense is allowing just over 9 points per game. In fact, in the last three games the defense has allowed just 13 points while the Bison offense has allowed 21 points due to turnovers. Marcus Williams picked up another interception last weekend and is now one away from tying the NDSU school record. Grant Olson and Cole Jirik continue to lead the Bison defense up front, creating havoc for opposing offenses. Missouri State is averaging a low 18 points a game, which is skewed a bit from their 42-point game last weekend against a non-existent Western Illinois defense. With Olson and Jirik rolling and Williams locked down on the outside, look for the Bison defense to stay strong and hold off the Bears offense just as they’ve been holding off offenses all season long.
NDSU junior Jenna Miller took her first shot of the year for the women’s soccer one and what a meaningful one it was. NDSU faced Omaha on Sunday and in the 57th minute, Miller shot and scored a goal putting the Bison in the lead with a score of 1-0. Miller’s single shot was all that was needed as the Bison won in Omaha and locked a spot in the fourteam Summit League Tournament. Anisha Kinnarath made a corner kick where Miller found the ball with just over 33 minutes left in the match. Miller beat Omaha goalkeeper Meaghan Clark for the
up Miller’s game-winner. She led The Summit League with five assists in conference and is the only player in the league this season to record at least five goals and five assists Bison goalkeeper Sierra Bonham had a great performance, registering nine saves and her third shutout of the season. Bonham ran her season total to 102 saves - the second-most in a single season in school history. Kalani Bertsch set the singleseason record with 111 saves in 2008. North Dakota State was outshot 15-2 overall and 9-1 in shots on goal for the game, but the win gave the Bison three valuable points in the standings to pass South Dakota State and clinch a spot
for third place in the Summit League standings. The Bison will be the No. 3 seed after their 2-1Â victory over Western Illinois on Oct. 12 in Fargo. Oakland claimed the regular season title and top seed for the tournament with a 1-0 win over Western Illinois on Sunday. Those two schools will meet for a rematch in the Summit League semifinals, as Western Illinois earned the No. 4 seed. The Bison will meet No. 2-seeded Fort Wayne in a semifinal match on Friday in Brookings, S.D. Game time is 6 p.m. at Fishback Soccer Park. This will be the fourth straight appearance in the Summit League Tournament for the Bison.
WRESTLING
NDSU Wrestling Preview Colton Pool Contributing Writer
This year’s NDSU wrestling team’s members will look to build off the wins they were able to get last year. Last year, the Bison’s returning wresters went for a combined 309-186 while being 49-54 in duals. Last year’s members that are returning this season had a total 66 pins and will attempt to come out of this season with an even better total. There are eighteen returning wrestlers from last year’s team, some of which include Anthony Caputo (157 pounds, 18-11 overall, 0-0 duals, 5 pins), Tanner Carlisle (149 pounds, 9-5 overall, 0-0 duals, 1 pin), Mark Erickson (141 pounds,
22-18 overall, 6-9 duals, 2 pins), Paul Johnson (141 pounds, 0-2 overall, 0-0 duals, 0 pins), Kurtis Julson (174 pounds, 15-6 overall, 2-1 duals, 3 pins), Kallen Kleinschmidt (197 pounds, 10-4 overall, 0-0 duals, 3 pins), Evan Knutson (285 pounds, 21-18 overall, 4-11 duals, 6 pins), Steven Monk (165 pounds, 36-9 overall, 13-2 duals, 13 pins), Kody Sorenson (184 pounds 17-9 overall, 0-0 duals, 4 pins), Trent Sprenkle (125 pounds, 33-12 overall, 11-4 duals, 9 pins), Mac Stoll (184 pounds, 24-14 overall, 8-6 duals, 1 pin), and Hayden Zillmer (149 pounds, 21-5 overall, 0-0 duals, 3 pins). There will also be eleven upcoming freshmen on the team and one new coming sophomore. There are Monk, Sprenkle, and Stoll that are all currently ranked in pre-
season polls for the Bison. All of these wrestlers made it to the NCAA Championship tournament last season. Monk is ranked No. 8 by Amateur Wrestling News, No. 10 by WIN Magazine, and No. 10 by D1 College Wrestling in the 165-pound division. Last year, Monk was one win away from All-America honors in the NCAA Championships and led the Bison in wins with 36. Sprenkle is No. 9 in the Amateur Wrestling News rankings, No. 10 in the WIN Magazine rankings and No. 10 in the D1 College Wrestling rankings in the 125-pound class. Sprenkle was also one win short of All-America honors in the NCAA Championships last season. Stoll is ranked No. 19 by Amateur Wrestling News and by WIN Magazine and No. 23 by D1 College Wrestling. These wrestlers will look to help lead this year’s Bison wrestling team this season that will start with an Alumni Dual in Fargo on Friday. The first meet for NDSU will be the Bison Open on Saturday, November 10th.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Expectations High for Bison Men’s Basketball Sam Herder Sports Editor
High expectations. A team usually doesn’t hear that term a year after losing in the first round of their conference tournament. But that is exactly what’s looming over the Bison men’s basketball team this year. After starting the 2011-12 year with a promising 6-0 record, the young Bison struggled on the court and their inconsistent play dropped them to 17-14 overall and a disappointing 9-9 in the Summit League for a fourth place finish. NDSU saw an immediate elimination from the Summit League tournament after a 5-point loss to Western Illinois. This is a new year, but fans will see the same team take the court. The Bison return four starters and their top five scorers. Although still considered a young team, Saul Phillips and his talented squad have veteran experience. With guard Nate Zastrow being the lone senior, NDSU is calling upon underclassmen to step up as leaders. They have that in junior’s Taylor Braun and Marshall Bjorklund, and sophomore Lawrence Alexander. All three were named to preseason all-league teams. Braun, an All-Summit League first team guard last year, led NDSU in scoring and rebounding with 15.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. He was voted to the first team again this year. Bjorklund, a forward, and guard Alexander landed on the second team. Bjorklund averaged 12.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last year and Alexander averaged 11.6 points and 4.6 assists per game to gain last year’s Summit League Newcomer of the Year. The Bison also return the 3-point sniper in junior guard Mike Felt, who averaged 9.6 points per game and high-
flying junior forward TrayVonn Wright, who scored 7.7 points per game last year. With this talented core of players, the Bison have been picked to finished second out of nine teams in The Summit League behind South Dakota State. These high expectations are echoed from the head coach. After last year’s opening round loss, Phillips looked at his underclassmen players and told them he expects this team to make a run at the NCAA tournament in the next two years. They definitely have the talent to do so. The Bison showed what they are capable of doing in their first six games last year, but the young squad dropped numerous close games as the season progressed. The 2012-13 Bison has a mature group of underclassmen ready to achieve their high expectations. They will especially need that maturity in the second game of the season on November 12. NDSU will play Indiana, the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. This will be a true test to see how well the Bison squad can compete with the best of the best. The rest of NDSU’s 30game schedule is no slouch either. “This season’s schedule will be very challenging, but we feel we have a team in place that can compete,� Phillips said. “Certainly the Indiana game is a highlight. Add in Minnesota, and Morehead State who has been in the NCAA tournament recently, along with A-10, Colonial and Horizon League teams, and we have a stiff test for our group of young men.� Despite the challenging record and the young team, the expectations for the Bison are very high for a team that hasn’t seen a Summit League Tournament win in the last three seasons. The NDSU men are looking to end that drought. With plenty of underclassmen leadership, they are expected to do so.
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The Value of a Student Section “Herd’s Hunches”
SAM HERDER Sports Editor
Ready for a lecture? Because you’re about to hear one, NDSU student section. To put it blatantly, these last two home games have been a disappointment when it came to the student section being filled out. Now, I get that having full attendance every home game isn’t likely. I also get that not every single NDSU student shows an interest in Bison football, but those people shouldn’t really like my columns anyway and won’t be reading this. For the students that are there, it certainly has been a disappointing effort. I mean, you guys have been good, but not spectacular like the reputation is. Where’s the passion? Where’s the energetic atmosphere? Coming into the Fargodome these last two home games, something felt off. The vibe was just boring and bland. And if you haven’t noticed, the team has struggled in these two games. Quarterback Brock Jensen even said the Fargodome wasn’t a tough place to play in during the loss to Indiana State.
I don’t believe he is making excuses for his poor performance that game, he is just making a point. And what a good point it was. Whenever the student section came alive, that was when the Bison played solid ball. Against Southern Illinois, the student section was only halfway into it until Andrew Okland snagged a 60yard bomb after a little Wildcat trickery at the end of the third quarter. After that, the Dome was back to its rocking ways and look what happened-- the Bison scored 13 unanswered points to earn the comeback victory. It should not take that long, though. The student section gives players more energy. The players feed off their noise to get amped up. And as evident in the Fargodome, the Bison play better when the place gets loud. This season, NDSU has been playing better on the road. That shouldn’t be when their home stadium is ranked among the 50 best in college. I believe the players lose some of their energy when they see hundreds of empty seats in the student section. I got the inside scoop from a player (who doesn’t want to be quoted on this) after the game. He said while
the lack of students isn’t an excuse for a poor performance, it certainly “bums us out a little when we look up and there are a lot of empty seats.” I’m not saying the student section is the reason the teams hasn’t played as well in the last couple home games either. What I am saying though, is that I believe the player’s performance is equivalent to how the student section shows up for the game. Some may call me crazy on that, but the evidence is there. There is one home game left against rival South Dakota State in a couple weeks. The student section should be filled up for that one. And if it’s not, then the students who are there should still bring back the four-quarter electric atmosphere. Let’s get the Fargodome to be that difficult place to play in again. The last two home games has been a struggle in doing that. The Bison are looking good to have a couple home playoff games, where the Dome got its reputation last year. The SDSU game should be the game where the crowd gets back to that reputation. It’s more important than some might think.
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WOMEN’S WRESTLING
Birkel, Bison Ready for ‘12-13 Season Joe Kerlin Staff Writer
Coming off back-to-back losing seasons, the NDSU women’s basketball team has their sight set on a successful 2012-13 campaign. The Bison experienced their worst season in the Summit League last year, finishing with an 8-10 record. Improvement is something the players and coaches are definitely expecting this winter. “Our players are excited, love the culture and what’s coming to practice right now,” said head coach, Carolyn DeHoff in her opening statement at the Summit League media day last Wednesday. “A lot of that comes from our great leadership that is returning.” The Bison will be returning six seniors to the hardwood and four of which that played a heavy dose of minutes on last year’s team that finished nine games under .500. One of the seniors who missed last year is pre-season all summit league first teamer Katie Birkel. Birkel is coming-off of a horrific ACL injury that knocked her out for all of last season. Be-
fore going down with the injury, Birkel was known to be the team’s ironman, playing all 87 games since joining the Bison back in 2008. The fifth year senior from Lincoln has been one of the most decorated women’s basketball players at NDSU in recent memory. Along with numerous Summit League honors, Birkel has already accumulated over 1,000 points in her career as a Bison. But for the Bison to be successful once again, they will need contributions from what looks to be a deep Bison roster. “We have the ability to go ten, twelve deep right now and that’s huge,” said DeHoff when chatting with WDAY’s Dom Izzo and The Forum’s Jeff Kolpack during a Bison Blog interview this week. “We have a lot of flexibility with the abilities of our players.” As a junior last season, Dani DeGagne filled in nicely at the point for an injured Birkel. Coach DeHoff expects to move her around a little more this season utilizing her on the wing and at the two-guard position. The now senior, DeGagne tied for the team lead in scoring last season averaging over ten points and will expect to be just as impactful for the Bison on the court this sea-
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son. In the post, the Bison will lean heavily on senior forward, Janae Burich. DeHoff describes her as “mobile” down-low with her ability to have a great impact on both ends of the floor. Burich averaged nearly three blocks a game last year and was tied with DaGagne for the team lead in points per. For her outstanding play last year, Burich was named to the preseason all-league second team last week. The Bison are hoping Burich presence on the floor will yet again come to the forefront when the Bison host Harvard in the first game of the regular season next Friday, November 9th. The Bison will also have two new face’s patrolling the sidelines beside coach DeHoff this season. Back in May, Tom Goehle from Sioux Falls was introduced as the new assistant coach along with Stephanie Reiter, acting as the new Director of Basketball Operations. “Felt the moves that were made are tremendous. The investment was all about these players,” said DeHoff. Fans will be looking forward to how the new presence on the bench will help spark the Bison to victory as they try and capture their first Summit League crown.
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