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Student team Zero Gravity participates in the NDSU high school Bison BEST Robotics competition Saturday at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.

Launching Dreams Into Space NDSU’s College of Engineering and Architecture hosts 7th annual robotics competition Yasser Shaikh Staff Writer NDSU works to bring out the best in students, and not just college students.

NDSU hosted its 7th annual Bison BEST

Robotics competition on Saturday.

Best Robotics is a platform for all those whiz kids in high school and middle schools to exhibit outstanding talent in the field of science.

Students from North Dakota and Minnesota

battled it out at one of the best robotics competitions in the northern Mid-West.

Students participating in the event ranged from seventh to 12th grade. These young stars made a variety of self-designed robots and put them to work.

The competition has a new theme each year. This year the theme was “space elevator.”

The idea behind this year’s theme was to build a cost efficient and faster mode of transportation between earth and space sta-

tions, without burning fossil fuel. The NDSU College of Engineering and Architecture organized the event at the Benston Bunker Fieldhouse.

BEST stands for Boosting Engineering Science and Technology.

“[The competition] is a chance to recognize talent amongst the high school kids early on,” said Nancy Rossland, assistant to the dean for the college of engineering

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Students enjoyed a bowl of knoephla soup provided by Delta Tau Delta fraternity Monday at the University Lutheran Center.

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Delta Tau Delta fraternity dished out knoephla soup for a fundraiser Monday evening.

Because Delta Tau Delta does not yet have a house, the University Lutheran Center offered space for the event. The center was packed with people enjoy-

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This is the second year the fraternity has hosted the knoephla soup feed. When trying to think of an idea for a fundraiser, someone suggested, “Knoephla soup is tasty,” Zastoupil said. The idea took off from there.

In order to make all the soup, the Delta Tau Delta men recruited some moms.

The women help them out, but “they’re pretty much in charge,” Zastoupil said.

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ing the knoephla soup meal.

Other Greek houses dressed up for the event, and groups of friends came to sit and talk while enjoying the soup.

Five dollars paid for a bowl of knoephla soup, a sandwich roll and a drink.

All proceeds from this fundraiser were donated to the Truancy Intervention Program at the Village Family Service Center. The program works to keep kids in school and lower truancy

about two to three hundred people at the fundraiser event, and this year at least four to five hundred were present, said Mike Zastoupil, philanthropy chair for the fraternity.

The increase in attendance was a welcome surprise, Zastoupil said. This year they changed the day of the event to Monday night “so the Greek houses could come,” he said. There was also a lot more public relations work leading up to the

feed.

Travis Mack, public relations chair of the fraternity, said he used every form of advertising available to the organization.

The fraternity also printed five hundred posters to place around Fargo, used mailbox stuffers on campus, contacted everyone they knew, and used social media to their advantage, Mack said.

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Designate a driver.

The Southeast Fargo Regional DUI Task Force will be increasing their action to ensure drivers are not driving under the influence and encouraging citizens to designate a driver.

In coordination with North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), the Fargo DUI Task Force will escalate efforts to monitor the city due to the high rates of alcohol related deaths on the road.

“In 2011 alone, 45 percent of all the fatalities on North Dakota roadways were alcohol related,” William Vandel, NDSU chief of police, said.

“While we may have heard all the numbers, it is important to remember they represent what could happen to us, or our close friends or family,” Vandel said. “Nobody is safe on our local roadways when impaired drivers make the decision to start their vehicle and begin driving.”

The police are encouraging citizens to be responsible and to designate a driver.

The TODD campaign, which stands for To Designate a Driver, provides safe driving tips, cab company information and other resources.

The website www.dontforgettodd.com is a collaborative website sponsored by the NDDOT. It reminds people of the importance of having a designated driver and how local police are enforcing DUIs. The heavy enforcement will occur from Oct. 26 through Nov. 3. Law enforcement officials will regulate and monitor much more heavily during these times.

“Making necessary arrests will hopefully help us reduce the number of fatalities on North Dakota roads,” Vandel said. “In 2011, there were 6,200 DUI arrests in North Dakota and this number, quite simply, is too high.”

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Introduction to game development offered through Tri-College Staff Writer A class dedicated specifically to game development is coming to Tri-College this spring semester.

Offered as a pilot class in 2011, Introduction to Game Development reached its cap, filled only with students who had heard about the class through someone else.

It is being offered again this semester to primarily Moorhead students with some NDSU students who had caught word of the class.

However, next semester, the class will be offered through Tri-College.

This class will be scheduled on Wednesdays from 7:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. in MacLean 181 on the MSUM campus.

“I went on a sabbatical and presented the idea [for this class] at three academic conferences and got good feedback,” said Andrew Chen, associate professor for the department of computer science at MSUM. “This is being advertised to the Tri-College because clearly, if every time this MSUM class has been offered, NDSU students have taken it through Tri-College just by word-of-mouth, there must be an unmet demand for a class like this within the Tri-College.”

Introduction to Game Development is structured differently than most classes. There are no tests

offered because of the increasing demand for a game development class. According to Chen, computer science majors often chose that major because of they are interested in designing games.

“This class is as real and experiential as it gets,” Chen said. “The teams have the same options they would if they were companies in a game industry.”

Chen explained that teams can hire, fail, voluntarily dissolve and fire, just like a gaming company could. Individuals can also choose to quit their teams.

“When done with the class, there will be at least one game that the student can point to and say ‘I had a role in making that!’”

Chen said. “Sometimes students will take games that didn’t survive and continue to work on them after the class is over, so a student might wind up with multiple games in their game portfolio as a result of this class.”

Chen believes students will retain intellectual property ownership of the work they do in their class, he said.

“Each semester, the distribution of talent is different,” Chen said. “So things like the number of programmers, artists, writers and sound-music-voice people can all vary. This is actually one of the reasons why the class is designed the way it is. This makes each semester a different experience for me, and every student’s experience a unique adventure full of excitement.”

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This enforcement is supposed to be intimidating and encouraging for citizens to think responsibly when it comes to alcohol.

The increased patrol will be in Fargo, West Fargo, NDSU, Lisbon, Wahpeton, Traill, Steele, Cass, Ransom, Sargent and Richland Police Depart-

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“In 2011 alone, 45 percent of all the fatalities on North Dakota roadways were alcohol related,” said NDSU Chief of Police, William Vandel. ments.

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or quizzes in the class, and the instructor steps back and gives students free reign to create their games.

Teamwork will also be an element of the class.

Students will be put into teams to create games, and throughout the semester, game quality will be voted on. Losing teams will be dissolved, and members will be put into different teams that will decrease in size.

“Because it will be teams that make the games, and not individuals, and because there is no restriction to a particular type of game, it is impossible to say exactly what students will learn, aside from teamwork,” Chen said. “But they will all learn, and they will all gain useful experiences in the process.”

Unlike other courses, students will have the chance to lecture the class, instead of the professor owning the front of the room. In addition, students will grade each other’s games by voting on the best games.

Chen feels that since he doesn’t have a teaching assistant, and because students know more in general about games than he does, this grading system would be the most beneficial, he said.

“This class will have the feel of a reality TV show like “Survivor” or “American Idol” because of the audience voting aspect, and so definitely some of the excitement of the class is the anticipation regarding [which team] will survive,” Chen said.

The class is being

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“We feel like working for a real company,” said 14-year-old Talia Dalzell, a 10th grader from West Fargo High School. “We have work division amongst different departments and Note Taker co-ordinates with all the departments to ensure that each is in sync.”

Jesse Linge, president of Khaotic Robots, believes that robotic space elevators are not too far into the future now.

“By 2070 we will have fully functional unmanned robotic space elevators that would replace the shuttles forever,” he said.

The mentors also played an important role in this competition.

Jim Walter, mentor of Reach Robotics and a member of forum for homeschooled kids, said, “My job was to lead them from behind. I or any other mentors did not intervene in the designing or manufacturing of the robots. We would ask them the right questions to lead them on. Besides that, it is all the students’ hard work and efforts.”

The competition resulted in awards for the best robots, as well as individual awards for excellence in marketing, programming, creative design, team tshirts, team mascot and other categories. The overall concept of the competition was aimed at producing well-rounded students that can make it big in all spheres of life, not just in science and technology.

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The 8 teams that participated in the event comprised students ranging between ages 13 and 16.

Two of the participating teams also had homeschooled students.

Luke Kulkert, a homeschooled eighth-grader, was a member of the Reach Robotics team.

“It’s my first time here and I am very excited,” he said. “But I feel confident because members of our team have won here in 2011 and 2010 in the past.”

Reach Robotics has also won awards at various other robotic events in Orlando, Kulkert said.

For the competition, each team was given a kit that they were required to use. They could neither add nor omit parts from the kit.

Each team came up with unique and innovative designs, even though they worked from the same kits.

The Benston Bunker Fieldhouse felt like a boiling pot of ideas as students were busy assembling, tweaking and testing their units and giving final touches to their robots. The students built their robots in merely six weeks.

Another unique aspect of this competition was the names the participants gave their designs. Names like Spock 1.0 and HECTOR (Highly Efficient Celestial Trans Orbiting Robot) reminded one of science fiction movies.

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Fifth Annual Diversity Conference Comes to NDSU Hannah Dillon Staff Writer Cultural Diversity Resources is partnering with North Dakota State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College to put on the fifth annual Cultural Diversity Conference, entitled “Together Building Strength.”

The conference will be held Tuesday at the Memorial Union with events happening throughout the day.

“The conference is geared for businesses, educators, community organizations and college students to provide a platform to discuss diversity and to learn how

to work effectively with diverse groups of people for local, national and global competitiveness,” a press release about the conference said.

During the day there will be a number of sessions regarding either the workplace track or the education and community track.

The workplace track topics will cover items such as the impact of diversity training, having a diverse workforce, creating an environment for healthy life choices and more.

The education and community track topics will cover items such as understanding the needs of LGBT individuals and their families, communication across different generations, un-

derstanding the cultures and values of Bhutanese and Somali people and more.

These sessions will happen concurrently from 8:45 a.m. to noon and 1:20 to 4:45 p.m.

During the lunch break, Donald Asher will be giving the keynote speech. His speech is entitled “Tying Your Education to the Career Marketplace.”

Asher lives in northern Nevada but travels majority of the year to speak at colleges, corporate events and secondary schools. He is the founder of Asher Associates and is an internationally acclaimed author and speaker who focuses on the topics of careers and higher education.

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Registration for the conference is $100. Members of the Fargo-Moorhead Human Resources Association, Chamber of Commerce or Tri-College and groups of three or more can register for $89. Students can register for $30 with lunch or $15 without lunch.

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“We had around fifty guys change their [Facebook] cover photo to an advertisement all at once,” Mack said. He also created a Facebook page to promote the event.

Delta Tau Delta was brought to NDSU in spring of 2011. On April 28, 2012, they “chartered and became an official fraternity at NDSU,” Mack said.

The knoephla soup feed is Delta Tau Delta’s big fall fundraising event. In addition, the fraternity also organizes the Barefoot for Barefeet fundraiser in the spring.

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Obama and Romney finish off the debate series Grant W. Johnson Contributing Writer

The fourth and final debate of the four debate series concluded Monday night in Boca Raton Florida. The main issue of conversation was foreign policy, although both candidates struggled to stay strictly on that issue.

First on the agenda was the topic of Libya. Libya has become very important in this presidential election as the recent terrorist attacks on the U.S. Ambassador and the building have led to American deaths. The question also went on to elaborate on the Middle East as a whole and that provided the most new answers from these candidates.

Obama touted his job in ending the war in Iraq and his plan to evacuate Afghanistan and his major achievement in killing Osama bin Laden.

Romney said that he would like to put new policies into place to help guide our country to a better security in the Middle East and stated his unhappiness in how the current administration had handled the previous issues.

On the issues of Syria, there was a clear distinction drawn between the two candidates.

Romney expressed hopes of giving American weapons to allies of the Syrian government for democracy to help their efforts.

Obama said the opposite.

He hopes to not send American weapons overseas as they could one day, be used against the U.S.A. During the Arab Spring that was in motion this past year, President Obama was in favor of getting rid of the

Egyptian president. He was asked if he still believed that he took the right action and he believed that he did stating, he would always stand for democracy.

When Romney was asked if he would have done the same actions, he agreed with the president on getting rid of the Egyptian president and promoting democracy abroad.

The candidates were asked what they thought America’s role should be in the future.

Romney said he seeks to eliminate conflicts abroad and build a strong economy that can lead the world along with a stronger military.

Obama said he wants to recall all the soldiers back home, rebuild America with new infrastructure, and to invest highly in education to make sure the brightest minds are in America.

Another debate was defense spending, which is a part of U.S. foreign policy.

Romney wants to boost defense spending by cutting 5 percent of discretionary spending and cutting Obamacare. With these cuts he will spend the savings on an increase in Navy and Air Force equipment.

Obama cited that the defense department has not asked him for more money, so he plans to continue to cut the defense budget and to start focusing on cyber security.

Israel was brought up and the candidates were in agreement that an attack on Israel was an attack on the United States and that whoever is president, this policy will be in place.

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Bison Court was once the designated living quarters for married couples and their families back in the ‘90s.

Campus Apartment Life Hasn’t Always Been Grounded Mike Liudahl Contributing Writer

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This earring organizer made out of a simple picture frame and some crossstitch plastic canvas can cost as little as $5 to make.

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When peering at Bison Court from my Stockbridge Hall dorm room almost 20 years ago, I never could have imagined that I would someday live there, and it would then be a top-notch, threestory apartment building.

In those days, it consisted of three elongated one-story structures made up of several side-by-side units that served as housing for married couples and their children.

Although they seemed to be somewhat outdated at the time, there wasn’t much reason to believe that the simple abodes sharing a big back yard littered with trikes, swing sets and Tonka trucks was within about 10 years of being replaced.

The two original Bison Court buildings, opened in 1957 with a third being added in 1958, gave couples and their kids a sense of home for more than 40 years until increased housing demands made them expendable.

In 2004, the new and yet affordable East and West Bison Courts replaced the 60 ground level one and two bedroom apartments.

When combined, the dual brick fortresses contain 57 one bedroom, 17 two bedroom and 29 studio apartments as well as the Residence Life and Dining Services offices.

As a perennial apartment dweller, it’s safe for me to say that $450 per month

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Jaime Jarmin We all know that college can create clutter. One cheap Features Editor way to combat the clutter with your jewelry collection is to organize it using a simPinterest has taken over ple picture frame. the Internet by storm, makFargo and Moorhead have ing it one of the most popu- wonderful thrift stores. Some lar websites college students of my favorites include the have begun to use. The Fea- Arc Attic Treasures, Dakota tures section will begin a Boys and Girls Ranch, Savweekly column highlighting ers and the New Life Center. either a craft or a recipe idea All of these stores will more that The Spectrum’s Pinterest than likely have an abunpage re-pinned. Each project dance of old picture frames. will be graded according to If you want to give your its skill level and will be tai- picture frame a fresh look, lored so that it is affordable simply apply a coat or two of for college students to com- fresh paint. You can find tiny plete. paint samples in the paint Follow The Spectrum on section at hardware stores for Pinterest to find out what we roughly $2 per bottle. will be crafting or cooking The item used to hang for upcoming issues. Once the earrings is called crosswe re-pin something, be stitch plastic canvas. This sure to follow up on how our is very inexpensive and can project turned out in the Fea- be found at thrift stores or at tures section. Then, if you craft stores like Hobby Lobcompleted a project, feel free by, Michael’s Arts and Crafts to email us a picture at fea- and Jo-Ann Fabrics. tures@ndsuspectrum.com.

Directions: If you are a girl, you Remove the glass and know the earrings can make backing from the picture or break an outfit. However, frame. Lay down a few if you don’t have your ear- pieces of old newspaper and rings organized, you may paint your frame. have a few problems.

Allow the frame to dry HEALTH TALK First of all, you may have completely. an earring go missing in acUsing a scissors, cut the tion. One of the most frus- cross-stitch canvas so that it trating things about getting is the same size as the glass. ready in the morning is try- Place the cut canvas into the Jessie Battest ing to find a long lost earring. picture frame and replace the I suppose you could try to backing. (You may toss the Contributing Writer pull off the Madonna trend piece of glass or save it for a and wear two different types different project.) of earrings, but it will instead Hang your dangly earAs the debating comes probably end up looking like rings on the picture frame to a close and election day a mistake. and voila! You have created imminently approaches, one Second, your earrings a cute earring organizer for issue on the minds of voters might be in such a tangled less than $5. across the nation continues mess that it will be next to to raise question and even concern for our nation’s people: the healthcare system.

Skill level: Easy This topic can be conWhat you will need: fusing and might even seem Frame $2 irrelevant to many college students today, however, I Cross-stitch plastic canvas $.56 would like to take the time Paint (optional) $2 to explain several aspects of Total: $4.56 U.S. healthcare that are particularly pertinent to young adults.

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Although this was over two years ago, its various components will continue to be initiated into our healthcare system over the next three years, expanding into 2015.

rent for my studio, which includes all utilities, cable and internet is a pretty good deal almost anywhere here in the region.

This opinion has become solidified upon meeting several recent newcomers to Williston, N.D., who are paying at least twice this amount for a makeshift room built in somebody’s garage in my hometown gone boomtown.

Just like Williston is now, NDSU has occasionally been put in a bad position when it comes to residential demand.

Bison Court has always been a more permanent solution to needs on this front; however, the temporary versions could not always be avoided.

As I sit and gaze westward from my current second floor living quarters, I sometimes think about the memories that many families must have been created below. I also remember the smattering of mobile homes that we used to see grouped along where Newman Outdoor Field’s right field foul line eventually came to exist.

The few that remained in the ‘90s were part a once larger complex referred to as West Court.

Well before that particular trailer park eyesore was allowed, approximately 160 “tin huts” were scattered about the 30-plus acres known as North Court where the University Village now stands east of the Fargodome.

This was a result of the college having to quickly come up with a makeshift plan in the mid to late ‘40s that would address what was then considered to be a

temporary phenomenon of increased married student enrollment. As it turned out, this by no means became a passing trend.

“North Court was constructed for housing married veterans following World War II and has been a valuable facility for many married students as low-cost housing,” said NDSU housing director in 1968. “But the temporary nature of the buildings has long since signaled the need for their replacement. Something that is necessary as soon as possible.”

There’s no doubt that the previously governmentowned trailers made for cheap housing, but at only $30 per month, the inhabitants probably weren’t getting any more than what they were paying for. Many students -- like my grandparents who grew up without running water or electricity -- didn’t know any different and therefore found the living conditions to be acceptable.

This sort of community living caused me to compare their situation to that of a post-disaster FEMA village and there doesn’t end up being much of a comparison at all. Those facilities are equipped like palaces when stacked up against North Court, which would likely be construed as a quite primitive encampment according to today’s standards.

“They were small, boxy trailer houses and all ours had was an icebox, sofa bed, and a heater,” Audrey Liudahl, wife of WWII vet and NDSU alum, said. “It was

pretty crude and unpainted on the inside, but after we turned the heater on, and it warmed up, we were okay.”

Despite the eventual wheeling in of new trailers that featured kitchens, refrigerators and even water hookups, they were still merely band-aids to an ongoing issue that obviously wasn’t going to heal itself. Even though occupancy rates at North Court began to diminish due to more modern options available at both West and a Bison courts, a big step still needed to be taken.

Shortly after the very outdated shantytown finally cleared out, NDSU garnered the state funding necessary for the construction of University Village. The ongoing temporary housing issue was mercifully on its way to being permanently fixed, as the last of the mobile homes were on track to be rolled out for good.

As necessary as it was for the NDSU to go the temporary route, it at some point became important for the campus to shed any evidence of accommodating student housing needs in the manner it did for far too long. At the same time, I’m glad I had the opportunity to get a glimpse of what that situation was maybe like.

This vantage point has given me the perspective needed to notice how much on-campus living conditions have improved. In fact, I’m beginning to wonder how much better it could be in another 20 years for the students who will someday look through the same sets of windows as I have.

A Simplified Look at U.S. Healthcare Reform

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Looking back, in 2010 medical insurance information was made available to consumers via the internet and policies were put in place to help increase consumer access to affordable care, which included extending insurance coverage for young adults.

Before this new option was created, adult children, especially between the ages of 19 and 24, were forced to experience several years of life after high school without medical insurance because insurance companies had the authority to remove them from their parents’ health plans.

Now, described by healthcare.gov, “under the Affordable Care Act, if your plan covers children, you can now add or keep your children on your health insurance policy until they turn 26 years old.” Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius states that because of this new law, approximately 2.5 million

more young adults are able to have health coverage.

In 2011, the primary focus of the Affordable Care Act was on improving the quality of healthcare as well as lowering its costs. This focus continued in 2012 with the implementation of several Medicare and Medicaid-related programs and techniques to encourage the administrative restructuring in hospitals and clinics by standardizing paperwork and improving the confidentiality of consumer health information.

What we have to look forward to as young adults entering the workforce and soon having to apply for our own medical insurance is the improvement of preventive health coverage in 2013.

The number of Americans who are eligible for coverage will be expanded greatly, making options available to those who may not have been previously able to afford health insurance and covering a greater

number of children as well.

Many more changes will be made in 2014, including the prohibition of gender bias or discrimination against individuals with preexisting conditions when it comes to applying for health insurance.

Another component of this act prohibits insurance companies from imposing a yearly limit on how much healthcare coverage an individual can receive. This will benefit individuals and the families of individuals with serious illnesses that require significant amounts of treatment or extensive hospital stays.

Finally, in 2015 physicians will begin to receive pay based on value rather than volume. According to healthcare.gov, this “new provision will tie physician payments to the quality of care they provide…so that those who provide higher value care will receive higher payments than those who provide lower quality care.”

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Is it OK to Lie to a Significant Other?

Meghan Battest Contributing Writer He Said: “I don’t think lying is a good thing, but I also believe that everyone does it and there is no way to escape it. So I guess it becomes a necessary evil. So yeah, I guess so,” Zach Thorseth, a junior majoring in broadcast journalism, said.

She Said: “No, never okay. Without honesty in a relationship there is no trust, and the relationship will never go anywhere because the foundation is not strong,” Morgan Karges, a freshman majoring in elementary education, said.

The age-old cliché saying “honestly is the best policy” encourages people to believe that complete truth means the greatest happiness. Let’s be “honest” though. If a guy said, “Yes, those jeans actually do make you look fat,” or a girl said, “Your mom is a terrible person,” that relationship would be headed toward a fight and quite possibly an end. The question is: Where can the line be drawn between “little white lies” and harmful ones?

As humans, we tell small lies almost daily. For example, when your professor asks if you did the reading for class, you nod fervently and hope he does not hand out a pop quiz. Likewise, when your lab partner asks if you are almost to your 8 a.m. lab, you reply, “Leaving now!” even though you just rolled out of bed. These lies rarely

harm others, and we spew them out without second thoughts.

When it comes to relationships though, lying becomes a bit touchier. Many times, people lie to avoid conflict or to keep from hurting the other person. Usually, an occasional omission of information or a small fib causes no problems, but when the lies grow or constantly get repeated, trouble follows close behind.

Good things to lie about are insecurities and harsh opinions about the other person. Ladies, you may feel closer to your man when you share all the small things about your looks for which you feel insecure, but the truth is he probably didn’t notice the tiny bit of hair above your lip until you pointed it out.

Likewise, guys, if you do notice a small imperfection in your girlfriend, don’t bring it up, because she will forever feel insecure about that part of her body when she is around you.

Here’s the skinny on what not to lie about: If you hang out with an ex, want to break up, need a guy’s or girl’s night, cheat on someone, etc., do not lie about your whereabouts or actions to spare the other person’s feelings.

When he or she finds out not only what you did, but that you lied about it, things are going to get ugly. Be up front about what you need or want, and avoid greater harm in the future.

If you honestly do think her jeans make her look fat, or if you truly hate his mother, take that information with you to the grave.

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Chapter 3: Throwing Off The Path Yasser Shaikh Staff Writer

Yasser Shaikh, a senior majoring in biotechnology, will provide The Spectrum with a chapter from his fiction story “eMe” that depicts the life of a college senior law student who happens to get involved in a Mexican mafia drug cartel and soon finds himself running from the cops. This is chapter three.

Chapter 3: Throwing Off The Path New York City, at 16:45: Eduardo got off the train and walked in the crowd, still buried in his newspaper. He had to be quick but inconspicuous. As soon as he was out of Bowery sub-station, he detached from the mass of sweat and smells and walked over to Bowery and Kenmare St. He had to walk two blocks till he found a pay phone.

The phone rang a while until Jim picked up at the last ring.

“Hernandez,” he said, trying to sound audible.

After a long night at the precinct, Sergeant Ricochet

often had to handle his words or he would just start blabbering in Spanish. He had been in America since he was five, yet had difficulty speaking English.

“Alo, Soy yo! Meet me at the regular spot. Diez minutos.” He hung up and began walking.

The meeting spot, an Italian grocery store, was perfect. No one there knew Spanish, and people didn’t bother listening whether you talked about the weather or human trafficking. Surprisingly, most of the crowd there was Chinese rather than Italian. It was set up between tons of Asian stores, so it wasn’t unusual.

Jim was there on time.

When Ed walked in, they both pretended to not know each other but kept shopping.

When they got close, Ed began, “Estoy en problemas!”

Jim just nodded; this was not the first time Ed had been in trouble.

When Ed first came to New York, Jim found him a girl to marry so he could become a citizen. He made sure Ed’s records were clear and he was out of the files.

So far he had only been through theft and bounced checks, but Jim knew it was

bigger this time. He had that intuition -- something that comes with 13 years of police work.

“What is it this time?” Jim asked. He stuck to English, a sign of panic. “Yo maté a un hombre.” Ed replied.

That’s when Jim realized how accurate his instincts had turned out to be. He immediately turned around and grabbed Eduardo by the arm.

“What? Are you f****** kidding me?”

Jim’s face turned red with a mix of anger and panic. He wanted to run from there. But he knew he had to watch this idiot’s back.

Jim hustled out the store with him before the storekeeper turned his attention to them. They hurried into an alleyway and Ed started telling Jim about his brother, the tattoo he had heard of and the gunsmith he had killed that day.

Jim could barely process the mix of incomprehensible information he had right now.

He couldn’t think straight.

He handed Ed his apartment keys and asked him to go there right away. He knew it was stupid, but being out on the streets was not going to end well for Ed. Besides, Jim lived with

no family, so it was ok. He would just have to cancel his date tonight with the hot bartender. However, that was the least of his concerns.

He walked back to the fifth precinct and once there, his mind began to race. Hours passed and he felt like he had no choice but to turn Ed in.

He will probably be out in eight years or so. He hoped.

Right at that moment, his eyes went over to the copy of The New York Times on his desk. The copy was open on to the technology section.

There was a small news item about the latest database NSA had come up with. This was something they could use for replacing one person’s information with another. They would probably use this to create fake identities for their “covert operatives.”

Jim finally had an idea.

Although he was a small time cop, he had made good friends in his time. Now was the time to call upon friendship. He took out his cell phone and a pocket diary.

These were the numbers you did not keep in a cell phone directory.

He dialed his “amigo” in the NSA.

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Quick Reads for Busy Students

‘A Confusion of Princes’ proves to be a page-turner Linda Norland Contributing Writer

If there is anything to know about being a college student, it is that free time is precious. Needless to say, any books I read for fun are read-in-a-day page-turners, which are not always as easy to find as one would like.

If you have a lot of time on your hands, then the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” is all well and good—however, if you are in a hurry, scanning covers is a good way to find that book.

That is how I came across “A Confusion of Princes” by Garth Nix, and I have to say that in this experience, coverjudging proved an effective method.

With an effervescent green design, an interesting title, and the name of a well-known fiction writer in massive lettering, the cover hinted that I might as well give the contents a try.

A science fiction adventure that takes place well into an imaginary future, “A Confusion of Princes” is really the story of a young man finding out what it means to be human—but presented in an action-packed, intense, 337 page novel.

Khemri, the main character, is a prince—but not the gallant kind from the fairy tales of yore. In this world, the term “prince” is used to describe an enhanced human form who directly serves the giant and seemingly allpowerful empire, which is

basically a universe-wide dictatorship. Princes are physically and mentally enhanced, using the three Teks: Mektek (machines), Bitek (enhanced biological agents) and Psitek (psychic powers).

As long as they are operating for the good of the empire, princes can do anything they desire.

Oh, and they can be reborn an unlimited number of times.

However, after Khemri actually becomes a prince, he soon finds that the world of princes is far tougher and unrulier than he thought.

In order to be noticed and hopefully favored as heir by the Emperor, princes assassinate other princes. And just because princes can be reborn infinite times does not mean they will be. Aside from being constantly on guard, Khemri is bullied in the Navy, suffers through a three-month test to become an Adjustor (basically a secret agent), and is shot in a capsule as a regular human to complete a mission at the edge of the empire’s territory.

It is there that he falls in love with Raine, a young woman who helps him to finally realize his humanity and take his fate into his own hands.

This novel is a quick and intense read, filled with tons of action and unusual ideas.

Although the invented jargon is a little difficult to get used to and the author seems to wrap everything up very quickly, “A Confusion of Princes” is the kind of book that begs to be read in one sitting, making it perfect for the busy student.

Team Meat’s Next Game is Mew-Genics Steven Strom A&E Editor

Team Meat, the creators of “Super Meat Boy” have revealed details about their next game, as well as its title, “Mew-Genics.”

Previously, the duo had been working on a brand new version of “Super Meat Boy” title for iOS and PC. However, it seems that they’ve been so pleased with the progress that they’ve made on “Mew-Genics” that they’ve decided to push the game forward. The iOS version of “Super Meat Boy” will be put on hold until the new game comes out.

On the developer’s official blog, McMillen spilled a few details about the new game.

“Mew-Genics is by far the strangest project I’ve ever worked on... and that’s saying something. Tommy and I are very happy with how development has been going on it and decided that “Mew-Genics” will be the next official Team Meat game. We don’t want to spoil too much here, but we can say the game will be randomly generated, strange and involve cats.”

The tagline for “MewGenics” is “A game about cats... kinda.” The promo-

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tional image for the game showing children in the background, as well as the title and separate images showing different “styles” of deformed cats has some believing that this may be Team Meat’s very likely weird take on the “Pokemon” formula.

Could it be about forcibly mutated cats battling it out in turn-based combat for the amusement of heartless children? That certainly sounds like something Team Meat might dream up. Of course, that’s just speculation, as few details have actually been announced.

Team Meat’s “Super Meat Boy” is one of the most successful downloadable games to date. Both the game and Team Meat were featured as one third of the focus of the indie video game documentary film “Indie Game: The Movie,” which is now available on Steam and Netflix.

The game was followed up by McMillen’s “The Binding of Isaac” -- a game loosely based on the biblical story of the same name -- and the “Basement Collection” -- an assortment of McMillen’s previous, smaller video game projects.

As of yet, there is no release date for either “MewGenics” or the “Super Meat Boy” iOS game.

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NBC Cancels Next Caller RCA Releases 20 Years Before it Even Airs of Martina McBride Matt Paulsen Spectrum Staff It looks like NBC is at it again. Just after the network decided not to pick up their “Munsters” reboot “Mockingbird Lane,” instead opting to air the pilot as a standalone Halloween special, another potential mid-season show has gotten the boot.

NBC announced that their half-hour comedy “Next Caller” has been canceled before it will even get a chance to air on the network. The show, which would have starred comic Dane Cook, was about a self-centered radio DJ forced into co-hosting his show with a female feminist.

The comedy, also starring Jeffery Tambor (“Arrested Development”), had completed four episodes of a reported six before they were canceled. It must have been bad when the network won’t even air the episodes already shot.

Cook really took off when his second comedy album Retaliation became the highest charted comedy album in 28 years back in 2006. The comic took to Twitter to talk

about the cancelation. “After four episodes “Next Caller” has been politely asked to leave the building. I can only hope we get syndicated because that money is bomb!”

He also talked about his cast mates. “Loved my cast & crew (not sure of their names. Didn’t have time to learn them) but will never forget my 37 hours working on Next Brawler.”

Although it is rare when networks order a show and then cancel it before having a chance to air, it does happen.

In 2003, CBS ordered a show called “Waterfront.” The drama, which focused on the political and personal lives of the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, was canceled after five episodes due to creative and financial issues.

In 2010 NBC advertised a show called “Day One,” about apartment residents that survive an unknown worldwide disaster. Like “Mockingbird Lane,” plans were made to turn the show into a mini-series, and eventually a stand-alone TV movie, but the show never aired in any format.

It is not bad news for all new shows on NBC, though.

The network recently renewed freshman comedies

“Go On” and “The New Normal” for full seasons, which could have made “Next Caller” expendable. They also have a couple of comedies waiting in the wings for midseason. In addition to cult favorite “Community” which is still waiting for a start date for its fourth season, the network has some other back ups.

“Save Me” stars Anne Heche (“Donnie Brasco”) as a woman who after almost choking to death becomes a direct pipeline to God. “1600 Penn” stars Bill Pullman (“Independence Day”), and is about a dysfunctional family living in the White House.

Although the move seems highly unorthodox to cancel “Next Caller” before it even has a chance, if the show truly is as bad as advertised, it’s better for the network to cut its loses now. They don’t want to air one episode, get potential fans excited and then promptly cancel. “Next Caller” may have been the breakout hit of the season, or it could have been dead on arrival. The latter is more likely, but now audiences will never know.

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If anyone missed out on country singer Martina McBride’s music throughout the past 20 years, they will have the ultimate opportunity to hear her for themselves now.

On Oct. 22, RCA Nashville, McBride’s label for over 18 years, released The Essential Martina McBride, a compilation of 40 of McBride’s songs from the past two decades.

McBride, known for her immense soprano range and powerful ballads, charted success throughout the 1990s and 2000s with songs such as “Wild Angels,” “Happy Girl” and “Blessed.” She has had the distinction of being nominated 15 times for CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, and shares the record for most wins (four) with Reba McEntire. McBride has charted four number one hits in country music, as well as 20 top ten singles.

McBride left RCA, her

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This album is also the first time that McBride has not been involved with RCA during a project concerning her music. The singer learned of the compilation album in September, tweeting, “Wow! Kinda sucks that I had 2 find out on Twitter that Rca is releasing a Cd of 40 of my songs. Hope I at least get a free copy . . . Having said that I’m not mad about it. Just would have been cool to get a phone call. I wonder what the cover looks like?”

With a sizable amount of her career behind her now, McBride, 46, no doubt has many years left on the Nashville scene. Her untarnished voice and inspirational songs have thrived throughout the years, and it is almost certain we are not done hearing from the acclaimed “Céline Dion of Country Music” yet.

‘Woman in Black’ Produces the Perfect Nightmare Jack Dura

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home since 1991, in the fall of 2010 and signed with Republic Nashville. Her debut disc for her new label, 2011’s Eleven, has charted three singles, with “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” climbing to number four on the country charts, and receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Country Solo Performance. Currently, McBride is touring throughout the United States, and will join George Strait on his Cowboy Rides Away Tour in 2013.

RCA has previously released two compilation albums for McBride, 2001’s Greatest Hits and Hits and More, which was released this past January after McBride’s departure. Hits and More displays many highlights of the singer’s career, such as “Independence Day” and “I Love You,” as well as “Being Myself” and “Surrender,” two of three previously unreleased songs found on this album.

The Essential Martina McBride will feature stellar McBride hits like “This One’s For the Girls” and “Where Would You Be,” and covers of classics such as

If the fine people behind the production of “The Woman in Black” at The Stage at Island Park were hoping to give their opening night audience a lasting memory of the night’s performance, they can consider themselves successful. The only question is what each audience member will remember the best.

Perhaps it may be the two actors who juggled multiple roles in this production.

Maybe some attendants will recall the need for imagination to see things that were not really there. Above all, it would be very hard to believe if any of the theatergoers that night were able to erase the sight of the terrifying figure dressed entirely in black from their minds. That image, like the performance itself, will no doubt remain quite memorable.

The performance, of

course, had much more to offer than that. The play, written by Stephen Mallatratt, is unique in the fact that it is a play-within-a-play. Arthur Kipps (Raymond Scot Sorrels) hires an actor (Matthew Englund) to instruct him in theatre, and therefore aid him in sharing his terrible tale with everyone he knows. It was here that the play began to get confusing, as Englund took up the role of Kipps to show the character how to act. Sorrels, the real Kipps (yes, very confusing!), bounced around and performed many other parts.

This changeup was slightly annoying at first, but began to clear up later on once the audience accepted that Englund was now Kipps.

Kipps, a London solicitor, is charged with clearing up the late Alice Drablow’s estate after the reclusive widow’s death. At the old woman’s funeral, Kipps witnesses a tall, gaunt woman clothed completely in black watching from afar. When he tries to confront her, she disappears from sight, only to reappear moments later.

This certainly made the audience feel uncomfortable

and highly alert. With a sinister black figure appearing at a moment’s notice at any place in the theater, everyone is bound to be on their toes.

Over the next few days, Kipps goes over every one of the late Mrs. Drablow’s papers, and discovers a 60-year-old secret he becomes obsessed with. The Woman in Black begins to pop up at the most inconvenient of times (in the middle

of the night, while chasing a dog, etc.). Kipps begins to lose his mind, and, combined with the ancient screams of deceased children ringing in his ears at random intervals, is determined to discover who and what the Woman in Black is.

Kipps eventually does learn the specter’s secret, but the results are disastrous.

Upon his return to London, his life is highlighted by his marriage and the birth of his son. This all falls apart when the Woman in Black returns once more to haunt and harass the man who crossed her path.

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Up in the Air Get Fit Fast: Election Edition The battle over This is not a satire wind energy “Miss Adventure”

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“A Thought Less Traveled”

NATHAN STOTTLER Opinion Editor

This December, a number of significant tax credits for wind energy development companies are set to expire, withdrawing millions of dollars from an industry that drastically needs government support to get up and running. Many wind energy production companies have already begun to terminate employees in a preemptive attempt to adjust for the loss of their tax credits.

Should the tax credits be allowed to expire, it could mean the loss of over 37,000 jobs in an economy that desperately needs every single job it can create.

With the Republican Party setting up so much criticism on the Obama Administration’s job creation record, it serves as pure hypocrisy that their energy plan calls for no renewal of the wind energy production tax credits.

Though I take issue with President Obama’s insistence to continue allowing and encouraging the growth of oil and natural gas exploration and extraction, I do recognize the need for a steady, secure source of energy while our nation makes the transition from a fossil fuel powered infrastructure to one supported by renewable energy. For let there be no doubt in your mind that our nation, and our world, will need to abandon fossil fuels within the next half century in order for our society to remain stable.

The insistence of the Republican Party to focus its entirely energy policy on fossil fuels, and its utter resistance to the progress promised by renewable energy is nothing short of asinine, short-sighted idiocy.

They will quip justifications for their plan to allow the wind energy tax credits to expire that are, once again, pure hypocrisy. They state that in our free-market economy, any industry that is going to be viable on a longterm basis must be allowed to grow on its own, without the shoulder of the government to lean upon.

And yet, the very industry upon which they intend to lie the whole futures of the American people – the oil and gas industry – was not only founded on government stimulus money, it continues to take over $4 billion tax dollars every year

from the American people!

Stimulus dollars that, during the dawn of the fossil fuel era, were intended to get the oil and gas industry on its feet and help it become viable and dependable enough to exist in America’s free market economy were never repealed, even when those same companies began turning multi-billion dollar profits each and every year.

Yes, that’s right folks.

Exxon-Mobil, Haliburton, Royal Dutch Shell, and BP – the companies that rob us blind at the gas pump, turning billions of dollars of profit each, every year – currently receive billions more in stimulus money from the government. And you may say that this money is necessary for our economy to have a secure supply of fossil fuels, but you must know how short-sighted that is!

Is that stimulus money not better spent on technology that will last us indefinitely into the future? There will never be a shortage of sunshine or wind power, the way that there will eventually be no fossil fuel left to extract from the earth’s crust. How can we possibly justify throwing away so much money in an economic climate that requires us to be stringent in all areas of government spending?

We will be casting our ballots in less than two weeks from today. And when we go to the polls, there will be many issues milling around in our heads, many of them focused on short term, here-and-now problems. And though those problems are possibly the most pressing things on most peoples’ minds, we must not forget to plan for the long-term as well. For if we do not plan for the future, we will not have one.

The wind energy tax credits must not be allowed to expire. If they are, the wind power industry as we know it may collapse, setting back our progress towards renewable energy independence by years. And if we really want to plan ahead, we must consider that one candidate wishes to continue wasting billions of dollars on multi-billion dollar fossil fuel companies, while another plans to shift the focus of the energy industry to the future. You don’t need to be a genius to see where your vote is best cast.

Nathan is a senior majoring in landscape architecture. Follow him on twitter @nwstottler.

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this after seeing two things.

One, the Josh Romney memes. For those that don’t STANLEY KWIECIEN know, this is an image of Contributing Writer Mitt’s son who is staring intently at the candidates at one of the debates, and it I told myself that this has spawned a whole slew time around I was going to of images with ridiculous be different. I was going texts attached to them. I to keep my head low, make suggest you check them out, sure that everything I was as at least one of them will doing was nice and kosher leave you giggling. The secand remember to NOT get ond is a video on YouTube involved with the United who’s style has been around States political machine. for about a year and a half called “The Epic Rap Battles Well, basically, I lied!

I decided to write about of History.” These battles pit two characters against

I said I would not be writing about the election in my “Miss Adventure” column.

For a girl with a list of opinions longer than Rapunzel’s hair, I am strangely passionless and ambivalent about the election. Before you gasp and lecture me, I assure you that I will, in fact, vote. I just do not have much to add in the way of articulate, passionate political opinion.

But with Election Day only twelve days away as of publication date, I must imbibe in writing this article purely for the sake of satire.

Many of you have probably seen the bevy of humorous presidential debate “drinking” games that exist on the inter-webs.

This column is in the “spirit” of those very games minus the heartburn, hangover and hole in your wal-

let. It is no mystery that I do not drink. But this does not mean I am immune to fun; I am certainly always down for mocking the people in power that often end up screwing us over.

Now after all of that exposition, I request silence, a drumroll and a trio of trumpeters, please. I shall unveil a 2012 Get Fit Fast Election day edition plan! Yes folks, in only twelve short days you can carve your calves, trim your triceps, and tuck your tummy! This workout plan will make your muscles ache and you will long for the election to be over with.

I swear neither Icy Hot nor any other muscle rub or cream has endorsed me to write this column.

Do ten pull-ups every time Obama says something about the elusive “middle class.” Do thirty push-ups every time Obama mentions “change.” Do twenty tricep dips for every time Obama or his wife Michelle appear as guests on a show and are applauded for their stylish

fashion sense.

Do twenty one-armed push-ups every time yet another celebrity endorses Obama and you believe what they have to say. Thirty if said celebrity is Madonna and you think anything Madonna has to say still matters-- because you will in fact have better arms than Madonna if you do this work out. Just saying. If you agree that the candidate a celebrity endorses is completely irrelevant, take a day off the work out.

In between all of the heavy arm workouts, you will surely need to target other muscle groups and give those arms a rest. Do fifty squats every time Romney mentions cutting taxes.

Twenty lunges every time Romney criticizes “Obamacare” or big government.

Wall sits for half an hour every time you see a shirtless picture of Paul Ryan and your mom or grandma comments on his defined physique.

Now that you have en-

gaged in partisan carving of your arms and legs it is time to lose those love handles. Forty five sit ups for every political postcard received in your mail box!

Before throwing away these cards that are overflowing our landfills, remember to be green! These post cards make the perfect wallpaper border or lining for your rat cage. Every time someone shares a link on their Facebook wall or twitter, do thirty crunches. Add a fitness ball into the mix for every time you feel tempted to share a link and think it will change anybody’s mind. Every time you are driving and see a political sign, squeeze your abs and hold. Do not hold your breath. That would be a bad idea. I am not trying to cause any car crashes here people!

Ah yes, feel the glorious burn of being inundated by the election and empty rhetoric at its finest! Happy election 2012.

Tessa is a senior majoring in English.

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bate, and having taken some time to sit down and watch the debates after the fact and see some of the commentary on it, I still don’t understand how either candidate got away with what they did during the debates. If I had done or said a quarter of the amount that both candidates did when I was in debate in high school, I would have gotten my team kicked out of the debate faster than the force of relative gravity. As I continued to watch I just needed the moderator to get up from their chair and smack either candidate

whenever they spoke out of turn. Sadly, nothing like this happened in any of the debates.

The polls keep switching direction; Romney’s in the lead, Barack’s in the lead, slipping back and forth with an error rate in the statistics that really lets one know that nobody knows what the hell is going on. That’s the nature of statistics for anyone that hasn’t taken a class on it.

It’s looking at numbers and making a guess, an educated one, but a guess nonetheless.

I still don’t know whom I’m going to vote for. I have

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Stanley is a senior majoring in computer science.

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Opinion Glorious Fall is Finally Here

‘Til Death Crash and Burn Do Us Part Striding on empty

Tattoos are forever

SUZY CAVALIER Contributing Writer

SHANNON SUER Contributing Writer

I was sitting in my room this weekend when a girl from my floor came in. “Hey, want to go with me to get a tattoo tonight?” Wait, seriously? I was all for going because I’ve never been with someone while they got a tattoo, but it made me think. Do people my age take getting a tattoo way too lightly? It almost seems like I know more people who have tattoos than people who don’t. Are we too young for that kind of commitment?

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Do people my age take getting a tattoo way too lightly?

Once my dad told me if I ever got a tattoo he wouldn’t help me pay for college.

Harsh, but completely typical coming from my dad. It’s a perfect example of the way most of the older population in our society see tattoos: the markings of hood rats and hoodlums alike. No matter what the tattoos are of or what they stand for, they seem to get a bad rep across the board.

This is interesting, because I know so many people with Bible verses inked onto their arms or shoulders. My roommate has a tattoo that says “sister” with a star for each sibling she has. One of my good friends has a tattoo of the hakuna matata symbol.

None of these things are demonic or even carry a negative connotation, so why is it that just because people get them put permanently marked on their skin they would be denied jobs or higher positions in the work place? Is society really that shallow?

Times have changed.

Seeing people with tattoos is seemingly as frequent as seeing someone with glasses or wearing a bracelet. Maybe they weren’t popular when my dad was a kid, but our decisions on how we treat our body shouldn’t affect our employment status, or how you’re seen by your peers or coworkers or even by the people you pass on Broadway.

Tattoos may be a big decision for an 18-year-old to make. The idea of getting one is almost always followed with the question “Are you sure you won’t regret that?”

Well, I say if anyone is to regret it in 30 years, at least it’s a good story to tell.

Tattoos don’t make people less intelligent. They don’t make people mean or scary.

They’re just an option for expression. You like to wear your hat backwards? Well maybe someone else would like to get a tattoo of the Minneapolis skyline across his or her back. Who are we to judge?

Shannon is a freshman majoring in journalism.

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In a conversation I had with a fellow musician and friend of mine, while surrendering to wallowing self-pity involving an overabundance of school work, a job and trying to keep up a social life, questions began to arise.

Is all the craziness of school is a legitimate reason to lose our minds and patience? I know college isn’t meant to be a cake walk, let alone instill the energy into us to prance like happy, fuzzy, majestic unicorns to class pre-determined to dominate anything thrown at us. A part of me feels the expectations that are bestowed upon us as humans and still doing our best as students is a bit unrealistic. We should be used to the chaos by now you would think; Senior, junior or freshman, we all struggle immensely. I have half a splinter of hope we will all survive! But boy are we digging deep for that determination.

Mid terms are over for most part, but in the process of pouring our faces, time and souls into studying material, we put the rest of our work on the back burners.

Leaving the front burners for those 200-plus point assignments, speeches, exams or whatever you’re assigned in a day’s time. Don’t forget to leave that coffee maker warmer on at all times of the day for those 2 a.m. assignments that inflict zombielike tendencies which usually carry into class the next morning.

Living the life of a college kid makes me miss

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legos, paper projects that took a whole afternoon and play time. As many have said, “being a kid, the hardest thing to do was to pick the perfect color crayon,” which many chose to draw outside of the lines with. I can’t even begin to fathom what the professors go through! Above all things, I miss about not being in college is nap time.

It should be a sanity requirement with at least an hour a day to keep students and faculty happy and would be up to par health-wise with free coffee! It can save lives and faces from being ripped off!

We have lives outside of the classroom, just like teachers do. How can we be expected to do all of these things with minimal time, jobs, marching band, sports, clubs, assignments, exams and groups? Is a majority of the student body missing out on the “college experience?” Aren’t we supposed to be having fun and experiencing life? There seems to be no break in sight, even for teachers! Thanksgiving you say? Pfft. While visiting our families and indulging in Charlie Brown Thanksgiving episodes, pie and turkey, I bet we will all still be nailed with assignments to accomplish and grade in a timely fashion of good quality.

If I may say so in speaking for the student body and faculty, we’re burnt out, running on empty and need a break. In all the chaos it’s even hard to remember how to breathe and sit down for a minute. I know many feel the same and if not, you’re one lucky, fuzzy unicorn.

TIFFANY NEWMAN Contributing Writer

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating. As John Ruskin once said, “There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” Lately, the only thing on my mind has been rain and the fall weather.

It’s finally fall, summer is over and winter is soon approaching. Rain boots are now a must, umbrellas are covering up the view of the ground and you are going to be soaked by the end of the day if you walk out without a hood on your head.

The best part of the fall season is the unbelievable weather; it’s not too hot outside but it’s not too cold either; it is the perfect temperature for almost anyone.

Walking outside through campus is actually enjoyable

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The fortunate part about the fall season is no one has to worry about starting their car to warm up before they want to leave, or having to be a cautious driver on icy roads to avoid the unwanted head-on collisions and cars not starting from being left frozen and idle all night.

We only have to know the winter season is coming and all those unfortunate parts that are included in the wintery months of cold and snow; in the meantime, let us enjoy all the refreshing rain and wonderful season of warm fall weather while we gladly have it. Spend some time outside wearing your rain boots and getting some use out of your umbrellas before we are tied down to winter coats and snow boots every day.

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because you are not sweating by the time you get to class from the hot and dry summer weather, and you are not freezing from the cold and snowy winter weather, either.

Fall is a cooler season than summer, as it prepares us for all of the snow and cold weather we are going to soon receive; it’s almost as though the constant rainstorms we’ve been having are a warning and a way to prepare us for the winter weather that is going to be here soon, when instead of windy rainstorms for multiple days straight, it’s going to be windy snowstorms for multiple days straight.

Every season has its benefits and its negative parts; fall has the pretty and gorgeous fall foliage from dropping leaves and the just right temperature to be outside for the day, but it has its negatives of raking up leaves before the first snowfall and walking in the rainy and dreary days.

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FOOTBALL

NDSU Athletic Facilities Have No. 3 NDSU vs. Southern a Lot to Offer to Players

Illinois Preview Colton Pool Contributing Writer

This Saturday, the number three-ranked Bison football team will look to keep their outstanding play going against the Southern Illinois Salukis at the Fargodome.

Southern Illinois proved they aren’t to be overlooked last Saturday with a convincing 38-21 win at Youngstown State, who was ranked 16th at the time in the coaches poll. Many young players stepped up for the Salukis, including freshman safety Antony Thompson, who was named College Football Performance Award’s Defensive Back Performer of the Week and the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week. Thompson had a 100yard interception return for a touchdown and three tackles, while recovering a blocked punt and fumble in SIU’s win last week.

“Their guys are opportunistic,” NDSU head coach Craig Bohl said. “Their guys are flying around and they’re creating a lot of problems.”

ISU is now 5-3 and are on a three game winning streak.

“Southern Illinois is playing extremely well,” Bohl said. “The team has got a lot of talent and has overcome a lot of adversity early this year.”

However, the Bison will be ready. The Herd is coming off a compelling 54-0 win against South Dakota last Saturday. NDSU is 6-1 overall and have a 3-1 record within the Missouri Valley Conference. Junior quarterback Brock Jensen accounted for two passing and two running touchdowns and led the attack for the Bison, and moved into second place in school history for passing yards in a career.

The defense for the Bison played phenomenal, holding USD to only 76 yards of offense.

“We played well last week,” Bohl said. “We’ll need another performance like we had last week to give ourselves a chance to win.”

Home field advantage will be big help for the Bison. They are 17-3 in the last three years at the Fargodome.

However, in the six games played between these teams, the Bison and Salukis have broken even at 3-3. Playing at home will be even more in favor of the Bison, as they are undefeated against USI

at home. Last year, NDSU edged out the Salukis 9-3 for a tough win.

“We struggled last year,” Bohl said. “Typically you’re not going to win games like that, so we certainly need to execute better.”

Starting sophomore wide receiver Zach Vraa, junior wide receiver Cooper Wahlo Jr. and junior safety Bryan Shepherd will be out due to injury. However, NDSU’s other starting wide receiver, junior Ryan Smith, will be back at both receiver and punt returner for the Bison.

NDSU will need big plays to win this game. If the Bison can stay healthy and dash out of the gate aggressively, then they have a great chance to win this game. However, the most important component for NDSU will be keeping ISU’s offense from getting any momentum for the game will be especially vital for a victory.

“You can play defense that helps maintain and create momentum, which is something we’ve been able to do this season,” Bohl said.

“We’ll need to do that to have a chance to win Saturday.”

Quotes are courtesy of GoBison.com

Bison Defense Among the Best Ever “Herd’s Hunches”

SAM HERDER Sports Editor

popping numbers.

Through seven games, the Bison defense has given up 45 points. That’s six touchdowns, people, in seven games! They are allowing 8.4 points per game. That’s good for number one in the nation.

NDSU is also ranked second in rushing defense and first in passing defense.

The stats are there. This defense is the toughest in the nation to score on.

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Since making the move to Division I in 2004, NDSU Athletics have continued their traditional winning ways. The Bison proved they can continue to recruit athletes with the best of the Midwest, and these athletes have won numerous championships for the Herd in the last eight years. The championship banners are hung in the athletic facilities around campus that are coincidently enough, also some of the best in the Midwest.

While the athletes here at NDSU have proven to be some of the best in their region, so have the facilities they play in. With recent renovations and more to come in the future, NDSU has become an attractive place to play for prospects during their recruiting visits.

Arguably the most recognized complex on the NDSU campus is Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The Bison rank in the top 10 nationally for attendance in the Football Championship Subdivision, with more than 100,000 fans a year passing through the dome. About 19,000 exuberant fans can pack into the Fargodome and help contribute its reputation as one of the loudest environments in college football.

Bleacherreport.com named the Fargodome in their top 50 greatest college stadiums in 2011. With a newly installed artificial turf and four 16-foot LED video boards, the Fargodome has become known for a great game day experience for players and the fans.

The Bison Sports Arena also plays a great role in Bison Athletics. The arena is home to men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and indoor track and field. Opened in 1970, the BSA can seat 5,830 for basketball and wrestling and 1,851 for indoor track events.

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NDSU head football coach Craig Bohl is usually vanilla in his press conferences. He won’t say anything drastic or say something that will cause a mumble amongst the reporters. But, after last Saturday’s dominant 54-0 win over South Dakota, Bohl stated that this year’s defense is the best he has seen in his years at NDSU. Wow, what a statement.

The Bison always have had the reputation of a bluecollar team that will beat you

with an efficient offense and a stout defense. NDSU’s defense has been a force to be reckoned with for countless years. Last year’s national championship was won because an unwilling brick wall of a defense turned it up one more notch in the playoffs.

They shut down every one of their opponents’ offensive strengths with ease.

The Bison defense last year was straight up ridiculous.

But are they better this year?

Well, the evidence is there on the field, on the stat sheets, and the head coach says so himself.

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The second level has a weight training facility and the McCormick Wrestling Complex. In 2010, Sanford Health donated $10 million to spark a renovation to the BSA. The renovation, still in the starting phases, will transform the BSA into a worthy and modern Division I arena.

Inside the BSA, the McCormick Wrestling Complex was completely renovated in 2000. Said to be one of the premier wrestling practice facilities in the country, the complex offers 6,300 square feet of space. The cardio room and the video room are home to state-of-the-art equipment, computers, television and meeting room capabilities.

The Shelly Ellig Track and Field Facility, located just southwest of the BSA, is the newest addition to the NDSU campus. Estimated at 74,800 square feet, the facility will include a 200-meter, eight-lane track, multiple long jump, triple jump and pole vault runways, and a shot put and weight throw section on the infield. The facility will also hold baseball and softball batting cages. Bleachers inside will seat up to 1,000 spectators.

Home to Bison volleyball, the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse is a unique venue that has served several NCAA and conference tournaments since 1978. Originally known as the Physical Education Building, it was renamed in 1995. With the move to Division I athletics, the BBF received many improvements, including a new digital scoreboard and stats display, new floor markings

and design and new chair back seating for 1,206 fans.

The BBF will be the host of this year’s Summit League Championships.

Completed in 1997, the Ellig Sports Complex is home to Bison soccer, outdoor track and field, and softball. The running track has a ProTurf surface over all nine lanes. Bleachers line both sides of the track and natural-grass infield and can hold up to 3,500 spectators.

The NDSU softball field is one of the top playing fields in the Upper Midwest.

The field is surrounded by a permanent fence and warning track. The dugouts are enclosed and covered and a press box is situated above the first base bench. An electronic scoreboard is located above the right-center field fence.

The Bison baseball squad arguably plays in one of the best facilities in college. With seating up to 4,419 fans, Newman Outdoor Field has been home to NDSU and the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the Independent American Association since 1997. Dressing rooms are located under the stadium behind each dugout and there is also an indoor batting cage. High above the 12 spectator suites is a two-tiered press box with radio and television booths.

Beyond the outfield fence is a scoreboard with complete line score and team totals and a color message board used for player statistics and other information.

All these facilities have meshed well with the rich winning ways of Bison sports. Both play a huge role in the recruiting process and also contribute to a great Bison game day experience for fans. The newly committed NDSU athletes will have the opportunity to develop their skill sets in state-of-the-art facilities. And through their development, they will contribute greatly to the success that is Bison Athletics.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Bison Soccer Wins on Senior Day “The Sports Czar�

JOE KERLIN Staff Writer

The Bison women’s soccer team improved their record to 7-9 coming off a win Sunday afternoon in their final home game at Ellig Sports Complex.

Celebrating Senior Day, the Bison shot past Kansas City with a 2-1 victory, responding splendidly after a

heartbreaking loss to South Dakota last week. “We came out today and played a really good game,� head coach Mark Cook said following the win. “The second half we really came out and battled.�

The Bison outshot the Kangaroos 11-2 in the second half, leading to the eventual game-winning goal

by Meghan Johnston in the 60th minute. Johnston’s first career goal as a Bison was setup beautifully by Anisha Kinnarath, who scored her

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They most certainly are the best defense NDSU has ever had and possibly the best the FCS has seen in quite some time.

There is no weak spot on the “Code Green� Bison defense. The D-Line is just as good as the linebacking core that is just as good as the stacked secondary. Depth, besides at linebackers, is no

issue either.

Every play, at least three players are running onto the field and subbing in. There is never a noticeable decline on the level of play when these subs go into the game. There are plenty of players listed second on the depth chart that any FCS team would love to have.

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team leading fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick in the first half.

It was a perfect way to send out the four seniors who have had their share of bumps and bruises throughout their careers at NDSU. “It’s an awesome way to go out at home,� said jubilant senior, Shannon Brooks. “I’ve got so many memories with these girls.�

It’s been an impressive run for Holly Christian, Brooklyn Dyce, and Brooks.

Over their four years here

at NDSU, the seniors have compiled an impressive record of 44-26-10, including a Summit League championship and a NCAA tournament bid in 2010. They have also endured a recent coaching change making them the face of the program. “You want to send your seniors out in style,� said Cook. “They’re your program, they’re the ones that have been working hard for four years, and I’m proud to have had the opportunity to coach them.�

Along the way they have added some new faces including a senior transfer in Jordyn Wallenborn from Minnesota State Moorhead.

Wallenborn went out firing on her Senior Day, accumulating two shots on goal and served relentless offensive pressure on the Kangaroos all afternoon. “Jordyn, being a new part, she was a perfect addition for us at the forward position,� said Brooks.

Wallenborn is currently second on the team in both

goals (4) and points (9).

With one more game remaining on their conference schedule, the Bison know there is some unfinished work left to be done. The Bison are currently fourth in the Summit League, barely sneaking in to the League championship tournament. If the Bison plan on making a trip to Brookings, South Dakota for the tournament, they will need at least a point this Sunday in Omaha.

even more is that this defense has only two senior starters. In fact, there were no senior starters at the beginning of the year. After losing the best tackler on the team, junior Colton Heagle, to an ACL injury, the Bison haven’t missed a beat. Actually, the next strong safety in line, Bryan Shepherd, may also be out for the season. In

comes senior Bobby Ollman and the position is still just as solid.

UNI transfer and veteran Andre Martin Jr. took over the starting corner spot from junior Brendin Pierre, but Pierre is still contributing to the deep secondary.

My point is, anywhere you look on this Bison defense you won’t find a weak

spot. Not even in the backups.

Bohl wasn’t saying anything too dramatic when he stated this is the best defense he has seen. He was simply stating facts.

The saying “defense wins championships� may be overused, but the Bison are a proof of this. If they are to repeat as national champs,

it will be because of this defense.

And if this year’s defense is the best Bohl has seen, just wait until next year when almost everyone returns.

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