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Study Abroad Fair 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Thundar’s Den, Food Court of the Memorial Union Study Abroad Fest 6:30-8 p.m. Rec Center, Memorial Union

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Running back, John Crockett (23) runs past two CSU players, followed by Billy Turner (77). Bison football cruised to an easy 22-7 win against FBS opponent CSU Saturday.

Joe Kerlin Staff Writer Amid the whirlwind of controversy surrounding the Bison football team this past week, they were able to block it out and take care of business in Fort Collins, Saturday, The Bison cruised to an easy 22-7 win against FBS opponent Colorado State at Hughes Stadium. After a week of uncer-

tainty about the 2012 Bison football team, fans were eager to see their team back on the playing field. A ruckus crowd filled with well over 500 Bison football fans crammed into old Hughes Stadium eager for the team to start producing positive headline, unlike earlier this week. Bison fan were taken back early after two minutes into the game Colorado State struck with a 69 yard

TD pass from quarterback, Garrett Greyson to tight end, Crockett Gillmore. After not giving up a single point in their first game, the defense looked out of sorts during the Rams first series. After the coverage breakdown, the Bison offense responded quickly when running back Sam Ojuri plunged into the end zone to tie the game. The Bison score was setup conveniently with Mar-

cus Williams’ exceptional kick-off return into Ram’s territory. With every kick and punt return he had Ram fans holding their breath almost taking several returns to the house. Williams was also lockdown, as usual, from the corner position, allowing no access into Marcus Island for the second straight game. He also added his first interception of the season right before half, leading to a Bison field goal.

The Bison offense was stuffed on fourth down later in the first quarter turning the ball over at the Ram’s one-yard line. The turnover lead to a safety as the Bison defensive line

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field located on the west side of campus. The brand new stands, made possible by a $22,000 student government capital projects grant, will com-

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The NDSU Rugby Club celebrated the addition of new bleachers to the playing field, made possible by a student government grant, at the ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday.

fortably seat more than 150 spectators, who can now view the rucking, mauling and dropkicking from a higher vantage point on the playing field, termed a pitch. With student government officials and student organization administration looking on, the Rugby Club celebrated a two year process of proposals, funding security and eventual self-assembly of the structure on Thursday afternoon. The ribbon cutting ceremony was the culmination of an established winning tradition and a patient determination to prove that the program is worthy of more extensive support. “We had to show that this is going to be an investment that’s going to last for a while,” team coach Corey Wernlund said. “Obviously, it being made out of aluminum and on a concrete slab, it’s going to be here for twenty years. So … we had to prove that we were going to last that long too.” The Rugby Club has been around since the ‘70s. Many students play throughout their entire college careers,

and three students have even stayed after college to coach, Wernlund said. Obtaining a rare grant of this size is by no means an easy endeavor, as Wernlund found on the first try. Knowing more about how to make this type of request combined with student senate support made a difference the second time around. Through the recognition of being a club that consistently took steps forward and the submission of a well-organized proposal, the Rugby Club secured the needed funding. “We want projects that benefit the student body as a whole,” said NDSU Student Senator Sam Ewen, who played an integral role in bringing the undertaking to fruition. “Unless you have some elevation you can’t really see what’s happening. The bleachers provide a way for any student to get some free entertainment by watching a rugby game as well as to understand it better.”

Wednesday Sept. 12 Live @ Lunch: XY Unlimited Memorial Union Lower Level 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Campus Attractions Movie: “Hunger Games” 7 p.m. Century Theater, Memorial Union Thursday Sept. 13 Take Back the Night 7 p.m. Festival Concert Hall Friday Sept. 14 Campus Attractions Film: “Hunger Games” 7 and 9:30 p.m. Century Theater, Memorial Union MU Live: Shakes and Board Games 9:30 p.m. Memorial Union Lower Level Saturday Sept. 15 Campus Attractions Film: “Hunger Games” 7 and 9:30 p.m. Century Theater, Memorial Union

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After many years of dynamic scrummaging, the growing NDSU Rugby Club recently realized its goal with the addition of rising bleacher seats on the playing

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USDA declares drought disaster in seven ND counties 16 North Dakota counties eligible for federal assistance Larissa Bosserman Co-News Editor The USDA declared agricultural disaster in seven North Dakota counties Wednesday after a statewide assessment of crop damage and production loss found severe drought damage. Gov. Jack Dalrymple requested the USDA assess North Dakota for agricultural damage due to drought on July 27 according to a press release from Gov. Dalrymple. The USDA declared seven counties disaster zones and found 16 counties total eligible for federal assistance. The seven disaster counties are: Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele and Trail. Another nine bordering

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counties in North Dakota and Minnesota are also qualified for federal assistance. “100 percent of North Dakota is experiencing some sort of drought right now,” Dr. F. Adnan Akyuz, a State Climatologist at NDSU, said. Low precipitation and high temperatures are causing the drought. Akyuz explained the Midwest has always fluctuated between drought and flood extremities since the beginning of records in 1881. There has been a trend since fall 2011 of warm, dry weather in North Dakota. Fargo has seen the warmest 184 days on record between March and August. Last winter N.D. received only 26 inches of snow out of a 50-inch average. The little rainfall that N.D. does get is evaporated into the air as part of a natural process, Akyuz said. Normally air would also be cooled through evaporated water, but since the soil is dry there is no moisture to evaporate into the atmosphere and the air temperature continues to increase. With the general lack of precipitation as well as the evaporation of the little precipitation that falls there is not enough water left for the crops. Farmers usually rely on

natural irrigation: rainwater, Akyuz said. Even with the record breaking numbers North Dakota is in a mild drought compared to the rest of the plains territory. Parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, and Colorado are in “ D4 Exceptional Drought,” while North Dakota is in a “D2 Severe Drought” according to the U.S. Drought Monitor Map. “Most of the problem is in the heart of the United States,” Akyuz said. “It is horrible in fact. The corn in these fields is non existent.” This is where the burden lies for many farmers. They have contracts that promised a crop yield and now have to pay creditors for a product that did not grow. This is why the federal government has made the drought disaster zones eligible for loans at low interest rates to lessen their financial burden. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands will also be available for livestock grazing and haying according to a press release from the USDA. The extra costs for farmers will be reflected in increased food prices at local grocery stores Akyuz said. “Everyone in the U.S. will be affected,” Akyuz

Crops are suffering in the Midwest due to high temperatures and low precipitation. said. “This is the bread basket that feeds the rest of the world; it will indirectly affect the whole world.”

Damage assessments of North Dakota crops will continue through this fall. If severe drought continues more

Study Abroad Day adds new event Josie Tafelmeyer Head News Editor The Office of International Programs will host its first Study Abroad Day event tomorrow. Instead of holding just the regular annual Study Abroad Fair, the International Programs office broadened the event to include a Global Fest as well. This new aspect of the event will give students a chance to talk with others who have studied abroad in a more casual setting. Sharon Boots, a senior majoring in retail merchandising, is one of several returning study abroad students who will be at Global Fest. “We will be there to talk to students and share our experiences,” she said. Global Fest will have a more relaxed atmosphere where students will not have to feel pressured to talk about studying abroad, but they can have fun with their peers, Boots explained. Global Fest will feature games such as bowling, pool and Wii, as well as food from European culture. The menu includes scones, strudel sticks, bruschetta and bagettes, and Boursin cheese ball with crackers. The Spectrum is published Tuesdays and Fridays during the academic year, except during holidays, vacations and exam periods. Each enrolled student is entitled to one copy of The Spectrum. Additional copies are available by prior arrangement with the Business Manager for $1 each. The Spectrum is a studentrun newspaper published under the First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press. Opinions

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Students can learn about the many opportunities to study in different countries at the Study Abroad Fair and Global Fest tomorrow during the Study Abroad Day event.

In the future, Global Fest will feature foods from different regions of the world each year. The Study Abroad Fair will showcase many representatives from various study abroad programs. Eleven different affiliate study abroad providers will be present, as well as a representative from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. NDSU faculty will also present study abroad pro-

grams within their various academic departments, such as business, education, criminal justice, history, sociology and agriculture. “It will be a neat way for students to walk through and brainstorm ideas about study abroad with the representatives,” Study Abroad Advisor Dominique Karlsson said. Representatives can give students a feel for the programs and explain all the

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unique details that really make the experience unforgettable, Karlsson explained. At the fair, students may also vote in the photo contest, which comprises two categories of photos taken by students during their study abroad experience. The winner of the contest will receive a gift card to the NDSU Bookstore. The goal of these Study Abroad Day events is to raise awareness of study abroad

opportunities, Karlsson said. “It’s a good idea for students to start thinking about study abroad programs early so they can fit it into their schedules,” she said. Boots studied abroad last fall in 12 different countries in five weeks as part of the college of business program. Each different study abroad program tailors to students’ unique areas of study and schedules, she explained. The number of NDSU

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students who studied abroad during the 2011-2012 academic year was 265. “Studying abroad is definitely growing on campus,” Karlsson said. Some of the benefits of studying abroad include practicing a language, experiencing a new culture, earning course credit and building a resume that demonstrates intercultural skills, Karlsson explained. “Returning students say their mind has been completely expanded,” she said. “They better understand how they fit into the bigger picture of the world.” Study Abroad Day begins with the Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Thundar’s Den on the lower level of the Memorial Union. Global Fest will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Rec Center of the Memorial Union. Students may collect NDSU passport stamps at both events for a chance to win $250 toward an airline ticket from STA Travel. For more information about study abroad opportunities, attend a study abroad information session Monday through Thursday at 4 p.m. in the International Programs office.

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Meeting the firms

Accounting majors seek careers and internships Kelsi Novitsky Contributing Writer

Every year, the Accounting Club and the Career Center correlate to put on a career fair specifically tailored to accounting majors called “Meet the Firms.” This year, the fair is being held on Thursday in the Memorial Union. Meet the Firms has been held annually since before 1996. Students from NDSU, Concordia and MSUM are invited to attend the career fair, where many will have the opportunity to get internships, part-time and full-time jobs. “The event is beneficial to students for many reasons,” said Accounting Club President and graduate student Alec Grande. “As a freshman and sophomore, Meet the Firms serves as an opportunity to learn about the firms that recruit at NDSU and to help gain confidence when it comes time for the career hunt,” he said. Grande explained that as a junior, senior and graduate student, Meet the Firms becomes even more important. Juniors primarily look for internships, while seniors and graduate students are interested in finding full-time jobs. The Accounting Club and Career Center work hard to make this event possible. On the day of the event, 45 student volunteers each work for an hour or two to make sure

the fair runs smoothly. “The biggest challenge to planning and carrying out the event is that Meet the Firms happens very early in the semester and as such it can be

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“Meet the Firms serves as an opportunity to learn about the firms that recruit at NDSU and to help gain confidence when it comes time for the career hunt.” – Alec Grande, accounting club president difficult to be thinking about finding a job when the semester just started,” Grande said. Grande stressed the importance of being prepared for Meet the Firms. He advised accounting students to dress formally, be prepared with a copy of their resume and be ready to do research and ask questions about different firms. “My goal for the event,” Grande said, “is for every student that attends Meet the Firms to leave with a feeling that they accomplished what they came there to do, and for those students seeking an internship to be successful in that as well.”

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News rugby continued from cover page Student Body President Luke Brodeur said the bleachers were exactly the type of project the student senate was looking for. “For a student organization to get together, plan the entire project, figure out the budgeting and get the information to a senate that asks tons and tons of questions is really impressive,” Brodeur said. “What we should really be talking about is how successful these guys have been the last couple of years, and if we hadn’t seen them continue to grow and continue their success we maybe would have questioned the project.” The breakthrough year for the nicknamed “Lost Boys” came in 2007 as the team claimed a division three level national championship. Being bumped up to play at the D2 level for the next two seasons gave them a taste of stiffer competition, which was followed by another run at a D3 crown

where they finished the season ranked number 11 in the nation. Their second stint in D2, which began in 2011, went better than the first as they ended the year with a number 23 ranking. “Last year we actually had an undefeated regular season and went on to regionals. That was huge for us,” said Wernlund. “This year we’re coming back as the Minnesota division champs and are ready to defend that title and hopefully make another national title run.” The players don’t see it any differently than their coach as they have just finished their 2012 preseason schedule. Their annual quest begins with the fall regular season games and regional tournament play in the spring. The winners of the regional tournament then move to the national brackets. “We have a lot of veterans coming back and we

have new guys coming in,” said men’s team president Seth Jones. “We have guys coming to NDSU to just play rugby. Having never played in high school, I got asked to play when I got here and now we are talking to high school kids about it who have.” Although it may often look too rough for even the manliest of men, there are a number of NDSU women who enjoy the sport as well. They continue to build for the future with a focus on recruiting more players and in basic skill level improvement. With girls’ high school rugby on the rise, more freshmen are coming in with some experience, and past soccer play helps too. “We had about 38 sign up at the expo last week and about 20 have been showing up to practice,” said women’s team president Anna Stein. “To get interest we have to stress that they

won’t get hurt as much as they think they will.” Since new bleachers aren’t meant to just sit and look pretty for christenings, both the men’s and women’s teams are looking forward to see them get broken in during their home and regular season opener on Sept.15. Actual game times are normally in the afternoon and will be announced at later dates. “It gives us a sense of field,” said Wernlund of the stands. “It’s a statement that NDSU Rugby is here.” To learn more about the men’s team, visit http://www.lostboysrugby. com/. Information about the women’s squad can be found on their Facebook page, “NDSU Fighting Snappers Rugby.”

Lost Boys’ rugby game schedule: •Sat 9/15 HOME vs. U of M Duluth •Sat 9/22 @ Minnesota St. Mankato •Sun 9/30 @ University of North Dakota •Sat 10/6 HOME vs. St. Cloud State •Sat 10/13 HOME vs. Winona State •Sat 10/20 HOME vs. Bemidji State •Sat 10/27 @ University of Northern Iowa

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Bison Life: I studied abroad in Turkey Jaime Jarmin Features Editor

Most students see a Listserv pop up in their NDSU inbox and immediately click the “Delete” button. However, Emily Grenz, a senior majoring in English and history education, decided to continue reading. The Listserv sent out by the NDSU Study Abroad office included a link which would help students interested in studying abroad to receive financial assistance. What began as a curious click for more information ended up changing Emily’s life. “I’ve always wanted to study abroad. I have traveled a lot on my own so I was looking for something that wouldn’t cost me a whole lot, because some study abroad programs are quite expensive,” Emily said. “I had backpacked through Europe the year before so I wanted to do something different, see something I hadn’t seen yet.” That mouse click eventually helped her spend eight weeks in Ankara, Turkey last summer through the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS). This program is issued through the United States Department of State which determines specific languages that very few people in the United States actually know. Other languages besides Turkish that are considered critical needs languages include Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese,

Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian and Urdu. CLS essentially pays students to go to a country to learn a language where it is spoken as a first language. As well as covering airfare costs, this program also pays for room and board and offers students an extra $1,000 stipend. “I thought this was way too good to be true … this can’t be a legitimate program,” Emily admitted. “So I did a lot of research and it appeared as if it was legitimate.” However, Emily didn’t discover this program until roughly two days before the lengthy application was due. Anxious to be considered, she contacted her English and history education advisors and asked if they would be willing to write letters of recommendation for her at the last minute. Without hesitation, each of Emily’s advisors had letters ready for her by the next day. “I give them so much credit-- I am so thankful that they are the kind of people that drop everything and just help me … it was so cool,” Emily recalls. Emily chose to study Turkish because it did not require an additional two years of previous language study, unlike the majority of the other critical languages she could have chosen from. Also, studying in Turkey was one of the least dangerous countries left for her to choose from. “My family was very opposed to me going to Turkey

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-- they were very concerned about my safety,” Emily recalled. Out of tens of thousands of applicants, Emily and 22 others from the America were among those chosen for this program. Realizing this opportunity doesn’t come very often, Emily called her parents immediately. “It was a really big honor … I told them, ‘It’s free and I’m doing it,’” Emily chuckled. “They said if I was that decided then they’d support me.” Even though she was prepared for the trip, at first she wished she would have had more time to research the country and its language before arriving. “I didn’t know anything about the country; I didn’t know anything about the politics; I knew a little of the history just because I’m a history major but nothing extensive,” Emily mentioned. “I seriously didn’t know a single word of Turkish. I didn’t even know what the language looked like.” The language barrier proved to be a difficult, though not impossible. “There were a lot of hand gestures … Most of the time we were struggling through because you learn quicker when you don’t use a translating source,” she recalled. “I’m now conversationally fluent in Turkish -- that was mind-blowing -- I attribute a lot of that living with my host family.” During Emily’s time in Turkey, she experienced her fair share of embarrassing moments while learning the

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Emily Grenz, a senior majoring in English and history education, spent eight weeks studying abroad in Turkey over the summer.

language. For instance, instead of using a phrase that would get her waiter’s attention, Emily was asking her waiters if they were single. “I can’t tell you how fast my service was and I can’t tell you how many date questions I got,” she laughed. “I was like, ‘I don’t understand why they’re all hitting on me!” In Ankara, she lived with a host family and became very good friends with her host sister, Buket. “Through the course of this program she and I got to be so close, I would consider her almost as close to me as my real sister at this point,” Emily said. Emily studied at the Tomer Institute for foreign languages where she and her classmates would study Turkish for four hours every morning and then engage in cultural activities in the af-

ternoon. One of the biggest differences Emily noticed was that the Turkish are much more of a contact culture. “People are much more touchy-feely. If you’re friends with someone, they’re going to hug you a lot, walk arm-and-arm with you down the street and there’s also a lot of hair stroking,” she laughed. Men are also considerably more forward in Turkey than they are here. “I was proposed to multiple times in Starbucks,” Emily giggled. “I’m not offended by that. Honestly, I think it’s sort of flattering … It’s like, ‘I look good today and you appreciate that.’” The relationships Emily gained through this program became “very, very close ... It’s amazing how fast they can grow in only eight weeks,” Emily said.

If students are worried about not being able to afford a study abroad program, Emily wants to remind you that there are always options. “I went for nothing. I was there for eight weeks for free. These programs are available and if you do the research, you can get them,” she mentioned. “No one has an excuse to not study abroad and it’s something that everyone should do,” Emily said. “Get outside of your bubble and see how the other side of the world works.” To check out Emily’s blog while she was in Turkey, go to http://emilytakesoneurope.blogspot.com/. If you are interested in studying abroad, stop by the Study Abroad Office in the Memorial Union or you can email Emily at emily. grenz@my.ndsu.edu.

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NDSU professor creates concrete art Megan Toso Contributing Writer

Chelsea Thorson, a recent graduate of NDSU, received her master’s degree in architecture in the spring of 2011. This semester, she is back in the art department as an adjunct professor instructing a 3D design course. What her students may not know, however, is that she has made a name for herself on another level entirely as a small scale concrete art and jewelry designer. During her second year at NDSU, in a studio class encompassing plaster and concrete casting, Chelsea concluded that she could not get enough. “I really got hooked on it,” she gushed. “I completely fell in love with

casting concrete.” By 2010, Chelsea’s thesis year, she began wondering if an internship was pertinent to her success. Initially, within the confines of her apartment, she fed her artistic addiction by creating scaled down pieces, eventually exploring jewelry. “Jewelry became the thing I was doing because it was small enough to manage on the side while I was in school, but it was still using materials I love from architecture,” she admitted. Curious to know if her pieces would sell, Chelsea listed two items under the business title Raine Design on Etsy. Etsy is a website that specializes in handmade art for sale. She was floored when she found that her jewelry had sold. By graduation, she already had a growing business. Today, Chelsea has a studio for Raine Design at

the Spirit Room on Broadway. She begins each design with a sketch. Wax and clay are used to make molds for casting each piece. She single-handedly constructs each order. On the business end, Chelsea’s boyfriend, Richard, designs her webpage. This webpage is now being revamped into an online storefront, rumored to be up by the end of September. Additionally, he assists with packaging and works in the distribution of her products. “Without him, I would be an artist without a market,” she added. Chelsea described her unique collection of art as “wearable artifacts” and “a symbol of this time and place.” Her architecture discipline is always in the forefront of her mind while in the studio designing new pieces, as she sees them as

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Chelsea Thorson, an NDSU architecture graduate and most recently a 3D design adjunct professor at NDSU, is making a name for herself by starting a business creating and designing concrete art and jewelry.

being “interrelated.” However, she uses “mostly organic shapes or shapes that come from curves seen repeating in nature,” because she enjoys the elemental and tribal attributes that the environment has to offer. Locally, Chelsea’s jewelry is available at Ecce on Broadway, but she has been featured at the Plains Art Museum as well. She has begun working with Unglued, the newest crafting hotspot in Fargo, and is active with the nonprofit art organization, CoLab Makerspace, located in the basement of Atomic Coffee on Broadway. Her jewelry has also been emphasized on websites such as The Foundry and at craft fairs from the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis to Renegade in San Francisco. She delights in online

business, such as Etsy, as it allows her to work from home while getting a sense of where her work is most popular around the country. Her market has proven to reside mostly on the coasts near California and New York As Chelsea is becoming a more notable designer, she is now ordering business cards at a quantity of 2,000 per order. Before classes started, she was working between 60 and 80 hours each week, filling between 25 and 30 online purchases weekly. Chelsea has come to the realization that designing is a lot of work. However, with the incredible feedback she’s received, she understands that it also requires incredible amounts of work. “I’ve created my own demand. I can’t really stop. I have to keep going, innovating and making new things.” Her advice for emerging

artists: “You’re not going for nine out of ten people; you’re going for one out of ten people. Do something unique that you feel makes you happy.” She encourages art majors and enthusiasts alike to get involved in on-campus organizations for the arts such as the Fair Market Value Appraisal and the Arts Partnership. While Chelsea would like to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area expanding into parts of architecture at some point, she expressed that she currently feels that teaching and designing are the ingredients for a “dream life right now.” To learn more about her art, check out Chelsea’s Facebook page Raine Design or searching for her work on Etsy.com.

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Jekyll ‘Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes’ announced at PAX & Hyde’ Hideo Kojima takes us back ‘Metal Gear’ and Big Boss Musical Steven Strom Hits Fargo A&E Editor

Steven Strom A&E Editor Starting tonight, Fargo will play host to a classic battle between good and evil. Robert Louis Stevenson first published The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1886. Even after 126 years, the story still manages to fascinate readers around the world. Now and throughout the week, Music Theatre Fargo Moorhead will be taking their unique interpretation of Stevenson’s story to the stage with Jekyll & Hyde. This isn’t your average retelling of the original tale, however. This version is set to the backdrop of a stage musical with a score that the New York Daily Times calls “dazzling.” “An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil & HYDE is based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart,” explains the show’s press release. “Convinced the cure for his father’s mental illness lies in the separation of Man’s evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side wreaking havoc in the streets of the late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde. Set to the music and lyrics of Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn, this musical thriller should not be missed.” While the plot and presentation may have been slightly altered, Jekyll & Hyde retains all of the strangeness and thrilling conflict of the material on which it’s based. This production will star Craig Ellingson as Dr. Jekyll as well as his counterpart, Mr. Hyde, and Angela Schulz as Emma Carew, Jekyll’s fiancé, under the direction of Kim Miller. Performances of Jekyll & Hyde will take place at 7:30 p.m. from Sept. 13-15 and at 2 p.m. on Sept. 16. The showings are being held on The Stage at Island Park, 333 4th St. S. If you’re looking for an exciting way to spend your evening this week, then perhaps it’s time to look back towards one of the classics.

Oh, Hideo Kojima. We all knew that you couldn’t (or wouldn’t be allowed to) stay away from “Metal Gear Solid” for very long. And, to prove what we all already knew, Konami has announced yet another game in the franchise, “Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes.” Beyond the expectedly ridiculous name, viewers of the trailer that came with the announcement at PAX Prime last week managed to glean quite a few details. For example, we know that the game will be returning to the series’ tertiary protagonist, Naked Snake/Big Boss (last seen in “Peace Walker,” the previous game in the franchise). The trailer shows a grotesquely disfigured man wandering through an American military base on the southern tip of Cuba, out of

United States jurisdiction. He appears to be working for, or in charge of, a (as yet unexplained) military group called ‘XOF,’ whose insignia bares an uncanny resemblance to that of Foxhound (a primary organization from the earlier games). It’s also clearly fox spelled backwards, so it’s likely that it has some connection to Big Boss’s former unit. Some other details we know include that the game appears to take place in or immediately after 1974, as Chico (a young boy from the last game, which definitely did take place in 1974) doesn’t seem to have aged visibly. Paz, another Peace Walker character, is also mentioned and seems to have survived her ordeal from the closing moments of the previous title and would had to have been rescued shortly after the finale in order to have realistically remained alive. Adding to Kojima’s evergrowing pantheon of selfreferences, Big Boss has adopted the physical appearance of his cloned progeny,

ABC fall television preview Matt Paulsen Spectrum Staff With school starting up again, and Labor Day officially in the books, it can only mean one thing -- the start of the fall television season. Throughout the next two months, all four networks will unveil their fall schedule. First up is ABC. With three new dramas, and a couple new comedies, there looks to be something for everyone. The Neighbors: airs Wednesday at 7:30 This half-hour comedy is about the Weaver family. The Weavers are a normal American family who decide to move into the prestigious Hidden Hills. This gated New Jersey community even has its own golf course. Everything looks too good to be true, but the new neighbors are holding a secret. They are aliens and hijinks are sure to ensue. The Neighbors will air in a prime, nighttime spot on the schedule between established comedies The Middle at 7 and Modern Family at 8. The show premieres Sept. 26. Nashville: airs Wednesday at 9 Starring Emmy nominated Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights) and Hayden

Panettiere (Heroes), The hour-long drama takes place in the world of country music. The show follows a fading Nashville superstar (Britton) who is forced to team up with a teen sensation (Panettiere) or face losing her tour and promotion for her latest record. Being touted by ABC as “the next great drama,” Nashville will be about love, power, money, family and music. Nashville premieres Oct. 10.

Last Resort: airs Thursday at 7 According to ABC this dramatic new international action-thriller is about treachery, treason and nuclear brinksmanship. The show follows the U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado. Told to fire nuclear weapons at Pakistan, Captain Marcus Chaplin demands confirmation of the orders only to be relieved of duty by the White House. When the new captain also refuses to fire without confirmation of the orders, the crew goes on the run as they try to clear their names and get home. Starring Andre Braugher (House), the show was created by Shawn Ryan, who has found critical success with past shows including FX’s The Shield and CBS’s The Unit. Last Resort premieres Sept. 27. Malibu Country: airs

‘Resident Evil 6’ Copies Stolen, Sold Early Steven Strom A&E Editor

“Resident Evil 6” is currently slated for an official release date of Oct. 2. However, a store in Poland was selling the game as early as last week, about a month ahead of schedule. So what’s going on? Last week, Polish website Neo Plus said that it was able to purchase copies of “Resident Evil 6” in Poznana, Poland. Now, Capcom (the publisher behind Resident Evil) is stating that those copies being sold were actually stolen. “Capcom is currently

Solid Snake. That is to say, Naked Snake -- the genetic father of Solid Snake -- now looks like the “Metal Gear Solid 4” version of the character, otherwise known as Old Snake. In case you had ever wondered just how crazy Kojima’s franchise could get, now you have an idea. In case you were wondering how all of this game play looked, the answer is good. Incredibly good. That’s because Ground Zeroes was shown entirely on Kojima’s new Fox graphics engine. Characters move Courtesy of pax.com distinctly and fluidly, rain Fox Engine will be able to largest and oldest Japanese and water effects leave the run on current generation publishers in the industry, is environment looking slick hardware, many media outquite likely one such studio. and soggy and the demo’s The implication here is lighting is on par with the lets are speculating that it may actually be designed to that “Ground Zeroes” might very best I’ve ever seen. work with the next cycle of be a next generation conAdd to this all of this that the console hardware. sole game, currently running game is supposedly set in an While the next iterations on above-average PC tech. entirely open world and the of set-top boxes have yet to Such rumors also surroundwhole package sounds simbe officially announced by ed Ubisoft’s new intellecply amazing. While some actual game Sony or Microsoft, rumors tual property “Watch Dogs” play is shown in the trailer, and leaks about their designs when it was shown earlier the PAX Prime demo was have been circulating for this year. If “Ground Zeroes” rereportedly run entirely on months. We also know that at least a few major studios ally is a game built for the a PC, rather than a current already have development next generation, it sets a high generation console. While kits. Konami, one of the mark for things yet to come. Konami is claiming that the

undertaking a thorough investigation into reports that Resident Evil 6 is being sold ahead of its official Oct. 2 release date,” the company said in a statement. “At this time, all we can add is that it would appear this unfortunate incident is limited to a small quantity of stolen copies of the German USK PlayStation 3 version of the game.” A staff member at Neo Plus then went on to tell website VideoGamer.com that they were “not the only person to buy a [copy of Resident Evil 6]. Several more copies have been sold - but not a lot - like not more than ten.” According to Neo Plus, the game is now no longer

available at the store. Copies of a video game, stolen or otherwise, being released into the wild before release date is a very, very bad thing for any publisher. When that happens, it’s not long before copies of the game are released online for pirates via torrent websites. That means fewer sales, fewer pre-orders and less money for the people that already spent a lot trying to put the game together. Despite this incident, Capcom has decided not to move the game’s release window up a few weeks, like other games that have suffered similar incidents such as Stardock’s “Demigod.” Capcom Senior Vice President Christian Svens-

Friday at 7:30 Reba McEntire is back in primetime. After Reba went off the air in 2007, the country star returns with a new sitcom. The show is about a woman, who after divorcing her cheating husband, moves her family from Nashville to Malibu. Once there she will try to reignite her singing career while keeping her three kids from being corrupted by the materialistic Malibu. Fans of McEntire’s first show might want to check this one out. Malibu Country premieres Nov. 2. 666 Park Avenue: airs Sunday at 9 The Drama stars Terry O’Quinn (Lost) and Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives) as owners of a mysterious Manhattan apartment building embracing supernatural forces. A building where dreams all come true… for a price. 666 Park Avenue premieres Sept. 30. As for returning favorites changing time slots, Wednesday comedies Happy Endings and Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 move up a day to Tuesday nights at 8 starting October 23. Fellow Wednesday comedy Suburgatory stays on the same day, but moves back an hour to 8:30. Finally, breakout drama Revenge moves to Sunday’s at 8 starting Sept. 30.

son told VideoGamer “The NA [North American] date remains 10/2.” Advance hype for “Resident Evil 6” has already been less than stellar. Public opinion of the Resident Evil franchise has been waning since Resident Evil 5’s departure from the series’ core concepts while Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City was met with abysmal reviews. This has left the next game in the franchise in an already precarious position before launch. An illegal, early release could not have come at a worse time for Capcom. We’ll just have to wait and see just how badly this will affect the game as we get closer to October.

Ubisoft drops controversial DRM program Steven Strom A&E Editor A decisive blow was struck for the sanity of PC gamers everywhere yesterday when French video game publisher Ubisoft announced that its infamous “always on” digital rights management (DRM) will be coming to an end. Fans and journalists have taken issue with Ubisoft’s always-on approach to DRM since its inception, and for good reason. With the company’s old setup, users were unable to play their single-player offline games without a connection to the publisher’s servers. Beyond making it impossible for gamers without an internet connection to play offline components of games, this also meant that even those that had online connections were unable to play Ubisoft’s games, should the company’s servers go down. From now on, all Ubisoft games on PC will only require a one-time connection to the Internet to activate the product under the new DRM. What does this mean for gamers? Essentially, all past and future Ubisoft published games on PC (such as the upcoming “Assassin’s Creed 3”) will now only require users to connect to the Internet for the first time they play. After that, anyone is free to play the single-player portions of their purchased products without intrusion. Of course you’ll still have to connect to the company’s servers to use multiplayer functions. Ubisoft’s draconian DRM has been incredibly damaging the company’s public perception. Since the system’s implementation, fans and media outlets alike have referred to it as a way of punishing legitimate users for the actions of illegal pirates without any data to back up its effectiveness. Despite being almost uni-

versally unpopular, Ubisoft remained incredibly stalwart in its claims that their system was a success. Until now, that is. In an interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, Ubisoft worldwide director for online games Stephanie Perotti said that it has been a part of Ubisoft’s policy to require a one-time, online authorization in all of its games since last June. “We’ve listened to feedback,” Perotti said, “we will continue to listen to feedback, we will continue to make sure that we deliver great games and great services, and are now operating under this policy.” However, that statement doesn’t ring entirely true. Some games since that period, like last year’s “Assassin’s Creed: Revelations,” did eschew the always-on DRM. However, other games that were also released after June of last year, “Driver: San Francisco” for example, retained the intrusive DRM structure. Statements made by Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft’s CEO and chairman, confuse the situation even further. Last month, Guillemot claimed that piracy rates for Ubisoft PC games were as high as 90 to 95 percent. His claims were, however, not backed up with any statistical evidence -- in fact, they could not be backed up with statistical evidence as there is no way to monitor how many users that pirated the software would have purchased the games had they not had any other option. It’s also worth noting that an actual piracy rate of 90 percent would likely have resulted in investor’s breaking down Guillemot’s door and calling for his head, which does not seem to have happened. Both Guillemot’s “statistics” and Perotti’s announcement came after Ubisoft stated that its DRM system had shown a clear reduction in software piracy last year.

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The tarnished truth

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Enter: The age of post-truth politics An anti-love letter Nathan Stottler Opinion Editor The Republican Party has thrown down the gauntlet in a dramatic fashion, casting off the burdens of moral value and precedent on their ruthless route to the White House. They unveiled their grand scheme for poisoning the minds of the American people two weeks ago during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL. With one unprecedented flourish, they dropped all semblances of integrity and respect in their campaign, turning to a strategy of downright and unabashed lying. My father is a lover of western fiction. His collection of Louis L’Amour is so extensive, it would take years to read them all. I started eating my own way through his collection, book by book, at a young age. Though the stories are different and the places unique and fantastic, I began to notice that the main characters all began to seem the same – even those who had a bad streak in them. They were all honest men; men that could be taken at their word, and nobody doubted them. They may

have been rough, callous, crude, even mean, but honesty was a virtue that no good man went without in the American West. And those that forsook honesty? They didn’t live long. What has happened to

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“We must separate lies from the truth, and so choose for our country a leader that does not lie to the American people” that age? An age when honesty was the status quo, when liars were ostracized and cast down? In what is one of the most pivotal presidential elections of our lifetimes, for many of us, the first election we will be able to vote in – one candidate is basing his entire election run upon nothing but fabrications and deceit. That’s not to say lying is something new in politics. We all know politicians to be dishonest, to some degree. They fabricate the facts, fudge the numbers and gloss over the negatives. Yet when they are caught, they nearly always have a response, be it denial, apology or a passing

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of the blame. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have gone beyond any model of dishonesty. They are not only fabricating, fudging and glossing. They have completely turned facts on their heads, taken words out of context and pushed horrid, demeaning jokes on their opponent like a pair of high school bullies. And when the media called them out on it, like the principal summoning them to his office, they have shown no remorse. “Yep, that’s what we said. We lied. What about it?” is their response. Is that what this election has come to? What our oncevaunted democracy has come to? Now, more than ever, our voters must educate themselves. We must do our research and seek out the facts that lie behind the issues in this election. We must separate lies from the truth, and so choose for our country a leader that does not lie to the American people, one that, instead of deceiving, leads with the integrity and honesty befitting of an American president.

Tessa Torgeson Staff Writer

Like OMG, I totally, for real, deactivated my Facebook account!! It was strangely liberating. Though I quivered in fear, I checked the ominous deactivate button due to my hapless addiction. I’d been thinking about it for a while. I feel that I’m growing far too reliant upon it as a form of ‘keeping in touch’ with people while actually not keeping in touch. The people that I chose to hold near and dear are still in my life. I would like to go back to good old-fashioned ways of communicating with these folks (irony is, that I type this as I blog, I know). I also feel as though I’m wasting time looking at the statuses, pictures, etc. of people that I may never talk to or care to talk to again. That may sound callous, but it’s just the truth. Really, the girl who lived on my floor freshman year and I’ve kept in minimal contact with, went on a Jamaican cruise? Good for Nathan is a senior major- her! Woot! But I just wasted ing in landscape architec- two minutes of my life lookture. Follow him on twitter ing at pictures of someone @nwstottler. I’ll probably never see again. Also, enough with the statuses people. I’m so over it. gOinG to gEt wAstEd tOnIte!! (good for you). I’ll probably go through withdrawals and rejoin. We shall see. At first, joining Facebook felt like waking up from a nap, the kind where the sun is still shining, birds happily chirping along the treetops, and it’s only, like, 2:00 p.m., so you still have an entire, well-rested day ahead of you. Here were all of the people I loved in one place, talking about awesome stuff! All I had to do to access it was…NOTHING. It populated my friends from my email account and information just rolled in like a

wave, refreshing itself constantly, bringing me more fresh gossip and old pictures. It was a one-stop nostalgiaflooded shop, and I was in love with it all. After the initial euphoria, though, Facebook started to feel like real life. In real life, managing your interactions with people can be sort of a drag. Initially lured by the fancy promises of nonstop communication with the people I loved most in life, my Facebook experience eventually turned into a sea of blocking, hiding and otherwise ignoring everyone except for the five people I already talk to regularly. It wasn’t that I didn’t like people; I was just starting to realize that I sort of didn’t have a lot to say to most of them. It’s possible that I’m just a jerk. But it’s also possible that Facebook contributes to vast amounts of friendship fatigue, that feeling you get when you get worn out by people simply because you are in constant, unrelenting contact with them. Because something we fail to acknowledge right now is that it’s totally possible to run out of things to say. I used to spend HOURS after school on the phone with my friends, rehashing the entire day we had just spent together, like some sort of live-action RPG of our own lives in real time. The conversation, which generally started with a “who’s dating who” litany of information generally dissolved into complete and utter silence while we both lazily clicked through TV channels in our respective houses. Eventually, our parents would see us holding a phone in silence and drooling at the TV and tell us to hang up. But Facebook doesn’t employ any babysitters, and when your parents find your account it’s like the worst

thing ever, so I never hung up; I just spun around from one profile to the next, this wall to that wall, not really saying much of anything but constantly feeling the need to be plugged in to whatever was happening. I keep it pretty close to the vest where friends are concerned. I’m friendly and I smile a lot, so I know that I’m lucky to have a bunch of acquaintances. But there are only like eight people in the entire world I’d call to pick me up when my car breaks down, or that I know would say, “Yes!” without hesitation if I invited them to an impromptu concert on a school night. Why does Facebook want me to call everyone I’ve ever met my “friend?” Friendship is sacred space, reserved for my onephone-call-from-jail buddies. I did a really good job of keeping in contact with a few people after high school (before the Internet, we just wrote letters and sent them around the world by pigeon or horseback), and by the time I signed up for Facebook I wasn’t feeling any sort of lack in the friendship department. The people I talked to regularly were on there…but so were about 200 people I definitely hadn’t spoken to in a decade, and really didn’t want to. It was fun to catch up with them for about five minutes, but then the reality of how different our lives actually were started to shine through and freak me out a little. For every one of their posts about going to church in the morning, I had one about coming home from a concert at 3:00 a.m. and how awesome it was to have a Double In-N-Out burger for breakfast. We had

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Keep up the spirit Going belly up

Bison pride is at its finest A childish adventure Holland Lind Staff Writer Last year our school’s football team displayed an incredible work ethic, scrapping and fighting their way to a national title. Thousands of Bison fans made the long trek all the way to Frisco, Texas to watch their team play. We out-cheered our competitors and overwhelmed the Sam Houston State crowd with our numbers and team spirit. All Bison supporters – from Alumni to students to local families - joined the herd to cheer on our beloved football team. But will this amazing support last? We have an amazing school with a great sense of community and a school pride, which is constantly prevalent on campus. Last year, our stadium was full of cheers, flashes of gold and green and a continuous wave circling our team. However, things were not always this way. In years past there have been quiet stands and less than enthusiastic fans. It is a common fact that winning teams attract more fans. Though I am not implying our team will lose, we need to keep this in mind. Do the players not need our cheering support to pump them up and drive them to push harder,

run faster, or throw straighter? Everyone likes feeling appreciated or acknowledged for work that they have done, and this is especially true for our athletes. Our players put nearly all of their time and effort into becoming the best athlete they can be in order that they might have a successful upcoming season. By attending their games or meets, attendees are showing their appreciation and support for their hard work. It is also intimidating to the opposing team. Playing away from home in a full stadium of Bison fans screaming and yelling for their team to succeed may throw off our competition and encourage our team to win. Fans go to games for the entertainment and the adrenaline rush of cheering our teams to victory. However, more than just team spirit is needed in the stadiums; sporting organizations depend on attendees for their main source of income. Most of the money earned goes into maintenance, scholarships for players, equipment, and new stadium requirements. Ticket sales are a main source of income for many sporting organizations. Because of these costs and sources of income, having high attendance at games is necessary for the stadiums and courts to stay in work-

Suzy Cavalier

ing condition. Improving atContributing writer tendance not only increases revenue, but attracts more sponsors for the sporting organization. With more sponI went venturing into the sors come more fans attracted to the popular names and crazy bustle on campus an hour before class this last Friproducts. day afternoon in hopes of the Many fans go to events Memorial Union possessing due to the fact that the games my favorite Peace Tea and a themselves get publicity tasty snack to get my hands and are better known. These on. After dodging some pesponsors fill places with ad- destrians who were texting vertisements and on occa- while walking and walls of sions are known to throw out people, I made it alive to the or give away free merchan- Union’s general store next to dise. Unsurprisingly, this the bookstore. Much to my method attracts many fans. It surprise and sheer delight, is basically a cycle between there was a Raspberry Peace the sponsors helping the Tea sat on the cooler shelf sporting organization, the or- beckoning my purchase. My mission for a fantasganization needing fans and tic drink was accomplished the sponsors need fans. I am in no way implying with a grin and anxious that we do not have spectacu- taste buds. Now, to find a lar school pride, I am stating snack that would occupy my that we cannot let it fade. I stomach for at least 50 more am proud of our school and minutes of my afternoon of was one of the attendees in classes. Something healthy? Frisco. I have faith in our Nah. Something salty? Mayteam to pull off another won- be another day. Wandering derful year and I am excited around the store like a lost to be a part of it. Games are armadillo, a blue package extraordinarily fun when the caught my eyes and it read, stadium is full and loud. Lets make it a goal to continue this wonderful Bison tradition and make our voices ‘herd!’ nothing in common—so

“Jelly Belly: Kids Favorite Mix.” I had NO idea the Jelly Belly Candy Co. had such a mix! Being affordable for my current money situation gotta love being a college kid - I grabbed the blue package off the shelf and briefly read the flavors. Cotton Candy, Strawberry Jam, Blueberry, Bubblegum, Candy Apple and so many more; how could I refuse?! With the Peace Tea and Jelly Bellies in my hands, I rushed to the cashier to make my purchases of the day. Strutting out of the store, I felt as though I hit a gold mine of goodness. Finding a spot in the grass on campus I sat down and ripped open the bag of jellybeans. Fresh and fruity smells lingered beneath my nostrils as I popped open the tab of my Raspberry Peace Tea, and began to enjsoy my day even more than I already was. You wouldn’t think that there would be such a different in a regular bag of Jelly Bellys and the kids mix. Boy oh boy there’s a bit of a difference. As kids, if you can

still remember the joy we found in the little things; we liked the best flavors! The regular Jelly Belly bag has some flavors that people aren’t fans of like Chili Mango, Licorice, Sizzling Cinnamon, Buttered Popcorn and others. But, like the original mix, the Kids Mix has flavors like Bubblegum, Cotton Candy, Strawberry Jam, Watermelon, Tutti-Frutti and you barely have to pick any jellybeans out with dislike! If you have yet to spoil yourself with a bag of Jelly Belly: Kids Favorites, you haven’t let your taste buds go belly up! The regular Jelly Bellys have more variety but you might end up with a mound of jellybeans you don’t like very much. But, if you get the Kids Mix, I guarantee you will eat the entire bag and want more of those childhood memory beans. Now, go frolic to buy the wonderful, lighthearted blue bag for .99 cents. You won’t be disappointed. Suzy is a junior majoring in Journalism.

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why force the issue? Can we just be civil to each other and Holland is a senior ma- not be “friends?” What are joring in Apparel, Retail the social politics on FaceMerchandise and Design. book that make me feel like I have to accept and be friends with everyone who sends me a message—and isn’t that totally abnormal? Facebook also brought a lot of drama into my life. Not that drama wouldn’t exist otherwise, but the immediacy and permanence of Facebook seems to make it really easy to mess up. I forgot to say “happy birthday” to someone once, and they flipped out about it, even though I forgot to wish them a happy birthday for at least four years before I joined Facebook. I accidentally posted a very private message about someone on my very public wall, and half of my friends were convinced I was the devil. Someone got mad at me

for constantly rebuffing their invitations to join their Mafia Wars gang, even though I was like, “Wait a minute, we don’t even hang out in real life, why are you so upset that I won’t be in your fake gang?” It can be difficult to work your way back into someone’s good graces when the evidence of your misstep is in their face every time they log on. I had a Facebook account for about a year before I finally quit. I think I quit because I wanted something more real and tangible about my friendships, even with the messy and dramatic parts. I don’t think Facebook is horrible; it just totally didn’t work for me or improve the kind of friend I wanted to be. Facebook sort of flattened me out and revealed everything about my friends all at once, without ranking information in terms of import or

surprise. I wanted to be surprised by people again. When I finally deleted my account, my friendships got MUCH better, and much more intentional. I love talking to my friends! Since I’m not around to read an update every 10 minutes, I actually get to hear some great stories and details when we talk or email one another. I started picking up the phone to call people, and writing them letters (actual letters!), just because I was thinking about them. Even though they’re less frequent, the conversations I have now seem more meaningful without the distraction of Facebook constantly tempting me to write something, anything, about my life.

Tessa is a senior majoring in English.

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Sports Voter fraud dampens NDSUmood Sam Herder Sports Editor Times were good. Everyone was riding high. There was nothing to worry about. Then one breaking announcement caused a scurry of panic. Eight current NDSU football players were charged early last week with voter fraud on petitions they were being paid to hand out and get signed. Later that week, two more players were added to that list. No one knew what this meant, probably because no one expected this to happen. The defending national champions had just walloped Robert Morris and everything looked easy breezy for the Bison this year. Now, no one really knows what’s going to happen. Craig Bohl announced that disciplinary actions would not be taken until the players have their day in court. That date is now set for Oct. 2. Bohl’s announcement caused a wave of arguments between Bison fans. The same fans that traveled as a herd to Frisco together to cheer on their team. Suspend the players. Don’t suspend the players. NDSU football is now looked down on. It was an innocent mistake. On and on and on. I peaked through the Bisonville forums and was embarrassed on what I saw. So many ridiculous arguments covered the computer screen. Everything from “it’s all politics” to “it’s a UND conspiracy.” Come on, have some pride. Some did the right thing and acknowledged that it is the players’ fault, which is true. But some did it in the wrong way. You don’t call the players on the team you support brainless, idiots, or selfish. They’re damn college students and from my perspective, this is a lot more innocent than stealing from Best Buy or getting caught with possession. I’m not saying this isn’t a big deal. Two initiated measures have been barred from the November election ballet in North Dakota. Punish-

ments should, and will, be handed out by the court, even if the players didn’t fully recognize the consequences of their behavior. What about the team though? The court date is set for the week after the UNI game. If Bohl continues to let the players play, and NDSU pulls off the big win, there will be a huge black mark next to that victory if the players are found guilty. So is Bohl doing the right thing? I believe he is. There is something inside this situation that the no-nonsense Bohl knows. I think he has confidence in the situation because of some unknown factor, and that is why no suspensions have been handed out. Something I am worried about, though, is NDSU’s reputation taking a hit. The mood from fans has already changed and no court charges have even been filed yet. Nationally, this story has appeared in countless newspapers and websites. That is not the press NDSU wants. If the players enter a guilty plea, the case could possibly be extended for months. What happens if NDSU makes a long run into the playoffs with these players, and then weeks later, they are found guilty. Does Bohl want the ridicules from other fans and the nation hanging over his head? Will the players even make a playoff run with the distractions off the field affecting their play on the field? There are so many questions out there for Bison fans, and the overall mood is taking an evident hit. I just ask fans to be patient, not jump to conclusions, and stick together. It is easy for fans to be loyal when a national championship is won. The true test is when times like these get tough. The players, the team and the University need support from the fans. I have confidence in this Bison family that that will happen. For the strength of the Herd is the Bison. And the strength of the Bison is the Herd.

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NDSU player Katie Tallas (8) goes for the steal from Bemidji state defender Abigail Nyquist. The Bison women won the game 2-1 Friday on home territory.

Women soccer wins 2-1 at home Colton Pool

Contributing Writer The NDSU women’s soccer team certainly knows how to battle it out, and they showed it in their first home game of the season on Friday against Bemidji State, winning 2-1. Senior Jordyn Wallenborn gave NDSU the early lead when she scored with about 21 minutes left in the first half, and the Bison refused to lay off the gas afterwards. They had control of the ball most of the first half, which kept it a one-sided game. The Bemidji Beavers

kept it very physical, but the Bison fought back and kept possession for most of the first 45 minutes. The Bison were much more effective on the offensive side, leading the Beavers in shots on goal 10-4. NDSU’s assertive game play was lead by senior Annisha Kannarath’s seven total shots, three shots on goal and one assist. After halftime, Bemidji State, being down 1-0, showed a sense of urgency. This led to a back-and-forth clash between the Beavers and NDSU. No team appeared to have an edge over the other, but the Bison just

needed to survive to keep their lead. It went all the way down to the wire until the near end. With seven seconds left on the clock, BSU had a free kick near midfield and needed a goal to stay alive. BSU’s junior Samantha Lumberg took the free kick, which led to a goal by sophomore Mary O’Brien for the Beavers to force overtime. The intensity of the game became increased dramatically with each new period, and it was no different with the first and second overtimes. Each team had ample opportunities to put

the game in the books, but game saving plays was the theme for each goal keeper. Sierra Bonham and Katie McCormick combined for a total of three saves, two of which were in the overtime periods. BSU’s goalkeeper, freshman Brittany Tietz had clutch saves as well for the Beavers, ending the game with seven. BSU couldn’t keep up though. With about two minutes left in the second overtime period, freshman Lizzie Lukas kicked the game winning goal for the Bison. NDSU took their first home win and are now sitting at 2-4 in the season.

NDSU women’s golf competes at Concordia Cobber Open Corrie Dunshee Contributing Writer The NDSU women’s golf team took part in the Concordia Cobber Open at the Wildflower Golf Course on Friday. At the end of the day, the women broke away with three top finishers to win the tournament by 25 shots. Junior Abby Knutson finished the competition with a

1-over-par 73, a score that would award her with her first collegiate win. This also tied a career low for Knutson, with senior teammate Amy Anderson finishing three shots over and placing second. Sophomore Sarah Storandt placed third behind her colleagues with a score of 77. Tying for seventh overall for the women’s first team was freshman Hailey Boner, scoring an 81. Tying for twelfth in the tournament

with an 84 was Junior Megan Swan. NDSU’s four-player score settled in at 307, with Southwest Minnesota State University coming in second with a score of 332. The University of North Dakota’s four-person team finished third at the tournament, tying with NDSU’s second team with a score of 336. Senior Cydney Hasselberg and freshman Cassie Wurm ended the day with 82

for the second team, while junior Jackie Johnson and sophomore Emma Kusick finished with 86 for the second team, as well. With a successful day at the Cobber Open, the women’s golf team will be playing again on Monday and Tuesday, September 10th and 11th. They will be participating in the Nebraska ChipN Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bison volleyball goes 2-1 over the weekend Sam Herder Sports Editor The NDSU volleyball team competed well against talented opponents at the Wisconsin InnTower Invitational. The Bison went 2-1 over the weekend, beating Milwaukee 3-2, Drake 3-1, and losing to Wisconsin 0-3. In their opening match on Friday against Milwaukee,

the Bison were led by Brynn Joki and Jenni Fassbender who combined for eight kills in the fifth and final set. NDSU was on pace to win in four set, but the Bison blew a pair of six-point leads. Milwaukee went on a run of 10 straight points to take a 22-18 lead in the fourth and closed it out on a NDSU error. The fifth set saw six ties. Fassbender eventually broke a 14-14 tie with a kill and the Bison took over the

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game from there, winning the match. NDSU outhit Milwaukee .263 to .223. The first match of the day on Saturday saw the Bison take on Wisconsin. NDSU had a 16-6 lead against in the first set, but the Badgers scored six straight in a 13-3 run before going on to win. Joki led let the Bison with 15 kills and 19 digs in the match. Megan Lambertson and Fassbender each contributed six kills.

NDSU battled back later in the day by beating Drake. The Herd outhit Drake .262 to .110. Andrea Henning shined for the Bison with a four-set match school record with 36 digs. The record was held since 2007. NDSU as a team shined on defense. Carissa Whalen was in on seven blocks and Joki and Lambertson had five each. NDSU (3-6) is scheduled to play at Minnesota on Monday at 7 p.m.

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Bison football continued from front page broke through throwing Ramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tailback Tommey Morris in his own end zone. The safety propelled the Bison to a 9-7 lead and they never looked back. Another Ojuri touch-

down and a couple of Adam Keller field goals later the Bison closed out their third win against FBS opponents in a row. Time of possession was the key factor in the Bison

victory. The Bison offense accounted for just less than 40 minutes of time of possession, while the Ramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accounted for just half of that. On a key drive in the third quarter the Bison ate up over

nine minutes on the clock putting the Ramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense on hold. Brock Jensen starred again leading the offense to over 360 yards. Jensen passed for 178 yards on 17-

28 passing. He was also instrumental in the second half picking up first downs with his feet while melting the clock away three downs at a time. The Bison will have a

bye week next Saturday as they prepare for the Panthers of Prairie View A&M. The game will be back at the Fargodome on Sept. 22, kickoff is scheduled for 3:07 p.m.

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Stepping it up Joe Kerlin Staff Writer When I was younger I was faced with this dilemma: Wrestling or Basketball? I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly ecstatic about the idea of wearing a spandex singlet, so by default I chose the latter. The first league I ever participated in was a complete joke. If there was a Ricky Rubio of the North, I was it. After a few years of posting LeBron like numbers, I made the dauntless decision to try-out for my townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traveling team. It was disastrous and I landed on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;? team. After the first week of practice we were scheduled to play the B team in a scrimmage. Reluctantly, I showed-up and awaited our butt whooping. Now, are team wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly over-

matched physically, but what did separate us from the B team was our lack of basketball skill. During the game, something happen that was hard to explain. At first we struggled to keep up but about half way through we started playing like an actual basketball team. We went on to beat them in the scrimmage and it was the highlight of the year. What Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting at is the Bison play better against stronger opponents. Much like my C team when we played the B squad. Naturally, you go into the game with the mind set of being the underdog on principle. Believing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we have nothing to lose in this game; our program is getting paid to play here might as well come away with the victory.â&#x20AC;? Yeah, three straight wins against FBS opponents is

nice but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all a part of a bigger scheme. If we can beat irrelevant Big 10 or Mountain West, why shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a bigger program be waiting at our doorstep with an invite to The Coliseum or Horseshoe? One may argue, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why would a National Championship contender put their season on the line against the Bison? Short answer: Strength of schedule. After this season the four playoff team format will be implemented. Programs will be forced to beef up their strength of schedule to solidify one of the top four spots. And even though the Bison are from the FCS, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a win against defending National Champs look sexier than a win against a sub-par team from one of the BCS conference? (For example: Kansas, Minnesota, or Colorado State)

Not only do we strengthen up a contenders schedule, we get rewarded with more money. A reported $250,000 will be received by NDSU for playing in Fort Collins. That alone is enough to have us play any team in the country. Take in account the glory that would come with upsetting a big time program, in their house! (A la Appalachian State) Who wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see the Bison roll into The Big House and steal a victory in Michigan against a legitimate Big 10 team? I know this is a pipedream, so for now we will take it one FBS opponent at a time. Maybe one day we will get the chance to play a big time contender, but then again, maybe not. All I know is that we can be sure, like my C team, the Bison will be ready to step up to the challenge.

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