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INSIDE Students cover up victim blaming statements NDSU Health organizes their International Denim Day with an interactive display
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Environmental Sustainability promotes Earth Day with a week of activities
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Student campaign spreads awareness on Title X with Project 70
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Denim Day is an annual event that focuses on victim blaming and the problem of sexual assault. On April 24, North Dakota State marked the day with an interactive display. According to Megan Talcott, the sexual assault prevention advocacy coordinator at the NDSU Student Health Service, the event has its roots in Italy where a famous case involving an alleged sexual assault occurred. According to DenimDayInfo.org, “A rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans, she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby implying consent.” “So because of that decision and the victim blaming nature of that statement … all of the women of the Italian parliament wore jeans to work in protest,” Talcott said. Talcott works with Violence Prevention
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Book awards
Softball dominates Omaha in sweep, allowing just one run in three games
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Around 120 students participated in the show of support.
North Dakota State has been notified that it is being recognized for the NDSU Press books that have won awards at 2019 Independent Publishers Book Awards. The competition, commonly known as the IPPY Awards, awarded several gold and silver medals to the NDSU Press. The winning titles included the following: “Apple in the Middle” by Dawn Quigley, “Pacing Dakota” by Thomas Isern, “Songs of Horses and Lovers” by Madelyne Camrud and “Operation Snowbound: Life behind the Blizzards of 1949” by David W. Mills. Countries across the
Educators like Jenna Bieber, who organized the installation on campus. “I had a blank canvas, and then I painted in red three quotes … ‘What were you wearing?’ ‘How drunk were you?’ and
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“A lot more people are assaulted than we really know.”
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‘Why didn’t you say no?’” Bieber said. “Which are typically three quotes that victims will hear when they disclose when they’ve experienced some sort of sexual violence.” These quotes can make globe participated in the event, including Canada, Japan and Indonesia. Considering it’s an international competition, NDSU Press editor-inchief Suzzanne Kelley said she is «thrilled» with the awards.
Cybersecurity excellence
The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security have named NDSU the National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research. The new title will help with programs within the computer science department at NDSU, which will benefit the university in the long term as cybersecurity jobs are in high demand and NDSU is leading North Dakota in cybersecurity efforts.
people feel ashamed or as though the violence was their fault, leading to survivors potentially not reporting to police, according to Bieber. Bieber said she then asked students to paint their hands teal, the color of sexual assault awareness. “I just had them cover up the quotes with their hands to show that, like, you might not think that your one voice doesn’t have a lot of impact, but together everyone’s voice does,” Bieber said. Bieber then wrote over the collective piece in black paint “NDSU Supports
Survivors.” According to Bieber, the group tried to tally the contributors and got a rough estimate of 120 hands. She said some of those hands were those of survivors of sexual assault. “A couple survivors stopped by and said that they were happy we were making awareness on campus,” Bieber said. Although Talcott said she didn’t have any specific numbers for NDSU, according to her, the problem is real on all campuses and in society at large. “We know sexual
assault is a problem everywhere,” Talcott said. “It doesn’t exclude (based on) race or gender, or religious background.” According to Bieber, the exact numbers for sexual assaults are lurking under the public’s radar. “A lot more people are assaulted than we really know, and I think that there are a lot of people who don’t outwardly speak out about the violence they’ve experienced,” Bieber said. Bieber said by seeing events on campus survivors feel less alone and supported by everyone.
NDSU currently offers graduate studies in cybersecurity, cybersecurity education and other computer science programs. As a research university, NDSU also participates in cybersecurity research on campus.
SWAT were at the bank in approximately 30 minutes. After his first charge in 2017, Heitsch w a s released to a ree n t r y center, which he left without permission before the most recent robbery. His bail has been set at $250,000.
about providing the budget for the library that he has agreed to cut h i s salary i n plans o f
Bank robbery
On the morning of April 24, a man walked into a Bismarck bank and robbed the place, telling one of the tellers he had an explosive device and demanding $50,000, as reported by the Bismarck Tribune. The suspect, 54-yearold Rondal Heitsch, is in custody with the Bismarck police. He pled guilty to federal robbery charges back in 2017. Once authorities received the call that day, police, bomb experts and
Medora library
Gov. Doug Burgum recently signed a budget approving funding for a library commemorating former President Theodore Roosevelt in Medora, North Dakota, as reported by the Bismarck Tribune. Burgum felt so strongly
funding it, telling the Tribune that the library will have a lasting and national impact. The library has remained the governor’s biggest lobbying point throughout his term. Some of the funding used for the creation of the library is planned to go toward Dickinson State University as they have digitized copies of Roosevelt’s papers.
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The Herd goes green
Environmental Sustainability Club promotes Earth Day with a week of activities PHOTOS BY JOHN SWANSON | THE SPECTRUM
The Environmental Sustainability Club started in 2012.
Meghan Arbegast Contributing Writer NDSU’s Environmental Sustainability Club celebrated Earth Day by hosting events throughout the week, which gave people the opportunity to partake in environmentally friendly activities. On Wednesday, April 24, students dug through the trash for recycled products as part of the “waste audit.” This is an event when one day’s worth of trash is gathered from Stockbridge Hall and the Music Education Building. Students then put on hazmat suits, masks and gloves to sift through the trash and separate the recyclables from the actual garbage. Jen Kacere, the advisor of the club, clarified that they take the trash from Stockbridge because it is an all-male dorm so there is no concern for hazardous items. The main purpose of the waste audit is to show how much recyclable goods students actually throw away instead of recycling. “It shows people that this is how much trash we get,” Eric Christopherson, the future club president, said. The Environmental Sustainability Club has been hosting the waste audit for four years now. Each year they record the weight of the recycled products compared to the weight of the trash and then release the numbers to the student body. Kacere mentioned that the Environmental Sustainability Club will continue to collect trash from Stockbridge and the Music Education Building and keep recording the statistics on these two buildings. The amounts of cardboard, plastic, aluminum and glass from this year’s waste audit are going to be released on a later date because it takes a couple of days to calculate the weights. Students could also celebrate the environment on April 25 at “Party at the Park.” This was an event where students could hang out at Roosevelt Park to enjoy nature and the warm weather of spring while
appreciating Earth Week together. The campus cleanup took place from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, April 26. Students brought their friends and walked around campus picking up trash that was littered throughout the winter months. Gloves and garbage bags were provided; all students had to do was collect the trash that surrounded campus. The Environmental Sustainability Club started in 2012, and they have always celebrated Earth Week with the waste audit and campus cleanup. The club’s goal is for people to realize how much we effect the environment and how we can help it out. In the past, the club has completed some projects that have left an impact on campus. The organization received the Bison Service Award last year when they worked with the city of Fargo to place recycling bins in the Fargodome parking lot. Mariah Eriksen, the current president of the club, mentioned some of the simple things students can do on a daily basis to protect the environment. “Fill a water bottle rather than buying plastic bottles, try recycling as much as possible, purchasing sustainable products and even thrift shopping,” Eriksen said. “Also, if you see any trash on the ground, picking it up is a simple way to help.” Regarding society’s viewpoint on changing environmental factors, Eriksen said, “Our generation has become more aware of the environmental effects I’d like to think. We are more progressive, and many wish to advocate for a change.” Eriksen also indicated that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to help our environment. “However, we are still far behind. Scientists come out with statistics, and still people like to deny the facts of the harm done to our earth.”
YAL: Loud, proud and big on campus speech Young Americans for Liberty displayed a large ‘speech ball’ in front of the Union James Kim Contributing Writer On April 24, 2019, members of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) hosted an event called the “Speech Ball.” The goal of the event was to provide students with better knowledge about university policies about freedom of speech on the North Dakota State campus. The Speech Ball event occurred from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Memorial Union. Within the 4-hour period, members of YAL had over 60 students to take
part in writing on the speech ball and collected over 40 signatures on the petition for adopting the Chicago principles on NDSU. The official name for Chicago principles is the “Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression.” It was created as a guideline to help universities to protect the freedom of speech. Currently, most universities have different speech and protest policies. YAL is a nonprofit organization that was
founded in 2008. Tyler Gregoire is the vice president of YAL at NDSU. “A lot of schools will leave a lot of ambiguous languages on their policy, so they can enforce it how they want to,” Gregoire said. “There are schools that have vague wordings, but they don’t enforce it. But there are some schools that will use it as a weapon to go after organizations for what they are saying.” Gregoire expressed that his major concerns
The large ball garnered some interest on social media. are how campus policies conduct, policy 601, 3.48 must be obvious and clear states: “Unauthorized and/or and policies they are not illegal possession, display or enforcing due to current use of firearms, explosives, circumstances must change. or other weapons is Members of YAL are prohibited.” currently planning on “As it stands on the hosting an event about self- policy, you can’t have pepper defense policies at NDSU spray even though Bison this upcoming fall semester. Shop sells it,” Gregoire said. NDSU’s code of student “We can’t officially
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advocate for anything as we are nonprofit organizations,” Gregoire said. “But we can say these are great ideas. We educate people on what the policy is and how we believe it should be changed. It’s more of educating the general student body.”
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Complexities of immigration reform NDSU professors give their expertise on the topic Phoebe Ellis Head News Editor
On Tuesday, April 23, the department of sociology at North Dakota State hosted an immigration reform panel event with the intention of providing a platform to discuss immigration civilly. The first speaker, Jeffrey Bumgarner, a criminal justice professor at NDSU and former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employee, gave the crowd some history on immigration reform in the United States. Bumgarner informed the audience of the Alien Act of 1798, where state marshals would go around with the intention of identifying foreigners/immigrants to determine if they were dangerous. If the immigrants in question were deemed dangerous, they were deported. “ I m m i g r a t i o n enforcement has been around forever,” Bumgarner said. This includes early federal law enforcement, postal inspectors, customs inspectors or surveyors and constables at federal facilities. With mixed intentions of combating counterfeit money and immigration control, the Secret Service was created in 1865. Bumgarner walked
audiences through a quick version of American immigration reform up until current day. He highlighted details like the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003, when the immigration and naturalization committees ceased to exist. After the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 22 existing federal agencies combined to form the department. This was in response to the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. ICE is often portrayed in the media as one of their two existing operational d i v i s i o n s : Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). HSI looks at customs and immigration laws like smuggling, cyber crime, trade violations, immigration violations and human trafficking. “ERO is probably what people are thinking of when they think of ICE, and (are) objecting to,” Bumgarner said. ERO is responsible for going after fugitive aliens. There is a prioritization about who they go after. “They do go after primarily criminal aliens, but not always,” Bumgarner said,
meaning that they prioritize finding fugitive immigrants who exist in the United States without legal status. “New immigrant community fulfills a lot of important roles in the Fargo-
Moorhead CASSANDRA TWEED | THE SPECTRUM community.” Christina Christina Weber, NDSU Weber from department of sociology the NDSU sociology Sometimes, however, department working with well-meaning immigrants local female immigrants who don’t follow the to compile information legal path to citizenship about their experience with get caught up in ERO’s immigration and moving to operations as well. a new community. Customs and Border Weber noted that the Protection is another ball “new immigrant community
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fulfills a lot of important roles in the Fargo-Moorhead community.” The work she was studying was focused on African women refugee experiences in the F-M community. The work she’s studying asks questions like: How do they integrate into the community? What factors lead to successful immigration? How can we better integrate immigrants and refugees into the communities? S h e also talked about how many of the immigrants and refugees in the area are 40 and older in age, which presents unique challenges when integrating into a new culture. In the interviews conducted, it was concluded that women experienced a great deal of social exclusion, and low English proficiency and transportation contribute to the problems these women face. Women interviewed also reported a lack of connection with local residents and isolation from each other. Between countries, traditions, religions and
culture, women reported feeling isolated from other immigrants as well. Expressions of sadness and loneliness were apparent “in almost all the women’s experiences,” Weber said. There was an expression of wanting to be welcomed and have their voices heard across those interviewed. Next up was Adam Taylor, a professor of philosophy, who spoke of the power of self-determination and autonomy. His presentation began by talking about the autonomy of organizations and businesses, resulting in them being treated as persons. “You can’t have organizations make a decision in a way that a person does,” Taylor said. The concept of autonomy is applicable to persons, groups and states. This means that states can limit immigration. The final presenter was Anne M. Blankenship, an assistant professor in the department of history, philosophy and religious studies, who talked about the original Sanctuary Movement from the 1980s and compared it to the New Sanctuary Movement today. She reviewed why people then and now feel motivated by their faith to help immigrants and gave an overview to volunteer involvement today.
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A stairway to NDSU fashion FABO hosts annual fashion show
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Living in a place with snow on the ground for a majority of the year, most people don’t give fashion a second thought. This is best seen through the common choice of hoodies paired with basketball shorts. The Fashion Apparel Business Organization, or FABO, is a group of students who are either dedicated to their future in fashion or who just want to casually keep up with trends.
In meetings, they often have guest speakers to talk about their careers in fashion. They’ve had quite the variety of speakers from North Dakota State alumni to an Instagram influencer. FABO’s latest project was the annual FABO Fashion Show. Bringing together students’ personal designs and clothes from stores around Fargo, this fashion show brought style and trends to the NDSU campus. After much deliberation, the students decided that this year’s theme would
be “Stairway to Style” as a spoof of the song “Stairway to Heaven,” giving the show an overall theme of rock and roll. This meant that the models walking down the runway had more of an edgy, fierce look. Planning the fashion show was a semester long endeavor for FABO. Having to decide everything from set design to hair and makeup, the fashion show was a challenging process with an amazing end result. Each of the 16 student designers had to go through a set design process, which
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS OF VICTORIA Melbourne goes from busy streets to environmental oasis
started with finding a base style to work from. Designers had to take measurements and make any alterations to their design if needed. After this, they began what is called the “muslin process,” making a cheap version of their design to test fit. Then any final alterations were made before finally producing the finished product. Alex Meyer, a student designer, designed and showcased two items in the fashion show. His favorite part was seeing all the
models get excited to walk the runway. Meyer explained how NDSU students should know that “FABO isn’t just for apparel majors” and they “love to see all sorts of majors come to the meetings and help us put on a great show.” The free show had help from stores all around Fargo. FABO had help from Natalie Sparrow of Ultimate Beauty Bar for makeup and Josef’s School of Hair, Skin & Body for hair. Stores featured in the show ranged from places
like Mainstream Boutique to larger stores like Scheels, and even some of the fancier places like White House Black District. Even the NDSU Bookstore was featured in the show. The show was an enjoyable way to see fun new trends with friends. Being able to see clothing designed by fellow NDSU students was a great way to get excited about trends while supporting our organizations.
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Erin Thostenson Contributing Writer Just a 5-minute tram ride away from the busiest urban streets of Melbourne awaits an ecological oasis. It is there that the Melbourne chapter of the Royal Botanic Gardens of Victoria finds its home. Spanning nearly 90 acres in the middle of the metropolis, the Melbourne Gardens is a flourishing sanctuary of botanic habitats from around the world. Entering the Melbourne Gardens is less like going for a walk in a park and more like travelling to another world. The sights and sounds of the bustling city fade away. All that remains is wind rustling through trees, the soft scent of eucalyptus in the air and the warmth from the sun as its rays filter through leaves, making pathways glow honey and gold. The custodians of the Gardens believe ardently that environmental preservation is essential to human life and experience. In their vision statement, they write that plants “give our lives meaning and inspiration.”
This reverence toward nature can be felt from the moment of stepping through one of the many ornate entrance gates. The Melbourne Gardens preserve over two dozen landscape microcosms that showcase the natural beauty found in the Melbourne area, across Australia and around the world. Of these collections, the most inspiring are the ones where visitors can become fully immersed in the scenery. Fern Gully, for instance, submerges visitors beneath an almost ethereal canopy of subtropical plant life. Sturdy wooden catwalks and bridges suspend visitors above the forest floor as they cross crystal-clear streams and drift through mists. Similar is the Tropical Glasshouse that offers an exploration of the vibrantly colorful staples of steamy rainforests (glasses-wearers beware: your lenses will immediately fog up in the glasshouse). Another highlight is the Lower Yarra River Habitat
surrounding the scenic Ornamental Lake. This collection can be seen as an effort to restore traditional Australian environments that have been harmed or destroyed by settler-colonial expansion. Much of the banks of the Yarra River that run through Melbourne have been overtaken by city development, but this section of the Melbourne Gardens is a tonic to that urbanization. The Lower Yarra River Habitat features panoramic views without a single skyscraper in sight. The Melbourne Gardens are a stunning feat of cooperation and conservationism. They were founded in 1846, and much of the landscape planning that has since bloomed into breathtaking vistas happened within the first 30 years of the Gardens’ existence. This makes some of the trees over 150 years old. The dedicated love and care that has gone into making the Royal Botanic Gardens the wonder that
Yarra River runs through Melbourne from the garden to urban streets. they are today is moving. Perhaps the custodians have
discovered some universal truth when they say nature
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can create meaning and inspiration.
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Student campaign spreads awareness on Title X
Project 70 brings light to rights being taken away
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#DontGagMe flyers circulate around campus to spread awareness
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Many people are uninformed about Title X and the changes being made. Three North Dakota State students hope to educate and spread awareness about these issues while showing those how it affects not only you but those you love as well. In Perspectives in Women’s Studies (WGS 350), taught by Erienne Fawcett, groups of about six students choose a topic they find important. Emily Onstad, senior in human development and family science with a minor in WGS, Isaac Sullivan, junior in HDFS and WGS with a minor in honors, and Maddie Ziegler, junior in English with a WGS and honors minor, decided to focus on Title X and call their campaign “Project 70.” This project has allowed many students to learn about issues that they did not know were affecting
them. “I think we’re all both directly and indirectly affected by the things that all of the groups are focusing on — whether that is family planning services like birth control and STI testing — whether it’s sexual assault,” Onstad explained. Title X is federally funded family planning. After being unanimously voted on in 1970, the program was put in place to support those who were under insured, had no insurance or were from a low-income household. Onstad explained that the program affects college students because it is a time where students may not be able to afford the charges and may not have their parents’ insurance anymore. “Before I was in this project, I didn’t even know what Title X was,” Onstad said. “Not a lot of people know what Title X is, so you can’t change anything when you don’t even know that it’s being affected.” Onstad explained that
there are 40 million people who utilize the program, and many do not know they are
Title X) can’t get the appointment, then they can’t get the services they need,
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using the service in the first place. Therefore, leaving a lack of knowledge to the changes occurring. Title X is being defunded billions of dollars, leaving the prices of those services to increase per appointment. “If they (people using
and it kind of continues that cycle of poverty that was supposed to change because of this title in the first place,” Onstad said. Although the group does not take a stance of prochoice or pro-life, Roe v. Wade is still in place, making
abortion legal. Now, with these changes, doctors have a right to refuse information on abortion services. Even if a patient asks about the abortion option, the doctor has the right to say no and not inform the patient of all their options. If the patient decides abortion is their best option, the doctor is not allowed to refer them to an abortion clinic. “It’s really limiting what they (doctors) can tell you, but it’s also limiting us in the fact that we can’t know all our options if we want to,” Onstad explained. The changes being made are called a “gag rule,” so the student-based campaign is using the hashtag #DontGagMe to spread awareness. “Our voices might be taken away because of these changes, but there’s still a face to this,” Onstad said. Because the political climate is tense, it brings more awareness to these issues, but many people still lack knowledge. Many
people think that Title X is only abortion, when it encompasses, birth control, STI testing, pap smears and more. The students hope to continue the project after the semester ends. They have messaged and emailed many representatives and politicians to become involved from Barack Obama to Hilary Clinton to Heidi Heitkamp. Onstad, Sullivan and Ziegler are calling to action to resist the changes being made and ask everyone to help change these issues by calling your representatives, talking to people about the problems and having an open discussion. “If there aren’t people talking about it, then things just happen right under our noses, and so I think these projects definitely open people’s eyes to everything that’s going on,” Onstad said. Follow Project 70 on Instagram or Facebook for more information.
A future for Indian women Begunahi’s annual fundraiser looks to gain more funds for future daughters Features Editor
NDSU faculty lecturer Riaz Aziz founded the Begunahi Foundation in 2013 with his wife. This organization provides women of India the tools to continue their education and get closer to ending poverty in the process. “Women have a considerable amount of disadvantage relative to their male counterparts,” Aziz said, especially in education and economics. This is why they chose to focus on women whose families live on $1,000 a year and who have been able to make it past the struggles and graduate high school. They go through an interview process to get a sense of whether they have a dream to further their education and have the support of their family. And simply asking, “Do you have a dream to want to go to college?” is equivalent to, “How would you like to go to Mars tomorrow?” Since they began, they have supported 130 women, and each year they have five to eight women
graduate from college. Each of which have a scholarship covering 100% of their educational needs and also meals, lodging, hygiene needs, transportation, medical needs, clothing and more. If they only give a scholarship, all other obstacles remain, leading to failing out of college, which is why they support all the needs of that woman. On April 27, Begunahi hosted their annual fundraising event, which is used to fund the women’s needs to pursue their college career. In India, it only takes “$1,200 per year for me to send a woman to college, feed her, clothe her, house her, buy her a cell phone, give her all the books and give her all of the education that she needs,” Aziz said. The price is this low because “India is still an affordable country.” 100% of the money raised goes toward the women’s needs. The website, events and anything extra to spread the word is covered by the founders of the organization. To give back to the FargoMoorhead community, Begunahi
gave 10% of every ticket sold to the YWCA Cass Clay, which
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“Every $1200 that we raise means there’s another woman that’s going to have a life changed.” - RIAZ AZIZ , NDSU FACULTY LECTURER AND FOUNDER OF BEGUNAHI FOUNDATION
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supports empowering women. Through this event, a woman
can continue her education and prevent her from only having a future as a housewife, which “there’s nothing wrong with it, but a housewife without an education and a husband leaves or dies — she’s left with children and no education,” Aziz said. During the program, a rule is to not become engaged or married to another person, so they can focus on their future college career without any distractions. At the fundraiser, they had a silent auction, meal, performances of authentic Indian dances, traditional Indian art of henna, Indian costumes and much more. Every year they take in around $20,000 – 25,000 a year to support their daughters. “A woman who is not educated, the probability that she will educate her children is between 22-25%.” If you give her education, the probability jumps to 92%, therefore stopping the cycle of poverty. In India it is inappropriate to call the women by their names, so the foundation calls them their “daughters.” They began
supporting one of their daughters a couple years ago, who was able to get 97% in the first year in her math and physics degree studies. Now, she has been invited to continue her education at Harvard in the United States. Another two women in the program are currently dealing with rain falling through their ceilings all while pursuing a master’s degree. Along with providing scholarships and needs, they produce vocational training “that gives the women the chance to sew and embroider,” Aziz said. They also produce sanitary menstrual products and train the women how to properly use the supplies instead of missing school for a week. A program they include is self-defense to create a sense of confidence. The foundation prefers monetary donations as opposed to items because it is cheaper to buy items in India than in America. For more information visit www.begunahi.org.
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Zandbros celebrates Independent Bookstore Day PHOTOS BY LAURA ELLEN BRANDJORD | THE SPECTRUM
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April 27 marked the fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day, and Fargo’s own paper goods store was ready to celebrate. Zandbros Variety on Broadway packed the day with specials and events to commemorate the occasion, including 20% off all books and a free mystery book with every book purchase. Complimentary coffee and Sandy’s donuts were provided in the morning, and shoppers milled about throughout the day. There was also a drawing for various door prizes, including two tickets to David Sedaris’ Fargo show. The celebration culminated with literary trivia complete with local brews.
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Local Natives are back and the same as always.
Brittany Hofmann Staff Writer On April 26, Local Natives released their fourth full-length album, “Violet Street.” Given a track record of not taking any creative risks, I expected much of the same from Local Natives with this album, and my expectations were met. The only thing that jumped out from the album was the abundant use of a string quartet in several songs, beginning with the first song on the record, “Vogue.” Other than that, “Violet Street” was the same old song and dance as previous albums. Two popular hits from the album include “Tap Dancer” and “When Am I Gonna Lose You.” “Tap Dancer” is a quaint farewell song to wrap up the album with a psychedelic twist toward the end, while “When Am I Gonna Lose You” is more upbeat and dance-worthy. Despite the lackluster track list, it’s evident that a lot of thought went it to the telling of the “Violet Street” story and the songs were arranged with purpose. This is made aware in the transition between “Megaton Mile” and “Someday Now.” “Megaton Mile” ends abruptly and was almost startling, but “Someday Now” picks up right were “Megaton Mile” left off. Of the entire album, “Gulf Shores” was most surprising, and for that reason, became my favorite. At first when I listened to it, I was bored, but then Local Natives came in hot with intense drums and guitar to spice things up. The ascent in energy was surprising and very much welcomed. All in all, “Violet Street” was just 10 more songs in the Local Natives’ repertoire of similar-sounding songs.
Rev iew: ‘Unic orn Store’ and the magic of b eliev ing in yours elf Netflix Original directed by Brie Larson is a coming of age story covered in glitter Laura Ellen Brandjord A&E Editor
Few would guess a fantastical tale about an art student and a unicorn would prove so relatable to college students. Yet, this is precisely the case with “Unicorn Store,” which is directed by and stars Brie Larson. The film opens on family videos of the main character, Kit, at different stages of her life creating art and obsessing over unicorns. This transitions into Kit as an art student, passionately painting for a critique in one of her college classes. Despite what she feels is a clear vision, her teachers just don’t get it, and she is forced to drop out. Like so many other college students, Kit returns to her parents’ house to find her childhood room housing exercise equipment
instead of her bed. To top it all off, her parents immediately try to set her up with an old classmate, Kevin. Kit gives up on her dreams and starts a temp job at a public relations company in an effort to move on. Things are looking pretty dim for the usually colorful Kit, but that is until she gets a series of cryptic cards from “The Store.” Turns out The Store is more of an adoption agency — for unicorns. The magical equine happen to be a lifelong obsession of Kit, and she can’t wait to get one of her own. However, the tinsel-haired salesman (Samuel L. Jackson) is very particular about who he gives unicorns to. Kit first has to prove that she can provide the proper environment for her unicorn to thrive.
It is through these series of quests that Kit makes peace with herself and realizes that she shouldn’t be so focused on what people think of her or her work. With an ending few will see coming, “Unicorn Store” is a great lesson in believing in yourself even when those you look to for approval don’t. Larson shines in both the lead and directorial roles to bring this magical tale to life. I never knew I needed a pink suit wearing, tinsel afroed Samuel L. Jackson in my life, but man, I am here for it. His ability to convey both the absurdity of the situation and the seriousness of what his character is asking of Kit makes the role. Mamoudou Athie of “Patti Cake$” and “The Get Down” fame is perfect in the role of Virgil, the hardware store clerk turned
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reluctant unicorn stable architect. His quick wit grounds reality, while his loyalty serves as the blind support Kit needs.
At a run time of an hour and a half, “Unicorn Store” is the perfect study break going into dead week.
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Music keeps evolving
T he musical world is changing rapidly Jacob Elwell Opinion Editor The world of music is a beautiful thing. There are so many different genres, styles and tones. You aren’t required to listen to specific types, yet you can like as many types as you want. Many people rely on music to get them through the day, including me. I’m fascinated at how much music has evolved over time. You have to go back to when music really took off, which was around the time our grandparents were really young. Back in the ’50s and ’60s, people like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash dominated the musical kingdom. The genres associated with these artists were mostly soft rock and blues. The ’70s and ’80s marked a new trend with heavy rock and roll, or metal. You had bands like KISS, Aerosmith and Black Sabbath that the younger generation at the time took interest in. There was also an increase in the pop genre, and you can, for the most part, thank Michael Jackson and Prince for that. Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller” was an ’80s icon, along with Prince’s song “Purple Rain.” If you go to the very late ’80s, you’ll start to see the beginning of rap. Yes, I mean NWA. They released their album “Straight Outta Compton” in 1988. However, I would guess it didn’t get as much attention as a rap album now due to the prominence of rock and roll at the time. The ’90s, along with the ’80s, would have been the music our parents listened to. This is why they like rock so much, and a little bit of rap. New bands like Pearl Jam and Metallica burst onto the scene. Their music was a little better in terms of quality than ’80s rock in my opinion. They had better recording equipment, and their music just sounded “cleaner” if you will. I would consider this the “newer” rock. Rap became more prominent as well. You usually would only have rap groups, such as NWA. However, once they split in 1991, individual rappers became a thing. Dr. Dre released “The Chronic” in 1992, and it became
a cultural phenomenon. Other rappers emerged like Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Vanilla Ice and Jay-Z. Dr. Dre featured some of these artists as well, thus introducing them to the industry himself. I kind of wish I was alive during this time so I could witness such a transformation in music. The beginning of the 21st century was the change that everyone anticipated. It was essentially a shift from rock to hip-hop and rap. Female pop artists like Beyonce, Avril Lavigne and Britney Spears became a trend. Rap continued to do its thing, although it changed a little around 2007 when rappers discovered “Auto-Tune.” AutoTune allowed artists to “correct” an out-of-tune performance. Some would consider this style cheating, but it does make the song sound a lot better, and we all want that, right? If it gets listeners, why stop it? Kanye West and T-Pain were some of the first rappers to use it. From 2010 until now, you see more reliance on this Auto-Tune thing. By now, rock is a little off in the distance and hip-hop and rap dominate. It seems like anyone can make it big time now. Everyone raps on SoundCloud just waiting for their song to “blow up.” It used to be that a hit single would be written by a well-known artist like Drake or Kanye. Now, anyone can write a hit single, and prime examples are YNW Melly (who recently had murder on his mind) and Lil Nas X. Whatever sounds good, people will listen to. It’s crazy how much music has changed over the years. It essentially went from listening to rock and roll at a bar or on your stereo to now bumping rap music on your AirPods. From 1950 to now, the evolution of music is jawdropping. It makes me wonder what our kids will be listening to in 20-30 years. It seems like we’ve already hit the peak of new types of music, doesn’t it? What new type of music, sounds or really anything is yet to be discovered? Hopefully, someone surprises us all.
Michael Jackson was one of the biggest music icons in the 1980s.
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Airboats for all How to get some fun out of the flooding
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One of these could handle any place flooded by the Red River.
Grant Gloe Staff Writer
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but there’s some extra water in Fargo. Flooding is taking its toll. I’m surprised we need sandbags at all if the Red River has the giant stones to think it can steal our surface area. We ought to teach it a lesson and learn to enjoy our
new landless-scape. There’s an obvious way to find the fun in roads and parks covered in water. An opportunity to do something otherwise unthinkable. To take to these spots like a real sportsman. I am talking, of course, about water skiing. Yes, my dreams for the last few weeks have had me dipping and dodging between trees and signs and having the best of times.
Owning the roads in a way no one ever imagined. I’ve tried getting other people excited about the concept, particularly people who own boats, but have been told the water is simply too shallow in many places for a normal boat. The water is shallow, but my disappointment was deep and dark. Luckily, I’m not someone who just gives up. I knew if I look long enough
I would find a way to make my dreams reality. That is when I came up with it. An ingenious plan so simple, I really can’t believe I didn’t come up with it earlier. I rented a boat. Why ask for help from people who don’t believe in my cause? I lowered that boat into the Red River, and to all of you naysayers naysaying that the water is too shallow: yeah, you’re right. Like,
so incredibly right. I’m not getting that deposit back. Do you think they’ll let me take more student loans with two weeks left? Here I sit, getting lost in thoughts of gliding on land that’s long gone, swallowed and erased by the Red River. I wish I had something to take the edge off. Remove the sting of life, if only for a moment. Unfortunately, my “Applebee’s buffalo wings
with blue cheese dipping sauce” fund is pretty drained. Hey, I just had another idea. We could all get airboats. Those handle shallow water really well and can move surprisingly fast. I’m not sure if you could ski behind one, but it’d be pretty fun to take one out, right? I bet it would be really fun. That would make a great article.
YNW Melly: in song and in practice Turns out the rapper really had murder on his mind Jacob Elwell Opinion Editor
Rapper YNW Melly meant what he said when he wrote his hit single “Murder On My Mind.” The song title explains itself, and it was No. 1 on Apple Music for quite some time. However, it turns out Melly didn’t intend for this just to be a song. The rapper was charged with two counts of first-degree murder back in February. They said if he’s convicted, he will likely face life in prison or the death penalty. In March, he pleaded not guilty to the double murder charge and had been waiting on trial ever since. On Monday, April 22, the state of Florida announced it would seek the death penalty against Melly in the killings of two fellow rappers. This is very tragic and also incredibly ironic. Melly, only 19 years old, essentially ruined his young, wealthy life by not being able to get murder off his mind. You can guess what the irony is. He writes a hit
song called “Murder on my Mind” and then goes out and kills two rappers. I guess you can say he gave us a warning? Either way, it’s unfortunate to see his career, and possibly his life, end like this. He was going to be one of the next faces in the rap game. I like his music a lot. He has an interesting voice and already has a couple of hit songs. The collaborative album he made with Kanye West not too long ago is amazing. So many rappers are getting killed or killing people, and it’s getting to a serious degree. Many rappers such as XXXTENTACION, Nipsey Hussle and Jimmy Wopo have been killed recently. Then you have rappers like YNW Melly and 6ix9ine that are doing the killing. It’s just an absolute mess. I hope Melly regrets trading a life of fame and fortune for a jail cell. It makes me wonder if the death penalty or life in prison even scares these guys? Is murdering someone really worth it that much? All I can say is he probably has Mixed Personalities (pun intended) about this one now. YNW Melly’s mugshot taken in February 2019.
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Softball dominates Omaha in sweep Bison allow just one run in three games
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NDSU Softball made it rain on Omaha.
David Hoffman Staff Writer
This past weekend, the North Dakota State softball team showed off their skills at home by sweeping the Omaha Mavericks in a three-game series. The Bison walked away with an 8-1 win in the first game. Things started early with the first run coming in the bottom of the first. After Omaha answered back with a solo home run in the second, it was starting to look like a good game was
on the way. However, the Bison had different ideas. Another RBI single came in the second along with the start of the fourth, but then catcher Maddie Hansen turned it up a notch. The senior knocked it out of the park to score a three-run home run, her 10th homer of the season. She was followed by Vanessa Anderson, who hit a solo homer in the fifth. Sam Koehn then rounded off the NDSU’s runs with an RBI in the fifth. The second game on the day saw even more Herd
dominance. NDSU shut out Omaha with an 11-0 victory that came blasting right out the gate. In the bottom of the first and with the bases loaded, Anderson scored her second home run of the day to bring the score to 4-0. The home runs continued to rain in the second with a two-run shot from Cara Beatty. One final blast on the day came with a solo home run from second baseman Zoe Stavrou in the third. Also in the third was an RBI single from shortstop Montana Decamp. She was
Quarterback battle still to be settled The expected outcome at the end of spring practice Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
Credit where credit is due, the North Dakota State football team and the marketing department got this one right. The annual Green and Gold Spring game was called a scrimmage, which is what the game has become in the last couple years. It is now more of a glorified practice, ending the spring portion of the schedule. It was the first performance from new head coach Matt Entz and a “new” look offense. The quotations around new are because while the style won’t undergo any y here major changes, there ill are new faces that will have to replace overr 70% of the rushing and receiving yards that graduated last year. And one of the reasons that the change from an actual game to a glorified practice comes from player safety. Staying healthy is key in the spring, and the Bison lost a top running back in Seth Wilson to an ACL injury for next year already this spring. So turning the final Friday night of spring ball into more of a night of pomp and circumstance is reasonable. Friday night was a chance to revel in the new championship rings and for fans to have fun. However, the fans will still have questions following Friday’s performance. First and foremost, who will be Easton Stick’s successor? Replacing the winningest quarterback in FCS history, a quarterback on his way to learn under Philip Rivers with the Los Angeles Chargers, is Entz’s biggest task. His predecessor Chris Klieman had to do the same thing with Brock Jensen, but that was a rather straight forward pick in Carson Wentz. Ending spring practice, it seems like four
quarterbacks are within a shout of take the starting spot. Sophomores Holden Hotchkiss and Noah Sanders were set to battle with redshirt freshman Trey Lance as soon as the plane lifted off from Frisco in January. Junior transfer Zeb Noland arrived in the winter to bring some upperclassman and Big 12 experience into the race. Noland played in the only tackle portion of the scrimmage and was rather sharp. It is possible that there is nothing to read into that. It would make sense for Entz to play some tactical games, much like Klie Klieman did when it came to disclosing injuries. Imagine being Butler defensive coordinator Joe Cheshire in August. It will be hard enough to find viable game tape of Noland or Lance, but now try to add in preparation for Hotchkiss and Sanders. Each can bring something different, so even having a two-horse race come the end of August would be a pain for opposing teams. A non-conference slate that includes Butler, North Dakota, Delaware and UC Irving may provide a start for each of them. That is unlikely, but it has the same odds of a starter being named any time soon. And it is also a possibility that the Herd rolls with quarterbacks splitting reps through the first four games. It would be a drastic change of pace for the program, but seeing as Missouri Valley foes know each other so well, it could be an ace up the Bison’s sleeve. There is still four months until the Bison take the field in Minneapolis against the Bulldogs, so there is plenty of time for change. But after 15 spring practices, there is no more clarity on who will be under center for the Bison in the fall.
followed in the fourth by Katie Shoultz, who had a two-RBI single in the fourth. After a dominant day and a good night’s rest, the Bison came back one more time to finish things off in a cool, Saturday morning game where they won 15-0, a season high for runs scored. Once again, the Herd started big with three homers and six runs in the bottom of the first. The first home run was a two-runner from DeCamp. After her came a solo shot from Hansen. The trio was finished by Anderson with a two-run
home run, who had now hit it out of the park in every game of the weekend. The final score in the first came from a Koehn RBI, and the second inning saw the big plays continue. The second started with Anderson batting in Hansen. Then Stavrou was able to reach first and bat in Beatty after a fielding error, but it wouldn’t be Omaha’s last mistake of the day. Madyson Camacho hit a single in the second, but after an Omaha fielding error, she advanced to second along with Stavrou to third and
Anderson to home plate. The second was finished off by Lauren Reimers bringing home Camacho and Stavrou for two runs. The Herd completed their 15 runs with four more in the third, including RBI doubles from Cameryn Maykut and Camacho and RBI singles from DeCamp and Reimers. The series keeps NDSU at the top of Summit League with a 14-1 conference record and 36-12 overall record. They are followed by South Dakota who has a 11-4 record.
BISON TRACK HAS SOLID PERFORMANCE AT DRAKE Personal bests, program records get broken Ian Longtin Staff Writer
The track and field teams spent their Friday and Saturday running, jumping, and throwing down in Des Moines, Iowa for the 110th Drake Relays. One of the highlights of the weekend was provided by freshman thrower Akealy Moton. Moton dramatically took home the shot put title on her final throw with a mark of 55-00.25. Moton was back in third heading into her final throw, but was able to get the job done. The rest of Friday was pretty quiet for the women’s team. Sophomore Kari Wolfe olfe was able le to secure second in the javelin, Kelby Anderson placed t h i r d in the 1,500m and Klara Lyon finished fifth in the pole vault. A couple Bison were also able to set a few personal bests. Jocelyn Dinius and Josie Lilja both cleared outdoor personal bests of 12.01.50 in the pole vault. West Fargo native Tiana Pfaff had a career best 18-07.00 long jump, and sophomore Jenna Kes recorded a personal best 100m, clocking in just under 15 seconds. It was more of the same for the men on Friday. Alex Talley threw 62-01.75 in the shot put, good enough for third. The 4x100-meter relay team comprised of J.T. Butler, Alex Brosseau, Brandon Lewis
and Ben Klimpke ran the second fastest relay in six years for the Herd, clocking in at 41.27. Senior Ryan Enerson ran a 14.69 in the 110m hurdles, the second-best time of his career. The women’s team was able to find more success on the final day of the Drake Relays. Junior Amy Herrington’s 197-1 throw took home the title in the hammer throw, and Hannah Frost and Bailey Retzlaff finished fifth and seventh, respectively. Amanda Levin, Dakota Wood, Macy Denzer and Michaela Baker’s 58.76 time in the shuttle hurdle relay was good enough g for third, as well as se set a new school record. Summit League triple jump leader Bailey DeMar’s 40-11.75 jump was good enough for fourth. Payton Otterdahl had a pretty cool opportunity in the “ To k y o Countdown” s p e c i a l invitational on Saturday. Otterdahl, who’s second in the shot put in the NCAA this year, placed second in the event with a throw of 6801.00. Ryan Crouser, the reigning Olympic champion and world leader, was the only one to top Otterdahl. Talley set a personal best in the hammer throw by a whopping 7 feet on Saturday. His 217-8 throw was good enough for third, and he now ranks third in NDSU history. The Bison teams now get nearly a week break before heading to Sioux Falls for the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
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Bison pick up series win over Western Illinois NDSU moves into fourth in Summit League standings
NDSU Baseball moves up the rankings with series win this past weekend. Saturday’s doubleheader off the bat of Alex Dorethy, thanks to another brilliant giving WIU an early lead. Thomas Evanella pitching performance from The Bison were quick Staff Writer freshman Max Loven. to respond, however, With only three series The lone blemish came grabbing the lead in the remaining in the Summit after surrendering a double bottom of the frame. Singles League season, the time is and a single in the third from Hostetler and Peter now for the North Dakota inning. Loven otherwise Brookshaw put WIU hurler State baseball team to move cruised, allowing a total Jack Carberry in an early up in the standings. They of six baserunners. The jam. Brock Anderson made accomplished just that this Brooklyn Park, Minnesota him pay with a basespast weekend, taking two of native pitched his second clearing double, and NDSU three from Western Illinois. complete game of the scored two runs in their first The Leathernecks got season on an economical three at-bats. the better of NDSU under 111 pitches. The Bison continued to the lights at Newman Run support wasn’t in build their lead in the middle Outdoor Field on Friday short supply for Loven. The innings. Carberry loaded the night, winning 7-2. The heart of the Bison order, bases in the third inning. Leathernecks scratched catcher Sean Noel and Noel drove in a run with a across a run in the top of the right fielder Jack Simonsen fielder’s choice, Simonsen first inning, but the Bison delivered four RBIs and added another on a single countered in the bottom combined for five hits. and Rohde plated one more half of the frame when The breakout for NDSU with a double. Bennett Hostetler scored on came in the bottom of the NDSU’s lead grew to a fielder’s choice. fifth inning with a slim one- five runs in the bottom of the That was about all the run lead. The Bison cobbled fourth on a Brock Anderson offense the Bison could together a two-out rally ground ball. WIU attempted muster, save for Jake Malec’s with consecutive singles the inning-ending double run-scoring single in the from Noel, Simonsen, play, but Anderson’s speed fifth inning. WIU starter Tucker Rohde and Carter kept the inning alive and Jace Warkentien quieted the Thompson. The resulting brought home Malec. Bison’s bats, striking out 10 three runs were more than Western Illinois went batters while allowing only enough breathing room for to the bullpen in the fifth six baserunners. the dominant Loven. The inning, but couldn’t stop the Bison starter Zach Smith outing reduced his already bleeding. NDSU capitalized gave up a trio of runs in both sterling ERA to 2.60. on another bases-loaded the third and eighth innings. NDSU sealed the series situation via a walk from Smith has struggled lately, victory Saturday evening in Malec and sacrifice fly from giving up at least three a tight 8-7 win. Hostetler. runs in each of his past six The Leathernecks got to Meanwhile, Smith outings. In the span, his Bison starter Ben Smith right locked down the earned run average has risen away in the first inning, with Leathernecks. He was aided by two runs to 5.50. Kevin Raisbeck doubling in by timely ground balls, four NDSU rebounded for a the opening at-bat. He came of which were turned into 7-1 win in the first half of around to score via a single back-breaking double plays.
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Fo r fa n t a s y, t h i s d ra f t turned up just a few gems Philip Atneosen Staff Writer
Running back In the last few years, we’ve been spoiled with deep running back draft classes. This year is completely different. There are no Saquons or Zekes to be drafted early. The first back off the board was Josh Jacobs to the Oakland Raiders (Round 1, Pick 24). Out of the University of Alabama, Jacobs was the top running back prospect entering the draft, but we still haven’t seen him play that much football. He’s never gathered more than 120 carries in a season, so his durability is in question.
What we do know is that he got drafted by the Raiders, which is a fantastic landing spot. I don’t think he’ll be a three-down back immediately, but I think he’ll lead the team in carries in his rookie year. Assuming he beats out Isaiah Crowell for the lead role, I would draft him in the fourth or fifth round. I was really excited for Darrell Henderson coming into the draft. He was dominant in college at the University of Memphis, but I’m not thrilled with his immediate role. The Los Angeles Rams selected him with the sixth pick in the third round. Todd Gurley
had a questionable end to his season, but the Rams are still his team. Henderson is no more than a handcuff with upside. David Montgomery of Iowa State was taken by the Chicago Bears (Round 3, Pick 9). The landing spot isn’t bad, but I don’t believe in his potential as much as others might. Some other notable picks were Miles Sanders (Philadelphia Eagles) and Devin Singletary (Buffalo Bills). Sanders will be limited to committee work in the Eagles’ offense, and Singletary could be the back of the future in Buffalo, but
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Smith departed after the sixth inning with the Bison leading by a score of 8-2, a win seemingly a formality. With positioning in the standings on the line, Western Illinois would not go quietly. Alec Holcomb came in to relieve Smith, but struggled mightily after getting a fast out. Holcomb conceded a walk and a pair of singles, after which Jordan Harms came in to clean up the mess. Harms was no better. He notched a three-pitch strikeout, then lost control, walking three straight batters and throwing a wild pitch. Parker Harm was brought in to limit the damage and was able to do so, getting a strikeout. The damage was indeed done though, with the lead cut to two runs. Harm blanked the Leathernecks in the top of the eighth with a pair of strikeouts, but there was more late drama in the top of the ninth. WIU pushed across a two-out run, but Harm buckled down to get his second save of the year. The series moved the Bison’s record to 13-20 and 10-11 in conference play. The two teams are vying for the fourth and final spot in the Summit League tournament. NDSU took a positive step in that endeavor, as winning the season series secured them I don’t think he’s the guy in Buffalo this season.
Wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown is a fantastic receiver. That being said, he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens (Round 1, Pick 25). I don’t want to spend high draft capital on Brown until Lamar Jackson proves that he can throw the ball. The New England Patriots ended the first round by selecting N’Keal Harry, a large-framed wide receiver. The Arizona State product could slide in behind Julian Edelman and James White as the third receiving option on the Patriots. Furthermore, without Gronk, Harry will likely be one of Brady’s biggest end zone targets this year. San Francisco was also in dire need at the position, and they took Deebo Samuel early in the second round. Samuel is a terrific special teams player, but I’m not sure he’ll be immediately relevant in fantasy. Both prospects from the University of Mississippi went in the second round. A.J. Brown went to the Tennessee Titans, and D.K.
the tiebreaker should the two teams find themselves knotted when the dust settles. NDSU will head to Minneapolis to face
Minnesota at 6 p.m. Tuesday before welcoming conference-leading Omaha to Fargo over the weekend.
Metcalf went to the Seattle Seahawks. I think both are great, and both have the opportunity to emerge on their respective teams. But, like all other rookie wide receivers, the potential for them to be fantasy-relevant in their rookie years is minimal. I’m very interested in all of these wideouts in dynasty formats, but I’m not so interested in redraft leagues.
a lot of question marks for the Broncos this year. Their lead wideout could be any of three guys, and they have a new quarterback. Fant is a late round flyer for me.
Tight end The biggest prospects at the position this year both came from the University of Iowa. T.J. Hockenson was drafted eighth overall by the Detroit Lions. Based on Matthew Stafford’s history with tight ends, I’m not thrilled. The saving grace for Hockenson might be Matt Patricia. We haven’t seen Patricia work as a head coach with an elite tight end, but he used to coach under a system in New England with a certain prolific tight end. I’m interested, but I don’t know that I want to pay up in the draft to get him. Noah Fant was taken later in the first round by the Denver Broncos. There are
Quarterback There’s really only one quarterback worth talking about in this draft. Only Kyler Murray has the potential to be a top 10 quarterback next season. Under Kliff Kingsbury’s air raid offense, Murray has the unique opportunity to be a fantasy-relevant rookie quarterback. It’s going to take more than a season for Dwayne Haskins to get close to that level, and he’s probably a waste of a pick in fantasy this year. Let someone else make that mistake in your draft. After the Arizona Cardinals acquired Murray with the first overall pick, Josh Rosen was sent to Miami. Rosen could be the starter in week 1 for the Dolphins, but I’m not going to consider drafting him until I know that for sure.
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