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McDaniel, Fergel Look Back on Term
2015-16 student body president, vice president to leave office Sunday
Eric McDaniel and Josh Fergel both said peer mentoring was a major success of their time in office.
Jack Dura
Head News Editor
They say they had fun and great opportunities. Eric McDaniel and Josh Fergel, 2015-16 student body president and VP, leave their office of student government Sunday. Their yearlong term saw a range of success, achievements and some ideas that shifted or never materialized.
Campaign points
Looking back over their “Ignite, Inspire, Include” campaign points, McDaniel and Fergel said a few things stuck out. The pair said in September that above all, they hoped to clinch their campaign point of peer mentoring. Early engagement with students to integrate them into the North Dakota State campus is essential, they said. Today,
peer mentoring is in progress. “The application is live,” Fergel said, and will begin pairing with orientation over summer. While peer mentoring is on track, the pair’s point of large group involvement “changed modes,” McDaniel said. They had “good feedback,” but the idea changed to more of an informative basis with potential success this fall. Web-based assessments fell short somewhat as well, Fergel said, as the class was not able to test for several reasons. Web-based assessments largely dealt with “relaxed” testing for students on tighter schedules, Fergel said. Beta testing, a location and personnel were lined up last fall, but “the class was not able to test,” Fergel said, adding the idea will “hopefully transition to the next team.” Restructuring the student senate and installing charging
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“I’m happy students at least had confidence to come yell at us.” - Josh Fergel, student body vice president stations were successes, while collaborating with the graduate student council “didn’t happen,” McDaniel said. A speaker database also did not transpire, as there was “no need for it,” McDaniel said, as each college has its own speaker contact list. The charging stations, however, were “classic student government,” McDaniel said, as it “helped promote” the stations, four of which were installed last fall in the Memorial Union. In addition, McDaniel and Fergel said they tried to bring more awareness to campus safety through campus walkthroughs, promoting the
Pathlight app and meeting twice with University Police director Mike Borr.
Ahead and behind
McDaniel said he’s bound for a job in Denver, leaving in mid-July. Fergel leaves June 5 for active duty at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Both said they have a few regrets about their time in office. McDaniel said he wished he could have worked more with tier I organizations and the tri-college senate as well as better informing about fee proposals presented to the student fee advisory board, adding there’s “potential for next year.” Fergel, meanwhile, was
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largely absent from campus in spring as he student taught 130 seventh graders at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School in Fargo. “It’s tough. You lose a lot of energy,” he added. One other regret he had about his term was his underestimation of web-based assessments as the idea had “too many pieces” of proctors, rooms, systems, teachers, classes and communication. Despite his time management, Fergel said he “content with” their platform, including peer mentoring. He’s also pleased with student support. “I’m happy students at least had confidence to come yell at us,” he said. McDaniel too liked the outcome of peer mentoring, adding he wished he could be there for it in fall. “I had a lot of fun,” he said.
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Friends Off the Field Three of Carson Wentz’s best buds talk about growing up with the soon-to-be NFL draft pick Pace Maier Sports Editor
A couple of summers ago, Carson Wentz found himself inside a barn at a dairy farm trying not to throw up. The former North Dakota State quarterback was with two of his best friends, Justin Ledger and Tate Leapaldt,
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when he experienced a live animal birth. “I wanted to show Carson the farm because he (had) never seen a dairy farm,” Ledger, a senior in physical education said. “We get to a part of the farm where we keep the mother cows that are about to give birth. “My aunt and I are getting our hands dirty and assisting
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the mother cow. Tate is in the background recording it for Snapchat, and Carson is trying not to throw up.” It was one of the many fun memories for Wentz, Ledger and Leapaldt. Ledger and Wentz have been great friends for the past eight years or so. They grew up competing against each other in a few sports and were on the
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same summer baseball team. “Carson was ‘that guy’ who could beat me,” Ledger said, “so as a young kid, Carson was somewhat threatening to me.” But as the years went on, Ledger knew Wentz was a good person and a man who made everyone else around him better people. College life When Wentz was a senior
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at Bismarck Century High School, Ledger and Leapaldt were attending the University of Mary in Bismarck. The three of them still got to have their bro time, but when Wentz graduated high school in 2011, Leapaldt thought this might be the end of the brotherhood. “When he decided to go to
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60 Percent of Grads to Walk at Commencement Speakers suggest burnout, disconnect as reasons why students skip ceremony Amanda Johnson Staff Writer
A little over half the students eligible to participate in North Dakota State’s spring 2016 commencement will do so. Graduation is Saturday, May 14 with two ceremonies at the Fargodome that day. The colleges of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, Human Development and Education, University Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies will commence at 10 a.m., followed by the college of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources, Business, Health Professions and Science and Mathematics at 2 p.m. Commencement speaker Jon Lipp, a business administration major, said “that some students just feel burned out at the end and want to get their degree and go. They also may not want to sit through the entire ceremony if their family is unable to attend.”
Two ceremonies will graduate 10 colleges on Saturday, May 14.
“Sadly sometimes students don’t feel connected to NDSU enough to want to be a part of the ceremony.” - Mackayla Headlee, commencement speaker Mackayla Headlee, an engineering major and also commencement speaker, agreed for another reason. “Sadly sometimes students don’t feel connected to NDSU enough to want to be a part of the ceremony,” she said. Associate registrar Jackie Schluchter reported that of the 2,142 student eligible to participate in commencement, 1,301 graduates have indicated they will march in the ceremony, as of Tuesday morning. The deadline for RSVPing to commencement was 11 p.m. Tuesday. Headlee, who said she is a third generation Bison, said her “whole family is going to be there” to see her speak. which might make her “more nervous
than talking in front of” her peers. Lipp said he is “expecting to have the time of my life” and is excited for the opportunity to “help send my classmates off on the next stage of their journeys.” Lipp also said he is “definitely nervous about it as well, but my excitement far outweighs it. This is going to be an experience I’ll remember forever.” “Getting the email was one of my proudest, most humbling moments I have had at NDSU,” Headlee said. “I was shocked and honored to have been selected to speak.” Spring 2016’s commencement ceremonies will be streamed live for those who cannot attend.
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Over 2,100 students are eligible to participate in this spring’s commencement ceremonies. Just over 1,300 have indicated they will be there.
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The NDSU Library hosted a centennial celebration of ROTC Tuesday afternoon with Lt. Col. Ted M. Preister giving a presentation. The event had cake and refreshments and was attended by NDSU Library and Archives staff as well as Timothy Alvarez, vice president for student affairs. President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Defense Act in 1916, creating the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. ROTC came to NDSU in 1917 but was implemented in 1920 following World War I. Military instruction, however, dates to 1892 at NDSU, then North Dakota Agricultural College. Military instruction professor Edward S. Keene taught in Old Main, then College Hall. By 1893, military instruction was mandatory for all male students under the Morrill Act of 1862. Male students were required to spend two hours a week in dress and drill. In fall 2013, the U.S. Army meant to close NDSU’s ROTC program due to reduced resources. However, due to discrepancies in evaluating ROTC at NDSU, the university was removed from the 13 ROTC programs set to close nationwide after 2014-15. Instead a short hiatus ensued, and NDSU’s ROTC proceeded in fall 2014.
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In A Nutshell week. The mayors of Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo and Dilworth kicked off Earth Week Tuesday with a press conference at the south side of the Osgood recycling plant, MATBUS said in a news release. Throughout the week, riders can ride free on MATBUS by donating an aluminum can, put on by the company’s Get Your “Can” on the Bus program. This program runs through Saturday. A “Party for the Planet” event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Red River Zoo.
Thursday in the Barry Hall Atrium.
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Residents of Fargo are being reminded that toilets are meant for private business, not for a trash can. “It is important to flush only your personal contributions and toilet paper to the local water reclamation facility,” the city of Fargo said in a news release Tuesday. The city also said “flushable” items will not break down upon reaching the sanitary sewer systems, causing trash to accumulate and restrict flow, eventually causing a blockage or backup.
Advocating for Diversity
Advocating for Diversity is hosting a showcase of knowledge gained through an Understanding and Managing Diversity in Organizations class to inform future employees. The class teaches how to work effectively in a workforce that is diverse, skills that will be applied during the showcase. Students in the class work with the assumption that they will be managers and employers one day, having the goal to create an inclusive workplace. The showcase is from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
NDUS Offers Debt Forgiveness
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MATBUS is hosting several environmentally friendly themed events this
College graduates employed in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics-related occupations in North Dakota may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through the STEM Occupations Student Loan Program, North Dakota University System spokeswoman Billie Jo Lorius said in a news release. The program is administered by NDUS and the Bank of North Dakota and provides up to $1,500 in forgiveness per year for up to four years, Lorius said. To qualify for the program, graduates must have completed an approved technologyrelated program of study through a board-approved college, maintained a 2.5 or better GPA, have held a
qualifying federal student loan or BND DEAL loan that is not in default and have been employed on a full-time basis within North Dakota in an approved STEM occupation for 12 months following graduation, beginning by at least July 1, 2015, the release said. Applicants who meet these qualifications will be considered based on the date their completed application is received by the North Dakota University System. Applications will be accepted from May 2 through June 16, the release said.
the Fargo Public Library to present two voter information sessions to answer residents’ voterrelated questions, Melissa Duncan, city of Fargo community relations spokeswoman said in a news release. The event sessions will cover topics such as who can vote, where to vote, what the proper forms of identification when voting are, how to obtain an absentee ballot, and the primary election voting rules. The events will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28 in the Main Library in downtown Fargo. No registration is required.
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Healthy Herd | Unnecessary Fear: GMOs A quick read to shed a little light on the topic of GMOs Regina Schimek Contributing Writer
The conversation on GMOs is one that hits home for me. Being from a six-generation farming operation and also as a dietetics major, I’ve found myself in a somewhat uncomfortable position. More often than not, the agricultural and nutritional worlds don’t see eye to eye on this topic. The irony of it is that these two worlds help each other. The same goes for any regular consumer. “I don’t get it. How do you know that GMOs are helpful? I’ve heard bad things about them.” To begin with, “GMO” is an initialism for genetically modified organism. The original conversation on GMOs started 30 years ago. Scientists had this new ability to change crops’ genetic makeup so they would be resistant to pests, pesticides, and the environment. The public was under the impression that scientists were putting DNA from one species of plant into another and didn’t know the effects they would have. This single idea is what implanted unnecessary fear in consumers from then on. Also, many felt it was a moral issue. They thought scientists were doing work where humans didn’t belong. “I have the right to know what’s in my food,” you say, starting to get irritated because you feel offended. We agree wholeheartedly; we’re not trying to offend you. But you do know what’s in your food
— just look at the label. Marketing has confuseds many by running with labeling foods GMO and non-GMO. They know if they put a non-GMO label on a product that the buyer will associate it with being “more natural” or healthy so a consumer may be more willing to buy it for a dollar more. However, you probably haven’t realized they put it on foods that can’t be a GMO. Yes. This is where the lack of knowledge is coming from. Putting nonGMO on something that can’t be a GMO crop would be like putting a glutenfree label on your oranges. It should just be common sense that no gluten is found in oranges, but for people who don’t know what or where gluten comes from, it can be quite the marketing scheme. This is a prime example of how the idea of GMOs is being vilified in certain products. Marketers are feeding irrational fears. They know many consumers have no point of reference and therefore use the fear of what they don’t know. A real life example of this would be Chipotle. They claim to be completely non-GMO in all their products; however, the company serves conventional soft drinks, which have corn syrup in it ... which is a GMO. There are actually only eight crops with genetic modifications released on the market today. These include alfalfa, canola, corn, cotton, papaya, sugar beets, soybean and squash. However, more have been developed and not yet
Most of the corn products you consume (if they are from the U.S.) contain GMOs. causing vision loss. The in sugar from sugar beets, released. World Health Organization then there should be no Let’s give an example reports about 250 million problem with using sugar of a crop with some preschool children in rice misinterpretation attached to grown from these sugar dependent countries suffer beets. its name: the sugar beet. from vitamin A deficiency. People often forget The sugar beet plant Don’t forget that GMO farmers and agricultural is genetically modified products are friendly to scientists aren’t the bad to be resistant to specific your wallet, too. The cost guys. They’ve spent their herbicides. This is vitally of production is lower for lives making and growing important in sugar beet farmers, in turn making it a these products to benefit production as this saves less expensive product. the consumer and the the farmer from making There have been over multiple herbicide runs over environment. By creating different GMOs, agricultural 2,000 studies done showing a field, making the farmer that GMO’s are safe for scientists are able to make more productive. However, consumption. Since 1987, plants more nutritious. the sugar itself does not nearly 11,600 applications An amazing example have any genetic material have been sent to USDA’s of this is golden rice. It in it. Animal and Plant Health contains more vitamin A How can this be? (beta-carotene), which helps Inspection Service testing DNA (where the modified of GMO’s and more than 92 with the beta-receptors material is found) is made percent of these have been in your eyes to improve up of proteins; however, approved. Note: it takes ten your vision. Children in sucrose molecule (the years and over 100 million developing countries suffer product derived from sugar dollars to fully develop one tremendously from Vitamin beets) contains no proteins. GMO crop. Scientists have A deficiency, ultimately If there is actually no DNA
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North Dakota’s highest point is no mountain and the path to get there is more of a hike than a climb. White Butte south of Amidon, N.D., sits at 3,506 feet above sea level, not even a mile high. Montana’s highest point, just 325 miles
west as the crow flies, sits over 9,000 feet above White Butte. A staggering climb, no doubt. Situated in lonely, rolling Slope County, White Butte is perhaps the biggest tourist attraction to North Dakota’s least populated county (760 people). While the butte is on private land, the landowners are courteous enough to let
strangers wander onto their property to walk the dusty, chalky trail to the top of White Butte. Actor Michael J. Fox even walked the trail last summer as part of a fundraising event for Parkinson’s disease. White Butte is a windy place where rattlesnakes are known to hang out and cacti flourish. The view at the top of North Dakota is
done their homework. The hard working men and women of the agricultural world have broken their backs and put their heart and souls into growing good crops for the world to buy, only for people to worry that GMOs are bad. As technology advances, so does the agricultural world. Instead of fighting over issues like this we need to educate each other and use it to our advantage. Special thanks to the NDSU AES Plant Science Graduate Assistants for contributing their knowledge and expertise on this topic in hopes of educating others about the advantage of GMOs. Their advice and work are greatly appreciated by many.
(Two Thirds of) A Mile High
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The walk up White Butte takes hikers along a chalky trail winding through the pale badlands of Slope County.
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marvelous, looking out over the surrounding countryside and its vast, undulating openness. For years, White Butte wasn’t even considered the state’s highest point. The honor was thought to belong to nearby Black Butte, a landmark just 40 feet shorter than White Butte. Still, some North Dakotans balk at White Butte and
claim another butte in the state is the highest, allegedly four or so inches taller. But the U.S. Geological Survey has recognized White Butte as North Dakota’s highpoint since 1962, and a pike at the peak references this federal honor. Other high points in North Dakota include the
Killdeer Mountains, Bullion Butte and the Chalky Buttes, the latter of which includes White Butte. Of the 50 states’ high points, White Butte is the 30th highest summit but one of few found on private land. Its hiking trail is considered one of the most accessible in the state by several guidebooks to North Dakota hiking.
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DIY Memo Frame A quick idea for thoughtful gift giving Madison Schill
Contributing Writer
We are reaching the point in the school year when every project or paper is due, and there are tests practically every other day. Naturally, my first instinct when things pick up is to immediately find something
I can use to procrastinate. This week, I felt like doing some arts and crafts. Specifically, I thought it might be a good idea to get a head start on a gift for my mom for Mothers’ Day. Don’t panic; you still have a few weeks to get something. Hopefully this Pinterest project will spark your gift ideas.
Here’s what you’ll need to make an adorable memo frame perfect for the kitchen counter or your mom’s office desk: Picture frame (The one I bought is 8x8”) One sheet of scrapbook paper Letter stickers Dry erase markers 1. Remove the back
from the picture frame and cut your scrapbook paper to size so that it will fit in the frame. Hobby Lobby sells scrapbook paper in individual sheets, so you don’t need to waste money on buying an entire pack. 2. Add your letter stickers to the top center of the page. I wrote “notes” on mine, but some others
I’ve seen on Pinterest say “memos” or “to-dos.” 3. Place the paper back inside the frame and reattach the back. You should be able to write directly on the glass with the dry erase marker and have it wipe off with a tissue. Not only was this super cute gift ridiculously easy
to make, it was also really cheap too — though that’s probably not something you want to mention to your mom when you give her the gift. For all of the materials, I only paid $8.66 at Hobby Lobby. The only thing better than a great DIY project is a great price to go with it.
A few simple supplies can be turned into a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift.
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Three Months Vegan(ish): An Update
Musings and tips on veganism
Rio Bergh
Features Editor
In early January, I decided to go vegan. It has been a bit of a process, but as of right now I still don’t eat an entirely vegan diet, which is why I term my diet “vegan-ish.” Everything I make for myself is vegan, but if anyone cooks for me (Thanks, Mom!) I will eat vegetarian stuff too. It keeps life simpler. Anyhow, after three months, plus a few days, I am a veritable fount (or at the very least a small trickle) of knowledge, so I thought I would share a few tips, tricks and suggestions
for anyone interested in trying out a vegan diet.
Experiment with Milk Alternatives
I originally shifted to soy milk, which resulted in what can only be described as a gastric disaster. Luckily there are plenty of other options. You could try almond, rice, coconut, flax, or oat milks, just to name a few. You could take a shot at soy milk too — hopefully your system will deal with it better than mine.
Cheese?
When I say “vegan cheese,” I know what you’re thinking: “that’s not cheese!” and you’re right, it isn’t. But I have
two counterpoints. One: the processed cheese that comes in individual slices wrapped in cellophane is hardly cheese either. Two: spray cheese in a can. Need I say more? I haven’t had a ton of experience with straight up plain vegan cheese, except on a vegan pizza. And it was actually hard to tell the difference between the soy cheese and standard mozzarella. Nutritional yeast can also be a great option you can use it to make cheesy sauces, or you can put it on your pasta in place of Parmesan (bonus points: nutritional yeast is a source of b-complex vitamins, one of the few vitamins
that can be difficult to get on a vegan diet if it isn’t balanced).
Hot for Food Blog
Hot for Food is a blog run by Lauren Toyota and John Diemer. They create all sorts of amazing (I’ll say it again: amazing) vegan recipes, including vegan versions of tons of traditional comfort food. You have been officially introduced. You’re welcome.
Natural Grocers
You can find Natural Grocers on 13th, just east of Walmart. They carry all sorts of healthy vegan options (and some unhealthy ones, if you feel like indulging). You can
find all sorts of meatless meats here, as well.
Protein
There are plenty of ways to get protein, but for those of you who might be athletes and need an extra boost, there are plenty of vegan protein powders out there. Also, seitan (made from wheat) supplies an exorbitant amount of protein.
Fruits/Veggies
I shouldn’t have to say this, but eat your fruits and veggies. They’re good for you. A great way to do this is to blend frozen fruit (and even greens like spinach and kale) into smoothies. On a related note, coming from someone with a bad
blender, you should totally invest in a decent blender. The time you won’t spend cussing out your blender that’s on the fritz again will be well worth the extra dollars. Veganism can be a polarizing topic — some folks sing its praises, while others scoff at its stupidity. But to the doubters out there, here are my thoughts. I haven’t dried up and blown away. In fact, I haven’t even lost weight. My energy levels have stayed high and I feel good. Also, I’ve found that eating vegan doesn’t have to be a painful experience. So why not give it a shot?
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Topping the Night Off KNDS Block Party ignites with headliner TOPS
Montreal band TOPS expertly played the Aquarium at the 12th Annual KNDS Party.
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Jack Hastings A&E Editor
KNDS’ 12th Annual Block Party filled the Aquarium with talented musicianship and entertainment. The night’s musical acts included headlining band TOPS, Disappear Forever and Frankie Teardrop. Grand Forks grunge band Disappear Forever took the stage first as the crowd began to filter in. Filled with long hair and head banging with reckless abandon, the band moodily serenaded the audience to prepare them for the upcoming acts. Following the first opener, Minneapolis-based self-proclaimed piss rockers Frankie Teardrop casually owned the venue. The
eclectic group of dudes bantered with both the crowd and themselves as they developed a very social stage persona. Their music mirrored the positive disposition as they played a set of acrobatic, sunny garage rock tunes. Frankie Teardrop’s frontman even broke out Cormac McCarthy’s “All the Pretty Horses,” during their set’s finale. He began a spoken word recital as the band’s other members carried on shredding their guitars, kicking their effects pedals and pounding away on the drum set. Frankie Teardrop left the crowd in high spirits, prepping the stage for the main, anticipated act TOPS. Slowly the members of TOPS began to filter on stage and soundcheck their
instruments. The audience was enthralled and the venue fell under a subdued silence just watching the band mates prep for their set. Front woman Jane Penny then entered and the excitement only continued to build. TOPS definitely had an established visual aesthetic to go along with their ‘90s-inspired pop ballads. The members all wore over-sized sweatshirts, faded flannels and acidwashed high-waisted jeans. If someone were to accidentally stumble into the Aquarium, they may mistakenly assume that they had fallen back in time a couple decades. Without warning, TOPS started playing “Change of Heart,” a highlight from their 2014 album “Picture You Staring.”
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When the drummer began the song’s beat the crowd immediately began to sway and applaud. If anything, the main philosophy of the TOPS discography is to create music perfect to sway to with peppy beats, lighthearted guitar riffs and Penny’s wistful vocal delivery. For most of the show, TOPS refrained from playing the hits off of their previous albums and instead decided to treat the audience to new songs. These included tracks such as “Anything” and “Hollow Sound of the Morning Chimes,” which display a more down-tempo tone, along with some unreleased tracks that will be on their forthcoming release. One of these new songs included a fast-paced track
the band mates referred to as “Cutlass” to each other on stage. Throughout the song, the members of the band danced with each other as they played the energetic, up-beat chorus. The band then slowed down the pace as they played the deep cut “Outside,” a synth-led ballad about unrequited love. Even with the song’s somber tone, TOPS managed to infuse it with an undeniable groove with a cascading bass line following Penny’s falsettodriven chorus. TOPS continued to flow through their setlist until it came to the night’s final song, “Way to be Loved,” a highlight off of the band’s latest release. TOPS treated this as if it was their swan song and played it with an air of carefree
determination. Penny serenaded the audience with the song’s eloquent constructive criticism as the other band member’s backed her vocals with smoothly layered guitar lines and expansive percussion. Penny concluded the song by addressing the audience solemnly with the song’s final lines, “Is that the way that you are? Wear your hair down alone, tie it up when he’s there and tell me that nothing’s wrong.” Just as her voice faded and the crowd suspected the song to be over, the beat kicked back in and the instrumentation was revived. TOPS cruised through the chorus one last time with more vigor than before to give the crowd something to dream about on their way home.
Oh, Yah, You’re Darn Tootin’! Twentieth anniversary of famous film celebrated at Fargo Theatre
Paige Johnson Staff Writer
The classic movie “Fargo” returned to its namesake Thursday. Starring William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi and Frances McDormand, “Fargo” depicts the story of a kidnapping, murders, and the cop who uncovers the truth of it all. “Fargo” combines the grittiness of crime with comedic accents, lighthearted banter and good old Midwest manners, making it one of the best dark comedies in decades. Especially to the people of Fargo, the film’s namesake, it holds a special place in the city’s heart.
To commemorate its 20th anniversary, the Fargo Theatre hosted the movie, the wood chipper and plenty of “Fargo”-themed fun. Before the showing, the iconic wood chipper was on display outside the theater, allowing patrons, shoppers and locals alike to take their picture with it. The wood chipper is usually on display at the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau, but it was brought downtown for the special event. At 7:30 p.m., the lights dimmed and the film began. The two hour-long movie enraptured the audience, ranging from first-time viewers to long-time fans. After the movie finished, the audience cheered,
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The Midwest inspired dark comedy ‘Fargo’ celebrates its 20th anniversary. and the festivities only Minnesotan accents and Don’t Talk Like That” discussing the accents of the continued. said their favorite lines of Prairie Public hosted an the film. film and its harmful effects accent contest, where fans A post-movie discussion on Midwest stereotypes. called in with their best was held, entitled “We Producers Todd Melby and
Diane Richard were the featured speakers for the evening. To top it all off, there were free bars, a door prize and “Fargo” merchandise for sale at the theater. The movie’s legacy continues to this day. Nearly 20 years after the Coen Brother’s popular release, the television channel FX created the TV series “Fargo,” which, to many viewers, offers a more accurate representation of life up North. “Fargo” remains, since its creation, a remarkable film that will always hold a special place in this city, even if it does mostly take place in Minnesota.
Editor’s Choice: Campus and Beyond Jack Hastings A&E Editor
As things begin to pick up pace and summer approaches so does the event calendar. Right now, Fargo and campus are both offering a variety of events. Whether it be theater, music or comedy you are after, Fargo’s got you covered.
The Christians
Theatre NDSU’s last play of the season is “The Christians” by Lucas Hnath. The play follows the church of Pastor Paul,
which, 20 years ago was only a modest storefront. Since then, the church has grown with an ever expanding congregation. Although all appears to be thriving, Pastor Paul is about to deliver a sermon that will shake the foundations of his church’s belief. The play begins its run 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Askanase Auditorium. Admission is free with your student ID.
NDSU Performing Arts
Next week marks a busy one for NDSU Performing
Arts as many ensemble have their last performances of the season. The NDSU Percussion Ensemble Concert is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Festival Concert Hall. The concert will feature the work of Alexander Lepak and Jared Spears. NDSU University Band will be hosting a concert 7:30 p.m. April 29. The concert will include work by composers Frank Ticheli and John Williams. Joseph Kreines, a nationally acclaimed conductor, composer and educator, will
also be featured as a guest conductor. NDSU Wind Symphony has a concert 7:30 April 30. This concert will include works by composers Prokofiev, Schumann and Holst and will also be conducted by Joseph Kreines. All concerts are free for NDSU students with a student ID.
David Cross
Acclaimed comedian David Cross will be taking the stage at the Fargo Theatre 8 p.m. April 30. Cross, of “Arrested
Development” fame, will bring his unique style style and voice on his comedy tour. Cross’ current North American comedy tour is in support of his new book “I Drink for a Reason.” Cross’ performance at the Fargo Theatre will definitely feature this award-winning comedy with an eclectic approach that will please the audience.
The Addams Family
The Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre will present “The Addams Family” from Friday
through May 1. In the FargoMoorhead Community Theater production and reinterpretation of the show, the plot follows Wednesday as she falls in love with a boy from a respectable family. This makes for a unlikely and troublesome dynamic as Wednesday’s dark and deadpan qualities are contrasted with her new boyfriend’s proper and innocent nature. The FMCT production of “The Addams Family” is at the Stage at Island Park and tickets are on sale.
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Ellie Kemper stars in the delightfully bizarre series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”.
Out of the Bunker Second season of ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ released on Netflix
Andrew Fugleberg Staff Writer
With the weather warming up and the sun starting to shine again, it’s the perfect time to go outside and enjoy nature. Or, an even better thought: stay inside and watch Netflix. The streaming site offered viewers Friday a fresh season of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” to suck viewers in. It’s the show’s second season, which Netflix promises to be thirteen episodes more. Ellie Kemper returns as the titular character in a fierce comedic endeavor. “Kimmy Schmidt” is a smart comedy that thrills in every line. For those who watched season one, the next season is a must watch. For those who have not seen the first season, you need to put on
your headphones, log into Netflix and not see the light of day until you catch up. The basic premise follows Kimmy, a woman who spent fifteen years held captive by a doomsday cult leader in an underground bunker. Once she escapes the bunker, she takes New York City by storm with an optimistic attitude and the education level of an elementary schooler. While on her adventures, the naïve Kimmy meets fellow misfits in Titus Andromedon and Lillian and Jacqueline Voorhees. Titus, an offbeat actor with show business dreams, becomes Kimmy’s first roommate. Lilian, the eccentric bag lady, respectively is their landlord. Eventually, Kimmy works as a nanny for Jacqueline, an extremely wealthy New York socialite. The four cast of characters get in a large variety of ridiculous
adventures around the city, always keeping the audience on its toes. The second season of the show has almost too many quotable moments and memorable scenes. My favorite includes Kimmy spouting, “I’m like a biscotti, people act like I’m this sweet cookie, but I’m really this super hard thing that nobody knows what I am or why I am.” Tina Fey is the comedic queen behind the scenes and in front of the camera who creates, writes, produces and sometimes directs this series. Fey, known for her work on “SNL,” “30 Rock” and more recently “Sisters,” stars in the second season as an alcoholic therapist who parties with Kimmy at night and counsels the girl by day. We see Fey stumble, fall and hit the whip and nae nae while displaying her talents this season.
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Gender-Neutral Bathrooms, For One and For All
I went for convenience, stayed for the progressive values
Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor
The infamous Tuesday night was like no other. I had stopped in at Loaf n’ Jug and purchased two of its finest Monster energy drinks, and I posted up in the new STEM Building. I was working hard on some Chemistry II when Nature called. Dashing through the door and out of the computer cluster I went, unbeknownst to me, into a politically correctness mess. The new STEM building was outfitted with none other than a brand new gender-neutral bathroom. I was shocked, mouth agape, as I wandered into the bathroom and into the 21st century. I like to picture myself as the self-titled voice of North Dakota State (my plaque is still in the mail). I feel like it is my duty to report fully how my experiences went. I will spare some details for decency sake, but I will give you the truth, my opinion and maybe, at the end of the day, insight, an insight into the audacity that
is gender-neutral bathrooms. Back to that fateful night. Like Captain Smith of the Titanic, I went at full walking pace to find the nearest restroom. Ahead, on my port side, I saw her, I screamed, “Equality!” My values had no time to get in my way, though. I had to use the restroom. I asked myself in a panic, “Erik are you ready for this?” I responded confidently, “Yes. This is the only bathroom I can comfortably reach.” Though my passive attitude had gotten me this far, I was reminded of what was in store for me behind that door. Hell, for sure. I would undoubtedly find a person who identified as “transgender.” There was most likely going to be children crying because they saw a person of an opposite gender in a public place. Most likely, a man in a trench coat would be holding a sign reading “Free Shows.” Nobody wants to see that show. I would be lying if I didn’t say I was terrified. I was a mess with all of my fear and assumptions. I opened the door and was subsequently let down. It was a common loo boys and girls. All I found was a porcelain toilet, a sink, a mirror and I think
“I wanted to pull an Oprah and run down the halls of the STEM building at 11 p.m. throwing toilet paper rolls, screaming: ‘You get equality! You get equality! You get equality!’”
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Engineers a like have to deal with Political Correct bathrooms along with heavy school loads, how will they survive?
even a trash can. Nothing interesting, no pervert, no confused child, no show. The bathroom was a single stall. I wandered in, rather struck by the silence, struck by the lack of scribbles on the wall, struck by the cleanliness. This was as far from the bathrooms in Churchill as one could get. As it happened, I came for the restroom, and stayed for the progressive values. I was there, and all of my hatred for all that is equality left my body. I wanted to pull an Oprah and run down the halls of the STEM building at 11 p.m. throwing toilet paper rolls, screaming: “You get equality! You get equality! You get equality!” I realize that this genderneutral bathroom is a midpoint, simply a single stall. Imagine a restroom filled with stalls, for all to use. What a living hell that would be, right? I know I cry a little whenever a see a girl in public, I’m not that big of a ladies’ man. You see, I loved my single-stall experience, but if there were multiple private stalls in a bathroom with a common sink for washing our hands, I am sure hell would freeze over. Either way, we have bigger fish to fry; for instance, where is my damn plaque, U.S. Postal Service?
1 in 4 College Women Is Not Sexually Assaulted The dubious statistic and its consequences
Matt Frohlich Staff Writer
There is no credible evidence that 1 in 4 women is sexually assault during college, despite the media and feminists claiming otherwise. This demonstrates feminism is a hypocritical ideology that violates its own system of ethics It may seem puzzling why I would question this statistic, considering that it was substantiated
by the 2015 Campus Survey on Sexual Assault (administered by the Association of American Universities). The CSSA is a flawed study. Further problematic is that a more reliable alternative, the National Crime Victimization Survey (administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics), contradicts the 1 in 4 claim. The biggest problem with the CSSA is that it has a response rate of 19.3 percent versus the NCVS which is 74 percent. Low response rates, as seen in the CSSA, are an indication that the study is unreliable. Further increasing the reliability of the NCVS is that it is administered every 6 months for 3.5 years to the same subjects. Longitudinal studies such as
“The feminist peer-review process will only acknowledge studies that confirm their dogmatic principles. This gives the illusion that we live in an oppressive patriarchy.” these are more reliable than one-time surveys, such as the CSSA. The last major problem of the CSSA is that is considers certain activities to be sexual assault, even though they do not meet the legal definition. The NCVS only uses the legal definition. The CSSA shows 23.1 percent of undergraduate females are raped/sexually assaulted while in college. The NCVS has that number
at 3.7 percent for college enrolled females aged 1824. The number for noncollege enrolled females is 4.6 percent. The 1 in 4 statistic has been a staple of feminist ideology for the past 30 years, even though the NCVS has been continuously contradicting it since 1995. This is because feminism is a pseudoscience that ignores any evidence that contradicts the idea that we
live in a white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. In the rare instance that feminists actually acknowledges the existence of the NCVS, they will dismiss it on the grounds that there are numerous studies which contradict its results. The problem is that these other studies are all flawed for the same reasons as the CSSA. Unfortunately, this is a good representation of the quality of work created by feminist scholars. It has been my experience that feminist claims of female oppression are equally dubious as their rape statistics, including the pay gap, homelessness, eating disorders, domestic violence and self-esteem. The feminist peer-review process will acknowledge
studies that confirm their dogmatic principles. This gives the illusion that there is a reliable body of evidence to back up their claims. The NCVS also reveals that women who do not attend college are at a higher risk for rape/sexual assault than their college educated counterparts. The fact that feminists focus so heavily on college women, despite them being at a lower risk, violates their own intersectional principles. The only reason the 1 in 4 statistic is taken seriously is not because it is true, but because feminists need it to be true, otherwise their ideology loses its credibility.
Letter to the Editor:
In Response to Jon Lipp
My wife and I were newly married and barely 20 years old when we left the fast pace, over hyped state of CA. We found a home for 17 years in Grand Forks. We have sense moved to the East Side of the Twin Cities. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of my experiences in ND. I often find myself sticking
up for the state both of my children were born in and my wife and I began our careers. People outside of ND have no clue what the state and towns represent. I can sum it up in one word, community. Grand Forks lived through three horrible incidents while my family lived there. The 1997 flood,
Northwood tornado and Dru Sjodin murder. I witnessed the entire community of Grand Forks, and surrounding communities, band together and support each other. Unless you were present, you can’t explain it. This is never something I would see in CA or MN. There are good people everywhere, but even more so in a community like
Grand Forks. It is safe to say that in one way or another, someone in each Grand Forks household benefited from either the education, employment or services UND provides. Lipp has no clue what the Sioux community thinks about the name. Lipp has no clue what it’s like to have something that identified an
entire community stripped away by people who have political agendas(NCAA). Grand Forks didn’t just lose a mascot/name, we lost our identity. Lipp, while educated, should have some life experience before he ridicules an entire community. The fans, players and coaches have every right to cheer
“Fighting Sioux”. Lipp better buck up and get used to the chants and memorabilia. I am not an educated man, but I would expect his article to only fuel the fire of The Fighting Sioux nation. My suggestion to Lipp is to get some life experience before you act like a man. Until then, Go Sioux...
Brett Navarro, UND alumnus
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-April After all, April is all about spring, new beginnings and lightening up.
Morning Songs
Cierra Steffensen Contributing Writer
“The Happiness Project” this month is based on parenting. Although most of you, myself included, may not be parents, the goals for this month are still attainable and relevant to a change in happiness. They are simple changes that will help to liven up your living conditions as well as boost your spirits.
A simple task. Hop out of bed ready for your morning shower and sing some happy tunes to start out the day right. Maybe hum an upbeat song while you are making breakfast. Sing along to a song that makes you smile while you wait for the bus or drive to work. It may sound weird or uncomfortable at first, but the more joy you are radiating, the happier yourself and the people around you will be.
The Reality of People’s Feelings
This chapter was based a lot on parenting, but since
“Acknowledging people’s feelings is something we have always been taught to do. But acknowledging the REALITY of people’s feelings is very different”. I am not one, I took the advice and tweaked it just enough to make it more relatable. Acknowledging people’s feelings is something we have always been taught to do. But acknowledging the reality of people’s feelings is different. The point of this is to be able to help those we surround ourselves with before they even really know we are helping. Knowing how they are going to feel about a
situation and making it better before it happens will not only make you feel better, but it will also brighten their mood. Make sure that you are heard and that they know you care and understand; this will help when it comes to trust and building on the relationships you already have.
Treasure Houses of Happy Memories Memories are tricky things. If one is not reminded of a moment, the
memory fades. In order to be reminded of all the joy and happiness already in your life try taking pictures or sharing the news with those who care about you. We are at the age where we have discovered looking through old photo albums makes us sentimental and quite happy, so why not continue adding happy memories? Or, if keeping up with photo albums is too time consuming, why not use Facebook as a helpful resource? You are able to share your happiness and look back at all of the wonderful times as well.
Take Time For Projects
Take those couple extra hours and make one of the
projects you have set aside. Use a weekend to go on a fun adventure that you have been planning. Go to the library and finish the project you have been putting off. This goal has the potential to bring you stress instead of happiness initially, but think about the sudden surge of happiness you will have after having completed that task you had originally set aside. These aren’t difficult goals; in fact, some of these are probably already in your life. But simply remembering what we can do to lighten up our lives is all the push we need to start making a difference.
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Softball’s Quiet Slugger Logan Moreland’s approach to a big senior season
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Taylor Schloemer Staff Writer
This season, the North Dakota State softball team has outscored opponents 47-10 in the opening inning. A big contributor to the Bison’s quick start is senior shortstop Logan Moreland. Hitting second in the lineup, Moreland leads the team with a .418 batting average. She also leads the team in home runs and runs scored. For the senior, the key to her offensive efficiency has been her mental approach to the game. “The mentality I have been having is that the pitcher is not going to beat me twice,” the Woodland, California, native said. It’s not very often when she is beat at the plate, only striking out 21 times this season. If the pitcher is not going to beat her, then there is no way Moreland is going to let the catcher beat her once she is on base. On 23 stealing attempts, she hasn’t been caught once this season. She leads in the team in bases swiped. So far this season, Moreland has helped guide the Bison to a 9-0 start to Summit League play, while boasting a 27-13 overall record. One of those losses was last week against the University of North Dakota, something that Moreland said did not worry her too much. “There were a couple of things we were not doing well against UND with runners in scoring position,” Moreland said. “But we talked about it as a team and we know there is some things we can do better.” Do better they did, as the team rebounded with a conference sweep of South
WENTZ | FROM FRONT same time I had my own athletic goals to pursue, so it wasn’t a huge concern,” said Leapaldt, who will graduate from NDSU this spring with a major in agriculture economics. The friendship stayed in tact. Leapaldt transferred to NDSU the spring of his sophomore year to try out Division I baseball. That following fall Ledger transferred to NDSU, too, keeping the squad together. Hunters Ledger and Leapaldt said they like to think they were the ones who were able to reel Wentz into the hunting community. “We took him pheasant hunting over a Christmas break, and he kind of fell in love with it,” Leapaldt said. “I know for a fact that watching the dogs hunt that day was part of why he decided to get Henley. Justin and I also like to give him a hard time about not being quite as good with a shotgun as we are.” The three friends each have a hunting dog. Leapaldt has a black lab named Jimmer, Ledger has a yellow lab named Gramm and Wentz has a golden retriever named Henley. ‘The brother I never had’ Thomas Keller and
Wentz have known each other since kindergarten. They attended the same daycare, elementary, middle and high schools. “Aside from playing sports, we pretty much did everything else together,” said Keller, who will graduate from NDSU in May with degrees in accounting and finance. “He was basically the brother I never had growing up, and I will always consider him to be one of my closest friends.” Keller and Wentz were roommates their freshmen year at NDSU and dueled their friendship out playing against each other in almost every sports video game. Keller would beat Wentz at MLB, NBA and NHL video games but Wentz couldn’t be stopped in Madden. “He’d get annoyed when I would throw questionable touchdown passes by throwing to receivers who weren’t really open but they would catch them anyway; he could read the defenses, I couldn’t,” Keller said. “We were always overly competitive, so controllers would be thrown and minifights would take place during the games.” Wentz’s three friends know him as a winner and have seen him win at every level so far. It didn’t matter if it was in the backyard,
Dakota State last weekend. Moreland went 5-for-10 from the plate, with six RBI and touching home four times herself. The ability to bounce back has been a big one for the team, including Moreland’s favorite moment of the season back in March. During a pre-season tournament, the Bison faced off with the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, managing to split two games with the thenNo. 2 ranked team in the nation. “This probably the coolest thing I have been a part of, aside from the championships,” Moreland said that’s what she was thinking before the game. She would end up scoring the winning run of the game that day. Her goals for the rest of the season are simple. “Hopefully finishing on top,” she said with a grin. Making a deep run in the conference tournament is top priority, but Moreland said she would be pleased if a regular season title came along with that. Off the field, Moreland is a human development and family science major and minors in Psychology. She said that her favorite class is adolescent development, which is the area she wants to focus on. Outside of the classroom, Moreland described herself as “pretty quiet until I get to know people more.” Without a doubt, she has gotten to know her team well because you do not have to be at a softball game to hear the noise that comes out of the dugout. The Bison return to action Saturday and Sunday against the Western Illinois University Leathernecks at the Ellig Sports Complex in Fargo.
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Shoppers from all over the region peruse the various booths at the craft fair. basement or even at recess. He wanted to be first. “(Carson) always strived to be the best one out there,” Keller said. “If you look at the recent success and history that he had at NDSU, it all makes sense. “There hasn’t been a
time in his life where he hasn’t been the best out there on the field, regardless of what it was for.” A week from now, Wentz will be sitting at a table waiting for his name to be called by NFL commissioner Roger
Goodell. Will he be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft? Or will he fall into the Cleveland Browns quarterback trap at the No. 2? It’s anyone’s guess, though Keller has his own opinions.
“I hope he doesn’t get drafted one and go to Los Angeles,” Keller said. “He sunburns so badly — actually maybe I do want him to go there. I could be his sunscreen guy.”
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Paintball Team Powers Through Nat’l Tournament Debut NDSU club team goes 2-2 in the preliminary round, gains experience Karson Sorby Staff Writer
Dedicating copious amounts of time throughout the season practicing to perfect their game paid off. North Dakota State’s Paintball Club Team made quite an impression last weekend, making its national tournament debut at the National Collegiate Paintball Association’s tournament in Kissimmee, Florida. Making the trip and competing for the Bison were Alex Volk, Aaron Schaefer, Brandon Tatge,
Brandon Huffman, team captain Conner Poppke and Cole Praus. The guys all agreed the competition was good for the school’s program as well as the team as a whole. “We benefited as a group of friends and definitely on the field as a team,” Poppke said. “Going through all the time, effort and money to make this trip happen definitely shows the commitment we have to make this happen.” Most players didn’t have the highest of expectations since it was the team’s first time at nationals. Common goals for the team
included making it out of the preliminary round and into Sunday’s round of competition, which the team fought hard to do. With a rocky start, the team recovered enough to give them a shot at Sunday’s competition. “We started off pretty rough, to say the least,” Praus said. “But we turned it around and ended up going 2-2 in prelims.” Though the team left slightly disappointed after being knocked out of Sunday’s match by the University of Akron, its play throughout the rest of the tournament made up
for it. “I am happy with how our team played in the tournament — specifically how we played together as a team,” Huffman said. One player who really stood out for the team was freshman Tatge who, in his first season on the team, traveled and competed with the more experienced players. “Our new pick up, Brandon Tatge, really impressed me,” Praus said. “He was not afraid to get up close and personal and to get work done and it helped us win some points.” With a few of the teams
more experienced players leaving next year, including Poppke, any attention the team can gain will help to bring in prospective players for next year. “The way we played impressed a lot of people,” Poppke said. “So hopefully we can scoop up some incoming freshman that want to play paintball and keep the club going.” Many of the members also give credit to Poppke, for bringing the team together and encouraging each of the teammates. “This year with (Poppke’s) motivation, this club has had a solid year
of competition,” Huffman said. As for the future of the club, some of the older members have a feeling that the team’s appearance in this year’s tournament and the publicity surrounding the event could benefit the club next year. “Hopefully the public will become more aware of this club and draw their interest to paintball because this is such a great sport with a great community within the sport,” Huffman said.
Top 5 Spring Football Questions The Herd is back in session ... for the weekend
Pace Maier Sports Editor
The keys to the dynasty are back in Easton Stick’s hands, but will the 2016 Bison football team be stuck looking for a former-North Dakota State quarterback in its rearview mirror? Once 1:30 p.m. Saturday strikes inside the Fargodome, football fans will get a glimpse of the new team. And as every new season starts, there are some questions that will need answers.
5. Sophomore Slump?
Last season, redshirt freshman quarterback Stick had one job: don’t derail the train. He kept the
locomotive rolling, filling in for Wentz when he went down with a wrist injury six games into the season. Stick was good in his freshman campaign. How will he follow up his last year successes as the Bison look for an unprecedented sixth National Championship?
4. Who Will Protect?
The sophomore slump will happen if Stick finds himself looking at the Fargodome ceiling every other play. Former NDSU left tackle Joe Haeg, who handled the backside pass rush last season, may be hearing his name called in the NFL draft next week. So, who will be the man protecting Stick on the backside? A young man named Colin Conner,
who stands 6-feet-5 and weighs 306 pounds, is a possibility. The Bison have seven offensive tackles on the roster, including redshirt freshman Zack Johnson, senior Jack Plankers and senior Landon Lechler.
3. New Cool Corner?
The cornerback who led NDSU in interceptions last season, C.J. Smith, is gone. Jordan Champion is also leaving, taking his 160 total tackles in 58 games with him. And both of those men played just under 60 games in four years for the green and gold. A shutdown cornerback is the next crucial hole to fill for the Bison. Luckily, a sophomore named Jalen Allison who backed up Smith and
Champion last season seems to be the part of the cornerback answer. Last season, Allison played in 15 games, finished with 23 tackles and one interception that he took back 30 yards for a score. Allison will replace Smith, but the man who will replace Champion is in a position battle. Will it be the man that is moving from the safety position in sophomore Jaylaan Wimbush? Or will it be a young gun redshirt freshman Dom Davis? Or will it be the man who played in eight games last season sophomore Dakota Reid? The spring game should help coaches determine who’s filling the corners.
2. The Next Big Leg?
Big bad punter and kickoff specialist Ben LeCompte is trying to make an NFL team with his legs. He was named the 2015 College Sporting News Special Teams Player of the Year, boasting a punting average of 45.9 yards. He also had 42 touchbacks on 96 kickoffs last season. Now it’s time for sophomore Ian Gallagher to take over LeCompte’s duties. Sophomore field goal kicker Cam Pedersen will need to have a bounce back year after only making 57 percent of his field goals a season ago.
1. Goodbye, Wentz (and ESPN)?
Last season was crazy. Wentz this, Wentz that and
the bigger question of a five-peat. Wentz has now left and the five-peat has been accomplished. Keep the green and gold car between the lines and don’t look in the rearview mirror because Wentz will soon be in Los Angeles or Cleveland. Without Wentz, will ESPN forget about the Fargo football team? If the Bison don’t win a six-straight National Championship, will ESPN kick NDSU out the door? If the Bison take care of business against Eastern Washington University on Sept. 10 — as well as the University of Iowa on Sept. 17 in Iowa City — ESPN will still be all over the Bison like the jersey chasers.
Bison Baseball Hopes Newman Confines are Friendly NDSU needs a hot performance at home to sneak into postseason
Connor Dunn Spectrum Staff
With less than one month from the Summit League Baseball Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the North Dakota State baseball team needs to beat teams ahead of them to qualify for the postseason. The Bison have the perfect opportunity this weekend at the friendly confines of Newman
Outdoor Field, a place where NDSU hasn’t dropped a game in six contests after a series sweep of Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne and a drubbing of the University of North Dakota. Western Illinois University flies into Fargo on Friday giving the Bison a chance to climb into the fourth spot in the conference standings. The Bison (17-16 overall, 5-10 Summit) are in fifth place right now, two games
behind the fourth and finalseeded Leathernecks of WIU. NDSU managed to take one game in the series against WIU last month in Macomb, Illinois, but the Herd dropped the two final games, committing a season-high four errors in the rubber match. The first two months of NDSU’s season was as nomadic like every other year. The Bison spend nearly two months traveling across the Midwest and
Southeast to the tune of its first 28 games of the season spent on the road. Eleven of those games were against conference foes. With the warming weather, Newman Outdoor Field can finally host games, which it certainly will. Of the 18 games remaining on the Bison’s regular season schedule, 14 will be played at home with one series against every team that sits higher than NDSU in the conference
standings. The Bison will also travel to league-worst IPFW in the middle of May. NDSU’s pitching has been strong this season, placing second in ERA and total runs allowed. Senior captain Brian VanderWoude leads the conference in wins and ranks third in ERA. The Bison bats have yet to come alive, but sophomore infielder Drew Fearing ranks third in the conference in both overall batting average and stolen
bases. A series win against the Leathernecks this weekend, coupled with a strong performance at home for the Bison should mean a Summit League Tournament berth. Oral Roberts, who will be hosting the tournament the last weekend in May, looks to be the frontrunner for the Summit League’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, but in a double-elimination format, anything is possible.
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