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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE

When Aid Doesn’t Help Do people living in poverty stand to benefit from foreign aid?

Dan Ukkelberg & Phoebe Ellis Staff Writer, Head News Editor

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Michael Matheson Miller explains the intricacies of poverty.

Michael Matheson Miller gave a lecture titled “Inclusion for the Poor: Poverty, Charity and Justice” in his lectureship series, “Capitalism and Society” Thursday, April 26.

Miller, who is also the producer and director of the documentary “Poverty Inc.,” also held a free showing of his film at the Fargo Theatre Monday, April 23.

Miller is a researcher at the Action Institute and gives lectures internationally on topics of political and social philosophy, economic development and ethics and entrepreneurship.

Miller said we need to really think about how we do humanitarianism and charity.

“We are called to have a heart for the poor, but I also think we need to have a mind for the poor,” Miller said.

Miller stated how it is not enough to just have feelings for the poor. You need to do something about it and do something that will actually help. He said poverty is often looked at as an urgent, emergency thing, but in reality, this is an ongoing chronic battle for the people that live in these conditions.

“The main reason people are poor is not because they lack stuff.

It is because they’re excluded from the institutions of justice that would enable them to create prosperity in their own families and communities,” Miller said.

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Miller said that though people try to solve this, eventually, a poverty industry emerged, and, like other industries, part of the goal is to stay in business. He believes that most of the people dealing with poverty have good intentions and are trying to help, but this industry is somewhat of a byproduct.

Miller pointed out that the help that is often being provided is foreign aid.

ing the foreign aid money to control population,” Miller said. “This includes providing abortion.”

Miller said there is no evidence saying that population causes poverty. He said that making these countries provide these services for population control has caused a problem that The Economist magazine calls “gendercide.”

“When you encourage people to have small families, what kind

the power to donors, governments, non-governmental organizations or other groups?

When foreign aid is applied to extreme poverty outside of an emergency situation, other problems arise, such as a false image of the communities living in poverty and a disconnection from global trade.

This false image is created when the poor are seen as helpless

“The main reason people are poor is not because they lack stuff. It is because they are excluded from the institutions of justice that would enable them to create prosperity in their own families and communities,” - Michael Matheson Miller, producer and director of the documentary “Poverty Inc.” “The National Bureau of Economic Research finds little to no correlation between aid and development,” Miller said.

Miller said foreign aid can help in emergency situations such as natural disasters, but the problem lies when we use that same urgent model across the board.

There are also other ways that the foreign aid model harms the people in poverty, with one being population control.

“Sometimes our foreign aid is made contingent on countries us-

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of child do you think they choose?”

Miller said. “They choose boys, and we have seen an unprecedented boy to girl ratio.”

Miller said this example and other models like it harm poor people not only in the moment, but for generations to come.

Miller’s documentary, “Poverty Inc.,” concentrates on these issues and much more. The key question the movie opens with is the question of power: are people living in poverty empowered by foreign aid? Does foreign aid give

Course gives experience to understand how leadership and organizations work

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or unable to move upward within their society. The natural reaction is to help these people, which isn’t bad. However, the movie highlights that people have trouble ending their efforts once the problem has passed, which creates an opportunity for them to get free and destroys local economies.

For example, after the 2006 earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. sent rice down to help, which was good in the disaster scenario. The problem started when the U.S. continued to send rice long after Haiti

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had regained a sense of a functional society. This sent the Haitian rice farmers out of business, creating more poverty, not minimizing it.

While providing economic basics to a society that has suffered a disaster is good and can lift the society back to upward economic movement, according to the film, an excess of this aid can do the exact opposite.

Even when the aid is in the form of social entrepreneurship, like the early years of TOMS shoes, it’s contributing to the problem.

This is being called the poverty industry, and the film states that it creates more harm than good.

An individual interviewed in the film even called foreign aid condemnation under dictatorships, stating that humanitarian aid shouldn’t be a way of life because the impoverished individuals don’t stand to benefit from the aid, but the governments are given incentives to not change the country’s dependence on foreign aid.

The film then asks audiences, who is really benefitting from this aid?

However, the film states that there is aid that builds up the society it intends to benefit: projects that employ the people living in poverty in a sustainable way to give them the opportunity to move upward and better themselves.

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Plants Helping People Students sow seeds and seniors reap the benefits Quinn Garrick Staff Writer

North Dakota State students in the Introduction to Horticulture Therapy class took part in an opportunity to help local residents at the Touchmark at Harwood Groves retirement community in Fargo.

Alan Zuk, associate professor in plant sciences, brought his students to the community in March. Along with his students, Zuk brought plants, pots and soil to apply their coursework and bring about a positive psychological effect and improve the overall well being of the residents.

“Visits like this give the residents a nice change in their winter schedule and lets them know that spring is just around the corner,” Zuk said. “The field trips also give my students important hands-on experience working with various sectors of society that can benefit from

horticulture therapy. With proper guidance, a good horticulture therapy program lets senior citizens exercise their hands and fingers to regain strength and dexterity.

They can make new friends through horticultural activities, and working with plants is fun.”

Horticulture therapy is a time-proven practice. According to the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA), “Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and recognized as the ‘Father of American Psychiatry,’ was first to document the positive effect working in the garden had on individuals with mental illness.”

“In the 1940s and 1950s, rehabilitative care of hospitalized war veterans significantly expanded acceptance of the practice,” according to the AHTA. “No longer limited to treating mental illness, horticultural therapy practice gained in credibility and was embraced for a

much wider range of diagnoses and therapeutic options.”

Today, horticulture therapy is widely accepted as a beneficial and affective ther-

apy settings, people learn to work independently, problem solve and follow directions.

“Seniors experience re-

geraniums and catnip to begonias.

Christina Bartos, the life enrichment assistant at Touchmark, expressed her

“We’re helping residents to come out of their rooms, be more social and treating them to a plant,” - Sheridan Amb, senior in psychology apeutic model across a range of “rehabilitative, vocational and community settings.”

Horticulture therapy is used to assist participants in learning new skills or regaining ones they have lost. Horticultural therapy has been shown to improve memory, cognitive abilities, task initiation, language skills and socialization.

According to the AHTA, horticulture therapy can help strengthen muscles and improve coordination, balance and endurance in physical rehabilitation settings. In vocational horticultural ther-

markable benefits from connecting to the earth,” said Nancy Clanton, community relations director at Tuscan Gardens of Venetia Bay, a retirement community in Florida that seeks to bring nature into the lives of seniors. “The practice of planting flowers and vegetables, getting their hands dirty and watching their efforts turn into beautiful results gives them a sense of empowerment that too often vanishes with age.”

At Touchmark, the plant varieties ranged from pansies to basil, tomatoes to

acclaim for the event, stating, “What a wonderful experience for us. We have residents who are former gardeners, and being able to get their hands dirty again brings back a lot of memories of summer days gone by.”

The residents and students were joined by some second-graders from Eagles Elementary School. “This is really an intergenerational event today,” Bartos said. “It’s so great to see our residents interact with both college-age students and the second-graders.”

Fake News Up for Discussion Experts speak their mind at fake news conference The Northern Plains Ethics Institute held a “fake news” conference at North Dakota State’s Minard Hall Thursday, April 26.

The event’s panelists included Jim Shaw, a columnist for the Forum, Robert Mejia, an assistant professor of communications at NDSU, Joe Radske, the news director for KVRR-TV, and Scott Hennen, a long time radio host in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

The panelists discussed fake news and the implications of improper journalism.

The discussion started off with the panelists talking about what exactly fake news is and how big of a problem it is.

All four guests agreed that fake news is an ever-present problem. The most direct definition for fake news given was Mejia’s, who said fake news is a story that is published with no basis in reality and peddled and distributed as fact.

Radske discussed how fake news affects his work at KVRR-TV. He said fake news is a load that journalists have to carry, and

that the one of the goals of a journalist is to “regain the trust of the public.”

According to Radske, one of the main takeaways from this conference was that he hoped to see why the public does not trust journalists and how they can gain that trust back.

An ongoing discussion during the conference focused on the Mueller investigation and President Trump’s handling of the press.

Hennen said the “press has met its match” in the president. He cited Trump’s antagonism of the mainstream media and how the media has a very low approval rating. According to Hennen, when the Russia investigation is over and all the information has been gone through, the journalist who worked on the story will come out looking bad and Trump will be vindicated because of the anonymous sources.

Hennen blamed the scourge of fake news on anonymous sources and biases in the

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media. Hennen said, “If I was a journalist, I’d want to be credible in a sea of fake news, and I’d want to use anonymous sources very, very rarely.”

However, Shaw had a different opinion and defended anonymous sources. He said sometimes the only source journalists have is a person who wants to stay anonymous.

“If you’re going to have any real in-depth reporting, and this goes back to Watergate, you have to rely on anonymous sources,” Shaw said.

“There is an inherent bias” in the media and that conservative people don’t trust it, according to Hennen. He blames this lack of trust on the lack of bad coverage on people like Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

Shaw pointed to the division between the opinion and news sections in the newspaper and how there have been pieces printed that are critical of Heitkamp.

According to Steve Stark, an attendee at the event, the event went well. “You had four

NDSU students Sheridan Amb, senior in psychology, and Christian Triplett, senior in agricultural systems management, praised the class and the event thanks to NDSU. “We’re helping residents to come out of their rooms, be more social and treating them to a plant,” Amb said.

“They just come up to the table, grab a plant and we help them put it in a pot.

Handling plants is really great therapy for people of any age — it can do things like relieve stress or lower blood pressure.”

Triplett stated, “It’s a lot of fun to see the joy that plants can bring. It’s terrific to see the residents work with the plants and for them to spend some time with us and the little kids. This has been a really nice experience.”

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Co-News Editor different viewpoints; you had a professional commentator, and you had two newsmen,” Stark said. He also said that having Mejia on the panel was “an excellent choice.”

Stark said the moderator did very well and that he wished there “was more time.”

Mejia said that he thought the event’s turnout was good, and that there was a good representation of students. He estimated that between 70 and 80 people showed up.

“The discussion, for the most part, went well,” Mejia said. “I think there were a few times when we got off topic and it went on a tangent.”

Mejia said, “It was clear to anybody who was in attendance that there were two people with very strong opposing views.”

According to Mejia, this conflict led to the discussion straying from the topic of fake news and toward “what people don’t like about news.”

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In A Nutshell Phoebe Ellis

Head News Editor

Cyber summer

North Dakota State will partner with Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota to create a summer camp intended to help students get a grasp on cybersecurity, networking and programming.

The camp, GenCyber, will be largely run by NDSU senior Pratap Kotala, who currently studies computer science.

The camp will take place on NDSU’s campus, but won’t be residential, so participants must be dropped off and picked up each day.

Pharmacy donation

The North Dakota State School of Pharmacy recently received a $500,000 donation from the North Dakota Pharmacists Association (NDPA) for a Sudro Hall concept lab addition.

Mike Schwab, executive vice president of the NDPA, presented the donation and was happy that the NDSU School of Pharmacy was taking an interest in the future and helping to teach the future generations.

The concept lab will help teach future pharmacy majors in a real life setting and help them gain an understanding of leadership.

The accredited pharmacy program offered at NDSU is one of the school’s wellknown programs.

Colon conversations

As colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the United States today, two statisticians are doing something about it.

Michelle Mahoney and Douglas Mahoney, biostatisticians at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, have done extensive work to research colon cancer and are ready to present what they know during a community lecture Monday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre.

They will touch on concepts like why,

despite having available screening options, 30-40 percent of the U.S. population hasn’t been screened or is not up to date on their screening.

They will also talk about their research in terms of what they’ve learned about the drugs available to treat and test for colon cancer.

Behind the plow

A new documentary titled “Women Behind the Plow” is part of the Germans from Russia series and is planned to begin in the month of May. The documentary will present stories of women through five generations beginning in the ’30s and is based off a book highlighting the lives of these women.

Michael Miller, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection director and bibliographer, said the area the stories focus on, the Dakotas, has a rich heritage and a lot of history as reported by the NDSU news detail.

Over 20 women are planned to be interviewed for the documentary, and it is set to be released March 2019.

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Doctor Klai

During the spring commencement ceremony, while many students will be receiving their diplomas, John Klai II will be receiving an honorary doctoral degree.

Klai is receiving the award because of his architectural applications and his devotion to NDSU and education.

Although this honorary doctoral degree may be a first for Klai, historically, he is no stranger to awards. He received the North Dakota American Institute of Architects Medal for academic excellence in 1978.

He has been involved and given back to NDSU since receiving his degree and continues to work with students to further educate today.

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Students Helping Nonprofits Through Learning Course gives real-world experience to understand how leadership and organizations work Miranda Stambler Features Editor

For the class Leadership and Organizations, nine teams of students had to find a nonprofit to work with who had a tangible need worth $1,000, that they could help provide and find.

Tim Peterson, the professor of the course, has been doing these presentations/ projects with students since 2009, so they can further their leadership beyond the books.

This semester the teams paired up with organizations such as: River Keepers, 39 Country Initiative, Ronald McDonald House, Bison Strides, Unseen Ministries, Toys for Tots, Dress for Success, You Code Girls and Anne Carlson Center.

Once the semester begins, Peterson starts the project and continues to teach them along the way while maintaining distance to allow them to be their own leaders. After teaching a topic he will go around as a consultant to each group to overall clarify whether they understand the concept through the work they are doing within their project.

“It so easy to just go in and lecture on different leadership theories and yet you don’t really experience then what it means to be influential in an organization,” Peterson continued, “So, it doesn’t in my mind make sense to just spend your time lecturing about this you got to have a real experience where you get to apply the leadership material that

we’re covering.”

They read the book Leadership Challenge, by Jones Loflin, and during the presentations Peterson asked the teams to relate one of those practices from the book that showed up in their project. Each student/team was about to connect the theory to their project.

Peterson explained how if he had given a written test they may have passed, but would they have truly understood how it applies to a real-world situation?

Peterson teaches them why a team works effectively instead of working they analyze what makes a team effective.

Many students start the semester scared of the large amount of money they have to accommodate, but many reach the end of the project and exceed the amount way beyond the minimal of $1,000.

One of the teams partnered with “39 Country Initiative,” which works with the 39 poorest countries in the world to raise money to get textbooks sent to these areas. This partnership started around five years ago causing them to be so impressed then that they asked a group to continue it this year. Peterson gave this project to students who have had them before, since he knew them better and they knew him better, so he felt that they were better prepared for a larger project.

Beyond the fact they knew it would be a larger project one of the students, Sydney Nelson, explained, “I think we all just kind of

liked the message that it sends, we’re doing good for another university, we’re providing good for another university across the world.”

To find a nonprofit, students go to nonprofit fair, so they can find an agency that is wanting to interact and work with students.

Then they get a written agreement with the agency to make sure both will be satisfied and understand what the goal is. This is then submitted to the professor so he has a record of the partnership and can see what track they are taking with their project.

When the team who paired with Dress for Success found their nonprofit, it hit them with immense passion. “Just speaking with the different organizations there (nonprofit fair), Dress for Success just stood out to us as an organization that had a lot of passion for what they did,” Makayla Peterson explained. Overall, they wanted to share that passion with them.

These presentations were used to allow students to show off the work they completed, some exceeded the $1,000 by making around $4,000 instead. They not only helped nonprofits and those who use those services, but they learned why a team works through Peterson’s teachings.

He listed off skills that someone gains outside of their major that are necessary for any job field, “communicate, solve problems, create opportunities – lead, manage, work with others and act ethically”

Dealing With the Stress of Finals

The counseling center gives their advice for getting through academic stresses Amanda Johnson

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39 Country Initiative team exceeded minimum of $1,000 by making around $4,000.

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The team that partnered with Dress For Sucess wanted to feel the passion that the non-profit feels every day.

These are skills that many students have used as conversation starters in interviews and resume build-

school, and increasing alcohol or drug use (self-medicating) could all be considered signs of a problem,” Burns explained.

To help with feeling overwhelmed with the end of the semester you should be getting seven to eight hours of sleep, doing aerobic exercises as many days of the week as possible, spending time with friends and eating to fuel the brain.

Start to prepare for tests one to two weeks before, and spread out time spent studying, instead of one large study time the night before the exam. Review the information often and go deep into the subject when studying.

When studying for your finals try to keep a distracting noise and things going on to a minimum, try to study in a quiet place and don’t do other things, such as eating or socializing, while studying.

Burns said, “make sure to get good sleep and to lay off alcohol/drugs during finals; week. Maintain exercise habits if possible.”

Something that can help for next semester is planning out the semester as it begins and putting in time at the beginning towards studying to help relieve stress towards the end of the semester.

“While work is seen as a good thing for students, try to not work more than 17 hours a week. This seems to be the point where it starts to interfere with school,” Burns said.

The counseling center website has a list of groups and special events that are going on throughout the semester that can help with stress and other problems you may be facing, along with when the group or event is going on.

practice makes perfect,” Peterson explained.

Healthy Snacks for Dead Week Stay clear from fast food by adding these snacks to your stressful week ahead

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As the semester comes to an end almost everyone has final projects and finals quickly approaching.

The counseling center sees less new faces coming in and those who do come in for the first time “fall into a couple of main categories: those that are in crisis for some reason (e.g., flunking classes, no summer job or internship, a breakup just happened, not going to graduate as planned, death of a friend or family member) and those who have been dealing with a concern (e.g., depression, anxiety) and now have time to come in and get help (these are often students who will be here over the summer and want to get started now),” said Bill Burns, Director of the Counseling Center.

The Counseling Center on campus has individual, group and couple counseling for personal and academic concerns, there are also no charges for students. There is also an online service for students to help identify problems that can interfere with academic, social and personal functioning.

The link to the online service was sent out in a listserv and will allow students to take an anonymous questionnaire and receive a personal response with the opportunity to message anonymously online with a counselor or the option to set up a face-toface meeting with a. Counselor.

Burns said students should look for a “wide-variety of things, such as feeling anxious and worrying about things in excess, having an extended period of low mood, thoughts of self-harm or suicide, not being able to sleep or not being able to get out of bed, not having an appetite or using food to cope, sabotaging relationships, sabotaging

ers. “The skills that they (students) build I don’t think we can build without having a practice field” essentially

Amanda Wagar Staff Writer

It’s that time of the year again. Dead week is here, stress levels are high and there is a good chance you may be forgetting to eat something other than fast food during the dash to get all your projects and assignments done.

We’ve all been there before. Dead week and finals week are equally busy, but fast food often only makes us feel more sluggish.

While you might be thinking that trying to make nutritious meals during this busy time is hard, Pinterest has a solution to make this week a little easier on college students this year: snacks.

A helpful pin from Pinterest gives advice for college students for preparing snacks for dead week and finals by establishing a snack drawer.

Making a snack drawer is as easy as picking a spot in your home or fridge and filling it with pre-portioned

ziplock bags filled with your favorite snacks.

For those in need of healthy snack ideas for this stressful time, Pinterest has you covered: • Apple slices and peanut butter • Celery and peanut butter • Almonds • Dried Fruit • Hummus and pretzels • Mixed nuts or trail mix • Popcorn

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Changing your beauty routine in the summer leads to a more relaxed vibe Ryley Berzinski Contributing Writer

With the weather finally warming up, we can start preparing ourselves for the sunny, summer months ahead. A change in weather obviously comes with a change in wardrobe staples, but it also comes with a change in your beauty routine.

It is essential to keep your hair and skin feeling moisturized and to protect it from the sun. Along with beauty products, there a couple summer fashion staples that you will reach for constantly when getting ready, whether you are going to the beach or strolling around downtown.

You can find sea salt spray at any drug store such as Target.

During the summer months, wearing a full face of makeup can be heavy and uncomfortable. Personally, I feel the need to wear less makeup in the summer and go for a more natural look.

Tinted moisturizer is great because not only is it lightweight coverage, but it keeps your skin feeling fresh. You can find a variety of tinted moisturizers at any drug store for just about any price.

I would suggest going to a beauty specialty store such as Ulta or Sephora and have them match your skin tone that way it will not leave orange streaks on your face.

Now this option is essential for the trendy fashion look. A high-wasted bikini is one thing you need in your swimsuit collection.

They are comfortable and very flattering.

Since this type of swimsuit is very trendy at the moment, a lot of stores have them in stock. Places to shop for high-wasted swimwear are Forever 21 and Target.

High-waisted bikinis add more interest than a one piece, and you can also mix and match tops and bottoms.

Tinted moisturizer

Sea salt spray

Looking for a way to shorten the amount of time it takes you to get ready in the morning? Sea salt spray is an awesome product to add to your beauty routine.

Sea salt spray gives a natural, beachy look to your hair. Once you get out of the shower and your hair is still wet, just spray evenly, then scrunch with your fingers. You can either let your hair air-dry or you can blow-dry it with a diffuser for even more intense curls.

Leave-in conditioner

The sun can dry your hair out like crazy in the summer, especially if you are spending all day outside.

Leave-in conditioner is your hero for keeping your hair healthy in the blistering heat. You can find conditioners that are mousse, gel or spray. Just apply to wet hair and let dry.

They also help to protect your hair during blow-drying or when applying heat.

High-waisted bikinis

Scrunchies

Summertime is supposed to be laid back and relaxing. You usually do not want to put a lot of thought and energy into your accessories so you can get out the door and enjoy the day.

Scrunchies are my go-to hair accessory in the summer. They add a cute touch to your look without having to put in any effort.

A cute hairstyle to try out with a scrunchie is a half up, half down ponytail or bun.

They are very affordable and come in a range of colors and fabrics. I always keep a couple on my wrist.

With summer right around the corner, change up your beauty routine.

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A Bibliophile’s Guide to Monterrey Spanish or English, mystery or romance, Monterrey has plenty of bookstores for all book lovers Paige Johnson

Contributing Writer

While there’s no Barnes & Noble and definitely no Zandbroz, the bustling city of Monterrey does have a wide range of bookstores for book lovers to peruse.

to classics.

Even if Spanish isn’t your strongest language, some stores have sections for their English-speaking patrons.

A quiet, quaint little bookstore in el Barrio Antiguo, Libros Café y Detalles is a small but eclectic place for readers to find a new read and get a coffee.

Libros Café y Detalles has piles and piles of used books covering the entire bookstore.

Some of the books that can be found on their shelves include classics like “Don Quixote”, contemporary works like “Twilight” and even self-help or poetry books.

Libros Café y Detalles is the perfect place for those who want to explore the older section of Monterrey and maybe step in for a quick treat and a book.

Librería Gandhi is a quiet, cozy bookstore in downtown Monterrey that carries books for all ages and genres. This bookstore also hosts a café, so patrons can settle into a comfortable seat and sip a tasty coffee while reading a new book.

This bookstore is also just a short distance away from the Paseo de Santa Lucía that cuts through Monterrey, where you can take a calming walk along the water.

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Another bookstore to check out in Monterrey is La Ventana. Much like Editorial Iztaccihuatl or Libería Ganhdi, La Ventana has books for every kind of book lover. They also offer a wide selection of books in English and even deliver straight to your house.

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Fashion Has A Voice

The FABO fashion show highlights students’ personalities Phoebe Ellis Spectrum Staff

The Fashion, Apparel and Business Organization (FABO) hosted their annual fashion show, which focuses on positivity, April 25.

They incorporated positivity by giving each designer an “I am” statement.

Some statements included, “I am confident,” and “I am colorful.”

Katie Fischer, president of FABO, and Regan Biss, secretary of FABO, both of whom were the fashion show coordinators, agreed that the fashion show was meant to display a positive and fun voice of fashion.

The event displayed 23 retailers, 15 student designers and over 70 models, showcasing a range of clothing from the basic jeans and a T-shirt combination and all the way to beautiful jeweled gowns.

All the pieces were created by local Fargo-Moorhead designers. Fischer even made a jacket that she modeled in the show.

When it came to the importance of FABO, Fischer said, “It gives students the opportunity to learn. It provides them with leadership skills. It helps them network and develop themselves.”

Biss, who’s a marketing major, stated the show is a good marketing tool that exceeds the traditional perception of what fashion is and what fashion does.

For Fischer, watching the show come together in the last couple days was the most memorable part of the experience. Biss enjoyed watching the members of the association grow and take on more responsibility throughout the process of this semester-long project.

Both Biss and Fischer thank the committee chairs of the show and enjoyed watching their members grow.

As far as communicating with the North Dakota State community, Fischer wants students to know that fashion doesn’t have to be hard. It’s not about dressing up every day or buying the most expensive clothing. It’s about developing personal style. Biss reminded students that they should showcase who they are and to keep a positive outlook. “Don’t be ashamed about who you are,” Biss said. She also reminded people to come and join FABO as it is open to all students of any major.

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Fashion is about developing your own personal style.

‘Daphne’ Judging book s soley on their look s Brittany Hofmann Staff Writer

“Daphne” by Will Boast is the fight-or-flight of romance. What drew me to the book was the intricate and beautiful illustration of trees blooming flowers on the cover with a metallic shift. Upon bringing the book home from the library is when I finally cracked it open to see what I was in for.

Immediately, I rolled my eyes at, “Daphne keeps her distance. As a teenager, her body began to betray her in peculiar ways.” I thought that it was another horribly cheesy teen romance, but what drew me in was the hinting at a rare medical condition affecting every aspect of Daphne’s life — any sort of emotion will paralyze her.

By some strange coincidence, I had picked up a book about a rare psychiatric disorder which would of course catch my interest as a psychology major. Lucky me.

Boast brings together the human psyche and tra-

ditional Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, Daphne is the personification of the laurel, a tree in which the leaves formed into garlands. The goddess Daphne turns into a tree to avoid the love of Apollo. This myth is manifested in the beautiful illustration on the cover and in the paralysis that Daphne faces when struck with any sort of emotion.

Despite thinking that this was going to be yet another cliché teen novel, I was pleasantly surprised that this story was about a young woman in San Francisco, fighting between her heart and her head.

When she was just thirteen years old, Daphne discovered her mysterious illness when she was overcome with emotion while reading a classic novel. Twenty years later, she has figured out a successful way to keep her self from becoming paralyzed by living on a strict schedule with very little so-

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cializing.

She and her long-time friend Brook meet at the exact same place to catch up on life as to avoid any surprises. But when their holein-the-wall bar, The Pit Stop, is discovered by the hipster scene, Daphne’s life gets a little more difficult.

She meets a shy gentleman named Ollie and when their hands touch, she nearly collapses. Any sort of emotion can cause her to shut down, which is why any change to her regimented schedule can mean life or death.

Now she must decide whether she wants to stray from safety and give into her emotions, to finally live the life she has been reading about in novels. To do that means risking her life.

Elegantly written, “Daphne” stole my attention.

This time around, judging a book by its cover turned out in my favor.

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The intricacy of the roots of trees can be compared to the complexity of our brains.

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The Florists Talk Creative Urgency and Messy Demos in Campus Basements KNDS Spring Block Party brings Minneapolis post-punk group to the Red Raven Laura Ellen Brandjord A&E Editor

When it comes to stories of band formation, you never quite know what to expect. Did I ever think I’d meet a band where stand-up comedy was involved? No, but I am glad I did.

The Florists first formed three years ago when lead singer and guitarist Jo Kellen and drummer Jared Hemming realized they were both fans of a lot of the same music. The pair met through their stints as stand-up comedians during their undergraduate years at the University of Minnesota.

After jamming at Jo’s place a few times, they recorded a demo in the basement of Stanford Hall on campus.

They toured around as a two-piece until Hemming met bassist Luke Michaels working at the campus radio station, Radio K. All three bonded over a shared love for the band Pavement. Kellen admitted it was a big part of their bonding in the beginning, but added there are many other varied bands that influence their sound. “There’s a lot of influences on our sound,” Kellen said. “I think it’s kinda drastic. We love all kinds of different stuff.

I’d say Unwound is a pretty big one. We love the Pixies, Dismemberment Plan, Parquet Courts (Parkay Quarts), LCD Soundsystem and Blondie. We like a lot of new wave.” They added, “Essentially, anything that is kinda noisy and maybe a little lyrical and trying to warp that pop formula that we all love and are excited to experiment with and totally ruin it.” Hemming summarized, “I think the best way to describe us as a band is that we’re like The Flaming Lips except we won’t turn into assholes one day.”

In the three short years the band has been together, the Florists have released two EPs and currently have an LP in the works. Recording music is no doubt a time

consuming process.

When asked how they find the time, Kellen answered, “I think it’s just sheer creative urgency that is a feeling we all share. We all just love playing. I think that with how much of our lives that we have committed to just doing this, it is fair to say that we privilege it above other more traditional career ambitions that our peers might follow. I also think an unfortunate consequence of the society we live in is that productivity is kind of a cult. It’s like something you have to continue producing and making and showcasing your ambitions in order to stay relevant. I think we sometimes feel that pressure like I am sure anyone in other lines of work could relate to.”

The band wouldn’t divulge any secrets regarding the LP or its anticipated release date, but they did share their plans for another tour starting in September.

Also, quick shout-out to Jo for setting up this interview even though they were in the middle of driving at the time. They are a rock star in both a figurative and literal sense.

Laura Ellen Brandjord (LEB): This isn’t unique to the Florists. Many regional bands do this as well, but why do you opt for cassette as your physical copy instead of say a 7-inch vinyl?

Jo Kellen (JK): You know, I know there’s all these rumors. I know everyone talks about how rich we are, but we are not. I love tapes, but I’m not super drawn to them. I wasn’t deliberately like, “We must put this record on tape. It’s the way it was meant to be heard.” The primary objective there is just that they are cost effective. They are easy to get large runs of for an affordable price, and it’s a great way to distribute our music.

With vinyl, even a 7-inch run is very expensive and time consuming. As much as I would love to, we don’t have the kind of money.

The Florists played the KNDS Block Party at the Red Raven April 27.

However, cassettes are great. We did sell out of both runs of our albums. I mean if there are any record labels out there that want to do a vinyl repressing, we should talk.

LEB: I have three random questions to end on.

They aren’t about you specifically as a band, more just as music lovers and musicians. The first one is if you were trapped on a desert island all alone for the rest of your life and you could pick one record to keep you company, what would you choose?

JK: Oh, that is an impossible question, and I have an answer for it: “The Coroner’s Gambit” by The Mountain Goats, my favor-

ite album. It would be kind of depressing after a while, but I mean I am trapped on a desert island.

Luke Michaels (LM): We’ve already talked so much about Pavement, so I won’t say “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain,” but I think I’d say Kurt Vile’s “Smoke Ring For My Halo” would be my other one.

Jared Hemming (JH): “DAMN.” by Kendrick Lamar. I just feel like that’s the most bang for your buck. I mean if this is what you are gong to be listening ‘til the end of time, you might as well have something with a lot going on.

LEB: Dream Gear?

JK: I don’t know. A Strymon Timeline. It’s a digital

delay pedal that’s also really f---ing expensive too. I love it.

LM: I would say I’ve been using the same bass amp since I was a teenager, so any bass amp that has tubes in it instead of my solid-state amp. Something a little warmer, something a little nicer.

JH: Ooh, dream gear.

Probably a gong.

LEB: A job you would never do no matter how badly you needed the cash or how well it paid?

JK: You know it’s not out of any disrespect or disgust of the gig itself. I mean if anyone wants to do that, that’s fine. But I’d never go on one of those big industrial fishing rigs like off the

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coast of Alaska. I wouldn’t do that. It looks horrible.

LM: I feel like something like accounting. Something requiring monotonous focus. I need a kind of job where I don’t have to think one kind of way for too long.

JH: So you remember “Napoleon Dynamite,” right? That scene where he goes and is harvesting all of the eggs from the corporate chickens, and at the end the farmer gives him like 55 cents and like orange juice with an egg in it and like a disgusting mayo sandwich?

Anyway, I would never do that. Whatever job that is, a farmhand, I guess? If I’m working on a farm I better be the farm-er, the farmbrain not the farm-hand.

We The Kings Rock NDSU’s Stage 2018 spring concert brings popular emo band to campus Miranda Stambler Spectrum Staff

NDSU Campus Attractions held their annual spring concert April 26, featuring the popularly known emo band We The Kings (WTK) and opening act RYNO. Audience members were able to experience a close and relaxed concert through commentary and performances.

The five band members followed RYNO’s opening performances, with their most well-known song, the song that our generation grew up singing in middle school, “Check Yes Juliet.” From there, the band moved onto another popular song from their album released in 2005, “Skyway Avenue.”

The audience filled with laughter as lead singer Travis Clark explained his reasoning for writing the song “Secret Valentine.”

Clark wrote it after, as he put it, “his first time playing ‘Tetris,’” alluding to losing his virginity. He told the story by using “Tetris” terms to keep it PG for his daughters who sometimes watch videos of him playing concerts.

Clark introduced all other members of the band: Hunter Thomsen, guitar, Coley O’Toole, keyboard and guitar, Danny Duncan, drums, and Charles Trippy, bass and known Guinness World Record of vlogging.

The audience laughed as Clark made fun of the stereotypical Midwestern accent and did a terrible impression, which led to more

laughter with his bandmate, O’Toole.

Clark explained how he doesn’t call audience members “fans” because it makes it sound bad because it comes from the word fanatic, so he refers to them as “friends” since that is why they are on that stage.

Clark’s “friends” jumped along to “I Feel Alive,” throwing their hands in the air and giving the “W,” symbolizing the band.

They slowed down the concert by playing their meaningful song “Just Keep Breathing.” This song is written about Clark’s time of being bullied as a child, but he explained that it has seemed to mean a lot to each listener.

A newly popular song on Radio Disney, “Sad Song” gave audience members the chance to sing along.

Cellphone flashlights rose as they played the single “Runaway” from their album “Strange Love.”

They ended the show the way they started, with “Check Yes Juliet.” Clark said he couldn’t remember the last time the band ended a show with a different song. After other band members threw their guitar picks to the crowd, leaving people diving for memorabilia, Clark stayed and sang their rendition of “The Story of Tonight” from the Broadway musical “Hamilton.”

The bass could be felt through the chest, giving the audience one last chance to jump to the music, scream and end with many W’s in the air.

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We The Kings began and ended the evening with hit song ‘Check Yes Juliet.’

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Dear Governor Doug Burgum Stop cutting funding to higher education; it is one of our greatest state assets

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

Hello, I am Erik Jonasson II; I am a mechanical engineering major, graduating from North Dakota State next spring, in 2019.

I am exactly what Doug Burgum has pointed to as an employee he wants to maintain in this state.

Here is why I won’t be staying around, Gov. Burgum.

North Dakota is a rarity in the Midwest. North Dakota has been reaping the success of a very successful oil boom. A boom in population has subsequently occurred making North Dakota a location for risky moneymakers but also a nice side effect happened; education was given a

remodels have happened including an 11 million dollar renovation of Churchill Hall and the building of a new science technology engineering and mathematics building. These are all major changes.

As noted in my article, Protecting People: North Dakota’s Budget Cuts, I told the story of research assistants, lab technicians, researchers and students who have been personally affected by the budget cuts.

Research is what sets the United States apart. It is how we became a global superpower. This position in the world was built on innovating technology and the support of tomorrow’s greatest minds. This comes from research students and great professors.

Gov. Burgum’s plan ignores that. We can’t attract the greatest professors to underfunded universities, we for sure can’t produce the greatest minds in undergraduates and graduate students from temporary professors who are overworked, underpaid

More than 100 majors research here, it is hard enough getting grants, now your proposed plan is going to make their task harder. good priority.

When I came to NDSU in 2014, the campus was thriving.

In my time here on campus major

and given no benefits or incentives to actually stay here.

There are research students here on campus that can’t afford

rent on their stipends. Students are graduating with debt and even with that choosing to go elsewhere, more expensive elsewhere, why?

We don’t want lower taxes at the expense of this; we are fine paying more in taxes if that means a better life for some of the hardest workers in the state and the country.

Valuable research is happening here at NDSU, cancer solutions, material science and important psychology research. More than 100 majors research here, it is hard enough getting grants, now your proposed plan is going to make their task harder.

There are lab technicians who have had their salary go from 100 percent state funded to 75 percent state-funded over the past few years. Costing researchers precious grant money.

International students, who cannot work anywhere in the country besides the university, your plan will make life harder for them.

I, as a “high-tech” employee I would not mind paying for that in taxes. I know we are a red state, for too long though we have allowed the wild wild west to occur in the Bakken. That is why I won’t be staying here; because this state puts business over people.

More taxes, more environmental standards are needed. Get your money from there; don’t take it from students who need it more than multibillion-dollar industries.

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Gov. Doug Burgum’s proposed plan would mean that in the last four years, higher education’s budget has been cut by a third.

Kayne West Sets Twitter Ablaze

Trump loving tweet fest has caught fans off guard

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

The Kanye West Twitter fiasco caught the country by storm last Thursday. This storm of hatred from a community of millions who loved the artist is absolutely one of the funniest things to happen all year.

That is saying a lot.

West, one of the hardest rappers to defend already, just made that case much, much harder. Here’s the thing though, he’s a genius.

West looks to be doing one of three things. The first thing that could be is an artistic expression of the current politics of 2018.

Basically, Kayne is demonstrating how polarizing politics are right now. Think about how much hatred each side has for the each other.

Political differences can easily divide families and cause Thanksgiving dinners to suck the biggest ass now a day.

Now, imagine the strife of a bunch of ex-Kanye fans ripping down posters, burning Yeezys and unfollowing him on Twitter. That is bonkers.

Imagine him in two weeks being like, “Ha I got all of you guys.” With merchandise burned and words already said, that would be comedy gold.

This shouldn’t be mistaken, Kanye West is one of the most loved jackasses in history. I love me some Kanye.

From super nice and genuine stories to batshit crazy encounters like this. Kanye, is simply Kanye.

Now he is testing that love simply by using politics. Wow, what a move.

Second, and maybe more reasonable, insert air quotes, Kayne is trying to push for a 2020 or 2024 presidential run.

Yuck, but also, what?

Kanye announced a proposed run for president in 2020. Is this more than just

a publicity stunt? What if he is trying to win not only his fan’s vote but also, drum roll please, the Trump voters?

What? I can see the headlines now running below Sean Hannity, ‘Kanye the savior of America!’. What a move Mr. West. Can you imagine, ex-Trump voters going to Kanye West in a presidential race? That is literally funnier than a movie.

Even more reasonable is this. What if West simply wants to voice what he believes and everyone has right to that?

Perhaps it is hard to believe, but West may have a very well-defined reason for liking Trump. That is fine.

For some many of us today, party lines and personal beliefs define who we can like. That shouldn’t be the case, I believe.

Now, if West wants to back a Republican, so be it. Even if that Republican sucks donkey dong.

I wish him the best, I am still waiting for the new album.

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Kanye West has dropped the equivalent of an atom bomb coming out as a Trump supporter.

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Why I Hate The Beatles

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Don’t Let ‘Em The overhyped boy band Forget Fargo that everyone loves I’ve got plans to make people notice

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The Beatles came to America and received credit for being trendsetters in music. They weren’t.

Owen Zacchea

Contributing Writer

The Beatles are almost unanimously regarded as the greatest rock band of all time, according to most critics. The Beatles have had more number one hits than any other music group or musician and are accredited for basically starting the whole 60’s psychedelic and protest music movements.

Not only did the Beatles not start these movements but they weren’t even the best

All of these bands should be accredited with starting this movement but instead, the Beatles are. This would be like Aerosmith being accredited for revolutionizing rap music just because they were featured in a Run-D.M.C. song.

Or Usher revolutionizing kids pop music with his verse in ‘Baby’ by Justin Bieber.

The Beatles are also accredited for being the first band to create music that was made in the spirit of protest. To me, this is just so clearly untrue. Bob Dylan was singing about politics and injustices while the Beatles were

Let’s get some use out of the permanent winter. ising.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest snowball was made in 2013 by students from ASME Michigan Technological University. It

What made them stand out the most was that they were a boy band from Britain and it seems as though every female had a crush on them at the time. at it.

The first thing that makes the Beatles overrated is the fact that they came to America as a boy band with matching costumes. Their music was not obscenely “provocative” for the era due to Elvis “corrupting” the minds of radio listeners, so

still just a boy band singing about holding hands, yellow submarines and pecks on the cheek.

All of these points make me beg to ask the question: Why are the Beatles so over credited? It’s actually a very easy answer.

Since the Beatles were already famous

In 1967 the Beatles started to venture into psychedelic rock music, however, they were not pioneers. Bands such as the Doors, Grateful Dead, Cream and Velvet Underground all made the soon to be popular psychedelic brand of music. that isn’t what made them stand out. What made them stand out the most was that they were a boy band from Britain and it seems as though every female had a crush on them at the time.

The Beatles continued to produce boybandish music up until about 1967. In 1967 the Beatles started to venture into psychedelic rock music, however, they were not pioneers.

Bands such as the Doors, Grateful Dead, Cream and Velvet Underground all made the soon-to-be-popular psychedelic brand of music.

The Grateful Dead released an album in 1965 called “Anthem of the Sun” which had psychedelic vibes before anything the Beatles created. Cream shares the same story with their album Fresh Cream which was released in ’66.

as a boy band, once they started to mimic other people’s styles, those styles became more popular. The Beatles used their preexisting fame, added some electric guitar to go along with lyrics not only about a girl and became so-called “pioneers” when all they really were was representatives of the true pioneers.

The Beatles undeniably have had a large impact on music. Their rise to fame helped less popular bands such as the Doors, Grateful Dead and Cream become more popular due to the fact that the Beatles tried to incorporate those styles into their own music. Although you may think the Beatles are the greatest ever, just remember that they aren’t as revolutionary as you would think … and that they were a boy band.

Letter to the Editor: A call for peace in Syria We should’ve noticed by now that we can’t improve the situation In the media, from the Spectrum to the New York Times, there has been a constant rallying cry. They are all, at once, advocating for some type of military escalation in Syria. The chemical attacks, allegedly

by Assad, have been the catalyst for these pieces.

Before one more word gets printed, I have a question for these “We must do something” warriors: What did we accomplish by going into Iraq? We killed thousands of civilians, destabilized the nation, killed countless American troops, tore apart American families, and spent trillions of dollars, all while helping

to create the power vacuum that ISIS filled. Did this help us? The clear answer is: Hell no, it made us worse off! So how will Syria be different?

Will we get concrete proof before we invade, or will we have to rely on “Weapons of Mass Destruction” level assurances from our leaders?

Will the Generals suddenly care about civilians? Will we have a plan to rehabilitate the troops after they come back? Will we be able to mend a broken region with more bombs? We all know that the answer to all of these questions is no. So please, before you get on the war-train, think about the consequences of our actions.

Do you know what you accomplish by killing one terrorist and three civilians in a bombing raid? You create at least three new terrorists, all at a multi-million dollar price tag per bombing run.

This strategy has not, and will not, work. Before you support strikes, ask how many Americans you are willing to have die so we can “help” Syria and the Middle East. As for me, I am sick of seeing good young people die at the hands of old, evil people. For the sake of our fallen troops in Iraq, let’s mind our own business and not solve the world’s issues with our bombs.

Bradley Foster, Junior, Political Science, 701-205-2499

Grant Gloe Staff Writer

Cawker City, Kansas is home to the world’s largest ball of twine with an 11-foot diameter. I cannot think of a single less important record as the world’s largest ball of twine. That being said, I love that it is a recognized record as if it applies to anyone’s life. I like the idea of someone showing me around their town, going “That’s the park. That’s the mall. That’s our ball of twine. (We’re no Cawker City, but it does the trick.)

That’s the police station.”

It got me thinking: what does Fargo have to offer in terms of specific, overly personalized features? How can this town earn the recognition it deserves? This is why I’d like Fargo to set its own record.

I decided whatever record we break should play to our strengths. I’m not sure what the world’s tallest beer can tower is, but I’m positive the wind would work against us. My next idea was a little more prom-

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around 7,600 pounds. For reference, that’s a couple hundred pounds short of a Hummer H1. It’s all fun and games until this winds up on somebody’s toes. It is unclear, however, if this

I’m not sure what the world’s tallest beer can tower is, but I’m positive the wind would work against us. had a diameter of 3.2 meters (10.45 feet). By my math, that comes to around 18 cubic meters. Assuming one utilized 1 foot of snowfall and the snow compacted to roughly a fifth its original volume, you could create a snowball this size in a 50 by 50 foot area.

snowball needs to be rolled or can be hand compacted.

This could make weight a non-issue.

Guys, we could so do that. We’re a university. We have the manpower. Space?

This is Fargo; we’ve got nothing but space. Gimme a baseball diamond and a few

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest snowball was made in 2013 by students from ASME Michigan Technological University. It had a diameter of 3.2 meters (10.45 feet).

The real challenge would be weight. Spacemath.gsfc. nasa.gov tells us that snow compacted under 3 meters of snow weighs 200 kilograms per cubic meters. Assuming this snowball is just as compact, it would weigh

hours of your valuable time, and we can make something great.

We’re in a perpetual winter, right? Well, I say we go down swinging.

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Bison, Mavericks Swap High Scoring Days Teams split a pair at Newman Outdoor Field Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

The North Dakota State Bison had five home games either cancelled or moved before finally getting to play at Newman Outdoor Field. If the first Summit League series is any indication, the Bison are looking to make up for the lack of runs scored in Fargo.

NDSU put up nine Friday night against Omaha, but the Mavericks put up four more than that Saturday to split the first two games of the series.

On Friday, it took a while for the Bison bats to warm up. Bennet Hostetler finally broke through in the third. The sophomore lifted a 2-2 pitch to right-center for a triple that scored Matt Elsenpeter.

Hostetler came in one batter later on Drew Fearing’s double.

NDSU took little time to extend the lead even further in the fourth.

Tucker Rohde knocked in Jayse McLean with an RBI single to start the four-run inning.

Nick Emanuel made it 4-0 two batters later with a single to right field to bring in Logan Busch.

Hostetler added another RBI with a single, and Emanuel scored on a wild pitch in the inning.

The Bison put up three more in the fifth to finish the three-inning explosion.

Elsenpeter hit a sharply hit ball that made it to left field to score McLean.

Emanuel picked up his second RBI of the day, taking the next pitch through the right side of the infield to bring in Rohde.

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Hostetler brought home his third Bison of the evening with a sacrifice fly to score Elsenpeter.

All of this offense came while Riley Johnson stifled Omaha batters. The Bison pitcher went five innings, striking out four, giving up two hits and walking five.

Chris Choles pitched two innings of scoreless relief for the Bison. Jake Drew finished the final pair of innings, but gave up a run as the Bison took the 9-1 victory.

As fruitful as the Bison offense was Friday night, the hitting prowess switched dugouts overnight.

Omaha used a trio of four-run innings to pull away from NDSU. Omaha’s Ben Palensky opened the scoring in the second. The Maverick right fielder took Blake Stockert’s offering over the wall down the left field line for a solo

home run.

The Mavericks made it 5-0 in the third. Thomas DeBonville knocked in the first run of the inning with a single to left center.

Keil Krumwiede got credit with an RBI with a ground ball that scored Cole Thibodeau. Braden Rogers singled to right field to score DeBonville. Adam Caniglia made it three straight Omaha hitters with an RBI with a double to score Rogers.

The Bison made it a game in the fourth off the bat of Carter Thompson. The sophomore lifted a home run to left-center to make it 5-2. It was the first home run in Thompson’s career at NDSU. Any good feelings were quickly scattered in the sixth for the Bison.

The Mavericks roughed up Bison relievers Hunter Koep and Kyle

Ferderer. Thibodeau chalked up his second RBI of the day with a single through the right side.

Thibodeau scored on a wild pitch from Ferderer to make it 7-0. Caniglia was hit by a pitch to bring in a run and then scored on a passed ball.

Omaha tacked on four more runs in the ninth for good measure to take the game 13-2.

At the plate, Hostetler and Mason Pierzchalski both chalked up a pair of hits to lead the Bison.

NDSU moved to 16-18 (8-10 in the Summit) and faced off with Omaha Sunday afternoon. The Bison return to action on Tuesday against Mayville State.

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Jacquelyn Sertic Dominating the Summit League

Lightly recruited Sertic transforming into NDSU all-time great Thomas Evanella Staff Writer

It all materialized in a matter of two and a half weeks for future North Dakota State pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic.

Despite being a threetime all-state selection and tossing a perfect game in high school, Sertic, from Sparks, Nevada, didn’t have a single Division I offer to speak of. That was until North Dakota State softball coach Darren Mueller visited Nevada four years ago.

NDSU struck gold in the Silver State thanks in large measure to the old adage, “It’s not what you know; it’s who you know.” While in Nevada recruiting right fielder Bre Beatty, Mueller stumbled upon Sertic.

Sertic and Beatty played for the same travel softball team based out of Las Vegas. With only two returning pitchers on the roster, one of whom was a senior, Mueller needed to add another hurler.

“Darren basically said, ‘Hey, we need a pitcher, so why don’t you come up for a visit?’” Sertic recalled. With her only interest coming from a Division II school in New York, NDSU quickly became her only serious consideration. “So I came up for a visit, and they made

me an offer. Seventeen days later, I said, ‘I want to be a Bison.’ I’ve never looked back since.”

Since making the decision to come to Fargo, Sertic has blossomed into the Summit League’s best pitcher.

Her 1.70 earned run average (ERA) is more than half that of the nearest pitcher in the conference, and her 234 strikeouts are nearly 100 more than the closest pitcher this season. Sertic also leads the Summit League with 20 wins and is a major reason NDSU has allowed the fewest runs in the conference.

What’s most remarkable about Sertic’s rise from lightly recruited high schooler to ace is her upward trajectory. As a freshman, the Nevada native — she is quick to point out its pronounced without an ‘h’ — tallied a 3.57 ERA in 20 appearances. That mark has steadily improved to its current conference best sub-two mark. Her strikeout-to-walk ratio has more than doubled since her first season to over five this year.

“I really just think I’ve found my identity,” Sertic said. “It’s been a lot of development, mentally and physically, into a more collegiate player rather than a high school athlete.”

A major component of her mental acuity stems from her approach on the mound. Sertic keeps a short

memory, saying, “Nothing matters except for the next pitch. I can’t control the pitch behind me. I can’t control the pitch after.”

Aiding in her climb was the presence of another prolific NDSU hurler: Krista Menke. The two played for the Bison in Sertic’s freshman year, and now Sertic threatens Menke’s career marks in innings pitched and strikeouts.

“I played with Krista for one year, so I know how she pitched,” Sertic remarked.

“She was a tiger on the mound: fearless and she attacked everything. The last three years I’ve tried to do everything that she does in hopes that I can be as good as she was.”

Menke’s help gave Sertic the opportunity to grow, and now Sertic hopes she can do the same to give younger pitchers “shoulders to stand on.”

Sertic has earned a place on the All-Summit League first team for two consecutive years and will add a JOHN SWANSON | THE SPECTRUM third this year, but the team achievements are her prior- Jacquelyn Sertic has become the best pitcher in the Summit League over the last few years. ity. The pre-med student has if we don’t get a conference someone they can lean on,” having won the league title also been a Summit League W.” she explained. in each of Sertic’s three seaAll-Academic team honoree One of four seniors, SerNDSU currently sits sec- sons. twice. tic is the Bison’s star and ond in the Summit League With Jacquelyn Sertic “Really, the only thing leader. “I take pride in being standings with Western Il- toeing the rubber, the Bison that we focus on is the a leader for my teammates linois at the top of the pack have what no other team conference tournament,” on the mound and being due to strong conference in the Summit League can she stated. “The individual someone they can look to play. Still, the Bison are the claim: the ace that everyone awards are great, but in re- when they’re doubtful and conference’s team to beat, missed. ality it doesn’t really matter

Bison Softball Dance Past Fort Wayne

Sertic, Leddy continue scoreless streak

Madyson Camacho had a pair of hits in both games Saturday against Fort Wayne.

Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

The North Dakota State softball team christened the newly renovated Ellig Sports Complex the only way they know how, with a bit of pregame dancing.

After the music was cut and the first game of the afternoon began, it was Jacquelyn Sertic’s pitches that were dancing around the strike zone. The Bison senior dominated in the first game of the afternoon as NDSU beat Fort Wayne 5-0 before repeating the score line in the second game.

Despite the change of view with the new stadium behind the plate, Sertic spent no time before throwing strikes.

Sertic needed just 16 pitches in the first frame to strike out all three Mastodons’ batters.

The Bison bats quickly followed suit. Madyson Camacho led off the inning

with a hit that dropped in shallow left. Zoe Stavrou laid down a sacrifice bunt, and Camacho reached third following a Bre Beatty single. Vanessa Anderson lifted a high fly ball to right that was caught, but Camacho tagged up to open the scoring.

Sertic struck out another pair in both the second and the third. The rising fastball gave Fort Wayne hitters trouble, and the pitch was on for Sertic.

NDSU used some aggressive base running in the third and caught a break. Katie Shoultz beat out a throw for an infield hit to open the frame. On Camacho’s following sacrifice bunt, the redshirt junior dug for third and appeared to be doubled up.

However, the Fort Wayne second baseman was called for obstruction on the play, and Shoultz was ruled safe at third.

“We can create some things (with the runners)

when the bats aren’t working,” Bison head coach Darren Mueller said. “You kind of take a few more chances here and there just to get a little more offense.”

Stavrou followed with a single to right to score Shoultz and double the Bison advantage.

Offensively, Fort Wayne could not figure out Sertic.

In the fifth inning, Sertic picked up her 10th strikeout of the day. It was the 14th time this year the senior reached the double-digit mark.

“When things are working, it is usually what Darren is calling,” Sertic said.

Despite not needing it, Anderson added insurance in the bottom of the fifth.

With two outs and runners at the corners, the junior lifted a deep shot to right field.

Even with the wind blowing the ball in, it cleared the fence for a three-run home run.

It was the fifth home run for the year for Anderson,

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and NDSU took the 5-0 lead.

Fort Wayne threatened for the first time in the top of the sixth. Lauren Watson hit a quick ground ball past third and stood on second on a passed ball. Laxey Wilzbacher made it two runners with a sharply hit grounder to the shortstop and beat out the throw.

Sertic recovered by forcing a foul out and ended the threat by striking out Demitra Burns.

The Bison senior came out in the seventh to finish off her third consecutive complete game shutout. The Mastodons went down onetwo-three.

Sertic struck out Stephanie Hanic for the second time of the contest to finish with 13 strikeouts. She improved to 20-7 on the year.

In the second game of the day, KK Leddy picked up right where Sertic left off, with zeros on the scoreboard.

But Leddy had to work for it. Fort Wayne put at

least one runner on in each of the first three innings. In the third, the Mastodons left runners on the corners without scoring a run.

In the bottom half of third, the Bison’s speed came into play. Julia Luciano opened the inning with a liner to left center. The ball dropped, and the junior dug for second and slid in safely.

Shoultz drew a walk, and Camacho beat out an infield single to load the bases.

Luciano came home on Stavrou’s single to open the scoring, and Beatty drew a walk to plate Shoultz.

The Bison added another run in the fourth. Camacho hit a sharp grounder down the left field line called fair that brought Jamie Barta, pinch running for Luciano, in from first.

NDSU took advantage of sloppy defense from Fort Wayne in the fifth. Anderson crushed a 3-2 pitch to right center and was in with a stand-up double.

Tabby Heinz followed

with a deep shot to center that was dropped by the centerfielder. Stephanie Soriano laid down a squeeze bunt to score Anderson. The throw down to first was wide of the mark, and Heinz came in from second to make it 5-0 NDSU. Leddy allowed just two more hits to complete the game with a shutout. Combined, Sertic and Leddy have tossed 36 straight innings without giving up a run.

“I am proud with how they have done. They have both just been working and been doing different things,” Mueller said. “It is definitely nice to see and hope it can continue.”

NDSU and Fort Wayne played a third game after press time Sunday. With the pair of wins Saturday, NDSU set up a key series with Summit League leading Western Illinois next weekend at the Ellig Sports Complex.

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Bison Throwers Shine at Drake Relays NDSU shows well in Iowa Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

North Dakota State throwers continued their strong performances as the Bison track and field teams took part at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.

Steffan Stroh and Maddy Nilles captured the men’s and women’s collegiate hammer throws. Stroh’s toss of 217-9 (66.39 m) was the second-best mark of his career in the event. The junior Nilles threw 205-8 (62.69 m) for the title.

The Bison women have claimed one event in each Drake Relay since 2014.

Elsewhere at the competition, the Bison shot put teams preformed well.

The Bison men put three into the top 10. Payton Otterdahl

led the charge with a toss of 60-06 (18.46m). Stroh threw for 58-10.75 (17.95), and Michael Keogan went for 56-06.75 (17.24 m).

On the women’s side, NDSU placed a pair on the podium. Courtney Pasiowitz took home second with a throw of 53-09.75 (16.40m).

Right behind her was Bailey Retzlaff with a career best 52-08 (16.05 m) for third place.

Just off the podium was Shelby Gunnells with a toss of 51-05.75 (15.69m) for fifth. Maggie Schwarzkopf made it four Bison in the top 10 with a throw of 49-07.25 (15.12 m) to finish seventh.

Other top Bison performances came from Lauren Gietzen in the pole vault. The senior cleared 13-03.50 (4.05m) to claim second place.

Piper Jensen continued her impressive senior campaign with a third-place result in the long jump with a leap of 19-08 (5.99 m).

Kari Wolfe threw 144-10 (44.16 m) in the javelin for third place.

In the men’s javelin, Austin Schmidt also claimed third place with a throw of 202-11 (61.86 m).

On the track, Alyssa Lind, Alexis Woods, Peyton Frolek and Deidre Hahn posted the fasted 4x400m relay in the Summit League this year. The quartet clocked a 3:42.32 to finish seventh.

The men’s 4x400m relay moved into second place in the Summit League this year. J.T. Butler, Jacob Richter, Byrne Curl and Matt Neururer clocked a 3:15.35 in prelims, but just missed out on finals.

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