NDSU Spectrum | April 4, 2016

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Relationships Core to Spencer & Anuj: Students Can Be ‘Part of the Change’ Jacob + Mikayla Campaign Pair relies on experience, balance

Candidates arrived on campus unsure, but became involved Jack Dura

“Fargo and NDSU have truly become our home over the last two years.”

- Anuj Teotia, vice presidential candidate

Head News Editor

When they arrived at North Dakota State, Spencer Moir and Anuj Teotia said they felt they didn’t matter. Now they’re running for student body president and VP. Among four presidential tickets, Moir and Teotia highlight transparency, strong advising and campus outreach on their platform of “Clarify, Unify, Strengthen.” The two champion their experiences at NDSU, from Moir’s involvement in Cru and the Sigma Chi fraternity to Teotia’s time in the International Students Association and student government, among other organizations the two have been part of.

“I always thought I was a number,” Teotia said of arriving at NDSU as a 17-year-old international student. “I can actually be a part of the change on campus.”

Clarify

Student fee transparency, Moir said, is admittedly a heavy point on all campaigns this election; rightly so, he added, as student government is responsible for the disbursal of the $3.8 million student activity fee.

“We think it’s really important that students understand the purpose of the fee ... as well as understanding the administrators’ perspective on the fee so they can really make an educated decision when student government votes on it each year,” Moir said.

The pair also plans to advocate for student health insurance to create more affordability and better options.

Followup Fridays are another area of clarification, Teotia said, a day when Tuesday Two results could be released to students offered the survey in the first place.

Connecting students with their senators is the final focus under the pair’s first point, to further student government outreach.

“We’d like to see consistent outreach,” Moir

said, adding update emails and meetings would be possible connection outlets.

Unify

Moir and Teotia both say advising goes deeper than registering for classes, which is where their pillar of “Unify” comes into play.

Advisers can help students formulate a career, plan for graduate school and succeed in students’ fields, Teotia said.

“We decided that we could set clear expectations between advisers and students so they both know what to expect from their advising appointment,” he added, discussing goal maps for academic majors so students can select classes online and graduate on time.

“Unify” also encompasses community connection, a focus Moir and Teotia said they both have gained living in Fargo away from home.

Moir is from Rochester, Minn., while Teotia is from New Delhi, India.

Moir said he and Teotia would like to work with area media and resources like Spotlight Media to showcase opportunities and events in Fargo.

“Something that I always say about Fargo and NDSU is the weather here might be cold but the staff and students are so warm that you always feel like home,” Teotia said. “Fargo and NDSU have truly become our home over the last two years.”

A campus co-op to partner with FargoMoorhead institutions is also under the pair’s second campaign point, to include service projects and other connecting experiences, Teotia said.

Strengthen

The ticket would like to see consistent orientation, especially for international, transfer and graduate students, Moir said.

“It’s really important they understand the opportunities they can take advantage of to strengthen

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the NDSU community,” he said, adding an off-campus living guide comes along with this point.

Opening another campus facility 24/7 beyond the Quentin Burdick Building is another strengthening idea, Teotia said, adding he and Moir spoke with facilities management director Mike Ellingson about another extended hours study space.

Dining centers are another facility accessibility area too, Teotia added, as the centers close early on weekends. The pair would like to “balance out those hours” with some from Monday through Friday, he said.

Developing more leaders and connecting across campus is the final idea under “Strengthen,” Moir said, inciting more collaboration at NDSU.

Jacob Dailey and Mikayla Young make up one of the four tickets in the 2016 student body presidential election.

“For us, it’s about filling a position where we can do the most good,” Dailey said.

The pair knew of each other through student government and were each other’s first choice as a running mate.

Dailey and Young’s platform consists of three pillars.

“We wanted to run differently,” Dailey said.

“We wanted to make a really compact, concise platform that we’re really passionate about.”

“Relationships are like the core of our campaign, the core of our platform,” he said.

The goal is to utilize relationships along with previous experience with administrators, students and the community.

Like other teams running for the presidential positions, Moir said he’s hopeful more tickets will bring more voters.

“I’d love to see that number get higher,” he said. “It’s really important students are engaging, so hopefully this four-ticket game will get more students interested.”

Learning from 2015’s voter apathy, Moir said he and Teotia are trying “a huge social media push” and spreading word from friend to friend.

“I think those personal connections are really what make people vote more,” Moir said, adding their campaign as “gone very well” thus far. The two have worked regularly on their campaign plan since December, Moir said.

“We’ve put the time in and it’s coming together now,” Moir said, adding their “diverse experiences on campus” and combined four years in student government give them a bit of a different edge when it comes to four tickets that Moir said have been perceived by some as similar platforms.

Advocate is the pair’s first pillar.

The ticket said they want the voices of international, graduate and veteran students to be more represented on campus.

The first subpoint is to look at students’ insurance programs. Dailey said students have come up to him and Young to say that they do not want as much coverage that is supplied by the school, and they do not wish to pay for it either.

Dailey said the ultimate goal is to get to a buildyour-own program, but in the meantime, a more practical change would be to change from a one lump sum payment into several smaller payments, making the insurance program more affordable.

The second subpoint is to give veterans on campus a more visible and present resource space, ideally moving the current veterans’ office from Ceres Hall to Memorial Union, Dailey said.

The final subpoint of the first pillar is to get grad students equal compensation for their work, and for the graduate

Election 2016

Advocate

“Relationships are like the core of our campaign, the core of our platform.”

-Jacob Dailey, presidential candidate research work program to become more transparent.

Enhance

Enhancing advising practices at NDSU is the first subpoint of the second pillar of Dailey and Young’s campaign.

Dailey said that the ticket wishes to evaluate what is successful in current advising programs and apply it in areas that are not as successful.

Young also said that each college’s advising program should be treated differently, because every college is different. She added that Dailey and herself wish to make advising mandatory before registration, and also look at applying group advising to all colleges.

The second point of Dailey and Young’s campaign is to highlight mental health programs on campus, and enhance the ones they can.

The final point of the second pillar of Dailey and Young’s campaign is to implement a car-sharing program through Enterprise at NDSU. Dailey and Young’s carshare program would focus on students who would not normally have a car on campus, such as international students.

The program would start small with only two to five cars, which would all be colored Bison colors.

Young said that student government currently has a contract and working relationship with Enterprise, and that if they were elected, the program could be implemented by the end of the year.

Connect

“A lot of students downtown feel like they’re not really engaged with the main campus,” Dailey said.

Dailey said that downtown students and programs are successful, and that “we want to get main campus more involved downtown.”

He added that they wish

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to go to Kilbourne or Roers during the time of building development to try to get downtown facilities more affordable to students.

Civic engagement is the second point of Dailey and Young’s campaign, as the duo said that they want students to understand the processes about voting and to get involved in their community.

Young said the final point is that her and Dailey want to reinvent Family Day. She said that in the past, family day happened in the fall and the incentive to come would be football tickets.

As football tickets cannot be handed out anymore, the day would be switched to spring semester and tied with events that already happen.

Also included in Dailey and Young’s Connect pillar would be maintaining relationships with organizations on campus.

Young said that candidates only go to see organizations during election time, but the two plan on going to organizations every month.

“Jacob and I would like to be held accountable,” Young said.

Election 2016

“It’s been fun, but it’s been a very unique experience, that’s for sure,” Dailey said about the current student body election.

Young said that they are enjoying having four tickets, as it keeps them going and makes them more accountable.

Young said that win or lose, Dailey and herself want to “sit down with all of the other candidates and look at every single platform point that’s out there to create a whole new platform.”

Dailey added that though the core of their platform would remain the same, they “don’t have every good idea” and would always be improving.

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News

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Professor X Leaves Politics for Philanthropy Cat almost elected off-campus senator now fundraising for animal causes Jack Dura

Head News Editor

Student senators are sworn in after 2014 student body elections.

A cat almost elected to student government office has turned his attention to philanthropic causes.

Professor X, the black cat who received 50 writein votes for off-campus senator last year, was not given a senate seat as he is not an enrolled student.

His write-in candidacy sought to increase voter participation, the cat’s coowner and press secretary FILE PHOTO| THE SPECTRUM Jake Lynch said.

While the cat’s intentions this year are “up in the air” to run as a writein candidate, he has been busy with philanthropic causes, Lynch said.

Professor X held a meetand-greet last May, raising residence halls, graduate $100 for the Homeward programs and various Animal Shelter from where programs around campus. he was adopted. The cat Gill was involved as a also held a hot dog meal/ student senator this semester meet and greet last fall with proceeds going to but could only represent the Homecoming Show’s the college or university Wellspring for the World studies and said that “next fundraiser. Professor X year, hopefully (he) will represent the residence halls raised $150, multiplied by six in matched donations, on campus.”

Lynch said.

Unofficial election But the past year hasn’t results will be released been entirely rosy, Lynch Thursday with the election added, as Professor X ran certified by Friday. into health issues.

Ballot records will be “I believe it was a deleted 30 days after the stroke was what the vet certification of an election. established,” Lynch said.

If a student wishes to “He’s fine now, but he cast a ballot for a write-in was never in any pain candidate they must type a throughout the entire thing. “reasonable representation He was walking a little of the candidate’s official funny.” registered name” in the Professor X’s life before adoption is unknown, space designated for writeLynch said, as is his in candidates, the election code states.

Senate Elections See 26 Candidates Running

Write-in candidacies available, election results to be certified Friday

Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

Student body elections aren’t just about president and VP. The WednesdayThursday elections will also see 26 people running for the student senate. There are 36 seats open for senate next year, with two instances of four people running for two spots.

Mathew Warsocki, chief justice of student government, said that “Senate candidates can campaign in any way they want to, within the campaign timeline,” adding candidates can spend money although no one has to date.

Senate candidates have to promote and campaign themselves. Warsocki said that “if a voter does not

know a candidate, they can write in one of their own.”

Elijah Gill, running for residence hall senate next year, said he is running for senate because he “personally likes the idea of serving other people.”

Voting takes place online that can be accessed from a banner link on the NDSU homepage and is the same basic structure that is used for the homecoming elections.

Students will vote on multiple items: the president/vice president ticket, their residential senators (on campus, off campus or university apartments), their college’s senator and any constitutional amendments or ballot initiatives.

To run for senate on the ballot, candidates

need 25 signatures of “whatever sections you want to represent” and an application, Warsocki said.

However, if an application is not submitted, students can still attempt to run a write-in campaign.

“NDSU Student Government, with the exception of the presidential debates, promotes the voting itself only,” Warsocki said.

“It is up to the candidates to promote themselves.”

Gill said “each senator represents about 1,000 students” and they “try to meet with different organizations and groups on campus so that they know how student government works and they know that they have a venue to get their word out there.”

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medical history. The cat is about 6 years old and “always been super out of shape,” Lynch added.

Professor X lives off campus with Zach Amundson, one of Lynch’s roommates from last year.

Despite his break from politics, Professor X is still active on Twitter, @CatSenator. The cat “probably will not” endorse a student body presidential ticket, Lynch said, adding Professor X does denounce Donald Trump while he endorses no one to stay politically unbiased.

“He usually tries to remain pretty neutral,” Lynch said.

Professor X has not yet determined whether he will campaign as a writein candidate, Lynch said, though the press secretary added some voters may write him in.

Lynch added the cat received more votes in 2015 than Mason Wenzel, assistant executive finance commissioner, for offcampus senator, a joke @CatSenator points out often.

“He was unsure of whether he wanted the public attention. He had the spotlight for a while. It was good to him,” Lynch said, adding he and the cat’s coowners are unsure what the future holds.

“Nothing concrete yet,” Lynch said, adding he is unsure if Professor X can serve as senator due to an unspoken rule of only humans eligible to serve in student government, as well as non-humans being enrolled at NDSU.

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THE SPECTRUM | NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016

Spring Enrollment Down But ‘Pretty Normal’ 1,000-student drop expected, gender gaps persist

Casey McCarty Co-News Editor

Enrollment at North Dakota State is down over 1,000 students from fall.

NDSU had 13,478 students enrolled at the start of spring 2016, as opposed to 14,516 enrolled in the fall semester.

Provost Beth Ingram said the decline in students between fall and spring semesters is “a pretty normal drop,” as students do graduate in the fall but the traditional bulk of incoming students are

freshmen in the fall.

The drop in total enrollment is comprised of 605 less males and 432 less females in spring semester as compared to fall.

There are still more Minnesota residents enrolled at NDSU than North Dakotan residents, with Minnesotans making up over 44 percent of the student population, whereas North Dakotans make up less than 42 percent.

In fall there were more foreign students than U.S. students from states that are not North Dakota and Minnesota, but things have

changed.

Now, students from all other U.S. states and territories that are not Minnesota or North Dakota make up 6.93 percent of the student population, compared to foreign students make up 6.87 percent of the student population.

The total number of male and female students in the spring 2016 semester are 7,207 and 6,272, respectively.

Just over 82 percent of students enrolled at NDSU are white, which has remained around the 80

percent mark over the last five years.

Ingram said the cause of this is because NDSU draws most of its students from North Dakota down to the Twin Cities.

“There aren’t a lot of pockets of underrepresented students in those geographical areas, so the population we draw from is pretty homogeneous, which means our student population is also pretty homogeneous,” Ingram said. “Like all universities that are in the Midwest, unless you’re near a big urban area, your

demographics are your destiny.”

Four colleges have significant gender gaps this spring.

Females comprise 33.7 percent of College of Business students.

The College of Human Development and Education is 26.8 percent male.

The College of Health Professions is nearly 26 percent male, and the College of Engineering is 11 percent female.

Ingram said the gender ratios among the colleges is pretty consistent with other universities, though that is

Tri Delta Sorority to Rush in Fall

In A Nutshell

Chapter is first new sorority in 70 years for NDSU

Macie Wenner

Contributing Writer

Amanda Johnson North Dakota State will add its first sorority in 70 years this fall.

Delta Delta Delta, Tri Delta for short, will rush in fall 2016. Emma Fritzkapps, a Creighton graduate, is an alumni of Tri Delta and will help the new members start this branch of the sorority.

Valarie Hall, from the executive office, will be the project lead and will be working as a consultant and will help the alumni who will help with getting Tri Delta up and running.

Hall said this is a “once in a lifetime chance” for students who join, as it isn’t every day that a new sorority comes to campus.

The process of finding a new sorority began with NDSU sending out a notification to all of Greek life they were looking to expand and add a new house. Three organizations were invited to NDSU to look at the campus and meet with faculty and administrators as an interview for the different Greek groups.

Julie Haskell, director of volunteer development at the executive office, said that those who came out to look at NDSU from Tri Delta “fell in love with the campus, students and faculty.”

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“Adding Tri Delta will push our current chapters to try new things and step up their game.”

- Renee DuBois, assistant director of sorority and fraternity life

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Renee Dubois, assistant director of sorority and fraternity life, was on hand Wednesday for Delta Delta Delta’s meet and greet. director of sorority and fraternity life, was part of the initial search process and will help with setting up the new chapter. DuBois said that “adding Tri Delta will push our current chapters to try new things and step up their game.”

They are looking for all students who aren’t in a Greek life to rush.

Tri Delta held a meet and greet Wednesday with the executive board and alumni that will help run the chapter in the fall.

Tri Delta will

Eight Years Since Last Four-Ticket Race

This year’s student body elections are the first since 2008 with more than three tickets vying for student body president and vice president, Spectrum archives indicated.

In the last decade, the number of tickets in each election cycle has ranged from one to four candidate teams.

Typically since 2006, two or three tickets have campaigned.

In 2013, however, Robbie Lauf and Erik Diederich were the sole ticket campaigning for student body president and VP. A write-in candidacy of Kyle Mason and Ben Krall did throw in as a second ticket to draw more participants to the voting process.

The last student body election that saw more than two tickets was in 2011.

This year’s election has four tickets campaigning for student body president and VP. Elections are online April 6-7.

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Student body president Eric McDaniel and vice president Josh Fergel will leave office for the 201516 year on April 24, Fergel confirmed in an email.

The pair took office a year ago as the winning ticket out of two vying for the positions.

Student body president and VP typically leave office the last Sunday in April.

Keep an eye out later this month for The Spectrum’s follow-up interview with McDaniel and Fergel on their time in office.

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week, head of access services Chris Martin said in an email.

The library’s door counter was installed in mid-January following the finish of the library’s new entrance.

On March 22, the library recorded a high of 2,474 visits to the building. A low of 201 was on March 17.

March 22 also saw the most library items circulated in one day, at 188 items, Martin said, adding the majority of access to the library’s items is online through electronic databases and journals.

The library circulated its lowest number of items on Jan. 24, at 24 items.

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partner this spring with administrators and NDSU students and will launch marketing campaigns and will start training the chapter advisory team.

In the fall, Tri Delta will have a formal recruitment, first round only, recruit potential members via consultations, welcome the founding members and start new member education.

Initiation will occur in spring 2017. Tri Delta will select chapter officers, cultivate chapter leadership and launch the community body image initiative.

Hall said the “other groups are getting larger” and Tri Delta will help grow the Greek lives on campus.

Haskell said they “really want to be a part of this campus” and they would have been disappointed if they were not chosen.

There are 125 local alumnae that will assist with support, guide and lead the new NDSU chapter. The executive from the board is working with a local realtor to assist in looking for the chapter house.

“Tri Delta is full of energy, and they will not have a problem getting people involved not only in their organization, but rethinking Fraternity & Sorority Life as a whole,” DuBois said.

Kappa Alpha Theta in 1947 was the last sorority to join NDSU.

not to say the gender gaps are not of concern.

“It’s a big national conversation, how to get more women and minorities into STEM fields,” Ingram said.

In terms of President Dean Bresciani’s goal to get 18,000 students enrolled at NDSU by 2018, the current enrollment growth does not factor much, Ingram said.

She added 2018 was “just kind of a tagline,” saying that the new students Bresciani wishes to add are graduate students.

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FARGO FASHION

Your Own Personal Stylist

For those of you who might not have enough time to do the shopping you would like to

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Examples of styles from TrendSend, TrunkClub and StitchFix (left to right).

Keyona Elkins

Contributing Writer

Typically only celebrities and rich fashionistas have personal stylists who dress them on the regular, but now everyone can get a taste of their lifestyle. Online personal shopping services have become a big retail trend. They let average Joes (and Janes) get personalized looks from a stylist without the work of shopping themselves. I tested out three of the most budgetfriendly and easy-to-use sites.

Stitch Fix

To start receiving “fixes,” you fill out an extensive survey so your stylist can get know your style and needs. They ask about your sizes, preferred fits, lifestyle, personal style, which body parts you like to flaunt and cover and which colors and prints you like. You can even share your Pinterest, Twitter or LinkedIn profile with them. Within a week,

you’ll get five pieces picked just for you along with outfit suggestions. All the service will cost you is a $20 styling fee that can be applied to the items you decide to keep. You get only 3 days to try everything on, checkout online and send back what you don’t want.

Stitch Fix got my style down for the most part, but there was both love and hate in that little box.

I got a black printed cami with gold chain straps that I adored, a black dressy tank that was cute but had details I wasn’t so hot about, and an orange chevron cardigan that I absolutely loathed.

My stylist included an asymmetrical maxi skirt that I would have loved in black, but the light color wasn’t flattering for my body type.

The fun floral printed jeans were a bit pricey but worth splurging on if I could get them in a smaller size, so I asked about it, but no one from Stitch Fix ever got back to me. I purchased the cami and sent the rest back.

Trendsend

Trendsend is a new service from Evereve that sends you two to three handpicked outfits. Their survey is very similar to Stitch Fix’s with added questions about your go-to pieces, favorite brands, office dress code and events you need outfits for. They also encourage you to attach photos of yourself and links to your Facebook or Pinterest. You pay a $20 styling fee that can be put toward your total at checkout, but you get four days to decide what you love and can choose to either mail it back or return or exchange at the store in West Acres Mall.

Trendsend didn’t totally nail my style, but they did send me a few great pieces. I loved the bright pink printed shift dress and floral peasant blouse they sent me, but hated the unflattering cargo pants. I doubt the stylist looked at my height when she styled me, because the strapless blue tie-dye jumpsuit was over a foot too long for my 5’2” frame. She also

included a nice white denim jacket and cute necklaces, but I didn’t think they were special enough for the price.

Most everything was a bit out of my budget, so I only splurged on the $58 printed blouse.

Trunk Club

Trunk Club started out doing solely menswear but branched into women’s this year. The Nordstrom-owned company has no styling fees and sends you 10-20 items in a huge cardboard “trunk.” You fill out a short survey on their website, and a few hours later your stylist actually calls you on the phone to talk about your life, personal style, preferred fit, existing wardrobe and occasions you need outfits for. Then within 24 hours, she will send you a preview of your trunk via email, and you can specify which items you don’t want or might want in different colors. Once you approve the trunk, they send it your way along with outfit suggestions, and you get a whole 10 days to try

everything on.

I got 16 items in my trunk, most of which really fit my style. There was an emerald green dress that made me feel amazing, a black scalloped-hem mini skirt that fit perfectly, sassy studded stiletto pumps, great leather wedges, a comfy black polka-dotted dress, and a brown boho dress fit for Coachella. I hated the pairs of jeggings she sent me, only because I hate jeggings in general, and had mixed feelings about the printed tops, tight black midi skirt, drop waist floral dress, high-low top, dark denim jacket, long linen cardigan and light flare jeans. Some items were very affordable (around $40), while others were too expensive for basic pieces (around $100), so I kept only the black mini skirt and brown dress because of my limited college student budget.

The Verdict

Each service I tried lets you choose your price point, offers free shipping and

returns and will get better each time as your stylist learns more about what you like. Personally, I preferred Trunk Club because I got much more choice and didn’t feel as obligated to buy anything because there was no styling fee like with Stitch Fix and Trendsend.

My Trunk Club stylist also complied with my wants better and really understood my personal style. The Trunk Club and Trendsend items had great quality that justified higher prices, but the low quality Stitch Fix pieces should have been less expensive.

Using online personal styling services was a lot of fun. People who hate shopping will love it, and fashionistas like me will be challenged to try styles, colors and brands we might not normally pick out on our own. I don’t think I saved much time compared with traditional shopping because of the time it took to fill out the initial surveys, but it probably would save time the next time I used the service.

Thoughts from a “Busy” Person

This would be longer, but I have to go do shtuff and things

Rio Bergh

Features Editor

It’s getting close to “that season.” The season where everything I have put off doing all semester begins to loom ominously. The season where I begin to feel that I should be doing lots of things all at once.

The problem is, I can’t do all of those things at

one time. This leads to a horrible “busy feeling” in the pit of my stomach. I know I’m the cause of it, but I still don’t like it.

I don’t think I am alone in this feeling — I imagine that lots of students are beginning to feel “the crunch.” I also imagine there is a significant uptick in coffee consumption.

This morning I woke up and thought, “Why is there

so much stuff to do?!”

Then I had the horrible realization that I signed up for this life. The fact that I have oodles of things to write and study for is completely and totally my fault. I asked for the late nights and limited sleep.

A crushing blow dealt by personal responsibility.

And then I had a realization: I don’t really need to do anything. I’m

arbitrarily busy, but if I don’t get that paper written on time, does it really matter? I mean, my grade might suffer a little bit.

But in the grand scheme of things, my grades don’t really matter that much, do they? I mean, in roughly 80 years, I will more than likely be dead and just a memory for a few people.

So now, instead of feeling busy, I’ve been

walking around in a haze of blissful serenity. I would be stopping to smell the flowers, but they aren’t currently in existence.

I would be feeding the pigeons too, but they aren’t on campus either. So I’ve settled for soaking in the feeling of complete and utter freedom, a complete lack of hectic business. I have achieved nirvana…

I mean, sometimes you just gotta let go and float, man. You gotta stop worrying about doing and just be. Like a rock, or a flower, or a tree. They don’t do, they just be.

OH MY GOD! I now have whiplash from snapping back to “reality” so quickly. Excuse me while I go get a coffee and hack out a paper.

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Fargo Foodie| I am a poor college sophomore. Please cry for me. At the moment I am living off of a strict diet.

No I am not trying to lose weight, rather I am heavily poor. Rice, beans and stale bread, if I am lucky, are my usual fine cuisine.

I have found a gold mine, though, that is literally seeping from every corner of this damn campus.

Freshmen.

Yes, they are easy targets for kick-thefreshmen day. And yes, they can obnoxiously ask all of their annoying questions. But brothers and sisters, you must look beyond this.

They are so beautiful.

I love me some freshmen.

They wear lanyards. They are little and adorable.

Some might even say-bite sized.

Freshmen also have one other special power, guest passes.

It is the end of the year; I am running on minimal energy, but hell, I am entertaining. I love being guest passed into the dining center. The slop that I hated as a freshmen, I adore now.

Food is expensive kiddos.

Appreciate.

When I say I am entertaining, I mean entertaining.

Look, you are feeding me. I am grateful. I will dress up if you want. I will pretend to be your boyfriend. I will pretend to be your girlfriend — hell, have you tasted the chocolate milk? I will do just about anything to be guest passed in. At this point I haven’t stood outside of the dining centers holding a sign, but that might happen during finals week.

Now you are intrigued.

I know. It is a gold mind.

It is something few take advantage of. I didn’t use all of my guess passes as a freshmen. How many freshmen this year are in the same boat?

Go out to where freshmen gather, I would suggest the volleyball courts, or possibly the gym. Approach slowly, since freshmen scare easily, and shoot straight.

They appreciate simple approaches, they cannot deal with hidden agendas.

Good luck my friends, and remember, it is a war out there. Don’t steal my freshmen plugs, and I won’t steal yours.

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Arts & Entertainment

‘The Clothesline Project’ Hangs in Union Gallery

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Current exhibition examines violence through artwork Jack Hastings A&E Editor

North Dakota State’s Memorial Union Gallery presents “The Clothesline Project: Bearing Witness to Violence Against Women.” The exhibition, in collaboration with NDSU Sexual Assault Prevention and Advocacy, NDSU Violence Prevention Educators and the Rape

and Abuse Crisis Center, examines violence through installation and is currently on display and runs until April 7.

The Clothesline Project as a whole is a global program with the goal of addressing the issue of violence against women with 500 projects located around the world. The campaign began in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1990.

The project has grown since then to honor women survivors of personal violence as well as all victims of intimate violence.

It continues to give survivors a voice to expose their tragedies and move into a triumphant recovery.

The Clothesline Project uses the image of a clothesline as an ironic gesture against traditional gender norms. Women would tell their story by

decorating a shirt that would then be hung on the clothesline as an in-yourface strategy for all to see.

“This exhibition is an interesting intersection of social awareness and advocacy as well as introspection,” said Gallery coordinator Anthony Faris.

The exhibition uses T-shirts as a medium of expression for students, faculty, staff and members of the Fargo-Moorhead

community for those who have been exposed to and personally affected by interpersonal violence.

“We invite our university community to come to the gallery and begin a discussion about how violence affects each of us,” Faris said.

The Clothesline Exhibition features a video installation examining confusion and secrets along with the T-shirts on display.

The exhibition will also include a discussion lead by the NDSU Sexual Assault Prevention and Advocacy program.

The discussion will be held regarding the content of “The Clothesline Project” 5 p.m. Tuesday and the closing reception will be hosted by the Memorial Union Gallery 5-7 p.m.

Thursday. All events are free to the public and all are invited to attend.

Selections from Female Poets

Three poets breaking through in modern writing

Paige Johnson Staff Writer

Byron, Shakespeare, Poe. Whitman, Frost, Tennyson.

These names are often thought of in regards to remarkable poetry, and while these men are incredible poets, the works of comparable female writers are left to the side.

There are many female poets known for their poetry as well: Plath, Sexton, and Dickinson, to name a few. Today, there is a new generation of poets continuing the legacy of female poetry.

Sierra DeMulder

Minneapolis-based

poet Sierra DeMulder is one making waves in her field. Her work includes “The Bones Below,” “New Shoes on a Dead Horse,” “We Slept Here” and, more recently, “Today Means Amen.”

DeMulder, like many of her contemporaries, writes on body image issues, rape, love and growing up.

She is also popular for her slam poetry, a competition in which poets share their original work to an audience and panel of judges.

DeMulder’s poetry is especially potent to those suffering from mental illness. Her poem “Ana” criticizes the culture of pro-anorexia. “We Made It” discusses depression.

DeMulder has teamed with To Write Love on Her Arms, a nonprofit for the promotion of mental health awareness and treatment, to spread her message of hope and understanding to those suffering with the illness.

Her poems are incredibly insightful as she provides a voice for those struggling but without the courage to speak.

Clementine Von Radics

Like DeMulder, Clementine Von Radics writes her poems on feminism, rape culture and mental illness.

“Mouthful of Forevers” and “Dream Girl,” both by Von Radics, feature poetry commenting on Von Radics’ relationships, her love and heartbreak.

Von Radics has a strong voice that she uses to effectively share her thoughts and feelings. She is unafraid to discuss sexuality in females and ambition in young women. She remarks on the inequities faced by women not only in this century, but in previous generations as well.

Yet she is also delicate and romantic. Her poem “Mouthful of Forevers” is used by many couples around the country as wedding vows, and “What Brings Me Joy” is a simple, sweet declaration of love.

Von Radics has created a successful poetry publishing company based out of Portland, Oregon, called Where Are You Press,

where she primarily focuses on publishing the works of females, people of color and marginalized people.

Michelle K

One of Von Radics’ authors is Michelle K, a college student who primarily spreads her poetry via a blog.

Michelle K’s debut anthology, “No Competition Between Flowers,” is comprised of her short and moving poetry.

Michelle K’s poetry is focused around growth, especially her own. She touches on her family, her personal battle with her mental illness and her loss and gains in love.

The beauty in Michelle K’s poetry is in its

simplicity. Some of her poems are no longer than a sentence, making her first debut very fast and easy to read. Yet each of her poems, however short, are very powerful. The lack of context and superfluous text makes her poetry very relatable to all readers, no matter their backgrounds.

DeMulder, Von Radics and Michelle K are not the only female poets out there writing and creating amazing work. Lang Leav, Raquel de Alderete (known as R.I.D.) and Sarah Kay are others with similar passion and poetry.

Plath, Sexton and Dickinson have handed the baton on to the next generation female poets.

Let’s celebrate that.

Plague Vendor’s “BLOODSWEAT” Album Review Punk outfit’s newest release high energy joyride REVIEW

Zach Pull

Contributing Writer

Earlier this year, Californian punk band Plague Vendor released its gritty sophomore album “BLOODSWEAT.” Plague Vendor’s music is contagious and violent, perhaps the reasoning behind the suiting band name.

The band continues its trend of good name choice, as they could not have picked a more fitting name for their second release.

From the beginning, “BLOODSWEAT” is an intense, enthralling ride.

This album makes you feel like you’re in a dark, sweaty garage banging heads along

with the band.

Plague Vendor offers a high-energy brand of punk rock, somewhat reminiscent of classic punk band Black Flag. That being said, “BLOODSWEAT’s” hard driving guitar riffs and savage drumbeats are downright invigorating.

Top that off with angst filled lyrics, and you have a winning formula.

“BLOOD SWEAT” is, at its heart, a raw album.

According to Epitaph Records, “BLOODSWEAT” was recorded over the course of two weeks in as few takes as possible, demonstrating a more improvisational approach.

This is not to say that the content of this release is premature or incomplete in feeling.

Plague Vendor has been playing together since 2009, and one can really feel the bond that the band mates have formed over their many years together.

Each song on “BLOODSWEAT” builds upon the energy of the last.

Somehow, the album never seems to lose speed. If there were a perfect playlist for a riot, it would be this album.

“BLOODSWEAT’s” biggest downside is its lack of innovation. The album overall feels traditional and somewhat expected of the punk genre.

This lack of innovation, however, doesn’t come close to harming the quality of this release.

“BLOODSWEAT” is a perfect high-energy punk rock anthem. You

would be hard pressed to find something better to headbang to.

Plague Vendor has the

feeling of a well-developed group that is ready to take over their corner of the music world. If you like

Punk rockers Plague Vendor get comfortable with their sound on their sophomore album “BLOODSWEAT.”

punk, garage, metal or anything loud and angry, “BLOODSWEAT” is an essential listen.

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‘Love Letter for Fire’: Sam Beam, Jessica Hoop Established folk musician collaborates on upcoming release REVIEW

Zach Pull

Contributing Writert

Legendary singersongwriter Sam Beam, of folk outfit Iron & Wine, has announced a collaborative album with fellow singersongwriter Jessica Hoop to be released April 15.

The artists have titled their forthcoming album “Love Letter for Fire.”

This project marks a new direction in Beam’s career, as he has not previously worked with another songwriter. It is exciting to see such a prolific artist continue to innovate in his career and reach for new artistic peaks.

According to Beam’s record label, Sub Pop, this new project was inspired by classic duets such as those that the artist grew

up listening to. The album itself was recorded in Portland, Oregon, under producer Tucker Martine.

Sam Beam has written many popular songs under the name Iron & Wine, including “Flightless Bird American Mouth” and “Boy With a Coin.” The bearded folk singer’s tender lyricism captures the most dreamy and intimate moments in soft lullaby-esque acoustic recordings.

Jessica Hoop’s experimental folk brings a whole new element to Beam’s music. Beam and Hoop harmonize beautifully, creating deeply soothing tracks.

So far, two singles have been released off of “Love Letter for Fire.”

“Every Songbird Says” demonstrates the near perfect compatibility between the two artists. The

song narrates an intimate love story told by boy and girl, supported by a wide variety of instruments. This track is beyond impressive vocally, and strongly represents what is the core goal of the collaborative project.

“Valley Clouds” is another soft, melodic song.

The song is delightfully warm, thanks to lovely harmony once again. The song’s lyrics are very “lovey-dovey” in nature as some may say.

Judging by these two singles, “Love Letter for Fire” should be a successful album. It seems as though this project was slaved over, and this love and dedication can be felt through the music. Sam Beam continues to prove himself a folk love song powerhouse as he advances his career.

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Nostalgic Rock and Roll in Fargo

Foreigner to play sold-out Scheels Arena

Andrew Fugleberg Staff Writer

Classic rock-and-roll is coming to Fargo this month. The legendary and iconic rock band Foreigner is taking Fargo at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday at Scheels Arena.

Tickets have been sold out since December for this long-awaited opportunity for those in the FargoMoorhead area to hear the band play classic favorites, along with new songs.

People not familiar with Foreigner might be able to recognize a few of their popular tracks that have been laced in pop culture.

Besides being able to hear at least one of their songs everything you step into a bar-and-grill, their music can be heard in “Rock of Ages,” “Anchorman 2,” “Magic Mike” and even in “Pitch Perfect.”

Popular songs by Foreigner include “Juke

Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam launches a collaborative effort with singer-songwriter Jessica Hoop.

Box Hero,” “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “Hot Blooded,” and “Waiting for a Girl Like You.” With these recognizable tunes, Foreigner has cemented itself as a band from the ‘70s that still has holding power.

In its first few years as a band, Foreigner had several hits on the top of the Billboard charts.

This led to their album, “4”, which had a long and respectable run as No. 1 on the Billboard chart. When their fifth album, “Agent Provocateur,” came out in 1984, the band’s global smash success “I Want to Know What Love Is” was released.

Even though Foreigner experienced most of their fame before the turn of the century, in 2002 it took their band to the next level when front man Mick Jones, inductee in the Songwriter’s

Hall of Fame, changed up the sound to reinvigorate the sound to appeal to old time fans and new listeners.

After the new sound of Foreigner in the early 2000s, the band got back on the Billboard charts with a live greatest hits album.

With their newfound energy they found themselves in the Billboard Top 30 in 2009 with another successful album.

Loverboy will be accompanying them on this tour, touting songs like “Working for the Weekend” and “Hot Girls in Love,” also noteworthy in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

When this iconic group comes to Fargo in a short while, listeners will be able to enjoy the classics along with fan-favorite deep cuts. New hits will also be showcased, allowing fans of any age to find things to enjoy at the April 10 concert.

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Aim higher, create goals and complete them Cierra Steffensen Contributing Writer

With April approaching quickly and summer break just around the corner, The Happiness Project has great goals for the month of March. Not only have we covered some basic steps in becoming happier people, but we also have built up to the addition of striving for greatness. This month is all about aiming higher, creating goals, completing them, and bettering ourselves.

These goals will help to become a better version of ourselves, as well as creating a happier you.

Launch a Blog

This is a goal that maybe you don’t think you are

cut out for, or it’s not your style. Well, from my own experience, it is worth it.

Writing about your life and sharing the experiences you’ve had is extremely rewarding.

People get to compliment you on your accomplishments and you get to relive them while you are telling the story. It is also rewarding to be able to write loosely. You don’t have to be grammatically correct or worry about all of your spelling errors. You are able to write however you want to write. It may seem strange at first but it feels great in the end.

Enjoy the Fun in Failure

Push yourself. Yes, knowing you could fail isn’t a great feeling. But try to remember why you are

pushing yourself. You want to better yourself, right? So why not enjoy striving for bigger and better things.

Don’t sulk in the face of failure, relish in the journey that got you there and try to make the next adventure that much better. Remember that failure is part of being ambitious. If you have nothing to fail for then you are not living your life to its full potential.

Ask for Help

Stop running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Ask for help.

It’s okay to get advice or thoughts from another person. If fact, that is why we have other people in our life. For support, happiness, and help. You never know what is going to come out of asking for

a little help now and then.

In fact you may find that you both have created a whole new solution or you work incredibly well together. Asking for help doesn’t make you weak or unintelligent, it actually makes not only you, but also the person you are asking, stronger.

Work Smart

We all know that perfect planning and scheduling isn’t the strong point of every college student. In fact we are very well versed in procrastination.

Although after reading this chapter I haven’t become a strict schedule keeper who has everything planned to the minute. It has helped.

Simply starting my day before 8 a.m. has helped.

Creating time for things that make you happy is important. I don’t mean sitting on your sofa all day watching Netflix, although it is perfectly acceptable to spend a couple hours a week binge watching your favorite show. It’s important to do things that keep your mind awake in order to accomplish the things that need to be done in a timely manner. Read a book, take a bath, surround your workplace with things that are the quiet kind of content, like a candle or a plant, go for a bike ride, maybe paint a picture.

These simple things will keep your mind awake and ready to defeat the day.

Enjoy Now

This month was all

about pushing yourself to be better, aim higher. But it’s always great to have that simple reminder: “Live in the now.” Enjoying your time is more important than anything. Pushing yourself is great but remembering to enjoy those moments is even better. Life and all of its ups and downs, after all, it’s something meant to be enjoyed.

This month has been somewhat of a push and pull game. Sometimes it’s hard to fit new things into your already busy life. You don’t always have time to pick up a new hobby or rearrange your schedule to fit something new. But it’s important to remember to enjoy the ride.

The War on Women Women are on the receiving end of an outdated belief system

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

We are in a raging war, a war that infects, that rots, that degrades the very core of every family in this country. It is a war that, that some ignore. It is a war some people feel every day in multiple painful moments.

The war on women, and, in an extension, the war on feminism, is something that this paper is rather acquainted with.

I will be the first person to defend any opinion that differs from mine. People need to have their voices heard, no matter what their voice has to say. That, though, has no bearing on

my stance. I am a feminist, self-proclaimed of course.

I wasn’t baptized, nor was I brought into a cult like some people here think.

On Wednesday, Donald Trump made it clear that this war is still active. I am pro-choice. I believe that I don’t know other people’s situations. I don’t know the women’s state of mind that has to make such a painful decision.

Trump on the other hand has other thoughts, calling for not only a ban on abortions, but also claiming there should be some sort of punishment for the women who have abortions.

Wow. We as a society can try to rationalize this statement.

“Oh he is just being ridiculous to be ridiculous.”

“He wants votes.” No matter how we try to make this statement anywhere near digestible, we are reminded of a painful, and simple truth – it was said.

We live in a world of false promise. If I someday have a daughter, will it be my job to tell her that she can be anything she chooses to be, while also reminding her to not look too friendly to strangers, not to be too outgoing or to not travel alone? Will I perhaps give her the keys to my car when she turns 16, but in a troubling moment of realization also give her a can of pepper spray, “Just in case?”

Women are the prime target. Last Tuesday, a 15-year-old girl was pepper sprayed, and then allegedly “groped” outside of a Trump rally in Janesville, Wisconsin.

This child needs nothing more than the painful reminder she received; the world that she was born into, it ain’t fair.

Perhaps if she would have just accepted the status-quo and kept to the kitchen, she would be safely home, enjoying the “American Dream”.

“When a person tells you that you hurt them, you don’t get to decide that you didn’t,” Louie C.K., a step-on-your-toes comedian, once said.

When a woman says that a certain thing you say hurts them, you just can’t ignore that. You can’t just say, “Well obviously that isn’t what I meant.” In some ways you might be very right, but your statement was made, and it was offensive.

For us to actually change anything, we must work every day on this. I am not perfect, nor are you. We are each other’s checks and balances. I know that people might have differing opinions, but chose rather than being ignorant and sexist, to be enlightened and polite.

As we send off our generation into the real world, Millennials still have

a lot of work to do. The fight is far from over for women. As men who are allies, as men who are not, for a lack of a better term, dicks, we must support and correct our behavior when necessary. This is a two way street: correct men who place men into the “man box” (if you don’t know, ask a feminist about this term). Correct anyone who sexually exploits women, men who see women as mere means, as objects to be controlled. This is an outdated way of looking at the world, and it only hurts our progress when people choose to be ignorant and intolerant to a world that they continually fail to grasp.

Letter to the Editor: Look Around You

One cannot talk about feminism without acknowledging that in the past, we haven’t always fought for the rights of everyone. In fact, as sad as it is to admit, the woman’s suffrage movement was actually about white women’s right to vote and work outside the home.

The history of the U.S. tends to be a tad racist— scratch that, it is actually a lot racist. However, we can’t just put this ugly past behind us. In order to move

on and learn from it we have to take it head on. It is important that we recognize that there are issues of race that are still at work today.

Race is one important part of intersectionality but there are several other institutions of oppression that intersectionality covers as well.

Intersectionality is a key concept within feminism and also an important one.

It is probably also one that most people don’t

understand or haven’t heard of. Personally, we did not become familiar with this word until we took a Women and Gender Studies Class here on the NDSU campus. Intersectionality is a concept that describes how different institutions of oppression can work together. These institutions include racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, ableism and others.

Basically, different people have many of

these institutions working against them which in turn means they navigate life differently than others.

These institutions are used to oppress people.

The key thing here is how these institutions cannot be separated. For example, the oppression of a white woman will be different than that of a black woman. A white woman will understand how her gender/sex is oppressive while the black woman will

experience how her race and gender/sex are oppressive and how they work together.

A disabled person will find different disadvantages in life than someone who isn’t.

There are many factors that can contribute to oppression and each factor affects people in different ways.

There are things that some of us won’t be able to relate to, but it is still worth the fight.

It is impossible to separate race, gender,

class, sex, etc. These categories and oppressions work together to create unique experiences for the individual. We as individuals have a choice to identify these intersections and create a difference in our lives. It is okay to begin questioning yourself and how this is affecting you.

We can make the change, we can make equality happen. It all has to start with you.

Sincerely,

Carly Deal, junior, women and gender studies and international studies Jessica Murray, senior, human development and family science Cassandra Wood, senior, apparel and retail merchandising design Hannah Stevens, senior, English

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Political Correctness Stifles Discussions on Israel Zionism has sparked a religious conflict involving Jews, Muslims, Christians and Illuminists Matt Frohlich Staff Writer

The significance of our Zionist policies are matched by our collective ignorance of their meaning. I partially blame academia for this ignorance.

In their quest to make the world a safe space where every religion is free from criticism, liberal academics have made it virtually impossible to state one obvious fact: the conflict over Israel is a religious conflict. It is unlikely we will ever reach a peaceful resolution to this conflict until we abolish the political correctness surrounding it.

Granted, I do not claim to be an expert on U.S.Middle East relations, but the way I see it, four separate religions are involved: Judaism, Islam, Christianity and Illuminism.

For those that are not aware, the state of Israel was officially formed after World War II specifically for the purpose of creating an official Jewish state. Its creation was condoned by

the United Nations, partially on the pretense that Jews needed a safe place to flee to following the Holocaust.

It is not surprising that Jews think they are entitled to the land occupied by present day Israel. If you read the Old Testament, it is clear that they think they are God’s chosen people, and that it is their Godgiven right to occupy this land by whatever means necessary.

The Old Testament has numerous instances where God directly commands the Jews to commit a litany of war crimes in order to capture this land, some of which include rape, pillage and genocide.

Muslims have every right to be upset about the creation of Israel, as the land was predominantly Muslim prior to its formation. However, this does not change the fact that Islam is a militant religion that is always searching for new excuses to engage in warfare.

Muslims play the role of both victim and aggressor in this conflict.

Christians are probably

Christians are probably the most ignorant of the religions involved. They blindly support the nation of Israel, regardless of its actions.

the most ignorant of the religions involved. They blindly support the nation of Israel, regardless of its actions. This too, is not surprising, as their God is

the same one that ordered the Jews to commit all of their war crimes in the Old Testament.

It is unlikely that Israel would exist today without the support of Christians,

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Previously on Saving Grace: He didn’t know that all of this — all of them — might all be inside her head.

She had thought about it on the way back, pondering just how much of what she remembered from after the jump was real. If she had really jumped, there was a good possibility that she was in a hospital somewhere and this …This was her hallucination? A dream?

Either way, it was a vivid one.

Everything up until she had spoken to Connor at the bridge had felt real — it still did. Only now, she was left questioning what was really going on.

“I’m thinking about painting again,” she murmured, remembering Connor saying that she needed to paint. What did he want her to paint?

He had not been clear on his answer and it was beginning to drive her insane. “Not like with the float,” she added quickly, before Sam could open his mouth to speak. “On a canvas. I want to make my own art again.”

Sam swallowed, shaking his head in

“You could paint me,” the voice was soft, but Sam and Grace looked over to Piper. She had spoken! “Please paint me, okay?” response. “You haven’t painted in years.”

Piper, however, had perked up a little more with the word “paint,” tilting her head to one side.

A certain light that had not been there before had sprung back into her eyes.

“I know, but I used to love it, didn’t I? I know I did. I want — I need to paint again.” Something Connor had said, about fixing this. Maybe it could help Piper. Maybe … maybe it would help her find some answers. Maybe she would find a way home.

“You could paint me,” the voice was soft, but Sam and Grace looked over to Piper. She had spoken!

“Please paint me, OK?” A little louder now, as if she had gained back some of the confidence she had lost after the attack.

Grace nodded, standing up to scavenge through her closet, finding the supplies she had always had on hand but had never intended on using. Like the days she walked into an art

store and couldn’t help but buy canvas and paints with the knowledge that she did not have the confidence to pick up the paintbrush, to add color to the white canvas.

Yes, a part of Grace had never given up on her painting. A part of her still yearned for the familiar feeling of a brush in her hand, creating what she saw in her mind onto the white canvas in front of her.

“Of course,” she answered, nodding again, faster now, her hands shaking, itching to pick up the brush. Muscle memory.

She had never forgotten — she had only left it for a while. She was going to paint. She was going to paint Piper’s portrait.

Behind her, Sam stood, tossing his plate into the garbage, before walking past her to the door. “You two will be busy,” he explained, leaving the room after telling them to “have fun.” Then it was just her and Piper, like old times.

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particularly those from the United States. Thanks to Christian support, the United States has been able to provide Israel with the military resources necessary to protect it from its Muslim

neighbors who would like to invade it.

Illuminists are the wild card in this conflict.

Like everything they get involved with, it is difficult to judge how significant their influence is, but it is great enough that it should at least be acknowledged.

Supposedly Kabbalistic Jews, the Illuminist version of Jews, had an influence on the formation of Israel.

Mainstream society usually scoffs at this idea (liberals find it offensive), but I think it is plausible, especially considering that their symbol is on the flag of Israel.

The Star of David is not a Jewish or a Christian symbol; it is an occult symbol. I find it hard to believe it got placed there on accident.

Unfortunately, I do not have the answers on how to fix this situation. I question whether a peaceful solution even exists.

The best I can do is to provide a politically incorrect analysis that identifies who the major players are in this conflict.

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MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016

Pace Maier Sports Editor

You smell that?

Actually, depending on where you’re reading this, we could be smelling two completely different smells.

I’m smelling fresh air; I’m tasting a hot dog with all the fixins on it and I’m seeing a little white ball being tossed around.

Ladies and gentlemen, you guessed it, I’m watching golf ... no I’m just kidding, it’s baseball season for goodness sake.

I hate that it’s Monday because I love the Major League Baseball opening day so much that it went by way too fast, but today we get even more games to watch and listen to while trying to do our day jobs.

I love that it’s social acceptable to eat bags of peanuts at any given time of the day because it’s baseball season.

And I love that I can start wearing my baseball jersey’s around campus without people saying behind my back that I’m a “F—k boy.”

Well, since you’re going to be in front of a computer screen watching Ervin Santana pitch, you might as well hop in and join me on this love to hate, hate to love journey.

What I Hate to Love

I hate to love that we have entered the month of April because that means we are getting closer to the end of the school year, and I don’t want that. However, I love that April means the MLB season has begun and the North Dakota State baseball and softball teams are closer to stepping foot

on a Fargo diamond.

Starting on Wednesday, the Bison baseball team will take on Minot State. Two days later, they will take on Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne.

The very next day the softball team will take on IPFW in a double-header, and the baseball team will face IPFW in the second game of a three game series.

Sunday is capped off with one more game for each team.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that these seven games this week all take place in Fargo.

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What I Love to Hate

I love to hate this app called Snapchat. It gets people in trouble. We’ve all heard about the DeAngelo Russell mistake where he snapped a teammate saying things about other girls, even though he’s engaged to Iggy Azalea. Don’t be that kid, Russell.

The weather in Fargo is trying to get warmer, and that means more bonfires, house parties and skimpier summer clothing. Go have fun. But whatever you do, make sure it doesn’t get on video.

Yeah, waking up and looking at the Snap stories from the previous night is a lot of fun, but if you’re going to do something stupid just don’t get it on video. We’ve all been three sheets to the wind with a phone in our hand while our best friend is trying to order eight blue dolphins at 1 a.m. that turns into the him or her getting kicked out of the bar.

Just put the phone down, enjoy your time with your friends and keep the late night moments in your head not your phone.

Bison Track and Field Teams Crushes Record NDSU men’s and women’s track and field teams had a successful weekend out west

USWNT files pay gap complaint Karson Sorby Maggie Crippen Contributing Writer

Everyone knows that the pay gap between men and women exists in the workplace. But has anyone considered the workplace to be a soccer field?

On Thursday, five members of the United States Women’s Nation Soccer Team filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming that their wages have been unfair, citing discrimination based on sex. The members of the USWNT filing the complaint are Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd, Megan, Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Alex Morgan.

The USWNT were World Cup champions in 2015, while the U.S. men’s team unfortunately lost early on in their World Cup tournament.

Comparing specific players’ salaries, Lloyd and Solo made approximately $240,019 from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.

Their salaries will be compared to two U.S. men’s team players, Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard, a leading scorer and a veteran goalie. Dempsey collected $428,022 and Howard slightly lower at $398,495 in the same time span.

ESPN’s fivethirtyeight. com released their statistical analysis of the story, and came up with the salary differences. Dempsey made nearly $200,000 more than Lloyd and Howard $160,000 more compared Solo. When asked to make a comment, U.S. Soccer declined.

This is not the first time the USWNT has been on the lower hand. In December, they boycotted a friendly match and cited concerns of the artificial

turf at Honolulu’s Aloha Stadium. They cited safety for their boycott, as underneath artificial turf there is often concrete, making it dangerous. In comparison, the U.S. men’s team only plays matches on real-grass fields.

Additional differences include: unequal travel compensation (women fly coach while men fly business class), unequal reward for making the 23-player World Cup roster, and unequal pay for winning friendly games throughout the season.

Courts will decide whether the USWNT’s complaints have merit by the end of May. This case has large implications, and could possibly be compared to NBA and WNBA conditions, although their specific pays are unknown.

The pay gap is real, and the USWNT is trying to claim their fair piece of the pie.

Staff Writer

Last weekend was again full of record-breaking events for the North Dakota State track and field student athletes competing in both the Stanford Invitational and the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.

5. NDSU Sophomore Matches 31-Year-Old Record

April Fools’ Day was no joke for Bison sophomore Payton Otterdahl, who was able to match a discus record of 53.57 meters tying a 1985 school record set by Mike Stratton. While this was a big enough throw to break NDSU’s records, Otterdahl took third overall in the discus at the Stanford Invitational.

4. Winning Women

Both Friday and Saturday were successful days for the NDSU women’s track and field team who continuously added to the NDSU record books.

Winning the long jump at the Stanford Invitational was junior Allie Lahren. This doubled as her personal best. Also recording a personal best was junior Courtney Pasiowitz, whose 15.64 meters shot put performance put her at second in NDSU’s record books.

Saturday was a big day for the relay team of Melissa Kitching, Morgan Milbrath, Rose Jackson and

Alexis Woods who received second place in the Stanford meet for the 4x400 meter relay with a time earning them a rank among the top schools in the NCAA for this event.

3. Bison Performances at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival While things were impressive at the Stanford Invitational, performances were just as consistent at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival. Starting off the Bison men’s success was sophomore Brant Gilbertson, who set a personal record of 9:11.11 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event. Now ranked No. 2 in the Summit League was junior Dalton Herding who ran his second-best time ever in the 800-meter event. Redshirt freshman Derek Warner and Branden Scheel each showed promising talent in their events, proving that the Bison have a bright future in front of them.

On the women’s side, one runner who all year has showed impressive times was Taylor Janssen who performed in her first 3,000-meter steeplechase of the season. She completed this event in the secondfastest time of her career while teammate junior Sydney Bork set a personal record of 4:44.72 in the 1500-meter event.

Saturday also brought positive results for the Bison the hurdles as sophomore Matt Bedard recorded his best score of

the season for a third place finish in the 400 meter hurdles. In the 100-meter hurdles on the women’s side, junior Lexy Boschee took third while freshman Dakota Wood finished fourth. This is a season best for Wood.

2. Record-Setting Renner

The second day of competition at the Stanford Invitational was a big one for junior Alex Renner who recorded yet another school record for the shot put. Previously setting records earlier in the season in indoor track and field events, Renner is now ranked in the Top 20 in the NCAA for the outdoor shot put event.

Setting another personal record for his own event was junior Conrad Schwarzkopf who earned the fifth spot in NDSU history in the hammer throw. This record setting throw was a 10foot improvement off his previous record.

1. Teschuk Wins Stanford Invitational

Shattering records as she has all season, senior Erin Teschuk set a new NDSU record for the 1500-meter on Friday, winning the Stanford Invitational for the event. With a time of 4:15.30, she was able to hold her title as she was also the winner of this event at the Invitational last year. The time recorded in this event also comes in second in the NCAA overall for this season.

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Olympic Champion Talks About His Journey at NDSU Taylor Schloemer Staff Writer

As a sports fan, the most important moments in sports history come when at least one of two things happens: an underdog wins, or something happens that is bigger than sports itself.

These are the stories that send chills up your spine, and make you realize just what sports are. There are a couple moments in particular that spring to mind when I think about this.

The first is one more common here in the United States: Mike Eruzione’s game winner against the Soviet Union in Lake Placid, followed by the Al Michael’s call at the end of the game, “Do you believe in miracles?!”

The second is a little less known here, but it’s Siphiwe Tshabalala’s goal for South Africa in the opener of the 2010 World Cup. It was an English commentator with my favorite call, “Goal for South Africa, a goal for all of Africa!” I knew that goal meant so much to that country and the continent; I could not help but feel chills.

Then, Friday night at Sudro Hall, I learned of another moment that gives me the chills. Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills was there giving a talk about his journey, and it fits both of the criteria.

Mills won the 10,000 meter run at the Tokyo Games in 1964. What he had to endure, though,

makes the story.

Mills was born in South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

A member of the Lakota Tribe, he lived in one of the most impoverished places in the U.S. His situation was not helped as both of his parents died before he was 12. Mills said that his ancestry made his life difficult. He had one Native American parent, and one white. The footsteps that they had made through history almost conflicted each other.

“My wings were broken, but my dad said, ‘The only way wings are healed are through dreams,’” Mills said.

He found his dream in running.

Mills went on to the University of Kansas, were he would be named an All-American three times. He still ran into issues though. He faced discrimination constantly, most notably because of his All-American status. Even though he was the only American on the five man team, he was asked to step out of the picture because of race. He said each of the three times, he broke a little more.

After college, Mills joined the Marine Corp, and found himself in the Tokyo Games. Having not won a major race, he found himself in the final. In front of 85,000 people, Mills went out and kept contact with the lead group, which held pre-race favorite and world-record holder Ron Clarke from Australia.

The group went out quick, and Mills said that “I was three seconds off

my fastest three-mile in my life, but it is a 6.2 mile race.”

After dealing with so much in his life, Mills had a chance to capture his dream. With two laps to go, Mills, Clark and Tunisia’s Mohammed Gammoudi were left to battle it out. With 300 meters remaining, Gammoudi muscled his way into the lead, and started gapping the pair. Clarke responded, and started closing the gap.

Mills looked out of it with 200 meters to go.

“I am a Type-2 diabetic,” Mills said. “I was just worried about finishing the race.”

With just over 100 meters to go, the final kicks to the finish began. There was a large group of lapped runners that the leaders had to work through.

Mills started closing. He worked his way through the traffic when he noticed something. He caught the slightest glimpse of the crest on the front of a German’s jersey.

“It was an eagle, and my dad (told me) when I was small: ‘Son, you do these things, someday you’ll have wings of an eagle.’”

He knew this was his chance, so he left everything on the track.

He ran right into the lead, and broke the tape.

He was the new Olympic champion.

After years of being torn down, discriminated against and broken, Mills had finally achieved his goal. This was not just an accomplishment for him, but for his family, his tribe and his nation.

In Regards To Tier II Budget Cuts A possible alleviation to budget over-allocations Casey McCarty Spectrum Staff

Student government should cut $100,000 from its funding allocation to North Dakota State athletics and allocate the funds to Tier II organizations.

Now before the criticism of cutting athletic funding pours in, let me explain.

Jay Homan, executive commissioner of finance for the North Dakota State student government, announced on March 8 that student senate had voted to cut 12 percent from every Tier II organization for the next fiscal year, with a contingency clause that the next executive commissioner of finance could reimburse Tier II organizations with rollover funding.

Homan also said in an interview that a year prior, student groups lost four percent of their funding.

That being said, there is one untapped way for student government to save money: students paying for Bison football tickets.

Currently, NDSU students fund seven percent of the Tier I organization NDSU athletics’ budget, or $1.4 million.

Ryan Perreault, director of athletic communications at NDSU, said, presently, student fees from the student activity fee pay for part of athletics, and athletics in return reserves free admission to home games.

Nikki Borstad, NDSU student government’s executive commissioner of public relations said 4,000 tickets are allocated to students for every regular season Bison football game.

Here’s another idea: NDSU should adopt a policy such as its sister school, the University of North Dakota, does for its hockey program.

Presently, UND has a

ticket program for students, where tickets are $10 for an individual game, $70 for a Friday game only season package, $80 for a Saturday game only season ticket package and $140 for an all-season ticket package.

If NDSU students were to pay $10 per ticket for Bison football games, assuming all allocated student seats were filled at Bison football game, NDSU athletics could make $40,000 per home game, and a total of $240,000 for all six regular season home games.

Students from NDSU who wish to go to a Bison game will go to a Bison game regardless of whether or not the tickets are free or relatively inexpensive.

Having a season ticket package would also allow for students to not have to worry about waking up early Monday mornings to get a football ticket.

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Billy Mills won the 10,000 meter run at the Tokyo Games in 1964.

BISON ROUNDUP Jacob Watters

Contributing Writer

The North Dakota State softball team recorded two quality wins over Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis this past weekend.

Senior Logan Moreland went 6-for-8 with a pair of home runs as the Bison handled IUPUI 14-2 and 8-3 in a Summit League doubleheader played Saturday. Sophomore Jacquelyn Sertic and freshman Kaitlyn Leddy both earn wins for the Bison. NDSU has been playing strong as of late, winning eight of its last 10 games.

NDSU pitchers had a field day, limiting the Jaguar offense to only six hits. That was more than enough for the Bison offense, which had a season-high 18 hits in the opening game. The Herd collected 31 hits and nine for extra-bases over the two games.

Junior Alyssa Reina’s hit a huge two-run homer to left field in the top of the first to give the Bison the early lead in the first game. It was Reina’s third home run of the season.

The Bison scored in six of seven innings in the first game to claim the victory.

The Jaguars committed three errors in the first game alone; the Bison

stayed out of the “E” column.

In game two, NDSU jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, but let the Jaguars hang around.

IUPUI cut the deficit to 5-1, with Taylor Chitwood’s RBI double in the fourth inning.

Chitwood stayed active in the bottom of the sixth, this time cutting the lead to 7-3 with a two-run home run. Moreland finished the game out strong batting 3-for-3 as NDSU combined for 13 hits and came away with the win.

The Bison will play a three-game series against Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne starting at 12 p.m. Saturday with a doubleheader.

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