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Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby Third-annual Sex+Expo features speakers, tables on sexual health, assault and more
Paige Johnson Spectrum Staff
There were condoms. So many condoms. And buttons. There were a lot of buttons. But mostly, there were people who were really excited about sex. On Tuesday, the Women’s Activist Organization at NDSU hosted its 3rd annual Sex+Expo. The goal of the event is to let people talk about sex positively in the Fargo-Moorhead area. WAO teams up with other organizations on campus — including the Department of Women and Gender Studies, the Wallman Wellness Center and more activist organizations — to bring information, resources and speakers to students at NDSU and the greater FM population. “We bring light to (sex),” Liv Oland, president of the WAO, said. “We make it something to talk about. We talk about sex, sexual assault and what it looks like physically, emotionally
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SEX+EXPO | PAGE 2 The Department of Women and Gender Studies promoted their programs and classes at the Sex+Expo. The department works on bringing awareness to women’s
issues and how that extends into the modern world.
Inside Look: Ag Experiment Station Research Greenhouse Complex Greenhouse focuses on multiple aspects of agriculture research
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One room, kept at 80 degrees Fahrenheit, is currently being used to create plant-based pathogens.
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A Ph.D. student infects wheat plants with a pathogen which reduces crop yields and the quality of the grain.
Casey McCarty Head News Editor
The North Dakota State Agricultural Experiment Station Research Greenhouse Complex, located on the west side of 18th Street North across the street from the Wallman Wellness Center, is home to NDSU crop research. Julie Hochhalter, the manager of the greenhouse, described the facility as one of the best in the world. Hochhalter said half of crops in the building are wheat with the other half containing peas, beans, potatoes and more. The facility has three biosafety levels with the
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strictest being a shower-inshower-out facility. Insects that are not found wildly in the area are contained in that zone to study. The second, less extreme safety level requires a lab coat and is used to study insects that are already here and the third is for nonrestrictive greenhouse use. The basement of the facility has a long-term seed storage room similar in concept to the Svalbard Seed Vault in Norway. Seeds from the room are cataloged and can be used to study or replace any plants, which may incur complications. CASEY MCCARTY | THE SPECTRUM Tours were given of the complex as an Ag Week An artificial winter period is created in a cooler in event Tuesday. the basement of the complex. It is kept to three degrees centigrade year round.
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A researcher tends to plant samples.
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Dry beans, including pinto and navy beans, being tended to by a researcher. A researcher tends to dry bean plants, including navy and pinto beans.
Inner city music: Profiles of downtown street performers
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Planned Parenthood interns John Myhre and Carly Deal were hosting competitions to see who could win a thumb wrestling competition with lube and who could put on a condom the fastest. SEX+EXPO | FROM FRONT
and economically. We also want to show what campus has to offer with the Women and Gender Studies program and with activism.” The WAO has been growing recently. The organization was started five years ago after being dormant for years. While the Sex+Expo is their biggest event, the WAO hosts meetings that encourage students at NDSU to talk about issues that are given the spotlight at the Sex+Expo. “We use (WAO) as an outlet for people,” Oland said. “We are one, big activism organization. And of course, we have a feminist agenda, smashing the patriarchy. But our meetings cover all different ideas. It’s really just a safe space to talk about really anything.” This year’s event hosted many on-campus and F-M community organizations as well as two speakers. The first was Rebel Marie, who spoke about her story as being a transgender woman. The second speaker, Alyssa Gapinski, spoke about sex trafficking in North Dakota. The event took nearly four months to fully flesh out, but Oland has been planning it for more than a year. “There was a lot of prep. We’ve been talking about it since December, but we had the room booked in September,” she said. “After this, I’ll probably go and reserve the room for next year so that we have it.” But, she said, it was very rewarding.
Campus-wide programs
While WAO hosted the event, many more student activism organizations participated in the Sex+Expo. One such group was the Violence Prevention Educator Program that raises awareness on consent and advocates for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. VPE is also the group that hosts three major events on campus: Take Back the Night, We Take a Stand and the Clothesline Project. This year, they also hosted the Vagina Monologues, a project they hope continues into the future. “People like to think that sexual violence and rape doesn’t happen at NDSU,” Kaitlyn Goodpaster, a VPE member, said. “Unfortunately, it does. This helps spread the message and raise awareness about sexual assault and violence.” As April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, VPE is hosting an essay campaign to bring awareness to sexual violence on campus. The organization is encouraging students to submit anything creative, an essay, a poem or something else visually creative, to discuss their own experience with sexual violence and assault. The deadline for these submissions is April 13 and can be sent to Kelsey Keimig, the assistant director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Advocacy, at her email kelsey.a.keimig.1@ndus. edu. In addition to VPE, the
“No matter what your views are, I think it’s important to keep track of what’s going on.” - Tyra Payer, student presenter department of women and gender studies talked about classes and how to get involved in the program. The LGBTQ programs (part of the Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity) were handing out information pamphlets for students interested in learning more about the program or even interested in resources and facts. Even the wellness center was there, mostly advertising their informational session Sex in the Dark. Sex in the Dark will have “sexperts” answering anonymous questions about safe sex, sex in general and other sex-related things. The event will take place at 8 p.m. Monday, April 18 Memorial Union’s Century Theater.
Community event
Representatives of services, academic programs and activist organizations from NDSU itself were not the only groups that attended the Sex+Expo. In addition to these student-focused groups, organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Red River Women’s Clinic, Plants 4 Patients and Pure Romance contributed information and services to curious visitors. Planned Parenthood offered a competition to students passing by, encouraging them to thumb
wrestle with lube or to see who could apply a condom properly the fastest. The Red River Women’s Clinic (the only abortion clinic in Fargo and North Dakota) offered information on women’s health and on being an escort for patients. The organization Plants 4 Patients is a “strictly pro-compassion” group that creates pots and plants to give to patients healing in the after effects of sexual assault or abuse. Finally, Pure Romance offered female sexual enhancements and other beauty products such as lubricants, sex toys, bath and beauty products for singles and couples. This expanded the event to include more than just the NDSU community, allowing students and the public to see services and organizations that are offered on campus and in the greater F-M community.
An A for activism
Official organizations and programs were present, but there were also student activism projects being presented at the Sex+Expo. The organization Hope Kits was one group. It works to provide care for people who have been sexually assaulted. In their brochure, Hope Kits outlines the steps victims can take at NDSU, MSUM and Concordia if they would like to report a rape
or sexual assault. “We outreach to the three schools to work together,” students Madeline Iversen and Rosie Carlson said. “We’re trying to get the TriCollege together.” Last year, Hope Kits donated $850 to the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center. Iversen and Carlson completed Hope Kits as part of their class, WGS 350, perspectives in women’s studies. WGS 350 has students complete activism projects that can change or help the community. Like Iverson and Carlson, Daria Liebe completed WGS 350. Her project involved designing FAST: Feminists Against Sex Trafficking. “We thought it would be good to spread awareness about sex trafficking,” Liebe said. “It was something people kind of blew under the rug.” Liebe is hoping the project continues past this year. Liebe and her group members are graduating next year, causing a confusing and difficult transition. “I don’t feel like it’s something to be dropped,” Liebe said. As part of the project, FAST will be showing the movie “Priceless” in the Room of Nations on Tuesday, April 11. Choice is Life is another group that was a part of WGS 350. “Choice is Life is an activism group that fights for reproductive rights for women, or at least give them choice or options,” Edda Anderson said. “Our goal is to spread accurate information and options because there’s a lot of false
stuff out there.” The wellness class, issues in sexuality (HDFS 448), also has a student group presenting on sex in politics. Tyra Payer explained how her project looked at how laws affect sexuality. “There are obvious examples, like contraception and abortion,” Payer said. “But there is also insurance, human trafficking and it defines felonies and penalties of child abuse.” Recently in North Dakota, a senate bill titled SB 2290 on human trafficking was signed by Governor Doug Burgum. The bill will establish a human trafficking commission to work with victims and organizations to prevent future human trafficking and increase public awareness. Payer explained human trafficking is one of the things she and her group wanted to examine as they researched their project. “No matter what your views are, I think it’s important to keep track of what’s going on,” Payer said. “It becomes more than a class,” Erienne Fawcett said, assistant director of women and gender studies and advisor for WAO. “It’s a belief system. We have these folks that are all about freedom for men and women.” Right now, WAO is planning for next year’s Sex+Expo. Until then, if there is something you would like to get involved in, links to the organizations mentioned in this article can all be found at ndsuspectrum.com.
NDSU Students Preferred Trump Over Clinton Amanda Johnson Staff Writer
After the 2016 election, a survey was sent out to undergraduate and graduate students in North Dakota to look at their voting choices and experiences. “The survey also provided information regarding student preferences on candidate and issues,” Nick Bauroth said, the managing director of the Upper Midwest Center on Public Policy and Department of Criminal Justice and Political
Science. The survey found a reduction in the number of respondents that attempted to vote but were unable to when compared to the 2014 midterm elections. In the 2014 midterm elections, 3.2 percent of North Dakota college student respondents were unable to participate and in the 2016 election. Only 0.82 percent reported to have difficulties participating. Bauroth said students completed their surveys between Nov. 9 and Dec. 17, 2016. “Of the 45,359 students
invited to participate, 4,810 completed the survey for a total response rate of 10.6 percent,” the UMCPP reported in survey results. University of North Dakota had the greatest number of students who took the survey, followed by North Dakota State. Slightly under 1 percent of NDSU students could not vote due to residency requirements. The UMCPP said some students did not vote due to the need to sign a voter’s affidavit possibly affecting scholarships. There is evidence
that suggests there are miscommunications between poll workers and student voters about voter eligibility, and it is still an issue in elections. Brittney Andreas, a nursing student, said she voted at the Fargo library downtown and it was “more convenient to vote up here than going home.” She added she faced no problems with voting. College voters were more likely to support Hillary Clinton or a third-party candidate over Donald Trump and the student support for each candidate
varied by institution, UMCPP survey results found. In North Dakota, almost 63 percent of state voters voted for Trump, whereas on North Dakota campuses 45.5 percent supported Trump. At UND, respondents preferred Clinton with 43.2 percent and followed by Trump with 40.1 percent. At NDSU, respondents preferred Trump with 42.9 percent and followed by Clinton with 40.2 percent. Respondents from the nine other institutions preferred Trump with 57.3 percent
and followed by Clinton with 24.5 percent. NDSU has 16.9 percent of respondents choose the other option, UND had 16.7 percent and the other nine institutes had 18.2 percent for other. College students as a group were more likely to back the Democratic Party than the rest of the state’s population and support differed by whether respondent attended NDSU, UND or one of the other campuses, survey results found.
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TEDxNDSU Student Tickets Limited to 100 High interest, TED guidelines dictate price Rollie Dethloff
“Most TEDx events average $75 to $100 per ticket, so we are actually offering these tickets to students at a low rate,” - Shelby Krech
Contributing Writer
North Dakota State’s Masters of Success program is hosting the university’s second TEDxNDSU event later this month. Ticket prices were released Monday morning at a discounted rate of $35 for a student ticket, higher than ticket prices for Campus Attractions’ spring concert. Shelby Krech and Anuj Teotia, event coordinators for TEDxNDSU, said that price isn’t stopping some students and interest has been relatively high for the event. “Most TEDx events average $75 to $100 per ticket, so we are actually offering these tickets to students at a low rate,” Krech said. The organizers wanted to keep the tickets accessible to students, trying to work the base they have and not make the tickets as expensive as possible. Another reason the price per ticket is so high
is because TED as an organization has numerous guidelines that must be followed while setting up an event like TEDxNDSU. Guidelines are placed to maintain their brand as well as the quality of their events since they are displayed on a virtual platform to millions of Internet viewers. One of these guidelines is that the maximum capacity at this event is 100 people. Teotia wishes there could be more tickets available, which would lower the ticket cost even further, but if NDSU wants TED to come back next year, the guidelines that have been outlined by TED must be followed in a very certain way. Krech and Teotia both remember the moment they found out about
TEDxNDSU as a time of excitement and anticipation. “This is a huge thing for us,” Krech said. “Doing events to make things better for everyone around us is a good thing, and it’s what a TED event does. Even if it’s an event that’s not related to you, you can still do good things with it. This will be a great opportunity for community development.” Teotia said he was very surprised and excited when the group found out about the event they were hosting, as he was coming out of the restroom and heard screams. He also remembers several students crying. “The excitement has spread very quickly ever since,” Teotia said. TEDxNDSU will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
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TEDx is an opportunity for students to learn from people in the world beyond college and classes on April 24 in Memorial Union’s Century Theater. The event will feature nine different presenters,
including several from the NDSU campus. There will also be an opportunity for attendees to network with
the major corporations sponsoring the event.
In A Nutshell Phoebe Ellis Co-News Editor
Blizzard anniversary
Twenty years ago, a blizzard hit and caused an estimated 75,000 homes to lose power, being pushed to using blankets as their source of heat, the Bismarck Tribune reported. One of these families was that of Randy Brousseau of Kidder County, a doctor who made his way through the snow to help a farmer in need. The snow was so deep the ambulance had to be pulled through the snow by a different farmer, in order to come to the farmer’s aid. The snow also contributed to a large amount of precipitation that led to severe flooding later in the month of April.
TRIO looks back on 50 years TRIO is commemorating 50 years of being part of North Dakota State. The program was officially started in 1967, with Veteran’s Upward Bound began at NDSU in 1972 and Student Support Services started in 1979. The services are designed to help those students who may be at
a disadvantage such as a background of adversity, those with disabilities or are first generation college students, where students can receive help with a variety of things, ranging from tutoring to career counseling. TRIO has given some students the support they needed to excel in their studies and pursue their goals, like going to grad school or gaining their dream career. An open house commemoration for the program will be held April 17 and 18 in Ceres Hall.
created by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office on Friday night into early Saturday morning had 96 cars pass through. Sixteen of those were flagged for further investigation. Five arrests were made for drivers operating a vehicle under the influence. Two open container citations and one paraphernalia citation were issued. The goal of the checkpoint on the 6200 block of County Road 17 was to educate and make roads safer for community members.
Vet Tech Pancakes
Opiate addiction address
Opioid addiction will be discussed at an event featuring a panel and North Dakota first lady Kathryn Burgum. The event, Chasing the Dragon, will last two hours and show a documentary. The event will go in-depth on opiate addiction. The event, put on by the criminal justice department, intends to show an honest portrayal of opiate addiction and answers students questions. The event is at 1 p.m. Friday in Century Theater.
Sobriety checkpoint
A sobriety checkpoint
The Veterinary Technology Club will be holding their first ever annual pancake breakfast. The event is a free will donation where the funds collected will allow Vet Tech members to attend the Minnesota Association of Veterinary Technology Conference this spring. This conference allows students to learn more about veterinary science and explore the things that interest them within their field. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, milk, orange juice and coffee will all be available at the breakfast and it will take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday at the West Fargo VFW.
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BISON Byron Bay ABROAD
The easternmost point of Australia’s mainland has lots to offer
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Sunrise at Australia’s most powerful lighthouse, located in Cape Byron, New South Wales.
Payton Mark
Contributing Writer
When I thought about what Australia would be like, I always pictured a town like Byron Bay in New South Wales. This small town had a lot of shops, bright colors and hippie vans. People carrying around surfboards abound, as the town is just a small walk to the beach. I went to Byron Bay with a traveling company, which takes groups from the university to different places around Australia. The first night we went to a local bar where they have paint parties every Friday night. We wore all white and had paint that lights up in black light put all over us. After a shower and a good night’s rest, we got up in the morning to go surfing. I had originally signed up to snorkel but the weather wasn’t the greatest. The waves were too strong to take the boat out to the island where we were going to be snorkeling. Not being able to snorkel was a blessing in disguise —
surfing turned out to be a memory I’ll never forget. Coming to Australia, I had a lot of things on my bucket list and surfing happened to be one of them. I had tried surfing one other time while I’ve been here but that was just a few friends and I trying. This time I learned from three guys that surf almost every single day. They were really helpful when it came to determining which wave was the best. I got up a lot with help, so I knew I could do everything on my own. The feeling I got when I rode my first wave all the way into shore with no help was unreal. I wanted to keep going and trying to catch as many waves as I could. Australia bucket list: check one for surfing. Australia bucket list: check one for surfing. That night I got to sleep very early because I was waking up at 5 a.m. to go skydiving. After waking up, eating breakfast, checking out of the hostel and walking to the bus stop we were told the weather wasn’t good enough to skydive. Since we were all up so early we decided to
go watch the sunrise at the Byron Bay Lighthouse. Every sunrise in Australia is beautiful but when you have an amazing view of the ocean it makes them even better. We continued on a path to the most easterly point of Australia’s Mainland. This place took my breath way. Kangaroos hanging out in the green grass, waves crashing on rocks, and a calm beach all placed together. On our walk back from the lighthouse we even spotted dolphins jumping out of the water. We continued on a path to the most easterly point of Australia’s Mainland. This place took my breath way. Kangaroos hanging out in the green grass, waves crashing on rocks and a calm beach all placed together. On our walk back from the lighthouse we even spotted dolphins jumping out of the water. I’ll be back in Byron soon and I’ll for sure be skydiving. I’m so glad I’m going back to this little hippie town because it gave off great vibes. As the Byron welcome sign says, “cheer up, slow down, chill out.”
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The easternmost point of the mainland features waves on rocks, calm beaches and kangaroos lounging on green grass (not pictured).
Fargo Foodie | Fruit Snack Conundrum The new Scooby Doo fruit snacks just aren’t the same Alex O’Reilly
Contributing Writer
I want to talk about something that I am sure has been on everybody’s mind lately. Pervading your thoughts during class, or maybe even making sleep impossible. That’s right, I’m talking about the newer, more fraudulent version of Scooby Doo fruit snacks. Many NDSU students have the privilege of remembering Scooby Doo fruit snacks in their original splendor, when they weren’t translucent, and didn’t all taste like one vague and
unidentifiable fruit. And come on, have you taken a look at the mess that is the Fred Scooby snack? I mean, he looks like a ghost the gang would have been jonesing (see what I did there) to unmask. When I think of Scooby Doo fruit snacks, I think of childhood memories of hoping the inviting silver and blue (occasionally green) packaging contained nothing but blue, Scoobyshaped fruit snacks. Memories of hoping a mystery machine or two might be thrown into the mix, and, above all, there would be hardly any Shaggys because grape was
the most questionable flavor in the bag. Now, with so much wrong in the world, it would be nice to at least be able to say the Scooby Doo fruit snacks are reliable. But alas, a quick photo comparison of the old, true Scooby Doo fruit snacks with the newer, imposter snacks reveals a shocking truth. The more contemporary snacks are indeed a sham. If the unsettling discoloration of the newbies weren’t enough, the muted flavors almost scream to the unsuspecting consumer “I’m a hoax, a bogus, a mere guise.”
So, in the interest of transparency, I say bring back the dye-laden, processed-out-the-wazoo, sugar-filled snacks many of us knew and loved. After all, it’s what Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Fred, Daphne and the beloved Mystery Machine would have wanted.
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The new Scooby Snacks are, in every way, a disappointment.
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The Almost-Graduate’s Lament The real world is looming — woe is us Rio Bergh
Features Editor
In just over five weeks, a whole bunch of fine people are going to graduate from this fine institution. I will be one of them. I woke up the other day, realized this and almost had a heart attack. “I can’t be graduating, I don’t know what to do with my life,” I lamented. “Take a deep breath,” my inner voice said. “Nobody else has a clue either, or else they’re faking it.” This might have been comforting, but I find the fact that my inner voice sounds exactly like Alan Rickman deeply disconcerting. “Alan Rickman?” I asked. “Aren’t you dead? And what if I should’ve studied something other
than English?” “If you wanted to spend a lifetime being beaten down by the man, you could’ve gone into business,” Rickman replied. “Besides, you can’t be a literary hippie traveling the highways in a Volkswagen Westfalia if you have a degree in finance.” I’ve always had a soft spot for Westfalias. Yellow ones, especially. And I’ve been described as a hippie without the hair in the past, but with over a year without a visit to the barber, I’m pretty much a match set now. Boy, does my inner voice know me. “Point taken,” I said. The decision to make a living using words doesn’t seem quite so bad when Alan Rickman tells you it isn’t. You can laugh, but try arguing with him sometime. You’ll find it pretty difficult.
Some people tell me print and print journalism is dead, or dying. Some say it got shot sometime back in January. I say the whole world is spinning down the toilet, but I might as well learn the backstroke while I’m here. And I sure can’t do that crunching numbers at a desk. “But Rio, you can’t write for the newspaper without talking to people,” you say. I sure can try. That’s why I’d like to get into fiction, because then it’s less weird when everyone you talk to is in your head. But I anticipated your complaint, and took to the streets to find out how other almostgraduates feel about the looming end of their time in the academic trenches. “How do you feel about being four years older and still not feeling prepared
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Slap on a coat of yellow paint, fill it with books, and be free. I can see it now. for life?” I asked an unsuspecting pedestrian. “Where are your clothes,” he yelped over his shoulder as he ran the other way. That’s how I learned the old speech adage is intended only as an
imaginary exercise. I was just trying to be helpful, and it totally didn’t work, but at least I can say I tried. Slightly dejected, I went back to the newspaper office where my nudist tendencies are less judged.
“Hey chief,” I said, “I didn’t find anyone to interview again.” He offered up a semidisgusted sigh, I plopped down at my desk and this is the product of that.
Ranakpur and Chaumukha Temple
This breathtaking Jainist temple is well worth a visit
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The outside of the Chaumukha temple is just a teaser for the awe awaiting visitors inside.
Laura Ellen Brandjord Contributing Writer
Hidden away in the Aravali Mountain range of Rajasthan, located between Jodhpur and Udaipur,
is the breathtaking Jain pilgrimage site of Ranakpur. Jainism is similar in many ways to Buddhism and both share India as their site of origin. In Jainism, both living and departed teachers
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Lord Adinath’s mother, a major force in his spirituality, faces his idol while seated on an elephant.
can be considered deities. Arihants are perfect beings who preach the teachings of Jainism. After death, these Arihants become perfect souls called Siddhas and remain in Moksha (the ultimate state of bliss). Therefore, any follower of the Jain religion possesses the ability to become a God. However, it is first necessary to destroy all of the karmas preventing the soul from attaining Moksha. The deities of the Jain religion are more accurately seen as supreme examples to follow, not a creator, as Jainism believes the universe controls itself
and everything is infinite. You might be familiar with the name of one notable Indian personality who was heavily influenced by Jainism: Mahatma Gandhi. The main temple complex at Ranakpur, called the Chaumukha temple, is so intricately carved it took 65 years to complete. No two of the 1400 pillars are alike; each is carved with a different ornate design. The hue of the temple shifts from pale blue-grey to gold depending on the sunlight. An excellent audio tour included in the price of your entry ticket leads you
through the temple and narrates the stories of the religion and the history of the temple. The atmosphere is quiet and peaceful, since visitors are requested to maintain silence as they enjoy the gorgeous temple. This is partly to maintain this peaceful atmosphere and partly because the temple remains a functioning pilgrimage site. This also leads to the request that visitors respect the religion and refrain from taking photographs of the Lord Adinath idol, the main deity of the temple. Lord Adinath was the first Tirthankara, meaning
he was the first Jain to break free from the cycle of rebirths and open the way for other followers to attain Moksha. Many carvings of the Chaumukha temple tell the story of Lord Adinath on his path to liberating his soul. While Ranakpur may be a little difficult to reach, the money for a bus ticket or taxi ride is well worth it. The temple, set in a valley with the Aravali mountain range all around is as beautiful as it is peaceful. A must see on my list of places to visit in Rajasthan.
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Interior view of one of the temple’s 80 domes.
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Editors Choose: The Best for National Poetry Month The Spectrum Staff weighs in on their favorite poets and poems for April, National Poetry Month doors to future students too.” Billy Collins “The way he spins every day life and takes it down these absurd rabbit holes. I cherish that. I love that so much. He has such a unique perspective on daily life. He epitomizes the everyday man and makes poetry accessible to the masses, not just the elite. That’s what poetry needs.”
Paige Johnson A&E Editor
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate an entire month dedicated to poetry, poems and the like, some of The Spectrum’s staff gave their favorite poets and poems.
Phoebe Ellis, CoNews Editor
Sandra Cisernos “Her poetry isn’t whitebased. So, I get a different perspective than a lot of famous poets, like Edgar Allen Poe. But she also preserves a lot of the female experience like catcalls, beauty expectations and stuff like that.” Shel Silverstein “He’s silly but can still connect across age groups. My tattoo is part of his art.”
Rio Bergh, Features Editor
Dana Gioia, “The Gods of Winter” “Dana Gioia wrote ‘Gods of Winter’ in the wake of his infant son’s death. The collection is hauntingly beautiful, lyrical and emotionally exhausting, especially since it dwells on the theme of beauty that can never last. But it’s worth your time.”
Jack Hastings, CoCopy Editor Sylvia Plath “The way Plath incorporates wit and
Paige Johnson, A&E Editor Octavio Paz “Octavio Paz’s poetry is beautiful. Growing up in the civil war of Mexico in
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Ben Norman, the editor-in-chief, says of Billy Collins: ‘He epitomizes the everyday man and makes poetry accessible to the masses, not just the elite. That’s what poetry needs.’ emotion together is unlike It’s hella meta. I enjoy it anything I’ve ever read. because it’s naturalistic. She’s incredibly clever and There are so many elements intricate in weaving her of nature in it.” poems and fiction yet can Ben Norman, still work in some humor every now and then.” Editor-in-Chief Dr. Seuss Langston Hughes “Dr. Suess is the OG of “His poetry taps poetry. It’s timeless, elegant something deep within that and fun, everything you is truly phenomenal. More need from a poem.” specifically, the imagery Shel Silverstein he uses and the topics he “I love Silverstein tackles is bluesy. You can because he is able to find hear and feel this pain and the beauty in the mundane. sorrow, especially with his He takes fleeting thoughts blues poetry. It’s poignant.” and elegantly solidifies T.S. Eliot them into words.” “Reading Eliot was a defining literary moment for Erik Jonasson II, me. I’d never experienced WIKIMEDIA COMMONS | THE SPECTRUM Opinion Editor poetry like that. And it Walt Whitman really, as a future educator, I Co-News Editor Phoebe Ellis says of Sandra Cisneros: ‘She preserves a lot of the female experience “His poetry is so good. can’t wait to open up those like catcalls, beauty expectations and stuff like that.’
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April has a wide array of movies coming out for those people who feel like relaxing in a theater on a cool spring night. Grab your most comfortable pants, kick back and snack on some popcorn while enjoying these titles.
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the early 19th century, Paz’s poetry is deeply existential and discusses topics like loneliness, humanity and restlessness. His metaphors are beautifully descriptive.” R.I.D “People joke about online poets being wannabes, but R.I.D’s poetry is really exquisite. Her descriptions of depression and anxiety speak of the experience wonderfully, without romanticizing the struggles of the illnesses. While some might criticize that she’s unprofessional or too artsy, therefore she’s less worthy of praise, I strongly disagree and recommend her poetry.”
battle ensues between Frank and his mother, both fighting to give Mary the best life possible.
“Unforgettable” April 21
Many people who have
Fargo Flicks: Crazies and Conspiracies From dramas like ‘Unforgettable’ and comedies like ‘How to Be a Latin Lover,’ April has your favorite movie genres covered Katherine Heigl stars as Tessa, a grief-struck woman having trouble coping with her divorce. Her
Chris Evans, Octavia Spencer and Jenny Slate star in this drama about a genius child who’s too smart for her own good. When Mary, a sevenyear-old girl, exhibits extraordinary mathematical skills on her first day of school, she is offered an amazing chance to go to a school for gifted children. However, her uncle Frank (Evans) turns down the offer. Eventually, it is discovered Mary’s mother was an intelligent mathematician who committed suicide when Mary was young, FLICKR| PHOTO COURTESY contributing to Frank’s hesitation to have Mary Katherine Heigl stars alongside Rosario Dawson in the upcoming drama ‘Unforgettable.’ Heigl plays attend a gifted school. ruthless ex-wife Tessa, who tries to destroy the newly forming relationship between Julie (Dawson) Despite Frank wanting and Tessa’s ex-husband. Mary to have a normal life, Mary’s grandmother Despite the film looking ex-husband, David (Geoff (Lindsay Duncan) wants been in relationships have a bit cheesy at times, Evans Stults), just got engaged to the young girl to attend a a crazy ex story. But not shouldn’t disappoint as the the gorgeous Julia (played private institution to further many can say their exby Rosario Dawson) and hone her abilities. A custody male lead. partner is truly psychotic.
Julia is truly living out her fantasy after meeting the man of her dreams. However, Tessa isn’t willing to let Julia be happy, pathologically turning Julia’s dream life into an absolute nightmare. This film should be interesting, especially with Heigl at the helm. Heigl has always been able to play the hated character, so becoming a psychotic exwife should play right into her wheelhouse.
“The Circle” April 28
“Knowing is good. Knowing everything is better,” is the premise of this film coming out at the end of April. A star-studded cast, featuring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, leads this thrilling tale concerning Internet privacy and freedom. Watson stars as Mae, a new hire at a powerful Internet company akin to Google. She soon becomes a rising star in the company, which turns out to be a double-edged sword. With more responsibility comes a more threatening situation concerning the future of information and perhaps humanity. Emma Watson is a star in everything she does. Tom Hanks is also a powerhouse who brings his best to every
performance. It’s hard to gauge exactly how the movie will turn out, but if the plot is lacking, the actors should be able to take up the slack.
“How to Be a Latin Lover” April 28
Maximo (Eugenio Derbez) has made his entire career out of seducing rich older women. He ends up marrying a handsomely rich woman twice his age. After 25 years of loveless marriage, Maximo is dumped by his wife for a younger, hotter car salesman. Devastated and unsure of what to do, he moves in with his sister (played by Salma Hayek) and his nephew (Raphael Alejandro). The “Latin lover” becomes desperate to return to his old lifestyle, using his nephew as a way to pick up a billionaire widow. In the process, Maximo becomes closer to his family, learning a lesson in the process. This movie looks extremely over-the-top and the absolute definition of cheesy. But moviegoers looking for a laugh will find themselves right at home when this movie is released.
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Red Balloons, a Paper Boat and a Terrifying Clown ‘It’ reboot to debut in fall 2017 Casey McCarty
The story follows a group of young kids who are forced to stand together to triumph evil in their lives, more similarly to popular young adult novels, with the exception that the evil is a mind-reading clown which will stop at nothing to kill its prey.
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Stephen King’s “It” is getting a two-part film reboot, and the first installment looks terrifying. Slated for a Sept. 8 release date, the film is set to follow a band of seven childhood friends, known as the Losers’ Club, in Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by a shapeshifting creature that is referred to as It. It commonly takes the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown, a role played by Tim Curry in the 1990 “It” miniseries. This film is set to take place in 1989, a key distinction from parts of the novel and original miniseries that were set in the late 1950s.
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Garnering over 20 million views on YouTube in its first five days after release, the trailer for the new Warner Bros. Pictures film begins by teasing one of the original miniseries’ most iconic scenes. The character Georgie Denbrough (played by Jackson Robert Scott) is given a paper boat made by his older brother Bill (played by Jaeden Liberher.)
Georgie then ventures outside to play with his boat alone, losing it after accidentally running face first into a construction beam. The boat then ventures down a storm drain, whereupon Georgie is given a face-to-face encounter with Pennywise (played by Bill Skarsgård.) “People die or disappear at six times the national average, and that is just grown-ups. Kids are worse. Way, way worse,” the audience hears one of the children say. Later on in the trailer, the Losers are gathered
Derry. It is fitting to note the reboot is coming 27 years after the original miniseries aired in 1990. Balloons are also a huge part of It’s persona when around children. CASEY MCCARTY | THE SPECTRUM Throughout the trailer, several instances of red In the sewer, balloons float. And down there, you’ll float too. balloons occur, indicating Pennywise’s presence. in a room surrounding a “You’ll float too. You’ll slide projector where they float too,” viewers hear Hopes identify It lives in the Georgie repeat. After a few “It” should not be sewers beneath Derry. Then, repetitions of the phrase by portrayed in the way the slides start changing Georgie and music getting conventional horror films themselves to reveal a glace progressively louder, we are. at Pennywise dressed as a see Skarsgard’s Pennywise Simply put, modern films woman holding hands with poke its head out of water such as the 2009 reboot Georgie. and run at Bill. of “Friday the 13th” focus The music gets louder Lastly, a very quick frame on a group of individuals and viewers see a sequence of Pennywise can be seen who are picked off one by of shots with words in before the trailer announces one until finally someone between asking them what the release date. escapes the killer with the they are afraid of. main intent of the film being Homages We then see Georgie to terrify viewers. In the novel and original talking to Bill in the same “It” isn’t that kind of miniseries, It resurrects yellow raincoat that he first story. Rather, the story itself approximately every interacted with Pennywise, follows a group of young 27 years for a severaltelling his brother if he joins kids who are forced to stand month-long killing spree on him that he will float too. together to triumph evil in
their lives, more similarly to popular young adult novels, with the exception that the evil is a mind-reading clown which will stop at nothing to kill its prey. It, as portrayed by Curry, is the rarity of a villain that is able to scare viewers in normal aspects of their everyday lives, not only when alone at night. This trend should continue with Skarsgard’s rendition of the villain, with the new movies not taking too many liberties in straying from King’s novel’s guidelines. Some exemptions are fine, obviously, including the notable change in the film’s time period. All in all, the film looks to be one which audiences will praise at the box office, pending a redeeming and not recyclable reboot.
Heart Breaker, Record Breaker Taylor Swift surpasses milestone while on hiatus
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Pop icon Taylor Swift has been missing from the public eye since March. Many presume she is working on a new album, to add to her already record-breaking collection.
Andrew Fugleberg Contributing Writer
Taylor Swift, known for her upbeat pop songs and breakup ballads, has always been a standard setter and record breaker throughout her career. She has the most awarded country album of all time (“Fearless”) and she sold over a million copies of her last three albums in a mere week, right before being the first woman to win of Album of the Year at the
Grammys twice. Now, Swift has other records to her name: first woman to have a YouTube video to reach over 2 billion views. This is a feat that she reached not once, but twice, with her hit singles “Shake it Off” and “Blank Space” reaching the milestone within the last week. Since both videos have surpassed 2 billion views, she is the first artist, male or female, to have two videos hit that historic high. Both videos were released in the second half of 2014,
“Shake it Off” in August and “Blank Space” in November, in conjunction with her most recent album “1989.” If these records were broken during her peak, there’s no doubt she would have posted some sort of appreciatory Instagram post or tweet thanking her fans. However, Swift hasn’t been in the public eye for quite a long time and her posts on social media have been sparse. The last time she was seen in public was February
and the last time she posted on any form of social media was in early March. This isn’t normal for Swift, who used to be the most followed person on Instagram who interacted with fans on social media more than the average artist. Fans speculate Swift is missing or has been in hiding recently for a myriad of reasons. Many think Swift has too much exposure in the press recently, especially bad press. After being called out by Kim Kardashian last
year, Swift has also had backlash for not supporting a political candidate and abstaining from marching in the Women’s March. Many feel that, since Taylor Swift is a devout self-proclaimed feminist, she should have vocally supported Clinton for president and actively marched on Washington in January instead of just tweeting about it. With all this backlash, it could be reasonable that Swift is waiting for things to settle before returning to the public eye with her
“goody-two-shoes” persona. Others think she is preparing her next album — working in recording studios and taking enough time to get it exactly how she wants it. Her long hours of writing, recording and collaborating could be another aspect to Swift’s mysterious disappearance. For whatever reason, Swift is keeping to herself these days and probably celebrating her YouTube records by sipping coffee in her mansion while snuggled up with her cats.
CORRECTION On Monday, April 3, The Spectrum published a story entitled “A Dangerous Problem: Whitewashing in Hollywood Films.” In this article, the author stated that Netflix whitewashed the character Iron Fist in their original series, “Iron Fist.” This is not correct. In the original comic, Iron Fist is not Asian. Fans of the series believed that, to modernize the adaptation, that Iron Fist should be portrayed by an Asian character. Therefore, the source of fan disappointment is not whitewashing, but that the character should instead be played by an Asian character.
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The Billy Graham Rule and Mike Pence NDSU students share feed back want to do is have sex with you? I guarantee you Mike Pence, this is not the case. I went around the union to ask students what they think of the Billy Graham Rule.
Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor
Our vice president is literally hilarious without even trying. Imagine a world where you refuse to eat with anyone of the opposite sex without your wife. This is what Mike Pence does. Mike Pence follows
Where the heck is the trust?
“I believe it shouldn’t matter. There should be enough trust in a relationship to be able to have dinner with someone of the opposite gender without worry.” Jonah Thesing, a junior at North Dakota State, said. Isn’t it assumed you trust your spouse? Gosh, maybe
“I believe it shouldn’t matter. There should be enough trust in a relationship to be able to have dinner with someone of the opposite gender without worry.” Jonah Thesing, junior at North Dakota State the Billy Graham Rule for evangelical Christians. Basically, to avoid being promiscuous, he chooses to avoid relationships with the opposite sex. That means he won’t eat with a woman at a restaurant without his wife present. He wouldn’t, for instance, get in a car with a woman who wasn’t his wife alone. This is confusing on multiple levels. For instance, why are we treating women like all they
your spouse is a politician, “I did not have sexual ...” Either way, where is the trust. Isn’t it assumed that trusting your significant other enough to, I don’t know, work without your penis falling out of their pants, is a default when it comes to marriage? “Oh, honey I can’t allow myself to go to dinner, I am afraid I might sleep with my friend.” I would imagine is what Mike Pence would say. This is basically what
The idea that a professional will not meet with a member of the opposite gender without the presence of their spouse perpetuates the oldfashioned ideas that two professionals cannot control themselves without supervision. That our vice president supports this should be deeply disturbing to the public. he is saying. I cannot trust myself enough to go out and have dinner because I am an uncontrollable sex demon.
This guy is, in our system, the second-best option to be president, which was a heck of a lot easier to say with Joe Biden. “The idea that a professional will not meet with a member of the opposite gender without the presence of their spouse perpetuates the old-fashioned ideas that two professionals cannot
relationships. Considering he avoids being with women who are not named Karen Pence, and she doesn’t hold qualifications to sit in on serious national important stuff, who is Mike Pence going to appoint to be around him? You got it. Guys. Men. Ladies, can you hear the glass ceiling falling down. Look, Mike Pence, you
Isn’t this just kind of stupid?
“Honestly, I think it’s crazy stupid and kind of uncomfortable for everyone. Like you’re a grown ass man, you can do stuff without your wife. Don’t be stupid or do things that’ll get you in trouble?” Mackenzie Eckman, a senior in women and gender studies said. So, Mike Pence, I get it. Women are throwing themselves at you. Maybe it’s the dead eyes? Or the Anderson Cooper hair? Either way, isn’t it just kind of stupid? Like you can’t avoid stupid, marriage-threatening behavior when your wife isn’t around? How do you present this to your female friends? “Uh, yeah, I would love to have dinner, but if we do, gosh, I might cheat on my wife.” Ignoring how demeaning
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Vice President Mike Pence is a follower of the Billy Graham Rule for evangelical Christians. that truly is, and forgetting everything else. The logic is just so stupid.
Cough, professionalism, isn’t that a thing? Mike Pence, or more properly, Vice President Mike Pence. This guy is the guy that is second in command.
control themselves without supervision. That our vice president supports this should be deeply disturbing to the public.” Cara Laubersteimer, a computer engineering student said. Again, Mike Pence is vice president. This is something that may or may not have happened yet, but what about his work
probably think you are doing right by your wife. But goodness gracious, you are doing the opposite for every other woman out there. This practice belongs the same place that parachute pants and Nelly belong, in the past where they no longer hurt anyone.
‘Rick and Morty’ featuring Michael Bay New episode couldn’t surpass expectations There was a lot of tie up. Still, the amount of stuff that happened made it exactly that. Stuff.
Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor
“Rick and Morty” season two came to an end, Oct. 4, 2015. Fast forward to April Fools day of this year and you have a new episode. There was just no way this episode could have lived up to the hype.
that was happening and, frankly, I want more. Luckily there will be more, maybe even 100 seasons more according to Rick? Either way, this episode just seemed to offer too much. After season two’s finale, it makes sense. There was a lot of tie up. Still, the amount of stuff that happened made it exactly that. Stuff.
I got sick and tired of the gunshots. I got sick and tired of having to take notes to understand everything that was happening and frankly I want more. I got sick and tired of the gunshots. I got sick and tired of having to take notes to understand everything
I don’t care about Jerry and Beth and that has been something that has been a
focal point for so long. To have a main character just poof, leave, should leave me caring more. For goodness sake, Jerry has been a major character. From daycare to his love affair with Sleepy Gary and his love for Beth in the form of providing her an opportunity to save a deer’s life. Don’t get me wrong, the episode was good, but fan-boys and girls let us not crown this as one of the best episodes. I am fine with sci-fi mumbo jumbo and quirky space gun fights, but this isn’t what I want for 22 minutes of run time. There was nothing special really. Sure there were bangs and deaths and a divorce, but this was just a way to wrap up loose ends from last season. No, this first episode was
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nice and it was useful. But I would assume that the rest of the season will follow a much better pattern. Episodes that don’t seek to shock
Our favorite show is back finally. and awe, but rather provide questions, plain and simple. amazing story telling and Now I’m ready for the next other Rick and Mortyisms. episode. This was a necessary episode that answered
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Millennials, News Print Aromas and Physical Newspapers Physical newspapers are declining, but they preserve journalism Abdullah Almosalami Contributing Writer
Occasionally, I’ll look at my dad reading a newspaper on his desk. I can’t help but think to myself he’s probably part of the last generation to ever experience actual physical newspapers.
I can’t imagine my little brother, born in 2000, and the Millennials like him, ever picking one of those things up again. Recently, in a hall government meeting, members were asked to vote on whether to move away from physical copies of news and move them instead onto an app called Buzz you could get on your
phone. Why? There was a more than a 70 percent drop in the number of papers being read in the halls and in the university in general. People aren’t all that interested in the physical anymore it seems. Now call me sentimental, but that’s pretty sad. There’s a difference
between reading news on your device versus reading news from a newspaper. Certain details are missed out on. And I’m not talking about that fresh-new-book smell newspapers have that fill me up with excitement to read what’s on the page. A newspaper just seems grander than a tiny little phone. I’m talking about the purity. Newspapers are news incarnate, plain, simple and unadulterated. But websites are a bunch of other things — almost just waste lands of ads and click-bait and articles that
The virtual world just isn’t cutout for that. Personally, it’s a fear of mine that when newspapers go, so will real news go. manage to produce quality ethical news every single day without any of the ads and pop-ups that have to be there to support it? In the rare occasion something actually important is reported online, it gets so bogged down by
Newspapers are news incarnate, plain, simple, and unadulterated.
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were written up so hastily and without regard for quality that all credibility and honesty disappear in the foreground. And not to discredit all the countless hours of hard work put into it by the workers, but they’re human. How can even the best of us
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these news outlets racing to say “Got it!” and play the “Who can upload the fastest!” game that they skip on the news reporting and make up whatever sounds good. Who cares what actually happened? But the first duty of the
journalist is to the truth. Now that is not to say that this all isn’t a problem with newspapers as well, but there is a certain patience and consistency with weekly or biweekly newspapers that a writer or reporter can actually afford to be, dare I say it, a journalist. The virtual world just isn’t cutout for that. Personally, it’s a fear of mine that when newspapers go, so will real news. Currently, we are voting for that future with our money and with our views. But we are free to vote on whatever we choose. We can choose our future in this regard. We can keep alive what has been part of the essence of society for so long and has never failed us. So what’ll it be?
Chill Out: You Couldn’t Beat a Refrigerator My first instinct said yes, but then I thought about it
Grant Gloe Staff Writer
Right off the bat, this isn’t some magic ass refrigerator. It’s not gonna fight back, it’s not gonna run. Now, without pulling wires, could you beat this refrigerator in a fight? My first instinct is yes, it’s an inanimate object and the question itself is stupid and pointless. Well, me, you’re not wrong but you don’t have to be a dick about it. Still, the more I think about the more certain I become that I could not beat up the refrigerator. Let me explain. First, let me define winning: the refrigerator no longer runs, no wires were pulled and you don’t end up in a hospital. Easy right? As human beings, we have things that
give us advantage over our cool counterparts. Things like arms, legs and thoughts would come in handy when doing most things, not just fighting. Slam-dunk, no question, that glorified icebox never knew what hit it. Right? Wrong. I am absolutely certain I would hurt myself before the refrigerator hums uncle. What can you do? Kick it? That’s a good way to destroy your ankle. Hitting it is just dumb. You can try to rip paneling and things apart, but I feel like you could get some pretty deep cuts. You can drop it and lift it back up until it’s broken, but that has risks too. On top of not getting caught under it every time it falls, you also might hurt your back or pull something from continuous lifting. So next time you’re in your kitchen feeling confident, thinking “I can take every appliance in this room,” I want you to think twice. Think long. Think hard. That veritable shivery, storage Satan is sitting on the sideline for you to
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It’s just standing there... menacingly. decide to give it a shot. This container can barely contain itself at the thought of you flying to close to
the sun to prove you are the stronger thing in your home. Now I know what you’re thinking, “Grant, this
is kind of odd, are you just scraping the bottom of the barrel?” Well let me answer your
question with a question: wouldn’t it be a shame if the article just sort of ended?
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March (Drives Us Mad)ness UNC-Zaga a fittingly disappointing end to the tournament Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
Monday night’s NCAA men’s basketball final was North Carolina’s redemption story. After last season’s disappointment of losing to Villanova at the buzzer, Roy Williams’ team managed to get back to the top. It took a 71-65 win over Gonzaga to put last season away. The game itself was a good representation of this year’s March Madness, pretty disappointing. The first half was brilliantly average. It seemed neither team could
hit a shot, even wide open threes. The Zags should have put the game away, but only managed to extend their lead to only seven. UNC played like they had all tournament long, just well enough to stay in the game. Trailing by just three at halftime. Then came the second half, which was deprived of any pace. In the first 12 minutes of the half, the two teams combined for 21 fouls. Both teams were in the bonus for two minutes by that point. It was predicted the game was going to feature a battle in the paint. Gonzaga’s big men Przemek Karnowski and Zach Collins against
the Tar Heels’ Kennedy Meeks were primed for a showdown to decide the game. Instead, Collins fouled out with five minutes to play, and the other two finished with four fouls. The fouls brought the game to a halt. It made it almost unbearable to watch. Add on to that the teams shot 35 and 33 percent from the field, and UNC was 15 percent from three-point range. Joel Berry II was the only Tar Heel to hit from outside the arc. Karnowski, one of the best big men in the nation, had five more points from the free throw line than the field.
By the end, there were 52 free throws in the game. UNC couldn’t hit those either, going 15 of 26. The ugly game was a fitting end of the tournament. Overall, it was disappointing. The lack of a true Cinderella proved detrimental to the tournament. It is really hard to call a school from a Power 5 conference a Cinderella as a single-digit seed. Michigan was the closest to that title. But that stemmed more from the fact they made a good run in the Big 10 tournament after the runway debacle. South Carolina? Their
trip to the Final Four was nice, but failed to really capture the hearts of the fans. It takes a team that comes from nowhere to really pull at the nation’s heartstrings to be considered a Cinderella. There was not a team like Florida Gulf Coast, Viginia Commonwealth or a lowseeded Butler to make a splash this year. As for big upsets, there were few. There was one twelve over five upset this year. That happened be the one that featured a way overseeded Minnesota squad. There was also just one double-digit seed in the
second weekend, Xaiver. Would this tournament have been better with the high-paced UNC Wilmington, a Dunk City revival, Wichita State with another shocker? It really would have. Instead, it was a poor tournament with few moments that will transcend time. Luke Maye’s winner for the Tar Heels in the Elite Eight against will live on. So will Williams’ third championship ring, moving him into rare air. Other than that, this one will be forgotten. It is time to move on, and here is to hoping that next year’s tournament will be much better.
NHL Players Not Going to PyeongChang First time since 1998, no Olympics for NHL Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
Rumors had been circulating for a while. The question on most NHL players’ minds was if the league will allow players to compete in the 2018 Olympics? On Monday, they got the answer. No. The National Hockey League will not stop playing for three weeks next February. Seeing no conciliatory offers from either the International Olympic Committee or the NHL Players’ Association, the ownership group made their decision. Now the world will not get to see the best players in the world compete in the grandest of stages. For the first time since Nagano 1998, the world’s top hockey league will not take part. Who will now suit up for teams, especially the U.S.A. and Canada, will be the biggest question mark. It also means that the youth movement currently taking place in the NHL will not get to go to South Korea. Big name players like Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel and Connor McDavid, all who have not competed in the games, are left in the cold.
“It’s my first chance at making the Olympic team. It’s pretty disappointing,” Detroit Red Wings center David Larkin summed it up. It is disappointing for the fans as well. The Olympics have been the place to see the best players in the world go to compete. The quality of hockey is high, leading to great viewing. Two more question marks pop up for the league. The first how viewership numbers will be affected? In past Olympic cycles, there has not been a bump in NHL ratings. This was one of the reasons for the league to pull their players. While the Olympic numbers themselves are higher than average NHL games, they fail to carry over. The other question is, how the players will respond? Before the decision, many players said they will still like to participate in the games. Now, many have question marks on whether if they will decide to leave their teams. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has made it clear he still wants to go. “Yeah, I didn’t change my mind and I won’t,” Ovechkin said. “Because it is my country.” It also seems like the NHL doesn’t see the Olympics as a way to grow
the game. Along with that, there could be the possibility that the choice will harm the sports. It is never a good idea to alienate fans. When the record for a hockey game on NBCSN was the U.S.A.Russia shootout in 2014 there is some proof that people watch the Olympics. As for growing the game outside of North America, the NHL will miss on a chance to capitalize on a chance of growth in a large open market. Asia is not known as a hotbed of hockey fandom, but that could change. NHL announced last week there will be two preseason games between Vancouver and Los Angeles in China. Instead of sending their players to solidify the league’s position in the Far East, they will have them stay at home. There is a chance that this miscue could cause more damage for the league. If the players revolt, there could be more issues on hand. That could possibly lead to more issues in the next collective bargaining agreement, and the last thing the NHL needs is another lockout. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS | PHOTO COURTESY
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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017
Spring Has Sprung: Athletics Return to Campus Competitions begin after six-week absence
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It has been a month since the last sporting event on campus, that changes this weekend.
Thomas Evanella Staff Writer
After a roughly six-week hiatus from home sporting events, athletics return to campus this week. The Bison baseball team hosted Minot State on Wednesday, marking the first home sporting event since Feb. 18’s basketball senior night. The game against the Beavers kicked off a long slate of home contests on the diamond. The Bison will play 12 more home games in April, broken up by a three-game series at South Dakota State to end the month. The Jackrabbits will be the Bison’s first home Summit League opponent, as the two will face off this weekend at Newman Outdoor Stadium. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on
Saturday and Sunday. Following their aforementioned weekend trip to Brookings, the Bison will host seven home games in May and finish the season at Fort Wayne. The Herd are led at the plate by Logan Busch, Ben Peterson and Mason Pierzchalski. Busch is batting .293 with an on-base percentage of .442, and his .537 slugging percentage and 20 RBIs are both third-best in the conference. Additionally, his three home runs are good for seventh in the Summit League. Peterson is tied for the league lead in home runs with six and is slugging .500. Junior infielder Mason Pierzchalski has taken a large leap in his second season as an everyday player. His batting average has risen to .310, a 59 point
rise from the previous campaign. Pierzchalski has been hitting for more power as well, improving his slugging percentage from .296 to .450. Senior Luke Lind has led the Bison’s middle of the road pitching staff. Lind’s 39 strikeouts are first amongst all Summit League pitchers. Lind is transitioning from relief work to a starting pitching role, having started seven games this season. The highlight of his season was a complete game shutout against St. Bonaventure, in which he struck out four batters and surrendered only three hits. The softball team also will take the field for their home opener this weekend when they play host to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. The Herd will play a Saturday doubleheader
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starting at 12 p.m. and will wrap up the three-game set with an 11 a.m. game on Sunday. Following the series, the Bison will take on the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks on Tuesday. The softball team will face the University of South Dakota the following weekend. SDSU will come to Fargo the last weekend of April to conclude the Bison’s regular season schedule at Ellig Sports Complex. NDSU will once again host the Summit League softball tournament, where they will likely once again contend for the title. The Bison have won the Summit League tournament the past seven seasons and the regular season title for five consecutive seasons. Ace pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic has emerged as a star for the Bison. Sertic’s 11
wins, 176 innings pitched and 210 strikeouts are both tops in the Summit League, and her 2.74 ERA ranks second in the category. Zoe Stavrou, Bre Beatty and Vanessa Anderson have been dominant in the batter’s box. Stavrou and Anderson have both clubbed seven home runs, and Stavrou has driven in 22 runs. Stavrou’s RBI total is three shy from her season mark from last year. Anderson’s bat has made her a daily starter. She tied the Bison single-game record with two home runs last weekend. Beatty has batted .271 this season and was an integral contributor to the Bison’s sweep of Fort Wayne last weekend. At the Schlanser Track, the Bison will host three meets during the regular season. The Lyle Hokanson
Classic and Team Nodak Multis will be held on April 21 and 22. The NDSU Tune Up Meet will take place May 5. Additionally, NDSU will hold the 2017 Summit League Outdoor Championship. Matti Mortimore has become one of NDSU’s top track and field athletes. A native of England, Mortimore is second in Division 1 in the javelin, with a school record throw of 254’ 2”, which he recorded at the Stanford Invitational. The record-setting throw was a 13” improvement on the previous school record, which he already owned. His performance earned him a second consecutive nod as the Summit League athlete of the week. With the spring sports season in full swing, Bison fans have plenty to look forward to.
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WrestleMania 33 Good, Not Great Wrestling’s biggest night was long, halfway exciting Cody Tusler Staff Writer
For any professional wrestling fan, WrestleMania is the biggest show of the year. Known as the greatest stage of them all, WrestleMania brings an end to the wrestling calendar in hopes to bring the best show of the year. WrestleMania has not been the show it has been hyped up to be. This year’s WrestleMania was good but not great. Definitely didn’t suck, but some things could have been better. Neville retained over Austin Aries to retain the Cruiserweight title. Neville did a good job attacking the eye of Aries. Not a bad match, but nothing really great by it. The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal saw Rob Gronkowski helping Mojo Rawley with the push of Braun Stowman. Not
having Samoa Joe, who is supposed to be a destroyer, gets a down for me. The intercontinental title saw Dean Ambrose retain against Baron Corbin. The big question was why was this match was on the preshow? If you want to build the title back up and make it prestigious again, don’t put it on the preshow. Moving to the main card, there was some good but also some bad. Opening up with AJ Styles versus Shane McMahon. This match was a lot better than most. Shane did a shooting star press and hit AJ with a steel garbage can and then hit the coast to coast. AJ won but still made Shane look strong in the process. The U.S. title was between Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens. After all Owens did to Jericho at the Festival of Friendship and Jericho causing Owens to lose at Fastlane, this match
had a lot of build to it. Owens hit a power bomb on the apron before pinning Jericho to win the title. The Fatal Four Way Elimination Match for the Raw Women’s Title match was nothing special. It did take Bayley, Charlotte and Sash Banks to triple power bomb Nia Jax off the turnbuckle before all three pinned Jax. This keeps Jax looking strong without her winning. Bayley retained the title, but I would have had Charlotte hold the title before losing to Bayley. Charlotte would keep her Pay-Per-View winning streak until WrestleMania and Bayley’s first title win and her WrestleMania moment is more special. The Raw Tag Team match saw the return of the Hardy Boyz. The match was announced as a Ladder Match. With the rumors of the Hardys returning, this was the best time for them
to show up. The comeback was on for the Hardys. John Cena and Nikki Bella then defeated The Miz and Maryse. With Cena taking time off in the future and Nikki planning on retiring due to neck problems, the win was more of a setup. The victory allowed Cena to propose, making it an emotional, if predictable, moment. Seth Rollins pinned Triple H in a non-sanctioned match. The highlight was Rollins hitting Triple H with a reverse pedigree. This caused Stephanie McMahon, wife of Triple H, to fall off the apron and through the table. Didn’t you learn not to stand on the ring last year Steph? Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win the WWE Championship. Both men hit their finishers outside of the ring with Orton hitting an RKO out of nowhere to become a 13-time WWE world
champion. Brock Lesnar and Goldberg going for the Universal Championship was a quick match. With a total time of four minutes and 47 seconds, this match was a nice break from the long matches on the night. It was exciting and Lesnar was finally able to beat Goldberg to win the title. The SmackDown Women’s Championship saw a six pack challenge with Naomi forcing Alexa Bliss to tap in the middle of the ring. Naomi had to relinquish the title about the month ago due to injury. The main event of the night was a no holds barred match to determine whose yard it is between Roman Reigns and The Undertaker. After 25 minutes, five spears, one broken Spanish announce table and many Superman punches, Reigns was able to pin Taker. The moment was less about the win, but Taker’s
exit. He left his hat and coat back, soaking up the cheers from the crowd before taking them off, along with his gloves, and leaving them in the center of the ring. As he walked out, giving a kiss to his real life wife, former WWE Superstar Michelle McCool, Taker walked up the ramp with his fist in the air as the ramp lowered him underneath signaling his last match. After 27 years and 25 WrestleManias, with a record of 23-2 at WM, it is safe to that was the last of the dead man wrestle in a ring. This year’s WrestleMania was a long five hours but was better than it has been in the past 10-15 years. You may disagree with me, but I believe that. I liked it, but it definitely could have done better. We will see you next year for WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans.
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