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The Results Are In Ryan Nix

Co-News Editor

Chase Grindberg and Marisa Pacella will be North Dakota State’s new student body president and vice present.

The results were announced April 5 outside of the student government office in the Memorial Union.

Grindberg attributes his ticket’s success to the people who helped advertise and spread the word about

plish is to get “a very solid executive team in place so then as the year progresses, throughout next fall and this spring.”

Grindberg is excited about the work that goes along with the job saying, “I’ve been involved in politics, you know, my whole life.”

Fiscally, Grindberg is looking to lobby state representatives to raise funding for North Dakota State.

Vice President-elect Pacella said she attributes

Students elect Grindberg-Pacella as Student Body President and Vice President

safety initiative. Pacella said they spoke with Carol Cwiak, an associate professor in the emergency management department, when they were developing their initiative.

Landon Holmquist, the current executive commissioner of finance, said if the Powley-Patton ticket would have won it would have been a bigger learning curve because of their lack of student government experience.

The new student body president said he wants

“I’ve been involved in politics, you know, my whole life.”

- Chase Grindberg, Student Body President-elect their campaign.

According to Grindberg, their ticket got people to come out to vote by “getting out there doing the contact tables, really getting impassioned about our platform and really seeing, you know, exactly how we can change the student experience here at NDSU.” The first thing the president-elect wants to accom-

some of the campaign’s success to student organizations.

During the campaign, Grindberg and Pacella talked to “over 40 student organizations,” according to Pacella.

Pacella said they told the student organizations they are there to listen.

Grindberg and Pacella have also stressed their

to increase state funds for NDSU so this would involve lobbying. The remodeling of Dunbar Hall is also included in his aspirations.

The turnout for this election was 11 votes shy of last year’s turnout: 792 students voted for Grindberg-Pacella and 275 students voted for Powley-Patton.

Vice President-elect Marisa Pacella celebrates victory.

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Σnough: Educating Students on Sexual Violence I Stand with Enough event brings advocacy and support for those dealing with sexual assault Miranda Stambler Features Editor

On April 4, North Dakota State student organization Σnough, hosted the event “I Stand with Enough” to educate students on sexual abuse and violence. This is a Greek organization that is based on the prevention and advocating against sexual assault and abuse.

The event had multiple booths of support systems or advocates such as: Planned Parenthood, YWCA, Red River Children’s Advocacy Center, Red River Women’s

a local non-profit running through the Red River Women’s Clinic and partners with the Plains Art Museum.

They give women a note of compassion, written by a stranger, and a ceramic potted plant to give support.

They consider themselves pro-compassion by not taking a stance on abortion, but give a support system and love no matter the decision.

Why plants? “It’s a proven fact that plants help in the healing process, so that’s where our originator came up with the idea. She worked at the Red River

someone there to help you,” Aguilar explained.

The Red River Children’s Advocacy Center is a center where they examine children and advocate for any child that shows symptoms of abuse.

The importance of attending events to represent the center is important because according to Val Erickson, a nurse practitioner at Sanford Hospital, “What we know is that those victims or those survivors are out there, so it’s important that they know that they are not alone and that they are being heard and

“We know that each survivor will share his or her own story when they are ready” - Kate Christensen, speaker for Planned Parenthood Clinic and Rape and Abuse Crisis Center.

YWCA is an organization that provides shelter for women and children who are escaping homelessness or domestic violence. They have a variety of programs and classes for women and do not tell them what choices they should make, but rather guide them with the choices they do make.

The Red River Women’s Clinic provides care for women with birth control and abortion services.

By attending the event, Katelynn Norman, a worker at the clinic, believes, “It creates awareness and a lot of people aren’t aware that these resources exist in their community until they are told.”

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Clinic and was thinking that for her senior project, here from NDSU, how can we bring the community in and how can we show people compassion and non-judgement,” Monica Gelinske, director of operations, explained.

Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, where they offer many services such as help with child care, counseling, therapy classes, supplies for food and toiletries, etc.

NDSU student Courtney Aguilar volunteers at the center and sees the importance of representing the center at events. “To spread awareness, that way everyone can know and if you — hopefully not — but if you’re ever in that situation and you feel like you’re alone, you have

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that there are safe places out there that they can come to.”

Among one of the speakers was Officer Gennifer Sprecher of the University Police Department. She spoke about her self-defense class offered to women, RAD. This is a two-hour class for six days, with practices outside of class as well.

The class is for women to learn self-defense moves and act them out. “An attacker looks for people that are vulnerable, so the more confidence that you have when you’re walking around (then) you’re less likely to be victimized,” Sprecher said.

Sprecher referenced the murder of Dru Sjodin. Back in 2003 in Grand Forks, she had been abducted while

Honoring the memories of Danika Murphy, Ellie Helm and Noah Rockenback

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Kate Christensen spoke on resources Planned Parenthood has for victims of sexual assault.

She then did an to help with sexual abuse/ only walking to her car from the Columbia Mall parking interactive experience where assault. “We always believe she taught the audience how victims,” Christensen said. lot.

Sprecher wants to make to punch and scream “no” at “All sex should be wanted.”

They focus on what a students think about ‘what the same time because she if’ scenarios and how said the voice is as good as healthy relationship looks they would react. “Going a physical attack. Sprecher like and what consent looks through ‘what if’ scenarios also wanted the audience to like. Christensen summed and thinking about that,” know they always win in the up the event, as well as Sprecher said. Whether it’s scenarios because in the real the advocacy of Planned an active shooter, someone scenario if you think you Parenthood, by stating, grabbing you in the parking are going to win, you will “Educate people to hopefully bring sexual assault violence lot or someone inviting you consistently keep fighting.

The second speaker of the to an end and we can live in upstairs at a party, she wants to make it so people have event was Kate Christensen, a community where all sex is Planned wanted, all sex is consensual thought it through before so representing they know what to do and Parenthood. She focused and all sex is safe.” on the treatments they offer will be less likely to panic.

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Challenged to Innovate The Innovation Challenge hosted its final round of presentations

The Innovation Challenge will announce the winners on April 17.

Ryan Nix

Co-News Editor

The final presentations for the Innovation Challenge were hosted in the Memorial Union April 5.

The event included 20 ideas from North Dakota State students spread over three categories or “tracks”: products, services and social innovations.

Members of participating groups gave 10-minute presentations to a panel of three judges who then asked questions when the members finished.

Emily Shubert ran the event and said the challenge is in its third phase. “In January they submitted their proposals, which are two pages describing their innovation, how it’s going to change the world and then their past implementations,

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so what steps would they need to take to get this from where they are now to somewhere where someone would want to invest in it,” Shubert said.

Shubert said they “asked that students to kind of come up with a concept that’s going to change someone’s behavior or perception in some way shape or form.”

This change could possibly lead to a business. According to Shubert, some of the groups are even in the process of receiving patents.

After the proposals are submitted, Schubert said the judges sorted the proposed ideas into the different tracks and suggested improvements.

The second phase was the showcase event where groups presented their ideas using poster boards on March 21.

The judges at the competitions are all business leaders in their respective fields.

Lisa Gulland-Nelson, one of the nine judges present, is the senior vice president of Investor Relations at the Greater Fargo Moorhead Development Corporation.

The last phase of the challenge was judged on the innovation and viability of the ideas.

According to Gulland-Nelson, the students have answered the call. “They’ve been very impressive … They have taken our feedback and really try to answer the questions that we posed to them throughout the process.”

It has been really hard to judge the competitors against each other, Gulland-Nelson said.

As for the event itself, GullandNelson said, “The research and

tech department does a really nice job at challenging students to really think about what can they do with their idea and how can they make it innovative.”

Gulland-Nelson works in economic development and she said this event “is great for the economy.”

The Innovation Challenge is a “great way to get students to think about, hey, what can I do, how can I take an idea and turn it into a business,” according to GullandNelson.

Nick Broberg and Thomas Konetschka participated in the challenge and presented their idea at the final phase of the competition.

The process to get where they are now consisted of a lot of research, Bromberg said. This com-

petition in specific required them to make a poster and samples to show what their product is.

Broberg and Konetschka participated in the product track. They pitched their idea for a “natural energy gel.”

According to Bromberg, runners use energy gels mid-race to get a boast of carbohydrates.

The problem with other brands of energy gel is that “it tastes terrible and nearly half of people don’t like them.”

The winners of the Innovation Challenge will be announced April 17 at a ceremony at the Fargodome. $21,000 will be awarded to groups in all three tracks. First place will win $5,000; $1,000 will go to second and third place will receive $500.

In Memory of Honoring the memories of Danika Murphy, Ellie Helm and Noah Rockenback Phoebe Ellis

Head News Editor

On April 6 at 4 p.m., a memorial service was held to remember the students of North Dakota State that passed away this year.

Ellie Helm, an undergraduate student in psychology from Egg Harbor, Wis-

ogy from West Fargo, North Dakota, were honored in the service.

The service was attended by student government and the families and friends of the students to whom the memorial was held for.

memories and their time at NDSU, three plaques have been created, and by next year the plaques will be hung on a permanent memorial wall located on the west side of campus. Near the wall will also be a tree

“It’s not just a saying. Once a Bison, always a Bison,” - President Dean Bresciani consin, Noah Rockenback, an undergraduate student in computer science from Center City, Minnesota, and Danika Murphy, an undergraduate student in psychol-

Katie Mastel, student body vice president, explained the physical memorial that would be created for the students.

As a reminder of their

and benches for students to reflect and remember those who have passed away.

Kendall Nygard, the department chair of the computer science program and a

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Katie Mastel, Student Body Vice President, offers her condolences to families and friends of the students who have passed. professor of Noah Rocken- class. Nygard said that they ber about him. back, presented the mother had spoken one-on-one sevIn closing, President and father of Noah with a eral times.

Dean Bresciani took the posthumous degree.

He also said that Noah stand, next to the three A posthumous degree is was a part of the robotics plaques, and offered his congiven when a person dies team and that his peers, who dolences. within two semesters of their were at the robotics compe“It’s not just a saying. graduation date. Noah had tition, would have liked to Once a Bison, always a Bionly one semester left before be there for the service. son,” Bresciani said. “We graduation.

After being presented don’t want to forget; we Nygard spoke of Noah with Noah’s posthumous want to remember these being a member of the Asso- degree, Michelle Rocken- students because they will ciation for Computing Ma- back and John Rockenback always be part of this unichinery at NDSU, a member said a few words about their versity.” of ROTC and a good student son, including 10 things they that did more than coming to wanted the world to remem-

Business Trail Blazers Student group promotes independence to women through professionalism Dan Ukkelberg Staff Writer

Dress for Success had a sale that took place April 6 from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. The sale was aided by a student group that calls themselves the Blazers.

The Blazers sold professional tops and bottoms for $5 each along with other clothing items like jewelry, shoes and jackets in order to help women in the greater Fargo-Moorhead area achieve economic independence.

The North Dakota State College of Business class, Leadership in Organization (MGMT 430) has a requirement to raise $1,000 working with a not-for-profit

organization to help fulfill some of the needs of that organization.

The Blazers first decided to partner with the Fargo organization Dress for Success Red River Valley. They

the instructor for the course, Professor Tim O. Peterson, as well as five students from the class. Alex Haaland, Torie Jones, Makayla Peterson, Dana Riepe and Bri Ufford formed this team

to get their feet back on the ground,” Peterson said.

Peterson said the group is looking to sell as much as they can to buy medical clothing for women going into those fields.

“I think what made them want to do it was understanding the need for women to come out of domestic violence and that are now trying to get their feet back on the ground,” - Tim O. Peterson, management professor then decided on their name (Blazers) because Dress for Success takes donations for professional clothes like blazers and gives them to local women entering the workforce.

The Blazers consist of

based on qualities that they found after taking the Gallup Strengths Test.

“I think what made them want to do it was understanding the need for women to come out of domestic violence and that are now trying

“They clearly saw that there was a need, and when they met with the people with Dress for Success many of them said that these women could get jobs in the medical field, they just needed scrubs and other medical

clothing,” Peterson said.

Rhonda Peterson, the program assistant for Dress for Success, said they partner with 63 referral agencies around town.

“The women that come to us are struggling financially, and they are just trying to get back into the workplace, so we will do resume critiques.

We have a little career center over here,” Rhonda Peterson said. “Ladies can come in twice. They can come and get an interview outfit, and they can get employment suiting once they get hired.”

Amanda Even, the program director, said their organization works with area colleges, particularly Minnesota State-Moorhead because they have a high

population of students that are “untraditional.”

“Our client base is so diverse. Age range, ethnicity and education level,” Even said. “North Dakota has the lowest unemployment in the nation, so sometimes people look at our program and say, ‘Is this really necessary? I mean, you don’t have much for an unemployment rate,’ But the actuality is you might have a job, but that doesn’t mean that you can pay for your family to live.”

Members of the Blazers estimated that there are about eight groups of five students from Peterson’s class all working with different community organizations in the area.

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From Intern to Professional Four tips to graduate from your internship Quinn Garrick Staff Writer

Matthew Stewart, co-founder of College Works Painting — which provides business experience for college students — offers students tips on how to turn an internship into a job.

This year’s college graduating class will be entering the strongest job market in years, which is due to an aging workforce and retiring baby boomers. The National Association of Colleges and Employers published in their Job Outlook 2018 that, “Employers plan to hire 4 percent more new graduates for their U.S. operations from the Class of 2018 than they did from the Class of 2017.”

However, the conversation about underemployment continues to grow louder. New research from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggests that underemployment comes largely from two key factors: competition for entry-level jobs and the insistence of a college degree as a prerequisite for employment.

“The Rockefeller Foundation and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggest that underemployment stems largely from competition within the entry-level hiring market and hiring companies’ insistence on a four-year degree as a prerequisite for employment, even for entry-level positions.”

However, recent college graduates are expressing their frustration with trying to enter the workforce in a classic “chicken or the egg” story. “How can I land my first job when job descriptions ask for previous experience in the field?”

Studies show that college students with internship experience relevant to their field made a significant difference in their job search. According to Gallup News, college graduates with internship experience were 34 percent more likely to land a careerrelated job following graduation than those with no internship experience at all.

“The solution for college students is to increase job experience while still in school, and that means obtaining a hands-

on internship every summer while in college,” Stewart says. “Unless you graduate college with a significant amount of realworld job experience, finding a job will be incredibly difficult.”

With that, Stewart offers students four tips on “maximizing their college internship to improve their post-grad job prospects.”

Find an internship that challenges you “An internship experience that will be meaningful on a resume should make demands of the student,” Stewart says. “Ideally, they’re getting a preview of their chosen profession and an idea of the skills they’ll need to succeed.”

“College students should be looking for experiences that will challenge them,” Stewart says. “When they get out of school they will be competing with thousands of other graduates. They need to ask themselves, ‘Will the internship offer real experience that will separate me from my peers?’”

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“If you think your water tastes differently this time of year, you’re right,” Valley News Live reported. Spring typically comes with more complaints about the taste and smell of tap water in Fargo.

The new water treatment system will test for compounds in the water and should be running by the end of August 2018.

The water treatment system currently doesn’t have the correct tools to take care

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The Smart Cities Collaborative will share ideas for innovations that could possibly change the transportation landscape in the cities.

According to the Star Tribune, “This year’s group will focus on how emerging technologies and ride options are reshaping the right of way and curb space.”

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2018 hurricane season

“Colorado State University issues its hurricane preseason forecast Thursday, predicting that the 2018 hurricane season will be a busy one but will not be as devastating as the 2017 season,” U.S. News reported.

June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season, which will run through November.

“There is a 63 percent chance a major hurricane will make landfall on the continental U.S. coastline,” U.S. News reported.

It’s forecasted that 14 storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes will hit the U.S. The busy projected hurricane season is due to warm waters in the Atlantic and a reduced chance of having an El Nino effect in the Pacific Ocean.

An updated forecast will be released May 31, and a release of the initial season outlook by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center will be released in May.

“Again, the mentor factor comes in,” Stewart says. “Build a strong relationship with your mentor and let him or her know you are eager for more responsibility and that you’re up for the challenge. Always check the company job board.”

For more information or resources, visit the NDSU Career Center located in Ceres Hall.

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North Dakota State will have a new tuition model for classes next fall.

There will be a “new tuition cap, the new cap will increase from 12 credits to 13 credits encouraging students to graduate on time,” WDAY reported.

Online classes will no longer have an extra charge on top of the tuition cap.

The total cost of tuition will stay relatively the same for most students next fall.

The goal is to make tuition costs and fees more transparent and understandable in the new tuition model.

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The compounds are noticeable in low concentrations to some people.

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City leaders plan to issue $98 million in bonds and took up funding April 9, 2018.

“Going above and beyond in your internship will set the foundation for your career. You’ll gain confidence by taking initiative, which is a core skill in the business world,” Stewart says. “It’s important to set goals and have a plan of action around those goals.”

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Embrace Your Sexual Side Fourth annual Sex Positivity Expo brought condoms, lube and vibrators galore Miranda Stambler Features Editor

Talking about sex is always seen as awkward, and for women it is pushed aside as something they don’t enjoy, but for the fourth annual Sex Positivity Expo, hosted

by North Dakota State’s Women’s Activist Organization (WAO) April 5, it allowed everyone to express their products and positivity toward the subject.

Multiple intimacy stores represented their products, which included lube, vibrators, BDSM, lotion and the list goes on.

Enchantasys, an intimate boutique here in the FargoMoorhead area, tried to teach attendees about product safety. They explained that some sex toys can be cancerous and some are just bad to use. Most of their table was focused on educating people about BDSM, dirty talk, lube, toys, etc.

Romantix, an adult store in Fargo, handed out free vibrator rings, lube and condoms and allowed students to feel the difference between three vibrators and how each work. They also displayed many dildo choices, one of which the man representing Romantix laughed is a “porn star” dildo. They also included their bondage options of behind the back sets.

Pure Romance, which operates only online, was also at the expo. They allow women to host parties where they come with trivia and free items to try out and keep from the store. “In addition to having fun and hanging out with your girlfriends, it’s a sexual health conversation,” Rachel Sanden, an advanced consultant, said.

Among the booths were many student organizations that participated in promoting women’s health and sexual positivity.

NDSU student organization, Collegians for Life, gave information on pregnancy and the resources women have about doctors,

health insurance, OBGYNs, housing at NDSU, etc.

Violence Prevention Educators, which works to educate students on the prevention of sexual assault and domestic violence, was also present. At their booth, they were allowing those attending to write notes to survivors, many of which used words such as “worth” and “strength.”

Healthy Herd Champions promoted getting tested in the month of April as well as their upcoming event “Sex in the Dark,” where students can ask anonymous sex questions to “sexperts.”

College Democrats supported their beliefs in positivity and advertised their support for Planned Parenthood. When talking about the expo, William Fleck, president of the organization, said, “It represents what I think the College Democrats stand for which is think positivity.”

Another student organization, Pride Alliance showed their support of the Each booth had their own beliefs and opportunities, but they all supported sexual positivity.

LGBTQ+ community and Leah, a worker for the how through this expo peo- care about women other their volunteer program of ple are able to find other ac- than Rosa Parks and stuff becoming an escort, which is organization, explained how cepting people, leading to a like that. It’s just to raise someone who walks women the people in the abusive rebetter and more understand- awareness to other women into the clinic so they have lationship cannot take their that have done great things,” someone of support while pets to shelters in fear the ing friend group. protestors stand outside the abuser will find the pet and The Body Project partici- they explained.

A student activism proj- doors. harm it or adopters will bepated in promoting positivect run by three students for Plants for Patients adcome upset not knowing ity by supporting positive body image in women and women and gender studies vertised their organization why a pet isn’t available for their workshops which helps focuses on transgender is- and how they make notes adoption. sues and informing people of compassion and potted A polyamory group disto do so. and organizations.

One of plants for any woman who cussed their views on havThe NDSU Counseling Center showed their sup- the students, Alex explained has received treatment from ing multiple loving partners port and how they can help that transgender issues do the Red River Women’s at once. “It’s something that many people still can’t be anyone struggling. Alex, a not feel accepted at NDSU Clinic. since it is a red state.

Zoey Citrowske Lee, a open about,” Ian, a member staff member at the center, Dena Wyum, an NDSU student at NDSU, started of the group, explained. explained the importance of Now, why is it important having the expo annually, professor, represented the volunteering at the clinic her “Your sexuality is an impor- non-profit organization Days sophomore year because she to have sexual positivity for Girls. Days for Girls is a wanted to continue to help shown and expressed? tant part of who you are.”

Jaden Braunagel, sophoAmong these were stu- non-profit organization that the community of Fargo.

An organization, which more, explained how havdent projects that encom- sews reusable cloth pads so passed more positivity to- girls around the world have keeps its name a secret for ing the resources of learning ward women and/or the resources that they may not safety reasons, works to about sex is important. be able to afford or find oth- take in pets whose owners “I think it’s really imLGBTQ+ community. are in a domestic violence portant to see all the women Legendary Ladies is a erwise.

The other booths consist- situation. They are working that are showing up and that student fundraiser and is tryed of organizations around to contact doggy daycares are really psyched up about ing to gain enough money to donate books that are about the F-M area that support to receive free boarding be- all the sex products and just historical women to local women and others in their cause a lot of people will not different groups in gendecisions. get away from their situation eral,” Emily Cox, freshman schools.

Red River Women’s because they do not want to and member of WAO, said.

“A lot of history is very “It’s also important because male-focused. You never Clinic was there promoting leave their pets behind.

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there’s such a stigma around sex in general especially in young adults, so it’s kind of just recognizing that this is a usual thing.”

Another WAO member and freshman, Kendra Bromsen explained, “To have that positivity around sex — everybody does it, if you say you don’t do it it’s a lie — it’s just important to have positivity around it (sex).”

There were many prizes to win, trivia to answer and raffles to enter throughout the booths. Among those, WAO did a raffle for “F*cked” by Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson, two bottles of lube and two tickets to Pride Fest, Cross Stitch, International sanctuary jewelry and a $20 Pure Romance gift card.

The Sex Positivity Expo brought many students together to learn about different organizations, communities, stores and overall allowed them to embrace and express their sexuality.

City of García Museums, history and sweet, sweet bread encompassed into one place Paige Johnson

Contributing Writer

An hour outside of Monterrey, Mexico exists the town of García. Best known for las Grutas de García, the town itself has plenty for travelers to do either as a separate trip altogether or in addition to visiting the caves.

One such attraction is Museo El Ojo, a museum that houses different art pieces and artifacts from around the country in the historical house of one of García’s oldest families. The building itself is as much a part of the museum as the artifact. Like most historical homes in Mexico, the individual rooms surround a larger courtyard. Out back is a large yard surrounded by cacti.

“Ojo,” in Spanish, literally means, “eye.”

However, the meaning of “ojo” in this context is different: “ojo” means the opening of the well, which can be found in the museum’s courtyard.

At the center of town is a public gathering space. Surrounding this courtyard is the Museum of the Ex-Municipal Palace. There’s also the Church of Saint John Baptist.

The church was founded in 1808 and exemplifies colonial style: columns, arches, a large bell tower and cream-colored walls highlighted by yellow.

By far one of the most popular and favorite places in García is the traditional panadería, el Panero a la Leña.

The panadería looks as if it’s a normal house along the street. However, the biggest difference is the line of people that comes and goes daily. Penro a la Leña is unique because it bakes all its breads in a traditional stone oven.

The space is cramped and very warm from the oven, and visitors have to wait to get to the back of the panadería and get their bread, but it is all well worth the wait.

According to the owner, residents of García love the bread because the taste is better than the store-bought breads.

And Panero a la Leña has plenty of variety too: Las Conchas; las empanandas filled with pumpkin, apple and strawberry; las orejas; Las Galletas and more. No matter how out of the way Panero de la Leña might be from the main portion of García, it is worth finding.

With history and delicious bread, García is a worthwhile venture outside of Monterrey proper.

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El Museo del Ojo is an art museum that is in the house of one of García’s oldest families, complete with a full courtyard and spacious backyard.

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FARGO FASHION

Breaking Your Spring Style Out in Snow

Tips on how to stay warm and dress ready for the warm weather Ryley Berzinski Contributing Writer

Summer is state of mind … that is truer than ever at the moment. As April comes around, everyone gets excited to start wearing their spring/summer pieces, but what if the weather will not allow for it? Right now it is still snowing and cold, so here are some ideas you can use to start wearing your spring pieces while the weather tries to say otherwise.

1. Wear a dress with jeans

Leggings and tights are typical layering pieces to pair with dresses; try switching it up. Putting skinny jeans under a dress is interesting and will keep you warm.

If your dress is a darker color, I would suggest layering light wash jeans. iI your dress is a lighter color, layer dark wash jeans.

2. Colored jewelry

Add a fun pop of color to your look by accessorizing with fun jewelry.

A fun jewelry trend that is up and coming is tassel earrings. You can find these on Amazon, at Target or

even Forever 21. They come in a range of colors and add color to your look, which will scream springtime.

Another jewelry look that is awesome for spring is layering colored bracelets.

You can usually find them in packs for a low cost.

3. Jackets

When you are looking to wear your favorite springtime pieces before the weather allows for it, the best solution is jackets. A winter coat does not complement spring looks very well, so here are a couple of ideas you can use when you are trying to stay warm in spring clothing.

Throw a cardigan over your dress or tank and then add a denim or leather jacket over the top. This layering will keep you looking warm and fashionable.

Another trendy way to wear a jacket is the teddy coat. These warm, fuzzy coats have been all the rage this season and can be paired with just about anything.

H&M, Forever 21 and I.AM. GIA are brands that carry great options for teddy coats.

4. Rain boots

Rain boots are a great way to incorporate a spring

piece into your outfit while there is still snow on the ground. You can find them in a range of prices and colors.

Since rain boots are trendy in season, you can find them just about everywhere.

The very popular Hunter rain boots are actually doing a design collaboration with Target so you will be able to find Hunter boots at a much more affordable price.

You can pair rain boots with anything from a fun floral dress with tights to jeans and a sweater.

5. Socks and sandals

Yes, you read that right.

Socks and sandals are a huge trend right now, and it is an easy look to pull off. For a more relaxed look, pair a fun pair of socks with slide sandals.

You can find awesome socks for this look on websites such as Urban Outfitters. They offer mesh, sparkly and sheer socks that are fun to pair with sandals.

For a more dressed up, look pair sparkly or sheer socks with a pair of wedges.

This looks best if the shoes do not have a toe separator.

This look is unique and will be sure to keep those toes of yours warm.

Rain boots can keep you warm and bring out that warm weather in you.

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The Uprise and Creation of Mood Boards Used by professionals and others this creation can help with school or personal life

People in design industries use mood boards to show their ideas creatively.

Amanda Wagar Staff Writer

Mood boards, or aesthetic boards as they are sometimes referred to on Pinterest, are most often a collage of images that are used to portray an idea, concept or mood (hence “mood” board).

Traditionally, mood boards were a tool used by fashion designers, photographers, stylists and other individuals in the design industry. They use them as a way to be able to capture the ideas they

wanted to use in a project, but with the rise of Instagram and the ever-growing list of trends and visual aesthetics to follow, the mood board has been adopted by people of all professions.

Although the mood board was originally mostly used by those in the design industry, mood boards are a great tool for visual communication between the creator and their client, but also a starting direction for the creator.

Mood boards are also useful for businesses when creating their brand for the first time, rebranding

or even creating and advertising new products.

A mood board is not only great to conceptualize ideas, but also a visual way of showing potential clients and customers what you have to offer them.

People and professions that benefit from making and using mood boards include (but are not limited to): • Fashion designers • Photographers • Interior designers • Web designers • Businesses • Artists • Writers Beyond this, mood

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boards can also be useful when moving into a new apartment or house, figuring out your new wardrobe and parties, etc. If you are planning something and don’t know where to start, a mood board is a great tool to help you visually show what you are aiming to create.

However, not everyone who makes mood boards creates them for a project.

Mood boards can be a fun and creative outlet in your free time, and many Tumblr and Pinterest users create entire boards dedicated to their favorite books, movies and TV shows.

Creating a mood board

If you would like to start making a mood board and are unsure of where to start, a good piece of advice would be to start a board on Pinterest.

Pinterest is a great tool for creating mood boards as you can search by key terms to find images that match the idea, theme or mood you are trying to convey.

Once you have a large collection of photos, you can pick a few pictures from your board (usually a minimum of four and a maximum of 12 images for

a collage) and you can start creating your mood board.

There are several great websites you can use in order to create it, including Pic Monkey and Canva. You can also use Photoshop if you have the software.

Once you have arranged the pictures the way you like, you can edit them as you see fit within your website or software of choice.

When you have finished, you will have a great new mood board. You can share your creation on Pinterest or Tumblr or save it to your computer for inspiration.

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Royal Thunder ‘Reigns’ Storm of Sound on The Aquarium Georgia-based bluesy hard-hitting rock kick the midweek blues in the FM area

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(Left to Right) Josh Weaver, Will Flore, Evan Diprima and MLNY Parsonz.

Laura Ellen Brandjord A&E Editor

Riding the wave of numerous accolades for new album “WICK”, Royal Thunder brought their tour to The Aquarium April 4.

After local Fargo rockers One Day kicked off the evening, touring opening act Pinkish Black hit the stage. The duo currently consists of Jon Teague (synth/drums) and Daron Beck (vocals/keys/synth). However, they were once a three-piece. Back in 2010 the band originally formed with bassist Tommy Atkins under the name The Great Tyrant.

Unfortunately, before the band could release any music, Atkins tragically committed suicide. Teague and Beck decided to carry on under the name Pinkish Black, releasing their self-titled album later the same year to critical acclaim. The band’s specialty is creating soundscapes, seamlessly blending doom rock and ‘80s pop synth brightness and spacey psychedelia. Pinkish Black is a band that proves you don’t need a traditional band setup to captivate a live audience.

As great as the opening acts were, Royal Thunder stole the show with ease. Their bluesy doom rock is everything I love about the genre: solid active bass, powerful drums,

heavy guitar riffs and a bewitching voice.

Doom rock and its sub-genres have proven a haven for powerhouse, gravelly female vocalists, and I’m not complaining.

MLNY Parsonz soars with a voice reminiscent of all your favorite female rockers. The gravel and sensitivity of Janis Joplin, power and bite of Ann Wilson and Grace Slick’s gift for imagery all come together in Parsonz’s voice. Lead guitarist and founder Josh Weaver submerges classic rock riffs in the sludge of ‘90s grunge to create skilled playing that complements Parsonz. The depth added by second guitarist Will Fiore adds to the growl of the gain.

Drummer Evan Diprima builds off Parsonz’s bass rhythm with skilled compelling beats.

The giant gong stationed behind his kit is a nice addition as well.

Royal Thunder’s latest album “WICK” was awarded the No. 8 spot on Rolling Stone’s “20 Best Metal Albums of 2017,” No. 7 on Classic Rock Magazine’s “50 Best Albums of 2017” and snatched No. 19 in Revolver’s “20 Best Albums of 2017” to name just a few accolades. If that doesn’t make you stream their music immediately, I don’t know what will.

‘The Strange Bird’

Judging book s soley on their look s Brittany Hofmann Staff Writer

How this “judge a book by its cover” series works is that I find a book that has an attractive cover and I read it without knowing at all what it’s about. Sort of like speed dating, but with books.

I’m a sucker for creative illustration, so the cover of the short story “The Strange Bird” drew my attention.

“The Strange Bird” was ... strange, to say the least — a roller coaster of a story.

I guess that’s what I get for grabbing the first book on the shelf that caught my eye.

Also, when reading the book, I soon found out that it was a short story based off a science fiction series by Jeff VanderMeer. This explains why I was so confused by the characters and the storyline. My confusion was leading me toward writing a bad review of the book, but after making this discovery, I had a change of heart.

“The Strange Bird” is from the perspective of the Strange Bird itself, a creature created in a lab set in a dystopian future. This bird is unlike any other creature because it is more human than it is bird. The Strange Bird has only lived in an artificial environment, and when the lab is falling to pieces, she escapes and feels the sun and the sky for the first time.

This experience is beautifully described in a

way that I would hope a bird would imagine while flying, especially when they don’t understand what the sun is and how it works.

Something inside the bird, an internal compass, is leading her to a direction, but she doesn’t know why or what her mission is.

The Strange Bird encounters a storm, which knocks her to the ground, and she is nearly buried alive in the sand of the desert, but “The Old Man” saves her.

Or so he tells her. Really, he is keeping her prisoner for his own satisfaction because of her beauty.

The bird longs to fly again and uses her ability to camouflage herself in order to escape The Old Man’s prison, but this only angers him. Due to her betrayal, he drugs her and takes her into the cynical city, a place of rust and ruin, to sell her.

As soon as they get to the city though, The Old Man is attacked and dragged into a trap door never to return.

In his struggle, the strange bird is injured, but there is I’m a sucker for creative illustration. still hope. Throughout the was lost for the Strange Bird.

For the Strange Bird, entire book, I hoped only I had become attached this meant being turned into for the best for this bird, but to this animal while reading a cloak for her feather’s time and time again I was this book, and my heart camouflaging abilities. disappointed. broke at all the cruelty she The Strange Bird lived The Old Man’s attacker experienced in her short for years as this cloak, eventually tracks down the life. The Magician was always wishing to fly again, Strange Bird and captures “magic” only because she and eventually her inner her, bringing her back to an took beautiful creatures, compass begins to fade and abandoned observatory in especially ones created in she nears death. With the the city to a woman referred the lab, and mutilated them, help of other animals and to as the Magician. This is turning them into something another man named Wick, where the book took a turn for her own selfish use. she comes to life again and for the worse and all hope

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is transformed into four new birds. The Strange Bird becomes the strange birds. With new life, they can return to the mission that they were set out to accomplish.

Despite the sadness the bird experienced throughout the book, I appreciated VanderMeer’s ability to make me attached to her character and that he gave

her the happy ending she deserved — reunited with another creature just like herself, another strange bird.

“The Strange Bird” was an incredibly quick read and was a wild adventure from start to finish. After reading this short story based off the “Borne” series

by VanderMeer, I will be returning to the library to read the rest of the story.

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iMagicon Returns to the Magic City Comic/gaming convention continues in Minot, ND for fourth year

Colin Cantwell, the creator of the Death Star and TIE fighter, is a special guest at 2018 iMagicon. “convention.” The event’s (i.e. Super Smash Bros.) This year’s panel sounds creators write of the competitions throughout especially awesome. Among Nathan Wetrosky significance of the moniker the weekend.

Souvenir and the panel members will be Staff Writer on the website, stating, various gaming shopping is Colin Cantwell, the man The comic and gaming “2015 was just a start and also part of the convention. behind many of the vehicles convention iMagicon will our imaginations are the As in years past, from the original Star Wars be coming back to Minot, limit.” iMagicon is bringing trilogy, the Millennium North Dakota April 27-29 The convention will in nationally renowned Falcon and TIE fighter at the Holiday Inn-Riverside have a variety of activities personalities for engaging perhaps the most notable.

Convention Center in Minot. and events to attend, talks and panel discussions.

Are you a fan of A fairly new event to from cosplay and LARP This is where attendees can conspiracy theories and come to the Magic City, (live action role-playing) ask questions to creators and monsters lurking in the the convention’s name is competitions to both tabletop individuals that have added woods? iMagicon 2018 has a combination of words (i.e. Dungeons and Dragons; their touch to the video you covered with special “imagine,” “magic”and Pokémon) and video gaming game/comic/movie culture. guest Ken Gerhard. Gerhard

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has traveled the country hunting such legends as Mothman, Bigfoot and others. He will be giving talks on his journeys throughout the convention weekend.

Like most things, there is a cost associated with attending iMagicon. There is still time to get a 3-day pass for $30, or you could splurge a bit and pay $100 for a Premier pass, which will allow you access to

many parts of events normal passes will not allow.

Tickets at the door will also be available for $20 per day.

The hours of the convention are as follows: Friday, April 27: 11 a.m.12 a.m.

Saturday, April 28: 11 a.m.-12 a.m.

Sunday, April 29: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

For more information and to view a full schedule visit the iMagicon website.

Prepare for the Rampage Film based on popular ‘80s arcade game set to hit theaters Nathan Wetrosky Staff Writer

“Rampage,” inspired by the 1986 arcade game of the same name, will be roaring into theaters this week, Friday, April 13 with hopes of destroying the box office.

“Rampage” is about primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) and his relationship with a super-intelligent albino silver back gorilla named George, who Okoye has taken care of since he was born.

After a strange looking object falls from the sky (it looks more like something a human built rather than aliens), a mysterious infection appears on George’s chest. George grows to a massive size and starts upon a terrific path of destruction.

George is not the only monster that will be making its way on to the big screen, however. Shortly after George starts his rampage (wink, wink), two more monsters appear to leave their mark on the world.

One of these monsters

is huge gray wolf named Ralph, who can jump really high and has wings to help him glide down from great heights.

The other monster is Lizzie, who is basically a super-sized American crocodile on steroids with tusks and a bat like tail and easily the largest member of the terrible trio.

The three monsters will, hopefully, be making a mess of North America and the cities in it for a good portion of the movie.

To not only stop the three monsters and their destructive nature, but to potentially save George, Davis will team up with genetic engineer Dr. Kate Caldwell (Naomie Harris) to save America and find out whomever is responsible for mutating the creatures and why they did it.

The movie comes out this Friday and it looks like it will be a fun flick to watch on the big screen. Grab your friends and your friends’ friends and enjoy your Friday with “Rampage.”

‘Rampage’ hits theaters Friday, April 13.

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Mass Murder Is Not About Bullying Nearly two months after the Parkland shooting, the gun control debate has taken a sickening turn

Conspiracy theorists have now moved on from crisis actor schemes to victim blaming.

Xanthe Dick

Contributing Writer

I really didn’t want to write this article. Frankly, I wanted the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to quietly take its place in the canon of horrible tragedies, the students to process their trauma and have their peace, and maybe catalyze some sort of meaningful legislation or at least constructive discourse among politicians and community members rather than more disingenuous steam from those who haven’t set foot in a public school in years.

Most of all I wanted it to stop drawing out the absolute worst in so many people close to me. Yet, somehow the subject has only picked up steam and the surrounding discourse has become increasingly dark with every passing day.

By dark, I mean that multiple people who are known to myself and most likely to my readers as well have moved on from understandable rhetoric, like claiming Constitutionalism, to straight up victim blaming the children who were massacred and defending and romanticizing Nikolas Cruz because he was “bullied”.

Sound messed up? Yeah, I agree.

Let’s take a step back for a second and remember that Cruz was a grown man who hadn’t attended the high school for around a year, and made the choice to murder seventeen high school students in cold blood. Read that word again- Murdered.

There are real people in this world who think that mass murder is somehow worthy retribution for being “bullied.” I don’t know about you guys, but I got my share of trash talk and gossip just like anybody in high school, for everything from my sexuality to my mental health status and can solidly say that I never wished death

and again. We did, time and time again. Since he was in middle school, it was no surprise to anyone who knew him to hear that he was the shooter. Those talking about how we should not have ostracized him, you didn’t know this kid. OK, we did.

We know that they are claiming mental health issues, and I am not a psychologist, but

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well documented by multiple news outlets that he abused his high school girlfriend, tortured animals and posted pictures of the deed online. He was openly racist and antagonizing toward his peers.

He also hinted at the fact that he was planning the shooting in incredibly unsubtle ways, frequently

I’m sorry, but choosing not to be friends with somebody because they are racist, abusive and torture animals is not bullying. It’s common sense and I’m sure that you would do the same if you were in her situation.

on anybody.

Honestly, it probably helped make me a nicer person, not the other way around. But that’s not the point because frankly, I don’t buy this new and genuinely gross claim that bullying causes school shootings or is somehow the fault of the students in the first place.

The most depressing part of this rhetoric is the viral meme about Emma Gonzalez “admitting to bullying Nikolas Cruz for three years until he cracked”. For starters, it’s not even remotely true. The “source” that people refer to any time I ask for documentation of this is a video interview in which Emma states: “So many signs that the Florida shooter was mentally disturbed, even expelled for bad and erratic behavior.

Neighbors and classmates knew he was a big problem.

Must always report such instances to authorities again

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we need to pay attention to the fact that this was not just a mental health issue. He would not have harmed that many students with a knife.”

Conspiracy theorists have taken this out of context so far that they can somehow draw from it the claim that she “bullied him since middle school.”

I honestly think this is because they don’t know what it means to ostracize someone- ostracize doesn’t mean to bully, it means to leave behind or exclude from a group, which is completely appropriate in this context.

I’m sorry, but choosing not to be friends with somebody because they are racist, abusive, and torture animals is not bullying, it’s common sense and I’m sure that you would do the same if you were in her situation.

Cruz was not some harmless, quiet kid who just wanted friends as people are making him out to be. It is

posting pictures of large weapons caches on social media and even telling online friends “I think I want to kill people.”

Furthermore, Emma Gonzalez was two years younger than Cruz at the time of the shooting, and

blaming Emma Gonzalez’s “bullying” for Nikolas Cruz’s actions have spent the last four years or so calling people snowflakes and are now sharing comments and memes calling Emma Gonzalez “Golem”, “Goblina” and photoshopping her into a racially stereotyped caricature.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I pity your innocence and encourage you to Google it, and have fun losing your faith in humanity. Really good ideological consistency there you guys.

Another thing I take issue with is the immediate move by adults to quell entirely valid feelings of horror and indignation in young people by conveniently inventing the “Walk up Not Out” campaign to shut up the WalkOut participants.

It is our job as adults to listen to and protect children, not gaslight and blame them for the unimaginable

think of a real solution this way.

Students like Cruz are likely dealing with intense issues far beyond the scope of an untrained kid’s abilities, and to thrust the responsibility of maintaining their classmates’ mental health upon school children is laughably impractical. The type of person who internalizes this message and begins seeking to “fix” dangerous and abusive individuals like Cruz with no formal training or education in Counseling Psychology is setting themselves up for a lifetime of disappointment and putting themselves in danger of being an abuse victim themselves.

This isn’t to say that a person like Cruz couldn’t or shouldn’t have been saved, but if he was going to be saved, it should have been done by a team of highly trained professionals over a long period of time. Not some poor teenage girl at his

It is our job as adults to listen to and protect children, not gaslight and blame them for the unimaginable trauma of living through a mass shooting.

Cruz hadn’t attended the school for almost a year at that point. You have to be doing some serious mental gymnastics to think that a grown man decided to kill a bunch of kids because somebody two grades below him that he didn’t even attend school with anymore somehow caused him to “crack”.

Let’s also have a chat about how the same people

trauma of living through a mass shooting.

When you have a generation that is living in genuine mortal terror while doing something as simple as going to school, the correct response is to figure out how we can make sure this never happens again, not to find a fluffy way to tell them to shut up and be nicer to the Nazi kid. You don’t have to

lunch table.

People can deflect and victim blame all they want , but the facts are here to stay, and every single one of them points to Cruz being a violent and dangerous murderer who premeditated a massacre for a very long time.

Stop humanizing him.

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Local NDSU Bison Works to Find Courage

Accepts the role as the person to send the first Tinder message told us that one can’t just show up with a terrible first message when you have a match like his, you have to be original and fresh.

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Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

Love is in the air, and just in time as it feels like February outside, as local North Dakota State sophomore Jason Bison told us that he has finally worked up the courage to send the first Tinder message to his match.

“It has been a long time coming,” Bison said. “I think about it every day.” Bison told us he matched with his “soul mate” two months ago, and since then there has been a wordless romance that Bison reports has changed his life.

“It has been occupying my mind all day and all night.” Bison

“Look, I gotta shoot my shot, but I am going to rehearse first.”

- Jason Bison “Look, I gotta shoot my shot, but I’m going to rehearse first.”

Bison has thought of perhaps sending a GIF (he pronounced it like the peanut butter brand) or perhaps a meme first, possibly SpongeBob related? Being from the Midwest, Bison is far from forward.

“I have memorized their Tinder profile. Honestly, there is nothing there, nothing to lead with.” Bison told us that this lack of direction has sent him into a tailspin that all

A local Tinder love story for the ages. of his friends have heard about.

This came to a head when Bison was found crying in the bathroom at Herd and Horns over his inability to be clever last mug night.

“It’s really tough, but someone has to be forward.” Bison noted that he has taken suggestions from all of his friends, who mostly tell him he needs to forget perfection and just come forward with anything other than a dick pic.

“I can’t change who I am.

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My greatest weakness is that I

“It’s really tough, but someone has to be forward.”

- Jason Bison am a Renaissance man with a

perfectionist streak.” Either way, Bison told us that he plans on ending the stalemate and just break the Tinder silence tonight.

“He won’t know what hit him.” The Spectrum will continue to update you on this budding romance and will, of course, have cameras rolling and invading if there is a first coffee date.

Last updated: 9:38 a.m., April 5.

Why Fargo Hates You in Particular It’s now punishing us all you just weren’t thinking.

There it sat, half covered in mustard touching raw meat,

Grant Gloe Staff Writer

Group punishment was outlawed by the Geneva Convention. Fargo does not seem to care. Something made it angry, and I am just curious what you did to ruin it for all of us. Maybe it was when you littered. Oh, of course, you didn’t mean to; you’re a good person. You’d buy repellent for those litterbugs if you could. Great marketing ideas that are now my intellectual property aside, you’re forgetting something.

Remember the other day when you opened the car door? That one wrapper fell out and blew away in the wind. You knowingly chose not to chase it through three lanes of traffic. Selfish. You thought nobody saw, but Fargo did. You dropped it on Fargo’s face after all.

Maybe we can sort out this issue by sorting through your trash. Remember that plastic bottle you threw away? You didn’t mean to,

Now I’m one to let bygones be bygones. I’d love this feud to go bye, gone. So

You’d buy repellent for those litter bugs if you could. Great marketing ideas that are now my intellectual property aside. and what did you do? You walked away. You left it in the gross, ugly garbage. Now it’s in a gross, ugly landfill.

Fargo’s gross, ugly landfill.

Along the same vein, do you remember that milk jug you recycled? You were so proud of yourself recycling like a model citizen. Except you didn’t wash it out.

Wanna know what happens

I really need you to fix this because Fargo does not want to stop tormenting us with winter. I don’t know why it hates us, but I can only assume whatever you did is the cause.

I’ve almost slipped so many times in the last two weeks. The air turns from pleasant to painful on a dime. I’m afraid to leave

Now I’m one to let bygones be bygones. I’d love this feud to go bye, gone. So I really need you to fix this... to your milk cartons when you don’t wash them out?

The milk inside turns into a lovely 2018 sharp Kemps cheese, perfect with “Best by 9/30/2011” box wine. Well someone had to handle your moldy mistake, and it just got thrown away anyway.

my apartment. I’m running dangerously low on food, but seeing as I only drink Perrier I suspect I’ll die of thirst first. Buy a Prius; adopt a highway; blow up a power plant. I don’t care, I’m just begging you to fix this.

That’s right, I’m talking to you.

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Previewing the Stanley Cup Playoffs Tight first-round matchups define the field Minnesota Wild

Thomas Evanella Staff Writer

The Stanley Cup Playoffs kick off this Wednesday with a compelling slate of matchups. Each conference possesses clear-cut favorites, but any team in the field is capable of advancing.

Nashville Predators vs.

Colorado Avalanche

The Predators got a taste of the Stanley Cup finals last season and return this year to seal the deal. Smashville rebounded from the heartbreaking cup final to win the President’s Trophy and are the odds-on favorites to win the Cup this year. Nashville possesses a deep squad, with five players topping 50 points. Goalie Pekka Rinne will attempt to replicate his performance from last year’s run, where he conceded fewer than two goals per game.

He’ll have to contend with Colorado’s top two of Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. The duo is as good as any, combining for nearly 200 points.

MacKinnon has enjoyed a breakout year, posting 95 points, nearly doubling his tally from a season ago.

The Avalanche are a year removed from a season in which they posted merely 48 points and a goal differential of minus 112. Their turnaround, highlighted by a 10-game win streak in December and January, is remarkable. Colorado is unable to match up with Nashville’s depth, however. The Predators won all four games in head-to-head matches, and the same should be true in this series.

Winnipeg

Jets

vs.

The Jets are making their second playoff appearance since the reboot of the franchise in the 2011-12 season and have yet to win a playoff game. That will change this year when they meet Minnesota.

Patrik Laine ranks second in the NHL in goals with 44. Running mate Blake Wheeler has assisted on 68 goals to form a stiff one-two punch. The Jets boast an excellent blend of offense and defense, ranking in the top five in both goals scored and goals allowed, with Connor Hellebuyck holding down the fort in net.

The Wild are coming off two straight first round exits.

Like the Jets, the Wild play well on both ends of the ice.

Eric Staal has enjoyed a renaissance season, scoring 42 goals. Zach Parise has regained his old form and is surging heading into the series.

Defensively for Minnesota, Ryan Suter’s ankle injury will force him to miss the playoffs, but fortunately Jared Spurgeon is targeting a return from his hamstring injury in time for the postseason. Minnesota will need Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba to remain strong in front of netminder Devan Dubnyk, who has played well of late.

The Wild are one of only two playoff teams with a losing record on the road, which does not bode well for their opening round clash with Winnipeg, one of the NHL’s sharpest teams. The Jets won four games in the season series, which they have a strong chance of duplicating in the first round.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles Kings

Vegas turned heads in their inaugural season, gaining a strong following in Sin City. The Golden Knights cracked the century mark in points and won the most games among expansion teams in their first year. Expansion draft picks William Karlsson and Erik Haula top the team in goals scored, and Karlsson’s plus-minus is the best in the league.

Once a perennial all-star, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury’s career hit its low point last year. Now playing for Vegas, the former No. 1 pick posted his top goals against average (GAA) of his career this year at 2.24 and is a major reason the Golden Knights are one of the top teams in the Western Conference.

Fleury and his defense will have to go blow for blow with Los Angeles, who have surrendered the fewest goals this season. The Kings’ old guard continues rolling on, as Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty lead the team in scoring.

Vegas’ superior scoring ability ought to see the Golden Knights through.

Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks

The Ducks drew the more favorable Pacific division opponent, squaring off with the Sharks. Anaheim lacks a major scoring threat, but grinds down opponents with their stout defensive effort.

Goals come from across the lines for San Jose. Brent Burns still remains a player to watch, posting 54 points this season. The draw is as much of a toss-up as there is

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in the West, with both teams countering each other’s strengths.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs.

New Jersey Devils

The Devils finally ended a seven-season playoff drought, clinching a berth as a wild card seed this season.

Winger Taylor Hall recorded an incredible 26-game point streak in the middle of the season and has been the spark in the Devils’ attack.

Tampa Bay remains the team to beat in the East and are No. 1 in goals scored.

Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos counter Hall, plus goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is a leading candidate for the Vezina Trophy. New Jersey’s dream season will likely conclude in a quick exit.

Boston Bruins vs.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Note: Boston Bruins opponent still not determined at press time.

The Bruins have played like a fine-tuned machine all season. Boston let a chance at being the top seed slip away, but are still one of the favorites in the conference.

Brad Marchand has been spectacular once again this season. David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron join him in what is a balanced offense.

Toronto poses a strong threat to Boston. The Maple Leafs depth has improved from a season ago where they returned to the playoffs.

Their series with the Bruins may be the most compelling of the opening rounds and can tilt either way.

Washington Capitals vs.

Columbus Blue Jackets

For as steady as Washington has been, the Capitals still have not won a Stanley

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As an expansion team, Marc-Andre Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights look to claim the Stanley Cup in their first season.

Cup and have not played in a Caps win the more likely a Stanley Cup final in 20 outcome. years. In a crowded Eastern Pittsburgh Penguins vs. field, the Caps will need to prove they can stand out. Philadelphia Flyers An all-Keystone State Washington is deep with matchup finishes off the scorers once again. The ageEastern Conference field. less Alex Ovechkin leads The Penguins took a step the NHL in goals with 49. back from their Cup-winHe, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom form an ning season, but as an experienced side they are capable indomitable trio.

Goaltending will be a to peak at the right time. major question mark for Meanwhile, Claude Giroux the Capitals. Braden Holby tallied triple-digit points for was roughed up at times in the Flyers, who are returning the regular season, and his to playoff action.

Pitting two top scoring marks in GAA and save perteams, this Pennsylvania centage are career lows. If tilt has the potential for firethe Blue Jackets, who have works.

Philadelphia scored won seven of their last 10, five goals in all four head-tocan stay hot, Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson can head matchups this season, propel Columbus to an upset winning all four. Their expevictory. Washington’s roster rience should guide them to is more talented, and they a triumph over their in-state have topped Columbus four rivals. times this season, making

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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018

The Eagle Has Landed Animal intrusions in sports Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

Americans love baseball, hence why most call it America’s Pastime. For the Minnesota Twins home opener, the national anthem had a little more ‘Merica in it than normal.

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton was standing in left field as the anthem started. As the song played, Challenger the bald eagle was released from center field as a handler waited for the eagle to land behind home plate.

Challenger had other ideas, and swooped and landed next to Paxton for a moment. Then he flapped his wings and tried to preach on Paxton’s shoulder.

Paxton calmly ducked, and the eagle landed on the Canadian’s back. Paxton tried to stand upright, but Challenger fell off his back.

“I kind of ducked it so it wouldn’t fly into my face,” Paxton said after the game.

“It was, I think, trying to stand on my back.”

It was not the first time

that an animal has interfered with a sporting event, nor will it be the last. But where does it sit on the list of best animal interferences?

Rally Cat in St. Louis

On August 9, the St. Louis Cardinals trailed the Kansas City Royals by a run in the sixth inning. The Cardinals loaded the bases before the game was paused.

A stray cat found its way onto the field and ran around while one member of the grounds crew went to fetch it.

After getting caught, the cat fought for freedom, scratching and biting, but was escorted out of the ballpark.

Yadier Molina hit a grand slam on the next at-bat to give the Cardinals the lead.

Fans quickly dubbed the cat Rally as St. Louis held on to win.

Rally got lost again later that night and was captured by the St. Louis Feral Cat Outreach and brought in to their shelter. A public spat between the ball club and the shelter is one of the odder sports stories in the past

year. But long story short, the club is not the home of Rally anymore.

Squirrel scores more than Kent State

When Louisville hosted Kent State for a football game last fall, the outcome was expected. Louisville won 42-3 as quarterback Lamar Jackson broke the school record for career touchdowns.

Kent State didn’t find the end zone all game long, but a free roaming squirrel did break through the Cardinals’ defense.

Late in the second half, the squirrel got loose in the open field and broke for a 45yard run. He was all alone as the crowd looked on. The squirrel broke the plane, and the stadium erupted.

As TV commentator Wes Durham declared, “He is my favorite squirrel.”

The little guy was too gassed to celebrate his accomplishment. He lay down in the back of the end zone to catch his breath.

Seagull at TPC Sawgrass

Bison Baseball Sweep Mavericks in Doubleheader Weather causes finale to be cancelled Cody Tusler

The 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass is one of the most notorious in all of golf. A par 3 with an island green is nothing short of treacherous.

Brad Fabel’s tee shot in the Players Championship dropped nicely on the green. As he approached the floating green, a seagull approached his ball and started to bite it.

The bird chased the ball around the green as Fabel looked on. But as Fabel got closer, the seagull picked up the ball and flew off.

The journey was short lived for the golf ball as it slipped out and fell into the lake.

Thankfully for Fabel, it was ruled that he could replace the ball on the green.

But he three-putted for bogey on the hole.

Randy Johnson’s cannon connects

It was just a spring training game, but baseball hall of famer Randy Johnson has a big arm. The Big Unit was on the mound for the

Arizona Diamondbacks against the San Francisco Giants.

In the seventh inning, Johnson delivered a pitch to Calvin Murray. The pitch didn’t make it to the plate.

Instead, a dove picked an inopportune time to swoop down, right into the path of the pitch. The pitch struck the bird and exploded into a puff of feathers.

The dove perished, and the pitched was ruled a no pitch instead of a foul ball. [boo]

Bison Softball Split With Omaha Rubber match cancelled due to weather Taylor Schloemer

Staff Writer

North Dakota State baseball was able to get in two games this past Thursday at Omaha before weather cancelled their third and final game.

The Bison were able to take the doubleheader sweep against the Mavericks with a victory in game one in 10 innings, 2-1, and then shut out Omaha in the night game, 2-0.

Starting pitcher Riley Johnson gave up one run on four hits, three strikeouts and three walks in 7 1/3 innings pitched.

Closer Kevin Folman would get the win for the Bison coming in relief in game one. He struck out two, with one hit and two walks in 2 2/3 scoreless innings on the mound. He improved to 2-1 on the year.

In the bottom of the second, Ben Palensky reached on a two-out hit by a pitch and moved to second on a single to center

by Adam Caniglia. Palensky would score after a single through the left side of the field from Max Gamm.

Bennett Hostetler led off the top of the fourth with a double to left center. Drew Fearing’s sacrifice fly moved him to third. Omaha center fielder Tyler Daugherty committed an error on a ball hit by Mason Pierzchalski, bringing Hostetler home to even the game at 1-all.

Entering the top of the 10th inning with the game tied, 1-1, Jayse McLean led off the inning with a single to center. Logan Busch walked to put runners on first and second with no outs. McLean would steal third and come into score on Sean Noel’s RBI sacrifice bunt, giving the Bison the 2-1 lead.

Hostetler went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double and a

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Bald eagles are large birds, as Seattle pitcher James Paxton found out last week.

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Bison hitters needed just four runs in two games to pick up wins in Omaha.

run scored to lead the Bison in game one.

Grant Suponchick recorded a pair of hits to lead the Mavericks at the plate.

Omaha reliever Cal Hehnke recorded the loss, falling to 2-2 on the season, and allowed an earned run on two hits, two strikeouts and a walk in two innings pitched.

In game two, McLean would score both runs for the Bison. The first was on an RBI single up the middle off Nick Emanuel’s bat in the sixth. Two innings later, an RBI single up the middle from Tucker Rohde brought in McLean.

Busch and McLean each recorded two hits to lead the Bison at the plate.

Blake Stockert threw his first career complete game

shutout, striking out six while giving up just three hits. Stockert improved to 3-1 on the season.

Cole Thibodeau, Thomas DeBonville and Braden Rogers each recorded a hit to lead the Mavericks in the batter’s box.

Omaha starter Spencer Koelewyn suffered the loss on the mound, falling to 2-2, giving up one earned run on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts in five innings.

NDSU pitchers allowed one earned run on eight hits with 11 strikeouts and seven walks in the two games.

NDSU is set to face off against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 4 p.m.

April 10 in Minneapolis.

With the weather playing its hand in Fargo, the North Dakota State softball team hit the road again for a trip to Omaha. In what was supposed to be a three-game set in Fargo ended up being a Thursday doubleheader as winter weather swept through Omaha.

The Bison and Mavericks split the games Thursday before the rubber match Saturday was cancelled.

NDSU struck early in game one as Jacquelyn Sertic continued her fine form as the Bison won 6-1.

The Bison’s bats were hot from the start.

Zoe Stravou, Maddie Hansen, Vanessa Anderson and Tabby Heinz all reached in the first inning. With the bases loaded, Montana DeCamp brought home two to give the Bison the lead.

The next inning, Stravou plated Katie Shoultz to extend the lead. Omaha trailed 4-0 after Bre Beatty crossed the plate on an error.

Four runs were more than enough for Sertic in the early game. The senior held the Mavericks to just a single hit in the first four innings and struck out seven.

Omaha broke off their zero in the run column in the fifth. Emily Klosterman reached on a bunt single and scored on a double by Demi Dobbs.

DeCamp gave NDSU more breathing room in the bottom half of the inning. She hit her first home run of the season, and the two-run blast pushed the score to 6-1.

That was all Sertic needed to get her 16th win of the year. She struck out the side in the sixth to bring her total number of strikeouts to 12. She completed the game in the seventh by putting out the final three

batters.

The Mavericks got revenge in game two. A pitchers’ duel broke out, and Omaha sneaked by the Bison 2-1.

Mavericks’ pitcher Sydney Hampton and the Bison’s KK Leddy gave up just a combined four baserunners in the first three innings.

Omaha took advantage of Emma Dargby’s one-out walk. The next hitter, Jessica Nelson reached second as Dargby took third. Klosterman doubled the next atbat to give the Mavericks a 2-0 lead.

The Bison cut the lead in half in the fifth inning. Dani Renner hit the second pitch of the inning over the fence for her second home run of the year.

DeCamp reached on a walk and made her way to third over the course of the inning. She ended up stranded on third as Heinz flied out to end the inning.

Still searching for a run, NDSU got a double in both the sixth and seventh innings.

Anderson reached second with two outs in the sixth. Renner struck out two batters later to end the threat.

Stephanie Soriano reached second with a one-out double in the final frame. She came close to getting home, but was thrown out trying to score from second on an error. The out closed the game and gave Hampton a three-hit complete game.

Leddy dropped to 4-5 with the loss as the Bison’s record moved to 21-13.

NDSU was scheduled to host North Dakota Tuesday, but the game was postponed due to weather. The Bison will stay on the road for a three-game series against South Dakota State next weekend.

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