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High School Students ‘Discover NDSU’

NDSU Professors Inspire Students With ‘The Last Lecture’

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Students listen to a professor, Tammy Asplin, talk about methods to control the bee population in the region.

Katerina Voronova Contributing Writer

Three NDSU professors spoke to inspire students at The Last Lecture, an event organized by Mortar Board Senior Honor Society on MATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM

Katerina Voronova Contributing Writer

High school juniors and seniors toured NDSU campus as part of this spring’s Discover Days.

Friday was Junior Day, with high school juniors visiting the campus, and Saturday was Senior Day for admitted high school seniors and seniors still contemplating their college decision.

About 300 students visited the campus on Junior Day, and almost 500 students took part in Senior Day. Students arrived at the Fargodome, where they were greeted by Bison Guides, and took a shuttle bus to the Memorial Union for a check-in and activities fair. The activities fair introduced potential new stu-

dents and parents to NDSU’s different academic colleges and some of the different organizations NDSU students can be part of.

“It’s always an adventure for the family. One where you as a tour guide walk backwards through your college experiences while helping the students walk forward towards their future careers.”

- Shandi Mack, Bison Guide Following the activities fair, students and parents gathered for an admissions

presentation and a question and answer panel with Bison Guides, followed by an academic interest session broken down by each of the separate academic colleges.

Students then were separated into groups and had the chance to look around the NDSU campus with one of the Bison Guides. Students and parents toured the library, wellness center, several classrooms and a sample of a residence hall.

Students were excited to visit the campus, asking questions about college life, what classes will be like, as well as what it is like to live in residence halls. Many of the seniors participating in Senior Day were students already committed to attending NDSU, and they asked questions about college life

to find out what to expect for their freshman year.

“My favorite part of Discover Days is discovering who each student is and sharing their excitement for this next chapter of their life,” junior and Bison Guide Shandi Mack said.

“It’s always an adventure for the family. One where you as a tour guide walk backwards through your college experiences while helping the students walk forward toward their future careers.”

Tour groups met for lunch at the Residence Dining Center and then had the opportunity to go on specialty tours to Barry Hall, Renaissance Hall or more residence halls.

“Taking a moment out of your busy day to draw inspiration from one another is important, especially as the semester comes to an end.” Lindsey Bultema, Mortar Board president Wednesday.

The Mortar Board invited Gary Clambey and Julia Bowsher from Biological Science, as well as Joseph G. Dorfmeister from Mathematics, to give inspirational lectures.

Julia Bowsher spoke first on the issue of being a responsible citizen in an ever-changing world.

Bowsher used the example of disappearing bees

due to the usage of harmful pesticides to highlight the importance of being conscious of one’s own surroundings, and she challenged the audience to be more conscious of what chemicals they are using.

“Being a responsible citizen takes effort,” Bowsher said. “Especially in today’s changing world.”

Gary Clambey was the second speaker, lecturing on the lessons one can take away from life.

Clambey talked about the fact that people can learn from anyone in their lives and that it is important to learn from family, friends and anyone in one’s own surrounding.

“Learning is a lifelong process,” Clambey said.

Joseph Dorfmeister was the final presenter, lecturing on curiosity and passion and what they mean in one’s life.

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Performer Welcomes Audience into Her World

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For most performers, finishing an act to a silent room is a death toll. But things are a little different for Trix Bruce, because to her, the whole world is silent.

Bruce is a deaf poet and actress who travels the country performing for children, students and adults. She performed her show “The Hearing World Around Me” on Wednesday night in the Beckwith Recital Hall, and recount-

ed stories from her childhood for a captivated audience.

When she was less than a year old, Bruce contracted meningitis, which left her permanently deaf. It wasn’t until 1980 when she landed the role of Helen Keller in a high school play that she fell in love with drama and acting.

The hall wasn’t silent when Bruce gave her performance; her expressive face and entertaining stories left the audience members laughing, listening as an interpreter read her signing and watching

as she interpreted poems.

She recounted stories of her parents and how they learned to communicate with each other despite the barrier. Bruce told a story where she got into an argument with her father, and ended up going to her room and slamming the door.

She explained that since her father knew he couldn’t knock or talk to her through the door, performer continued on page 3 KYLE MASON | THE SPECTRUM

Trix Bruce captivated the audience with her performance “The Hearing World Around Me” at Beckwith Recital Hall Wednesday.

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The Spectrum Monday, April 22, 2013

Sigma Nu to Host Phone App Informs Community on Flood French Toast Feed One App Could Make a Difference in Fargo Links to for Red River Zoo Morgan Richert

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“We kind of figured we’d go for something local, something that the people of Fargo could actually appreciate,” Kyle Brown, Sigma Nu Public Relations chair and sophomore in mechanical engineering said.

A Red River Zoo employee will be at the French toast feed with a special animal for the guests to enjoy, but the zoo is keeping it a surprise until the event.

Last year’s feed, which was held on a Saturday, did not have as big of a turnout as Sigma Nu would have liked, explained Brown.

They are hoping that hosting it on a Monday evening rather than a weekend will yield bigger student numbers.

Sigma Nu members will be selling tickets to the annual French Toast Feed in the Memorial Union on today and tickets are also available at the door this evening.

Personal and/or group donations to the Red River Zoo can be made online at www.redriverzoo.org/donations/php or by contacting Executive Director Lisa Tate at (701) 277-9240.

Lisa Marchand Staff Writer

Sigma Nu will hold its annual French Toast Feed from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the University Lutheran Center.

Admission is $5 per person, and those interested in a little competition can enter the French toast eating contest for an additional $20.

Participants will be challenged to eat as many pieces of French toast as possible within two minutes, and the top three champions will receive prizes.

Sigma Nu primarily associates with two national charities, St. Jude’s Hospital and Habitat for Humanity; however, all proceeds from this event will be donated to the fraternity’s local beneficiary of choice, the Red River Zoo. The zoo is a nonprofit organization that, according to its website, “relies on financial and in-kind donations to support its operations,” such as personal contributions as well as larger scale fundraisers like the French Toast Feed.

Myriad Devices, a student-based business that makes applications for smart phones, came up with a new phone application

H2O Fargo is a one stop all access app to everything related to the Red River of Fargo flooding.” —Jake Joraanstad, owner of Myriad Devices. idea to the Fargo-Moorhead community informed about flooding.

“H2O Fargo is a one stop all access app to everything related to the Red River of Fargo flooding,” said Jake Joraanstad, owner of Myriad Devices. “The application includes a flood meter, the latest news related to the flood from WDAY, three of the most important flood charts and graphs from

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In recognition of his 31 years of service as the president and CEO of the NDSU Development Center, Jim C. Miller received the Commonfund Institutionally Related Foundation Award Thursday.

Miller is one of two people to be selected for the award, the other being Mike Goodwin, president and CEO of the Oregon State University Foundation. Both men were presented with the award at the 21st annual Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations in Atlanta.

“I am extremely honored to be selected for this high

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people didn’t know where this info could be found,” he said. “We thought, ‘You’ve got your phone, why not have an app to give you all the info in real time?’”

Myriad Devices started in Joraanstad’s dorm room in 2011.

“We wanted to start something great, and mobile technology was undergoing a revolution at the time, kick-started by the iPhone,”

Joraanstad said.

One of the first applications Myriad produced was the H2O Fargo app for the 2011 flood. “It is what got us on the map as the Mobile App Experts,” Joraanstad said.

“Students can use the app to keep up-to-date with the flood fighting efforts, and it will also help them understand the severity of the flood as it progresses,” he explained. “Sometimes it’s tough to know what’s really happening from campus, so H2O Fargo should help.”

Joraanstad said the app is unique in its simplicity; it offers the most critical information about the flood.

“We love helping our community, so go download it for free,” he said.

The company now has 18 workers, and it is quickly growing.

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Prestigious Honor Awarded to President

Jim Miller, president and CEO of the NDSU Development Center, received the Commonfund Institutionally Related Foundation award.

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NOAA, and videos on how to prepare for floods.”

Joraanstad said the idea for the app came from seeing people struggle to find relevant information on the flood.

“I remember asking every few days for an update or being asked because most

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honor, along with my longtime friend Mike Goodwin,” Miller told University Relations. “I owe a debt of gratitude to the countless volunteers who provided unselfish service to the organizations, the donors who gave so generously to our campaigns, and my staff and university associates who have provided encouragement and good counsel to me during my career.”

The Council for Advancement and Success in Education (also known as CASE) presents the Commonfund Institutionally Related Foundation award annually to two distinguished educational professionals. The award recognizes those who have made important contributions to the advancement, quality and effectiveness of

their foundations, according to a university press release.

Miller has been actively involved with CASE throughout his career. He has served on several of the organization’s committees, including the board of trustees, the CASE Commission on Philanthropy and the National Committee of Institutionally Related Foundations. He has also received the CASE Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence, according to University Relations.

During his 42-year tenure as an educational professional, Miller has served the NDSU Development Center for 31 years. In this time, Miller has transformed the foundation into a financial support system for the university. Miller has in-

creased the program’s total assets from $3 million to $161 million today and has increased annual donations from $500,000 to more than $15 million.

NDSU President Dean Bresciani nominated Miller for the award. In his letter of nomination, Bresciani wrote, “What Mr. Miller has had a catalytic part in making happen has been the transition of a regional doctoral institution into… one of the top100 research universities in the nation.”

Upon completion of this academic year, Miller plans to retire from his position with the NDSU Development Center. He was unable to be reached for further comment.

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Interrogators Wait To Question Bombing Suspect 'last passionate about and towards their goals as the Bridget Murphy and Katie Zezima Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- As the lone surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing lay hospitalized under heavy guard, the American Civil Liberties Union and a federal public defender raised concerns about investigators' plan to question 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev without reading him his Miranda rights.

What Tsarnaev will say and when are unclear. He remained in serious condition Sunday and apparently in no shape for interrogation after being pulled bloodied and wounded from a tarpcovered boat in a Watertown backyard. The capture came at the end of a tense Friday that began with his 26-yearold brother, Tamerlan, dying in a gunbattle with police.

U.S. officials said an elite interrogation team would question the Massachusetts college student without reading him his Miranda rights, something that is allowed on a limited basis when the public may be in immediate danger, such as when bombs are planted and ready to go off.

ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero said the legal exception applies only when there is a continued threat to public safety and is “not an open-ended exception” to the Miranda rule, which guarantees the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.

The federal public defender’s office in Massachusetts said it has agreed to represent Tsarnaev once he is charged. Miriam Conrad, public defender for Massachusetts, said he should have a lawyer appointed as soon as possible because there are “serious issues regarding possible interrogation.”

There was no immediate word on when Tsarnaev might be charged and what those charges would be. The twin bombings killed three people and wounded more than 180.

The most serious charge available to federal prosecu-

tors would be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, which carries a possible death sentence.

Massachusetts does not have the death penalty.

President Barack Obama said there are many unanswered questions about the bombing, including whether the Tsarnaev brothers - ethnic Chechens from southern Russia who had been in the U.S. for about a decade and lived in the Boston area had help from others. The president urged people not to rush judgment about their motivations.

Gov. Deval Patrick said Saturday that Tsarnaev was probably unable to communicate. Tsarnaev was at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where 11 victims of the bombing were still being treated.

“I, and I think all of the law enforcement officials, are hoping for a host of reasons the suspect survives,” the governor said after a ceremony at Fenway Park to honor the victims and survivors of the attack. “We have a million questions, and those questions need to be answered.”

The all-day manhunt Friday brought the Boston area to a near standstill and put people on edge across the metropolitan area.

The break came around nightfall when a homeowner in Watertown saw blood on his boat, pulled back the tarp and saw a bloody Tsarnaev hiding inside, police said. After an exchange of gunfire, he was seized and taken away in an ambulance.

Raucous celebrations erupted in and around Boston, with chants of “USA! USA!” Residents flooded the streets in relief four days after the two pressure-cooker bombs packed with nails and other shrapnel went off.

Michael Spellman said he bought tickets to Saturday’s Red Sox game at Fenway Park to help send a message to the bombers.

“They’re not going to stop us from doing things we love to do,” he said, sitting a few rows behind home plate. “We’re not going to live in fear.”

During the long night of violence leading up to the capture, the Tsarnaev brothers killed an MIT police officer, severely wounded another lawman and took part in a furious shootout and car chase in which they hurled explosives at police from a large homemade arsenal, authorities said.

Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau said one of the explosives was the same type used during the Boston Marathon attack, and authorities later recovered a pressure cooker lid that had embedded in a car down the street. He said the suspects also tossed two grenades before Tamerlan ran out of ammunition and police tackled him.

But while handcuffing him, officers had to dive out of the way as Dzhokhar drove the carjacked Mercedes at them, Deveau said.

The SUV dragged Tamerlan’s body down the block, he said. Police initially tracked the escaped suspect by a blood trail he left behind a house after abandoning the Mercedes.

Chechnya, where the Tsarnaev family has roots, has been the scene of two wars between Russian forces and separatists since 1994. That spawned an Islamic insurgency that has carried out deadly bombings in Russia and the region, although not in the West.

Investigators have not offered a motive for the Boston attack. But in interviews with officials and those who knew the Tsarnaev brothers, a picture has emerged of the older one as someone embittered toward the U.S., increasingly vehement in his Muslim faith and influential over his younger brother.

The Russian FSB intelligence service told the FBI in 2011 about information that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a follower of radical Islam, two law enforcement officials said Saturday.

According to an FBI news release, a foreign government said that Tamerlan Tsarnaev appeared to be strong believer and that he had changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the U.S. for travel to the Russian region to join

unspecified underground groups.

The FBI did not name the foreign government, but the two officials said it was Russia. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the matter publicly.

The FBI said that in response, it interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev and relatives and did not find any domestic or foreign terrorism activity. The bureau said it looked into such things as his telephone and online activity, his travels and his associations with others.

An uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers said he had a falling-out with Tamerlan over the man’s increased commitment to Islam.

Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, Md., said Tamerlan told him in a 2009 phone conversation that he had chosen “God’s business” over work or school.

Tsarni said he then contacted a family friend who told him Tsarnaev had been influenced by a recent convert to Islam.

Tsarni said his relationship with his nephew basically ended after that call.

As for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, “he’s been absolutely wasted by his older brother.

I mean, he used him. He used him for whatever he’s done,” Tsarni said.

Albrecht Ammon, a downstairs-apartment neighbor of Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Cambridge, said in an interview that the older brother had strong political views about the U.S. Ammon quoted Tsarnaev as saying that the U.S. uses the Bible as “an excuse for invading other countries.”

Tamerlan Tsarnaev studied accounting as a parttime student at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston for three semesters from 2006 to 2008, the school said. He was married with a young daughter. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

As of Saturday, more than 50 victims of the bombing remained hospitalized, three in critical condition.

stick to it,” Dorfmeister said. “Be driven by it.”

The idea for the Last Lecture was based on Randy Pausch’s lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dream.”

Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn., who suffered from pancreatic cancer. After receiving a terminal diagnosis in 2007, Pausch gave an inspirational Last Lecture that became popular on YouTube and in other media.

Pausch passed away in July 2008.

The NDSU chapter of Mortar Board planned the event to help encourage students to work hard

semester is coming to an end.

“Taking a moment out of your busy day to draw inspiration from one another is important, especially as the semester comes to an end,” Mortar Board President Lindsey Bultema said in a Facebook post.

Mortar Board also distributed free scantrons and blue books to attending students to help them prepare for finals week.

Mortar Board is an honor society founded in 1918 that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service.

performer continued... they ended up arguing on a piece of paper that was slipped underneath the door back and forth.

Bruce shared many other entertaining stories.

Bruce’s interpretations of mis-signed words, misunderstandings and other mishaps left the audience laughing throughout the night.

Other stories were poignant and a little sad, showing some of the struggles that Bruce has had to endure. Despite

this, the event had a positive spin.

But when it came time to applaud, the audience members instead lifted their hands to the air and waved them back and forth, the room silent yet bursting with appreciation that any performer would be proud to receive.

For more information about Trix Bruce, visit http://www.trixbruce. com/.

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Student Government hosted Run with the Herd, a 5k run in honor of Wellness Week, on Thursday evening.Over 125 participants ran the 5k-path that wound through and around campus. Free-will donations accrued $215 dollars that went to the Cass Clay YMCA.

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Everyday Life Choices Analyzed Theatre B Saves Best for Last With ‘God of Carnage’ in MSUM Theatre finale Steven Strom

Steven Strom

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Just like Concordia College, The Stage at Island Park, and NDSU, Theatre B’s theatre season is winding down and wrapping up.

Its fourth and final production of the season is in full swing, and has proven to be a terrific capper to the little theatre’s tenth season.

“God of Carnage,” the delightful final show, runs until May 11, so opportunities abound from now until the end of school to go and see it. Following the awkwardly abstract “Sweet Nothing” that ran in February, “God of Carnage” redeemed little Theatre B with its quick, sharp wit and wild exchanges between its characters.

Those characters are four in total; two married couples who come together to sort out the aftermath of a fight between their sons.

Workaholic Alan and stiff Annette defend the actions of their son Benjamin, who knocked out the incisors of Henry, the son of doddering Michael and straightforward Veronica. The two couples could not be any more unalike, and perceiving that promised some sparks would fly from the friction among these four.

Alan and Annette refuse to agree that their son instigated the fight while Veronica remains firm that Benjamin is to blame. Michael bumbles back and forth between agreeing with each of the wives while Alan yacks on the phone with his office.

Tensions are brought to a paramount early on, but everything is put on the backburner after Annette vomits over the coffee table, books and her husband.

That little scene happens to be one of the best in the whole show, and, rest assured there are other ones just as good. The couples’ conversation turns away from the topic at hand and

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"God of Carnage" is currently running until May 11 as the season finale production at Theatre B on Main Avenue.

strays to other areas of discussion, such as each couple’s marriage, motives behind Michael’s riddance of a hamster, and what makes Veronica tick.

Pretty soon the rum starts making the rounds, and everyone loosens up and gets even more blunt, especially Annette. And what a show it makes. It would not hurt to reveal that the couples do not solve their main problem by the end of the show, but it would to tell how they failed to do so. Theatre B has a nice little show on their hands, and giving away the good parts would simply not be fair!

Another admirable aspect of this show is that it seems tailor-made for a place like Theatre B. A small cast, a simply storyline and big laughs; it all colludes well with the intimate settings of Theatre B. That being said, however, there were a couple aspects that worked against that feature.

In such a small setting, any and all loud noises were magnified in the small the-

atre, making it highly uncomfortable for the ears when a character yelled or the lady in the back row laughed like Bellatrix Lestrange. One can conclude that goes along with the territory and it is just something to put up with when attending any Theatre B show.

But that can be dealt with. “God of Carnage” is worth sitting in a small space and enduring an audience member’s witch-lady laugh. It is perhaps the best thing to come out of Theatre B this season and certainly earned back the points lost by “Sweet Nothing.”

“God of Carnage” continues its run at Theatre B at 716 Main Avenue until May 11. Shows are every Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Apr. 28 at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $10 for students, and are available online at theatreb.org, by phone at 701-729-8880, and at the box office prior to each performance.

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After what its audiences saw two months ago, it comes as a big surprise that MSUM Theatre chose the analytical “Mother Courage and Her Children” as its spring finale to follow February’s raunchy “Avenue Q.” To director Patrick Carriere, it is no surprise at all.

“They both comment on culture but in different ways,” said Carriere. “‘Avenue Q’ playfully provoked [thought on culture]. ‘Mother Courage’ makes us ask, ‘What are the things that affect us? War? Religion?

The need for livelihood?’

[The writer] challenges us to think about our survival.”

That writer (Bertolt Brecht by name) based “Mother Courage and Her Children” on the story “The Runagate Courage” by Grimmelshausen.

Brecht wrote his play as a response to German nationalism during the rise of the Nazi party in Germany.

“It’s a political commentary turned on its head,” said Carriere. “It focuses on people caught in contradictions. One day you’ll see someone walking their dog

and giving them a treat, the next day they’re kicking that dog.”

Embodying those contradictions of everyday living is the 22-person cast of this production. Focusing on the struggles and troubles of a nomadic merchant woman and her children during the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th century, “Mother Courage” throws many curveballs at its main character, who only wants to feed her family and stay on track in such an uncertain life.

“This group of characters goes from event to event to event and must use their wits and trick their way through the world,” said Carriere. “[Mother Courage] is constantly put in situations where she must balance saving a child versus saving her livelihood.”

Characters are a very important aspect of this play, especially. Brecht intended for a distinct amount of distance to be made between the audience and the characters. His intentions are that the audience should not grow close to the characters but rather that they should see the characters and the actors playing them as two sets of people.

“Brecht wants you to

see the character and the actor so you don’t fall in love with the character,” said Carriere. “Brecht has emotional, funny and tragic moments [in “Mother Courage”] and he tries to have distance to make the audience think about the choices people make.”

Those choices are what “Mother Courage and Her Children” boils down to.

Big questions are asked, and it is up to each audience member to form their own answers.

“Brecht wants people to think through situations – ‘What does it mean to live during this war?’” said Carriere. “He makes us think about the forces that work on us every day.”

MSUM Theatre’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” runs at the Gaede Stage at MSUM from Apr. 24 to 27 with all performances at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and MSUM alumni, $10 for non-MSUM students and free admission for all theatre major students.

Tickets are available online at mnstate.edu/theatre and by phone at 218-477-2271 between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

TV Review: ‘Defiance’ Pilot Steven Strom A&E Editor

Defiance is very much a show built on the backs of everything that came before it. That shouldn’t be too surprising for a series from the creator of Alien Nation and Farscape, both of which very much fell squarely into that category. What is surprising, however, is that it’s coming in this day and age.

The two-hour pilot for Syfy’s new series starts off with a quick rundown of the backstory. Basically, a coalition of alien species fled the destruction of their solar system hundreds of years ago, only to arrive and find the planet unexpectedly inhabited. Do to some as-yet unrevealed event, their flotilla exploded, killing most of those who hadn’t already immigrated to the surface and irreparably changing the face of the planet.

Thirty years later we have protagonists Nolan and his adopted alien daughter Irisa as they try to make their way through the nownearly lawless city of Defiance (formerly St. Louis).

The whole thing evokes memories of DS9, Babylon 5, Firefly and, yes, even Farscape and Alien Nation. There are silly nose

prosthetics and aliens with human names. Every few minutes there’s a racially fueled (i.e. species-ally) staredown, and eventually someone gets shot with a laser. In essence, it’s the sort of science fiction we haven’t seen since around the turn of the century.

However much Defiance may owe to what’s come before, it does do a good job of crafting a unique look. The blend of ramshackle neoWestern housing alongside pristine, salvaged supertechnology, all amidst the “changed Earth” aesthetic is certainly striking.

The characters are fairly distinct as well, if not exactly wholly original. You have your grouchy doctor, your well-intentioned-butinexperienced leader in the form of Defiance’s mayor and head-butting Hatfield and McCoy analog families.

Nolan, in particular, stands apart from your average smooth-talking sci-fi hero by being noticeably more brutal than what the genre usually churns out.

He still cracks wise often enough to remind you he’s the good guy, but his background as a war hero allows the show’s creators some leeway in showing just what he’s willing to do.

One of the most unique

things about Defiance, however, is the way it connects to the video game of the same name. After having played through a good chunk of that as well, I can report that the two properties do a good job of mimicking one another. The look and “feel” of Defiance is almost identical in both, with the game obviously offering a more action-oriented take, as opposed to the show’s more intimate character work.

Defiance is certainly an interesting space opera (without the space) if only because it represents a subgenre we haven’t seen in a while. Ignoring that, however, it’s still a solid entry in its genre.

Apparently, this is Syfy’s biggest series premiere since 2006, as well, so hopefully that means we’ll see the show go on long enough to explore some territory that feels wholly unique to its world. Syfy shows have a tendency to quietly run for years, so this could easily be another of the channel’s sleepers, though I suspect the station is looking for a bigger hit than that.

I don’t know if that’s what Defiance is meant to be just yet, but I’m certainly interested in seeing what it can do.

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Award-winning NDSU Authors: Secrets to Success in Academic Publishing, FLC 413B, 2:30-4PM.

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Pop A BAlloon Sale at the NDSU Bookstore, NDSU Bookstore [MU], All day Culture Fair: Asian and Oceania, Mandan Room [MU], 2-4PM.

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Interior Design Senior Show, Rose Room [MU], 9AM -5PM. Movie: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, MU Century Theater @ 7PM.

Thursday, April 25 MATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM

Each upcoming issue Mataya Armstrong will sit down with one of the 2012-2013 graduating senior staff for a Q&A of their time working at The Spectrum.

Where did you grow up?

Inver Grove Heights, MN, a southern suburb of Saint paul.

What do you think is beneficial about your job here?

You get a lot of real world experience with design layout and working in a professional environment. The team side about this is really important because everyone’s role is equally important.

Communication is key in order for each issue to be successful.

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How long have you worked here?

One year, but I have written for The Spectrum previous to this position.

What’s your favorite memory at The Spectrum so far?

Getting to know Karla, the office manager. Also, there is a strong mix of personalities which has made for a fun work environment.

Any plans for after graduation?

Eventually find an architecture internship. Perhaps spontaneity will bring me somewhere in the meantime.

Q: What do you hope to leave behind?

The Spectrum

That both play and work can exist at the same time. And, the importance of building good reltionships with your fellow staff.

Bison Bits:

Ginny Pick Junior Art

“I check my phone.”

“I hit the snooze button.”

Bailey Monson Sophomore Art

“I take a shower?”

Nick Erlandson Sophomore Chemistry and Biology

“Wait for my roommate to turn off my phone alarm.”

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Andrew Goracke Junior Sports and Recreation

Brock Zenzen Sophomore Crop and Weed Sciences

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Features

The Spectrum Monday, April 22, 2013

More Than Just a Manager

PHOTOSPOTLIGHT

Fostering Meaningful Relationships

MATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM

By Stephanie Stanislao Features Editor

T

he laugh lines that lay on her face looked especially soft against her hard black office chair, as she sat attentively waiting to hear the first question of the interview.

When asked about herself, Karla Young, the office manager at The Spectrum, answered almost immediately in a firm, yet modest way.

Her voice was sure, but not overly confident.

As Young listed off her responsibilities-keeping The Spectrum running day-to-day, making sure that accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll all balance and are done correctly, keeping lines of communication open for the board of student publications, among other tasks that are listed in her job description—it became apparent that she is the glue that holds the office together.

Yet, Young explained that before taking this position she never much wanted to be a career person, but rather always preferred to stay at home and care for her family.

Through her work at The Spectrum, Young has found herself in a role that requires caring for others, and has strong ties to her dream of working from the home. For her, The Spectrum has become a second home, and she would not have it any other way.

Since being hired as the office manager of The Spectrum six years ago, Young has found that her job goes far beyond doing paperwork and making sure that the office is in order.

“The students that are here, even though my first group did not want me to be their “mother” so to speak, as the office manager, that’s part of what I see is the role,” Young said.

Although in a bit of a mothering role, Young admits that the students at The Spectrum are not her children, and that she respects them as young adults learning about life.

But, that is not to say that Young’s position as the office manager is any easier than working from the home and caring for her own children, who have since grown into adults.

Young has to keep up with more than just three children these days—no, now she has over 20 young adults to manage.

“You’re still here to assist. You’re still here to guide them. But, I’m also supposed to let them fall, stumble, make their mistakes so that they can learn from that,” Young said.

And for Young, that has been one of the most challenging aspects of her job.

“The biggest problem that I have working here is letting them make those mistakes.

And as a mother I did that too. You have to let your children make their mistakes,” Young remarked.

Even though she feels that it is important for students to stumble from time to time and to learn from set-backs, Young is always willing to offer advice and to lend a listening ear.

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Former NDSU student and former Spectrum staff member Rob Detjen explained how Young had listened to him when he was unsure about his future.

“When I was considering going back to school to get my Master’s degree, I went and talked to Karla for at least a good hour. She told me that I was put on Earth to do very special things and that I should definitely go for it. To this day I still remember her saying that. Now I’m in the process of getting my P.h.D., so it looks like she was right after all,” Detjen said.

Young’s willingness to listen does not stop at just a few staff members, but rather goes far beyond that, reaching to each and every student that walks through the door at The Spectrum office.

“She would always want to listen. That means a lot to a twenty-year-old when you’re somewhat confused and scared as to what you’re going to do about a job in a couple years,” Dan Gunderson, a former staff member, said.

In addition to being known for sharing words of wisdom, Young has left many lasting impacts on the student staff members she has worked with at The Spectrum over the years with her positive outlook on life.

“Karla is a remarkable and memorable person. She is one of those people you just don’t forget, even if you don’t get to know her well. She goes out of her way to show she cares, and she remains optimistic even when things are tough,” former Editor-in-chief Matt Severns explained.

Young’s caring, compassionate and encouraging words spoken over her years working at The Spectrum have helped to foster long-lasting relationships with former staff.

And because of this, she’s been allowed to keep in touch with them long after they have left NDSU and moved away from Fargo.

Each year a new staff is hired and trained, and the older staff members graduate and move away. But Young tries not to think about it, as she explained that would make her very sad.

“I’m not unhappy, but it just hurts for them to go. You [students] are supposed to.

That is what you do. You’re here to grow for four years, five years, however long it takes, and you’re to grow and learn here. You’re to go out into the big world and do whatever you’re supposed to. So, I do the best that I can do with you while you’re here, and hopefully I touch their lives in whatever way I can.

That’s all I want to do,” Young said.

When asked how she parts ways with the staff members she has formed friendships with during their time at NDSU and more specifically in The Spectrum office, she said matter-of-factly. “I don’t say goodbye.

They’ll come back. They’ll say something.

I’ll see them somewhere. And I just don’t say goodbye. Never do. Never have.”

MATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM

ARTIFICAL MEAT The idea of creating artificial meat has been around for many years.

NASA had the idea mainly for their astronauts; however, scientific meat is closer than ever to appear on our grocery store shelves. Scientists believe this creation will reduce the amount of animal killing and will help our environment of meat production. Whatever the final outcome will be, Gabor Forgacs, a scientist from the University of Missouri says, “It is coming. There is no question that someone will hit big and if we are the ones then s much the better.” Although there are some that agree or disagree, science is taking a new turn into the food industry.

By: Mataya Armstrong

HEALTH TALK

5-Plus Ways to Increase Your Life Expectancy Jessie Battest Staff Writer

Although the average young adult can expect to live about another 55 to 60 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, certain lifestyle habits characteristic to college students can quickly plummet this projection.

Many factors come into play—some blatantly obvious, some unusually unexpected—and by answering a few questions about your history and your present lifestyle, you can easily calculate your personal longevity.

Additionally, the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute’s 23-question quiz* allows you to take note of which areas you can improve to help you live a longer and healthier life.

Yes, nature plays a major role in one’s anticipated life expectancy. If cancer or Alzheimers runs in your blood; if you were born into a “privileged” and financially welloff family; and if the place in which you grew up provided clean water, the availability of nutritious foods and minimal pollution; then you

can expect some grays and wrinkles (good for you!) and probably even give your life expectancy a small raise.

On the flip side, nurture (in other words, your controllable lifestyle) battles back at every turn—every birthday, every milestone, every second of every day— and if you do not make every “right” decision toward the good of your overall health, then you can begin to tally up the years to subtract from your projected longevity. Floss every day; do not smoke or drink excessively; avoid eating processed meats, fried foods and sweets; stay out of the sun; and exercise on a daily basis to live a healthier life and prevent lightening your longevity load.

Five additional ways to increase your life expectancy, according to Dr. Mark Stibich and About.com’s Medical Review Board: Pump up your vitamin D levels by giving your skin a little direct sunlight—sitting by a window does not do the trick because the glass blocks most of the rays from actually coming into contact with your skin.

Spend more time com-

municating with family and friends. “The more connected someone is, the better their overall health. Having positive relationships with a spouse, friends and family is the best way to be connected.”

Floss your teeth every day to prevent not only gum disease but heart disease as well. “Bacterial infection in your mouth harms your arteries through two mechanisms…causing plaques [and] causing inflammation.”

Reduce excessive stress by meditating, taking soothing baths, getting a professional massage, participating in a yoga class, listening to calming music and sipping on chamomile tea.

Turn off the TV. “You will gain back around 1,400 hours each year (on average)” and can spend that time participating in more active and stimulating activities.

To take the full longevity quiz, visit www.ithaca. edu/gerontolgy/schools/lesson_plans.html and click on the link entitled Longevity under the “Participation in Government” heading.

Dear Honest Truth,

I have let myself go. Seriously. This winter weather has left me with zero motivation to get off my rear and get to the gym. And, because of this, I am far from reaching my desired beach bod. BUT, the weather is not the only thing to blame for the extra pounds I’ve put on over the last few months.

My eating habits have been absolutely horrendous, but I don’t feel like I ever have time to eat an actual meal. I’m always on the go. I run from class to class, and then go straight to work. By the time I’m done there I just end up picking up fast food. I just don’t feel like I have the time or energy to eat healthy or work out. But, I really don’t want to look like a chunky monkey when I head to the lakes with my friends in a few weeks. Any and all advice is appreciated.

Thanks,

Packed on the pounds

Dear Packed on the Pounds,

It’s hard to stay in shape! Believe me. I’ve always been envious of those people who can eat and drink whatever they want and not gain a pound, but honestly, they are few and far between. Whether it’s exercising or watching what they consume almost everyone does something to keep themselves looking good. So you need to as well! I get that your feeling on the go all of the time, especially with finals coming up and a job, but physical health is a huge part of your well-being. Time needs to be made for it. So basically, as Nike would say, just do it.

As far as eating healthier goes: Plan and Prepare ahead of time. If you know you are going to be short on meal time this week, purchase in season fruit, low fat crackers, or another healthy snack option, and portion them into zip-lock bags. This will seriously cut down on your ‘cheap food spending’. Now, if you’re looking for a meal on the go, I would suggest a meal replacement shake.

I love them. You have the option of ordering the ingredients to make the shakes at home, or there are also quite a few places in the F-M area to pick one up, Cold Fusion, Healthy Blast, Fit Republic, and Island Fusion to name a few!

Happy Slimming,

Bison Babe

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Opinion

The Spectrum Monday, April 22, 2013

Shame in the Senate

Growing Up Rez

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Senators are Failing ‘We the What I Didn’t Realize I’d Miss. Things to look for when apartment hunting People’ “A Thought Less Traveled”

NATHAN STOTTLER Opinion Editor

Last week, the Senate failed to pass a bill that would have required background checks for all people purchasing firearms in the United States. The bill, put together by the bi-partisan team of senators Pat Toom-

“…when 90% of constituents agree on a matter, their representatives should reflect that 90-10 split…” ey (R-Pa.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), was a compromise effort that contained input from the National Rifle Association – America’s most influential gun lobby – and was supported by a vast 90% of the American people.

There are a lot of aspects to gun control, and a number of ideas for curbing gun violence. From banning ‘assault weapons’ to restricting magazine sizes, to focusing on mental health issues, all ideas have some form of merit – and, naturally, some form of opposition.

I fail to see the reason behind voting against expanded background checks for gun purchases. I believe most people can agree that guns should be kept out of the wrong hands – particularly people who have been convicted of crimes and have therefore forfeited their right to bear arms and people with mental illnesses. It stands to reason that if we are going to embrace our freedoms and allow people to posses something as possibly devastating as a firearm, we should place reasonable restrictions on their usage.

Should any person purchasing a firearm not have anything in their background to hide, he or she should have no issue with submitting to a background

check. Many people undergo background checks for many things, including the obtaining of a visa or passport or in applying for a job.

I myself am undergoing a background check in order to obtain a summer internship.

Will it cause an inconvenience? Yes, it will. People likely won’t be able to purchase a gun in a single day, unless they have a background check already completed – for example, I am currently in the process of obtaining a permit to carry a firearm in the state of Minnesota, the process of which requires a background check. Once a person has a permit to carry, they are able to obtain a handgun on the day of purchase, without waiting for an additional background check to clear, since they already have undergone such a check.

However, are these inconveniences an unnecessary sacrifice? Certainly not.

If requiring a million people to undergo background checks saves even one person’s life, the collective wait time will be entirely worth it – I hardly think there is room to disagree with that.

I don’t support all gun control measures.

The American people are certainly split on the issue.

But when 90% of constituents agree on a matter, their representatives should reflect that 90-10 split, not a 54-46 split. Saving human lives has no room for partisan politics. The senators who voted against expanded background checks for firearm purchases ought to be ashamed of themselves.

They will certainly have to live with their decision for many years – hopefully they have the opportunity to change their minds in the near future.

Nathan is a senior majoring in landscape architecture. Follow him on twitter @nwstottler.

CASSIE ROHLFING Contributing Writer

Saturday, April 13th, marked the 24th Annual Woodlands and High Plains Pow Wow in Moorhead on the MSUM campus. I was there to do a story for the Bison Information Network, the student run TV station at NDSU. Although, I would have went on my own because that’s part of who I am. It’s my culture.

Although my pale skin, reddish hair, and colored eyes would fill your head with doubt, I promise you that I actually am part Native American. I’m not a significant amount, but it doesn’t matter. I lived on a reservation (the rez) virtually my whole life. I attended a tribal school, and a tribal college for a year. Growing up, all I’ve ever known was being Native American.

I had always known that Native culture was different from the typical ‘White’ culture. I guess I never really realized how truly different it was until I moved to Fargo to go to attend a University. Before I continue, I’m not saying that it’s all a bad different, It’s just… different. I would have never assumed that little 6 by 12 mile piece of land that I call home, and the other reservations throughout the nation would have as many differences as we do from the rest of the country.

America as a whole is a very individualistic society.

You help others, as long as it’s to your own benefit. Natives as a whole are very collectivistic, we help anybody, no matter the situation. It’s two in the morning and your truck is stuck in the snow? No problem. Just call your cousin, he’ll be there in ten minutes.

You can’t afford to get your car a new part? Just ask your best friend, she’ll loan you 20 bucks.

Family is, and always will be the most important thing.

We tend to have big families.

My grandma had ten children, all of them but two had at least three of their own, and most of those kids have their own kids. So, needless to say, my family is not tiny. Our get-to-

gethers are ridiculous, to say the least. Plus, we’ll go to the end of the earth and back to defend our family. Don’t you ever try to pick a fight with us, you’ll end up having all of our cousins wanting to come after you.

Oh, and the food… You don’t know good food until you’ve been to a Native gathering. The delicious, mouthwatering, absolutely unhealthy food. Though the food is greasy, salty, and terrible for you, it’s worth it. Frybread is just some dough dipped in oil. I know that doesn’t sound amazing. In fact it probably sounds terrible, but it’s quite the opposite. I feel that it’s basically the Creator’s gift to us. And when top it with some taco meat, cheese, salsa and sour cream, it’s basically perfection.

I’ll end with pow wows, since that’s what inspired me to write this article. Pow wows are a blast. It’s the best atmosphere to be in. Seeing all the beautiful dancers in their regalia, hearing the thunderous drum fill the whole stadium, listening to the singers sing the songs passed down from our ancestors, and the smell of that greasy frybread.

It’s how we show our culture, it’s how we try to keep a way of life alive, and to carry on our legacy.

I will never regret coming to NDSU because I’ve had some of the best times of my life here. I just never really realized what and how much I’d miss being away from everything I have known and loved. There’s probably a lot that I haven’t touched on and I’m not trying to say that it was perfect growing up on the reservation. In fact, I know there’s a lot that about it that is bad, but I can honestly say that I wouldn’t have wanted to grow up anywhere else.

No matter where I go in life, what I do, or how successful I get; I’ll always be a rez girl.

I won’t forget where I come from or who I am.

Cassandra is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

Point behind the plot

What is going on in the minds of these terrorists?

Amber Zolondek Contributing Writer

The headlines are tragic and the photos are disturbing, but the memories of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing will forever be ingrained in the minds of the witnesses and runners present at this horrific display of terrorism. But there are many aspects to events like this. Who did it? More importantly, why did they do it? Although there may be a motive and plot to the event, will there ever be an explanation as to what was going on in the mind of the bomber?

There could be hundreds of debates as to why someone would wish to act out

such a horrific plan, but discovering signs and augury to help prevent this from happening could be crucial.

Child negligence and abuse are often times revealed after a catastrophe has taken place. Although someone

Although there may be a motive and plot to the event, will there ever be an explanation as to what was going on in the mind of the bomber?

The discussion of mental illness is always an open topic and how it affects a person and their thoughts. What officials struggle to detect is if the suspect struggled with such an illness, especially if they are impossible to catch or die in the act of torment.

While mental illness could play a big part in rebellion, anarchy, or what have you, feelings and struggles from people’s past can also affect how one goes through life and causes them to snap.

may mature into an adult, go on with life as if there were no concern, negligence can take its toll on the human mind and body.

Lastly, the idea of bullying and preventing it has become a bigger threat as the years have come around.

With good reason, bullying can have the same affects as mental and physical abuse.

School shootings and like rebellions are often claimed to be a reaction to bullying and the torment one goes

through in school. As a result, victims sometime seek revenge and therefore take it out on their tyrant and those who just stood by.

Whatever it may be that causes an individual to react and cause an even like the Boston Marathon bombing, perhaps it could be a new approach to address the struggles of someone whether it may be mental illness, child negligence, or the effects of bullying. It’s not an excuse for a terrorist, but more of an understanding and forewarning to prevent tragedies from happening, and of course, help for those suffering.

Amber is a freshman majoring in journalism and public relations.

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The Spectrum OPINION Monday, April 22, 2013

LETTERSTO THE EDITOR

Benjamin Whalen Senior, Mechanical Engineering

To the Editor: I’m dismayed at NDSU partnering with Planned Parenthood (PP). Most government funds cannot pay for abortions. Yet, PP’s own reports reveal a 99 percent positive correlation between increased taxpayer funding and increased abortions. Former PP directors Sue Thayer and Abby Johnson allege that PP uses those funds for abortions.

Consumer Reports ranked PP’s condoms dead last in 2005. Former abortion directors say PP buys the cheapest contraceptives. PP can state the typical contraceptive failure rates, while their products rank far worse. When contraceptives fail, they can lead to pregnancy and disease.

Clients often return to PP for abortions and STD testing when those products fail. PP profits from both. Abby Johnson admits PP has internal goals to increase abortion sales.

Surveys suggest students want to learn how to resist sex without breaking up. Studies reveal that the most effective programs promote abstinence, while answering students’ questions. When Georgia switched to promoting abstinence, teen pregnancies dropped roughly 50 percent.

Former abortion director Carol Everett admits that sex education was part of the abortion sales strategy. You’d be appalled if they knew what PP considers age-appropriate education. While reaching more students, PP performs more abortions. It’s a conflict of interest. Let’s stop funding PP. Jim Burke NDSU Alumnus, Electrical Engineering, Dec. 1999 Cedar Rapids, IA

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To the Editor: In response to the recent article “The Follies of Pro-life,” there are a few points that require better attention. The first and most pressing has to do with the notion of person-hood. The author—Ms. Emily Driscoll—states that, “It actually frightens me that we’re trying to give an embryo, or a premature fetus, the same human rights that I have as a walking, talking, breathing, thinking, loving, knowing human being.” She claims to be a person, and denies that same person-hood of an unborn embryo—but she fails to answer the nagging question: when did she, who also began as an embryo, become a person?

To answer this, the defining characteristic of a human person needs to be found. Ms. Driscoll lists walking, talking, breathing, thinking, loving and knowing as the key defining factors of a human person. Unfortunately, walking and breathing are also performed by animals, and therefore cannot be what distinguish a human person. Ms. Driscoll gets a bit closer, however, with the remaining four attributes: talking, thinking, knowing and loving. The ability to speak, to think and to know all result from man’s power of reason—also known as the intellect. Likewise, love consists of seeking the good for another as other and is therefore an act of the will and not simply an emotion. It is these two powers—the intellect and the will—which define a human person as distinct from all other material creation.

However, in presenting these key characteristics, Ms. Driscoll missed a vital distinction: the possession of a power does not necessitate its use. People are asleep are unable to use their reason, yet we do not think of them as any less of a human person than one who is awake. Thus, it is incorrect to suppose that an embryo is not a human person simply because it is unable to use these defining powers of reason and will. Clearly, a human embryo—if allowed to grow—will necessarily develop into a human person. Because of this, there must be some underlying power that dictates how this growth takes place, since the matter by itself would not form into a human being. This power (Call it the soul or whatever you like), is only able to form the material into a human person with an intellect and will because these powers are already possessed by the soul—it cannot give what it does not already have. From the moment of conception, the embryo begins a uniquely human operation—namely the growth and development into a human person! Consequently, every embryo is in fact a human person who possesses every inalienable right that Ms. Driscoll claims.

Thus, it should be clear—although Ms. Driscoll cringes at the thought—that abortion is a heinous crime in any circumstance since it is a horrendous violation of an utterly helpless and innocent human being. I am sure Ms. Driscoll would not advocate the barbaric practice of tearing a full-term child limb from limb, yet she still advocates the destruction of a human person in the form of an embryo. Ms. Driscoll seeks shelter behind the idea that an embryo does not look like a person, nor does she accept that the moment of life or personhood can be defined. Because of this, individuals of the same mindset as Ms. Driscoll do not feel the natural horror of the destruction of a child when they see the destruction of an embryo. This self-willed ignorance leads them to operate under the moral statute: “when in doubt, we should kill.” This truly is the murder of a human person she willingly chooses to ignore—this is why she is so frightened.

This fear results from the ramifications of accepting a human embryo as a person, since this naturally means any destruction thereof is intrinsically evil.

This undermines any credence of abortion advocates, who continue to support this insanity out of a selfish desire to pursue sexual pleasure apart from its natural end. Eyes are for seeing, ears are for hearing and it is just as obvious that the reproductive organs are for reproducing—it is the only end which can fully explain their structure and operation. But Ms. Driscoll argued that unwanted pregnancies happen because, “Teenagers are not aware of the consequences of unprotected sex.” In light of the fact that the purpose of sex is the generation of children, from what are these people seeking protection? Do people seriously want protection from a helpless innocent child? No. They want protection from responsibility, commitment and self-control. This is why marriage, as the stable union of a freely consenting man and woman for the generation and education of children, is the only context within which sexual intercourse is moral. With the mindset of people like Ms. Driscoll, we become little more than animals who seek physical pleasure without thought.

Ms. Driscoll goes on to say that the idea of self-control is unreasonable saying, “The abstinence argument blows my mind, because a sex-free high school does not exist and it probably never will.” First of all, it should immediately be apparent that it is immoral to engage in sexual relations while still in high school, and therefore still unmarried. These kids have not yet reached the level of maturity necessary to be parents, and are not able to adequately provide for a family. If they engage in such activities, it is only for the sake of selfish pleasure. But by Ms. Driscoll’s reasoning, simply because it is difficult to teach these children to practice self-control, modesty and chastity, we should therefore cut all the chains, let them loose and inundate their lives with condoms, contraceptives and abortion.

She seems to think if something bad is going to happen anyway, why bother trying to stop it? However, it is not the prevalence of an act that makes it good, nor is it the public opinion which makes something true. Nearly the entirety of the nation felt slavery was permissible back in the day but now everyone seems to think it is a moral evil. The definition of a person did not change, and the truth of the matter did not change—what changed was the opinion of the people. Likewise, it does not matter that sex during high school has become widespread. It was, is and always will be wrong. These children are lacking not in sex-education, or condom use instruction, but rather are missing the critical formation by their parents in a life of virtue. Animals are incapable of reason and therefore are incapable of morality. Man possesses reason and must therefore seek to exercise his reason despite what his body feels—I guarantee you that the sex-education programs of Planned Parenthood are not going to teach teenagers about virtue in an effort to reduce these so-called unwanted pregnancies.

One last thought on the idea of rape: why should the child be punished with a death sentence for the crime of the father? The child within the womb came into existence under no power of his own, and therefore can have no fault for it.

The fault is on the head of the father, and the injustice was done to the mother and the child—but the only good to come forth from this evil act is the child. It is only a further evil to destroy the child.

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Sports

The Spectrum Monday, April 22, 2013

We Want Wentz

Will the NDSU backup QB see the field more?

“Herd’s Hunches”

SAM HERDER Sports Editor

A football coach will tell you there is no greater luxury than having depth. And there is nothing more comforting than having a solid backup quarterback.

In NDSU’s case, they have the depth and a sophomore in which they think will be next in line to lead the Bison. Fans think so too.

Carson Wentz, the six-foot five-inch and 221-pound quarterback from Bismarck Century is attracting a lot of talk and fans want to see more of this guy on the field.

Wentz may very well be the most comfortable the Bison fans have been with a backup quarterback.

And in that sense, fans want to see number 11 throw the rock around a little bit in the 2013 season. Wentz will no doubt get more minutes on the field compared to last season. He is next in line to take over the Bison offense after now two-year starter Brock Jensen graduates this year.

But what fans expect may not come. Everyone is aware of Jensen’s interception problems he suffered midseason this last year.

During times of his threeinterception games, many were calling for Wentz. Now that Wentz has developed one more year, many more fans may be calling for number 11 even at the slightest hint of Jensen struggling.

Don’t expect Craig Bohl to listen.

Bohl has established himself as a head coach that sticks with his starting quarterback through thick and thin. Whether that is a good or bad thing can be de-

bated all day long. It takes a whole lot of struggling and lack of production for him to pull the plug on a quarterback, whether that is in a middle of the game or in preparation for the coming game. Jensen has started 30 straight games, losing two of them. His national title rings equal his losses. Even with Wentz not far from Jensen’s skill, don’t expect Bohl to sit Jensen if the Bison are down 10 and he has thrown two interceptions.

But even with that in mind, Wentz will still see plenty of minutes in the opposite situation. If NDSU is up 17 heading into the fourth quarter, don’t be surprised if Bohl throws the backup in there. When you have the nation’s best defense, that gives the head coach the comfort to do that. Wentz will then get reps with the first team instead of backups like he did in 2012.

And let’s not put it past Brent Vigen to wrinkle in some double-quarterback sets. We saw a glimpse of this last year with Wentz going in motion. He even had a chance to show his arm, but made a good decision to tuck it and run and fans saw the speed that Wentz brings to the table along with his height. Chances are high that fans see more of this and Wentz gets an opportunity with the ball in his hands.

Wentz has yet to play a meaningful down for the Bison, but fans and coaches seem to agree he is the quarterback of the future. With his size, speed, athleticism and arm strength, it is hard to disagree. Now, it’s all about getting him comfortable with game speed and the decisions making that comes with it.

He’ll get that chance this year.

Meet-a-Bison: Cydney Hasselberg Colton Pool

Contributing Writer

Cydney Hasselberg has had tough standards to live up to her entire life. All four of her older siblings have played golf at the collegiate level and her three older sisters all played Division I. “I come from a family of golfers, so it was kind of a given that I played,” Hasselberg said. “I started playing when I was three years old and I just stuck with it. All my siblings played college golf and I just followed in their footsteps.”

Now a senior at NDSU, Hasselberg has played alongside the likes of Amy Anderson, who just took home her fourth Creighton Classic title and was named Summit League player of the week for the tenth time in her career. However, Hasselberg has looked past the competition and developed a great relationship with the three-time Summit League Golfer of the Year.

“She’s definitely pushed us to become better players,” Hasselberg said. “Amy’s one of my best friends. I don’t look at her any differently (than other athletes).”

This season is looking to be Hasselberg’s best. She started strong with a top-10 finish at the Concordia Invitational. She also did well at the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Invitational where she was just 17 strokes off the lead during the two-day event.

She’s followed those performances by breaking the top-20 on other occasions to help her team on the way to four tournament wins.

“This season is my best season so far,” Hasselberg said with a smile. “Last year was very hard for me. I didn’t travel very much, and I was playing my worst golf that I have in years.”

Following last season, the Staples, Minn. native

was named to the Summit League Winter/Spring AllAcademic Team as a Distinguished Scholar and to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence. She believes that her time as a five-time all-state golfer in high school helped to prepare her for being a student-athlete at NDSU. “I was kind of used to it already,” Hasselberg said.

“You just have to be really good with your time management and just realize that things need to get down now.”

After she graduates, Hasselberg hopes to find a job where she can put her degree in child development and family science to good use.

“I just really love helping others and that’s a good field to be able to do that and to

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work with kids,” Hasselberg said. “I’d love to work with under-privileged children someday.”

This season has been especially tough for Hasselberg and the rest of NDSU’s women’s golf team with snow still on the ground in later April. However, Hasselberg has been able to look on the bright side of things and seen the weather as something else – a blessing in disguise.

“I think it’s almost helped,” Hasselberg said.

“It seems funny to think that you can be burnt out by the end of the spring season and before summer hits, but when you’re consistently playing outside round after round after round you get tired. So I think hitting inside has almost been a blessing in disguise.”

The Bison have proved that they’re certainly ready to play this season. Their school-record four tournament wins have got them on the right track going into the Summit League tournament today. They have been predicted to win it all, but they’ve stayed focused on the task at hand and Hasselberg is aimed at finishing her career strong.

“I think we approach it just like any other tournament,” Hasselberg said.

“There’s a little pressure, but most of us stay very humble about it. We stay grounded.

We realize golf’s a funny game and anything can really happen. As long as we give it our best we have a good shot at winning.

“This is my last shot to make it count.”

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“When City & Country Collide” Keynote Speaker: Amanda Radke Thursday April 25th, 2013 – 6 pm Family Life Center (FLC) Room 124

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Softball Sweeps Fort Wayne

Sam Herder Sports Editor

The NDSU softball team remains unbeaten in the Summit League after sweeping Fort Wayne in a threegame series over the weekend. The Bison beat up on the Mastodons 3-1 and 4-1 on Friday and 8-4 Saturday.

NDSU is now 8-0 in conference play and 22-13 overall.

Whitney Johnson and Alyssa Reina played heroes Friday. Johnson struck out a season-high 16 batters in the first game and allowed only two hits. Reina hit the game-winning home run in game two.

Johnson struck out the

side in the first, second, third and sixth inning. She moved to the top of the all-time Summit League strikeout list, breaking the old record of 880 set in 2000. Johnson now has a career total of 898.

The Bison grabbed a quick 3-0 lead in the first three innings of play. Jenina Ortega hit her fifth home run of the year that scored Amanda Grable in the first.

Grable then hit her own home run, this one a two-out solo shot in the third inning.

Grable now leads the team with six home runs. IPFW added a run in the bottom of the third, but that was all they could muster against Johnson, losing 3-1.

Johnson took the mound again in the second game, striking out six and allowing four hits. Down 1-0, the Bison belted in three runs in the top of the sixth. Reina laced a home run that scored Maritza Lopez-Portillo and take the lead. NDSU added another run that inning when Katie Soukup scored on an error.

The Bison scored once more in the seventh when Reina knocked in Ortega with a base hit, putting the final score at 4-1.

Soukup and Garcia were instrumental in a huge sixrun eighth inning Saturday as the Bison completed the sweep with an 8-4 win.

Soukup hit a two-run

triple and Garcia hit a tworun home run after a 2-2 tie heading into the eighth inning. The Bison began their rally after Grable scored on an IPFW error. Soukup followed with her two-out triple, scored on a Presley Glaser single and then Garcia smacked the first pitch for her home run.

Krista Menke (5-7) pitched the complete game for NDSU, allowing 12 hits, fanning nine batters and walking two.

NDSU is set to host South Dakota State in the Fargodome this week. The three-game series begins Tuesday at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

The third game is Wednesday at 12 p.m.

TRACK & FIELD

Successful Weekend for Women in California Corrie Dunshee

Contributing Writer

Running in the Beach Invitational and Mount SAC Relays in Norwalk, California, and Walnut, California, the NDSU women’s track and field team posted its third school record on Saturday, finishing up a very historic weekend.

In the 4x100 relay, taking place in the morning,

the team of Antoinette Goodman, Deborah John, Brittany Page, and Ashley Tingelstad finished in 45.73 seconds, breaking the school record set in 1998. The current quartet also took the Summit League lead.

In Walnut, California, at the Mount SAC Relays, Paige Stratioti, Page, Goodman, and Tingelstad finished fourth in the 4x400 relay elite section with a time of

3:39.13. This also marks the fourth-fastest time in the event in school history. The time also ranks NDSU as 30th in the nation and 13th in the NCAA West Region.

Moving up to No. 4 on the Bison all-time best list in the javelin is freshman Sierra Rosenau, who threw 14110 at the Beach Invitational.

In the three day time span that the events took place, three school records were

set by the women: Emily Lesser in the hammer throw; Deborah John in the 100m hurdles; and the 4x100 relay team. Other great performances took place during the week, as well. Brecca Wahlund took 2nd in the 5000m, Tingelstad took 3rd in the 400m, and Rosenau and the 4x400 relay team.

Successful Weekend continued on next page

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The Spectrum SPORTS Monday, April 22, 2013

Fantasy Minute “The Sports Czar”

JOE KERLIN Staff Writer

All right fantasy owners, sabermetric hardos and overall baseball nerds. It’s time to talk fantasy baseball.

Think your stuff don’t stank because you’re 3-0? Think again. The fantasy baseball season is a long, traitorous journey making adding, dropping and trading players a necessity. Whether you’re the lucky guy who drafted Justin Upton or the unfortunate one who got stuck with his brother B.J., you need my help. Here are some of the players to be on the lookout for.

Rising Stars on the DL Nothing’s worse than one of your hot rising stars going on the DL. Deciding whether or not to use your one and only DL spots can be a complete headache especially with guys like Wilson Ramos and Yoenis Cespedes. On one hand, you don’t want to risk losing their unknown talent to one of the other vultures in your league, but it’s nice to keep the DL spot available for the inevitability of one of your top five picks take a trip to the DL. Twins fans remember Ramos starting

his career 7-for-9 in 2010 before trading him for the Matty Capps Project. Don’t make the same mistake as the Twinkies; keep Ramos.

Young Middle Infield Help If you missed out on the Zach Cozart sweepstakes in your league, there are still players available that can fill that difficult to fill 2B/ SS position. Josh Rutledge from the Colorado Rockies burst onto the scene last season after Troy Tuloweski went down with an injury.

Rutledge’s availability in leagues is minimal but with the slow start to the season, owners will surely give up on the kid to jump on the Yuensky Bentancourt bandwagon. Don’t give up on this Rutledge kid. Another shortstop that’s been on the rise is Milwaukee Brewer’s, Jean Segura. Acquired from the Los Angeles Angels last year, Segura is hitting .367 in his first full season as the full-time shortstop. And if you are still searching for a middle infielder, don’t forget about the Twins Pedro Florimon. Florimon has been a surprise with the bat this spring hitting .348 and is a great option in a shallow middle infield talent pool.

Surprising Starter Starting pitching is always tough to judge in the

beginning of the season.

With many of our aces getting off to slow starts, finding starters that can put up consistent numbers is nearly impossible. Someone to keep your eye on is Ross Detwiler. The Washington Nationals starter isn’t a household name like Steven Strasberg and Gio Gonzalez, but Detwiler is off to a better start, blowing hitters away.

Young Flamethrowers in the ‘Pen Closers go quickly and if you don’t pounce quickly, you will find yourself scrambling for a reliable bullpen guy all season. A couple of names that I have on my radar are Boston Red Sox new closer Andrew Bailey and Seattle Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen.

With Joel Hanrahan going on the DL for the Sox, Bailey has emerged has their best option to shut the door on games. The Sox are out to a hot start and if the success is going to continue, Bailey will be called upon on a regular basis. Same goes for Wilhelmsen in Seattle.

If you’re off to a slower start than Aaron Hicks, do not fret. There’s still over five months of ball to be played. Make your moves now, and make them often.

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Bison Men Track & Field Get Some California Love

Pace Maier

Contributing Writer

Four days in California and multiple Summit League-leading performances is true California love.

Bison senior sprinter Andre’ Martin Jr. ran the 100m dash in 10.66 which gives him The Summit League lead.

His time was the fast in NDSU the last two seasons.

Bison freshman Tyler Parker moves into eighth on the NDSU all-time list in the javelin with a throw of 2069 (63.02m), he also jumps into The Summit League lead. NDSU senior Travis Fitzke ran 800m in 1:50.85 finishing in fourth place. He now ranks 10th in NDSU history and second in The Summit League.

There is now a tie at the top of The Summit League for pole vault; senior Jesse Morrow cleared 16-05.50 (5.02m) to move into the tie.

On Friday, NDSU thrower Casey Orgon must’ve eaten his California blueberries for breakfast because

he extended his own school record in the hammer throw by an impressive four feet that afternoon at Mt. SAC Relays. The senior Bison set the new NDSU all-time best in the event at 207-07 (63.27m). He is now ranked 19th in the nation for the hammer throw.

The 4x100 relay team for the Bison posted a seasonbest with a time of 41.46 and took fifth place. This relay team consists of Matt Tetzlaff, Andre Martin, Nate Mattson, and Lee Dhein.

In the aggressive 800m, sixty-five percent of the runners registered times under 1:53. Summit League leader Alec Espenland took 12th in this event, finishing in 1:51.03. Jerome Begin took 12th in the 400m hurdles with 53.20 seconds. Begin is exceeding expectations with ranking No. 2 in The Summit League this season in the event.

Andy Lillejord was on top of the world after earning All-American honors, but he isn’t stopping there.

On Thursday Lillejord took on the tough competition and had lifetime-best performances in three of the final five events. He took first place with 7,397 points. His point total ranks No. 11 in the nation this current season and No. 3 all-time for the NDSU. Lillejord claimed a personal-best 15.86 seconds in the 110m hurdles, polevaulted at 15-9. And then threw personal-best 167-6 for the javelin.

Ryan Jenson had career bests in five out of ten events and he finished with an outdoor best in shot put.

He tallied up 6,713 points in the California Invitational decathlon, which was a personal-best. He placed second in the ‘B’ flight.

Brett Kelly finished the 3,000m steeplechase in 9:21.59 for the second-best time of his career.

The Bison will run to the finish line next at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, from April 25-27.

Successful Weekend continued...

Running her third-fastest time of her career in the 200m dash, Goodman ran the event in 23.84 seconds at the Beach Invitational. She also took over the Summit League lead in the event, and is ranked 70th in the nation.

Taking fourth in the pole vault at Mount SAC was All-American Leslie Brost, clearing 13-09.25. She was the only collegian in the women’s elite pole vault at Mount SAC. At the Beach Invitational, she also took second with a height of 13-

08.25. For the event, Brost is tied for 12th in all of Division I. In the 400m at the Beach Invitational, Page, Stratioti, and Melissa Kitching took fifth, seventh, and eleventh, respectively. These three women, along with Tingelstad, have now taken the 1-4 spots on the Summit League performance list this season.

Posting her lifetime best of 1:01.86 in the 400m hurdles, Ashley Heinze is now ranked eighth in NDSU school history.

Taking fourth in the 100m hurdles was John, finishing with a time of 13.84 seconds.

Matching her personal best was Emily Stalpes, finishing in 14.80 seconds.

Emily Lesser took the No. 3 spot on the Summit League list for the season in the discus, throwing a nearpersonal best of 152-6.

With a busy and successful weekend behind them, NDSU will be back in action at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa on April 25-27.

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