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Americans that own a tablet or smartphone are more likely to use new media. Laptops, a Mojive study said, are the most prominent source of news, followed by TVs, tablets, desktop computers and mobile phones. People equipped with these devices are more often to use new media in consuming their news. “There is a strong correlation between mobile technology and social
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“Her favorite part of the newspaper, Mickels said, is an interactive aspect not found readily in traditional media: the Sudoku puzzles.”
traditional devices are still important for younger adult news habits, too.” Jessie Dingmann, a freshman at North Dakota State, said she watches TV to “keep up with what’s going on in the area.” Dingmann said she dislikes reading
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media and various other digital activities,” the API study said. “Smartphone owners, for instance, are two and half times as likely to get news through social media as those without smartphones.” Over a third of 18 - 24 year olds receive news from social networking, the Pew Research study said. The younger the American, the more likely they will use social media for news. Jen Mickels, a North Dakota State senior, said she often gets her news through apps. Mickels said she receives the news “constantly” through sites like Facebook and Buzzfeed. In all, Mickels said she spends about 30 minutes a day consuming news. “Younger people age 18-29,” the API study said, “are more than three times as likely to discover news through social media than adults 60 and older (71 percent vs. 21 percent). “Social media is becoming an important tool for people across all generations to discover news but hardly the only one.”
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Dreams of a Brown Christmas Shaping Up Historically, lack of snow this late in the season often leads to lower-than-average snowfall totals STORY BY BENJAMIN NORMAN & PHOTO BY GABBY HARTZE
After a handful of “coincidental” misses, the Fargo-Moorhead area has officially recorded only a trace of snow, Daryl Ritchison, the North Dakota assistant state climatologist, said. Although uncommon, snowless Decembers and brown Christmases do occur, Ritchison said. “Historically, we only have a white Christmas in Fargo-Moorhead 84 percent of the time,” he said, which averages to be one or two brown Christmases a decade. The last brown Christmas happened in 2011. “I remember that (year) very well,” Ritchison said, “because everyone asked me and was so surprised, saying, ‘Wow, I can never remember having a brown Christmas.’” Before 2011, however, the last brown Christmas occurred in 2006.
Earlier storms dumped snow south of the F-M area, and minor systems have whitened northern and western parts of the tri-state region, Ritchison said. “But we have yet to have one inch of snow in Fargo-Moorhead for one event this season,” Ritchison said. This lack of snow is the 17th-latest ever in F-M recorded history. If Fargo-Moorhead remains snowless for another week, it would enter the top-10 latest occurrence of snow, but Ritchison said it does not take much to coat the ground. “It only takes a very minor disturbance to trigger an inch or two of snow,” he said. Sprinkles of moisture can lead to a white Christmas, but the temperatures have to be below 32 degrees. Although the first week of December has been 10-15 degrees above average, the cold snap over the last three weeks brought
temperatures 10-20 degrees below average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. Sunday brought temperatures above freezing. “Because it’s been so horrifically cold the last three weeks,” Ritchison said, “ … 34 degrees just happens to feels warm.” “If we would have brought someone up from Atlanta (Sunday) night, they would have thought they somehow got transported to purgatory. It’s always perspective.” The relative warmth is not likely to persist all winter long, however. Ritchison said he has a “strong suspicion” cold might return later during the holidays into the new year. However, winters this late with snowfall tend to end with lower than average amounts of snow, Ritchison said.
This winter, much less snow is covering streets and sidewalks than in the past few years.
New Bubble Inflates Over Dacotah Field for Winter Months Erin Anderson Staff Writer
Some might have noticed a new giant object around campus. Last summer, a practice seasonal practice bubble began to be built over Dacotah Field. Since 1970, Dacotah Field has been used for sporting events. The last home football game was played there in 1992, prior of moving to the Fargodome Dacotah Field was used for NDSU sports team training, Gold Star Marching Band practice, club sports practices and many community programs.
“Various people in the community are happy about the bubble and looking forward to using this facility,” Mike Ellingson, NDSU Director of Facilities Management, said. “It gives another unique facility in our community.” The bubble is 70 feet high and allows for a controlled environment for those organizations to keep activities going year round. Different athletic directors decide the temperature of the bubble. “There’s now a space, even after the Sanford Health complex is reinvented, for sports to practice BUBBLE | PAGE 3
Dacotah Field is now enclosed with a bubble during the winter months.
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Native American Economist Gives Insight on Fracking publications. She has a degree from Harvard University, graduate work from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in rural development from Antioch College. LaDuke discussed topics including fracking in the Bakken and the devastation that oil and chemical spills create in the area. She presented figures including a Colorado School of Public Health study that showed an increase in cancer risk to those living within a halfmile of active oil and gas wells. Just last year an oil train crashed and burned after colliding with a derailed train near Casselton, N.D., and spilled 400,000 gallons
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Winona LaDuke, director of the Native American-led environmental organization Honor the Earth, covered the economics of extreme energy and topics like fracking, stranded assets and options for North Dakota sustainability Monday. She presented “Thinking for the Seventh Generation: Fracking, Water and Food in North Dakota and the Northland” in the Memorial Union Plains room. LaDuke has written extensively about environmental and economic issues and is a frequent contributor to The Forum and other regional
of crude oil just outside of Fargo. LaDuke also spoke of the dangers of people assuming that the toxic chemicals that are sent into the ground during fracking will not return to the surface. The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 contained an exemption for gas and oil drilling extraction companies from requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Air Act. Companies involved in fracking are exempt from disclosing the chemicals they use during the fracking process. LaDuke proposed the country seek out a “thoughtful economic structure” now rather than have to face the reality of a
“panic-stricken” economic structure once the land can no longer sustain the cost fracking causes this area and once we use up our known fossil fuel resources. LaDuke also believes our regulatory committee needs to actually start enforcing regulations and that policy reform is needed to hold the oil companies responsible for their irresponsibility. “There’s this window right now that fracking has come so quickly with no regulation, and it’s frightening that that much can be going on with no regulatory scheme” LaDuke said. Currently, the North Dakota Industrial Commission is the oil and gas regulating
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NDSU Football Game Dictates Where Commencement Ceremony Will Be Held
Pace Maier
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If the North Dakota State football teams wins on Saturday against Coastal Carolina, the most anticipated moment of every senior college student’s life may have to be spent somewhere else instead of the Fargodome. And some NDSU students are not one bit happy about that. “I don’t think it’s fair that the football team takes precedence over graduation,” Christine McClellan said, who will be
“I don’t think it’s fair that the football team takes precedence over graduation.” -Senior Christine McClellan said on the NDSU Commencement Ceremony.
college of university studies undergraduate candidate your ceremony will take place at this time. If you are a college of agriculture, food systems and natural resources undergraduate candidate or a college of engineering undergraduate candidate, your ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. The 3 p.m. ceremony welcomes the college of arts, humanities and social sciences undergraduate candidate, the college of human development and
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during the winter months with plenty of space; as many sports team practice year round,” said Ellingson. The practice bubble did something different by burying concrete below the turf on the field instead of the traditional jersey barrier anchors. The project was built last summer and just became inflated last week. “It is going to be another addition to the campus of NDSU, we’ve got a pretty awesome athletic complex here with Dacotah Field, The Fargodome and the new Sanford Health complex,” said Ellingson.
“so the paper is not an option.” Although viewership is dropping, more than four out of five Americans have watched TV for news in the last week. Heather Johnson, a junior at NDSU, said she watches about an hour of TV per day. “I want to stay informed about what’s going on around me,” Johnson said. Mickels said she seldom watches the TV for local news. Traditional media, the API study said, still holds weight in local stories.
Mickels, who is majors in both human development and family sciences and music, said she reads The Spectrum usually when she has connections to the story. She reads it “when there is a music article about something I was involved in or know,” she said. Her favorite part of the newspaper, Mickels said, is an interactive aspect not found readily in traditional media: the Sudoku puzzles.
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FCH was built in 1981 and is home for all NDSU music majors as well as music groups around the Fargo-Moorhead area. “I don’t have a problem with the facility itself, but I would’ve preferred to have a traditional ceremony with all graduates,” McClellan said about the concert hall. If CCU defeats the NDSU football, the commencement ceremony will still be scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 19, but graduation day is getting closer and seniors don’t have a confident thought on where they will walk in their cap and gown. “I feel like in future years they should make sure to schedule graduation on a day that wouldn’t risk being interfered by the football schedule,” McClellan said about fixing the problem for
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Kalena Taralson (left) takes private clarinet lessons from Rachelle Dizon (right) at Fargo South High School.
NDSU Clarinet Studio Reaches Area Schools Clarinet professor Cecilia Kang, grad students initiate Clarinet Achievement Program for education, interest in instrument BY JACK DURA
Instilling early interest and accessible education can be the key to a bright future, and if anyone knows this, it’s clarinet professor Cecilia Kang. The globetrotting Challey School of Music faculty member and clarinet aficionado kick-started a bi-monthly private/ group instruction program this year with graduate students Rachelle Dizon and Cynthia Goosby. Together, the three are sharing their knowledge and interest of the clarinet with area high school students in the Clarinet Achievement Program. CAP has something to offer for everyone involved, but at its base is one thing in particular. “The idea initially came about of how to implement a program that really focuses on developing a culture of the clarinet music education in the region,” Kang said. “There are a lot of talented students, but they may not have access to taking private lessons for financial reasons, or they don’t really know about the options of doing that.” Two Fargo high schools, Davies and South, plus West Fargo’s Sheyenne High
“The goal is to help them in a way recognize and find joy of musicmaking, understanding there’s a lot of education that goes into it.” – Cecilia Kang
School, Grand Forks’s Red River High School and Casselton’s Central Cass High School all receive visits from the CAP instructors, who have 16 students under their wings. Not only do these high school students get something out of CAP, as Dizon and Goosby glean experiences as well. “It’s really a collaboration project,” Kang said, “because for our grad students, who are participating as teachers, they get a lot of experience doing it, and I observe them and the band directors also observe them, so they get feedback. It’s also built into my clarinet pedagogy class, MUSC 722, so it’s a big portion of the course itself.” CAP is able to work its magic through the sponsorship of several area music organizations, including Eckroth Music, D’Addario Woodwinds and Schmitt Music.
CAP’s several sponsors all donated resources like gift certificate and free samples. Kang applauds them for their assistance in this pilot year of CAP. Numerous visiting guest artists also plug their power into CAP, offering their own expertise and guidance to the program. Several visits are lined up from January through May at NDSU, from Mercer University clarinet professor Monty Cole to St. Paul Chamber Orchestra clarinetist Jonathan Cohen. A guest artist visit in January will feature participation slots for the CAP students, made available through auditions. Not all 16 students can perform for the guest artist, so these slots provide a bit of a prize. “In order for them to have the eligibility to participate, they’ll have to play a solo, which they’re working on anyways for their
solo contest or their All-State audition,” Kang said. “I’m trying to find ways to really connect the dots, so that it’s not just one thing that they’re working toward, but really helping them build extra incentive.” At the end of 2014-2015 year of CAP, a student showcase and award ceremony recognizing the high school students’ efforts will take place in early May. It will conclude an ambitious, first-year program that Kang hopes will spread to other instruments, but there are many variables going into that possibility. At its core, CAP stays true to a main aim found in all of its programming. “The goal is to help them in a way recognize and find joy of music-making, understanding there’s a lot of education that goes into it,” Kang said. “It’s not just about coming to band and playing, but there’s also individual practice that happens outside the classroom. Hopefully over time, what they recognize is that they’re progressing, and when they’re good at something, we’re also excited to keep going. That’s really important.”
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What to wear for party season 2k14 STORY & PHOTOS BY AMBER ZOLONDEK
A black dress with some lace details is a certain winner when it comes to dressing for the holiday season.
It is that time of year again – Christmas parties aplenty for work, school, family and friends. Everyone gets ready and dressed nicely to go out and have a good time. But plenty of people struggle with the appropriate attire and how to dress themselves for such an event. It can be tough knowing whether or not to wear formal, casual or businesscasual, as every event is certainly different. Hopefully this guide will help make the call on what to wear so you can carry on rockin’ around the Christmas tree. Primarily, holiday work parties are the most dreaded it seems. It can be hard to let loose with coworkers, especially if it is an extremely professional setting. However, the least you can do is wow them with an entrance and keep the party going. For an event such as this, I would personally suggest a cocktail dress. Plus, for those who shy from color or are looking to recycle from a past event, a little black dress is a certain go-to. Just throw on some bright lipstick, bangles, or grab a fun clutch and you will be good to go. This season, animal and ‘60s-themed prints are a trending pattern and will certainly be a good go-to. Next, many of us have personal, familyrelated parties to attend. Clearly, a much more relaxed and laid back setting, your attire can be dressy, business-casual or
anything at the host’s will. For an example, try some separates and mix them up if you have several parties to attend this season. I’ve paired a python-print skirt and cowl neck blouse to keep cool in a house full of bustling souls. It is a great way to incorporate prints, solids and trending colors. Plus, you can layer if need be to adjust body temperature and comfort. Lastly, if you are really looking at going to an extensively formal party or simply don’t feel up to wearing a skirt or dress, look into dress pants. A chic, sleek look can come from a tapered pant with a tailored button-down or blouse with neutral or black trousers. Some people are more comfortable in actual pants, and that’s quite fine, so long as you are dressing appropriately and showing your effort to be festive. Holiday parties are really a chance for you to try new outfits, colors and silhouettes. You win some and you lose some. There are certainly outfits I have donned that were not my best and not the most flattering. However, you’re preparing to go out and have fun, so remember that as your first priority. By applying some new ideas to your styling for this holiday season, you will be able to effortlessly breeze through the endless soirées you have to attend and focus on spending time with friends and family.
By pairing up two separates and experimenting with prints, you’ll be able to create a look solely your own.
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Hot Cocoa Jars With finals approaching, who’s had time to think about Christmas gifts? Sure, Christmas has been on the brains of many ever since the beginning of November, but having to think of what to get your friends and family for Christmas can be stressful. It seems like there are always people in our lives that we feel like we should get a gift for but have no idea what’s appropriate or where to start. What’s even more difficult about buying gifts for the holidays is keeping them within your price range. Thankfully, as I’ve mentioned before, Pinterest has a ton of great and inexpensive presents that are easily put together. This week, I’ve made my favorite
holiday gift. Here’s how to put together a Hot Cocoa Jar: Mason jar (Target sells them in the dollar aisle) Hot cocoa (Either in packets or scoopable) White chocolate chips Chocolates
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3. Top of the jar with some
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small candies. I used caramel and milk chocolate truffles and Ghirardelli chocolate squares. If you haven’t tried either of those, I suggest you buy a bag for yourself when you pick up your materials.
4. Finally, I topped off my jar with a gold ribbon. This, of course, is optional, but what is a gift without ribbon? There you have it. It’s always nice to find a craft on Pinterest that is so manageable, but still makes you look crafty. Another great thing about this project is that it looks good enough not to wrap. Hopefully this gift idea can help you cross a few people off of your shopping list and save a little money, too!
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The light at the end of this semester’s tunnel is shining brighter and brighter Benjamin Norman Spectrum Staff
I slung my worn backpack on to the twinsized bunk bed in my Reed Hall room last December. “It is finished,� I whispered to the slouched backpack, tears welling. I exhaled. The weight of 20 credits evaporated into
nothingness. I imagine finishing a stressful semester was the true inspiration behind Mel Gibson’s “Freedom!� scream in “Braveheart,� not Scottish independence. Completing a challenging semester is one of the most liberating experiences I have lived through. And you too, stressed Bison, shall soon be liberated. Gone will be the research papers and the finals and the why-are-we-forced-to-do-this group projects. By Dec. 19, the final Scantron will be submitted and scribbled notes will be burned. We shall be free. Do not worry yourself with your results over Christmas break, either. I recently had a teacher tell our anxious class that grades did not matter.
She backtracked and said they do, particularly for graduate school applications, but we won’t remember whether we received an A or a B in Gen Ed. 101. It is trivial, and the only people to make a fuss about it have nothing of which better to fuss. As college students, we have more important things to worry ourselves with, like keeping up with Kardashians and finding a potential mate to spend the rest of one’s life with. I’m not even going to worry about ending that last sentence with a preposition, boys and girls. As the meerkat, warthog and bald guy say, “Hakuna Matata – Yippee ki-yay.� But before you throw away your lighter and stresses of the semester and subsequently blow up an airplane and your grades, take a step back.
Think of where you were a mere three months ago. You did not have a care in the world. You had a tan that rivaled a bronze goddess. But you were less intelligent. We are put through the ringer not only to weed out the weak, but also to strengthen the strong. So brew another batch of coffee and stifle your tears of frustration because this week matters. But does it matter enough to call Aunt Trudy to tell her your life is basically over because MLA citations are difficult and you received a C- in English 120? Hang up the phone and wipe away the tears. Soon and very soon, it will be over. Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we (will be) free at last (until we do it all over again next semester).
Millennials Have Become the New Hippies This is not necessarily a good thing Caleb Werness Opinion Editor
An article by Elite Daily commented how our generations, the Millennials, are the new hippies. It is an interesting thought to say the least. The ideal of the hippie may be back in full swing. Our generation seems to be embracing the embodiment of the free spirit and the arts. Technology has given way for the “less-than-conventional� jobs like bloggers and people becoming “YouTube famous.� Hipster beanies and scarfs have taken
“We want to push for ‘change’ but we want others to front the bill. That is not how the world works.� over for bandanas tie-dye. Vinyl is back in. And Iraq is sharing many qualities of Vietnam, in terms of public opinion. Many of the Millennials want to cast off responsibility and instead light up a joint with their friends. We seek to defy those in power and create a life of our own. The ghost of the hippie looks to have resurrected within our ranks. This is not necessarily a good thing. Similarly to how the Baby Boomers doted upon their children — the hippies — our parents of the prosperous ‘80s and ‘90s doted upon us. This has instilled a level of expectation within us. Our generation has become a self-entitled and easily offended group of whiners. So many wish to take from the system without
giving anything in return. We want to push for “change� but we want others to front the bill. That is not how the world works. Rather than push to have government spend according to a budget and for policies that help the contributing members of society, we push for weed. We have become the generation that doesn’t want to get our hands dirty. Unlike our parents before us, we seem to think we are too good to roll up our sleeves and get things done. Instead, we look to sign a petition or vent about it on Facebook or Twitter to show how active we are. We look to try and eliminate any consequences for our actions.
If you have sex without protection and get pregnant, just abort the baby. If you make poor life style choices and can’t pay your bills, syphon from the government using the bank accounts of those who worked hard and succeeded. So many of us have lived under the expectation that everything will be fine if we just go to college and get our degree. Some how through this process we will magically be given a job that covers all of our financial needs. We cannot become like the hippies. We need to forge our own paths using those who came before as a guideline. If we want to be the best generation in history we need to stop complaining and take responsibility for ourselves. Stop blaming everyone around you and be the change you want to see. Only then can we set a good path for those who come after us.
Victoria’s Secret May Not Be So Secret Anymore Have we revealed all there is to the female image? Amber Zolondek Staff Writer
Chanel Iman, Rosie H u n t i n g t o n - W h i t e l y, Giselle Bundchen, Adrianna Lima, the list goes on and on. Victoria’ Secret Angels are some of the most select, beautiful women in the world. With the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which aired on television this week, people everywhere were able see just exactly why these females are considered so gorgeous to the public eye. However, we’ve gone from catwalks and identified fashion models respectfully
representing a designer to women walking in lingerie and angel wings meant to glorifying liberation and the beauty of a female. What I don’t understand is how this is really helping the image of a woman truly be herself. Showing abs, thighs, arms, cleavage and more by justifying it for fashion and a brand? In 2001, Victoria Secret debuted its first network-televised fashion show. In the prior years, VS only made it a webcast, most likely because of the scantily clad women. Ironically enough, many of the women in my life shop at Victoria’s Secret, including myself. It’s not about the store, it’s not about the product, it’s not about the models. It’s about the message we are sending that we have to air women walking in bras and panties to feel as though we are liberated and can do anything we want. Strangely enough, we don’t see fashion shows being aired of men walking in boxers or briefs donning devil horns. What sort of backward message are we sending here?
Body image, of course, plays a heavy part in this argument; however, I don’t want to weigh this down with that. Victoria’s Secret Angels, I’m sure, are hardworking, determined individuals that have been blessed with very striking features. However, it is unfair that their bodies are sexualized for profit and brand marketing. We are teaching our younger female generations that we see them for what they look like, not act like. In the late ‘90s, you’ll notice their costumes were just that. Wings to come later, but covering and clothing the models with lingerie, chiffon, and lace were certainly a thing of the past. Now, it is diamond-encrusted bras, thongs, wings and other items only Victoria Secret offers, now readily available to be seen on cable. I want to know why people incessantly need to market the woman’s body. “Sex sells� is the most frequently repeated word in my advertising, public relations and marketing classes. I could honestly punch
someone. But why does it sell? Are we that animalistic and barbaric that we have to see a semi-nude woman in order to feel just about our own pathetic lives? In hindsight, when I have watched the show I only feel worse about myself — body image and all. So how is it that this could be seen empowering? This kind of television content is what is cutting American women off at the knees. We’re limiting ourselves with this kind of mockery that we’re only breasts and booties. Try setting the limit higher here, people. Let’s see these models for who they really are. Family values, community outreach, personal beliefs, you know, inside beauty? As backward as it is, yes, these women are beautiful, gorgeous and some may say flawless. But this world is not, and it’s time to understand that and leave it to the coming generations to grasp that concept too.
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It is Time to Ramp Up the Parking NDSU would benefit greatly by investing in a parking ramp BY REBECCA OPP
As someone who is constantly running late, the struggle becomes even more real when winter rolls around. Even if I actually am on time, there’s always the possibility that I’ll walk out the door and find a layer of ice coating my car. This puts me even further behind schedule than I already am. Still, “I had to scrape my windshield” is not a socially acceptable reason for being late in a place like North Dakota. As a college student, there’s no way I am willing to pay my apartment complex an extra $40 dollars a month for a tiny garage.
Instead, I try to budget some extra time into my morning routine for scraping my windshield and letting my car warm up. However, this is the last thing I want to do on my way home from class. I mean, I can deal with it in the morning when the sun is out, but by the time I’m done with class on most days, it is already dark. If the university were to invest in building a parking ramp, it would protect our cars from the elements and make students like me feel like we can actually afford the luxury of a garage. In addition to protecting
“If the university were to invest in building a parking ramp, it would protect our cars from the elements and make students like me feel like we can actually afford the luxury of a garage.” our cars from the elements while we are in class, a parking ramp would have many other benefits. For instance, have you ever received a ticket because all of the spots in your lot were full and you had to park somewhere else? A parking ramp would also help prevent this from happening because it would increase the amount of available
parking spots. Personally, I wouldn’t be opposed to the idea of paying a little more for my parking pass if I knew that I was guaranteed a spot. This is especially true since we are already getting a good value with our parking permits. For example, most permits cost $185 dollars and are valid for 12 months
following the date of purchase. That comes down to about $15 dollars per month. Whether it is funded by student fees or by donations, I think that a parking ramp would be a worthwhile investment. The feasibility of the project may vary depending on size and location, but it could take place during the summer when most students have left campus. Although it could take years for NDSU to acknowledge the need for improved parking, I believe a parking ramp would be a practical way to fix existing
problems. Not only would it be a good use of space, it would also accommodate any future increases in student enrollment. Realistically, I do not expect a parking ramp to pop up around here anytime soon. However, I do believe that the increase in available parking spots and protection from the elements that a parking garage could offer would benefit a wide variety of students, including those living both on and off campus for many years to come. In other words, it is about time that NDSU “ramped” up their parking availability.
Stress-Busting Tips for Conquering Finals Weeks Caleb Werness Opinion Editor
W e made it this far, fellow Bison. Upon us is the wonderful time of the semester when everything comes full circle. Professors are handing out finals like Oprah doling out prizes to audience members. With so many things going on in such a short
span, it is easy to feel stressed. Here are some tips to help get through these next few days.
Go for a walk
After grinding through a long study session or paper, getting up and moving around can be just the thing to loosen you up. If it isn’t too cold or windy, try to take this escape walk outside. Getting a breath of fresh air is most beneficial, trust me.
Go out for a nice meal
Take a break from the
snacking, the fast food and the ramen. If you have the means to drop $15 for a nice meal, do it. Go to a restaurant that is a step up from your usual stop. This may be hitting up a Buffalo Wild Wings or an Applebee’s or something fancier. Enjoying some decent food will help you relax, and treating yourself is good during this time of putting yourself through the ringer.
way. It is likely your parents have been in situations similar to your current one. Parents want to see you succeed and will usually be willing to go that extra mile to help out. This means words of encouragement and quite possibly a care package of goodies. When it feels like your professors have collaborated to ensure your destruction, it is nice to know the family has your back.
A little parental motivation can go a long
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everything they have to do and treat it like it all needs to be done immediately. Granted, some assignments stack up on the same days, but typically there is some space in between. It is important to put your efforts on the nearest due project, test or paper. What has helped me is arranging things with a numerical value. Most important things are assigned a one. Assignments that can be put off for a while get fours. Twos and threes are the
middle ground. This method can help put everything into perspective and hopefully give you vision of the light at the end of the finals tunnel.
Take a step back
This too shall pass. Keep in mind there is only a week left. Some classes may be over already. Keeping this tidbit in the forefront of your mind can keep you from losing it. Even though this week may feel like a never-ending abyss, it will be over soon enough.
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Over 200 students rehearse for the Dec. 14 performance of Handel’s Messiah.
Holiday Music in Classic Handel Style Challey School of Music to perform Handel’s Messiah Callie Bowen Staff Writer
The NDSU Challey School of Music will be performing Handel’s Messiah for the 13th year under the direction of Jo Ann Miller, Baroque Festival music director. Each year, the NDSU Concert Choir, the Madrigal Singers, the University Chamber Singers, Cantemus, The Statesmen of NDSU and The Baroque Festival Orchestra collaborate to perform Handel’s monumental piece. The groups have been rehearsing since mid-October for the annual performance. In addition to the full emsemble, Miller said there are 10 student soloists and three
faculty soloists. Throughout the show, the songs alternate between the full ensemble singing to solo performances. “The exciting thing about it is that it changes quickly,” Miller said. “ … it’s all very fast-moving, so it keeps your interest.” Although the group performs this annually, the performance differs year-toyear. Miller tailors the selections to the soloists and the voice distribution in each of the groups. She selects songs from each of the piece’s three movements. “Sometimes I choose by what soloists there are … all about the pacing of the piece,” she said. Miller also emphasized the popularity of Handel’s Messiah. She said the students always enjoy singing it. One of the graduate students will be performing it for the seventh time in his time here at NDSU. “We don’t get tired of it,” she said. “ … It’s just beautiful music.” As the biggest choral event of the
year, members of the community are also involved. The orchestra is mainly composed of members of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, as well as other community members. Miller said students occasionally join the wind sections as well. The timeless work has been performed year after year all around the world since its premiere in Dublin, Ireland, in 1742. “It really is a phenomenon in the choral world and in the classical music world. There’s really nothing like this piece that’s done over and over and over and over,” W Miller said, “There’s nothing really like this.” Last Saturday the group performed the show at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis, Minn. This is the first year they have performed in this venue. Miller said they chose to travel to Minneapolis because many of the students are from the Twin Cities area, as well as the large alumni population in the area.
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Thursday: FMCT’s “Willy Wonka”
The Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre has tapped into pure imagination with its latest production, “Willy Wonka,” based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The 50-year-old story has taken form in film and on stage since its literary debut, and people of all ages help construct this show for F-M audiences. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $12 for students and are available at 701-235-6778.
Friday: Taylor Swift Fargodome Saturday: Last performance of “The Women of Lockerbie” tickets go on sale Everything has changed with Taylor Swift’s new album “1989,” and the pop superstar will begin again and shake it off at the Fargodome on Sept. 9 two years after her first love story of a concert. I don’t know about you, but if you’re feeling 22 or fearless, you’d best buy a ticket for an enchanted show that’ll be anything but a blank space. You won’t want to look back to December and kick yourself for not getting in on the 10 a.m. opening sale of tickets to Swift’s show. If T-Swift’s 2013 show is any indication, sparks fly on her tours, so come out of the woods, head to the dome’s box office, call 855-694-6367 or hit inforumtix. com and speak now for tickets, which run from $40-$120.
Theatre NDSU’s last performance of its last production of the year mounts the stage for one last go-around at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday. Based on the aftermath of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, this play delves into one ultimate act of kindness following an evil event in an unkind world. Nine student actors present this tragedy, which is free for students with tickets available at the box office in Reineke 107.
Sunday: Handel’s Messiah
What happens when 200 students, five choirs and one orchestra come together at NDSU? You get Handel’s Messiah, the holiday tradition celebrated annually in the world and here on campus. Check out staff writer Callie Bowen’s preview on the above article for more information, and if
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Senior Justine Liza Pulec, a theater arts major, presents her soprano skills in concert as the last offering from NDSU’s Challey School of Music in 2014. This Monday concert gets started at 7:30 p.m. in Beckwith Recital Hall in the Reineke Fine Arts Center. Pulec’s performance is free and open to the public, and anyone who stepped out to “Little Shop of Horrors” in October will remember this little lady as one-third of the street urchin trio who sang and appeared in nearly every scene. So finish your finals, dump your stuff at your mom’s house, then hightail it back to Beckwith on Monday night for the final performance of 2014 from the school of music.
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FM Opera Says ‘Merry Christmas’ With Old Favorite STORY BY JACK DURA & PHOTOS COURTESY OF F-M OPERA
The Fargo-Moorhead Opera presents “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at Concordia College’s Mainstage Theatre this weekend. This production was last seen in 2011 in F-M and is a well-loved Christmas tradition.
What is perhaps America’s most-produced opera is sliding onstage for performances this weekend. It’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” presented by the Fargo-Moorhead Opera at Concordia College’s Mainstage Theatre. This Christmassy opera returns three years after its last production with the F-M Opera, offering an outing of accessible music for the perfect time of year. It may be surprising that “Amahl” has its roots as a Christmas Eve television special in 1951 and was the first musical theater production at North Dakota State, produced mere months after the television premiere. The story centers on a boy, his mother and the three wise men on their way to Bethlehem and features some of the most “tuneful music” you’ll hear, executive director David Hamilton said. “It’s very heart-warming. I must say, I cry,” he said.
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tricky, as finding an 11- to 13-year-old boy (or girl) who can meet the vocal demands is a bit of a hard search. “We’ve been very fortunate, we always double cast it because we want to give more people the opportunity to sing the role,” Hamilton said, “and also ... if Amahl gets sick, we’ve got a real problem.”
Hamilton further cites this show as a great family outing, especially for children, what with all of the colors, music and action onstage. There’s also no need to fear not understanding the opera performers, as the text of the lyrics is projected above the stage. Now everyone will know what the chorus is saying,
though it may not help with understanding certain words, like “medlar.” “Now that we project it up, it’s like ‘Oh, that’s what they’re saying!’” Hamilton said. “Amahl and the Night Visitors” comes between the F-M Opera’s season opener and closer, two productions that have never been done in Fargo-Moorhead prior
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Bison Move On in FCS Playoffs After Close Win BY COLTON POOL
Chase Morlock and the Bison rushing attack had 424 yards rushing against Coastal Carolina last year in the FCS quarterfinals. The Chanticleers return to the Fargodome again Saturday.
North Dakota State was seconds away from a storybook ending – on the wrong end of the story. South Dakota State nearly stole an upset win over No. 2-seeded NDSU, but thanks to Carson Wentz finding RJ Urzendowski in the back corner of the endzone for a gamewinning touchdown, the Bison advance. NDSU takes on No. 7 Coastal Carolina in the FCS playoff quarterfinals 11 a.m. Saturday at the Fargodome. “Survive and advance. You’ve got to turn the page no matter what,” NDSU head coach Chris Klieman said. “I don’t care if you win 48-7 or 27-24, that one’s done and you’ve got to turn the page, and you’ve got to get focused on Coastal Carolina.” With the nail-biting win against Missouri Valley Football Conference rival SDSU, the Bison’s season lives another week, and Klieman said he hopes his team is able to focus on the challenge ahead. “Everybody knew the type of physical game with South Dakota State,” Klieman said. “It is between our two programs all the time, but we’re fortunate we’ve got so many veteran guys that will make sure these guys flip the page.” The Bison beat CCU last year in the same round of the playoffs 48-14 on their way to a third-straight FCS national championship. “We’ve got to do a good job of not just looking at last year’s game play,” Klieman said. “They’ve got good coaches, so they’re
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0.5 tackle for loss going to shore those things up.” Klieman said CCU’s quick paced offense will pose problems for the Bison, as the Chanticleers like to spread the ball around and move quickly in between snaps. While sophomore Nick DeLuca has stepped up in his playing time since normal starting linebacker Travis Beck went down with an Achilles’ tendon injury, Klieman
said he especially misses Beck for nickel packages used against offenses like that of CCU. Beck usually could line up and cover any position — wide receiver, tight end, running back — when teams like CCU spread the offense. “These guys make a good job of making you play sideline to sideline,” Klieman said.
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“They’re really talented on the edge … You’re always in the play.” Another injury that will hinder NDSU is that of leading wide receiver Zach Vraa, who is doubtful to play against the Chanticleers with a hamstring injury. However, Klieman said his team is composed of enough experienced players to keep the momentum alive. These veteran players, Klieman said, are familiar with how the playoffs work and that winning week to week with the season on the line is far from a given. “Our kids know how to play in a playoff game,” Klieman said. “They know the environment. It won’t be too big for them.” Compared to last year, Klieman said CCU’s schemes are similar, but this year’s squad is just performing at a higher level. “They’re just that much more experienced,” Klieman said. “All of these kids are back … We hit some explosive plays on them, but they did a good job against our base offense and base run game.” CCU junior quarterback Alex Ross has led the Chanticleers’ offense with more than 3,000 passing yards and 20 touchdowns. Klieman said the Bison have to slow him down if they want to limit CCU as a whole. “He understands their system so well,” Klieman said. “Because they’re no huddle, it gives him some ample time to see where you’re lined up defensively.”
RJ Urzendowski celebrates one of his two touchdowns against South Dakota State last Saturday. The true freshman had clutch moments in a nerve-wracking win in the FCS second round game.
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One Final Thought Before I Leave NDSU football games are emotional rollercoasters to enjoy Joe Kerlin Staff Writer
I thought it was over. Hunched over in my seat in the middle of a student section in a state of utter disbelief. It felt like I’d been struck by Adam Keller’s swinging leg and in need of a doggy bag or empty popcorn bucket to relieve the pain. South Dakota State had taken the lead Saturday with three minutes left and my entire college student section experience was over. My mind raced. “I can’t believe I’ll never be a student at NDSU for a football game again or throw another heckle at an opposing player. I’ll
never buy a five-dollar playoff ticket from the cute girl at the Union. Damn it, it’s time to grow up.” Clinging on to our childhood is college in a nutshell. You’re there for four to five years, eating whatever garbage you can afford, drinking without any repercussions in the morning and answering only to your worried-to-death mother and the occasional email from your professor. These moments are fragile and when SDSU took the lead in the fourth quarter on Saturday, my stomach, heart and mind twisted into knots as if I’d just choked down another shot of tequila. Reality hit. There won’t be another shot of tequila, there won’t be another text to my buddy Travis, asking where we’re sitting and there won’t be another apology to my boss that I had missed the postgame press conference because I had to sneak in 45 minutes of shut eye before celebrating a Bison win. The Bison are 55-3 during my time at NDSU. A record I’m foolishly proud of
because I had about as much to do with it as the weather had to do with LeBron James leaving Miami. Time and time again, the Bison won. We would celebrate. I would write about it. And then we’d repeat the process over and over throughout the three years I’ve been a part of the Spectrum staff. Boss-man Sam Herder and I have had a hell of a ride entertaining you, our faithful readers and students at NDSU, for the past three football seasons. We’ve had too much fun shooting the breeze next to bar-room pool tables discussing the next unique angle to write about our columns before the next day’s deadline. Colton joined the fun, too. These guys mean about as much to me as the guys I was in horror with after SDSU’s Jake Wieneke hauled in that touchdown to put SDSU up 24-20. Bison fans, Spectrum staff and even my father have questioned Carson Wentz in crunch time. And when he took the field to John Crockett’s motivational “Let’s be legendary” rallying call, our favorite
Bismarck ginger delivered. Christian Dudzik, Colten Heagle, Carlton Littlejohn and Kyle Emanuel’s careers were on the line. And who came in to save the day? A freshman with a name that Jon Lee and I couldn’t pronounce while doing our radio show for KNDS. RJ Urzendowski is the reason the Bison are still alive and the reason I get to live another day inside my man-child lifestyle for one more Bison game day. Avoiding a cliché is to ask the impossible in these situations, so I’m just going to give it to you straight: Enjoy the moment. Yell when you want to yell, curse when you want to curse and hug when you want to hug. The emotions that surface while engulfed with your favorite people in the world dressed in yellow is why we do it. My only regret is that it went too fast. I may be staying in Fargo, but these column inches I’m blessed with each and every issue will be a piece of my college self I’m going to miss the most. Thank you, BisoNation.
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NDSU Defeats Mayville State With Big Second Half LeMar tallies gamehigh 22 points, six assists to facilitate Bison offense Corrie Dunshee Staff Writer
North Dakota State women’s basketball team got out to an early lead and never looked back as they beat NAIA Mayville State 83-66 Monday in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. NDSU was 28-for-74 (37.8 percent) from within the arc, 11-for-36 (30.6 percent) from beyond and 16-for-22 from the freethrow line (72.7 percent). Bison senior Brooke LeMar led her team with 22 points and six assists. Holly Johnson came away with 16 points and 14 rebounds. “The bench was very important tonight,� NDSU head coach Maren Walseth said. “Going in, we had just come off of a very emotional game. We’re going to go on a road trip here. We can’t tire our starters out. They can’t play 35 minutes every night, and this was an opportunity I thought that we could get some of our bench players some more confidence, some more minutes and some
teaching opportunities.� MSU (7-3) was 20-for69 (29 percent) from the field, 7-for-32 (21.9 percent) from the three-point line and 19-for-26 (73.1 percent) from the free-throw line. MSU’s junior guard Jenna Lundon led her team with 22 points. Kendra Heier led the Comets with eight rebounds, followed by Alyssa Lentner and Liza Hoglo with seven. Joelle Ertl finished with three assists. The Bison (4-4) jumped out to a quick 15-2 lead which started out with a Kahla Becken three-pointer nine seconds into the first half. That lead soon extended to 18 when freshman guard Taylor Thunstedt sank a three-pointer and Johnson followed up with two freethrows to make the score 28-10. MSU attempted to fight back as it went on an eight-point run in less than a minute and a half to pull within 10 at 34-24. The closest MSU would come to tying the game was when Hoglo sank a three with 2 minutes, 21 seconds left in the half to make the score 37-30. “One of our biggest things is to keep the ball going and wait for the open shot,� Thunstedt said.
“We wanted to get the ball around the horn as much as we could.� The Bison came out firing in the second half as well and slowly began to pull away from Mayville State. Leading 61-50, NDSU went on a 10-point run to extend their lead to 71-50. The biggest lead of the night for the Bison came when LeMar converted on a jumper, layup and free-throw to make the score 76-52. MSU tried to claw back once again with a 10-2 point run following LeMar’s push to pull within 15 at 78-63. Leading 78-62, a Johnson jumper and a Brooke Yaggie three-pointer would end the Bison scoring while two free-throws and a jumper would round out the MSU score to end the game 83-66. “We definitely had size against them,� said Johnson, “but our rebound margin was not very good. We should have had more rebounds than that.� NDSU is back in action at 7 p.m. Thursday against the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The next home game will be an exhibition matchup at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 against Brandon University in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
Holly Johnson and the Bison improved to 4-4 after a win against Mayville State.
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Opponents Should Stop Downplaying Fargodome’s Noise Teams seem to hate giving Bison fans credit Sam Herder
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A l e x R o s s walked into the North Dakota State press conference room downstairs in the Fargodome with his teammates with a look of defeat. It was a look alltoo-often seen after teams come into the Dome to face NDSU. That was a year ago when Coastal Carolina made its first trip to Fargo in a FCS quarterfinal game. But what I remember more than the butt-whooping the Bison put on was what Ross said afterward. The sophomore quarterback said he didn’t think the noise was a factor, and he thought Montana was louder. I called bull. Never piss off BisoNation, Alex. They will search you on Twitter and cyber troll you. Then they will heckle you on
game day. And it just so happens Ross and the Chanticleers are returning to the Fargodome for another quarterfinal game Saturday. While Ross was probably just speaking his mind last year and didn’t think anything of his comments, it seems many teams downplay the noise in the Fargodome. Maybe it’s a pride thing. Maybe they’re just sick of hearing about it all week. But saying the Fargodome noise didn’t affect the outcome of the game is like saying slippery roads after a snowstorm isn’t the reason you slid into the ditch. Even for a team like South Dakota State and its players that have played in the Dome several times, noise changes games. The Jackrabbits had Bison fans chewing their nails, covering their mouths or dribbling urine down their legs in the second round game last Saturday. SDSU was right there with the Bison in what would have been an upset for the ages. But NDSU pulled through in the fourth quarter.
And the noise helped. The Fargodome announced a crowd of 18,113 for the game. But it looked like a lot more. People were hanging from rafters, students were sitting in the aisles in their overpacked sections and babies were wearing earmuffs. It was the best crowd since Georgia Southern in 2012. If this game is played outdoors in front of 10,000 fans in fair-weathered conditions, I don’t know if NDSU wins that game. The Dome realistically gives the Bison a touchdown advantage. No matter how much experience you have playing in the Fargodome, you can’t make the checks and audible calls like you are used to. And with constant, ear-splitting noise coming down on you, you may make uncharacteristic mistakes. Down by three with 54 seconds left, SDSU quarterback Austin Sumner had every single Bison fan in the Fargodome yelling in his direction. On the first play of the drive, Sumner looked left and then quickly snapped his head to the right. He threw the ball right to defensive back Tre
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Dempsey, who was sitting in his zone the whole way on an out pattern. That was Sumner’s first interception in four and a half games. Now, Ross gets to face the noise again. He’ll hear about it all week from coaches and field questions regarding it from media. He’ll walk into
the Fargodome as The Big South Offensive Player of the Year. He’ll try to make calls for CCU’s no-huddle offense and likely lose his voice doing so. He’ll try and play relaxed, nonchalant and brush off the Bison fans bearing down on him — all while having Kyle Emanuel,
who Chanticleers head coach Joe Moglia called Superman, rushing his blindside. After the game, win or lose, Ross will probably get asked how handling the noise went. He’ll probably say fine, and it wasn’t a factor. And I’ll call bull again.
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