NDSU SPECTRUM | January 11 2018

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NDSU Grad Student Awarded National Science Foundation Student Grant Babak Jahani will present project in San Antonio Daniel Ukkelberg Co-News Editor

Babak Jahani, an NDSU graduate student, will be receiving the National Science Foundation Student Grant for his research on particulate ceramics called Ultra High Temperature Ceramics (UHTCs) for reinforcing metal matrix composites.

For his research, Jahani developed a new composite of UHTCs that can be used for many applications.

Jahani suggested a modified route of the powder metallurgy technique for fabrication of metal matrix composites reinforced by UHTC particles.

“We found the optimum amount of UHTC to put into the composite to maximize the mechanical advantages,” Jahani said. “If you add more or less of these types of ceramics, the mechanical properties of the composite go down.”

Through studies, Jahani showed there is an optimum volume fraction of UHTC reinforcements in composites, which can guarantee certain physical and mechanical properties.

Jahani said future development for this project can be done by the use of different metallic materials and different UHTC materials as reinforcement.The composites can find many applications in aerospace and the energy industry.

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The results from this research have been published in the Journal of Composite Materials and have been presented in several international conferences.

Jahani will also be attending POWDERMET2018. POWDERMET2018 is the largest annual North American exhibit to highlight leading suppliers of metallurgy, particulate materials and metal additive manufacturing.

Jahani’s advisor Fardad Azarmi congratulated him, saying it will be great to see Jahani represent the department and university among all the highly prestigious universities there.

Jahani has been a teaching assistant at NDSU for the Fundamental of Visual Communication of Engineers and is currently a research assistant for the Materials Characterization Laboratory. He has also been involved with Pai Tau Sigma (Honor Society of Mechanical Engineers), American Ceramic Society and is a professional member for The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.

Jahani received his Master of Science for materials science and engineering in Iran, his Master of Science in mechanical engineering at NDSU and is currently working on his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering.

Jahani will exhibit his project at POWDERMET2018 June 17 through June 20 at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas.

Babak Jahani (Right) and his advisor Dr. Fardad Azarmi (Left).

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NDSU Counseling Center offers multiple programs to help students relax

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Relaxation Programs by NDSU NDSU Counseling Center offers programs to relax students Phoebe Ellis

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Two years ago Bill Burns, the director of the Counseling Center at North Dakota State, began a program called Destress in the Dirt, a horticulture therapy program intended to help students relax.

It started when Burns received a grant to begin this program from the then Vice President of Student Affairs.

Burns responded to a request for creative programming and his request was given a grant to get started. Last year, however, the North Dakota University System funded the program.

First, students destress by planting the plants. They then take them home to take care of and add some color to their life. “We teach about how to deal with anxiety and depression and that stuff while we do (the activity),” Burns said.

The plants are relatively seasonal. In the fall, they have planted succulents, while in the spring they opt for a more colorful plant like the paperwhite narcissus plant and planting a spring flower garden. All the plants are low maintenance, which usually require only watering.

Burns said he thinks it was important to start this program because he believes students should have an outlet outside of school to calm and refocus. He also values the students having something nice in their room. From the perspective of the Counseling Center, it gives students the opportunity to learn about the Counseling Center in an easy way so that they know about their resources if they are ever in need of anything.

Burns has a background in horticulture (he was formerly a florist), which powers his passion for horticulture therapy. His favorite plant is the coleus plant, which grows in the shade and has colorful leaves.

The Counseling Center also offers a program called Pawsitive Relaxation, which

is animal therapy. Students can call in and make an appointment to play with the dogs.

This program began three years ago.

According to Amber Bach-Gorman, assistant director and coordinator of clinical services, Pawsitive Relaxation began due to receiving feedback from students regarding how comforting and enjoyable they found spending time with therapy dogs. Prior to starting the regularly scheduled group, the outreach events that the Counseling Center hosted that had therapy animals present were very well attended. Since it began, Pawsitive Relaxation has been a well-attended event and fills up quickly.

There are two registered therapy dogs that participate in this program. “Watson, a four-year-old English Setter has attended Pawsitive Relaxation for three years,” BachGorman said. “The program actually began when he started working at the center. He is very mellow and enjoys hanging out with the students during the group. Addie, a three-year-old English Setter is new to Pawsitive Relaxation. She too assists me in my counseling work, but only recently started attending Pawsitive Relaxation. Her favorite part of the group is performing her tricks and seeing how many treats she can convince students to give her.”

Bach-Gorman elaborated, explaining that the benefits to animal therapy is both psychological and physiological. Interaction with animals can also promote interactions with other people as it can reduce the feeling of social isolations and make students feel more connected to the NDSU community.

Although this is an area that needs further research, the preliminary findings are very promising.

Pawsitive Relaxation happens at the NDSU Counseling Center in 212 Ceres Hall.

The dates are as follows: Friday, Jan. 19; Friday, Feb. 16; Friday, March 23; Friday, April 20, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Destress in the Dirt is scheduled for Feb. 8, Feb. 22, March 8, March 29, April 5 and The dogs can’t wait to meet you at Pawsitive Relaxation.

April 19 from 3:30-5 p.m.

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Future Hazy for ND Marijuana AG Sessions’ decision leaves ND program with uncertainty Quinn Garrick Staff Writer

On Thursday, Jan. 4, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his decision to rescind Obama-era policies at the Department of Justice that discouraged federal prosecutors from pursuing marijuana cases in states where the substance is legal, whether the purpose is medicinal or recreational.

Sessions, in a statement last Thursday, said, “It is the mission of the Department of Justice to enforce the laws of the United States, and the previous issuance of guidance undermines the rule of law and the ability of our local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement partners to carry out this mission.”

Sessions is referring to the “guidance” issued in a 2013 memo from James Cole, who was then Deputy Attorney General. Sessions said in his statement that it is the role of prosecutors to “follow the well-established principles that govern all federal prosecutions.”

The use of medical marijuana was approved during the 2016 elections as a ballot measure with 64 percent, before state legislators took over to adjust the policy during the 2017 legislative session, passing the approved bill to Gov. Burgum for his signature.

With the announcement from the Department of Justice, the future of North Dakota’s medical marijuana program remains unclear.

The interim Medical

Marijuana Director, Jason Wahl, with the state Department of Health said, “Right now, at this point in time, we are continuing to work on implementing the medical marijuana program as required under state law.” Wahl further said that the department will have to consult legal counsel to determine the effects of Sessions’ memo.

The U.S. Attorney for North Dakota, Chris Myers, expressed that it’s hard to tell and too soon to determine the affect that Sessions’ decision might have on North Dakota’s law. Myers said, “I can’t speculate on what might happen down the road because we don’t have any certainty as to how the state is going to set up and implement that program.” Myers would take his direction from Attorney General Sessions when addressing and prosecuting marijuana usage in North Dakota.

Dr. Nicholas Bauroth, professor of political science at NDSU, said, “Until the federal government makes a move, I don’t think the decision to roll back those rules will make much of a difference.” Bauroth also noted that because the state has been “dragging their feet to implement this policy, Sessions’ actions could be used as a justification to go North Dakota legislature battles with the legalization of marijuana. even slower.”

Senators John Hoeven on the issue of medical “the bigger issue, and that “However, should the federal government make (R-ND) and Heidi Heitkamp marijuana use and that is Congress should act on an actual move against the (D-ND), have expressed the federal government this and make it clear that … states that allow medical and concern and criticism for the should respect state’s rights this is a states’ rights issue, recreational use via raids or Attorney General’s decision, to determine the role of that it should be up to states to determine whether they criminal prosecutions, then issuing statements that said marijuana.

Rep. Kevin Cramer want to allow marijuana.” all bets are off,” Bauroth that North Dakotans have made up their minds and (R-ND) said the Attorney Gov. Burgum did not said. made their voices heard General’s decision raises express concern over the

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Attorney General Sessions decision, noting that “North Dakota voters have spoken” on whether medical marijuana should be legal.

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In A Nutshell they see is caked ice mixed with salt, a combination that can be harsh on vehicles.”

Self-wash car washes saw lines of cars as well.

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Pipeline break in Eagan

Water main break on University Drive

University Drive South was closed Tuesday, January 9, due to a water main break at 7th Avenue North.

“The city will be responsible for the water clean-up and repairs,” the Forum reported.

The water main break happened because of cold temperatures that caused water to freeze in the drains.

University Drive South was reopened to normal traffic later that day.

Citizens take advantage of warm weather

“As the temperatures rise, a lot of people are wasting no time getting to the car wash, to get the layers of winter off their cars, before the cold weather returns,” WDAY reported.

The warmer weather has led to hundreds of people going through automated car washes the past couple days.

More people than the automated car washes have seen in the past couple weeks.

WDAY reported, “the biggest issue

A gasoline pipeline was struck Monday, Jan. 8, in Eagan, Minnesota and spilled an estimated 21,000 gallons in the area.

“The spill was not a direct risk to the public, but it was definitely an environmental concern,” Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported.

The pipeline was hit while crews dug soil borings and an hour after the pipeline was shut off.

More than 50 personnel were there to assist in the cleanup that continued through the night.

Most expensive year for US disasters

The United States saw a total loss of $306 billion in 2017, $90 billion more than the previous record high set in 2005.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) “confirmed that 2017 was the third warmest year on record for the US,” BBC News reported.

On record, 2017 was the warmest year without influence from El Nino.

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The New Face of NDWN North Dakota Women’s Network announces new executive director Skylar Berthold Staff Writer

The North Dakota Women’s Network (NDWN) out of Bismarck, North Dakota announced Kristie Wolff as the new executive director.

The NDWN is a nonpartisan, membership-based nonprofit organization in North Dakota. The program is currently in the process of creating numerous changes with Wolff being one of the first.

“We are very pleased to have Kristie Wolff join NDWN,” said Amy Jacobson, a member of the NDWN board of directors. Jacobson declared that along with Wolff’s leadership skills, she possesses experience in marketing, advocacy, grassroots education and coalition work.

Wolff said that her passion was truly spearheaded when she began working in the nonprofit sector, where she spent nearly half of her career. Recently, her work has included the management of a tobacco prevention program for a NDWN | PHOTO COURTESY statewide nonprofit organization. Primary focuses of Kristie Wolff is the new executive director of NDWN. this program have included public education and policy for interested individuals to in politics. While women regarding tobacco and nico- participate in all across the hold half of the population, tine among younger users. state. Such events include they possess 18.4 percent Similar work stretches as far programs such as Ready to of North Dakota legislative back as 2015 for Wolff, as Run, a bi-partisan program seats, 12 percent of county she aided in the passing of for women who want to run commission seats and three a North Dakota state law at for office, seek higher office, women who serve in elected this time that restricted mi- work on a campaign, get statewide offices. Additionnors from purchasing elec- appointed to office or learn ally, North Dakota ranks more about the political sys- 41st in the percentage of tronic cigarettes.

Wolff’s extensive leader- tem in general. Additional women in state legislature.

Despite these statistics, ship brought her to the posi- events include WE Rise, a tion that she has been elect- women’s lobby day at the NDWN remains hopeful. ed to. Since its inception 11 capital and Feminist First With changes such as the years ago, NDWN has advo- Fridays held in eight cities announcement of the new executive director and nucated for economic equal- around the state.

“While we’ve made merous projects underway, ity, health care access, nondiscrimination and against progress in many areas, the NDWN has a mission to there is more to be done,” bring more women to North domestic violence.

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What They Don’t Tell You About Studying Abroad Experiences and perspectives that are never told about being abroad

Emily Wotzka

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If you’re reading this article, you’re probably interested in the idea of studying abroad, or at least the idea of learning how to venture into different unknown territories to you.

Many students, prior to adventuring abroad, read countless articles that are mostly titled, “What I Learned From Studying Abroad,” or “Why You Need to Study Abroad Today.”

You see and read countless bulleted lists containing all of the splendors this new experience will bring: the people you will meet from all around the world, all of the strange food, the incredible sights and the list goes on and on.

Trust me, I probably read every one of those under the sun before I embarked on my journey to England.

After living, studying and traveling in England and throughout various parts of Europe, the bulk of what I have learned exceeded those cliché, albeit accurate, bulleted lists of, “What I should learn whilst abroad.”

I have compiled a list of what you experience and learn when studying abroad that most forget to mention within the usual lists.

1. You may end up spending lots of time with Americans

One of the biggest draws for many students who study abroad is the opportunity to form relationships with students from all over the world. While it is definitely possible to meet people from all around the globe in class, clubs or even hostels whilst traveling, it’s very easy to stick close to your fellow international friends.

Although these relationships can grow into incredible, life-long friendships, it takes some effort and gumption to really get to know the locals.

If you really want to experience intercultural immersion, my advice would be to really immerse yourself within the student life. Join a club or go out to a small, local pub and you will be sure to run into someone

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Europe brought many new adventures, leaving it feeling like home. from your host country.

2. You may come home with a different perspective of America

Prior to studying abroad, I knew that I would be learning about other countries and cultures, but what I did not realize is that I would end up learning so much about America in relation to all of these places I ventured to.

Studying abroad is completely eye opening, and it’s refreshing to see America through a European lens, flaws and all. There

Exploring Liverpool with fellow international students.

are certain things you will come to appreciate, but you may also end up discovering American habits, policies, mannerisms or even laws that you may end up questioning.

This new experience has given me a much broader view of the world and has created a global perspective I did not realize I had until I came home.

3. Unfortunately, you will actually have to study

Although this may be laughable advice, it’s so easy to get caught up in all of the

excitement and exhaustion that traveling around Europe will most certainly bring.

My advice is to slowly chip away at the readings throughout the semester or start your paper a little sooner than a week before its due date. This is clearly common sense and certainly easier said than done, but it will benefit you immensely in the long run.

The last few weeks of your program should be spent eating croissants and laughing about your travel catastrophes with friends.

Speaking from experience, you will certainly thank

yourself in the end.

4. The people you meet will be the very best part

If you study abroad in Europe, or anywhere else really, odds are you will get a healthy dose of gorgeous architecture, funny although sometimes terrifying travel catastrophes and more pictures of pastries than any one camera roll should have.

At the end of the day though, the memories that will conjure up any sort of true nostalgia are the ones spent with the people you meet along the way. Oddly

enough, the best parts about my studying abroad experience were the people I was able to have genuine conversations with. I had the most mundane conversations with a couple from Australia that I met in Salzburg. I heard a fascinating story of a man from India I met in Prague.

Relationships with people are what make life worth living, and this realization will fill you with a sense of gratitude for the people you’ve met both at home and abroad.

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How to Achieve Your Resolution in 2018 Making “new year, new me” real again Miranda Stambler Features Editor

It’s the beginning of a new year and you know what that means, it’s that time where the “new year, new me” saying is overused and the gyms are full of people trying to fulfill their dreams.

That’s right, the new year’s resolutions are back.

Will they be fulfilled? Will they be procrastinated until 2019? One never knows.

On Pinterest there are multiple ideas of what type of resolutions people should strive for, but most people know what they want to change. Instead of focusing on those parts of Pinterest this is a compiled list of the other side that focuses on “how to achieve your new year’s resolution” instead, which this is more beneficial.

1. Accept failure

Most likely, you will fail at your resolution at some point. This is when people normally give up and stop trying to achieve their goal.

The low point is where you have to remain strong and get back up.

If you stop then you will end up at 11:59 counting down to 2019 making the same resolution overall

creating an endless cycle of the same goal every year.

By accepting the failure to come you are acknowledging that you are human and cannot completely change so quickly. This is a slow transition that will take time no matter what the resolution is, so get back up again and start over.

2. Hold yourself accountable

The question is how will you maintain this resolution?

Think of something that will make you feel obligated to achieve this goal and continue with it.

Some use money, putting money into a jar every time New Year’s resolutions are here and trying to stay. you do not follow through.

So if your resolution is to more” start by reading come. This also gives you a go to the gym, if you do not 10 pages a day and then sense of accomplishment go to the gym there goes a the second month read 15 when looking at the planner pages again, then continue at the end of the day. dollar. to increase the amount as This is difficult to keep 3. Making monthly months go one. up with so if you forget to By continuously write down what you did one resolutions updating your resolution day towards the goal then A year resolution can be intimidating to some people, it always stays fresh and either generally say what so creating different monthly does not get boring, it is you did or leave it blank.

Normally when people resolutions can help keep the essentially something new every month forget they quit the idea of a “new year, new me” saying planner, but do not give up more exciting.

4.Use a planner/ it will be nostalgic to look at Now, if you have already when the year comes to an made your year resolution checklist Every day, write down end and you have proof of create monthly resolutions according to that goal to what you achieved that day how much you have changed make it more exciting to that counts towards your 5. Be realistic achieve. For example, if goal so at the end of the year Be honest with yourself your resolution is to “read you can see how far you have

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on what you can achieve.

Instead of being ambitious and taking on a whole new lifestyle, start to change your mindset slowly and the resolution will come true.

If you have never set foot in a gym and suddenly claim, you will go to the gym six days a week that is clearly unrealistic. Start out slow with resolutions and build them up so you are not at the end of 2018 saddened over the fact you never achieved that resolution you promised yourself.

6. Know what you want

This is cliché, but if you truly want to achieve this goal you will, you just have to set your mind to it.

When people really want something they tend to put so much pressure on that idea/goal. Instead of creating a pressure-filled resolution, keep it slow and allow yourself to change into the person you want to be.

Keep your mind on the goal and where you want to be as a person by the end of the year. Remember, if you fail it is not the end of the world, you can always try again in 2019.

Become Fashionably Inspired Through Instagram Five Instagram bloggers that will help spice up your wardrobe Ryley Berzinski Contributing Writer

Looking for inspiration when it comes to putting together daily outfits or sprucing up your wardrobe?

Fashion bloggers and Instagram style icons are a great resource for ideas.

This is a list of current bloggers on Instagram that keep their style up to date for the public to enjoy and inspire to be. Whenever I am in a style rut the first thing I do is refresh my Instagram feed. These bloggers are always flashing the newest trends and brands to stay updated on.

Negin Mirsalehi @negin_mirsalehi

This girl knows style and has 4.5 million followers on Instagram to confirm it.

Along with Instagram, Mirsalehi also regularly posts YouTube vlogs giving her fans a glimpse into her daily life.

Mirasalehi’s style is “bohemian,” but also gives off

a sophisticated, girly vibe.

Not only is she known for her style, but she owns her own hair product company called Gisou, which specializes in honey based products.

Mirasalehi is always pushing the fashion boundaries in a fun, creative way.

If you like bold colors, designer fashions and a chic look, I would highly suggest checking her out.

Tess Christine @tesschristinexo

Even tough Christine currently lives in New York City she is from the Midwest and her style reflects that.

A lot of fashion bloggers post outfits that are out of a college students price range, but Christine posts affordable clothing which is necessary on a college budget.

Her style is girly and casual. A lot of the outfits she posts would be great options to wear to class. On her YouTube channel she does clothing hauls, New York tour guides and beauty videos.

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Gina Ybarra @Huntforstyles

A lot of fashion bloggers tend to drift away from posting only outfit pictures daily, but Ybarra keeps the outfit inspiration coming. She styles her pieces in a very unique way, such as pairing sweatshirts and blazers or a girly dress with edgy combat boots.

If you are looking for a way to spice up your everyday look and stand out from the crowd, I would suggest searching @huntforstyles on Instagram.

Almost all of her pictures feature a cup of coffee, which is truly the best accessory college student can have.

Aimee Song @songofstyle

My favorite thing about Song is how she embraces her Korean heritage and reflects it through her style and posts. It is encouraging and interesting to learn about fashion and food from another culture through a so-

cial media platform.

Along with posting about how she makes her favorite sweet potatoes, Song posts incredible outfit pictures.

Most of the clothes she wears are high end designer, so it isn’t realistic for a college student, but we can dream to be there one day.

Song is the author of the book “Capture Your style,” which is a bestselling book teaching its readers about how she became a fashion blogger and how you can go about taking unique pictures of your own personal style.

Xenia Van Der Woodsen @xeniaoverdose

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She is always somewhere Instagram gives an outlet for people to share their wardrobe. new in the world whether its Dubai, Sweden, Paris or Woodsen’s style is quite feed will be nothing short of Milan. girly; she is usually posting beautiful views of the world Along with being able pictures in floral dresses, and even more stunning outto see the scenery of these strappy heals or brightly col- fits. unreal places you also get ored faux fur. to view the beautiful outIf you follow Van Der fits that she wears. Van Der Woodsen, your Instagram

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Music and Cosmetics: Music Fans’ New PB and J The latest trend for musicians branching outside of music appears to be makeup Laura Ellen Brandjord A&E Editor

Musicians exploring other facets of the art world is nothing new. As early as the 1940s, Louis Armstrong appeared in films.

The lead singer of Nirvana Kurt Cobain’s original sketches and oil paintings have fetched as much as $14,000 at auction. Cameos by other famous musicians in TV shows vary widely from Justin Bieber’s appearance on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” to Ed Sheeran’s brief stint in “Game of Thrones.” Not to mention the number of musicians who have penned bestselling books about their crazy lives.

The new trend for musicians seeking to expand their creative influence appears to be venturing into he cosmetics industry. As surprising as this may be to some, the warm reception by fans could soon have more musicians considering their own cosmetic lines.

Have you yet to hear of these collaborations? You

may already be too late.

By far the most anticipated release was from the Kat Von D and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong partnership.

Originally announced mid-October, the pair allowed for plenty of buzz before their eyeliner officially hit stores in the United States and Canada on the fifth of this month.

The first round is already sold out, in case you were wondering.

Taking its name from the Green Day hit “Basket Case” off of the band’s 1994 album “Dookie,” the antiprecision eyeliner was tested extensively by Armstrong and Von D to ensure the desired look. Formulated for staying power and smudging ability, this thick crayon eyeliner enables the wearer to create dark, smudged eyes, a look which has become the signature for the punk scene.

Vegan and cruelty-free, this eyeliner boasts five-star reviews across the board.

One ecstatic consumer cried, “I wish this came out 20 years ago.”

Another band marketed cosmetic line flying off

the shelves is from rockers Palaye Royale. The fashionart rock band released the cleverly titled “Palette Royale” Jan 1. in two formats. “No. I” sold for $35 and only included the four color palette. “No. II” retailed for a cool $60 and came complete with a velvet carrying case. The eagerly anticipated eyeshadow sold out within an hour of going live on the band’s Shopify.

Almost immediately, fans took to social media to beg the band for a second chance at snatching the coveted pigments. Palaye Royale responded with a second launch on the seventh. This time fans hovered on the site hours prior, contributing to an impressive sell-out time of eight minutes.

For those who missed out this time, there is no word yet of another chance.

With the commercial success of Billie Joe Armstrong’s and Palaye Royale’s cosmetic industry projects, the disconnect between music and cosmetics KAT VON D BEAUTY | PHOTO COURTESY seems smaller than ever. The Kat Von D and Billie Joe Armstrong recreated an iconic snapshot of Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious and real question is, which band girlfriend Nancy Spungen to promote their eyeliner collaboration. is next?

‘Star Citizen’ 3.0 is Finally Here ... for Some Anticipated ‘Star Citizen’ 3.0 released, but some may have to wait

Soldier patrols security post Kareah.

Nathan Wetrosky Staff Writer

At long last, the game that I have heavily written and fantasized about in the past is here … sort of.

Over the holiday break, Robert Space Industries (RSI) finally released the alpha 3.0 version of their beloved child, “Star Citizen” on December 22.

The download for this update, at least for me, took nearly eight hours, but that may be more of a personal problem concerning wireless speeds.

With this new update comes many of the promises that RSI has made, along with many more in the future. This update, however,

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is not without its challenges that make me a bit sad.

Let’s start with the positives, shall we?

There are now four moons around the planet Crusader that can be fully explored in game. You can traverse the various terrain of each moon in your ships, ground vehicles or by using your legs to enjoy the sights and sounds of each environment. Be wary however.

Along with these moons are dozens of outposts scattered around the surface. Some of these outposts are operated by the local government and others are controlled by more unsavory individuals. The new version offers 20 additional unique missions that vary between legal and illegal activity. Hundreds of

random permutations keep each new and exciting.

Derelict ships, stations and outposts have now been scattered throughout space and the accompanying planetary bodies.

These wrecks potentially hold items that a player can sell for a profit. Beware, these wrecks don’t always attract the most honest or kind treasure hunters.

More than 10 random encounters have been added and these can occur wherever players are. These encounters happen in different places depending on the whereabouts of the player and what they are doing.

Artificial people have been added to the game as well. They help make space stations, buildings

and eventually ships appear more alive and with an actual buzz of activity helping the immersive experience.

The most exciting feature to me is the addition of new tech. You are now able to upgrade your star ships with new quantum jump drives, shields and weapons. The supply depot in the crusader station carries all sorts of different upgrades to help keep you and your trusty ship in “ship shape.”

Now, I did mention some challenges that players will have to ride out. That is, at least until the game’s current state changes.

“Star Citizen” is now unplayable for a vast number of players for the time being. When I booted it up for the first time, I

was quite disappointed when the loading screen finally fell away to reveal a beautiful space station, but with a dismal two frames per second world. I entered the game, but sadly could not play it.

I do have hope, however, for the future of “Star Citizen” 3.0.

Robert Space Industries has promised continuous updates and patches to optimize and improve the game they have been working so hard on. Until the day comes where players including myself are not affected by these awful optimization issues, we will have to bide our time and slake our “Star Citizen” thirst by watching YouTube videos.

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‘X3’ Star Wars Mod Allows Piloting of Many Different Star Wars Ships New ‘X3: Terran Conflict’ mod allows players to battle in the Star Wars universe

Venator Star Destroyer against the back drop of the ‘X3’ universe.

Nathan Wetrosky Staff Writer

Have you ever wanted to soar through the vast emptiness of space in the famous T65 X-Wing? How about ominously pondering towards a defenseless space station in an Imperial II Star Destroyer?

The Star Wars Mod Reborn for X3 Terran Conflict by Egosoft is nothing too special when it comes to mods. It doesn’t, to my knowledge after playing for 147 hours, add anything new to the base games mechanics and ways of conquering the universe.

It does, however, add and replaces ships from the X series universe with quality models of ships from the Star Wars Universe. The addition of excellent music from Star Wars adds to the mod as well.

The different factions in the base game are replaced with

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ones taken from Star Wars like Imperials, Rebel Alliance, Mandalorians, Jedi and more.

Everyone’s experience will start the same. Depending on which character you choose you will have anywhere from one to a couple ships that will carry out your orders. You will start out broke and will need to do missions to increase your status, and add to the stacks of cash you will desperately need to fuel your rise to the top.

Trading is very necessary for this game and with its advanced and complex trading system, you can hire cargo ships to remotely find the best deals and sell for the highest price.

For instance, in my current game, I own five traders who go to all of the sectors that I have explored, and they earn me a nice chunk of credits. I wish the universe was kind and I could just trade my way to the top.

That sadly isn’t the case.

Between pirates, the alien Xenon (not yet modded for

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So having a war fleet is necessary.

For warships, I currently own one Quasar Class bulk cruiserwhich acts as a carrier that can carry thirty fighters into combat. I only wish I had the max fighters it could hold.

I also currently own two T70 X-Wings and five B-Wings.

Both X-Wings are fully upgraded and ready for combat but only one -Wing is ready to fight. My current goal in the game is to fully upgrade and equip all my current fighters before I go and buy more.

X3 has many more mods that enhance the gameplay experience, but I have yet to get to any because I haven’t even mastered the Star Wars one. If you have the urge to play as an intergalactic empire while using ships from the Star Wars universe to achieve your goals, I suggest you buy X3 Terran Conflict and download this mod.

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Same-Sex Marriage Cake Case Reaches Supreme Court Does a business have the right to refuse their services under the Constitution?

Ezra Gray

Contributing Writer

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the now infamous Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

For those who do not know about this case, it started in 2012 when a cake shop owner and baker named Jack Phillips refused to decorate a cake for a gay couple’s wedding. Charlie Craig and David Mullens, the couple in question, filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission that eventually ruled against Phillips in 2015. Phillips has since appealed the ruling before the Supreme Court in June 2017 which agreed to hear the case. The case has since gained national headlines, leading to appearances of Phillips and his attorney Kristen Waggoner on mainstream media networks and talk shows.

Phillips and Waggoner argued in court that forcing Phillips to bake and decorate a cake for a homosexual wedding violated not only his freedom of religion, but also his freedom of speech.

The freedom of speech, according to Waggoner, comes into play because Phillips must write messages and decorations on his wedding cakes. Forcing him to write a statement celebrating a homosexual marriage that he does not agree with violates his First Amendment right to say or refuse to say anything he wants. The freedom of religion is obviously affected because Phillips, a devout Christian, religiously believes that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman. Forcing him to violate this religious belief by verbally endorsing a homosexual marriage on a cake would, according to Waggoner, violate another one of his First Amendment rights.

David Cole, arguing on behalf of Charlie Craig and David Mullens, claimed that

decorating a cake a specific way does not fall under the umbrella of freedom of speech and that allowing Phillips to refuse to decorate cakes for homosexual weddings is a slippery slope that

Phillips’ case to blacks being refused business in the Jim Crow South. First off, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 offers no protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation. While the Equal

Phillips’ argument that his freedom of religion is being violated is an obvious truth. may lead to other businesses refusing to provide racial minorities or women their services.

I think Jack Phillips is in the right. It’s important to keep in mind that Phillips did not refuse Craig and Mullens outright, but rather refused to make them a cake on which he would have to verbally create a pro-homosexual marriage message.

“Does a jeweler have the right to refuse to sell a wedding ring to a gay couple?”

I’ve heard this and other comparisons made, and frankly, they’re not nearly the same as the Phillips case.

A jeweler does not have to engrave a message onto every earring they sell. The key aspect of this argument is whether a person has to write or carve something into their product.

Phillips’ argument that his freedom of religion is being violated is an obvious truth. Now there are many Christians in this country who are fine with gays getting married, and there are many who are not. I’ve met Christians on both sides and despite the fact that it’s a hotly contested practice in the Christian church currently, that doesn’t mean that Phillips isn’t allowed to celebrate his own interpretation of the Bible.

I know many people will make the argument that allowing Phillips and people like him to refuse homosexuals’ business is some sort of violation of civil rights laws. Many will equate Jack

Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stated in 2015 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Justice Department has stated that the EEOC does not have the power nor the position to decide on the issue. Currently, LGBT discrimination laws vary state-to-state, but there are no federal laws barring businesses from discriminating based on sexual orientation. Homosexual marriage is completely legal throughout the United States, but in terms of refusing business, LGBT individuals have no federal laws forcing private businesses to provide their products and/or services to them.

On the state level, Colorado has the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), which bans employers from discriminating based on an applicant’s sexual orientation. The CADA also prohibits any business that sells their products to the Colorado public from discriminating against their customers based on sexual orientation. It is still perfectly legal, under American law, for Jack Phillips to refuse to bake and decorate a cake for a gay wedding. In terms of the legal argument, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the homosexual couple are grasping at straws.

Now if you want to be a pure capitalist about the issue, you may argue that a business should have the

right in the United States to refuse anyone service regardless of reasoning. A proponent of a laissez-faire market would state that even if a business owner is a racist and refuses to serve a black or Asian couple, that they have every right to do so as a private businessman or businesswoman. Personally, this is the stance I hold.

Being a bigoted idiot is a morally reprehensible standpoint, but if I think a butcher or a baker or a candlestick maker is a racist asshole, I’ll take my money elsewhere.

Some may even compare this current court case to racially-charged cases from the time of Jim Crow. But this line of reasoning is a complete false equivalency for several reasons.

Firstly, comparing legislation that was as terrible and widespread as Jim Crow to modern day LGBT court cases is disingenuous and asinine. Trying to compare WIKI COMMONS | PHOTO COURTESY LGBT-related court cases The 2012 case is having arguments heard. like Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights the early 20th century was and sexual minorities, along Commission to cases such because state governments with any snowflakes dying as Brown v. Board of Edu- enforced it through law. to virtue signal, that allowcation or even the passing Basic economics dictates ing a racist or homophobe of the Civil Rights Act is that it’s in every business to discriminate in their prihyperbolic to the nth degree. owner’s best interest to gain vate property is a tough Sorry to say, but LGBT peo- as large a customer base as pill to swallow. But I was ple in the United States are possible in the market they taught growing up that you not treated nearly as horribly participate in. can’t force other people to as black Americans were in I’m not saying racism act the way you want them the first half of the 20th cen- was a large societal problem to, no matter how much you tury. Putting the random acts in the American South dur- hate what they do or say. As Americans, all we can do is voice our distaste for their Being a bigoted idiot is a morally reprehensible reprehensible beliefs and take our business elsewhere. standpoint, but if I think a butcher or a baker or a If you feel that strongly about candlestick maker is a racist asshole, I’ll take my it, start a petition to boycott the business. Speak through money elsewhere. your dollars. Leave negative reviews and opinions of the business on the internet. Tell that bigot to their face what of discrimination that occur ing the time of Jim Crow, you think of them. But what today on par with the gravity but Capitalism 101 dictates you shouldn’t do is get some of Civil Rights Movement that if laws like Jim Crow government entity to come is not only historically and had never been on the books down and force a person to legally inaccurate, but also in the first place, there most operate their private properutterly foolhardy. likely would’ve been far less ty the way you think is right Secondly, the only rea- businesses racially discrimi- under the threat of imprisonson racial discrimination nating against black Ameri- ment. amongst businesses was so cans. systematic and harsh during I know to many racial

A List of All the People I Don’t Want to Run for President 2020 prospective candidates we can ponder about for two years just stop branching out.

You are a technological revolutionary. Can’t you just stop there instead of trying to ruin politics? I saw enough

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

The 2020 presidential election seems to be just around the corner, kind of. I personally will miss reading my president address the nation on Twitter while sitting in my own oval office. Let’s be real, the guy is going to be impeached or at least not get re-elected.

God, I pray I am right.

With this, in some senses of the word, legendary presidency, Trump has us looking forward to 2020 with reckless abandon as we trade celebrity for celebrity instead of putting a good candidate in the Oval Office.

Mark Zuckerberg

Although this is in no way official, in all matters of the sense, the guy who holds a lot of your personal history hasn’t announced his decision to run. Which is good. Please don’t run for office.

Look here Zuckerberg,

news of course, but I’ll take it over, “Fox and Friends.”

At one point they were talking about her speech at the Golden Globes, which

Let us be real, the guy is going to be impeached or at least not get re-elected. God, I pray I am right. of “The Social Network” to know you were, at least at one time, a bit of an asshole.

You know more about me than I would like to admit, and your interview skills are sweaty and problematic at best.

Oprah Winfrey

Look, Oprah is great.

One of the greatest people of her generation. I love her.

I love her journalism skills

was great and a true call to action. This great speech was bastardized though when it was stated that she should be president because her ratings would be better than Trump’s and that she could use that against him.

Am I so damn crazy that I don’t want my presidential candidates to be viewed on ratings? I don’t care to see a drama happen in The White

No one with the last name of Trump should be considered for president. and the professionalism she holds. But that doesn’t mean she needs to be president.

The other day I was at my auto shop of choice waiting for an oil change and the shop was showing “The View.” Not my choice of

House. Just give me HBO and I will be happy with that.

Trump

No one with the last name of Trump should be considered for president.

We’ve been burned once and

you Purge movie extras can get out of the White House.

The ghost of the whale from the ‘Free Willy’ movies

Although Keiko, the whale who played Willy, did a fantastic job in his role as Willy, that does not make him presidential material.

Keiko did later die in 2003, which would make his presidential run, in the words of others, rather spooky.

I know PETA and many other animal rights organizations have been pushing for an animal president since the first burning man, but I feel like we aren’t progressive enough for that yet. Maybe in 2024.

Patrick Star

The fictitious ocean starfish is in no way ready to hold the highest office in this land. He has an inability to hold a decent phone call.

The list of his blunders is documented rather well, including him never receiving an award and his role as Pinhead Larry earning him a Razzie Award.

I hope that he isn’t the Republican nomination, but to be fair he is smarter than their current golden boy.

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Marky Mark step away from any presidential talks.

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Dealing with Professor Problems Some professors are just objectively the worst First off, every good relationship is based on communication. You have to talk to your professor; tell him how you feel. The real

Grant Gloe Staff Writer

If you’re like me, you’ve had a professor or two that really get your goat. You should also maybe talk to a doctor about that cough, but doctors don’t tell my lungs what to do. You’re classmates start to feel more like a support group because they know. You can rant to parents, friends, coworkers, delivery people or pets, but they weren’t there. They don’t know. Well, I’ve got two New Year’s resolutions this year: be nicer to delivery people and help you deal with your least favorite professor.

take responsibility for your own grade. To an extent, what happened to your grade is your fault. That’s something you have to

Every good relationship is based in communication.

You have to talk to your professor; tell him how you feel. challenge is getting them to open up. It’s been a long day at work and he doesn’t need your nagging right now. You need to tell him this is important, that your professional relationship hangs in the balance. You can feel your grade slipping away, and he’s not even trying to save what you’ve got. That’s just like you though, mountains out of molehills. Just like your mother.

Second, you have to

process for yourself. Are you an ostrich? Because if not, you need to get your head out of the sand and see that there is a problem.

If you are, however, please keep your violent nature and 2,000-pound kick at a respectable distance. Next, you’re probably going to be angry at the world that wronged you and all other worlds that are never gonna see it coming. Naturally, this will lead to depression and probably some sort

of bargaining with your professor to get your 32.9 rounded to a 60. Finally, you need to just accept it is what it is.

For the next step, simply pull out the magazine clippings you’ve been collecting over the last decade. Make a fake ransom note for yourself asking for 50 large at a drop spot by midnight tomorrow. Carve a unique fingerprint in a stamp with an X-Acto knife. Rub it on your arm until it collects enough skin and oils. Start stamping fake fingerprints on the letter. Leave your note and tell your roommates you’re “going out for gas.”

Don’t show up to the drop; let them assume something went wrong.

Drive down to Orlando, Florida. Get a dog and name him Spot. It’s a golden retriever, but the name is ironic. Go to the bar. Meet someone and fall in love.

Have a couple kids, ya know,

to really sell it. Settle into your new life. Go to the gas station. It’s getting held up.

Tackle the gunman. But you forgot, the president is in the state. There’s a reporter

Luckily, he has a use for a man like you. He lets you off on a technicality, says he didn’t read you your Miranda Rights. You now owe him a life debt. Maybe

Naturally, this will lead into depression and probably some sort of bargaining with your professor to get your 32.9 rounded to a 60. here and she saw it all. God, the camera crew is here too and they’re getting ready to interview you.

That can’t happen. Don’t think, just act. You sock the reporter in the face. Jesus, is that really the best you could come up with? Go to jail.

The arresting officer notices your social security number is one number too long. You admit you just used your old phone number. Guess you didn’t fake your own death because you’re a genius.

he’ll forget or maybe he’ll just want you to help him move or something. You have no way of knowing you’d one day wear his blood like a human Rorschach test.

That’s long ways off though.

Right now, it’s Christmas Eve and you’re a free man.

It’s time to go home. Lie to your kids about Santa and God and that everything will be alright. Drink eggnog until you start to believe it yourself.

Or something like that.

Shapiro Defunded from Concordia Concordia rescinds funding to bring Ben Shapiro to speak Mark Simonson Contributing Writer

Ben Shapiro, editor-inchief for The Daily Wire, was recently invited to speak at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.

However, news broke out last month that the student government of Concordia College had rescinded their financial support to help bring Ben Shapiro over to speak.

A motion to rescind said funding said, “SGA’s first goal is to listen to, represent and act on the feedback of its students and there will be a motion put forward to rescind the funding.” Furthermore, it said the student government association should be “dedicated to supporting its underrepresented and marginalized students and the greater goal of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion at Concordia.”

A certain subset of Concordia students felt that by rescinding funding to help bring Ben Shapiro to their campus, Concordia has “asserted that Shapiro’s harmful messages targeting LGBTQ+ communities and other marginalized identities is in direct opposition to the dedication of Concordia and Student Government Association to support diversity, equity and inclusion of all persons from all backgrounds and identities.”

However, some students dissent from the vote to rescind funding.

Colin Howard, a freshman at Concordia, said, “It’s a matter of free speech to let Shapiro come. Concordia is all about diversity. If Shapiro isn’t allowed to come, then they aren’t holding true to their statement of diversity.

To have complete diversity, you need to have political diversity.”

Howard also noted that Shaun King, a writer and Black Lives Matter activist, was invited to speak at Concordia in January 2017.

King is as Left-leaning as Shapiro is Right-leaning. So why the apparent favoritism to Left-leaning speakers, while protesting and preventing Right-leaning speakers?

The issue here that has been of debate for some time

is the issue of free speech and how it’s distinguished from hate speech. Does hate speech fall under free speech? In June 2017, the Supreme Court reaffirmed unanimously a legal principle known as the “bedrock

alarm to prevent Shapiro’s talk. Regardless, Shapiro continued with his talk and students who in the theater stayed put to listen to him.

He had to be escorted out by police and bodyguards after his talk was over. After he

So why the apparent favoritism to Left-leaning speakers, while protesting and preventing Rightleaning speakers? principle.” The principle, as the Supreme Court phrases it, is that, “Speech may not be banned on the ground that it expresses ideas that offend.”

In February 2016, Ben Shapiro was going to give a talk at California State University in Los Angeles.

Being widely known for being conservative, students naturally protested the scheduled speech, labeling it as “hate speech,” which isn’t true at all. Cal State’s president, William Covino, had canceled the speech and planned to reschedule it for a later date. However, Ben Shapiro planned on

left, protesters eventually dispersed and students inside the theater were able to leave once the protesters left.

One could argue that Concordia isn’t necessarily censoring speakers like Ben Shapiro simply by choosing not to give funding, but it’s still suppressing the conservative viewpoint that Ben Shapiro brings to the table. It’s a form of censorship, and it marginalizes those who don’t follow the left-leaning ideologies.

One can notice the issue where people espouse buzzwords, such as “diversity” and “tolerance,”

If Shapiro and other people’s right to free speech is subservient to all other people’s rights, then it’s not a right because somebody is always going to be offended. coming to speak anyway.

Due to the threat of lawsuits, Covino allowed the Shapiro speech to go on as originally planned.

Just prior to Shapiro coming up to speak, student protesters amounting in the hundreds, began forming human chains to block anyone from entering the theater where Shapiro was going to speak. They shoved away anyone trying to enter and started fights as well.

Some students wanting to hear from Shapiro snuck in from the back doors before student protesters started barricading the back doors. Shapiro managed to get inside and as he started speaking, one of the protesters pulled the fire

and then actively attempt to silence those they disagree with (e.g. Ben Shapiro, Jake Macaulay, etc.) and furthermore resort to profanity, name-calling and violence. That doesn’t sound very tolerant at all and goes against the diversity they claim to encourage.

If this type of speech is a bit much for some people, they aren’t being forced to attend his talk. So why censor Ben Shapiro and therefore prevent others who would like to attend his talk? If Shapiro and other people’s right to free speech is subservient to all other people’s rights, then it’s not a right because somebody is always going to be offended.

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Concordia rescinded their financial support for having Shapiro speak.

Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘Trump Sparks Outrage … Again’

The author of this piece suggests that we should ‘learn to laugh at Trumps rhetoric’ as a solution to all the ‘faux outrage’ that is levied against the President of the United States.

Even if it is granted that Trump’s comments are not motivated by race but was just a tactic to ‘demean’ his political opponent, I find it very dangerous, as the author suggested, to normalize the childish behavior of Trump as a form of entertainment, as political discourse is being reduced to shit-talking competitions. After the Confederacy surrendered the Civil War do you think Lincoln openly called the South a bunch of losers or

lofted other insults at them to please his base?

No, he addressed the nation with grace and urged citizens to look past their anger and bitterness to reunite the nation. Isn’t this the type of response that we should demand from the person who holds the most powerful political office in the world? As opposed to someone who needlessly, and generally unprovoked, insults anyone who provides opposition?

How are we supposed to engage in honest political discourse, in an attempt to arrive at critically needed policy changes, when Trump needlessly divides the political bases at every opportunity with incendiary

comments? Trump claims to be an outsider, but he uses the same toxic tactics that politicians have used for years and amplified them to an insane measure.

The rhetorical tactics that Trump employs are not normal and could potentially, aside from the outbreak of nuclear war with North Korea, be the most harmful aspect of his Presidency. In any other context turning a blind eye to Trump’s antics would be an appropriate response, but as the acting President of the United States, they should be met with defiance.

Aaron Forde, Graduate Student, Materials and Nanotechnology

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Men’s Basketball Begins Conference Play Bison meet two NBA prospects over winter break Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

The North Dakota State men’s basketball team lost two games against top opponents over break, but also came away with four key wins as the conference schedule begins.

Trip to No. 18 Arizona

The Bison’s trip to Tucson ended in favor of the No. 18 Wildcats. Arizona pulled away late in the first half with a 16-0 run to down the Bison 83-53.

Freshman Deandre Ayton led the Wildcats on the night. The 7-1 forward, who is likely to go very early in the next NBA draft, knocked in 25 points on 1117 shooting.

Ayton is averaging 20.4 points per game this season for the Wildcats.

The Bison kept it close early, even taking the lead off a Cameron Hunter 3-pointer. It would be the last time NDSU led as the Wildcats went on their run.

Paul Miller led the Bison with 12 points and four assists. Hunter added 11 to join Miller in double digits.

The Bison shot only 37 percent on the night, compared to 50 percent for Arizona.

The Wildcats extended their home non-conference winning streak to 46 at the McKale Center.

Texas two-step

NDSU traveled to the Sun Bowl Invitational in El Paso, Texas for a pair of games. The Bison opened with a 100-63 blowout of UNC Wilmington.

Shots fell consistently throughout the game for

the Bison, who finished shooting 61 percent from the field.

Sophomore Tyson Ward led the Bison with 17 points and was one of six Bison with multiple 3-pointers.

Miller was right behind Ward with 16 points. Deng Geu went 6-7 from the floor to add another 16. AJ Jacobson posted 11 points.

The Bison dominated in the paint, outscoring the Seahawks 36-12 down low.

NDSU took the Sun Bowl Invitational title the next day against UTEP. The Miners held a 49-44 lead with just under eight minutes left to play, but the Bison went on a 14-0 run to take the win, 63-51.

Jared Samuelson knocked down a three to give the Bison a 51-49 advatage with 6:18 left to play. NDSU continued to add to the lead with four points from Miller and a three from Jacobson with two minutes left to ice the game.

Miller had 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the Bison. Ward finished with a double-double with Tyson Ward (24) registered back-to-back double-doubles against UTEP and Jamestown.

99-50 win over Jamestown. game throughout. The senior 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The NAIA side were Summit League play was 7-11 from three-point NDSU out-rebounded The Bison opened range in scoring a careerthe Miners 50-30 in the outmatched by the Bison game, leading the Bison to as NDSU jumped out to a Summit League against high 36.

The Jacks used a 9-0 run a 13-4 second chance points 56-28 lead at halftime. The preseason favorites South Jimmies turned the ball over Dakota State at the Scheels in the second half to pull advantage. away form the Bison.

Neither team shot eight times in the first half Center.

NBA prospect Mike It was only the second extraordinarily well. The and allowed the Bison to Daum led the Jackrabbits time in the last 13 attempts Bison shot 36 percent for the shoot 65.6 percent.

Miller shot 6-7 from the with 37 points and 15 boards the Jacks won in Fargo. game while the Miners shot field and 4-4 from behind to power SDSU to the 87-80 The Bison bounced back 33.3 percent. from the loss and a rocky The difference came in the arc to register 18 points victory.

The leading scorer in start of the next game to beat the second half when NDSU in the first half. He finished the nation last year shot South Dakota 84-79. hit on 46.15 percent of their with 23 in the game.

10-22 from the floor and Ward came up with his The Coyotes jumped out shots. was a perfect 16-16 from to a 15-3 lead in the first four second straight doubleOne last nondouble with 12 points and the charity stripe. NDSU minutes. Over the next 14 conference tune-up committed 20 fouls in the minutes, NDSU outscored 13 rebounds.

NDSU finished the nonNDSU had 10 players game.

USD 41-18. conference schedule with a score at least 6 points.

Miller kept NDSU in the NDSU took their lead to

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49-35 right out of the break thanks to Hunter’s threepoint play. Hunter scored 35 points on the night, a career high.

The Coyotes chipped away at the lead in the final 10 minutes and took a 7473 lead with just over four minutes left to play.

NDSU hit free throws down the stretch to take the win and improve to 1-1 in the Summit League and 9-7 overall.

The Bison next host Denver 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at the Scheels Center.

Women’s Basketball Splits Over Break Bison get off to slow start in Summit League

Reilly Jacobson and the Bison went 2-3 over the holidays.

Cody Tusler Staff Writer

The North Dakota State women’s basketball competed in five games over break, going 2-3.

FIU Holiday Classic

NDSU opened the winter break at the FIU Holiday Classic and played the hosts, Florida International University in their first game.

The Bison defeated the Panthers after senior Taylor Thunstedt hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left to give NDSU a 71-68 victory.

Freshman Emily Dietz scored a careerhigh 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Bison.

Sophomore Rylee Nudell finished with a career-best 16 points, as Thunstedt added 12 and freshman Michelle Gaislerova scored 10.

Sophomore Sarah Jacobson finished with

a game-high six assists.

NDSU shot 44 percent from the floor, 42 percent from behind the arc and went 9-of10 at the line.

The Bison would fall to the University of Central Arkansas 68-45 in game two of the tournament, as the Sugar Bears would claim the FIU Holiday Classic Championship.

Nudell and Reilly Jacobson each scored 10 points to lead the Bison, as Nudell also led the Bison on the glass, grabbing four rebounds.

Nudell and Dietz were selected to the FIU Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team for their performances during the event.

NDSU shot 42 percent from the field and behind the arc, but only attempted two free throws in the game.

End of the non-conference schedule

Four Bison scored in double figures as the Bison defeated Dakota State 97-42.

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Nudell led the scoring for the Bison with a career-high 17 points, as Gaislerova added 16 points and finished with a game-high four 3-pointers.

Thunstedt finished with 13 points, and Reilly Jacobson finished with a double-double of 11 points and a game-high 10 boards.

Thunstedt also added a game-high five steals. Sarah Jacobson dished out a gamehigh eight assists.

NDSU led the whole game and by as much as 55 points late in the closing quarter.

The Bison shot 49 percent from the field, 44 percent from behind the three-point line and 61 percent at the line.

Summit League play

NDSU started their Summit League schedule with a loss to South Dakota, 82-67.

Dietz and Sarah Jacobson each tallied 10 points to lead the Bison. Jacobson also grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

The Bison outshot the Coyotes from the

floor, 52 percent to 50 percent, but the Bison committed 22 turnovers which the Coyotes capitalized on for 32 points.

USD held NDSU to 38 percent shooting from three-point range.

The Bison would fall to South Dakota State 83-63, led by a 25-10 third quarter for the Jackrabbits.

The Bison shot 63 percent from the field in the first half and did take a lead late in the second quarter. Dietz made a free throw to tie the game with 3:20 left, and Thundstedt made one of her own to take the lead 31-30 with 3:01 left in the first half.

The Jackrabbits turned 15 Bison turnovers into 12 points.

Sarah Jacobson led the Bison with 16 points and had four assists and three rebounds.

North Dakota State (0-2 SL, 7-9) is scheduled to play at Oral Roberts (2-0 SL, 10-5) 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11.

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South Beach Duals

North Dakota State upset No. 12 Cornell 20-16, but lost 22-18 to No. 22 Rider Friday, Dec. 29 on the first day of the South Beach Duals.

In the final bout against Cornell, Dan Stibral recorded a takedown with 11 seconds left to win with an 8-7 decision over Cornell’s Benjamin Honis. Stibral trailed 4-1 in the first period and 6-4 after two. He had two takedowns in the third to grab the win.

NDSU won five of the first six matches against Cornell.

With the dual against Rider, the Bison fell in the back-toback-to-back in 2 minutes and 25 seconds, along with a pair of overtime bouts. Andrew Fogarty moved up to 174-pounds and pinned his opponent in 17 seconds for his fourth pin of the season.

Clay Ream earned a 14-6 major decision over Cornell’s Adam Santoro and then bolted out to a 6-0 lead on the way

to a 10-5 decision over Rider’s sixth-ranked B.J. Clagon.

Cam Sykora claimed a pair of decisions, 4-3 against Cornell’s Charles Tucker and 5-2 over Rider’s Anthony Cefolo.

NDSU won 14 bouts overall including five tech falls, four pins and a major decision in a 34-10 win over Franklin & Marshall and a 31-10 victory over Columbia University Dec. 30 during the second day of the South Beach Duals.

Sykora opened with a 19-3 tech fall at 4:41 over Franklin & Marshall’s Dan Martoccio and followed with his first pin of the season at 4:19 over Columbia’s Christopher Scorese.

Both Charley Popp and Nick Knutson collected their first collegiate dual wins.

NDSU Paul Bianchi gained an injury decision 57 seconds over the Panthers’ Lorenzo Bentley to put the Bison ahead 6-0 early.

NDSU closed out the dual with wins in the final two weight divisions as 197-pounder Cordell Easton defeated Kellan Stout 8-3 and Stibral earned a 16-2 major decision over Cole Rickert.

Mountaineers win it late

No. 25 NDSU fell 12-19 to West Virginia after the Mountaineers won three of the final four bouts.

West Virginia won the first bouts including major decisions from 17th-ranked Zeke Moisey and Christian Monserrat to take an 11-0 lead.

NDSU responded with three straight wins to pull to within 11-9 of the Mountaineers. Bison Gliva notched a 6-1 decision over Kyler Rea, 13th-ranked Ream rallied for a 7-4 decision over Zach Moore and Fogarty held off Nick Klussis for a 10-6 decision.

NDSU (5-6, 0-4 #Big12WR) is scheduled to host Wyoming (5-2, 1-1 #Big12WR) in a Big 12 Conference dual 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20.

Bison beat Pitt

NDSU won seven bouts, including four straight, in the middleweights to defeat Pittsburgh 28-11 in a nonconference dual Jan. 5.

Ream recorded a takedown with one second left to edge Pitt’s 18th-ranked Taleb Rahmani 9-7.

Fogarty, ranked 21st, won his match 17-2 via tech fall at 4:35 over Pitt’s Nathan Russell.

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Bison Complete Frisco Six-Pack Defense leads NDSU to another national championship Easton Stick (12) reads the James Madison defense before the snap with Nate Jensen (85) in motion.

Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

It is a rare occurrence when the top two seeds reach the championship game. In fact, it was just the third time under the current FCS playoff system.

No. 1 James Madison versus No. 2 North Dakota State lived up to the hype, as both physical teams brought their sledgehammers and their defensive prowess.

At the end of the day, the Bison scavenged enough points to beat the Dukes 17-13 to claim their sixth championship in seven years.

From the onset, the type of game that was expected broke out with just a few surprises.

Through the first seven plays, the Dukes’ offense went three and out gaining zero yards, while the Bison were looking at a punt after gaining just two yards.

The complexity of the game changed on the punt, as JMU linebacker Bryce Maginley ran into Bison punter Jackson Koonce. The resulting penalty gave the Bison a first down, and they put together a methodical drive.

Easton Stick connected with RJ Urzendowski for a 15yard pass to set up a Bruce Anderson punch in from three yards.

On a day when the end zone was rarely visited, the seven points became a luxury.

The Dukes found that out quickly. Following a short punt and long return into the NDSU red zone, the Dukes were set to tie the game.

The Bison defense said otherwise. Dukes quarterback Bryan Schor, solid all year, misfired on three straight throws.

James Madison had to settle for just three points.

James Madison forced the game’s first turnover. Simeyon Robinson got to Stick, and the ball came out on the hit. The

Dukes took over just outside the Bison red zone.

A pair of Bison seniors took it upon themselves to stop the drive. Jarrod Tuszka pressured Schor, who threw the ball toward the ground due to the hit. The ball hit Nate Tanguay in the leg, and the defensive tackle made a shoelace catch.

It was the first career interception for the 6’4” 291 lb. senior in his 55th game in green and gold.

Five plays later, the Bison hit the home run. Darrius Shepherd sold the Dukes’ defense the double move, and Stick found him wide open for the 50-yard touchdown.

“We needed to hit the home run. Not many teams hit a home run on those guys,” Klieman said.

The young guns on defense then took their turn. Redshirt freshman Jabril Cox teamed up with Caleb Butler to sack Schor. Cox then stopped Schor from scrambling. On third down, freshman cornerback Josh Hayes, making his first start due to injuries to Jaylaan Wimbush and Jalen Allison, forced JMU receiver Riley Stapleton to fumble. Cox was there to pick up the ball.

Cam Pedersen knocked through a 32-yard field goal to make it 17-3 before the half. The Dukes figured out the Bison defense and drove down the field in 31 seconds to kick another field goal.

Out of halftime, the Dukes continued to click offensively.

Once again set up by a big punt return by D’Angelo Amos, James Madison chipped their way to the goal line. Marcus Marshall punched it in from the 1-yard line to make it 17-13.

The next drive for James Madison looked just as promising. Schor hit Stapleton on two straight throws to the Bison 20-yard line. Schor looked for Ishmael Hyman toward the end zone, but Marquise Bridges cut under the route for the interception.

“We found a way to play red zone defense, which has been a staple for us,” Klieman said.

The Bison defense continued to do their job in the fourth

NDSU players celebrate postgame after defeating James Madison 17-13 for the FCS Championship.

The Bison bench and fans erupt as the NDSU claim their sixth FCS Championship, tying Georgia Southern for most in FCS history.

and had a little luck. The Dukes suffered from drops all day, but none bigger than the one by Terrence Alls. Alls was wide open with a clear path to the end zone as Schor hit his hands.

The ball hit the turf and the Bison escaped.

On the next play, NDSU sold out on the blitz and Nick DeLuca had Schor on the ground almost instantly.

“They made the plays and we made too many mistakes.

That’s what it boiled down to,” James Madison head coach Mike Houston said.

The Bison offense munched time off the clock, but had no points to show for it.

With just under five minutes remaining, Pedersen had his 38-yard field goal attempt blocked, giving the Dukes one last drive.

It seemed, as the Dukes weren’t going to make it, as the punt unit came on after five plays. Head coach Mike Houston called the fake punt, and Harry O’Kelly scampered for 24 yards.

As they had all day, the Bison defense did its job. On third down, Derrek Tuszka nearly had his third sack of the day, forcing Schor to throw it away.

With one play left, the mini Hail Mary from the Dukes was swatted down at the goal line.

The nation’s number two defense won the day, and the Bison had their sixth title. NDSU held the Dukes to just 241 yards of total offense and scoring on just 50 percent of their red zone chances.

The Bison did their thing, holding onto the ball for 37:41 of the game. NDSU had 48 rushes for 134 yards to aid the time of possession battle. Stick, named the game’s most outstanding player, finished 13 for 22 for 130 yards passing and the lone touchdown, while also adding another 35 yards on the ground.

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Easton Stick Caps Fantastic 2017 with Championship Unassuming leader of the Bison finally gets his shot and does not miss Thomas Evanella Staff Writer

There was one player that North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman was particularly excited to see play in Frisco.

“There’s no one that deserves the opportunity to play in a National Championship game more than Easton Stick,” Klieman said at his New Year’s Day press conference.

Stick’s chance to have a crack at a National Championship game has been two years in the making. When the Omaha, Nebraska native was pressed into action in the 2015 season, the redshirt freshman ripped off eight consecutive wins, including three in the playoffs.

He stood at the doorstep of starting the title game as a true freshman, but when Jan. 9 rolled around, Stick had no choice but to concede the starting role to a fully healthy Carson Wentz.

In the 2017 edition of the FCS championship game, the quarterback took the field at Toyota Stadium as the unequivocal leader and star for the Bison. And while Stick posted a more pedestrian stat line against James Madison, he delivered a 14th national championship to NDSU. Stick bested James Madison quarterback Bryan Schor, completing 13 of 22 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown.

Now 34-3 as a starter, Stick has added a national championship to his growing list of achievements.

The game-winning play of the National Championship game came in the final minutes of the first half. Already leading 7-3, the Bison were looking to capitalize on Nate Tanguay’s interception and add to their advantage. Up stepped Stick.

On third-and-17 after a false start penalty, the junior signal caller took the snap in the shotgun, took a two-step drop and uncorked a bomb down the left sideline into the waiting hands of Darrius Shepherd. The score and ensuing extra point were all the Bison needed to take home the trophy.

Shepherd’s first touchdown of the season could not have come at a more opportune time.

In many ways the play and the game as a whole are a tribute to Stick’s phenomenal 2017 season, one in which cumulative numbers do not jump off the page but individual moments do.

His season marks of a 62.1 completion percentage and 2,466 passing yards do not necessarily dazzle observers.

These totals are in large measure deflated due to the fact that NDSU has gone to the ground in the second half with sizeable leads. No less, in every game this season, Stick has left an indelible mark on the Bison offense and the outcome of the game.

In seven of 15 games this season, Stick’s longest pass went for 40 or more yards, highlighted by a 77-yard pass to Dimitri Williams against South Dakota. In that game, Stick once again outdid one of the FCS’s best quarterbacks, throwing for more yards than Chris Streveler.

His longest play from scrimmage came against Youngstown State, when, to open the fourth quarter, he dashed for an 80-yard, tie-breaking score.

The quarterback never attempted more than 28 passes in a game on the season, which occurred against South Dakota State, a game in which the Bison never led.

The rivalry loss to the Jackrabbits was the nadir of Stick’s

season. One week removed from his tossing two interceptions and posting his lowest completion percentage of the season, Stick threw three interceptions in the Herd’s only loss of the season.

Stick turned the corner quickly after the loss in the Dakota Marker game, beating Streveler and the Coyotes in the following week en route to an inspired stretch run.

He topped another of the subdivision’s best signal callers in the semifinal against Sam Houston State, when he threw for four touchdowns and beat Jeremiah Briscoe, the recipient of the Walter Payton Award for the best offensive player in the FCS two years in a row.

Stick still needed one more win to cement his evergrowing legacy, and with one singular flash of brilliance, he did just that. His perfectly thrown, high-arching spiral was his final masterpiece of the 2017 season, and it ultimately proved to be the difference against James Madison.

The Most Outstanding Player of the championship also took on the role of head coach, helping to design the final play to melt off the last four seconds on the clock.

“Coach and I were going back and forth, what our best possible scheme was there,” Stick commented on the final play. “I just made sure, number one, catch the snap, and I found the clock right away and wanted to get down as soon as it was hitting zero.”

Klieman corroborated Stick’s telling, indicating that the quarterback assured him the game was in good hands.

“He’s right. He and I went back and forth on what to do with

“I absolutely love that young man. Easton is an absolute stud. He’s 34-3. Is that right? He’s 34-3 with a National Championship.” - Bison Head Coach Chris Klieman that four seconds,” the head coach remarked. “He just goes, ‘Coach, don’t worry. There will be no time left on the clock.

Trust me. There will be no time left on the clock.’”

Klieman has always spoken highly of Stick, a quarterback who never ceases to win football games. Even after his three picks against SDSU, Klieman said he would take his quarterback for another 20 years.

“I absolutely love that young man. Easton is an absolute stud. He’s 34-3. Is that right? He’s 34-3 with a National Championship,” Klieman said after Stick got his long awaited shot at the title game. “It’s cool to be able to see him take all that preparation and fulfill that dream of being a National Championship quarterback.”

Many debated prior to the season that Taryn Christion of SDSU was the top quarterback in the Missouri Valley Conference. Any such notion that still lingered died when he threw six interceptions against JMU in the semifinals. Rather, three weeks later, it was Stick who slayed the Dukes’ mighty defense.

With nothing left to prove, all that remains for Easton Stick Quarterback Easton Stick showcased his rushing abilities is to turn heads even more in 2018, as the best quarterback in throughout 2017. the best conference in the FCS.

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North Dakota State’s defense stood tall when it mattered most against JMU.

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As was the expectation leading into the clash between North Dakota State and James Madison, the national championship game became a defensive war.

When the clock struck zero, it was the Bison who stood above the Dukes.

In silencing a team that had averaged 35.9 points per game, Code Green asserted their claim as the class of the FCS in resounding fashion, leaving a legacy of dominance.

Sophomore defensive end Derrek Tuszka spearheaded the defensive master class. The Wagner, South Dakota native tallied six solo tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks in the 17-13 triumph over James Madison. For Tuszka, it was his highest total in all three categories this season.

The Bison’s strategy to quiet the JMU offense was to take away their running game and turn the Dukes

into a passing team, an area of weakness.

“We had a focus to make them one dimensional,” senior linebacker Nick DeLuca, who finished with four tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack, said after the game. “We put a lot of pressure on the D-line, and they took it upon themselves to give a big push and limit their run game and force them to go into the passing game.”

“It was a successful game plan,” he summarized.

NDSU’s smothering run defense, which ends the season as the No. 6 in the nation, decimated James Madison’s running backs.

Marcus Marshall, the Dukes’ leading rusher, was held to only 30 yards on 11 carries against the Bison. His 2.7 yards per carry were a far cry from his season mark of 6.2 entering the contest. The junior torched Weber State and South Dakota State in the playoffs for 128 and 203 yards, respectively, but could not hit pay dirt against the Herd.

James Madison could not find any answers beyond Marshall. Fellow junior Trai Sharp could not do any better, rushing for only 20 yards. Punter Harry O’Kelly actually accounted for the Dukes’ longest rushing play of the afternoon, going 24 yards on their fourth quarter fake punt.

Once the Bison forced James Madison to become a pass-first team, their secondary took over.

Quarterback Bryan Schor was a shadow of his usual self, completing only 14 of 32 pass attempts for 148 yards, tossing two interceptions.

The first of Schor’s two turnovers came in the second quarter with an opportunity for the Dukes to take their first lead in the contest.

Trailing 7-3, JMU gained possession deep in Bison territory thanks to Simeyon Robinson’s sack and forced fumble. Three plays later, Code Green responded.

Jarrod Tuszka spun the James Madison passer to the ground, and his errant throw

went right to Nate Tanguay, who bent down to record his first career interception.

“I don’t even know what happened,” cornerback Marquise Bridges said.

“Next thing I know, I saw Tanguay trying to stiff-arm somebody. Every time we needed a big play, he got one.”

Both Bridges and Josh Hayes made their first career starts in the National Championship game.

Usual starters Jalen Allison and Jaylaan Wimbush were both held out due to injuries suffered against Sam Houston State in the semifinals.

Bridges, a sophomore, matched up against wide receiver Riley Stapleton, who made seven catches for 107 yards. Still, Bridges blanketed the receiver on some plays, and his third quarter interception kept the Bison in front.

After Stapleton’s 16-yard gain put James Madison in the red zone, Bridges made a big play of his own, picking off Schor at the 3-yard line

to preserve the Bison’s 17-13 lead.

“Well, I know they had beat me on that play a couple plays ago. I was just trying to play it,” Bridges said. “To be honest, I understand the coaches are what make this all happen, man. Without them, I wouldn’t have done half the things that I did today. The coach is always coaching us up.”

Bridges and Hayes are only the two latest examples of the Bison’s next man up mantra on defense this season. When Nick DeLuca had to miss time in non-conference play, Dan Marlette stepped up. After Chris Board went down, Jabril Cox slid in and became NDSU’s next superstar on defense.

“The next man up has an opportunity, like Marquise. Do you think Marquise Bridges thought he was going to be here on a podium with his name in front of him?” head coach Chis Klieman remarked afterward. “He was a wide receiver last year at this

time. And now he’s starting in a National Championship game.”

In total, the Bison won the turnover battle against James Madison, who with 43 takeaways were the FCS’s kings at turning the ball over.

Additionally, thanks in large measure to forcing the Dukes to four three-and-outs, NDSU out-possessed JMU by over a quarter of game time, keeping possession for 37:41.

“I say this all the time: field goals aren’t going to beat you, especially in the style of play that college football has become,” Klieman said. “To limit that offense to 13 points is pretty remarkable.”

Klieman explained it best, stating, “The 2017 Bison are going to be remembered by a group of guys who had great resolve, smacked adversity right in the face when Murphy hit us, and lo and behold, became National Champions for the sixth time in seven years.”

What a legacy to leave behind.

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The Dakota Dynasty and Bison Pride After six rings, it is still unexplainable

Darrius Shepherd (20) hugs Easton Stick (12) as the Bison begin to celebrate another title.

Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

Rewind back to Dec. 16, 2017. The James Madison Dukes knocked off the North Dakota State Bison in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs.

It was the first time in six seasons that the Bison lost a playoff game. With that, questions were asked about the North Dakota State dynasty being ended.

Three weeks later, the Dukes claimed the crown with a style of play reminiscent of the Bison’s — a strong run game, physical lines and an overall strength that is a rare occurrence in the FCS. A year later, the rematch for the national championship brought a chance for either program to establish, or reestablish, a dynasty.

“A lot of institutions can have a great team here and there.

But those are two great programs, and what a difference between having a great team and a great program,” Bison head coach Chris Klieman said.

While a team can leave memories, a program leaves a longer legacy. For the players, that legacy of past teams, and the culture they left behind, still imprints the players.

“It is a legacy,” Bison senior linebacker Nick DeLuca said. “Like the guys who came before us at the foundation and laid the tradition for us, we were excited to get back here.”

The reunion of players during the Bison’s final

walkthrough served as a reminder of that.

“To be out there (Friday) at our walkthrough, to see 200, 300 former players be around, that is what makes this place so special. It is not just the past six or seven years, it’s been going on for a long time.”

After that walkthrough on Friday, Tre Dempsey summed up the Bison’s mentality in just 14 words.

“They beat us last year, and I am looking to take our title back.”

“Our” title.

It is a bold claim, but one that makes total sense when it comes to the culture instilled into the team. But it is one that leads to a goal for each year.

“It is an expectation to get back to this game and the National Championship. We take that on as a responsibility, and it is something we have as a goal each year,” DeLuca said.

As Bison quarterback Easton Stick scrambled around to kill off the final four seconds, the North Dakota State dynasty was back on top. For the sixth time, NDSU was national champions, tying Georgia Southern for the most in FCS history.

“It is unbelievably hard,” Klieman said when asked to explain the difficulty of getting six championships.

For each championship, there always seems to be one injury that makes the drive difficult. The “next man up” mantra means a lot to the team and is instilled into young players early. They are groomed for the big moments the team will reach, as the underclassmen showed in the

championship.

“Do you think (sophomore cornerback) Marquise Bridges thought he was going to be here, on a podium with his name in front of him? He was wide receiver last year at this time.

Now he is starting in a national championship game. Josh Hayes is a true freshman that never started a game. And he started a national championship game,” Klieman said.

“That’s North Dakota State; that’s Bison pride.”

While the cornerbacks win the most unlikely starter award, other young guns on defense made their mark.

For the last two offensive plays for the Dukes, quarterback Bryan Schor had pressure incoming as he looked for the end zone. On third down, it was sophomore Derrek Tuszka, who had already sacked Schor twice and nearly had a third.

On the final heave to the end zone, freshman Jabril Cox got into the face of the quarterback, forcing a throw into coverage.

When everyone in the collective buys into a single idea, success happens. For NDSU, it is the Bison Pride that the players buy into, and that is something that can’t be explained.

“Bison Pride and NDSU, we always talk; we are different.

And if I could tell you why, I would retire and make a million dollars selling it. But I can’t tell you. It’s hard, but it’s just different. It’s special,” Klieman said.

Then again, given how Klieman hid the injury status of a large group of players in the lead-up to the game, only to comment on them after it was over, expect that book out after he retires.