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wo days after his 19th birthday, Mayville State freshman tight end Matt Holland went to bed in his dorm room. He never woke up. Holland, a Barnesville, Minn., native who had a history of epileptic incidents, died from an episode of seizures last Saturday morning. On Thursday, Miss Minnesota Savanna Cole and North Dakota Epilepsy Foundation representative Amy Haugen presented epilepsy information to a small gathering in the Prairie Rose Room of the Memorial Union. Cole chose this as her platform for the Miss America organization because a special person in her life, a 9 year old named Jenna, was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy. Cole is the first person, according to her own research, to choose epilepsy as a Miss America platform. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder of the brain characterized by the tendency to have recurring seizures. “The seizures can vary from not even noticing someone is having a seizure to traumatizing loss of all consciousness,” Haugen said. Epilepsy is an abnormal disease because 70 percent of cases are unknown as to how the individual got the disease. However 2.2 million Americans deal with epilepsy, making it the most common neurological condition. It is also on the rise among the population. Recent studies have shown that one in 10 people
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On Wednesday, the Fargo Dome Authority Finance Committee listened to a Fargo architect present options for expanding the Dome. T.L. Stroh Architects founder Terry Stroh offered seven routes the Fargodome could contemplate. Stroh, who has been in talks with Fargodome officials for months, pitched theoretical ideas, not concrete plans. Fargodome officials are also vying to land a convention center adjacent to the Dome. The City of Fargo will ultimately decide if the center will go there or downtown. The following is what was proposed:
HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE SEATING: The existing wheelchair-accessible areas have general seating in front that can interfere with the view, Dave Piepkorn, Fargo city commissioner and Fargo Dome Authority Finance Committee member, said in November. Handicap-accessible seating would double. Each section, found in the four corners of the Dome, costs $87,500. Additions would meet American with Disability Act criteria.
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will have a seizure in their lifetime, and one in 26 people will develop epilepsy. There are some medications that help control the seizures, but more often than not, the medications have side effects. “It is like a domino effect; one medication leads to another, which leads to another,” Cole said. Cole and Haugen spoke of how to recognize a seizure and what to do if you are around someone having a seizure. “It is crucial to remain calm. If the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes, then it is time to call 911,” Haugen said. “Put the person on their side and protect their head.” The duo offered pamphlets to attendees, stressing awareness. Cole said a person is more likely to come across a person having a seizure than a drowning victim, yet more people know CPR rather than what they should do during a seizure. There currently is no cure for the disease. “We are working on getting money to fund research to someday give us more answers about epilepsy,” Haugen said. It’s difficult to do research on the disease since it takes place in the brain without any warning of when a seizure will begin. Miss Minnesota has five months left in reign and plans to spread more awareness of epilepsy not only in her time serving as Miss Minnesota but throughout her life as well.
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LOBBY ADDITION WITH CANOPY: Adds roof over Albrecht Boulevard on the Dome’s west side. Could be used for Fargodome activities, like tailgating. When not in use, the road would remain open for traffic.
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MULTILEVEL ADDITION TO WEST SIDE: Adds a third and fourth level with rooms, suites and/or skybox to overlook Fargodome arena. The skybox would be constructed above the last row of seating, Fargodome General Manager Rob Sobolik said, adding 300 to 600 additional seats to “premiere areas of the building.” “From a revenue standpoint, you’re taking higher donors and moving them up in this area with higher-end amenities,” he said.
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DELUXE PROPOSAL OF MULTILEVEL ADDITION: Adds more banquet space and an outdoor patio. “Now you’re talking about events that would be interesting from the standpoint of maybe weddings and stuff like that,” Terry Stroh, an architect, said. “It creates a monumental-looking addition.” Escalators would be added.
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Lee Garth Vigilant, an MSUM sociology professor, spoke to attendees about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s stance on social justice.
Social Justice Through MLK’s Eyes Sociologist speaks on attaining ‘equality of access’ for all Benjamin Norman Head News Editor
Pandora Radio’s Motown Sounds channel welcomed attendants of a multicultural event on Thursday. Memorial Union workers needed more chairs to accommodate the congregation in a warm Hidatsa Room. An array of ages and skin colors showed up to listen to Lee Garth Vigilant, a sociology professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Vigilant’s address keynoted how Martin Luther King, Jr. grappled with social injustice. The event featured the speech, followed by a discussion and a candlelight vigil. Vigilant said by following King’s lead, today’s society will benefit bridging the gap between “haves” and “have-nots.” To makes his point, he offered three concepts curated by King in addressing social justice.
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King’s sole motivation for social justice, Vigilant said, was love.
A Baptist minister by trade, King was heavily influenced, nonetheless, by other religions, Vigilant said, particularly Hinduism. “Satyagraha,” a term coined by Hindu and civil-rights activist Mahatma Gandhi, translates roughly to “truth-force.” Vigilant said this philosophy is one of the most important concepts in finding social justice. “Dr. King’s views on love and his practice of social justice was driven first and foremost by an unrelenting need to connect people through love,” Vigilant said. “We cannot understand social justice … without understanding love.”
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In his letter from a Birmingham jail, King wrote, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” King focused on more than just racial equality during his activism years. What started as peacefully fighting racial injustice, Vigilant said, morphed into battling the disenfranchisement of people, the Vietnam War and poor treatment of the impoverished. King marched for the end of any segregation, not just racial. By battling these social injustices, Vigilant said, King showcased the inclusive nature of justice and people’s tendency to make it exclusive. He said while schools are racially
desegregated and American troops are out of Vietnam, work remains to be done today. Vigilant used voting rights as an example. “We need a renewed emphasis on removing legal impediments that has disenfranchised close to 6 million Americans because of a prior criminal conviction, including 13 percent of African-American men, who have lost their right to vote,” he said.
isn’t about equality of outcome,” she said. “It is about equality of opportunity.” The difficulty in defining social justice, Vigilant continued, is partially attributed to the idea’s incompleteness. King delivered a sermon titled “Unfulfilled Dreams” because he saw social justice, Vigilant said, as “an unfinished project.” He said people need to continue to work toward it, even if it is not complete by the end of their lives. Social justice is a collective, unfinished challenge. But times are changing, he said. Neu agreed, saying the event itself was a testament to progress. “I love people and culture and any way that I can learn more about that,” Neu said. “What I loved was sitting in that room of all different kinds of people from all different walks of life knowing that we were there to hear about social justice.” Any movement starts with a person, Vigilant said. “I encourage you to find that social problem,” he said, “ … to become intimately familiar with its causes and its social consequences. I encourage you to join with others in the work to make the burdens of those who bear the weight of these social problems a little lighter.”
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Vigilant used another quote from another philosopher to contrast King’s ideology: Friedrich von Hayek. The neoliberal economist once called social justice “an empty phrase with no determinable content.” Hayek wrote social justice was a mirage. Vigilant disagreed. “I believe that social justice is one of the most widely circulated ideas today, and it behooves the speaker of the term to have a clear and intellectually concise definition,” Vigilant said. He defined social justice as the equality of access, not equality of outcome. This distinction is important because in America equal outcomes equates to communistic ideology, Vigilant said. This resonated with Ashley Neu, a senior who doubles as an Equity and Diversity Center student ambassador. “The biggest thing I took away is that it
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North Dakota State President Dean Bresciani stars in a new Youtube video “We Serve Our Citizens.” In the video, he talks about the university and how it serves Fargo’s citizens. The video displays NDSU as a helping community full of innovative, intelligent leaders and employees. Everyone in the video starts off saying “NDSU serves its citizens,” followed by how they think the university serves the community. Also featured in the video is Student Body President Sarah Russell; alumni Tim Brookins, a distinguished engineer at Mircosoft; NDSU Provost Beth Ingram and President of Sanford Health Paul Richard.
Water Being Tested At North Dakota Spill Site
Three million gallons of saltwater leaked from a ruptured pipeline in western North Dakota Jan. 6. This was the largest saltwater spill since the oil boom spurred up in 2006. State health officials said they will continue to test the water and soil until the ice is melted later this spring. The saltwater was considered to be brine and is an environmental hazard.
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A total of 51 measles cases has been linked to the California theme park Disneyland. Health officials are telling children under 12 months and people without a measles vaccination to not enter the Anaheim park. Since December, the state has had 59 cases and 42 of them may be linked to the exposure at Disneyland. There are nine more cases involving people who live in Utah, Washington state, Oregon, Arizona and Mexico. These cases link to the Disneyland cases. A 50-year-old woman who visited the park in December has recovered from the disease, but this was the most recent case outside of California.
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Last Friday, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud passed away at age 90. The details of his death have not been released. After his death, oil prices increased, but the future course of the prices is not supposed to change. American crude increased 88 cents to $47.19 a barrel. Whether gas prices rise or fall, King Abdullah’s half-brother Salman bin Abdulaziz will be named to the throne. He is 79 years old. For almost five decades, Salman was the governor of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital. Abdullah was running Saudi Arabia since 1996 but was named King in 2005.
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UND May Not Be Able To Change Nickname Until 2017 finding a new logo and nickname until July 2017. The “Fighting Sioux” logo was relinquished in 2010 after a failed attempt at an NCAA settlement requirement. However, the “Fighting Sioux” logo is still on the seats, railings and granite floors as well as the old banners inside of the $139 million Ralph Engelstad Arena. In 2011, lawmakers passed a law that required UND to use the “Fighting Sioux” logo, but the NCAA repealed it due to threat of sanctions. “I really do not want to see them change the name,” North Dakota State junior
Representative pursuing a bill that would prohibit UND from finding a new nickname until 2017 Pace Maier
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In 2005, NCAA officials named the American Indian logos, mascots and nicknames of the University of North Dakota — along with 19 other institutions — disrespectful. Scott Louser, a Republican representative from Minot, N.D., wants to pass a new bill that would prohibit the university from
The once named “Fighting Sioux” is now fighting to find a new nickname .
Jordan Brummond said, who grew up watching the hockey team play. “North Dakota is rich with Native American history, and embracing it anyway possible is a great idea.” Sixty-eight percent of North Dakota residents voted to drop the “Fighting Sioux” nickname in 2012. And then the North Dakota legislature enacted a threeyear ban on deciding a new
nickname, which expires this month. “Although they do not have a mascot for the university right now, people should still show that same school pride and spirit that they’ve always showed,” said UND transfer Brandon Glaser, who will be enrolled at NDSU next semester. “All because a name has to change doesn’t mean that anything else has to.”
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The “Fighting Sioux” merchandise made $177,877 in 2006 and an astonishing $691,774 the year the logo was retired. In 2013, that number dropped tremendously to $343,313 and the first three quarters of 2014 have added up to a low $174,390. The university has spent around $126,000 on the nickname and logo process. From 2015-2017,
the university estimates a $106,000 will be spent by keeping UND as the nickname instead of finding a different one for the fans to get excited about. In 1930, the university selected “Sioux” as the school’s nickname, but during the ‘60s “Fighting” and “Sioux” were combined. The orginal nickname of the university was “The Flickertails.”
A Bill for Elected Officials to Pack Serious Heat The bill was proposed by Republican Ben Koppelman, who argued that installing metal detectors and increased armed security at public buildings would be more costly than obtaining a concealed carry permit. He said the proposal was the result of an October shooting at the Canadian Parliament. A gunman fatally shot a Canadian soldier before being killed by a sergeant-at-arms. In discussion, Koppelman called he and his fellow lawmakers “sitting ducks” to a similar attack. A SFGate article reported a union representative for over 11,000 public
Lawmakers float the possibility for North Dakota elected officials to carry guns in public places Camille Forlano Staff Writer
A bill introduced Tuesday in the North Dakota House of Representatives would make it legal for public officials to carry firearms into public buildings. Representatives debated House Bill 1157, which would allow elected officials with a valid concealed carry permit to carry a firearm in public buildings.
“If anything, NDSU should offer a class explaining the benefits of carrying and why the community shouldn’t be worried about it,” NDSU student Lauren Olson said. employees of North Dakota voiced their opposition to the bill. The spokesperson stated that allowing elected public officials to pack would be troubling and aggressive and would make them feel unsafe. The North Dakota Highway Patrol currently provides armed security at the Capitol. Lt. Tom Iverson, the
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patrol’s safety and education officer, told lawmakers that troopers have concerns with the proposal because law enforcement officers are specifically trained to respond to active threat situations. He stated that multiple people with guns would cause confusion in an emergency and would be extremely difficult to determine who the real
threat is. NDSU student Lauren Olson, whose father has a concealed carry permit, agrees with the bill and hopes to see more classes to encourage responsible individuals. “I personally do not mind because it’s a wonderful way to protect yourself in that offchance anything happens. If anything, NDSU should offer a class explaining the benefits of carrying and why the community shouldn’t be worried about it,” Olson said. A July study by the Crime Prevention Research Center found that 11.1 million Americans have permits to
carry concealed weapons, a 147 percent increase from 4.5 million seven years ago. Meanwhile, homicide and other violent crime rates have dropped by 22 percent. An August Time magazine article stated last year the United States experienced the lowest crime rate since 1978 but did not include concealed carry permits as a reason for the decline. Instead the country’s “high incarceration rate, an aging population and an increased use of security cameras and cell phone videos capturing incidents” were given as possible explanations.
Pair of Support Groups Launch This Month Counseling Center starts free, confidential factions Benjamin Norman Head News Editor
The North Dakota State Counseling Center has and will continue launching new support groups in January. Starting on Thursday, the Counseling Center began The Fortitude Project, a free and confidential help group for NDSU LGBTQA students. Providing “an opportunity to discuss, gain support and connection with other students,” The Fortitude Project supports students regardless of their identification, a release said. Kathryn Bradshaw, a counselor leading the group, said it is important to strengthen NDSU’s relationship with the gay community. “When you fortify
something, you are making it stronger, by bringing individual parts together to build a larger entity,” Bradshaw said. The Fortitude Project “is an opportunity to bring individuals together, to share their experiences and build a foundation through safety and support,” she said. Bradshaw said she stresses the inclusive nature of the program. “In fact, if you identify as an LGBTQA individual and are reading this and you yourself are looking for more support, feel free to come join us,” she said. The support group meets 3:30-4:50 p.m. Thursdays in 212 Ceres Hall. Launching Tuesday, the Counseling Center will also begin the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse support group. Teresa DeMers will lead the new program. She said there is a need for AODA. “There are a number of our students who may be
struggling with substance abuse or who have found their use of substances has been problematic,” DeMers wrote in an email. “Our campus has done a great job of providing information and other resources for students, and a support group for students who are wanting to make changes in their use of alcohol or other drugs is going to be another helpful resource.” AODA is open to NDSU students who have “concerns related to substance abuse or dependence,” a release said. Registration is not required. “I think having the ability to feel supported and understood by peers is really useful,” DeMers said. AODA meets 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday in 212 Ceres Hall.
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Thursday nights can be the busiest for Cherry Berry on 19th Ave. N. It’s not the end-of-the-week rush, nor is it during the weekends when most of the workforce takes days off. On Thursdays, Cherry Berry offers 3 ounces of frozen yogurt free to college students. Tracy Johnson, assistant manager of the Cherry Berry near North Dakota State, knows student discounts at local restaurants are popular. She said a group of about 20 students come in every week. Each try to get exactly 3 ounces of fro-yo and show their student identification at the register. “They all have this deal where they try to get the closest to three ounces and whoever has the most has to pay for everybody,” Johnson said with a smile. “Out of 15 of them, they only had to pay about $1.47, so it’s not like they had to pay for much.” About 10 eateries in F-M offer student discounts, and those are just the ones openly advertised. Most of them surround campuses, including four immediately near NDSU’s campus. Michael Zweber, an NDSU sophomore studying industrial engineering and management, said he looks out for deals
“For a student that’s trying to save money, it’s a good deal. I usually try to find deals when I go out to eat, but I don’t feel like I use them for their full advantage.” – NDSU student Michael Zweber
geared toward students. After all, they sure make things easier on his wallet. “For a student that’s trying to save money, it’s a good deal,” Zweber said. “I usually try to find deals when I go out to eat, but I don’t feel like I use them for their full advantage.” In fact, Zweber said he wishes he would use discounts more often at other eateries. “I look for them, but I don’t use them too often,” he said. “It’s a spur-of-the-moment thing, a college mentality.” A full-time student must take at least 12 credits, and some professors recommend three hours be spent outside of class for every hour in lectures. That equates to 48 hours a week of schooling. With jobs stacked on top of studies, time can become tight —which is why finding student discount offers close to campus is important. “I usually go to places that are closer,” Zweber said. “I definitely use (Buffalo Wild Wings) more frequently, and that’s because it’s right by campus, so it’s an ease-of-access thing.” At 9 p.m. Sundays — or better known as “College Night” — Buffalo Wild Wings offers 50 percent off all food for students. “It’s closer, and it’s a better deal. It’s 50 percent off compared to a free drink or 10 percent off, so it’s a big deal,” Zweber
said. “If I could get two-for-one burritos at Pancheros I would probably use that a lot.” Pancheros offers a free soda with a meal when students use their college ID. Steve Majkrzak, who owns the Pancheros in Fargo, Moorhead and Bismarck, said this provides incentive for students to come to his restaurants. “I think the students really appreciate the ability to get a student discount,” Majkrzak said. “From a manager standpoint, we can take a look at those discounts that we do per day and really track the amount of students that we see come into our restaurant. It’s a positive on both sides.” Majkrzak said student turnout goes down fairly drastically during off times like spring breaks, but the business spikes back up when school is back in session. The Moorhead store most likely sees more student traffic, Majkrzak said, because there are more colleges, including Minnesota State Moorhead and Concordia, compared to only NDSU in Fargo. “We can start to see when trends come up,” Majkrzak said. “You can only tell a student that they can come and get an item for free, and they take full advantage of that.” Since college students are asked to spend so many hours outside of class, their college work may be done at these restaurants. Johnson said Cherry Berry is a good
atmosphere for students. The eatery features a colorful place to eat with comfortable seating and television that is changed to whatever people want to see, including NDSU football games. “It attracts a lot of people,” Johnson said of the student discount. “It’s not a specific time frame. It’s all day. We have a lot of people that come in through the strip mall, and we’re smack dab in the middle.” Especially among Asian eateries, student discounts are a popular business choice. King House Buffet and India Palace offer a 10 percent discount with a flash of a student ID. A worker from King House said it “probably” brings in more customers. At Osaka Sushi & Hibachi, students who show up with their college ID also receive a 10 percent discount. General manager Jason Zhou said, although students come in, he isn’t sure how many. “I don’t think it’s really (a popular customer base), but we still do have students here,” Zhou said. “We don’t keep track of how many students come here.” A student focus among local restaurants is evident, even if there aren’t discounts offered, Zweber said. Even places like Kroll’s with a late night, buy-one-get-onefree skillet deal or Applebee’s that offers half-price appetizers after 9 p.m. every night can easily attract students. “You see a lot more students there,” Zweber said. “They’re always looking for certain deals to get food cheaper. Places like Kroll’s are geared toward students, even if they don’t broadcast it.”
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Rachel Grider, a fourth-year English major with an emphasis in linguistics, shared both the challenges and triumphs she has encountered in her final year of studies at North Dakota State. “This year has been a bit of an adventure — a lot of good and a lot of bad. I just got back from living in Europe, so that was good. But the main thing for me this year is
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FARGO FASHION| Career Expo STORY & PHOTO BY AMBER ZOLONDEK
If I were to say I plan ahead, that would be an understatement. My whole life feels as though it is written and organized in my big, gray planner with colorcoded pens and sticky notes. I’ve been to a few interviews in my time and have attended conferences, alike. So when it comes to career fairs, networking sessions and how to rock first impressions, I like to advise others on what I’ve noticed has worked (and what hasn’t) in the past. Initially, you may want to look for something in style when shopping for a new interview outfit. Stop right there. You want to show your employer you are serious — not trendy — and outfitted properly. For instance, look for classics like black slacks or a skirt. While flattering, they can be used outside of work, too. Pair them with a fun, seasonal button-up blouse to mirror the season or pattern appropriate for winter, spring and beyond. It has been said that if you “give a girl the right shoes, she can conquer the world,” to which I totally agree. But
let’s be real, walking into the office of your account manager in 6-inch stilettos isn’t going to leave the idea of a secure, modern woman in your boss’ mind — rather, more like the idea of a baby giraffe. Go for medium height heels, kitten heels if you must. You will not be going to the club, so why dress as if you are? Investing in high quality shoes that are flattering and classy will result in comfortable workdays, and allot for your focus to be elsewhere other than your painful soles. When you think modest makeup, do bright lips or bold eyeshadow cross your mind? No, so neither should it on your blank canvas of a face before a big meeting with a corporation. Makeup is engineered to be enhancing but not coating your features. Stick with simple mascaras and eyeshadows, light on blush and keep lip color to a dull roar if you do decide to daub some on. Remember, your focus is on your career and your first impression. Expression will come at a later time.
While it is important to maintain your personality and style, it is at the utmost importance that you remain professional and focused on the point of your interview. Hairstyles and cuts, not to mention color, will create an image for you and your employer to identify you by. Perhaps maintaining a shorter ‘do or one that will be low maintenance and polished will help you have easier mornings. Lastly, while it’s cheesy and cliché, just remain cool and collected about whatever you may be meeting or interviewing about. You likely snagged an interview for a reason and will have plenty to bring to the table. Just remember that overstepping boundaries in fashion and beauty may overshadow your professional talents, an unfortunate and misguided mistake. The career fair is Feb. 10-11, varying on fields and time frames. For more information, you can go to ndsu.edu/career.
Pairing a colorful or seasonal top with a basic black skirt is a promisingly professional look.
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The Road Ahead for America The State of the Union address reaches out to the middle class family Caleb Werness Opinion Editor
In construction, what is first needed when creating any sort of structure is a foundation. Having a strong foundation is crucial to the integrity of the entire structure; without it, there is no true stability. The foundation of America is the middle class. President Barack Obama spoke to the nation Tuesday in the annual State of the Union address. In his speech, the President made his intent for the next two years clear. President Obama stressed the importance of ensuring a strong middle class for years to come.
Child Care Credits
With the cost of living ever on the rise, more families are requiring two incomes to get by. This puts many families in the difficult position of having to try and make additional income while finding child care options. I know childcare is not cheap. My family made sacrifices to allow for my mom to work as little as possible so she could stay home and raise my brothers and me. A decision I am most grateful for, but the evident strain it put on my parents became visible at times.
The president purposed childcare tax credits to allow families to be able to work more without having to worry as much when paying for childcare. I find this to be a practical move as families today can seldom get by adequately on a single income. This would also greatly benefit single parent families too.
Community College Expenses
As the technology around us increases, more jobs are requiring higher levels of education. It is for this obvious reason many of us are here at college. To handle the growing demand, the president announced a proposal to make two-year community colleges free for those who keep grades up and graduate on time. I am curious, however, to learn what specifically is meant by “keep grades up” and “graduate on time.” Do keeping grades up mean maintaining a C average or a B average? Also, how does graduating on time affect part-time students like parents or full-time workers looking to advance their education? I like the idea. I think it has a sound base, but I would prefer to know the finer details before offering full support. I feel this could be extremely beneficial to working class citizens looking to increase their income potential. When looking into schools after graduating high school, I considered the idea of going to a community college — due to financial reasons — then transferring on to a four-year university. Eventually, I opted to attend here. This policy may very well be a sound stepping-stone for students who are in similar positions to the one I was.
Bringing Business Back to America
Another one of the points the president
President Barack Obama spoke to Congress and the American people with the State of the Union address.
stressed to help ensure forward progress is getting companies back to produce goods in America rather than elsewhere. This has been a platform statement by every president since Ronald Reagan. To encourage this, he offered to give these businesses tax break options. I would like to believe this will help, but what happens when products produced in America tend to be more expensive to produce and that expense is then passed on to the consumer. Whether or not it will be worthwhile in the long run is yet to be seen.
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These proposals all seem great, but then comes the step of how they will be paid for. The answer is taxes. A new tax will be imposed on the top 5 percent of income earners. The top 0.1
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percent of earners will be paying 81 percent of the tax increase, the top 1 percent will be paying 18 percent and the top 5 percent of earners will take on the additional 1 percent. To give perspective, to be in the top one percent a family has to make over $350,000 annually. I don’t like taxes, but I understand the need for them. To live here in America, every person needs to pay dues. Think of it as a rent check. Those who are making over $5oo,ooo annually can easily afford more. The impact is far less significant on them versus a family of four making only $60,000. These aspects of the president’s State of the Union seem the most practical for the future of America. Hopefully, our hindsight will not prove otherwise.
Appalling Behavior from ‘North Dakota Today’ Anchor KVLY’s Berg foolish while live on-air, attracts criticism from many Jack Dura
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“Again, the white man keeping the brown man down.” Hard to believe, but these words were heard far and wide from a Fargo news anchor in a segment of KVLY’s morning show “North Dakota Today” on Jan. 16. Chris Berg, the fool behind the desk at “North Dakota Today,” went on to say that the Oscar nominations are “a big uproar” because “all the actors that were nominated obviously were all Caucasians. Everyone is upset. Al Sharpton’s out there stomping on the floor, going ‘Hey, what’s the dealio?’, and, uh, I don’t know ... I just think...” During the brief, incredibly uncomfortable exchange with fellow host
“I trust, you do not want me to go down this path about this whole conversation. Again, the white man keeping the brown man down. There’s a big uproar right now because all the actors that were nominated obviously were all Caucasians. Everyone is upset. Al Sharpton’s out there stomping on the floor, going ‘Hey, what’s the dealio?’, and, uh, I don’t know ... I just think...” – Chris Berg, ‘North Dakota Today’ cohost Andrea Larson, Berg seemed to be pulling for laughs or observational humor, but his words have viewers spinning. Jezebel, especially. The women’s interest blog ripped a scathing review of Berg’s behavior in the broadcast, even sending some sympathy Larson’s way for being the unsuspecting victim next to the man spouting offensive, offhand nonsense. The Oscars segment began with Larson and Berg making an awkward transition into discussing the awards when Berg blurts, “I trust, you do not want me to go down this path about this whole conversation. Again, the white man keeping the brown man down.” Larson pauses, staring wide-eyed at Berg
in a silence that leaves you twisting in your seat. Berg laughs impishly, then goes into the next part of his spiel about the Oscar nominations. It’s appalling behavior from a morning news anchor. An offhand, totally inappropriate statement that had nothing to do with the news at hand, the upcoming Academy Awards. Berg should face actions for his speech, repercussions for being so unfiltered in his personal thoughts on what has been perceived as a snub to black film artists in this year’s Oscar nominations. His laughter about it all is despicable as well. Here he is, guffawing over what he sees as racism in award nominations, with
his co-anchor hanging on for dear life with a deer-in-the-headlights look. With that, kudos to Andrea Larson for grabbing the spinning wheel of the ship, and charting a course for rescue. Following Berg’s remarks, she jumped in with a segue into Oscar news about a short documentary about North Dakota’s oil boom. Could she have done it sooner? Yes, quite definitely. But she interjected rightly nonethless, saving a segment that only got more disastrous as Berg kept talking. So what happens to Berg now? Some sanctions, hopefully. He can apologize on the air for his unacceptable remarks or by a message via KVLY’s website and social media. He can think before he speaks off-script, and at the very least follow his teleprompter. Without question, Berg should be held accountable for his words and damage they have done to his and the station’s reputation with such curt, offhanded remarks to an unsuspecting audience. I hope KVLY deals justly with Berg for his unscripted words or, at the very least, broadcasts an apology from the horse’s mouth about what a horse’s ass he was on live television.
Conundrum Column: Intoxication is Not a Valid Excuse Being drunk does not excuse poor decisions Caleb Werness Opinion Editor
Note: This column serves to address various issues of pretty much any nature. These issues may be ones that are frustrating, annoying or even humorous. Reader attention is advised. I’m sure many have heard the phrase, one time or another, “I’m sorry I did that, I was drunk.” Wonderful. It is good they apologized, but that does not nullify any actions they
may have done. Everyone is responsible for their own actions and should own up to any consequences. Using drunkenness as an excuse is irresponsible because it was a choice to begin with. People who cannot control themselves after having “too many” should stay away from having too many. I have seen a share of things get broken and that phrase tossed out to hopefully amend the situation. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. Just because someone is drunk, they are not absolved from the responsibilities of everyone else. I won’t be unrealistic. I know this is college and people are going to party. That aspect of life is inevitable, but
consuming drinks to the point of losing control of one’s actions is foolish. Then to take it a step further and blaming it on being drunk, rather than just owning up, is immature. We have become a society that wants to eliminate consequences from everything. If something bad happens, just blame it on something or someone else. No. Becoming the adults we now are comes with a responsibility for our actions. That is why the drinking age is 21. It is believed by that point an individual can handle themselves appropriately. By taking that drink, keep this in mind: Any repercussions that come about are
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Tinder Uses Vulnerability as Its Appeal Is Tinder really a cheap and trashy substitute? Amber Zolondek Staff Writer
Now that I am single, I cannot say I am raking in the dates, but I will be real honest with you, I wouldn’t be interested even if there were 100 boys lined up. However, today’s technology is convinced we are constantly on the lookout for a chat, a buddy or most popular: a hookup. Tinder, a “hookup” app — or what it is infamously known as — has swept
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the awful dates we will go on and our expected two heartbreaks. It’s our generation’s way of channeling our angst and energy into relationships that are less intimate (vulnerability-wise) and faster. Investing time and feelings into relationships sometimes ends harshly and exhaustingly, so using Tinder as a way to find a partner or a potential fling may be a second-best bet. Unfortunately, I cannot believe you will find and develop a life-long, loving relationship on an app like Tinder. It attracts the creeps, both girls and guys, who are self-entitled and compliment you only to receive something physical in return before they continue their weak friend zone argument.
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Plains Art Museum Goes Boom with Bakken Show Over 20 visual artists contribute to “Bakken Boom!” to show realities of North Dakota’s oil industry BY JACK DURA
More than oil and gas are being tapped from western North Dakota. Fargo’s Plains Art Museum is drilling into the hot topic of the state’s oil boom with its upcoming exhibition, “Bakken Boom!” Rounding up artists within the state, around the region and across the nation, “Bakken Boom!” showcases 22 visual artists’ interpretations of the realities and effects of oil country in western North Dakota. From fine art photography to printmaking to mixed media, the artworks themselves range greatly, but curator Becky Dunham said there’s one matter at hand in them all. “What unites them altogether is the fact that all the artists are creating something in response to that one theme, the Bakken boom, and they’re all responding to it differently,” she said. “They’re all communicating something to the audience about that theme in the hopes that it gets you thinking and wanting you to talk to people about it.” It’s a conversation Dunham and the Plains Art Museum wish to open up with the public. With surging violent crime, housing woes, traffic troubles and life altered for good and bad in the Bakken region, “Bakken Boom!” aims to spark conversation among those living in North Dakota, even if viewers don’t live in the affected area. Other exhibitions in recent months have focused on the region as well, such as Andy Scholz’s “Oil in the Fields” photography exhibition at Moorhead’s Rourke Art
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Museum and North Dakota State’s Memorial Union Gallery showing “Oil & Water” last fall. With the Plains Art Museum, it’s an exhibition happening on a lot larger scale. “For the most part, other exhibitions have been very small, like a single artist or a small group of artists or one particular topic,” Dunham said. “This is really the largest group show in a museum to date in the entire nation that’s dealt with this topic, so it’s a groundbreaking show.” There’s an entry point for everybody with this exhibition, from the various views each artist holds, positive or negative, about the oil boom’s effects and the ways they present their interpretations. It’s an exhibition that sees everything from an interactive iPad art piece to sitespecific installations that will live out their lives in “Bakken Boom!” “They’re these artworks that are installed specifically in our gallery space for this show,” Dunham said, “and basically, they’ll be on display just for this show, and then when they’re de-installed, they’re destroyed and that’s it.” With such a wide range of artworks and
interpretations, designing the gallery space may seem a challenge, especially since this show finds its home on the museum’s second and third floors. But Dunham had a design in mind when it came to structuring such a broad collection of work. W “The way that I designed this show is that it’s exactly like a real conversation,” she said. “When we’re talking with people, we go off on tangents. Somebody might come in and interrupt you, you might go off and talk about this or you might have a really long conversation about just this ... I wanted to leave it open-ended and more organic so this way you kind of stumble upon things.” Running through mid-August, “Bakken Boom!” runs much longer than the average Plains Art show, but there’s more to this exhibition than its art. Numerous programs and events will follow in the months after the showing’s opening reception this Thursday night. From idea exchanges to a book discussion to an artist spotlight, “Bakken Boom!” delves into related subjects in oil country like sex trafficking, hydraulic fracturing and life and labor in the Bakken region.
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With months of programming and education up ahead, the Plains Art Museum opens more than an art exhibition this week. It opens a space for wider discussion and contemplation on the issues in North Dakota’s oil country, which Dunham says is at the heart of this exhibition’s purpose for its viewers. “More than anything, what I’m really hoping is that it gets them thinking more about it and having more conversations with people in a more public environment ... It’s not really translating into a more open conversation with our state government or with the oil companies, and I think that needs to start happening a little more.”
Editor’s Choice: Productions New to Fargo Film, theater, music take venues across town next three nights Jack Dura
A&E Editor
Make an escape from school and the cold, and venture out to venues in the area offering something new this week. From downtown Fargo to the NDSU campus, there are a few new shows in town, so step out and enjoy what’s playing.
Monday: “Foxcatcher” at Fargo Theatre
The award-winning “Foxcatcher,” directed by Bennett Miller, started up at the Fargo Theatre a little over a week ago, bringing its dark drama based on a true story to the screen. Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher” follows the story of wrestling coach/convicted murderer John du Pont (Carell) and the divided brothers (Tatum and Ruffalo) he trains for the
1988 Seoul Olympics on his Foxcatcher farm. Showtimes are 4:30 and 7:15 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre, with tickets priced at $6.25 for the 4:30 p.m. showing and $8 for students for the 7:15 p.m. screening. Call ahead to the Fargo Theatre at 701-239-8385 with any questions.
Tuesday: Broadway’s “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”
The Fargodome’s Gate City Bank Theatre plays host to Broadway’s “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” a one-night-only performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for this production already seen by 35 million people around the world. Be a guest to the smash hit musical based on the animated movie that helped define the Disney Renaissance. Tickets range from $31.50 to $61.50 and can be bought online or buy phone at 1-855-694-6367.
Wednesday: South Dakota State Faculty Trio guest recital
NDSU’s Beckwith Recital Hall opens its doors Wednesday night for the visiting South Dakota State University Faculty Trio. Set for 7:30 p.m., this group’s performance
Broadway’s “Disney’s Beauty and Beast” runs at the Fargodome for one night only on Tuesday.
is free and open to the public. Any questions can be fielded at the Performing Arts Box Office at 701-231-7969. Several NDSU faculty recitals line the next few weeks, with Jeremy Brekke’s
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trumpet performance on Feb. 2, and Matthew Patnode’s saxophone recital on Feb. 6, to name a couple. All Challey School of Music offerings are free for NDSU students, who need only show their Bison card for admittance.
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Eye of the Tigirlily: Q&A With Sister Duo Slaubaugh sisters focus on bright musical future Callie Bowen Staff Writer
Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh, the North Dakotan sister duo Tigirlily, have recently released their new EP “Victory.” They are also nominated for various awards at the upcoming North Dakota Music Awards, including “Best Country Original Band,” “Best Country Cover Band” and “Breakout Award.” Also up are two of their music videos, “Song of Us” and “North Dakota.” I had the chance to speak with them about their background, music and goals for the future of Tigirlily.
Callie Bowen: Tell me a little bit about your background as musicians
Kendra: Krista and I are obviously sisters, and we’ve been doing music for our entire lives. It’s just something that we’ve always loved to do, and then a few years ago … we decided … that we just really wanted to take this to the next level and
do something serious with it. So we created Tigirlily and just started performing more around North Dakota. We’re kind of still in awe, and I don’t think we realize the support that we have, you know, how blessed we are to have the support we have ... We’re excited to see where it takes us.
careers with being in high school?
Kendra: I went to UND first semester, but this semester I decided to stay home and take some online classes through UND. So I’m still a UND student, but it was really, really hard being four and a half hours away from Krista and trying to practice. She still has high school and sports every day. Krista: I’m used to being extremely busy. I wake up, go to school, go to basketball, shower, get home, practice music, homework. It’s just go, go, go all the time for me, which I totally am okay with. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
CB: I recently read that you recorded one of your CDs in Nashville?
Kendra: Yeah, we actually recorded our first two CDs from our band room in our high school … I was in high school, and Krista was in middle school. We’d come up with a song and then we’d actually met a few producers over YouTube, and so we’d send the rough draft of our song to them ... and they would come up with a track, and then we’d send back our vocals and they’d mix it. And so that’s kind of how we did our first two albums. But this last album, “Victory” ... we ended up recording it in Nashville with Louie Newman … he’s just a really great producer and a really awesome person. We had such a great time with him. We got to do … six songs. Five songs we wrote, and we recorded another song by Nicolle Galyon,
CB: What are you majoring in, Kendra?
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who … writes songs for like Miranda Lambert … so that was really cool to record one of her songs … so we were really, really excited to record in Nashville, and … we’re planning to go back again this summer to record another six-song EP.
CB: So do you want to continue writing your own songs, or are you looking to have other people
write for you? Kendra: We’re writing a ton of our own songs, and we just want to release the best songs possible, whether that’s our own songs that we write, or someone else’s … we just want to put the best material possible for Tigirlily out there … We would like it a little bit more if it were all ours.
Kendra: I’m majoring in entrepreneurship, so business. You know, kind of trying to get the business side of things … Especially as young women, you know, we want to be smart and we want people to take us seriously. Krista and I are usually all about fun … but we also want people to take us seriously … and know that we work hard at what we do, and … we’re gonna work as hard as possible to accomplish what we want.
CB: How did you come CB: How do you up with the name NDSU_rlm.pdf 1 11/25/2014 10:37:20 AM balance your musical Tigirlily?
Kendra: We just went by Kendra and Krista for awhile … but it didn’t pop, like it’s not something people were gonna remember … and we definitely wanted something that … draws their interest. We were going through a lot of names, and Tigerlily came up ... Krista has more of the tiger personality and I have more of the lily personality, so it just kind of fit us. Then we changed the spelling of it … girl power.
CB: What are your goals as a band?
Kendra: Just to keep writing and keep improving and keep performing and getting … our music out to as many people as possible … putting together higher energy shows, bringing in elements that make it that much more exciting … We want it (our show) to be way better than people thought it would be. My big goal is to make a career out of what we do successfully … because we want to be doing this for the rest of our lives … performing, writing, singing, playing our instruments is what we love to do, and we wouldn’t want to be doing anything else. For more information on Tigirlily’s music visit tigirlily.com and find them on iTunes and YouTube .
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Artist relevancy is a subjective, obscure topic that is exhaustively disputed. Nonetheless, those involved with Tim Ray’s legacy have a strong argument in favor of his lasting influence in the Fargo-Moorhead art community. With a career spanning over 40 years before his death in 2012, Ray diligently pushed his creative processes into a wide variety of media — including painting, printmaking, drawing, collage, and others — all while adhering to classic technique and aesthetic principles. As a professor in the Art & Design program at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Ray was as dedicated to the growth of his students as he was to his own fervent studio practice. “One of the things that he allowed people to see was putting the theoretical elements and principles of design to practice and to be able to talk about the work and explain yourself,” Ann Braaten, Ray’s longtime partner, said. “Critiques were always something that was really important.” Ray’s impact was felt communally following his untimely death. He battled
cancer for four years, and prior to his passing he collaborated with a select few local curators to prepare retrospective exhibitions. One relationship transpired with Mark Weiler, owner and director of ecce gallery. According to Braaten, the initialN purpose of the retrospective collection was to give an W overarching perspective to Ray’s career. Essentially, anS entire lifetime’s worth of work was condensed into digestible movements. “People have seen so many of the collages, the acrylic work on paper,” Braaten said. “A lot of people think that is the body of his work, and people kind of got used to it … I guess it kind of shows the depth or the breadth of an artist’s work.” Since the original “Raytrospective” in 2013, an annual collection of unseen pieces is scheduled at the gallery. “People have very short memories,” Weiler said. “I think people forget so easily how much impact someone had on a community in a short amount of time. It’s important to remember that on an annual basis … His life speaks through his work; it’s having the closest thing to Tim being here himself.” In terms of selecting
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Josh Rodriguez works to secure a pin against Yoshi Funakoshi in North Dakota State’s 29-7 dual win over Cal Poly Friday at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
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Rodriguez, Ream Score Pins to Power Bison NDSU keeps winning streak alive into conference duals Colton Pool Sports Editor
North Dakota State head coach Roger Kish rarely likes to let off the gas pedal of a wrestling match, even when his team is well on its way to winning. So when NDSU had a healthy lead over Cal Poly Friday night, he told 125-pound Josh Rodriguez to think big. The sophomore did just that and secured his first pin of the season over Yoshi Funakoshi to extend NDSU’s lead and power the Bison to a 29-7 non-conference dual win in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
The Bison (5-3, 1-0 Western Wrestling Conference) are on a four-dual winning streak. "We're young and the experience is helping. These guys are looking better each time out,” NDSU assistant coach Manny Rivera said. “The more they wrestle, the better they are going to get." The Bison had already put up three decision wins to Cal Poly’s one. But the smallest wrestler on NDSU’s lineup made the biggest statement. “Momentum is big,” Rodriguez said. “You feed off of their wins and the crowd being loud and it gets you pumped up and encourages you. It’s exciting when your teammates and your fans are cheering you on.” Two matches later, Bison redshirt freshman Clay Ream made a statement of his own only 99 seconds into his match. Ream got in on the pin party and locked down Jacob Leon to basically put the dual away.
“I had to be aggressive,” Ream said. “Attack, attack, attack, and things would fall into place.” The 149-pounder chalked up his sixth pin of the season to put the Bison up 24-6. “He’s just dominant out there. He just knows how to work his angles,” Rodriguez said. “He encourages all of the younger guys and even me to improve on my wrestling.” Cal Poly’s Dominic Kastl started out the dual with a 6-3 win over Kurtis Julson. Then, NDSU’s heavyweights carried the load of the team. At 184 pounds, Hayden Zillmer scored a 9-3 decision to tie the dual up. Tommy Petersen then battled back and forth with JT Goodwin, but came up with a decision victory to snap a personal four-match losing skid. NDSU’s 285-pounder Evan Knutson kept things rolling for the Bison with a 8-3 decision. The match then turned over to Rodriguez,
who got the crowd roaring in the third period of his match after his pin. “It thrills you,” Ream said. “It’s easy to get warmed up and pumped for your match when your team is having success.” Cal Poly’s Victor Trugillo scored a 6-0 decision over Kyle Gliva and 165-pounder Travis Berridge defeated Trevour Chavez, but those were the only defeats NDSU gave up the rest of the night. Mitch Bengtson won his match in a 6-0 decision and 157-pounder Grant Nehring fed off the crowd after Ream’s pin to defeat Colt Shorts with a 8-2 decision. “It was nice to finally start to get pins,” Ream said. “It’s nice for the team too.” The Bison want their success rolling, especially as they begin three duals in a row versus WWC teams, starting with Air Force Academy Friday. But both the wrestlers and the coaches have only improvement on their minds. “We’ve really grown,” Ream said. “We’re finally becoming college wrestlers.”
Cost-of-Attendance Measure Could Give NDSU Huge Advantage Schools now have the option to cover athletes’ extra expenses Sam Herder
Spectrum Staff
A new measure passed earlier this week at the NCAA convention in Washington D.C., which gives universities the option to pay student athletes a stipend to cover costs beyond scholarships. The cost-of-attendance measure was voted by Power 5 conference schools, institutions who have the revenue to fork over this extra cash. But this isn’t a requirement for schools. It’s an option. And for mid-major universities like North Dakota State, covering cost of attendance is a crucial decision that could end up giving your school a huge advantage. An athletic scholarship covers the cost of tuition, room and board, books and fees. The cost-of-attendance stipend will cover the cost of additional expenses, such as off-campus meals, transportation and other school supplies. Basically it will cover the cost of living for a college student. The figure of how much this will cost per athlete varies because the cost of attendance is decided yearly by the university’s financial aid office. The average price across the country is $3,500.
Schools also have the option of which sports they would like to offer this extra stipend. For schools that have a large athletic budget, football and men’s and women’s basketball are the top three choices. NDSU athletic director Matt Larsen now has a big decision on his hands. And it’s not an easy one. Not many mid-major schools will pay this extra stipend. They simply don’t have the money. While NDSU’s athletic budget has steadily increased over the years with its Division I success, they don’t have the money to just reallocate funds. If NDSU decided to fund the cost of living for the 63 scholarship football players, that’s already roughly $220,500. It would be a tough sell for Larsen to only decide to make these funds available for football players, even if the team does generate the most revenue. How many players from the men’s and women’s basketball teams would get this extra scholarship? Would volleyball or wrestling athletes be covered? Would athletes understand or become frustrated if their sport didn’t get covered? The second set of questions is how the NDSU athletic department would cover these costs. They could get institutional support. But NDSU has gotten heat for its spending habits (example: remodeling the Union’s basement instead of the library.) They could get support from the state of North Dakota. But that doesn’t seem likely, especially if the University of North Dakota
isn’t interested in offering this to its athletes. They could reallocate funds. But in order to stay competitive, NDSU needs money for facilities, equipment and coaching salaries. It’s hard to imagine the athletic department taking money away from those things to fund the cost of living for student athletes. So basically, the money needs to come from donations. Team Makers has been an amazing attribute for the Bison, but asking them to raise an extra $220,000 minimum a year would be challenging. And a problem for lower-level schools is if you commit to cover cost of attendance, you really can’t go back if you realize you don’t have the funds to do it year after year. Well you can, but the athletes probably wouldn’t respond positively. Sounds like a headache, right? But this new measure can be a crown jewel for mid-major schools that have a strong following and financial support. Not many FCS schools, if any, will cover this stipend. Some FCS schools can’t even fund all 63 scholarships. But if a school like NDSU is able to offer this to their student athletes, that puts them head and shoulders above their recruiting competition. If the Bison want to remain a relevant Division I brand, they can’t just look at what the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Summit League are doing. They are also competing against the Mountain West Conference, the Mid-American Conference and other FBS conferences for recruits.
So many little things go into a recruit’s commitment, anything from school location to coaches, programs offered to position offered or simply the facilities to uniforms worn. Throw in this extra incentive to pay for your cost of living on top of an athletic scholarship, something other schools can’t offer you, and your mind will be made up pretty quickly. If NDSU can go after a highly recruited player in Florida and tell his parents they can pay for his flight home on holidays, they’ll be able to win even more recruiting battles. But it goes back to the money. Not many schools outside the Power 5 will be able to afford to cover cost of attendance. But if Larsen can confidently secure funding to make this happen at NDSU, he should pull the trigger. As long as he doesn’t have to take money away from other programs, the benefits 10 years down the road could be tremendous. Larsen doesn’t have much time to decide. This new measure goes into effect Aug. 1. The next recruiting period is already fast approaching, and coaches will want to know if they can bring this new weapon to the table. Because if NDSU gets this weapon of paying its players extra costs while conference foes can’t, the Bison will be able to pick and choose who they want in the green and gold.
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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | MONDAY, JAN. 26, 2015
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Between pre-season favorites falling short and surprise teams performing well, the Summit League remains completely up for grabs.
Parity in the Summit League Comes Up as Big Surprise Bison hit the Indiana road stretch in a tight conference race Connor Dunn Spectrum Staff
Read t h a t headline a g a i n because there’s no party in the Summit League for any team this season but parity from top to bottom. At about the midpoint of the college basketball
season, only three out of the nine teams in the Summit had a winning record overall, and no team has found itself in College Insider’s Mid-Major Top 25. Preseason favorite Fort Wayne and runner-up Denver, who garnered a combined 25 of the 30 firstplace votes in the preseason poll, both sit near the bottom of the conference standings. South Dakota and Indiana-Purdue of Indianapolis were picked to be the bottom two of the Summit, but each team has a winning conference record and have already picked up some key wins in conference play.
The Coyotes took down league-best North Dakota State in a game that came down to the wire in the DakotaDome last week. IUPUI had won just six games overall and finished 1-13 in conference play last year, but the Jaguars have already surpassed both winning totals and narrowly fell short to the Bison Thursday. “They’re competing a little bit harder, executing a little bit better,” Bison head coach Dave Richman said. “They got a tremendous road win at Omaha on Sunday. For them to be 3-2 to start the league and four of their first five on the road,
this is a team to be reckoned with, a different team than the last few years.” New head coach Jason Gardner has turned around the program with a new look and a balanced offense with no player averaging doubledigit scoring. Eight Jaguars scored at least eight points to overcome a monumental 45-point performance off a 19-for-25 shooting performance by Omaha’s C.J. Carter. IPFW has had a slow start to the season, only winning one game and losing four in conference play by a combined total of only 15 points. “Fort Wayne summarizes
what the Summit League is all about this year being the pick to win it, and now they’re 1-4,” Richman said. “There’s a reason why they were picked to win it. They’re going to be ready, and that’s a tough team to play no matter when or where you play them.” Senior Steve Forbes might pose a problem for the Bison big men going forward. The 6-foot-9, 295-pound forward has led the Mastadons in scoring with over 14 points per game. A 77-71 win over the Bison could turn IPFW’s season around and put it right back into contention
in the young conference season. If the season ended now, the Bison would be the No. 2 seed heading into the conference tournament — a position Richman is happy to be in, given his young squad. “It’s a great start,” Richman said. “Our guys are playing with a lot of confidence right now, a lot of swagger. We’re proud of where we are at right now, but at the same time, we need to understand that there are still a lot of conference games left and with the parity of this league, we have got to continue to get better.”
Super Bowl Preview: New England Patriots Patriots possess savvy veterans who know how to win Taylor Kurth
Contributing Writer
Next Sunday’s Super Bowl in Arizona will pit two of the best late-round quarterbacks ever against each other — Tom Brady vs. Russell Wilson. Brady was the 199th pick for the Patriots in the 2000 draft. He famously told owner Robert Kraft, “I’m the best decision this organization has ever made.” Wilson was the 75th pick for the Seahawks in the 2012 draft. Neither of these quarterbacks had hype around them coming out of college. Neither of these quarterbacks had
teams willing to mortgage their future to have a chance at taking them like Robert Griffin III. Both were undervalued and overlooked. That is what makes this Super Bowl intriguing. Both of these quarterbacks have chips the size of Crazy Horse on their shoulder. So you’re probably wondering who will win? Here are a few reasons to believe the Patriots will come out on top.
Brady knows how to win
Brady needs just one more ring to tie the immortal Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for most Super Bowl wins for a quarterback at four. Brady is just one of 11 quarterbacks to ever win multiple Super Bowls. On Sunday he will pass John Elway for most Super Bowls appeared in at six. Brady
touchdowns. The Patriots are 57-15 in games that Gronk has played in.
Brady needs just one more ring to tie the immortal Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for most Super Bowl wins for a quarterback at four. Brady is just one of 11 quarterbacks to ever win multiple Super Bowls. has lost his past two to Eli Manning. After winning his first three, there is no way he loses three in a row.
Brady’s Bunch is packed
It’s not just Brady and 10 guys on offense. They have weapons. Outside of 2007 (Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth, Wes Welker), this is the best arsenal of weapons Brady has ever had. The last time he was here, the Patriots’ second receiver was a washed up Chad Johnson. An injured Rob Gronkowski had just
Pats boast formidable defense
two catches for 26 yards. It’s different now. He has a disposal of running backs that includes: battering ram LeGarrette Blount; shifty, pass catching Shane Vereen; and a back-with-a200-yard-game Jonas Grey. He has three legitimate receivers in Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman. This was the No. 4 scoring offense this year, just 1.1 points per game behind Green Bay. Most importantly, they have a healthy Gronk, who has recorded 72 career games played and 59 career
They have a suffocating defense. They were top 10 in points allowed per game, completion percentage per game, opponent quarterback rating, rushing yards per carry and first-down percentage. This is a defense that employs two above-average corner backs in Brandon Browner and Darrelle Revis on each side of the field. Vince Wilfork and Rob Ninkovich lead a stout rushing defense. They gave up four yards a carry (tied for eighth). They only allowed two runs longer than 20 yards all year, which led the league by a considerable margin.
Belichick is one of the best in the business
They have one of the best coaches the NFL has seen in 50 years. Bill Belichick has the most career playoff wins for a coach with 21. Since becoming the head coach of the Patriots, Belichick has gone 20-8 in the playoffs — a winning percentage of 71 percent. With a minimum of 10 games, that would be tied for third all-time only to Vince Lombardi’s 90 percent. Belichick won’t stop at anything to win a game. We have seen him spy on teams’ practices, bend the rules for eligible receivers and allegedly deflate footballs. Belichick is the master of kitchen sinking. He will throw anything and everything at you to win. Check in Thursday for the reasons why the Seattle Seahawks will win Super Bowl XLIX and my prediction.
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THE SPECTRUM | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | MONDAY, JAN. 26, 2015
BISON ROUNDUP Taylor Kurth
Contributing Writer
Women’s basketball
The North Dakota State women’s basketball team routed Omaha from start to finish. The Bison won 77-60 and never trailed. This win moves them to 5-2 overall in the Summit League standings and only a half-game behind South Dakota State. Brooke LeMar led the Bison with a game-high 26 points and five steals. Freshman Taylor Thunstedt tied her career
high in points for the secondstraight game with 15. She made three 3-pointers. Liz Keena was the only other Bison in double figures. The Bison used a 16-0 run in the first half to spark a lead they would never relinquish. Tied at 4-4 with 18 minutes, 12 seconds to go, a Kahla Becken free throw, two 3-pointers and a layup by LeMar, a trey and a jumper by Thunstedt and one Holly Johnson layup led the score to read 20-4. Mikaela Shaw was Omaha’s leading scorer. She posted 19 points and 10
rebounds. The Mavericks did not have any other scorer in double figures. The Bison shot 42 percent from the floor and 44 percent from behind the arc. The Bison had 13 fastbreak points compared to none for the Mavericks. The Bison outrebounded the Mavs 41-40. The Bison forced 24 turnovers and scored 24 points off of them.
Men’s basketball
The Bison men’s basketball team needed an extra session to beat Summit League rival Indiana-Purdue
of Indianapolis. The Bison prevailed in overtime 69-61. This was the Bison’s fifth conference win. They are now 5-1 in Summit League play and remain in first place. NDSU has won seven of its last eight and five in a row over IUPUI. Lawrence Alexander had his eighth 20-game this year. He had a game-high 24 points off of 17 shots. In a game that neither team led by more than four, the Bison showed that they know how to win in tight games by fighting through 15 lead changes and 12 different ties
before overtime. In extra minutes, the Bison erupted for 16 points. Two driving layups by Alexander, a 3-pointer from A.J. Jacobson, a dunk by Chris Kaeding and a tough layup by Carlin Dupree gave the Bison a 64-56 lead to begin overtime. The Bison scored the rest of their points from the free-throw line. Dexter Werner and Jacobson were the other two Bison in double-figure scoring. Kaeding led the team in rebounds with 10. Dupree led the team in
assists with four. The Bison dominated in the paint. Almost half of their points came down low, as NDSU put up 34 points to a lowly 18 for the Jaguars. The Bison also had 17 second-chance points. Free throws were a problem early on for the Bison, as they only made three of their first ten. However, they made seven of their last eight, including five in overtime. Aaron Brennan and P.J. Boutte led the Jaguars in points with 10 each.
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