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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE
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ith monthly test alerts through many mediums, North Dakota State’s Campus Emergency Notification System is a service NDSU students and employees know well. But after the disappearance of freshman Thomas Bearson and the offcampus sexual assault of three female students, the campus and community have questioned why the system was not utilized. Since 2008, campus emergency notification systems have been required by the North Dakota University System for all NDUS institutions to alert students and employees to situations that pose “an immediate threat to the health or safety of someone in the institution or system community or significantly disrupts institution or system programs and activities.”
Understanding CENS
Currently, all NDUS employees and students must participate in CENS by submitting contact information for notifications via email and phone to be used in case of an emergency. “They use (CENS) when (an emergency) affects the entire campus,” Student Body President Sarah Russell said, “ ... is my understanding of when they use it.” Testing of CENS is conducted at 2 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, one hour after the City of Fargo’s siren system test, Ray Boyer, director of University Police, said in an email. Section 721 of NDSU’s Policy Manual recommends tests “periodically and at least once during each semester.” In the case of an emergency, Section 721 lists those authorized to approve alerts as “the NDSU President, members of the President’s Cabinet, the Director of University Police & Safety Office ... or a designated representative(s) of these officials.” When necessitated, CENS alerts students and employees with either a timely warning or immediate notification, depending on the nature of the reported incident. “It’s not an information-sharing thing,” Russell said. “It’s an emergency situation-sharing message.” Student Body Vice President Hilary Haugeberg added that NDSU’s reaction to the bomb threat on Sept. 14, 2012, is a good example of CENS’s use. NDSU’s main campus, downtown halls and agricultural facilities were all evacuated that day via CENS. “Because of the understanding of CENS and the directions provided in the monthly tests, students and employees were able to leave the campus, know a follow-up notification would be coming and refrained from calling emergency lines so they were used to assist in resolving the incident,” Boyer said. “Our process worked when it was supposed to!”
Thomas Bearson disappearance
CENS was not used after freshman Thomas Bearson was reported missing the afternoon of Sept. 20. It was not until 9 p.m. Sept. 21 that his disappearance was addressed by NDSU in a news conference with Timothy Alvarez, vice president for student affairs.
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2013 By that time, some students had already learned of Bearson’s disappearance. Freshman Courtney Volk said she learned from Twitter about Bearson missing. A #FindTom hashtag started up in the late afternoon of Sept. 21, several hours before NDSU’s news conference. It was on Sept. 23 that NDSU first directly addressed Bearson’s disappearance with students. “I’m sure you have heard by now that one of our students, Thomas Bearson has been reported missing,” Alvarez said in an NDSU Student Announcements email. NDSU’s Annual Security Report for 2014-2015 lists the Missing Students Policy, a protocol only applicable for students residing on-campus. Following notification of a suspected missing, on-campus student to University Police, the department “will initiate an investigation and generate a missing persons report,” according to the Annual Security Report. From there, notification to the student’s emergency contact will happen no more than 24 hours after the student is determined missing by police.
CENS
FEB. 2, 2013
9:54 A.M.
Timely warning issued for sexual assault reported at Stockbridge Hall
FEB. 10, 2013
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University closure due to weather conditions with NDSU resuming normal operations on February 12th
MARCH 17, 2013
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University closure due to weather conditions with NDSU resuming normal operations on March 19th
Bison Arms assault
On Dec. 20, three female international students were assaulted at the Bison Arms Apartments, which is 121 feet away from the nearest campus property. A masked man entered the students’ apartment that night, holding them at knifepoint while forcing them to undress. He then sexually assaulted one of the women before they were able to escape to other apartments. Eight days later, 39-year-old Stanley Joe Busche turned himself into law enforcement following media scrutiny. He is charged with one count of gross sexual imposition, two counts of attempted sexual imposition and one count of terrorizing. In a Dec. 22 email to campus, Boyer said, “Because the incident occurred off campus and the investigation did not come onto the campus, no warning nor notification was issued by NDSU.” “Aggravated assault and sex offenses are considered case-by-case,” for CENS timely warnings according to Section 721.
MARCH 25, 2013
2:16 A.M.
Timely warning issued for sexual assault in HR Lot
MARCH 26, 2013
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Timely warning issued to report March 25, 2013 sexual assault was a false report and alleged victim arrested
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UND’s NotiFind
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On Sept. 30, 2013, an off-campus sexual assault occurred adjacent to University of North Dakota property. With information provided by the Grand Forks Police Department, UND police utilized NotiFind, UND’s emergency notification system, later that day for the “potentially dangerous situation.” “The safety and security of the UND campus is of the utmost important (sic) to the UND Police Department,” Daniel Weigel, UND Police Department’s sergeant of investigations, said in CENS | PAGE 3
“sexist” poster?
forward advocates upset over bison catholic-sponsored poster
University closure due to weather conditions with NDSU resuming normal operations on January 7th
JAN. 15, 2014
7:32 P.M.
University closure due to weather conditions with NDSU resuming normal operations on January 17th
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Moderator Davis Cope showed two posters side-by-side at the “Science, Religion and Lunch” seminar. Attendees debated whether John Leyendecker’s promotional poster had sexist undertones. BENJAMIN NORMAN | THE SPECTRUM
John Helgeland encourages dialogue among the crowd Tuesday afternoon.
Helgeland hosts the seminar in the Hidatsa Room.
The Rev. James Cheney speaks on behalf of Bison Catholic.
‘Sexist’ Poster Upsets FOWARD Advocates; Meaning Disputed at Seminar Use of ‘chicks’ causes heated argument for Bison Catholicsponsored event Benjamin Norman Head News Editor
Members of Forward Advocates, a North Dakota State faculty group, called a Bison Catholic-sponsored poster “sexist” on Tuesday. The group brought attention to the poster advertising a seminar titled “Chicks, Liquor & Drugs: God’s Calling Me – Why Should I Answer?” Anne Denton, a computer science associate professor, brought up the poster’s wording at the “Science, Religion and Lunch” seminar. She and other opponents attested to the poster’s use of “chicks,” which they said objectifies and dehumanizes women. Tara Splonskowski, a staff associate at St. Paul’s Newman Center, countered the argument. She said the title is used and was created by speaker John Leyendecker, who travels around the country speaking. She said it is meant to focus on his conversion from his past “prodigal” lifestyle. “This talk is about John Leyendecker,” Splonskowski said. “The idea of the title is to portray what his attitude was like as a student prior to his conversion.” The title was shortened by Bison Catholic to fit on posters. The original title reads: “Chicks, Liquor, Drugs: God is Calling, But I’m Not Answering Cuz (sic) I Think He’s a Telemarketer.” The subsequent debate lasted over 30 minutes.
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noticeable during points of discussion. Moderator Davis Cope warned attendants they needed to speak in turn. “Everyone is welcome to participate,” Cope said, stressing it needed to be done, “in order.” The loudest outburst of debate occurred as the group discussed how to define “chicks,” which lead to definitions ranging from woman objectification, the bird and the country band the Dixie Chicks. One man said he was troubled most by Leyendecker’s continued use of “chicks,” even after his conversion. “That is offensive to me,” he said, “… I may be taking that wrong — ” “ — You are,” objected Rev. James Cheney. He serves as the Newman Center’s priest. Splonskowski responded, “As a woman, I agree with you; I’d no sooner want to be called a chick then called hot.” Another audience member said he thought, after watching the video, that the title “sex, liquor and drugs” would be less offensive. Cheney asked if it would be. “When you look at 85 percent of young adults who come out of the high school experience and have a weekly porn habit?” he asked, “That they view women and objectify them?” Woman Activist Organization advisor Dena Wyum asked Cheney and the poster defenders to consider the defensive feelings they felt at the seminar to understand how her organization feels. “We often have to defend the presentations and things we do, so keep that in mind when you see other things that are happening on campus that maybe Bison Catholic disagrees with,” Wyum said. “And it’s not fun to be put in that position of constantly having to defend (yourselves).”
Poster’s problem
Forward Advocates is composed of NDSU male faculty members who “identify
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themselves as allies of faculty women,” the group’s NDSU webpage said. In separate posters placed next to the Leyendecker posters, Forward Advocates wrote a rebuttal to Leyendecker’s poster. Denton, who said she is involved in Forward Advocates, asked questions directed at John Helgeland regarding the tone of the title. Helgeland, who has taught religious studies at NDSU for 38 years, led the seminar. While he did not offer a definitive opinion on the poster, Helgeland said differing cultures have differing views on women equality. “(Some) cultures do tend to, you know, support some people that have locker-room ideas about what to do with women and so forth,” Helgeland said, “although I probably better stop there because I am going to get in trouble.” Denton said good intentions or not, the respect for women is lost. “The point of my (initial) question is really that there is almost no way how somebody can walk away from this presentation and actually feel that they’ve been taught respect for women,” she said. An audience member said he thought
“the word ‘chicks’ very concisely and very unprofanely (sic) states a very profane term.” He continued, “I used to use the word ‘chicks’ all the time, and there ain’t no way I’d use it today.”
In defense
Bison Catholic, a student-run organization, is hosting Leyendecker. He is speaking Wednesday and, in a separate presentation, Thursday. Splonskowski reiterated that the title is a comment on Leyendecker’s conversion, not sexist undertones. “It’s to show God is calling him away from this attitude,” she said. “It’s a story about a conversion,” Cheney added. “Of course we agree” with respecting people. “This is a story about somebody who discovered God, and God’s ability to change his life though his conversion experience,” he said, “so that he no longer viewed that person as an ‘it’ but a ‘thou.’” As for her personal feelings toward the title, Splonskowski said, “It maybe wasn’t done in the best way,” and she “understands how it could be taken the wrong way.” But, she continued, Leyendecker’s attitude toward women has changed “drastically.”
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Brandon Jones, a United Blood Services care technician, helps donor Kara Stegner at last year’s event. The 25th annual event is Feb. 10-11.
25th Annual NDSU Blood Drive To Take Place Early February Goal for the event is 400 units of blood Pace Maier
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The 25th Annual North Dakota State Bison Valentine Victory Blood Drive will take place Feb. 10-11 in the Memorial Union Plains Room. Landin Rognlin, president of NDSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, said the goal for the event is 400 units of blood. CENS | FROM FRONT an email. “By providing campus community members with pertinent information we believe that the campus community can make informed decisions regarding safety.” Antonio Raheem Matthews, then 20, was arrested and charged two days later and was convicted on eight felonies including three counts of gross sexual imposition last August. He was sentenced in October to life in prison without parole. “(NotiFind) is used on a case-by-case basis depending on what best fits the emergency that exists at
Rognlin said he feels with a campus of over 14,000, it shouldn’t be hard to reach the blood drive’s goal. “When you really break it down, the biggest thing that (a student) is giving is a (little) bit of (their) time,” Rognlin said. “A standard donation will take 30-45 minutes, and if that’s all it takes to have an impact on someone’s life, then I say why not?” The purpose of the event is to help out the blood services as they recently encountered trouble due to blood’s short shelf life. “They have these events spread out (during) the year
to refill their inventory and stock,” Rognlin said. Rognlin has been helping out with this event for the last three years and said though last year’s event went smoothly, there were some issues. “In the past years its been hard to get the number of donors that we want especially keeping it restricted amongst studentathlete recruitment because there are a lot of people that donate plasma, but it can be difficult to approach someone you don’t know and ask them to do something like this,” Rognlin said. This year he will help out by leading the event
and encouraging athletes to recruit more donors. All the units collected from the event will go to the Fargo-Moorhead United Services Banks, will be stored at the South Fargo facility and then distributed throughout the community. If a student isn’t sure they have the correct blood type to donate, they can visit the United Blood Services site. Donation forms will also be all over campus for students to pick up. “The easiest way is to come in willing to donate,” Rognlin said. “You are going to go through a short interview process and most likely what’s going
to happen is they’re going to take your blood and test it and if anything were to affect that, they will let you know.” Appointments are held every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Feb. 10 and 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Feb. 11. Call United Blood Services at 701-293-9453 to schedule an appointment or visit BloodHero.com and use the sponsor code athletics. Walk-ins are acceptable as well. “Overall, we want it to be a campus effort,” Rognlin said. “We want as many people to be involved as we can.”
that time,” Weigel said. “It naturally extends beyond the borders of campus to reach members of the community.” When the 2012 bomb threat necessitated the evacuation of campus via CENS, the Greek Life houses that stand off-campus were not evacuated, even though they are NDSU-affiliated. “Greek housing sometimes falls in that gray area,” Haugeberg, a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, said. “The day of the bomb threat ... we pulled in students off the streets into our house to make sure that
they were in a safe place ... They’re definitely still a part of campus; it’s just one of those gray things.” Amanda Kuhn, Alpha Gamma Delta sorority president, said any sorority members living on campus were invited to the house until NDSU reopened. Kuhn added that Greek Life houses have protocol to follow after any emergency, such as a break-in or sexual assault. This includes notifying the NDSU and Fargo police, as well as the house association. “I don’t know if they send out the CENS notification if something
like that happened at our house,” Kuhn said. “I think it’s more kept within our Greek community.” Though affiliated with NDSU, the Greek Life houses are “independently owned,” said Courtney Barstad, assistant director of fraternity and sorority life.
by it. “That could have been a good way to get people’s eyes open, get people on the alert,” she said. “I think that would have been a good time for that.” Matt Kramer, a Center for Writers consultant, said that as often as CENS is tested, it should be utilized in situations such as those last fall. “I think (CENS) is overly narrow and vigilant at the times it most doesn’t need to be. The fact that they didn’t ever send anything out about Thomas Bearson or the off-campus sex assault, but I do get two emails, anywhere between one and
three phone calls and four to six text messages just because it’s a test, is really unbalanced.” At its core, CENS is for the safety and security of NDSU. It is not for every incident that may be affiliated with NDSU, nor for every emergency involving students or employees. “It’s unfortunate that campus safety has been a frequent topic this year because of certain events,” Russell said in an email. “The University Police do so much on campus to ensure safety in a way that many do not see or notice.”
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“We really want to stand as a Bison family and strike out and get that 400 units because we feel that would show our support (for) the community,” Rognlin said. All staff, studentathletes and coaches from NDSU sports teams will be present. The blood drive started out as a student-athlete event where they would recruit as many donors as possible, but the 25th Annual event will be expanded more. “Greek life is involved, and I personally contacted the (NDSU) Wellness Center and they are going to help us spread that awareness,” Rognlin said.
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NDSU is the Hammock Initiative’s first collegiate branch.
Full Swing A global, chilled-out movement BY TESSA BECK
Just be: a simplistic idea that often becomes overlooked by the societal pressures of production and achievement. North Dakota State students can now seek refuge in the Hammock Initiative, an organization that emphasizes rest, relaxation and above all: hammocking. The Hammock Initiative was founded July 22, 2014 — National Hammock Day. Cofounders Drew Spooner, Dane Johnson, Katie Worral and Emily Lesser wanted to celebrate the lesser-known holiday, and from there a movement was born. “We want to see people gathered together for the purpose of relaxing, enjoying each other’s company and, literally, hanging out,” the organization’s mission statement states. “This vision may not sound audacious or ambitious, and that’s the point. It’s an opportunity for people to be, not do.”
Reflecting on my semester abroad Linda Norland
Contributing Writer
After an amazing semester in England, I am finally back in Fargo and gearing up for spring semester here at North Dakota State. No more flights, train trips or castle visits in my foreseeable future. The concept is at once both terrifying and reassuring. Returning home at the end of a long trip is always a bit weird. I observe things I never noticed before, like how my house smells or how cold it is here (very cold). Perhaps not so surprisingly, nothing has changed much since I left. Fargo feels pretty much the same as always. The people I know have changed, not dramatically, but a little bit in their own ways. While I have been gone, they too have had new adventures and learned lessons. Part of me is sad that I missed so much of their lives and lost so much time with the ones I love. But I have no regrets. My semester abroad was more than just
Dane Johnson, a member of Misfit Inc., is a cofounder of The Hammock Initiative.
“We want to see people gathered together for the purpose of relaxing, enjoying each other’s company and, literally, hanging out.” NDSU is the first collegiate branch of the Hammock Initiative, which has now spread to other cities and universities throughout the U.S., including Florida State University, Stanford, University of Georgia and others. The organization is sponsored by Misfit Incorporated, and through their social channels, they are promoting the Hammock Initiative on a global level. Additionally, the team is sponsored by Eagles Nest Outfitters and are official sales representatives of Trinity Hammocks. With a strong social presence on a variety of media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and Facebook, the group studying and traveling. I was on my own — truly on my own — in a whole other continent. I have done things that terrified me, and I survived. That being said, nothing particularly awful happened to me the entire trip. All my nightmares about being mugged or kidnapped, thankfully, did not come true. Studying abroad is such a beneficial opportunity because it uproots you from everything you have ever known and puts you somewhere else where you eventually learn to live. It sounds so simple when someone tells you about it, but it is really a momentous concept. Although you are in a new country, and probably do not know anyone, it does not take long to make friends. Being a study abroad student in itself almost guarantees that you will find friends instantly. Universities tend to group international students together, and it was with these wonderful people that I felt the most at home. Even though I went to England, I met people from across the globe: Australia, France, Cyprus and even people from around the U.S. Everyone has similar worries and challenges, so banding together is a natural occurrence. It gives you a support network of people who can share their own experiences and advice with you, travel with you and even give you a shoulder to cry on when things go badly. After going abroad myself, I cannot stress enough how much I think students at NDSU need to give this experience a chance. Do it for the credits, do it for the friends you will make, do it for the additive to your resume. But most importantly, do it to discover yourself. You may find that the farther you go from home, the closer you become to yourself.
is able to effectively spread their message throughout the university, Fargo, regionally and nationally. What many may find curious is how hammocking, a seemingly solitary practice, can be turned into a club activity. “We do hammock events, so we set up a bunch of hammocks in a park and invite people to come and relax,” Spooner, a senior majoring in marketing, said. “Some people read books, some people share conversation, some people take naps.” In essence, there are no set behavioral parameters. HiNDSU was the first Hammock
Initiative event coordinated with the university. In the fall, more than 75 students took to Island Park to participate in a day of sway. Spooner noted the possibility of another spring hammock event. He mentioned the desire to coordinate more events and to find ways to hammock in the winter. “I know some students have been hammocking in Barry Hall and the Union,” Spooner said. “ … we encourage all hammocking activity.” In terms of future goals, the Hammock Initiative team is looking to expand the enrollment within the university. A trip to Stanford in mid-February is in the works to spread the “just be” movement to more students nationally. For more information contact hammockinitiative@gmail.com.
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Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks
BY MADISON SCHILL & PHOTOS BY KATIE ANDERSON
Last weekend my family and I went grocery shopping in Grand Forks and inevitably we had the same age-old debate over where to have lunch. Many options were tossed around, and eventually we decided to go to Pizza Ranch. Now I’m not sure about you, but for me, I go to Pizza Ranch for only two reasons: the dessert pizza and the cheesy garlic bread. Needless to say, I had a fair share of both that day. Later that week, I was scrolling through Pinterest and coincidentally, I found a recipe for what looked to be Pizza Ranch cheesy garlic breadsticks. They looked easy to make and delicious to eat so, naturally, I had to give them a try. Here’s what the recipe called for: 1 10 oz. can prepared
pizza crust 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1 clove of garlic, minced (I bought a jar of minced garlic and estimated one clove) 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese (I used both grated and shredded) 1 tablespoon dried basil salt and pepper Before you begin, preheat the oven to 425 degrees. 1. Mix together the melted butter and minced garlic in a small bowl. 2. Roll out the pizza dough onto a parchment paperlined cookie sheet. 3. Brush the garlic and butter mixture onto the pizza dough. 4. Sprinkle the mozzarella
and parmesan cheeses and basil evenly over the dough. You can add salt and pepper as well.
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oven for 10-12 minutes until the cheese is slightly brown and melted.
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8. Enjoy! (Maybe with a
side of marinara sauce?) These breadsticks make a great snack for a gettogether or a side for a nice pasta dish. Maybe even serve some up for your SuperBowl party. Next time you have a hankering for Pizza Ranch’s delicious cheesy garlic breadsticks, look no farther than your own kitchen!
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Devils Lake Inundation STORY & PHOTO BY JACK DURA
Devils Lake, an inland sea in northeast North Dakota, is a body of water that testifies to what can happen to a closed basin with no natural outlet for drainage. Heavy spring precipitation in the ‘90s and flooding in the years since has led Devils Lake to increase seven times in volume since 1993, hitting a record elevation of 1,454 feet in June 2011. Rising waters have swallowed up roadways, farmland, trees and campgrounds. Even cities are no match for the growing
lake, which has penetrated Churchs Ferry and laps at Minnewaukan. At 1,458 feet, Devils Lake naturally overflows into the Sheyenne River. It’s an occurrence that has already happened twice in the last 4,000 years, but one the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state of North Dakota have contingencies for. Manmade outlets and levees are in place for the region surrounding the lake, including a protective control structure at the Tolna Coulee, a levee at Minnewaukan and outlets
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on the east and west ends of Devils Lake. While area residents have had to live and adjust to the lake’s rising waters, the future of Devils Lake is uncertain. Geologists have predicted that if the water in the lake basin is not drained, Devils Lake will keep rising to 1,460 feet. At this point the Sheyenne River will swell to 20 times its channel capacity, devastating those who live downstream and completing cutting off access to the Devils Lake region.
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Target Sales Freeze in Canada Retailer exits Canadian market after short stay Over Here!
Caleb Werness Opinion Editor
After only a short two years, the major retailer Target decided to end business in Canada. The retail giant attempted its first international expansion and failed miserably. All 133 Target stores are shutting down as of this year. CBC News reports this blunder will cost over 17,000 employees their jobs. The company has stated it is giving workers a minimum of 16 weeks of pay. However, the issue is while some workers are being laid off and given their pay, others are still working until the liquidation process is complete. So instead of receiving 16 weeks pay as severance, it is now only an ordinary paycheck. To make matters worse, the company has opted to pay the top senior and operations managers an additional $30,000 on average — approximately 12 weeks pay — on top of
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their final paychecks. This has sparked an outrage among the lower-level employees who are desperately looking for jobs as their final weeks of work wind down. As a former Target employee, I can speak truthfully when I say I am not surprised by this turn of events. I was employed with
Target for two-and-a-half years. For the first year it was a great job. I enjoyed the management style and environment. Then came a change; subtle as first but evident. Target had started shifting from serving people to serving stock holders. Everything became about the almighty dollar. Hours got cut and those working
The vast flatness of eastern North Dakota lends itself to landscape photography on days when the blue sky and white snow contrast.
were expected to pick up the slack. It is upsetting to see this reproduced on such a massive scale. From the way events played out, it is obvious the venture was not strongly thought out. Target attempted to enter a new market in search of profits. Rather than start small and become familiar with the new clientele, the corporation got arrogant. Instead of a few stores, Target decided to open 133 at once. I’m sure the retailer assumed enough people would recognize the brand and all would end well. Unfortunately, not so. Pride came before a fall and instead of huge profits, it is dolling out huge payouts. I can’t help but think the competition with other large retailers like Wal-Mart spurred Target to make such an underdeveloped mistake. Hopefully, the silver lining is that other companies really take time to know their market before taking such a giant leap. Target dove head-first into the Great White North’s pond without knowing how deep it was. The people who suffer the most from this are not the heads of the corporation — the ones who made this call — but rather it is the 17,000 workers who are now looking for work to support themselves and/or families. It looks like the retail juggernaut truly missed the bullseye on this one.
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The (North Dakota) Winter’s Tale The pluses of living in a land colder than Siberia on a given winter’s day Jack Dura
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We’re in the thick of it now. A North Dakota winter, that is. Ah yes, that season of seasons has reared its (un)pleasant head again. But lament not, fine reader! In a season that sees temperatures range from 40 above to 40 below, a North Dakota winter offers several upsides. What may these be? Allow me to explain. I’ve got over 20 years of experience on the Upper Great Plains, and North Dakota winters are my specialty. Here are the greatest hits of any winter up here in ol’ NoDak:
The landscape
Some folks gripe and groan about the
extremely flat landscape of eastern North Dakota, which seems even worse in winter for some reason. Perhaps it’s because of those days when the sky and land are the same color: white (or light gray, depending on the snow you’re standing in). I admit, even I abhor an entirely white landscape. It’s one-third of the reason why I took up the ukulele. But grab your cameras, my friends, because a North Dakota winter can create quite an occasion for scenic photography. On a bright, clear day with beaming, blue skies, the immensity of the snow-covered flatness is a view to behold. Heck, head south of town and shoot across some farmland the next day the sun comes out and the clouds go away. Winter photography around here is a treasure, and beyond the flat, frozen landscape under a blue sky, there are icicles, hoarfrost, wildlife and more of nature’s winter wonders to ogle over.
are legendary in conversation. People far and wide have heard about the weather we get up here between November and May, and it’s a conversation starter if you can say you’ve experienced a NoDak winter. No kiddin’. I’m telling you, next party you’re at, go break the ice with a North Dakota winter tale, and you’ll be a hit. Do it in a different state, and you’ll rack up even more points. And no, I’m not kiddin’. For serious, you guys, I could talk about my uncle who went icefishing on Lake Audubon on May 3 last year. May 3! Caught his limit in walleyes, then walked off the ice. Jeez, spring sher came late to McLean County. I met a woman last fall who moved up from Texas in October 2013, just in time for winter. Did she like it? She loved it! She called it refreshing and looked forward to the next one. Luckily for her, it’s here!
I can tell you that North Dakota winters
You can wear whatever you want during a North Dakota winter — you just have to
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dress in layers. Sure, you can’t negotiate your coat (that’s gotta be warm), but whatever’s under that thing is all you. I’m telling you, I wore enough layers one winter day that I had 14 different outfits on hand (without accessories). The key to layering is knowing how to suit up and strip down. Fer instance, a tank-top, white t-shirt, Bison sweatshirt, zip-up jacket and Columbia Frost-Fighter make the right combination. Depending on your day, you could shed one to four layers for any assortment of tops. Pants are non-negotiable. You need pants in a North Dakota winter. Long underwear is up to you. Socks are a must, though. I recommend wool, but not the type that breaks you out in hives. Sorting and shedding your clothing in layers is just another A1 aspect of North Dakota winters. It’ll be a good 16 weeks til we see any sign of spring, so make the winter last and bundle up. It’s cold out.
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CENS Needs Improving A look at the emergency notification system and what it means for students EDITORIAL BY THE SPECTRUM STAFF & GRAPHIC BY EMILY BEAMAN
The use of the campus emergency notification system has been a topic of interest after two incidents fall semester. CENS alerts were not sent out after a freshman student went missing in September or the sexual assault of three female students in an off-campus apartment over semester break. The question of when, why and which situations call for an emergency notification came up due to clarity issues concerning the system. Notifications are sent out when a potential threat affects all students on campus. The bomb threat in the fall of 2012 is a textbook example for those who can recall. Another example is cancellations due to weather. Last year, the system was used multiple times during an exceptionally cold winter. When the system is used, it works well. However, improvements can still be made.
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campus-wide emergencies as well as weather-related cancellations. In this regard, CENS has been applied effectively. Classes were cancelled twice in the 2013 and 2014 spring semesters due to weather conditions. The timeliness of the CENS alerts for campus closure gave students and staff ample time to adjust. Out of the four alerts sent, the latest was given at 10:44 p.m. notifying recipients of campus closure for the following day. The other alerts were either sent in the afternoon or the morning before the closure.
The Bad
From a student’s perspective, some issues come up when addressing CENS — like the specifics concerning Greek Life housing. A certain gray area is present since the houses are all privately owned, but the majority of Greek houses are within walking distance of campus. If University Police is called to respond, the situation should be a considered a campus issue.
Not considering incidents that occur at a Greek Life house a threats to campus is short-sighted since situations in a Greek house can quickly become an on-campus situation if a culprit simply walks across the street — especially when taking into consideration that all the residents of these houses are North Dakota State students.
The Needs Improving
Test alerts are sent out on the first Wednesday of every month. Email, text message and phone call alerts are sent to all subscribers of the system. Receiving several variations of the same alert every month gets redundant. If the phone message is not listened to in its entirety, a second call is sent. This borders excessive. One alternative to the current format could be be to test alerts only twice a semester, once at the beginning of the term and again around midterms. Reducing the amount of emails, texts and phone calls to one alert each could further improve the overall
opinion of CENS. More definitive decisions need to be made as to what should be covered by the system. It’s understood that the usage of the system won’t be perfect, but it should at least be uniform and understood. Some situations may not call for the use of CENS in its entirety. Many, like the Thomas Bearson and Bison Arms cases, require a simple email. This way students can be aware of any potential threats to their safety without causing panic. Students deserve to be in the know. Hearing about a potential threat from news sources first leaves students feeling discouraged about the state of security on campus. An email reflecting on the incident days later is not enough. We welcome any responses from university officials or campus police. If we have misrepresented any aspects of the systems, we will gladly take any clarifications.
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Singer Sam Smith (left) agrees to pay royalties to rock legend, Tom Petty (right).
Sam Smith Bows Down to Tom Petty Royalties ‘Stay with Me’ causes controversy in music industry Amber Zolondek Staff Writer
It has been a s a y i n g for years that it’s not what you say, but how you say it. Unfortunately, Sam Smith and his team of representatives are figuring out that Hollywood and
the music industry are a bit of a stickler on those little clichés. It was released by Rolling Stone and multiple other musical magazines that Sam Smith was forced over the weekend to sign over a portion of his royalties for his well-known song “Stay with Me.” “Noticeably similar melodies” to the Tom Petty song “I Won’t Back Down” were explanation enough to bully Smith and producers, James Napier and William Phillips, into signing Petty and Jeff Lynne as co-
“Should Smith be punished for writing a song that was produced and accidentally shared melodies with one that was produced decades ago?” producers as well. However, is this because Sam Smith is still on a technical debut career? A U.K. native, Smith is just under a year into the U.S.’s infamously torturous musical plunge that many have taken and quickly
realized how twisted it can be. Many songs in the past have caused issues legally and financially for the artists and producers. To name a few, Green Day, The Beatles, Radiohead, Madonna and The Strokes had a run-in
with Tom Petty a few years back as well with their single “Last Night” and Petty’s “American Girl.” Should Smith be punished for writing a song that was produced and accidentally shared melodies with one that was produced decades ago? Smith’s rep told Rolling Stone and many other publications that this incident was “complete coincidence” it was quickly signed and brushed under the rug this weekend. Smith is currently on his U.S. tour, playing this past weekend in St. Paul at the
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Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Even though the tour is entirely sold out, I can’t help but wonder if this incident will take a hit to Smith’s success. The 22-year-old rose to fame quickly after being featured on U.K. brothers’ “Disclosure,” “Latch,” as well as Naughty Boy’s single, “La La La.” Although the hit only reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100, that isn’t and wasn’t enough for Petty and his reps to back down.
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Organizations Across FM Join Forces for BeethovenFest Thirty days of events crafted around composer range from film and theater to beers and brats STORY BY JACK DURA & PHOTO COURTESY OF THEATRE B
Brace yourself. The winter’s lack of snow is about to be filled by Beethoven. Yes, that’s right — the life and legacy of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven are coming to Fargo-Moorhead, celebrated and showcased by the area’s arts organizations, eateries, breweries and library. BeethovenFest, the inaugural winter arts festival by WinterArts, spans Jan. 31 to March 1, highlighting Beethoven’s life in everything from film to theater to specialty beer. What started out as a collaboration between Theatre B and the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony exploded into a community-wide cultural festival. “It was a conversation between us and the symphony, in particular Linda Boyd,” Brad Delzer, program coordinator at Theatre B, said. “She really was championing the play ‘33 Variations.’” Penned by Moises Kaufman, “33 Variations” follows a musicologist fighting ALS as she races to understand Beethoven’s motivation for composing the Diabelli Variations, which are 33 variations on one waltz. Boyd, executive director of the symphony, fulfills the role of that musicologist character, Dr. Katherine Brandt, for the play running Feb. 6-28. With Theatre B’s Beethoven piece, and the symphony putting on its “AllBeethoven” concert around the same time, the two arts organizations teamed up, and the collaboration produced the first WinterArts
Beyond “All-Beethoven” and “33 Variations,” BeethovenFest will see free events at the Main branch of the Fargo Public Library ranging from a film screening to a cello/clarinet/piano recital to an art installation piece involving sound and movement. “One thing about having the library as a part of this community arts fest is we can keep these events free, as well,” Lori West, branch services manager of the library, said. Meanwhile the Fargo, Junkyard and Drekker brewing companies are all concocting specialty beers for weekly happy hours in February, brews all themed with Beethoven, such as Junkyard’s “Deaf Guy” and Drekker’s “Extra Special Beethoven.” Trivia at Rhombus Guys Pizza, art workshops at the Plains Art Museum and “Beethoven Lives Upstairs” at the Fargo Theatre plus more events are all lined up as part of the festival. It all ends on March 1 when the F-M Symphony takes to Fargo Billiards and Gastropub for “BEERthoven & Brats.” For now, a 30-day stretch of Beethoven events lies in front of Fargo-Moorhead, a month of outings both educational and entertaining for all involved, planners and participants. “It’s been fun, and we’re looking forward. We’re hoping it continues on next year,” West said of 2016’s outlook on a ShakespeareFest. “I think that will be very fun as well.” For more information visit winterfest.org or call 701-729-8880.
Linda Boyd, executive director the F-M Symphony, paints the Diabelli Variations onto the set of Theatre B’s “33 Variations.”
festival. Aimed at filling February with a month of educative entertainment around an artist or icon, this first festival will determine where WinterArts goes from here; although, Shakespeare is already slotted for 2016. “(It’s) some way to try to break down the tendency to get in a silo that can happen,”
Delzer said of WinterArts, “and for a way to do that that doesn’t require everyone to try to add more to the work that they’re doing, but a way for them to be challenged creatively in the work that they’re already doing, so the idea of a winter arts festival is what came out of that.”
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Brings Back Beethoven Composer’s famous ‘Symphony No. 5’ to be played in full, among other pieces Jack Dura A&E Editor
They’re perhaps the most recognizable first four notes in classical music, and they’re coming to Festival Concert Hall. Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5,” the 19th century classical composition known for its “dit-dit-ditDAAAH,” is presented in full by the FargoMoorhead Symphony this weekend in “AllBeethoven” along with other works of the German composer. Kicking off the community-wide BeethovenFest (see the above article for more information), “All-Beethoven” showcases three of the classical composer’s greatest pieces: “Coriolan Overture,” “Piano Concerto No. 5” and the renowned “Symphony No. 5.” It’s a musical event that rounds up professional and student musicians and a guest soloist. “Coriolan Overture” gets the ball rolling with an inter-orchestra collaboration.
Over 160 musicians will be on stage when the F-M Symphony and F-M Area Senior High Youth Symphony join forces for the first piece. This collaboration is an annual effort by the F-M Symphony. “These are the finest string players in the whole region. Some of the kids drive from quite a ways,” Linda Boyd, F-M Symphony executive director, said. “That’s really cool to do that side-by-side ... It’s great for the kids to literally share a stand with a pro.” Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 5,” or “Emperor,” follows and features guest piano soloist Matti Raekallio, a Finland native with teaching experience in Sweden, Germany and the Juilliard School in New York. Raekallio is an acquaintance of F-M Symphony maestro Christopher Zimmerman, whom he met while at Juilliard, Boyd said. “(Raekallio) is really well-known as a teacher, but he’s also a great performer as well,” she said, “so it’ll really be nice having him there.” Following up “Emperor” is the big
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four notes are said to be of Fate knocking at the door, according to the composer’s biographer, Anton Schindler, who died in 1864. “It’s just such a simple building block. It’s a perfect piece for newcomers,” Boyd said. “It just brings you along with it ... (It’s) probably the most famous piece in all of classical music.”
finale”Symphony No. 5,” a composition Boyd is happy to have the symphony present in its entirety, beyond the “dit-ditdit-DAAAH.” “I think everybody knows that figure, but I don’t know if anyone around here has really heard it performed live,” she said. “Orchestras don’t do it very often, maybe because some think it’s a warhorse or so well-known or so common, but frankly, it isn’t really performed all that often.”
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Editor’s Choice: Openings All Over Fargo Art show, truck event, community festival kick off this weekend Jack Dura A&E Editor
January, the month of cold monotony, is almost dead, and its last weekend brings a whirlwind of entertainment options to Fargo. Numerous events are kicking off this weekend, including the 30-day BeethovenFest, a community-wide arts collaboration around composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Step out to the symphony or scream your lungs out at Monster Jam, but check out what the dying January has to offer in its last weekend of life.
Thursday: “Bakken Boom!” opening reception
Two dozen artists from state, regional and national levels are united in the Plains Art Museum’s latest exhibition “Bakken Boom!,” a collection of artful interpretations of each artists’ view on North
Dakota’s Bakken region. From fine art photography to site-specific installations to paintings, this exhibition is a must-see for any North Dakota dweller. Running through mid-August, “Bakken Boom!” is free for students, but its 7-9 p.m. opening reception with light refreshments and cash bar is $5 for students. Call 701-551-6100 with any questions.
Friday: Monster Jam at Fargodome
All sides of the Fargodome are up for grabs for seating when Monster Jam rolls into town for its two-day rampage. This annual truck throwdown ranges in price from $21 to $46, ticket costs well worth the expense to see if the infamous Grave Digger is still part of the action. The engines start up at 7:30 p.m. with doors open one hour beforehand. Call 701-2419100 with any questions.
Saturday: F-M Symphony’s “AllBeethoven”
The community-wide BeethovenFest kicks off Saturday with events including the Fargo-
Moorhead Symphony’s “All-Beethoven” concert. Starting at 7:30 p.m. in Festival Concert Hall, students can get in on the student rush discount in the minutes before the concert, which features Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5.” and its famous first four notes. Christopher Zimmerman conducts the masterpiece concert, which even sidelines the symphony pros alongside high school student musicians for one piece, uniting over 160 players onstage. Check out the full story on the symphony on page 8, and call 701-478-3676 for more information.
Sunday: “Immortal Beloved” at Fargo Public Library
Settle in for a free film and popcorn at the Main branch of the Fargo Public Library as “Immortal Beloved” is screened at 2 p.m. Starring Gary Oldman. This ‘90s film follows Beethoven’s first biographer as the man tries to identify the “immortal beloved” referenced in the composer’s personal papers. For more BeethovenFest events, check out winterartsfest.org.
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First-year head coach Dave Richman often refers to his NDSU men’s basketball team as the Bison Family. Richman is also busy with his first family of wife and four kids at home.
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Richman Balancing Life on Court, At Home
Dave Richman isn’t only North Dakota State’s 23rd head men’s basketball coach, he’s a family man with a wife (Stephanie) and four young daughters (Mallorie, Brynlie, Kenlie and Ellie.) “Its really crazy you know, sometimes you go home and (it) looks like the house blew up, but then again that’s part of the fun moments, too,” Richman said. “Our older two are starting to get better by getting themselves ready and then they can help the younger ones. It’s chaos but it’s the Richman-controlled chaos and we make it work.” Richman, a Wahpeton, N.D., native, is in his first season as NDSU’s head coach. “I’m just so happy to be where I’m at
now and just focused on what we are doing right now,” Richman said. “That’s completely where my mind frame is at right now.” Being with NDSU for 11 years, Richman knows the ins and outs of the program, but the players say he’s intense on the court and a role model off. “I like how intense he is,” sophomore Dexter Werner said. “I think that brings the best out of me. I’ve always played for coaches like that, he challenges us to be our best. Off the court he cares about us as people, too ... He wants us to be successful off the court as well as on the court.” Redshirt freshman A.J. Jacobson agreed. “He makes you perform everyday,” Jacobson said “He thrives for perfection, you know that’s something that I enjoy, being pushed to be your best.” And off the court, Jacobson said Richman knows when to be his intense self, but also knows when it’s time to lighten up. But as for himself, Richman said he’s just another boring dad. “I’m a pretty boring guy, you know when you have a group of 16 guys and a staff of five, so 20 or so people, you are with a lot of the time in the winter and five beautiful
women at home I don’t do much,” Richman said. “I like to golf, get out to the lakes. I’m a huge family guy, I’ve got no secrets.” Richman’s journey started when he was a graduate assistant for the Bison and then an assistant coach for two years before being promoted to associate head coach under Saul Phillips during the 2007-2008 season. “It would be hard not to say the celebration moments,” Richman said about his best NDSU memories. “Clinching the conference championship in 2009 at Oral Roberts and obviously the big win in Spokane against Oklahoma.” The Bison are in second place at 5-2 in the Summit League, but have a goal of going to the NCAA Tournament in March. “Obviously (the) NCAA Tournament is always the goal, but our focus is so much on getting better tomorrow in practice,” Richman said. “With the youth and inexperience that we have, we (have to) be so focused on us, here and now.” As far as his first true head coaching position, Richman is quite hard on himself and his team. He knows his squad is younger than the rest. “Good, not great,” Richman said of the
season. “We are about halfway through the conference year, 13-7 you know, we’ve taken care of business at home and split on the road in league so far. With a young, inexperienced group, I’m pleased.” So, how does he handle coaching a basketball team while being the man of the house? From the help of his wife. “I’ve got a tremendous wife, that’s for sure,” Richman said. “She’s a great balance for me. She handles things at home, especially from October and hopefully through mid to late March.” The 36-year-old coach enjoys all parts of being a first-time head coach and loves the people has to work with. “I love coming to work,” Richman said. “The people I work with, the people I work for, but most importantly (the players) are great to be around.” And when the gym lights turn off, it’s time for him to head back home and enjoy the family chaos. “When I go home obviously it’s something different,” Richman said. “From boys to girls, and just the youth and energy at home and the excitement, it’s a lot of fun.”
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to 17. The Bison never got closer than 15 after that.
at NDSU, as Alexander has played 4,130 minutes in 118 games. Woodside had 4,117 minutes in 118 games.
meter relay and close out the invitational.
First-year NDSU head coach is juggling a family while coaching the men’s basketball team Pace Maier
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Women’s basketball
Men’s basketball
North Dakota State women’s basketball was routed by Western Illinois in Macomb, Ill., Saturday by a score of 88-66. This moves the Bison to a 5-3 record in the Summit League and the Leathernecks move up to 4-3. Brooke LeMar was the Bison’s leading scorer with 23 points. WIU’s Sophie Reichelt was the best player on the floor as she completely dominated the game with 24 points from only 14 shots and snatched up 18 rebounds. The Bison were down 39-31 at halftime, and it only got worse. At the beginning of the second half, the Leathernecks used a 9-0 run to open the floodgates and bring the lead
Bison men’s basketball’s second-half surge was not enough to overcome Fort Wayne on the road. The Mastodons won 7771 behind a well-balanced attack, as they had six players in double figures. This was only NDSU’s second conference loss and only IPFW’s second conference win. The Bison had four players in doublefigure scoring. They were down 16 with 13 minutes, 39 seconds to go and they ended up trimming it down to three, but they could never regain the lead. A.J. Jacobson was the Bison’s leading scorer with 17 points. Lawrence Alexander passed Ben Woodside for most career minutes played
Women’s track and field
NDSU women’s track and field team excelled at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational. The Bison won three event titles and topped off the day with a win in the 4x400 relay. In the 800-meter race, Amy Andrushko and Jenny Guibert finished first and second, with times of 2 minutes, 13.12 seconds and 2:14.19, respectively. Katelyn Weimerskirch won the indoor discus title throwing with 163-0 feet. Ashley Tingelstad won the 400-meter race with a time of 54:03. Deidre Hahn, Melissa Kitching, Ashley Heinze and Rose Jackson ran a 3:47.45 to win the 4x400-
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NDSU men’s track and field faired well at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational. The Bison won two event titles and had four runner-up finishes. Jonah Warwick won the 800-meter race in 1 minute, 53.65 seconds. That is the second-fastest time posted in the Summit League all year. Lucas DeGree was second in the mile race with his personal best time of 4:14:69. Brandt Berqhuis placed second in the weight throw, posting a 58-10 (17.93m). Just like the women, the men capped the event with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay, with the team of Jochim, Warwick, Bedard and Neumiller running in 3:17:88.
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New Bison head women’s basketball coach Maren Walseth has made an immediate impact on the sidelines for NDSU. The Bison are in second place in the Summit League with a 5-3 record.
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Walseth’s Winning Ways New women’s head coach has brought new mentality to NDSU Sam Herder
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When Maren Wa l s e t h was hired as North Dakota State’s 10th head women’s basketball coach in April 2014, the thought was she would need a couple years to make her true impact. While she inherited a team with experience, it was a team coming off a
6-24 season with only two conference wins in 201314. It was a team that was picked to finish last in the Summit League this season and is playing its games in a gym made for volleyball for the next two seasons. And it was a team that didn’t draw many spectators to its games, lost in the shuffle of success by other Bison programs. But Walseth didn’t run out players who didn’t fit her system. She stayed committed to the upperclassmen and coached every player on her roster. And Walseth didn’t just coach — she brought a new mentality. A winning mentality. The results have been instantaneous. Walseth is
already two years ahead of schedule. The Bison are 9-11 overall and 5-3 in the Summit, featuring a signature win against South Dakota State on Jan. 4. NDSU is currently second in the Summit and looking like a team that can make noise in March. What Walseth has done so far this season has brought her to the forefront for Summit League Coach of the Year. Her fun-to-watch, uptempo offense has increased NDSU’s points per game to 70. Speedy senior point guard Brooke LeMar has flourished under the new system, increasing her points per game from 15.1 last season to 19.5.
LeMar has the freedom to push the ball down the court and look for her wings and post players running the floor. And not only do the players look like they’re having fun, the fans have been entertained as well. Winning will do that. But it’s not just the system that Walseth has implemented that results in an immediate impact. The new winning mentality is the true difference. The Bison lost 12 games last season that were decided by 10 points or less. Either they would play great in the first half then lose the lead in the second, or they would play poorly in the first half then make a valiant comeback effort that came up short.
They could not put a full game together. This season, NDSU is 4-5 in games decided by 10 points or less. Not great, but much improved. That’s because Walseth knows how to win. It’s all she did as an assistant coach at Big Ten member Penn State. In seven years, she won three Big Ten titles, appeared in four NCAA tournaments and two Sweet 16s. She’s instilled that winning edge into her players in Fargo. And she’s got them playing some pretty good ball. LeMar has become worthy of Conference Player of the Year. Holly Johnson has come into her own as a scoring threat. Marena
Whittle has been able to show off her athleticism and freshman Taylor Thunstedt is shooting the ball with confidence. Yes, the Bison roster is one year older and better. But there is no doubt the biggest difference this season is Walseth’s presence at practice and on the sideline during games. The proof is in the win column, with NDSU equaling last year’s win total before conference play began this season. With the Sanford Health Athletic Complex estimated completion date to be in the fall of 2016, and Walseth beginning to form her program through recruiting and style of play, NDSU women’s basketball is quickly on the rise.
Bison Wrestling
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Evan Knutson (top) and the NDSU wrestling team are building something special in Fargo under head coach Roger Kish (left).
NDSU keeps winning before conference duals Colton Pool Sports Editor
G o ahead and tack on wrestling as just another North Dakota State athletic program that keeps succeeding. Since going 6-9 during his first regular season as NDSU’s head coach, Roger Kish boasts two winning seasons and two AllAmerican wrestlers — he
could very well be on his way to more this season. The Bison (5-3, 1-0 Western Wrestling Conference) have been dominant and not just in local tournaments like the Bison Open and the Minnesota State-Moorhead Dragon Open. NDSU easily deserves more recognition for how the program keeps on bringing in young athletes and putting them right on track to winning. Kish has kept his team winning because he’s coached the right way. Evan Knutson, a 285-pound senior, said he was intimidated by Kish when he first started with the
program. Over the years, Kish has backed and supported the heavyweight on his way to become a top-20 wrestler in the country. Kish finds the line of tough love and supporter so that his athletes can come out of their freshman years with wins. Sophomore Josh Rodriguez can attest. The 120-pound sophomore is 12-5 overall and 7-1 in duals despite recording his first pin of the season Friday against Cal Poly. As of Tuesday, Rodriguez was ranked as the No. 20 wrestler in the nation for his weight class. By the way, NDSU defeated Cal Poly 27-9 that night.
That’s why this Bison team deserves more support than it’s gotten. Nearly every Bison wrestler will say what gets them pumped up the most before a match is crowd noise along with teammate wins. Yet fans sitting in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse have more space in the stands than they know what to do with. There were nearly 400 fans at the Cal Poly dual, but there should be much more for how well this team is doing. Consider this: When NDSU defeated South Dakota State in a nonconference dual to keep the Border Bell earlier this year, about half of the lineup had a
national ranking. That’s hard to comprehend considering how young this team is — there’s only two seniors on the entire roster. Now the Bison have to turn to the road for it’s next three duals, two in the WWC, starting at Air Force Academy Friday. This stretch of contests is going to be crucial for NDSU’s season, as it will most likely determine where it stands within the conference. The Bison finish out their regular home schedule against WWC opponent Utah Valley on Feb. 7. With such a short conference season, this dual could end up being a pivotal outing. Fan support will be
crucial. With momentum and a solid conference record on their side, the Bison could find themselves on a good roll going into the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Dual at home. After going to SDSU for a conference dual, the Bison will begin the NCAA West Regional in — you guessed it — Fargo. Yes, Kish is a winning coach, and yes, this is a winning squad. But they will need all of the help they can get for a WWC title and individual appearances in the NCAA championships. If only there were more Bison fans.
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Super Bowl XLIX features a classic clash between quarterback and defense. New England’s Tom Brady is building his legacy and trying for his fourth ring, but will face a dynamic Seattle defense.
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Super Bowl Preview: Seattle Seahawks Seahawks’ defense will be too tough for New England BY TAYLOR KURTH 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 Seahawks will come out on top.
Defending Champs
Seattle is one of only twelve teams in the Super Bowl era to make the championship game two years in a row. Eight of the first 11 successfully repeated. The Seahawks destroyed the Denver Broncos last year, statistically the greatest offense ever.
They have been the No. 1 seed the past two years, holding home-field advantage. They have won six of their last seven playoff games, with the only loss coming on a field goal with eight seconds left.
Defense Wins Championships
Legion of Boom. The Seahawks boast the strongest defense the NFL has seen in years. The pass defense only gives up 186 yards per game through the air. The run defense gives up 82 yards on the ground. On their current eightgame win streak, the Seahawks are allowing a measly 3.25 points in the second half. Out of 12 All-
Pros on defense in the entire league, they employ three (Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman, Bobby Wagner). They held quarterbacks to an 80.4 quarterback rating, which was fifth in the league.
All He Does Is Win
Wilson is 10-0 against quarterbacks who have won a Super Bowl, three of which were playoff games. Wilson is 6-1 in playoff games and has beaten the Patriots before. Wilson threw for 3,475 yards this year. Without counting kneel downs, he ran for another 829 yards. That’s over 4,300 yards of offense.
Running Game
The Seahawks led the
league in rushing with an average of 172 yards a game. They feature a two-headed monster of Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch and Wilson. Their read option plays have been devastating this year. They led the league in rushing yards per carry (5.3) and rushing touchdowns (20). Lynch excels at breaking tackles, as he broke 101 this year. Seattle ran the read option 177 times for 983 yards, a 5.6 yards per carry average. Against the Packers, the Seahawks ran it 17 times for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Seahawks were most effective running off the right edge. They had
64 carries for 413 yards, an average of 6.45 yards per carry. The Patriots were most vulnerable against the runs off the right tackle. They gave up an average of 5.08 yards per carry.
Verdict
After looking at both teams’ strengths and weaknesses, the game will be close through the first three quarters. The Patriots bring balance on the offensive side of the ball, but overall Seattle’s defense is better. The Seahawks’ defense makes some splash plays in the fourth quarter to seal the game.
Prediction
27-17 Seahawks
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