NDSU Spectrum | Mar. 24, 2016

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016

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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE

Student Body

Presidential

Campaigns Now Open

Elections to be held April 6

Casey McCarty Co-News Editor

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Brussels Attacks ‘Hit Close to Home’ Students, faculty in Brussels around time of attacks share their stories

Student body elections are two weeks away but campaigns have just begun.

Candidates running for student body president are Jacob Dailey, Nick Evans, Tyler Losinski and Spencer Moir.

Thier running mates are Mikayla Young, Calla Price, Chuck Steinberger and Anuj Teotia, respectively.

Jacob & Mikayla: Advocate, enhance, connect

Dailey is student government’s executive commissioner of external affairs. Young is the executive commissioner of the congress of student affairs.

The pair said they decided to run because of their experience and relationships with NDSU and student senators.

Their platform centers on advocating for students without much representation, enhancing student government’s current programs and connecting to the campus, grad students and downtown to better the relationship between NDSU and the community.

Nick & Calla: ‘Something to offer’ Casey McCarty Co-News Editor

Newell Wright was there when two bombs exploded in the Brussels Airport on Tuesday morning.

“Several people had called it the Belgian 9/11,” said Wright, director of the North Dakota State Center for Global Initiatives and professor of marketing.

The terrorist attacks killed at least 30 and left 230 people wounded at press time.

Wright led a group of students to Europe with a departure flight back leaving from the airport. The students had already touched down in the U.S. when the bombs went off Tuesday morning.

The attacks “hit close to home” for public relations student Nikki Borstad.

Her and Joe Herberg, a senior majoring in marketing, were on the trip with Wright.

She said it was “hard to believe something like that would happen”.

“I’d have to say my initial reaction was disbelief,” Herberg said. “I couldn’t believe that … it had occurred in a place where I had been only 24 hours before.”

Robbie Darling, an architecture graduate student studying abroad in Brussels, said he was shocked the terrorism threat followed through in Belgium, and so close to where he and others are staying.

“People have often joked while I traveled about how Brussels is a hub for terrorism, but now it really means something serious and hits close to home,” Darling said.

Darling said following the attacks the city immediately shut down all public transit, reinforcing that everyone should stay home.

“When we left, it was immediately evident how quiet it was. It was the quietest I have ever heard the city,” Darling said. “The whole place had a somber mood about it. People were still driving and walking places, but more soberly and in fewer numbers.”

He added he lives about a 20-minute walk away from the metro station that was bombed.

“It’s disconcerting how close we lived to a terrorist attack,” Darling said.

Borstad said the area was on high alert.

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“When something like this happens, we’re left with no response but to continue living, if only to show that terrorism should not and cannot win.”

– Robbie Darling, architecture student studying abroad in Brussels While in Belgium, students saw military and police officers everywhere, noting security was heightened due to the arrest of Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks, that happened four days prior in Brussels.

“Honestly, I was kind of blindsided by it … it was kind of a reality check,” Borstad said.

She also said NDSU followed up with her to ensure that everyone she was traveling with knew she and others were safe.

Borstad, Wright and the rest of their group made it home safe Monday, whereas Wright had stayed one extra day to wrap up the trip with foreign counterparts to NDSU. At press time, Wright was safe in the city of Antwerp, Belgium, and has a flight home from an Amsterdam airport Thursday.

Wright’s story

Wright began his day leaving his hotel in Antwerp about 6 a.m. Tuesday, local time.

He got to the Brussels Airport and was through security by about 7:30 a.m.

Near 8 a.m, he felt the building jolt.

Seconds later, he felt it again.

As Wright did not hear any explosions, he thought the airport was experiencing an earthquake.

A few minutes later, officials began evacuating the concourse, with Wright exiting to venture onto the tarmac of the airport.

Wright and others remained on the concourse for 45 minutes until they were taken to another location by bus, and then to another location 45 minutes after.

While moving from location to location, Wright said that nobody he was traveling with had any idea of what was going on, and that he had to look on his phone for more information.

An hour after the initial explosion happened, Wright learned the event was a terrorist attack.

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After being kept by airport officials, Wright asked a police officer if he was free to leave. From there, he walked to Zaventem, a small town two miles away from the airport, where he took a train to Lueven, Belgium, and continued back to Antwerp.

Wright suspected that most people were still stuck at the airport.

Of the 500,000 residents in Antwerp, Wright said few were outside following the attacks.

Wright said he thinks the attacks today were retaliation for arresting Abdeslam.

He said he was saddened by what happened today, but was very impressed with how kind the Belgians were.

Study Abroad safety policy

Alicia Kauffman, director of the office for international student and study abroad services, said NDSU has records of where students are and that students can be located “pretty quickly” when needed.

How students are located, though, is dependent on the type of study abroad trip.

NDSU affiliate programs email NDSU if students are in a potential danger, whereas faculty-led programs contact the faculty member to stay up to date on students’ safety. Exchange program students in a handful of different countries have offices like the study abroad office to reach out to in the event something tragic were to happen.

Kauffman also said students purchase travel and health insurance before studying abroad.

This way, if students need to be evacuated for medical reasons or the location is too dangerous, the insurance covers it.

There are state department resources that the study abroad office looks at before students travel abroad too, Kauffman said.

In regard to the Brussels attacks, an email was sent to all study abroad students in Europe to inform them students in Belgium were safe.

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Evans and Price both have student government experience.

Price has been administrative assistant for two years. Evans is a senator representing the College of Business.

They said their platform highlights improving campus safety, bettering student life and improving community outreach.

Price decided to run because she “felt like I had something to offer.”

Tyler & Chuck: ‘Blue collar people’

Losinski said around campus they’re mainly known as Chuck and Chaka.

“We’re kinda like the blue collar people,” Steinberger said, adding they’re two normal guys who want to do good for campus.

Their platform highlights improving safety, increasing advertisements for non-sporting events and representation for people not in Greek life.

“We feel like we can bring a different style of voter to the table,” Losinski said.

Spencer & Anuj: Clarify, unify, strengthen

Moir is a student senator for the college of engineering.

Teotia is a former student court justice. He serves as an at-large commissioner for the academic and student affairs and technology commissions.

Their campaign focuses on making students feel they can make an impact and making student government more approachable and transparent.

They wish to clarify the relationship between student government and students, unify the relationship between advisors and students and strengthen the work student government has done.

All candidates said having a four-ticket ballot will likely to increase voter turnout and ideas for improving campus.

Voting opens on April 6.

Debates will be 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday in the Memorial Union Plains Room and 12:30 p.m. April 4 in the Century Theater.

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Bike Share to Deploy Sunday 100 bikes go live, program looks to grow in 2017 Jack Dura

Head News Editor

Gutted refuse of flooded T Lofts apartments sit in a dumpster outside the building Tuesday.

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Displaced T Lofts Residents Could Be Back by April 4 ‘No new information’ in investigation Jack Dura

Head News Editor

Residents forced to move out due to flooding in the T Lofts Apartments could be back home in two weeks.

Kayla Koehmstedt, a second floor resident, said she and her roommate Rachel Schmaltz have been told they “should be able to get back in around April 4.” The two lived in one of the 21 units on the first and second floors damaged when two suspects opened a fire standpipe in a stairwell, activating the sprinkler system, which flooded the two floors.

Damages

Danielle Paulus, Roers Property Management director, said damages are hard to estimate at this point, as her calls to insurance agents haven’t yet yielded

a summary of costs.

“As you can imagine, it was substantial damage, and we had units that had to move out,” Paulus said in an email.

“Unfortunately this project is going to take a while so the estimate of damages usually doesn’t come till the repairs are completed,” she added.

Schmaltz said she heard damages “will go over $100,000 for sure, at least.”

Koehmstedt and Schmaltz, both Rugby, N.D., natives, have lived with family friends since they moved out March 8. The two rented a storage unit to house their possessions. Koehmstedt said they only lost some boots to floodwater.

Their apartment, like others, had to be gutted from its floors to its cupboards to its bathrooms, Koehmstedt said.

T Lofts residents are

required to have a renters’ insurance policy as a provision to their lease, Paulus said.

Investigation

Police are still searching for a second suspect in connection to the T Lofts Apartments flooding.

Fargo Police arrested Daniel Schoonover, 18, of Fargo on March 6 on a charge of criminal mischief, but later released him.

The investigation has “no new information,” said Fargo Police Deputy Chief Joseph Anderson. “We are still trying to locate the second suspect.”

Danielle Paulus, Roers Property Management director, said the T Lofts have security footage of the suspects entering and fleeing the building.

The T Lofts houses 181 units and is largely occupied by college students.

As spring returns, so does Great Rides Bike Share.

The popular transportation service activates Sunday following docking station installations at North Dakota State and in downtown Fargo. The system returns five days earlier this season due to pleasant weather, said Sara Watson Curry, Great Rides operations director.

Bike Share’s first season was hugely successful, racking up about 8,000 students enrolled in the system and over 143,000 rides.

Spring’s awakening

Bike Share became available March 15, 2015, allowing students to take unlimited, 30-minute trips around the area. The bikes went into winter hibernation Nov. 1 for tune-ups and maintenance, including new baskets, the most noticeable new feature.

“We just had a lot of issues with the larger basket” like its weight, Watson Curry said.

Bike Share’s 11 stations return, with the first two installed outside the Memorial Union and the high rise residence halls over spring break.

These two stations were the busiest of the 11 and “probably in the nation,” Watson Curry added.

Due to Aquatic Center construction, one docking station has been relocated closer to the Mathew Living Learning Center.

“Every now and then, we might have to slightly

“We have one missing lamb. It went missing in August, and it hasn’t come home yet. ... I’m still holding out hope.”

– Sara Watson Curry, on the missing bike modify where we place (stations), but otherwise, everything should look the same,” Watson Curry said.

One hundred Bison green B-cycles return too – all but one of the cycling herd.

“We have one missing lamb,” Watson Curry said.

“It went missing in August and it hasn’t come home yet. ... I’m still holding out hope.”

At the end of the last season, over 8,000 students had enrolled their card in the Bike Share system, while about 6,400 had taken one or more trips, Watson Curry said.

Bike Share stats last fall showed the average B-cycle checked out an average of 20 times per day.

Rolling on

In its second season now, Great Rides generally follows Daylight Saving Time with Bike Share, Watson Curry said.

Bike Share’s docking stations are solar powered and provide a winter challenge; hence, the hibernation. However, graduate student Ali Rahim Taleqani researched the feasibility of bike sharing in a Fargo winter, presenting his results at February’s Winter Cycling Conference in MinneapolisSt. Paul, Minn.

“It’s something we’ve discussed but something we’re not ready to pursue at this time,” Watson Curry said of winter bike sharing.

She added that Minneapolis is a good mirror for Fargo’s Bike Share, as the neighbor state’s system is also seasonal.

Looking ahead, Great Rides is looking to grow Bike Share in the future, as early as 2017, Watson Curry said, contingent on funding and locations.

Expanding stations on campus and downtown as well as reaching across the river to Moorhead are potential plans for next season.

A committee is looking at growing in Moorhead with staff and student representation from Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College, Watson Curry said, as well as business leaders and city planners.

For this season, Watson Curry encourages students to ride to all 11 docking stations in April.

“They can come downtown, they can do to and from the campuses, so I encourage them to go exploring through the month of April, check out those stations,” she said.

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Renters’ Insurance Offers Safety Net Investment required by some property managers Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

Floods this spring semester have made renters insurance a worthy investment for many students.

Twenty-one units on two floors of the T Lofts Apartments flooded March 5 after two suspects turned on a fire standpipe in a stairwell, activating the sprinkler system. North Dakota State’s Seim Hall also had flooding Feb. 18 when a sprinkler head broke in a fourth floor room, WDAY reported, collecting 1-3 inches of water near some electrical equipment.

Although NDSU does not require renters insurance for its residence halls, the university does recommend it. NDSU’s handbook states, “Each tenant purchases renters and liability insurance for their protection in case of an emergency or natural disaster.”

The T Lofts, meanwhile, require its residents to have renters’ insurance policies, Roers Property Management director Danielle Paulus said.

Although the flooding was caused by non-residents, the cost of lost possessions ultimately falls on the residents. Affected parties

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T Lofts residents Kayla Koehmstedt and Rachel Schmaltz had to move out of their flooded second floor apartment on March 8. Both have renters insurance, as required by Roers.

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Lane Flaten, a junior majoring in music, said he has renters’ insurance because his property manager requires it. He added he’s had renters insurance for about a year but hasn’t had to use it, but it is something worth investing in.

“Landlords are not

financially responsible when there is a fire, theft or other catastrophe in their rental units,” NDSU reported in an online article. A personal renters insurance policy will help pay for the “renters’ living expenses if they have to live elsewhere while the building is being repaired,” NDSU reported.

First floor T Lofts resident Cody Sehn said he would move to the La Quinta Inn & Suites for the

foreseeable future while he and his roommate will store their possessions in a trailer.

Renters insurance covers the cost of damages in case of accidents and natural disasters.

Flaten said even residence hall students should consider insurance.

“Sure,” he said, “if you’re someone who can’t be trusted around things that break.”

Jack Dura contributed to this story.

In A Nutshell Macie Wenner

Contributing Writer

Registration Opens for Bearson Foundation Golf, Beanbag Event

The Tom Bearson Foundation announced its second annual golf outing, set for July 23 in Sartell, Minn.

The event’s registration begins 11 a.m. July 23 with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. at Sartell’s Blackberry Ridge Golf Course. Dinner and live entertainment will follow.

Players can register from single player up to four-player teams with their donation payments at tombearson.org.

Beanbag registrants are for two player teams.

No-show registrants will not be refunded their entry fees.

Slip Twister will perform as entertainment.

Dinner and entertainment is $40 per person.

Greg Bearson, Tom Bearson’s father, founded the foundation last spring to fund scholarships, promote campus safety and increase basketball participation.

Tom Bearson, an 18-year-old freshman and Sartell basketball standout, died in September 2014.

His death was ruled a homicide as a result of “homicidal violence.”

His murder is unsolved.

Campus Flags Half-Staffed Seven Times Since Aug. 24

NDSU has flown its flags at half-staff seven times in the last seven months, or since the start of the fall 2015 semester.

The honor has arisen for occasions including Sept. 11’s National Day of Service, the Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon Oct. 1 and the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, Mark Herz, Facilities Management building services coordinator said in an email. Flags are at half-staff now for Tuesday’s Brussels attacks.

People honored by flags at half-staff include Fargo Police Officer Jason Moszer, killed in the line of duty Feb. 11; Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Feb. 13; and former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who died March 6.

Townsend Makes History as Marksmanship Club Stays Hot The NDSU Marksmanship Club placed numerous times at the NRA Intercollegiate

Championships in Ft. Benning, Georgia, from March 14-18.

Team member Alana Townsend took first in free pistol and open-air pistol and second in overall individual. Townsend received “many allAmerican accolades,” the club reported. Her open-air win is her third consecutive title.

The club reported Townsend is the first woman in history to win free pistol at the collegiate match.

In the pistol championships, NDSU took third in women’s team aggregate, second in women’s air and fourth in women’s sport.

Teams of four from NDSU also took third in free pistol and fourth in open air.

Team members Pryce Pinney and Grant Johnson received all-American accolades in free pistol.

In the rifle championships, NDSU placed seventh in air rifle team and eighth in small-bore team, the club reported.

Townsend and fellow team members Walker Brandt, Caitlyn Fleahman and Bryce Lynne placed separately in small bore and air rifle.

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DIY Floral Monograms Madison Schill

Contributing Writer

While everyone else spent their spring breaks living it up on beaches in the sunshine, I spent mine binge-watching Grey’s Anatomy (again) and raiding the kitchen pantry.

I can’t complain much, though; I did enjoy the excess free time and getting

to sleep a whopping ten hours a night.

Sure, I was pretty jealous watching everyone’s Snapchat stories, but I was just as content crafting at my kitchen table as any one of my friends were at their sunny and warm destinations — or at least that’s what I’ve been telling myself.

So yes, aside from eating and Netflix, I did get a

chance to work on a DIY project straight from my Pinterest feed. My sister and I ended up making these adorable floral monograms.

What a great way to bring some springtime charm into the house, since Mother Nature seems to be lacking in that department.

Here’s how to freshen up your own room with a floral monogram: Materials

Cardboard Fake flowers in a variety of sizes Ruler Box cutter Hot glue gun Scissors 1. Start by tracing your chosen letter onto the cardboard, using the ruler to ensure straight lines. Then, use the box cutter to cut the letter out. Keep in mind that the flowers will likely cover

the edges of the letter, so you shouldn’t worry about having perfect edges.

2. Pick each of the flowers off of their stems. This is where it comes in handy to have a little sister; guess whose job this was? Be sure to remove as much of the stem as possible so the flowers will be easier to glue.

3. Now is the fun and time-consuming part. Glue

Floral monograms add a little springtime color indoors.

Springtime Sadness The musings of a student who just wants to be golfing Rio Bergh

Features Editor

I love spring. Really, I do. It’s in my top four list of favorite seasons. But at the same time, there is something about spring (specifically relating to spring break) that makes me sad.

You see, spring break gave me a little taste of freedom, which is a horrible, terrible thing for a student to have. I spent the first few days golfing in the glorious North Dakota sunshine, perfecting my happy dance, eating and reveling in a complete and utter lack of responsibility.

After the first days, my conscience began speaking to me.

You should really be doing productive stuff.

Those papers and exams aren’t that far away, you know.

At this point, I got a text from my cousin: “I know it just snowed, but do you want to go golfing?”

As usual, goodness barely put up a fight.

You may wonder why I would go golfing on a thirty degree day, so allow me to let you in on a little secret: I only golf well in

abominable weather.

I made this fascinating discovery during my years in high school golf — on a pleasant, sunny day, I would most likely be hacking it up in the nearest group of trees.

But give me cold, rain and 40 mph winds to basically ensure my best round of the season.

So, there you have it: I love golf. It’s a sickness, an addiction, I’m afraid. And this sickness is at the heart of my springtime sadness.

After being cooped up inside all winter, I just want to be outside. Specifically, I want to be outside, on a golf course. Especially after spring break gave me a taste of it again.

It seems like cruel and unusual punishment to be sitting in an indoor classroom while precious springtime hours that could be spent golfing are passing by. Even the rainy days don’t help — I still get the urge to grab my clubs and dash off into the dreary, yet promising dawn.

Sadly, golfing (poorly) does not pay the bills, or help me in the pursuit of my studies. So I have to be content gazing out of the window, dreaming of my next fix.

the flowers to the letter, ideally covering all of the cardboard. We found that some of the flowers needed to be glued in layers, as they didn’t stay together well when the stem was removed.

4. To finish, pick off the hot glue strings and add a string to the letter so it can be hung. You can use twine for that slightly rustic flair.

5. Hang up and enjoy.

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NoDak Moment| Roosevelt’s Recovery

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Regina Schimek Contributing Writer

Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross Ranch house is displayed at the entrance to the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D.

Jack Dura

Spectrum Staff

Before actor Josh Duhamel, North Dakota’s only celebrity was Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States.

Before his 1901-09 presidency, Roosevelt ranched and hunted in the western badlands of Dakota Territory. His 1883 bison hunt near the nascent town of Medora gave seed to his cattle ranching operations.

Before he left the badlands in early fall that year with the hide and head of his bull bison, the 24-year-old politician gave $14,000 and a handshake to two ranchers to purchase a few hundred head of cattle from Minnesota.

What followed was a four-year stint of adventure and solitude on the edge

of the American West for the young future president. Months after his badlands bison hunt, his wife and mother died on the same day, in the same house. Stricken by grief and shaken to his core, the young politician all but abandoned politics and buried himself in the badlands.

While out west, Roosevelt hunted. He wrote. He wandered. He lived the “strenuous life” of a cowboy and gained the respect of his neighbors for his efforts and fortitude.

Roosevelt also acquired the physical and emotional strength that would stay with him for life.

He also saw the need for wildlife conservation.

During his presidency, he set aside over 230 million acres of land for federal protection. Some of those spots are in North Dakota,

such as the national wildlife refuges at Chase and Stump Lakes. The latter is underwater due to Devils Lake flooding.

Roosevelt’s time in the badlands offered adventure in all aspects of western life. He bagged every species of big game animal on his hunts, from bighorn sheep to elk to pronghorn.

He ranched cattle, but lost over $20,000 following the devastating winter of 1886-87. Roosevelt also wrote parts of several books, including an 1884 tribute to his first wife Alice that would be the last he ever wrote of her.

She would disappear from his recollections after that, and he even left her out entirely from his 1913 autobiography.

His badlands sojourn also included the tale of

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capturing three thieves who stole his boat. Roosevelt and two ranch managers built a second boat, pursued the thieves on the frigid, ice-filled Little Missouri River and later arrested the miscreants before a grueling overland march of 45 miles to Dickinson, N.D., to justice.

Roosevelt returned to North Dakota to hunt after his crippling cattle losses in 1887. His last substantial visit to his Elkhorn Ranch was in 1890 with his wife and other companions.

He sold his cattle in 1897.

Scavengers dismantled his Elkhorn Ranch by 1901.

Today his Maltese Cross Ranch house stands at the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s South Unit in Medora, one of three units of the only national park named after a president, or a person.

Why do we need fiber?

Simply put, there are five main reasons that it is useful: 1. Fiber helps to normalize bowel movements.

2. With its bulk, it also helps maintain bowel health by cleaning out the intestines.

3. Research is being conducted that suggests it is a factor in reducing colon cancer.

4. Fiber lowers bad cholesterol levels and controls blood sugar levels by slowing the rate of sugar absorption.

5. It aids in achieving a healthy weight.

As stated previously, it is bulky — especially after absorbing water — and makes a person feel more full. To give a real life example, think about eating mac and cheese for supper, compared to a serving of broccoli and chicken.

Which one keeps you fuller longer?

There are two types of fiber — soluble and insoluble. As you can probably guess, soluble fiber dissolves in water and insoluble does not. The

latter of the two is the kind that is most beneficial to your digestive system. It is found in the vegetables, whole grains, beans, and some of the starches that you hopefully eat on a daily basis.

The recommended daily intake for women is 25 grams; for men it is higher at 38 grams. Eating the recommended amounts of food groups will easily put you at an adequate fiber intake.

Having a high fiber diet is a healthy habit well worth having. It supports the digestive system to move food through the intestines and prevents constipation.

However, with a high fiber diet it is important to drink lots of water. Without enough fluids, it makes it hard for the food to move through and can make you feel very uncomfortable or ill, potentially giving you a large amount of gas, bloating or cramping.

Though fiber is beneficial for health, don’t go over board and eat an irrational amount. This is especially true if you don’t typically consume much fiber. Allow your body time to adjust as you gradually increase your fiber intake.

Remember: as always, moderation is the key.

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Loren Yellow Bird was linguistic consultant Christian Weber Contributing Writer

Loren Yellow Bird, an NDSU graduate and Arikara scholar, played an important role in the making of an Oscar-winning film.

“The Revenant” received universal acclaim from audiences and critics.

It won three Golden Globe awards and three Academy Awards, including

Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, his first.

Accuracy is paramount in historical dramas.

Indigenous languages, such as Arikara, are used in “The Revenant” when appropriate. Yellow Bird acted as a linguistic consultant during the making of “The Revenant” to ensure a historically accurate portrayal of indigenous characters.

The film dramatizes

the true story of trapper and explorer, Hugh Glass, who was abandoned by his companions after a grizzly bear attack. He survives and bears severe injuries and harsh conditions to exact revenge.

Yellow Bird is a member of the Arikara, or Sahnish, tribe. He grew up in White Shield, N.D., on the Fort Berthold Reservation. He earned degrees in history

and anthropology from NDSU and has worked as a park ranger and cultural interpreter at Fort Union Trading Post for over 15 years.

He is a prominent scholar of Arikara history and has delivered lectures at colleges and universities around the country.

Yellow Bird was forwarded an e-mail from “The Revenant” personnel

calling for indigenous actors. He contacted the film’s production staff and was subsequently hired as a linguistic consultant and technical advisor.

He was present during filming and editing sessions and worked closely with DiCaprio, who uses the Arikara language throughout the film.

Additionally, Yellow Bird provided voice-overs for

many of the indigenous characters who were not familiar with Arikara.

Yellow Bird continues to work at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, southwest of Williston, N.D., as a cultural resource interpreter and park ranger.

Along with the ranger position, Yellow Bird also continues to further research Plains Indian culture and history.

Guide to Upcoming Spring Releases Anticipated upcoming releases from big, small musicians alike Jack Hastings A&E Editor

Being well into the swing of 2016, the output of music begins to increase both in quality and quantity.

Whether it’s tunes from well-established musicians or up-and-coming underdogs, one can expect to find their soon-to-be summer bangers. Here’s a little guide to help aid in that process, highlighting upcoming big and small releases.

ANOHNI, “Hopelessness”

ANOHNI, formerly the lead singer of chamber pop group Antony and the Johnsons, has been building a steady wave of hype leading up to her debut album “Hopelessness.”

After the announcement of her new moniker, project

and an Academy Award nomination, a great deal of mystery and ambiguity surrounds her musical output.

Leading up to this release, ANOHNI has shared two singles with the public. The first of which being “4 Degrees,” a triumphantly tragic swan song backed by simple, militant percussion and blaring brass-inspired synths while ANOHNI’s full, wavering voice claims its ground among the assertive instrumentation.

The most recently dropped track is titled “Drone Bomb Me.” At skin level, the song could easily be taken as merely a dance track but the lyrics infuse a more somber tone.

The song is told from the perspective of a young girl in Afghanistan who has

experienced the destructive power of drone bombs.

The singles leading up to ANOHNI’s debut have displayed shimmering instrumentation that is both sleek and dark. The album is produced by established artists Hudson Mohawke and Oneohtix Point Never and has an expected release date of May 6.

Drake, “Views From the 6”

Modern music heavyweight Drake’s fourth album, “Views From the 6,” has been announced to drop sometime in April. “Views From the 6” will serve as a follow up to his last full studio album, 2013’s “Nothing Was the Same.”

Very little details have been released concerning Champagne Papi’s upcoming album and the amount of speculation is only increasing.

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Electronic band M83 incorporates varying instrumentation on their upcoming album “Junk”.

Some details have been grasped from various interviews and leaks, but nothing has been confirmed.

What fans know for sure is that “Views From the 6” will be more experimental than previous Drake releases, is heavily inspired

by Toronto and Los Angeles and will have a more refined and sunnier quality than last year’s mixtape “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.”

M.I.A.,“Matahdatah”

The pleasantly controversial rapper M.I.A. is working on her fifth studio album “Matahdatah” to follow up 2013’s “Matangi.” M.I.A. has established a steady output of self-aware, politically charged music that brings in worldly instrumentation.

In July 2015, M.I.A. released the audio for “Matahdatah Scroll 01

Broader than a Border” accompanied with a music video. The video suggested that it would be a ten part series, leading for conclusions to be drawn about the upcoming album being a ten track audiovisual project.

It has also been hinted that electronic producer Skrillex is affiliated with the new M.I.A. project from an Instagram post of both the musicians together.

M.I.A.’s “Matahdatah” is expected to be released this spring, likely an unexpected surprise release.

M83, “Junk”

Masterful electronic band M83 is preparing to drop their seventh studio album “Junk.” The band, fronted by Anthony Gonzalez, has established itself as one of the most prevalent and influential

bands in the modern indie and alternative music scene.

“Junk” is the follow up to M83’s 2011 “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming,” a magnum opus of synthpop beautifully illustrating Gonzalez’s fascination with dreams and nightmares.

“Junk” is set to take a much more concrete approach as the music’s lyrical content focuses more on the real world and society’s waste.

Two singles have been released so far to promote the album: “Do It, Try It,” a bizarre, pulsating piano-driven track, and “Solititude,” a Bondesque ballad with ornate physical and synthesized instrumentation.

M83’s “Junk” will be released April 8 along with a corresponding tour to support the new album.

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After a recent Academy Award nomination, ANOHNI’s debut is set to be well acclaimed.

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This April and May, Theatre B will fulfill its promise to “rearrange the furniture of your mind.”

Joining the ranks of its experimental pieces is “The Sweet New.” “The Sweet New” follows three generations of an ItalianAmerican family and questions the truth behind the American identity.

Each generation deals with a different issue: from the immigration of the original members of the family, to assimilation as the children must balance both their identities and finally the transformation of the final generation as they

live in the shadow of their parents and grandparents.

Identity is a topic that affects all people from all time periods.

“The Sweet New” is a provocative piece of theater that will cause everyone, despite religion, race or creed, to think about what it means to be an American.

Theatre B commissioned with local playwright Raymond Rea to create the original play for the theater.

Rea is a filmmaker and writer from Moorhead.

He has had his films screen nationally and internationally, and teaches today at MSUM. Theatre B also collaborated with the Pride Collective and Community Center, a nonprofit working to better the social and N

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Rea’s experience with film will make the transition from the screen to stage a compelling visual experience. His storytelling is also bound to be descriptive and engrossing.

“The Sweet New” is something different and altogether enticing for the Fargo-Moorhead community. It’s making history at Theatre B, but hopefully we will continue to see this creativity in the future of Fargo-Moorhead theater.

Tickets go on sale April 1 and can be purchased through the box office at Theatre B.

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Editor’s Choice: Back in the Swing of Things Jack Hastings A&E Editor

Spring Break is now just a sunburn and memory, and it is time to once again hit the grind and crack down. Ease yourself into the harsh reality of everyday collegiate life by taking some time to enjoy some art, workshops and theatre.

“Cultural Landscapes” by Grace Clark

The Rourke Art Museum is hosting a collection of photography

by Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate Grace Clark.

Clark’s photography features pieces highlighting various characteristics of the United States. “‘Cultural Landscapes’ is a compilation of photographic observations from around the United States,” Clark said in a statement. “This series includes a collection of

scenes commenting on the humor, irony, tragedy and passion rooted within the human influence. A survey of the landscape.”

The “Cultural Landscapes” exhibit is running through April 3 at the Rourke in Moorhead.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Family Portrait – A HandsOn Collage Workshop The Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead is hosting a collage workshop to complement their current exhibition, “Manifestation”

by Laura Youngbird.

The exhibition focuses on Native American dislocation and westward whit migration. Through the artwork, Youngbird explores and researches her ancestry and American history.

Those who attend the workshop will have a similar artistic experience as they create their own family artwork to take home. Participants will

need to bring a family photo to integrate into their art pieces.

The event takes places 2 - 4 p.m. April 3 and the Hjemkomst Center. The free workshop is limited to 15 participants 12 and older.

“Speech and Debate”

Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre are set to perform “Speech and Debate,” a dark comedy by Stephen Karam.

The play follows the story of a band of misfits in Salem, Oregon, as the try to expose the truth about a recent scandal that has rocked their town. The production follows the characters journey from adolescence into adulthood.

“Speech and Debate” follows FMCT Studio Theatre’s dedication to contemporary and socially relevant works of theatre.

The show runs through March 31, April 1 and 2.

The play starts each night at 7:30.

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Garth Brooks will be returning to Fargo this May for the first time since 1998.

Fan Frenzy Over Fargo’s

Garth Brooks Tickets Andrew Fugleberg Staff Writer

Garth Brooks will make his Fargo homecoming, performing at the Dome for at least two different shows in May. Nearly a decade in the making, Brooks said he was humbled by the response for a concert in Fargo. Two dates have been set so far: May 6 and 7. He will be

performing with his wife, Trisha Yearwood.

Tickets for the show were only sold online and over the phone Friday. The online server crashed within an hour, suspending sales, with many fans voicing their anger over social media.

When asked about the ticket debacle, Garth Brooks told local media he was disappointed in the crash, but “very flattered”

that enough people wanted to see him perform while he was in Fargo. He hopes that those who were disappointed last Friday will be sated with the later sale.

Ticket sales will resume 10 a.m. Wednesday for those who want their chance to see the country music legend.

Seats are being sold at best available. Fans can buy up to eight tickets.

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Student Body Presidential Campaign Time Should Be Extended More time would allow students to think critically about candidates

Editorial As of Wednesday, campaigns for student body president have opened.

In just two short weeks, students are expected to choose the NDSU community’s next leader.

And we’ll need leaders.

Our next student body president and vice president will face a North Dakota legislative session, the overallocation of student fees and continued budget cuts at both the state and university level.

Choosing our next executives shouldn’t be a decision we take lightly.

Unfortunately, it’s one we, the student body, do.

And with only two weeks to choose, it’s not a surprise students don’t take the campaigns more seriously.

A majority of the

student body cannot make an educated choice in just two weeks. It becomes especially difficult as the number of tickets increases and when spring recess cuts into the schedule.

Last year, just over 1,700 students voted in the student body elections.

We can chalk that up to saying young people rarely turn out for elections at any level, but this year’s elections for homecoming court showed us more students will vote, if prompted.

Over 3,000 students voted for homecoming king and queen in October.

Granted, that’s still only about 20 percent of campus, and because more people are running, more people are likely to vote.

But we should strive for more when it comes to student body elections.

We should expect and need students outside of student government and the candidates’ immediate friends and classmates to

“Additional weeks will allow candidates to reach out to more students and for students to think more critically about each team.” turnout on election day.

Based on conversations with chief justice Mathew Warsocki and public relations executive Nikki Borstad, the time limit is based on a concern that if extended much longer, students will lose interest in campaigns. Students returning from spring break will no longer care and forget to vote altogether.

We’ve got to have more faith in students and their ability to care.

When revising next year’s election code, the student court should consider extending student body election campaigns to one month.

Even with the use of social media and the ability

for candidates to share their platforms online, two weeks only allows for students to understand each team’s platforms at the most basic level.

For students who are less active, it might mean receiving a Listserv reminding them to vote, which could boil down to picking the name of a team they walked past once in the Union. Or, more likely, they don’t vote at all.

With more time, candidates won’t be forced to cram 100 student organization visits into 14 days.

The additional weeks will allow candidates to reach out to more students and for students to think

Response to Matt Frohlich’s

‘Open Letter to #NDSUFeminist’ Darcy Corbitt-Hall Contributing Writer

Editor’s note: Darcy Corbitt-Hall originally submitted the following as a letter to the editor. As a student, she is eligible to become a contributing writer and chose to do so in order to overcome the 500-word letter to the editor limit.

In response to your editorial published March 10, 2016, I would like to offer a defense for feminism and feminist activists here at NDSU. I will endeavor to respond point by point in a manner which is affirming and friendly and not as a harassing or intimidating harpy, a charge which has been laid at the door of my feminist sisters and brothers. I will respond to your questions in the order they have been put to your readers.

1. Why is it called feminism rather than gender egalitarianism?

This is an excellent question, and without a working knowledge of the history of feminism is a reasonable assumption.

Feminism, as movement, was born out of extreme inequality faced by women between the late eighteenth century and early twentieth century. Women, no matter what social class or race, were unable to own property, vote, or make legal and social decisions for themselves. Those decisions were made for them first by their fathers, then by their husbands, and later by their sons.

Our feminist foremothers rejected this cultural hegemony, and the feminist movement was born. Now that women have the right to vote, to work, to be autonomous human beings, feminism’s focus has shifted to other inequalities faced by both women and minorities in the twentyfirst century. Women, more

“In other words, if you feel intimidated and harassed, imagine what it feels like to be woman and have male politician tell you what you can or cannot do with your vagina.” than anyone else, regardless of race, face higher rates of violence, homelessness, income inequality, workplace discrimination, and legal discrimination.

While minority men also face these issues, they do so at lower rates than their female counterparts. Just because sex is a protected class and women have the right to vote does not mean that women and men are yet truly equal. The reason it’s called feminism is this: until men and women are truly equal, no person is equal, because our treatment of the lowest ranking members of our society demonstrates the cultural values we hold about the value of human life.

Patriarchy is indeed the biggest threat to equality faced by both men and women. Patriarchy is not synonymous with men or male culture. Patriarchy is equally discriminatory and predatory towards men as it is towards women.

Patriarchy is the idea that masculine men are better and stronger than women and feminine men mentally, physically, and emotionally and as such deserve special treatment and rights in our society. Such hegemony discriminates against men who do not meet a very rigid set of standards and cultural roles and is the lead cause of violence perpetuated against women, LGBTQ individuals, and people of color. It is not surprise that more violent crimes are perpetuated by white men, a group which is traditionally and currently the most effected by patriarchy.

2. Why is opposition to feminism often attacked in a way that is perceived as

harassing or intimidating?

In a world where we largely still think women should be meek and submissive to men, it is reasonable to be intimated or feel harassed by women who stand up for themselves and for those their ideology seeks to advocate for an protect.

Misogyny and attempts by the patriarchy to silence and erase feminist discourses should make reasonable and equality-seeking individuals angry. Now, more than any time in the last decade, women and minorities are under attack. From dozens of current legislative actions against transgender and lesbian and gay individuals to laws limiting the woman’s legal right to abortions and birth control, feminist discourses are being stifled by individuals who do not believe that women and other minorities are smart enough or human enough to make decisions for themselves and their families. We should be angry, but our anger and our push-back against “misogyny as usual” should not be interpreted as harassment; rather, it should be interpreted as a group of people asserting their right to be heard. In other words, if you feel intimidated and harassed imagine what feels like to be woman and have male politician tell you what you can or cannot do with your vagina.

3. Is the Women and Gender Studies Program an institutionally condoned indoctrination machine? I’d say no more than any other program or department on campus.

The job of a university is to teach students about things which challenge

their beliefs and encourage them to think differently about the world. If they did not we would not progress as a culture or society of knowledge and science.

The goal of the Women and Gender Studies program is to teach students to think about issues related women and gender in society, which means that students in that program will be exposed to concepts rooted in feminist theory, queer theory, and critical race theory. You state you are “puzzled why four freethinking adults would independently choose to promote an ideology consistent with that of their professors.” Don’t take this as a critique or harassment, but as a doctoral student in an academic program I find this statement to be really odd. Of course they espouse the ideology of professors they respect and admire. I imagine that most of us internalize messages we’ve heard our entire life and those message form our central ideology. But please, do not be so patronizing as to assume that four women are too stupid to listen in class and independently agree with what they hear, and then take that knowledge and apply it to a real-world problem in order to find a solution. Is this not the goal of education?

To my feminist sisters and brothers and mothers and fathers: stand strong!

You are doing great things here at NDSU to make our community more inclusive, open, and affirming for all of our students, faculty, and staff.

Darcy Corbitt-Hall is a doctoral student in the clinical psychological science program.

more critically about each team.

As is, why vote at all if we’re all choosing someone at random or based on a quick first impression?

The student court has taken steps in the right direction.

This year’s election code allows for candidates to send a Listserv detailing their platform as well as promoting their social media. It pushes for more public relations work to promote the elections and debates and also provides that the Bison media entities can host one joint debate.

These are important.

But extending the time candidates are allowed to campaign is the next important step.

If candidates run themselves dry or their grades suffer in that time period, that’s a personal choice. But when writing the election code, the student court should prioritize the student body’s ability to make an informed

choice over the candidates’ stress or ability to maintain their studies.

The court could also choose to incorporate other regulations on candidates behavior to ensure the students maintain performance in the classroom.

The court could mandate that candidates miss no more than a certain number of credit hours in the month of campaigning. They could choose to not increase the team’s spending limit, which would force further efficiency in the extended time period.

Running in student body elections is no easy task.

Relaxing the election season to a month could further stress go-getting candidates, but it would also better inform the student body.

If students are given a reason to care, they will.

It’s our job, as a media entity, and their job, as the student government, to make sure students are given that reason.

Saving Grace Part 11 (Part 1) Amanda Wagner Contributing Writer

Previously on Saving Grace: Grace comes to terms with the reality of her situation.

Taking control of the motorcycle, Grace had never felt freer. It was almost too soon when she made it back to her residence hall, pulling up by the curb as she shivered from the pure adrenaline of the amount of power that hummed beneath her.

Riding the motorcycle — or rather, driving it — she had felt in control; the world wasn’t a huge, unpredictable place.

During the time that she had driven, her troubles had seemed small compared to her excitement, even the thought of Piper’s situation had become less worrisome and something that a part of her knew she could — no, she would — find a way to fix it, to fix everything.

Connor watched her as she slung her legs over so her feet dangled as she slid off the bike and he slid forward, his hands on the handles. Having already walked to the door, she was surprised when he didn’t move to follow.

“What’s wrong, you aren’t coming up?” Before she would be happy to see him go, the annoying jerk he could be, but now … well now it was different.

Sort of. He shrugged in response.

“I don’t think I’ll be welcome, your friend Sam is currently glaring at me from your window,” Connor chuckled, motioning to the shape that moved out from the curtains of the third

window on the second floor.

She rolled her eyes.

“And that never stopped you before?”

He just shrugged again and reignited the engine. Of course, he was going to go back to being a vague pain in the neck; why did she expect anything more from him?

“Tell Piper I said hi,” he called back to her as she turned back to walk inside.

She heard the sound of the engine roaring as he pulled away and the door shut behind her.

Taking the stairs two at a time, she smiled as she walked into the room to see Piper sitting upright, a paper plate on her lap with a slice of pizza. Sam waved to her from his spot on her bed.

“You look lively today,” she chuckled, patting Piper on the shoulder. “Connor says hello, by the way.”

Sam glared when she spoke his name.

“What the heck were you doing with him anyway?” He growled, his hand tightening into a fist. Sam didn’t usually get angry … what was going on?

Grace shook her head, sitting down beside him.

“What does it matter what I was doing with him? We were just talking, Sam.” If it was possible, she had only managed to make him angrier.

Of course, she knew what he thought about Connor, about his bad reputation around campus, but Sam didn’t understand what was really going on.

He didn’t know that all of this — all of them — might all be inside her head.

To be continued….

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I Apologize For My Behavior “I still stand behind the opinions I have expressed in The Spectrum, but not necessarily the way I expressed them.”

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Supporters of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders must find common ground.

I Can’t ‘Feel The Bern,’ Without You ‘Making America Great Again’ A true story of plight and heartbreak within the political mess we call the 2016 election

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

Donald Trump is not the enemy that we want him to be.

Rather the enemy is ourselves.

I am in no way supporting Trump. What I am saying though is that Trump is not the biggest threat to our democracy.

No matter how much a future with Trump in the White House worries me, I see something that has the potential to be even worse for all of us.

We must ask ourselves a few questions. How do we treat the other political party’s supporters? Are we rude? Do we disregard their ideas, and opinions as just the rantings of an idiot, or maybe immaturity? Is this how we are going to learn? Is this how we are going to “Make America great again”? Or how we are going to “feel the Bern?”

No. We can’t do either

one of those things without the other half. If we only work to demonize a segment of the population, we will never have their support.

This is what my biggest fear is: that we will not be able to learn from the other side. People have their own reasonings, which we must respect. Instead of just making them the enemy, why not try to learn from them?

This is how we are the enemy. The enemy to anything actually changing within this country. We can complain, no doubt. We are good at this. We can even be mad when Trump says something crazy, but until we both come down from our clouds, we will never solve the issues at hand.

Trump supporters, I do not understand why you would want to support Mr. Trump, as I am for sure you don’t understand why I would want to support a democratic socialist.

So why not, instead of hurling insults, posting stupid internet comments and disregarding each other, why not actually get these answers out? Why not actually talk to the other party’s supporter?

I don’t know everything, and unless you are really unique, you don’t

know everything as well.

This is probably one of your first times voting for president. I know I want to be as knowledgeable as I can.

Where Trump might want to build walls between the U.S. and Mexico, it is our job as the youth of this great nation to break down the walls they are building between us.

By the term “they” I mean Bernie, Trump, Vermin Supreme — whoever you have winning the white house.

It is only then that we can actually progress. It is only then when we can learn why the other side thinks the way it does. It is only then when we are adults, and not children.

Politics is a fun thing. It is meant to be a challenging, demanding task to keep up with it all. Allow the other side to challenge you, and instead of hiding behind a computer, please, please, please, engage in constructive dialogue.

We have important issues at hand: gay rights, women’s rights, racial tension, economic inequality and many more.

I’d like to solve it with you, instead of trying to solve you.

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Editor’s note: Staff writer Matt Frohlich submitted the following after being contacted by opinion editor Erik Jonasson and editor in chief Erica Nitschke about The Spectrum’s decision to no longer approve staff contributor’s comments on ndsuspectrum.com articles. Frohlich’s choice to apologize was without prompt or guidance by The Spectrum staff.

A couple people whom I respect contacted me earlier this week expressing concern that some of my choices at The Spectrum have been unprofessional.

I have thought about what they said, and though I do not enjoy admitting it, I acknowledge they were right.

I could explain what led me to believe my behavior was justified, but I have decided it would be best to simply apologize.

I still stand behind the opinions I have expressed in The Spectrum, but not necessarily the way I expressed them.

I understand my opinions are unpopular, and as such,

a certain amount of tension was unavoidable, even if I had done everything right.

That being said, there are several things I admit to doing that have made the situation worse: • I referred to specific local people and/or organizations in articles I wrote. This is probably what I feel the worst about.

I apologize to anybody I directly called out. In particular, there is a student activist organization, academic department and an NDSU employee I directly referred to in an article I wrote several weeks ago.

While I still would be interested in entering a discussion with these people, I admit that this was not the right way to initiate this discussion, and I truly am sorry.

• I made an effort to directly respond to every form of criticism I received, whether it be on the online comments section or by writing articles in response. At first I justified this on the grounds that it sparked lively debate, but in hindsight I realize that it almost immediately devolved into me forcing people into arguments.

I admit that not only was this disrespectful towards these people, but it also

made The Spectrum look bad, as well.

• I was particularly hard on feminists. Though I still strongly disagree with what they say, I wish I had found a better way of expressing this disagreement.

Just to be clear, I understand that a person is more than an ideology they choose to associate with, and as such, I do not consider myself to be morally superior to feminists.

Moving forward, I realize that the school year is winding down, so in the interest of finishing what I started, I will continue writing for The Spectrum.

There are still several issues I have not yet had a chance to cover.

I will be graduating, and as such will not be able to write for The Spectrum next year. But even if I were able to, people are understandably upset with me, and it is on these grounds that I probably would not continue writing.

I realize that I have received nearly as much support as I have criticism, but I still feel like I have let down the NDSU community. It is for this reason that I apologize.

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Teeing Off Toward a Title NDSU men’s, women’s golf begin spring season Taylor Schloemer Staff Writer

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The women’s soccer team travelled to Europe for a week.

Pizza, Gelato, Soccer

and More Gelato

NDSU soccer team spends eight days competing in, experiencing Italy, San Marino

Pace Maier Sports Editor

The North Dakota State soccer team has been out of the United States from March 12-20, touring Italy and San Marino. The Bison practiced, competed, learned how to make pizza and ate lots of gelato throughout their foreign trip.

NDSU freshman forward Britney Monteon was kind enough to share her and the team’s experiences with a daily blog post to NDSU’s athletic website. Some of the highlights follow: At 2:30 p.m. on March 13 the Bison arrived in Milan, Italy, and “you could imagine all of us girls were pretty tired. With the overnight flight and time change, good attitudes, in-flight movies and neck pillows were crucial,” Monteon wrote in her first blog post of the trip.

The green and gold ate at a bakery named “Paul” that is famous for its sandwiches. After that a tour guide led the Bison around Milan, and team experienced homemade gelato.

Day two started out with a coach from Inter Milan (a professional Italian football club), Giuseppe Baresi training the Bison.

“We focused on movement off the ball,” Monteon wrote. “The setting of the field was absolutely beautiful mountains surrounding the field and colorful

villas all around.”

Day three consisted of a little more travel than expected for the team.

“We had about a four hour bus ride to our destination in Venice,” Monteon wrote. “(It) ended up being about a six hour drive because of traffic.”

Once the crew arrived in Venice, they took a water taxi ride through the Grand Canal and a guided tour of the city.

Day four was yet another amazing day for Monteon and her team. The team experienced a castle in San Marino, and after that took a pizza making class.

“We had a man named Carmen walk us through the basics of pizza making, and then basically put us to work making our own pizzas,” Monteon wrote.

After that and a little relaxation the Bison competed in its first game of the trip against USD San Zaccaria and won 3-2.

“The game went well overall,” Monteon wrote.

“We cane out with the result we wanted, but there’s always something to take from games, no matter whom we play, or where we play.”

Day five consisted of a bus ride to Pisa, Italy, as the team learned the history behind the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

“The leaning tower is actually the bell tower of the cathedral,” Monteon wrote. “Along with the tour, we had free time to roam the city, and we went around to the street vendors to barter, ate lunch and

relaxed on the grass in front of the baptistery across from the cathedral.”

Later that day the Bison laced the cleats up, and took on Castelfranco Clacio, which is an Italian associate football club from Castelfranco Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. NDSU took care of business winning 5-2.

“They were a pretty skilled team,” Monteon wrote. “Most players had no problem taking shots from wherever they were, which created chances for them and made the game interesting.”

Day six the team traveled to Florence, which is where Monteon wrote that “a lot os us made some bigger purchases” in this city because of all the great leather goods.

And the final day of the trip, day seven, the team took an early morning train ride to Cinque Terre, Italy, which is a string of older seaside villages. After that the Bison experienced a soccer match against Novara and Bari, a Series B match.

Then the team headed back to Milan for one final dinner.

The Bison traveled about 10,000 miles through the air, about 1,100 on fourwheels and walked near 52 miles.

“We are very thankful for this trip, and had an amazing time,” Monteon wrote in her final blog post of the trip.

With spring coming into full swing, it is only natural for the Bison golf teams to start the search for titles.

Both the North Dakota State men’s and women’s teams have begun its spring seasons, as the lead up to the Summit League Championship begins.

On the women’s side, the spring season started in the best possible way.

With the frost barely off the clubs, the Bison took a trip into the golf weather part of the country and took a win at the Grand Canyon University Spring Invitational in Phoenix back in late February. The team was led by freshman Emma Groom, who tied for fourth with a 227, which was 14-over par during the three rounds. Overall, the Bison defeated runners-up Portland State by three strokes and conference rivals South Dakota State by four.

The Bison had two more tournaments since then, finishing fourth in the Southern Utah University Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational and 11th in the ORU/SFA Spring Break Invitational last week.

Going forward, the women will play in the Gary Crossley Ford KC Shootout before heading into the Summit League Tournament. The team has high expectations going into the latter part of the season. Head coach Matt Johnson said that the team is capable to win the conference.

“We have played all of the top teams in the conference, and we have beaten them, and they have beaten us,” Johnson said.

The key going forward is going to be getting consistency. This was echoed by senior Hailey Boner.

“We all have stuff that we can work on. Personally for me, it’s putting, she said.

Johnson said each player has something that they can do to improve consistency, whether it is putting, mid-range shot or the short game. If they can get to a point of a high level of play, a conference championship is within reach.

For the men, the season got off to a soggy start at the Atchafalaya Intercollegiate in Louisiana back in February. After

sitting in sixth place after the opening round, rain soaked the course and play was suspended. Opening day results were the only ones counted. The team then went to Dallas for the Bob Sitton Invitational, where they finished 16th.

For the tournament, the Bison were led by Alex Lobeck’s 15-over-par 228 at the TPC Four Seasons.

The Bison have two more tournaments before the Summit League Tournament, starting with the UC Irvine Anteater Invitational next week in California. After that, there will be one more tune-up at the Oral Roberts University Shootout in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Bison men’s head coach Steve Kennedy said his team is on the right track.

“We are getting better,” Kennedy said. “The guys just need to eliminate

some mistakes that lead to double- and triple-bogey.”

The Bison have played some Summit League foes, having beat SDSU and Omaha down in Louisiana, and keeping near Oral Roberts in Texas.

Sophomore Keaton Lausch said consistency will be key.

“We are all hitting good shots, we are all hitting bad shots, it’s just trying to eliminate the super high numbers and getting everything consistent,” Lausch said.

With two more outings to go, confidence will be a large factor in seeing if this team makes a run at the conference championship.

“It’s going to take everyone coming together as a team and everyone shooting consistent scores and playing solid golf,” if the Bison are to bring home the crown, Lausch said.

Sophomore Natalie Roth played at the Fall Kickoff Tournament at the Fargo Country Club.

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Timberpups Need To Grow Into Timberwolves Minnesota has a young core, but the long-term lineup needs answers Taylor Kurth

Contributing Writer

For the 12th straight year, the Timberwolves will be watching the playoffs from home. The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves played a game after mid-April was in 2004.

The Timberwolves have experienced over a decade of futility and despair as they have tried time and time again to rebuild after the trade of Kevin Garnett. At the conclusion of this year, they will have to answer some major questions regarding their

future. They have to find long-term lineup answers as they try to develop their core moving forward.

However, after this year there is a different feeling among fans as the summer rolls around. With KarlAnthony Towns a shoe in to win Rookie of the Year, that will be the second in as many years after Andrew Wiggins ran away with it last year. The Timberwolves will become the first team to boast consecutive rookies of the years since the Baltimore Bullets in the late-1960s.

In addition to these two, Minnesota has some other

interesting young pups.

Towns rookie season has been discussed frequently, this year but to keep it short and simple, no big men in almost 20 years has dominated the league as fast as he has. Towns is averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds and almost two blocks all while shooting 55 percent from the field.

The list of rookies who have accomplished that is very short. Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan and Towns.

Towns is on the fast track to becoming one of the best players in the NBA; the Wolves need not worry

about the center position.

Wiggins appears to have grasped to one of the wing positions for the Wolves despite some concerns. A year after winning RotY, Wiggins came back in his sophomore year and poured in almost 21 points a game on 46 percent shooting while also getting to line seven times game which was among the top 11.

Wiggins has shown the ability to absolutely score the basketball whether it is on the fast break, at the free throw line or in isolation situations.

However, besides the prolific scoring for a 21 year

old, Wiggins has not shown much else in his game. His rebounding declined from a decent 4.6 a game as a rookie to a paltry 3.6 this year.

At 6’8’’ with elite leaping ability, Wiggins should be gathering more rebounds. Wiggins assists have also declined albeit very minimally. For as great as a scorer he has been he has been abysmal behind the three-point line.

Wiggins is shooting less than 29 percent this year from the great beyond.

With the league already arriving into the three-point bombing barrage age, it is

absolutely necessary for your wing players to be able to knock down the three.

On the other side of the wing, it looks as if two-time Slam Dunk champion Zack LaVine may have finally found his niche. After being statistically the worst point guard in basketball last year and one of the worst this year, it took 40 games but the Timberwolves finally moved LaVine to his natural position as the off guard.

Playing as the off guard has made drastic improvements for LaVine.

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Revived Pace Maier Sports Editor

I had a wonderful spring break, but I’m honestly glad we are back at school because I love the reenergized feeling that I have flowing through my body right now.

But that reenergized feeling that I have may be gone in a few days because of Easter break.

I hate that we come back from a weeklong break and follow it up with a four-day weekend. We can’t control the calendar, I get that, but move spring break ahead or attach it to Easter break.

Speaking about breaks, Love to Hate, Hate to Love has been absent for a while. Sorry.

Honestly, I’m not sorry because if you wanted this column back I would’ve been getting a pile of emails ... and I wasn’t. So, whether you like it or not, here we go.

I love that I hate cheering for the higher seeds in the NCAA Tournament. No matter who I picked to win, I’ll always cheer for an upset. I had Michigan State University winning a few of my 11 brackets that I filled out, but you can bet your butt that I was cheering for Middle Tennessee State University on Friday.

And it paid off as MTSU took down the No. 2 seed and heavy favorite to make it to the Final Four. But it’s not just fun to cheer for upsets on the men’s side, and if you didn’t know the NCAA Women’s Tournament was taking place right now, well, now you do.

There have been plenty of higher seeds on the wrong end of the final

score, including Summit League Tournament champion South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits defeated the Hurricanes from Miami 74-71 in the first round of the tournament and almost took down Stanford University in the second round but lost 66-65.

I hate that I love North Dakota and the city of Fargo because the weather never cooperates for the spring sporting events.

The Bison baseball team has played 18 games this season and the Bison softball team has played 28 games. Both teams have been playing for a little over a month but haven’t seen home plate on North Dakota State’s campus yet.

I realize that the weather in our fair city can change at any given time. Heck, it snowed in Fargo last week. So, I do understand why the Bison baseball and softball team don’t schedule anything before April, but it just is frustrating because there hasn’t been an NDSU athletic event on campus since Feb. 21.

The long wait will be over in no time, when the calendar turns to the next month as both the Bison baseball and softball team will have a string of home games.

So, what does this all mean?

Well, I really I’m getting antsy for Bison baseball and softball.

NDSU fans, you just have to what a few more weeks.

And yes, sorry to break it to you but March Madness should be a holiday because it’s more popular than Christmas and Thanksgiving put together. Not saying that’s right but it certainly seems like the truth.

Sophomore Clay Ream Awarded Prestigious Elite 90 JOSEPH RAVITS | THE SPECTRUM

Three wrestling standouts finished out their season with an eventful NCAA Tournament Karson Sorby Staff Writer

Sophomore Clay Ream won this year’s Elite 90 Award, capping off a successful spring break for three North Dakota State wrestlers.

The Elite 90 Award is presented to a studentathlete who excels both in the classroom as well as in their sport. While this wasn’t an initial goal for the 149-pounder, it was almost a given with his 4.0 GPA in molecular biology.

Due to the levels of dedication and extreme work ethic in anything Ream chooses to pursue, it is evident that he is deserving of this award.

While busy dedicating time to both the student and athlete aspects of his life, he says that he knows how to distribute his limited time.

“I manage my time by doing whatever I am doing, to my fullest ability,” Ream said. “When in my studies,

I work hard to keep myself focused and on task so that I can get what I need in the shortest amount of time.”

With plans of heading to medical school after his wrestling career at North Dakota State wraps up, he aspires to be a trauma surgeon.

“I knew I had to keep my GPA extremely high if I was going to make it into med school, and so in my attempt to make it into med school, the award came with it,” Ream said.

In a tournament where Ream was awarded for his academics, he was also recognized for ending his season with a record of 1-2 in his second ever NCAA Tournament. This season, Ream went 22-17, while also placing third at the Big 12 Championships earlier this March.

Other standouts in the tournament included Josh Rodriguez and Hayden Zillmer who have been consistent throughout the

entire season. Finishing their seasons with slightly different views, both athletes look towards their futures — both of which are filled with more wrestling.

For senior Zillmer, he took a heartbreaking loss in his second match that ended his season and his career as a Bison. He finished with an overall record of 105-29, which puts him at seventh in the NDSU wrestling record books for wins.

“It’s kinda sad,” Zillmer said. “Not how I wanted it to end.”

However, it won’t be long before he is back to wrestling again.

“I’m going to keep wrestling, probably wrestle Greco-Roman,” he explained. “I’ll be in a tournament in a couple weeks and I’ll probably continue to train out of here.”

Though junior Josh Rodriguez is happy with the season he just completed, ending with a record of

3-2 in this year’s NCAA Tournament, his final offseason will be dedicated to perfecting his wrestling style in hopes of completing one final goal next year.

“Ultimately the goal is to be a national champion so I’m just going to keep that in mind and keep working for that,” Rodriquez said.

While there is still plenty of time in between Rodriguez and his final match as a Bison, older teammates such as Zillmer have given him plenty of advice.

“Just warning us that it goes fast and not to take anything for granted. Work hard and leave it all on the mat,” Rodriquez said about older teammates advice.

While losing Zillmer will be a tough hit for next year’s squad, remaining talent such as Ream and Rodriguez hope to continue the Bison winning ways.

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Springtime Sweating

FOMO OR

JOMO WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED.

Maggie Crippen Staff Writer

Sunday was the first day of spring, and although it’s too early to put away our long jackets and gloves for good, it is time to start getting some Vitamin D while working out.

I am a fan of using Pinterest for many of my workouts, but if you run out of data (like me) every month or are looking for some new advice, I’m your girl.

Here’s a list of the top three outside workouts you could do in Fargo: 1. The Campus Run. This is a great workout for those who hate to run but know how important cardio is.

I start at the black gates, on the southeastern side of campus, on the corner of 12th Avenue North and

University. Then I run west until 18th Street, and go north until 19th Avenue, up by the Fargodome. From there I turn east and run to University, and head south for the home stretch back to the gates on 12th. All in all it’s a little over three miles.

Disclaimer: On breezy days, you’ll be stuck with at least one leg into the wind. But that also means you’ll be with the wind on another leg.

2. Pickup games in the fields behind T-Lofts.

There’s always something going on at the soccer fields south of the T-Lofts and the Jimmy John’s apartments. My roommates play pickup soccer once a week, and I’ve seen Frisbee and football going on too. Don’t be afraid to ask to join. I can almost guarantee someone on the field is Minnesota Nice.

Disclaimer: Other than club teams, many of the pick up players are experienced, so bring your A-game.

3. The 12th Avenue Bridge. This is a toughie,

and I only would tackle this if you’re an experienced runner. Running up and down hills isn’t great for your joints, especially on hard and cold concrete.

Running back and fourth two or three times is a great idea. It’s also smart to mix in the bridge with the Campus Run to keep your body guessing.

Disclaimer: Running hills is a great way to burn calories but it won’t make your thighs smaller, because you’re building lots of muscle. Keep in mind what parts of your body are being exercised and build a workout to fit your goals.

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