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“I am a firm believer that we are defined more by our failures than our success...” -Dr. Alvarez
My Bowtie Thursday with Tim An interview with Dr. Timothy Alvarez Erik Jonasson II Spectrum Staff
Passion doesn’t come from a paycheck and loving your job can’t be bought. Rather Dr. Timothy Alvarez has something special, passion. From my conversation with him, I can say one thing. The guy truly loves his job. His job has been affected, though. Via a Listserv email President Dean Bresciani notified us all about the elimination of Student Affairs. Since that day, students have been very vocal. Vocal about the outreach, and vocal about their love of the man behind the bowtie. Personally, I had never had an experience with Timothy Alvarez before this interview. Walking into the Student Affairs office I couldn’t help but feel a sense of wonder. What has this office meant to some students? What has he meant to certain students? Student Affairs has obviously affected students all across campus. With Timothy Alvarez the face of that organization. For me, it is hard to say I wasn’t slightly nervous about the interview. That changed when I saw Tim’s smile.
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Dr. Timothy Alvarez’s office is unchanged, seemingly unaffected by the news that has hit campus like a bombshell over the past week. The NDSU community cares. This campus is truly a community. We take an interest when we perceive a hard situation. I asked Tim how he was doing and what his plans were. Alvarez, without leaving his smile laid some wisdom out, as he has done countless times for students. “I am a firm believer that we are defined more by our failures than our successes,” Alvarez said. “There are certain things that I value and are important and nonnegotiable, and I am hoping that those values allow me to take the next step and I really believe that every adversity allows you to be a better person on the other end of it, although it can be painful.” Dr. Alvarez is a genuine person. What he tells you reflects that real passion that he has for his position and the campus he serves. Students care genuinely for him as well. It was hard to not see the outpour of support from the NDSU community. Dr. Alvarez has been touched by the support. “I love what I do … It has been really humbling, it
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gives me the impression that maybe a few things that I did worked.” “Will the hashtag game change?” When asked if his hashtag game would change, Dr. Alvarez laughed and said, “I hope not.” Although traditional hashtagging might seem like an afterthought to some, Dr. Alvarez informed me of his intentions. Dr. Alvarez preached validation. Letting someone know they you believe in them through vocal support. From the #ilovemyjob to #shesarockstar, they all are part of his plan. “I find it really fascinating when it happens that students are a little apprehensive but know that somebody believes in them and sometimes it is as simple as posting on Facebook saying, ‘kid you got a lot of courage, that took a lot of courage for you to come in and share,’” Alvarez said. “And how they respond to that, I find that terribly powerful.” Like all of us, we have a story to tell. How did we pick NDSU? For me, I never really intended to live in Fargo coming out of high school. Surprisingly, though, neither was Dr. Alvarez. The question, seemingly inspired by Miss Universe:
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What does NDSU mean to you? Discussing the former Vice President coming to Dr. Alvarez and telling him to apply for his current job he painted a picture not too much unlike my own. “At the point, I was like I love you buddy but I don’t want to be in North Dakota.” Like me as well Dr. Alvarez fell in love with the folks of Fargo though. NDSU is truly a community. We love the school and we love the people. “I think part of my challenge to staff is having them think we are move than a frozen tundra and a wood chipper… There is more to this campus than that and it really has to do with people who are engaged and concerned about others.” Ultimately, I learned a fun fact that is destined to become an NDSU historical fact on a plaque. “I probably have between 30 to 40 or more. It usually takes a whole year to get through them.” I was curious as I think a lot of people are. Will Bowtie Thursday continue? “Ah, yes. No matter where I go.” The next campus is for sure going to gather some new fashion ideas. The thing that struck me
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most during the interview was his office. This is a person at work. He reminded me that no matter the news, “There is still work to be done.” “There are certain segments, first-generation students, students of color, low-income students are students, based on recent research are probably not being as successful as we want them to be so we want to be a little bit more targeted. I still have some time to do that.” NDSU has been lucky to have such a passionate asset. For the best wrap up question, I had to ask a very hard question, what is Dr. Alvarez’s favorite NDSU memory? This can be considered an unfair question to just present someone at the end of the interview. He, of course, had to think. This is not an easy question. He reminded me how many there truly were. He found that memory though and began telling me a story. A story about a student who was having issues. Someone who had applied to come back to NDSU but was denied initially. Dr. Alvarez told me that he personally challenged that student. “I had a conversation with him awhile back, and
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he is doing well,” Alvarez said. “And that is one of those where I guess in my mind that particular story reminds me why I am here.” “Prove me wrong and come back,” he added. “And when you graduate I’m going to say I screwed up. But I am also going to be the first one to say because I challenged you; I hope that allowed you to revisit what you really want to do. What you want to commit your time energy and resources to. And so he is here now. When I see him and visit with him it makes my heart warm.” Dr. Alvarez has left his mark here at NDSU. From an NDSU community member, it is easy to see his importance and his passion for his job. It is easy to see why students are so emotional in saying goodbye. Although it is sad for the moment to consider the future, it doesn’t take away from the past or the present. He is still working hard every day to reach us students. We can’t forget though how we have been truly honored to have such a passionate member of our community.
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BreatheND Could Be Blown Away A panel of ND Senate moves to push tobacco prevention services onto department of health Phoebe Ellis Co-News Editor
A North Dakota senate committee has moved to vote out BreatheND, a tobacco prevention program. If the bill is passed it would move eight positions and responsibilities held by BreatheND, such as education and resources for tobacco prevention to the North Dakota Department of Health. State senator Larry
Robinson (D-Valley City), doesn’t agree. “BreatheND has been a complete success story,” Robinson said to the Bismarck Tribune. He added that regardless of the bill’s outcome, there’s going to be restructuring of the tobacco prevention services. There are aspects of eliminating BreatheND that are both positive and negative, the positive being that it could mean a potential increase in funds going to prevention and education, according to
Professor Gina Kelly, a medical sociologist. Kelly asked if the bill would eliminate BreatheND and that money doesn’t fund the ND Department of Health, where will the money go? She added the NDDoH already focuses on prevention, and if the funds go to the NDDoH it could be positive because the department already focuses on prevention and this could slightly strengthen it. Kelly said BreatheND isn’t even 10 years old and
asked if that is enough time to understand if a project is working or not. It is also unclear as to when this change would occur and what will happen to the employment positions held within BreatheND. The goal of the organization is to improve health, which Kelly said the NDDoH has had a history of being good at. Kelly said the only reason for this restructuring to occur is if the any extra funds go to education. She added the change could
mean greater efficiency and productivity in the prevention aspect of the restructuring. Kelly said the awareness surrounding this issue will bring some sort of education and relevance to the discussion in order for this to remain relevant and important in the publics eyes, and to provide a lot of materials for education and prevention, similar to what BreatheND has done. Kelly also said it is important to stay
“critically minded” around a restructuring like this, especially since BreatheND was effective, it’s important to make sure that the goals are still being met. If the bill passes, tobacco prevention will still be provided and relevant within North Dakota communities, however the entity managing the education and prevention will shift.
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BreatheND is a smoking prevention program funded by North Dakota.
In A Nutshell Kappa Delta Hosts Shamrock Week Casey McCarty Head News Editor
Burgum, Trump
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum met with Donald Trump last week to discuss healthcare and the Dakota Access Pipeline. Burgum was attending the winter meeting of the National Governors Association when he and fellow NGA members were invited for discussion and remarks from President Donald Trump, the North Dakota Office of the Governor said in a press release. The release added Burgum and North Dakota’s congressional delegation will continue to press federal officials for reimbursement of costs associated with the protests. “The state has incurred $33.7 million in protestrelated expenses, with cleanup costs still mounting, while Morton County’s costs have exceeded $3.8 million,” the release said.
Broadway closure
The southbound lane of Broadway will be closed between 2nd Avenue North and 3rd Avenue North to repair a water distribution leak, the City of Fargo said in a press release. Motorists will be detoured to 5th Street North via 3rd and 2nd Avenue North. The City expects the road to reopen by the end of the work day Friday. For more information on Fargo road closures, motorists can visit www. FargoStreets.com.
Telephone books
In preparation for releasing new telephone books, the City of Fargo’s solid waste department will be adding additional recyling bins for old telephone books over the next month, the City said in a press release. Only books which have a glued binding will be accepted; books with spiral bindings cannot be accepted. Recycling bins are locations include Coliseum
Ice Arena, Longfellow Park and the Solid Waste Building.
Dining Centers
North Dakota State’s dining centers will be closing for the duration of Spring Break. The Residence and Union dining centers will close at 2:30 p.m. Friday. West Dining Center will remain open until 3:30 p.m. Friday, when all dining centers will be closed until March 19. Residence Dining Center will reopen from 4 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on March 19. Regular dining hours will resume March 20.
Week raises funds for child abuse prevention Rollie Dethloff
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Members of North Dakota State’s chapter of Kappa Delta sought to be bailed out of “jail” this week, part
fight against child abuse. Schwartz said she agrees with the distribution of the funds, and that previous donations have kept the RRVCAC running smoothly. Jail & Bail is one event the sorority does during the week, where members of the
science who is Kappa Delta’s community service vice president, said being in the cage “ seems like a really long time,” but is also ecstatic about the cause that the donated funds go to. Other events this week have included a photo
Tourism
The Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Pineapple award has been received by NDSU’s hospitality and tourism management program, NDSU reported. The award is given to the organization which most contributed to promotion, development and hospitality of tourism during the past year.
Kappa Delta hosts Shamrock Week every year. of the sorority’s annual Shamrock Week. The week aimed to raise money for local and national child abuse prevention programs last week. Paige Schwartz, a senior studying health communication who is also Kappa Delta’s president, said there was also a GoFundMe page created for the event from which 80 percent of funds raised will be donated to the Red River Valley Children’s Advocacy Center. The center provides a safe and caring environment in the event of child mistreatment. The other twenty percent will be donated to help aid in the
sorority were given a slip of paper with a number on it as well as their name. When their number comes in, they were to report to the prison cell set up next to One Stop in the Memorial Union, whereupon they sat and begged for change. Once the amount specified on the paper has been raised, the jail sentence ends. Sorority members were able to enlist the fundraising help of friends in jail as well. Schwartz said it can be “rather sad to be in the cage, but it all goes toward a good cause.” Allie Simser, a junior studying human development and family
contest, where entrants were placed into a drawing and drawn at random for the prize, and a taco feed. Shamrock Week is a coming together week for members of the Kappa Delta Psi sorority, some of whom, such as Freshmen Melanie Stensland and Mara Fossum, have been with the sorority since their arrival here in Fargo. Shamrock Week ran from Feb. 27 until Friday, though the sorority’s GoFundMe page runs through this week. At press time, the GoFundMe page had raised $320 of an $8,000 goal.
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Student Run Cafe Feeds Friday The 800 cafe offers healthy, multiple course meals
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People enjoying their healthy plates cooked by NDSU students. Cafe, named for the offered meals that are all around 800 calories and less than 10 percent fat. Meals at the cafe are prepared entirely by students, of which all but one are juniors. The other is a senior. Through a communal conversation in the kitchen, students said they think this course is important because it shows people that healthy
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Students studying dietetics at North Dakota State cook in an “unlicensed commercial kitchen,” Sherri Stastny, an associate professor in the health, nutrition and exercise department at NDSU said. The students use the kitchen to cook for The 800
and tasty meals can still be created for around the recommended 800 calories. They also expressed finding the course, Food Service Management, helpful to learn things that they can use later in similar situations. The skills they’ve learned include conversion between measurements, procedures, recipes and working with vendors.
Rosie Grant, Friday’s manager of The 800 Cafe, had responsibilities assigning everybody to a job, picking the theme and picking the course. There is typically more than one course served at the cafe. Friday’s meal featured a dried apple salad with candied pecans and apple cider dressing, herb crusted rosemary pork loin, butternut squash bake,
roasted asparagus and black bean brownies. The manager changes from week to week so everybody in the course gets a chance to plan, this set-up also encourages teamwork between the students. Though the cafe is entirely student run, a professor supervises the cafe when it is open. All students in the course see and perform every part of
the operation from washing dishes to preparing food to managing the cafe. The price per meal at The 800 Cafe is $10.00 per plate. The price also includes a drink. The cafe is open most Thursdays and Fridays until April 21. It is not open during the weeks of Spring Break “or the week of Easter break,” the cafe’s web page said.
Syl la bi Set in St o n e? How these documents affect students taught by NDSU. Course prefix, credits, objectives, schedule, the American with Disabilities Act and the approved academic honesty statement are examples of items required by NDSU policy to be printed on each syllabus. Additional factors to be addressed include required materials, evaluation procedures and criteria and course objectives. But how binding are syllabi, and are instructors at liberty to change information throughout the semester? What rights do students have?
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Students at North Dakota State University are familiar with syllabi. The document, released at the beginning of the semester, can be an essential component for achieving the desired grade. NDSU Policy Manual Section 331.1 states a syllabus is to provide specific class information for students and fulfill federal and other legal requirements, must be included with each course
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Instructor’s maintain the right to make changes to syllabus policy, within reason, and are expected to clearly communicate changes to students prior to implementation. Charlene Wolf-Hall, NDSU’s vice provost for academic affairs, said changes to course policies midway through the semester are not common, though may occur if there is need. Instructors maintain the right to make changes to
In Thursday’s issue of The Spectrum, it was published that the deadline for student body election applications was 5 p.m. Tuesday. This is incorrect, applications are actually due at 5 p.m. Monday.
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also have the right to change grading policies, Wolf-Hall said that this is most often in the students’ favor. If a student believes an instructor has violated an NDSU policy, such as the Dead Week policy or has utilized unfair practice, they are to first discuss their concerns with the instructor. If the conversation yields unsatisfactory results, reaching out to the faculty member’s supervisor, such as a chair, head or director, would be the next step. Subsequent contacts would be the dean of the
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BISON ABROAD Discover Barcelona A magical city, notable for architecture, food and culture Paige Meskan
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Barcelona is just as magical as they say. As a top tourist destination in Spain, millions travel every year to experience the city. However, Barcelona was not always bustling with visitors. Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, Barcelona was just another Spanish city on the coast of Spain. Upon hosting the Summer Games, Barcelona would soon create a name for itself in the tourism industry, determined not to fall off the map as so many Olympic host cities do. I was fortunate to spend two short days in this crazy city, wandering the streets and taking in the sights, knowing full well I will return some day. Here are a few sites to check out for any traveler looking to
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experience this lively city: Park Güell Park Güell is by far one of the most recognizable sites in Barcelona. The entire park is the work of the famous Antoni Gaudí. Gaudí was contracted to design this park for Eusebi Güell, a wealthy man living in Barcelona. At the time, Güell was looking to create a neighborhood away from the hustle and bustle of the streets in Barcelona for his daughter, who was sick. He felt the fresh air and the tranquil lifestyle outside the city would be a perfect area for her. He hoped his initiative would draw others to join him on the outskirts, therefore looking for Gaudí to create a neighborhood. While his idea didn’t necessarily take off with others at the time, we are fortunate to have the incredible works of Gaudí to admire. From the colorful
mosaics and magical gingerbread-looking houses, every part of this park was inspired by nature. Pro-tip: Buy your entrance ticket online for a lower rate. La Sagrada Familia Another one of Antoni Gaudí’s masterpieces, La Sagrada Familia is a church unlike any other. Construction on this breathtaking Basilica started in the spring of 1882 and is scheduled to be completed by 2026, the 100 year anniversary of Gaudí’s untimely death. La Sagrada Familia was Gaudí’s first major work, one that he worked on his entire career until he died as a result of a tragic horse trampling and bad healthcare (but that’s another story). Each aspect of this Basilica has a special significance. Of its 18 towers, the middle tower representing Jesus, four
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Park Güell, notable for its gingerbread-style houses and the influence of architect Antoni Gaudí. more of which represent Bernat Picornell Pools Each restaurant will try the four Gospels, another hosted the swimming to drag you in by offering tower representing the events and overlooks you the “best food in Virgin Mary, and 12 of the city of Barcelona. Barcelona.” Don’t fall for which represent each of Additionally, don’t forget the overpriced food options. the 12 Apostles. There are to check out Estadi Olímpic The Gothic Quarter is just three facades on La Sagrada Lluís Companys, where a short walk away and has Familia that represent the the opening and closing much better prices. birth of Jesus; the Passion, ceremonies took place for Barcelona is a city full of Death, and Resurrection of the 1992 Games. action and charm. Be sure Christ; and his Glory. The Gothic Quarter you allow enough time to Gaudí wanted as much The Gothic Quarter light as possible to flow is home to many old, take in the beauty of the into this place of worship. gothic style buildings, city. One piece of warning Branching columns churches, and plazas. This when walking the streets of support the structure is one of the oldest areas of Barcelona: Always watch from the inside, allowing Barcelona, winding roads out for your belongings. sun to flow through the that lead to various hidden Pickpockets are very stain glass windows, treasures. common. Always put your lighting up the interior. La Pro-tip: Prices for a meal belongings in your front Sagrada Familia is simply out are much lower here pockets or a bag that has breathtaking, a visit that than other parts of town. zippers. Remember to wear you will not want to miss. Las Ramblas your purse or backpack The Barcelona Olympic An area that is popular Park among tourists, there are at the front of your body. The Olympic Park street performers, shops, While it may look cheesy, sits on top of Monjuic. vendors, restaurants, and it may just allow you to Barcelona has taken more on this bustling walk away with all of your pride in maintaining their street. Day or night, the valuables. Besides taking facilities over the years, atmosphere is lively which the necessary precautions hosting numerous events. makes it perfect for strolls at when visiting a big tourist The park includes Palau your convenience. hub, Barcelona will be sure Sant Jordi, a pavilion Pro-tip: Enjoy the that can accommodate liveliness of the atmosphere, to sweep you off your feet. 24,000 people and serves but eat somewhere else. multiple functions. The
Light fills the interior of La Sagrada Familia, one of Antoni Gaudí’s masterpieces.
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Bi(s)on or Bi(z)on? Hold off on the torches and pitchforks — they’re both right Rio Bergh
Features Editor
Discrimination comes in all forms. Kellam Barta, a lecturer in the English department, is developing a group to address discrimination based on something many don’t take into account: language. “People talk in different ways,” Barta said, “and we’re all aware of that — but there are a lot of negative attitudes about different dialects, accents, vernacular.” Barta gave a talk at TEDx Fargo, highlighting that there is no “correct” version of English. So-called “incorrect” versions of English often demonstrate their own patterns of usage, even if they aren’t officially recognized in grammar guides. “Attitudes about the way people speak tend to reflect underlying attitudes toward the group of people speaking in that
manner,” Barta said, “so negative attitudes about black varieties of English, or the way young women speak, or southern dialects, stem from the fact that such groups are already marginalized in some way.” Essentially, it is important for people who speak “prestige” varieties of English to respect differences — not deficits — in other ways of speaking. At North Carolina State, where Barta got his MA in sociolinguistics, he led a group called Diversity Ambassadors, which focused on outreach into the community to give talks about language variation. “Our job was to spread awareness that attitudes about accents and dialects are essentially unfounded,” Barta said. Barta hopes to emulate NC State’s Diversity Ambassadors here at NDSU, and recently co-founded the NDSU Language Diversity
Ambassadors with Megan Even, a fellow lecturer. The goal for NDSU’s group is the same: dispel the myths of inferiority, or the ideas that individuals are “lesser” or less educated based on the ways they speak by developing and giving talks, in both classrooms and the community. “Even highly educated individuals sometimes discriminate based on language, more than they would by race, color, gender, class or creed,” Barta said. “People recognize that it’s wrong to discriminate based on those factors, but for some reason language and dialect isn’t on everyone’s radar. “But for some reason it still seems more acceptable to make fun of someone because they have an Appalachian dialect, or to think someone is less intelligent if they have a southern accent or speak
slowly.” Just because someone says (hold onto your hats, now) “bi(s)on” instead of “bi(z)on” doesn’t make them wrong, it’s just different. And to be fair, the rest of the country with their ‘s’ sounds sort of outnumber this geographical area. “This is something that could be valuable to any classroom,” Barta noted, “not just language classes. The idea that someone speaking a dialect is somehow failing to speak ‘correctly’ should be addressed for anyone entering the workforce.” Any students interested in getting involved with the club TEDXKB| PHOTO COURTESY are encouraged to contact kellam.barta@ Kellam Barta hopes NDSU Language Diversity Ambassadors will help spread awareness of issues in language diversity. ndsu.edu.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Event encourages girls to pursue careers in engineering Jordyn Meskan
Contributing Writer
As part of National Engineers week, more than 200 eighth grade girls from area middle schools attended the Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day event at NDSU. The whole day was focused on exposing girls to engineering and the opportunities available in STEM fields. This event was organized by the College of Engineering with the help of NDSU Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and female engineers from area engineering firms. The other activity the girls took part in
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Girls worked together to design marshmallow and toothpick structures. 200: Over 200 eighth graders attended Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at NDSU. was another structural were tasked with creating earthquake. Like the towers, engineering project another structure that the girls were able to test involving toothpicks and would be structurally sound and retest their structures in marshmallows. The students enough to withstand an an earthquake simulation.
SWE members and company representatives helped guide the students through conversations about engineering and its importance in the world. These activities gave the girls the opportunity to discuss different things they learned while designing their structures as well key factors that need to be accounted for when designing a project. After the projects, the girls watched Dream Big: Engineering Our World, a film about civil engineering and how engineering projects shape the world around us. Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day continued with company visits. Girls
split up and visited local engineering firms, including Appareo, Bobcat, John Deere, KLJ, Microsoft, Moore Engineering, and SRF Consulting Group, Inc. Students spent the afternoon working with female engineer mentors learning even more about engineering while making memories. Some kids want to be doctors growing up, while others want to be teachers. Hopefully, after an exciting Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, some will consider being the future engineers that shape our world.
BISON Carnival, Classes and Kisses? ABROAD Turns out it’s just standard greeting Ryan Kockelman Contributing Writer
This week is fashion week and carnival in Milan. The streets are full of people wearing clothes that probably cost more than my car, and confetti all over the ground (God bless the people who have to sweep the streets). As the weather is starting to warm up more, the streets are full of more hustle and bustle and people, which is fun to be a part of, but it makes the line to get a deep fried pizza (the newest and best food development in my life at RYAN KOCKELMAN | PHOTO COURTESY the moment) significantly longer. Classes have started at Basilica of Saint Ambrose, spotlit at night on the University campus. Cattolica, and it has been really interesting getting have made the claim that And it’s true, most cities Mediolanum, and was built perspectives on European Mussolini, “wasn’t that and buildings in Italy were in layers. Much of it had to history from the European bad.” Most people are all built on remnants of old be rebuilt during World War point of view. I’ve talked right with him because of buildings. Milan itself was Two, including parts of the to many people who all the things he built. once the Roman city of university I go to now.
Another aspect of daily life that always takes me by surprise is kissing. In Italy, greetings between
friends are typically done with kisses on both cheeks, however, in Milan while guys greet girls with kisses, and girls greet girls with kisses, guys don’t greet guys with kisses. While I am trying to integrate more and more with the people, my inherent awkwardness makes me mortified of this tradition. I have a hard time talking to girls, much less keeping my cool when they lean in for a kiss, and I have to be sure I start with the correct cheek for fear of making a total fool of myself. Future goal: do this without having a minicrisis. Ryan is an NDSU student who shares his experiences studying at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy.
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Bowling for Soup Announced for Spring Concert Four-member Texas band known for ‘1985’ set to perform May 5 Paige Johnson A&E Editor
A band from Texas. Four members. And they’re not country. If you immediately thought of Beyoncé, don’t worry, so did I. From Tuesday through Thursday, Campus Attractions enticed students with clues as to who would be performing at this year’s spring concert. On Friday, March 3, Campus Attractions finally released the name of this year’s performers: Bowling for Soup. “We were trying to find a band that was kind of allencompassing to campus,” said Dani Girtz, the concert coordinator for Campus Attractions. “We didn’t want to pick someone who would maybe cater to one person’s interest or one group of people’s interest. So, we picked Bowling for
Soup, because we figured they were kind of like a throwback, nostalgic group. Something people would want to go see.” Bowling for Soup made their musical debut in 1994 with their self-titled album “Bowling for Soup.” In 2004, their most famous hit, “1985,” was released. In total, the band has 11 albums of the pop punk persuasion. According to Girtz, Bowling for Soup is very excited for their May performance: “They were very excited,” she said excitedly. “It’s kind of hard to get bands, because it’s like ‘Do you want to come all the way up to North Dakota? Cold Fargo?’ They’re very, very excited to come up here. They’re looking forward to it.” In addition to Bowling for Soup, the spring concert will also feature a mysterious opening act.
“We don’t know who the opener is yet,” Girtz said. “We’re working on it, it’s a work in progress. But we’ll announce it as soon as we know.” Spring concerts have been a feature of NDSU since 1890. Big names have rolled through including Duke Ellington and John Denver. Most recently, NDSU hosted Aaron Carter at the 2016 spring concert. “I think it’s super exciting to find someone and just know people will be excited and enjoy the music,” Girtz said. “Also knowing that it’s something I brought, something I did and that it’s bringing joy to other people. That’s what’s exciting for me.” If students are interested in helping to choose the band, think of marketing ideas or listen to potential opening acts, Girtz also mentioned that students can join the Campus Attractions Concerts Committee in the
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THE SPECTRUM | A&E | MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017
On the Record
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Six students add unique sound to Challey School of Music
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Paige Johnson A&E Editor
It all started in May 2016. “We started dating recently,” said Eric Longnecker, eliciting laughs from his fellow band mates. What happened in May, you ask? DeJon Allen, another member of the group, had his recital that featured fusion combo. Then, Longnecker approached Allen, along with Hannah Swanson, Taylor Petersen, Jake Brenden and Zack Sorenson, about forming a combo. When all six said yes, Off the Record Sextet was born. “The off the record sextet, it kind of came about because it’s not through the school, technically,” said Sorenson. “We’re not doing it for credit, this is of our own design. And, because it’s not a class, it’s ‘off the record.’ We’re doing it after we’re done with classes, we’re doing it after we’ve had a full day of making
music.” Swanson pipes in: “It’s music for the sake of music.” And when Allen says, “and we’re a sextet because we’re sexy,” the seriousness of the moment dissipates with the laughter of the band members. The entire evening I spend with Off the Record (a Monday, the time they usually reserve for rehearsing) ebbs and flows between answering the questions I ask and cracking a joke, breaking up the intensity of the moment. This finds its way into their music, as well. “If you watch the video (of our first gig), you can tell there’s very few moments where we’re, like, serious,” said Longnecker. “We’re serious the whole time, but if you watch the video, there’s parts where he’s laughing (pointing to Allen), I’m laughing and we’re all smiling and kind of just goofing around. That kind of environment of making music, where you’re all serious about what
you’re doing but you’re having a good time while doing it, it’s so much easier to make a good product off of that.” While Off the Record technically began in May 2016, the combo has been meeting consistently and rehearsing regularly for the past two months. In those two months, they had their first gig at Beckwith Recital Hall, played for the guest artist at Jazz Fest and Allen and Brenden have begun working on their first chart. Despite only practicing together for two months, each was very enthusiastic when asked about their first gig: Longnecker: “It was great!” Allen: “So, so much fun!” Sorenson: “I couldn’t have asked for anything better.” Swanson: “Exceeded all of our expectations.” “It’s something to be said that, like, yeah it was a lot of fun, but it sounded really good,” Allen said empathetically, almost with disbelief. “We sound —
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not be pompous — but we sound good. It was musical. There were nuances, there were highs and lows, dynamics and changes. It’s really music and we sound good making music, even in the encore which we weren’t expecting.” Longnecker, in response, “We had played once or twice in the past.” “And every time I had forgotten how to play ‘B Flat Blues’ somehow,” Swanson laughs. Sorenson sums it up when he says, “Was it absolutely perfect? No, but most things aren’t.” The band characterizes their music as fusion, which, as Sorenson explains, takes elements of traditional jazz and adds in latin music, popular music, rock n roll or even classical orchestral music. “It’s just this large, overarching umbrella genre that’s just jazz plus insertsomething-else-here that’s completely different,” he says. Taylor Petersen adds in more detail: “We went from ‘Take Five,’ a song by Dave Brubeck, all the way to Clair de Lune.” “It’s a Debussy piece,” Sorenson says, taking off from Petersen. “It’s classical, impressionist piano. It’s like gorgeous and it’s a pretty recognizable piece by most classical standards and we’re like, ‘We’re going to play it on a saxophone and trombone.’” “And we throw drums behind it,” Petersen finishes. Combo fusion bands like this are characterized by their combination of genres that may not appear to fit together, but that somehow all work in perfect unity. This leads to, like Sorenson and Petersen were saying, contemporary jazz musicians being combined with classical piano. The group’s biggest musical influences include Al Jerreau, Chick Corea and Kamasi Washington, among many, many more. “It’s not even just the diversity of the music, it’s the diversity of the backgrounds of the people playing the music,” Jake Brenden says. “For me at least, for the last four years I came from military music.” Swanson is a classically
trained pianist. Longnecker is a garage band musician who didn’t know how to read music when he first arrived at NDSU. Sorenson and Petersen are both jazz musicians, and Allen is a “gospel drummer that tries.” “It’s definitely one of the things that makes this combo so awesome,” Allen says. As students and as musicians, the members of the band are extremely dedicated to their craft. Even if they’re not in classes, the six members can be found in the Music Education building. Longnecker, Allen and Brenden all work at the hall, in addition to Allen’s graduate student studies. Swanson accompanies many other performers. Petersen and Sorenson are each members of multiple ensembles and bands outside of Off the Record. “This is one of the reasons why, when I was putting this together, I asked these people,” said Longnecker. “If you come in here on a Sunday at four in the evening, Taylor, Zack, Hannah, Jake and DeJon are probably here. And if one of them came, I’m going to be here. It’s one of those things where, ‘Oh, it’s three o’clock in the morning, if I went to the music building, who would be there?’ Probably this group of people.” Currently, half of the group is a senior or senior equivalent, meaning they’re graduating at the end of this year. This has caused some uncertainty when it comes to the combo’s future. “Eric’s graduating and Taylor’s graduating and DeJon’s transferring to finish his grad degree,” Sorenson says. “That leaves me and Hannah and Jake in kind of a strange spot. If this ends up being just a thing that lasts maybe through the summer or just through the semester, then I think that we can say that we’ve started something that will probably resonate with the rest of the school. Hopefully, it will help somebody start something similar. If it keeps going, if these cats stay in Fargo, that’s cool, too.” Longnecker continues, “I wish that it worked out
where we could have started this a while back. We could have started when DeJon did his recital and kept that going. But for whatever reason, the stars aligned on this group of six people and we’re doing it in the now.” And in the now, they’re doing the best they can with what they have. After their very first recital on Feb. 17, the group is already planning on another gig soon. As previously stated, Brenden and Allen are currently working on the group’s first chart. And, as always, they keep rehearsing when they can find time. “We’ve had 7:30 AM rehearsals,” Longnecker says. “You try and find anything jazz-related that practices at 7:30 in the morning,” Petersen says with a laugh. The principle feature of Off the Record’s music is their removal from academia, an independence that they continuously mention in our conversation. “We all just talk about how, one of the best things about our group is that we’re removed from academia, so we have more freedom,” Swanson says. “Because of that, I think we’re learning more about the kind of music we’re playing. We’re able to experiment with things and figure things out on our own.” However, the group makes it important to say that they’re not fully removed from the School of Music. They have many people to thank for where they’ve gotten so far, including their friends, family, Angela Price, Tammy Erdmann and the professors and staff in the music department. They also want to thank other professional musicians, including their influences and Sammy K and Anthony Williams, for their pointers on how to shape their sound. While their future is uncertain, the group is very excited for whatever it holds for them. Hopefully, that includes a gig soon. Stay tuned.
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Student Focused? DFW Courses at NDSU DFW courses need to weed out professors as well Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor
As I walk into Gate City Bank about 20 minutes before 7:00 p.m., I can feel the tension in the air. No amount of studying or all-nighters seems to prepare you for the exams in this class. Someone casually states they aren’t too worried as their friend’s eyes grow wide. The nerves can be cut with a knife. The students are nervous. They are scared. For some people, this is it. This exam grade can easily determine their future. Are they going to end up as an engineering major? Or are they doomed to be a dropout, just merely a statistic? This is what exam night for Mechanical Engineering 223, Mechanics of Materials, felt like. For the non-engineering folk out there, this class teaches young engineers about material’s internal characteristics such as torque and bending. As my friend put it, “Expect the final (for ME223) to drop you at least one letter grade.” I wasn’t sold on his warning, though. I work hard and study, perhaps I might be alright. This was quickly washed away.
“No one succeeds in this class, one only survives this class.” Where this might seem like a statement from a senior about to graduate, this was actually my professor on the first day of lecture. As a student going through that class, it seemed impossible. But I assumed I was being irrational. I didn’t know the number, however. A weeder course, or a DFW course, is a course where many students receive Ds, Fs, or choose to withdraw altogether from the course, taking the dreaded “W” on their transcripts. For the Mechanical Engineering department, ME 221, Engineering Mechanics I took last fall had an enrollment of 213 with 15 percent of students receiving Fs or Ws. The next semester courses include ME 222, Engineering Mechanics (202 enrolled, 11 percent Fs or Ws) and ME 223, Mechanics of Materials. The next year course, ME 351, Thermodynamics had 114 students enrolled in the fall of 2016. These courses exist for students to be weeded out of the program. I met with Student Body vice president, Anuj Teotia, and discussed DFW courses. When asked if he
believed weeder course exist at NDSU, Teotia responded by saying, “Personally, yes I do.” This answer doesn’t shock too many NDSU students. For the people who have been in weeder courses, it is a known fact. There are classes that are designed to be unfair happening here at NDSU. The aforementioned ME 223 seemed impossible. It wasn’t until I saw the numbers that I could truly appreciate the issue. In Fall 2016, at the start of the semester, there were 231 students. Over the course of the semester 27 students received a D, 35 failed and 40 students withdrew. That means roughly 44 percent received a D, withdrew or failed. These students, including myself, produced a class average of a 1.65, a Caverage. My same professor exclaimed this after the second exam: “I am surprised more of you haven’t dropped this class yet.” Weeder courses are a necessary evil, in a way. Some people simply are not cut out for engineering. Some people aren’t passionate about theater or communications. Some people love writing for newspapers, but hate
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journalism. Weeder courses do serve a purpose. This is a thin line to dance on. NDSU claims to be a student-focused university. If this is truly the case, for these classes that are a traditional DFW courses, why aren’t we providing the best professors? “I think it comes down to the professor,” Teotia said after I asked him about NDSU’s responsibility to provide fair instructors for a class that is considered a DFW class. With professors that teach traditional DFW courses, they almost become legendary for their lowperformance. You hear your friends curse their name. It may be the beginning of the semester and you show your friends your schedule. If you have a certain professor they might cry “good luck,” only leading to more horror stories, rude encounters or perhaps putrid grades. I sat down with Provost Beth Ingram to discuss classes that have a large percentage of DFWs. Does the university have a responsibility to provide a fair instructor for DFW courses? Ingram told me that the university has a code of conduct and ethics that governs all professors. To present the appropriate
is gross. It is not student focused. NDSU has a responsibility to weed out professors who consistently under-perform. No matter their status of tenure. No matter what we as students invest in our education. To the students who care about their grades and care about their future, DFW courses are not doing them any favors, even if they do pass them. DFW courses only serve to hamper their GPAs. It only makes them look worse when applying for scholarships and internships. Weeder courses aren’t going anywhere. They serve a purpose, as upsetting as it may be to admit. But NDSU, please provide effective professors who want to be there. Professors that are willing to state, “This is going to be a hard class, but I am going to engage you. I am going to do my best to teach you. Some will fail, but I am going to do my best to be available and transparent.” Is that too much to ask for as a student? For the students who have withdrawn already or the students who have dropped out it is too late. But it is never too late to invest in future bison now.
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material and in an appropriate manner. She also commented on grading structure. “The grading is not capricious (unpredictable) that it reflects the class and material.” “Do we have a responsibility to make sure students are successful? Yes, we do,” Ingram stressed, addressing the courses that seem to not work. Looking at the data they identify certain classes and expect deans and chairs to respond appropriately. I asked Provost Ingram to comment on professors who consistently under-perform. She stressed for students to go to the department chair and make sure they hear those concerns. “Oftentimes things happen in the classroom and students talk to each other,” Ingram said. “They all know something untoward is happening, but they think their voices won’t be heard so they don’t take the step to go to the chair or to the dean. If something really serious is going on, I would certainly say go to the chair.”NDSU has a NDSU has a responsible to its students. We as students have a responsibility. A class where 44 percent of students receive a D, F or W is unacceptable. It
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THE SPECTRUM | OPINION | MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017
Let Their Story be Told: Why ‘Moonlight’ Deserved to Win ‘Moonlight’ told a story that needs to be shared, not one that already has been shared
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‘Moonlight’ upset the Oscars with its unprecedented win of Best Picture, especially after ‘La La Land’ was mistakenly announced the winner.
Paige Johnson Spectrum Staff
For the past week, I’ve heard a lot of chatter on one subject: the Oscars. Primarily, this chatter has been about the upset of “Moonlight” winning over “La La Land,” the movie that was slated to win by a
landslide. While many people are excited “Moonlight” won, much more were angered by the change of events. This may be adding to an already popular opinion, but you know what, in my opinion, “Moonlight” definitely should have won. Here’s why: The story is of a girl going to Hollywood hoping to make it big, in the meantime meeting a brooding, talented man who thinks something (in this case, jazz) is never as good as it once was.
We see this girl struggle. We see her work for what she wants, holding down part-time jobs to make ends meet. We yell at the screen, “Just pick her, she’s the best!” In the end, the girl gets what she wants. She becomes a singer or a dancer or an actress. And she rides off into the sunset with Brooding Man by her side. All is well, the American Dream is secure. If this trail of events sounds familiar, that’s because it decorates a countless number of
movies. What made “La La Land” so special was its music and that its two main characters were played by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. Unlike “La La Land,” “Moonlight” actually had a new and relevant story to tell its audience. “Moonlight” is a drama following the life of Chiron, a young black man growing up in a rough area of Miami. Chiron must deal with his own sexuality, his abusive mother and as he grows up, the cycle of the
world he lives in. Unlike “La La Land,” “Moonlight” humanizes an aspect of American culture and society that isn’t viewed in popular culture: poverty, the hardship of drug addiction and homosexuality, specifically in an African American community. This marks an important precedent for a film in general, as “Moonlight” took these difficult topics and handled them in a genuine, respectful way, but it was also important for people struggling with the
same hardships as Chiron. They were able to see themselves represented in a film that does not judge, that does not misinform. It simply tells the story. Don’t get me wrong, I loved “La La Land,” too. But that story, the story of a girl who looks like me and has the same privileges as me, has been told over and over again. It’s time to let someone else’s story be told, and have it recognized for how powerful and thoughtful it really is.
Technology Debauchery: What Get’s Most Misused Because people have got their own ideas The slogan “melts in your mouth, not in your hand” is more than just a euphemism. SATIRE
GRANT GLOE Staff Writer
Technology is often developed with intent. A gun is meant to shoot something and a vape kit is meant to single hipsters out for ostracization. Sometimes, however, the original intent becomes masked by what people think is a better use. Let’s look at a few and you can decide what you feel is most misused. I like to think of M&M’s first. They were originally designed for soldiers so they could carry candy around without the chocolate melting. The slogan “melts in your mouth, not in your hand” is more than just a
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A clear misuse of technology, you should never need a laptop, knitting needles, and a dictionary. euphemism. Nowadays, though, they’re just the Halloween candy you buy because you hate the kids in your neighborhood. I don’t know what made you so jaded you’d pass over the various other objectively better candies, but this won’t fix anything. This won’t fix you. Of course, there are the
obvious Q-tips. They are just cotton swaps for your various cotton swab needs. Unfortunately, people decided that their ear drums have gotten too big for their
britches. They just sit back nice and safe like they own the place. The clear reaction is to use a cue tip and beat the ear drum like it owes you money.
I don’t know exactly what people expected the Internet to become, but it wasn’t this.
I’m pretty sure whoever invented tissues didn’t intend for men to use them the way they do. You can’t forget Priuses. They were supposed to save the Earth. “Drive a Prius to work in the morning, don’t worry about the sixteen k-cups you’ve used today alone.” Only thing is I’ve probably heard more jokes about Hybrids than times I’ve actually seen one. They’re just an easy target. What started with good intentions has basically made a laughing stock out of hybrid cars (though I will not insult Teslas). Whatever, I don’t drive one and I’m not throwing away my Keurig. Last, but certainly not least, the internet. I don’t
know exactly what people expected the internet to become, but it wasn’t this. Not only is it a staple of American life, it is the largest depository for useless and weird crap ever. You tell me where I can find a larger collection of puppies and cat videos and I will tell you that you are a miracle worker. Show me a larger group of people somehow turned on by it and I will show you the door and a respectable distance. But none of these are really a misuse of technology. Technology changes based on people wants and needs, there’s no wrong answers. Except for vaping. Stop vaping.
Today’s TV equals Garbage Where did all the good shows go?
Cierra Steffensen Staff Writer
We all have that special place in our heart reserved for the shows we used to watch on Nickelodeon, Disney Channel or Cartoon Network.
These were the channels we grew up watching. Saturday morning cartoons or waiting for that special day of the week to come around so you could watch the new episode of your favorite TV show. This was all in the past, though. Sadly, I have some bad news. These channels have gone to shit. My apologies to the younger generation because for some reason producers no longer seem to care about quality
television. Instead of the fantastic television shows that we all got to experience in the early 2000s you get crap. We got Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven and Drake and Josh. Do parents not care that their children are watching garbage? Personally, I remember that my parents used to love our TV shows so much that they would sit down and watch with us. Yeah, I’m sure you’re thinking what does this
Do parents not care that their children are watching garbage? matter to me? But I just want to point out that a large majority of the garbage shows that today’s children watch are available on Netflix. While our gold mine of a selection of TV shows are nowhere to be found. I’m sure you
can search the web and eventually stream them on a website that will turn your computer into a virus ridden cesspool. But why do that when they should be available to stream on Netflix?
Maybe all of these shows are still hidden away because the producers know that we had much higher quality entertainment and don’t want to shame themselves for the crap they produce today. Or maybe we haven’t fought hard enough to be able to spend a Saturday streaming our favorite old TV shows all day long.
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MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017
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Bison Women Drop Out of Postseason Turnovers doom Bison as development continues Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
The North Dakota State University women’s basketball team dropped out of the Summit League Championships with a 69-56 quarterfinal loss to Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis on Saturday. The young team showed both glimmers of hope for the future, while also reminding that the program still has some developing to do. Despite the loss, head coach Maren Walseth was still pleased with her team. “That was the most complete 40 minutes we have played all year, from an intensity perspective, from an execution perspective, from a sticking to the game plan perspective,” said Walseth NDSU traveled to Sioux Falls as the No. 7 seed and one of the coldest teams in the Summit League, and they looked the part. “We were the underdogs obviously, no one thought we could do it. So, we played our hardest and left it all out on the court,” said freshman Reilly Jacobson. The Bison committed 17 turnovers, which the Jaguars turned into 26 points. NDSU meanwhile could only conjure up eight points off 12 Jaguar turnovers.
IUPUI’s Danielle Lawrence tore apart the Bison, finishing with 23 points. She was aided by Mikale Rogers, who added another 15. “(Lawrence) has a really explosive first step, and she is a dual-threat. She can shoot the three and she can drive,” said NDSU’s Kennedy Childers. Rogers added about her teammate, “she is really saucy with the ball.” It was a game that perfectly summed up the season for the Bison, right from the opening tip. NDSU opened the game with three turnovers before they got their first basket. By Sarah Jacobson’s free throw three minutes in, the Jags held a 10-0 lead. The limp start meant that despite seven-point run, NDSU still trailed in the middle of the first quarter. Number 32 Reilly Jacobson in posession of the ball. jumpers outside of the Thunstedt had a forgettable The full recovery was paint as both teams went afternoon, committing 5 never made, as Lawrence scoreless for two minutes turnovers, and waiting until stepped in to stop the in the third. That span saw two minutes into the final Bison’s momentum. Her the Bison turn the ball over quarter to make a basket. lay-up and subsequent free three times. She ended the afternoon throw pushed NDSU away. Still, the lead hovered with 6 points, shooting just A 7-0 run by IUPUI but around 10-15 points for 37.5 percent. enough distance to make it the remainder of the game. “We held Thunstedt to comfortable. “Basketball “I thought there was a six points, and anytime you is a game of runs,” said chance in the third quarter, are able to hold her down, Walseth. in the fourth quarter,” said teams have had success NDSU’s Briana Jones Walseth. “I felt like we were against North Dakota made it a ten-point game stuck at that 10 mark for State,” said IUPUI head early in the second half, too many possessions, we coach Austin Parkinson. and that lead was stable needed to make a crack to With Thunstedt throughout the rest of the make it under 10.” struggling, the sophomore game. NDSU top scorer Taylor Childers tried to spark NDSU struggled to make
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the team off the bench. She would get two of the Bison’s three three-pointers. Her three-point play in the fourth cut the Jag’s lead to 12. She finished with 15 points off the bench to lead the team. Jacobson had a good finish to her freshman campaign, scoring 10 on 5-6 shooting and collecting 5 rebounds. NDSU is now winless in their last eight playoff games. They finish the season at 6-24, one year
after missing the playoffs. It was the worst season for NDSU in terms of wins since 2013-14, when they also won six games. This offseason will be a time for development for the team. “It goes back to the youth playing, you were seeing things from Sarah (Jacobson), Tyra (Jones), and RJ (Reilly Jacobson) today that you weren’t seeing at the beginning of the year,” said Walseth, “I am encouraged.”
Bison Bow Out in Summit League Quarterfinals Men Undone By Second Half Scoring Drought
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Carlin Dupree played his final game Saturday in a loss to IUPUI.
Thomas Evanella Staff Writer
The North Dakota State men’s basketball March Madness aspirations were dashed Saturday night, after Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis defeated the Bison, 76-57. The loss bounced the Herd from the Summit League tournament, thereby erasing their prospects of reaching the NCAA tournament. Paul Miller’s 24 points led all scorers and were the lone bright spot for the Bison, who had no other players reach score in double digits. NDSU was ultimately doomed by their rocky offensive performance in the second half. The Bison only managed to shoot 25 percent from both the field and beyond the arc in the second half. Meanwhile, the Jaguars shot 53.8 percent in the second frame to grab the the game by the throat. IUPUI led for virtually the entire game; the high water mark of which was a 20-point lead in the closing stages. The Jaguars jumped out to an early lead in the first half, but the game tilted in the Bison’s favor as it progressed. The Herd was able to steer the game in their direction, controlling
possession and thwarting IUPUI’s offense. The Jaguars were forced to settle for contested shots as the shot clock buzzed on multiple occasions. However, the stout defensive play of the first half was not reflected on the other end of the court. NDSU could not get their shots to fall, but they did manage to lead for a brief stint — the only time they did so throughout the night. The Bison did have chances to firmly establish a lead, but the team allowed seven points off of turnovers, opening the door for IUPUI to remain within striking distance. Miller carried the Bison with 18 points in the first half, but no other player recorded more than four. The Jaguars took a six point advantage into the locker room. While it appeared at times as though the Bison could claw their way back into the game, it never materialized, largely due to the fact that their scoring attack vanished. The Bison attempted to push the tempo, but with sophomore spark plug Khy Kabellis dealing with ankle issue, it was difficult to do so. Kabellis’s ailing ankle led to the Bison scoring zero points on fast breaks in the entire contest.
Head coach Dave Richman elaborated on how detrimental Kabellis’s injury was for the Herd. “Khy, in a sense, is really the one who can get us going. I credit him (for playing) 33 minutes on an ankle that 36 hours ago he could barely walk on,” Richman commented following the loss. “You could tell he couldn’t push the pace like normal and get us initiated in some things.” Additionally, IUPUI’s stingy interior defense made scoring nearly impossible for the Bison. NDSU scored merely six points in the paint in the second half, and only 20 in the entire game. Of NDSU’s 24 second half points, ten were scored from the free throw line, and only six came from three, which had become a vital component of the Bison’s attack this year. “We knew their tendencies and what they do and don’t like to do. We tried to shut them down and contain Miller,” IUPUI’s Aaron Brennan remarked after the game. Brennan led the Jaguars with 18 points. “They’re a veteran group and played like it tonight. They really took it to us, especially in that second half,” Richman said. “Our expectations are to win Summit
League championships, and we didn’t get that done this year. That’s a disappointment, and we’ll get right back at it.” Should regular season title winners South Dakota
advance to the NCAA tournament, the Bison, as the No. 2 team in the conference, will receive an invitation to the NIT. The NIT was once college basketball’s top postseason
tournament, but it’s since been surpassed by the NCAA tournament.
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Softball
NDSU lost two games on Friday, March 3, during the first day of the Ragin’ Cajun Invitational at Lamson Park. 4-2 to Texas A&M Corpus Christi and 8-2 to host No. 18/19-ranked Louisiana. Texas A&M Corpus Christi took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Candice Hadd hit a RBI single and TAMUCC took the advantage of a Bison error to plate the second run. The Islanders increased their lead to a 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning on Kandace Johnson’s lead-off home run. TAMUCC would receive another solo home run from Lacey Boyd in the sixth.
NDSU rallied in the bottom of the seventh when Tabby Heinz hit her first collegiate home run, a tworun shot to center to put the lead in half to 4-2. Liz Carter (5-4) kept North Dakota State without a base hit for the first 4-2/3 innings until Tabby Heinz hit a single to left field. Carter struck out nine, allowed three hits and walked three. KK Leddy (1-3) picked up the loss for the Bison. Leddy struck out eight, walked six and gave up five hits. Kara Gremillion led off the second game with a home run and No. 18 Louisiana (13-4) took off from there. The Ragin’ Cajuns would go off for four runs in the third inning to extend the lead to 5-0. Louisiana tacked on single-runs in the fifth, sixth
and seventh innings. The Bison added their final run in the bottom of the sixth when Stavrou launched a 2-1 pitch for a home run to left center. It was Stavrou’s team-leading fourth homer of the season. Jacquelyn Sertic (3-9) took the loss for NDSU. Sertic struck out seven and walked five. On Saturday, NDSU shut out Alcorn State, but fell to Louisiana. Sertic threw here third shutout of the season striking out 13, one shy of career best, to reach double figures for the third time this season and ninth of her career. NDSU got out to an early lead with three runs in the first and two more in the fifth. Adding two more runs in the fourth to make the lead 7-0. In game two, NDSU
would fall to Louisiana for a second time. The Ragin Cajuns jumped out to a huge lead score seven in the first. KK Leddy and Sertic pitched for North Dakota State with Leddy picking up the loss. Vanessa Anderson had the lone base hit for the Bison.
Baseball
NDSU baseball earned a victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-1 last Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium. NDSU’s first road victory over the Gophers since 2012. Junior left-handed pitcher Blake Stockert earned his first win of the season after throwing five scoreless innings. Right-handed reliever Kevin Folman entered with one-out in the bottom of the ninth inning and allowed one unearned run on one hit, securing his first save
of 2017. Senior catcher Danny Palmiscno gave the Bison a 1-0 lead after hitting a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth. NDSU would add two more in the seventh with a lead-off home run by Logan Busch and an RBI single by Drew Fearing. NDSU would go 1-2 Friday and Saturday against Northern Colorado, with one game left on Sunday. In game one, the Bison would fall 5-7. Jordan Harms would be given the loss after giving up three earned runs on four hits in 2 1/3 innings pitched. Ben Petersen would give the Bison a 5-4 lead in the top of the eighth after hitting a solo shot to left center. In Saturday’s doubleheader, the Bison would take game on 7-4 but fall 6-7 in game two. Petersen drove in three
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runs on his fourth home run of the season to make the lead 7-3 and Busch would drive in two RBIs of his own during the game. Chris Choles earned the win on the mound for the Bison in game one after allowing one earned run on three hits with a strikeout and walk in four innings of relief. In game two, NDSU took an early 6-1 lead after scoring runs in the first, fourth, and fifth innings. The Bears would respond with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and seventh to take a 7-6 lead. Matt Elsenpeter and Tucker Rohde each drove in two runs. Sean Terres suffered the loss on the mound after allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
Bison Advance in Big 12 Championships Rodriguez, Ream head to finals Sunday Cody Tusler Staff Writer
North State sat at second place in the Big 12 Championship with 70.5 points after competition Saturday. Oklahoma State leads with 155.5 points with all 10 wrestlers in the finals, this marks the first time in conference history any school has advanced all of their athletes to the final round of action. South Dakota State is third (64.5), Oklahoma is fourth (63)
and Wyoming is fifth (42.5). NDSU 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez and 157 pounder Clay Ream advanced to the championship finals, with five other Bison remain in contention following the first day of the Big 12 Wrestling Champions held Saturday, March 4. North Dakota State’s 133 Cam Sykora, 165 Andrew Fogarty, 184 Tyler McNutt, 197 Cordell Eaton and 285 Ben Tynan are still alive in the consolation bracket. Sykora, Fogarty and Tynan lost in the semifinal round. Rodriguez came out and
recorded two pins. His first came at 5:25 over Utah Valley’s Mitch Brown and was Rodriguez’s 100th career win. Rodriguez wasted little time in his second match against Oklahoma’s Christian Moody, even giving up an early takedown, to record the fall at 2:18. No. 4-ranked Rodriguez will face Oklahoma State’s No. 10-ranked Nick Piccininni in the finals. Rodriguez improved to 23-1 overall with six pins. Ream was able to hold off South Dakota State’s Logan
Peterson for 5-2 decision, and then defeated Iowa State’s Colston Diblasi 17-6 major decision. No. 8-ranked Ream is scheduled to face Oklahoma State’s No. 6 Joe Smith in the finals. Ream improved to 24-3 overall. Both Rodriguez and Ream are making their first appearance in the finals since 2015 when both wrestlers claimed NCAA West Region/Western Wrestling Conference titles. Rodriguez and Ream are 5-1 in the Big 12 tournament.
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In the rest of the tournament, No. 1 Seth Gross (SDSU) and No. 2 Kaid Brock (OSU) battle for the 133-pound title. Gross and Brock have meet once before this season, with Gross coming out on top. At the 141-pound dual, OSU’s Dean Heil and Wyoming’s Bryce Meredith will battle it out. One of two Bedlam matches will see Davion Jeffries (OU) tussle with the No. 1 seed, Anthony Collica (OSU), for the 149-pound title. With Chandler Rogers (OSU)
and Dylan Cottrell (WVU) facing off at 165. To finish out the finals, OU’s Matt Reed opposes OSU’s Kyle Crutchmer for the 174-pound title. Nolan Boyd of Oklahoma State and Dylan Gabel of Northern Colorado will go for the 184-pound championship, as Jacob Smith (WVU) and Preston Weigel (OSU) compete for the 197 title, followed by a match between Austin Shafer (OSU) and Dustin Dennison (UVU).
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