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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE
in Our Hearts Wentz, Haeg both get taken in NFL Draft, five other Bison sign as undrafted free agents
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Pace Maier Sports Editor
The roof blew off the state of North Dakota, glass mugs crashed to the bar floor and the Philadelphia Eagles selected Carson Wentz with the No. 2 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft on Thursday. “It was awesome because I didn’t have to sit there very long either,” Wentz said in his NFL Draft press conference. “It’s been a long time coming; it’s been a long process and I couldn’t ask for a better place to go.” As the green and gold fans drinks flowed, so did Wentz’s energy. He had been waiting for this moment since he was a little kid, probably running around his backyard with a football in his hand. Now the Bismarck, N.D., native heads to Philadelphia and will try to take over the job of recently upset Eagles starting quarterback Sam Bradford. Bradford, the 28-yearold, will make $35 million over the next two seasons, $22 million to be guaranteed. Wentz, the 23-year-old will make around $26.7 million over his first four years with a $17.6 million signing bonus. However, Wentz seems like the more mature
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quarterback out of the two at the moment. On Thursday, Sal Paolantonio of ESPN reported that Bradford hasn’t been answering Doug Pederson’s phone calls. Pederson is the head coach of the Eagles. And that isn’t a good sign for Wentz because he needs time to develop and sitting behind a man with 63 career NFL games underneath his belt would only benefit him. Look what Wentz did after he sat behind Brock Jensen for two years. Won a national championship his junior year, throwing 25 touchdowns while completing 64 percent of his passes. His senior year Wentz threw 17 touchdowns while completing 63 percent of his passes, helped his team win a fifth straight national championship and missed eight games with an injury. Wentz needs a mentor at the next level. Wentz has the arm, the athleticism and the knowledge of the game but also needs time to adjust to the NFL speed. That’s where Bradford comes in. Time is money for Wentz but if Bradford’s trade request goes through or Bradford sticks with the Eagles but doesn’t lend a helping hand out to Wentz. The former NDSU quarterback may see the field quicker than we all thought.
And that may not be the smartest move for the organization or for Wentz’s career. No one doubts Wentz’s competitiveness but the NFL is a completely new monster for the former FCS star quarterback. And Wentz will need some help from Bradford in crafting his NFL sword. The man who protected Wentz’s blindside Joe Haeg was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round. “I had a great talk with Coach Pagano, their entire staff, the general manager, the owner. I definitely knew they were a team I wanted to play for,” Haeg told the Forum. Philly will have at least one familiar face for Wentz. The QB’s former teammate will join him in Philadelphia for training camp as the Eagles signed CJ Smith as an undrafted free agent. Former Bison fullback/tight end Andrew Bonnet was also signed as an undrafted free agent to the Carolina Panthers squad. Former NDSU tight end Luke Albers was signed by the Arizona Cardinals, and former offensive guard Jeremy Kelly signed with the Atlanta Falcons, both as undrafted free agents. Former Bison punter/ kicker Ben LeCompte also signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears.
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ANDREW BONNET
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Signed by Carolina Panthers
JOE HAEG CJ SMITH Signed by Philadelphia Eagles
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JEREMY KELLY
No. 155 -> Indianapolis Colts
Signed by Atlanta Falcons
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American Bison to become United States national mammal
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Junkyard Brewing Co. hosts Beer & Hymns every Sunday
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Column: Eagles gain 700,000 NoDak fans. I’m not one of them.
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Turnover Sometimes Tough For NDSU Clubs
Starting a student organization is ‘simple,’ but keeping it afloat is key
Jack Dura
Head News Editor
Before he graduated in December, Drew Spooner co-founded seven student organizations at North Dakota State. The marketing graduate said starting clubs is simple, though turnover can be tough. “Nothing to it,” Spooner said of starting student organizations. “And joining clubs is even easier.” When many student organizations are looking to next year amid member turnover at the semester’s end, many clubs can be in a bind to stay afloat.
Recruiting or remission
Katie Martinez is a pistol shooter with NDSU’s Marksmanship Club. With 10 active pistol shooters and eight active rifle shooters, Martinez said their club was strong this year, particularly with a sweep of wins at the NRA’s national collegiate championships this spring. Member Alana Townsend’s win in free pistol, among others, made her the first woman to win since the match’s 1981 establishment. Despite the high stakes competition against Ohio State’s athletic team and even military schools, the Marksmanship Club needs to recruit heavily for next year to keep up, Martinez said. “I guess we just had a really solid foundation to begin with and now this year we are fearful for
losing all those members, but I think there is a positive outlook,” she said. Martinez was one of several club members recruited four years ago from states like Montana, Missouri and Pennsylvania. Now with four years of participation maxed out, these members can’t compete anymore. Club president Grant Johnson will recruit among first-year students in 201617, Martinez said, with one incoming South Dakotan set to join. The club would like to maintain four men and four women on the team as gendered matches are a big part of competitions. “We’re making sure we’re looking for students that want to and are willing to put in time,” Martinez said, adding the first part of a semester can be “kind of scary” with “a lot of students coming in who have never touched a firearm before.” If the club doesn’t clinch its desired membership for 2016-17, the shortfall would limit travel and participation at top matches like in Colorado and Georgia. “(The club) might just go into remission,” Martinez said.
“I guess we just had a really solid foundation to begin with and now this year we are fearful for losing all those members, but I think there is a positive outlook” - Katie Martinez, Marksmanship Club pistol shooter
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Katie Martinez, Grant Johnson and Macy Nelson of the Marksmanship Club attended the Bison Leader Awards on April 19, where their club won Organization of the Year.
Maintaining
For any club, Spooner said never turning anyone away is key for keeping afloat. “Personally invite people and encourage others to take leadership positions before you graduate,” he said, “and don’t be concerned about
numbers.” He added the example of the NDSU Sandy’s Donut Club, which had few people attending for “for the longest time.” “We just focused on the mission of the club and ensured each event was meaningful for those there,” Spooner said. From there, word spread and the club grew. So did the NDSU Roadtrippers Club, which
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Spooner also co-founded. The “handful of members” racked up over 35,000 miles in one semester, Spooner said. The club recently partnered with Jumpr, a ride sharing service.
Beginning to end
All a club needs to start is six members, three of which are president, VP and treasurer, as well as a faculty adviser, Mikayla Young, 2015-16 executive commissioner
of the congress of student organizations, said. From there, enrollment in a Blackboard portal keeps communication open with the CSO commission, Young said. A club will have temporary status for 16 weeks. Then the CSO commission will determine if it can go full-time. As for recruiting members, Young said clubs have help available. All clubs have
access to the Listserv. Student government’s public relations team is available for tips to expand organizations, Young said, and the student activities office’s mailboxes are fair game too. Some clubs even hit up residence halls for incoming students. As of last month, 5,687 students were involved in an at least one of NDSU’s 330 student organizations, Young said. “It’s good to see that students are getting involved in organizations,” she said, adding the Blackboard enrollment number never goes down. If a club finds itself slipping, it can land in probationary status. Members must meet with the CSO commission to go over expectations and length of probation. The CSO commission can “deactivate a club if they don’t meet those expectations,” Young said. The most common clubs to be deactivated are ambassador groups, as their colleges are usually able to support them, Young said. Otherwise, two to five clubs have been deactivated this year with two of those groups “ready to get back on their feet.” Currently, Saddle & Sirloin is NDSU’s largest student organization, with over 400 members, Young said. The Unicycle & Juggling Club has the lowest membership, “around 10,” she added.
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In A Nutshell Taylor Schloemer Staff Writer
HERDtogether Held This Wednesday
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The bison will become America’s national mammal, pending President Obama’s signature.
Bison to Become National Mammal
Prairie roamer once on brink of extinction to be recognized nationwide
Casey McCarty Co-News Editor
Congress approved legislation to name the bison as the national mammal of the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a version of the National Bison Legacy Act Tuesday, following a similar version of the bill passed by the U.S. Senate in December. A press release from John Hoeven’s office said Senate sponsors of the bill expect the Senate to concur with the House bill later this week, sending the legislation to President Obama to be signed into law. Senator Hoeven was one of the two senators in the
Across the aisle, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) supports the legislation, too. “Bison and North Dakota go hand-in-hand — whether it’s the mascot for a football team, or the world’s largest buffalo monument in Jamestown,” she said in a statement last September. In addition to naming the bison as the U.S. national mammal, the National Bison Legacy Act recognizes the historical, cultural and economic significance of the bison, which is the largest land mammal in America and revered by many Native American tribes as a sacred and spiritual symbol of their heritage. “We think it’s great ... what better mammal than the bison, that’s been part of our history for hundreds
Senate to introduce the bill. If passed, the National Bison Legacy Act would name the bison as the U.S. national mammal, as well as recognize the historical, cultural and economic significance of the bison, the press release said. “The bison, like the bald eagle, has for many years been a symbol of America for its strength, endurance and dignity, reflecting the pioneer spirit of America,” Hoeven said in the press release. “Both the Senate and the House have now passed the National Bison Legacy Act, which names this noble animal as our national mammal. This is a fitting designation that recognizes the important cultural and economic role the bison has played in our nation’s history.”
of years,” the bison Corso’s handler, Tom Schmaltz, said. Nick Reitan, student government’s executive commissioner of public relations said in an email, “Student government feels confident in the mission of the Vote Bison Coalition and the National Bison Legacy Act. The Bison has long been a symbol for many people throughout history, and it’s great to see the North American Bison again receiving recognition.” North Dakota State President Dean Bresciani said, “NDSU was proud to be part of the (Vote Bison) coalition for this effort and we are pleased with the positive outcome. “Go Bison!”
North Dakota State staff, faculty and students are invited to attend the HERDtogether social noon Wednesday in the Memorial Union’s Arikara Room. The event will on celebrate campus efforts to promote and facilitate diversity-related programming, as well as provide an opportunity for people to connect on diversity-related programming ideas, a listserv said. The social will also present information to attendees about the HERDtogether Initiative and celebrate students who participated in the program in the 2015-16 school year.
Volunteers Walk for Vision Saturday Volunteers laced up their walking shoes and ate donuts Saturday morning, raising money and awareness for the visually impaired during Walk for Vision. Participants walked around the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track Building during the 17th time Walk for Vision, while a live band played. Dr. Lance Bergstrom was this year’s honorary chair, a press release said. Bergstrom leads eye-care mission trips to Haiti and Indonesia to treat those with vision issues in rural impoverished communities.
Bison Connection Changes Name Over the upcoming months, the Bison
Connection will be changing their name to NDSU One Stop. The name change will not hamper services, as NDSU One Stop will still be home to the Office of Registration and Records as well as the Office of Customer Account Services and Financial Aid. Regular hours will not change during the academic year, with hours of operation also following North Dakota State’s summer and holiday hours. In the coming weeks, new signage, an updated website and a new email address will be rolled out.
Bioindustry Summit
North Dakota State will host a Bioindustry Summit May 12 at Memorial Union, University Relations reported. The summit will focus on agriculture, technology and industry interests. NDSU assistant professor and bioenergy specialist David Ripplinger said to University Relations “(w)ith volatile energy and agricultural commodity prices, interest in valueadded opportunities is growing.” A government networking event will occur within the summit that will allow for informal conversations between government specialists, innovators and inventors. A series of three speakers, including Bruce Chassy, University of Illinois professor emeritus, Thomas Redick of Global Environmental Ethics Counsel, and Dennis Hall, Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center will also take place at the summit, NDSU reported. Casey McCarty contributed to these stories.
License Plates Go Missing from Campus Cars in Five Locations Casey McCarty Co-News Editor
License plates from across campus have gone missing. Stolen plates have been recorded in the R parking lot, T3 parking lot, Dakotah Field, SF parking lot and the CFS parking lot. Vandal said the perpetrator is usually taking “about just one off the vehicle.” The law in most states requires vehicles to have two, causing vehicle owners to order new plates. “We don’t have any suspects at this time, but we’re still actively working the case,” Vandal said. “One of the problems with this is, in my mind is that, how often do you check both your license plates on your car,” Vandal said. “It’s hard to get a good clean
timeline, but we know it’s been happening this last semester.” Vandal said the perpetrator or perpetrators could be anyone from junior high kids who live near campus to college kids. He also said that the incident is not necessarily related to students other than that they own the cars. Students can protect their vehicles by parking under lights. “It’s always a good idea to do that regardless, for personal safety and everything else,” he said. Vandal said another way to assist in preventing license plate theft would be to change the screws used to hold a plate in. He said that car manufacturers generally supply regular or Phillips head screws, and to change screws to something else would make it harder for a thief.
“If you make it difficult, they may just walk away,” Vandal said. “Our hope is that someone might end up somewhere and see a bunch of license plates on the wall or hanging, we figure someone’s displaying them. But if they see or hear anything about license plates, that they give us a call or send us a Text-a-Tip that can point us in the right direction,” Vandal said. “(With) any suspicious activity, we’d much rather check it out and it be nothing than the one time that somebody does not call it in and it turns out to be something,” University Police Lt. Adam Walter said. Vandal asks anyone with more information to contact the University Police and Safety Office by calling 701231-8998 or to Text-A-Tip to 701-526-6006.
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After this year’s successful season, which included “Romeo & Juliet,” Theatre NDSU has announced its upcoming lineup of plays.
Theatre NDSU Flies High into 2016-2017 Season
Next season to include variety of shows, flying company
Abigail Gilbert
Contributing Writer
As the year closes, so does this season of theater. This means, though, that Theatre NDSU’S 2016 – 2017 season is just a summer away. Here are some highlights of the imaginative productions that will be produced on campus next year.
Peter Pan
Directed by Jess Jung October 20-22 This musical is based on the play by Sir James M. Barrie with music by Morris Charlap, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Gree.
NDSU will be doing a special abridged version of Peter Pan that premiered at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis under Artistic Director Peter Brosius. “The original golden age musical is three hours long, so (the Theatre Company) cut it down so that they could keep people in the seats. They also modernized some of the language,” said Jess Jung, Artistic Director of Theatre NDSU. In addition to these changes, they also made modifications to the character of Tiger Lily in order to update the musical into a more culturally appropriate production. “Peter Pan has been a
play that a lot of people don’t know is controversial among First Nation peoples because the original characters called Indians, as written, fulfill savage stereotypes. Instead, this abridged version features Tiger Lily and her gang of girls, called the Pounce. They are a gang of rough and double cats that even the pirates are afraid of,” Jung said. Another exciting, new aspect of this production is that Theatre NDSU has been given permission to fly actors in this show. According to Jung, “A flying company will be coming in, and Wendy, John, Michael and Peter will be flying.”
Goldilocks Zone
December 1-3 and 7-10 Goldilocks zone will be a brand new, devised piece by NDSU Theatre Students and Chelsea Pace. A dedicated group is currently collaborating to creating an immersive, innovative and educational experience for audience members.
Songs for a New World
Directed by Hardy Koenig February 25-27 and March 1-4, 2017 With music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, this contemporary musical is described by the composer as being “about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or
turn around and go back.”
The Odyssey
Directed by Chelsea Pace and Kara Jeffers April 27-29 and May 3-6, 2017 Written by Mary Zimmerman, this production is part of a special Tri-College collaboration with MSUM and Concordia College. While NDSU performs “The Odyssey,” MSUM will produce “Metamorphosis,” Mary Zimmerman’s most famous work and Concordia is doing “Secret in the Wings.” “Mary Zimmerman is one of the leading female playwrights in the nation. She is so important because she is a writer that starts
with a group of actors, and she collaborates with the actors to create the script,” Jung said. “They break apart myths together in the room through movement and experimental workshops with props and research, and then she creates all of her writing from the visual impulses that have been created in the room. “A lot of her work is visual based. For example, the ship in ‘The Odyssey’ is called to be built by all of the soldiers bodies. The directors, Chelsea Pace and Kara Jeffers, will work with actors on how to create these effect.” All Theatre NDSU shows are free with a student ID.
Cold Ones and Carols Junkyard Brewing Company hosts Beer and Hymns every Sunday
Andrew Fugleberg Staff Writer
Every Sunday night, Junkyard Brewing Company brings together two of North Dakota’s favorite things: alcohol and religion. While many might say there is no way this could ever work, this local brewing company has been successfully nabbing customers for this weekly event since December. Junkyard Brewing Company has been around for a while, nestled in the heart of downtown Moorhead, Minnesota. The nanobrewery (smaller than a microbrewery) was granted their beer manufacturer’s license in 2013. Recently they have been using that license to cater to their newest business endeavor. Aaron Juhnke, one of the owners, said they got the idea for Beer and Hymns from one of their friends who went to a similar event in another location. While the actual inspiration behind “Beer and Hymns”
came from another brewing company or bar, this regular occurrence is certainly unique to our area. The brewing company has teamed up with The Gathering Church of FargoMoorhead to bring live gospel and bluegrass music to the business. This church has held Beer and Hymn events before pairing with Junkyard, but they were relatively sparse. Now, they have a weekly space and location where people from all walks of life to come together, drink beer and loudly sing music that could be found on the folkfilled “O Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack. A typical Sunday night involves the building opening up at 4 p.m. Many show up right away for their refillable growler special, so there are usually several customers before the music begins at 7. By about 6:30p.m., people start filing in until the house holds the crowd of people this event brings in, ranging anywhere from 80 to 150 bodies. At 9 p.m., the hymns end, but not before hundreds
Junkyard Brewing Company embellishes its Sundays with the weekly Beer and Hymns event. of people have sung along acts that regularly perform his brewing company on at The Gathering Church. Sunday nights just to be loudly to religiously themed Juhnke said that he with each other and enjoy music. There are always “likes the community aspect the company of their friends live bands for this event. and the fellowship of it all. in an environment outside Sometimes the artist is Everyone is just having fun of what’s typical. completely independent of and socializing.” For anyone interested the sponsoring church, but Juhnke also said he in this event, Juhnke wants there are also a myriad of loves that people come to you to know that “it’s
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very casual and informal. Everybody and anybody can come to drink beer or just listen to the music.” Fun is the key focus of this event, so if you are tired of being spiritual in a church don’t be afraid of worshiping with a cold one.
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Wish Fast encourages families and community members alike to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Saving Fargo One Wish at a Time
NDSU graduate supports third year of charity race
Paige Johnson Staff Writer
On the edge of the Red River of the North, Lindenwood Park is quiet and still in the early morning. It is as beautiful and nondescript of any Fargo park, but there is something especially super about this location. For the past two years, Nick Vculek has hosted Wish Fast at Lindenwood, a superhero-themed walk or run to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. On its third year this spring, Vculek’s annual charity event has become a unique staple in the FargoMoorhead community. Registration on race day begins for Wish Fast 3: Civil War at 8 a.m. Friday in Lindenwood, with the run beginning soon after.
“Wish Fast started out as a class project my senior year at NDSU,” Vculek said. “We had to select a charity we wanted to do a fundraiser for. When I was thinking about what I wanted to do, I saw an article on Facebook about Miles Scott from San Francisco, A.K.A. the Batkid.” In 2013, Miles Scott made national headlines when he got to assist his favorite superhero, Batman, in defending “Gotham” for a day. Scott arrested famous Batman villains, rescued damsels in distress and received a key to the city for his efforts. The city of San Francisco changed to Gotham for Scott’s wish and resulted in a grand total of $6 million, about 750 wishes in total (the average cost of a wish is roughly
“I thought, ‘Why can’t every child be a hero, whether they’re a Wish Kid or not?’ and ‘Why can’t we raise money to help grant all the wishes, not just one?’” – Nick Vculek, founder of Wish Fast $8,000, as of 2013). “(That) money could have been used to grant a great amount of wishes,” Vculek said. “So, when I submitted my project and gave my presentation, I thought, ‘Why can’t every child be a hero, whether they’re a Wish Kid or not?’ and ‘Why can’t we raise money to help grant all the wishes, not just one?’” Since its conception in 2013, Vculek’s project has transformed into a community event that has grown bigger and better every year.
Kids and community members are encouraged to dress as their favorite superheroes and help defeat villains along the track with silly string and other super weapons. This year, kids will not only be helping to defeat dastardly villains, but also their fellow superheroes. The theme is Civil War, in honor of the releases of “Batman vs. Superman” and “Captain America: Civil War.” While kids are obviously the focus of the event, adults are encouraged to
participate as well. After all, it is not just kids who have always dreamed of being their favorite superhero. “Wish Fast is a walk and/or run event. It is not a race,” Vculek said. “It’s an opportunity to better one’s self and help others in need. It creates memories and instills the positive moral characteristics that our childhood superheroes had.” After the event, there will be plenty of refreshments including healthy snacks, grilled foods and beverages to rejuvenate the superheroes’
mighty appetites. Vculek’s vision is to have 500 participants and raise $9,000, roughly one wish. To sign up, superheroes can go to Active.com and search for Wish Fast. They can also sign up the day of the event. For the next two weeks, Vculek and other volunteers will be at the contact booths in the Memorial Union raising money and promoting the event. There will be opportunities to take selfies with superhero masks and enter to win a chance to see “Captain America: Civil War” when it premiers in theatres Friday. “My favorite superhero is Captain America,” Vculek concludes. “He always believes in human rights, and tries to help others no matter their race, sex or beliefs.”
NDSU Percussion Ensemble Hosts Recital
Campus musicians display exceptional talent in spring recital
Christian Weber Contributing Writer
On Tuesday, the North Dakota State Percussion Ensemble presented its spring recital. The recital was held in Festival Concert Hall. Included in the performance were three additional groups and ensembles: the NDSU Trumpet Ensemble, the
NDSU Winter Drumline and a marimba duo. The program featured a variety of selections, both standard and contemporary. Percussion Ensemble is a course for which students register. It meets twice a week. No audition is required, and all musicians are welcome to enroll. “We get both percussion majors and non-percussion majors,” Sigurd Johnson,
director of the ensemble, said. The ensemble holds two recitals in the spring and only one in the fall, “because of marching band.” Johnson selects music that not only challenges, but also engages his students. He incorporates both standard and contemporary pieces into the ensemble’s programs.
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After the percussion ensemble’s program, the NDSU Trumpet Ensemble performed, with support from some percussionists, “Into the Blue” by Kevin McKee. Johnson believes it is important for individual ensembles to collaborate and perform together. “It makes us feel like part of a family,” Johnson said. The second-to-last
performance featured Ciara Houser and Courtney Olson, each on marimba. They performed a fantasy on “Ghanina” by Matthias Schmitt. Notably, Houser and Olson arranged “Ghanina,” a solo, for two marimbas. The recital concluded with a “funk show” by the NDSU Winter Drumline, which performed “Begin the Funk” by Nicholaus Meyers
and “Let it Roll” by Elias Youngbloom. Youngbloom is a former NDSU student who lost his vision after an impaired driver crashed into his car. For detailed information on upcoming concerts, recitals and events, please visit the NDSU Challey School of Music webpage at https://www.ndsu.edu/ performingarts/music/.
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Building Bridges
Crow Flies High Butte, west of New Town, N.D., is a historic scenic overlook above Lake Sakakawea, the Four Bears Bridge and the Old Sanish townsite.
Jack Dura
Spectrum Staff
New Town, N.D., has its beginnings in a sad end. The city is a main community of the Fort Berthold Reservation and was created out of the certainty that the rising waters of Lake Sakakawea, dammed by the Garrison Dam to the south, would flood the towns of the reservation. That certainty
came to pass, and New Town was platted in 1950, named such because no other name was suggested and no vote held to name the “new town.” Over 900 people from the flooding towns of Sanish and Van Hook, N.D., had to relocate to higher ground. Many people flocked to the New Town site, near Crow Flies High Butte, a prominent landmark near the Missouri River. New Town’s first business
was a bar, with a lumber company to follow. While buildings were relocated and communities uprooted, construction began on a new bridge to span the length of the rising river. This was the Four Bears Bridge and was the second of three bridges with that name. The first Four Bears Bridge was built in 1934 near Elbowoods, N.D., a town that’s also underwater now. When the rising river water made a need for a
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new bridge, the center span of the first Four Bears Bridge was removed and sent 40 miles upstream to be a part of the new, second Four Bears Bridge. Building began on that structure and was completed in 1955. The bridge served travelers on North Dakota Highway 23 for 50 years. The second Four Bears Bridge was demolished and replaced with a third Four Bears Bridge finished in 2005, costing $55.5 million.
One man died during a construction accident at the bridge in 2004. At 4,483 feet long, the bridge near New Town is North Dakota’s longest bridge. Perhaps the best view of the bridge and the massive countryside is from the top of Crow Flies High Butte, named for a Hidatsa chief. The large hill offers a scenic overlook of Lake Sakakawea, the Four Bears Bridge and the remains
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of Old Sanish, N.D. The concrete foundation of the town’s elevators can still be seen poking through the water. Several explorers are said to have visited the butte on their journeys, including Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1805 and 1806 and possibly Pierre Gaultier de Verendrye, the first European man recorded to have visited modern North Dakota, in 1738.
Why leggings are basically the new jeans Keyona Elkins
Contributing Writer
Athleisure looks, outfits that combine athletic and leisure wear, marry style and comfort in a way that people will be wearing for a long time. It started out as a slightly ironic trend: clothes meant for working out were instead worn for lounging around the house, taking notes in class and grabbing coffee with friends. Multipurpose outfits featuring sweats, sneakers and dressier jackets came into style because women needed one outfit that could take them through a busy and varied day in comfort and style. A few years ago, exercise clothing stayed solely at the gym, but then leggings started popping up in street style photos, and sneakers began making appearances on runways. There are now seasonally changing trends in the activewear market instead of the timeless workout basics of years past. While jean sales are on their way down, activewear sales are skyrocketing. Stores are adding active styles and fitness lines to their offerings more every month. It was initially
seen as a passing trend related to trendy normcore looks, but instead of fading away, the style has taken over the fashion scene and even trickled up into high fashion houses. The tough part of mastering the athleisure look is making it look like fashion, not just straightforward gym wear. It’s not just exercise clothing — it’s dressed up exercise clothing. The secret is to mix and balance sporty pieces with casual items. A pair of black performance leggings and Nike sneakers cover the athletic part, while a cropped ribbed turtleneck and leather jacket make the look acceptable to wear all day. The goal is not to look like you just came from the gym but like you might be going there later. For inspiration, check out Rihanna’s sporty urban glam looks or Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid’s signature leggings/bomber jacket/crop top combos. Kendall and Gigi like to break the golden rule of leggings (keep your pelvis area covered) with their athleisure looks, but this fashion rebellion is actually acceptable because they choose performance leggings instead of thin cotton ones.
Performance fabrics that are thicker and opaque will smooth and cover well and are often designed with flattering seam designs, making them all right to wear by themselves. Another trick is to stick to only one oversized piece to avoid looking unkempt. That item could be the loose track pants you wear with strappy heels and a clingy knit tank, or it could be the oversized jacket you pair with printed leggings and white sneakers. You can also combine sleek and sporty pieces to get a more fashion-forward athleisure look. Doing a hoodie and joggers with a beaded top and high heels is creative and cool. Pairing some sporty kicks with a short dress or slipping a structured blazer or vest over a slouchy tee and leggings is unexpected and fun. The best part is that athleisure is pretty much the answer to college students’ sartorial prayers. You know you wear leggings to class 90 percent of the time, anyway. Now you can easily tie a plaid shirt around your waist or throw a long coat on top and call it fashion.
To the Love of My Life
Oh, coffee, your silky perfection is my reason for pushing on
Rio Bergh
Features Editor
You are the reason I wake up in the morning, my inspiration, my muse. You are the light of my life, the one that I would do anything for. The thought of you can make a dreaded day seem bearable. As I walk into a room where you have been, the
very scent of you can melt away every problem, past, present and future, can bring me into a moment of pure perfection. Your silky smooth perfection takes my breath away; your alluring flawlessness holds me captive. I am your slave. Coffee, you are the very reason for my existence. My life rotates around you as a
planet around a star, your gravity pulls me into an eternal orbit of praise; we are tethered to one another with an unbreakable bond. I have only one concern: It seems that people everywhere are losing touch with your natural beauty and excellence. They are besmirching your perfection with (dare I say it?) cream and sugar and awful flavored syrups!
I am sure you are as horrified as I am. Your beauty is being drowned in an unending outward spiral of cream and sugar and terrifying flavor combinations like pumpkin spice, rocky road and even pistachio. Pistachio! I ask you: when will it end? I am afraid that the nightmarish corruption will never cease, that it
will continue until we reach such unbelievable flavors as peppermint (has this abomination already happened?) and juju fruit. How can I survive the brutal olfactory assault that is peppermint mocha, pumpkin spice, red velvet cupcake and a plethora of flavors derived from Girl Scout cookies? Oh, coffee, I am afraid that I will lose your
perfection in a terrifying tidal wave of “innovation,” I am petrified at the thought of one day entering the grocery store and finding nothing but shocking novelty flavors. But for now, we have each other. We can be alone together and I can revel in your perfection. It is a privilege I will not take for granted.
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Opinion
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The Spectrum bison DROPPINGS
Middle-Class White Male Concludes Discrimination Doesn’t Exist Experts stunned to learn they’ve been wrong for years
SATIRE
Jon Lipp
Contributing Writer
Dear readers, Today’s update is sure to bring peace of mind to any women and minorities reading my work. I am delighted to inform you that concepts like institutionalized racism, sexism and privilege are complete fabrications! After
whooping for joy, I made sure to reach out to the groundbreaking researcher who discovered the real truth. “I mean, it’s always been pretty obvious to me,” remarked John Smith, a sixfoot tall white male with a stable financial background. “All of these ludicrous claims that someone’s race or gender influences their trajectory in life just seemed so bogus. I knew that I had to draw upon my comfortable upbringing and parent-funded education to get to the bottom of this.” Smith’s work is truly remarkable. Through his own interactions with authority figures, he was
able to determine that everyone calling attention to such issues is simply a crybaby. “The police have been nothing but kind to me,” Smith emphatically declared. “Yeah they were a little tough on me for open-carrying my AR-15 down Main Street, but after a stern talking to I think we both felt satisfied. I’ll never understand why people claim our wonderful folks in blue discriminate just because they gun down the occasional unarmed black teenager. “If those kids just had better parenting, I’m sure there wouldn’t be any issues.”
Smith’s remarks here really helped me understand the supposed “slaying” of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot to death in under 30 seconds by officers after brandishing a toy gun. Clearly, Rice’s parents should have raised him to hold a deep-rooted fear of these officers and never act like a typical child in public. “Furthermore,” Smith continued, “the whole idea of sexism really irks me. My male supervisors and I look around our office, and our female receptionists are easily some of the most beloved employees. A woman was even promoted to one of the least important vice president positions
recently! The only ‘glass ceiling’ is the one in their minds.” Once again, I felt the truth of Smith’s words shatter my foolish preconceived notions. Of course women have attained full equality. Forget the fact that statistics consistently show that the average salaries of women are lower than those of men in the same roles across industries. Those women obviously just lack the willpower to demand the same payment as their male coworkers. Sure, they will be called ‘bitches’ for doing so, but that’s just the price of fighting to be paid the same
amount as those born into the historically dominant gender. Altogether, I am immensely grateful to Smith for this revelation. Knowing that America is unequivocally the land of the free and the home of the brave, I rest easy at night. It is so refreshing to be certain that the fights for “civil rights” and “gender equality” are behind us. Now we can focus on the real work of American Exceptionalism: utilizing our unmatched airpower to drop the fiery seeds of freedom across the Middle East. Sarcastically Yours, Papa Jon
Tips to Survive the End of Spring Semester Get outside, exercise, change your environment Cierra Steffensen Contributing Writer
With dead week and finals quickly approaching, stress grows. Many students will tell you this semester has been one of the hardest they have experienced. Not only does it seem like many people have more to do than normal, but the tests seems harder and the days go by faster. Because of the mass amount of stressful tweets I have seen and comments I have received in passing,
I was hoping a few stressrelieving tips would help. No, I’m not stressfree, but with the help of these few things my life has contained less and less stress. There are many things you can do, but what has been found to be the most helpful is the environment that is surrounding you. Try lighting a lavender candle, letting in some natural light or simply sitting at your desk or kitchen table instead of your bed. Bedrooms are full of distractions. The appeal is
understandable; you are comfortable and feel warm and cozy in your own room, but making a quick trip to the library, out of your comfort zone, could be all the push you need to finish that important paper you have been putting off. Lighting a lavender candle to relieve some of that stress you carry in your shoulders could help convince you that you are ready to study for that big exam. Letting in the light will wake you up and make you ready to defeat the day. Although you may
have that one comfortable environment where you like to spend your time, it’s good to move to a new zone and get focused. Also, eat healthier and keep working out. The endocannabinoids and power foods will give you that extra boost you need to succeed. Even a simple walk around the block and a banana can help to give you that extra spurt of energy that you may need. It is OK to have that quick energy drink every once and awhile, but that crash will be full of regret, whereas
the banana and walk will keep your spirits high. And call your mom. Sometimes you just need a reassuring talk with your mother (or anyone you love) to tell you that it’s all going to be OK. It may seem silly and childish at first, but trust me in saying, it feels wonderful to hear her voice again. And lastly, stop staring at your computer screen. Yes, the majority of our assignments and tests are now done over the computer; in fact, I’m currently typing this on a
computer. But it’s good to have a break from time to time. The screen is a distraction. Even if you are focussed on an assignment there’s always that tiny voice in your head reminding you that you could just switch over to Netflix if you wanted to. These few tips and tricks have helped lots of people through all of those papers they have waited until the day before to begin. Or that exam that they “forgot” to study for until 1a.m. It’s fine to be stressed; it’s natural, but hopefully these tips will help to tone it down a little.
As the End of the Semester Nears
Students collectively prepare for finals
Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor
Sunday night comes around and I have exhausted every trick. Junk food, already did that. Energy drinks, downed those. Taking breaks, I took one three minutes ago, and, now, somehow, I have
gravitated over to Reddit for the fourth time this hour. I just checked my phone again, nothing new. It is in this moment I realize something. I have felt this way before. Alas folks, we have arrived at “that” special time in the semester. The time when motivation is at an all-time low but responsibilities are at an alltime high. Believe me, it isn’t hard to miss around campus. Students sleeping in locations no one ever thought possible before. Weekend plans being
changed to all-nighters. Caffeine addictions reaching a new, worrisome, level, I personally never thought obtainable before. We are all there collectively. BisoNation, it is the end of the semester, time to hunker down, time to focus on those grades, time to ask your closest pal, “Do you have the answer to the last question on the homework?” My low point came this past Sunday. Only an hour and a half left until my homework was due at midnight, this is when I made a choice. Instead of
hunkering down, I went to McDonald’s and got a McFlurry. I also got a medium fry. I might have also gotten a Spicy McChicken. Did I mention I had already eaten dinner? I needed some comfort food — what can I say. When I returned home instead of finishing my homework I watched an episode of “American Dad,” and ate my junk food in solitude. I finished my homework with only five minutes to spare. “Clutch” some might call it. Boy, that was a night. We are all in the same
boat. Your classmates, they feel your pain. Where have you personally been? Are you the student in the QBB pulling an all-nighter? Are you the student who has taught themselves an entire exam worth of math in three days? Are you the student who is wearing sweatpants, and hasn’t taken a shower in two days? Believe me, you are walking in a lot of people’s shoes right now, my friend. If you are stressing, if you are anxious, if you are feeling completely drained, don’t stress alone. Know
this simple fact: we are all there. We all understand, we all know the feeling, and collectively, we all have these dreaded low points. So tomorrow, forget dressing to impress; forget the shame of wearing pajamas to Gate City. Rock it. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You are every college student, and we will persevere until the end. For we will not go quietly into the night, but rather, we will enter this last good fight, and we will live or die by the curve.
Multi-Gender Bathroom Economics How to make bathrooms more economically efficient
Casey McCarty Spectrum Staff
Let me assure you: this won’t be a moral argument. Ignore all the biases and predispositions about how multi-gender bathrooms are the morally right thing or the morally wrong thing, for I cannot speak for what other people think is right or wrong. What I will write about is from another viewpoint: economic efficiency, in that generally one larger co-ed bathroom would be
more cost effective and economically efficient than having two smaller bathrooms to separate by gender. First, let’s make some assumptions and hold things constant. Let’s assume that one bathroom combination is one toilet, sink and soap dispenser and costs a total of $140. A door costs $75, and a paper towel dispenser or hand dryer costs an average of $100. Let’s also assume there is one paper towel dispenser or hand dryer for every two bathroom combinations
with a minimum of one in every bathroom and every bathroom only has one door. Another assumption can be that I am talking of larger stores like Target, ones that have male and female bathrooms as well as one family bathroom. The male and female bathrooms have four bathroom combinations each, and the family bathroom has one. The bathrooms in this store would have three doors, nine toilets, nine sinks, nine soap dispensers and five paper towel dispensers or hand drying
machines. The total cost would equate to $1,985, not including the prices of toilet paper, soap, plumbing installation and so on. What general stores have their bathrooms over-occupied to the point that someone is waiting? I would say that this is almost never. Therefore, lets assume that at most, only three of the four bathroom combinations in each gendered bathroom is being used at a given time and that the family bathroom is always in use,
leaving two open bathroom combinations at all times. On parts alone, this would create a cost inefficiency of $280. Instead of this threebathroom idea, let’s propose we create one larger bathroom. This larger bathroom would feature six regular bathroom combinations, and a larger stall area with one bathroom combination for families to use. It would also contain four paper towel dispensers or hand drying machines. In total, that would be seven bathroom combinations
equaling $1,455 and no un-used utilities, causing maximum cost efficiency. Granted, this post contains a lot of assumptions and does not factor in all the external costs or values, nor does it factor in consumer preferences or externalities such as laws. It also only focuses on one scenario, and different things can happen for different firms. Still though, having a larger co-ed bathroom would generally be more cost effective than having several smaller bathrooms.
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THE SPECTRUM | OPINION | TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2016
Privilege, Oppression Not
Source of all Social Problems Matt Frohlich Staff Writer
I think low Native American enrollment at North Dakota State could potentially be the result of an unrecognized conflict between that population’s traditional way of life and the modern world. I think some important lessons can be learned from this conflict. This situation is complicated by the fact that liberal morality makes it difficult to describe this conflict. The defining characteristic of liberal morality is that all social problems are the result of oppression forced upon a group of people by more privileged members of society. Disproportionately low college enrollment for Native Americans is commonly used by liberals as proof that Native Americans are oppressed. I think there is another way of looking at this situation. Growing up next to a reservation left me with the impression that Native Americans are split on whether to abandon patrimonialism in favor of modern society. This could be responsible for a host issues, one of which is low college enrollment. The definition of patrimonialism varies based on who you talk to, but personally I prefer the definition provided by American political scientist Francis Fukuyama. Fukuyama describes patrimonialism as a system of government based on
“Our solution to this problem is to either resign ourselves to anarchy, or to create a government that is in charge of regulating our behavior.” kin selection and reciprocal altruism. Kin selection is the natural human tendency to favor family members over everybody else. The closer the genetic relation, the stronger the favoritism. Reciprocal altruism means people become friends or enemies based on how much mutual benefit or harm they bring to one another. Fukuyama considers patrimonialism to be the default form of human government. Patrimonialism is effective for societies that are small enough for everybody to know everybody else, but it does not work in modern societies. Our population is too large for everybody to form personal relationships. Our solution to this problem is to either resign ourselves to anarchy, or to create a government that is in charge of regulating our behavior. The problem with governments is that it goes against human nature to submit to their impersonal authority. As such, it requires a large amount of social conditioning to make people cooperate with the government. People socialized in such a manner are considered “civilized” by those who participate within the system. Native Americans had
some form of government prior to contact with Europeans, but I suspect their culture was more patrimonial than ours is today. Their low college enrollment may not be due to oppression, but rather because they are resisting modern society in favor of patrimonialism. A modern university is an impersonal environment ruled by a complex system of intertwining bureaucracies; all of which are unable to accommodate patrimonial people. If one looks at the situation from this perspective while taking the position that neither patrimonialism nor modern society are superior to one another, it becomes apparent that there is a conflict with no easy solution. I acknowledge that this is a grossly oversimplified way of looking at the situation, and I admit I do not know how to reconcile this conflict. However, this is still a useful discussion. I think there are numerous unrecognized conflicts of a similar nature occurring in our society involving people other than Native Americans. Unfortunately, these conflicts will not reveal themselves if we resign ourselves to a worldview that blames all social problems on privilege and oppression.
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Sports
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2016
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The Spectrum
Women’s Golf Finishes in Third Place
Summit League Championship ends women’s season
Taylor Schloemer Staff Writer
The North Dakota State women’s golf team ended its season with a third place finish at the Summit League Championship, hosted at ArborLinks Golf Course April 20. The tournament ended what was a successful season for the team, which included a victory earlier this spring. The Summit League Championship did not start off the best for the team, as they sat seventh after the first 18 holes. Head coach Matt Johnson that the weather did not help the team. “We had all sorts of weather, and the rain the first day did not lead to good scores,” he said. Day two brought what Johnson said was one of the team’s best rounds of the year. The five players shot a combined 10-over par to boost up the standings, before another odd weather day meant that a round 25over was good enough to finish third. “When you look at the
Taylor Kurth
Contributing Writer
The North Dakota State Bison men’s and women’s track and field team traveled to Drake University this weekend, performing well despite inclement weather conditions. Softball won two against the University of South Dakota, too.
Men’s
Junior Alex Renner finished in second place in the shot put with a throw of 59-09.50. Sophomore Austin Schmidt finished in fifth place in the javelin with a toss of 205-1. The all-time NDSU 4x110-meter shuttle hurdle relay record was broken by a quartet of Bison. Ryan Enerson, Colin Paarmann, Parker McKittrick and Jerome Begin combined to finish in 57.75 seconds.
score from the final round, it didn’t look the best,” Johnson said. “Considering the conditions, it was a very good round.” Johnson said that one of the keys for the team this year was the depth that was present. “We had five players that could contribute, then when we plugged some of the others in, they shot just as well,” Johnson said. The team had averages in the 70s across the board, even the players not in the scoring five. The team as a whole improved over the course of the year. Natalie Roth was the player that Johnson said impressed the most. “She had a very good freshman year, and she was even more impressive this year. She was the leader this this year,” Johnson said of the sophomore. The improvements of juniors Alex Schmid and Maggie Crippen increased the depth of the team, along with the play of seniors Hailey Boner and Cassie Wurm and a surprising freshman season for Emma Groom. “Emma had a very good
Sophomore Brant Gilbertson finished sixth in the steeplechase, with a personal best of 9:07.28. At the Kip Janvrin Open hosted by Simpson College, redshirt freshman Camron Roehl finished third in the 1500-meter with a time of 3:58.86.
Women’s
Senior Sierra Rosenau won the javelin title with a throw of 165-4. That is Top 20 in the nation this year. Junior Katelyn Weimerskirch finished in third for the discus throw. She tossed a 172-0, which is also her second best throw of her career. Sophomore Alyssa Olin placed fourth in the Relay javelin with a mark of 154-9. Senior Melissa Kitching finished in the 400-meter hurdles in sixth place running a 58.95. That was her best of the season. Sophomores Gabby Grommesh and Lauren
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year, and she will improve over the years,” Johnson added. When it comes to next fall, Johnson is very excited. With only two seniors, the team will remain for the most part intact for next season. The depth that was seen this season will mean the team is in a good position, and they will add three incoming freshmen. When asked about performances of freshmen, Johnson said that in most sports it is hard for them to come straight in and contribute, but “there are always one or two that will surprise you.” Next year, the Bison are looking towards the top, where the University of Denver currently sits. “Is defiantly the most talented team in the conference, but the gap this year was closer than it was previously,” Johnson said about Denver. With the depth of the current squad, and if the improvements continue to happen, there might be a chance that the Bison could knock the Pioneers off the top spot next year.
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Sophomore Natalie Roth impressed this season, her coach said, calling her a team leader.
Gietzen performed well at the Kip Janvrin Open. Grommesh won the 100-meter dash in 12.55 seconds. Gietzen finished second in the pole vault with a jump of 12-07.50. Rose Jackson, Morgan Milbrath, Melissa Kitching and Amy Andrushko combined to finish fourth in the 1600-meter medley, running in 3:56.22 minutes, which is also the seventh fastest in school history.
Softball
The softball team traveled to Vermilion, S.D., to take on the University of South Dakota for a three-game series. Game three was rained out. They won the first two games by scores of 3-0 and 8-2 to extend their Summit League regular season win to 24 games. In the first game, Jacquelyn Sertic fanned 13 batters and only surrendered two hits in a 3-0 win. Sertic moved to 21-6 on the year.
RBI by Cheyenne Garcia, Julia Luciano and Zoe Stavrou gave the Bison their three runs. Stavrou finished 2-4 with an RBI double. In the second game, the Bison bats came alive for an 8-2 victory behind eight hits. They put up three runs in the first inning behind a fielding error and an errant pitch. After surrendering a run in the bottom of the first they came back in the second with four more and it was 7-2 Bison after only two innings. After tacking on an insurance run in the 7th, they finished 8-2. Logan Moreland hit her first home run of the year, a two run shot that plated Katie Schoultz. Moreland finished 3-4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Kaitlyn Leddy went the full seven innings, scattering seven hits and one walk. She struck out two and only surrendered two earned runs. She moves to 10-7 for the year.
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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2016
This Giants Fan Still Hates Philly The Eagles gained about 700,000 NoDak Fans Thursday. I’m not one of them. Thomas Evanella Contributing Writer
For about an eternity, sports pundits had been splitting hairs over which player would eventually become the first taken in 2016 NFL Draft. After months of speculation, the discussion boiled down to two quarterbacks: the University of California’s Jared Goff and North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz. On Thursday, at long last, Draft Day had come. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell strode to the podium, ready to announce to NFL fans across the country which signal-
caller would go first and to America’s second-largest city, Los Angeles. I spent the better portion of the past few months dreading the possibility of Wentz landing with the NFL’s most hapless franchise, the Cleveland Browns. Even my philosophy professor, a lifetime Cleveland sports fan, lamented this possibility, deadpanning one day in class, “Hey, if Carson goes to the Browns, then we all have to root for them.” I couldn’t have imagined a worse possible scenario. Suddenly, on April 14, merely two weeks before the draft, the fog lifted, and the Los Angeles Rams struck a deal with the
“I dropped down from standing into a squat, knowing that for the next few seasons, I would have to watch my beloved Giants do battle with North Dakota’s proudest son.” Tennessee Titans for the No. 1 pick in the draft. Figuring that the Rams, knowing the Browns’ interest in Wentz, traded up to usurp the Browns, I thought to myself that Carson had been spared. That was true for a week, until it was announced that the Philadelphia Eagles, one of my fiercest rivals as
a New York Giants fan, had traded with Cleveland for the second overall pick in the upcoming draft. Despite all projections and mock draft saying to the contrary, I still held out hope that the Rams would come through and spare me from having to at least indirectly root for the Eagles to be successful.
Goodell boomed over the speakers in Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, “With the first pick, in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams select Jared…” Never before as a sports fan have I felt such swift and resounding agony. I dropped down from standing into a squat, knowing that for the next few seasons, I would have to watch my beloved Giants do battle with North Dakota’s proudest son. While my friends planned their orders for Carson Wentz Eagles’ jerseys, I was forced to come to terms with the fact that North Dakota State’s championship game hero from just three months ago
had, in an instant, become my NFC East foe. My fandom for the New York Giants strictly prohibits me from rooting for the Eagles under any and all circumstances. So for two games this upcoming season, I’ll reluctantly celebrate seeing Jason Pierre-Paul sack Carson Wentz, or seeing Janoris Jenkins intercept one of his passes. With that being said, I have the utmost respect for Carson and wish him the best of luck in Philadelphia and wherever his time in professional football takes him. And hey, at least it’s not Cleveland.
Top Student-Athletes to Watch Next Season Karson Sorby Staff Writer
Busch’s Walk-Off Gives NDSU Series Win Bison baseball walked off against Oral Roberts on Satruday at Newman Outdoor Field.
Brandon Brown Contributing Writer
After a rocky middle part of the season, the North Dakota State baseball team has found its stride in the home portion of its schedule. Since the first home game April 6, the team has gone 12-5 with a win over the then-19th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. That streak continued with back-to-back wins over conference foe Oral Roberts over the weekend. In the first game of the series, NDSU jumped all over the Golden Eagles early. The Bison scored three runs in the second inning, yet every single one of them was unearned due to throwing and fielding errors by Oral Roberts. Sanders, Regan and Pierzchalski all scored in the hectic inning. The
Bison would add one more to the board in the 4th off of an RBI single by Andy Wicklund that scored catcher Juan Gamez. NDSU would need all 4 of those runs as ORU put up a furious comeback. They would score one run in the 6th, 7th and 9th to make it a one-run game until pitcher Brian VanderWoude finally shut the door on the rally to secure the series win. Blake Stockert (2-3) picked up the win, as the Golden Eagles’ Bryce Howe (3-3) would be tagged with the loss. The real excitement came in Saturday’s game two, with both teams trading early one run blows. Ben Peterson would put the Bison on the board first as he knocked a single into left field that scored Drew Fearing from second in the bottom of the 1st. ORU would respond in the top of 3rd when third baseman Chase Stafford cracked a
double into right center that scored Trent Shelton. After those early runs, starting pitchers Parker Trewin and Nick Wood settled down for their respective teams. Another run wouldn’t be scored until the bottom of the 7th inning. NDSU was able to plate two runs off of a fielding error and a wild pitch, giving them the 3-1 lead. The Golden Eagles did claw back into it, however, as they got two runs off of reliever Chris Choles in the top of the 8th to make it a tied ballgame. Which set up the biggest at bat of the series. With NDSU shutting the door on their opponents in the top of the 9th, it set up a show down between the bottom of the Bison batting order and possibly one of the best pitchers in the Summit. Brady Womacks stepped onto the mound with a 0.36 ERA in 19 appearances and a 2-1 record, stats not often
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seen in college baseball. After getting through the first two batters with ease, centerfielder Logan Busch stepped to the plate. He quickly fell behind 0-2 in the count to Womack, but the next pitch would be the last. Busch obliterated the next pitch over the wall in right field to give NDSU the walk off win and series win. “These are the type of games at home that you need to win,” head coach Tod Brown said. “The pitching gave us an opportunity to be one swing away from winning it, and of course Logan came up with the big hit.” With the win, NDSU sneaks into that fourth and final playoff spot in the Summit League with only a couple weeks left in the regular season. They still have three series with Summit League opponents left to play, with two of those series happening at Newman outdoor field.
While some studentathletes are off graduating or getting drafted, many younger Bison are sticking around Fargo for at least another year. Here are the top student-athletes to watch next season:
Soccer
The North Dakota State’s soccer team not only finished the season undefeated in the Summit League for the first time in school history, but it also incorporated plenty of young players in doing so. One of the team’s most consistent players throughout the season was freshman Britney Monteon. Monteon finished her first season with four goals as well as a Summit League Freshman of the Year award. While Monteon was an impressive addition to the Bison squad, she wasn’t alone. At the end of the season, freshman Monteon along with Hanna Norman, Roxy Roemer, Holly Enderle and Mallory Fenske each had at least one goal, with Norman, Roemer and Monteon all going on to make the Summit League’s all-freshman team. Recently at the Bison Green and Gold Gala, Monteon was awarded with the Female Freshman Rookie of the Year award. Looking forward, it seems that NDSU’s women’s soccer team has a bright future with all of the young talent they possess.
Wrestling
Though the team will be losing one of its most successful members in Hayden Zillmer, Bison fans can relax knowing sophomore Clayton Ream and junior Josh Rodriguez will be back this upcoming season. Finishing their seasons at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, both wrestlers are ready to bring their talents back to the mat. The Bison didn’t do as well as they would have hoped; the individual success of these two
returning student athletes is enough to inspire some of the younger guys. With all of their experience and talent, it should be easy for the two of them to carry the team once again.
Men’s Track and Field
One student-athlete we’ve heard quite a bit about this season is junior thrower Alex Renner, who was recently awarded the Male Athlete of the Year award at the Green and Gold Gala. After capturing both the indoor and outdoor records for the shot put event this season, Renner’s consistency has inspired his teammates, helping to lead them into the No. 2-ranked position as a throwing team. As a junior, Renner still has the remainder of this season, as well as his final indoor and outdoor seasons next year.
Volleyball
With a busy April full of scrimmages, it helps that the Bison volleyball team will be returning a solid amount of players to its roster, as well as four redshirts from the previous year. Some of the talent that fans will remember from last year include sophomore Brianna Rasmusson and junior honorable mention all-league middle hitters Emily Minnick and Emily Miron. Though the team had a decent season finishing 19-12, they began to put things together at the end of the season, hopefully previewing a 2016 season full of wins.
Football
Of course, we can’t touch on next year’s talent without considering the football team. While the team will be returning plenty of talent, we recently saw lots of impressive new guys in the Green and Gold Spring Game. Bringing back veterans for their final season such as Nick DeLuca and King Frazier as well as developing up and coming talent like sophomore Dallas Freeman and Dimitri Williams, the Bison seem to be on track for a sixth consecutive championship.
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