NDSU Spectrum | May 4, 2015

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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE

Superheros Help Grant Wishes Throngs of people lined up Saturday morning in Lindenwood Park for the Wish Fast races.

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their health.

“Some of the Wish Kids may get (their) wishes granted, but still need to be hooked up to their medications ...” Vculek said.

“But they smile and make the memories some might take for granted.”

Last year, Vculek pitched the event to a communication class for a grade. The idea stuck with him after.

Miles Scott, better known as Batkid, is a cancer survivor and wished to be Batman’s sidekick last year. Thousands rallied to turn San Francisco, Calif., into “Gotham City.”

After Vculek heard about this event out west, it dawned on him that he could also create an event to help out children around North Dakota.

Vculek, a former North Dakota State student, said that same class helped with the event this year.

The event received support from NDSU, the Fargo Marathon, Paradox Comics, Cargill and Radio FM Media.

“The reason why I believe this is important to NDSU is because it’s about community,” Vculek said. “It’s about showing support to not only your fellow classmates, friends or family, but for the Make-A-Wish children of North Dakota Parents and children alike dressed as superheroes Saturday that have proven to be strong in spirit, morning to celebrate race day and, coincidently, National Comic body and mind.”

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The Wish Fast: Superhero’s second annual 3k and 5k walk and run, benefiting the North Dakota Make-A-Wish foundation, finished in Lindenwood Park Saturday.

The foundation grants wishes to sick children in need. Event coordinator Nick Vculek, employee at the Sanford Emergency Room in Fargo, said the event is for all the heroic children.

All race attendees wore superhero costumes during the races. Vculek thought a superhero theme would fit perfectly for the event.

“I love superheroes,” Vculek said.

“They inspire us to be better. ... Hearing about negative stories in the media really is a trending thing right now, but if we can instill good morals and characteristics on the kids, we can create a future where they become their role models.”

All the money raised during the event helped grant about 40 wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions in North Dakota.

Vculek said one child wishes to take a trip to Disney Land but may still need to be hooked up to some sort of machine for

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Ingram: Communication Key, Beakers to Stay Positive changes to continue at NDSU, Provost says

Benjamin Norman Head News Editor

Beth Ingram controls the room.

The North Dakota State Provost, the overseer of all academics on campus, uses her remote thermometer to set the temperature in her office on a warm Friday afternoon.

The Old Main office has been Ingram’s home for nearly a year, 10 months that have seen NDSU continue to prosper, Ingram said.

“What I heard a lot when I was interviewing was that NDSU is ready to move on to something bigger,” she said.

“But it was not really clear what that was going to be, what the vision was going to be.”

Ingram acknowledged that proposals to make the vision a reality differs person-toperson, but she said she believes NDSU is on the right track.

“NDSU is actually in a really good position,” she said. “We have support from the state; we have great students; we have robust enrollment.”

Meeting campus

Ingram’s dominion covers academics, including hiring faculty, curriculum and scholarships. But as provost of a university with more than 14,000 students, breadth, not depth, is focused on.

“The thing is, I don’t actually do any of those things,” she said. “I spend a lot of my time meeting with people and trying to get the right people in the room to talk to each other.”

Communication, Ingram said, is essential in continuing NDSU’s vision and unification.

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“Getting around to the entire campus is sort of the challenge,” she said.

At another North Dakota University System institution, administration and students clashed over communication, or the lack thereof.

Student government members at the University of North Dakota proposed a vote of no confidence this spring. Though ultimately tabled, the proposal alleged UND administration of not effectively communicating to student leaders.

“I have tried to institute some regular meetings with some constituencies on campus,” Ingram said of her own communication. She said she meets regularly with the university’s deans and joins President Dean Bresciani when he meets with individual colleges.

Pathways

Upset UND student government members said the tipping point they had with administration involved the proposed Pathways tuition model.

The divisive NDUS-sponsored model, if enacted as is, would bundle excess fees with tuition and raise the credit load base.

This would hike tuition, though with the Provost Beth Ingram discusses changes at NDSU and her first year on the JACK DURA | THE SPECTRUM removal of fees, administrators say students job last Friday in her Old Main office. will not notice much, if any, of a change. credits, students will be statistically more “We want to wait until the legislature Ingram said the proposal is, in part, a likely to graduate. has told us what their vision is for higher response to fees “creeping into the system.”

“We know that, first of all, it puts you education before we can proceed,” Ingram By the turn of the 21st century, the once on a path toward graduation, but also the said. clear model was muddled.

The legislature pushed a tuition cap “You’d have to pay a fee for your students that have higher credit loads are through in the session’s waning days, which chemistry class to pay for your beakers,” actually more successful,” she said. may complicate Pathway’s proposals.

Ingram said. Online courses are subject to Balancing act Pathways was put on hold by Interim Ingram said she is not sure how NDSU these fees, too.

Pathways, she continued, would simplify Chancellor Larry Skogen this spring as will proceed. the system and push students to graduation. NDUS waited to see what the North Dakota INGRAM | PAGE 3 By bumping the base credit load to 15 legislature would enact during its session.

NDSU student becomes North Dakota’s first Miss Indian World titleholder

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NDSU Student Wins ‘Highest Honor’ for Indigenous Women Brady becomes North Dakota’s first Miss Indian World titleholder Benjamin Norman Head News Editor

She seems like a prototypical college student.

The senior majoring in psychology parks in the T-Lots, stresses over her upcoming graduation and relishes Sonic Slushes.

“I keep to myself,” Cheyenne Brady said.

“But it’s something I’ve always wanted, the title.”

Some of Brady’s professors may not even know she won the 2015 Miss Indian World title on April 25.

“I didn’t really use the pageant as an excuse,” Brady, a New Town, N.D., native said of her weeklong absence with a laugh.

“It’s been crazy. But I’m handling it.”

Brady, who hails from the Sac and Fox, Cheyenne and Hidatsa tribes, became the 32nd winner of the continental pageant, which has featured indigenous women from as far as Canada to South America.

“It’s the highest honor you can hold as a young indigenous woman,” she said.

She is the first Native American to bring the crown home to North Dakota.

For others

Brady was born in Pawnee, Okla., with holes in her heart. Doctors needed to install an artificial aorta.

“But I’m perfectly fine now,” she said.

Her personal health, along with the prevalent health issues of Native Americans, motivated Brady’s schooling.

After moving to the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation when she was 14, Brady went back south to the University of Oklahoma early in her collegiate career.

She returned to North Dakota to continue her schooling, and she just found out she has been accepted into the NDSU Masters of Public Health program.

She will be specializing in the public health of American Indians, coursework that only NDSU offers.

Her education, she said, will someday be passed on to those in need.

“My goal is to go home – well, it doesn’t even have to be home – my goal is to go back to a Native American community and help them as much as I can,” Brady said.

Platform and pageant

The Miss Indian World competition serves as a stage for Native American women to aspire for a better world.

For Brady, one of her many focuses includes fostering culture in today’s youth.

“The primary platform I want to get out there is to encourage children to be who they are as young Native American people – to know their culture, know their language and dream to be who they want to be,” Brady said.

Brady puts her platform into action herself: she said she is learning the Cheyenne language.

At the university, Brady said she thinks NDSU’s Native American presence “could be amplified a bit more,” too, but Brady said

she was impressed by the strides already being made.

“You just represent your people, you know. You let them know that we’re amazing,” Brady said. “I just want to be a positive light in our communities.”

She beat 21 other diverse women for the crown.

“That’s what’s nice about Miss Indian World; I always like to say we’re not these cookie-cutter girls. We are all shapes and sizes. We all have different interests,” Brady said. “They don’t make us do a bikini contest.”

Of the five overall categories, Brady won the dance and essay segments.

She will serve as a cultural ambassador until a new winner is crowned next year.

Receptive communities

Brady said the initial reaction to her crowning has been surprisingly extensive.

“I knew my hometown would be supportive, and they’re loving it, but I didn’t know how Fargo would react,” she said, “It’s been amazing here, as well.”

Brady said she realizes, though, not everyone understands the title’s importance.

“I know a lot of people outside of our community do not know about it, but that’s what I’m promoting,” she said.

As for the future, Brady said she will travel to wherever she’s requested, from international stops to around the region.

“It’s a great big honor,” she said.

“To bring the award to Cheyenne Brady, the winner of the 2015 Miss Indian World North Dakota is a blessing.” pageant, poses Friday afternoon by Askanase Hall.

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Uber Plans First Location in North Dakota Taxi service adds technology, competition and controversy to transportation’s status quo

Benjamin Norman Head News Editor

A taxi service based on mobile app use may soon be coming to Fargo.

Speculation continues swirling around Uber, a service that has crowdsourcing drivers pick and choose routes submitted by the app’s users. Where

or when the service might begin in North Dakota remains unknown.

The North Dakota legislature passed a bill paving the way for Uber’s use legally in the state.

“We look forward to making a home for Uber in North Dakota,” Sagar Shah, general manager of Uber North Dakota, said in a statement.

Users can track the

selected vehicle on their smartphone. For payment, Uber directly handles fees, becoming a negotiator between customer and driver. This policy has seen mixed reviews; while some applaud its modern concepts, others have attacked its automated algorithm, which has hiked prices dramatically in past instances.

Deniz Comez, a North

Dakota State senior, said he saw flat rates when he used the service this spring in San Francisco. He and his girlfriend ran into some issues, though.

“The fee was cheap for the quick service,” Comez said. “However, the first driver did not seem to be confident with his navigation and dropped us off about eight blocks away from destination.”

Comez said if Uber comes to Fargo, he would be most excited about the service’s practicality.

“Uber can be useful to me when I need a ride home from downtown or a friend’s house far away, and no one else can give me a lift after drinking.”

Earlier this year, the City of Fargo looked at regulating companies like Uber that focus on ride-

hailing. The state’s new law will likely become the city’s benchmark.

“Uber seems to be a much more efficient ride service than the traditional taxi cabs within large cities,” Comez said.

Uber, which is based in San Francisco, is also located in Minneapolis, the closest city the service gets to Fargo.

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Taco Shop Says Adiós to Union

Like Taco Johns and Taco Bell before, Taco Shop leaves campus

Benjamin Norman Head News Editor

Taco Shop wrapped its last burrito and topped off its final free refill last week.

The retail restaurant in the Memorial Union’s lower level quietly closed Thursday afternoon after years of operation at North Dakota State.

NDSU Dining Services is already looking for its replacement, Darren Peterson said. Paul Johnson, Taco Shop’s owner, did not respond to interview requests.

Peterson, the director of dining services, said overturn is common in the dining market, especially in Taco Shop’s former location.

“It’s the nature of retail restaurants,” he said. “This

university, before I got here, had a Taco Bell and a Taco Johns in that exact same spot.”

The location, situated in the east corner of the Union, might soon be seeing more foot traffic, Peterson said.

“With the new STEM building opening up and its traffic flow, from what I understand, an access point will be opened,” he said.

“That could change the dynamic of the retail down there.”

With an ever-changing dynamic, Peterson said more “effort and research” will be conducted before filling the spot.

Dining Services is in the initial stages of filling the vacancy. Peterson said the goal is to have a new shop in by fall semester’s start.

“We’ll look at doing anything: from doing

something ourselves to looking at other national brands,” he said.

NDSU oversees four stores in the lower level, with Panda Express being a fifth and final remaining chain restaurant still in operation.

Student feedback is essential, Peterson said, noting the recent student government Tuesday Two poll asking students what their restaurant preferences were.

He has yet to receive the poll’s feedback, but he said students should be excited for something new.

“It’s going to be something exciting for the university,” he said. “It’s still pretty preliminary, but The Taco Shop in the Union’s lower level was open for its last day (the space) can be turned Thursday. Dining Services is looking for a replacement restaurant. around pretty quick.”

INGRAM | FROM FRONT changes would affect.

If fees are wrapped into “I don’t know that I tuition, the funding model can actually say at this campus departments rely on point,” she said. “And I for other expenditures will would like to have another take a cut.

“I understand why conversation with Bruce departments are nervous (Bollinger) because there is still language in there that’s because we actually haven’t been able to implement this a little bit unclear.” model yet, and there’s always What the State Board a fear of the unknown,” she of Higher Education, the said. legislature and NDUS Budgeting at the institutions want often varies. beginning of the year, Ingram “Everybody wants what’s said, will be key. best for students, and there “We had sort of gotten are always differing opinions away from doing that with on how to get there.” things like beakers,” she Ingram said she has said. “But what we’ll need been vocal with whom these to do is add that back in our

budgeting process.

“It’s not that we’re going to tell departments, ‘Sorry, no more beakers,’ but we do have to allow for that at the beginning of the year when we do budgets.”

“That’s what we hope will be the future. Here, we’ve talked to the students, and I think the student government leaders really understand what that model is about.

“With anything having to do with universities, nothing is as easy as it seems.

“We are a part of a system, and we have to be respectful and mindful of what happens at our sister institutions.

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Founding members Georgia Starr Davis, Yeseul Lee and Zachory Prekel plan events to bridge communication between international and domestic students.

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Organization Closes Gap Between International, Domestic Students

NDSU Bridges International fosters campus discussion, relationships

Tessa Beck

Features Editor

The socialization barriers between domestic and international students are gaping.

Zachory Prekel, a sophomore sociology major and treasurer of North Dakota State Bridges for International Students organization, said a specific experience motivated his involvement in the club.

“I was at the dining center, his name is Yang,” Prekel said. “I sat down next to him and started talking, and he was awestruck that I talked to him. As we were talking, he told me that outside of class and work, I was the first student to ever talk to him. I told him I was sorry, and asked how long he had been here. He told me three years.”

Bridges International is a sub-branch of Cru and operates with the goal to mediate communication and relationships between domestic and international students. It received official organizational status this semester.

“We’re primarily focused on developing relationships with international students and helping them transition to American culture while providing spiritual resources if they’re interested,” said Georgia Starr Davis, a junior studying natural resource management.

The members involved in Bridges International work as mediators between students to create richer relationships for both parties. Events like potlucks, Shakey Mondays, sporting events and holidaythemed activities bring members together in a casual environment.

Yeseul Lee, an international student who has spent five years in the U.S., said she relates to both international and American students. She said she is passionate about connecting people and optimizing international students’ experiences.

“International students don’t have a home to go back to during break,” Lee said. “One of my friends from Mongolia paid to stay in Burgum Hall for three weeks by herself last Christmas break… I think it would’ve been cool if she would’ve had a host family or some kind of connection.”

Bridges International has not yet branched to a host family program but hope the relationships developed with their members will result in Americans welcoming international students into their homes – particularly over holidays.

Prekel further expressed his personal

motivation behind his involvement, “I’m very interested in people, in traveling, in meeting people,” Prekel said.

“And international students are the key people to go to learn about new cultures and new things.”

The new organization’s influence is noticeable, and its goals moving forward consist of developing host families and fostering more sustainable leadership.

Bridges International benefits both the general student population and the international students specifically.

“In my department, we have students primarily from rural areas,” Starr Davis said.

“Living in rural areas … stereotypes can be reinforced if you don’t have interaction with them. ... What we’re doing on campus can help contribute to understanding and help break down some of those barriers.”

FARGO FASHION

Accessorizing for Spring

Amber Zolondek Staff Writer

We’ve all seen “The Devil Wears Prada.” Okay, so maybe only a few of us have obsessively fan-girled over Miranda Priestly’s hair and Andrea’s style-evolution through the film.

However, I think what made the film so relatable to any person in fashion is the desire to be innovative, creative and fearless.

With summer practically knocking on the back door, we can begin to accessorize again. Woolen hats, scarves and mittens are just not as chic as Vogue or ELLE seem to make them out to be.

Eyewear

Finally, my face can don a pair of sunglasses without expecting to snowboard a slippery slope or prevent icy wind from

cutting my face. With this season’s looks, it is simply exciting to know a few looks hitting the racks and runways are boho chic, androgynous and maybe even a little lacquer fun.

Start with a basic pair, one you know will always match your style. Look for a pair that is cheap enough to be affordable but high enough quality so they won’t bend in half.

Surprisingly, Forever 21 aviators are my kryptonite.

I found a few pairs this month in the $5 to $20 range. For instance, my Forever 21 indestructible aviators were $5.80. They look great, they’re unisex and are timeless.

My personal favorites for this season, though, are my black lacquer shades from Gap. I spent a whopping $15 on these bad boys and won’t look back.

Lastly, boho chic is dominating the closets of many girls once again and for

good reason. Hippie chic is easy to pull off in the spring and summer, so bring on the lackadaisical looks. Any shade with a rounded frame and glass is for sure to channel that John Lennon, Sonny & Cher aesthetic.

Headgear

From the get-go, I knew I was meant to be inspired by grunge and androgynous styles. Gwen Stefani was my girl in the ‘90s and ‘00s. If you’re looking for a fun style to rock this summer, try a captain’s hat with cargo pants and a slouchy crop top.

For a more polished but still budgeted look, I would highly recommend Target.

Their slouchy, floppy beach hats are some of the best around and all under $20. Pair one with a tulle-filled sundress, and you will be fresh and timeless all season long.

Last, but certainly not least, the headscarf headband: Hundreds of tutorials are on

YouTube and Pinterest, so you won’t have any trouble finding how to do this. Finding the right one for your hair texture and length may be a different story.

Try vintage shops or even some local boutiques that have pre-tied ones and throw it on with a messy bun, you’ll be ready for the lake in two seconds flat.

Jewelry

This is such a tricky accessory because sometimes too much is just right, and other times it’s tacky and dated. However, for this season and trend, what I’ve been seeing is layers, layers and more layers.

Turquoise, colors, tassels, you name it – throw it on. Mixing golds and silvers is also a go.

Just because you may not act like the girls who work in fashion publishing doesn’t mean you can’t dress like them.

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H i g h l i g h t i n g NoDak Moment|

the Lowest Point

Jack Dura

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Hikers and adventurers often flock to the highest points of states, like Eagle Mountain in Minnesota or White Butte in North Dakota. There’s something unique about highest points, knowing nothing is above you as you scan the horizon – but what about lowest points?

Little romance exists for low-lying areas, but every state has them. North Dakota’s lowest point is found in Pembina County at its very tip: the Red River at the Manitoba border. At 750 feet above sea level, the lowest point in North Dakota is contrasted greatly with White Butte in the southwest at 3,607 feet.

As the Red River drains into Canada, its gradient decreases 1.5 inches every mile in Pembina County. The river’s slope averages 5 inches per mile on its flow from Wahpeton, N.D., to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. As the former floor of glacial Lake Agassiz, the Red River Valley is one

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of the flattest regions on the planet.

North Dakota’s lowest point is a muddy place, accessible along a half-mile walk from the old Meridian Highway north of Pembina, N.D. The abandoned auto trail was meant to connect Manitoba with Mexico in the early 20th century, but U.S. Route 81, Interstate 29 and countless other roadways have now buried the Meridian Highway.

Walking east from an international boundary marker near the old road, anyone accessing the riverside from the auto trail (now 100th Street Northeast) is visible to the Pembina port of entry station. Border patrolmen do investigate visitors along this stretch of land, inquiring about their intentions along an international boundary.

North Dakota’s lowest point is not marked or delineated in any way. The spot is not the most tourist-friendly location with thick mud and brush and observant border patrolmen keeping a lookout on the only road that leads there.

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Healthy Herd | CrossFit Gym Sparks Personal Victories Local training facility motivates members to exceed goals Laura Otterness Contributing Writer

A brass bell hangs on the wall with the inscription, “Better than Yesterday.”

This is the motto of the Elevate Human Potential CrossFit gym in Moorhead, M.N. After a class or workout, if someone beats a personal best, they can ring the bell in celebration.

“This isn’t the, ‘Hey, I quit’ bell,” said Karla Solum, owner of the CrossFit gym.

“This is the ‘Let’s celebrate what I just did what I’ve never been able to accomplish ever in my life’ bell.”

Unlike most facilities that primarily function in an open-gym format, Elevate Human Potential prides itself on the individuality of its classes. Coaches are always present to instruct, assist and encourage members to push themselves to be better.

The workout room is mostly open space containing a rope, climbing wall, gymnastic bars and rings and various free weights.

Solum said newcomers are often surprised by the lack of machines.

“Here at CrossFit, your body is the machine, and in life you’re the machine,” Solum said.

Solum opened Elevate Human Potential

last December with the goal of helping people find their true potential. She said members have told her their workout is the highlight of their week.

While trying to inspire others, Solum said she is inspired every day by the members of her gym.

An above-knee amputee started about a month ago, who “modifies with pride and works to do the things that he can control.”

Another member is 67, and his goal is to still be doing CrossFit when he is 70.

Students receive a $10 monthly discount when signing up for group classes. In addition to CrossFit training, Elevate Human Potential gym provides sports medicine,

massage therapy, sport-specific training and recovery services.

A chalkboard resides in the athletes’ lounge with the words, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

The board is full of 2015 goals, ranging from “Do 1 pull up” to “Walk in a handstand.” The chalkboard represents the mission of CrossFit – progress toward a goal by being better than yesterday.

“You might take time to get where you want to be, but you can,” Solum said.

“Sometimes people just have to find that within themselves.”

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Opinion

MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015

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Academics Underrepresented by NDSU Fall graduation, university’s birthday hung out to dry

Jack Dura

Spectrum Staff

Last month, North Dakota State turned 125, but you would never have known it.

For all the revelry that usually comes with a big birthday, NDSU celebrated with two cakes and an installation of timeline photos in the basement of the library.

Meanwhile, a fourth consecutive national football championship stole the show for two months at the university.

Seems a bit unbalanced, eh?

A 125th anniversary comes only once, and NDSU’s observance of the milestone was weak

and inadequate.

This birthday flop follows in the wake of December’s graduation ceremonies, events which did not have a venue until the outcome of the Dec. 13 NDSU-Coastal Carolina football game.

Following NDSU’s win, the fall semester graduation was split into three ceremonies staged at Festival Concert Hall which has 1,000 seats – insufficient for an event like a graduation.

I understand televising reasons came into play and the Fargodome’s availability was up in air at the time, but if NDSU values its graduating students, the university would have selected a venue and written the details of the ceremony in stone well before the football game.

Pick a venue.

Any venue.

The ceremony marking the end of thousands of academic careers should not be contingent on a football game. Leaving location details up in the air was a disrespectful move by NDSU, a school that has put its athletics over its academics in recent years.

Four-straight national championships is a big deal, yeah, but you know what? Students are more important. The university is more important than its athletics.

Sure, athletics bring in boatloads of revenue for the school, but NDSU is a student-focused, land-grant, research university (or so says its website banner).

We have hundreds of students and researchers at this school doing remarkable research on everything from conflict

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communication to cystic fibrosis to potato varieties.

Where is their recognition? In articles linked to slides on NDSU’s homepage.

While that’s something, short publicity write-ups are nothing like the attention

athletics has received.

We are a university before we are a sports organization. NDSU is for higher education, not for athletic entertainment.

The university already botched one important birthday and screwed over a

graduating class in its poor representation of its true purpose: education.

Let’s hope the university recognizes its real priorities before other milestones and non-athletic highlights pass by unnoticed.

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Summer internships are powerful in finding your dream job

Lucas Schaaf Staff Writer

With summer around the corner, students wonder what they should do in respect to summer internships. Personally, I have only worked one summer internship.

I took an engineering intern role for three months.

The experience led me to discover numerous benefits, as many majors will get paid for the work they do all summer.

This adds a great incentive to finance the

“I found experience is the primary resume item that employers find to be influential. A good internship in your field gives you an advantage on the rest of the competition when it comes to finding a job after graduation.” next year of school.

Another huge benefit for me is I was able to see how my classwork related to industry.

I was surprised how many of the techniques we used in class were used in industry. It is also advantageous to feel out the company you are working for during the summer as it gives insight if the job is

right for you or you should look into a different type of work.

I was quite impressed by my summer internship, which influenced my plans on pursuing a fulltime career. Summer internships are also a step into companies that could potentially hire you when you graduate.

A summer internship

is an excellent opportunity because as my boss reiterated many times, it is comparable to a threemonth interview. This is a two-way street as both the intern and the company can feel if there is truly a match.

I regret not pursuing an internship earlier in my college career; it can truly pay large dividends.

The internship allows for a

student to feel out various locations, types of work and can truly enhance a resume.

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Letter to the Editor: In Favor of ‘50 Shades of Grey’ Showing This letter is in reference to Bison Catholic’s attempt at banning 50 Shades of Grey. Let me start out by saying that I agree with many points of BC’s stance with regards to the quality and message of this movie.

I have read the book (I lost a bet, likely story, I know) and was very disgusted at what was contained. Misogyny,

victim blaming, stalking, numerous signs of an abusive relationship, the list of offenses goes on. But to ban it from the theater?

Let’s get serious, here.

Where does it end?

When you live in a free society, there will be things you don’t agree with. There will most likely be things that will make you furious and offended. As long as

it does not directly hurt someone else, then you have no basis to ban it.

Isn’t it a more responsible approach to illustrate why this is a terrible book/movie (there are many examples) and the harmful thoughts and actions this movie shows rather than insult the intelligence of the North Dakota State students by

slapping a ban stamp on it?

The precedent you are setting is that, as an adult, I am not able to make up my own mind about what is appropriate and what is not.

What I find appropriate is not up to you to decide, it is up to me. The situations in life are not black and white, they are grey.

People must be able to appropriately judge whether

or not a movie agrees with their moral standing and that won’t happen if people never actually face real issues. The fact is, wherever you come to college from, straight out of high school, from another country, the military, wherever, college is a place to experience different perspectives

and ideas.

It’s also the time when you must start taking on the roles of being an adult by formulating your morals and stances on matters. So let us not jump to the ban option every time we come across something that we disagree with.

Jeremy Jenniges, senior in mechanical engineering

Letter to the Editor: Opposed to ‘50 Shades of Grey’ Showing North Dakota State University has planned to show “50 Shades of Grey” as a “Campus Attraction” next week. I find this fascinating and disappointing.

The same University that sends me emails asking how they can make campus safer from sexual assault, the same University that sponsors campus rape and abuse outreach (SARA), the same university that

makes it mandatory for students to attend sexual assault prevention seminars, is showing a film that directly contradicts its aforementioned efforts.

Why does it matter to me? Because I am a woman.

A student. A daughter.

And I am at risk. One in four of my classmates will experience rape or attempted rape during their college career.

Since contacting

University personnel, including President Bresciani, I have been politely informed that they “deeply respect my opinion,” but the show must go on. Really? Why does my student fee have to pay for a film that perpetuates violence toward and denigration of women?

Why should I have to stand by as my peers are “instructed” in how to violently rape and assault

me? (Ironically, it’s sexual assault awareness month.)

Why does the University believe it’s their obligation to show a film that has already been linked to numerous rape, abuse and, yes, murder cases? A simple Google search can prove that.

But no. The show must go on. On my campus. I wondered how my Grandma would feel knowing that her tax dollars are going to a

campus that promotes such a film. Shocked, probably.

But apparently her tax dollars, my “opinion,” and the facts don’t matter to NDSU. The show must go on – at the price of my student fee, my sexual safety, and that of the men and women on my campus. NDSU has effectively asked me to do what the perpetrator

in “50 Shades” asks of his subject, “So you felt demeaned, debased, abused, & assaulted. If that is how you feel, do you think you could just try and embrace these feelings, deal with them, for me? That’s what a submissive would do.”

If you’d rather speak up, please ask President Bresciani to cancel this event.

Jenna Murphy, sophomore in English education

Banning Movies is a Step Closer to Censorship ‘50 Shades of Grey’ prayer chain is making a mistake Denise Luttio

Contributing Writer

As someone who advocates for women’s rights, both socially and politically, I have to say I am ardently against Bison Catholic’s Prayer Chain and boycott against ’50 Shades of Grey’ being played in the Century Theater in the Memorial Union.

Ever since the controversial book came out, groups have been speaking out against it.

Now that it’s a movie, it’s practically blown up the internet.

I get it. It’s not for everyone, and it goes against some people’s morals. That’s fine. What I don’t get is why these groups are trying to say who can have access to this content.

We cannot become a country that censors content because one group is offended by something. If that were the case, the arts would be in serious jeopardy.

Not to get all ‘Murican on everyone, but this country prides itself on access to free speech and the absence of censorship.

What’s next? Banning R-rated movies altogether?

The people who choose to go see this movie are consenting adults, the same way the characters in the movie are consenting adults.

This movie gets a bad rap because the man is shown dominating a woman.

However, what the naysayers omit is that the woman consents and does

get to choose which acts are performed. At no time is she forced to do something she doesn’t want to do – just like nobody is forcing anyone to go see the movie.

Other movies – which show rape, incest and murder – are not boycotted like this one was. I would think movies that show illegal actions against women with far worse consequences than a little BDSM would have a worse reaction than watching two consenting adults have sex.

People live different

lives than you. They just do. If BDSM isn’t your thing, that’s okay. It’s not for everyone. Catholicism isn’t for everyone either, but I haven’t heard anything about the BDSM community starting a Facebook group against Catholics. If there is one, let me know.

There is a reason movie ratings are applied the way they are. If this was something that was OK for everyone to see, it would have been rated G. However, the film industry

knew that not everyone should see this, and so they rated it R. That was not a mistake.

At 18, maybe our brains are not fully formed and are still impressionable, but I know 80-year-olds whose opinions can still be swayed.

If you don’t want to go see the movie, then don’t.

But please don’t tell other people what they can and cannot have access to.

That is a scary step toward government censorship.

The Position of First Lady More Than Pop Culture Idol

We as a nation have gotten away from important individuals

Amber Zolondek Staff Writer

Increasingly, women on the red carpet in press conferences or simply standing up for their beliefs are overlooked for something simpler than their message.

“What are you wearing?” “Who designed this?” or “What inspired you to wear what you’re wearing?” Phrases like this and other similar ones are shouted out over the crowd of people and paparazzi.

“While we are a nation that feeds heavily upon fatty pop culture, it’s time to start taking in a little more lean protein and educate ourselves on the real and important topics we are facing as a nation and generation today.”

It’s alarming when important issues like feminism, equality, obesity rates and other important topics are being discussed and our mainstream media wants to talk about clothing.

Michelle Obama has been a huge target for this type of reporting and behavior. For President Obama’s first inauguration, it wasn’t discussed in our classes what First Lady

Michelle Obama had planned to help do; it was a hot topic to discuss what she wore.

The saddest part is still today, seven years later, our mainstream media could care less the First Lady instilled the program called “Let’s Move!” that encourages children of all ages to get the recommended amount of physical activity in a week.

They also don’t care about her efforts to change school policy on what is “healthy” for school lunches. Spoiler alert, french fries do not count as a vegetable.

She studied at Princeton and Harvard, in law, may I add – not to mention she is a role model for women and mothers across the nation and all over the world. We are discussing a top role

model for the females of this world, and the media decides to discuss whether she is donning Valentino or Gucci.

Just months into President Obama’s election, women were flocking to their plastic surgeons in lieu of obtaining “Michelle Obama arms.” The First Lady was so idolized for her body and fashion that women didn’t even consider

a few pushups may yield the same results.

While we are a nation that feeds heavily upon fatty pop culture, it’s time to start taking in a little more lean protein and educate ourselves on the real and important topics we are facing as a nation and generation today.

It is quite alright to admire one’s style, sense of fashion and other physical attributes. It is not okay to focus your attention solely on that. Michelle Obama is trying to make a difference in this world. Don’t give the wrong type of attention to someone calling for action and movement.

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Arts & Entertainment

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Graduate student Ken Jimenez presents his trumpet recital Tuesday night.

Writer’s Choice: Take a Study Break Linda Norland Staff Writer

Monday: “Woman in Gold”

This film will be shown from May 1-7 at the Fargo Theatre. It is based on a true story about an elderly Jewish woman seeking out her family’s belongings and heritage after World War II. Starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds, who plays her lawyer, this looks to be a promising film. Showings are at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre at 314 Broadway N. Tickets are $8 for students.

NDSU Opera performers rehearse a scene from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a Shakespearean comic opera.

NDSU Opera Shakes Shakespeare

Challenging music, physicality make ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ move

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Tuesday: Trumpet recital

Graduate student Ken Jimenez presents his trumpet recital at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Beckwith Recital Hall.

Admission is free to the concert, showcasing over 14 years of Jimenez’s skills on his brass instrument.

Wednesday: Julie Buffalohead “Coyote Dreams”

The Plains Art Museum features Minnesota-based artist Julie Buffalohead’s paintings and drawings this May. Head over to the museum to take a look at her work, which challenges American Indian stereotypes using myths and fairy tales.

The museum is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and is free for students.

Thursday: Rick Springfield

Australian rock star Rick Springfield will be stopping by the iconic Fargo Theatre on Thursday for a concert that is sure to impress.

Even if you don’t think you know his music, if you’ve heard “Jessie’s Girl,” you have. This Grammy-Award-winning singer presents his “Stripped Down” tour, introducing each song with a personal story.

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35, and it might be a good idea to reserve them online beforehand through the theater’s website.

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Shakespeare and opera may seem hard to handle as one, but NDSU Opera is working magic in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

William Shakespeare’s play takes a musical turn in this production, presented as a comic opera by over 25 students. At its heart, the story is still there – groups of fairies, lovers and handymen intersect each other in a night in the magical woods – but is empowered by some challenging and difficult music highlighting the show.

Getting physical

Unlike some operas, however, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is not what director Tara Faircloth calls “a park-andbark.”

In other words, this opera is full of action.

“There’s a lot of violence,” Faircloth said. “At one point, one of the girls jumps on a guy’s back, and he swings her around.

There’s chairs thrown about.”

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Faircloth continued, breaks the perception that opera is just standing and singing.

“Most of the time, human beings move around while they talk, and I think the (cast was) surprised and delighted to find out how much I wanted them to (be) physical.”

One of few

Faircloth, a Georgia native living in

Houston, came to be involved with NDSU Opera via Rooth Varland, NDSU’s theater department head. The two have collaborated many times in the past 10 years, landing Faircloth here at NDSU for another opera.

Faircloth is one of few female opera directors in the nation. Opera is an expensive art form, and directing in general, Faircloth said, is a “certain boys’ club.”

“When I was growing up, I didn’t know any female opera directors,” she said. “It historically wasn’t done. But it has changed a lot, I’d say.”

She has met most – if not all – the working, female opera directors in the U.S., W and she likes to keep them in the loop when job offers and other opportunities come her way.

“Ultimate ensemble show”

With 25 principle characters, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is packing power, which is necessary because its music demands it.

Vocally, rhythmically and tonally challenging, Faircloth said, this opera is much more than a Shakespearean text.

Operagoers have the plus of the music sung in English, but in Shakespearean language.

The music helps move along a script that may be hard to understand.

“The music sometimes illuminates that,” Faircloth said of the script, “and sometimes I have to say, ‘This sort of fits with what

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“It’s been fun working with young singers that are willing to do anything that I want them to do,” Faircloth laughed, adding, “It takes a lot of people to pull (this title) off.

It’s the ultimate ensemble show.”

Pulsing with music and racked with action, one thing above all is apparent to this production’s director: “From the first note of this entire show, you realize that this is an opera like none you’ve ever heard.”

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Visual artist Samantha Fein kneels next to some of her works for her MU Gallery exhibition in her Renaissance Hall studio Friday.

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Arizona to Argentina, Philippines to Fargo MU Gallery’s newest Rosenquist Artist in Residence treks globe, presents ‘playful’ work in exhibition

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For Samantha Fein, Fargo, N.D., is nothing new.

Well, the city is. The experience is not.

The New York visual artist is showcased as the Memorial Union Gallery’s 2015 Rosenquist Artist in Residence, exhibiting the works of a woman who has wandered the world from Arizona to Argentina.

“I always like a new adventure,” Fein said in her basement studio in Renaissance Hall.

Born and raised in Tucson, Ariz., she completed her undergraduate work at New York’s Sarah Lawrence College and her graduate studies at Baltimore’s Maryland

Institute College of Art. She also studied abroad as an undergraduate in Cuba and Argentina before receiving a Fulbright scholarship for the Philippines for the 20092010 year.

“I travel a lot,” Fein said. “The last trip I took was in the end of 2013 when I went down to Haiti ... And here I am in North Dakota.”

Selected for the Rosenquist residency through a heavy application process, Fein has been in Fargo since mid-January and is showing 15 works in her exhibition.

These include three paintings, five prints, one collage and a mural that will require the help of eight people as it is painted on the wall of the MU Gallery. All of her Rosenquist works have been created since she arrived in Fargo.

Influence from her new surroundings found its way into her work as the New York transplant discovered a certain desolation.

“I went from an area with such high density to an area that’s much more isolated,” Fein said, “especially when it was really cold out. There would be no one outside.”

Presenting “unique perspectives” in her works, Fein hopes for audience engagement with her art when the show opens up. She wants to make people think.

“They’re meant to be funny,” Fein said of her pieces. “You’re supposed to look at these and have a sense of humor when you see them.”

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Bison junior infielder Logan Moreland leads the top-seeded NDSU squad with a .452 hitting percentage this season.

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Moreland Excels in Junior Season with Bison

Bison infielder ranks second in Summit League in hitting percentage

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North Dakota State infielder Logan Moreland knew she liked NDSU’s campus and the Bison softball program as soon as she made her visit.

But she does have some trouble recalling it.

“Oh my gosh, that’s three years ago,” Moreland said with a smile. “I have to think back for a second.”

The Woodland, Calif., native came to North Dakota with Bison catcher Alyssa Reina who was playing on the same travel team as Moreland. Though Moreland said it was nice to know someone looking at committing to NDSU, she

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The North Dakota State men’s baseball team has been on a hot streak as of late winning five in a row.

On Tuesday, they beat the University of North Dakota 1-0 from the help of Ben Petersen who delivered the RBI single to score the only run of the game.

Reed Pfannenstein got his first victory of the year for the Bison.

On Wednesday, they rallied and beat the Mayville State Comets 8-7. JT Core lifted the Bison past the Comets with a two-out RBI double in the bottom of the eighth. Kevin Folman won his first game of the year.

They then faced the Fort

didn’t want it to be a major factor.

So what made her to come here?

“Well, it wasn’t the weather obviously,” Moreland said with another smile. “It was the family thing. The coaches were great and just having a team when everyone is going through the same thing; it’s nice to have.”

Moreland made the right choice. In her sophomore year, Moreland was named to the 2014 Summit League All-Tournament team when NDSU came out as conference champions last year.

This year, the Bison (379, 13-2 Summit League) are in control of the conference and are in good position

to go into the postseason tournament with the No. 1 seed.

Moreland is the offensive leader for the powerhouse team. She ranks second in the Summit League for hitting percentage with a .452 hitting percentage and she has the fourthmost stolen bases in the conference this season.

“It’s going pretty well.

We’re doing pretty well as a team,” Moreland said.

“We’re putting together a lot of good wins and when we’re not getting the win; we’re learning a lot from each game.”

The junior has a career hitting average of .366 and an on-base percentage of .427. She’s accumulated 76 RBI, 13 home runs and

165 hits.

This year, Moreland has a .488 on-base percentage, 70 hits, 33 RBI, .626 slugging percentage, five home runs and 49 runs scored.

The only other player on the Bison roster with comparable stats is senior Amanda Grable, who has a .420 hitting percentage, .494 on-base percentage and 42 RBI. Co-head coach Darren Mueller said having those two near the top of the lineup are pivotal for the Bison’s success.

“That’s huge, because you get a couple of the people you know who are going to get on base,” Mueller said. “Their on-base percentages are outrageous.

So if we can get Alyssa to

hit behind them, as long as we’ve got people behind them in the lineup who are going to drive them home, it’s great. It’s nice to have.”

Mueller has been a major part of her hitting success, Moreland said.

One of the most important parts to the hitter’s approach to the plate has nothing to do with her physical performance.

Mueller has been adamant with Moreland to make sure to keep things simple by focusing on the ball as it’s being pitched and not the pitcher’s technique or approach.

“Darren talks a lot about just seeing the ball,” Moreland said.

“He’s really worked well with us to simplify everything

and making sure we’re not thinking too much when we’re up to bat. So that’s helped out a lot.”

So Moreland might not be able to recall her recruiting experience. But through her relationships with her coaches and her teammates, she will have many memories to look back on, including ones of winning.

“They had the really big family thing going for them. When we came on our visit, we all hung out as a team and they just seemed so close,” Moreland said of her recruiting experience.

“When it was here, it was a big family, which being so far from home, it was nice to have.”

Wayne Mastodons for a series. They won their first two games.

In the first game, they won 6-4. Drew Fearing went 3-3 with two runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base to pace the Bison offense.

Brian VanderWoude won his third game of the year.

In the second game, the Bison won a thriller 13-12 in the 13th inning. They were down 9-0 at one point. The winning run was scored on a bases loaded walk. John Hechtner went 3-5 with 4 RBI and one run scored.

Trevor Jaunich won his second game of the year.

of the year and stuck out a career high 16 in a 1-0 victory in the first game.

That was Menke’s 28th win of the year. Martiza LopezPortillo was responsible for the game’s only run as she hit a sacrifice fly that scored Alex Sobrero.

In the second game, the Bison hit three home runs and dominated their way to a 9-1 victory. Logan Moreland, Jackie Stifter and Lopez-Portillo all went deep. Jacquelyn Sertic won her 11th game of the year in a six inning complete game.

They won their fourth straight Summit League title and clinched the number one seed in the playoffs.

in the Cobber Twilight and won 8 events. Landon Jochim won the 200m. Matt Jennings won the 800m.

Aron Klos won the 400m hurdles. Brandt Berghuis won the hammer thrown.

Austin Schmidt won the javelin. Brian Blasey won the shot put title. Cameron Roehl and Ryan Enerson won two events unattached.

Roehl won the 1500m and Enerson won the 110m hurdles.

On Friday, they participated in the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.

Jochim won the 200m and 400m with times of 21.43 and 47.88 seconds respectively. Schmidt won the javelin with a throw of 208-2 (63.45m).

The Bison swept the top four places in the hammer throw. Berghuis was first, Trevor Berner was second,

Alex Renner was third and Conrad Schwarzkopf was fourth.

Angus Stoudt won the 110m hurdles in 14.89 seconds On Saturday, they traveled to Sioux Falls, SD. Parker McKittrick claimed second place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.67 seconds. Lucas Degree finished fourth in the 1500m run with a time of 3:57.13.

shot put and hammer throw.

She won the shot put with a throw of 50-10.00 (15.49m).

She won the hammer thrwo with a toss of 184-4 (56.50m) Emily Lesser won the discus. Brittany Stangl won the pole vault. Rachel Todhunter won the 400m hurdles and Sierra Link won the 800m.

On Friday, at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, they claimed nine more events.

Some being the same as Tuesday.

Morgan Milbrath won the 400m hurdles. Amy Andruchko won the 800m dash. Alexis Woods won the 400m dash. Kelsey Laugenberg won the shot put. Diedre Hagn won the 200m dash.

Lesser, Boschee and Stangl won the same events they won on Tuesday.

Softball

The North Dakota State women’s softball team played IUPUI this past weekend and swept them in two games. Krista Menke tossed her fourth no hitter

Track and Field Men’s

The Track and Field team traveled to Moorhead, MN on Tuesday to particpate

Women’s

On Tuesday, at the Cobber Twiligt the Bison won nine events.

Sophomores Lexy Boschee and Courtney Pasiowitz won multiple events.

Bosshee won the high jump with a jump of 5-08.00 (1.73m). She also won the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.13 Pasiowitz won in the

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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015

Kyle Emanuel’s (53) monstrous 2014 senior season, including his nine tackles and two sacks against Iowa State, helped him get picked in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.

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Emanuel Finally Gets Deserved Attention

Chargers take former Bison in the NFL Draft’s fifth round

Connor Dunn Spectrum Staff

For the past four years, North D a k o t a State football fans have known how much of a beast Kyle Emanuel has been for the dominant Bison defense.

The Missouri Valley started to figure out the shear speed and strength coming from the defense end position this last year sending two linemen to constantly block Emanuel.

The Football Championship Subdivision

finally realized the dominance as Emanuel was selected as the Buck Buchanan Award Winner just before the 2015 National Championship.

Now, it’s the NFL’s turn.

The San Diego Chargers selected the 2014 MVFC Defensive Player of the Year with the 153rd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

ESPN analyst Todd McShay knows Emanuel’s game, as he said on the air, “He’s on the all-tape team.

We love this player.”

There’s a reason for that love and it starts with an NDSU record 41 career sacks in 61 games and 49

starts. Emanuel finished his career sixth in FCS history in sacks with a total record of 58-3 with four conference championships and four national titles.

Yes, some might argue some small-school prospects come with inflated statistics, but nowhere will a scout find a combination of motor and skill produced over 61 games. That’s over 15 games a year, something no draftee can claim they have played that many games, especially at such a high level and intensity.

Defensive end was Emanuel’s home those four years, but the Chargers will more than likely dub him an

outside linebacker because of his smaller size compared to the prototypical NFL defensive end.

The Bison experimented with the Emanuel coming off of the edge in a 3-4 look last season, so the concept isn’t completely foreign, but it might take some adjustments. In the mean time, Emanuel has a good chance to see the field early as a special teamer. During his time at NDSU, Emanuel played on every special teams unit at least once.

Former teammate John Crockett did not get the call he was waiting for during the draft, even with ESPN cameras at his house

following his appearance on Draft Academy.

A call did come later in the day though with the Green Bay Packers picking up the running back as an undrafted free agent. Due to his patient, but explosive running style, Crockett has a legitimate chance at becoming a backup running back down the road in a position that usually has a high turnover.

Crockett might have some competition early at rookie camp, as the Packers also signed fellow MVFC alum and undrafted free agent Malcolm Agnew. A former transfer from Oregon State, Agnew finished with

820 rushing yards, 192 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns his senior year before suffering a seasonending ankle injury.

Emanuel and Crockett were the only Bison to sign NFL contracts during the weekend, but kicker Adam Keller was invited to mini camps at Minnesota and New Orleans and safety Christian Dudzik was also invited to the Vikings mini camp.

Chances for those two to make a team are fairly slim, but it’s very possible for NDSU to have three straight draft picks make a team, a feat that hasn’t been done in Bison history.

San Diego Selects Former

NDSU Defensive End

Emanuel to play outside linebacker for the Chargers

Pace Maier

Spectrum Staff

Kyle Emanuel wasn’t the first FCS player selected in the 2015 National Football League draft, but he did hear his named called.

The former North Dakota State defensive end was drafted on Saturday by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round.

Emanuel helped the Bison win four FCS National Championships and won the 2014 Buck Buchanan Award. The award is given to the best defensive player in the FCS, but Emanuel will most likely move to the outside linebacker position for the Chargers instead of staying at the defensive end position which he played in college.

This was the first time since 2008 that NDSU has had back-to-back NFL draft picks with Emanuel in this years draft and offensive

lineman Billy Turner getting drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 2014 NFL Draft.

Other NDSU Players

John Crockett unfortunately wasn’t drafted in any of the seven rounds that make up the NFL Draft, but the former NDSU running back did sign a free-agent deal with the Minnesota Vikings division rival: Green Bay Packers.

Former NDSU kicker Adam Keller was invited to the Vikings and New Orleans Saints mini camps.

Along with Keller, his teammate former NDSU safety was invited to the Vikings mini camp.

Other FCS Players Missouri Valley Football Conference had the four players selected in the draft, that number was the highest out of any other conference.

However, two fewer FCS players were selected in the draft compared to the previous draft.

Former running back of Northern Iowa David Johnson was the second FCS player taken off the board in the third round by the Arizona Cardinals.

The Vikings made a splash selecting a tight end out of Southern Illinois in the fifth round. MyCole Pruitt holds the receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns records in the MVFC. And South Dakota State running back Zach Zenner signed a free-agent contract with the Detroit Lions. Zenner rushed for a little more than 2,000 yards in three seasons with the Jackrabbits.

NDSU will hope to have one possible two players drafted next year with quarterback Carson Wentz and offensive tackle Joe Haeg leading the FCS pack.

There were 17 FCS players selected in the draft that took place over the weekend.

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THE SPECTRUM | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015

Potential Leader

Soon-to-be senior shows leadership late in golf season

Pace Maier

Spectrum Staff

Becoming the leader of the North Dakota State golf team will be Connor Holland’s toughest challenge in his college athletic year.

Attending NDSU, the junior will be the only student-athlete who has been in the Bison golf program for more than two years. Next season he must take on the role of the team leader.

His teammates have already noticed his leadership journey start late this season.

“I can definitely tell that he’s starting to lead the team at the end of the season,” freshman Keaton Lausch said. “Obviously, he is going to be the leader next season.

So he’s going to have to set the pace for the rest of us, and we’re just going to have to follow his lead.”

Holland said next season will be a challenge, but winning is top priority.

“I just want to get a good team chemistry going and really get back to a winning culture and really try to build off that,” Holland said.

Holland’s teammates aren’t the only ones sighting his early leadership skills.

“I’ve noticed from last year to this year he’s trying to work with some of the younger guys and become more of a leader for next year,” head golf coach Steve Kennedy said. “(Holland

is) going to have to tell everyone what Bison golf is about – from example, most of it – show them what it takes not only on the golf course but in the weight room, and just how you act on trips and just everything that makes up a Bison golfer.”

Low golf scores, small mistakes, consistency and dedication are what make up a Bison golfer.

In 27 rounds this season, Holland’s scoring average is 75.9 and career average as a Bison golfer is about one stroke higher at 76.6 in 81 rounds.

Holland is the No. 2 golfer on the team statistically. Kennedy said he has improved every year but has some weaknesses heading into his senior season.

“Connor is one of the most steady players that we have every time we tee it up,” Kennedy said about Holland’s mentality. “He works hard at his game.

He’s dedicated and tries to improve every day out.”

Holland said, even though he is a consistent golfer, there is always room for improvement.

His coach is counting on him to be at his best next season.

“You can’t get complacent I guess. You’ve got to get better every single year,” Holland said. “Coach is counting on you. That is obviously one of my goals is getting better every year.”

Kennedy said Holland

has a few swings that will get him in trouble and will ruin a good round.

“With Connor, most of the time he will hit good shots, but he’ll maybe pick the wrong club,” Kennedy said. “So, we will be standing there watching him take the shot, ‘God, that’s a great shot,’ and then all of the sudden it ends up 30 yards behind the green in a hazard or tough to get up and down and he will make a double or a triple.”

But being left-handed doesn’t have anything to do with the poor shots that come off the face of his golf club.

“Being a lefty is kind of a curse in golf just because, I mean, you can’t really try (another’s) club, but ... its not a huge deal,” Holland said. “It’s kind of cool just to be kind of the only lefty on the team.”

With all the NDSU competition mostly located in warmer states, including the Summit League Championship, Holland and his teammates have to practice indoors.

“You’ve just got to know that people down south aren’t taking any time off, and that’s who we are competing against,” Holland said about practicing in the offseason. “So I know it’s hard, but just getting in the bubble during the winter and keeping the swing so it doesn’t feel like a foreign object is really key. It comes back pretty quick in the spring if you do that.”

Connor Holland will be one of the few upper classmen on North Dakota State’s men’s golf team next season.

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