NDSU Spectrum | May 5, 2014

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The NDSU Fencing Club is facing challenges increasing its membership because they say a prohibitive campus policy is hurting them.

Fencing Club’s Desire to Meet on Campus Foiled by Policy University’s weapons ban applies to equipment used in club sport Josh Francis

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The NDSU Fencing Club’s biggest bout this year is not with an opponent but with a university weapons policy that prohibits them from practicing their sport on campus.

The club, which was started in the fall, recently gained full club status, but they remain restricted to practicing off campus.

Key pieces of equipment used in fencing are foils, sabers or epees, or sword-like pieces of equipment used to jab.

While the equipment and sport itself are safe, it’s not the safety of the sport that has campus officials worried about fencing being allowed on campus. School policy deems some of the equipment used in the sport as prohibited weapons.

Club Suffers Club members are not happy with the school policy and say their equipment should not be considered weapons at all.

NDSU computer systems engineer, Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, the Fencing Club’s adviser and master fencing coach said he doesn’t want the school to relax its weapons policy, but he wants to show the school that fencing equipment is not a weapon.

“I don’t understand why fencing equipment is considered a weapon, why is this equipment more dangerous than a baseball bat or a golf club?” he said.

He said the restriction might be the result of a misunderstanding about the equipment, which resembles a sword.

The club members said they understood they would not be able to meet on campus when they started the club but they are hoping for that to change. Alvarez Vazquez communicated with campus officials about the issue when the club was being started in the fall, but to no avail.

The club currently meets at Grace Lutheran School, a private pre-k through

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8th grade school on 14th Avenue South and South University Drive in Fargo.

What’s a foil, saber and an epee?

Foils, sabers or epees used in fencing are long, narrow sword-like pieces of equipment made of a flexible metal piece that has no sharp edges or a sharp point at the end.

The point is a flat tip that has a small metal piece on it that registers when someone is poked with the end.[/box] The practice was a part of the club’s activities but club president, NDSU junior, Winfield Brand, said they are leeching off another organization’s practice time.

The club participates in the Fargo-Moorhead Fencing Club’s practices. Alvarez Vazquez is one of that club’s coaches.

Fencing Club member and NDSU senior Anna Kampa said the current situation isn’t very appealing to a lot of their prospective members since its off campus and they often have to practice with young teenagers.

“If we could meet on campus it would definitely make recruiting easier, we can’t grow a team if you can’t get to it,” Kampa said.

The F-M Fencing Club is an all ages club and the NDSU Club is grouped into an ages 12-and-up practice group.

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The club has also seen dwindling memberships because of the campus prohibition. Bass said at one point they had about 30 members but now they have less than a dozen.

Slippery Slope University Police and Safety Office Director Ray Boyer said the issue is not with the safety of the sport.

“I have no argument or disagreement with the safety aspects of fencing,” Boyer said. “That is not what is at issue here.

“What is more at issue is a society that has been conditioned to violent and often deadly behavior as a result of individuals’ use of weapons on campuses and in schools, that has led to a public reporting of these incidents with an expected police response to use deadly force to end the threat.”

Boyer pointed to the NDSU policy, which prohibits all sabers and swords on campus.

“Both NDSU Policy Manual 706, subsection 4, and the Code of Student Behavior, specifically prohibit sabers and swords on campus,” Boyer said. “They are deemed weapons, and as such, possession or use on University owned or controlled property is prohibited.”

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Boyer said he understands fencing is regulated but said the club is one of many that would like to have the opportunity to host their activities on campus.

He said there could also be a number of other individuals that feel, “because the university allows others to have their toy guns, swords, etc., on campus, that they as individuals should also be allowed to do so.”

He said the policy has been in place since 1990 as way for the university to control weapons on campus.

“In light of events involving the misuse of weapons on campuses and schools, the policy remains in place with no intention by my department to consider relaxing the conditions of the policy,” Boyer said.

Perception The other issue the club faces is a negative perception of their sport.

“When the public sees someone displaying a sword in public in a hostile manner with another individual, it is reasonable for me to believe today that they would call police with an expectation that police respond with equal or greater force,” Boyer said.

He said the real problem is that school campuses are so open and vulnerable to acts of violence because they are soft targets. “… Sometimes the safest way is simply to have no weapons, real or perceived, on campus,” Boyer said.”Our policies and codes help us provide that so when we do get a call, we respond with the seriousness the public now expects law enforcement to project in order to take command and control, knowing ‘weapons’ of any type are not authorized.”

But club members say they wouldn’t be walking around with their foils or epees exposed and they said they wouldn’t even use sabers, a more sword-looking piece of equipment sometimes used in the sport.

Bass said they also have bags to carry their equipment in and walking with the equipment would not arouse any suspicion that they were carrying anything dangerous anymore than carrying a baseball bag would.

Boyer said if there was a specific facility dedicated to activities like fencing and the university approved, the club may have a chance to practice on campus. But NDSU does not have that, he added.

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ROTC cadets traveled to Lawrence, Kan., to compete in the Ranger Buddy competition. The event requires members to take part in a variety of physicaldemanding events.

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NDSU ROTC Cadets Compete in Ranger Buddy Competition Cadets travel to Kansas to compete Adam Farhat Staff Writer

NDSU Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets endure a rigorous and disciplined regiment, including physical training, community involvement and good academic standing. Some cadets took to Lawrence, Kan., to not only show off skills, but to also push each other through one of the toughest challenges a cadet can sign up for.

The NDSU program went to to Kansas on April 19 and came back with some hardware. A Bison Battalion team of cadets Catrina Kelm and Abigail Peno finished in second place out of 19 teams in the female division.

“The competition has been going on for 20 years, and last year NDSU took home 1st,” said Lt. Col. Ted Preister a professor of military science at NDSU and organizer of the team that NDSU takes every year. “It’s designed to not only test your physical fitness but also your long-term endurance, as well as being able to think on your feet as you are going through a very physically demanding course.”

The course begins with a 15-kilometer foot march in boots with a 35-pound ruck-

FENCING FROM P. 1 Not Alone There are also other clubs that are not allowed to practice on campus for the same reason the Fencing Club cannot, such as the marksmanship club and the paintball club.

The clubs are still recognized and supported and can meet on campus, given they aren’t practicing their activities with equipment the school deems weapons.

Student body vice president Hilary Haugeberg said the student government will still fund off-campus practices for those teams or clubs.

sack on their backs. As teams finished the march, the teams who finished toward the end were cut in order to limit the field.

After cuts, remaining teams are moved into six lanes and are given timed tasks.

This consisted of running a quarter mile and then completing tasks such as map reading and climbing a high rope.

After cadets ran six separate quarter mile segments, teams went on an unknown distance run which was between two and four miles.

“It’s another 4K at the end of a very physically and mentally demanding day,” Preister said. “It’s intended to show you how far you can go and how having your buddy there with can help you go even further than when you’re by yourself. It teaches you to have confidence in your partner and your own ability, how things change when you’re under physical stress and that ability to keep going even when you want to quit, which is something that you may face in this career.”

A total of eight teams were entered by the NDSU ROTC program. The entirety of the ROTC program trains year-round with daily physical fitness drills and regiments that require discipline, said Travis Johnson, Army ROTC cadet and NDSU student.

“We started training since the beginning of our spring semester in January,” Johnson said.“On top of our regular (physical training) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the Ranger Challenge team ran distances of four

to seven miles on an indoor track at Concordia with our ruck sacks on and gear. On Thursdays, we went to the track for sprinting. Basically, we needed to build endurance as much as possible without giving much speed.”

However, the cadets that decide to participate in the Ranger Buddy competition must train beyond the standard in order to be competitive.

“As a team, we started training right after Christmas break,” said Peno, a junior nursing major at Concordia college who is a member of the ROTC program at NDSU who also competed in the event. “We rucked once a week and increased from two-miles with over 40-pounds of gear, to around seven-miles. We also conducted sprints once a week, normally including 6,400-meter and 4,200-meter sprints. My buddy team attempted to do at least one longer run of around six miles a week, as well as supplementation of shorter runs and weight lifting at least three times a week.

“Training for this event takes a lot of dedication, you need to work at it every day.

It also includes a lot of training in partners as opposed to yourself, because you want your partner to be in just as good or better shape than you are in.”

As demanding as the event is, Peno said it is a way to discover new limits.

“I would recommend people to compete in this event so that they can see how

much they can really accomplish,” Peno said. “People can do so much more then they think they initially can; a lot of it is mental. This competition gives its competitors the mental push to give everything that they have. This event is also a great training event to increase the domain knowledge and tactical skills for future leaders.”

NDSU ROTC cadets that competed in the event share very similar views to Peno’s.

They want to see how far one can push each other, which is something that is embedded in the ROTC cadets.

“While it was physically one of the most challenging and honestly miserable things I’ve done, I’d recommend doing it, because it’s going to put you a step ahead of your competition that doesn’t compete in the event,” Johnson said. “Plus, the feeling of accomplishment afterwards was unlike anything I’ve experienced before, and I’ve completed two half marathons before.”

Even though this event is voluntary, the participation of the NDSU ROTC cadets in the event is growing.

“Its 100 percent voluntary,” Preister said. “I don’t make anyone do this, but it prepares them better for their role as an officer, knowing their own personal strengths and weaknesses. They do get a little bit of benefit in terms of whether they will make it on active duty or the reserves, but mostly it is about personal development and having more experiences in leadership.”

She said student government is required to follow campus policies and cannot make a decision to allow certain activities to take place on campus.

Other Clubs NDSU is not the only school in the area to have a Fencing Club. MSUM has a fencing club that meets on campus.

MSUM’s director of public safety, Greg Lemke, said his department has never had an issue with fencing on campus.

He said the equipment they use is for an educational purpose and said in his three years at the school, he as never heard anyone raise any concerns about it.

Fencing is not a new sport at NDSU but

a revived one.

Alvarez Vazquez said there were other fencing clubs on campus that may have practiced on campus in the 80s and 90s but said he wasn’t sure what happened to them.

He came to NDSU in 2006.

Next Steps Alvarez Vazquez said he hopes there can be a compromise with the university. He said that a system where the club meets in a designated area and would require them to check their equipment into the police office while not practicing could be a solution.

The club is still trying to orient itself and has only been an official club with full status since March.

The club members have not approached Boyer or student government yet about their predicament but said they want to get more support for their club in order to bring it up with the appropriate parties.

Boyer said he will do some research on how other schools deal with this fencing issue.

“While I am not remotely suggesting we consider changing policy, I will pursue trying to gather information about how other campuses deal with this issue,” he said.

“However, even then, any discussion or decision to consider a change to policy or code must be done with a bigger picture understanding of the risks involved to everyone.”

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New Apartment Complex Under Construction Near NDSU Campus Northtown apartments give students a new prospect on housing options Adam Farhat Staff Writer

A new apartment development in Fargo will give NDSU students and residents more housing options in the fall.

The Northtown Crossing apartments, when complete, will add a total of 216 apartment homes, which could house 400 residents. Northtown Crossing has already begun pre-leasing 108 unit, and managers are hoping to pre-lease 100 percent of the first phase of apartments within the next two months.

The new apartment development is located on the corner of 12th Avenue North and 35th Street South, near Interstate 29, and is being developed by Enclave Development.

“What’s really cool about this development is that residents can walk across the street and grab a soda at Stamart Travel Center, enjoy breakfast or a study session at Marlin’s Restaurant, which has free Wi-Fi, and bike, walk, bus, or car it to NDSU’s campus,” Enclave Development spokesperson Austin Morris said.

Northtown Crossing has floor plans larger than what most college students may be used to. Apartments are

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The block bordered by University Drive, 12th Street North, 16th and 17th Avenues North is a main focus of the NDSU Development Foundation. They hope to buy out the entire rest of the block and develop the area for student housing.

equipped with walk-in closets, pantries, washer and dryer hookups, large balconies. The buildings will also have a high garage and parking ratio, nearly a single garage per bedroom offered.

Enclave Development recommends students call and reserve their spot before school is out for the summer due to the NDSU’s demand for near-campus housing.

“Northtown Crossing near NDSU will be another terrific housing option for students, grad or undergrad,” Morris said. “Because we weren’t tight on land, we have a ton of parking around the buildings and every single unit gets a double- or single-stall garage

with remote and keypad.

Most students have to fight for parking near their building and scrape ice off their cars in the winter, but not here. Each building features secure entrances with security cameras throughout, fitness rooms, beautifully appointed units with woodinspired floors, nine-foot ceilings and finishes chosen by an interior designer.”

Morris said units will feature large bedrooms with closets and storage, kitchens with pantries and Europeonstyle cabinets, balconies, washer and dryer hookups, as well as heat and hot water paid by Northtown.

Price is a big factor in students deciding where

have with Northtown Crossing as well as many new premier housing complexes that have been developed recently — such as T Lofts, Dakota Creek and Dakota Crossing — is the inflated prices that these apartments charge in relation to rent costs in South Fargo and West Fargo. However, the convenience of having a inapartment washer and dryer is appealing, because using coin-operated washer and dryers can become expensive very quickly.”

Some students feel that the amenities provided by Northtown Crossing as well as other premier housing options near campus are unnecessary.

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they want to live during the school year.

One bedrooms are $775$800, two bedrooms are between $995-$1,100 (two sizes) and three bedrooms are $1,350-$1,425 (two sizes).

Heat, hot water and garages are included, Morris said.

“Our units are much bigger and more open than most of the offerings around campus,” Morris said.

Another concern students have when choosing a place to live is parking and the prices of new developments.

“One of the major draws for me would be the parking,” accounting graduate student Seth Nicolai said.

“One of the problems I do

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“The amenities are nice, but too many amenities are not necessary,” said Bethany Kiedrowski, a junior anthropology major at NDSU. “However, it does solve a big dilemma that a lot of students I feel face (in) parking.”

Ben Mullenberg, a senior criminal justice major at NDSU, said that the apartments pose as a viable options for housing NDSU students.

“The distance isn’t horrible,” Mullenberg said. “For all the plentiful amenities offered and considering that the building is new, I feel the cost is pretty fair. With the cost of heat being as high as it is here in Fargo in our long winter months, the fact that Northtown Crossing covers heat I think is a bonus.”

With mixed emotions present in many NDSU students, it is obvious that cost is a major deciding factor.

Nonetheless, Northtown Crossing does offer another option to NDSU students for housing in the coming years.

“Would I consider living there? Yes,” a sophomore criminal justice student Griff Woodyard said. “Things like cable, internet, heat, electric and even using a washer and dryer are all things that in most apartments are variables that most students need to take into account.

With Northtown Crossing covering it all in one flat rate, I would only need to write one check a month to one place, instead of having to worry about multiple bills at a time on multiple different dates.”

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NDSU Class Seeks to Raise Awareness for Area Homelessness An NDSU honors class is seeking to raise the awareness of homelessness in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

Six students from HON 340: National Tragedies and Heroic Responses will be

NDSU’s Graduation Commencement Scheduled NDSU students will bring out their caps and gowns next week for spring graduation.

Graduation is set for 10

Midwest Mobile Summit Presents Mobile Technology Strategies The Midwest Mobile Summit conference came is scheduled to be in Fargo and hold multiple events at various locations in downtown.

The first event was slated for 9 a.m. Monday and will go until Tuesday afternoon.

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holding an event 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. starting Wednesday at Churchill Field.

The class will be pairing with American Legion Post 400, NDSU Emergency Management Student Associate, Sigma Nu Frat, and the NDSU Volunteer Network.

The student group has a slate of guest speakers that will present at Churchill Field throughout the night.

Executive director FargoMoorhead Coalition of

Homeless Persons Laurie Baker, community center and member relations director of Churches United Jen Engquist, director of F-M Dorothy Day House Sonja Ellner and City of Fargo community development administrator Dan Mahli are all scheduled to speak.

NDSU’s improvisation group “To Be Determined” will perform at Churchill Field.

a.m., May 17 at the Fargodome.

“Commencement is a very positive symbol of individual student success, family and community pride, and faculty and staff support,” NDSU’s website said. “Individuals who do not attend commencement miss one of the most exciting days on our campus and

forfeit a full perspective on

the two-day conference are Infusionsoft chief technology officer Marc Chesly and Stripe chief technology officer Greg Brockman.

Microsoft distinguished engineer Laura Butler, Samsung senior field sales manager Monica Bruhn and a variety of other technology company leaders will be present.

“Conference keynotes, breakout sessions and case studies will give attendees the tools to create and execute mobile strategies, ultimately keeping them ahead

of the curve. We’ve got a team of people working to ensure the summit is not only educational, but also a whole lot of fun,” Midwest Mobile Summit’s website said. “Entertainment, socializing and unique spaces will allow attendees to get to know each other better through the common bond of mobile technology.”

Midwest Mobile Summit will hold presentations on strategy, technology, design and trends. For more information, go to http://midwestmobilesummit.com.

the wonders of the collegiate experience.”

NDSU’s website has a variety of information forms concerning students, guests, faculty and staff. For more information, go to http:// www.ndsu.edu/commencement.

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Prakash Mathew has been at NDSU for over 40 years and has held many different roles: graduate student then assistant, hall director, director of residence life and dean of student life. Mathew celebrated his retirement on May 2.

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Mathew’s retirement set for June 30

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rakash Mathew has been on NDSU’s campus for 43 years in a variety of roles. He announced his plan to retire last summer. Mathew has influenced the faculty members he has worked with, but most importantly, has built strong relationships with every student with which he comes into contact.

After his time at NDSU, Mathew has travel plans with his wife, will continue to work on his book and will remain active in the F-M area to give back to the community he says has given him so much. With Mathew’s future plans aside, he has left a lasting impression on the NDSU community.

Editor-in-chief Emma Heaton sat down with Mathew to talk about his life and time at NDSU. Emma Heaton: As VP of Student Affairs, their main goal is to provide services and programs that benefit students directly. What do you think are some of the most important services you have enacted in your time?

Prakash Mathew: I would say that what stands out in my mind the most is the Bison Connection. ... The former Vice President of Student Affairs George Wallman went through accreditation process, and went to … one of the universities and found this model and planted the seed with us. So we processed this through the Advisory Board for Student Affairs.

Students really liked it, so we put a team of people together, and they traveled to some other universities and looked at the model, and it was the model based on this one-stopshop concept. ... I tell ya, today we were interviewing a candidate from another place for a director of financial aid position, and his first comment was, “Your BisonConnection is the best thing that ever happened to this campus.”

Again, location is the key also. It is very convenient for the students, and when they get there, they get tremendous service, and they don’t have to go to different (buildings), unless they have to talk to a specific person. That really stands out in my mind.

The other part is the Wellness Center, what has happened to the Wellness Center.

I think it is a showcase in some ways, but at the same time, the whole emphasis about the wellness — the whole wellness aspect, not just working out — the students take that seriously. … (but) I don’t want any credit for any of those things. I just want to make sure none of these things are my ideas, but happened because of students. I want to give all the credit in the world to the students. … We are also a family. Only in the last decade we have started using the term “family.” I think it probably so happened because

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of athletics — with the National Championship and all this Bison nation, Bison family — but at the same time, our students are taking that. We talk about that in our orientation program, and we say, “We are a family.” …

In order for us to say that it is a Bison family, that means we have to create a sense of belonging.

So do the students feel that they belong here? In fact today, I went and had lunch, and I was sitting with some students because there wasn’t a place to sit down. So when I don’t find a place to sit down, I say, “Can I sit down with you?” And then I get to know them and ask the questions. And I said, “Do you like it here? Do you feel like you are member of the family?” “Of course we do, of course we do.”

EH: I know we are talking big picture here, but do you have a certain situation where you impacted one student directly by being student-focused?

PM: I don’t know one particular student. I probably have hundreds of examples. (pauses for several seconds). … Any decision we make, we ask the question, “How does this affect the student?

How is it impacting the student?” So any interaction I have – if (the) interaction is about a difficult situation or an exciting part, my advice would be, “How is that impacting?”

So I will not deliver and give an answer for them instantly, (but) ask the questions in such a way that I always look to see as to how that is impacting his or her development and personal growth.

EH: So you talked about some of the most important services. What do you think your biggest personal accomplishment has been at NDSU? PM: I’d go back to my relationship with the students. I have to say that would be the overarching thing as to things that happened during my time … our students were able to provide such a leadership, and they were able to see the bigger picture, where the university is going, and supporting the university in their mission and their goals. They were the best advocates, better than anybody on this campus, the students were.

I want to believe that happened because of our relationship — the trusting relationship. I have to say trusting relationship …

I’ve never used them, never, but simply provided them facts and educated them about things. But they were always there.

EH: So, I am assuming you have met Timothy Alvarez. What was your first impression of him?

PM: Well, it wasn’t the first time. He is a friend of mine. I have known him for quite a while. He is a good person. I want to believe that he has somewhat of the same philosophy that I have. I believe in the servant-leadership model and the philosophy,

and that is what we try to practice in the Division of Student Affairs. I think that’s what I practice.

EH: What’s something you won’t miss about your job?

PM: Hmm. Long hours. I have a tendency to be workaholic. I put in long hours, but I also balance mine. You know, I work out early in the morning. I get up very early in the morning. I get up every day at 4 o’clock in the morning, and I am one of the first people walking to the Wellness Center, every day, five days a week. There are a few students, and some people there that wait for me in sense. If I’m not there one day — if I’m at a conference or out of town — they always ask me where I was. In fact, I’m the one who always asks them as to where they were.

I also know that I do that by choice. The morning is my choice. Evenings I stay longer, because that goes with the territory: the student life work, the student affairs work.

That’s when most of the student activities are. (There are) student organizations and different activities going on in the evenings, and you need to be seen there; you need to participate.

It is very important to be there to support the students, so sometimes that happens very late. But I never felt like it was work ... I may get tired, but while I’m here, I never felt like it was work; I get lots and lots of enjoyment and loved every minute of it.

Are you going to ask me what I am going to miss the most? (laughs) EH: I have a feeling I know, but yes.

PM: Students. That is the single-most important thing I am going to miss, I think, my interactions with the students. And I love being with them. ...They are the love of my life. Everything I do is about the students.

We do a lot of good work here, and at the same time, that’s where my energy comes from, that’s where my passion comes from; it’s all because of the students.

EH: I know you like traveling, too. So where’s the first place you are going to go?

PM: I don’t know where the first place will be, but high on my priorities is the Canadian Rockies — the train ride all the way from British Columbia coming from Banff all the way to Calgary. I drove through the American side … it was spectacular.

But now I want to do the train ride and enjoy them, watch them and read a book and see the scenery. That’s someplace very high on my list. Going and visiting my mother – that is very high on my list. She is 92-plus, so that will be a high priority for me to go and see her (in India).

EH: Now we’re at the more personal questions. So where specifically did you grow up?

PM: Well, it wasn’t a specific place, be-

cause my father was a pastor. So we moved from place to place, so we came to the state Kerala. So that’s where I grew up, and then I went to college … I came here in 1971, so I’ve been here a long time — 40-some years.

So this is really home for me now, because my wife is from here, my children went to school here. Fargo is my home.

EH: Do you have any other comments?

PM: It was important to me that even my work with staff that I will not ask them to do anything that I will not do. I can have the best philosophy, the best standards and principles, and I can preach about it, but if I don’t practice what I preach, then I am not effective at all. I hope I have done that for them. ...Thirty-eight years ago, I started something I still do to this day. Every Friday, if I am in town, I take about two hours — even my schedule for this Friday, every Friday, is blacked out for office visits. So we have 20-some departments. I take two or three departments, and I go to their office, desk to desk to desk, and talk to the employees, greet them, and see how they’re doing, and see how I can be of support to them. Now, if I delay...they will say, “Oh, we haven’t seen you.” ... So the value of that is unreal.

And that is not only the offices. If I go to dining services, I will not skip going into the dish room. I had a woman there who used to work in the West Dining Center. She worked there almost 38 years. I remember when I walk into that dish room — you can just imagine, hot and steamy, and her glasses were fogged up — and when she sees me, she says, “Prakash!” And oh, bless her heart. (pauses, tears up) People have to be treated right. It doesn’t matter, being top level or a dish washer. They all play a very crucial role … they all play a vital role. If you don’t have clean dishes, it doesn’t matter how fancy and how good the food is, OK? So they play a vital role.

Again going back to that relationship.

I don’t think she ever looked at me and though, “Oh, here’s the vice president.” She never did.

I was Prakash for them.

To find out more about Mathew’s history and how he got to NDSU, his possible plans to write a book and more of his personal life, check out the extended version of this interview on ndsuspectrum.com.

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revol ver Thrift Shop. We have all heard this Macklemore song more than we like to admit, and many people’s shopping habits have changed because of it. Since mod is my favorite fashion style, I have always loved finding clothing at antique stores, and sometimes, antiquing is the only way to find the look.

However, I have seen an increasing trend in vintage, retro and repurposed fashions; so when I found Revolver at 627 1st Ave. N in downtown Fargo, I was more than pleased.

Revolver — which sells mostly clothing, accessories and some home goods — has been open for five years in downtown Fargo.

Their items are mostly from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s although sometimes a 30s or 90s look can be found.

Along with their vintage items, they also carry a couple lines of eco-friendly items, which go with their repurposed theme. Their target customer ranges from the 20s to 30s and people who like one-of-a-kind looks.

In order to find this array of clothing, they go to estate sales, auctions and different people come in to sell their older items.

When they travel the country, they are always looking for interesting items to bring back to Fargo. New items come into the store every week, which they show on their Facebook page as well as through promotions and sales.

Their prices are extremely reasonable from four-dollar items to a couple older

Revolver at 627 1st Ave. N. offers a great selection of vintage, retro and repurposed clothing for those looking for a unique look.

pieces that can reach to the 50-dollar range.

However, most of the items are around the 20-dollar mark, which is a great price for their amazing quality and cleanliness. I have been to many antique stores that overprice their clothing items, so seeing these prices was a great relief and made the experience much more enjoyable.

The store is well organized and exciting to go through. Although I do not wear men’s clothing, I enjoyed going through their items

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just to see the different styles and looks. I was able to find a couple items for myself that I cannot wait to wear.

The best part about old clothing is how well it was made. Although this doesn’t go for all clothing, most of the clothing made today is not made to last, usually wearing out rapidly without making it more than a couple years.

On the other hand, some items created in the 30s are still being worn today, because

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Summer is so close you can almost smell fresh cut grass, taste the refreshing poolside drinks or feel the cool lake waters. Well sorry to break it to you, but no matter how close you might think summer is, it’s not here until that last class or that last final.

Classes are still in session for just a few more weeks, and unfortunately, these weeks can make or break the entire semester.

Skip the last few classes or take off studying for finals that are almost always more weighted than the usual test and you could be living in a world of regret going into summer.

Whether you are holding on to that A by a thread or asking for every point of extra credit for that C, it’s crunch time, and the things you do in these last few weeks can define the whole semester.

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your weighted grade in the class. Finding out what is needed on the test for the desired grade can help in your preparations and mindset.

Learning that you only need a C on the final to get an A in the class can take some of the pressure off. Even though you know the minimum grade, still set the bar high and strive for an A on the final to not only be safe, but also to be the best you can be.

On the other hand, knowing you need to get an A on the final to get a C in the class can provide the necessary motivation that might not have been there if you are already waving the white flag. Knowing that grade is still attainable should push you to put in that extra few hours of studying or alter you thoughts to a more optimistic mindset.

Talk with your teacher No matter what you might think, all of your professors want students to succeed. Whether that is learning the material or getting a fair grade, professors teach for the students. If you have an issue in a class or are simply struggling to understand the material, professors have email addresses that they are supposed to monitor often and office hours that they have to be

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Communicate with your teacher and make sure to be open to any problems you might have with the material or where you stand in the class. With a calm approach and desire to learn, professors will usually be more than happy to help and might even cut you some slack in grading some of your last few assignments of the year.

Avoid distractions and leave no doubt Just like any other test, give yourself enough time and space to properly prepare and study. That might mean what could seem like the ultimate sacrifice of limited XBox or Netflix, but summer and free time is just a few weeks away.

Finally, find the mentality and leave no doubt with the preparations and performance on the test to get that grade you so desire. The effort now will seem well worthwhile later in summer hanging out with friends and living life without an academic care in the world.

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Weighing in at a half pound or a full pound, the “Big Country” burrito at Sweet Burrito is truly “all that.”

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The first thing that comes into sight is the clutter of hot sauce and Fanta bottles flirting with the exchanging of small talk as food is passed over the semi-matted, machine-finished countertops.

The line of people extends past the cherry red countertop, to where the collection of driftwood-esque paneling creates the feeling of a backwoods cabin and it’s interior. There is enough lighting to illuminate faces but not intrude by over exposure of interior décor.

The line extends from the till about 10 feet as the change ricochets off of the metallic drawer. The echo reverberates as the coins slowly come to rest in their new-found home.

An order is placed as a hostess bashfully declines to release her name. She smiles and continues to punch in the numbers adding up the order.

She runs in back and has a tally of the daily burritos served. She says that Sweeto Burrito serves 250-300 burritos a day.

The name Sweeto Burrito should honestly tug at the attention of any food enthusiast. Why would a burrito be considered sweet?

An unwrapping of sustenance may lead to an answer.

The “Big Country,” one of many burritos offered, is laced in tinfoil. The content is being preserved behind thermal lining. The true test is when this lining is peeled back, and a burrito is left exposed and ready to be consumed.

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fryer. In combination with the browned beef and crisp bacon, salivating becomes the only reasonable action taking place; induced by the succulent smells, this action becomes slightly less socially awkward.

The marbled flour tortilla plasters its content together like a culinary sculpture.

Concluding this masterpiece can only be experienced through digestion.

Big red flashing monitors welcome all with delicious images and descriptions matted corner to corner. There are a myriad of options, and all types of twisted kicks in flavor.

One of the more popular is the “All-American,” which is essentially a cheeseburger and fries stuck between the soft confines of a flour tortilla. If that burrito does not glare back from the screen with an intrusive infatuation, then the “Carne Assassin” may be a killer choice instead.

It comes packing Asada beef and rice with everything drizzled in their signature sauce known all too well by the customers of Sweeto Burrito.

Between the trending atmosphere and the upbeat conversations, this place is stacked with potential.

When you are downtown and curiosity strikes, the giant red sign tells you where you need to be. Here, you can truly experience what a sweet burrito tastes like.

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Junior mathematics major Joanna Heppner has her hands full. As a math tutor, Academic Collegiate Enhancement tutor and teaching assistant for lower-level math, she’s immersed in mathematics whenever she’s working. How she came into her three jobs all started in her freshman year, with an email calling for math tutors and an impromptu interview.

“I got an email before school started,” Heppner said. “They were asking for tutors on campus, so I emailed them back. I was sitting at Spicy Pie … I entered my phone number, and right after I sent it (my supervisor) called me right away.”

As it turned out, department of mathematics lecturer Kathy Coykendall and lecturer emeritus Lonnie Hass were walking by, and Heppner soon found herself in an impromptu interview for her math tutor job, thrown together in just a short time by a couple emails and phone calls right there at Spicy Pie. Her job at ACE came along after Heppner was looking for a few more hours, and since her math tutor job was in the same place as ACE, it all sort of fell together after being asked to join.

“I started working for them, just doubling up on the hours,” Heppner said.

“Math department some hours, ACE other hours.”

After working for the math department for a year, she was tapped to be a teaching assistant for lower-level math. For four semesters now, Heppner has kept at her jobs, and it’s work she thoroughly enjoys. Connecting with students and seeing it all click is a major reward for her hard work.

Heppner has also culled some friendships through her tutor work, and those she helps are very grateful for her guidance. All of this is solid gold for her future, as she wants to be a professional tutor.

“So I’d do private inhome tutoring, and if I could stay at ACE the rest of my life, I’d be totally fine with that, but I’d have to be a student for the rest of my life to do that,” Heppner said, “I just really enjoy teaching and helping people with math.”

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Almost all hunters spend many months getting ready for opening day by checking trail cameras, scouting the area and tracking the trophy game. However, filling your tag or getting your daily limit isn’t the key to a successful hunt, but it is instead a little added bonus.

Yes, I myself get all caught up in getting the trophy buck, the biggest turkey or a big mallard. After having unsuccessful hunts with my father and all of our friends, I have realized at the end it isn’t unsuccessful after all.

My dad and I have been hunting together for about 10 years now. First, I started off simply walking along with him to get the hang of hunting and to see what it was like. I really enjoyed just following him around and watching him have the dog find the birds.

When I was about 12 years old, he took me out pheasant hunting. This was the most memorable hunt for me, because it was the first time I was able to bring a firearm into the field.

We walked a few fields and really didn’t see a whole lot of birds, but the few birds that we were able to see, we took a chance to get. I missed a few birds here and there over that weekend, and it was a little upsetting, but because of my mistakes, my dad was able to show me how to improve my technique.

After my first weekend of hunting, I was a little upset that we came home very short of our limit. Though after a few days following the hunt, I was no longer upset. I realized that it isn’t about getting the limit, but about spending time with the people you love.

It is always nice to get the biggest game or have a great morning hunt. Whatever you do, don’t get all caught up in that. Take a moment and relax, and enjoy the people you are hunting with. Life is short, so enjoy the time with them and create unforgettable memories. If you do get the biggest game or bag your daily limit, just remember who you were with, because it wouldn’t be possible or as important if they weren’t there to support you.

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James Spurlin will showcase a variety of sounds on his saxophone with some backing performers on Mother’s Day, May 11, in Beckwith Recital Hall.

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Doctoral Student Brings Variety of Sounds in Sax Recital James Spurlin covers decades of saxophone styles Jack Dura A&E Editor

First-year doctoral student James Spurlin is setting up for a saxophone recital that will bring more than the usual saxophone sounds to his listeners’ ears. Sure, the traditional French fare is there, but so is a variety of instrumentation and styles in his five-song recital. From traditional piano accompaniment to soprano and electronic tape to djembe and drum set, Spurlin’s repertoire sees a diverse variety that is sure to have something for everyone.

With multiple fellow student musicians joining him, Spurlin has the talents of people like fellow doctoral students Amy Mercer on piano and Nick Meyers on percussion to present his wide-ranging recital. Represent-

ing the standard saxophone material is Henri Tomasi’s “Concerto” for saxophone, but it’s the other arrangements that really stand out here, and Spurlin highlights these pieces.

“Saxophone is very easy to get into the trap of playing all the traditional French literature,” Spurlin said. “Our heritage is very rich in the French tradition … You don’t want to perform back-to-back-to-back-toback French pieces like that ‘cause they do start to sound the same.”

Bringing some diversity to the recital is Dr. Renee Waters’ “Rotations,” selected in part due to Waters herself. After performing one of her saxophone quartet pieces at a North American Saxophone Alliance conference in 2000, Spurlin contacted the composer and professor, intending to ask after one of her sonatas. She, however, recommended something else.

“She was kind of candid with me and told me that she didn’t think it was a very good piece, that she wrote it in a hurry and said it just didn’t turn out the way that she wanted it to,” Spurlin said of the sonata he sought

after, “so she recommended this other piece for soprano and electronic tape.”

Spurlin admits that “Rotations” has its hard spots, such as playing really high and nailing some technical licks. With assistance from soprano and electronic tape as Waters intended, he will present the piece alongside his others, and at four minutes long, it’s not shabby. This will be Spurlin’s first venue performance of it.

Another piece worthy of note is “Séance,” a multi-percussion piece that Spurlin will offer up with a little help from Meyers.

Spurlin will handle the sax while Meyers switches from djembe to marimba to drum set for the percussion parts of things. This is a kind of collaboration that Spurlin has grown to love.

“I really like performing with percussionists, because I really think the marimba and alto saxophone sound is really, really cool,” he said, adding that the other percussion instruments in the arrangement will add African and rock sounds to “Séance.”

Daniel Wilson’s “Howling at the Moon”

adds another diverse dimension to Spurlin’s recital, as some spoken parts pop in the song.

The end even comes with a yell from Spurlin and his fellow performers in this intense arrangement.

Both tradition and diversity get a spotlight in Spurlin’s recital, and he readily agrees there is surely something for everybody.

“Maybe if one thing is not your bag, wait ‘til that piece is over, we’ll hit you with something else you might like.”

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Fun-Filled Evening of Opera in Store for Audiences NDSU Opera to present two comic operas Callie Bowen

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The NDSU Opera, directed by Dr. Virginia Sublett and student directors Elliott Schwab and Alexander Hovey, aims to delight audiences with one night of operatic entertainment with “Gianni Schicchi” and “Trial by Jury.”

Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi,” which is based upon the premise of Dante’s “Inferno,” tells the story of a man named Gianni Schicchi who impersonates a very wealthy, recently deceased man in order to change his will. The wealthy man’s family encourages him to do this so they can receive the inheritance instead of the monastery who was the original beneficiary. Naturally, chaos ensues, and the outcome features hilarious and unexpected consequences.

Although “Gianni Schicchi” is a very traditional opera, first premiering in 1918, NDSU Opera will be performing a modernized rendition sung in English.

“It’s not your grandfather’s opera, so to speak. Although, your grandfather will enjoy it if you want to bring him,” Sublett joked.

The second show of the night to be performed, “Trial by Jury,” was composed by Gilbert and Sullivan. It satirizes contempo-

rary society through the story of a rejected bride who sues her would-be husband for breach of promise of marriage after he falls in love with another woman. A hilariously ridiculous scene that takes place in the courtroom pokes fun at the legal system and society in general.

While “Gianni Schicchi” is performed with a tamer, more traditional approach, “Trial by Jury,” will err on the side of chaos. As an experienced opera performer and NDSU Opera’s first-ever student director, Schwab decided to push the limits of craziness that occurs onstage. He was able to insert his own absurdist humor into the show, along with having the opportunity to experiment with staging and interpretation. At one point, the cast even uses sock puppets for added comedic effect.

“We are walking a very fine line between comedic chaos, sort of like ‘The Muppet Show’ and mass confusion,” Schwab noted laughingly.

With “The Muppet Show” as his theatrical inspiration, Schwab is certain that “Trial

by Jury” will keep the audience entertained for the entirety of the show. He also enthusiastically mentioned that the onstage action is continuous, complete with kick-lines, dancing and many other zany antics. Schwab does assure that the crazy action occurring onstage won’t take away from the music, however.

“I think we’re striking a really nice balance between music and just … having a blast.”

Sublett deliberately chose these two comic operas because they are fun for everyone

Zhanna Ricks poses in full costume for the upcoming opera “Gianni Schicchi.”

involved, and claims that the show will entertain an audience of all ages. From young children to grandparents, all will enjoy the perennial favorite “Gianni Schicchi” and the slapstick humor of “Trial by Jury,” she says.

Sublett encourages people to give the opera a chance, especially if they have preconceived notions of what the opera is.

“Come and check it out because if you have an opinion of opera already, not having gone to one, then these operas will probably blow that opinion out of the water. You will change your mind about opera if you come see it.”

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General Education Classes are a Waste of Time and Money Required classes have little benefit Caleb Werness Opinion Editor

The transition from freshman to junior leaves many students two years older and not a whole lot wiser.

Why is that?

It is because of the — rather pointless — practice of mandating students to fulfill general education requirements.

Universities claim that requiring students to take general education courses help them become “well rounded” as both students and people. The various classes are intended to make students aware of the vast world around them.

This ideology is a flawless representation of good intentions falling short. Did those in control of higher education suddenly forget that we, the students, have been undergoing “general education” for nearly all of our natural born lives?

How well rounded can we possibly be made? This is where the system fails. It becomes a vacuum, sucking away student’s valuable time and money.

Students are typically not interested in courses which do not pertain to their particular field of study. For example, english majors don’t want to take calculus and math majors don’t want to write papers, simple as that.

The universities believe they are doing their students a service by broadening their horizons. However, many of the students en-

rolled in these classes are not there to learn, they are there for the sole purpose of receiving a passing grade.

Accomplished astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson offered an interesting insight into the issues within education regarding learning.

“When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.”

I believe that same view can be applied to general education courses. Students are looking to keep up their grade point average to retain or receive scholarship.

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I took a college algebra course last year and passed with a B. Yet, if you were to come to me with a test problem, I likely wouldn’t be able to offer any solution. Why? Because I had no desire to learn college algebra, I was simply there to receive a grade and to become a “well rounded” student.

I am aware that some students come to college with no idea of what career path they want to take. They have interests but no real passions, at least that they are aware of.

These students should undergo general education but not in the traditional sense.

The general education system should not put students through rehashed classes they took in high school; these classes should focus on helping students find their niche — so to speak.

T h e classes should b e c a r e e rfocused and deal with career exploration, then put those students in a department that will get them a viable degree for a field of their choosing.

To attain a bachelor’s degree, a student needs to undergo 40 credits worth of general education classes. A full-time student needs to take 12 credits a semester. Some students take 15 and only the brave and slightly insane strap on 20 or so credits.

At these various paces, a year or two is needed to fulfill this requirement. According to collegeboard.org the average tuition cost for one year at a four year in-state public college was approximately $9,000. This is tuition money that is essentially being thrown away for a needless cause.

The university system is going about general education in a completely, if I may be so bold, asinine fashion. Requiring students to fulfill 40 credits of seemingly unneeded classes is, essentially, a justifiable

method of turning students into revenue figures. They are ultimately forced to pay tuition for unnecessary additional years of schooling.

A university’s first and only priority should be vocationally driven. After all, the reason students pursue higher education is in hopes of receiving a degree for the purpose of attaining a good job and establishing a career.

Humans have and always will have an internal drive to learn. This drive is best suited when the student is learning something they are interested in. When universities force students to undergo multiple general education courses, the pursuit of learning warps into a pursuit for a grade.

Requiring general education courses undermines their original purpose: to well round students and teach them.

We as students have been in the education system for over 12 years. We have had plenty of general courses. College is the time to focus on vocation. Redesigning the general education system for undeclared students and eliminating it for students who have a career path would create a better environment. Students would be less burdened with debt, because they would be able to drop the unnecessary classes.

At the end of the day, it is the university’s job to help and better the student. A system like this would ensure that happens.

It would give students the tools to succeed in the real world without turning them into a form of revenue.

The Dishonesty of Advertising Police Force: Excessive or Essential Seeing is not necessarily believing anymore Keelia Moeller Staff Writer

In today’s advertising world, there are an unfortunate amount of lies told to eager consumers.

These lies aim to increase sales, but the morality of doing so is incredibly questionable.

For example, PepsiCo, the producers of Naked Juice, has recently been sued for using false phrases in their advertisements and labels. Among these claims were “100 percent juice” and “all natural.” However, evidence has been found that these drinks do, in fact, contain genetically modified organisms.

To get around these claims, the PepsiCo insists that these advertising slogans were aimed to describe the fruit and vegetables being put into the drink, rather than the vitamin boosts added to enhance flavor and nutritional value.

The lawsuit totals to 9 million dollars, and the company is offering personal payments to customers who have been wronged by these false claims.

This type of dishonesty is incredibly immoral and irresponsible. Those who previously purchased Naked Juice, myself includ-

ed, did so because of the fact that it claimed to be so healthy and natural. However, upon discovering the potential content of GMO’s, I have ceased buying this product.

What is legally being done at the moment is a proper way to force the company to deal with the consequences of their actions. However, Naked Juice should no longer have the right to make claims such as these, and they should be removed from their labels.

The scary thing is, this is not the first time a company has been caught using false “all natural” slogans. Kashi, a branch of the Kellogg’s company, has a lawsuit on its hands as well totaling to 2.4 million dollars. The suit explains that Kashi products, and the vitamins within them, are clearly synthesized versions of the naturally occurring ones.

I myself have purchased Kashi products, knowing that they are supposedly good for my body, low in sugar and organic. For this same reason, I also purchased Naked Juice.

It is disturbing that there are actually multiple companies who incorporate unnaturally processed ingredients into products that are deemed “organic” and “all natural.”

This makes me wonder what other things these companies could be lying about as they continue to advertise their products as the best. It also leads me to an incredulous sense of distrust and doubt.

So next time you go to the supermarket in search of something natural and healthy, make sure to read through the labels and research what exactly it is you are putting into your body. We cannot trust these advertising companies to tell the truth about the nutritional value of their products.

Amber Zolondek Staff Writer

There are trends that seem to pick up every year whether it’s celebrity drug overdoses, scandals involving some religious or financial dispute or a racial quote has been released only to create a debate about discrimination. But what happens when the trend this time is law enforcement is the one doing the rebelling and causing concern for cities and communities?

Just recently, a Knox county deputy was photographed strangling a detainee, Jarod Dotson, until he fell unconscious to his knees. In the reports, The Washington Post published that Dotson “began to physically resist officers instructions to place his hands behind his back, and at one point grabbed on to an officer’s leg.”

Strangely enough, an individual taking a stream of pictures while this event was happening shows no sign of resistance or rebellion from the student toward the officials.

It does, however, display the Knox deputy placing his hands on Dotson and choking him until he falls unconscious.

I usually am not one to question authority’s decisions, especially when it comes to breaking up house parties. Let’s be honest people, the fuzz coming to bust a party disgruntles more than a few belligerently drunk individuals. However, I don’t think that’s a reason for subjects to become violent or disrespectful towards cops, and that certainly should work just as well once the tables are turned.

In a press release last Sunday, Sheriff Jones declared: “In my 34 years of law enforcement experience, excessive force has never been tolerated. After an investigation by the Office of Professional Standards, I believe excessive force was used in this incident. Therefore, Officer Phillips’ employment with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office is terminated immediately. The investigation will now be turned over to the Knox County Attorney General’s Office to determine any further action.” He also

“Although law officers are sought for protection and safety, this is one blunder that may leave us questioning otherwise.” mentions that the department is purchasing officer-worn body cameras to document arrests and security purposes for the cop as well as any citizen.

Although Officer Phillips was fired from the county, will his actions have legal consequences? It leaves the question on the table for who is hired as policemen and policewomen and what credentials are required.

That also leaves questioning open for how many other individuals have experienced excessive force and violence from law enforcement, but had no proof. Although law officers are sought after for protection and safety, this is one blunder that may leave us thinking otherwise.

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Getting a Chance to Experience Agriculture Use this summer to learn more about ranching and farming Alyssa Langaas

Contributing Writer

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Come get the jitters

Summertime offers the opportunity to escape, see new things, learn something new and, most importantly, have fun.

Well, try including agriculture in your summer and search for a chance to experience it more deeply.

Take a trip this summer to explore agriculture a little more or work at a ranch, farm or camp where there’s livestock. These are

all great ways to see ranch and farm life first hand.

Consider going out west to a dude ranch that offers the opportunity to participate in a cattle drive. Not only will this allow you to talk with farm managers and wranglers, but also you can ride along and realize how demanding ranching can be.

Or even trail riding through the North Dakota Badlands would give you a chance to see the state sitting in the saddle.

Working at a local barn would also be great way to see how livestock are cared for.

Barns are always looking for people to help with feeding, cleaning, turnout and basic upkeep of facilities. Jobs like these can help you work up to something better and also help you decide if working in a barn setting is right for you.

If you aren’t looking for

something with livestock, ask local crop farmers if they need help during the summer and fall seasons.

Many farmers look for extra help during harvest season when the hours are long and days are busy. This would help you understand the stress and pace of farming during primetime.

Working at a camp that offers horseback riding can also give you wrangler and barn managing experience.

Camps can also have perks when it comes to various ways of relaxing during your free time.

There’s so many ways to experience ranching and farming this summer. Check out your options and consider experiencing the world of agriculture more in depth.

Alyssa is a senior majoring in public relations and advertising/agriculture communications.

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My one reason?

To pay for books and tuition.

Summer is merely days away, and after finals week, most everyone will be done with school for three months until school resumes in the fall.

Now that’s no Eminem line, but if that’s not enough to motivate someone, I don’t know what is.

After spring break, it is very easy to get caught up in the slacking and procrastination. And it sure isn’t easy to forget what life was like without school and try to find reason to get up and get work done.

I’m fully aware of what that feels like. Just like most students, I find myself looking up ridiculous videos on YouTube or finding some obscure article or

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But we have to learn how to get past this laziness and get things done. There isn’t much time left to improve grades, but there are finals and end-of-the-year projects to look forward to.

With enough hard work, going from a C to a B or a B to an A may still be conceivable.

The No. 1 lesson here is don’t quit now. For those who have ever ran in a race or competed in anything, when do the winners usually emerge? When do the runners pick up the pace?

When do the great separate themselves from the good?

That would be crunch time — the final moments when a person feels such a blend of determination and exhaustion that it’s tough to see the finish line.

You wouldn’t quit at the end of the race, you would want to use up everything you had left in the tank and burst toward that coveted finish line. You would only wait until after you’re truly

done to let the tiredness set in and rest.

Apply this same concept to school. Everyone has certain standards they started the year off with, whether it be to getting a 4.0, meeting as many new people as possible or some other productive goals. Now is the time to make good on those goals and reach them. Refuse to put things off any longer — make a decision that your future self can thank your past self for.

Take today, not tomorrow, and use it as a springboard towards reaching the pinnacle of every college student: the walk out of the last final of the semester. It will be much more rewarding if you know you tried your best as opposed to taking that valuable study time to watch “How I Met Your Mother” for the third time over.

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The women’s track and field relay teams have been on a record-breaking tear. From left to right, Ashley Tingelstad, Morgan Milbrath, Antoinette Goodman and Paige Stratioti won the Drake Relays title in the 1,600m medley relay with a time of 3:47.73, cutting over four seconds off the NDSU record.

‘Everyone Knows Who We Are Now’

Women’s relay team runs through record books Austin Sanchez

Contributing Writer

Ashley Tingelstad asserts that she and her Bison teammates are not thinking about the records that may fall before their relays.

It’s hard to believe her, however, at the rate these girls have been breaking Bison records. The current number stands at five total relay records: the 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m and the 1,600m relay outdoor and indoor.

Still, Tingelstad swears their heads aren’t on the records, “We just run to compete with the best. We don’t ever step on the track and think ‘Ok I need to get the school record.’

If you think too much on the clock, you’ll never be as focused on your race as you should be.”

She will admit, though, that if and when a record does fall, it’s always a sweet moment.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Tingelstad said. “Obviously records are meant to be broken, and I think relay records are much more fun to break than individual records, because you’re part of a team, and it’s fun to share that moment together.”

Tingelstad, a fifth-year senior from East Grand Forks, Minn., has been on every one of those record breaking relay teams and Antoinette Goodman has been with her for four. Factor in record-breaking senior Deborah John, juniors Paige Stratioti and Ashley Heinze, and freshmen Rose Jackson and Morgan Milbrath, and it seems like head coach Ryun Godfrey is penning the new record book.

“We’ve kind of found our sound group now, but it definitely plays a role in your handoffs,” Tingelstad said about who runs the 400 relay, a race she describes as featuring, “whoever looks good in practice.”

“Whoever looks good in practice,” has the chance, they know, to see their name

in the NDSU record books for a long time.

Before that, though, they have to train and execute and Tingelstad believes the motivation comes courtesy of their opponents from years before.

“Everyone underestimates us,” she said.

“Being from a smaller Division I school, we go to meets and everyone is like ‘Who are they?’ We were kind of the underdogs, but this year everyone knows who we are now.”

The extra motivation from their opponents and a drive for deeper postseason runs has helped forge a bond for the ladies that Tingelstad believes sets them apart from their previous teams.

“This group really just clicks,” Tingelstad said. “We all want to work so hard for each other and succeed with each other and knowing we’re sick of just getting to the first round of regionals and being done. We want to make it to nationals, and we have indoor so we know the potential is there for outdoor.”

Whether or not they make it past the first round of regionals, it’s hard to look at these girls and this program as anything less than

a success. Tingelstad has called it a “tradition.” Some would call it dynastic. Under Godfrey, the women’s track and field program has won every Summit League title, both outdoor and indoor, since they joined the conference in 2007. It’s this tradition that convinced Tingelstad to come to NDSU in the first place.

After verbally committing to ConcordiaSt. Paul, Tingelstad had a change of heart.

“I was originally going somewhere else, but Ryun changed my mind,” Tingelstad said. “I could tell he was a really passionate person, and he cared about his athletes, and it’s a smaller Division I school so you’re not just a number.”

Passion seems to be an underlying theme with this team and program. It’s a passion for excellence and competition these women share that enables them to seemingly jog into the NDSU record books. Fortunately for the program, these ladies, who share nearly 10 individual records between them, still have time to compete. Unfortunately for their opponents, it doesn’t seem like they have any plans on slowing down.

The Miscellaneous Things I’ve Learned as Sports Editor Sam Herder Sports Editor

My days of being sports editor at The Spectrum are dwindling. With this being my second to last column before I officially become editor-inchief, I started to reflect on the experiences that I’ve gained and how to put it into words.

But instead of boring you with my increased knowledge in covering a game, writing, AP style and editing, I figured I’d go a different, more fun route. The list of miscellaneous and random things I’ve learned in the last two years is a long one, but here are some for your enjoyment.

I learned …

The Summit League basketball tournament is the most fun event to cover. Frisco is a close second.

The single greatest game I’ve covered was the 2012 Georgia Southern semifinal.

Many broke the rule of not showing biased emotion in the press box when Brock Jensen scored the game-winning touchdown. The only other time I’ve seen that rule broken was Grant Olson’s ACL injury against Illinois State.

The most fun column to write was when I got to rip into parents for ruining high school athletics. The easiest column to write is a top five list. The toughest article to write

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When WDAY called me unexpectedly at 9 a.m. and came to campus within ten minutes to talk about the fans booing Craig Bohl in the column I wrote, I hadn’t showered that morning and was wearing sweatpants from 2009 and a dirty sweatshirt.

My easiest interviews were Saul Phillips and John Straka. The toughest was TrayVonn Wright. Football players usually have the most to say. Softball players keep it short and sweet. Wrestlers are the most humble.

My most intimidating interview was with offensive line coach Conor Riley. The coolest was getting to go in the football coaching offices in the Fargodome to talk to defensive coordinator Matt Entz in his office. Confession: a selfie was taken with a national championship trophy as I waited in the lounge.

John Crockett and Saul Phillips are the most fun to have at a press conference. Marshal Bjorklund and Craig Bohl are the most vanilla. A losing team’s press conference at the Summit League basketball tournament is the most depressing.

Wofford’s Eric Breitenstein was the most intimidating player to walk into the Fargodome press conference room. GSU head coach Jeff Monken had the most gutwrenching press conference in 2012.

The best kind of Bison football fan is the one that stays an entire game just to give the players high fives when they walk off the field. The worst kind of fan is the one that

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holds a “We Want LSU” sign on national television.

The most fun Bison athletes I’ve watched are Bryan Shepherd, TrayVonn Wright and Brooke LeMar. Taylor Braun has let out at least one fbomb per game since I’ve sat on press row.

A fan has never sounded smart yelling at the refs.

The media relations guys are behind-thescenes warriors. They deserve a shout out after every game.

The most physically demanding part of my job was holding the Dakota Marker or walking up the Fargodome stairs to the press box from the bathroom. Yep, eat all the media buffet you want and drink several Pepsis, but the bathroom you use are with the drunken fans with beer spilled on their shirts.

The best Fargodome media meal is the meat balls and cheesy potatoes. The most clutch halftime meal was the 2013 South Dakota State football game when they delivered Culvers’ burgers and fries to us.

The Summit League basketball tournament spoils the media with food, beverages and ice cream so much it almost gets uncomfortable. But be sure to always let the professional media big shooters get their food first.

The coolest press box is Kansas State.

SDSU has the worst. Most funny press box moment was looking to my left and seeing the Wofford media members and some coaches videotaping NDSU’s Fargodome entrance on their phones.

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All it takes is one player getting in trouble to cast a bad shadow on a team and draw false judgments from outsiders. But if you get the chance to talk with players off the field, you realize the high-character players that NDSU recruits. Not many young adults could handle question after question with several cameras zoomed in on them.

Write how you talk. If you have an online thesaurus opened up while writing a column, you’re doing it wrong. Sometimes there will be a word or phrase you just can’t seem to think of, which can be as frustrating as a college student trying to fit 30 Busch Lights into a backpack. But you’ll eventually find what you’re trying to say.

And even though you’ll piss off your copy editors, sometimes you need to ignore that green scribbly line under a sentence. If it makes sense when you say it out loud, write it that way. Proper grammar is sometimes overrated in columns.

If you ever fall into a stagnant lull as a sportswriter and find you’re doing the same thing over and over again … quit. There are always new stories to find with athletes.

I’ve run into one too many veteran sports journalists when traveling to larger events that just look crabby at games and lost their passion for reporting. If you lose interest in what you’re writing, you’ll lose the interest of your readers, too.

And finally, being sports editor at The Spectrum is the second best job on campus.

Editor-in-chief will be the best.

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Bison Herd Round Up Corrie Dunshee

Contributing Writer

Baseball The NDSU baseball team went 2-1 this weekend against the Fort Wayne Mastodons in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Bison lost their first game Friday, 11-10, and won the Saturday doubleheader 11-10 and 12-0.

Sean Terres threw 0.2 innings allowing one hit and striking out one. Terres falls to 1-2 on the season.

Jay Flaa picked up the win in the first game Saturday, pitching 2.1 innings and moving to 2-2 on the season. Trevor Jaunich picked up the save.

Parker Trewin pitched a complete game shutout in the second game to improve to 5-1 on the season. Trewin struck out eight, walked one and allowed one hit.

Fort Wayne’s Zach Mishler took the loss in game one and Dane Davis took the loss in game two.

The Bison are back in action at 6 p.m. Wednesday against North Dakota in Grand Forks.

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Trevor Jaunich picked up his fifth save of the season in Saturday’s 11-10 victory against Fort Wayne.

The NDSU softball team went 3-0 this weekend against South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D. The Bison won the first game 3-2, the second game 10-1 and Saturday’s game 12-3.

Katie Thun replaced Krista Menke in the first game and picked up the win, striking out four, walking one and hitting one batter in 3.2 innings.

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picked up the loss, striking out seven and walking two.

In the second game, Menke picked up the win with five strikeouts and allowing three hits and no walks.

Madison Frain took the loss for USD, striking out three and walking seven.

With the win on Saturday, the Bison claimed their third straight Summit League regular season championship and fourth

overall.

Menke picked up the win, striking out eight, walking two and allowing eight hits. Menke is now 23-6 on the season.

The Bison have now finished the regular season with a 30-15 record in Summit League play. They receive the top seed in the championship tournament that begins Wednesday at the Ellig Sports Complex in Fargo.

Men’s Track and Field The men’s track and field team took part in the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Friday and performed well throughout the day.

Alec Espeland won the 800m with a time of 1:51.71 and is the Summit League leader in the event. Moses Heppner took fourth with a time of 1:52.23.

Brett Kelly took runnerup in the 3,000m steeplechase, finishing at 9:17.35.

Redshirt freshman thrower Alex Renner took fourth in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 170-6 (51.97m).

Women’s Track and Field The women’s track and field team also took part in the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Friday.

Antoinette Goodman won the 200m dash with a time of 22.83 seconds.

Ashley Tingelstad took second with a time of 23.26 seconds and Morgan Milbrath took third at 23. 62 seconds.

Paige Stratioti won the 400m dash with a time of 54.35 seconds, marking her fourth fastest time of her career in the event.

Faith Kruchowski won the 800m in 2:09.09 and just missed a personal-best performance by two-hundreths of a second. Ashlynn Simon took second in the event with a time of 2:13.50.

Freshman Taylor Janssen took second in the 3,000m steeplechase in 11:18.55.

Both men’s and women’s teams run at 1 p.m. Friday in the NDSU Tune-Up Meet in Fargo.

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The g u y s in my apartment sat in the s a m e spot for Game 7. We ate the same food, drank the same beer and spit the same chew.

We did everything conceivably possible to not piss off the hockey gods. We had watched every game of the series together, on the edge of our seats, waiting for something none of us have seen in a long, long time from a “Big 4” Minnesota sports team.

My apartment has turned into something of a man cave over the past two weeks as years slowly withered away from me and my friends’ bodies watching nail-biting hockey. From Erik Haula’s puck rolling on edge toward an empty net in Game 1 only to be swept away at the last moment by Minnesota native Erik Johnson, to Nino Niederreiter’s Game 7 heroics cementing his name alongside Andrew “Bruno” Burnette in Wild hockey lore, nothing has mattered more in the sports world to us than the Wild.

versity to go around for both organizations. Through this process, the Wild banded together and finally formed a team fans in this region can support and root for.

This has been my favorite part of the playoff run.

For a long time, Minnesota sports fans have sat and waited for a team, a group of young men that could bond a region dehydrated by defeat. We were thirsty for a winner, and no matter what happened in that Game 7 inside the Pepsi Center or what’s already happening in the Chicago Blackhawk series, our thirst has been quenched.

One of my buddies, Luke, said it best, “We have been expecting disappointment for so long, it’s hard to believe we are following a team that didn’t let us down.” He’s right. The Wild have taken Minnesota fans on a wandering journey over the past two weeks, lassoing old die-hards while stealing the hearts of new hockey fans. It’s the age old story: winning brings everyone together.

Wild fans have dreamed of a winner since the opportunity became real after the signings of Parise and Ryan Suter on July 4, 2012.

Now the journey is here and there’s nothing to do but enjoy the ride.

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Niederreiter, or “El Nino,” was the fifth player taken in the NHL amateur draft in 2010 by the New York Islanders. He made his way to Minnesota via a July 1 trade last offseason for Wild-fan favorite Cal Clutterbuck. Star Tribune’s Wild beat writer Michael Russo assessed the trade as a “no-brainer” after the deal, and after El Nino’s seriesclinching goal in overtime in Game 7, Wild fans will never forget his name and the playoff run he is responsible for continuing.

The Wild spent the entire first round series against the Colorado Avalanche responding. They came back to St. Paul down 2-0 and quickly responded, tying the series heading back to Denver. After a diabolical performance in Game 5, the Wild again returned to the Xcel Energy Center down a game, this time facing elimination. Native Minnesotan Zach Parise carried the Wild with two goals in Game 6 and again the Wild responded, sending the series to a decisive Game 7.

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