NDSU SPECTRUM | November 13 2017

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Student Government Gives the Students an Update An open forum held Nov. 8 allowed students to get answers

(L to R) Ben Mach, Lauren McNaughton, Mason Wenzel and Katie Mastel address this year’s progress in student government. easier. class, reformatting listservs and working on Another adjustment they’ve pushed to the Assault Prevention Program.

Phoebe Ellis make is to include course fees in tuition.

To reformat listservs, Student GovernHead News Editor That means that those art, engineering or ment has made them only twice a week with In an open forum held by North Dakota other courses would no longer have hidden multiple announcements to increase effiState’s Student Government, Student Body course fees. They are still working toward ciency. Phase two of this project is to roll dePresident and Vice President Mason Wenzel this. partment listservs into one to keep students’ and Katie Mastel addressed the progress of They have accomplished keeping the inboxes clean. their platform with the help of other student amount of money students are paying in fees Their work toward the Assault Prevengovernment officials. the same. They continue to advocate against tion Program includes the Stand Together At the forum, Wenzel and Mastel touched fee increases. project, incentivizing programs that comon the three aspects of their platform (comWhile their interactive fee chart is still municate about sexual assault and victim munity, finance and academics) by high- in its developing phase, they have man- survivor kits. lighting the programs beneath each pillar. aged to simplify organizational funding and A change that students can see immediOne of their most notable changes has cover Scantrons with what students already ately is some reorganization on the NDSU been the integration of online courses into pay. The next step is to do the same for blue webpage where all safety features like tuition rates. They referred to the model of books.

SARA or safety app information can now be having online classes being paid for sepaSome community initiatives Student found on one page instead of scattered about rately as “archaic,” and their intention was Government has engaged in is coffee after all over NDSU’s website. This simplificato revamp the system to make students’ lives

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tion is small, but will make students’ lives safer and simpler. This can be found on the NDSU page under the “Safety Tool Kit.” Student Government has made maintaining the yell leaders a priority. Student Government values the yellow suits at the football games. They’ve also used the yell leaders’ positions to enforce positive chants instead of the former derogatory chant or other hurtful phrases.

Another thing Student Government has done is they have had very real conversations about bike share and whether it’s worth the investment. Ultimately, the answer to that will take more meetings and talking with Great Rides Bike Share.

Overall, Student Government has done their fair share of work, but still has a lot more work to do.

Conversion Therapy: 50 Bills 50 States Samuel Brinton speaks about LGBTQ+ rights Dan Ukkelberg Staff Writer

Samuel Brinton spoke at North Dakota State about “50 Bills 50 States,” a campaign to end conversion therapy — the forced change of an individual’s sexual orientation — of LGBTQ+ people in the United States. Brinton is a nuclear physicist for the United States government and a survivor of conversion therapy that travels the country speaking out for the rights of others when they are not in the lab.

According to Brinton, conversion therapy can be very gruesome. Scientists would try mental and physical ways to change the patient’s sexual orientation.

“They were trying to physically change people,” Brinton said. “They removed the testes of a straight person and inserted them into the location of the

testes of a gay man.”

The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality, or NARTH, conducts research in an attempt to prove that conversion therapy works.

“Here’s how they do research,” Brinton said. “You walk out of a conversion therapy center, there are hundreds and thousands of them all over the country, and they have a questionnaire that asks you, ‘Are you straight?’ You have just paid tens of thousands to receive this treatment. You will likely get kicked out of your home, your church and probably your job if you answer no. So, what are you going to say the day you leave conversion therapy?

You are absolutely going to answer yes.”

Brinton stated that they believe religion is often at the root of conversion therapy and that the people forcing the individuals to do it

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believe they are doing good.

Brinton considers themself a “queer person of faith.”

“It is not actually the faith that is doing wrong; it is man-made religion and misapplication of that faith that is actually hurting people,” Brinton said. “I am not blaming a church. I am blaming the people who did wrong things because manmade religion told them this, not their faith. Because no God that I know of wants harm of another person.”

Brinton spoke of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon Church) school Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah that sought out 12 men and told them that if they did not sign a form to go through conversion therapy, the school would out them to their family, charge them back any scholarship money they had been given and be kicked out of the university.

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“Thousands of LGBT youth go through conversion therapy every year and they do this by signing a form saying, ‘I need this; I need conversion therapy,’” Brinton explained. “Now, that need is done under coercion.

It is not a place of safety, but it is still something that commonly happens.”

Brinton stated that everyone has absolutely met someone that has undergone conversion therapy, but they are unable to speak about it because there is a sense of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that comes along with it.

Brinton had a story of their own when it came to conversion therapy. They were hit so hard by their father that they ended up in the hospital from being knocked unconscious. Brinton’s therapist told them phrases like, “Sam, you are the last gay person alive,” “The government killed off all the people

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that were gay” and “Every gay person has AIDS when they are born.”

After the therapist said these things to a young, impressionable Sam, Brinton said that they started to use aversion therapy, which is a means of associating a behavior or action with a negative response such as an electric bark collar on a dog.

“At first, I was bound to a table and my hands were put in ice,” Brinton said. “That ice was put on my hands while I looked at pictures of just men holding hands with other men. I associated the cold that I was feeling with the image that I was seeing.

When cold didn’t work, extreme heat was used. When heat didn’t work, electroshock was applied.”

Brinton says the American Psychoanalytic Association, American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association and the American Pediatric As-

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sociation have come out and said that conversion therapy is not effective.

At the end of the talk, Brinton assigned everyone “homework.” They said to tell three people about what you heard in the next 24 hours, post about #50bills50states and #BornPerfect, consider having a conversation about it in the classroom or congregation and submit a bill in North Dakota.

The talk was presented by the NDSU Pride Alliance and the Office of Gender and Diversity and took place in the Festival Concert Hall.

Conversion therapy is legal in 41 states. The website that Samuel Brinton provided for those who are interested is www.thetrevorproject.org/50-bills-50-states/.

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Carter Dominates St. Paul Mayoral Election St. Paul elects it’s first African American mayor in a record turnout race Samuel Caspers and Quinn Garrick Co-News Editor and Staff Writer

St. Paul, Minnesota has elected its first AfricanAmerican mayor, Melvin Carter.

“I’m thrilled. I’m elated.

I’m humbled,” Carter said, as he was greeted by about 200 jubilant supporters at his post-election party at the Union Depot in St. Paul’s Lowertown. He passionately stated, following the election results, “With you by my side, I’m ready to work.”

On Election Day, 61,646 people showed up to vote and WCCO reported that many places were unpre-

pared for the record turnout as several locations ran out of ballots.

“What I think happened,” Carter told WCCO, “is the voters said loud and clear, they’re ready for change.”

According to Carter, listening to people across the city helped him develop a “big, bold” vision for St. Paul’s future.

Carter received nearly 51 percent of the vote, over double what the secondplace candidate, Pat Harris, received.

According to the Star Tribune, many St. Paul residents expected Harris and Carter to run neck and neck in the first round, potentially delaying election results.

Instead, Carter emerged a clear victor after all 96 precincts reported results.

Carter’s campaign focused on drawing the people of St. Paul together by identifying problems they have in common that have both personal and community consequences. Carter also wanted to grant those people the influence to solve the problem to help create a future all citizens’ desire.

The long time St. Paul resident campaigned on promises of affordable prekindergarten education, expanding public transportation throughout the city and metropolitan area, reducing educational and employment disparities, improving

police-community relations and law enforcement reform. Carter has also been a strong proponent for denser development and economic growth.

According to Carter, this grass roots organizing “gave (them) the momentum” needed to win the mayoral election.

Carter was previously a member of the city council and served as the executive director of Gov. Mark Dayton’s Children’s Cabinet.

Many people endorsed Carter on his campaign, including support from Gov. Dayton and former St. Paul Police Chief William Finney. One of the platforms Carter ran on was police re-

form, and Finney believes Carter can continue to build “trust between law enforcement officers and the community they serve.”

He also received several endorsements going into the election, including that of Coleman and Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Rep. Keith Ellison (DMN), the House representative for St. Paul’s neighbor, Minneapolis, which is also in the midst of its own mayoral election.

As a city council member, Carter formed the city’s Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity, created the city affordable house trust fund and lobbied $20 million in

investments in Frogtown and Summit–University neighborhoods since 2009.

This was St. Paul’s first open mayoral race in 12 years and it had a new voting format. Each voter was asked to rank up to six of the 10 candidates.

If nobody had 50 percent plus one vote during the first round, then the candidate with the least number of votes was eliminated and the second-choice votes would be counted from the eliminated candidate’s ballots.

This process was not needed, however, because of Carter’s dominance.

NDSU Steps Up to the Stepping On Program North Dakota State professors publish research paper about fall prevention program Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

Two North Dakota State professors conducted research on the new fall prevention program, Stepping On, that was introduced to North Dakota in 2012. Sean Brotherson, professor and extension family science specialist, and Jane Strommen, assistant professor of practice and extension gerontology specialist, assessed the fall prevention program aimed at older adults to take control of their fall risk factors, reduce their fall risk and explore different behavioral steps.

The study showed the effectiveness of the program in assisting older adults with fall risks, coping behaviors and safety strategies in everyday life.

“The purpose of this study was to collect information on demographic characteristics of program participants and their perceptions of the program’s value, as well as perceived outcomes related to knowledge and behavior associated with fall prevention,” Strommen

said. “Stepping On highlights a variety of topics including falls and risk, strength and balance exercises, home hazards, safe footwear, vision and falls, safety in public places, community mobility, coping after a fall, and understanding how to initiate a medication review.”

The research was published in the Journal of Human Sciences and Extension’s October 2017 issue and titled, “Older Adult Knowledge and Behavior Change in the Stepping On Fall Prevention Program in A Community Setting.”

Participants also provided feedback regarding their experience in the program and allowed for an assessment on how the Stepping On program affected older adults who participated in the program.

“Those participating in Stepping On were asked to complete a retrospective self-report questionnaire administered at completion of the program,” Strommen explained. “Three months after completing the program, participants came together again to engage in a program booster session, and during that session, they were also encouraged to

complete a follow-up survey.”

Stepping On is a community-based workshop that’s offered once a week for seven weeks in a small group setting.

“Local and state entities have become involved by supporting their staff members to become class leaders for Stepping On,” Strommen said. “NDSU Extension has partnered to implement this program by training over 20 county Extension educators to offer this new program in communities across the state.”

Participants typically live in a home or apartments and have the ability to walk without help and don’t use a walker, scooter or wheelchair for mobility. “Older adults who attend include those who (a) are at risk of falling, (b) have a fear of falling or (c) have fallen one or more times,” Strommen said.

The program was launched in March 2012, and there have been 26 workshops statewide with 308 participants. The workshops are led by two professional leaders trained to work with older adults, and participants receive an individualized home

visit and booster session after the workshop.

As of March 2015, there have been 21 workshops in 12 counties with 222 participants enrolled where data was collected, and, of that total, 182 participants have completed the survey and all participants attended four or more sessions on a voluntary basis to be included in evaluations and surveys.

Falls are the third leading cause of injury related fatalities across all ages in North Dakota, behind motor vehicle crashes and suicides.

From 2009 to 2013 in North Dakota, 89 percent of all fall related deaths were in individuals 65 years and older, with most falls occurring in their homes.

“As the Baby Boom generation continues to age, interventions designed to assist them in maintaining independence, mobility and quality of life will be increasingly important,” Strommen said. “The NDS Extension Service can function as a critical and effective partner in facilitating such programs and bringing their benefits to the lives of older adults.”

Teaching Mindfully In an effort to create a peaceful classroom and teacher, Fargo takes a new approach Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

Mindful teacher courses will soon be offered in Fargo to assist teachers in reducing stress.

According to North Dakota United, “More than half of the educators in a survey of nearly 5,000 respondents say that their mental health is an issue: 58 percent said their mental health was ‘not good’ for seven or more of the previous 30 days. A survey from 2015 had found just 34 percent of educators felt that way.”

The stress educators face is affecting their sleep patterns, with 78 percent getting only five to seven hours of sleep per night.

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ter I had spent years working with kids as a schoolbased occupational therapist and recognized the growing levels of stress, burnout and anxiety among teachers and other support staff,” Heidi Demars, founder and director of training of Mindful You – Mindful Me, said.

Nick Archuleta, president of North Dakota United, said, “North Dakota United represents 11,500 public employees statewide, at work in K-12 schools in every community of our state, our 11 public universities and in city, county and state government. A big part of our mission at ND United is to provide professional development opportunities to all of our members to help them to become the polished professionals that our state’s

students and citizens deserve.”

Members of ND United are regularly asked what types of professional development courses they want, and stress management often comes up from public educators and employees.

After becoming certified as a Mindfulness Educator, Demars began offering her services to local schools in Bismarck and partnered with ND United to work with other districts.

“These mindfulness trainings are our opportunity to connect our members with techniques and strategies that will benefit them personally and professionally,” Archuleta said.

According to Demars, her “ultimate goal is to integrate mindfulness into the

classroom to address the social and emotional needs of children, like self-regulation and emotional balance, but as research shows, a mindful classroom begins with a mindful teacher.”

For education professionals to do their best, they have to feel that way, which is why ND United chose Demars to assist members in overcoming stress and to lead healthier lives.

“Teachers and education support professionals in our public schools have witnessed an increase in workplace pressures and stagnant wages,” Archuleta said. “It is not surprising, then, that we have seen an increase in job related stress and anxiety.”

“An unrelated survey from UCLA showed that

51.4 percent of teachers reported more students are experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety than in previous years,” ND United said in their press release.

Teachers and students benefit from these courses, and evidence suggests that mindful interventions help improve attention, emotional resilience, memory and self-control.

“This mindfulness training will provide teachers with the tools to develop a personal mindfulness practice, reduce stress, frustration and burnout by combining movement, breath-work, mindful awareness and self-care practices that can be integrated easily into the school day,” Demars said.

The courses are designed to help teachers cultivate in-

ner resources for self-care and resiliency to help reduce burnout and to create greater peace and productivity, learn how to meet and navigate intense emotions to cope with stressors of being a teacher and to understand how mindfulness is connected with communication and interactions with students and other staff members.

Part 1: The Mindful Teacher was offered in Fargo Nov. 11 and Part 2: Mindful Classroom will start in early 2018.

“As educators are able to achieve mindfulness for themselves, personally, they can then pass those lessons on down to the kids they work with each day in the classroom,” Archuleta said.

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In A Nutshell ed a crowdfunding campaign to cover the final costs of filming, music, editing and other details.

Manesis hopes to raise $37,500 by Dec. 22, the end of the campaign.

“The movie is about compassion on the battlefield, between comrades, enemies and self-compassion, or selfforgiveness, after the war,” the Forum reported.

The final documentary will be 26 minutes and is planned to be finished by the end of 2018.

It’s planned to be entered in the film festival circuit and will be available to schools and universities.

Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

Blackface

A photo that has gone viral on Twitter shows four white women with black facemasks and vulgar language. The women are reportedly North Dakota State students.

The caption on the photo reads “Gang s***” and was initially shared on Snapchat before being posted on Twitter by another NDSU student.

The student “told The Forum in a Twitter message that she was surprised when she first saw the photo, which a friend sent her. Yet she was also not surprised because stuff like that goes viral on the internet all the time and it’s just a matter of addressing the issue and educating people on why it’s problematic,” West Fargo Pioneer reported.

The student who shared, and appeared, in the Snapchat photo responded on Twitter that it wasn’t their intention to slander anyone with the photo. According to the student, they were applying facemasks and didn’t realize the impact their words would make.

The issue has not been brought to the university.

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‘Stranger Things’ for Minnesota science museum

“Stranger Things” released its second season on Netflix, and fans noticed a purple sweatshirt that bore a Science Museum of Minnesota logo.

“The museum quickly capitalized on the surprise product placement and began selling reproductions of the vintage hoodie on Tuesday. By day’s end 10,000 of them had been ordered online,” Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported.

The “Dinosaurs!” exhibit opened at the Science Museum in 1986 and saw 270,000 people in the 10-week run.

“Stranger Things” is set in 1984.

The reproductions sell for $33, while the original sold for $15.50.

Ice is not safe yet

Emergency responders are warning people to stay off thin ice.

“Before walking out onto the ice, it needs to be at least four inches thick,” WDAY reported.

Fargo’s biggest retention pond currently is about two inches thick, which means it isn’t safe to walk on yet.

Although the ice looks thick enough, you might only be able to take a few steps before going through the ice.

WDAY reported the West Fargo Fire Department as saying, “the last time they had to do a water rescue was in 2014 and they’ve upgraded their equipment since.”

People shouldn’t walk onto rivers, like the Sheyenne, because there are many spots of thin ice due to always flowing water.

Ice can be tested by going to the edge of the pond and

Funds for WWII documentary

A filmmaker from Fargo is preparing to finish a documentary on World War II, but needs additional funding to complete the project.

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Vatican bans cigarette sales

Beginning next year, cigarettes will not be sold inside the Vatican due to a ban ordered by Pope Francis.

“About 5,000 employees and retired staff of the Vatican are currently allowed to buy discounted cigarettes,” BBC News reported.

Cigarette sales are estimated to bring in millions of euros to the Vatican every year.

Smoking is blamed for more than 7 million deaths worldwide every year.

Pope Francis does not smoke and had a lung removed as a teenager.

Who You Gonna Call? Waste Busters!

Residence Hall Association at NDSU cracks down on waste Director. The program began to help students be aware of how much they were wasting and educate them on ways they can be more sustainable.

Additionally, they did a “pledge” where students signed a Bison poster pledging to reduce their waste by either taking less, sampling food before taking it, etc.

The first round of Waste Busters this academic year was on Oct. 10 and 11. On Oct. 10, students wasted 326.17 pounds of food and 205.18 pounds of liquid. The total number of students that ate at the dining center that day was 2,621. On Oct. 11, 414.31 pounds of food and 184.38 pounds of liquid were wasted. The total number of students that ate at the dining center over the course of the day was 3,101. Over the course of the two days, a total of 1,103.05 pounds of food

was wasted. We now have a base number to measure against this year.

RHA plans to incorporate a number of ways to help the students on campus learn about and help reduce the amount of food and liquid that is accumulated each day.

There will be information in the napkin holders in the Dining Center and posters within the residence halls to promote awareness of the food waste. A Snapchat filter will also available for students in the Residence Dining Center Nov. 13-15 for those willing to take the pledge to reducing waste.

The goal of this program is to promote, educate and bring awareness to NDSU students about sustainability.

Tracking will take place again Nov. 14 and 15. Final numbers from the live tracking will be shared after Nov. 16.

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For the last four years, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and NDSU Dining have put on a program twice a semester called Waste Busters. The program takes place in the Residence Dining Center and tracks food waste. The first time tracking is done during the academic year, it is done blindly; volunteers are in the dish room scraping plates.

The food and liquid waste is weighed throughout the day.

The remainder of the year tracking is done in live time; volunteers are stationed in front of the dish return and can be seen by students as they put their dishes away.

The program was started in the fall of 2014 by Shiloh Susag who was the 20142015 RHA President and is the current Sevrinson Hall

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Student Organization Spotlight | Gerontology Club NDSU students impact elderly in the community by volunteering and becoming educated Miranda Stambler Features Editor

Aging mentally and physically can become difficult to see and do, but through the help of others together they create smiles and memorable moments.

NDSU student organization Gerontology club has grown and impacts the elderly within the community, by educating and providing volunteering moments for students.

The president and vice president of the Gerontology club were able to answer questions about the goals of the organization. Anna Montgomery, President of Gerontology club, is a fifthyear student majoring in Behavioral Statistics and Psychology. Rachel Westphal, Vice President, is a Senior majoring in Psychology.

“Our club is primarily educating people in the needs of helping the elderly people in our community and then reaching out to those in our community who need help,” Montgomery explained.

The Gerontology Club works with nursing homes and trying to become more involved in the Alzheimer’s Association and other types of organizations that correlate to bring more information and awareness.

“The majority of our club

are nursing students, we did start it from a psych perspective – because we are going to be pairing it with the Gerontology minor – we have HDFS, Nursing, Psych, and we do have a Social Work major as well,” Westphal shared.

Gerontology is a relatively new club, for this is its second semester being a club. Danielle Freitage majored in Gerontology Psychology and graduated Spring 2017, but not before creating the club. “She had this absolute love for old people and helping the elderly and she just was really empowered by that – made us all want – to chip in and help,” Montgomery shared.

Montgomery and Westphal were a part of the creating process. “We (Westphal and Freitag) could get into really great talks about mental health – as aging progressed, and it just became something that I realized effects most people’s lives, so even if we don’t think it does, and I really like the volunteering aspect of it because I just like to do things more hands on,” Westphal said.

The creator of the club truly influenced the current president and vice president for, “She (Freitag) talked me into being a nurse assistant, and through that job I realized that there’s a great need

for help – in that field; in working with the elderly,” Montgomery said.

Why do people join the club?

“A lot of people are joining the club for volunteer experience and especially with people who are going into nursing and different areas that are working with the elderly it’s a good way to open up that line of communication and get hands-on experience working with the elderly that they might do in their future,” Montgomery explained.

“It also helps create a focus for the people, when they’re going through school a lot of people say ‘oh I want ANNA MONTGOMERY | PHOTO COURTESY to work with children’ and they don’t really consider The pumpkin painting event left a memorable impact on both leaders of the organization. elderly so when they come They also have an kins in their rooms,” Mont- War II veteran, “he made me and they hang out with us “Adopt-A-Grandparent-Pro- gomery shared. smile all the time,” Montand do the fun things we do gram” where people pick an This club can change gomery smiled. they kind of see that it’s not elderly person to visit once student’s perspectives and Although the club is very the stereotypical grumpy old a week with, which requires make them see a whole new new it has grown rapidly person,” Westphal added. dedication to that person. side of things. “I think a in its short time, beginning The club has multiple A memorable moment lot of people haven’t really with 20-30 people and now different events, but most of for the president and vice stepped foot and especially having around 60 members. the events are primarily fo- president was the fall event in different Alzheimer units, The Gerontology brings cused on volunteering. They last year, of pumpkin paint- people our age don’t always a new perspective and edualso have meetings, where ing with people in a nurs- get to see how it progresses cational basis for those inthey talk about different ca- ing home. Everyone picked in different people and it can terested in the elderly and reers and different programs one elderly person to paint really change their view on mental aging. It makes a that they could become in- a pumpkin with. “It was – a the elderly and also see how difference for those visited volved with. lot of fun because it made fun they can be and open in the nursing homes, “The The club also has an the people really smile and up,” Montgomery explained. majority of people are very event coming up where they it made them happy to have Through this club they happy – they talk way more will be making Thanksgiv- all these people there and have met memorable peo- when a bunch of people are ing crafts with the Alzheim- spending time with them – ple, like a man who recently there to see them,” Monter’s unit in a local nursing and they all kept their pump- passed away was a World gomery shared. home.

The Fight Against Abortion Continues Matt Walsh speaks out for pro-lifers to show human value Miranda Stambler Features Editor

The normality of abortion has increased and become a reality for our culture. Abortion is not seen as wrong anymore making prolife people out numbered, but these people continue to fight for their beliefs.

On November 7, the NDSU organization Collegians For Life brought Matt Walsh to speak out for ProLifers explaining the fight that they have ahead of them against the act of abortion.

He is a writer, speaker, author and a columnist for The Daily Wire, who is known for talking about the tough subject, while bringing moral values and the Christian faith into those writings.

Walsh begins the lecture about explaining “why abortion is the great moral crisis of our time.”

Even as pro-lifers believe they know about abortion being terrible, he explains that it has become a normality within our culture and that people act as though it is not happening in their day to day life.

“Many of you know it’s a terrible thing, but do you really know it? Do you live as if you know it? Do you appreciate that reality?” Walsh questioned.

“I hear from pro-abortion people all the time – and they’ll ask me ‘so you think that abortion is the Holocaust of the unborn?

You think that there are millions of actual people being killed?’ and I’ll be like yeah that’s right,” Walsh said.

Why is he not constantly fighting against abortion?

He referenced the movie The Truman Show and how characters wonder why Truman, the main character, has not questioned his reality. “We except the reality of the world with which we are presented,” Walsh con-

tinued, “We were born into the reality of abortion and no matter how opposed we are to it intellectually, spiritually, mentally, it is still to some extent normal to us.”

He questioned how slavery happened for thousands of years, even with people being opposed to it, they did not react the way we would in our life today, because it was normal to the people at that time. People were opposed to slavery, but not enough because it was their reality.

He goes on to explain that people have evolved; the things we believe now are our “always,” something that has always been.

We consider yesterday to be our always instead of something that has been around for longer. “We tolerate the reality of abortion because it always has been as far as we’re concerned,” Walsh declared.

He explained that we imagine fantastic futures and rarely focus on our current reality. “A future with teleportation and laser guns and space travel – we can imagine that but a future without planned parenthood that’s impossible – we need it,” Walsh said.

The current reality he referenced is that “Almost 60 million babies have been killed through abortion since Roe v. Wade,” Walsh said. He then confirmed that if broadened to across the world the number would be 50 million babies killed by abortion every year.

“Now even 60 million deaths would be an unspeakable tragedy no matter how they occur, but it wouldn’t have the same effect on our soul as a nation if those children died say of starvation or disease or even as casualties of prolonged war, that would be a terrible, horrible thing, but the way these children have been killed is far worse and it warps us

as people, because they’ve been killed legally, by human hands and in a little building,” Walsh said.

Those children are being killed by their parents in a building facilitated by the government, and as he says even cheered on by people.

He explained how it is lives loss and a death toll with human beings being killed. Human beings that could have been scientists, parents, doctors, teachers, etc. “Our society no longer sees life as something sacred, something beautiful,” Walsh said.

He compares abortion to murderers that have been happening in Baltimore and Chicago. He factors in that it is also terrible, but everyone knows that is terrible and that it’s not legal or applauded.

“The systematic and legal murder of children has a different effect,” Walsh explained. He focused on how this murder is legal.

He goes on to say that if some humans are not humans that humanity cannot have intrinsic value, if an entire group can be murdered institutionally, nothing about humanity can have value.

He had the audience think back to yesterday to the first day of your birth to when you were still in the womb you were still you.

“If you do not have value in this moment then you do not have value here,” Walsh said. It used to be that people would want to save the baby in a burning building, but now people are saying that they should be save instead.

The most common argument is that the baby is only a clump of sells, to which Walsh gives an example to explain how “it’s such a bad, worthless, dumb argument,” Walsh explained.

He gives the example of winning a lottery ticket, but once you get in the store he

eats the ticket. It was just a piece of paper, a potential, but you still look at it as though he ate the money you had won.

He said that at the point of conception, three lives are created, but only one is killed. “She is still a mother, it is just now that she is a mother to a dead child,” Walsh explained.

“I call liberalism secular Satan’s,” Walsh continued, “Because it is the worship of self.” He explained that liberals believe that nothing has the right over themselves, biology, child or anything, overall liberals are selfish in his opinion.

He explained that liberals’ belief is, “The highest thing I can hope to obtain is my own convenience and sexual pleasure,” Walsh shared.

It used to be “safe, legal and rare” but now safe and legal are the only two left MIRANDA STAMBLER | THE SPECTRUM because pro-abortion people Matt Walsh speaking against abortion in Century Theater. call abortions empowering and think it is a celebration. because it doesn’t change decide whether they are This leads into the leaked the question,” Walsh shared. male or female, so he asked videos of Planned ParentThe question always be- whether he believes it is a hood where an abortionist ing, “Does human life have valid principle in defying admitted that it is murder. intrinsic value?” Walsh ex- humanity.

He explained how people plained.

In response, Walsh exare proud of their abortions, His only solution is plained, “To make life itself shout your abortion is a to fight, to keep going up relative – relative to our dehashtag going around where against pro-abortion people. sires, what’s convenient to us most are saying that they got He explained how one and it was sort of logical we the abortion because they man destroyed the Aztec move on to family, and marwanted to. community, which we’re riage and we make marriage An audience member never told that they were a relative, and then I think the brings up contraception terrible and satanic commu- last thing on the holy trinity leading to abortions being nity. Where around 80 thou- was gender, transgenders, a commonality. To which sand people were killed and giving us authority, making Walsh agreed that contra- eaten within four days. Both our own biology relative to ception’s are one of the this society and our society ourselves.” reasons that have led to this are satanic in different ways.

Walsh explains how it reality. “Severing the sexual Many think the abortion is a spiritual battle, because act from life was a desatu- toll would stay the same most have the knowledge rase thing,” Walsh said. even if made illegal, but about abortions. He believes He then moves on to Walsh believes otherwise. that pro-lifers must, “Make cases of rape or incest. “No The birth rate went up in them (pro-abortion people) buts, these buts do not ne- Texas when they passed come face to face with the gate the value of the human some regulations for abor- truth that they know in their life in question, so you can tions, he stated. soul,” Walsh explained, that throw out the rarest, most An audience member it must be shown that evtragic, most gut-wrenching brought up syllogism, bring- eryone knows abortion is scenarios you like, and it ing up how people decide wrong, so it must be fought will not change the answer now, so transgender people against.

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Fashion Tips for the Holiday Season

Keep your bank account in check by taking outfits you have and adding holiday flair Emily Wotzka

Contributing Writer

tassel earrings to add bit of holiday flair to your outfit without breaking the bank.

The holiday season is almost among us, which means it is officially acceptable to start blaring holiday tunes and planning for all of those festive parties, work events and family gettogethers.

Although we all may be basking in overpriced holiday coffee and impulsive Black Friday steals, our wallets may not be feeling quite as exultant. Being a college kid is not cheap, and there often is not a lot of money left over to invest in our holiday wardrobes.

However, your holiday style doesn’t have to suffer.

Looking and feeling great during the holidays doesn’t necessarily mean buying every single hot, new trend you see on the market. There are ways to reinvent your current wardrobe so that you feel good about yourself and your bank account.

3. The layered look

We are starting to see long, tea-length dresses and skirts being paired with leather, suede or denim jackets to create a bohemian look.

If you are looking to save a bit of money during the holidays, try recycling last summer’s maxi skirt with an embroidered crop top and boots for a festive look.

5. The jumpsuit

1. Go long

2. The wrap dress

The classic wrap dress has taken the retail world by storm throughout the summer and autumn of 2017, and it is clearly here to stay. Go for a classic velvet wrap, or even transition your summer wraps by pairing them with a leather jacket and tights.

Try purchasing some black, maroon or rhinestone

An easy, affordable way to accomplish this layered look is to layer a long sleeve with your favorite strappy summer dress. The key here lies within the color and pattern of the dress.

Try to stick with a darker color palette (red, navy, black, blue, dark green, etc.) and/or autumnal floral prints, to give this look a festive edge.

4. Sequins

Sequins are a classic seasonal staple; they will always be appropriate for any holiday occasion. Although sequins can seem a bit gaudy and flashy, there are tasteful, trendy ways to incorporate them into your holiday wardrobe.

Try pairing a black sequin tank top (Zara, Forever 21, Target or H&M are your best bet) with a plaid mini skirt and a leather jacket for a tasteful ensemble.

Quite possibly the most underrated fashion trend of the season are jumpsuits.

Jumpsuits are a fantastic way to be comfortable, confident and warm during this holiday season.

Although this may not be something you already have in your wardrobe, it’s worth the initial cost. Similar to your favorite pair of flared jeans, jumpsuits will always live within the fashion pendulum, swinging back into style every few seasons.

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Taking Human Rights to the Big Screen Inaugural Human Rights Film Festival screening at Fargo Theatre

The first annual Human Rights Film Festival is a three-day screening event featuring independent films centered on human rights.

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fight for water rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

In addition to the films themselves, the three nights of the festival will also host an expert panel discussion based on the topics discussed in the feature film. These topics include the effects of human rights locally, the refugee experience and the aftermath of Standing Rock.

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Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras signed a peace treaty. For his groundbreaking work to bring peace to Central America, Arias won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987.

On Thursday, Asher Emmanuel and Vincent Vitorrio’s film, “Warehoused: The Forgotten Refugees of Dabaab” explores the experience of a refugee in Dabaab, Kenya.

Finally, Friday’s featured film hits close to home: “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock” is a glimpse into the complexity of the

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injustices, and each night features a wide array of films.

A different film will also be featured each night of the festival.

The festival opens Wednesday, Nov. 15 with the featured documentary, “Oscar Arias: Without a Shot” directed by Colorado filmmaker Dawn Engle.

The film tells the story of former Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, whose radical idea set a precedent for the world: abolishing its army.

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A new nonprofit and an established local icon have partnered for the inaugural North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival.

Established in March of this year, The Human Family strives to bring attention to the international issue of human rights.

“The mission of the organization is to promote human rights and social justice issues through film and art,” Human

Family executive director Sean Coffman said in an interview with “High Plains Reader.” “Our goal is to educate, engage and facilitate discussion in our communities around local or worldwide human rights issues.”

In its first year of operation, The Human Family is pursuing an ambitious project: a threeday long film festival featuring 22 films from eight different countries.

The topics vary, from activism to LGBTQ issues, refugees to historical

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Review: ‘Making a Murder’ is a Binge-Worthy Drama Just don’t call it a documentary Erik Jonasson II Spectrum Staff

Back in 2015, a Netflix original made courtroom dialogue and phone calls between people barely educated enough to attend the University of North Dakota fascinating. “Making a Murderer” was full of s***, though.

“Making a Murderer” investigates the murder of Teresa Halbach. The story centers around the suspect (and eventually convicted) Steven Avery, a man from Wisconsin who had been wrongfully accused for a rape and spent 18 years in jail for it.

Since the release of the show, there has been talk that the “documentary” had left out crucial information about the case. This isn’t a secret. Netflix must know about these bits of information.

Obviously, they chose to not include it for a reason.

That reason: to make the show more watchable. I cannot deny, the show is com-

pelling.

The show embraces the real-life drama that is a courtroom with tons of research into the case. That research makes it seem like the viewer is getting all the information in the world about a man who they see as a dull, but ultimately innocent, man.

“Making a Murderer” will keep you watching because the producers are so good at making their point.

By the end of the show, you may have a minor in law with a pretty confident assumption that Steven Avery is innocent.

To call it a documentary is stretching the truth a bit.

Even the title, which implies the police department made their murderer, is completely ‘Making a Murderer’ compelled many people to question the ruling of Steven Avery’s case. misleading.

Curtail evidence about scream, “I am innocent.” substantial: the legal sys- much put the nail in the prothe case, including SteAlso, Avery called Hal- tem failed and convicted the verbial coffin for me. Lock ven Avery drawing torture bach’s phone three times the wrong man. The fact that the ’em up. chambers while in prison, day she was murdered, in- crime is murder makes this I would hope that the were left out. Hey Netflix, cluding twice using star 67. suggestion very bold. same questioning of the leisn’t that kind of important These bits of information, Other information, in- gal system would pertain to to know when someone as well as many others, are cluding the mother of Bren- my parking tickets here at you are claiming to be in- pretty damning. dan Dassey saying that Das- North Dakota State. But, just nocent is doing that type of The “documentary” sey told her he helped clean like in that case the answer behavior? For sure it doesn’t claims something pretty up the crime scene, pretty is obvious, the conviction is

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correct.

So, over Thanksgiving break, perhaps go and watch this show. If anything, you will be entertained and will probably be better at arguing than your friends. Remember that although it may be a documentary, it is still full of s*** and nonsense.

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Old is New Again Current bands to get your fix of music icons Laura Ellen Brandjord Staff Writer

The world of classic rock lovers today is an increasingly difficult one. With band members reaching advanced age, tragic deaths and plentiful farewell tours ensue.

This is especially alarming for young fans who grew up loving music decades removed from themselves.

I can’t tell you how many times I become insanely jealous of my dad when he nonchalantly mentions a band he’s seen in their heyday that is no longer touring.

I can ensure you it has happened more times than I care to mention.

As a young classic rock fan, not only do we have to accept the fact that many of our favorites are dead or retired, but also come to terms with never experiencing iconic live performances firsthand. And if we are being honest, the epic concert experience is a huge part of the sensory experience that is music.

With such icons as Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and Robert Plant, it is easy to believe no suitable replacement exists.

Perhaps not, but you would be surprised how many current bands creating music and actively tour- Tash Sultana brings warm island beats, blues and stellar guitar playing the likes of Jimi Hendrix. ing today harken back to the Sometimes, it takes an tive acoustics and catchy cool, funky riffs are legendgolden era we all loved, but outsider to bring it to light, rockers. ary. never experienced for ourand that is exactly what Neil A relatively newcomer to Not only was he an selves.

Young is known for. the music scene, Waldemar amazing guitar player, but They may be our only Musically, Young’s voice surprised and delighted with he also knew a thing or two chance to experience what is unmistakeable, the somhis 2014 self-titled release. about writing great song lyrit is like to witness such a His popularity quickly ics with a flair for the magihigh level of technical skill ber howl of a man with the coupled with nostalgia in weight of a world in peril on grew, but then again, why cal and the exhilarating. his shoulders. wouldn’t it? An artist with For classic rock fans, he our lifetime.

With a healthy blend of the same penchant for songs is definitely one of the most Icon: Neil Young sad introspective acoustics of heartbreak, activism and sorely missed talents.

What’s not to love about and heavy-hitting activist “otherness” as the king Canadian singer, songwrit- anthems backed by electric Young himself deserves Discover: Gary Clark Jr., Tash Sultana er and screenwriter Neil guitar, Young especially res- high praise.

While it is easy to try and Young? onates with the enlightened Earlier this year, Waldedismiss that there are guiFrom his start in the ’60s outsider and fiery activist. mar released new music on tarists today with the same with bands Buffalo SpringTorgeir the album titled “No Of- flair for pushing the boundfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash Discover: fending Borders,” and if that and Young, to a long fruitful Waldemar doesn’t tell you all you need aries of the electric guitar as Could anyone other than to know, I don’t know what Hendrix, two names come to solo career, Neil Young has mind for me. had a hand in many of the Young himself create such a will.

First, Gary Clark Jr. era’s most memorable tunes. powerful unique sound? The Icon: Jimi Hendrix The young Texas guitarHis gift for imagery and answer is yes.

Jimi Hendrix is the un- ist is a beast on the guitar, Enter Norwegian country sensitivity for the world’s disputed “God of Guitar,” a mixing elements of blues, injustices enables Young to artist Torgeir Waldemar. title destined to remain with funk and soul into a hefty Now you may be thinkuse his talents to act as a ing, country? How could him alone. blend. mouthpiece for change.

The innovation and Clark Jr. rips through one Most of the time, his singing about beer and trucks sheer technical skill Hendrix high gain riff after another most popular activist rock be close to Neil Young?

Fear not, country music demonstrated with the elec- with bluesy vocals that comis admittedly aimed at the United States, but let’s be in Norway is more like folk tric guitar is ethereal. Mix- plement, instead of compete ing blues with psychedelic for, attention with his mashonest, we have quite a bit music is to us.

Like Young, Waldemar’s and adding in a healthy dose terful playing. we could improve on as a discography includes plain- of improvisation, his dead Second, Tash Sultana. country.

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While Gary Clark Jr. has been on the music beat for a while now, 22-year-old Tash Sultana is the newest sensation for guitar lovers everywhere.

Self-taught from the age of three, Sultana possesses superior skill to many of her male contemporaries with clean, bright, soulful guitar and dreamy smooth vocals.

This Melbourne artist is reaching stardom at the speed of light, and for good reason.

Icon: Lynyrd Skynyrd

For Southern Rock junkies, nothing beats Lynyrd Skynyrd. “Freebird,” “Simple Man” and “Sweet Home Alabama” are just a few of the staples credited to them.

With so many hits, it is hard to remember how short lived the band truly was.

Drawing subject matter from their small-town southern upbringings, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s music resonated with small town, rural youth eager for the subject matter of country music, but the in-

terest of guitar riffs.

While Lynyrd Skynyrd is still touring with help of family and friends, the original lineup will never be seen live again.

Discover: Blackberry Smoke

Blackberry Smoke is the next best thing to Lynyrd Skynyrd. They are even from Georgia, too!

This southern rock band has jumped around from record company to record company since their debut album way back in 2004, and were signed to Zac Brown’s (of Zac Brown Band) label at one point.

Honky Tonk vocals, killer ’70s inspired guitar and so much more make this band addicting.

The mandatory smalltown subject matter is still there, but presented in a way that borrows from several genres.

There is no replacing the van Zants, but Blackberry Smoke is a great consolation prize.

‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Best-Selling Game in US History Take-Two Interactive names racing and heist game as most popular Nathan Wetrosky Staff Writer

Last week, Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, announced “Grand Theft Auto V” has sold over 85 million individual units.

This means “GTA V” is now the most sold game in U.S. history, and, despite its 2013 release date, continues to sell copies.

In the same Take-Two Interactive article, both “Grand Theft Auto V” and “Grand Theft Auto Online” are shown to be two of “the largest contributors to net revenue” for the company.

Similar to other best selling games from Take-Two, such as “NBA 2K17” and “XCOM 2,” past “Grand Theft Auto” titles have proven that the game series is a big hit in terms of entertainment value for the gamers who play it and the company that sells it. So, it is not much of a surprise that “GTA V” made it to the top in terms of revenue generated.

Not that it can’t be done, but other games

by Rockstar, or any other game developer, will be hard pressed to take “GTA V” from the top of the list. Some potential revenue rivals, like “Red Dead Redemption 2,” are coming out soon and could make a push for the top spot. Perhaps it will be another GTA FLICKR | PHOTO COURTESY title from Rockstar Games.

In a Take-Two Interactive article, “GTA V” is shown to be one of “the largest contributors to net revenue.”

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Racist Chant: Campus of Respect?

NDSU’s embarrassing chant within the Fargodome

A very particular group of people continue a chant that has been deemed hateful. and sent on Oct. 14, 2016, Bresciani told students, “We suspect people are continuing this chant out of

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

If you go to any North Dakota State football game at the Fargodome, it is inevitable that you will hear the chant. You know the one.

“Sioux suck shit.”

The fact that this chant persists is a nightmare. Last year an article I wrote, “The Herd’s Chant: Racism in the Dome,” received over 15,000 reads and made the front page of The Forum.

WDAY did a piece on it, talking to the then student body President and Vice President, Spencer Moir and Anuj Teotia, who both stated Student Government’s disfavor with the chant.

All of the publicity got President Dean Bresciani to write an email to students.

Titled “Campus of Respect”

of scholars. As part of that community, we respect the rights — and responsibilities — of freedom to express

“We suspect people are continuing this chant out of a misplaced sense of tradition, and we are asking any who do so to re-evaluate their participation. At orientation, we welcome all students into the community of scholars. As part of that community, we respect the rights – and responsibilities – of freedom to express and share ideas. We challenge anyone using hateful, thoughtless language to reflect on that language.

We believe that people continuing to use these chants are not understanding that these chants are hurtful; they do not reflect the aspiration of NDSU to be a welcoming community.” - President Dean Bresciani

a misplaced sense of tradition, and we are asking any who do so to re-evaluate their participation. At orientation, we welcome all students into the community

and share ideas. We challenge anyone using hateful, thoughtless language to reflect on that language. We believe that people continuing to use these chants are

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not understanding that these chants are hurtful; they do not reflect the aspiration of NDSU to be a welcoming community.”

Thirteen months later, that same story rings true.

Somehow we have let a tradition make our student section at games sound uneducated and frankly, racist.

It is embarrassing as a student here to have us sound like that. It is an embarrassment to the university.

With all of the things happening right now, it seems like the best bet is waiting for certain people to graduate. Before it was about education, but now, it is disdain for a particular section of people who refuse to understand how hurtful their words are. Native Americans are some of the poorest treated people in this nation and after we have driven a pipeline through their water source we continue to chant that one of their tribes “suck(s) shit.”

That is disgraceful, and, as a university, we should refuse to tolerate it.

Particular groups of people refuse to see this as

a problem. Instead, they cite tradition as an excuse to continue their racist chant and actively choose to ignore our ugly history.

The yell leaders, who distanced themselves from the article when it was originally posted, are now under the watchful eyes of Student Government, something that

nouncing games for 17 years, according to Wenzel is very hard to get ahold of.

Since he has not changed the way of announcing first downs, it seems like the chant has persisted.

According to Wenzel, it has been attempted to sway the student section away from their chant. The re-

That is disgraceful and as a university, we should refuse to tolerate it.

Mason Wenzel says gives them “a lot of leverage.”

“There is no formula to solve this issue,” Wenzel told us that graduation may be the only path to ending the chant. Student Government sees this as a problem and has seen it as a problem for a while. It seems like The Spectrum has the same complaint every year, yet nothing changes.

It is embarrassing. Our students look awful by continuing this chant.

The announcer, Dan Michaels who has been an-

placement chant, ‘Go Big Green,’ has had difficulty catching on. According to Wenzel, the yell leaders have stopped saying anything about first downs all together.

Sadly though, the chant continues. Next home game it will for sure be heard and the backlash from this article will be swift. I refuse to ignore this issue though because I have pride in where I go to school and know that what is happening is wrong.

Mid-Semester Reviews Offer Students New Possibilities A way for students to address concerns about a class during a class instead of after Currently, for students, this luxury is not available.

Most of the time, students have to find a way to deal

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

According to Student Government, mid-semester reviews have found success in the College of Business this semester. For a studentfocused university like North Dakota State, this seems like a no-brainer.

Mid-semester reviews offer students an opportunity to bring up concerns about a class before the end of the class. This can help make improvements now this is important for the success of the students as well as improving the instruction here at NDSU.

professor has completely been lost, which leads to students underperforming.

At Student Government’s

Mid-semester reviews offer students an opportunity to bring up concerns about a class before the end of the class.

with unwanted aspects of a professor or instructor. This can lead to nightmares and for some students, having to retake a class.

While this is an extreme

open forum on Wednesday, it was stated that they were trying to eventually expand this program, but warned about expectations.

“Expansion is going

“Expansion is going to be hard.”- Student Body President Mason Wenzel example, this is not rare. I have had classes where a

to be hard.” Student Body President Mason Wenzel told

us at the forum that the goal was to have this available for all students in all colleges but noted that although it was successful in the college of business, that it is more ultimately work.

For the colleges, it would be doubling the number of reviews they would have to process. It is a lot of information, but for students, this will be a major improvement.

Wenzel cited the College of Engineering as the possible next college they would try this out on. For engineering students, this could be huge.

From my personal experiences, most professors benefit from student feedback. Although there are outliers, this system could help many here at NDSU. More systems that help keep professors teaching the ERIK JONASSON II | THE SPECTRUM best they can has all of my Student Body Vice President Katie Mastel talking at last support.

Wednesday’s forum.

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Bike Share Problems Persist in Second Year Student Government says decay and over docking some of the most pressing issues yearlong commitment with Great Rides, so there are very few options we have.

The state of the bike share system requires action though. As a student body, the best thing we can do is highlight the issues. Share your opinions with Student Government. Make your Erik Jonasson II voices heard.

Opinion Editor This is to not say the The bike share system idea of the bike share isn’t was put away for the winter a brilliant idea. The bike season on Nov. 6. As another share system is a great season passes with the bike transportation option — share system, it is getting when it is functioning. harder to not notice the state As a student who lives of decay that the bike share downtown, the bike share, system is in. Something has during certain parts of the to change for the bikes. year, is my main source of Student Body President transportation. The state Mason Wenzel did not of decay and persistent sugarcoat the issue in problems like over docking a forum with media on make the bike share system Wednesday, saying, “I unusable at certain times. completely understand the Rachel Marsh, a senior state of deterioration of the majoring in architecture told bike share.” Wenzel also me about her reliance on the stated several issues persist, bike share. As an architecture with maintenance being a student, most of her classes huge factor. are downtown. When she The state of the bikes is and a friend did have a class near unacceptable when you on NDSU’s main campus consider we pay $50,000 though, she found the bikes for an annual subscription. unpredictable.

This subscription seeks to “I used them a couple provide students with a green of times to bike from and healthy transportation Renaissance to main option. Instead, students are campus for physics,” Marsh left to gamble on if the bike said. “However, they were share will even work. unreliable. Sometimes we The bike share has just wrapped up its operation, but problems persist.

We are locked into a could get two bikes to work for us to get to campus, but drop out from under me.”

Wenzel warned against then wouldn’t be able to get We want our subscription the alternative of investing any out of the bike station to be enough; we want the our own money into the bike the Union to bike service we are paying for. share system.

“I completely understand the state of deterioration from downtown after class. Once Students want the bike share “If it goes under … it of the bike share,” Student Body President Mason the seat kept sinking on me system to be in working is money we lost.” Wenzel while I was riding, and I order. For the students that stated that we should never Wenzel thought that was dangerous rely on it, getting to class on invest our own money into because my seat would just time is counting on it. docking stations.

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At the moment, it sounds like the best option we have is to raise hell on the issue.

Students see the decay every day. Perhaps the third year will be better because students are learning to not rely on the bike share system.

Letter to the Editor:

My response to The Spectrum I had been to Jake Macaulay’s talk. He gave a talk on the relationship between Christianity, Religious Freedom, and what is said about it in the U.S. Constitution. I had recently picked up a copy of the Constitution so I can read it for myself (after all, it is a foundational document along with the Declaration of Independence). There was only one reporter who had attended Jake’s talk (Ukkelberg), and his article in the Spectrum was actually the best because he had made numerous quotes

of what Jake actually said and was actually unbiased.

There was another article where the president of Lutheran Student Fellowship, had been interviewed regarding the controversy of Jake’s talk. While he was being interviewed, he had refuted the main points of contention, yet none of his points were included in The Spectrum article. All of his points explaining how things were taken out of context were all left out.

I am concerned that there is a liberal bias in The Spectrum, and in the

media in general, because two articles in a recent publication came from people who weren’t even there, and didn’t quote a single thing that Jake had actually said to support that Jake was indeed racist, homophobic, etc.

Another example was last year during the election process, The Spectrum had as a group given an actual endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Didn’t know they could do that.

I have found that when controversies like this come up and a speaker presents a hot-button topic and

makes positive references to God, The Bible, Jesus, and displays sympathies to more conservative beliefs, that it gets easily misconstrued and people become easily offended and react negatively. For example, about two to three years ago, I had attended a talk from a guy during BisonCatholic week at NDSU Great Plains Ballroom who was talking about the Church’s position on same-sex marriage.

A couple of girls sitting maybe 3-4 rows ahead of me had stood up in front of everyone and started

making out as their way of protesting.

As a graduate student who minored in Religious Studies during my undergraduate years, I have had some reservations regarding people speaking against more traditional or conservative Christian views. I remember taking a Religious Studies course that was taught by a visiting professor, and he had said that he had told somebody who aspired to be a scientist (but had more creationist beliefs) that his or her parents had brainwashed that person and that he

or she couldn’t be a real scientist with creationist beliefs. I am concerned that biased situations like this are actually a rather common occurrence.

If there’s going to be suggestions to check the background of the speaker, may I add a suggestion to actually attend the talk and hear what he’s really saying instead of automatically painting someone in a bad light based on misinterpretations, and give both sides of the story a fair shake.

Mark Simonson, agribusiness & applied economics, 1st year graduate student

At the Drop of a Hat We’ve all had that moment of instant regret bloody” memo. You just want to sleep. You come back and you toss your bags across the room onto the floor. All of your bags.

All of them. Oh no.

Grant Gloe Staff Writer

You come home one night. It’s late. You are unloading all the things you have packed away in this bag or that bag or whatever bag. It’s been a long day into a night that got the “beat me

your battered laptop. You open your mouth to speak, but the words aren’t there.

After all, what is there to say? I didn’t mean it? It wasn’t my fault, was it? Try

You unzip your bag and pull out your battered laptop.

No no no. You go to your backpack trying to convince yourself this isn’t real, but you know it’s real because you don’t want it to be. You unzip your bag and pull out

to explain that you’re just tired and stressed and maybe a little drunk? I’m sorry.

You press the power button, and it lets out a cry.

There’s definitely something

in the fan making a terrible racket, and there’s a hairline fracture along the left side of the screen, a physical representation of five seconds of poor decision making. Plain negligence, really. You took an eye of your own actions for just a moment and it cost an arm and a leg.

Should you bring it to the store? Anytime something happens to your electronics people say you need to see a professional. That there’s a person who will just magically fix things, no residual issues. A low flat rate to make everything

new and shiny again. It even comes with your favorite candy and world peace. It’s a scam, and, even if it wasn’t,

supposed to do? You’re not perfect and, honestly, life put you in this position in the first place. You were tied

You took an eye of your own actions for just a moment and it cost an arm and a leg. you don’t need more people knowing your shame. No, this is just life now.

Your head is filled with questions and regret and how this isn’t your fault because what else were you

up. Of course you hit the ball. The only thing that is for certain is it’s late and you want to sleep. It’ll be better in the morning.

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The Spectrum

The Bison Family Welcomes New Recruits High school athletes sign National Letter of Intent Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

Last Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period for high school athletes to declare their intent for college.

North Dakota State squads had multiple players from around the nation sign to bring their talents to NDSU.

Men’s basketball

With the season just starting for the Bison men, the team announced three new faces for next year.

Jarius Cook, Jaxon Knotek and Vinnie Shahid make up the 2018 recruiting class.

Cook comes out of Park Center High School (H.S.) in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 15 points per game in his junior year for the Pirates.

Knotek offers good size at 6-foot-5 coming out of River Falls, Wisconsin. He averaged 20 points and 6 assists as a junior, while shooting 40 percent from three-point range.

Wrapping up the class is Shahid, a 5-foot-11 guard from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shahid played at Hopkins H.S., before playing

Women’s basketball

The NDSU women’s team signed one recruit for 2018, Reagan Heun from Spring Branch, Texas.

Heading into her senior year at Canyon Lake H.S., Heun already holds the all-time records for points scored, three pointers made and free throws made. She averaged 18 points and 7 rebounds last season as a junior.

Baseball

It was a busy day for the Bison baseball team, getting seven players committed to the program.

Outfielder/ left-handed pitcher Brock Anderson will wrap up his high school career at Alexandria H.S. (Minnesota), before joining the Bison in the fall of 2018.

Anderson has already been the Cardinals’ MVP twice, including last year when he hit .423 with a pair of home runs. During his last Legion campaign, Anderson hit .535 while also going 2-0 with 47 strikeouts from the mound.

Infielder Peter Brookshaw will leave Prescott H.S. (Wisconsin) with many records before joining the Bison.

Brookshaw already holds

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Volleyball gains three recruits for the upcoming season. for Western Nebraska Community College last year. At Hopkins, Shahid earned all-state honors as the Royals won the state title in 2016. Last year at WNCC, he averaged 15 points.

the school record for at bats, hits, doubles, batting average and slugging percentage. As a junior, he hit .538 with a pair of home runs. Also had a fielding percentage of .975.

Spencer Gillund is the

only transfer joining the Bison. The Enderlin, North Dakota native played for Bismarck State College last year. The infielder ended his freshman campaign with a .410 batting average, 13 home runs and 53 RBI. Barron Holtz from Plainview, Minnesota is one of three right-handed pitchers (RHP) in the recruiting class. Holtz went 4-1 as a junior for PlainviewElgin-Millville H.S., giving up just eight earned runs and striking out 79 batters.

Austin Nikolas from St. Cloud, Minnesota is the second RHP. Nikolas closed games for St. Cloud Tech H.S. last season, claiming seven saves. He gave up seven runs during 20 innings of work.

Ben Smith rounds out the pitchers. The South St. Paul (Minnesota) product went 4-4 during his junior campaign with an ERA of 1.29. He struck out 61 batters in 48.2 innings.

Billings, Montana native Ben Tallman wraps up the BRITTANY HOFMANN | THE SPECTRUM class for the Bison. Tallman hit .333 as a junior at Billings The men’s basketball team announced three incoming recruits for next year.

West H.S. He also had 32 state titles. He also has of a busy week personally, as Junior Amateur qualifier and RBI and scored 34 runs. been a runner up at state for he also helped the Packers to the Wisconsin Junior PGA Althoff Catholic H.S. He a state football title as well.

Champion.

Softball has compiled a 140-2 record Starting in 2018, three Volleyball Women’s golf new faces will be in the with 106 pins.

Head coach Jennifer Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Austin Brenner will Lopez gained three recruits native Maddie Herzog dugout for the Bison softball team. Paige Vargas, Avery travel to Fargo from St. for her first class for the signed her Letter of Intent Minnesota.

At volleyball team.

Wysong and Nicole Licea Cloud, to join the Bison in 2018.

St. Cloud Tech, Brenner all signed for the Bison Kalli Hegerle is in her Herzog has helped Detroit has made it to the state first season at West Fargo Lakes H.S. win two team Wednesday.

Vargas will join the championships four times at H.S. (North Dakota) after state titles. As a junior, she Bison from Mission Viejo, four different weight classes. moving from Sheyenne earned section medalist California after she wraps He was runner-up in 2015 at H.S., where she was a three- honors and finished fifth at up her high school career 132. Last year, he finished year starter. At Sheyenne, the state tournament. at Santa Margarita Catholic third in the state at 152.

Hegerel was a two-time allNoah Cressell enters his state performer. In her high Women’s track and H.S. She already has compiled a record of 46-17 senior year at Wabash H.S. school career, the setter has field The Bison will gain four in the circle, which includes (Indiana) with an 89-19 1,751 kills, 1,340 assists and record.

Cressell has made North Dakota athletes for a 20-6 record as a junior last 857 digs through the start of the incoming 2018 class. season. Vargas also hit .337 it twice to the Indiana state November. championships. As a junior, Sprinter Grace at the plate.

Ally Murphy has The catcher Wysong he won conference, county, helped Eagan H.S. to four Zimmerman has won a pair and regional straight Minnesota state of state titles in the 200m. comes to NDSU with a sectional championships at 182 championships. After a The Hazen native also wealth of experience. The pounds.

Beaver Creek, Minnesota runner-up finish in 2014, claimed state championships Dylan Droegemueller Eagan has won the last two in the 100m and 4x400m native has been a member of numerous state went on to finish third at the state titles. Murphy was an relay last year as a junior. championship and national Minnesota state tournament all-state selection in 2015. She has also helped Hazen tournament teams. Wysong at 120 for Anoka H.S. The The outside hitter also led H.S. to state team titles each has played for the Minnesota Champlin, Minnesota native her club team to the U.S. of the last three years.

Fellow sprinter Gracie Renegades, Midwest Speed has compiled a 119-13 Junior National 17-under Wright has won three and South Dakota Renegades record in high school.

Championship this year.

Three time Arkansas in summer league over the Verona, Wisconsin native straight 400m state titles. state champion Jimmy Noel Kirstin Tidd rounds out the Wright also has an 800m past seven years.

Licea is also a California will join the Bison from St. class for volleyball. Tidd is crown from last year and native, hailing from Corona. Louis, Missouri. Wrestling a two-time all-conference two state titles in both the As a junior at Hillcrest H.S., at Pulaski Academy in Little performer at Verona Area 4x400m and 4x800m relays the shortstop hit .474 with Rock, Arkansas, Noel has H.S. The middle hitter for Hillsboro-Central Valley 33 runs scored. Licea’s won at 152, 160 and 172 leads the team in kills and H.S. Fargo Davies product summer league team have in the last three years. He blocks, leading the team qualified for nationals each enters his senior year with a to conference and regional Kaia Beil is a three-time defending state winner in of the five seasons she has 149-4 record and 100 pins. championships last year.

Jared Franek will the 100m hurdles. The Fargo played, including the 2014 Men’s golf native holds the school PGF Platinum National stay local and wrestle for From Green Bay, record in the event and was the Bison in 2018. The Championship.

Harwood, North Dakota Wisconsin, Jed Baranczyk a part of the 4x100m relay Wrestling native has helped West will join the Bison in 2018. that won two state titles.

The Bison welcomed Fargo H.S. to a pair of state The Bay Port H.S. product Pole vaulter/ high six newcomers to the team championships. Franek goes was a three-time all-state jumper Lexi Jordheim starting next season.

Last spring, from Dickinson rounds out into his senior year with a selection.

Belleville, Illinois native 212-13 record and three state Baranczyk averaged 72.4 the group. Jordheim is the Chase Bittle goes into his championships himself. His in tournament play. He was defending state champion in senior year with two Illinois signing came in the middle also a medalist at the U.S.

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Second Half Shutout Clinches Bison MVFC Crown Running game bounces back, explodes to pace offense Thomas Evanella Staff Writer

With an opportunity to wrap up at least a share of a seventh consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference championship, the North Dakota State Bison trounced South Dakota, 4914. NDSU poured on 647 yards of offense and shut down the Coyotes in the second half to clinch a share of the trophy and pay tribute to their seniors.

South Dakota made the perilous decision to receive the opening kickoff, but the move paid off. The Coyotes surged down the field in

Wilson gave the 18,623 onlookers a glimpse of his future potential on a 28yard touchdown scamper on NDSU’s first drive of the second quarter.

“I didn’t have a chance to see it on replay, but (it was) a pretty electric move,” head coach Chris Klieman remarked. “He has some of those skills that you really like in a young back.”

Wilson had his redshirt removed midway through the season as a result of injuries to Lance Dunn and Demaris Purifoy.

Like Brooks, Wilson had a standout performance rushing the ball, running for 89 yards on 13 carries.

“Shoutout to the (offensive linemen). I feel like they put me in a good position to just get out in space and then turn on the burners.” - Running Back Ty Brooks four minutes to open the scoring and suck the air out of the Harvest Bowl crowd.

Quarterback Chris Streveler used his legs to move the chains twice, and on thirdand-13 stepped up and rushed 19 yards to give his side the early advantage.

NDSU was able to answer on their opening possession though, as Ty Brooks reached the end zone on an 8-yard run to cap a six-play, 71-yard drive.

The touchdown was the first of three on the afternoon for Brooks, who had a breakout game. The sophomore led all ballcarriers with 152 yards on the ground on just nine carries.

“Shoutout to the (offensive linemen). I feel like they put me in a good position to just get out in space and then turn on the burners,” Brooks said.

The Bison defense forced USD to punt on the following drive, but the Coyotes were able to pin the Herd back at the 2-yard line.

Dimitri Williams helped dig the Bison out of the hole with a 24-yard rush. Two plays later, Williams reeled in a 77-yard reception, juking his defender on the outside before being dragged down at the 1-yard line.

The Bison looked to pound the ball in on the ground, but were stopped on first and second down.

Bruce Anderson eventually broke through on third down to put the Bison ahead, 14-7.

Back to back sacks by Stanley Jones and Derrek Tuszka ended the first quarter, leading to a Coyotes punt, and the Bison took advantage of the opportunity to extend their lead.

True freshman Seth

USD came as advertised, running 85 plays on offense and seeking to move the ball quickly. The Coyotes put together their most impressive drive of the game following Wilson’s score. Streveler completed five passes and scored on an 8-yard carry to finish an eight-play, 85 yard drive which lasted only 2 minutes, 42 seconds.

The touchdown would be the last time South Dakota would score in the game.

After the two teams traded three-and-outs, the Bison doubled their lead before halftime. Brooks raced in for a 54-yard touchdown, the longest run of his career, which broke the backs of the Coyotes.

“We’ve seen that a number of times in spring and fall,” Klieman stated.

“I was so impressed with Ty. I know he’s an electric football player. He’s getting more and more comfortable in our offense.”

Brooks’ scoring rampage did not end in the first half.

After both teams punted to start the second half, the Bison offense regained its footing. Quarterback Easton Stick connected with senior tight end Jeff Illies for 46 yards, getting the Bison into the red zone. Then Brooks recorded his third score of the afternoon on a 14-yard carry.

“We knew we were going to be able to run the ball, and that’s what we did today,” Brooks commented. “(We) came out and just executed the plays that we had.” Led

by Brooks, NDSU rolled up 340 yards on the ground.

It was the Bison who began to take on the look of a hurry-up offense, reaching

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The Coyotes came as advertised but couldn’t stand up to the Herd. the end zone in less than two championship and send the of that) the opportunity of seniors and those guys in the it being senior day and the locker room.” minutes on their last two seniors out in style.

“It was going to be hard opportunity for us to share Now 9-1, the Bison have scoring drives.

Illies positioned NDSU in the red zone again with another long reception, this time going down the sideline for 50 yards. Stick kept it himself two plays later and tallied his lone rushing touchdown of the afternoon.

The Bison capped the dominating showing with a final touchdown in the fourth quarter. Tight end Connor Wentz found himself wide open in the end zone and put the finishing touches on the statement conference victory.

Stick completed 11 of 12 passes for 307 yards.

His 11 straight completions to begin the game was the fifth longest streak of completions in program history.

“He was going to bounce back. I was excited for him,” Klieman said. “You could see a little glimmer in his eye when I got a chance to talk to him this week.”

While the offense stole the spotlight, the defense quietly put up one of its better performances of the season. The Coyotes racked up 419 yards of offense, but it was the score that stood out to Klieman.

“To hold that football team to 14 points — I’m not a yards or a stats guy — to hold that team to 14 points when they’ve been averaging 40 plus is a great effort by our defense and our BRITTANY HOFMANN | THE SPECTRUM staff,” he said.

Aware of the stakes of Ty Brooks (28) had a breakout game with three touchdowns and led all ballcarriers with 152 yards on just the game, Klieman and nine carries. players were not going to be to beat the Bison today a seventh straight Missouri a chance to win the outright denied the chance to ensure coming off of a loss,” Valley conference title, and title next Saturday on the a hold of the Missouri Valley Klieman said. “(Put on top I just wouldn’t doubt those road against Illinois State.

True freshman Seth Wilson (30) gave Bison Nation a glimpse of his future potential on a 28-yard touchdown scamper on NDSU’s first drive of the second quarter.

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THE SPECTRUM | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017

BISON ROUNDUP Cody Tusler Staff Writer

Volleyball

North Dakota State defeated Western Illinois 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-17, 25-21) Friday, Nov. 10.

Western Illinois took the second set 25-19 and built an 11-7 lead in the third. The Bison were able to battle back and score 11 straight to take an 18-11 lead.

Jessica Jorgensen matched a career-high with 16 kills and added five blocks.

The Bison outhit the Leathernecks .137 to .094 as Gelzinyte recorded 15 kills and hit .433. Brianna Rasmusson recorded her 14th double-double of the season with 42 assists and 14 digs. Mikaela Purnell finished with a match-high 30 digs. Emilee McGowan and Purnell each had three aces.

NDSU is scheduled to finish the regular season against Omaha 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 12. The Bison will take part in the Summit League Tournament, which starts Friday, Nov. 17.

Men’s basketball

NDSU fell to UC Santa Barbara 85-66 in their season opener Saturday, Nov. 11.

UCSB shot 55 percent from three-point range, and Max Heidegger netted 8-of14 behind the arc to finish with 33 points. Leland King II added 23 points and 9 rebounds.

Paul Miller led the Bison with 18 points.

Deng Geu and Cameron Hunter both scored 11 for NDSU. Miller also matched his career-high with 6 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds.

Tyson Ward and Jared Samuelson both made their first career starts for the Bison.

The game was tied at 28 with less than four minutes left in the half before UCSB went on a 10-0 run. The Bison trailed 40-31 at the half.

The Bison never got closer than nine points in the game’s final 17 minutes.

Following four straight free throws made by Miller, the Bison pulled within nine with 5:21 remaining. UCSB then pulled away down the stretch.

The Bison will travel to Los Angeles to take on No. 10 University of Southern

California (USC) 10 p.m.

Monday.

Women’s basketball

Four Bison scored in double figures as NDSU defeated Mayville State in their season opener Friday, Nov. 10.

Taylor Thunstedt scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting, going 4-of-8 from behind the arc. Rylee Nudell and Michelle Gaislerova each scored 13, with Autumn Ogden putting up 10 points of her own.

Danneka Voegeli grabbed a game-high 12 boards, and Sarah Jacobson dished out a game-best 6 assists, as Thunstedt finished with a game-high 5 steals.

NDSU is scheduled to host New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Sunday, Nov. 12.

history. She finished her first collegiate season as NDSU’s top runner in five out of six meets.

The Bison placed 17th as a team, moving up a spot from last year.

Men’s cross country

Tim Heikkila finished 59th overall, running a time of 30:17.9 for the 10k at the ISU Cross Country Meet.

The Bison men finished 19th as a team with 488

points.

Heikkila’s 59th-place showing was the best by a Bison at the Midwest Regional since Brett Kelly took 54th in 2014.

Wrestling

NDSU 165-pounder Andrew Fogarty and 197-pounder Cordell Easton each won their third title, as 157-pounder Clay Ream took his second at the 47th annual Bison Open in

front of 647 spectators at the Scheels Center in the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.

First-time Bison Open winners were 141-pounder Sam Hampton and heavyweight Dan Stibral.

NDSU is scheduled to take on No. 7 Iowa at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, and then No. 13 Northern Iowa at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19.

Women’s cross country

Kelby Anderson finished her freshman season with a top-30 finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Friday morning.

Anderson placed 28th overall and posted a personal-best 6k time of 20:50.5 — the sixthfastest 6k in school

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