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Fargo Marathon Makes Way Back to Fargodome, Campus
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Mark Knutson, Fargo Marathon executive director, said he thinks North Dakota State may play an essential role in this spring’s race.
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ark Knutson said he remembers thinking it was going to be “terrible.” With winds howling, temperatures struggling to rise above freezing and snow falling and accumulating, the inaugural Fargo Marathon in 2005 seemed doomed to Knutson, the race’s executive director. “I honestly went thinking ... nobody is going to run in this,” Knutson said in his office in West Fargo Tuesday. “Everybody is going to go home. We are going to be the laughingstock of the marathon world.” About 2,500 runners persevered as they lined Veterans Memorial Bridge to race, but Knutson was dismayed. “Nobody’s ever going to go back,” Knutson said of his initial thoughts. They did, though. May 2015 will mark the 11th-annual Fargo Marathon. Over 15,000 runners and fans are expected to pack the Fargodome for the race’s finish and, for the first time, start. Knutson said North Dakota State could play a pivotal role in next spring’s race. Downtown and then back Last year’s race was “a throwback” to the first marathon, Knutson said. The Fargo Marathon celebrated its 10th anniversary by starting on Veterans Memorial Bridge. Unlike the first race, the weather cooperated as runners raced to the Broadway finish line. “It worked a lot better than I think most people thought it would,” Knutson said.“We stepped out, had a little faith that it was going to turn out OK. We were very fortunate. We had a beautiful day.” NDSU student Lynsey Kissinger ran her first competitive race, the 13.1-mile half marathon, last year. She said she enjoyed the excitement and support she received from the community downtown. “I think that it made it more of a community event because it started and ended in the heart of Fargo,” Kissinger said. Planning a race in the epicenter of a city is difficult, however. Kissinger said it
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“Students are still in school; it’s the week (before) finals — this is just a really good reason to take Saturday morning off and take a stress reliever.” — Mark Knutson on the Fargo Marathon was crowded downtown after, leading to difficulties leaving. The downtown finish is subjected to the elements, Knutson said. As for testing Mother Nature, he does not want to push his luck. “I don’t think you get two good days in a row,” he said. “I wouldn’t rule out going back downtown,” Knutson continued, but, for the foreseeable future, the race is headed back to the Fargodome. An inside start and finish The idea came to Knutson at this year’s Bison Homecoming game. As he and his wife stood on the sideline for the sellout, Knutson said he was stirred by the pre-game energy of the crowd. “That was the lightbulb moment,” Knutson said. Not only will the race finish in the Fargodome, but it will start inside, too. Knutson said his team will attempt to recreate the atmosphere of Bison games for the start and finish. When uptown, the race traditionally starts on University Drive, which Knutson said is more expensive and colder than starting the race inside the Dome. The inside start is a first for Fargo and, to Knutson’s knowledge, anywhere else. “To my knowledge, there isn’t another marathon of this size in the world that starts from the inside and runs out,” he said. “It is the biggest change from anything we’ve done in the past.” Running with the students In its early years, the Fargo Marathon ran later in May.
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Students, Knutson said, were often finishing up finals and heading back home by race day. Last year, Knutson teamed up with NDSU’s Public Health Association student organization to spread word of the race to campus. “Last year was the year it developed more than it ever did in the past,” he said of planning the race in regards to college students. With NDSU still in session, more students raced than in previous years. This year’s race will include NDSU more than ever if all goes well, Knutson said. As he has tentatively planned, NDSU would encompass the final two miles of the races. Nothing is set yet. Knutson reached out to NDSU Director Facilities Management Michael Ellingson last week to talk logistics of running races through campus. As of Thursday, the two had not talked yet, NDSU Communication Coordinator Anne Robinson-Paul said. “If we can get a relationship with students and faculty and just make that last two miles so exciting,” Knutson said, “you get the students behind something and come out and cheer.” He likened running down Albrecht Boulevard to the Fargodome to a scene found in the Boston Marathon — the girls of Wellesley College. For a quarter of a mile, thousands of college girls lined the race, making the “Wellesley Scream Tunnel.” Runners are supported by the women via signs, kisses and screams, the last of which can be supposedly heard a mile away. “I’m hoping we can do something (to that extent),” Knutson said. Cody Schepp, a senior studying exercise science, has ran about 30 competitive races, including five Fargo Half Marathons. This year will be his sixth. He said running through campus in previous races is exciting, along with the Fargodome finish. “Finishing in the Dome is incredible,” Schepp said. “The atmosphere is great with
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A panel exploring issues related to oil, water and environmental justice in the Bakken oil formation was held this past week in the Memorial Union Gallery on the North Dakota State campus. On Thursday, a panel highlighting interdisciplinary, collaborative projects emerging from courses at NDSU and Minnesota State University Moorhead to explore natural resource use, environmental planning and social and environmental justice in the Bakken region was held in front of an audience of just over 25 people. Two separate projects were discussed. The first discussion, “Why is Fracking a Feminist Issue? A Workshop and Discussion on Environmental Justice Issues and Fracking in Western North Dakota” was presented by Kathryn Lucero, MSUM student, and Claudia Murphy, MSUM professor of philosophy and women and gender studies. Their segment involved the effects the Bakken oil industry has on Native Americans in the Bakken oil region, specifically with the contamination of the water supply and degradation of the land that fracking creates. Discussions about environmental justice issues included the pollution in the industrialized areas that lead to geographical inequality and how some communities in the area benefit from having jobs in the oil industry while others must bear the burden as waste disposal sites. A second project, “Mending Views: Environmental Photography and Planning for the Bakken,” is a collaborative project coordinated by Dominic Fischer, NDSU assistant professor of landscape architecture, and Meghan Kirkwood, NDSU assistant professor of art. Mending Views presents the results of a semester-long collaboration between fifth-year landscape architecture students and advanced-level photography students. “These students have used their skills as photographers and landscape architects to examine diverse critical issues in the Bakken region,” Kirkwood said. “Dominic and I are very proud of the work that they have done and look forward to sharing it with the NDSU community.” The panel was held in conjunction with “Oil and Water: a Printmaking Exchange” on display at the Memorial Union Gallery through Nov. 20. The exhibition explores the use or misuse of natural resources in the area. Participants include students and faculty from NDSU, MSUM, Concordia College, Minot State University, University of Manitoba, University of North Dakota and Valley City State University. The Memorial Union Gallery is located on the second floor of the NDSU Memorial Union.
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University Innovation Fellows is a nationwide program led by college students wanting to leave an impact by dreaming big. Four North Dakota State students are involved in UIF.
Organization Shoots for the Moon Second-year program funded by National Science Foundation, Stanford Benjamin Norman Head News Editor
Four North Dakota State students are striving to change the landscape of campus. They even have an office of their own to show for it. The quartet makes up NDSU’s University Innovation Fellows chapter. They are celebrating National Entrepreneurial Month this November.
Funded by the National Science Foundation in partnership with Stanford University and VentureWell, a nonprofit, the nationally renowned program is in its second year at NDSU. Over 150 students from 85 schools create UIF. After receiving faculty nomination, a student completes Skype conversations and assignments to gain acceptance. Jacob Larson, a junior studying mechanical engineering, was one of three juniors inducted to the group this year. Interdisciplinary teamwork is promoted through UIF. “Promotes student-led innovation and entrepreneurship organizations through
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campus,” Larson said. “We want to break down barriers and improve things on campus.” The four have individual and team goals called “moonshots.” Larson’s said his moonshot focuses on integrating students and labs at NDSU. He said student access to labs is limited to specific majors, not allowing possible teamwork. As a whole, UIF at NDSU wants to lay the foundation for bigger dreams. “Basically, our overall moonshot goal today is to create a culture on campus where students want to create and develop entrepreneurial and innovative ideas,” he said. “We are improving campus for those
who want to create.” Communication and networking is important for UIF, too. UIF traveled to Washington D.C. recently to meet with other UIF chapters for workshops. Plans to travel to Stanford and Silicon Valley are in the plans for the winter. Larson said the group wants to get students involved in organizations earlier in their careers. “It’s definitely a student-led movement. If students show the interest, the faculty will follow,” Larson said. “Go out there and do things, and, if you need help, approach faculty.” UIF meets in their office at 5:30 p.m. Mondays in the basement of Barry Hall.
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Broken Rail Causes Two Trains to Derail Near Casselton Pace Maier
NDSU Students Play Big Role in Creating Tracking App CBS program features new app which helps users track lost items
“Barnick said the app gives the user a sense of security and trust. They don’t need to worry about losing important items as long as they are using the app they helped create.”
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For the second time in less than a year, a train derailed causing a collision near Casselton, N.D. Fortunately, no injuries were reported after 30 train cars derailed last Thursday evening around 5:30 p.m. The cause of the two trains colliding and derailing cars was said to be a broken rail on the track. Propane tanks on the property were hit after the cars derailed, but nothing seemed to be in danger. Amy McBeth, the BNSF Railway spokesperson told Valley News Live, “… an eastbound train carrying lumber and paper products derailing 21 cars that subsequently struck a passing westbound train derailing 12 empty tank cars.” Firefighters, two ambulance services and sheriff deputies responded to the call, but luckily this incident wasn’t as terrible as the last train accident. The area was cleaned up by the emergency crews early Friday morning.
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location of your lost item,” Barnick said. The app is a tracking device for the Android market and helps users find their device in its bluetooth range by the press of a button on the app. Introduced to the market on Oct. 28 by a Californiabased start-up company called Phone Halo LLC, this tracker app has been downloaded by over 850 people and given a 2.5 out of 5 starts. “The tracker devices are small sticky blue-toothed enabled coin sized devices,” Shahid said via email. “You can also set (an) alarm on (the) phone and (the) device to fire as soon as they are separated.” National coverage and worldwide coverage has come with the success of the app. Shahid and Barnick believe the app will continue to grow and catch the eyes of a lot of people who have a smartphone. “I see the app becoming very successful,” Barnick said. “Losing (items) is human nature, and we can’t
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Two North Dakota State students helped create an app called TrackR, which was recently featured on a CBS program. Usman Shahid and Chris Barnick, along with others have put a lot of time into making the Android app successful. “On November 8th, the app was featured on, ‘Henry Ford’s Innovation Show (with) Mo Rocca,’” Barnick said in an email. “(The app) has been featured on WDAY news, as well as countless tech review sites like Lifehaack, TechCrunch and Yahoo.” “If you left something on the other side of town, for example,” Barnick said, the app helps users who have a smartphone keep track of important items, like keys, wallets or a purse. “The smartphones of other people who have installed the app will send information to the server saying they were near your item, pinpointing the
keep track of everything without losing our sanity.” Barnick said the app gives the user a sense of security and trust. They don’t need to worry about losing important items as long as they are using the app they helped create. This isn’t the first app NDSU graduated student Shahid has helped produce either. Last March, he developed the North Dakota Interagency Program for Assistive Technology with the help of his Ph.D. supervisor at NDSU, and the app is available in the Apple app store. Shahid also worked an app called Cogi Notes in his past, but in August of this year, the project manager working on the TrackR app quit, so Shahid took over the project. Barnick, a NDSU computer science and electrical and computer engineering student, started in September 2014 when he applied for an internship and was assigned to the TrackR application team. The app will continue to run its course, and in
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to wind-up all the running projects including my Ph.D.,” Shihad said, but “(He’s) not sure of future plans at the moment.”
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report for Lang was made at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, after his family alerted the sheriff’s department that he was missing. The body has been taken to Grand Forks for an autopsy to determine cause of death. Contact the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Department at 218-935-2255 with any
The home of Vito Corleone from the 1972 movie “The Godfather” is for sale in Staten Island, N.Y. Although broker Connie Profaci said none of the movie scenes were shot inside the home, the house’s exterior was featured in the
Mafia’s opening scene. It is a five-bedroom English Tudor on a 24,000 square-foot property. It has only changed hands once since the movie’s filming. The current owner added modern amenities such as a “man cave,” a gym and an English pub. The yard has a saltwater pool. Profaci has listed the house for $2,895,000.
run through NDSU campus, too. The 5K is traditionally the largest of the races. Nearly 7,000 runners partook in the run last year. Knutson said he dreams of ending the 5K at Newman Outdoor Field, but the NDSU baseball team is scheduled to play that
weekend. The Ellig Sports Complex could serve as an alternative finish line. “Students are still in school; it’s the week (before) finals — this is just a really good reason to take Saturday morning off and take a stress reliever,” Knutson said. The community’s race The marathon could run through all three campuses
this year, another first. Although it has always run through Concordia’s campus, the race has never gone through Minnesota State University - Moorhead, Knutson’s alma mater. With the Department of Travel’s approval, Knutson would love to run the race across Highway 75 for an MSUM loop.
If anything, Knutson said, he wants to spur students to go to their respective wellness centers and start running. He did not start until his mid-20s, founding the marathon years later. Knutson said he goes back to that first blustery race day when thinking about how far his race has
come. People in parkas lined the streets, banging pots as they cheered the runners on, Knutson said. Gov. Hoeven was there, too. “We’re a little different here,” Knutson said. “Never in our wildest dreams ever thought it would escalate into what it has.”
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Three Teenagers Taken Into Custody for Mishandling a Toy Gun
Three teenagers were taken into custody Thursday after pointing a toy gun out the window of a moving car. The driver, 19-year-old Alex Stenson, is in Cass County Jail and was arrested for disorderly conduct, said North Dakota State Patrol.
The two 16-year-old passengers were released to the custody of their parents but will face charges in juvenile court. State Patrol said they saw the car driving at 2:45 p.m. on 13th Avenue South. The toy resembled an assault rifle, according to officials. Toy guns have an orange tip, but this gun’s tip was painted black.
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From Astronaut to Educator In 2002, John Herrington, a retired United States naval aviator and former NASA astronaut, became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space.
Commander John B. Herrington to speak at NDSU Callie Bowen Staff Writer
November is Native American Heritage Month. The story is the second of a reoccurring series dedicated to American Indians. Commander John B. Herrington has been traveling around the nation sharing his journey to space and back. His next stop is NDSU in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Herrington was the first tribally enrolled Native American astronaut. Selected in 1996, Herrington trained for two years at Johnson Space Center. Then, in November 2002, he was chosen to be Chief Engineer for Safety and Mission Assurance on the 16th NASA Mission, STS-113 Endeavour. The mission lasted 13 days, 18 hours and 47 minutes. After retiring from the U.S. Navy and NASA, Herrington recognized the importance of sharing his experiences and telling the story of his journey. “When you become an astronaut, you become a public speaker because you’re sharing a remarkable opportunity that most people don’t get the chance to do, and so it really behooves you as an astronaut to share what that experience is,” Herrington said. “It’s my responsibility to share my experience with others.” One of the most important things Herrington has learned in his journey is the importance of showing students the relevance of education in the real world, specifically math and science. In his younger
days, Herrington was like many students. He didn’t see the applicability of education in the real world. Because of this, he was kicked out of college his first year for having low grades. He then entered the working world, and it was there that he was able to apply math and science in real world situation: He became a surveyor in the mountains of Colorado. It was only after encouragement from his boss that he was able to move forward toward achieving his dream of becoming an astronaut. Herrington returned to school, became a test pilot for the United States Navy and worked his way to a degree in aeronautical engineering. “It wasn’t until I was a test pilot in my early 30s that I realized that this dream I had when I was a kid … the reality was there because I was doing the exact same thing that the people I had admired in the 60s were doing,” Herrington said. After Herrington retired from the Navy and NASA, he went back to school, attending the University of Idaho to get his doctorate in education. Upon his graduation, he intends to use this education to find ways to work with Native American students to educate them on the importance of education. “There are a lot of Native students out there that are very successful in Math and Science, but unfortunately, a lot of the research that has been done is on the reasons why they are not capable, when the reality is there are some that are very capable,” Herrington noted. “I want to do some more research in my area of expertise — which is aviation, aerospace — and to see if I can use that as a tool for working with kids to motivate and engage them because I know that’s what motivated and engaged me.” To read the full article go to ndsuspectrum. com.
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Tips on research, resources for study abroad STORY & PHOTOS BY LINDA NORLAND In this day and age, there really is no excuse for being unprepared when you travel. There are literally hundreds of thousands of resources when it comes to travel, from books to apps to TV shows. In fact, there are so many resources that it can be overwhelming to choose from. Fortunately, my fellow study-abroad friends and I have tried quite a few to save you time and money.
Before you leave, it can be useful to spend some time on Pinterest, creating a board of places you would like to visit while you are abroad (if you have not already). While Pinterest can be a huge time-suck, it is good for providing inspiration. Just do not let pin-spiration overtake actual research and preparation!
Travel books
Once you have a place picked out, visit the library or a bookstore to check out their travel guide section. There are many different types of books that can be useful for travel. Keep in mind that all travel guides are not made equally — many are geared toward a specific audience. Lonely Planet and Rough Guides tend to be pretty easy to read and are thorough. Take some time to look through the different guides before you decide to buy one.
Wikipedia
Though Wikipedia gets a bad rap at school, do not hesitate to research the city, university and country where you will be studying. It goes more in-depth than most other sources and makes the information easy to sift through than most
The John Rylands Library in Manchester provides space to do some research.
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Movies and TV shows
It can also be helpful to study up on the local culture by watching movies/TV shows and reading books that are characteristic of the place you are visiting. For me, “cultural preparation” was a nice way to justify binge-watching “Doctor Who” and “Sherlock” on Netflix.
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where you are going, you need to book a flight. Kayak is an absolutely invaluable resource for this, with an extensive flight search engine that compares prices through most airlines and other websites. They even offer a prediction tool that tells you whether prices are liable to go up or down in the next seven days.
Google Hangouts, Facebook, Viber, Snapchat
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In terms of keeping touch with friends and family, there are several great apps and websites available. Google Hangouts and Facebook are easy solutions for those with tech-illiterate friends or relatives. Viber lets you make calls internationally through the internet, and Snapchat is great for sharing what you are currently seeing or doing.
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to want a way to document your trip. It is incredibly easy to make and keep a blog on Tumblr documenting your travels, and you can do it for free. This is a great option for uploading mobile content instantly and keeping all your pics and thoughts in one place. Instagram also works like a digital photo album — and getting likes and followers just feels so good!
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Their Time With Us Was Far Too Short Four delicious items that got discontinued too soon
8-year-old in me loved seeing edible Woody and Buzz Lightyears along with collectible stickers nestled inside. It was a simple treat, but it was delicious. It was eventually discontinued by 2004.
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I distinctly remember Pepsi introducing this “new berry cola.” I hated it, but my brother and all my friends around me seemed to love it. I think this item was one people either loved or they hated. There was not much of a middle ground. Those who enjoyed Pepsi’s rendition of a blueberry cola, in my experience, loved it. I have disturbing memories of my brother’s teeth always having a bluish hue during Pepsi Blue’s two-year era.
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They say you don’t know what you have until its gone. In regards to particularly four tasty treats, this rings true. Why companies felt the need to discontinue these products may never be known. There may have an issue in sales, but within their markets they had collections of dedicated fans. Prepare for a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
Surge
Before the days when Mountain Dew ruled the world of sugary soda, there was Surge. This highly caffeinated beverage was introduced to the market in 1997 and held prominence until 2003 when its sales started declining. I contribute this to all the fad diets that sprouted up like weeds during this time. Fortunately for Surge fans, it was just re-released in September exclusively on Amazon.com.
Nestle Wonderballs
If I had to pick one candy item from my childhood that I wish I could have right now, it would be a Nestle Wonderball. The Wonderball was the item I always pestered my mom for while walking through the checkout at the grocery store. The simple chocolate ball had a hollow mid filled with sweet and tart little candies. What made these even better was the candies inside were shaped as Disney characters. The
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Doritos 3D
In truth, I think the idea behind Doritos 3D was a little ridiculous and far-fetched. But that didn’t take away from the fun of the product. Doritos 3D were like “Chex” style chips that rather than being traditionally flat were puffed triangles with a hollow middle. What made them so cool was when Frito Lay introduced the snacks-on-the-go. Doritos 3D were available in a tube and were easily portable. They were the snack of choice in my elementary school. Unfortunately, these Doritos spin-offs were not as different as the original and people must not have seen the need to switch. Obviously these products didn’t have what it takes to stay in the consumer race. It is unfortunate for the groups that loved these items. Maybe some day these products may make a comeback; stranger things have happened. Have any discontinued treats you miss? Tweet @NDSUSpectrum with #Discontinued and let us know what you wish would come back.
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Kardashian Family’s Attention Stolen by Kim Once Again How one magazine aspires to #Breaktheinternet Amber Zolondek Staff Writer
I’m not really sure what people look to fashion magazines for anymore because I know it used to be inspiration, ideas, interviews and other insightful things. But now you can find Kim Kardashian’s bare-butt on the front page of Paper magazine, which is supposed to be fashionable, trendy and somehow influential. It certainly is getting people talking, but one must wonder if all this controversial
as “The 10 most iconic female costumes in
“...is all this controversial uprise always a good thing and is it changing movie history” and “12 must-see art shows opening this week.” the future of our social and traditional media?...”
uproar is a good thing and if it changing the future of our social and traditional media. Some editors might say yes because it sells magazines, while others may say no because the constant questionable content brings down the reputation and credibility of their magazine. No matter their views and message, a magazine should bring something to the table for their reader because there’s a purpose that they’re reading, whether it’s art, music, film, fashion or other pop culture topics, which is exactly Paper’s format. The fact that I now know what Kim Kardashian’s behind looks like both unclothed and clothed with a champagne
glass balancing on it is both a disturbing and mesmerizing thing that is on the market right now and in the name of magazine journalism. I wouldn’t call this art, and I wouldn’t call it an uproar, especially after Kim tweet: “And they say I have no talent.” Once the photo was released, the trending hashtag #Breaktheinternet also appeared. We wonder why we have a society that is so obsessed with nudity, sex and pornography, but it’s because we print things such as this and get offended when others get offended. It’s a stupid circle of events, really. What’s ironic is that Paper does in fact feature some really good articles such
But with the good comes the bad. While I won’t show you the titles for the more graphic stories, I’m sure you can fill the blanks on what they’re about or what they say. For those who enjoy controversy and distasteful subjects, perhaps Paper magazine is the one for you. However, I cannot go into magazine journalism reading this type of content knowing that I am not a firm believer in exploiting reality stars and their coveted assets on a front page. If they cannot find an individual that is helpful to the community or has some sort of intelligence to bring to the table, then it’s a poor choice in my book. Dear Paper, maybe try a clothed cover star for your next issue.
Singer Garth Brooks Knows it is About the Fans Country star pauses show to honor cancer patient Denise Luttio
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Although I can’t stand most country music, I have always been a huge Garth Brooks fan. After waiting online for almost two hours — thank goodness for my iPad so I could move around — to buy Garth Brooks tickets for his Minneapolis show, I knew I wasn’t wasting my time. I had no idea how special that concert would be. Turns out, neither did Brooks or a very special woman named Teresa Shaw. At the 10:30 p.m. show on Nov. 7, Brooks played a lot of his older music. He introduced his “favorite Garth Brooks song” and started singing “The Dance.” About halfway in, the camera showed a woman holding a sign that said, “Chemo this morning, Garth tonight. Enjoying The Dance.” The audience started cheering, which made Brooks look up to the big screen. The usher brought Shaw to the stage where Brooks sang to her and kissed her forehead before taking her sign and handing her his guitar. And just in case anybody’s eyes were still dry, he stopped the song to give a monologue and told her, “You have all my strength, you have everybody’s strength in here and you go kick cancer’s a**!” His sister and mother both died of cancer, so this hit home for him in a way that I don’t think he was expecting. He didn’t have to
Singer Garth Brooks (left) gave his guitar to cancer patient Teresa Shaw (middle) during his show.
do any of that. It was a small gesture to him, but I’m sure it meant the world to Shaw. A few days later, Entertainment Tonight flew Shaw in to surprise Brooks during an interview. They hugged, and he sang to her again. This all comes on the heels of the Cincinnati Bengals player, Devon Still, whose daughter, Leah, has become a poster child for childhood cancer awareness. The Bengals sold jerseys with Still’s name and
number on them, then donated all of the more than $1 million in proceeds to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to help continue the fight. The New England Patriots cheerleaders even wore Still’s jersey when they played the Bengals to show their support. The owner of the Patriots donated money to the hospital. All of this helped their image, sure. Even so, it is still creating awareness and getting
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money to where it needs to go. It’s things like this that help restore my faith in humanity. There are so many bad stories in the news, it’s hard to find the good in much of anything we read anymore. Maybe I have just become so jaded to bad things that I find generous acts like this amazing. Random acts of kindness and generosity sometimes come from the places we least expect, but when they do, they warm the heart and stir the soul.
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Society’s Newest Pitfall: Black Thursday Thanksgiving is a time for food, football and family, not shopping Connor Dunn Spectrum Staff
Around 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of November every year, families across the nation gather around a mouthwatering feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pie to give thanks for the blessings of life while football is on a TV in the
background. For as long as I can remember, that’s what the great day of Thanksgiving was: food, football and family. Nowhere in my list does it say shopping, and I know for a fact the first celebrants of Thanksgiving didn’t go to some store to buy the latest capotain (pilgrim’s hat for all of you non-history majors). It doesn’t even have begin with an “f,” so it shouldn’t belong on my alliterative list of plans for 6 p.m. Thanksgiving night, but corporate America sure thinks it does. Target, Wal-Mart and other major retailers have recently announced that Black Friday deals
“... think about the employees who are forced to work Thanksgiving night. They don’t even get the option to choose work over family, and that’s downright wrong.” will be starting at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Thursday. Black Friday isn’t even on a Friday anymore. On the pace it’s going, Christmas shoppers will be cashing in on Black Friday deals on the Fourth of July! This earlier opening might not come as a surprise to some, as those same stores were opening at 8 p.m. last year, but for many people, including myself, we’re simply dumbstruck.
What’s wrong with waiting another 10 hours to open up the stores at 4 a.m.? I remember going to the Moorhead Target when I was 13 years old at 4 a.m. to get the newest Madden video game. Getting up early, seeing all of the people frantically rush around and being able to go back to sleep before enjoying my day off of school was a great experience. You had to be motivated
to get yourself out of bed to the stores to find the doorbuster deals. Nowadays, you’ve got to either push the special Thanksgiving meal up a few hours or really think that shopping takes priority over family. What makes corporate America think they can control our lives like that and force us to make a decision in order to succumb to their irresistible deals? But it’s not only about the shoppers who can resist the deals, but think about the employees who are forced to work Thanksgiving night. They don’t even get the option to choose work over family, and that’s downright wrong. Just like the blue laws
in North Dakota, where stores like Wal-Mart and Target cannot open before noon on Sundays, let’s extend that to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Let’s let families eat together at dinner without the hassle of shopping or working around an employee’s holiday work schedule. Since the Puritans of the 17th century, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine have had blue laws prohibiting most retail stores from opening on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why can’t we take a page out of their book? Black Friday, stay out of my Thanksgiving.
You Don’t Mess With the Daniel Tosh Comedian takes revenge on ESPN for replicating segment Caleb Werness Opinion Editor
Daniel Tosh was not happy when he found out sports station ESPN had essentially ripped-off his
Web Redemption series. “I’m fine with kids in high school and college plagiarizing, but once you work for a real network you should have some selfrespect,” Tosh said Tuesday. The Web Redemption segment, featured on Tosh’s Comedy Central show Tosh.0, has been around for years. Naturally, Tosh was a little upset to see a nearly verbatim copy. Web Redemption features videos that have gone viral on the Internet where people typically
experience an embarrassing situation. These include unfortunate mishaps to allout “fails.” Tosh invites them to “give it another shot” in which they rectify the embarrassing scene. All in all, the segment provides some good laughs and a chance for positive second chance. ESPN recently featured its “new” segment creatively entitled “Awesome Video Segment.” The inaugural episode featured singer Mark Donnelly tripping over a roll of red carpet
while singing “O Canada” at a Vancouver Canucks game. ESPN asked Donnelly if he’d be willing to “give it another shot.” Donnelly agreed and successfully sang the Canadian national anthem while hurdling a chunk of carpet. The entire video is unbearably similar to Tosh.0’s Web Redemption. In doing what Daniel Tosh does best, he took it upon himself to amend the situation. In a hilarious parody, Tosh creates his own new segment titled Sports
Science.0, taking shots at ESPN’s popular show Sport Science. During the video, Tosh.0 manages to mock nearly every aspect of the network. From ESPN’s “frat brothers they call anchors” to the lack of content they feature – almost solely covering anything Johnny Manziel or LeBron James. Tosh holds no punches in his two-minute parody video. I believe he is completely justified in his actions and it was clever to see the comedian retaliate with a
video of his own. EPSN argues it did not take Tosh’s segment and informs everyone the Awesome Video Segment will continue as a regular feature. Hopefully this means Tosh will continue, as well as with his Sports Science.0. In looking back, it appears this whole fiasco has been more beneficial for Tosh, and it goes to show that it’s not wise to mess with a guy who earns his living poking fun at people.
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The Gold Star Marching Band presents its “Sounds of the Gridiron”.
‘Sounds of the Gridiron’ Showcases GSMB Students Show music, stands tunes, student show comprise free Fargodome concert BY JACK DURA
The hands behind the music of the Bison football games get a spotlight all their own this Sunday as the Gold Star Marching Band presents “Sounds of the Gridiron.” In an hourlong concert, the marching band students will present their football game show music, tunes and an original performance on the turf of the Fargodome’s Gate City Bank Field. It’s an outing that offers a good glimpse of the band for those unable to attend a Bison game and a great chance to view band up close and personal. Sigurd Johnson, director of the Gold Star Marching Band, said “Sounds of the Gridiron” is indeed a good game day snapshot of the band from start to finish. “People who are there will get to see us march pre-game to start off with,” he said. “From then on, we’ll essentially spend some time playing the music that we’ve been performing this season ... we’ll play a combination of show music and stands tunes. It’s a pretty relaxed concert.” Through the usual football fanfare, turf formations and game music, the concert will close with an original performance
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Writer’s Choice: Dine Out in Fargo Leave the dining center behind this week Erica Nitschke Spectrum Staff
After nearly four months of dining center food, it’s time to get out and try something new. Use the first half of your week to venture off campus for a different dining experience. These three restaurants are just a start.
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the chef’s choice (cross your fingers that means clam chowder). Though $7-$10 may seem pricey for a simple sandwich, the quality of each ingredient will leave you feeling fresh and full.
Tuesday: Bangkok Corner
This Thai kitchen and sushi bar opens for dinner from 5-9 p.m. Located at 1450 25th St. S, this Fargo restaurant offers sushi, Thai curry, noodle and rice dishes. Specialty rolls are about $13-$14, but there is plenty on
the menu for less. Top your meal off with the tempting fried banana and coconut ice cream dessert.
Wednesday: Hennessy’s Irish Pub
Taste perhaps the best reuben in Fargo Wednesday evening at Hennessy’s Irish Pub. The restaurant is open to anyone under 21 until 8 p.m. For those of age, tap beers switch to $4 after 8 p.m. and live music starts at 9 p.m. Though out of the way at 4323 45th St. S., Hennessy’s is definitely worth the gas. Prices range from $8-$13. Live bands take the stage at 9 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday, so be sure to stick around and hear The Blues Band this week.
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FMVA Talk: Combining Authorship, Artistry Ellen Jean Diederich to share experiences in creating books, visual art Tessa Beck Staff Writer
The Plains Art Museum will open its doors yet again to the Artist Talk event, and as always, the occasion is free and open to anyone willing to absorb information on the area’s visual arts climate. FargoMoorhead Visual Artists are back with their mission of educating both themselves and the public on the practices and projects of local artists. Artist Talks are monthly events scheduled by the FMVA. The presentations allow different artists associated with the organization to share their work and educate their peers on the processes central to their success. Additionally, Artist Talks create a dialogue among included artists and their creative counterparts and also between the artists and the general public.
For this month’s session, artist and author Ellen Jean Diederich will educate the audience on the process of creating her books, while providing examples of her studio work as well. Her goal is to advise listeners how she obtained information toward achieving authorship, as well as how she cultivated the idea to begin with. Diederich is a painter specializing in watercolor and acrylic. She works primarily in a larger scale, with canvases in the 30-inchby-40-inch range. Diederich is most comfortable with watercolor but is working to hone her skills in acrylic. She describes her style as “neo-impressionist.� Primarily, the subject matter of her work has Fargo themes or noticeable local references. Since the age of 12, Diederich has taken a heavy interest in painting. She received her bachelor’s of fine arts and a bachelor’s in education from Minnesota State University Moorhead. She taught elementary art for a time, then eventually
Diederich began her writing and illustrating journey in 2003 with the children’s book “Where’s Petunia?â€? In 2006, she took a different direction with the publication of “Progressive Painting,â€? which was meant to aid in the creative process for studio artists. As N for her most recent work, “Samson’s Giftâ€? is another children’s book andW is the highlight of her talk. Diederich is active in theS FMVA and enthusiastically noted the knowledge she obtains from each Artist Talk. When asked what she felt the benefits were to these events, she said, “It just wakes you up a little bit ‌ What you assume by looking can be totally off.â€? In conjunction with Diederich’s presentation, the Katherine Kilbourne Center for Creativity section of the Plains Art Museum has samples of her paintings that illustrate the book on display. Diederich’s work can also be found at south Fargo’s Underbrush Gallery, where she is featured
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‘Oil & Water’: What They Mean to North Dakota Memorial Union Gallery exhibition explores North Dakota’s natural resources Megan Johnson
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Oil and water: two things known not to mix; however, they do so wonderfully in the current exhibition at the Memorial Union Gallery. This exhibition focuses on North Dakota’s use of water and oil. The show is divided into four sections: commentary, oil, water and living things. Area college students using different printmaking methods to produce each of the 37 pieces contribute. It was coordinated by North Dakota State visual arts professor Kent Kapplinger, retired
Minnesota State University Moorhead professor John Volk and Concordia College Professor Heidi Goldberg, all of whom have personal pieces displayed relating to show’s meaning. The section “commentary� holds pieces that seem to visually depict statements about North Dakota issues involving oil and water. The next section involving oil focuses on western North Dakota’s oil fields and the negative impacts it has on the area’s community. This transitions well into the next section of water because of how the oil drilling harms the water for the people living near oil fields. The section of water also involves the flooding that people of the Red River Valley have come to
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accept as a part of life. The final section involves living things and how issues with water and oil impact living things in North Dakota and vice versa. A piece that stands out in the commentary portion is NDSU student Jonathan Carlson’s screen print titled “In the Lap of Luxury.� The screen print depicts a horizontal image of an oil droplet, diamond and three smaller water droplets. This piece hold a certain unity with the color usage and equal size of imagery.
What does this unity represent? This is explained in the artist statement when Carlson addresses the meaning of his piece by saying, “Abuse of oil and water for money has warped sense of luxury, setting water out of reach for a large part of the world.� The meaning behind this print certainly brings new meaning to the phrase “Lap of Luxury.� In the section of pieces involving “oil,� the majority of works focus on the current oil boom in western North
Dakota and how it affects the area, people, communities and landscapes. A piece that seems to tie together the section of oil quite well is by NDSU student Derek Graham. As someone who grew up in Dickinson, N.D., Graham really seems to have a N connection to this area of the state, and it is shown in his intaglio titled, “OilW Filled Homes.� The image is that of S an oil stack with the sun setting behind it to suggest the negative change occurring at this time, with a representation of small towns below the oil stack. The placement of the homes below the oil stack bring a clear meaning that the oil boom has had a negative impact on western North Dakota towns.
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NDSU Splits Back-to-Back Home Matches Bison finish at .500 in Summit League Corrie Dunshee Staff Writer
North Dakota State volleyball defeated Summit League opponent Fort Wayne 3-2 Friday at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Set scores were 16-25, 25-23, 23-25, 2523 and 15-8. Sophomore Emily Miron led NDSU with 19 kills and eight blocks. Junior outside hitter Jenni Fassbender tallied 15 kills and three blocks in the match. Sophomore Emily Milligan had 18 digs. Monica Claxton had 30 assists and 14
digs, while Brianna Rasmusson had 19 assists, 17 digs and five blocks. IPFW’s Emily Spencer tallied 24 kills and 22 digs. Sarah Heckman and Somer Johnson had 16 and 12 kills, respectively. Kendall Wienkes tallied 25 digs, while Madison Spence had 47 assists. NDSU (14-16, 8-8 Summit League) dropped their home next match at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (15-14, 9-7) 3-1 Saturday. Miron finished the night with a teamleading 14 kills with Fassbender finishing with 12. Fassbender also tallied eight digs and four blocks. Milligan led the team with 12 digs, followed by Hadley Steffen with 11. Claxton ended with 21 assists, and Rasmusson had 16. Oral Roberts’ Laura Milos led her team
with 20 kills, and Sara Pope and Shelby Cox had 17 and 14. respectively. Maggie DiPronio led with 17 digs on the night, while Pope had 15 digs and Lucija Bojanjac had 12. Bojanjec tallied a matchhigh 50 assists. Each team had a total of nine blocks throughout the match. NDSU jumped out early in the first set to lead Oral Roberts 7-3. The Golden Eagles responded with a 6-2 point run to take their first lead of the night, 9-8. The Bison bounced back to tie the game at 16, but could not hold the Eagles in check, or see the lead again in the first set, as Oral Roberts eventually won 25-22. Oral Roberts wasted no time in the second set and quickly jumped to a 7-2 lead. NDSU responded later by tying the game at 12-12, but dropped the next four points and Oral Roberts never looked back and won the
set 25-20. The third set saw the most lead changes in the match, and the most excitement. With 16 different ties throughout the set, Oral Roberts took the first point of the set before NDSU took the next three. From there, the lead changed six different times before the Bison finished the set with three straight points and a score of 29-27. Oral Roberts opened up the fourth set with four straight points to pull ahead quickly 4-0. The Bison came back within two to make the score 6-4 before the Eagles jumped out with another four-point run. The Bison saw their last lead come at 20-19, but the Eagles responded with one more four-point run to eventually take the set and match at 25-22. The Bison are set to participate in the Summit League Tournament on Nov. 2123.
Wentz Throws Five TDs as Bison Recover NDSU topples Missouri State with 42-0 run Pace Maier
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No. 4-ranked North Dakota State found itself behind early in the first quarter, but found its stride and beat Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent Missouri State 45-10 on Saturday at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Mo. Carson Wentz and Connor Wentz led the Bison (10-1, 6-1 MVFC) to the win.
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Women’s Cross Country The North Dakota State women’s cross country team were in Peoria, Ill., for the NCAA Midwest Regional. No Bison was more impressive than sophomore Erin Teschuk, who finished second out of 222 runners. Teschuk finished the 6-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 7 seconds. She is the first NDSU runner to qualify for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Fellow sophomore Taylor Janssen finished second for the Bison and 103rd overall while junior track & field AllAmerican Paige Stratioti took 119th place. Junior Ashley Heinze finished 133rd. Sophomore Tarin Lachowitzer crossed the finish line after just more than 22 minutes in 139th place.
Carson Wentz threw for 247 yards on 15 of 22 passing with five touchdowns and two interceptions. Redshirt freshman tight end Connor Wentz caught two passes for 27 yards and two touchdowns. Wentz tied a school record with his five touchdown passes. Wentz also threw touchdowns to Andrew Bonnet, Trevor Gebhart and Zach Vraa. John Crockett led the rushing attack for the Bison with one touchdown on 177 yards. The Bison out-rushed MSU 266 yards to 99. The Bears (4-7, 1-6) took the early lead in the first quarter with a Macelo Bonani field goal, but the Bison replied with a 42-0
run in the second and third quarters. Kyle Emanuel was the key to the Bison defense. He had a team-high 10 tackles, with two sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and one interception. NDSU’s Travis Beck had a 21-yard interception return and Emanuel had a 27yard return. With Vraa’s 119 receiving yards, he recorded his 10th career 100-yard receiving game and passed Ryan Smith for fourth place on NDSU’s all-time receptions list with 149 career catches. MSU was just 3-for-15 on third down conversions.
Esley Thorton chipped in 10 tackles and a fumble recovery for the NDSU defense . Tre Dempsey had a total of eight tackles in his very first career start. Defensive lineman Nate Tanguay had a strip sack, and teammates Zach Colvin and Colten Heagle both forced fumbles. The last Bison quarterback to throw for five touchdowns was Tony Stauss in 2003 against the South Dakota Coyotes. The Bison will come back home next week to host Youngstown State (7-4, 4-3) at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome after being on the road for the last two games.
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The Bison started strong wining the first match 3-1. However, a few overtime victories at 157 pounds and 174 pounds helped propel the Cavaliers to a 20-15 victory over the Bison. At the 125 weight, NDSU’s Josh Rodriguez won in his first match of the season, posting a 3-1 decision victory. Virginia would claim the 133 pound and 141 pound matches with a 12-2 major decision and a 7-4 decision. Redshirt freshman Clay Ream got the Bison back on the board in the 149 pounds match with a pin at the 4 minutes, 18 seconds mark. Virginia went on to win the next three matches, two of which were in overtime. NDSU recorded three more points when Hayden Zillmer won his 184 pound match 7-4. Evan Knutson won the 285 pound match
9-2 to give the Bison three points at the end of the duel, but it was not enough for the Bison to win.
Men’s cross country
In Peoria, Ill., Bison men’s cross country completed their best finish since 2011 at the NCAA Midwest Regional. NDSU finished 16th as a team. Senior Brett Kelly set the pace for the Bison in 54th place with a time of 31 minutes, 4 seconds. Senior Lucas DeGree took 72nd place, and senior Marty Joyce crossed the finish line in 73rd place. Redshirt freshmen Brant Gilbertson ended his race in 116th place. Junior Brendan Skime rounded out the team scoring with a 117th.
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The NDSU wrestling team took to the mats against the No. 10-ranked Virginia Cavaliers.
Men’s basketball
The new-look Bison men’s basketball team flew down to Austin, Texas, for a matchup against the 10th-ranked Texas Longhorns. Texas trounced the Bison early and came out with a 85-50 victory. Texas’ defense dominated the game, giving up just 27.4 percent from the field (17-of-62) and forcing 11 turnovers. Senior Lawrence Alexander led the Bison with 16 points and junior Kory Brown added 10 points. Those were the only scorers in double figures for the Bison on the day. NDSU’s next scheduled opponent is against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Monday in Iowa City, Iowa.
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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | MONDAY, NOV. 17, 2014
North Dakota State’s Marena Whittle and head coach Maren Walseth talk on the bench Friday at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
North Dakota State’s Holly Johnson drives to the basket past a Kent State defender.
North Dakota State head coach Maren Walseth calls out to her team. The Bison won in Walseth’s first game as head coach.
Bison Women Secure First Win Under Walseth NDSU defeats Kent State in home opener despite low shooting percentage STORY BY COLTON POOL & PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RAVITS
Maren Walseth’s debut as North Dakota State head coach didn’t go exactly as planned. After the game, Walseth was handed and quickly folded up a statistic sheet, but then uncrumpled it to see her team shot 37.9 percent from the floor. “Not stellar,” she said with a smile. “Not stellar.” But for her, the Bison got the win on Saturday, and that’s all that counts. NDSU (1-0) used a 24-9 run late in the second half to conquer Kent State 7468 in a college women’s basketball contest at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
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“I would be lying if I said this wasn’t important,” Walseth said. “At the same time, this is just the first game. We have a very long season. We cannot be judged just by this game, win or loss.” Brooke LeMar powered the Bison with 25 points and five assists. She went 6-for12 from the floor and 12-for14 from the freethrow line. “We all just play for each other,” LeMar said. “We’re all buying in, and we all want the same goal, which is to win.” The Bison pulled out a 19-3 run while down 11 over the span of seven minutes
in the second half, driving them to a 65-59 lead. NDSU’s Marena Whittle started the momentum shift with 6:26 left to play. She tipped a KSU pass and danced along the sideline to keep it in bounds. She drove down the court, juked a defender with a crossover and laid the ball in the hoop to put the score within one. On the next play, Whittle rebounded a Golden Flash shot and bombed it down court to LeMar for a layup. This lead to a 60-59 Bison lead. “We try to do this sort of thing in practice where we just keep going at them,
and if we’re going strong at them, keep going stronger,” Whittle said. “It was just a ball to be out there. We were just having fun.” KSU led by as much as 11, including at 11 minutes left in the game. Jordan Korinek scored off a jumper in the paint to give KSU a 56-45 advantage. Walseth called a timeout, if only to gather the Bison’s composure. “At that exact time, she told us we were ok,” LeMar said. “She believed in us and we believed in her, and it all came out in the end and we picked up our intensity.” LeMar led that intensity.
Though she was temporarily knocked out of the game to get her cut lip patched up, she stuck through to put up 15 points in the second half. “It’s a domino effect,” LeMar said. “If I dive on the floor, (others) will dive on the floor … We all contributed and we all played our role today.” The Bison stressed their defensive intensity in order to start the surge. The Golden Flash turned the ball over 16 times and NDSU scored 33 points off those opportunities. “We all came together and we locked down the defense,” said NDSU’s Alisa
Brown, who recorded five points and a pair of steals. “We knew to lock down this game, it was our defense.” Cici Shannon led the Golden Flash (0-1) with 17 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks. With focus on defense, Walseth said she won’t think twice about NDSU’s shooting percentages. “We need to get back in the gym, absolutely,” Walseth said. “But until it becomes a three, four, five-point game scenario, I’m not concerned with our shooting percentage. We’ve got better shooters than we demonstrated tonight.”
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THE SPECTRUM | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | MONDAY, NOV. 17, 2014
NDSU AD Matt Larsen Chimes in on Student Seating If spots are empty, let them be used for better purposes Joe Kerlin Staff Writer
We ’ r e two weeks removed from a turnout in the student section of the North Dakota State football game that was far from memorable and just short of pitiful at the Fargodome. If you really start to dissect the problem and speak with the fans within earshot of opposing players,
attendants and students staying in their seats through the entirety of the game has been a problem for the student department of Bison Nation since student tickets sold out in three minutes for the home opener. Not too long ago, I wrote that students have become spoiled and the lack of attention given to students at football games is not helping the problem. I stand by that point until something is done, but since I haven’t received a phone call, email or tweet about the lack of student organizations care for the potential memorable experience at football games, I digress. Something caught my ear on 740 The Fan’s
Jack Michaels Show last Wednesday. I heard NDSU athletic director Matt Larsen speaking with Michaels and his associate, Tank McNamara, about the future of NDSU Athletics, the Football Bowl Subdivision and seating at the Fargodome. “I think it’s a trend across the country with students and their attendance at games, and I think it’s because there’s so much more out there,” Larsen said. Larsen has a point. Even for the most diehard football fan, it was difficult to not flip back and forth between the NDSUMissouri State game and the Alabama-Mississippi State
game. Is this because we’re in the Football Championship Subdivision and ultimately irrelevant in the grand realm of sports? Is NDSU’s style of play that boring? Are we too busy looking at Kim Kardashian’s Paper photo shoot? NDSU allocates 4,000 tickets to student government for each home game. Last home game against SDSU, NDSU student government returned approximately 400 tickets to the Fargodome to be sold to anxious Bison fans who have been fans for longer than freshmen have been alive. The two previous home games against a ranked Southern Illinois and
Indiana State attendance were disappointing from a student perspective. So disappointing, in fact, sports editor Colton Pool and I wrote back-to-back columns about the disinterest from students and our disgust with what’s happened to our peers. But maybe we shouldn’t whine about the students any more. Maybe it’s just about getting butts in the seats, no matter their age or education level. “Our challenge is, how do we maximize those 4,000 seats?” Larsen said to Michaels and Tank. “So if we have 4,000 students, we’d love it, but if we can’t, we know we can fill those seats with some Bison fans.”
Larsen is right. Although he said the students bring another edge to the 19,000-strong ruckus of Bison fans, it ultimately doesn’t matter if they’re students or not. The first 20-or-so rows should always be filled with students at home games. It’s the rest of the open seats that should be given to NDSU Team Makers who dish out hundreds of dollars but don’t have season tickets. It’s time to put to bed the animosity toward students for not reserving all of their allotted tickets. Nothing needs to change, so why spend any more time on a challenge with no answer?
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