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Desirae Kraska, a graduate student in health, nutrition and exercise science, fills her water bottle almost every time she is upstairs in the Memorial Union.

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Student Government Aims to Make Campus Greener and Cleaner Student government to vote on additional water bottle refill stations Lisa Marchand

Head News Editor

Students’ lives may get a bit easier, much more green and perhaps a tad healthier.

Thanks to an ongoing student government project, additional Elkay hydration stations like the two in the Memorial Union could pop up around campus in the near future, depending upon an upcoming vote.

Off Campus Senator and Vice Chair of the Student Government Senate Cassie Hillen initiated the project last year after she said she witnessed a long line of students in the MU basement who were waiting for campus’s only water bottle filler. After that, she looked into installing more and got the

ball rolling.

These hydration stations are not the average water fountains. Attached is a refill station where users set their water bottle on a platform that senses the container and fills it to the desired amount. In fact, the station is three times faster than a traditional water fountain, Elkay’s website said.

Last year’s initial push for additional hydration stations failed by a small margin in student government. But when the Memorial Union realized they had excess funds for small-scale projects, MU Associate Director for Operations and Facilities Management Paul Wraalstad said they decided to install another refill station and to upgrade their first.

“This fall, as the issue started getting brought up in student government again, we just decided ‘You know what, let’s do it,’” Wraalstad said.

He claimed the MU wanted to offer a new service to the students, and since the building takes such a large initiative to recycle, the decision made sense.

“We do a lot here in the Union to pro-

Alexa’s Hope Attempts to Break Guinness Record Saturday Area nonprofit, PRSSA looks for organ donors Benjamin Norman Staff Writer

According to LifeSource, a non-profit organization specializing in organ and tissue donation in the Upper Midwest, there are 3,545 people on a waiting list for an organ in the Dakotas and Minnesota alone.

Nationwide, a person is added to the waiting list every 10 minutes. On average, 18 people die a day because they do not receive a transplanted organ soon enough.

Residents around the Fargo-Moorhead area have the opportunity not only to break a world record this Saturday, but also to help put a dent in previous numbers by signing up to be an organ donor.

Alexa’s Hope, a local non-profit organization, received a grant from the Dakota Medical Foundation that has allowed the group to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most people to sign up as organ donors in eight hours. The “Give to Live” Challenge is set to take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fargo North Coliseum, Fargo Air Museum and Fargodome—the season finale football game between the South Dakota and NDSU. It was by no mere coincidence that the event coincided with the game. Rather, it was planned out by Monica Kersting,

founder and executive director of Alexa’s Hope. The record is currently 4,135 donors in eight hours, which was originally set by Dharmsinh Desai University of India on Jan. 1. Kersting said that she hopes NDSU fans, along with the travelers from USD and others from around the area, will sign up during the drive.

However, it isn’t all about the record, Kersting said.

“If we break the record, that’s great. But even if we don’t, the bottom line is we will register more organ donors, and when those people pass on someday, they will save a life,” she said.

One can take Kersting’s word. Organ donation is a topic Kersting is quite knowledgeable about, due to personal tragedy.

Alexa’s Hope gets its namesake from Alexa Kersting, Monica and Loren Kersting’s daughter who passed away while waiting for a double-lung transplant. She was fourteen when she died in 2004.

On the top of the waiting list in the region, Alexa stoically held on to her life for eight months, “but lungs never became available for her,” Kersting said. Alexa’s Hope was subsequently founded three years later.

Kersting, who works full time at Concordia College, has been to countless conventions and seminars on the topic of organ donation, looking for ideas to help spread her message.

It was at one of these conferences that she stumbled upon the idea of attempting to rewrite the record books.

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mote recycling,” Wraalstad said, “and this is one of the ways (by) not only giving them a place to put the plastic but to avoid needing the plastic at all.”

Student government representative and Graduate Student Association President Chris McEwen decided to revisit the matter for campus as a whole. He spearheaded a recent student survey about the potential for more stations around campus.

“I thought that there might be a serious student desire for these (stations.) Water bottles are becoming a very integral part of our collegiate culture,” McEwen said. “We have students that are more willing to bring their water bottles around campus and use those primarily for health-related reasons (and) cost-related reasons.”

The survey results seem to echo his thoughts. Of the 958 responses, 93 percent said they would like to see more refill stations around campus. The most popular spot for a new hydration station was the Wellness Center at 78 percent, with the library coming in as a close second.

Wraalstad and McEwen explained that

the cost of the new fillers is quite variable across buildings. Depending upon the age of the initial water fountain, the plumbing of the building, installation fees and other factors, the fillers could range in cost from $700 to $2500, Wraalstad said.

Should the measure pass in student government, no additional student fees will be put in place to pay for the units. McEwen explained student government will use a portion of the $240,000 that is left in their student fee reserve fund.

“The impact on student fees is almost nothing because we’re using leftovers,” McEwen said. “(We’re using) unspent money that we can’t just give back (and) that we can’t just stash away because otherwise inflation kicks in and we’re actually losing money if we don’t invest it.”

MU Director and student government adviser Steve Winfrey said if the project is approved, students should see the water bottle refill stations cropping up around campus sometime next semester.

Plans of the Future Higher education day brings leaders together Colton Pool

Co-News Editor

On Nov. 14, NDSU student government held their annual Higher Education Day in the Hidatsa Room in the Memorial Union to discuss future plans for the university.

Different state government leaders, including seven representatives from the offices of Senator John Hoeven and Representative Kevin Cramer, were there to discuss plans for NDSU over some pasta and green beans.

“It’s critically important,” President Dean Bresciani said. “I say that on two bases. One, it’s students demonstrating their engagement with the legislative process and the people that lead in the state and taking that initiative to schedule this and invite the state legislators.

“Also, having the material benefit of having our best and brightest student leaders working with our best and brightest legislative leaders about the future of North Dakota.”

Student government and state government are always in communication. However, this is one of a few times during the school year when representatives from each side can come together and talk about important subjects.

“This is necessary,” Student Body President Robbie Lauf said. “It’s just incredible

that you can have relationships with legislators that you can call them up and say ‘What’s going on with a bill in Bismarck?’ or you have can have an ally to converse about what’s going on in higher education.

It’s integral.”

Lauf, Bresciani and other student body leaders talked about issues including the construction of the STEM building on campus. Student Body Vice President Erik Diederich revealed some of the plans for the project and timetables for its creation.

Student government members also spoke about their goals for tuition costs and battling with the demands of the working world. Lauf focused on adapting to workplaces that offer high wages without any form of higher education.

To Bresciani, the discussions were vital.

“If all of the voices are heard and they’re all brought together and able to compare and contrast and to know what the other one is thinking, you make better decisions in the end,” he said. “The success of North Dakota is dependent on making the best possible decisions.”

North Dakota District 27 Representative Thomas Beadle said there isn’t always time to coordinate on these matters. This is why he thought getting these talks in over lunch was a good idea.

“We can’t just take an afternoon out our job to come and do something like this, but being able to compact something like this with lunch really is great to get all of the information in a digestible way and really be able to take that and use it going forward,” Beadle said.

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Caleb Werness Staff Writer

It all started 400 years ago with the intestine of a sheep.

For many, condoms have been one of the most successful methods of birth

control.

The condom offers the ability to engage in sexual intercourse while greatly preventing pregnancy and reducing the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

High school health classes teach abstinence as the only completely effective birth control, but condoms are one of the best alternates for those who are sexually active. However, a recent study released by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada found that 51 percent of sexually active college students be-

tween 18 and 24 years old are not using condoms.

Senior microbiology major Matt Carlson viewed the news in a different manner.

“Just because they don’t use condoms doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t using something like a diaphragm or some other sort of contraceptive device,” he said.

According to the other research, the leading reason why teenagers and young adults choose not to use condoms is because they find them uncomfortable and “less pleasurable.” In the last 50 years the condom has seen little change in design.

One of the main problems according to Professor of Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science Sarah HilgersGreterman, is young people’s priority regarding sex.

“Many people are so concerned with unwanted pregnancy that they don’t think about the chance of getting a sexually transmitted disease,” Hilgers-Greterman said.

It is important to note condoms do not completely prevent sexually transmitted diseases. However, they do offer protection against sexually transmitted diseases whereas birth control meth-

Donors from page 2 sentations in class on the campaign. Jena Sinton, a freshman studying public relations and advertising, will address her Understanding Media and Social Change class with David Nasvik, a junior studying public relations and advertisement.

Sinton has helped with tasks including creating the slideshow and talking to teachers about the subject.

As a resident hailing from Choteau, Mont., Sinton also brings up a pressing point for this campaign.

Although she is a donor who registered in Montana, Sinton can still sign up to be a donor at Saturday’s event.

This holds true for any outof-stater who wishes to sign up, regardless of them being a donor in their home state or not.

Guinness will recognize and count “people from all states other than the state in which the attempt is being made,” according to a document obtained from Kersting.

The only people who are not allowed to sign up for the “Give to Live” Challenge are those who have already signed up to be donors in North Dakota or those younger than 18. If an already-registered donor from North Dakota truly wishes to help the cause, Kersting welcomes people to help volunteer on Saturday.

NDSU PRSSA members will lend their assistance Saturday, as well as students from the Minnesota State University Moorhead PRSSA chapter.

Reichel noted that it was not until MSUM PRSSA Vice President Blake Loyland “brought it to a personal level” did she truly “bring it home to NDSU PRSSA.”

Loyland, a fifth-year senior at MSUM majoring in mass communication, integrated with an emphasis in public relations and advertisement wowed NDSU’s chapter with her public relations background and organ donation knowledge, the last topic of which hits home to Loyland.

Her father suffered from a heart attack and stroke and was on the transplant list for a better functioning heart.

He eventually received a compatible donation and lived thirty weeks longer than he would have, had he never received the transplant.

Due to personal experiences and through her association with MSUM PRSSA, Loyland has worked closely with Alexa’s Hope.

“As you can imagine, we think the college population are key to pulling this thing off,” said Kersting, drawing from experiences with students from her work at Concordia. “No matter what, when students take something on, they do a really good job.”

Alexa’s Hope, public relation organizations and the entire community will benefit from the “Live to Give” Challenge.

Record breaker or not, Saturday will be a “winwin” and lives may very well be saved.

“You do not need a huge population, you need a population with a huge heart,” Kersting said.

Those who wish to participate on Saturday must bring proper identification, i.e., a driver’s license. For more information visit alexashope.org.

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highest they have been in years. The CDC estimated in the early 2000s that the rate of chlamydia and gonorrhea is four times higher between the ages of 14 to 24 than for the rest of the general population.

The solution seems to be ending the cycle before it starts. According to HilgersGreterman, solving this epidemic lies in education.

“It is necessary to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases,” Hilgers-Greterman said, “(and) also receiving education about sexual practices is most important.”

Focusing on the Road Ahead Student government goes on search for senators Colton Pool

Co-News Editor

Student government has been here before.

The Student Senate office sent out an email early last week saying they were on the search to fill seven open senate seats. While the office has been looking out for new candidates, student government has been a little undermanned this semester.

Off Campus Senator and Vice Chair of Student Senate Cassie Hillen said while having available positions isn’t new to student government, it would still be helpful to have people in those seats.

“It is nice to be full because when there’s more projects, there’s more people to work on them,” Hillen said. “Ideally, all the spots would be filled.”

On Monday, student government began their interview process to find their new senators.

Apartment-Style Living Senator Connor Swanson said having open spots is a concern. He elaborated there are many student voices who aren’t being heard within student legislation when there aren’t senators from all areas of student life.

“We definitely don’t want those empty seats because that’s students not being represented,” Swanson said. “But, that’s not an abnormal thing.”

In fact, having empty seats is fairly standard.

Student Body Vice President Erik Diederich said it doesn’t even feel like they’re short of anything.

“We’ve always been within five or six of a full senate of 35,” Diederich said. “That’s just how it’s played out this year.”

Normal procedure for student government open seats has been for other senators to pick up the responsibilities of the open seats, which hasn’t proved to be a major problem.

“There’s an appointment committee of six senators specifically for this reason,” Hillen said.

Hillen added that the most vital spot to fill within the student senate are academic seats. Before their hiring process, both College of Business senate seats were open, along with three other senate seats for academic colleges.

“A lot of the projects, especially this year, have been focused on academics,” Hillen said. “The academic senator spots are a little bit more important in pursuing those projects.”

Student government has had these open seats for most of the semester. Most openings occur when some students who are elected to the seats in the spring don’t

return in the fall, and this year was no exception.

“Throughout the year we’ve got people who want to pursue different things or their passion is gone for student government so they leave,” Diederich said.

However, student government is now focused on filling those spots with the best candidate for the job.

“Periodically, we have appointments open to fill the seats that are needed to be filled; it’s pretty standard stuff,” Diederich said. “We had 30 applicants, which is fantastic for a 35-person senate.”

Interviews began on Monday and ended on Tuesday.

Swanson, who is on the senate committee appointed to search for the new senators, agreed there were a large number of applicants.

Late this week, student government narrowed it down and selected their candidates.

“It’s a great thing to have,” Swanson said. “It shows that we have a student body that wants to get involved and we have a range of people.”

Of the candidates, Swanson claimed there have been a variety of different age groups who have applied for the jobs.

“It’s really encouraging to see that no matter what point in their career they are, we have students who want to get involved in our organization,” Swanson said.

Higher Ed. from page 2 Beadle said most of the attendees had demanding, full-time jobs, which doesn’t leave much time to take out an afternoon. But over lunch, the student representative had time to update state leaders about what was going on campus.

“That doesn’t really give us time to focus in on in-

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“To be honest, I didn’t know that there was a record for registering the largest amount of organ donors in a certain amount of time,” she said.

Now fully aware, she believed that this route would bring the issue of organ donation to the discussion table. After being one of nine organizations in the area to receive a grant from Dakota Medical Foundation last spring, Alexa’s Hope went to work.

Along the way, a collection of groups have collaborated to join the cause, including NDSU’s Public Relations Student Society of America. The studentrun organization has helped spread the event’s information on campus.

Hannah Reichel, a fifthyear senior studying public relations and advertising, is the president of NDSU’s PRSSA chapter. Her troops have been campaigning since early October.

The active organizations are trying to clarify some common “negative connotations on organ donation,” said Reichel. Alexa’s Hope and PRSSA are trying to break stereotypes and debunk misconceptions.

“The reason they want to gear it towards students is because a lot of students are not organ donors because their parents told them to not to,” Reichel said. “We thought that maybe if we could get the students to sign up, then maybe they will bring their new thoughts back to their parents and say, ‘this is the reality of the situation.’”

On the front lines, PRSSA has sent out students to fashion posters, utilize social media and give pre-

ods such as the pill and other hormonal devices do not.

The issue lies with the mentality many teens and young adults have regarding their sexual activity.

“Many teens think that they are invincible,” Hilgers-Greterman said. “They assume that nothing will happen to them.”

STDs such as HIV have become a growing concern in the medical community.

Statistics from the CDC show that half of STD infections occur among young people.

Diseases like chlamydia and gonorrhea are at the

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dividual student projects,” Beadle said. “Obviously, with a growing campus like NDSU, that needs some attention.”

Lauf said he was happy to have the turnout for the event. He said it was positive to see North Dakota higher-ups take time out to talk about the future.

“The Fargo area has always been great for meeting with students,” Lauf said.

“I’m very pleased to have all these people come and talk with us about different legislative goals for the future.”

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The use of helmets on ATVs is important in order to prevent servere injuries or death.

Celebrating the Four-Year Anniversary of ATV Accident A personal testimony of why helmets are so important Mercedes Pitzer

Contributing Writer

To the many of you reading this that don’t know who I am, my name is Mercedes Pitzer. I am a senior majoring in health communication. Every week, my job is to research a health-related topic of my choice and write an article about it. This week however, I decided to do things a little differently–especially with Thanksgiving being right around the corner.

You see, for many people, this means a

big turkey dinner with the family. For me however, it marks the four-year anniversary of my accident—all of which could have been prevented had I just worn a helmet. I am sharing my story today in hopes of motivating you to think twice the next time you are given the option to wear a helmet while riding a motorized vehicle.

On Nov. 24, 2009, 11 friends and I went up to a cabin in Rice Lake, Wis., for a “girls’ night.” I had told my parents that I was spending the night at a friend’s house and going to the Mall of America the next day.

This is because I knew they wouldn’t let me go without parent supervision. So keep in mind, they didn’t know where I really was.

That night, we chitchatted, played games and had a bonfire. The next morning, we ate breakfast and simply enjoyed the peaceful morning. It wasn’t until the late afternoon that the peace would be interrupted by the single scariest moment of my life.

Since it had only just begun to lightly snow, we decided to take the ATVs out for a little venture through the woods. It was just after 1 p.m. With there being 12 of us total, there weren’t enough helmets for everyone.

This didn’t seem to matter at the time, so we piled on to the ATVs anyway.

Both ATVs had three passengers, while one of them also pulled a trailer, which carried the rest of us. We were driving around for about a half-hour before we decided to head back to the cabin. Once we got back, most of the girls went inside to make some hot chocolate and warm up. Two of my friends and myself however, wanted to keep going, so we took one of the ATVs and headed out once again.

As we were driving down a fairly narrow trail, we came to a dead end. To one side of the trail, there were trees. On the other side, the ground sloped off, for we were at the top of a hill. I thought it would be easier to turn

around rather than reverse the ATV all the way back down the path. While I was cautiously backing-up the ATV, the back wheels rolled over a fallen tree that was covered by leaves. It all happened so fast, but as I shifted gears to go forward, the ATV itself began flipping upside down.

Before I knew it, my two friends and I had fallen off and I was putting up my arms to protect myself from the ATV. Although it may have only been for a split second, the pressure was astronomical. The ATV was so heavy, and I honestly thought my life was over. However, with us being on the side of a hill, gravity took over and the ATV kept rolling down the hill. To my relief, I was alive.

I rolled over to make sure my friends were okay, but everything was blurry. I realized my glasses had fallen off. Before I could find them,

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Fargo Foodie: Pepper’s Sports Café Emily Imdieke

Contributing Writer

My new food adventure of the week took me down University Avenue after a long night of studying in search of any restaurant open past 10 p.m.

While 10 p.m. may not seem very late to college students, I have found it extremely difficult to find a wide variety of restaurants in Fargo that are open that late. Most restaurants seem to close at or before this time, leading me to think that everyone in Fargo is a very responsible citizen that values his or her sleep.

Although I do remember back when I first came to Fargo, there used to be a coffee shop open 24/7, but now those golden days seem to have passed. I mean I guess there are still bars, but I am not trying to review bars.

Due to everything being closed, we made it all the way south on University Avenue past I-94 continuing on to a restaurant that finally looked open. This restaurant turned out to be Pepper’s Sports Café.

What is a sports café you ask? Well, it appeared to be a sports bar and grill, but maybe I am not cultured enough to understand the difference between a café and a bar and grill. It had a bar, it had a grill, and I saw

no coffee…seems pretty bar-and-grill -like to me.

This being said Pepper’s was a wonderful sports bar and grill. Its decor was a perfect array of sports memorabilia from local schools and national teams. The building was clean, well lit and any seat in the house provided you with a view of several televisions broadcasting an array of sports networks.

Pepper’s had a long bar centered in the middle of the dining area where one could get the beer of their choice.

Ranked as a classic place to get together with the guys, Pepper’s is not as good a place to get a cup of coffee.

The food on Pepper’s menu includes most of the classic American food like hamburgers, sandwiches and even ribs. The type of food that seems manly and perfect to eat while watching the big game. It even has a happy hour on appetizers after 9 p.m.

I don’t know how many people take MATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM advantage of this deal, but it might be Peppers Sports Café’s menu has classic American food such as hamburgers, sandwiches and ribs. a good place to go if you’re sick of If not, you should probably just order fries. and want a new place to hang out, I would Applebee’s.

The quality of the food was the baked The service was also very timely and pleas- recommend Pepper’s Sports Café. Good atmosphere and good game food to relax with beans that came on the side. If you like ant for being there at such a late hour.

If you want to get together with friends while cheering on your favorite team. baked beans, you will love them at Pepper’s. to watch the next football or basketball game

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YOUR THREADS Holland Lind | Contributing Writer

fowlers heritage company Once again, we take our retail experience to the ever growing downtown Fargo.

Recently, Broadway has seen an excelled number of retailers that I want to show you.

I adore local business and support them as much as a can.

This month, I wanted to showcase Fowlers Heritage Company and their partner Pinch & Pour; both of which renovated the Loretta Building. Each store takes up a part of the same retail space, creating an innovative fascinating space.

I had the pleasure of meeting the owner of Fowlers, Julie Robbins; she described Fowlers as a department store boutique selling a large choice of merchandise.

They have accessories, cosmetics, apparel for women and men and many great gifts throughout the store. They target all ages of customers: people who enjoy a modern vintage style with superb quality.

Although its prices may be higher than most college student’s budget, you pay for a beautiful design and great quality.

I have an event I want to dress up for next year and knew this was the perfect place to find the perfect dress. Naturally, I took time to shop around and explore the young 4-month-old store.

Its merchandise is wonderfully displayed with a rustic modern décor making you feel

relaxed. I was drawn to its displays and beautiful merchandise, with a large array of items making every shopper happy. Right when I entered the store, I was greeted by a friendly staff that kindly answered all of my questions and gave great service.

Next to Fowlers was Pinch & Pour, which offers balsamic vinegars and extra virgin olive oil. I was fascinated immediately by their refreshing concept of offering

Confessions of a Fifth-Year Senior I like my independence Stephanie Stanislao Contributing Writer

Call me selfish, but I like my independence.

It has taken me a long time to come to this point, but I can honestly say that my autonomy has become something that I value more than most things. That being said, I was not always so comfortable being alone.

Throughout my time as a college student, I ventured into a variety of dating relationships…most of which would be categorized as unhealthy. I found myself constantly looking for “the one” and hoping that I would not leave this campus as a single

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“20-something.”

However, it has been through my growth as a young adult and A LOT of soul searching that I have been able to realize there is so much more to life than just being in a serious dating relationship at the age of 22, almost 23.

This is not to say that I look down on friends my age who are settled down in serious relationships or married, but rather to say that not everybody is ready to “jump the broom” or “light the unity candle.”

I have learned my 20s are the time to be selfish.

The time to travel, learn who you are and relish in singledom. You can’t get this time back. Eventually you will have a family to worry about… mouths to feed, parent teacher conferences

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and soccer games to attend (heaven forbid my children will EVER play soccer, but for the sake of the picture just go with it).

You will never have a freedom like this again.

Again, I’m not advocating for the “she-womanrelationship-hater club,” but rather vouching for how awesome it is to be FREE. There is no need to rush into a serious relationship, merely to be able to say that you are in a serious relationship. Take your time…find the right person, or maybe let that Mr. or Mrs. Right find you. It could happen tomorrow or 10 years from now, but for the time-being enjoy your freedom and time to yourself.

tastings and information about the different types varieties. Although I didn’t have time to learn about all 60 varieties, I plan on visiting again soon to find out more.

The store is also planning on adding spices to its list of oils and vinegars in the near future.

I highly recommend visiting this intriguing place, as it had so much to offer. I was just pleased walking around the space en-

joying its charming old design mixed with a modern flair.

I love watching downtown Fargo turn into an artistic retail destination.

Make sure to like both of their Facebook pages to stay in touch with all events and updates. Keep looking good NDSU!

ATVs from page 4 one of my friends rolled over and began screaming.

My first thought was that she or my other friend was injured. I may not have very good eyesight, but I didn’t need my glasses to see that she was screaming because of me. I looked down at what had been my white Minnesota Gopher sweatshirt to see it stained scarlet red. There was blood everywhere.

Adrenaline must have instantly kicked in because I didn’t feel any pain. Right away, I was shocked. For a few moments, it didn’t even register that it was blood.

Then, I was confused. I didn’t know where it was coming from. Was it my head? Was it my neck? Was it my face? I began asking my friends where I was hurt, but they were too scared to even look at me. That is when I knew it was bad.

They helped me get up and we began running towards the cabin. None of us had our cell phones, so all we could do was scream for help. While one friend ran ahead to get everyone else, the other ran with me.

I couldn’t run very fast. I think it was partly because I couldn’t see and partly because I was losing so much blood.

When we got closer to the cabin, I could hear the voices of the other girls.

Three of them came running down the path to meet us.

Two of them squirmed and looked away while the third one grabbed my arm and helped me to the cabin.

“Wow, it must be really bad,” I thought.

One girl was already on her phone calling 911 when we arrived at the cabin. Once she gave the information of our location (which was in

the middle of the woods, in the middle of nowhere), the operator said that the ambulance wouldn’t be able to get there for over an hour. That is when my friend said that she would drive me to the hospital.

When we got to the car, I tried to look at my reflection in the window. Before I could even make out where my injury was, my friends pulled me back making me swear not to look. At this point in time, I was full of just two emotions—anger and fear. I was angry because no one was answering my questions as to where I was injured, and I was fearful because I was now getting the idea of how bad it really was if not one of my closest friends could tell me the truth.

The story continues next issue on Nov. 25th.

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Little Sally (Rachel Honz, left) and Officer Lockstock (Mitchell Peery) narrate the closing scene of Urinetown on opening night, Friday, Nov. 14 at the Concordia’s Mainstage Theater.

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Rousing Songs, Odd Costumes Stand Out in ‘Urinetown’ Musical ensemble delights in Concordia musical Jack Dura

Staff Writer

After attending any performance, there are always aspects of it that stick in the minds of those who came to see it. Concordia College Theatre’s musical production “Urinetown” gave its attendees plenty of mental souvenirs in sound and sight.

“Urinetown” concerns the plight of the poor folk in a dystopian society ruled by those wealthy enough to control the water during the worst drought in decades. Paying to pee is an everyday struggle, as the poor barely have enough to scrape by while the folks in charge hike the pee fees regularly.

One man, Bobby Strong, dares to stand up to the Urine Good Company president, igniting the rebellion that is the storyline of

“Urinetown.” A forbidden love between the president’s daughter as well as consequences for his defiance highlight and haunt Bobby’s time in the spotlight, which actually shines on everyone in this production.

Ensemble strength is major in “Urinetown” as the rebel poor and UGC employees rock and roll in over 16 songs, each unique from the other in genre and style. A live band stationed right on the set literally adds a new dimension to what usually constitutes a musical, as the music-makers are usually just out of sight of the audience. That is not the case here, as the seven-piece band soars along with the performers.

Acting is rather average in “Urinetown” while its musical numbers rocketed. Both acts’ finales scintillate and titillate those in attendance, while “Cop Song” brought together the bumbling police force in perhaps the best song of the night. Keep an eye on cast member Mitchell Peery as Office Lockstock, as this performer radiates talent in his first Concordia production.

Dialogue between Lockstock and Little Sally delivers some of the best lines of the

whole show, as two openly discuss the plot and metaphysics of the musical. One disappointment of the characters comes with the love story between Bobby Strong and Hope Cladwell. For as deeply as they seem to love each other, they share few precious interactions beyond their duet “Follow Your Heart.”

But that can be forgiven because “Urinetown’s” eggs seem to all be in one basket—its musical numbers. The songs are what is important here, and no one will walk away unentertained.

One other aspect—and perhaps the most eyebrow-raising—is the costume design of the UGC employees. These people seemed to come straight out of either a cheap vampire movie or a Kiss concert. One would think these characters might be dressed more sharply as they work in a high-end office, not Frankenstein’s laboratory. This dubious costuming stands out in a large, large way and that may not be a good thing. However, audience members are aware right off the bat that these people are definitely the villains.

At its core, though, “Urinetown” is all

about fun and frivolity. Sure, it could get serious and ask its audiences to examine their own water consumption and sustainability, but that subject matter is saved for a talkback after the Nov. 21 performance. At any rate, “Urinetown” is a hit and well worth attending.

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‘Risk of Rain’ Review: Merciless, Relentless and Flawless - 10/10 Eric Lindholm

Contributing Writer

If you’re active in the PC gaming community, you may have noticed a $10 title named “Risk of Rain” climbing up the ‘Best Sellers’ list on Steam. This independent platformer was made entirely by two college students using MS Paint and the entry-level game creation tool ‘GameMaker,’ and it has been one of the best gaming experiences I’ve had in the past year.

Paul Morse and Duncan Drummond, the game’s creators, met through the University of Washington, where they study Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, respectively. The duo took their game idea to Kickstarter, asking for $7,000 to pay for music contracting and quality assurance. Their demo’s polish, difficulty and addictive nature sparked a storm of interest, and by the time their campaign ended, it had pulled in over four times its initial goal.

Their brainchild, “Risk of Rain”, is a 2-D action RPG that pulls no punches in terms of difficulty. You play as the sole survivor of an interstellar ship crash, trying to fight your way off of a planet that seeks to kill you by any means necessary. Inexperienced players will probably die within their first five minutes planetside, and even the most seasoned veterans find escaping the terrors of the alien world difficult.

The game draws inspiration from the Roguelike genre that has recently taken the gaming world by storm. This means that every time you begin an expedition, the world around you is different. You pick up cash by killing the planet’s hostile life

forms, and spend it to repair military drones to assist you, or to unlock treasure chests.

These chests contain random treasures that drastically change your character’s capabilities, giving you boons like life regeneration, limited flight or the ability to stun enemies using special attacks. As time elapses on the planet, the game’s difficulty increases exponentially, meaning that speed is crucial to your survival.

When your character dies, they do not respawn. Your next expedition will put you back to square one, leaving you with nothing but the knowledge and skill you gained last time. By completing challenges, like slaying bosses within a time limit or locating other humans surviving on the planet, you can unlock additional items and new classes to play as, each with wholly unique traits and abilities, giving you more options the further into the game you go.

Roguelike nature notwithstanding, “Risk of Rain” is an excellent experience in its own right. The combat feels snappy and responsive, and when you hit your stride, every attack feels powerful and satisfying.

Both online and local co-op are supported, and while adding more players doesn’t affect the number of enemies you face, the fact that power-ups and experience must be split between survivors keeps the combat balanced. Every time you die, you gain a little experience, and it never feels like the game is at fault for your failure.

“Risk of Rain”’s music and sound design are impeccable, instilling a sense of adventure and dread with every changing scene.

Enemies sound vicious and menacing, and Grecian musician Chris Christodoulou’s

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soundtrack strikes the perfect balance between traditional sci-fi electronic and frantic rock-and-roll. Aesthetically, the game is beautiful, with crisp pixel art that magnifies beautifully to any screen size. Enemies and characters are distinct, and every tiny sprite has its own personality.

The most powerful part of this game, however, is its cruelty and relentlessness.

In the most popular games of the last generation, we have stepped into the shoes of war gods. Our characters have stopped alien invasions, shouted 1000-year-old dragons to death, and shrugged off countless mortal bullet wounds by simply squatting behind cover for a moment or two. When these gods die, they can turn back time and try again, without any consequence to the player at all.

Games like “Risk of Rain” ask us to play in a world in which we are not the invincible hero, a world that doesn’t forgive our mistakes. They ask us to live with the

consequences of our actions, and allow ourselves to feel helpless. There are no 1-ups on this planet. There are no checkpoints. There are no killstreaks, no hospitals and no fresh soldiers ready to pick up your weapon and fight on.

There is just a single survivor, making their way through a hostile world, trying desperately to get back home. That’s enough for me.

“Risk of Rain” does everything right, from combat to visual design to music and the random elements it uses makes it almost infinitely replayable. I’ve gotten more enjoyment out of this $10 title than any other game this year, and foresee myself playing it for a long time to come. If you’re looking for an alternative gaming experience, and don’t mind a demanding learning curve, I would highly recommend purchasing this game.

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PlayStation 4 Sells One Million in 24 Hours Steven Strom A&E Editor

The PlayStation 4 has sold over 1 million units in its first 24 hours on sale.

Now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about what it actually means.

First of all, that figure is not 1 million units sold worldwide. Unlike most console launches, which debut in multiple countries simultaneously, the PlayStation 4 is taking a staggered approach to ensure that each territory has enough systems to meet demand. That seven figure number only includes sales made in the United States.

Compared to the PlayStation 3, this is a massive success and a major sign of just how far the game industry has come in eight years. The PlayStation 3 sold just 197,000 units after its first week on sale in the United States, thanks to a ridiculous price, lack of consumer goodwill and manufacturing problems.

The Xbox 360, by comparison, sold 326,000 units in its first two weeks on sale.

Before the launch of the PlayStation 4, the Nintendo Wii was the fastest-selling console in history that managed to sell 1 million units over the course of a few days. That was also an international launch, and not limited to a single territory.

The PlayStation 4 will launch in other countries, of course. The system will hit European shores a week from tomorrow, and Japanese markets in February.

When it does, it will most assuredly sell at least another few hundred thousand.

It makes sense for Sony to hold off on a worldwide launch for a while—just not too long. While Microsoft dominated the U.S. market for most of this console generation, Sony and the PlayStation 3 held sway over Europe, and completely massacred in Japan, where the Xbox 360 hasn’t even been distributed for several years.

Waiting for a Japanese

launch to free up supplies for other territories is a no-brainer. However, Europe has been referred to as a possible battleground for this new generation of hardware since the spring.

The Xbox One will launch in that territory a week earlier than the PlayStation 4, and Microsoft is including pack-in games like FIFA to try and bring the market around.

Rumors of production issues on the Xbox’s end could be quite damaging to the company in the shortterm. However, it’s in everyone’s best interest for both consoles to succeed as much as possible.

Beyond the much-bandied “competition in the market” argument, high sales mean a high user install base. The more people that own Xbox Ones and PlayStation 4 consoles, the more reason developers have to publish for those platforms and go head-first into production on new titles.

The spring of 2014 is already absolutely loaded with huge releases like “Titanfall”, “Infamous: Second Son” and “Watch Dogs”, so it’s clear that support is already on the way— something which the much maligned Wii U and PlayStation Vita lacked in that crucial six-month window post-launch.

With the PlayStation 4 set to break records, it’s also a good sign that console gaming isn’t going away. Smartphone games and tablets have ebbed and flowed between the previous console launches and now. Between that, and the lukewarm sales of the Nintendo Wii U, there has been concern that console gaming might be on the way out. If this is any indication, however, it seems it’s not only alive and kicking, but stronger than ever after eight years of legitimacy brought on by the previous generation’s slow-burn.

Now we just need to sit back and see which console will be top dog this holiday season.

‘Chrome Waves’ by Kraak & Smaak Review: 9/10 Eric Lindholm

Contributing Writer

Kraak & Smaak, a longstanding production group hailing from the Netherlands, is making another foray into original work with their fourth studio album, Chrome Waves, an album representing a new evolution of a style 10 years in the making.

Widely regarded as some of the best producers in the music industry, the trio, consisting of Oscar de Jong, Mark Kneppers and Wim Plug, has demonstrated their ability to produce music with some of the biggest names in music today, including Moby, Kanye West and dozens of other artists.

Kraak & Smaak has done everything from remixes to artist compilations to music festivals, which has given them experience with nearly every aspect of music production.

The group’s fourth artist album, Chrome Waves, boasts a club-friendly beat

new to the artist’s efforts, and backs it up with an arrangement that takes cues from electronic music’s history, with the result being something halfway between a top-40 dance track and the lo-fi grooves of yesteryear.

The nearest comparison I can draw to the album would be Daft Punk’s latest studio effort, “Random Access Memories,” with a healthy dose of modern hip-hop thrown in for good measure.

Chrome Waves leverages both the immense talent of Kraak & Smaak, as well as the amazing stable of supporting artists the trio has built a rapport with over the years. Nine of the 11 tracks of the album feature amazing up-and-coming artists that the trio has worked with in the past, making every song interesting and distinct.

I personally recommend track three, “Good for the City,” as a jumping-off point, because it features a groovy lo-fi instrumental laid over an excellent dance rhythm, which will give you a good idea of the album’s

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tone as a whole. Another track to try would be track one, “The Future is Yours,” which leans further into the album’s modern inspirations, resulting in a clubready beat perfect for a night out on the town.

Overall, Chrome Waves offers a wide variety of excellent music, ranging from

funk to techno to hip-hop, all while keeping a consistent tone and sense of motion.

The volume of supporting artists featured gives every track its own unique sound, and the level of polish and technical skill on display from Kraak & Smaak is staggering, to say the least. I strongly encourage any fans

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A Sinking Feeling Caleb Werness Staff Writer

Last year the proposal to build an aquatic center on the NDSU campus was put before students. Students had the option to vote yes and receive an increase in student fees to help pay for it or to vote no and reject the proposal.

The majority voted yes and plans to open the aquatic center are set for 2017 or 2018 depending on when the state approves construction.

Swimming in a brand new aquatic would be enjoyable, and I’m sure all of us as students would make good use of it. However, I feel this is a common example of need versus want.

According to an article by Prairie Business the cost of the aquatic center is an estimated 11 million dollars. There are a multitude of issues that I feel need to be addressed before considering the building of an aquatic center.

Personally, an aquatic center feels like a large waste of funds. If I am seeing my student fees raised I would prefer to see it go to something worthwhile such as improving

the school.

Higher Education Day on Nov. 14 was a meeting in which student leaders met with state representatives. These needs were mentioned by Executive Commissioner of Governmental and Intercollegiate Affairs Robert Kringler.

“It is startling how outdated some of our labs are,” Kringler said. “There are many safety concerns that can arise because of this.”

First of all, NDSU is a research university. I think it is of greater priority to use grants and student fees to maintain and update our labs and classrooms.

“There are some points where students have to walk through labs to get to other classrooms and that raises a lot of concern,” Kringler added.

Another part of campus that deserves funding instead is the library. For anyone who has spent time in the university library it is apparent it is outdated.

There is not an ample supply of study space and the material that stocks the shelves is old.

I think the idea of an aquatic center was rushed. I feel that we were not given an adequate amount of time to think about just how expensive this project is going to be.

Like everyone else, I would love to have

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my cake and eat it too, but that is not how the world works. Choices have to be made between needs and wants.

I view the aquatic center as something we want, not need. There are more important outlets in which these funds could be

used to keep and maintain the resource that make NDSU a credible and competitive university.

Caleb is a sophomore majoring in English.

A Punishment That Belongs to the Past The Truth About Planned Parenthood Capital punishment is getting harder to be implemented

Authorities argued this was a tactic he used to delay his execution but the attorneys of Phillips said that Phillips genuinely wanted to make this donation.

The point here is not to argue whether Phillips should be given this opportunity or not, but to see how implementation of the death penalty is raising moral and ethical questions that are very difficult to answer.

Samantha Wickramasinghe According to deathpenalty.org, it costs Opinion Editor far more to execute a person than to keep Missouri is one of the him or her in prison for life.

A 2011 study found that California has 32 states that still uses spent more than $4 billion on capital punishthe death penalty and has ment since it was reinstated in 1978 and that planned to carry out an death penalty trials are 20 times more expenexecution with drugs supsive than trials seeking a sentence of life in plied by a pharmacy that is prison without possibility of parole. loosely regulated. The state California currently spends $184 milwill not reveal the lion on the death name of this parpenalty each year ticular pharmacy. and is on track to According to “Death penalty is a proven ineffective, spend $1 billion Aljazeera America, in some cases illusion of justice that creates continuous in the next five the state authori- complications that raise moral, ethical years.

People comties are refuslegal questions.” mit heinous ing to reveal the crimes that shake names of supplithe foundations ers. Apparently, authorities are struggling to find pharmaceu- of humanity. But the death penalty is clearly tical companies who are willing to supply not the way to address these crimes.

Death penalty is a proven ineffective, drugs to carry out executions. illusion of justice that creates continuous Missouri has been pushed to find alternacomplications that raise moral, ethical legal tives for the decreasing supply, but clearly questions.

If a democratic governing system finding drug suppliers for executions has choses to activate the death penalty I respect become one among many complications that governance.

But people need to underthat the capital punishment is making in the stand the death penalty belongs to the past, modern world. not the present.

In Ohio, the authorities have denied the request of convicted child-killer and rapist Ronald Philips to donate his organs to his mother and sister after his execution.

Samantha is a senior majoring in journalism. Follow him on twitter @SamanthaWic.

Emily Driscoll

Contributing Writer

There is often a sense of negativity in the air at the mention of abortion facilities, and though Planned Parenthood does provide abortions, they are simultaneously working to prevent the demand for abortion services in the United States. Planned Parenthood has been given a stigma that remains unjustified. The virtues and long-term goals of PP are unrecognized by many and it is often difficult to eliminate the negative stereotypes that are largely created by biased individuals.

Most people know that Planned Parenthood is the county’s largest provider of abortion services and this is the truth. They are also the largest provider of affordable reproductive health services including cancer screening, HIV screening, HIV counseling, other testing and contraception as well.

While family planning and reproductive healthcare (not including abortion) accounts for 97 percent of PP’s total services, abortion only accounts for 3 percent, a statistic that Planned Parenthood would like to see drop eventually.

The truth that a few like to accept is that safe, legal and affordable abortion services will always be needed. In rare cases like ectopic pregnancy, both the life of the woman and the fetus are threatened, and it’s never suggested that she continue with the pregnancy. In a quote from Mayo Clinic, “An ectopic pregnancy can’t proceed normally.

The fertilized egg can’t survive, and the growing tissue might destroy various maternal structures. Left untreated, life-threatening blood loss is possible. Early treatment of an ectopic pregnancy can help preserve the chance for future healthy pregnancies.” Yes, abortions that could have been prevented happen every day, but that is not the fault of Planned Parenthood. The fault is on the poorly designed sex education programs

in high schools, over sexualization of men and women in the media, peer pressure in school, rape and sexual assault, bad influences and so on. We live in a culture that encourages and normalizes sex at a young age, and whether or not an individual may be ready to have sex, the pressure can become overbearing.

Unfortunately, Planned Parenthood can’t prevent unplanned pregnancies by themselves. A time will come when the government must get involved. PP also supports improved sex education in high schools across the United States by providing funds to government organizations and candidates that want to improve sex education programs.

A research done by Advocates for Youth, has shown that comprehensive sex education actually delays the rate of sexual activity among teenagers and therefore decreases the amount of unplanned pregnancies and slows the spread of STI’s and STD’s. Most states still have biased sex education programs, and some even don’t require that the information provided be medically accurate. Most sex education programs in schools encourage abstinence over all other options, ignoring the solid fact that the average age for both men and women to start having sex is at 17 years old. The average amount of sexual partners for men is around nine partners, while women are about half that. Though celibacy until marriage is a value of many, for others it is not, and there are plenty of safe ways to be sexually active given the correct information.

When I was a teenager, Planned Parenthood was there for me when I needed answers. I hope that they can continue to provide the same services, sometimes life saving, to other individuals. As Hillary Clinton said, “abortions should remain, safe, legal, and rare.”

Emily is a sophomore majoring in French

Someone’s Culture Isn’t Something for You to Joke About High school sign is offensive to Native Americans Cassandra Rohlfing Contributing Writer

There has been a recent controversy stemming out of a high school in Alabama. McAdory High School was playing another school for a local football game and the opposing team was the Pinson Valley Indians. As the home team, McAdory, ran onto the field a sign was held up for them that read “Hey Indians. Get ready to leave in a trail of tears. Round 2.”

As someone who identifies as Native American, this blatant disrespect towards my culture is upsetting and disheartening to see in a time that’s all about ‘equality for all.’

The Trail of Tears refers to the U.S Government’s forcible removal of Indians from areas in the Southeast to what is now Oklahoma. The move came during the 1830s as part of a push to remove all tribes east of the Mississippi to the west. The trail encompassed the relocation of the Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Choctaw

nations.

From the years 1838 to 1839, as many as 20,000 Native Americans marched or rode in wagons to Arkansas and Oklahoma, the route is known as the Trail of Tears because about 4,000 died on the trip.

I understand that not everybody may know what the Trail of Tears was, because of the way our school system is taught. Native Americans don’t seem to get much credit in our history books. In fact, some schools don’t bother to teach about the past of Native Americans.

But to make a sign like that – the person who had made it had to have an idea of what it was to make a reference to it in that sense.

You wouldn’t see a sign against a school with a Jewish sounding name with something along the lines of “Schindler won’t save you, it’s going to be a Holocaust on the field!” or to a prominently black school and making a reference to they’ll be slaves to them when they’re done or anything like that.

Just because Native Americans do not make up a huge majority of people in the United States (roughly around 1 percent) doesn’t mean that it’s okay to ‘poke fun’ or make references like about a genocide that happened to our people in a sports poster.

Just because they’re kids doesn’t mean that this is acceptable behavior.

‘Kids just being kids,’ isn’t an excuse. In a world of constant preaching about equality and treating everyone fairly, these kids need

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to be taught that just because it doesn’t directly affect them doesn’t make it okay.

This incident, though, is the epitome of the basic problem with the prevalence of Native American imagery in sports. When we turn Native Americans into mascots, we put them in the same class with generic Bulldogs and Tigers rather than remember that our ancestors are people who have survived – and are still dealing with the effects of –

real atrocities and terrible policies that aren’t in any way similar to the outcome of a high school football.

The school has since sent out a formal apology, but until something is done to start ending the ignorance of people who don’t realize that what they’re doing is offense to people, we’re not going to get anywhere.

Cassandra is a junior majoring in journalism.

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Productions Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them

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Head Coach Saul Phillips speaks with his team between plays at Monday night’s game against Southern Miss.

Southern Miss Beats NDSU in Nail-Biter Sam Herder Sports Editor

The old Bison Sports Arena came alive Monday night. With two teams ranked high in several mid-major Top 25 polls, the crowd of 3,724 saw an exciting battle until the end.

But Southern Miss, out of Conference USA, held off a valiant NDSU comeback for a 7069 win.

Said to be the most talented team to come to the BSA, the energetic fans weren’t left disappointed in the heavily-hyped game.

“It was a great college basketball game,” NDSU head coach Saul Phillips said. “I think both those teams are going to make a lot of noise come postseason.”

Perhaps TrayVonn Wright had the nicest angle of the game out of everyone in attendance. He spent most of his second half above the rim with three monstrous jams that helped get the momentum back on the

Bison’s side. Wright also contributed three blocks with his 21 points and 12 rebounds.

“TrayVonn Wright’s best game as a Bison, without a question,” Phillips said.

NDSU needed that momentous lift from Wright. Especially when Southern Miss ended the first half on a 21-6 run that started on an 18-0 run. The Golden Eagles (3-0) had a suffocating trapping zone that gave the Bison fits. After building a 22-18 lead, NDSU gave up 18 straight points.

A string of errant passes and missed jumpers contributed to the big Southern Miss run. The Golden Eagles had 17 points off turnovers in the first half to build a 39-28 halftime lead.

“I thought for a stretch in the first half we were extremely tentative,” Phillips said.

“It dug us a hole that we almost got out of.

But I’m telling you, watching my guys fight and claw to try and get out of that hole was inspiring.”

The Bison settled in and began climbing

back into the game to get the crowd back into it in the second half. A 9-0 run tied the game at 39 after a Taylor Braun bucket. But NDSU never took a lead. The game was tied again at 44 after one of Mike Felt’s four three pointers, at 49 off a huge Wright putback slam and at 63 and 65.

“Just the energy,” Wright said on his key dunks. “It gets everyone playing harder and gets the crowd into it. The momentum, I mean, everybody starts to sit down and lock up on defense.”

But the final dagger came when Neil Watson decided to make his only field of the game, a three pointer just over a minute to play to make the score 70-66. Marshall Bjorklund hit a free throw to make it a 3-point game with 52 seconds remaining. The Bison got the ball back off a Kory Brown steal and Wright nearly cashed in on an and-1 but settled with two free throws to make it 70-69.

NDSU fouled Chip Armelin, who missed

both free throws and the Bison had one last chance to go the length of the court in 1.8 seconds.

“It was all business,” Phillips said on the final timeout. “You’re just trying to make sure you get a shot off. With 1.8 seconds left, you’re pretty limited with your options.”

NDSU never got the chance. Lawrence Alexander flung the ball across half court to Wright, who turned and then got it stripped from Watson as the buzzer sounded.

“Their kid made a really gutsy play on that,” Phillips said. “To go for a steal at that point in the game, a reach in puts us on the line. A gutty play, but tip of the cap to them.”

The Bison drop to 1-2 on the season in a tough nonconference start of the year.

“We got a place where we want to take this program, long term,” Phillips said. “Not today, not tomorrow … this is a step forward, it is.”

South Dakota at No. 1 NDSU Preview Bison look to remain undefeated in regular season finale Sam Herder Sports Editor

The NDSU football team is one win away from an unbeaten regular season. With South Dakota coming to the Fargodome at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, a team the Bison beat 54-0 last year, many would think this last win will come easy.

But NDSU head coach Craig Bohl says not so fast.

“I’m real clear about my assessment of South Dakota, they’re an improved football team,” Bohl said. “All their games have been competitive. They’ve either won games by a pretty close margin or lost by a pretty close margin. We need to be ready to go.”

The Coyotes have made a drastic improvement from last year’s 1-10 season.

Perhaps the biggest surprise in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, USD sits at 3-4 in conference play and 4-7 overall. Currently on a 4-game skid, the Coyotes have lost by only four points to ranked opponents in Youngstown State and Montana. Last week, South Dakota State defeated USD in a competitive 27-12 game.

The key turning point this season is stable quarterback play. Sophomore quarterback Kevin Earl became the regular starter after a few games and holds a 112.3 passing efficiency.

“He’s a tall guy that can throw the ball well,” Bohl said. “I know his comple-

tion percentage is probably not where Joe (Glenn) wants it to be. But he’s a dangerous passer. He has a strong arm so we’ll have our hands full there.”

Standing at 6-foot-6 inches and at 220 pounds, Earl leads an offense that averages 19 points per game. But 147 yards per game on the ground has kept the Coyotes competitive in games.

USD’s defense has improved as well.

The 24.3 points allowed per game this season is down from 31.5 last year. The 3-4 defense the Coyotes run has historically given the Bison offense trouble.

“Two things: you gotta play better at quarterback and be better on defense,” Bohl said. “And that usually starts with guys up front. I think they’ve got three big, strong guys inside. And then they have an AllAmerican candidate at outside linebacker that I think is a heck of a player.”

That linebacker is Tyler Starr. Starr, a senior, leads his team with 15 tackles for loss

Critiquing the Bison

Joe Kerlin Staff Writer

I know what you’re expecting.

You want me to write something about how glorious the Bison football team is and how I need to bow down to the greatness of Craig Bohl and his entire Bison team. Well, I could do that, but let me remind you the last time I did that.

Brock Jensen threw three picks, two were returned for a touchdown by He-WhoMust-Not-Be-Named.

Last year, around mid-October, I wrote a column claiming the inevitability of the Bison losing a game. The following week they lost, and contrary to popular belief, I’m not

stupid and I’m not doing it again.

Yes, the Bison are hands down the best team in the FCS. And have been for two seasons. The play of this senior class is something that has never been seen at NDSU and it even feels like several juniors like Carlton Littlejohn, Travis Beck and Zach Vraa have been playing for the Bison for the past five years.

The experience on this team is why they are so successful, but would I be wrong to think they should be beating these teams by more?

I want to preface my point by saying I understand a win is a win and they are hard to come by at any level of competition. But shouldn’t the victories be more convincing?

The Bison didn’t put the game away last Saturday until the fourth-down stop in the red zone after Christian Dudzik fumbled the ball on the punt return. That game should

have been over well before Dudzik’s mistake.

The Penguins were short its top two quarterbacks and two guys in the secondary. The Bison need to take advantage of injuries and have that killer instinct all great teams have.

Looking back at the first 10 games of the season, I would say the Bison have been lucky.

The Bison have injured the starting quarterback five times this season if you count Kansas State’s Daniel Sams, and thanks to the Youngstown quarterbacks who are apparently as fragile as Fruit Loops, a third stringer has gotten snaps and even threw a touchdown!

Injuries happen and I don’t need to tell you that they affect every team, but the number of injured quarterbacks the Bison have played is ridiculous.

The luck is going to catch up to the Bi-

and 40 solo tackles. Last year, Starr was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, the award for the FCS outstanding defensive player of the year.

But Starr and the USD defensive will have a tough task with a Bison rushing attack coming off two 100-yard rushers against Youngstown State in Sam Ojuri and John Crockett. The Bison rushed for 191 yards in last year’s win over USD. It will also be senior day for 24 Bison players playing their last regular season home game. And even with a home field advantage seed locked up for the FCS playoffs, Bohl doesn’t plan on resting his players.

The Bison have already secured the MVFC title. But another goal this squad has set out to accomplish is an undefeated season.

“These seniors don’t want to lose,” Bohl said. “They talked about that through conference play; they do not want to lose. They’re unbelievably focused and galvanized.”

son sooner or later and they will have to face teams at full strength and that’s when the Bison need to be careful or they will slip up and lose. We have seen it before.

I believe the problem is that the Bison play to the level of their opponents.

Assess the games objectively. The Bison haven’t played a perfect game since Kansas State.

If the Bison played every game like they did in Manhattan, they would be routing teams by 50 each week. And in the playoffs, they will be exploited if they make mistakes.

Northern Iowa took advantage of various Bison miscues and if it weren’t for Brock Jensen’s ability to close, the Panthers would have walked out of Fargo with a win.

Am I asking for too much? Maybe. Is this entire rant a reverse jinx? I’ll let you decide.

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The Bison volleyball team is the No. 5 seed in the Summit League Championship. Jenni Fassbender (13), sophomore outside hitter, is one of the younger team members.

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players.

“If you look at the top three or four teams, they consistently … each night have the same kind of people producing the same numbers,” Thompson said.

“I think we have some good balance sometimes, but we don’t have that.”

Even though the Bison may be inexperienced, Thompson is optimistic about their situation. In fact, she said their spunk could be exactly what helps them in the Summit League Tournament.

“One thing about our young team is when they buy in, they’re motivated,” she said. “That’s going to be really exciting to see what we do here.”

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However, that doesn’t mean she won’t change her focus.

She said the Bison will be looking to make some last-minute improvements on her defense before heading to Indianapolis.

“We didn’t make a lot of defensive plays anywhere all (last) weekend, so that’s where we’re going to focus on,” Thompson said.

“There’s a couple blocking things, but most importantly we’re staying disciplined on defense and making the plays.”

While looking around at the other teams in the conference, Thompson said a major theme with the better teams have been a level of consistency with their major

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bye the first round, the other four will be battling it out to survive to the semi-finals.

Even though some of the teams may have more experience, no one will have played in this new format.

Thompson said this could prove to be useful.

“I think that with the new format, it definitely benefits us because we’re a little inexperienced,” she said. “I’m really excited that we have to play competitive volleyball every night.”

The Bison won’t be seeing much internal change as they go into the Summit League Tournament.

Thompson said she’s got a lineup she feels confident in going into the upcoming make-or-break matches.

Total Points

Early in the season, not many people saw the Bison going very far.

However, after getting six wins in Summit League play, NDSU will go into the beginning of the Indiana Purdue-Indianapolis-hosted Summit League Championship as the No. 5 seed. They will begin play against No. 4 Fort Wayne on Friday at the Jungle in Indianapolis at 6 p.m.

Despite losing their last game of the regular season against Fort Wayne, NDSU

son will go into this year’s conference tournament with only two players on their roster with postseason experience. Thompson expects her team will go into the tournament prepared, even though they may have a young squad.

“We didn’t get that opportunity last year, so we’re looking at (seniors) Lauren Cammack and Danielle Dombeck as they ones that have experience and the success of it,” Thompson said.

“That’ll go a long way.”

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head coach Kari Thompson isn’t too worried.

“Our first focus is definitely Fort Wayne,” Thompson said. “Having splitting with them, 1-1 on the season, it’s really gonna be a good matchup Friday night.”

The start of the regular season proved to be rough go for the Bison. NDSU faced the best teams in the nation, including nationallyranked Louisville.

However, the experience may prove useful for the postseason, Thompson said.

“I think we can look back on a lot of those ones where we were competitive and we learned a lot and we adjusted,” Thompson said. “I think it’s going to pay off a lot for us. Those were some pretty key-pressure situations.”

Having not made the postseason last year, the Bi-

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