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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE
Election 2016 Reaches Finale State, local positions are on the line
Student poll shows Trump ahead OUR POLLING SAMPLE BY COLLEGE
Casey McCarty Head News Editor
Those who have tuned to media outlets in the last 18 months may be aware that a presidential election is within a week’s time, but there are more people on the ballot in North Dakota than solely presidential candidates. A governor, U.S. senator and U.S. congressperson will be elected in North Dakota this year.
Gubernatorial election
Incumbent North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple chose to not run for reelection, having served in the position since 2010. Three tickets will be on the ballot: Republican Party candidate Doug Burgum and running mate Brent Sanford, Democratic Party candidate Marvin Nelson and running mate Joan Heckaman, and Libertarian Party candidate Marty Riske and running mate Joshua Voytek. Burgum’s platform points consist of cutting runaway spending, reforming property taxes, supporting term limits, opposing
the Affordable Care Act and creating high-paying jobs. He is known as a businessman and is a North Dakota State alumnus. Sanford, his running mate, is the current mayor of Watford City, N.D. He graduated from the University of North Dakota. Nelson’s platform points include increasing the availability of quality daycare, prioritizing budget initiatives to prevent property tax increases, reclaiming land destroyed by oil development and stopping the personal usage of campaign money. He is an NDSU alumnus and currently serves North Dakota District 9 in the North Dakota House of Representatives. Hackaman is an alumnus of Valley City State University and has served District 23 in the NDHR since 2006. Riske’s platform points include cutting spending from the state government, ending the prohibition of marijuana, ending civil asset forfeiture and ending common core education practices. He is a businessman and graduated from UND.
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Senatorial election
United States senatorial candidates include independent candidate James Germalic, Democratic NPL candidate Eliot Glassheim, Republican Party candidate and incumbent Senator John Hoeven and Libertarian Party candidate Robert Marquette. Glassheim has previous experience in government, being on the Grand Forks City Council and previously serving in the North Dakota House of Representatives. His platform points include developing North Dakota’s energy resources, protecting social security, making college affordable and abolishing human trafficking. Hoeven has been senator for one full term, serving since 2010. Before that, he was the governor of North Dakota for 10 years, serving from 2000 until 2010. His platform points include creating jobs, reducing the U.S. budget, making higher education affordable, reforming healthcare and improving national security. Marquette has worked for ST Microelectronics and
The Spectrum paired with the statistics department for this poll. For further discussion on analysis and methods, visit ndsuspectrum.com.
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Bike Share to Hibernate Sunday
Bikes will hide from snow, undergo tune-ups
Maddy Capman Co-News Editor
As of Tuesday, 245,950 rides have occurred since the Great Rides Bike Share program launched March 15, 2015. Bike Share is a way students can travel to places around campus, and in certain places around the Fargo-Moorhead area. There are currently 100 bikes in use to dock at 11 stations. The bikes enable transportation and cut down on fuel consumption. They feature a threespeed gear system, a basket to hold your belongings and an adjustable seat for comfort purposes. Bikes can be checked out by pressing the silver button located on the station, and scanning your student ID or swiping a Visa or MasterCard and pulling the bike away from the dock. If paying with Visa or MasterCard, each hour will cost the rider, $4.00. The individual can keep the bike for up to an hour. When the bike is ready to be returned, riders push the bike into an open slot at the docking station. Great Rides move bikes around to different docking stations throughout the day to make sure that bikes are available for riders at most stations. An app, B-Cycle Now, is also offered to allow riders
Bike Share has been ridden 245,950 times since the program launched in 2015. to view the number of slots in a specific dock and how many bikes are currently at the dock and in surrounding areas to ensure that the rider can find a place to return their bike too. This will ensure the rider can locate a bike and have a place to re-dock it as well. Bikes can only be checked out between the hours of
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6:00 a.m. and midnight. Helmets are not required for the rider, nor are they provided. The docks and bikes leave campus for winter hibernation Sunday. Sara Watson Curry, the director of operations for Great Rides, said the most common maintenance
Student government supports cancelling class the day before Thanksgiving
needed with their bikes are flat tires, but all bikes receive “tune-ups every two weeks.” Riders can also report issues to Great Rides, so they are aware of any maintenance necessary. When questioned on upcoming changes to bike share, Watson Curry said, “Growth is a natural
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forecast, however, to accomplish that growth we do need the capital support.” Looking forward, Great Rides said it hopes to increase not only student growth but public growth as well; by increasing the number of stations they have and the number of bikes available.
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Watson Curry said as of press time, Great Rides is trying to make a smooth transition into winter hibernation. There have been no missing bikes yet this season, however Watson Curry reports that last season one bike did go missing and is yet to be found.
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Registration is Here, New Changes Coming
Seniors now registering, freshman to join soon
Katherine Kessel Staff Writer
Spring semester registration began Monday and academic advising for the upcoming semester is in full swing. Students who have any questions may utilize resources offered here at North Dakota State. In addition to making an appointment with their academic advisor to create an academic plan, students are able to visit with advisors from the Academic Resource Center and can receive additional information on degree progress from the Office of Registration and Records.
This is a time for students to discuss major and minor changes, education requirements for their degree and NDSU academic policy. Rhonda Kitch, the registrar of the Office of Registration and Records, said students should to log onto their Campus Connection account immediately to ensure their password has not expired, to check for holds on their account and to find which date they are eligible to enroll in courses. Following a conversation with an advisor on what courses they should be enrolling in, a student
should fill out a course shopping cart on their Campus Connection page. Students can then enroll on the date they are eligible. Registration dates are determined based on the number of credits a student has completed. The Office of Registration and Records evaluates students for audits on graduation progress. “We are here to ensure compliance with federal, state and university regulations and policies, but also work to assist and support the student in their academic journey,” Kitch said. The office has resources
to advisors, faculty and staff of different departments on various academic policy. “Our office is here to support students. Even if we are unable to answer a question, we are happy to connect them in the right direction,” Kitch said. Future registration innovations In an effort to simplify the registration process, Kitch said NDSU will begin using College Scheduler LLC, a web based software awaiting approval to be implemented at NDSU. Though unavailable for the current registration cycle, the software will likely be running come
registration for the summer and fall 2017 semesters. Linked directly to a student’s Campus Connection page, the Schedule Planner program would allow a student to enter in their desired classes, as well as additional schedule conflicts, such as work or organizational meetings. The program would then generate the student’s various schedule combination based on available classes. Once a student chooses an arrangement of scheduling, they will be redirected to the Campus Connection website where they can
register. Kitch said the program will offer many benefits. “I truly believe this will transform the registration experience,” Kitch said. “(It will) reduce the stress for students but also ensure that meeting times with advisors are more about what advising should be, and less about the logistics of building a schedule.” Schedule Planner is intuitive and studentfriendly, and will not require training to use. Students can expect to be updated once the software is fully implemented and will receive further education on utilizing the program.
Student Senate Supports Cancelling Class Resolution says classes the day before Thanksgiving should be cancelled Alex O’Reilly
Contributing Writer
North Dakota State’s Student Government supports cancelling classes the day prior to Thanksgiving. The move passed unanimously in a
resolution at the student senate meeting Sunday. The resolution cites it is dangerous for students to be traveling after classes the evening before Thanksgiving, and it is important for students to be able to spend time with their families. Eduardo Faundez, a
student senator representing graduate studies and one of the authors of the resolution, said, “I can say that this has been a problem for years, even in the time before some senators were the live example. One of them even had to travel as far as Florida, driving. Additionally, another
fair point is that usually international students who sometimes do not celebrate Thanksgiving use that time to travel within the country.” “Considering that you are here for a little time and mostly studying, having time to get to know
this country is also nice, and therefore most of the international students consulted are in favor of this too,” Faundez added. Another resolution was discussed by student senate, proposing that Student Government should support expanding bike share,
especially at the Memorial Union and University Village. That resolution was put on hold until next week. Spencer Moir, student body president, said that he and Anuj Teotia, student body vice president, are preparing to propose extending hours of NDSU’s dining centers.
In A Nutshell Amanda Johnson Staff Writer
Out of this world
North Dakota State University and University of North Dakota students are working together to build the OpenOrbiter 1, a small satellite. The satellite is “designed to upload apps for science and engineering experiments and to test how a miniature 3D printer will work when exposed to conditions in Earth orbit,” the Forum reported.
OpenOrbiter 1 is the first satellite to be made in North Dakota and resembles a large Rubik’s Cube, also called a cubesat. It could be launched to the International Space Station early next year and then released into Earth’s orbit from the ISS shortly after. “Building and testing the cubesat involves about 90 students and faculty from each campus in a variety of disciplines, including computer engineering, computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering, and other fields,” the Forum reported.
Both schools are working on their own individual cubesat and the best components of the two will be combined to make up the satellite that will get launched. The printer will be used “to find out how certain materials behave in microgravity, and the temperatures and radiation in low Earth orbit,” the Forum reported.
NDSU attracting out of state students
The State Board of Higher Education has approved a new tuition plan intended
to attract more out-of-state students to North Dakota public campuses, the Forum reported. The changes were approved on Oct. 27th and will be implemented for the fall 2019 semester. “The new tuition rate structure would decrease the state university system’s annual tuition revenues by about $13 million from their 2014-15 levels, a projection that doesn’t take into account anticipated enrollment increases,” the Forum reported. North Dakota State University “could require a
3 percent tuition increase to keep the changes ‘revenue neutral” and “could see revenues drop by almost $3.3 million per year,” the Forum reported. University of North Dakota could see a $10 million revenue plunge with the new changes. Before the plan is implemented in 2019 it will be determined if the changes, per-credit tuition rates, will keep the universities at a revenue neutral level without imposing high rates on North Dakota students.
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The Forum reported that with the exception of Minnesota, out of state students will pay $1.20 for every dollar that North Dakota residents pay, a decrease from the current $1.25. Minnesotan students will still pay $1.12 dollars per North Dakotan dollar. International students will pay $1.75 for every $1 that North Dakota residents pay, with the exception for residents of Canadian provinces Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Those students will pay out-ofstate tuition rates.
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Pajama Party In Memorial Union
Event hosted by campus attractions features Pixar movies
Pajama Jam is an event that will occur in Memorial Union on Friday. in their pajamas to watch Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University. Onesies, blankets, pillows, slippers and friends are welcome at the event. Free food and a pillow case decorating activity will also be a featured activity at the event. Only 200 pillow cases are available for
Phoebe Ellis Staff Writer
Students can enjoy a sleepover-like movie jamboree in their pajamas Friday. The event, Pajama Jam, is hosted by Campus Live and invites students to show up
Onesies, blankets, pillows, slippers and friends are welcome at the event. decoration. Tables and chairs will be in the room for the possibility of fort building as well. Abby Lee, Campus Attractions’ Campus Live coordinator, said Campus
Cramer is the incumbent candidate in this race, having served as North Dakota’s congressman after winning in both 2012 and 2014. His platform points include expanding the nation’s energy resources, pushing a bill to protect farmers and keeping Washington in check. Iron Eyes was born and currently resides in the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. He is known for his work with local tribes, including the Standing Rock Sioux. His platform points include creating jobs, improving national security through empowering families,
BALLOT | FROM PAGE 1 General Electric. His platform points include opening the free market, auditing the Federal Reserve, not increasing the national debt and protecting gun rights. The Spectrum was unable to obtain information regarding Germalic at press time.
Congressional election
Candidates applying for North Dakota’s sole position in the U.S. House of Representatives include Republican Party candidate Kevin Cramer, DemocraticNPL candidate Chase Iron Eyes and Libertarian Party candidate Jack Seaman.
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ensuring equal pay for equal work and helping those with drug and mental health problems. Seaman is a small business owner, owning and operating MinDak Gold Exchange. He has lived in North Dakota for over 30 years. His platform points include limiting the national debt, reforming healthcare and social security, creating term limits and establishing a foreign policy of noninterventionism. Editor’s Note: Candidates were listed alphabetically by last name without considering party affiliation.
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Attractions decided upon a pajama party because they wanted students to be comfortable, and pointed out that most don’t wear pajamas in public often. Lee said the free food, movies and the company of
friends allows students to “slow down for a little bit and enjoy.” There is no limit to the amount of attendees that can participate, aside from the amount of people that the Memorial Union Great
Plains Ballroom can hold. The event is not an actual sleepover and runs from 9:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. When the event ends, participants must head back to their respective places of habitation for the evening. Pajama Jam will occur Friday in MU’s Great Plains Ballroom.
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Now that Halloween is over, “Hocus Pocus” and “Halloweentown” aren’t the only movies that should be on your radar. Hollywood has several upcoming releases over the month of November to satisfy audience members as North Dakota gets even chillier.
“Doctor Strange” November 4
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Marvel’s newest superhero film being released Friday. The film follows Stephen Strange, an incredible neurosurgeon who loses the ability to use his hands in a horrific car accident. Unable to do his job, he visits the Ancient One, played by the mysterious Tilda Swinton, who trains the doctor in the magical ways. Of course, since it’s a Marvel movie, the fate of the world is at risk and only a small handful can save it. This movie should be pretty exciting for anyone who loves action and adventure, along with
Magic and Musicals A ‘Harry Potter’ sequel and sci-fi thriller are only a few of the anticipated releases in November
adding Cumberbatch to the mix for any “Sherlock” fans.
track down Scamander and those helping him. This movie should be exciting for any fan of the series, enticing devoted fans and casual watchers with magic, adventure and more information about the wizarding world.
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“Trolls” November 4
This animated musical is fun for all ages, bringing whimsy and action to the screen. Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick star as Branch and Poppy (respectively), trolls who must venture to save all the trolls from the monstrous Bergens. The Bergens are unable to feel happiness, so they must eat the joyful and colorful trolls to feel happiness for just a few moments. A technicolor love story accompanies the skillful singing of Timberlake and Kendrick in a movie that shouldn’t disappoint children and adults alike.
“Arrival” November 11
Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner star in this sci-fi thriller. When aliens arrive on earth, Adams is enlisted as a linguist to discover what the UFOs want and what their purpose is. Adams uses her training to communicate with
“Moana” November 23
Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterson star in ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ the latest installment in the ‘Harry Potter’ legacy. the aliens, but outside forces, including other countries and government suggestions, complicate her developing relationship with the extraterrestrials. From the director of “Sicario,” Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival” is something to buzz about.
Scamander, played by Eddie Redmayne, as he enters New York City with his leather case full of mystical creatures. Unfortunately, some of the beasts inside are set loose in the streets, causing several wizards and no-maj’s (American muggles) alike to try and
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” November 18
Harry Potter fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief when this movie premieres in the middle of November. The film follows Newt
The studio that brought us “Frozen” returns with another Disney princess movie, this time with a young Polynesian girl in the spotlight. Moana, the titular character, is the daughter of an island chief who is in a long line of skillful navigators. This teenager, full of vim and vigor, departs on a journey with her orienteering skills to try and save her family from utter destruction. On the way, the demigod Maui, played by Dwayne Johnson, assists her in her journey to a fabled island full of hidden secrets. With songs by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and the creative genius of Disney, the film won’t disappoint fans of princesses or musicals.
Gold Star Marching Band Performs at the Dome, Without Football Team Gold Star Marching Band performs ‘Sounds of the Gridiron’ this Sunday Emily Dockter
The Gold Star Marching Band started in 1903 and was then known as the North Dakota Agricultural College Cadet Band. Over the years, the GSMB has slowly grown from 14 members to today’s
whopping 200. The band’s excellence moves beyond the football field. The band tours nation-wide, providing the rest of the country with the best of N.D. For those who enjoy the
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North Dakota State Performing Arts and the Gold Star Marching Band invite you to a concert showcasing “The Pride of North Dakota.” The concert, entitled “Sounds of the Gridiron,” is this Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Fargodome. Students are used to seeing the band before and at halftime during Bison games. While we all enjoy the music of the GSMB on game day, they will really flex their abilities in Sunday’s performance. The band, under the direction of Sigurd Johnson, will be playing some of the classics from Bison football games, as well as some contemporary hits from their halftime shows. “Sounds of the Gridiron” is an annual event for the GSMB, NDSU and FargoMoorhead community. The performance showcases students from all years and majors and the hard work they’ve put into one of the most well known pieces of not just NDSU Performing Arts, but NDSU Athletics as well.
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Music Alum Awarded Prestigious Music Award 1963 graduate Alf Clausen awarded Golden Score for excellence in composing Paige Johnson A&E Editor
On Sunday, North Dakota State music graduate Alf Clausen will be awarded the 2016 Golden Score Award for excellence in composing and arranging. Clausen, as well as William Ross, are the two honorees for the award this year. Past recipients include John
Debney (composer for “Iron Man 2” and “Elf”), Conrad Pope (the Star Wars films, the Hobbit films) and sixtime Grammy winner Jorge Calandrelli. Clausen’s impressive composing history does not set him apart from other recipients. He worked on popular ‘80s sitcom “ALF” until its end in 1990, then moved on to “The Simpsons” where he won
two Emmy awards for his work on the show. Minneapolis-born and Jamestown-raised, Clausen graduated from NDSU with a degree in musical theory after first pursuing mechanical engineering. After his graduation at NDSU, he pursued a master’s degree at University of WisconsinMadison, worked as a musician and eventually
graduated with a degree in arranging and composing in 1966 from Berklee. While “ALF” and “The Simpsons” are his most prolific works, Clausen also contributed to “The Partridge Family,” “Moonlighting” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” The other recipient of the Golden Score Award, William Ross, has composed music for feature films like “The
Tale of Despereux” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” He has also arranged music for music greats Celine Dion, Michael Bublè and Barbara Streisand. The Golden Score Award dates back to 2001. Each year, the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers honors those in the field, often the unrecognized part of movie
magic, with the Golden Score Award. A gala is held in Los Angeles to honor the guests and all proceeds go to benefit the ASMAC’s educational, scholarship and master class programs. Clausen and Ross will receive the award at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 6. More information on Clausen, Ross and the ASMAC and Golden Score Award can be found online at asmac.org.
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A Different Kind of Dance Party NDSU campus hosts Headphone Disco for the first time to kick off Halloween Kaitlyn Grube Staff Writer
On Saturday Oct. 29, North Dakota State kicked off Halloween weekend with the Headphone Disco. This is a new event on campus for students in an effort by the Campus Attractions department to find entertaining, safe ways for students to celebrate Halloween. As with most campus events, the Headphone Disco was free to students. To check out a pair of headphones, all the event coordinators needed was a student ID to ensure the safe return of the headphones. The headphones were then put on and the coordinators explained the process. There was a volume switch, a button to change stations and an on/off button. The event had two DJs in
attendance that were at the front of the dance floor at two different mix tables and flashing colored lights. Stepping into the Great Plains Ballroom, one was immediately confronted with the sight of over a dozen tables set up for attendees. Off to the right there were tables holding sandwiches, chips with queso and cupcakes. There were also multiple pitchers of ice water with cups nearby in case anyone attending got thirsty. The night started out slow as students trickled in after other various events on campus, like the improv show in Askanase Hall. Costumes were encouraged and some of the standouts were a T-Rex, a cat onesie for National Cat Day and the entire Scooby Doo gang. As the hours passed, dancers started crowding the dance floor. One
particularly talented dancer was Spider-Man, who kept the floor alive for the majority of the night. His dance moves definitely lived up to the acrobatics the Marvel character is known for, his energy never seeming to deplete. Some of the songs played by the DJs were “Wannabe� by the Spice Girls, “Heathens� by Twenty One Pilots and a remix of the Stranger Things opening theme. Most of the music revolved around party mixes that allowed a heavy beat to encourage movement. The event went from 9:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and students continued to show up at all hours. Hopefully, Campus Attractions will continue to allow the Headphone Discos to take place on the NDSU campus for future holidays and special events.
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Vanessa Rickertson and Maggie Krull both enjoyed the headphone disco, costumes included.
Review: ‘Station Eleven’ Gives Dystopia Music, Art Emily St. John Mandel’s novel describes life after its end Paige Johnson A&E Editor
The end of the world does not start with war, government or natural disasters. It starts with the flu. One night, an inexplicable strain of the disease descends upon the world. Ninety-nine percent of the population dies, leaving a measly one percent to remember life before. Cults, towns and traveling symphonies form from the shadow of life, but the ruins and memories linger like ghosts. In her novel “Station Eleven,� Emily St. John Mandel uses different characters, locations and histories to explore the end of the world. All are linked by one person: Arthur Leander, an actor who dies onstage the night the flu hits. Arthur’s cast mate Kristin, his best friend Clark, the man who tried to save him Jeevan and his first wife Miranda share their stories and their lives as the book progresses. St. John Mandel fluctuates between the past and present to give the reader
a sense for the ways the world has changed for each particular character. As we learn more about the characters, it becomes clearer how each plays a role in the lives of others, despite the assumption that, at least on the surface, they should not be connected. Not only is the nature of St. John Mandel’s destruction of the world unique to the genre, but she also includes an odd cast of characters at the center of her story: the Traveling Symphony. Composed of musicians and actors, the Traveling Symphony brings their craft to towns in the hopes of reinvigorating some of the old world. Even more interesting is St. John Mandel does not seem to be making a statement with this band of ragtag artists. Rather, she integrates them into the story as if it is the most natural thing for art to be included into the fabric of the end of the world. This doesn’t suffocate the story with grand declarations of the importance of art, yet gives the book an interesting twist. The jump between characters and storylines
can become confusing and exhausting. St. John Mandel kept the stories in a package — most of the time. That still didn’t remove the few seconds of establishing which character and when they were in time. This got old fast. It also took me out of the story, breaking my interest with the novel. There were also a few characters whose stories I was disinterested in. This left me dragging through the chapters they were featured in, before I moved on to characters I actually liked. For dystopian fans, this story is a must. The orchestration of the end of the world and its effect on different characters was a refreshing break from other novels within the genre. The incorporation of the arts was also a unique characteristic of the novel. Not only dystopian fans, but other readers as well will enjoy the plot, characterization and writing of St. John Mandel. Take a break from academic reading and studying to enjoy “Station Eleven� by Emily St. John Mandel.
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NoDak Moment | Dinosaurs on the Prairie
Memories of the past abound in the central plains of German-Russian country
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A line of threshers termed the “dinosaurs on the prairie” form a spine up to the peak of a hill near Napoleon, ND.
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It’s easy to lose sense of the scope and scale of the place where you live when you spend most of your time bounded by four walls and the comfort of the indoors. But there’s nothing quite like a little expedition to serve as a reminder of what our prairies are like. I spent a weekend wandering with some fellow students in the central plains around Napoleon, ND, a place known colloquially as “German-Russian country” since it is populated largely by descendants of ethnic Germans who emigrated from imperial Russia during the late 1800s and early 1900s to escape conscription into the Russian army and the suppression of their religions. Signs of their impact on the area abound. A crumbling veneer of cement revealed an old house we stumbled across was in fact an earth house built in the Russian style with walls nearly three feet thick held together with clay and straw. Cemeteries in the area are filled with wrought iron crosses (a hallmark of the German-Russian tradition), which in addition to being symbols of beauty and strength, are much more resistant to wildfires than wooden crosses. The places we visited were places of memory;
the remnants of lives past continue to speak their stories into our day, if we are willing to take the time to learn and listen. Sometimes a cross is just a cross. But if it has a name attached to it, there is a story somewhere. And sometimes, something ordinary like a collection of hills in the middle of the plains becomes something more than a nice spot for picnicking on a sunny day. After a conversation with some locals, it becomes Shell Butte, where locals used to go chisel fossilized shells out of the rock to provide their chickens with calcium and minerals to help ensure strong eggs. The whole countryside is full of little reminders of past lives. A Soo Line railcar sitting at the Logan County Museum in Napoleon speaks of a day when long-distance travel was undertaken by train. The ghost town of Burnstad speaks of a day when the railroad brought booming business to the area, business that has now faded into the bare hints of foundations and streets. A line of threshers leading up to the peak of a hill, termed the “dinosaurs on the prairie,” speak of a past era when farming was a little harder than it is now. And underneath it all, there are reminders that those of us here now are simply newcomers to the plains. Tipi rings serve as a reminder that before
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Wrought iron crosses typical of the German-Russian tradition can be found in many cemeteries in the area. German-Russians populated the area, American Indians peopled it. A buffalo rub with the stone worn smooth from serving for countless years as a scratching post for the great beasts of the plains speaks of a time even further back, perhaps even before hunters came to harvest the bounty of the plains. The land itself, its
openness, its stones, speak of a deeper time, of glacial fields and frozen lands uninhabited except for the hardiest creatures of past millennia. It all serves as a reminder that we, the people who live on the plains, can hardly be called its owners. In fact, it might be exactly the opposite.
The earth house will be folded back into the earth. The thresher will corrode and disintegrate into the landscape. The things that look so permanent now may fall into disrepair, to be seen by future generations as more dinosaurs on the prairie. We, the people, will be returned to the earth. Whether we now call it
German-Russian country, or whether it was in the past Dakota and Nakota territory, the only thing that lasts is the land itself. We leave our little marks on the world, layer upon layer, story upon story to be told to future inhabitants. As they say: Earth to earth, ashes to ashes and dust to dust.
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A Soo Line railcar sits at the Logan County Museum in Napoleon.
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A Russian-style earth house with walls of earth and straw nearly three feet thick.
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Segovia and BISON ABROAD Cochinillo
The Spanish city of Segovia is known for its aqueduct and its signature dish of suckling pig
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Segovia’s aqueduct originally constructed by the Romans in the first century is held together by forces in equilibrium, with no mortar between the stones.
Cochinillo, Segovia’s signature dish, is suckling pig so tender you can cut it with a plate.
Tori Stefonowicz Contributing Writer
Every city has its own “thing” when it comes to food and, like all good foodies, I try my best to taste the special flavors of each city I go to. Since being in Spain I have tried jamón ibérico, gazpacho and paella — all cultural staples. Jamón ibérico is definitely something I will miss when I leave. Fish and chips in London was truly wonderful, and my gourmet experience in Paris ruined all other types of potatoes au gratin.
I recently took a day trip to Segovia and tried cochinillo. Cochinillo translates to “suckling pig”, which is exactly what it sounds like. The pigs are not yet weaned from their mothers, around three weeks in age, and the mothers are fed a special diet to ensure the quality of the piglet so, yes, I ate Wilbur. And he, with his golden brown and perfectly crunchy skin, was delicious. In keeping with traditions, the pigs are oven roasted in a special oven and the meat becomes so tender that you can cut it with a plate. Mind you, I did not
attempt this, but according to my wonderful tour guide, cochinillo is not done right unless this feat can be achieved. This dish is not just for the benefit of tourists, but enjoyed by the locals as well. Walking through the streets it is common to see and smell the mouthwatering aroma of a roasted pig in restaurant windows and being advertised in food museums. Yes, you read that correctly. Food museums are fairly common in the areas I have visited and, before I leave, I will go to one since I have not yet had the opportunity.
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Halloween season is officially over and we’ve all eaten a bit more candy than we’re proud of. However, don’t get comfortable thinking you’ll just get back on track eating well and you’re safe. Oh no, we’ve just rounded the corner to holiday season. So for some incentive to stay away from the tasty treats and sweets yet to come, I’ll give you a quick rundown of what eating too much sugar on a regular basis does to your body. Sugar that is not naturally part of a food and is added has no nutritional benefit at all; it’s just empty calories. When broken down by your body, it is absorbed as glucose and fructose. The fructose is metabolized in your liver, which can be overloaded if you’re consuming excess fructose from foods with added sugar. The extra energy from the fructose is turned into fat in the liver. When this happens over and over again it can lead to a fatty liver, normally a disease associated with alcoholism, and one that causes many health problems. Also, when you eat a meal you obtain glucose from it, which causes a rise in
insulin levels. The insulin lets the glucose into the cells so they can be used for energy. Too much sugar causes too much glucose in the body and can lead to extra insulin. This can cause the cells to become insulin resistant, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, a whole other can of worms. Lastly, fructose doesn’t have the satiety effects that glucose does. This basically means it doesn’t make us feel as full. This can be a problem because the foods that contain fructose are often high in calories. So if we eat something high in calories but don’t feel full, we will still eat more. These extra calories can add up leading to weight gain. To add insult to injury, sugar is addictive. It releases dopamine in the brain, a neurotransmitter in the reward center. While I’m not saying sugar is the same as cocaine, it does operate on the same reward pathways in your brain. These factors are a few good reminders to think about if you are drinking sugary beverages or consuming sweets on a regular basis. Staying mindful around the holiday season can help prevent gaining some pounds — don’t forget to enjoy yourself, but remember to enjoy everything in moderation.
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While in Segovia I met another student studying abroad from England, who was previously a vegan. However, he wanted to fully immerse himself in the cultures he was visiting and have the full experience, food and all. While he still believes in veganism wholeheartedly, he has temporarily set aside that lifestyle to experience as much as possible. After all, you have this one life to live — it is up to you to make the most of it, whatever that means to you. Perhaps you are meant to do more than work, pay bills and die.
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Reflecting on Halloween: Thank You, Mom For dressing me in acceptable costumes You never encouraged me to be a princess that year simply because I am a girl. Cierra Steffensen Staff Writer
Just look at this college student wearing an appropriate costume on Halloween of all days.
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Halloween: What You Loved as a Kid, Just Sexier
Come trick or treat this Thursday, October 31 It’s not just an opportunity to make innocent tropes and childhood icons provocative; it’s about feeling like a kid again.
Grant Gloe Staff Writer
Hems are like glaciers: they move a few centimeters every year. And boy, are they a marvel to look upon. Though I feel like we’ve lost touch with what makes Halloween so special. It’s not just an opportunity to make innocent tropes and childhood icons provocative; it’s about feeling like a kid again. It’s a night for paying homage
to the cartoon character you loved as a kid, for instance characters like Waldo and Spongebob, instead of any costume with the word sexy in front of it. When did we lose sight on recapturing our childhoods? I mean, there are plenty of reasons for eyes to wander. I’m sure the thought of my pasty, yet aesthetically pleasing buttocks filling a schoolgirl outfit makes you boil like a pubescent. But that’s not the point of Halloween. That’s not the Halloween you celebrated as a child, and it’s not the one you should celebrate
today. Tonight, I wish to inspire a new path. Follow me into the streets, hockey players and Waldos alike, and trick or treat. Some will look down on you for having an apartment and car, yet still asking for treats like an eight-year-old. Well that eight-year-old isn’t a few grand in the hole so excuse me for looking for some free treats. We’ll storm the neighborhoods like a herd of bison, or a Petco employee who won’t take “I just wanted to pet the fish!” as an excuse. Don’t by the way.
Why let childhood slip away? You’ll be forced to grow up once you have a degree and a career, so why rush it along? So come out tonight, Thursday NovemWait. Wait Thursday the third? No, no that can’t be! I had an article, a plan. I was gonna wear a costume and lead a revolution, damn discount 2006 calendar. Holy crap I have a surveying test today, no! I haven’t studied! This is the worst Not-Oween ever! I ... I don’t know guys. Just stay home I guess, study or whatever. I gotta be alone for awhile.
Dear Mom, First I would like to thank you for always dealing with my relentlessly active, sugar-filled, post trick-ortreating, body as a child. I didn’t show the correct appreciation then, so I would like to thank you now. Not only did you dress me in incredible homemade costumes, but you also kept me warm in the frigid cold we call a Dakota fall. You dressed up and walked around the town with me. You bought pumpkins to carve, candy to hand out and even helped me make caramel apples even though they were a disaster to eat. I would also like to thank you for never putting an offensive costume on my body. I was a ladybug, an iPod, a cupcake, a hippie, the bride of Frankenstein, a fairy, a ninja turtle and many, many more. There weren’t any racially, religiously or sexually offensive costumes placed on my innocent body. Thank you for having the common sense to know where the line is drawn. Thank you for not turning somebody’s lifestyle into an outfit for me to wear as I wander about, naively, asking for candy and
hoping that nobody else was wearing the same costume as me. I can now proudly state that I rarely matched the other kids’ costumes because you didn’t conform to the norm. There were always kids dressed in offensive costumes when I was younger and we rarely thought twice about it back then. The fact you were able to avoid these things shows a lot about your character. You could have stuck me a “homeless person” costume that year we were way behind, but you didn’t and instead came up with something witty that got all sorts of compliments at the annual Halloween party. You never put a feather in my hair and war paint on my face. You never encouraged me to be a princess that year simply because I am a girl. You never smeared blackface on my body; there were never any fake weapons involved or racist hairdos. I was simply a child whose mother may not have known what she was subconsciously doing, but dressed me in the best outfits anyway. Thank you for being so thoughtful, Love Cierra
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Food is Emotion, Not Just Taste
Learn to eat for the experience
Cierra Steffensen Staff Writer
While looking for a new novel to read, because honestly I’m obsessed with avoiding homework by reading a book a day, I came across this quote
on the inside flap of the the novel “Sweetbitter” by Stephanie Danler: “You will develop a palate. A palate is a spot on your tongue where you remember. Where you assign words to the textures of taste. Eating becomes a discipline, language obsessed. You will never simply eat food.” The quote caught my eye because it made me feel something. All of the sudden I understood food. I understood why chefs were so emotional, and why the restaurant business is such
You have to feel something, not just taste the sweet, salty, or bitter flavor that comes in all sorts of textures. a pain in the ass to work in. You have to feel something, not just taste the sweet, salty or bitter flavor that comes in all sorts of textures. The restaurant as a whole becomes an experience rather than just a meal. A performance of sorts, with the food in the leading role in this tale of new language for new emotions. I used to work in a
restaurant when I was younger. I’m not saying it was some upscale restaurant in the middle of Manhattan like the one in the novel. But it wasn’t just some Pizza Ranch or Applebee’s either. When I was hired I was taught to treat the guests in a way that will make them remember me in the best of ways. Bring the
food in a timely manner, but don’t rush the order. Cover the stalled time between the guest sitting the food arriving with grace and conversation. Explain the emotions connected to the wine and pair each wine eloquently with its complementary dish. As I stated before, food has become an emotion, and the dance it does on
our tongues should teach us something new. I understand the majority of you reading this are scoffing and wondering why this is something worth discussing. We are in college after all, with barely enough money to buy a cheap bottle of wine to destress on a Wednesday. But try to remember while you are eating your next dish that food is meant to be experienced. Instead of living to eat, rather eat to live and love the food you eat.
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Increase Funding to Bike Share While we love the bikes, they still have flaws On the surface, using a bike offers an opportunity for students to cut down on the travel time to class. Other benefits could include fewer cars on campus, excluding winter months, and a greener option of travel.
Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor
When North Dakota State first launched the Bike Share program, students were given a unique tool. The bikes offer transportation that connects students to areas around campus and to several places downtown. The system has flaws and through an increase in our student fees we can improve upon it. “We are absolutely one of the greatest, if not the best bike share programs in the nation,” Mason Wenzel, Student Government’s executive finance commissioner and member of Bike Share’s board, said. “We win national awards continually and people ask us how we do it.” Wenzel said the student body helps make bike share The Bike Share program is an amazing tool, but expansion and increased fees could make it better. successful. make one of the best Bike only hope this option would we are looking at are over “The reason why I think Share programs even better. be curved. by the T-Lofts area. We are we are so successful is There are more docks than “As it is now, it is an looking for other student because we have a lot of there are bikes. Although if amazing leisure source,” living areas as well, for student contribution and you are biking to the Union Wenzel said of the bike instance over by Bison student input through our at a peak time of bike share system. Wenzel said he Court and Stockbridge, student fees,” he said. usage, be prepared for a sees expansion as a way to because we get so I agree with Wenzel on tough decision. shift it to a better connected many requests for those this, but I have to counter in As a student it is hard to “network.” locations.” this way. make that decision. Go to On expanding this On the surface, using a There are issues, and these class on time, or wait for network, Wenzel discussed bike offers an opportunity issues need to be addressed someone to graciously take motions that would seek to for students to cut down going into the third year your bike. This is a decision improve the network for the on the travel time to class. with the bikes come that personally I think a student body. Other benefits could include springtime. student should never have “We want to connect fewer cars on campus, Primary issues are the to make. students to everywhere excluding winter months, limited number of docks With more docks located students need to go,” and a greener option of and the bike share network . These issues, if fixed, could in high-traffic areas, we can Wenzel said. “Areas that travel. For certain students,
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though, this simply is not an option. “A bike share dock over by T-Lofts would be beneficial for members of SAE and residents of the local apartments in the area around the location,” Kyle Blank, chapter president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, said. “It would make travel to and from campus a lot easier and also offer a mode of quick transportation to the downtown campus for people who have classes down there.” With these motions
it seems that Student Government has started the correct action. Assuming action takes hold, one of the most accomplished Bike Share programs will only get better. Personally for me, using the bike share is more of a luxury. To a student relying on the Bike Share program for transportation to class, these moments can be challenging. Wenzel said students contribute “roughly $5” to Bike Share per year through their student fees. The Bike Share program is great, but to improve there must be action. Action is coming, but it requires student support and response. For a college student, money can be tight. What we must decide is whether or not we can improve the system that has gotten so much national attention. Can we make the system better, more reliable and more accessible to students? As it is right now, Student Government would either have to increase student activity fees or cut from another program for more money for Bike Share. As a student we are given this option: increase our fee or accept cuts to other programs. An increase in the Bike Share contribution per year could help lead to improvements. For next springtime we can accept the same issues, or work to combat what we have learned to this point. With a tight budget this may not be the time. Moving forward, with more money in hand we should be looking to expand and improve the nations best bike share program.
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Summit League Tournament Comes to Fargo Women’s soccer seek to win second Summit League title
Thomas Evanella Contributing Writer
Dacotah Field will play host to the 35th annual Summit League women’s soccer tournament as Denver, Oral Roberts and South Dakota State come to town looking to win and earn a bid to the NCAA national tournament. South Dakota State comes in as the reigning tournament champions, whereas the Bison enter as regular season champions for the second year in a row, with a record of 5-2-1. As the top seed in the tournament, the Herd will face ORU at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3. Denver will square off against SDSU in the following match at 3:00 p.m. The winners of those games will face each other for the championship and a spot in the NCAA tournament. The Bison have unfinished business from last season where they were the regular season champions but were unable to win the tournament. This time, with the home field advantage on their side, they are looking to win it all and reach the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history. NDSU has made it to the NCAA tournament once
before, in 2010, but they lost to Texas A&M in a penalty kick shootout in the first round. Thanks to their home field advantage, the Bison come in as tournament favorites despite the competitive field. All four teams enter the tournament with five wins in conference play, and the Bison are 1-1-1 against the opposition. The Bison defeated their first round opponent ORU by a score of 1-0 on Oct. 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, behind Amy Yang’s penalty kick goal and Monica Polgar’s shutout. The Herd have not enjoyed as much success against the Jackrabbits and Pioneers, however. NDSU tied Denver 0-0 and lost to SDSU 1-0, at home on both occasions. The Bison are arguably the best defensive team in the conference, allowing just five goals in conference play and 19 the entire season. Only Denver, with four, have allowed fewer conference goals. Their first round tilt with ORU will be a matchup of a strong defense against a strong offense. ORU’s 37 goals this season lead the conference, and they’re led by Lexi Jones, who, along with NDSU’s Holly Enderle, leads the conference in goals with 10.
Top-seeded Bison play host for the Summit League Tournament. The Golden Eagles outshot the rest of the conference with 344 shots this season, and will likely put NDSU’s goalkeeping tandem of Polgar and Julia Edelstein to the test. The Bison couple their dominant defense with a powerful offense. NDSU’s 33 goals on the season
are second to only ORU. Enderle is their top scorer, but she is not the only piece to the puzzle. Yang and Mariah Haberle both have six assists this year and keep the offense running from the midfield. Yang and Lizzie Lukas have also added four goals. Like NDSU, both
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Denver and South Dakota State boast stout defenses anchored by their goalkeepers. SDSU goalie Maggie Smither is one of the conference’s best, leading the conference in save percentage and goals against. She and Nicole Inskeep have led their team. Cassidy Rey and
Brittany Wilson have also played an instrumental role in Denver’s success this season. With the benefit of home field advantage and one of the most well balanced team’s in the Summit League, the Bison will need to navigate some tough competition to win the tournament.
Battle for the Valley Harvest Bowl sees top teams face off
Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
The Fargodome will host a top of the standings battle on Saturday as the North Dakota State Bison take on the Youngstown State Penguins. The 2:30 p.m. kickoff is the annual Harvest Bowl, meaning the season debut of the gold uniforms. Since their introduction in 2011, the Bison are 22-0 when wearing gold. Both teams enter the contest with 4-1 marks in the Missouri Valley. Each team’s defeat came at the hands of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The Penguins lost to the Jacks one week after NDSU’s 1719 defeat, falling 10-24 in Brookings. SDSU joins the tie for the conference lead after falling to Illinois State last week. NDSU has not lost two straight games in the Fargodome since 2009. The good news for the Bison is there could be a series of returns from injury in the lead up to the game. King Frazier had x-rays on his ribs after leaving the UNI game last week. Those X-rays showed no bone damage, so it is a cartilage issue for the Bison’s leading running back. He is questionable for Saturday. Cornerback Jaylaan Wimbush appears to be a go for this weekend. Erik Perkins could return as well on punt returns and receiver. Bruce Anderson will be sit out once again with a sprained ankle, but could return next week.
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Bison will look to stay atop the Valley on Saturday. The Bison backfield will need to be firing on all cylinders to break down a tough Penguin front line. YSU has surrendered just 102 yards per game on the ground. Depth will be very important, seeing as the Bison have failed to move the ball much late in the game. NDSU gained just 41 yards in the fourth quarter against UNI. That has
been an issue the last three weeks. They have scored just 10 points in the fourth in those games. Once again, the spotlight will be on the Bison defense. YSU comes in with an average of 389.6 yards per game and 23.9 points per game. Leading the charge is Martin Ruiz, the senior running back. Ruiz is a ground and pound runner,
averaging 86.9 yards per game. Ruiz leads the team with seven touchdowns, two more than his backfield partner Tevin McCaster. Under center, YSU has plenty of options. The Penguins have used four different quarterbacks so far this season. They seem to have settled with Ricky Davis as the starter. The junior has started six games so far this year, averaging
144.0 yards per game. Davis is also a dual threat, adding on another 56.7 yards on the ground per game. The wrinkle comes in how YSU head coach, former Nebraska head coach, Bo Pelni, uses his other quarterbacks. Like last week, the Bison must prepare for multiple quarterbacks to shut down the Penguins. Expect the secondary for
the Bison to battle again after forcing four turnovers against UNI. Tre Dempsey now is tied for lead in the Missouri Valley with five interceptions. The junior safety had a pair last week to earn Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Week honors. The winner of the game will control their own destiny in search of a Missouri Valley crown.
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Down Goes University of South Dakota Cody Tusler Staff Writer
North Dakota State volleyball played host to first place Summit League South Dakota to close out their four game home stand this Tuesday night at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. After losing the first set, the Bison took the next three sets to win the match up 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 2522, 29-27), finishing with a 3-1 record while back home. With the win, the Bison snapped a threematch losing streak against South Dakota. After a rough first set, where the Bison where outhit .372 to .178, they came back and dominated the second set. The Bison hit .385 to South Dakota’s .000 to tie the match at one set apiece. This set also set the tone for the rest of the
way at the net. With heads up plays by Emily Minnick, Emily Miron and Hadley Steffen, this provided Brianna Rasmusson and Monica Claxton plenty of options, including Erika Gelzinyte and Alex Erickson. The third and crucial set was back and forth. The set consisted of 16 ties and 9 lead changes. The last tie would come at 21-all off a kill by Miron. Miron scored the next four points for the Bison to take the set and put NDSU up 2-1. The fourth set followed the same as the third. There were 18 ties and the lead changed seven times. South Dakota had set point twice in the closing minutes of the set, 26-25 and 27-26. The Bison closed out the fourth by kills Minnick, Steffen and Miron to win the set 29-27 and take the match 3-1. “I love the fight they had
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tonight, I definitely saw that,” USD coach Kari Thompson said. “That’s something that we were a little up and down there in that fourth set and we got our composure back and we took opportunities when they were in front of us and that was the biggest thing.” Minnick recorded a team high 17 kills with Steffen and Miron finishing with 14 each. Gelzinyte finished with seven kills to help the Bison outhit the Coyotes .211 to .181. Minnick also had a match-high of five blocks as the Bison held a 9-6 advantage in team blocks. Mikaela Purnell, who came up with 30 digs, was one of five players that came up with doublefigure digs. Purnell reached 30 or more digs for the fourth time this season. Rasmusson had 39 assists to go along with her 11 digs to complete her ninth
The Bison close out their home stand in fashion, beating USD. IUPUI (7-5 SL, 11-16) at double-double, as Steffen 5:00 p.m. Nov. 5. also came up with 10 digs Going into Tuesday’s of her own to earn her ninth double-double as well. matchup, the Bison were NDSU (8-4 SL, 10-16) fourth in the Summit is scheduled to play at Fort League standings. With the Wayne (8-5 SL, 12-15) win against South Dakota at 6:00 p.m. Nov. 4, and and Fort Wayne defeating
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IUPUI, NDSU moved up to third place. This is important, for only six teams out of the nine can go to the Summit League Championship tournament with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye.
eSports are No Joke Now League World Finals serve as a reminder of how far eSports have come Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
Last weekend, the Staples Center in Los Angles was sold out. It is not the first time this has happened. The interesting thing was, why? There was no Chris Paul, no DeAngelo Russel. Katy Perry was not performing and neither was Justin Bieber. Instead, the star was Lee Sang-hyeok. Thousands flooded the Staples Center to see him and his team continue what is currently perhaps the biggest dynasty in the world. For those who don’t know the name Lee Sang-hyeok,
maybe his other name will ring a bell: he is also known as Faker, the number one League of Legends player in the world. The thousands of spectators were treated to a competitive, exciting best of five match between Faker’s two-time defending champions SK Telecom and their Korean rivals Samsung Galaxy. Jacob Block, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering, was in LA for the final. “It was an extremely high energized crowd. People from all across the world came to watch these two teams battle,” Block said. The final went the full
five games as Samsung battled back from losing the first two games to force a fifth. The average game at the League of Legends World Championship was 38 minutes. Game one was a 55-minute slug fest. Game three was the second longest in the grand finals ever, at 71 minutes. In the end, the final game saw the best player in the world take over. “Faker is God,” Block said, referring to the name Faker’s fans in America have called him. As a result, SKT took home their third straight title, but why is this relevant? As much as some will
like to discount the value of eSports in general, that is becoming really hard to do. Just look at the prize pool for the League of Legends World Championship. Riot, the game developers, announced a prize pool of $2.13 million with additional added through crowdfunding. By Saturday, that number had nearly doubled to $5.07 million. Yet, that number can’t be inflated from huge sponsorship deals, no real corporate league structure and no massive TV deals. Despite that, eSports is becoming a multimillion-dollar industry. It is projected that revenue in eSports will be over $430
million as per Newzoo, a global market intelligence firm that focuses on gaming. After all, that is by no means is a small chunk of money. Lately, major organizations are coming on-board. Starting with FIFA and the FIA, the world auto racing governing body. FIFA president Gianni Infantio said FIFA will look to expand into eSports, and the top division of French soccer announced they will sponsor a FIFA ‘17 competition. The FIA is working in conjunction with the makers of Gran Turismo to get a series going. Those are some big names getting in on the act.
Additionally, there are a group of investors ranging from Mark Cuban to Shaq. So now it is truly time to respect eSports. While they might not be as popular stateside as they are in Asia, they are not a joke anymore. Maybe the best way to describe the future of eSports is from Faker himself. Faker wrote in the Players Tribune, “Twenty years from now I’m sure eSports will grow in ways we can’t even imagine, with more players, more viewers and bigger arenas all over the world. Who knows, maybe an American team will have finally won Worlds by then?”
Terrible Fantasy Advise: Week Nine
Scariest yet, all of the bye weeks
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Jacob Watters
Contributing Writer
Browns almost won on Sunday, which sounds similar to a lot of you in your fantasy leagues. In honor of Halloween weekend, let’s name some of the ‘scary’ players of the week: Theo Riddick, Jordan Howard, Amari Cooper, Jordan Reed and, the scariest of them all, Derek Carr. Week nine, let’s go.
Quarterbacks
Let’s just start off by saying that Derek Carr could be an MVP candidate, right? This guy has been slinging the ball all over the field (due to the fact they
can’t run the ball). Oakland plays Denver at home so we will see what he is really capable of. Tom Brady is looking like usual Tom Brady. You cannot fool him, so why try? It doesn’t matter who the matchup is with the Patriots because I trust Brady to go out there and be a stud like he always is. Matt Ryan and Aaron Rodgers put on a show in Atlanta, combining for 534 yards and 7 total touchdowns. It was an offensive shootout and Matty Ice comes away with another clutch win. Some waiver wire pickups include Joe Flacco, Eli Manning and Colin Kaepernick who has a
decent matchup with New Orleans.
Running backs
How ‘bout them Cowboys? Zeke is still eating down there and with the upcoming matchup against Cleveland, owners should be grinning from ear to ear. Jordan Howard surprised everyone Monday night, without both starting guards for the Bears, he still rushed for 153 plus 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mark Ingram was benched early in the Saints game due to his fumbling issues. Tim Hightower is a good pickup this week, especially with the Saints playing San Francisco next Sunday. Mike Gillislee was a lone
bright spot for the Bills, even though everyone seems to be talking about something else that happened during the game (the internet will help you if you do not know what I’m talking about.) Devonta Freeman, Matt Forte and Jonathan Stewart all had good games and all have favorable matchups coming up. If you need a guy for this week, Bilal Powell, C.J. Prosise and Derek Henry are all good additions.
Wide receivers
Amari Cooper was an animal on Sunday, catching 12 balls for 173 yards and a touchdown. Once again, the Raiders play Denver so his value drops a little bit, but
not enough to bench him for the week. It was nice to see Dez Bryant back out there putting the X up on those Eagles defenders. Although, not too many big number games other than those two guys. A.J. Green was good, but no touchdown. Mohammad Sanu had the game winner against Green Bay, Jordan Matthews had 11 catches and a touchdown but is really inconsistent. Mike Evans looked like a different guy out there this week and Julio Jones was lackluster to put it nicely. Some guys to add to your squad: Michael Thomas, Allen Hurns and Donte Moncrief.
Tight ends
Last week I asked, “Who was the bigger bust, Greg Olsen or Travis Kelce?” This week, Travis Kelce decided to prove his case. With 7 catches, 101 yards and a touchdown, he is far from a bust, Greg Olsen on the other hand … had just one catch for 11 yards. The week after I drop Tyler Eifert, he goes for a 100 yard game and a touchdown, so now I have to hope and pray to get him back on my team. Times are tough these days. Rob Gronkowski is still good at football. For those in need of a tight end: Dennis Pitta, Jason Witten and Eric Ebron will work for this week.
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