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The Sigma Nu haunted house included over $10,000 worth of haunted house equipment. The fraternity’s efforts raised nearly $3,000 to benefit the American Heart Association.
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n the spirit of Halloween and philanthropy, Sigma Nu fraternity transformed their home into a haunted house on Oct. 30 and 31, bringing in $2,253 for the American Heart Association. Chalk full of actors and props, the men of Sigma Nu devised a four-story maze of
terror. Starting at the back door, a tour guide led small groups into the basement only to be snatched away by a masked creature, leaving guests to venture through on their own. Although the tour lasted no longer than ten minutes, there was no shortage of scares or haunted house equipment—nearly $10,000 worth to be exact. From ghosts and werewolves to a room full of clowns, they had it all. Sophomore history major Allison Baatz appeared pleasantly surprised by the caliber of Sigma Nu’s first annual Haunted House. “I loved it. Just thinking a bunch of guys were putting it together, you would think it would just be kind of dull and boring, but honestly,” she said, “they really pulled this
off.” The men of Sigma Nu pulled it off by borrowing the majority of their props and equipment from member Sam Wangler whose parents operate a haunted house in Bismarck every year. Aside from giving the NDSU community a good scare, the fraternity put together the event in support of the American Heart Association. “We’re really doing it mainly for the whole purpose of having a good time and keeping the hearts pumping across our country, as well (as) our world,” senior economics major Tim Runke said. Prior to the premiere of Sigma Nu’s haunted house, the guys weren’t quite sure how it was going to turn out. Come showtime on Oct. 30, Philanthropy Chairman
Ryan Justak said it started out slow. However, 587 attendees later the fraternity raised nearly $3,000 over the span of two nights. Attendance was highest on Halloween night. In fact at one point the line trailed from the haunted house’s entrance to the corner of 12 Ave. and 12 St. for an hour and a half, Justak said. “The Haunted House greatly exceeded my expectations,” Justak said. “I’ve never had a project like this before and I’m ecstatic to have such a successful turnout for the event.” The men plan to bring back the haunts next Halloween in hopes of raising more funds for the AHA as well as giving the community an even better scare than the first time around.
Robots Square Off Hundreds of students, family members and aficionados of applied technology crammed into the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse Nov. 1 and 2 to watch middle and high Benjamin Norman school intellects Staff Writer participate in an assortment of tasks related to their homemade robot. The NDSU College of Engineering hosted the seventh annual Bison Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology competition. Sixteen teams from North Dakota and Minnesota were represented in the Bison BEST hub, the preliminary teams of competition. If a team performed well enough in categories including Team Exhibit, Marketing and Robotics Competition, they would go on to the Northern Plains Regional Championships, which will be held in the
Area students assemble for Bison BEST robitics competition
Fargo Civic Center Dec. 5 to 7. Last weekend’s spectacle showed off the region’s busy teenagers tuning up their oft-malfunctioning robots, pitching their sales concepts to judges and dancing to the “YMCA.” “Bison BEST is an outreach event put on by (our]) college,” said Nancy Rossland, Assistant to the Dean of College Relations of the College of Engineering and hub director for Bison BEST. The focus of the event is to get middle school and high school students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math disciplines. The nationwide event “kicks off when teams receive a kit of parts to build their robot,” Rossland said. Students then assemble a robot that is able to complete certain tasks that relate to that year’s particular theme. This year’s game theme was “Gatekeeper.” Using the theme, teams constructed a symbolic story. As John Goering, a science teacher at Barnesville High School and advisor of his school’s Robotics organization, simplified for laymen, “The story is that “Squeaky,”
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the original robot made for the first (BEST)competition, well, his central processing unit is old— so teams are supposed to modernize him and… build a computer—a CPU.” No team literally builds a computer for Squeaky, but their respected robots complete a three-stage process that symbolically creates a Central Processing Unit. First, a robot, which is placed on a movable “trolley,” must place wooden dowels, which represented transistors, into tubes, which, as Goering explained, signified “an assembly line that makes the logical gates… “AND,” “OR,” “NOT” and “NAND.””
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Breast cancer is a battle for many people. Throughout the month of October, the Hotel Donaldson and the city of Fargo put their gloves on and joined the fight. Put on by the Hotel Donaldson, the 8thannual Bras on Broadway event coincided with Breast Cancer Awareness Month in
downtown Fargo and raised funds for those who have been affected by breast cancer. People donated bras in order to make the Bra Garland that is strung up on the Hotel Donaldson building during the week of Oct. 21. People can buy one of those bras for a minimum of five dollars, with all the proceeds going directly towards the breast cancer fund. The Bras on Broadway has a local focus; most of the proceeds go to North Dakota and northwest Minnesota citizens. “It’s community-driven and communitygiven,” Alison Ottesen, general manager of Hotel Donaldson, said. “All the funds stay local for the gas cards given to North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.”
Ottesen said she knows many people who are affected by breast cancer, either directly or have family who have been diagnosed with the disease. She said she is happy there is an opportunity for the local community to show their support. “I think it’s just another way to support our community members and hopefully provide a need for those fighting breast cancer,” Ottesen said. She said breast cancer patients travel on average of 140 miles to get treatment. The travel costs can be excessive, which is exactly why Bras on Broadway is held. “We create a spectacle and some live arts on the hotel to bring some awareness to breast cancer,” Ottesen said.
Last year when the bras were strung out, they measured nearly three miles. This time around, there were enough bras donated to not only hang over the edges of Hotel Donaldson, but across Broadway Drive as well. According to brasonbroadway.com, the event is not only for raising funds, but also to create an artistic outlet for cancer patients. “The focus of Bras on Broadway is on the artistic reinvention of the bra, but nonwearable bras and pieces are also auctioned off at the Bras on Broadway,” the official website read. Breast cancer is a rising topic of discussion across the United States. According to Ottesen, one in eight women are affected by breast cancer.
West Fargo Middle Schoolers Shadow NDSU Students Lisa Marchand
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Several Bison education students had an extra shadow last week. West Fargo middle school students involved in the Advancement Via Individual Determination tutoring program got a chance to follow NDSU students on Oct. 30 and 31 to see what college life is all about. Josh Fergel, a sophomore studying Social Science Education, is a tutor with the AVID program. Several times a week he travels to Cheney Middle School to assist students who have applied for the program in lieu of a simple Study Hall. This time, however, two of Fergel’s 8th grade students got to come to his stopping grounds. He brought them to a history class where much to the middle schoolers’ surprise, some students were taking notes while others were mindlessly surfing the Web or sleeping.
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The NDSU education major described the light bulb moment. “The final time where it actually clicks… you literally see their face light up in a way,” he said. “(For) a lot of them that really does stick because they did it on their own, so you don’t really see people coming back with the same problems once they get it once.” The AVID program is expanding this year to include Horizon Middle School in Moorhead, but Standifer is unsure whether or not other area districts will also get on board. Since AVID is a selective program and is typically limited to around 30 students per class, Fergel said he and other tutors are working to implement an after school program in West Fargo. They aim to include the students who were not accepted into the AVID classrooms. The program will be led by the NDSU tutors and is still in the fundraising stages.
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“They were very surprised (by) how self- cal thinking they will face at every level of motivated you have to be in college in order education, especially college. to succeed,” Fergel said, “so I think that was “Students are never given the answer to really the whole message that stuck with their question,” Standifer said. “AVID tutorthem.” ing is about furthering the process of thinkMost students involved in AVID may ing and learning, not just getting an answer be economically or socially set up to have to a question.” difficulty graduating high school, Fergel exFergel explained that AVID leads stuplained. By giving these students a glimpse dents to their answers instead of just handing into the life of a college them over. student, the program His class hopes to put them on the of 28 kids “They were very surprised (by) how track to higher educasplits up self-motivated you have to be in college tion. into smallin order to succeed, so I think that was They have also put er groups really the whole message that stuck with a new spin on tutoring based on back in their West Fargo them.” —Josh Fergel certain subclassrooms. jects. Each AVID Director Jerry student Standifer elaborated the presents a AVID program as more than just a tutoring problem with which they’re struggling, and program for seventh t hrough 12th grade stu- through a series of questions and peer disdents. It is part of the AVID College Readi- cussion, the kids reach the answer they’re ness System that prepares them for the criti- looking for.
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Robotics from page 1 After logic gates are created, one can build integrated circuits. By this step, clothes hangers represented the logic gates created earlier. Robots were expected to hang these plastic objects on wooden pegs, which exemplified the assembly line. Once the team’s integrated circuits are “made,” said Goering, they “are pieced into computers.” This was shown by placing foam cutouts into correct spaces on the playing table. Differing amounts of points were awarded when teams completed different responsibilities. It is a challenging game for students and technically difficult for robots, yet a rewarding experience for those who are interested in the STEM fields. Rhett Zepper, a junior at Barnesville High who specialized in building and driving their robot, Hector 3.0, said his team has been practicing with their robot for around two weeks. The first four weeks after the initial tool kit is distributed are devoted to brainstorming and building the robot. Last week, all teams got
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Long hours were not just a Barnesville affair. It was a running motif for all teams. “If we added all the hours put in together,” said Armin Jahr, a science teacher at Hillcrest Lutheran and mentor for the Central Lakes Robotics team, “[our team] probably put in 1,000 hours.” Jahr’s evenings would also conclude at nine o’clock. But it was worth the energy. “I will be back next year; this is a blast,” he said. While the robotics segment of the competition might garner the most limelight, other aspects are
judged that are the deciding factors. Teams showed off exhibits advertising their accomplishments and their team to the public and judges. Later, teams have to make a marketing presentation to “potential buyers and investors,” or in this case the judges. The marketing segment took place in engineering classrooms around campus. “[This] is where you say everything positive [about your product] and nothing negative,” Bowen said. Throughout the competition, teams are judged on their “spirit and sportsmanship” qualities. Teams brought t-shirt cannons, pep bands and mascots to up the ante. Kallan Sandahl, a sophomore at Fergus Fall’s Kennedy Secondary, specialized in spirit and sportsmanship, with her team creating “a little flag-waving routine during the [festivities.]” The Bison BEST hub advanced Central Lakes Robotics, Climax-Shelly, Pelican Rapids, Kittson County Central and KINETIC to Regionals. The flags will be waving in a month when teams from as far away as Connecticut will congregate in Fargo for Regionals.
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a chance to see the playing field for the first time at the “mall day.” West Acres hosted the day that centered on revealing a replica field and tasks that competitors would complete the next week. Zepper said he and his team put in 14-hour Saturdays to generate Hector 3.0 and Barnesville’s overall game plan. As Angie Bowen, a freshman Barnesville High who specialized in the spirit/ sportsmanship and marketing categories exclaimed, “You would not believe how many hours were put in. This last week, I stayed back after school until nine at night.”
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Like, comment and even poke have become words associated with the social media site Facebook. From its launch in 2004, Facebook has grown from a small place in which college kids can stay in touch to a corporate giant. According to a poll by the Pew Center for Research out of the approximate 3,500 people surveyed, 64 percent of them had a Facebook. Among those, about 47 percent get their news from Facebook. If one were to crunch the numbers, it means approximately one out of three of Americans are using Facebook for their news source. To NDSU Communication Professor Patrick Schmiedt, this insight comes as a sort of a shock. “With the pervasive nature of Facebook … I’m actually surprised it’s that low,” he said in an email
on Monday. “The Facebook platform is doing exactly what it was designed to do: share information. It should not be a surprise, then, that people use Facebook to share news.” With Facebook, users can update statuses and share information almost instantly. Sophomore Malorie Midtaune, a double major in Public Relations and Journalism, believes this is why many people find their news via Facebook. “I think most people rely on Facebook because (news) happens so fast,” Midtaune said. “Instead of waiting, people rely on Facebook to get it quicker.” The advances in modern technology have opened the opportunity for many online media outlets. Schmiedt iterated the role of journalism has changed drastically in recent years. “The job of a journalist isn’t to collect information anymore,” he said. “Now the job is to make sure the information is accurate and verified, and then the information with the most news value is curated and shared with readers.” However, a user who
clicks on a news article may not be seriously seeking news. The vast majority of those polled by Pew Center for Research stated Facebook was one way to get news, but not the most important. Many of those who read articles on Facebook do not follow or “like” the source directly. So while the option to get news on Facebook is there, it is not a primary concern to users as a whole. Facebook offers a central hub for news to be shared quickly. The convenience of being able to follow news sources, both local and national, was another reason why Midtaune said she uses Facebook as one of her news outlets. With the growing popularity of Facebook among younger generations, media sites will most likely target that audience via the social media site. It appears that Facebook will not be replacing major news sources anytime soon, but only time will tell. “Using Facebook as a means to that end makes sense in a technologically driven society,” Schmiedt said.
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Janice Haggart prefers teaching in her labs, because she can interact with her students more. Here, Haggart works with her students during a microbiology lab in Van Es Hall.
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NDSU instructor rebounds from breast cancer diagnosis Her father died when she was 20. Twenty years later, her husband was diagnosed with leukemia and died within 10 months of diagnosis. Within the past year, her brother passed from esophageal cancer. Cancer plagues many people personally. But at this point, after being struck this many times, one may think, “Why me?” After enduring all this and being diagnosed with breast cancer, Janice Haggart, instructor for the veterinary and microbiology sciences department, has every right to think this. But instead, she laughs right in cancer’s face. “I’m not trying to make light of it, because for different people it’s a different situation,” Haggart said, “but in my situation, it’s an inconvenience.” Haggart received her Bachelor of Science degree from NDSU in 1975 and returned in 1993 to pursue her master’s degree. She was hired as an instructor in 1996. On Aug. 1, 2013, Haggart went in for her yearly mammogram. The following Monday, she received a call from Sanford saying her mammogram was abnormal, and she would have to come in for more tests. “I was just really, really suspicious. At that point, I just had a feeling.” A feeling Haggart had to live with between appointments. Her next appointment wasn’t scheduled until a week later. She said she knew she had cancer, but didn’t know anything about it and wanted to get things moving. When she began to get particularly testy, she said her husband, Tom, gave her some worthy advice. He said, “OK, Janice, when you get back
“So I wasn’t crazy worried. Maybe that’s not normal; I don’t know. But I guess everyone’s normal is their normal.”— Janice Haggart to work, I want those tests back, because we all want to know our grades.” Haggart said her students always ask when they will get their exam grades. “I always think, ‘Hang on, I’ve got a life,’ but
those doctors can’t have a life?” she said. “I’m not their only patient…it was the best thing he could’ve said to me.” Doctors diagnosed Haggart with Stage 2A breast cancer. She had a 2.1 cm tumor in her breast. “Maybe it’s because of my experiences with such bad cancer—I really didn’t think mine was that bad…” Haggart said. “So I wasn’t crazy worried. Maybe that’s not normal; I don’t know. But I guess everyone’s normal is their normal.” Haggart said everyone else was more concerned than she was, including her family, friends, students and entire department. The tumor was detected by the initial ultrasound-guided biopsy. Stage 2A breast cancer is breast cancer that is growing but is still contained in breast or lymph nodes. Haggart’s cancer did not spread to her lymph nodes. Haggart had two choices, and she had to make a decision that day: a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. A lumpectomy is a surgery that removes only the tumor and part of the tissue around the lump is removed, while a mastectomy removes all the breast tissue from the breast. Haggart chose to get a lumpectomy after consulting with a few friends who have also had breast cancer. This option would allow her to enjoy activities like racquet sports and lessened the chance the chance of lymphedema, a blockage in the lymphatic system caused by cancer treatment. It can result in swelling in the arms and legs. “I just didn’t want to be out of commission,” she said. “I really like doing activities. For me it was the best choice.” Haggart had surgery on Sept. 4. What followed was a flood of support from friends, family and her department. Haggart would not be able to teach her usual Microbiology 330 lecture because of the timing of her surgery. Charlene Hall, head of the department, asked Haggart if she wanted the entire semester off. Haggart laughed at this idea, never letting the disease get in the way of her job. “I said, ‘Are you crazy?’” Haggart said. “What am I going to do, twiddle my thumbs and think, ‘Oh, I have cancer.’” Haggart sent an email to the entire department at the beginning of the semester so everyone was aware of what was going on. Haggart said her graduate and lab teacher assistants “make her want to cry.” And one did just that when she walked into lab one day sporting a pixie cut. Hilary Hafner, a microbiology graduate research assistant, said for breast cancer awareness
month she wanted to do something in honor of Haggart. Hafner cut off nearly 13 inches of hair and donated three ponytails of hair to Locks of Love. “My heart dropped when I read the email…” Hafner said. “I couldn’t believe that (this) could happen to such a good person.” Hafner said Haggart was a strong influence in her pursuit of a microbiology degree after the first class she had with her and since then has acted as a teaching mentor.
“It’s so refreshing to know that you go to work and everybody is young and idealistic, They have the whole world in front of them. It makes you young. It really does.”—Janice Haggart “Janice is…probably the most student-centered instructor on campus,” Hafner said. “She would go above and beyond for any student. We’re inspired to give anything back for her because she does so much.” One thing is clear: Haggart loves her job. “It’s so refreshing to know that you go to work and everybody is young and idealistic,” she said. “They have the whole world in front of them. It makes you young. It really does.” Haggart uses every opportunity to engage her students—even in her large lecture classes that have over 200 students. Even when she got food poisoning two years ago while she was out to eat with her mother-in-law and her husband. “This is really nerdy,” she said, “but it was really exciting because it was like, ‘Alright, I’ve got the best activity for my students!’ Because I missed school, and I never ever miss class. Ever.” Haggart emailed her students and told them to figure out the agent that caused the food poisoning. The harsh North Dakota winters do not even stop her from getting to the classes she teaches. Haggart commutes every day from her home in Detroit Lakes, Minn., where she lives with her husband who is a veterinarian. Haggart began radiation on Sept. 15 and is continuing treatments at Sanford downtown until Dec. 4. She says this is the biggest inconvenience of her breast cancer diagnosis, but an even bigger inconvenience is finding a parking spot on campus when she comes to work.
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Believe it or not, every single person at NDSU is a freshman. Sixth-year pharmacy students are freshmen. Fourth-year starters on the football team are freshmen. The most tenured professors on this campus are freshmen. Finally and the most obvious, the freshmen are freshman. Other than the last case, you might be asking how is that possible that these experienced upperclassmen and professors are first-year students? The response to that cannot be found in the
first definition of the word “freshman” in MerriamWebster’s dictionary, but the lesser-used second denotation. Freshman also means “beginner,” which describes every NDSU student as everyone is starting or experiencing something new in his or her life. From daily thoughts, actions, interactions and decisions, new experiences are constantly being thrown in our direction. Things never seen before are coming into our lives, and we are all “beginners, newcomers” to these situations. I have the unique oppor-
tunity to be a freshman by both definitions. With my first semester of college almost completed, I have had so many new experiences with classes, labs, exams, dorm life, meal plans, and basically college as a whole. Most recently, I took over the Features Editor position from a fifth-year senior, becoming the true freshman on The Spectrum staff. Sooner or later, I will be like the seniors graduating this December who are about to become freshmen in the business world without tuition and classes weighing them down.
Most of the new real world freshmen will be moving to different areas of the country, trying to get acclimated to a new house, apartment, neighborhood, city, etc. They will start a whole new life with a whole new family. Marriage, children, grandchildren will all be new, and freshman status will apply to each and every stage of life. Everyone is a constantly a freshman in his or her own way, so do not be afraid to try new things, gain valuable experience and “graduate” in all of life’s experiences with highest honors.
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Pretty Lights are coming to shine bright next month in Fargo. Pretty Lights is the stage name of electronica artist and producer Derek Vincent Smith. He will be performing under his assumed persona 8 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Hub in Fargo. Doors open at 7 p.m. Advance
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However, there’s good news for fans of free stuff. Pretty Lights’ latest album, A Color Map of the Sun, is now available online for no cost at all. That said, a deluxe edition of the album is available to be purchased in either CD or LP format. You can also buy a digital copy through iTunes, if you like to keep your listening library nice and tidy, or if you just want to support the artist. “For the first time however, I encourage you to purchase a copy of the album,” Smith wrote on his website. “There are two honest reasons for this. The main reason is that as an artist I have always reinvested any success I have directly back into the music, the show and the art that goes along with it. Secondly, this isn’t just an album; it is a massive collection of music beyond what is on the CDs that I will continue to put out after the album release…” Smith makes no bones about his ambitions. Perhaps a more humble approach would appeal to some, but his website continues to sing the praises of his own work. “I have stayed on the path of being a completely independent musician and with the help of every supporter and friend, we have transformed a simple idea into a movement, a cultural beacon of light,” he wrote. “If you can, I encourage you to purchase a digital or physical copy of A Color Map of the Sun. If not, simply support by sharing the music and sharing the idea. If there is any success to be
ing, never ending quest to channel beauty and taste through music and art,” he continued. Those in the mood to worry less about art, and more about fun, can head to the after party being held at Wild Vine at the Hub after the show. The party starts at 11 p.m., and entry is $12. Those who attend the Pretty Lights show will get in slightly cheaper at just $10, just remember to bring your tickets. The event will feature Break Science—a New York City hip-hop/electronic duo. “Break Sciences’ production skills have evolved exponentially; Seven Bridges is crazy hard-hitting and melodically
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Smith said of the two-man group. “The record is a brilliant integration of the diverse genres and styles that have influenced their upward expanding musical architecture on their firmly rooted hip-hop foundation.” Break Science has its own album—the freshman full-length Seven Bridges available
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ing to the band’s info page, the new album is meant to “shake venues and clubs to their core, not only with ultra deep subsonic basslines, but with emotionally powerful lyrics and a soulful message of evolution, integration, and positivity in the face of hardship.” The name of the album is meant to allude to bridging gaps between the present, past and future, as well as “influence and imagination.” You can come out to see both of these groups, along with Blood Diamonds and Paul Basic later this month. Those who attend should feel secure in the knowledge they are helping to support the Fargo electronica scene. For more information and advance tickets, visit jadepresents.com.
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On paper, Marvel Unlimited is a great concept. It’s a digital platform that allows subscribers—for a monthly fee—to boot up a massive and ever-expanding library of comic books. In practice, it’s still a great idea. Since paying my $10 fee for my first month (you can also get a yearly subscription for $60, and a top-tier deal for $100 that includes physical goodies and other benefits) I’ve read over a hundred back issues from “Ultimate Spider-Man” to “Fantastic Four.” The system works by allowing you to access digital copies of the issues from your tablet or PC. Like Netflix, the issues aren’t entirely up to date. Every Monday, new issues are added, but they all seem to be about six months old at the newest. That’s probably not a coincidence, seeing as six months prior is about what you can expect to see on a comic book store’s recent releases rack. Some have grumbled about the relative age of the available issues, but we don’t expect the most recently released episodes of TV shows to hit streaming services like Netflix, either. In the comic book release cycle, six issues is relatively akin to a “season.” The average trade paperback or hardcover collection usually contains that many issues. The fact that the latest issues are updated on a weekly basis actually
means Marvel Unlimited is faster than sonable Internet connections—are unmost TV streaming services, because forgivably slow, and prone to crashing it makes no distinctions between those out of nowhere. collections. Once six months have There’s also the point that this passed, you can reasonably expect an is just a Marvel app. That’s hardly issue from that date to be updated on the publisher’s fault, of course, but a the service. true Netflix analogy would require The real problems with Marvel representation from other publishers. Unlimited are less A service that theoretical. wrapped up even Most of my just Marvel, DC, time spent with the Image and Dark service has been Horse would be on the iPad—that phenomenal. If should be the numpublishers conber one platform tinue to enter for digital comics this race on their in terms of audiown, however, ence, support and that’s unlikely. practicality. UnforIn that scenario, tunately, the MarI can’t imagvel Unlimited iOS ine myself subapp is a mess. scribing to—or The program recommending crashes constantly. others subscribe There are numerto—four differPHOTO COURTESY OF | JADE PRESENTS ous bugs, included ent services evone that sees random pages of comics ery month. refusing to load. The loading process It says a lot about the service that itself tends to be incredibly slow, and none of these issues have stopped me the entire thing doesn’t run nearly as from using it more-or-less constantly cleanly or smoothly as comic purchas- since my initial download. The selecing apps like Comixology. tion of back issues is quite compreYour options for later reading are hensive, and I haven’t searched for a also pretty limited. The service is single book yet that the service didn’t streaming based, so it requires a solid have on hand. Internet connection to even load up I’d recommend this for anyone the comics in the first place. You can looking to get into Marvel comics spedownload issues for later reading, but cifically and wanting a place to catch the app only allows up to 12 at any giv- up on backstory. It’s not the optimal en time. That wouldn’t be so bad if you solution, but it is by far the cheapest. could reasonably expect to load up and Those who only buy the latest and dump the files quickly between Wi-Fi greatest books need not apply. hotspots. Unfortunately, the download speeds on the app—even under rea-
Improv Club Lets the Good Times Roll Jack Dura
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Saturday night may be the highlight of the week for just about everyone, and one campus organization has just the right way to spend it. Performing every other Saturday night in the Walsh Studio Theater is the To Be Determined Improvisational Comedy Troupe. This fairly young student organization has built up a strong membership and fan base in its mere five years as an official organization. Club president Davis Steen, a senior journalism major, has been a part of TBD since its 2009 organization status. He said the growth of the club and its popularity have been on the rise in the past few years. “With the past two years, we’ve gained one new person each year until this year we gained five,” he said. “We’ve actually (added) two new people so we’re already up to seven new people this year. We were at eight people before this year, now we’re at fifteen, so we’ve got quite a big show this year.”
Audience growth has also been seen in the past few years, with around 100 attendees present at each show. Jam-packed with as much comedy as time allows, the shows have received a modest amount of positive feedback, all good for this club that continues to grow. TBD’s shows follow the format of “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” putting on different sketches like Foursquare and Outta Pocket, the latter of which is a clear favorite of the audience. The audience writes on little slips of paper, and the performers pull them out of their pockets. “It’s so much fun to see what the audience is like,” Steen said. “Sometimes they get a little vulgar, but it’s still a lot of fun because it’s a college audience.” Those behind the performances each have a little improv experience in them already. Many members did improv in high school at Fargo North or Fargo South. Some even joined because they liked the shows so much from the audience’s viewpoint that they wanted to be right there onstage too.
Steen said the vice president of the organization was a friend of his freshman year and began coming to the shows. He decided to join in his sophomore year. “So we get a lot of people,” Steen said. “Either they have an interest in improv…or they’ve seen our shows… so they come and join. It’s about an equal mix of those two things.” Whatever their reasons for joining, TBD’s performers all know how to put on and have a good time. That second point is true for audience members too, who always leave with lots of laughs from a night well spent at the improv show. “That’s the big thing I’ve noticed about improv…it’s just a place to really unwind, let go,” Steen said. “There’re definitely still rules and everything that we’ve got to follow with improve, but it’s really fun to just let it all out, just have as much fun as possible.” November shows of To Be Determined are scheduled for 8 p.m. Nov. 9 and 23 in the Walsh Studio Theater. Admission is free.
‘Pirates of Penzance’ Sails Onstage at FNH Jack Dura
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One of the world’s greatest operettas is landing onstage this Thursday through Sunday at Fargo North High School. “Pirates of Penzance,” the 1870s comic opera, will light up the school’s auditorium in a showcase of student voices presenting the classic story. As an operetta, this production contains elements of musical theatre while maintaining a firm foothold in opera. With a 90/10 split between singing and speaking, this production has been one of the most challenging to date at Fargo North High. Its plot is very adventurous, concerning a young man, his newfound lady love, her father and all the pirates in between. “It’s about a young pirate named Frederic who is mistakenly given to a band of pirates to work for them,” director Tom Gillen said, “and it starts when he’s out of his indentures and he’s going to leave them, and his goal in life is to kill pirates.”
Behind the five lead characters are three seniors, a junior and a sophomore, with 28 other students filling various other roles. A large ensemble is made possible with this kind of casting, and audiences can expect all 33 actors onstage at the ends of both acts. Having the right voices for this show was partially the reason for selecting it as the year’s musical. Gillen’s personal connection to the show also came into play when it came time to pick a production. As a senior at Red River High School in 1997, he was part of the cast in the spring musical, which was “Pirates of Penzance.” However, the flood that spring put everything on hold, but he and his fellow actors came together that summer to put on the show. “When I was in it, I was a pirate,” Gillen said, “and so I just like the ability to just sort of react and make up little bits of business, and really be your own character. That’s what I look forward to.” Colorful characters are everywhere to be found in this operetta, such as the Major-General, who has a special part
in this production. “The Major-General, who sings the most famous song, is Jake Stibbe, who’s a senior. He sings ‘I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General,’ which you hear all over,” Gillen said. Backed by a live pit orchestra, the student actors have all they need to shine vocally in this production. Seldom seen as a high school show, “Pirates of Penzance” presents a singular challenge with its constant singing, although this may be reason enough to attend; to see for oneself how well this show is presented in the hands of high school students. This year’s cast, however, is just what was needed to bring this production to life. “You’ve got to have the right singers,” Gillen said, “and I kind of knew we had a good crew.” “Pirates of Penzance” is at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 to 9 and 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Fargo North High School Auditorium. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and students, and are available at the box office and by phone at 446-2509.
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The Beloved and the Insignificant Contradictions of reactions for two young girls who spoke against justice Samantha Wickramasinghe Opinion Editor
Previously, in The Spectrum opinion section, I wrote an article about Malala Yousafzai, the brave girl who stood up for girls’ and children’s education throughout the world. I also wrote how she remarkably recovered after the Taliban shot her in the head. I wrote about her resilience and the impact she was making throughout the world. Malala got the opportunity to meet President Obama in the White House (where she asked the president about drone strikes in Pakistan). Malala also visited the Queen Elizabeth in England in the Buckingham
Palace. they were affected by the death and demandMoreover, she appeared in the Daily ed Pakistani and U.S. government to work Show with Jon Stewart and even was nomi- together in order to achieve peace. nated for the Nobel peace prize. Indeed I doubt Nabila will get a chance to visit Malala is a remarkably well-spoken young the White House or Buckingham Palace or woman who we must recognize as a role appear on various media channels. Her tesmodel. timony does not seem to be that important, But, in comparison to the politics and when it’s not the Taliban, but in this case the media reaction to this whole scenario there U.S. government is held accountable. is another story, I could not which is not as help observing much cherished how politicians as Malala’s, and “At the end of the day, the dominant pow- and the heads of that is the story of ers decide who to give attention to and states, popular Nabila Rehman. media in the U.S. who to not give attention and create a false Nabila is a reacted differentsense of justice among the public.” 9-year-old girl ly to Nabila’s cry from Waziristan for justice. At the (located in the end of the day, the northwestern region of Pakistan) who is dominant powers decide who to give attendemanding justice for her grandmother’s tion and who to not give attention and create death, caused by a U.S. drone strike. a false sense of justice among the public. This drone strike was conducted, accordI do not want to compare Malala’s expeing to gurdain.uk in October 2012. Nabila rience to Nabila’s experience, which I bealong with her brother and father, came to lieve is a mistake, but I do want to compare the U.S. to demand justice for her grand- the power dynamics that created two differmother’s death. The family gave a testimony ent reactions for these two incidents. in front of five members of Congress, led by According a report published by AmnesRep. Alan Grayson of Florida. ty International in 2013, NGO and Pakistani In this hearing, the family expressed how government sources claim the United States
The Cost of College Students should realize they can follow different paths Rhianna LaValla Staff Writer
I’m going to college so I can get a good enough job to pay for college. This is quite possibly one of the truest statements I’ve heard since I’ve been going to NDSU. What is the point of going to college and graduate school if I’ll still be paying for it the rest of my life and will not be ahead financially? Yes, perhaps I’ll be able to advance in whatever I do more quickly, I may be able to get a higher level position right away rather than working my way up, but is it really worth it? In my mind, just barely. Rather than looking at the amount I’ll have to pay back each month when I’m done with college, I sit back and shut my eyes and pretend I do not live in America. I dream about how I could just quit and travel and become a chef. I would be alright with that. No paying for college, just a simple, peaceful life. AWOL from the rest of society. How nice. How incredibly unrealistic for me. In all of my contemplating, I’ve come to the conclusion that yes, college is actually necessary for me. It would be great to live the life of a traveling chef, but if I want to write for a big magazine or paper someday, or be a book editor, a college degree will come in handy. I know I could edit books without a college degree, but no one in their
right mind hands anyone a job with seemingly no experience. But woe, I have too much experience. I’ve read thousands of books and have caught mistakes in so many. Yes, mistakes in printed, for sale at Barnes and Nobel, hardcover, $30 books. Come on. That’s just not right. I’m sure there are things I would have to learn to become qualified for this position, but do I think it takes the four years of college and close to $70,000 to become qualified? No. Absolutely not. There are huge amounts of jobs out there that could be self-taught, or learned through an apprenticeship. To name a few, book writing, cooking, design, art, computer science and pretty much anything if you have the desire to learn about it. Everything there is to be learned in college is somewhere in a book, in a library, next to a collection of other books on the same topic. In the future, I think more people in America will realize this. Things will start shifting away from traditional education and on to what works for each individual person. The cost of college will drop from more and more students deciding that they can chose a different path, thus lowering enrollment rates and forcing colleges to make a traditional education more affordable. Don’t get me wrong, I value education more than anything else, but there are other non-traditional ways to achieve the same outcome that you don’t have to pay nearly as much for. I am of the opinion that anything can be self-taught. Why should you have to pay thousands of dollars to learn what is already in libraries for free? Rhianna is a freshman majoring in Journalism.
has launched some 330 to 374 drone strikes in Pakistan between 2004 and September 2013. Between 400 and 900 civilians have been killed in these attacks. First of all, the Pakistani government itself has failed to protect their civilians and attain peace in Pakistan by letting extremism and violence to grow in the country. Secondly, the drone strikes in Pakistan have created a question of integrity in the U.S. government. If innocent civilians are dying by these attacks I cannot understand the justice that is served, nor do I comprehend the double standard of using these highly questionable and “legal” methods to protect the so-called national security. If the U.S. and Pakistani governments are to continue this circle of violence, they will never achieve peace. Listen to Martin Luther King Jr., listen to Gandhi, listen to Mandela, listen to Malala and listen to Nabila. Condemn these horrific attacks. They do not create dignity. They only create suffering and despair. Samantha is a senior majoring in Journalism.
Shallow-een It’s time to put a stop to provocative costumes
weather. I wouldn’t classify a bra and cat ears as a “cat costume.” Not every costume has to have “slutty” as a prefix. When I become a dad there is no way I would want my daughter to wear some of the outfits I saw this year. Then again, everyone is entitled to their Caleb Werness own choice of outfit, regardless how ridicuContributing Writer lous or outrageous it may be. In fact, one Whenever the month girl from Arizona State University went as of October rolls around “naked.” Granted, Arizona’s climate is more the “what are you going to permitting, but that is too far. There are plenty of great costumes that dress up as?” question enare creative and physically decent. I applaud ters the scene. I have many those who do make or buy costumes that are fond memories of going more “appropriate” but are still cool. Maybe around my neighborhood I am being overdramatic but I believe this is and trick-or-treating as a child. It was alan issue. ways exciting to find a new costume every I don’t believe “it’s Halloween” is a peryear and go out to get my four-month supply missible excuse to dress scandalously. The of candy. justification just Everyone does not hold knows Halloween weight. When has always been did Halloween about the candy. There are plenty of great costumes Over the years re- that are creative and physically decent. I go from about having seasonal cently it has seemapplaud those who do make or buy cosfun and fright ly become more to a day of shaltumes that are more “appropriate” but are and more about lowly selected still cool. “eye-candy.” apparel? I would I like a good just like to keep costume as much the integrity of as the next guy, Halloween. Get but like everything back more to the ghosts and ghouls and the there is a point when you cross the line. I things we enjoyed as kids. No more tricks, feel that line gets very foggy among people just treats. when October 31st arrives. And by foggy I mean straight up run over. There is no shortage of girls wearing a shortage of clothing. I always figured the fun was in dressing up, not in dressing down. After all, it is the end of October; not exactly swim suit
Caleb is a sophomore majoring in English.
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The Throwaway Nation How we’ve lost control on consumption
Defense Council has reported that in 2012, 40 percent of the food purchased in this country goes uneaten. That equals out to about $165 billion worth food being wasted. I became instantly ill after reading these statistics. What have we become? Mothers and fathers have been struggling to put food on their tables for years, and here is the majority of the country just tossing what seems to be undesirable. Our portions have doubled, tripled and even quadrupled. Fast food, processed meals or “fast and easy” labels have grabbed our attention quicker than wholesome, home cooked dinners. Waistbands have grown while our wallets, not so much. We have developed a mindset to seek quick fixes to accommodate
are no laws that can be enforced as to what and how much of something you can buy. We cannot riot on the streets or charge Capitol Hill about something so non-political nor can we expect the government to worry about waste. The people who are responsible for changing Amber Zolondek these statistics are ourselves. Staff Writer If we do not change this As I was pattern, we are destined scraping out to hit rock bottom at any a food contime. It has soon come to a tainer filled time where we have to start with some thinking about the necessioverdue ties rather than the desires. spinach, I While statistics are at astonnoticed my roommate, who ishing levels, we continue to is an international student, practice the same old withwatched me with wide and out even taking a second suspenseful eyes. I didn’t glance. make the correlation until I Although this is no quick realized I had thrown more fix to expect overnight, than four meals worth of there are a few things that food. I was being disgustcan certainly be changed in ingly wasteful. It’s not your household to like I meant to, prevent excessive I just hadn’t had waste. Try creata chance to eat it ing a grocery list all after the busy “We have developed a mindset to seek that accommoweek I had. quick fixes to accommodate our busy dates the next few For the schedules and toss whatever appears to days’ meals or next few days be useless. We have essentially become a don’t buy in bulk I avoided my if you’re unsure throwaway nation.” roommate and about your capacontemplated bility of eating it whether I should before it spoils. apologize for my our busy schedules and toss If you’re worried that you may-have-been-offensive whatever appears to be use- had bought too much, invite actions. Why didn’t I just less. We have essentially be- your friends to a communal eat the spinach and carry come a throwaway nation. dinner and have everyone on with my lunches? InAllow me to clarify that share a meal. Realizing how stead of grabbing things I am certainly guilty of these much you have wasted in here and there on the go, offenses, myself. I com- this world is the first step I could have easily packed plain about grocery shop- of stopping the detritus we something and avoided ping and its expenses when have continuously spewed the whole situation. But I just threw out half a loaf into the earth’s environment then I wondered whether I of bread the other week be- for thousands of years. was not the only one who cause I couldn’t finish it and If you want to read more was struggling with guilt. forgot a whole zucchini in about the National ResourcI hadn’t done anything the bottom of my produce es Defense Council, you can out of the ordinary, or so I drawer for a week and a visit their homepage or read thought. Everyone throws half. Believe me, I am just their latest report released rotten food and it’s obvi- as disappointed that I am so here: http://www.nrdc.org/ ously unsanitary to eat it. oblivious to the reality of food/files/wasted-food-ip. However, the way America our nation’s situation. pdf. has become about food, The bigger issue to deal consumption and waste is with this right now is our Amber is a sophomore disturbing as well increas- ignorance and how we’re studying public relations ingly alarming. handling this matter. There and journalism. The National Resources
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In the Bison and Illinois State’s last meeting, the Bison beat the Redbirds 38-20.
Illinois State at No. 1 NDSU Preview Bison look to keep undefeated streak alive Sam Herder Sports Editor
After almost a month away from the Fargodome, the NDSU football team will finally be able to run out of the yellow helmet once again Saturday. The Bison (8-0, 3-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) host the Illinois State Redbirds (5-4, 4-2 MVFC) at 2:30 p.m. The Redbirds hold a three-game winning streak coming into the game. “The team we’re playing is on a hot streak,” NDSU head coach Craig Bohl said. A key to ISU’s short run of success is an established run game. Sophomore Marshaun Coprich has come onto the scene for the Redbirds. He has accounted for 736 yards this season with eight touchdowns. Coprich averages 81.8 yards per game. A veteran and physical offensive line has helped pave the way for Coprich. “They’ve been able to run the football,” Bohl said. “Anytime you can move the ball
on the ground, that’s going to open up a lot of things.” On the opposite side of the trenches, the Redbirds’ front seven, led by All-American defensive end Colton Underwood, have given teams fits this season. ISU is giving up 140 yards rushing per game. “I think they’ve got an excellent defensive line,” Bohl said. “Underwood is an outstanding player and has given us fits. They
Gone is four-year starter Matt Brown and in comes redshirt freshman Blake Winkler. Winkler has filled the shoes nicely, throwing for 1,455 this season with a 60.6 completion percentage. The young quarterback is also taking care of the ball, throwing 11 touchdowns to five interceptions. “They’ve settled in on his style of play,” Bohl said. “I think he manages the game well. He’s got the ability to throw the ball
PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR #25 Marshaun Coprich, RB 171 att, 736 yards, 8 TDs #11 Blake Winkler, QB 106-175, 1,455 yards, 11 TDs, 5 int #35 Colton Underwood, DE 54 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3 sacks move him around. They’re a big, strong physical group.” Underwood has racked up 8.5 tackles for loss and three sacks this season. Last year, the Bison had trouble at ISU. The Redbirds were up at halftime, but a big second half pushed the Bison to a 38-20 victory in the regular season finale. But this is a new-look Redbird team.
short and they will throw it deep.” The Bison have had the luxury of a bye week to prepare and rejuvenate. Senior receiver Ryan Smith has been nursing an ankle sprain. His return Saturday is looking promising. “We’ll see this week,” Bohl said on Smith. “To say he’s back at 100 percent right now, I couldn’t say that. But we have hopes
he’ll be ready to go on Saturday.” Coming off a bye week, many teams have the tendency to fall into rusty play. But Bohl isn’t worried about his veteran team of 24 seniors. And with a 12-1 record coming off bye weeks since he began coaching at NDSU, Bohl and his staff know how to prepare accordingly during the extended break in action. “You can say the game is over a week away, but we have these fundamental things we need to correct or we have these schematic things to make sure we can go out and execute them,” Bohl said. “Our guys have had a mature attitude and have gone out and done that.” NDSU is looking to keep its undefeated season alive. The solo losses in the last two years have been at home against conference opponents that didn’t make the playoffs. The Redbirds have plenty of momentum coming into the game. While they are looking for their signature win to possibly sneak into the playoffs, the Bison are looking to go without a letdown game this season and a top seed. “We had a good week of practice,” Bohl said. “Striking the balance on weight room work, meetings and staying fresh, but also getting enough work in to get ourselves ready to play against a very good team.”
Bison Volleyball Falls in South Dakota, Drops to 4-19 Austin Sanchez
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An opening set win wasn’t enough to inspire a Bison victory as the volleyball team lost 3-1 in South Dakota on Sunday. 25-16, 23-25, 11-25 and 13-25 were the scores that dropped the Bison to 4-19 overall and 4-6 in Summit League play. USD improved to 18-8 and 9-2. The Bison scored the first two points of the match and never trailed in the opening
set. The Bison consistently scored back-toback points and took a commanding 21-13 lead courtesy of a Jenni Fassbender kill. An attack error by USD’s Sydney Dimke would end the first set in favor of the Bison, 25-16. USD would rally back in the second set and the Bison responded. A kill by freshman middle-blocker Emily Miron put the Bison up by one with only seven points remaining to claim a 2-0 lead. It was back and forth at the end of the set and NDSU brought it to a tie 23-23. USD answered and took the set
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en straight points and finished on a five to three run to end the match with a 25-13 set win. Fassbender and Miron combined for 25 of the Bison’s 44 kills in the loss. Fassbender also contributed eight digs in the effort, second only to Emily Milligan who recorded 12. The Bison host Western Illinois on Friday and can clinch their spot in the Summit League Tournament with a win or an SDSU loss. Total Points
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25-23 from a kill and service ace. With the match tied at one set apiece, NDSU headed into the third set with hopes of reclaiming the lead. Those hopes were quickly dashed, however, as USD jumped out to a quick 20-7 lead. NDSU relied on six USD errors to account for 11 of their total points in the third set. A kill from Tori Kroll ended the set in favor of the Coyotes 25-11. The fourth set started competitively, but again the Bison couldn’t maintain a steady attack. Leading just 13-10, USD tallied sev-
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Meet a bison: CJ Smith Sam Herder | Sports Editor
CJ Smith wasn’t initially on NDSU’s radar. But when Bison coaches watched film on one of Smith’s teammates at Burnsville High School, Minn., it was Smith that stood out. Smith was his conference’s offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,700 yards and 16 TDs in 2010. The athletic Smith, who was a two-year starter at guard for the basketball team, caught NDSU’s eye. “Coach Bohl came, coach (Tim) Polasek came and I talked to all the coaches and they were very friendly,” Smith said. “Coach Bohl was just a great person to be able to recruit you.” Smith became a highly-touted recruit within the Missouri Valley Football Conference. So much that Bohl came to watch Smith in some of his basketball games to check in with him. Northern Iowa, Illinois State and Western Illinois also offered Smith. But in the end, Fargo stood out most. Smith credited how well he and his family were treated on his visit to campus. He could also sense the type of culture surrounding the football team. “Just the way the team carries themselves,” Smith said. “There are no bitter players on the team. Everybody just helps the players out and just Bison pride, which we talk about all the time.” The 5-foot-11-inch Smith became part of the NDSU program as a cornerback in 2011. The acclimation to college football proved challenging. “There’s definitely a major change,” Smith said. “It’s a lot tougher in college. It was definitely a change going from practicing four days a week to 2-3 hours of practice a day. But you get adjusted quickly after your first year with the players helping you out.” Smith worked his way up the ladder and became the starting cornerback this year. As a sophomore, Smith won a competitive position battle to play opposite of All-
American Marcus Williams. His combination of speed and length complimented his position. “It was great to know that my coaches had the confidence to put me out there and then get the starting job,” Smith said. “I worked really hard to be able to get this job and I knew that Brendin (Pierre) and Jordan (Champion) were going to work really hard too and we pushed each other.” Smith has proven the decision was not a mistake. In his first career start versus Kansas State, he recorded four solo tackles. Since, Smith owns 17 total tackles, four pass breakups and two interceptions. His interception against UNI sealed the closest game of the year for the Bison in a 24-23 win. Smith is part of a veteran defense that’s been ranked No. 1 in multiple statistical categories. He was the lone starter without previous starting experience. But the veterans surrounding Smith have helped him make strides. Especially his fellow cornerback. “Marcus is a great player,” Smith said. “He’s an All-American, so I’ve learned a lot from him every day and week. He teaches me a lot on and off the field. He’s like a big brother.” Smith has seen instant success since being a part of the Bison program. His freshman and redshirt freshman years saw the national championships runs. Now, Smith is looking to add his contributions towards a three peat. And for a player that originally impressed NDSU’s coaches through game tape, he has continued to impress to secure his role for the No. 1 ranked Bison. “It’s really amazing,” Smith said. “I try not to get caught up in it but looking back at, my first year we were fortunate enough to win a championship and my second year, we were fortunate enough to win it again. So hopefully we can just keep this train rolling.” STOCK PHOTO | THE SPECTRUM
FBS Transfers Do Not Interest NDSU Sam Herder Sports Editor
T h e NDSU football team has become a nationally recognized football program within just a few years. Not only known by recruits and the media, but by FBS players that are looking to transfer after not being satisfied at their school. Now, the exact number of players that have contacted Bison head coach Craig Bohl about possibly transferring to play ball at NDSU isn’t known. I’m sure this happens multiple times a year now. But what is known is that the NDSU program has avoided bringing in these FBS transfers. Other schools have a different philosophy. Take Saturday’s opponent, Illinois State, for example. The Redbirds have 13 FBS transfers on their roster. And some of those players come from big-time programs. There’s a running back and offensive lineman from Oklahoma, a linebacker and defensive back from Ohio State and a receiver from Michigan State. ISU brings in these transfers every year, while the Bison stray away. “Every program can lay its foundation differently,” Bohl said. “Personally, I have a great deal of respect for coach Spack and they’ve
had good teams and they have another good football team. Certainly, schools will look at the one-time transfer rule and say, ‘you know what, this is an opportunity for these guys to come in and contribute.’” The Redbirds certainly have found some solid players to contribute. Starting offensive linemen, Jermaine Barton, transferred from Miami and Josh Aladenoye came from Oklahoma. Receiver Phil Dudley, originally committed to Ball State, has played in five games. But other transfers that look good on paper haven’t made such impacts. Jonathon Miller, a running back who started out at Oklahoma, has only appeared in two games. Linebacker David Perkins, from Ohio State, hasn’t started in the nine games he’s played in. Quarterback Adam Pittser was supposed to fill the shoes of ISU’s four-year start Matt Brown, but the original Wyoming commit hasn’t panned out. It’s a risk some programs are willing to take. For Bohl, he has seen the risks. “We have not had great success with four-year transfers,” Bohl said. “We’ve had some, but that’s not been our MO. And quite frankly, we’ve had a mixed bag of results. So we feel like, for us, maybe in our region of the country it’s better to develop our players. So that’s the route we’ve chosen, but I’ve seen Illinois State have
some really good, competent football players who’ve transferred, so we’re prepared.” If news broke out that a player from a BCS program is interested in becoming a Bison, NDSU fans would be ecstatic. And that’s well understood. A player that is part of a huge football program surely can be a big contributor for the Bison. But, although it seems like an obvious thing these recruits should be successful in the FCS, you just don’t know for sure. And NDSU is not interested in taking that risk. There’s the risk of team chemistry getting busted. There’s the risk of that player assuming he has a role right away. There’s a risk that the transfer simply doesn’t fit into your program. A program can also find a great player that just wants to find a program he can contribute to more, with no issues. ISU finds these players a couple of times a year that impacts the team greatly. At other times, the results prove zero significance to a team. As the NDSU program has grown, one can assume several FBS players seek interest in playing in a Bison uniform. And while it looks like an appetizing opportunity, the Bison realize they can do just fine with the players they have.
What to Expect Joe Kerlin Staff Writer
Turns out the men’s basketball team is going to be pretty good. Barring from a major injury or any unfortunate placement of a baseline cameras should allow the Bison to do what Saul Phillips has been telling everyone this offseason, “Leave your schedule open in March.” I got the chance to speak with Phillips for Bison Illustrated (November’s issue should be on newsstands across campus by the end of the week), and what he told me was even after all the preseason accolades, he doesn’t view his team as the target everyone is going after this season. The mindset he believes that team has is a hungry one. This group of players has not gone to the tourney; they haven’t won anything just yet. Phillips went on to describe his team playing with an “extreme edge”, “very focused” and “going very hard” which is a necessary mindset for a team looking to crack the field of 68. Successful basketball teams know their identity early in the season. There’s no doubting that Taylor
Braun has everything to do with the Bison playing with an edge early in the season. “He has set the tone early in practice this season and is raising the bar for the other guys,” Phillips said. Braun has made tremendous leaps over his past four years at NDSU and is looking to make that extra leap now in his fifth year. Braun’s scoring numbers made a leap from his freshman to sophomore season from 8.2 to 15.4 a game. After missing ten games last year with a broken bone in his foot, Braun’s scoring plateaued, averaging 15.4 a game his junior season. I’m not convinced Braun has to be Mr. Everything for the Bison, but I do know he has to carry the load in the scoring department. Several guys are going to have to contribute and play significant roles. The list of Robins to Braun’s Batman is a long one, which is only going to make filling the cup for Braun even easier. Marshall Bjorklund’s consistency has been noted. Even Kirk Goldsberry wouldn’t have enough red blocks to highlight how accurate Bjorklund is from around the basket. Bjorklund has shot 67% from the field over the past two seasons and not to mention his 11-12 performance against Concordia in last week’s scrimmage.
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Bjorklund’s low-post presence will play a huge role for guys like Braun to get open on the perimeter. Another player that will contribute to the accuracy of Bjorklund is Lawrence Alexander. I believe “LA” is going to be the most important player for the Bison this season, and the team will go as far as he lets them, simply because he is the point guard in a point guard driven league. LA played the most minutes for the Bison last year as the only true number one on the roster. The arrival of freshman Carlin Dupree will be essential for LA when Phillips attempts to put fewer miles on his starting point guard. LA should be fresh all season which will give him an opportunity to work on the one facet of his game not many Bison fans have seen: his ability to distribute the basketball. It’s going to be important for LA to get everyone involved whether it be Braun, TrayVonn Wright or Mike Felt from the perimeter, or Mr. I Don’t Miss Anything Three Feet From The Basket Bjorklund. This Bison team has a chance to be historically successful. As it always does, the success will be gauged when each individual is handling their business on the court.
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