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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE
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Earlier this year NDSU competed against UC Riverside, and lost 1-0. The Herd didn’t lose another match until Saturday’s championship game.
Cake Without Icing
NDSU soccer unable to claim championship, ending record-breaking season
Maggie Crippen Staff Writer
That’s all, folks. The season ended for the No. 1-seeded North Dakota State women’s soccer team Saturday in Brookings, S.D., at the hands of rival South Dakota State. The Summit-League Championship match concluded with a score of 3-0.
Lost game, tempers
No. 2 SDSU had the lead in the 17th minute thanks to Dani Patterson’s goal. Just under thirty minutes later, Diana Potterveld increased the spread to 2-0 with a successful penalty-kick in the 43rd minute. The penalty-kick resulted on a questionable foul by Bison redshirt junior Tori Veth. As a result, an infuriated head coach Mark Cook was given a yellow card. Even angrier, Cook continued to argue and was thrown out of the game. Despite the loss, Cook took to Twitter after the game to express his pride saying, “One game does not define a season. Great year NDSU Soccer.” The Bison took 11 shots to SDSU’s 12, but only had 5 shots on
goal. SDSU’s goal keeper Nicole Inskeep had a perfect game with all 5 shots on goal resulting in saves. The final Jackrabbit goal came again from Potterveld in the 69th minute.
Double-overtime thriller
On Thursday night, the Bison’s first round victory over No. 4 seed University of South Dakota came from a sudden-death goal in the second overtime by freshman Brittany Monteon. NDSU gained the lead in the 9th minute thanks to a goal by standout Lauren Miller. The match was backand-forth, and with less than two minutes remaining NDSU was down 3-2. As USD fans started to stand and applause its upset victory, Miller silenced their cheers with a clutch last-minute goal forcing overtime. The Bison played solid defense the majority of the first overtime to force a second overtime. Under a minute in, Monteon’s right leg finally got through, putting the Bison into the Saturday championship with a 4-3 victory.
Successful season
The Bison finished the 2015 season 13-6-1, the most wins since the 2011 season, when they won 15
matches. In 2011, the Bison also fell in the Summit League Championship game 2-1 against Oakland University. All of its six losses this year came from non-conference play, giving NDSU an undefeated record in the Summit League. The only tie came earlier this season in Brookings at SDSU. The match went to two overtimes and was decided at 0-0. Although the last game was not in its favor, the NDSU women’s soccer team was not short of accomplishments this season. Nine players won All-Summit League honors at the post-season Summit League Banquet in Brookings. Junior forward Miller, who finished the season with 18 goals, took the prestigious Offensive Player of the Year award with a NDSU record for goals scored in a season, including six game-winning goals. Miller’s goal total ranked her 7th in all of Division I soccer. Miller has one more left in her Bison career and said early this week she is eager to continue to get even better than she has performed in the previous seasons. “Keep working out and keep improving on my technical ability,”
Miller said about her off-season schedule. Senior Sierra Bonham took home the Goalkeeper of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Her save percentage throughout the season was a tight 0.915. Bonham finished her NDSU career ranked first in all-times saves with 403. Monteon was awarded Summit League Freshman of the Year. The last Bison given this title was Miller in 2013. Monteon’s powerful right leg is something to take note of for next season. Redshirt junior defender Natalie Fenske and junior midfielder Amy Yang were named to All-Summit League first team along with Miller and Bonham. Yang only stands 5’0’’, but she tallied nine assists this season (six to Miller) for the Bison, making the Yang-Miller duo a force to be reckoned with. Senior Captain Meghan Johnston and redshirt junior Veth defenders were named to All-Summit League second team and Monteon, defender Hanna Norman and midfielder Roxy Roemer were named to the allfreshman team.
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It wasn’t the ending NDSU wanted, but going undefeated in the Summit League and 6-1 at Dacotah Field, the Bison still call the 2015 season a success.
INSIDE
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El Nino could bring brown Christmas to Fargo-Moorhead
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Fargo Foodie: Barbacoa serves spice without the price
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Bison dominate Western Illinois 59-7 in Harvest Bowl
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Last January, Fargo broke a record with no snowfalls greater than 1 inch between Dec. 1 and Jan. 27. The date’s previous record was set in winter 1943-44.
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El Nino Could Bring Brown Christmas Warming of Pacific waters one of many factors in winter weather Jack Dura
Head News Editor
While another brown Christmas is possible this year, students shouldn’t get their hopes up for too warm of a winter. Daryl Ritchison, assistant state climatologist, said that “a quite strong El Nino in progress” is one of many influences that could produce a warmer, dryer winter. Though Fargo’s average winter temperature is 13 degrees, a warmer winter may only mean a 5- or 6-degree increase, producing a historically warm winter. That leaves the average at a 19 degree high. “If we finish the winter at 14 and a half or 15
degrees ... that still fits the mantra of that. It would still be above average,” Ritchison said, adding that El Nino, or the warming of the Pacific ocean waters, will not bring consistent 40-degree days, and Fargo will likely still see temperatures well below zero in winter 2015-16. A warmer winter, even at 5 degrees above average, would save heating costs, Ritchison said, even going from 14 to 19 degrees in three months. The winter season is measured from Dec. 1 to the last day of February, or Feb. 29 this year. January, February and December are the three coldest months, respectively. Ritchison pointed to the
winter of 2009-10 as one example of an inaccurate climate prediction for the Fargo region. Forecasts of a warm and dry winter were met with snow, extreme cold and the second of three consecutive floods that inundated the Red River Valley. “The way that El Nino was situated that year historically does bring us cold winters, so it’s where it sets up, where the waters are the warmest,” Ritchison said, “but this year where everything sets up, I would jump on everyone else’s bandwagon and say, ‘Yes, the odds favor it.’” El Nino is one of many factors that can influence winter weather. Ritchison said the weather phenomenon is often
“But this year where everything sets up, I would jump on everyone else’s bandwagon and say, ‘Yes, the odds favor it.’” – Daryl Ritchison, assistant state climatologist on the odds of a brown Christmas mistaken as a direct cause of weather rather than a contributing influence. “You will hear this winter, if things go according to plan, ‘An El Nino storm struck California with flooding.’ Well, no, El Nino doesn’t cause the storm. El Nino’s just a warming of the Pacific,” he said. Ritchison also said most people compare a current winter to the previous year in terms of temperature and precipitation, as their
perception of winter is drawn back to the most recent one, rather than two years ago, for example. While Fargo averages approximately 40 inches of snow annually, that evens out to mere inches of liquid precipitation due to snow’s consistency, Ritchison said. However, it doesn’t take much to produce an inch of snow, he added, though a dry Christmas is “a real possibility.” Fargo’s forthcoming winter, meanwhile, could
still bring low temperatures and plenty of snow despite El Nino’s effect. The city broke a weather record in January with no snowfalls greater than 1 inch until after Jan. 27, a record set in winter 194344. “There are other atmospheric effects in play always,” Ritchison said. “You can’t blame one thing (for) the world’s weather because the world’s weather is far more complex.”
Uber Stampeding
Herd Hauler Program? Ride-sharing app could replace cab program soon
Casey McCarty Co-News Editor
Uber, the common ridesharing app is in talks of a deal with North Dakota State. In the student senate’s latest meeting, a discussion was held about a future deal with the company. A program with Uber could possibly be replacing the current Fargo-Moorhead taxi cab program, Herd Hauler. Students using Herd Hauler have to have a special sticker on their student ID to qualify for the benefits of the Herd Hauler program. The current cost of Herd Hauler is half of the total cab fare, and a max total fare off $6 for any cab rides with a total cost of over $12.
The Herd Hauler program operates from 9 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Monday - Saturday and all day Sunday. It also operates for rides to the airport, available at all times. The rumored deal with Uber differ in a degree of details. The Uber ride share program could operate from 8 p.m. Thursday until 8 p.m. Sunday. To qualify for the program, students would need to register their Uber account with their NDSU email. Student senate minutes speculated costs would be to have the first two rides with the program free, and every subsequent ride to have a discount of 15 percent. A promotional code would also be needed to access the discounts of the
program, and the program would only apply to rides within a designated rider zone. Taylor Galbrecht, a sophomore dietetics student, thought the idea of an Uber program “sounds like a pretty good idea.” It is unknown what the rider zone may be, or what explicit details of the program will be at this point. North Dakota State officials have a contract with the ride sharing company, though there is no solidified plan as of yet and will not be for several weeks to come. The Spectrum reached out to student senate officials but was unable to obtain any further information due to a nondisclosure agreement between student senate and Uber.
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NDSU student government recently discussed a possible deal with Uber to replace Herd Hauler.
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University of North Dakota
to Have New Nickname
Final voting has finished, but a runoff isn’t out of the question to choose between the top five choices: The Fighting Hawks, Nodaks, North Stars, Roughriders and Sundogs. “If no name got over 50 percent of the vote, there would be a runoff vote between the top two,” Michelle Sanders, a UND physical therapy major, said. “No name did, and the 2nd and 3rd place names were only 100 some votes apart so the administration decided to hold the runoff vote between the top three.” The three being: The Nodaks, Fighting Hawks and Roughriders. The Forum indicates a nickname will need to acquire at least 50 percent of the vote to win, or else runoff voting will continue to happen. A second round of
Erin Anderson Staff Writer
The University of North Dakota has had the public buzzing with nickname attention for years. The buzz became louder in 2012 when the wellknown nickname “Fighting Sioux” was removed from the existing UND nickname. Since, UND has officially not had a nickname, though unofficial monikers had been going around — with many UND supporters choosing to preserve the old nickname. After the public submitted nicknames in the spring and paring votes occurred, a vote for the choice of the new nickname ran between October 19 and October 23
voting happened between November 2 and November 6, with the results expected to be delivered soon. Over 82,000 people were able to partake in the voting: all UND students, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni, donors and stakeholders. People with the right to vote were selling their vote on various websites, the most popular being Craigslist. The Star Tribune states the votes were selling anywhere from $20 to $150. Many UND alumni and community members do not want a nickname, they are happy with simply being North Dakota. Sanders claims that after the first round vote, the students voted heavily in favor of the nickname Fighting Hawks. “There was a lot of talk
about it when the process was in the beginning, and they were narrowing down submissions and announcing the names that kept going through,” Sanders said. “There’s still a lot of buzz about it, but I’ve definitely noticed more buzz being shared on social media with opinions or sharing of newspaper editorials or blog posts.” Sanders added, “Most of the buzz comes after an email announcement with details or information is released, and then it slowly dissipates as time goes on.” Following the final vote, the next steps would be for the official approval from the UND President, and for a new mascot logo to be designed.
Native American Heritage Month Opens with Ceremony, Speakers Rain arrives to greet opening ceremony Hailey Colbrunn Contributing Writer
Rain welcomed November’s Native American Heritage Month opening ceremony Thursday, but this didn’t deter attendees. The event was moved from NDSU’s Grandmother Earth’s Gifts of Life Garden to the Arikara room of the Memorial Union. Being indoors eliminated sage burning from the ceremony, but the ceremony’s purpose still floated among the crowd. “As I prayed, smoke swirled. I prayed for each and every one of you to have a good experience
today,” Michael Gabbard of Delaware said during the ceremony’s opening speech. In his speech, Gabbard emphasized the importance of being present during Native American Heritage Month. “A lot has happened to get us here today, but we still have a fight going on,” Gabbard said. During the opening ceremony, various speakers told stories or their tribal community and what is being done to improve the situation for Native Americans. Petra Reyna One Hawk of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe was the first speaker to bring forward a story. Reyna received a bachelor’s degree
in biology from University of North Dakota and later attended medical school. The goal she held with her education was to be a healer and to help people on their healing journey. “We have talents that are given to us by the Creator so that we may share them with the people, for the common good,“ Reyna said. Reyna has been involved with research at the Standing Rock reservation, where she grew up. She found no children were fluent in the native language. She is a part of a program called Design Team that is reconstructing ways to teach the language in school. “Our number one goal is for our language to survive.
Language is a living being spirit. In order to keep it alive we need to speak it,” Reyna said. Gabe Brien of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is a civil engineering major at NDSU who also spoke about why heritage is important, and about his experience as a member of his tribe who is not fully native. “Everyone has heritage. The biggest takeaway we can have is knowing and understanding who we are and working together to better understand who we are,” Brien said. For a full list of events, visit NDSU’s Office of Multicultural Programs office in Memorial Union.
In A Nutshell North Dakota Horse Park. The North Dakota Horse Park was denied hosting races this past summer because of accrued debt. Fourteen race days have been approved, four of which are Saturday-Sunday weekends at the Chippewa Down followed by three weekends at the Fargo track. Horse Race North Dakota plans to partner with Lien Game Racing LLC of Fargo to expand off-track betting to locations across the state. This would provide a source of revenue to pay off current and future taxes along with the ability to stabilize and grow the horse park.
Amanda Johnson Staff Writer
American Legion Annual Flag Raising Set
On Monday, the North Dakota State American Legion Post #400 will host the annual flag raising and absentee roll call formation. The ceremony will take place outside the south entrance of Memorial Union at 8:15 a.m. Veterans, military members and ROTC cadets are invited to join the formation to help recognize North Dakota’s fallen post9/11 veterans. Military and veteran members participating in formation should arrive by 7:45 and sign in at the information table inside the south side of Memorial Union. All members of the community are invited to attend the ceremony. Formation will be completed by 9 a.m.
Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
President Barack Obama rejected the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline Friday. The rejection is seen as a victory for environmentalists who have been campaigning against the pipeline for more than seven years. The pipeline would have linked existing pipeline networks in Alberta, Canada to pipelines in the United States. President Obama said at a press conference that “the pipeline would not make a meaningful longterm contribution to our economy.” Republican Senator John Hoeven told The Forum, “President Obama’s denial of the Keystone XL pipeline project today following the company’s request to suspend its application is not surprising, but it is disappointing.” Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp also agreed with Sen. Hoeven and told The Forum that the administration “made a decision purely driven by politics that ignored the facts.”
Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Lectureship Chosen
Michael D. Robinson, a North Dakota State psychology professor, was selected to present the initial Phi Kappa Phi NDSU Faculty Lectureship. The lecture is scheduled 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 in Festival Concert Hall. It will be held in conjunction with the honor society’s fall induction ceremony. The Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society is an alldiscipline honor society with invitation-only membership to the top 7.5 percent of NDSU’s secondterm juniors and the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students.
Horse Racing Gallops Back to Fargo
Horse racing is to return to the Fargo area. The State Racing Commission voted Thursday to schedule three race weekends in the summer of 2016 at the
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Drinking Culture: U.S. Versus U.K. How our drinking habits stack up across the pond Meghan Battest Staff Writer
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Can’t choose a favorite fashion decade? You don’t have to! Looks from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘90s are all back in style.
FARGO FASHION Keyona Elkins
Contributing Writer
Fashion is cyclical. Styles from certain time periods often come back as trends, but it’s rare that three decades will take a hold of fashion at the same time. This season, runways, magazines and stores are filled with looks inspired by the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘90s (the ‘80s have yet to make a fullfledged comeback – thank God.) It can be easy to get stuck in a rut of wearing your favorite basic sweaters and skinny jeans, so every once in a while it’s fun to step out of your comfort zone and play with fashion trends, especially when they involve a little bit of history. The secret to successfully pulling off a vintage inspired look is to not take the trend too literally. Use fashion from decades past as inspiration, and pick out certain elements and pieces that speak to you and fit your personal style. In the early ‘60s, mod styles came into fashion. They consisted of A-line dresses, miniskirts, go-go boots and op art prints. You can channel the mods by wearing dresses and skirts in boxy shapes and bold colors. The ‘60s look was very clean and intentional, so choose pieces in either graphic prints or minimalistic solids, and keep the silhouettes unfitted and simple. You can accessorize with chunky heeled boots and gold jewelry in geometric shapes. Your ‘70s style muse could come from one of two groups: hippies or rockers. Hippies wore loose printed blouses, maxi skirts and pieces with patchwork
and fringe detail. Rockers of the era are better remembered for wearing leather jackets, fur and suede vests, denim bellbottoms and thin scarves. These unique styles mix well together. For example, throwing a leather jacket with a fur collar over a peasant blouse printed in earthy tones makes for an eclectic ‘70s inspired ensemble. Try topping off flare jeans with a touch of vintage texture; something with shearling, fur, crochet, embroidery, piecing or fringe will act as a subtle nod to the decade. Grunge took over in the early ‘90s. Plaid shirts, loose dresses, oversized sweaters and torn faded jeans made angst and apathy a sought after aesthetic. Contrast was a major element of ‘90s style, so mix opposites like slinky slip dresses and tough combat boots or edgy leather and delicate floral prints. For a simpler take on the trend, try the best fashion-meetsfunction style trick to emerge from the ‘90s and tie a flannel shirt or fleece sweatshirt around your waist. To accessorize, add a few punk elements like chokers, safety pins, studs and spikes. Fashion allows you to experiment with different versions of yourself. With a simple outfit change, you can become a coy ‘60s mod, an earthy ‘70s rocker, or an angsty ‘90s punk. Each of these styles helped define a generation and identify the groups of people who wore them. Looks this powerful can change your attitude and outlook for the day just as easily as they can score you a few compliments on the way to class.
SOGGY JOGGING Benjamin Norman Spectrum Staff
After last week’s self-shaming, this had to be the week I restarted my running obsession. Feeling like a phony is my least favorite of the feels, so I told Features Editor Kelsey that I would run Thursday Night and write a 300-word reflection piece. Because this is “Soggy Jogging” and that’s what the author should do. In theory, this would have worked well. I was ready to self-fulfill the shit out of that last article. Alas. Like the theory of gravity, my plan went down, hard. Having good intentions and writing said intentions in a public forum apparently aren’t enough to get me up and running again. Good to know. It’s not that I’ve become an entirely sedentary entity. I walk about two miles to and fro school almost every weekday. That’s something. Soggy jogging it is not, but there’s something to be said about briskly walking to your morning class after a five-minute delay while lugging a 20-pound backpack
What’s Old is New Again
While the U.S. can be known for its crazy parties and wild drinking habits (think “Project X” and “American Pie”), the entire view of alcohol, as well as its place in American culture, could not be farther from England’s take. After a semester abroad in Leeds, England, here’s the skinny: Coming from Fargo — ranked the drunkest city in America by the Center for Disease Control, and North Dakota with the highest percentage of binge drinking in the nation — I thought I’d known my fair share of drinking culture. But England has completely flipped my views on alcohol and alcohol consumption. Obviously, the biggest difference between the two countries is the legal drinking age, U.S. is 21 and U.K. is 18. This could potentially correlate to the higher percentage of British university students who drink, seeing as most students are of legal age when they enter university, and therefore don’t risk the harsh consequences of getting caught illegally consuming alcohol (a serious misdemeanor in the U.S.).
Punishment
My flatmates and British friends were floored by the severity of punishment doled out to underage drinkers in America, as students in the U.K. are treated as adults from the time they turn 18. I’ve even heard stories of police simply pouring out the booze of 16-year-olds and giving them rides home instead of taking them to jail. In the U.S., a similar situation would potentially result in a night in jail, a minorin-consumption on your record and a load of fines.
Pub culture
“In England, pubs are an escape. They are where we go to relax after a hard exam, a long day of work or a stressful experience,” said Rachel Wellborn, the study abroad director. “If someone extends an invitation to you to go to a pub with them, they are inviting you to relax with them. If you decline, this can be seen as an affront — as your way of showing them that they aren’t good enough to let down your hair with.” But, along with accepting an invitation to a pub, comes the responsibility of understanding the social etiquette involved. The rounds system is a prime example: If you go to a pub with a group of eight people, and one person stands up and asks what you’d like to drink, gets your answer and heads to the bar, he is not just being nice. You have entered a rounds system. This means that he is going to bring back whatever it is you wanted for the entire table. All eight people will generally drink whatever you’re drinking. As soon as the first round is finished, a different person gets the same thing for the entire table and picks up the tab for that round. It is fine to say, “No, thanks, I’m only going to have a couple of pints tonight,” to politely excuse yourself from this tradition at the beginning of the night.
DRINKING SONG General
Slow and Easy
along for the ride. It’s more or less a damp dash. If it were socially acceptable to run with your backpack and casual clothes, I’d be the fastest turtle-looking student in north Fargo. But this is not the case. So I walk. The Walk, as I’ve come to call my daily jaunt, is a daily adventure in itself. I enjoy it with all my senses, since I lack a smartphone and iPod. This is the horror that ensues: Out my front door I go, past my neighbors with the black, unleashed cat that chills outside on the deck 24/7. I call him Charles. Across I go, jaywalking Frogger-style across 10th Avenue and University Drive. That I haven’t been hit yet is nothing short of a miracle’ the gravel road on which I grew up had more deer (or Deere) traffic than human. The big city life continues to terrify me in my junior year, though I rarely feel unsafe. Even when walking back from campus in the wee hours. Even with Charles’ glowing yellow eyes following my tired steps. The Walk is not a jog, but I’m quite all right with that.
As with the other drinking song, the person whose name is inserted into the song must down his or her pint, this time between the numbers one and eight — pretty straightforward stuff. We like to drink with (name) Because he/she is our mate And when we drink with (name) He/she downs it all in eight Seven… Six… Five… Four… Three… Two… One! = You drink
DRINKING GAME “God Save the Queen”
This game involves a 1 pence coin. While someone is holding their pint, you can drop the pence in it and yell “Save the Queen!”, and they immediately have to down their drink to “save” her from drowning. If this ever came to America we could revise it to be “God Save Honest Abe!” = You drink
As soon as you agree to that first drink, you’re in it for the long haul. After five pints, if you’re pissed (drunk) and bring back seven pints for the table and a glass of water for yourself, you’ve committed a faux pas. Though your group may be too polite to say anything, they will all secretly think you’re cheap for not paying for a full round when they all had to. So, know your limit beforehand and avoid rounds if you’re not prepared to drink eight pints over the course of the night.
Peer pressure
Because drinking is synonymous with relaxing and comradery in Britain, the pressure to drink can be intense, as it can be a social infraction to not want to drink with friends. In the U.S., the peer pressure I have encountered comes from underage friends wanting me to join them in their lawbreaking activity. It is more a means of not being alone in the case of being caught and punished than of taking your refusal as a personal affront. Though my British friends would likely argue with the statement that their peer pressure stems from a personal motive, the entire practice of drinking as a social activity is so ingrained in the culture that they don’t realize it. The pressure from them is much more relentless and personal than that from U.S. friends. From an American standpoint, this sounds a bit like bullying. But this pressure is not meant to be malicious — they simply want you to be able to have as good a time with them as they are willing to have with you.
Drinking and university
When I arrived in Leeds, one of the first things I looked into was various societies and clubs to join. While perusing the descriptions associated with each, I noticed a common theme — each society listed some sort of weekly affiliation with a bar or pub or highlighted a themed Otley Run. An Otley Run is a bar crawl specific to Leeds involving 19 pubs along a street called Otley Road. Participants normally dress in costumes of a specific theme and the point is to drink one pint in each pub along the route. Clubs in the U.S. rarely openly associate themselves with alcohol for fear of losing funding or official club status or to maintain a reputation. In the U.K., the consumption of alcohol is one of the biggest reasons to join a society — to socialize with new friends who have common interests. It was difficult coming from a culture where it is almost taboo to drink before the golden age of 21 to a culture where drinking and socializing go hand in hand. This is one of the cultural gaps that is hard to overcome and even harder to explain to people back home. Americans are trained from a young age to associate drinking with bad things. But maybe, if we were instead taught from a younger age that it should be done in moderation, there wouldn’t be so much hype and excitement behind binge drinking and breaking the law. Be safe, cheers!
DRINKING SONG “He’s an Aussie”
I only learned this because I met an Australian; it nonetheless is a great song for when someone needs to down his or her pint, which they do as soon as the “down” lyrics begin. He’s an Aussie, he’s true blue. He’s a piss pot through and through. He’s an asshole so they say, He tried to go to Heaven but he went the other way, he went Down, down, down, down, Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down All the way down, all the way down, all the way down, All they way down, all the way down, all the way down. = You drink
Here are some new drinking games or songs from England to try out at your next gathering.
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FARGO FOODIE Linda Norland Spectrum Staff
Getting into a food rut is all too easy, especially for busy students who spend a lot of time on campus and have next semester’s tuition to think about. But sometimes taking an evening to meet with friends somewhere a notch above Applebee’s provides all the motivation necessary to finish off a stressful week. Barbacoa is the most recent addition to Fargo-Moorhead’s bursting cuisine scene. As their slogan says, this restaurant is “bringing the flavors of the south a bit further north.” And what a welcome change it is! Their menu features Central American dishes. Think Mexican, with a twist. This is not you average Midwestern knock-
Barbacoa Serves Spice without the Price
off Mexican chain, with zero spice and everything swimming in cheese. Jalapenos pepper the menu (excuse the pun), so many items are sure to pleasantly clean out your sinuses. As for the type of foods, you will see plenty of barbecue, tacos and nachos. But there are also Johnny Cakes, sort of like mini tacos, with pulled chicken, cheddar and jalapeno relish on sweet pancakes. It might sound weird, but it proved delicious. Their other apps include staples like nachos and quesadillas, as well as Pork Belly Corn Dogs, Fried Oysters and Chili Relleno, a chili with green chili sauce, cream cheese filling and egg batter. Prices range from $7 to $11, but most are perfect for sharing. For the main course, we tried the tacos, always a favorite in any college student’s diet. The Barbacoa Tacos are filled with
tender barbecued short rib and topped with chunky, fresh pico de gallo and queso fresco. Warm juice dribbled down my chin as I, normally not a meat fan, slowly chewed the delicious pulled pork. It is $14 for two tacos plus a side of heartwarming garlic rice and lentils. For vegetarians, the Fried Avocado Tacos are equally tasty. They came topped with pico de gallo, ranch, sriracha and queso fresco. Just ask for it without the queso! Main dishes range from $6 for two Shrimp Tacos to $19 for classy items like steak or salmon. Visit from 4 to 6 p.m. for happy hour specials, including $3 tacos and $5 chicken baskets, as well as $3 beers and $3 off a glass of wine. For dessert, check out the Warm Pecan Pie or Rumchata French Toast. They also have sweet potato, vanilla bourbon and
coconut lime custard. Barbacoa has a fairly robust offering of alcohol, with some interesting mixed drinks. The Warlord is probably unlike any drink you have had before, with cilantro infused vodka, pineapple and jalapenos! Plenty of spiciness and a Bloody Mary-like savory quality reminiscent of a Hawaiian pizza. With ritzy decor yet a low-key atmosphere, as well as plenty of tables and bar seating, Barbacoa offers flexibility. The menu also offers many gluten free and vegetarian options, a welcome sight for those with special dietary needs. Reasonable prices and unusual foods add to the allure. If you love spicy, flavorful foods, then Barbacoa is a must-try. The only downside is that you might need a ride to get there: it is just off 32nd Avenue South in Fargo.
Barbacoa in South Fargo offers a range of Central American dishes.
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The Barbacoa tacos are filled with tender pork and spicy salsa.
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Craig Ferguson Takes Fargo Distinguished comedian brings comedy tour to Fargo Theatre Jack Hastings Staff Writer
tours across the country to audiences and critics buckled over in laughter. Melissa Kucikrek of Jade Presents says the Ferguson show is bound to be a hit because “not only has Ferguson made a name for himself in comedy, he also has an established acting career. He is just an all-around great performer.” Ferguson is one of many big name comedians to make stops in Fargo, like Jay Pharoah and Michael
Che of Saturday Night Live, and Kevin Hart later this month. “Fargo is a cool market; it’s an awesome place to bring new events because there is always such positive responses,” Kucikrek says of Fargo’s transition into a staple comedy tour stop. Even if you aren’t a fan of comedy, Ferguson is an established fixture in the industry, making him a spectacle to see nonetheless.
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The Scottish comedian, actor, director and author will present a wellrounded stand-up comedy show that’ll try to satisfy everyone’s humor itch. Ferguson is perhaps most widely known through his work on “The Late, Late Show,” where he hosted for 10 seasons. His performance led to many awards and even an Emmy nomination. Now that his late night
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Shit I Hear at the Gallery Only a fraction of highlights from a bizarre, wonderful career Tessa Beck A&E Editor
Art galleries generally carry the reputation that they overflow with pretentious gashes and pseudo-intellectuals. This perception is both true and false. There are indeed clients with more wealth and pride than one could know what to do with in a lifetime, much less a singular interaction. But on the contrary, the space is more often filled with an array of students, the average middle-class American, foreign visitors, former (and current) ravers, the homeless and, of course, many, many others. In such a diversified environment, particularly for Fargo, combined with the high-pressured nature of art dealing, makes for moments marked by pure oddity and hilarity. The chaotic and idiosyncratic environment I’ve worked in for the last two years has left me with these highlights, among countless others.
Pilates Mom
Our gallery is a connected operation with a yoga studio, and more often than not, we field their phone calls regarding business inquiries.
On a quiet, unassuming weekday, I received a phone call from an apparently over-caffeinated woman asking details on our different exercise programs. Cluing into the fact that someone is hyperactive and constantly teeth-smiling over cellular communication isn’t necessarily simple and serves as a testament to this woman’s zeal. Although these personality types differ from my own, I’ve become a pro at relating to them. Until she dropped the conversation bomb. “Do you offer mommyand-me classes? I have a 1-and-a-half year-old that loves yoga and Pilates.” I’m happy for her toddler, I really am. But I’m also happy the discussion took place over the phone, as my uncontrolled facial expression likely mimicked the “expressionless face” emoji to a tee.
Whales and wolves
Downtown’s monthly Corks & Canvas event is a surefire way to increase foot traffic and undoubtedly change the usual retail atmosphere, for better and worse. In a rare instance, guests will actually look at the collections, rather than beelining it to the wine
station, taking the samples as shots, and move on to the next store to repeat the process. During the most recent Kegs & Canvas – Corks’ autumnal sibling – a few somewhat acquaintances took a gander through Mike Marth’s solo show. Fascinated by one particular abstract sculptural relief, my director mentioned his 3-year-old niece equated the piece to a fish — a wise observation, if I must say. This simple statement opened a conversational can of worms. The subject matter of fish compelled one guest to announce, “Whales are more closely related to Despite its eccentricities, gallery work is incomparably satisfying. wolves than any other fish in the sea.” a high level of commitment ruined, I would probably Puzzled, my director and expectation. find this scene less cynically offered comparisons In one particular comical. between whales and instance, I was completing Clearly, I’m not happy dolphins, different breeds, paperwork on a rainy Friday with having angry visitors land-to-land animals, all when things took a dramatic or food thrown at me, but unsuccessfully, with no turn. The visiting client had the absurdity of the scenario added clarity. She started heavy, negative emotional from an outside perspective to become frustrated in our energy toward both me and is darkly funny. inability to pair a wolf with the space, and in a fit of The Regulars a sea creature. uncontrolled frustration, She and her companions Galleries should the guest threw a bag of eventually left in a bit of a function in many ways, as Sandy’s donuts in my face. huff. Mammals, man. sanctuaries or refuges for The flailing pastries those who attach themselves Donuts narrowly missed me and to it. It’s a romantic thing Like previously my bowl of noodles. Had to observe and has no mentioned, gallery work can the hurled object been limitation to the ways in become emotionally volatile more messy or dangerous, or if my dinner had been at times. All involved have which it can be carried out.
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An unknown, yet regular, drunk woman frequently comes by asking for wine or cigarettes. She represents a wide variety of surprise visitors who are generally docile with simple requests. She comes in, asks for booze, and I tactfully turn her down. She politely — and incoherently — offers a few words about the art. Next she comes nearer to the chair that I’m seated in, gives me knuckles and leaves with a proud, “God bless America; God bless the artists.”
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November at The New Direction
A visual guide to this month’s local shows
Vinnie Tweten
Contributing Writer
There’s a show for any music lover this month at your downtown all-ages venue, The New Direction.
Nov. 17: Greg Rekus, The Contraceptives, Locals Greg Rekus is a punk, acoustic artist —
Monday: The Courtneys, The New FM, Locals
think the Misfits unplugged.
Headliners, The Courtneys, are an all-girl, pleasant mix of upbeat surfer rock and mellow indie jams.
Wednesday: Cut Up, The Gentlemen Callers, Crab Legs
Cut Up is a California-based punk band, with indie act The Gentlemen Callers as follow-up. Local group, Crab Legs, will finish out the performance on a high, loud note.
Nov. 18: Mothersound, Low Speed Chase, Kwaician This show is a huge mixed bill bringing together a melodic metal band from Los Angeles, Mothersound, as well as some local punk ska and acoustic acts.
Nov. 19: Wicked World, Locals Another mixed bill for both fans of
metal and punk with a great band from Milwaukee, Wicked World, as well as local punk and metal acts.
Nov. 22: Decomposers, Noxious Ghoul
Bringing together some of the best crust punk and powerviolence acts in the surrounding area, this show is sure to be fast, loud and aggressive.
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Music Has Hit Low Places
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I can’t feel my face when I’m with you.
Artists rely on catchy beats so their lyrics can suck
Meghan Pegel Opinion Editor
Singers are running out of things to sing about. I arrived at this conclusion a short while ago when I made an actual effort to interpret lyrics during work, an establishment that requires a moderate to loud volume setting of “today’s hit music.” In retrospect this was
a poor idea, and I don’t recommend it. Yet I challenge anyone to turn on and analyze the first song they hear on a popular radio channel. Try not to laugh in utter disbelief at what the artist is singing about. Have you ever heard of any instances in which loss of feeling, specifically to the face, occurs when attracted to someone? A popular song by The Weeknd released this past summer has a catchy chorus that states, “I can’t feel my face when I’m with you, but I love it” and repeats that announcement a total of 10 times throughout the song’s entirety. On the other hand,
“Have you ever heard of any instances in which loss of feeling, specifically to the face, occurs when attracted to someone?” the next song played on the radio demands the listener to “watch me” an overwhelming number of times. When he finally gets your attention, he demands you break your legs. What? No thanks, psycho. I’ll pass on that. The following lyrics are consecutive, verbatim lines that were copied from a webpage of this particular song: “Now watch me duff, duff, duff, duff, duff, duff,
duff, duff, duff. Now watch me bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop.” These lyrics are so ridiculous that it can only be explained one of two ways: 1. The songwriters were under the influence of something strong 2. These lyrics were stolen from Mickey Mouse Playhouse I’m going to guess a combination of the options. Honestly I could go on picking apart every song
that plays, but you probably get my point by now. Nonetheless, there is a reason these songs are featured on hit radio stations. Their beats are catchy; they have intriguing voices (despite the words) and more than likely pretty faces to match. But really that doesn’t
validate the “WTF. How is this popular?” feeling I get when I listen to music these days. Has the world gone mad? Readers, what do you think? Is today’s popular music as perplexing to you as it is to me? Send your thoughts in a letter to the editor sent to editor@ ndsuspectrum.com.
Feminists Decry ‘Cyber Violence’ at UN UN actions mark the birth of more feminist propaganda
Matt Frolich Staff Writer
The United Nations has recently taken a hard stance against “cyber violence” directed towards women online. Feminist activists Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn spoke at the UN on Sept. 24, describing how they have been subjected to sexist online harassment. More importantly, this testimony was coupled with the release of a UN report
titled, “Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls: A World-Wide Wake-Up Call.” Perhaps the most alarming statistic cited in this report is that “73 percent of women have already been exposed to or have experienced some form of online violence.” This is not true. But to simply refute this statistic would ignore a much larger problem. The events surrounding the release of this report are representative of a culture of corruption that has been responsible for perpetuating feminist ideology over the past 20-plus years. Resident Scholar Christina Hoff Sommers at the American Enterprise Institute has analyzed these events in her latest YouTube
video. She demonstrated how this is not only a bogus statistic but also how corruption has enabled this kind of misinformation to be disseminated in the mainstream media. I do require some homework on your part. You must watch her video in order to understand what I am about to say (link provided on the online version). There is nothing unique about her analysis. Sommers has been debunking feminist propaganda for the past two decades, most notably with the release of her 1994 book “Who Stole Feminism,” which I have previously recommended. She continues to debunk this propaganda on her YouTube channel “Factual Feminist.”
Through reading “Who Stole Feminism” and watching her videos on “Factual Feminist,” I have noticed some patterns characteristic of feminist ideology: 1.) Feminists rally around fallacious statistics. Furthermore, they release these statistics at such a high frequency that by the time they are refuted, there is already another fallacious statistic to take its place. Here is a list of such statistics that Sommers debunked in “Who Stole Feminism”: -150,000 U.S. females die every year from anorexia. -The incidence of domestic battery towards women tends to increase by 40 percent on Super Bowl Sunday, due to the culture
of masculinity surrounding the Super Bowl. - Females suffer a sharp decline in self-esteem during adolescence. - Domestic violence towards pregnant women is responsible for more birth defects than all other sources combined. - 37 percent of U.S. women are psychologically abused by their spouses/ partners every year. - 40 percent of women experience severe depression in any given week. - One in four women have been victims of rape or attempted rape. The following are statistics Sommers has debunked on Factual Feminist: - Women are half the
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Paul Subart Staff Writer
A revealing study done by Blue Mountain State revealed on Friday people who only eat organic food are better than everybody else. The study was done from a random pool of people and rated how environmentally considerate people think they are in correlation to their preference of organic food or not. The study found consumers of organic food are better people than you or me will ever be, simply because their choice of food is righteous. “I really like how I get nutritional benefits with organic food while the rest of you plebeians eat the inferior conventional food,” said an anonymous gentleman who certainly isn’t aware that there are
absolutely no significant proven nutritional differences. “My favorite part about organic food is that it is the original way of farming; I think everything should be grown organic,” said a North Dakota State student. “I’m OK with millions of impoverished people dying every year to malnutrition and hunger, as long as I have GMOfree fast food at Chipotle.” Supporters for organic food at NDSU and across the country are proud scientific illiterates, content to believe organic food is better for them and better for you. When provoked, these people can quickly recite some misguided statement about GMOs or Monsanto; however, knowing what GMO actually stands for is usually a more difficult task for them. The root of the issue is that the majority of organic consumers believe they somehow helping the environment, leading them to believe they are better people then the rest of us who are reduced to eating the lower cost but nutritionally same. “Why should you believe data and the
overwhelming majority of scientists when you can read a meme I just made saying they’re all wrong?” said a young lady handing out organic pamphlets outside the Memorial Union. Organic farming requires aggressive digging of the soil which is one of the greatest carbon dioxide producers, and many times more fossil fuels burned versus conventional farming, telling us that the side effects of their righteous beliefs including being avid supporters of greater carbon emissions, global warming and rampant soil erosion. The College of Agriculture drafted an open letter to the creators of this study and all religious supporters of organic food that had a simple four word long message. It simply read, “You are all idiots” and was signed “Science” President Dean Bresciani weighed in on the study claiming he doesn’t care either way just as long farmers continue to produce the barley needed to make his beer.
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Saving Grace
Extremism in America: Society Part 3 of 3
Part Six
FICTION
Amanda Wagar Contributing Writer
Previously, Piper was attacked by some dark force that seemed to know a lot about Grace — while Grace met Connor, a mysterious boy with a bad reputation … When we found her, she was covered in blood, curled up like a child by the door to the place we called home. She looked like a mangled mess, but she was alive, despite the attack. The doctors patched up the lacerations, stitched her up and told us to make sure she had plenty of bed rest for the next few days before she thought about going back to classes. We were thankful that she was still with us, still alive, still our Piper, our friend. But Piper changed when we brought her back from the hospital. “Hey,” Grace murmured, noticing the way she was shivering on the bed across from her in their room, repositioning Piper’s blanket around her shoulders. “Are you hungry? Can I get you anything?” She didn’t know what she expected. It had been only a week since that night, but Piper would not speak a word to anyone. For some reason or another, she still had some inkling of a hope that she would say something — anything ... or at least give her some sign that the Piper she knew and loved was still in there, somewhere. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. “Sam’s going to come
Seeing her like this, so powerless, so weak, it was as if she were staring into the eyes of a stranger. over later,” the doctors had said something about the effects of trauma, but she had never known Piper to be anything other than her strong, stubborn, independent self. Seeing her like this, so powerless, so weak, it was as if she were staring into the eyes of a stranger. “He said he’s bringing pizza — pepperoni, your favorite,” Grace said. Piper rolled over to face the wall, turning her back on her. It was the first movement she had made all day. What do I do? What can I do? She almost turned around to ask Piper those questions before she remembered that her best friend had withdrawn from the world. Piper ... she had always been the strong one. “Very soon, you’ll need my help”, she scowled as the thought came to her head, but she didn’t have any other options. Together, Sam and she were dead in the water trying to figure out how to help Piper after the attack, and at this point she needed all the help she could get. She would do anything to help Piper. Anything. Grace opened the door, prepared to scour the entire campus to find him, screaming his name at the top of her lungs if need be, only to find him standing there, with his cheeky grin and sparkling eyes that always seemed to hint at mischief.
Maybe Sam was right. Maybe this guy was trouble. “First you crash into me and now you stake out my dorm room?” Grace said. He chuckled, leaning against the doorframe. “You were about to scream my name in ...T-minus three seconds,” Connor stated matter-offactly, looking to the watch on his left wrist that she hadn’t noticed the first time they had met. She rolled her eyes at him, but let her gaze drift downward, noticing his black band tee, red flannel, jeans and converse. Suits him, she thought with a shrug. Part of her had had him pinned down as a punk-rock kind of guy. “Clearly you don’t believe me, so I suppose I should leave,” Connor said. Damn that idiot, he knew exactly how to toy with her. She growled as he turned around, already walking back down the hallway as if nothing had ever happened. She hated having to ask him for help, but what other choice did she have? “You said I would need your help soon ... I need it now,” she grounded through grinding teeth, staring strictly at the floor, hands clenched, body tense. He stopped, his smile gone and a darker look in his eyes. “I know.”
Erik Jonasson II Staff Writer
The other night I got an incredible opportunity. I had an opportunity to watch an amazing (sarcasm: on) movie called “Catching Faith.” It was from my own couch; I didn’t have to move at all. The movie itself, a Christian flick, is one of the worst movies I have ever watched. The message, though uplifting in a sense, falls flat for one reason: It is so extreme. This will not be a movie review, I will let you know. With that being said, “Catching Faith” really helps us see the extremism that lives within our suburban areas. In this movie, there are three things that matter: God, Integrity and, of course, Football. There is one person that isn’t the color of snow (I mean clean snow). I bring this up because it is extreme. I love God, don’t get me wrong, but I also love my friends, who aren’t really, really, white. I mean guys, there barely is a tan person in this movie. Extremism lives in America because we have allowed it to. If you need proof, go watch this movie. It has my endorsement for one of the most unintentionally funniest movies I have ever seen. So when I talk about extremism in this country, we must identify what we do that is extreme. One of
the biggest things we do is whitewashing. We ignore the rest of the world and the inner cities. Instead we focus on what we think are the “real issues.” We focus on football instead of focusing on something I would consider a little more important, like the homeless. We focus on the rights of gays instead of focusing on what we can do with green technology. We are too busy making sure we have our guns instead of making sure we don’t have another mass shooting. We all know extremist. We all know that guy who wears an NRA shirt after a school shooting. We all know the guy who wears suspenders and only eats organic, yet can’t tell you anything about what’s going on in the world at the moment. These people are dangerous. We have to take time away from the actual issues to address them. “There isn’t a coffee shop in our area.” Well, sadly, we need to focus on the bridge that’s about to fall down, but hey we can focus on the coffee shop for a little bit. “We don’t pray in school anymore! Also my son can’t bring his hunting rifle to school!” All right, well, we need to focus on healthcare reform, and we also have an issue with racial inequality, but hey we will worry about this “issue” for the next few weeks. Ask yourself how long we have been worrying about the following issues: global warming, social inequality, mass shootings and our infrastructure. Here’s a hint: It has been for a really long time. Bridges are falling down, inner cities are rioting for
equality, students are dying and we are still dealing with global warming on top of that. But thank God we have to worry about gay rights, even though it doesn’t affect anyone who opposes it. It is irritating that we have to talk about the Second Amendment every time there is a school shooting instead of focusing on the issue itself. Extremism in America is something we must address. We can no longer let our nation be divided by the idiots who will believe anything they see scrolling down Facebook. We can no longer pander to the people who are more concerned about a wall around America than the poor. We have a crumbing infrastructure, yet we ignore it. We are dependent on fossil fuels, but we are still buying huge vehicles. It makes no sense. We must push for equal rights instead of pushing against groups seeking equal rights (such as feminism). We can make a lot of progress if we actually focus on the issues. Instead we focus our time, money and politicians on issues that are not important. Don’t make our good politicians focus on these, and please don’t elect idiots who focus only on dumb, pointless issues. Extremism needs to fade in this country, which means we, as the general population, need to disregard extremism and instead focus on what really matters in this country. We need to educate ourselves instead of just following others’ footsteps. Make your own decisions, or you yourself just might be the extremist.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015
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Dimitri Williams attempts to make a diving catch against Western Illinois in the Harvest Bowl on Saturday.
MATT SATHER | THE SPECTRUM
This Win is Sweeter on the Greener Side NDSU’s new green helmets shine Saturday against conference opponent Pace Maier Sports Editor
One acre of wheat yields an average of about 40 bushels. In football, 59 points equals eight touchdowns with extra points and a field goal. And the new matte green helmets with the stripe of wheat on top made one heckuva debut Saturday against Western Illinois University. North Dakota State (7-2, 5-1 MVFC) threw on the “Harvest Helmets” and punished WIU 59-7 in the 42nd Annual Harvest Bowl game. “(WIU) probably ran into us on a day I didn’t think we were going to lose in the Fargodome,” head coach Chris Klieman said after the game. It was a game of firsts for NDSU.
It was the time since the Incarnate Word contest last season that the Bison returned an interception for a touchdown, thanks to junior linebacker Pierre Gee-Tucker in the first quarter to give NDSU the early 14-0 lead. “Anytime you give up a play like that, it’s a big play,” WIU head coach Bob Nielson said about Trenton Norvell’s only interception of the game for the Leathernecks. “Particularly early in the game when we are trying to scratch out a little bit of momentum against what we knew was going to be a very good defensive football team.” It was the first time redshirt freshman quarterback Easton Stick threw more than two touchdowns in a game. Stick finished the game with four passing touchdowns on 12-of-20 passing for 197 yards through the
“The atmosphere today was unbelievable.” – Easton Stick, freshman quarterback air, completing passes to six different receivers, including a 41-yard touchdown to wide out Zach Vraa, which was good enough for Vraa to tie the NDSU touchdown record (26 touchdown receptions). The football was thrown behind Vraa, but he made a tremendous move and caught the football against a Leatherneck defender. The catch went viral over social media, including SportsCenter tweeting the video of the catch. “A bunch of the freshmen came running into the locker room afterwards and they were all pulling out their phones and showing me,” Vraa said after the game about his SportsCenter Top 10-worthy
catch. It was the first time NDSU scored at least 59 points since 2012, and it was the first time NDSU scored that many points in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game. The list could go on. Saturday’s game was a different kind of domination the Bison have delivered this season. NDSU’s defense has been up and down this season, but after its third consecutive game where the defense hasn’t given up more then 130 rushing yards, NDSU defensive coordinator Matt Entz and his squad are looking just fine. Bison defense held the Leathernecks to 205 yards
of total offense, and just nine first downs, compared to NDSU’s 21. Junior linebacker Nick DeLuca continues to dominate on the defensive side of the football, and on Saturday, he finished with eight tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss. Senior cornerback CJ Smith and redshirt freshman defensive end Caleb Butler both forced a fumble for the Bison. And offensively the rushing attack seems to be on the right tracks. In the last three games, NDSU has rushed for an impressive 967 yards. Against the Leathernecks (4-5, 3-3 MVFC) Stick rushed nine times for 86 yards, but more importantly its been the running back committee that has found success even with all the injuries. Junior King Frazier carried the football 15
times for 66 yards and a touchdown for the Bison, but freshman Bruce Anderson also ran for 95 yards on 14 attempts, and redshirt freshman Lance Dunn finished with two garbage time touchdowns. NDSU scored at least 14 points in every quarter except the third, but 8-for-8 in the red zone doesn’t even show how dominant the Bison were in this conference game. Even with a smaller crowd, the Bison were able to feed off the noise. “The atmosphere today was unbelievable,” Stick said about his first game inside the Fargodome. “The electricity in that place the whole game was awesome. We love playing here and having them (fans) being as loud as they are it helps us a ton.” To say the least, the new helmets had a warm welcome.
Bison Wrestling Starts Strong, Can’t Finish Virginia Cavaliers Zillmer continues his early success, but team starts season 0-1
Jesse Barta
Contributing Writer
North Dakota State wrestling team lost its season-opener Friday with a 25-14 non-conference loss to University of Virginia. After starting the match strong with wins in three of the four opening weight classes, the Bison struggled to bounce back, posting just one more win throughout the duration of the match. Ranked sixth in the country, NDSU senior Hayden Zillmer started the day at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse Friday with a 20-7 major decision over Will Schany, improving to 5-0 on the season. Zillmer wasn’t the only Bison wrestler to shine, as 285-pound newcomer, junior college transfer Ben
Tynan came back from a 5-2 deficit to defeat Pat Gillen 7-5 in overtime. “We’re really happy with our heavyweight,” said head coach Roger Kish, discussing Tynan’s victory. Next, in the 125-pound class, Bison junior Josh Rodriguez shutout his opponent, Joe Martinez, posting an 8-0 major decision. Rodriguez, ranked 17th in the country, has won five of six matches this season, seeing Friday’s win come to fruition after a 4-point near fall late in the second period. Zillmer said after the match that the young team looks to him as a leader, emphasizing the goal is to develop the young wrestlers on the squad. With the last six matchups of the day ending in underclassmen losses, it
comes as no surprise that NDSU’s emphasis fall on its young performers. “It’s going to be about getting these guys mat time and experience,” Kish said when asked about the improvement process of the team’s underclassmen. The team’s head coach was positive after Friday’s loss, discussing mainly the assessment of the team’s progress and planning for the rest of the season. “We can’t hang our hats on this one, not on the first match of the year,” Kish said. “We knew that they were going to be tough and we’ve got to get better. It was a good opportunity to see where we’re at.” NDSU returns to host the 45th annual Bison Open at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Fargodome.
NDSU’s Josh Rodriguez is ranked 17th by InterMat and has won five of six to open the 2015 season.
JOSEPH RAVITZ | THE SPECTRUM
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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015
Rockin’ Rasmusson Brianna Rasmusson numbers have increased tremendously from her freshman to sophomore year
Karson Sorby Staff Writer
With the final two home games of the regular season coming up, the Bison are looking two more wins on the road Friday and Sunday. Star sophomore Brianna Rasmusson will no doubt be a factor in these necessary wins. Rasmusson has been looking to improve throughout this season, though some may wonder what she has left to improve on. The 5’11’’ setter/outside hitter from Fergus Falls, Minnesota, had a breakout season, playing in 122 of 125 sets in her first year as part of the Bison team. As a freshman, she was ranked second with 439 assists as well as being ranked third with 57 blocks throughout the season. Recording season-highs of 25 assists, 17 digs, 15 kills and five blocks (each in a single match), Rasmusson has been a standout player since early in her career. Building on last year’s successful rookie season, Rasmusson is working her way up many North Dakota State record boards, currently sitting at 12th in assists with 1,075. Success for Rasmusson, and the team as well, began early in the season. “We definitely wanted to start season off better than we did the year before, so we really took advantage of our preseason tournaments this year,” Rasmusson said. “We did really well and competed and we just really wanted
“She’s gotten a lot better at being offensive and just being in charge of the court. I absolutely love that about her.” – Jenni Fassbender, senior outside hitter to start off stronger than we did last season.” Along with a few of her teammates, Rasmusson was awarded all-tournament honors during the first four weeks of play. Finishing one of her most successful games of the season on Oct. 3 with 44 assists and 14 digs, Rasmusson is also leading the way with nine doubledoubles on the season. As a successful athlete in high school, Rasmusson has had an easy transition from balancing schoolwork and volleyball. However, she credits the older players for helping her adjust to life as a student athlete. “They’ve definitely been through it so they can give us hints and tell us what to expect,” she said about the more experienced players on the team. “They definitely helped with the transition for sure.” One of the studentathletes that has helped her the most is fellow volleyball sensation Jenni Fassbender. Fassbender recently became the 22nd NDSU player to reach 1,000 career kills. Through watching Rasmusson develop her game in the past year, she praised her by saying, “She’s improved a lot and it’s been great. She’s gotten
a lot more confident in herself, and I love when she’s in the front row and she’s setting because she’s gotten a lot better at being offensive and just being in charge of the court. I absolutely love that about her.” As the season comes to a close with two road games remaining, the Bison are determined to win and make the push for a run in the Summit League Championship. With hopes to continue her success in future years here at NDSU, Rasmusson is excited to see how the team will progress and work together. Head coach Kari Thompson is also looking to see what Rasmusson has to bring in the future — as well as praising her style of play right now. “She has to literally go out and do it all and that’s someone who can have a powerful impact as a leader,” Thompson said. Her favorite part about being a Bison? “Definitely the community,” Rasmusson said. “It’s great to have the fan support that we do. We go other places and we almost have more fans they they do on an away trip. Also just playing with my teammates it’s been a lot of fun and a lot of learning.”
With two game left in the regular season Brianna Rasmusson has 240 more assists this year as she did all of last season.
JOSEPH RAVITZ | THE SPECTRUM
NFL Mid-Season Awards At the halfway point of the season, our columnist gives out his top four awards OPINION
Taylor Kurth Staff Writer
This article was written before week nine. We are roughly halfway through another NFL eventful season. There has been the surprises (Carolina Panther are 7-0), disappointments (Indianapolis Colts are 3-4) and a Todd Gurley meteor strike before the unofficial halfway point. Below are the players of whom I recognize for their excellence.
Total Domination Award: Tom Brady
The Total Domination Award goes to the player who week in and week out had come to play and dominated the opposition. Brady has played in the NFL for 16 years, playing in six Super Bowls and winning four of them. Brady is enjoying his best year in his 16th year. What Brady is doing right now is unfathomable. For a guy who many were wondering if he needed to be benched just 14 months ago, Brady has come a long way. Brady is boasting a blistering 68.9 percent completion percentage, which ranks third among quarterbacks who have thrown at least 150 passes.
He has tossed for 2,410 yards, which comes out to an average of 344 yards a game. That leads the NFL. He has thrown for an absurd 20:1 touchdown-tointerception ratio, which is by far best in the league. Brady’s worst game this year was a week five match up against Dallas in which he only threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another touchdown. In every other game, he has thrown for over 288 yards and two touchdowns.
Who Is That?! Award: Todd Gurley
Who Is That?! award goes to a young star you’ve never heard before. Gurley is not from here. He is not one of us. Gurley is a combination of dust and ice from the comets of legend running backs and he has struck the NFL head on. He tore his ACL on Nov. 15 last year. Gurley has started four games in his NFL career, and ranks fifth in rushing yards with 575 yards. He has 19 less carries than everyone in the top 10. He’s averaging a searing 6.1 yards per carry. In his first four starts, he has more yards rushing than any running back in the modern era. He is second in the league in runs over 20 yards with seven. Four of those seven runs went
for at least 48 yards. He is Giancarlo Stanton on a football field. Of the top 10 rushing performances this year, Gurley owns three despite only starting four games. There has been 14 carries of at least 50 yards this year in the NFL, Gurley has three. No one else has more than one. He is averaging 142 yards per start, no one else is within 50 yards of him. (Le’Veon Bell was at 92.7 before tearing his MCL). Since Gurley has started for the Rams, they are 3-1 with its lone loss coming to the 6-1 Green Bay Packers.
Don’t Let Him Touch Me Award: Charles Woodson
Don’t Let Him Touch Me Award goes to the best defensive player of the year. The guy that no one wants to get hit or touched by. In 1997, the world was covered by 71 percent water and 29 percent land. However, since 1998, the world has been covered by 71 percent water and the other 29 percent, by Woodson. In his 18th year in the league, Woodson is leading the league with five interceptions in seven games. The most he has ever had was nine in 2009 when he won Defensive Player of the Year for the Green Bay Packers. He has also defended seven passes this
season. Woodson dislocated his shoulder in week one at 39-years-old.
It’s Good To Have You Back Award: Eric Berry
The It’s Good To Have You Back Award goes to the player who for any reason was not performing like we were accustomed to seeing for a duration of time and is now back on track. Last year on Dec. 8th, safety Eric Berry was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and was immediately taken off the Kansas City Chief’s active roster. Berry missed the remainder of the year. He’s been named to three Pro Bowls and one NFL All-Pro in his first five years in the league. He quickly ascended to the top of the list of defensive backs. Berry was cleared to resume football activities at the end of June this past summer. Berry has 26 tackles, four passes defended and one interception for the Kansas City Chiefs this year and is on his way to his fourth Pro Bowl. It has been an awesome first eight weeks in the NFL, and we will see what transpires over the final nine weeks of the year. We will see if any other player can step up and challenge our current incumbents of these awards.
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