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‘Blood & Oil,’ ‘Fargo’ spotlight North Dakota, Minnesota with stereotypes, inaccuracies from accents to landscapes Jack Dura News Editor

Nicole Holden isn’t too sure about the mountain ranges North Dakota now has on TV. The director of marketing for the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau, like other officials around the region, has taken notice of the recent spotlight North Dakota and Minnesota have received in TV storytelling. This fall ABC’s soap opera “Blood & Oil” and FX’s crime drama “Fargo” both explore stories and themes in the region, but with several stereotypes and inaccuracies. One of those inaccuracies is North Dakota’s snow-capped mountains in “Blood & Oil.” “I don’t know where that came from,” Holden said, adding, “I think there’s a lot of potential for good storytelling here. ... North Dakota’s kind of in a unique situation.”

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FX at least has “Fargo’s” landscape right, Holden said. The series debuts its second season Oct. 12, set on the flat, frozen prairie of the Dakotas and Minnesota in 1979. The series’s first season was a hit, Holden said, with both area residents and tourists, more so than the Coen Brothers’ 1996 dark comedy that “offended” some people at first. “That’s the first pop culture reference we have,” Holden said.

Many tourists comment on Fargo’s friendly residents, “exotic” landscape and “surprising” warm weather in non-winter seasons, Holden added, as the series stages itself in the gripping cold of winter. “Winter is a huge character,” she said. While FX nailed the vast, wintry landscape, Holden said, ABC committed a geographic error in “Blood & Oil” with its version of a mountainous Bakken region. “That to me was kind of a huge

23 years,” Mitchell said. Fargo sees about two to three homicides a year, Mitchell said, “below the national average.” North Dakota had 19 murders in 2014, the state’s 2014 homicide report concluded, and Fargo had four reported homicides last year. The state’s Bakken region, mainly north of Interstate 94 and west of Highway 83, saw 10 murders, the state’s 2014 homicide report said. Mitchell, who said he is “totally unfamiliar” with FX’s “Fargo,” said

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negative right away,” she said. “Blood & Oil” debuted on Sunday to 6.3 million viewers in Nielsen ratings, Reuters reported. Sara Otte Coleman, North Dakota Tourism director, said she saw “Blood & Oil’s” pilot on Sunday, and added she doubts ABC pondered filming in North Dakota, as the state has no office for recruiting such projects. “We have no incentives or favorable tax structures,” she said, “It’s a very competitive business and decisions are made on the bottom line.” ABC filmed in Utah for “creative and logistical “reasons,” the show’s co-creator Josh Pate said to Reuters.

he relates the violence of “Fargo” to the speed of solving crimes in “CSI.” “We do see people who get that perception ... that (police) solve a crime and wrap it up in an hour,” he said, adding, “Any movies that portray a city as being particularly violent, that’s gonna be the perception people have of those cities.” Crimes against persons decreased 1.6 percent from 2013 to 2014, North Dakota’s 2014 annual crime report said. Such crimes include murder, rape and assault. Mitchell said people need to view “Blood & Oil” and “Fargo” for what the shows are: pure entertainment. A West Virginia prison chaplain’s phone call to Fargo police four years ago, he said, illustrates how seriously people can take a storyline. “He called up here because he wanted to provide us with information about the wood chipper ... and (how) one of his inmates assisted in perpetrating this crime,” Mitchell said. “He was convinced that that was real.”

compares “Blood & Oil’s” potential to the “Dallas” TV series interesting viewers in visiting Texas. She also said “Blood & Oil” and “Fargo” don’t necessarily bring “a strong negative or a strong positive” because they are fictional works. “We have to all take this with a grain of salt,” she said. Holden said “Fargo” has done wonders for tourism, especially with the visitor center’s acquisition of the wood chipper from the 1996 film. “The wood chipper’s definitely our ruby slippers,” she said, adding that tourists take their picture next to the movie prop, complete with a plastic leg sticking out of it. Otte Coleman said “Blood & Oil’s” “first episode wasn’t highly negative,” but added, “these shows aren’t meant to be 100 percent accurate.” “You can line up people on one side who think it’s the greatest thing in the world ... and you’ll have other people who just cringe at the mention of it,” she said. “North Dakotans, I mean.”

True crime

Despite “Fargo’s” claim “this is a true story,” its plots are not true to life. Fargo Police Lt. Michael Mitchell said the 22-person massacre perpetrated by Billy Bob Thornton’s character in “Fargo’s” Fargo doesn’t come to close to reality. “I don’t believe we’ve had 22 murders in my entire career in the past

Otte Coleman said with two primetime dramas set in the upper Midwest, the spotlight gives viewers “more awareness” about the states portrayed on TV. “The hope would be that they would be interested to take that next step, put North Dakota on that list of places of ‘Hey, let’s go visit there,’” she said. Otte Coleman added that she

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Architecture Alumnus Leaves $3.6M Endowment to NDSU Landscape architect, painter Jim Falck’s donation funds scholarships, arts programs Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

A deceased North Dakota State architecture alum’s legacy lives on in a recent endowment to NDSU. Jim Falck was a Department of Architecture student from 1948 to 1953. He died in 2013 at 84. On Friday his endowment and artworks to NDSU, totaling $3.6 million, were announced in a press conference. NDSU officials paid tribute to his “long, successful career as an architect and landscape architect.” Falck’s endowment will go toward scholarships for students, funding the arts program, faculty development and funding international programs that will help relieve some of the department’s stress. Morgan Larson, a junior majoring in architecture, said she “has not heard anything despite working for the department” about the endowment. Larson said that the downtown Fargo’s Renaissance Hall has had quite a lot of technology updates with more 3-D printers, Laser-cut technology and the addition of computers. After his graduation in 1953, Falck continued

“He wanted to give all he had, so that NDSU students could follow their chosen path.” – Mary Anne Swiontek, donor’s niece

his education and studied throughout the United States, moving from Denver, Houston, Flagstaff and Phoenix before he finally returned to Denver for his architectural practice. At age 62, Falck earned a visual art degree in 1991 from Montserrat College, which led to his second career as a painter. “His work has been exhibited in major cities throughout the US,” university officials said. Falck’s endowment “helped the program push forward,” Larson said. She also said that the program is set up differently than other schools because students are allowed to use facilities as much as they want without being charged per use, for they have on overhead charge initially. Friday’s announcement coincided with an art exhibit of Falck’s modernist work. President Dean Bresciani,

Falck’s niece Mary Anne Swiontek and her husband Steve, chair of NDSU’s Development Foundation, spoke at the event in the Memorial Union Gallery. Kent Sandstrom, dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Scienes, was also in attendance, as were Meghan Kirkwood, assistant professor of visual arts, and junior art major Carolyn Hausladen, a Jim Falck Scholarship recipient. Falck established the endowment because art scholarships are common to come by and to give “future artists the financial support to pursue their dreams,” the university said. The accompanying art exhibition will run through Nov. 18. The show contains some designated pieces for NDSU’s permanent collection and a limited number for sale.

NDSU Pres. Dean Bresciani announced NDSU alumnus Jim Falck’s millions of dollars in donations Friday at a press conference.

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Officer resigned from NDSU Police in 2013 after self-shooting

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A Fargo police officer shot a man Monday morning after a car pursuit and gunsdrawn face-off, a Monday morning police press conference confirmed. Police were dispatched at 3:08 a.m. to 13th Avenue near Walmart, where dispatch reported a man and a woman driving a Dodge Stratus east-bound in a westbound lane. After leaving the car on foot, the 24-year-old man, identified Tuesday as Karmen Francis Redshirt, confronted an officer with what appeared to be a weapon with a Laser pointer in the Pizza Hut parking lot, at 4701 13th Ave. SW. The officer, Patrick Thomas, shot three rounds, apprehending the suspect. Officers later discovered his weapon was a BB gun. An ambulance was dispatched at 3:10 a.m. Redshirt remains in custody under the Cass County Sheriff’s Department at Essentia Health.

He was charged Tuesday with two counts of terrorizing, one count of reckless endangerment, one count of theft and one count of refusal to halt. Officers also arrested Jennifer Stegman of Thompson, North Dakota, who appeared to be with the suspect. She fled on foot and was quickly arrested in the Hobby Lobby parking lot. County police chased the Dodge Stratus, which police said was a stolen vehicle from Bottineau, North Dakota, earlier in the night. Redshirt and Stegman appeared to have outrun officers before ending up in Fargo. Officer Thomas has been on the Fargo PD since October 2014, a press release said. Before joining the force, Thomas had worked for NDSU Police. Per policy, the Fargo PD has placed Thomas on paid administrative leave. Thomas left NDSU Police following a 2013 incident in which he was also put on administrative leave after a shooting. The Forum reported that Thomas’ City of Fargo

personnel file said Thomas shot himself in the arm in his apartment on Sept. 13, 2013, after consuming several beers before practicing a shooting exercise at close range. A police report said Thomas fired into his forearm the Glock 22 pistol to gauge its performance. He said he believed the weapon was unloaded and safe at the time. Thomas resigned his job with NDSU Police following the shooting. NDSU Police Chief Bill Vandal told Fargo Police he was about to fire Thomas in the wake of the shooting. Following Monday’s shooting, Thomas told Interim Fargo Police Chief David Todd about the 2013 shooting and apologized. Todd told The Forum he told Thomas “the past is the past,” and upon reviewing squad car footage, “when he absolutely had to act, he did.” Police are working with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation on the case. Jack Dura contributed to this story.

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Karmen Redshirt, 24, was shot Monday morning by Fargo Police Officer Patrick Thomas, who believed Redshirt’s BB gun to be a real weapon.

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A film about a white supremacist’s attempt to take over a small North Dakota town showed in the state’s capitol city last weekend. Two New York filmmakers, Michael Nichols and Christopher Walker, made the documentary “Welcome to Leith,” which tracks Craig Cobb’s 2013 endeavor to turn Leith, N.D., into an allwhite enclave. Cobb and follower Kynan Dutton were arrested on felony terrorizing charges in November 2013. Cobb was sentenced to four years supervised probation. Cobb now lives in Sherwood, N.D., near the Canadian border. Dutton lives in Underwood, N.D., south of Minot. WDAY reported “Welcome to Leith” gained so much popularity in Bismarck that the city’s Grand Theatre played the film for three days. PBS will air the documentary in spring.

Trying to find a parking spot for Bison football games can be a rat race, and for some fans, it was especially difficult for the North Dakota StateUniversity of North Dakota rivalry matchup. NDSU reported parking officials distributed 111 tickets to people who parked along 18th Avenue North near the university’s agricultural research plots Sept. 19. The university waived tickets and refunded payments Monday due to the lack of visibility of the “no parking” sign along 18th Avenue if drivers came from Centennial Boulevard. “For people coming from the other way, they would have had no way of knowing they could not park there. It was poor judgment of the officers to give them all tickets,” said Kimberly Kollman, a senior in animal science. “Cleary over 100 people would not park somewhere they knew was

illegal.” “NDSU uses the field plots for extensive agricultural research, and motor vehicle traffic can cause serious disruption to this research resulting in damage to the projects,” the university said in a statement. The university will solve the issue of sign visibility by installing more “no parking” signs before Oct. 10, NDSU’s next home football game. “I’m happy they took the tickets back. I would have been mad if it was me,” Kollman said. Free parking for Fargodome football games can be found in any lot south of 17th Avenue South. The Fargodome’s tailgating lots are firstcome, first-served, and its lots are at full capacity. “For future games,” NDSU’s official statement read, “improved signage and barricades will more clearly protect this area, and violators will be ticketed.”

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Wasabi’s service slow, but worth it for great mid-priced meal

Meghan Battest Contributing Writer

Wasabi has become a staple sushi center in Fargo-Moorhead since its inception in 2009, serving food focused on big flavors and no-rush dining. Though the sushi rolls are not as cheap as, say, that ramen your mom bought you, the taste and ambiance are worth the trip downtown.

Location, Hours, Ambiance

Wasabi is on NP Avenue right down the street from the Old Broadway and Sports Zone. It is open every weekday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., staying open one hour later Saturdays and opening Sundays from noon to 8 p.m. Upon entrance, you will come across a room full of what appears to be dining booths — no worries, your instincts are right and you are actually in the seating area for Wasabi’s partner restaurant, Drunken Noodle. Just blaze on straight ahead and you will soon duck beneath a cloth banner reading “Wasabi” into sushi heaven. Subdued lighting and dark furniture greet you upon entrance, along with a normally bustling hostess asking how many are in your party. Then, depending the busyness of the night, the wait for a table can range from 0-30 minutes, so this is not the place to be in a hurry. Various Japanese art pieces adorn the walls, and the decorative, painted light fixtures cast mood lighting on the dark tables and the sushi bar, behind which you can watch the chefs prepare the sushi rolls. High-backed booths line the walls, creating a sense of privacy from neighbors — the perfect place for a date. The entire restaurant has a slightly Asian, slightly hipster feel; I’d expect nothing less from downtown Fargo.

Service

Like any restaurant, once you slide into a leather booth, a waitress brings water and silverware (i.e. chopsticks wrapped in a napkin) to the table. Every time I have been to Wasabi, it has been at least 70 percent full and understaffed, so things move slower than at other restaurants. But even the website says this is part of the experience — spend the extra time chatting over the menu and your appetizer. I would recommend the edamame (salted and steamed soy beans). The same goes for food wait time. On average, it takes about 30-45 minutes to get your main course. Think of it this way: that chef behind the counter is rolling your sushi freshly, right before your eyes, so quality-wise, it is worth enduring the hunger pangs a few minutes longer. In the meantime, free miso soup and as many water refills as you wish are offered. All in all, it takes about an hour and a half to complete your meal.

The menu ranges everywhere from a $5 basic sweet potato sushi roll to a $13 specialty roll full of any assortment of tasty items — crab, tempura shrimp, salmon, cream cheese, avocado, fried asparagus, etc. You could also stray from sushi and get kimchi, steak, salmon or pork at a slightly higher rate. Or, if you or one of your dining companions hates the idea of anything raw or fishy or wrapped in rice, just ask your waitress to bring over a Drunken Noodle menu, and he or she can enjoy a nice (and slightly faster) plate of pasta. The drink menu has a selection of beer, wine and saki (rice wine), and the four dessert options are light, creamy concoctions sure to finish your meal on a high note. Insider scoop: if you are feeling especially adventurous, ask for one of the rolls not featured on their menu. During my

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around Fargo-Moorhead Madison Schill

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It seems like every day of the week we’re counting down the minutes until Friday. I know I am. The minute Sunday night rolls around, I’m already saying “I can’t wait till Friday.” But what happens when Friday rolls around, and there’s nothing to do? This weekend, I was able to do a few fun things around the town that didn’t break my budget. Here’s an overview:

Fargo Force Hockey

Do you remember those people who would stand on the street corners by the Quentin Burdick and hand out those Green & Gold books? Typically, I avoid handouts, but these books were a score. There are tons of great coupons in the back, including free Fargo Force tickets with a student ID. It can’t get any more affordable than that! I’m not the biggest hockey fan, but I’ve enjoyed going to the games ever since I went to a certain rival school of ours to scope it out. Don’t get me wrong, Bison football is number one in my book, but hockey could be strong second.

Thunder Road

Thunder Road is not just for your 10-year-

old birthday party. Sure, the place was crawling with families, but my group and I certainly weren’t the only college kids there. Laser Tag can get to be kind of expensive ($7.50 per person for 10 minutes), but mini golf was only $6.25 per person and took up a good hour. What is nice about mini golf is that you don’t even have to be good — take it from me.

Savers

I know you may not consider shopping a fun activity, but any good shopper knows shopping can be both time-consuming and enjoyable. Not only is thrifting inexpensive, but it is also a great way to find things you didn’t even know you needed. It’s a great store to keep in mind when you are looking for a Halloween costume.

Wasabi serves artfully displayed sushi rolls for mid-range prices. last visit, I got the “Downtown Roll” and it was delicious.

Wasabi Perks

• For those of you on a college budget like myself, Wasabi offers great deals, like the Two Roll Basic (including two basic rolls ranged from $5-7 each) for $10 or a basic and a specialty roll in the Two Roll Deluxe for only $15. For dessert, split the large banana fried ice cream and go home stuffed. • You can actually call ahead and order sushi to pick up. Wasabi will give you an expected wait time and equip you with takeaway chopsticks, soy sauce and wasabi for your eating pleasure. • Like I mentioned, you can also order from Drunken Noodle’s menu, giving your party’s sushi-haters another option. • You get a good amount of sushi for your money. The rolls have a larger diameter than I have seen at the more mainstream Kobe’s, and a fresher taste than Osaka’s or Samurai’s. Each basic roll contains approximately eight pieces, with specialty rolls ranging from ten to twelve pieces. Plus, the food is of a high quality, as everything is made on the spot. Presentation of the sushi

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rolls is also phenomenal and photo-worthy

Disadvantages

• The wait time for your food is longer than you will find at places like Olive Garden or Granite City. On the weekend, the wait to be seated can be extreme as well, but reservations can be made for large parties; you just have to be savvy and prepared with your dinner plans. • An average meal is about $16 with the Two Roll Deluxe (the best bang for your buck), which goes up depending on appetizers and drinks. So while it is not on Taco Bell’s level of inexpensive, it makes for a relatively cheap date night or mid-priced meal out.

Final Say

I have been to sushi restaurants all over town (Kobe’s, Osaka, Sushi 101 and Samurai), and Wasabi’s sushi still ranks at the top of the list. You get more for your money, it tastes fresher and the location near campus makes it easily accessible for your entire party. With its only downsides being the wait time and slightly higher-thanMcDonald’s prices, try it for your next girls’ night out, date night or birthday party.

Bingo, Not Just For Old Farts Kelsey Dirks Features Editor

Driving around Fargo, there is one building that never fails to catch my eye: Big Top Bingo. Its bright colored sign and giant parking lot always pique my interest. This week I decided to see what it is all about. Except for I couldn’t. Unfortunately, in the state of North Dakota you have to be 21 to gamble, and apparently bingo is a form of gambling, though my grandma would tell you otherwise. So, I packed my bags and told Mom I was coming home. I am from the Twin Cities, and in Minnesota you can gamble at age 18. I stopped at the Pot O’Gold bingo hall in Arden Hills to see how much fun bingo really is. I am told that the bingo experience is

relatively the same regardless of the hall. This bingo hall strongly resembled my elementary school cafeteria filled with long white folding tables. The average age of the players in Pot O’Gold bingo equated to my grandparents, but, unlike my grandparents, they did not mess around. Bingo was a sport to these senior citizens and to some I just got in the way. The bingo packages were $6 a piece, and some players splurged for a bingo machine that apparently increases the odds of winning. That is as far as my knowledge of those contraptions goes. Although I did not win any money, I enjoyed meeting new people. Bingo is no longer just for grandparents and pre-schoolers. It’s a fun form of gambling that is entirely luck and requires no skill. As soon as I turn 21, I will be hitting up all the North Dakota bingo halls.

To Be Determined Comedy

To end our Saturday night, we went to To Be Determined’s comedy show. I had been meaning to go for a while, but this was my first time. I was not disappointed. The guys and gals in To Be Determined are absolutely hilarious! The show was clean enough for me to bring my little sister to, but just mature enough to render a few extra laughs. Best of all, the show was free of charge. If you’re looking for a good laugh, do not hesitate to check out TBD.

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Haworth Moors Rio Bergh

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In West Yorkshire there is a quaint little village by the name of Haworth, and while the name may not turn on any lights of recognition in your brain, you may just recognize some of the rather famous past residents. The Brontë sisters lived and wrote in the village of Haworth, which is evidenced by the proliferation of shops bearing names such as “The Jane Eyre Cafe.” You could spend your day wandering through the incredibly steep streets of Haworth, perusing the wares of every shop dedicated to the Brontë sisters (which is to say most of them) and visiting the Brontë Parsonage Museum. However, if you happen to feel a bit more energetic (and you are still alive after wheezing your way through the near vertical streets) you could venture out onto the Moorlands. There are several established paths on the Haworth Moors, but it is worth bringing decent shoes, as “established” does not mean that the paths are at all smooth. It is possible to make your hike shorter, but if you do the popular loop, you will end up walking roughly seven miles; while it isn’t a marathon, it can be rather tiring due to the abundance of hills. Regardless, I advise doing the full loop. While your feet may not thank you for the experience, your eyes will. Besides the Moors themselves, there are two main sites that you will arrive at during your hike, the first being the Brontë Waterfall. It isn’t what you would call grandiose, but it is picturesque, with its crumbled stones and a few windswept trees included in the background. After crossing the falls, you can continue across the moors to reach Top Withens, which is said to be the inspiration for the setting of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights.” While Top Withens was inhabited during the time of the Brontës, it is now simply the ruin of a farmhouse, thought to

“The entire place seems to encourage contemplation, with the crumbling stonewalls of Top Withens bringing to mind the effort required to erect them in the first place.”

be built sometime in the latter half of the 16th century. We stopped briefly to have lunch while sitting on top of the ruins, looking out over the moors. Apparently this isn’t a terrible idea, as we found out that hikers in the past have had their sandwiches stolen by some of the sheep that abound in the area. We ran into (literally) tons of sheep throughout our hike, but all of them were respectful, thankfully. The entire place seems to encourage contemplation, with the crumbling stonewalls of Top Withens bringing to mind the effort required to erect them in the first place. The walk takes you along a multitude of dry stone fences, built from uncounted years’ worth of work. Some of them still stand, but others have fallen into ruin — even our stonewalls display a distinct lack of permanence. The walk back to Haworth seemed easier after the ascent to Top Withens, and soon we found ourselves back on the cobbled streets among the shops looking for a bus to take us to a train to take us back home. It wasn’t until I was settled into my train seat that I was struck with a thought. Throughout my entire time spent walking on the moors of Haworth, maybe, just maybe, I placed my foot in the exact same place as one of the ancient footprints of a past literary great.

Contributor Rio Bergh sits on a bridge at the base of the Bronte Waterfall.

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SOUTH FARGO STOP SEQUENCE Ellen Jean Diederich Karen Bakke Jon Offut Elizabeth Schwankl Brad Bachmeier Kathryn Luther Janna Warcup Addictions Tattoo & Piercing Ramon Morin Jr.

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The day I previewed tIf Moorhead is more to your liking, you are indeed in luck. The route needed to hit each stop is spaced, but straightforward. Beginning in the northernmost area, Barbara Nagle makes for an agreeable first stop. As Nagle said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best part of being an artist is sharing it with others.â&#x20AC;? She works in acrylic and watercolor, and experiments with mixed-media collage. She is a member of the Red River Watercolor Society, the FMVA and local artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cooperative, Gallery 4. From there, it is advisable to visit neighbors Ruth Severson and Barry Kutzer. Dennis Krullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digital illustrations are nearby. Jodi Jappata â&#x20AC;&#x201C; listed as Jodi Peterson in the original FMVA guide â&#x20AC;&#x201C; makes for a reasonable next stop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoy making works that bring a smile to the viewer,â&#x20AC;? said Jappata, who works in glass.

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MOORHEAD STOP SEQUENCE Barbara Brenda Nagle Ruth Severson, Barry Kutzer Dennis Krull Jodi Jappata Kim Jore

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The day I previewed the Fargo-Moorhead Visual Artists Studio Crawl began like most days, with the exception that I stole more bananas out of the dining center than usual. I knew if I were to make it through a full day of talking to artists, viewing art and trying not to get lost I would need plenty of enthusiasm and snacks. I was covering the south Fargo area studios. Southbound on University Drive, I made my first stop at Ellen Jean Diederichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studio, which contains plenty of Neo-Immpressionist artwork. The next studio was Karen Bakkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, who invited me into her studio. Bakke was a charming, charismatic woman with a knack for making one feel right at home. Her artwork spans multiple different subjects and styles, as she refuses to become monotonous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like it all,â&#x20AC;? Bakke exclaims, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and so I do it!â&#x20AC;? Next I spoke with Jon Offut. He expressed great enthusiasm regarding the public being able to see the process of creating art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The public can actually see the artists in action rather than just looking at a piece of art,â&#x20AC;? he said. This is a good point to reconvene and grab a bite to eat as you had back towards the center of town. For me, that meant feasting on my freshly burgled fruits. My next stop was Addictions Tattoo & Piercing. Laura Sefkow, co-owner of Addictions, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost all of our employees create art outside of work in one form or another, and we are ecstatic to have the opportunity to exhibit together in our studio.â&#x20AC;? I concluded my south Fargo Studio Crawl trip at Ramon Morin Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, who specializes in stained glass. This final stop works as an excellent transition into the downtown studios. When journeying out to these studios, I would highly suggest carpooling. Some of the studios are a sufficient distance away so it may make the trip much simpler and create the opportunity to enjoy art with friends.

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For whatever amount of weight my recommendations hold, it is my strong suggestion to tackle downtown Fargo on day one of the Studio Crawl. Beginning on Main Avenue and working toward the centralized Broadway studios will guarantee the smoothest route through the most densely populated area of the crawl. This will also lead to a clean transition into the Saturday evening events surrounding the downtown galleries and the Plains Art Museum. Janet Flom, a Crawl regular since the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inception, is an ideal first stop in her shared studio space on Main Avenue. Specializing in both painting and mosaic, Flom mentioned her lessened focus on the crawl compared to past years. Participants are usually unaware of the preparation required from artists in making their studios public friendly. Flomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention has been applied more heavily to a commissioned mosaic piece for the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. The former lawyer will place renewed focus on her watercolor pieces. NDSU Printmaking Education and Resource Studio at Renaissance Hall on NP Avenue will serve as a crawl highlight, particularly for students. Housed in the historic spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third floor, Kent Kapplinger, Eric A. Johnson, Malcom Johnson and art students all cohabitate in the topnotch studio space. Kapplinger will be there to demonstrate the occasionally misunderstood art of printmaking. Amanda Heidt will be nearby in the Plains Art Museum demonstrating her approach to printmaking, as well. The Black Building hosts ceramicist Amber Parsons until the full transition to her new studio space on north Roberts Street is complete. Parsons plans to display her ever-popular mugs, as well as a preview to much of the work she has been preparing for her showing at the Plains this month. She views the crawl as a standout community arts event in that everyone receives a formal invite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a task, when you have to go from place to place, people enjoy it. â&#x20AC;Ś Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost like a treasure hunt,â&#x20AC;? Parsons said. The Spirit Room studios are nearby and should require a bit more stamina, as there are nearly 30 artists to visit. From this point, it is my suggestion to grab dinner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Hotel Donaldson is a consistent Studio Crawl supporter and has live music scheduled â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and participate in the various opening receptions planned for Saturday evening. The Plains is opening its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Picasso: Passion for Clayâ&#x20AC;? exhibit and Star Wallowing Bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transformerâ&#x20AC;? show simultaneously. Doors will be open from 7-10 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; students admitted for $5. Underbrush Gallery is hosting an opening reception for the new series of works from Sandi Dahl and Corey Hamilton from 5-7 p.m. Both artists will be on site, and the event is open to the public. Ecce gallery is opening a new series of work from mixed-media master, Mike Marth. The solo exhibition illustrates the continued progress the Concordia professor makes within his materialfocused practice. The opening is welcome to the public and will run from 6-8 p.m. Downtown Saturday will function as a marathon, so spend Sunday exploring the other, more extraneous locations at a lighter pace. Specific artists outside these limits include Scott Seiler, Dale Cook, Karman Rheault, CharMarie Flood and Ken Omundson.

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Opinion

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The Reality of Capitalism

Supply and demand stakeholders are not infinite

Alen Fejzic

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America was built on the idea that capitalism is the best type of economic system and the free market and the invisible hand can solve all problems. There are many people in this day and age that believe this to be true. These people believe the market can only get ruined if the government were to step in to make and enforce regulation.

There is nothing wrong if you happen to be one of those people. After all, capitalism is as American as apple pie, Bald Eagles or putting bacon on anything we eat. In the past week or so, there was a huge story about a CEO who raised the price of his medication that originally cost about $13 a pill by 5,500 percent. Keep in mind that this pill is crucial for the treatment of toxoplasmosis, a potentially fatal condition that can affect women and babies. A lot of people voiced their opinion about how “evil” this CEO is for doing such a thing. However, if you happen

to be one of those people I mentioned earlier, the type who believes in the free market, then you have no right to be outraged by the CEO’s actions. The CEO is simply playing by the rules of capitalism. The only rule to capitalism is to get as rich as you can by any means possible. That would include raising the price of your medication by 5,500 percent. That is exactly what capitalism is all about. Those who support a pure free market without any control by the government have no idea what they are truly asking for. These types of price hikes would be occurring

more frequently than they currently are if it were not for government regulations. Some will try to argue supply and demand would control the free market and not allow businesses from doing such a thing. However, there is one key problem with that thought. The key assumption made is that there are an infinite number of suppliers and an infinite number of buyers in the market. However, that is false. There are many less suppliers than there are buyers. That gives all the power to the suppliers to set the price at whatever they want. This problem is much

more apparent when looking at goods that we cannot live without — mainly healthcare. Pharmaceutical companies, especially those whose products are needed to save people’s lives, are able to charge whatever they want because the only other option a person has is death, which really is not a choice at all. A pharmaceutical company has taken Canada to court because Canada won’t allow the country to charge $700,000 for their medication. It seems that Canada will win the lawsuit, but there is nothing the U.S. can do in regards to how much a company charges for its product.

If you are okay with pharmaceutical companies being able to charge whatever they want for their products, then you are a true capitalist. If you are repulsed by the act of a CEO raising the prices of crucial medications by 5,500 percent, then you cannot call yourself a true capitalist. Capitalism is all about screwing over whomever you can whenever you can in the pursuit of capital. Whether it be defenseless patients, old ladies or young children, anyone is fair game.

America: Where Every Man is (Sort of) Treated Equally

Muslims in America have to live day-in and day-out among racism

Erik Jonasson II Staff Writer

Ahmed Mohamed. Welcome to America. We try our hardest to keep this country safe. You are just going to have to understand that you pose a threat to us. Muslims and people from the Middle East are the greatest threat to our

way of life. Your religion preaches hate and says death to all non-believers. Anyway, you’re here in America where we have a white Santa Claus and, you know, Jesus is white, too. America just has no room for your traditions or your hateful religion. So if you are going to call America your home, let’s make some things clear: One, we have normal names. My name is Erik; your name isn’t normal. Ahmed, come on man, sounds like someone

involved with 9/11. Second, in America, our country was founded by Christians for Christians. All of our founding fathers were Christians who went to church on Sunday mornings. All right, let’s think about what I’ve previously said. Odds are, at least a few of you believe or agree with the paragraph I was jokingly writing. I want to make sure that people know that I do not believe any of that. Others, though ... Whether it be Facebook or “news channels,”

American’s view on Muslims is very defined. We simply don’t seem to like them. Sept. 11 changed our country, our world and, of course, many people’s lives. Soldiers went off to war. People lived in fear. Many lost loved ones. The saddest thing that happened on 9/11 though, in my opinion, is an entire race/religion/region of the world was labeled “terrorists.” Actually, that isn’t solely my opinion; it is a large segment of the population’s

opinion. Muslims aren’t terrorist. Middle Eastern people aren’t terrorist. Also, let’s think about our war of terror — I mean war on terror. The Iraq War killed somewhere around 500,000 people. That is a lot of people, especially when you realize that the Iraq War had nothing to do with 9/11. Saudi Arabia is where the pilots who carried out the attacks on 9/11 came from, not Iraq. Muslims are the target of a lot of racism in this country, and what have they

done to deserve that? Well, with that being said we must now be fair — Muslims caused 9/11. However, Christians caused: a suicide attack on an IRS building, a Holocaust Memorial shooting (twice) and bombed the 1997 Olympics in Atlanta, among many other incidents. Christianity must be a religion preaching hate! I really hope that offended some people. To read the full story go to ndsuspectrum.com.

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Go Ahead and Yell at Me On the Freedom of Expression You own your crappy part-time job, it doesn’t own you

Meghan Pegel

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I got yelled at today. She was an older lady in a floral blouse. The escalation of her anger is as follows: “The receipt says you charged me $25. I thought you said it would only be $19,” said genuinely confused lady. “Actually what I had said is that you would pay an additional $19 of your initial transaction since you saved $6 on your purchase today by signing up for our membership,” said genuinely concerned me while pointing to “member savings” portion of receipt and respectfully implying basic math equations. “Oh so you tricked me so that I would sign up for a membership,” accused floral bloused lady. “No that’s not it at all. If you want, I can cancel and refund your membership. I apologize for the misunderstanding,” said customer service-trained me. “No. Just be honest with customers. You’re not very good at your job,” said pissed off floral bloused lady as she snatched her bag from my hands and stormed out the door. “Wait! … Have a wonderful day!” said sarcastic me. Needless to say, I got a talk from one of the managers shortly after regarding a call from an angry new member. The part-time job struggle is real, folks. In my place of employment, signing people up for membership has no incentive whatsoever

besides sporadic positive acknowledgement from an authority figure and a better placement on the public shaming wall. I call it the “public shaming” wall because although this small piece of paper in our break room is (probably) not intended to shame you, the employee’s name attached to his or her percentage conversion rate of opportunities versus success rate in membership submission can be one of two things: prideful or humiliating. And it works. We all work hard to stay above certain percentages (there’s a “white, gray and black” percentage range category — you don’t want to be in black) and remain an asset to the company. However I should mention, partly because I don’t want to get fired but mainly because it’s the truth, our membership is a necessity for the company’s progression and success and is truly a good investment. I own one myself despite benefiting from an employee discount and am passionate in everything I say when explaining the application. Really though, any job with a salesmanship expectation for something that costs any amount of money is going to be stressful. Unfortunately, however, sales are not the only victim of this narrow-minded, aggressive customer epidemic. Customer service in general is challenging, as I’m sure the majority of the people reading this are already aware and have experienced in-depth. Take my former job at Cherry Berry for instance. What could possibly aggravate people at a family-friendly frozen yogurt shop? Exhibit A:

“Do you guys have coconut shavings?” said an older, crazy haired gentleman. “No I wish! It was too costly, so our manager let it run out” said coconutloving me. “Oh so you only care about profit and not the customers then!” said out of nowhere pissed off guy. First off …What? Did you hear the part in my comment in which it wasn’t my discretion as to whether we had the damn coconut shavings or not? Why would you displace your anger on me? And why don’t you comb your hair? Of course, I didn’t say any of those things. They were just thoughts. I simply rang him up, scanned his loyalty card so he could receive Berry points and went back to scraping sprinkles off couches. Update: Cherry Berry now carries coconut shavings. I would bet it was this man’s undying effort to make every Cherry Berry employee cry that this addition was a success. In the end, I think we could all individually write a book on the “WTF” experiences we’ve had to succumb in the crappy parttime jobs phase in our lives. In a customer service age when “the customer is always right,” I’m here to revise that notion to “the customer is always right until they are wrong. Then they are wrong.” There comes a time when if someone decides to disregard your innate right to be respected as an individual, you have a right to protect your dignity. And that applies to any level of power you find yourself and your instigator. Floral bloused lady and crazy hair guy, if you’re reading this, I’m truly sorry for truly not being sorry.

Letter to the Editor:

From the Editor’s Desk

Erica Nitschke Editor in Chief

As the nation’s campuses immerse themselves in debate, one university has taken a firm stance against “The Coddling of the American Mind.” In early September, American University’s faculty senate unanimously passed a resolution reaffirming its commitment to free expression. The full statement is worth reading, but particular lines grabbed my attention: “For hundreds of years, the pursuit of knowledge has been at the center of university life,” it states. “Unfettered discourse, no matter how controversial, inconvenient,

but we want to emphasize that the CFW offers much more than simple proofreading. Our goal is to help students improve their abilities to analyze writing situations and to thoughtfully meet the expectations of intended audiences in terms of genre, content, style, and clarity-not just to fix spelling and comma errors. In other words, our writing consultants can assist students with all aspects of writing a document, including brainstorming, finding and citing credible sources, organizing ideas, drafting clear thesis statements, and

its stories, engages in necessary and meaningful conversation and exercises its right to free speech. We understand our responsibility as a publication, and we do not intend to allow contributors to use our space as a means of spreading discrimination and hate. However, we also understand that there is a difference between criticism and hate speech. If we’ve crossed that line, we want to know. If we’ve published specific factual errors, we want to understand, publish corrections and learn from the mistake. But if you simply don’t like something you’ve read, you have just as much of a voice in this paper as any columnists does. Submit a letter to the editor. If you’re at least a part-time student, contact me or our opinion editor Meghan Pegel about becoming a contributing writer. The purpose of a student newspaper is to give voice to the campus. That does not exclude the voices of a minority.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

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Border Battle Showdown NDSU heads to Brookings on Saturday for the first time since 2013

Pace Maier Sports Editor

North Dakota State will head to the southern Dakota Saturday to play Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent South Dakota State for the 104th meeting between to the two rival schools. NDSU is coming off a bye-week and is on a two-game winning streak after beating in-state rival University of North Dakota 34-9 on Sept. 19th. SDSU is coming into this game with a lot of confidence after beating Robert Morris University 34-10 last week The Jackrabbits haven’t lost a game yet this season. “In conference (play), in general, it does get ramped up quite a bit,” NDSU head coach Chris Klieman said about the Bison’s first conference game of the season. “We’ve been on a week, off a week, just different days off. “The challenge now is one week at a time eight weeks in a row.” The Bison are ranked No. 3 in the STATS FCS Top 25, and the Jacks are No. 5.

NDSU-SDSU quick its

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Senior quarterback Carson Wentz will try to take down the only overall undefeated team in the MVFC.

- The record is in NDSU’s favor as the Bison hold the 58-40-5 advantage and have won seven straight - NDSU has won five straight Dakota Marker games

No Question:

Perennial Power

of FCS is MVC Connor Dunn Spectrum Staff

Four teams ranked in the first seven spots, six in the Top 25, and half (yes half!) of the Top 10 teams in this week’s polls. I’m talking about the Southeastern Conference, right? The SEC, which is depicted as the most dominant conference in all of college football? No way, Jose Mohler. This is the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the most dominate conference in comparison to its subdivision in all of college football. It’s the conference North Dakota State will look to control as the Bison open the 2015 Valley Football schedule Saturday against No. 5/7 South Dakota State in Brookings, S.D. Through the four weeks of non-conference play, the Valley went 16-3 against FCS schools, a seemingly

lethargic record compared to last year’s 23-1 record against non-conference foes. However, only six of the 13 FCS conferences have a winning record against FCS competition, and the Valley topped them all with the most wins and best winning percentage. That’s why the conference is so well represented in the FCS polls and also why Valley teams fill the top nine spots that represent the toughest schedules in the FCS. As it is every year, the Valley gauntlet will be smash-mouth football, and NDSU’s toughest stretch of the year will be the next two weeks with a trip to Brookings and the homecoming game in the Fargodome against No. 6/7 University of Northern Iowa. NDSU’s conference schedule rotation omits Illinois State University for the second straight regular season, and a trip to No. 10 Youngstown State University is later in November. The Bison have won the last five battles for the Dakota Marker, but this

year’s game will sure to be one of the toughest ones yet in the newly renovated Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The Jackrabbits are coming off of a win over Power 5 conference member Kansas, and two home drubbings of FCS non-conference teams. The Bison should be fresh and ready with two full weeks to rest and prepare thanks to a second bye week stemming from the Montana game’s schedule wrinkle. There’s another Top 10 matchup of Valley teams with UNI traveling to ISU to take on Tre Roberson and Marshaun Coprich, the quarterback-running back duo that gave NDSU fits in the FCS National Championship last season. Whichever team comes out of the Missouri Valley Football grind unscathed will be my team at the No. 1 seed come playoff time. The selection committee needs to realize the dominance of the Valley in comparison to the rest of the FCS conferences. The Missouri Valley is head and shoulders above the rest.

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- NDSU beat SDSU twice last season - Last time these two teams played in Brookings, South Dakota the Bison beat the Jackrabbits 20-0 behind a pair of rushing touchdowns After a bye-week, NDSU has won 14 straight games dating back to 2005, including five straight victories after a bye week on the road. This game against SDSU, however, starts at 6 p.m. at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. A night game is going to be a little different for the Bison. “I think it will be a little bit of a challenge from sitting around, but we will be able to adjust,” Klieman said.

Banged up for the Bison

- Offensive lineman Jack Plankers - Running back Chase Morlock - Wide reciever Dimitri Williams - Tight end Luke Albers - Guard Zach Johnson

Offensive players to watch

Senior quarterback Carson Wentz is on fire through three games this season. He leads the MVFC and is second in the FCS with nine passing touchdowns. Wentz also leads the FCS in points responsible for, 72, and his 172.6 passing efficiency puts him fifth in the FCS. SDSU’s pass defense ranks 15th and its rush

defense ranks 90th this season in the FCS, so this game could see Bison running backs take charge. Klieman said on Monday at his weekly press conference that junior running back Chase Morlock hadn’t practice at all last week. Freshman Dimitri Williams also didn’t practice during the bye-week for the Bison. So, if Morlock is a nogo for the game, definitely look for junior King Frazier to carry the load with the help from redshirt freshman Lance Dunn and freshman Bruce Anderson. Frazier has two rushing touchdowns on 41 carries and 234 yards on the ground through NDSU’s three games. Dunn has no touchdowns this season, but has carried the ball 10 times or more in back-to-back for the Bison. And Anderson has 12 rushes this season. SDSU wide receiver Jake Wieneke will look to keep his touchdown streak alive Saturday. Through three games this season, the sophomore has six touchdown catches and is averaging 176 receiving yards a game. The SDSU receiving core has caught a total of 62 passes and Wieneke has caught 26 of them for 528 yards.

Defensive players to watch The Bison secondary is going to have his hands

full with the SDSU wideout Wieneke. “We won’t man up Wieneke the whole game,” Klieman said about the matchup. “He’s a difference maker and right now ... we have to know where he is at at all times.” Senior cornerbacks C.J. Smith and Jordan Champion will have to keep an eye on the receiving star, but the first three SDSU opponents tried to cover him man-to-man and he tore those defenses apart, so, like Klieman said, watch for NDSU to throw a lot of different looks at him. Junior Jesse Bobbit, a Jackrabbit linebacker, has played significant minutes since he was a freshman in 2013, and this season he has 26 total tackles. That is highest between both NDSU and SDSU. The Bison run the football on average 216.3 yards a game, so Bobbit, who has a fumble recovery, and the rest of the Jackrabbit defensive crew are going to have to spot the run game to get the win.

At the end of the day

The winner will hoist the 75-pound Dakota Marker up high in the air after the game. “I know our guys are excitied to play for the Dakota Marker,” Klieman said. “It’s a great tradition and I know our guys enjoy playing in that game.”

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Freshman middle fielder Roxy Roemer, #4, attacks the ball against UC Riverside.

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Freshmen Hat Trick Three stand-out freshmen have shone in big moments through non-conference play

Brandon Brown Staff Writer

The North Dakota State soccer team has looked solid this year entering league play, and a big reason for that is thanks to the outstanding play of young freshmen. Roxy Roemer, Britney Monteon and Hanna Norman have played well for the team and have been a big reason why this club is poised to make noise in the Summit League this year. Their play on the field and their connection off of it

is essential. Not long after moving to campus, the three freshmen connected well with the upperclassmen on the team. Before they joined the team, all three were standouts at their respective Minnesota high schools and racked up countless awards along the way. That drew the watchful eye of Bison head coach Mark Cook. Cook said the team is familiar with recruiting the Minnesota area for soccer players, and they hit the Twin Cities area hard. Roemer is a middle fielder from Shakopee,

“I think it just happened that we all knew each other and all decided to come here together, which is pretty cool.” – Roxi Roemer, freshman Monteon is a forward from Blaine and Norman is a defender from Hastings. They all knew there was a chance the three of them would end up in Bison green and yellow. “I think it just happened that we all knew each other and all decided to come

here together, which is pretty cool,” said Roemer, whose last-second goal gave the Bison a win over rival University of North Dakota earlier this season. The girls played club soccer together, which helped them build a bond with one another before

even becoming NDSU student-athletes. This made their transition into NDSU a lot easier and allowed them to hit the ground running. That running start has also been a key factor into the numbers that they have been able to put up. Among the three of them, they have accounted for four goals, six assists and a total of 14 points. They still say there is still room to improve. “I think we need to keep working together,” Monteon said. Teamwork will be essential as the Herd gears

up for conference play. “We need to win,” Roemer said. “We can’t come out slow or cocky at all.” The Bison have had a tough schedule to start the year, and the 5-5 record coming into conference play is impressive, but the girls think they are even better than that. Norman added that they need to stay confident with the way they play. “We know that we can play well and get the results we deserve. We just need to go out and show everybody that we can,” she said.

Do More With What You Have Student-athletes are busy, so efficiency is key Maggie Crippen Staff Writer

This is my first year writing for the sports section at The Spectrum. And I’m a studentathlete — a member of the Bison women’s golf team. And last year I was a teacher’s assistant in the notorious Math 103. And I even found myself coaching eighth grade boys’ basketball at Sullivan Middle School. Everyone is busy. And I’m not about to argue that my schedule is busier than yours. But I will urge everyone — both student-athletes and non-student-athletes — to do more. Do more of what you’re interested in. As far as being a student-athlete goes, I’m probably the least busy I will be all year. Women’s golf competes in the Summit League, and we play a dual-season. Which means we are in season during the fall and the spring. In short, we only have

two full months “off” where we are not in season: November and December. The first day of spring semester, we can be found under the bubble over Dacotah Field on the north side of campus hitting hundreds of balls into the end zone. As soon as our fall season ends (right before Halloween), we will start lifting weights with our beloved coach Adam Mead for the remainder of the school year, including through the spring season. How do you do get involved more if you are already busy? My first advice is to be efficient. I believe efficiency is an underrated trait in successful people, and it’s a skill everyone can hone. Here are some examples: • Instead of being on your phone between when you get to class and class starts, take those five minutes to make a to-do list. This list can be mentally or actually write it down (I use Post-It notes). • Do more than

one thing at a time. My teammate is always late because she stands in the bathroom and brushes her teeth for two minutes, while I’m brushing mine and simultaneously packing my bag. • Eat in class. Not only will chomping on that apple help keep you awake, it will save the time you would spend eating later. And last, do not be so quick to judge. When joining a new group on campus it might be easy to sit back and think about how the people in the room are nerds. But what these nerds have is passion — something of which you can never have too much. Go to the Exercise Science Club meetings or even go to the Math Club meetings. There are so many ways to break out of your comfortable niche. Plus, most of the clubs offer free meals, a good money-saving trick as well as a time-saver. And who doesn’t like pizza?

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 11 a.m. President Bresciani’s State of the University Address Festival Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. Homecoming Show and Coronation Festival Concert Hall

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 5:30 p.m. Homecoming Parade Downtown Fargo

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 7:30 a.m. 5K Run/Walk for Scholarships NDSU campus 1 p.m. NDSU Bison vs. Northern Iowa Panthers Fargodome

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Bison faithful stand in a crowd for hours to get close to the GameDay stage. The popular TV show has played with the idea of coming back to Fargo for a third year.

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Top Five Reasons ESPN College GameDay Should Come Back to Fargo

GameDay loves Fargo, and we love GameDay. Make it happen.

Karson Sorby

Contributing Writer

In the past two years, the famous Saturday staple “ESPN College GameDay” has trekked up to Fargo. Crew members of the sports show have loved us since day one, but this year’s potential show has been in limbo. Below are the top five reasons why Lee Fitting and his crew should come back. So, College GameDay, if you’re reading this, here’s to making your decision easier.

5. Best Tailgating in the Midwest

First of all — let’s start with the pre-game fanfare.

Tailgating. I dare you to try to find a better place to spend your Saturday morning. With each and every fan decked out in Bison gear, it’s difficult to not get lost within the sea of green and yellow. Between the Gold Star Marching Band providing live music, the smell of brats and hamburgers sizzling on a grill and the friendliness of everyone in each slot, it’s impossible to not enjoy your time among all the other crazy Bison fanatics.

4. A Football Team with a Long Winning History With a surprising loss to begin the season, fans may have had some slight

concerns. However, the Bison got their mojo back with two easy wins against Weber State and University of North Dakota in following weeks. With a few challenging games in the near future, North Dakota State and the city of Fargo would gladly host ESPN College GameDay to showcase its skills again. After collecting the fourth consecutive national championship, the team is facing some high expectations from fans and competition alike. What better way to prepare for a fifth championship than hosting another College GameDay?

3. Dedicated Bison Fans

As most of us already know, the fans at NDSU are among the best. When the Bison football team travels to Frisco, the Bison fans travel right along with them. With the cell phone app “Bison Tracker” it is easy to tell where Bison fans are at any given time. The NDSU fans (alumni especially) truly live by the motto “Once a Bison, always a Bison” by showing constant support. College GameDay is the perfect atmosphere for a group of fans who live and breathe Bison football. Lucky for us, Sam Ponder (a reporter previously in Fargo for College GameDay) recently agreed, tweeting, “Clemson is still the craziest non-

Fargo @CollegeGameDay crowd I’ve ever been a part of.”

2. Incoming and Outgoing Talent

Even though we hosted GameDay just last year, there are plenty of new student-athletes (and nonstudent-athletes) who have never had the experience. After an easy 58-0 win last GameDay over Incarnate Word University, the Bison could use another game to showcase its talents. And with seniors like Carson Wentz leaving at the end of the season, NDSU needs the opportunity to show off before a talented class graduates from the program.

1. College Town or

Vacation Destination?

On top of being an exceptional college campus with endless teams to cheer on at any point, Fargo is also a great place for young people (and families alike) to visit. The spectators that come along with hosting College GameDay will be delighted to visit some Fargo favorites like Sandy’s Donuts or Spicy Pie. With last year’s whopping 9,000 attendees, people have flocked and will flock to Fargo again. Although most people wouldn’t put it at the top of the list of their desired vacation spots, Fargo is the perfect place for thousands of football fans looking for a good time.

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