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Student Health Services: What To Know

Clinic offers cold and flu prevention tips, prescriptions and other treatments Casey McCarty Head News Editor

Temperatures are dropping to near-freezing levels, and North Dakota State’s Student Health Services is preparing for the upcoming cold and flu season. The Center for Disease Control reported the peak week of flu season occurs sometime between December and March, and that no flu season to date has peaked later than March. The CDC also reported that flu season most often peaks during February.

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SHS says that a healthcare provider should be sought out by patients after they have incurred a fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, have significantly swollen glands making it hard to swallow, worsening symptoms after a prior improvement period, or when patients have symptoms lasting more than 10 days.

SHS also offers flu shots that are available to all students for a charge of $30. To alleviate the common cold, SHS recommends drinking lots of fluids and getting rest. SHS also offers flu shots that are available to all students for a charge of $30.

About the clinic

SHS is located in the Wallman Wellness Center. The facility operates as both a medical clinic and as a pharmacy exclusively for NDSU students, it does not provide services to staff and faculty. “It is a comprehensive clinic, so we do everything here from minor procedures to sports injuries to mental health, if its well managed... physicals, they do chronic illness management, acute illness,” Patricia Dirk, the director of student health services, said. She added that if the clinic cannot assist a patient, it will refer out to a specialist in the community.

The clinic provides free, unlimited check-ups for students. It also provides immunizations, laboratory services, prescriptions, procedures, treatments and X-ray exams for patients, though at extra costs to patients. Costs vary by treatment. Students do not need to be an SHS patient to have prescriptions filled in its pharmacy. Existing prescriptions may be filled on campus. Students may schedule an appointment by calling the clinic or by visiting the SHS website. Walkin appointments are also available based on symptoms and availability. The facility is funded by the health and wellness student fee which was voted to have an increase in funding in the spring by the Student Fee Advisory Board.

LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Full Colors Month commemorates LGBTQ+ community members Maddy Capman Co-News Editor

Although same-sex marriage has only been legal in North Dakota for just over a year, North Dakota State has had a club supporting the LGBTQ+ movement for over ten years. Pride Alliance is a undergraduate student organization which aims to strengthen and sustain an inclusive campus community by creating a safe place for undergraduate students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning. The group presently has about 20 active members. Resources available for members of this organization are the semester activities that are held to help these students make connections and meet other members, a quiet space to study within the Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity and also books addressing any questions they might have about sexual orientation. NDSU also has an organization for graduate students that identify as LGBTQ+ called Grad Prism. Grad Prism currently has about ten members Andrea Wagner, graduate assistant for GSD said. LGBTQ+ pride month is October, with National Coming-Out Day being Tuesday.

These organizations are hosting a panel event where people will tell their personal coming-out stories to commemorate the month. Another event commemorating the month will be Retro Game Night on Oct. 19. Both events are free and open to the NDSU community. Gender and Sexual Diversity will present a quilt built of squares hand crafted by individuals who support and are apart of the LGBTQ+ community at the end of October. “The quilt that we currently have is about ten years old, so we are excited to see how the new one will turn out,” Wagner said. Wagner said the importance of these groups are to “provide a network of other students that identify as LGTBQ, that can meet up... and explore the other opportunities that are offered by the office of Gender and Sexual Diversity.” This month GSD is offering safe zone training courses, which are programs that help educate people on sexual orientation as well gender and identity expression issues. These courses are not only for members of the LGBTQ+ community, they are for those interested in becoming an ally for this group. An ally is someone who commits to being a supportive and trustworthy resource for members. Darcy Corbitt-Hal, co-

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Twenty active members make up the Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ+ movement at North Dakota State. leader of Grad Prism and a doctoral student in the psychology department, said, “As minorities on campus it is important for us to have a place to

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gather with people like us for support and for advice. Both Pride Alliance and Grad Prism allow LGBTQ+ students from across the university find the support

that is essential for positive student experiences.” “I have been able to make lasting friendships because of these organizations, and I have been able to

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utilize my position in the group to advocate better for LGBTQ+ students on campus who may otherwise not have a voice,” CorbittHal added.

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Stickers Censor Union Exhibit Educational opportunity stems from vandalism Benjamin Norman Spectrum Staff

Vandals marred an art project hours after its instillation Thursday, but instead of taking the exhibit down, Memorial Union Gallery leadership is using the incident as a learning opportunity. The interactive project, titled “Shouting Range,” asked passersby to place color-specific stickers on potentially offensive words or phrases. Red stickers stamped on or nearby a term meant the person thought the word was offensive; green stickers denoted that the person thought the word to be acceptable or inoffensive. Examples of words or phrases include “redneck” and “Black Lives Matter.” By 10:30 p.m. Thursday, after being installed at 5 p.m., the project had tens of new stickers “plastered” on the piece. Many stickers were placed over existing dots, as the suspects apparently tried censoring opposing opinions. In particular, the Black Lives Matter segment had nearly 50 red stickers placed on it, with preexisting green stickers covered up. The project has since been “delayed,” with stickers removed for the time being. A notice was placed near

the exhibit Friday morning. “The current state of this display is due to the actions of several individuals who took the time to erase other’s opinions,” the notice reads. “This is not reflective of NDSU or the student body as a whole. “We apologize for the inconvenience while we deal with this vandalism.” By Sunday, a new project and notices had been assembled. “While it was disrespectful to deface the exhibit and offer an unkind representation of our NDSU values, we feel like this is a good opportunity to address this insensitivity and inconsiderate act,” read a notice titled “Hear Something, Say Something.” The following notice, titled “It Takes A Community . .,” asks “that you help us make this a moment of strength and resolve.” Passersby are asked to peel off existing stickers and place them in holefilled circles near the original exhibit. “Once all the stickers have been removed, we will and (sic) start FRESH with the project exploring how words and ideas affect us,” the last notice reads. Gallery officials declined initial comment. The suspect or suspects have not been identified. Read our next issue for further updates.

A circle was constructed after suspects “plastered” the original project with stickers.

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Red stickers denote a person believes a term to be offensive; green stickers mean a person doesn’t.

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Preventing Sexual Assault Campus organization tackles sexual violence awareness with event Katherine Kessel Contributing Writer

North Dakota State’s chapter of Theta Chi A Night to Remember on Friday. The event aimed to raise awareness for sexual assault on campus. The event held at the NDSU University Lutheran Center featured free food, a root beer keg, yard games and dancing. Zachary Reich, Theta Chi’s representative for the event, said the event is “a sober party to not only show students they do not need to drink to have fun, but to promote sexual assault awareness on campus.” Representatives from the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center in Fargo attended

the event. Kelsey Keimig, the assistant director of sexual assault prevention and advocacy, said she was thrilled to hear of Theta Chi’s event. “Having a diverse set of groups across campus organizing around the issue of sexual violence is an important component of prevention,” Keimig said. Keimig, who works both with prevention efforts on campus and advocacy for students who have experienced violence, was a part of the mandatory incoming freshman and transfer student We Take a Stand training. Additional sexual assault prevention efforts by NDSU include Take Back the Night, the Clothesline Project, Self Defense for

Women and periodic film screenings on abuse. A poster campaign called Take a Stand will soon be launched to promote strategies for bystander intervention among the NDSU community. Three student groups advised by Keimig exist on campus, including the Prevention Educators, Share.Survive.Thrive. and Enough. Each has a goal of preventing sexual assault. Increasing awareness of sexual assault and its prevention is a priority on the NDSU campus and within the NDSU community. “Interpersonal violence is a community issue and it is everyone’s business,” Keimig said.

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Homecoming Shirt Sales Strong

Over 3,000 shirts sold

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Tradition was celebrated last week during North Dakota State’s homecoming week, and official homecoming T-shirts embodied years of success by planting five FCS National Championship trophies across the front

of the shirts along with “Homecoming 2016.” Spencer Moir, student body president, said student government sold upwards of 3,400 t-shirts which was considerably successful. Nick Reitan, student government’s executive commissioner of public relations, said turnout was strong and a lot of interest for t-shirts happened to

come from off-campus. The shirts were sold for $5 a piece. “All profits were supplemented to various student organizations around campus in efforts to help organizations and clubs succeed,” student government said. Sarah Patton, a freshman majoring in Animal Science, said, “The shirts were cute,

but almost too similar to the shirts they had last year.” Last year’s Homecoming shirts arranged four National Championships across the top. Patton said due to the similarities, she participated in the Homecoming festivities, however, did not buy a shirt. The shirt design is produced by handful of

committees including Publication Services, University Relations, and the Homecoming Committee. Reitan said it’s student government’s responsibility to arrange the printing, payment, and distribution of the shirts. Isaac Sullivan, English major, said the display of championships represents a “healthy ambition” and

sense of school spirit at NDSU. He says in future years he hopes to see Thundar, NDSU’s mascot, incorporated into the shirt. “I bought a shirt and I think I will wear it often,” Ben Shepard, a freshman majoring in Crop and Wheat Sciences, said. He said he loved the design, however, he wishes the trophies were bigger.

In A Nutshell so far he’s been lending his name to mostly local companies.”

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Students select supplies during Friday night’s Pinterest Night in the Memorial Union Gallery.

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Campus Attractions hosts event Friday decorating a glass mason jar and canvas painting. A rainbow assortment of markers and paints, googly eyes, multicolored pom poms and more were provided for students to decorate their crafts. Snacks and beverages were also provided. “Everyone gets the same tools, but everyone makes something different,” Stephon Atuti, a sophomore studying management information systems, said. Austin Westmeyer, a senior studying marketing, said that “students are able to come out and express their creativity in a comfortable and encouraging environment.” “I think the event went really well,” Katie Stuhlmueller, a senior studying management, said . Abby Lee, a senior studying strategic communications, said the event “was really nice, we collaborated with the gallery. It went very

smoothly, and I’m very happy with how it turned out.” The event was advertised through posters hung throughout MU as well as by listserv. “I heard about Pinterest Night through friends,” Alex Brown, a student who attended Pinterest Night, said. Michael Thordson, a junior studying mechanical engineering, said “I saw Pinterest Night advertised on the listerv.” Pinterest is an online social media service that allows people to share images with their friends, as well as pin things to their “pinboard”. Pinterest hosts crafting ideas and food recipes, along with other do-ityourself project ideas. Pinterest currently has over 100 million active monthly users, and approximately 176 million registered users.

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Pinterest piqued the interest of North Dakota State students Friday. The social media image sharing site was the theme of an event hosted in Memorial Union by Campus Attractions: Pinterest Night. A line formed to enter the event, and at times the line stretched outside of the door. Multiple rotations were used to allow attendees to create their crafts. The event was free to attend with a student ID. Not all event attendees had an account with Pinterest, but the event provided opportunities for users and non-users alike with an outlet to express themselves through art. The event pertained to creating one of three crafts related to Pinterest. The crafts were a pet rock,

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Kathy Perkins, a lawyer from Kansas, was hired on Sept. 1st by the audit committee of the State Board of Higher Education to conduct an investigation on how Bresciani handled the Bison Athletics newly proposed media policies, and if he misconducted himself and violated SBHE policies. Eight others were considered to investigate Bresciani, though Perkins estimated fee ranged from $8,000 to $12,000, according to the SBHE chancellor’s office, the West Fargo Pioneer reported. “Bresciani did not violate any State Board of Higher Education policies in his controversial handling of media rules for athletics coverage,” the Forum reported. Bresciani’s communication skills were called into light after he had said his comments were misinterpreted about his disappointment in the process of the new guidelines. He did not consult with the athletics department before deciding to rescind the media rules, and did so after learning the challenges of enforcing the rules and the public relations issues that could arise, The Forum reported. An open records request found that there was no involvement from Bresciani in the new media guidelines.

As Carson Wentz’s popularity grows with his NFL status alongside the Philadelphia Eagles, he hasn’t forgotten his home roots. Wentz has signed five year deals for appearances and ads with Fargo-based Scheels, Jamestown-based RealTruck and Sanford Health, the Forum reported. His earliest deal this season was with BlackRidgeBANK which is headquartered in West Fargo. Wentz’s father, Doug Wentz, works at a branch of the bank in Bismarck. The deal is a yearly reviewable endorsement and has produced radio spots, tweets, photo sessions, a few recorded segments for commercials and signed authentic Eagles jerseys, the Forum reported. BlackRidgeBANK president Mark Anderson told the Forum that a colleague said “you guys just nailed the biggest winner anybody has ever done in this business by signing this guy.” The deal was signed before Wentz was the No. 2 NFL draft and pick. The Forum reported that “continued success by Wentz could open doors for big-name and big-money endorsement deals, but

NDSU has been awarded $1.6 million in researchbased grants. The Office of Research and Creative Activity was awarded $100,000 to further develop an environmentally friendly dust suppression agent for gravel roads that is derived from waste glycerol and soybean oil, The Forum reported. $100,000 was also awarded to Civil and Environment Engineering to conduct research with biomaterials and scaffolding for bone tissue regeneration. Construction Management and Engineering is working to develop methods that promote partial replacement of Portland limestone with fly ash in concrete, and Electrical and Computer Engineering was awarded $100,000 to develop a low cost self-cooling technology using advanced phase change materials based graphite composite to passively control thermal transport in computer microchips.

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A private investigator has ruled NDSU President Dean Bresciani did not lie in his statements or break any State Board of Higher Education policies in his handling of new media guidelines over the summer.

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The Spectrum Asks | Creepy Clowns? Asking all the burning questions Rio Bergh

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Perhaps you, like me, have a healthy fear of clowns. I don’t know why they’re so damn creepy. Maybe I’m just scarred for life from Stephen King’s “It.” Regardless, there has been a rash of creepy clown sightings recently, and I, for one, am not particularly pleased. I took to campus (sans creepy clown mask) to find out what other people thought. I trudged (I missed my afternoon coffee) up two flights of stairs and spied my first hapless victim: a gloriously curled mustache attached to one Zach Vietz. “I mustache you a question,” I puffed, “erm, excuse me. I mustache ... Umm ... I mustache ... clowns?” Luckily, Vietz wasn’t fazed by my verbal

ineptitude and was able give a smooth, articulate response. Unfortunately, I was distracted and missed most of it, but here’s the gist of the conversation. “Something about a clown,” Vietz said. I spent the next hour surreptitiously asking people in my English class about clowns. “Pst,” I said, “what’s your opinion on scary clowns?” I had a few takers. After lecture was over, I asked my professor about clowns to get a scholarly angle. I think she was disappointed that my first question of the year wasn’t even on course content, but she took it in stride. “Something about a clown,” professor Taggart said. Since I was on a roll in the English department, I tracked down a few more English majors. “Something about a clown,” they said. Since I had a nice round

number of responses, I decided to call it a day. But then I saw some students staring with glazed eyes at an artwork in the Memorial Union Gallery. They were literal sitting ducks. I pounced. “You know, I think clowns might have been scary back in the 1600s,” said Connor Radebaugh, the eminent clown philosopher. “But I think it’s probably just a propaganda campaign for the new ‘It’ movie,” Radebaugh noted. “Anyone with a mask on who runs at you will be scary,” Kami Johnson chimed in, “there isn’t anything especially scary about a clown.” Well guys, I beg to differ. Clowns are terrifying. Checkmate. Discussion closed. Over and out. See you on the flipside. Signing off. Faithfully yours, - The Features Editor

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Zach, mustachioed informant

“I feel like we’re a little too boring around here to have much of a problem with creepy clown attacks. Also, it probably wouldn’t go over very well with some farmer or gun aficionado.” Kurt, professional observationalist

“I was at a gas station, and some guy in a clown mask was leaning up against the wall smoking a cigarette. The attendant came out and told him he couldn’t be there, and he said ‘people are afraid of clowns, and I think that’s sad.’” “Media matters. It might be playing off of popular movies, characters and books — for example, we have the Joker and Stephen King’s ‘It.’ But it’s even made it to elementary schools — there are young kids who are worried about scary clowns that might try to lure them into the woods.”

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“It’s kind of unnerving, actually — I don’t like clowns — but more than that, what are they accomplishing? They aren’t exercising their free speech. It’s kind of on the same order as waving a fake gun around. It’s playing on peoples’ fears and phobias, and it’s unnecessary.” Nolan, handsome bearded fellow

“Do they really have nothing better to do with their time? C’mon, guys.”

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Tyler Gaffaney, a sophomore majoring in computer science, developed a new dining app.

Computer Science Student Develops New Dining App ND Dining provides menus for the dining centers on campus, along with several other features Rio Bergh

Features Editor

All you really want (tell me what you want, what you really really want) is some macaroni and cheese. You pull out your phone to check what the dining centers have, but when you bring up the Bison Dining app it’s roughly as responsive as a dead weasel. You have a minor meltdown. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve had that experience more frequently than I’d care to admit. Thankfully, someone with a stronger work ethic and better grasp of technology than me also had issues with the Bison Dining app. “On some days, the formatting would be off, and the user interface was just bad in general,” Tyler Gaffaney said, a sophomore

majoring in computer science. “Frankly, NDSU deserved better.” Gaffaney independently developed a revamped dining app called ND Dining that improved on some of the shortcomings of the Bison Dining app. Gaffaney built a program that uses a technique called web scraping to gather data on what is being served. “It’s legal since it’s pulling from sites that are publicly available,” Gaffaney said with a laugh. “I wasn’t sure what I could build when I started out, but I think all of the bases are covered as far as legality is concerned.” Legality was also the reason Gaffaney named the app ND Dining, since he wanted to avoid infringing on any rights and naming issues. The ND Dining app displays menus for all of

the dining centers up to a week in advance, and it even displays badges next to gluten free options. “Also, it lets you choose your favorite items, and then you can push a button to see if any of your favorites are being served on a certain day,” Gaffaney said. The app went live Aug. 26 and is currently available only for Apple users, but Gaffaney hopes to have an Android version operational by winter. “Even so, we have about 1,500 total downloads, and we just passed 1,000 daily users,” Gaffaney noted. The best reason to try out the ND Dining app? “This one actually works,” Gaffaney said. I personally tried out the app. Take it from me, it’s 99 percent better than a dead weasel.

Bison Abroad | Academic Differences from NDSU to India

A journey across the globe brings more than a change in scenery and culture

Laura Ellen Brandjord Contributing Writer

“Experience a different academic system” is included on nearly every list of reasons to study abroad. There’s a good reason for that. Many other forms of education vary from the one we are accustomed to in the U.S. Many of these differences can be attributed to the influence of the culture of the particular country. To be successful in class while abroad, adaptation is necessary. However, it can be easier said than done. The first shock I got once arriving on campus at the University of Hyderabad in Hyderabad, India, was the lack of concrete scheduling of classes. Two weeks into the semester, classes were still being discontinued or

times changed, something I would not have experienced at NDSU. Even after classes were solidified, spontaneous canceling of classes by the professor and even the university itself occurred. I have packed myself into a crowded bus multiple times, only to find after reaching class that it was canceled. The format of the classes was different as well. Instead of an hour or hourand-a-half long class, each course is blocked at two hours twice a week. Unlike my experience with classes back at NDSU, these classes are graduate level and do not utilize anything more than a chalkboard to illustrate points. I find myself with way more free time than I seem to recall ever having, due to the absence of weekly assignments.

Instead of periodic assignments, each class has three exams that can be a paper, presentation, essay test or group project, each worth 20 percent of the final grade. After all of the exams are taken, the lowest is dropped, leaving the final exam to constitute 60 percent of the grade for the class. I honestly sometimes find myself missing regular assignments. While it was difficult to adjust to this new system and there was initially a lot of uncertainty and stress involved, I have gained confidence in my ability as a student. Now, with a mere six weeks left in the fall semester, I look back at my unsure beginnings and appreciate the newfound skills this year abroad has given me so far.

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Blue skies and sun complete a tour of Stonehenge.

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Bison Abroad | Bus Tours, Bath and Stonehenge There is plenty in England to find outside of London Kali Wells

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Since I’m in England, of course Stonehenge was on my list of things to see. Ever since I was little, it always baffled and interested me. So naturally, when my university was planning a day trip there, I had to go. Our group left around 9:30 a.m. on a Sunday and we stopped at Bath first. It was small and quaint, and the architecture of the buildings were breathtaking. Just being there was like stepping back in time to the 18th century. The modern cars felt so out of place, although there were still some horse and

buggies roaming the streets. After a short tour of the town, we visited the famous Roman Baths. It was interesting to see the different artifacts and learn about its history. One of my favorite parts was seeing the Roman coins. They looked surprisingly similar to today’s coin money. In the building, the Romans had built many different rooms. There were three different rooms just for cold, warm and hot baths. It was essentially an elaborate spa. At the end of our tour, we got to drink water from the springs. The tour guide told us that it was full of minerals and apparently very healthy. As a warning, it doesn’t taste very good though.

After we left Bath, we headed straight for Stonehenge. I was so excited. I was finally going to be able to see it. It took us about an hour to get there from Bath. After we arrived, we had to take a smaller bus to the landmark. The whole journey felt like an eternity. It was so amazing. I spent 45 minutes out of the hour we were there just reading about the history and listening to the audio tour, which was highly informative. Hilariously, when the Romans discovered Stonehenge, they thought giants built it. Which I guess I can understand. Also, Stonehenge was a place of burial for the people who created it. Everyone had

Sunlight streams into the Roman Baths in Bath, England. to be buried in sight of the amazing day — I’m glad Stonehenge. I took the opportunity to All in all, it was an travel outside of London.

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Hopefully, I’ll see more of the country before I have to go.

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From the Classroom to the Gallery

MU Gallery hosts visual arts faculty in latest exhibition

Paige Johnson A&E Editor

Stepping into the Memorial Union Gallery, it’s hard to focus on one place. Fractured glass pieces scattered on the wall adjacent to the entrance grab the attention immediately, but colorpopping canvas, personal portraits and suspended glass structures wait just around the corner. Featuring art from the visual arts faculty and resident artists at North Dakota State, the 2016 Faculty Exhibition holds unique pieces from a variety of art mediums. “It’s really great we can bring all the artists together in group show,” said

Anthony Faris, MU Gallery Coordinator and Curator. “It’s also an opportunity for students to see their professors as professional artists.” Each professor had a research and exhibition requirement, but most are familiar with gallery exhibitions. They show their artwork nationally and internationally. With the MU Gallery show, they can share their research and also display the wide array of local talent. Included in the artists is visual arts associate professor David Swenson, showcasing two pieces he describes as “ephemeral concepts and thoughts put into concrete form.” The concrete busts are slowly being entrapped in their

“It’s really great we can bring all the artists together in group show. It’s also an opportunity for students to see their professors as professional artists.” - Anthony Faris, MU Gallery Coordinator & Curator growths, but their peaceful appearance gives the semblance of calm in the face of danger. Swenson used the difficult wood firing method to solidify his creations, causing unique colorations on the ceramic faces. Like Swenson, Aaron Kirchhoff’s pieces do not shy from detail and difficulty. Kirchhoff mixed art and ecology to create highly realistic glass birds’ eggs from species either endangered or extinct.

His artwork seems to recreate the delicacy of life, especially when one considers the heaviness of his work. “The white egg in the upper right corner is from the passenger pigeon,” Faris explained. “It used to be one of the largest species in America, and it would take days for flocks to pass over by.” The bird is now extinct, reduced to a single white egg. Artist Meghan Kirkwood also addresses life in her pieces, albeit in a different way. Kirkwood’s intimate

photographic portraits portray her father navigating his identity as he ages. Wading through tall grasses while hunting, hunching over a desk in a crowded room or hefting an axe over his shoulder, Kirkwood addresses how her father’s habits have changed as he has aged. Other artists included in the exhibition are faculty members Tim Lamey, Kimble Bromley, Kent Kapplinger, Andrew Stark, Malcolm Thompson and Michael Strand. Artists in residence Sarah Tancred

and Eric Johnson also have artwork in the show. “Students are introduced to diversity in art in this exhibition,” Faris said. “It’s an opportunity to see how artists look at the world. It also gives them a chance to view flexibility and fluidness in exploring materials in an accessible space.” While students mainly see their professors as educators, the exhibition allows a different viewpoint, giving their talent not only as a teacher but also as an artist to flourish. The 2016 Faculty Exhibition will be on display from Oct. 3 through Nov. 4, with a gallery reception from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Oct. 18.

Netflix and Chill (with Coffee) Netflix launches “Gilmore Girls” promotion in Fargo, nation Andrew Fugleberg Staff Writer

In a nationwide marketing scheme, Netflix turned coffee shops in every state into a Luke’s Diner from the hit show “Gilmore Girls” in preparation for the release of the nostalgic new show. On Oct. 5, the popular streaming site took to the streets to get the word out, or more precisely, get the coffee out. Over 200 coffee shops across the entire nation handed out free coffee to the first 200-250 customers between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Fargo was lucky enough to get two Luke’s Diners. Both Red Raven Espresso Parlor and 20 Below Coffee were “Gilmore Girls”themed for a couple of hours, thrilling both devoted fans and casual watchers alike. Each pop-up Luke’s Diner had several key components to complete the look. Luke’s signs, Luke’s aprons, Luke’s backwards caps and Luke’s coffee cups, covered in “Gilmore Girls”

“It was so great to see the community up early and out on this cold morning awaiting a cup of coffee from “#LukesDiner” #ilovefargo.” –Danyel Mae (@DanyelSchneider) quotes commemorated the special occasion. All of these elements were crafted to give cafégoers the feeling of being in the remote Connecticut town Star’s Hollow, sipping coffee with that special someone. According to 20 Below Coffee, the event was extremely successful. They sold out of the 250 signature free cups by 10:00 a.m. and customer traffic was through the roof as coffee flew across the counter and pastries were sold as fast as they could be baked. This event wasn’t only successful for the business though, several coffee and “Gilmore Girls” fans shared their excitement over social media. College students brought their friends and moms brought their daughters to revel in the

novelty that is Luke’s Diner. Danyel Mae (@ DanyelSchneider) took to Twitter and said, “It was so great to see the community up early and out on this cold morning awaiting a cup of coffee from ‘#LukesDiner’ #ilovefargo.” Jennifer Sinski (@ jennifersinski) tweeted, “Whoever at Netflix/their agency that thought of the #LukesDiner promo should get a raise for 100 percent understanding what millennial women want.” Netflix’s “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” details the lives of the original “Gilmore Girls” characters several years after the series ended. Lorelei, Rory and Luke will all return along with a slew of familiar characters when the show premiers on Netflix Nov. 25.

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Bison Book Nook | Me, Earl and the Dying Girl

Irreverent comedy gives perspective on high school and dying

Kaitlyn Grube Staff Writer

“Me, Earl and the Dying Girl” is a story concerning one teenager’s struggle with friendship, illness and popularity. An irreverent comedy, “Me, Earl and the Dying Girl” is written from the perspective of Greg Gaines, a senior in high school whose only goal is to stay invisible. He likens himself to a spy slipping between the cliques of his high school without ever having to deal with the drama that comes with belonging to one.

One day, at the beginning of his senior year, Greg’s mother decides he needs to speak to a friend from the past, Rachel, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. The story follows Rachel’s battle against leukemia and Greg’s struggle to accept that someone he knows may be dying, all while trying to survive high school and its social hierarchy. When Greg and his best friend Earl Jackson decide to make a movie for Rachel, their lives change forever. The story is told through a mix of paragraphs, movie scripts and headlines that are definitely unique to

up-and-coming author Jesse Andrews. A graduate of Harvard University, Andrews has lived in Spain, Germany and the U.S. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, where his debut novel takes place. Greg uses a mixture of humor, anger and teen angst as he navigates the minefield that his life has become. This isn’t a love story and it isn’t a tragedy. It’s a true look at what it’s like to know someone going through something terrible in their life and how this can effect everyone around them. While Greg is the chief narrator, the audience is

given a very clear look at how the people Greg knows best react to the news that Rachel might be dying. It’s an introspective look at how people handle grief and just how someone is supposed to survive high school while simultaneously learning a few of life’s most important lessons. This novel was adapted into a movie by the same name that premiered on July 1, 2015. The film is currently available on HBO Go, iTunes and YouTube. Bison Book Nook is an occasional column highlighting contemporary novels.

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Greg Gaines is just trying to survive high school, but it becomes much harder when his friend is diagnosed with cancer.

Beyond the Basic Search Engine

Google releases latest innovations at annual conference

Bruno Lozano

Contributing Writer

On Oct. 5, popular search engine Google unveiled the latest technology and innovations at their annual conference. The first thing they announced was the new Google Assistant. Google Assistant is designed to keep a conversation going at all times. If you would like to see what’s playing in theaters, all you need to do is ask. You can add your own personality to Google Assistant too. Say you don’t like action movies. Google Assistant will change the movies it reveals based on your preferences. No action movies, no problem, Google Assistant will adjust movie times around action films. In tandem with Google Assistant is Google Home, a voice-activated speaker that will work as your personal assistant. Google Home will remind you of tasks and everyday events and can answer any question via a stylish speaker. With these two products,

Google hopes to rival similar products by Google’s competitors: Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana and Amazon’s Alexa. After announcing Assistant and Home, Google focused on the communication aspects for their phones. Google will be releasing their new messaging assistant called Allo. Allo learns the more you use it. Like Apple’s new iMessage, Allo can now change the way messages appear, suggest a response to a question or a picture and even make reservations to any place without leaving the app. A lot like Skype and Facetime, Duo, the faceto-face communication application, brings something unique to the table: the receiver will see the caller before the call is even answered. Duo is available across multiple platforms, including Android and iOS. Google expanded on software improvements, especially performance.

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Google Cardboard hit the market last year as an inexpensive way to discover virtual reality but since then, Google announced the sleeker, more comfortable Daydream. Their software Vulcan now allows game producers to release content at a better quality and also announced their apps will download 75 percent faster. On the security side of things, Google will now have file-based encryption. Their phones will also now be updated in the

background. No more “updating” messages stopping you from using your phone. A blast from the future, Google also announced their research on virtual reality, called Daydream. Its similar looks follow after other virtual reality devices in the market,

but what’s really unique is the comfortable design of Daydream. Unlike Google’s Cardboard and other virtual reality devices on the market, Daydream is wrapped in soft fabric making for a more comfortable experience. Daydream will also have a separate remote, allowing

users to change programs wirelessly from the headset. Google is catching up to other competing companies with all this new technology and improvements to existing products. It will be interesting to see if the tech giant can break from the World Wide Web into the wide, wide world.

The Never-Ending Journey of Bon Iver Indie-folk artist releases 3rd studio album, “22, A Million” Paige Johnson A&E Editor

Just in time for fall, earthy singer Bon Iver released his new album “22, A Million” on Sept. 30. Despite the album only having 10 tracks and being 34 minutes in length, Bon Iver’s latest offers an invigorating sound to fans of the artist. Arguably, “22, A Million” starts with its strongest track: “22 (OVER S∞∞N).” A rhythmic, repeating beat and the gentle voice of a woman begin the song. Bon Iver’s vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Justin Vernon begins to sing much later, with punctuated and proverbial lyrics. Guitar, piano and saxophone are slowly added, giving the song more space for sound until its climax and transition into the slightly more energetic “10 d E A T

h b R E a s t ⚄ ⚄.” “33 ‘GOD’” is reminiscent of Bon Iver’s older albums. “22, A Million” contains many mechanical, synthesized sounds. However, “33 ‘GOD’” brings back Vernon’s unintelligible but poignant voice, the sharp beats of drums and slow piano. Slow and steady begins “666 ʇ.” The percussive beat endures for nearly a full minute until Vernon starts to sing about the decision to let something go. He goes back and forth, seemingly having a conversation with himself, until he eventually says, “I’ve laughed about it / I’ve laughed about it.” An unconventional song about loss, “666 ʇ” carries weight and gives feeling to an omnipresent understanding of the paths we’ve conceded to be where we are today. The last song of the

album, “00000 Million” regular music. They which on some tracks is Bon Iver ventures from traditional music making traded in smooth beats and pleasant and on others is finishes with a piano with acoustic guitars and temperate melodies for just annoying. melody and the constant slow pianos, it will be heavily edited vocals and With this in mind, Bon journey ahead, tying the interesting how he adds thrown together keyboard Iver’s experimentation other tracks together into more modern technology features. “22, A Million” could lead to something a perfect package. Vernon into the indie-folk genre. gives Bon Iver a new sound, better down the road. As sings more on “00000 Million” than on his other tracks, which really emphasizes the central theme of the album: that despite hardships, difficult roads or heartbreaks, we all continue on. His final line summarizes by saying: “Well it harms it harms me it harms, I’ll let it in.” Bon Iver is best known for their song “Skinny Love.” Despite its commercial success, Bon Iver still remains an unheard of artist. They are not one to be heard on the radio, but it is perfect for long nights studying or rainy Sundays. While “22, A Million” WIKIPEDIA.COM | PHOTO COURTESY was enjoyable, it broke Bon Iver broke out onto the music scene in 2007 with “Skinny Love.” away from Bon Iver’s

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Mug night is continued at another location despite a neighborhood disaster.

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Gettin’ Muggy With It Fargo tradition lives on a couple blocks away from burnt Turf There have been promises of rebuilding but still no action surrounding the charred remains of the building.

Cierra Steffensen Staff Writer

“Mug night.” When you used to hear those two words on North Dakota State’s campus you automatically thought of The Turf. Although that may still be what you think of. Unfortunately (or fortunately) after the devastating fire at The Turf, mug night has been snatched up by Herd and Horns. As a result, every Wednesday night, mug night lives on. There were many theories about the fire in regards to Herd and Horns ability to be prepared so quickly. Maybe they started the fire or paid someone to do so. Maybe they fast shipped all of the mugs so they can start mug night before The Turf came back to life. Perhaps they even had some mugs on hand in case some devastating situation took place and The Turf was no longer around. These theories may be just

that, theories. Some people still aren’t too happy with the change though. After a couple visits to the new mug night, I was able to see the state of the old time Bison. They are very distraught with the thought of The Turf’s apparent nonexistent return. There have been promises of rebuilding but still no action surrounding the charred remains of the building. Some of the younger Bison, however, are rather happy that another place was able to pick up the Wednesday night tradition. Having not been able to experience the glory that was the Turf, they are thankful that they at least have the ability to live out the Wednesday dream and drink cheap tap beer from a gold and green mug. Perhaps The Turf will see better days in the future. I know there are more than a few alumni, if not current students, that will be more than willing to fork over a large portion of their salary to rebuild history. But will it be enough? Or is The Turf a thing of the past and Herd and Horns the turf of today’s Bison?

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Neckties: the Lazy Scarf Everyone should definitely stop wearing them to interviews

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Grant Gloe Staff Writer

Humans do a lot of weird stuff and call it socially acceptable. Some of this stuff, like child beauty pageants and blaming teachers for your turd of a child cutting off a girl’s pony tail, slips through the cracks. The most overlooked example, I feel, is that we have to wear ties to be professional. When you think about it, it’s just a weird garment altogether. You may also be thinking that I’m making a big

deal over nothing. Well ... I mean, you’re right, but you also seem to be under the assumption that the “Opinions” section includes your own. I assure you it does not. Now let me explain to you why you’re not wearing one to your next interview. I won’t either of course, that’d give me an unfair advantage. You can trust me guys. So clothing in general is pretty weird, but for the most part you can probably just chalk it up to some kind of a mating deal. Whoever can make themselves stand out from the crowd, without making the crowd feel like maybe there may be some better spot to be a crowd, is more likely to get a date. Neckties, however, are also necessary as business attire. Not only that, but if you wear them with a suit, they go under the jacket.

It’s just a piece of colored cloth that drapes down your chest, doing nothing to cover or warm you. You are wearing it to cover it up. You’re not even really wearing it in the sense you wear most things. It’s just a piece of colored cloth that drapes down your chest, doing nothing to cover or warm you. As a T-shirt and jeans kind of guy, I am a strong proponent of comfort. Neckties are the antithesis of comfort. Their sole purpose as a piece of clothing is to gently choke you. Sure you can wear them loosely, but it’s less professional. No, if you want to make it in the world that knot better be tighter salt water taffy’s grasp on my wallet (I should not live across the street from a gas station). It’s almost like some

weird competition to see who can choke themselves the hardest and carry on like everything’s normal, which is frankly more uncomfortable in a whole different sense. Personally, I just don’t understand why they’ve become a thing. There’s no plus side, it’s just a lazy scarf. Next time you go to a job interview, I suggest you fight the system and don’t wear a tie. Don’t wear any dress clothes if you feel up to it. I promise I’ll do the same. I would never try to abuse my position as a writer to sabotage the interviews of other potential candidates. That would be unethical.

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Hil-Dawg is My Candidate With Trump as the opponent I chose Hillary Clinton

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

I might be in the minority here, but Hil-Dawg all the way. Look I get it; you are all millennials filled with angst. That is a given. Bernie was your guy and in a way he was our guy. Please note, I wasn’t always like this. Where it was easy to vote for a communist who was finally going to bring the mighty regime back to the good old red, white and blue, it might be hard to vote for the mighty HilDawg. Let us look at the numbers though. Trump. I am a firm believer in the fact that the presidents don’t actually hold that much power. Enter here the loud gasps of people who have never read the news or listen to NPR. “Congress voted down” is a reoccurring theme. Remember Bush promising there was going to be a Waffle House on every block (most don’t)? Yeah, we are adults and we can deal with the fact that presidential candidates will literally say whatever they need to get elected. So Trump can promise all of the walls he wants but

let’s be rational adults here. It isn’t happening folks. Sure he says racist things, but they just aren’t going to happen. Remember what Obamacare was supposed to be? Now enter Hil-Dawg. She is experienced in many different ways. She knows how to rock a suit. She has slept in the White House for crying out loud. Her secret power is an uncanny ability to delete emails at will and make idiots care about a city they can’t even point to on a map. Trump supports, where is Benghazi? Another amazing skill she possesses is actually winning. She also rocks at not making us look stupid. Look, she might not be perfect. To be frank she gets an awful report card from millennials like us. With that being said though; do you care about things like Planned Parenthood, stomping out racism within this country, promoting feminism and bettering our education? If you answered yes to any of those, HilDawg is your candidate. Plain and simple. You aren’t voting for a person; you are voting for a figure head folks. Look Bernie guys and gals, put your Kale salad down and take a break from yoga. He isn’t winning this election. Maybe next time there will be another presidential candidate, perhaps a Bernie 2.0. Until then your angst is just misdirected. To be frank, Harambe might have a better chance.

The worst thing that can happen under a president is they make us look stupid. Although Trump might make us look like a bunch of idiots, it really is for only four more years. Bush did it for eight years. It could be worse.

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either way though. Our president can be Harambe, Hil-Dawg, Trump or Bernie. Maybe I am pessimistic.

Or maybe I am a genius. Either one is really possible. Sanders would have been great, but nothing he said would have come true. Congress and Trump support still exists. Just because your nominee wins doesn’t mean that they have free reign to do whatever they please. That would be terrifying. Imagine if Trump became president with that premise. Just imagine his policies on hair and “winning.” The worst thing that can happen under a president is they make us look stupid. Although Trump might make us look like a bunch of idiots, it really is for only four more years. Bush did it for eight years. It could be worse. The life of being rational might be boring. I understand how much fun it is to be irrational. I employ it almost ever Timberwolves season and before most exams. Thinking of the greatest possibilities is healthy and fun. Although sitting and worrying about the worst thing Hil-Dawg and the mighty Trumpster could do is just asinine. It does make election season a little bit more maneuverable though. Don’t allow these candidates to scare you. America will still be around in four years. Support the person that most likely will carry on the tradition of us not looking like goons. Do realize though; walls are expensive, racism is not a national policy and HilDawg for 2016.

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The Bison football team stayed undefeated this season with a victory over Missouri State on Saturday.

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Strong Defense Leads the Way Bison show strength once again Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

The North Dakota State Bison passed the first Missouri Valley road test with ease on Saturday, defeating the Missouri State Bears 27-3 in Springfield. On the back of a stingy defensive performance, the Bison stormed to a 5-0 (2-0 Missouri Valley) start. King Frazier also kept up his hot feet in scoring a pair of touchdowns. The Bears opening drive proved to be somewhat of an anomaly, as the Bears would drive down the field at Plaster Stadium to put their only points of the day on the board. The start was similar to the last time the Bison visited the Bears. Like that game in 2014,

the Bison would soon gain control. The next three Missouri State possessions would yield a combined nine plays and 11 yards. But it would get worse for the Bears. Missouri State quarterback Brodie Lambert would get picked off by Bison’s sophomore cornerback Jalen Allison to set NDSU up on a short field. Easton Stick would find Darrius Shepherd in the end zone four plays later to put the Bison ahead 10-3 in the second quarter. The Bison had a chance minutes later to get more points off turnovers as the defense once again flexed their muscles. Nate Tanguay would force Lambert to spill the ball and Stanley Jones would recover for the Bison. The Bears would

hold on defensively and force a Bison three and out, the third such occurrence of the first half for the Bison. “Our defense did a great job of getting takeaways,” said NDSU head coach Chris Klieman after the game. At the half, the Bison offense still looked to be spinning its wheels. Outside of the Shepherd touchdown, the only other real highlight for the offense was a spectacular catch by RJ Urzendowski. Stick would find Urzendowski downfield, and the receiver would have to jump a stretch to make the onehanded juggling grab. The Bison only mustered 52 yards rushing in the opening half, but that was still better looking than the Bears. Missouri State

struggled to get anything going. They were held to a mere 58 yards total, with 10 on the ground in the first half. The Bison looked to put the game away with a strong opening drive of the second half. NDSU would reach the Bears’ eight-yard line with a 12 play, 66-yard drive. The opportunity would be missed as Missouri State’s Dylan Cole popped the ball free from King Frazier’s grasp. The Bears would recover to keep the Bison from scoring. The final dagger would come courtesy of another Bears’ miscue. Lambert would cough up the ball attempting a pump fake while scrambling to his left. The ball simply slipped out of his hand and recovered by Aaron Steidl.

On the next play, King Frazier would prance into the end zone from the 22 to give the Bison a 17-point lead. Frazier would put the score beyond a doubt in capping off a nine play, 72yard drive, with a four-yard score. “I thought we did a phenomenal job in that third and fourth quarter of running the football,” said Klieman after his rushers finished with a combined 269 yards. The cherry on the cake would be provided by Robbie Grimsley. The sophomore safety would read Lambert all the way and undercut the pass to seal the game at 27-3. For the third straight week, the Bison defense would give opponents

nowhere to run. After conceding only 30 yards to the Bears, they have now allowed less than 40 rushing yards in each of the last three games. The Bison’s big play ability was also on display. The Bison averaged 6.6 yards per play, and had a bunch of big gainers. The longest play from scrimmage came from Bruce Anderson. Returning from a high ankle sprain, the sophomore running back got away on a 53-yard run in the third. Stick would finish the day with the one touchdown along with 159 yards on 1120 passing. The Bison return to the Fargodome to play South Dakota State for the Dakota Marker at 2:30 P.M on October 15.

Blues Gone Wild, or Wild Feels Blue Minnesota Wild open season in St. Louis

Casey McCarty Spectrum Staff

Throwback to late April 24, 2016. The pop music icon artist formerly known as Prince had passed away just days before and Carson Wentz was days away from being drafted to Philadelphia and being crowned the patron saint of North Dakota. Oh, and the Minnesota Wild had once again failed to advance in the post season, too. After a drought of W’s on the scoreboard and a coaching change, the Wild

had another turn around spring, only to be defeated within the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Wild open this year’s regular season in St. Louis, where they will take on the Blues. The Blues are coming off a more successful post season than the Wild, being defeated in the Western Conference final by the San Jose Sharks. The Blues are newly without their 10-season seasoned captain, Minnesota native David Backes. Backes was traded to the Boston Bruins over the summer, and since forward Alex Pietrangelo

has stepped up to fill the void in the captaincy.

In net

Holding the crease together, the Wild still have netminders Devan Dubnyk and Darcy Kuemper. Dubnyk is looking to have another absolutely stunning year as he did after being traded to the Wild from the Arizona Coyotes in the latter half of the 2014-15 season. Dubnyk is still one of the best goalies in the National Hockey League, and a strong netminder can bolster together any team.

Up front

Perhaps the biggest elephant in the room for the Wild is the health of assistant captain, forward Zach Parise. Parise had injured his back late in the 2015-16 season, and though he was healthy enough to return to play in the World Cup of Hockey just weeks ago, the longevity of his health remains in question. Should he remain healthy throughout the year, the Wild can expect to see a significant increase in the goal tally on the scoreboard. Over the summer, the Wild picked up center Eric Staal from the New York

Rangers to give a boost to the team’s offense. With over 10 years experience, Staal earns on average 60 points a season. Captain ‘capfinn’ Mikko Koivu will begin his twelfth year with the team, adding to his record as the Wild’s longest serving player. Last year, Koivu grossed 56 points — his highest earning season in the previous five years.

On the bench

Bruce Boudreau replaced John Torchetti to take over as the Wild’s permanent head coach shortly following post season play in the 2015-16 season.

Torchetti had only assumed the role months before, when he replaced Mike Yeo, who was the Wild’s head coach for (more-or-less) five seasons. In his coaching tenure, Boudreau has never won the Stanley Cup, and has never made it to the Stanley Cup finals. Boudreau’s name was also donned on the back of Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks jerseys as well. Boudreau has played in Minnesota before, with the Minnesota Fighting Saints in the 1975-76 season to score 30 goals.

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Mastodons Come Back Over Bison NDSU loses hard fought match against Fort Wayne

Cody Tusler Staff Writer

The North Dakota State Bison lost a tough match this past Friday against the Fort Wayne Mastodons 2-3 (25-23, 25-16, 14-25, 19-25, 10-15), after taking an early 2-0 lead. Fort Wayne Sophomore Nicole Rightnowar lead the way connecting for a match-high 20 kills and came up with 19 digs, and senior Olivia Hahn had a match-high 36 digs. NDSU’s senior Hadley Steffen had eight of her 14 kills, to go along with her 18 digs to complete her sixth double-double, a team

high, in the first set. Bison were able to overcome nine ties and five lead changes. With the last tie coming at 23-23 where Steffen had two back-to-back kills to take the set 25-23. Big key factor in set number one was the five-point run that gave the Bison the lead 2220 after being down 17-20. NDSU out hit Fort Wayne .405 to .278. When asked about Steffen’s performance as of late Head Coach Kari Thompson had this to say. “She is embracing and taking on a role. She knows that as the sixth rotation player, she’s out there all the time, players look to her. Bri (Brianna

Rasmusson), our setter, looks to her to be that go to player. Defensively is where I’ve seen it. She just kind of gets into a little zone and it’s amazing that the digs she is making right now. So if we can get her there and keep her there. That’s good things for us.” Second set was dominated by NDSU’s senior Emily Minnick. Minnick had seven of her team-high 16 kills in set two as the Bison opened the lead. The Bison finished off the set with a five-point run to finish the set with a score of 25-16. In the third set the Bison could not get anything going. After a 7-0 run by the Mastodons, to take a 9-3

lead, Fort Wayne would go on cruise control to big win. The Mastodons would win the set 25-14 hitting .486 to the Bison’s .125. The start of the fourth set was not any better. After taking an early lead 6-1, the Mastodons where able to get it to 6-5 in NDSU’s favor before Thompson called a timeout. Coming out of the timeout, Fort Wayne scored three straight to take the lead 8-6 capping of a seven-point run. The Bison fought hard to make it a very interesting fourth set with 9 ties and 5 lead changes. With the last tie coming at 17 all after a kill by NDSU’s Jessica

Jorgensen. Fort Wayne would then go on another big run of 6 straight points to take a commanding lead of 23-17. The Bison and Mastodons would trade the next four scores. Rightnowar finished the set with a kill to take set for Fort Wayne 25-19 and to tie the match 2-2. In the fifth and pivotal final set the NDSU and Fort Wayne started back and forth early. With early ties and lead changes this looked like a making of an exciting end to the game. With a tie at six all the game would take a turn for the worst for the Bison. After a small three score

run to make it 9-6 in the Mastodons favor, Fort Wayne would not look back and take the final set 15-10. Fort Wayne (4-0 Summit League, 10-7 overall) won in five sets for the second time on the road against league opponents and are 3-3 this season in five set matches. NDSU (3-2 Summit, 5-13) fell to 0-3 in five set matches this year. The Bison take to the road against South Dakota State this Tuesday October 11th. This is the first of four straight road games. NDSU is back at Benson Bunker Fieldhouse on October 25th as the Bison take on North Dakota.

BISON ROUNDUP Benjamin Grundhauser Contributing Writer

Women’s soccer

The Bison soccer team headed to South Dakota on Friday for a match up vs. the Coyotes in which they were blanked with a 4-0 loss. The stats were pretty even throughout the entire game, but South Dakota came away with four goals as apposed to none for the Bison. Sophomore Sammie Willwock scored the first two goals for the Coyotes, which helped them, propel

them to the win. With the loss, the Bison are now 7-6 overall and 2-1 in conference play. NDSU will look to try and regroup as they host Western Illinois on Sunday afternoon.

Conference players of the week

A pair of Bison football players was named conference players of the week after they trounced Illinois State last Saturday. Quarterback Easton Stick was one of them and had one of his best games of the season throwing for 256

yards and 3 touchdowns. The redshirt sophomore targeted nine different receivers and helped the Herd stay on course for yet another national championship. The second player was linebacker Pierre GeeTucker. He led the team in tackles, which included a sack and also had a fumble recovering. The Bison soccer team was also honored. Monica Polgar was the Summit League Defensive Player of the week, with midfielder Amy Yang the offensive

honoree. Polgar posted a pair of shutouts over Omaha and Oral Roberts. Yang scored her fourth game winning goal of the year with a penalty kick against Oral Roberts. Yang also added a pair of assists at Omaha.

Women’s golf

The women’s golf team headed to the University of Denver for the Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate this past weekend. The tournament runs from Friday to Sunday. As the first two rounds have been completed, the Bison are

sitting in last place out of the 18 teams with a total score of +43. Pepperdine is in the lead heading into Sunday with a -8 overall. Natalie Roth leads the Bison with a nine over-par effort during the first two days. After this tournament is concluded the herd will play in Omaha, Nebraska for the Creighton Classic October 17 and 18.

Men’s basketball preview As the new Scheels Center is nearly complete, the hype for the upcoming Bison basketball season is

in full gear. The summit league released their preseason polls for the 2016-17 season where Fort Wayne was picked as the favorites to win the Summit followed by South Dakota St. with a total of 424 points. NDSU placed 3rd in the voting receiving four first place votes and a total 422 points. The regular season begins November 11 for the Bison as they look to make their 4th ever trip to the NCAA 76933 tournament.

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