NDSU Spectrum | October 13, 2014

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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE

NDSU Dominates SIU 38-10 on Homecoming Saturday

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Luke Albers celebrates his touchdown catch with teammates.

Wentz bounces back from slow first half, finishes with two TD passes STORY BY PACE MAIER

The Bison special teams unit makes a play on the ball.

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n the 94th annual Homecoming game at North Dakota State, the No. 1-ranked Bison football team beat redhot No. 12 Southern Illinois 38-10 on Saturday at the Fargodome.

The contest between top 15-ranked Football Championship Subdivision opponents drew 19,034 fans, which was the fourth-largest crowd in Fargodome history.

“Obviously, we’re really happy with the performance in the second half. We beat a really good football team,” Bison head coach Chris Klieman said. “Southern (Illinois) is going to make a lot of noise throughout the season and my hat is off to their guys.”

Bison quarterback Carson Wentz didn’t have his best performance during the first half as he came up empty on a few shots downfield. However, he turned it around in the second half, as he finished 7-for-13 with 174 passing yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

“I’m glad we took the shots in the first half vertical, because at least it loosened those (defenders) up,” Klieman said. “We can’t just be a dink and dunk team.”

Wentz connected with Trevor Gebhart on a 75-yard bomb down the sideline that gave the Bison a 31-10 lead with 11:50 left. That catch was Gebhart’s first touchdown of the season.

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a 48-yard touchdown.

“It was big momentum wise,” Gebhart said. “It was a third down and it was big just to get the drive going.”

The Bison (6-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) scored their final score of the game on a 48-yard run by Chase Morlock.

Southern Illinois’ (5-2, 2-1) defense gave up 426 yards to the Bison offense, and the Salukis offense finished with 267 yards.

SIU had its chances as it pulled within a touchdown in the third quarter off a Thomas Kinney 44-yard field goal with 10:25 to play, but the Bison offense bounced back on a 9-yard touchdown catch by junior tight end Luke Albers. It was Albers’ first ever touchdown catch.

“You are never dead with (Wentz),” Albers said. “You just kind of always keep playing until the whistle [blows].”

Bison running back John Crockett ran for 99 yards on the ground off 22 carries while hauling in a career-high three catches for 52 yards.

Morlock had five carries for 71 yards and King Frazier added 57 yards on seven carries.

For the Bison defensively, Colten Heagle had a teamhigh nine tackles.

He said NDSU prepared better then it did last week against Western Illinois.

Rebecca Erickson performs during halftime.

“Western (Illinois) is a tough place to play, because of the tough atmosphere,” Heagle said. “To be back at home was a huge advantage for us.”

Senior linebacker Travis Beck made eight tackles and junior cornerback Jordan Champion chipped in two pass breakups for the Bison defense.

The Salukis were led by quarterback Mark Iannotti, who was 18-for-33 passing for 146 yards and a 26-yard touchdown pass to his tight end MyCole Pruitt.

Pruitt, who finished with seven catches for 55 yards, said the team didn’t execute throughout the game. He said the team will look at film and get better heading into next week’s game.

While SIU head coach Dale Lennon said his team battled, he admitted his players didn’t take advantage of opportunities.

“We definitely have room for improvement,” Lennon said. “I think we saw a very good football team at the top of the FCS [today].”

NDSU will host the Indiana State Sycamores (4-2, 1-1 MVFC) next weekend in the Fargodome. ISU was the last team to beat the Bison since they started their 30-game winning streak.

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The Bison defense held the Southern Illinois offense to 10 points, SIU’s lowest of the season.

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q&a with the homecoming king and queen

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NDSU President Dean Bresciani addresses the university Thursday morning at Festival Concert Hall.

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Top Takeaways from State of the University Praises, plans and criticisms delivered

by Bresciani Benjamin Norman Head News Editor

North Dakota State President Dean Bresciani took the stage Thursday morning, delivering the 2014 State of the University address in Festival Concert Hall.

The nearly forty-minute speech was given to a faculty-heavy crowd, filling more than half the seats in the auditorium.

“We serve our citizens,” Bresciani said seven times throughout his fifth address as president at NDSU, driving a studentfocused-themed speech.

Bresciani spent most of his time praising NDSU of its accolades and recent successes, but the president also took time to address less positive subject matter.

Changes Coming Although Bresciani extensively focused on the past year, he did announce future endeavors at NDSU. With record enrollment numbers reported this fall and a new, performancebased higher-education funding model in place, Bresciani said NDSU will hire “one of the most significant additions to our faculty ranks in NDSU history.”

More faculty will counterbalance student-to-faculty rates from rising. Most recent numbers from 2013 show NDSU having an 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio.

“We will be better able to ensure that students benefit from not only excellent faculty and evermore course offerings,” Bresciani said, “but also that faculty are better able to teach, do research and perform service.”

Projected to open in the spring of 2016, the STEM building will add classrooms and interactive laboratories.

“This building is the first of its kind in many ways for North Dakota,” Bresciani said. The centralized hub for science, technology, engineering and math will serve 4,000 – 5,000 students daily in the 120,000 square foot facility.

Included in the STEM project, the major bus hub on Administration Avenue will be relocated east of its present location, Bresciani said, behind Ceres Hall.

Across University Drive to the east, Bresciani announced NDSU and the development foundation are in the early stages of planning “complementary housing” between 12th and 19th Avenues North.

Bresciani said NDSU also has joined a nationwide challenge to increase study abroad participation.

By 2019, participation could more than double.

Improvements Needed scattered throughout Alongside the praises, campus.

“We serve our citizens” Bresciani called out The state of North problems at NDSU, – President Dean Bresciani Dakota pinpointing primarily With the fastestrundown buildings. growing economy in the “ U n f o r t u n a t e l y, nation, North Dakota there’s much more we need to do when it demands workers. comes to the aging, embarrassingly rundown “There are an estimated 22,000 vacant condition of many NDSU facilities,” jobs in North Dakota today,” Bresciani said, Bresciani said. “and estimated to be 76,000 open He referred to the Bloomberg News story positions by 2020.” that ran this summer which said repairs to Bresciani said he believes keeping North Dakota University System campuses students in the state starts at the university. are backlogged $808 million dollars in “Nothing is a better magnet than higher maintenance. education, and NDSU is our state’s best NDSU was specifically pointed out in the magnet,” Bresciani said. “We attract more article; the university has the most facilities full-time students than any other college or in critical condition in the system. university in our state, who, after graduation, “With such an extensive backlog, it is in growing numbers, stay in our state to beyond our capacity to address those issues work.” within our operating budget,” Bresciani Bresciani uses the NDSU Nursing at said. He called upon state-based help to ease Sanford Health program to exemplify the university’s burdens, including that of retaining North Dakotans. building replacement and reaccreditation.

The university teamed up with Sanford, Dunbar Hall is “much overdue” for accredited the separate nursing program replacement, Bresciani said, citing a “fire along the way. and life-safety concern.”

“Our graduation numbers and board Harris Hall, an agricultural research passage rates are the highest in the state,” building, is also in need of replacement, Bresciani said. “We offer the only accredited Bresciani said. A new veterinary diagnostics doctor of nursing practice program in North lab is wanted, too.

Dakota and our externally funded research Accreditation in the engineering complex in the field is nationally recognized and and Sudro Hall also need attention and state quickly growing.” funding.

Banner year for research Issues do not end with structural NDSU has spent the most money on concerns. Bresciani called out low graduate research in the area, stemming from growth student numbers, as well. in the school’s research spending.

“Graduate enrollment at our peer “Research expenditures as audited by the institutions are a quarter to a third of their National Science Foundation have topped an student bodies,” Bresciani said. “We remain impressive $150 million a year,” Bresciani at about 14 percent.” said, “by far the largest total for any college Bresciani said he was not aware of any or university in our five-state region.” top-100 research university that had a lower Expenditures have grown by nearly $25 level of scholarship support than NDSU. “That severely hampers our capacity to keep the best and brightest North Dakotans in our state,” Bresciani said, along with attracting out-of-state students, too.

Improvements completed Though plenty of tasks need to be done, throughout the year, facility maintenance has been completed across campus.

“Virtually every area of campus received at least some level of facilities upgrade,” Bresciani said. “Our department of Facilities Management deserves special recognition for successfully addressing the most aggressive agenda of facilities repairs perhaps in NDSU history.”

The expansive maintenance projects took place especially over summer, when construction ranging from window repair to sidewalk upkeep was seen regularly.

Air conditioning has also been added to every general-use classroom on the main campus, Bresciani said.

Outside, new mini parks have been

million since 2010.

Recently, research funding has grown because of successes in more modern scientific fields, Bresciani said, including biochemistry and nano-electronics.

Research at NDSU dates back to the university’s beginning as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890, Bresciani said.

“Today, our research continues to enhance agriculture,” Bresciani said, including developing disease-resistant crops and improving food safety.

This summer, it was announced NDSU would also be home to the National Agricultural Genotyping Center, beating out other labs and research universities for the coveted center.

Bresciani said the center will be “a major asset” to the university.

Also on campus, the NDSU Research and Technology Park continues to thrive, unlike similar parks across the nation, Bresciani said. The park here is bustling and bursting at the seams.

“The NDSU Research and Technology Park is reaching full capacity,” Bresciani said. “In fact, the park’s leadership is in the process of considering phase two locations for future expansion.”

Bresciani said he and the university put more than $333,000 toward researching dust caused by the oil and gas business in western North Dakota after Bresciani experienced it first-hand.

Bresciani summed the event up with six words: “Bottom line: We serve our citizens.”

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The Early History of NDSU Homecoming Pace Maier

Co-News Editor

Go back to the year 1921 and find the front of The Spectrum cluttered with articles that range from a special train to run to Grand Forks to the student election day. It was also the first Homecoming at North Dakota Agricultural College, later to be known as North Dakota State.

The front page of The Spectrum on Oct. 20, 1921, read “First Annual Home Coming Tomorrow” at the top of the page. A wide variety of events were schedule for the first ever celebration.

The exciting day started off with the football game pitting the Dakotas against one another.

The South Dakota “Aggies” made their way to Dacotah Field to face the NDAC “Aggies.” At halftime, there was a class parade and a snake dance. Although the opposing team won, a late-night jamboree was held after the game to boost spirits.

On the menu was a fatted calf that had waited many years for the schools first annual homecoming game.

The calf was a fat, juicy ox and was big enough for a royal feast to feed the university.

After the meal, came the

Annual Harvest Festival.

Proceeding that program was the final event for the first homecoming night: the circle two-step dance for the older students on campus.

Move ahead to the very next issue of The Spectrum and you will notice an article on the front page with the headline “Homecoming Day Exceeds Expectations.”

The article said, “Predictions that this year’s Homecoming Day would result in the largest get-together of former students that has been held at the Agricultural College were fulfilled Saturday when some three hundred loyal old-timers returned to the campus to witness the game between

the North and South Dakota Aggies and to participate in the former student functions held during the afternoon and evening.”

Little did they know the Homecomings after would be much bigger and better.

Five years later, campus held a “Bison Barbecue” on Dacotah Field. You could grab your morning coffee and delicious sandwiches underneath the tent at the entrance. The football game started at 2:30 p.m., and six hours later was the famous Bison Homecoming Dance.

Four days later, the top headline on the front page of The Spectrum read, “’26 Homecoming Has Record Attendance.” Ever year, Home-

coming at NDSU seemed to be getting better and better.

The year was 1945 and Irene Gunvaldsen reigned as the Homecoming Queen.

She was quite a scene around campus, as The Spectrum article said, “If you see a girl flanked by men, Senior Staff and attendants, wearing a fur coat, black suit, and shoes carrying white gloves, it will be Irene.”

Two years later, The Spectrum claimed Homecoming was the biggest ever to take place on campus. Open houses, a parade, bonfire, pep rally, dances, games, floats, bands and oh my so much more. The Homecoming weekend started off on Saturday eve-

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The Blue Key Homecoming skit takes a humorous trip through time acquiring the help of Paul Revere and Britney Spears to save NDSU.

Annual Homecoming show raises money for CHARISM

NDSU’s Blue Key Donates Thousands Again

Erin Anderson

Contributing Writer

Not only were entertaining skits performed and a homecoming court crowned at North Dakota State’s Blue

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Key Homecoming show Thursday night at Festival Concert Hall, but a nonprofit was recognized and celebrated.

The 2014 show donated all of its proceeds raised for a local nonprofit, CHARISM. Although the official amount has not been determined, Blue Key President Thomas Peterson said it was thought around $9,000 would be given to

CHARISM, topping last year’s record of $8,800.

C H A R I S M Neighborhood Center helps low-income children and families build their lives up.

They help those families build skills, create and meet goals and go after their dreams.

They serve a very diverse group of people. Many of their families are new Americans learning how to

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ning, and all you had to do was gather $1.25 to get your ticket for the dance with music from Jug Brown and his orchestra at the Field house.

And finally, the year 1949, as the members of the Homecoming committee voted to have only the queen and the two runners-up to participate in the parade during halftime of the football game.

Not to mention freshmen had the great pleasure of wearing Beanies during the Homecoming week. A bonfire and snake dance ended the 1949 Homecoming week in downtown Fargo.

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be successful in the country.

“I am so passionate about CHARISM’s mission and the work we do,” said CHARISM Director of the Annual Giving and Marketing Jessica Ueland.

It inspired Ueland to go to graduate school to receive a master’s that would help her with nonprofits.

“I can help CHARISM continue to offer its programs to even more

people (now),” Ueland said.

CHARISM has many programs for every age and interest. These programs, such as Grocery Assistance and All-Star tutoring, have the ability to build up life skills and make meaningful connections.

The goal is to give all their neighbors the tools and support they need to be happy, healthy and successful in their lives.

The show also brought awareness to the nonprofit.

“I had never heard of CHARISM before tonight’s show,” junior Caleen Crider said. “I think it is a really great organization that has the potential to reach out and help many people.

“It is important for people to have a sense of home and security that I think CHARISM can offer them.”

NDSU Briefs

BY DELANEY FREER AND BENJAMIN NORMAN

Stevie Keller Named Interim Women’s Track/Cross Country Head Coach The North Dakota State athletic department announced Wednesday that longtime Bison assistant track and field coach Stevie Keller had been elevated to the interim head coach position for the women’s track and field and cross country programs.

Keller has mentored six Bison athletes to a combined 11 All-America honors since 2009.

In total, over the past seven seasons, athletes coached by Keller have earned 191 AllSummit League honors and 68 Summit League titles.

Previous head coach for the last 15 years, Ryan Godfrey, announced Sept. 23 that he had accepted a position at Kansas State University.

Homecoming Hooligans Kicked from Royal Court: King Candidates Accused of Fleeing, Trespassing at UND Three of the six male candidates vying to be North Dakota State’s 2014 Homecoming King were removed from the royal court after an alleged incident Wednesday night in Grand Forks.

Just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a group of people climbing the outside of the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.

Billy Ogdahl, Kyle Mason and Alan Patterson were all charged on suspicion of fleeing officers, University of North Dakota Police Sgt. Danny Weigel said to The Forum.

A sign that appeared to be NDSU-related was allegedly trying to be displayed by the group.

Patterson was also allegedly trespassing.

The three were booked into the Grand Forks County Correctional Center, The Forum said, but have since been released.

They were present at the Homecoming coronation Thursday night, but the accused did not stand when the crowning occurred.

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The newest NDSU queen and king look back on their special homecoming week

BY CONNOR DUNN AND PHOTOS BY WHITNEY STRAMER

Of the 14,747 students enrolled at NDSU, only two can call themselves the 2014 Homecoming King and Queen. Noah Engels, a senior majoring in agricultural economics, and Megan Michaelson, a third year professional student in the pharmacy program, were voted by the student body to represent NDSU as the 2014 Homecoming royalty.

The royal announcement came during coronation following the Blue Key Homecoming Show on Thursday. That was simply the start of a eventful weekend highlighted by an appearance in the parade in downtown Fargo on Friday and recognition during the Bison football game Saturday.

The Spectrum caught up with NDSU’s newest homecoming king and queen to see how their royal week went.

2014 NDSU Homecoming King Noah Engels

2014 Homecoming Queen Megan Michaelson

What was it like to hear your name as What was it like to hear your name as the the winner? winner?

I was shocked. Then my mind went The feeling was so surreal! I was very away from it because Hilary and I couldn’t surprised when I felt the queen crown on my figure out to get the sash on, and we head, and they announced my name. I had knocked the crown off my head. family and friends present at the Coronation, Did you expect to win? who were there cheering me on loudly, and it Not in a million years. I honestly felt great to have them there. I am fortunate believed I had no chance. I knew the other to have been named NDSU’s Homecoming candidates and knew how well they treated Queen 2014. people and thought for sure someone else Did you expect to win? would win.

All of the other queen candidates are Do you feel like royalty? phenomenal ladies! It’s been amazing getting Everyone has been so nice. So many to know them throughout Homecoming nice compliments and positive words from week. I did not expect to win, as they are people I knew and people I didn’t know. If incredible girls who are all extremely that’s what it feels like to be royalty, than involved and make impacts on NDSU’s yeah, I guess I do. campus. I definitely was shocked when I What is it like to represent your found out I won Homecoming queen. nominating group and the entire student What is it like to represent your nominating body? group and the entire student body?

It was very special for me. Student It feels great to represent the College Government has changed my life. It has of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Sciences taught me a lot about myself and has given Ambassadors. They’ve positively supported me experiences I’ll never forget. The me through the whole process, and I would chance to represent all of the great people like to thank them for the nomination. in the organization that works so hard for I’m also thankful to the student body for NDSU was an honor. choosing me to be Homecoming queen. It How cool is it to have someone you know feels awesome to represent NDSU! be your royalty partner?

How cool is it to have someone you know It’s been so fun. We are both Bison be your royalty partner?

Ambassadors. I have gotten to know It has been great! Noah and I have Megan better though over the past couple Noah Engels and Megan Michaelson celebrate being named Homecoming king and queen at the 2014 Blue Key Honor gotten to know each other through Bison Society variety show. days, and I can’t say enough about the Ambassadors, so we were excited to be able kind of person she is. She’s a sweetheart to represent our organization together. We who has a way with people and definitely have had an incredible time serving as king deserves to be queen. and queen together.

What has been your favorite part?

What has been your favorite part?

My favorite part was having all the My favorite part has been meeting many people from my hometown rally behind Bison fans from the NDSU community. Noah me. They’ve given me a lot of love the last and I have gotten to talk to, take pictures with couple days. I love Maddock, N.D., and I and enjoy the company of people of NDSU will always cherish growing up in a town who we may not have met had we not been where I had 500 people looking out for me Homecoming king and queen. and always doing everything they could to How was being in the parade downtown? help me succeed.

The Parade was absolutely amazing!

How was being in the parade downtown?

Downtown Fargo is a beautiful area. Packing The parade was an experience I’ll never it with tons of Bison fans made it even more forget. It was so cool seeing all the alumni, perfect. I loved all of the participation from students, community members and kids so the community and from everyone who took excited for NDSU Homecoming. part in being in the parade.

What will you remember most about the What does it mean to be the homecoming experience? king/queen?

The part that I will remember most will It means the world to me. I am humbled probably be all of the little kids who were by it all, and I’ve appreciated all of the kind so excited to meet us and take pictures with words everyone has said to me. Bison Nation us while tailgating. is the best, and I am thankful for all of the What does it mean to be the homecoming support. I love NDSU and representing all king/queen? of you as Homecoming queen! Thank you I think that for a short time, you get to everyone who has made this week by far to be a representation of the school to all the best week of my life. NDSU has given the great alumni who are coming home to me the most amazing experiences, and I will celebrate a special place and a special time always be proud to a Bison. Once a Bison, in their lives. To me, that’s pretty cool. always a Bison.

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The Homecoming parade returned to downtown Fargo on Friday.

Homecoming Floats Show Off Student Organizations Parade returns downtown after 32 years Stephanie Christianson Contributing Writer

All you need is a truck, a trailer, some decorations and an abundance of school spirit.

The Homecoming parade is a time for the

community, students, faculty and alumni to come together and celebrate the university.

The parade on Friday was held downtown for the first time since 1982.

“Homecoming is an exciting time to have fun and celebrate the community and university that we have in common,” Marisa Munar, special events coordinator of campus attractions, said. “It is our tradition.”

Around 125 floats participated in the parade and included everything from tractors to live cattle. Hours of work and preparation went into the construction of each float.

The Bison Dairy Club was one of the many NDSU organizations that showed

its Bison pride at the parade. The club used straw bales, spray paint, calf panels, streamers and a live baby Holstein calf from the NDSU Dairy Barn to create its float.

“Homecoming symbolizes the return of past friends and family of the Herd, those who have graduated from NDSU and coming together with those of us who are still in college in order to help celebrate who we are as Bison,” Caitlyn Krueger, Bison Dairy Club president, said. “I feel like homecoming is a chance for all of us to have fun and make memories that will last a lifetime.”

The Agricultural Systems Management

Club continued its tradition of participating in the homecoming parade by driving old and restored antique tractors.

“We use this time to get club members together to get to know each other and get people involved,” Ryan Monsen, ASM club member, said. “This has been a tradition for the club for many years, and we would like for it to continue long after we leave.”

Another homecoming week has come and gone. Whether it was at the parade or the many other homecoming festivities, NDSU and the community showed no shortage of pride for the university.

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Trees of NDSU: A Landscape Like No Other

Only Tree Campus USA in North Dakota features over 200 species, some edible, many ornamental

BY JACK DURA AND PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RAVITS Take a look around the North Dakota State campus and what you will see? Trees.

Hundreds and hundreds of trees.

Over a thousand individual trees dot the NDSU campus with over 200 species growing alongside streets, on lawns and near buildings. They are part of a purposeful planting of the arboretum that is NDSU, which happens to be North Dakota’s only Tree Campus USA. Todd West, horticulture undergraduate program coordinator, highlighted this unique status of NDSU and what it means for the university. “(I)t’s just an elevated awareness when it comes to tree care, plant care on campus, and so we have to have a plan in place for maintenance, funding and a map,” he said. “It brings up a heightened awareness of campus and is a pretty cool thing to have.”

NDSU, like most college campuses and particularly an agricultural school, features a diverse variety of trees comprised of both native and nonnative species. Over 60 of these species are marked on a campus arboretum walk map for all of NDSU’s campus south of Centennial Boulevard.

Ironwood, ponderosa pine, chokecherry, Black Hills spruce — these and many more are all part of

the tree walk, a project West is seeking to revitalize in a big way with a new labeling system and smartphone app.

This is a big turnaround from the typical arboretum, which simply labels all trees without any interaction or much education.

Instead, the new system would highlight key features of the plant first.

“You flip (the label) over, then it has (the tree’s name) so it’s not just in your face right away,” West said. “It’s a little more interactive.”

Tree walkers can whip out their smartphone and scan a QR code, which directs them to a website with PDF profiles of each tree on the tour. This technology can also offer different walks depending on what one wants to see.

“There’s the possibility of having a more dynamic walk where you could say, ‘Choose the flowering trees’ … and the app would have a route for you,” West said.

While there is no designated time of year to take the campus tree walk, West recommends spring, summer and even fall, as the foliage can be something to see. Winter typically only offers structural views of certain trees, but various coniferous trees are still available to see in full.

The eclectic range of trees is interesting to note as a notable amount of the trees on NDSU’s campus are

This ponderosa pine is found near the south entrance of the Memorial Union.

nonnative to the U.S. Species like the katsura tree or Mongolian oak do not occur here, and even native species can have a hard time growing.

“Just because (a tree is) native, it doesn’t mean it’s actually going to grow here,” West said. “We’re all native to the United States, but when I go to Arizona in the middle of the summer, I don’t do well. Take somebody from Arizona up here in January, they’re not gonna do so well, so just because it’s native, it doesn’t mean it’s gonna do well.”

While many species are selected from places far away to bring a nonnative, almost exotic touch to campus, other trees are chosen for the trend of edible landscaping. Many fruitbearing trees are located on campus, from an apple tree

by South Engineering to a black walnut tree near the Nelson Building.

This edible landscaping is for a number of reasons, from giving students something to eat (which brings up what is edible and what is palatable) to offering something to eat and something to see.

“Instead of just planting a shrub that gives really nice fall color … let’s choose something else that can do the same, but it also produces a berry,” West said. “Aronia, everyone is into aronia right now, it’s really high in antioxidants but it’s also a

really nice ornamental.”

In October, many — if not all — of campus’s fruit-bearers have lost their fruit, but West recommends black walnuts for brownies, though the fruit is astringent and undesirable. Squirrels go nuts for the nowfinished buckeye trees near the Memorial Union, and campus honeyberries add another element to campus’s edible landscape despite their lack of ornamentation.

There is a lot in the hopper with the Campus Arboretum Walk, and West hopes to highlight each species in the coming year with his interactive tour, as well as expand the map to north campus. He also would like to locate the campus’s oldest and largest trees, though this may take a bit of research and measuring.

Ultimately, West would like to expand the audience of the tree tour itself to showcase the campus’s arboreal variety and promote horticultural education.

“I’d like to really bring more people from the community in,” he said.

“Four-H students, master gardeners, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, FFA, homeschoolers, and we’ll be able to create an educational experience with plant material.”

The silver maple is another tree on campus.

Black walnuts, while its fruit is astringent, are good ground up in brownies.

The Austrian Pine is rare in North Dakota due to seed winterburn.

The swamp oak is one of many different kinds of trees on campus.

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and fleece we’re so used to pulling out when the snow starts to fall.

Picking out one specific piece I like to wear is what helps my inspiration come along. For this example, I used my faux-fur vest, my fall favorite. For my “base,” I used distressed boyfriend jeans to keep it neutral and relaxed. A print is often the next step for layering, however, I kept the “boyfriend” theme going and used my boyfriend oxford shirt in a sky blue to maintain that blue palette.

You could go with stripes, dots, floral, whichever, the options for this could be endless. When it comes to rules and layering,

they are really nonexistent.

That is the fun in it, is it is at your own discretion and comfort level. I do, however, encourage you to step outside of it in order to achieve that level of experimentation and discovery. Lastly, for texture, I went with my tan leather mules. They are comfortable, chic and carry the final element to complete this look.

Layering is more of an art than most realize, however, if you look at it as just practicing or experimentation, your outcome will be that much more creative and revolutionary. Mixing patterns with textures? Go for it! There are tons of “fashion rules,” but they are meant to

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Don’tcha Know?: The Names in North Dakota How does Bordulac come about?

Jack Dura

Spectrum Staff

Since driving past the exit sign for Bordulac, N.D., this summer, I’ve had a question nagging at me.

How did some North Dakota cities get their names?

Drive down any highway or examine the North Dakota map, and there’re more than a few cities with names to raise an eyebrow.

Bordulac. New Hradec. Zahl. Leal. There are others, but Bordulac had me spinning because this name sounds almost morbid.

Bordulac. Bordulac. Huh. A quick trip to the NDSU Library answered my burning question. Bordulac “was coined from the French words meaning border of the lake, noting its locations on the west shore of Lake George,” according to Douglas A. Wick’s handy “North Dakota Place Names.”

Well, whaddaya know, that explains it.

But what about other places? How does a name like Ypsilanti come about? Amidon?

Edgeley? Neche?

Wick’s book has the answers to almost everything, from Aae to Zion. From ghost town to boomtown, extinct to extant, thriving to surviving, Wick’s book is the go-to source for North Dakota nomenclature.

So let’s have a little fun. After all, North Dakota’s 125th birthday is fast-approaching, so why not look at some of the cities within this remarkable state?

Emerado catches my eye on the map due to its Texas-feel in name. This city near Grand Forks is a stylized name of Emery Farm, a local farmstead owned by a Pennsylvania oilman. Emery Farm, Emerado. There you go.

If we move north, we find Mountain on the map, an eye-catching name for a city in a state with some of the most extreme flatness in the entire world (but that’s a glacial lake plain for ya.)

Mountain was dubbed such in its relation to the Pembina Mountains in the northeast, which, when compared to the Rockies, are

not really mountains at all. But we take elevation where we can get it in North Dakota.

As a matter of fact, there are many cities in the state that are named with a geographic influence. Grassy Butte. Sentinel Butte.

Center. Eastedge. Bordulac.

More cities take their names from the railroad industry, a major factor in bringing people west to populate this great state in the 19th century.

Just look at Grenora. GREat NORthern Railroad. Ya don’t say!

Heck, even Fargo’s got a railroad influence in its name. William G. Fargo was a bank founder and railroad director in the east, and in 1871, this rowdy little steamboat stop along the Red River took his name as its own.

Another glance at the map reveals a lot of female names as towns in southeastern North Dakota. Alice. Christine. Kathryn.

Marion. Hope. What’s going on here?

Turns out, people liked naming towns after their wives, daughters and admired Swedish opera singers. There ya go.

North Dakota has plenty of male names

as cities as well. Arthur. Horace. Dwight.

Stanley. Adrian.

Arthur takes its name to commemorate a moment in the nation’s history — the assassination of President James Garfield and ascension of his successor Chester Arthur.

Horace also has presidential connections as its namesake was the losing candidate in the 1872 election and the only candidate in U.S. history to die before the electoral votes were counted. Tragically lose a presidential election? Get a city in North Dakota named after you.

Plenty other cities in North Dakota are named after other places by the people who originated from them. Munich.

Zeeland. Strasburg. Ruso. New England.

Edgeley. Hannover. Germans, Russians and Englanders knew what they were doing, eh?

North Dakota is home to many uniquelynamed places and proudly declares all incorporated community as cities. No villages, towns or hamlets here, by golly.

Just 357 cities in the friendliest state in America.

Subway Slapped on the Wrist for Sexist Ad Halloween requires strict diet regimens and sexy costumes Amber Zolondek Staff Writer

“You gotta stay in shape for all the costumes.”

Subway’s latest call to action in their sultry, Halloween-themed commercial is a real doozy.

While two coworkers are found eating burgers on their lunch, cue the Subway scarlet and her shallow, guilt trip to convince the others that there are far too many sexy

costumes to be playing around with “fast food.”

Yes, physical fitness is incredibly important, but not at the cost of self-worth and acceptance. While Subway’s slogan “Eat Fresh” reminds us that our diets need to remain focused and wholesome. Their audience is a little miffed with them based off of the latest accusations that their bread was composed with the same materials as yoga mats.

It’s not the issue that this commercial is saying one needs to stay in shape -- that’s what our country needs in this day and age.

However, there is a line being crossed here that is getting our nation to argue an issue that we are clearly missing.

Imagine this commercial had been filmed with a man donning these scantily-clad costumes. Would our reaction have been

different? Or is this just me being personally offended? It is not that this female has a fit physique, which is honestly wonderful for her. It’s that women watching this commercial are blatantly being told they are expected to wear these outfits. It also brings up the point that women who are not fit physically are not as attractive or desirable as the one in this commercial.

It only got worse as I read YouTube comments to see other views and if I was the only one concerned about its message. A YouTube user commented, “I guess Subway is reminding young girls that it’s a men’s world. Sexism is so rooted indoctrinated in our minds that most won’t see this ad as problematic.” On the other hand, a different user calls us “The United States of Offended,” and another says “This is an accurate take on how society treats halloween ... I don’t see

anything wrong with the commercial.”

The idea that women are expected to stay in shape for these “sexy” costumes when there are many different shapes and sizes creates an issue for everyone. Those who decide to wear something like that are judged and mocked. On the other hand, women who decide to wear something not as revealing will be labeled prude. It is an unfortunate cycle we are experiencing in what feels like an identity crisis in this nation.

This is not meant to shun those who are wearing any type of costume; it is meant to bring awareness to a situation that some don’t deem as important or valuable. We have created a culture for this to become a norm, and the least we can do is talk about it.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR ‘Save the Baby Bison’ Buttons Do Not Address Issues “Save the Baby Bison.”

Buttons that said this were handed out as part of a campaign regarding a proposed change to the North Dakota constitution.

What is the campaign about? Is it something about the environment? No. Is it something about conserving endangered species? No. Is it something about animal husbandry? No. It is about North Dakota Measure 1.

On Tuesday, Sept. 16 of this year, individuals representing the organization ND Choose

Life were tabling in the union, encouraging people to vote yes on North Dakota Measure 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that is on this November’s ballot. The measure reads: “The inalienable right to life of every human being at any stage of development must be recognized and protected.”

The slogan “Save the Baby Bison” does not address the issues at play in this measure and trivializes these issues, which are very serious and complex.

The image of a baby bison

playing with a beach ball distracts people from the implications of this measure passing. The fact is that Measure 1 is poorly worded and has the potential to affect the ability of individuals to make deeply personal decisions. If passed, it could lead to lengthy and costly court battles, wasting taxpayer money.

The full consequences of a constitutional amendment should be known and laid out to voters before it is given to them for approval. I am also concerned about the marketing of the campaign. It

uses the hashtag #OneHerd, and along with the green and gold lettering on the sign, it may be interpreted as an endorsement by North Dakota State University.

This may be confusing to those who are not familiar with the usage policy of NDSU branding.

Proponents of this measure claim that it will protect our common-sense laws and will create a North Dakota in which the right to abortion is not recognized.

Proponents argue that the measure is needed to keep Planned Parenthood and

the abortion industry out of the state. (FYI: There is one abortion clinic in our entire state. It is independently owned and operated and not affiliated with Planned Parenthood in any way).

Those questioning the measure have raised concerns about the ability of individuals to make personal medical decisions regarding birth control, invitro fertilization, end of life care (such as Do Not Resuscitate Orders) and abortion (including cases involving rape, incest and

health of the woman).

The best way to reduce the abortion rate is through comprehensive sex education and access to contraception, not by limiting access to abortion services or by making abortion illegal. Making abortion illegal only drives it underground and makes it dangerous. Keeping abortion safe and legal keeps it in the light and under regulation.

Safe and legal abortion is essential for the wellbeing of women and their families.

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Everyone is (Not) a Winner Society today promotes a culture of whiners, not winners Caleb Werness Opinion Editor

I remember back to when I was on my second grade soccer team. My fellow 8-year-old teammates and I had worked hard at practice and done well in games to get to this point. We were in the championship game of the last tournament of the season. It was our third game of the day, and despite the fact small children have seemingly unlimited energy, we were getting tired.

However, we did not let fatigue stop us, and we pushed through and won the game. Our team had become the Anoka-Ramsey second grade soccer champions. I still remember how the excitement surged through our little bodies.

Our excitement rapidly dissipated when, instead of a first place trophy, we received a bronze medal — the same bronze medal the team that had finished last received.

Being a group of aforementioned 8-year-olds, we made it quickly evident just how displeased we were.

The people handing out the medals tried to console us by telling us, “everyone tried hard and everyone should be considered a winner for that.” This was my first taste of the toxic

“Teaching children everyone is a winner is not wise because, in reality, it is a lie.

In life there are winners and losers, successes and failures. In education and in business there are no awards for participation.”

belief that, regardless of who actually wins, everyone is a “winner.”

Our generation was among the first showered in this philosophy. The belief that one should be rewarded simply for participating rather than being rewarded based on accomplishment is a foolish practice and undervalues the triumph of winning.

The whole point of working hard and putting in the time to be the best is to

attain a reward. It may be in sports, trying to be the best and win a championship. It may be in the workplace, going the extra mile to earn a promotion or a new position.

Instead of wallowing in failure-induced self-pity, those who lost should dust themselves off and try even harder next time to succeed.

If children today are continually taught to believe they are a winner because they tried hard, more damage will be done than good.

Sure, their feelings may be saved for the moment, but the harshness of reality will give them a completely different picture. Kids will grow up not prepared for the everyday win-lose situations life throws at them.

Teaching children everyone is a winner is not wise because in reality, it is a lie. In life there are winners and losers, successes and failures. In education and in business there are no awards for participation. Failure should not be rewarded.

Failure should only be looked at as a stepping stone and something to overcome on the path to success. If mediocrity is put on the same pedestal as excellence, no one will try to get better.

When everyone is a winner, nobody really wins.

Instead, children should

be taught how to win and how to handle loss. Neither successes nor failures are ever final. Kids need to know their best may, at times, fall short, but that is not an excuse to give up. This cultural belief is creating a generation of people who don’t know how to handle adversity.

When they are defeated, they are rewarded in defeat.

That is not how the world works. Future generations need to be instructed on how to earn their keep. Nothing in life is free and anything worth having comes at a price. It is up to us to teach the truth and not feed into a sugar-coated false reality.

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The Gold Star Marching Band kicked off the Homecoming show with the school fight song.

The Saddle & Sirloin Club brought a “bison” in their mock “Best of Show” mascot skit.

The engineers look to stop Dr. Tom Cat erasing NDSU from history in the Land Before the Bison skit.

Billy Ogdahl MC’s the Saddle & Sirloin Club’s “Best in Show” skit.

The infamous Dr. Tom Cat, played by Tom Schwandt, tries to end NDSU by going back in time.

Blue Key Homecoming Show Brings Bison Pride Packed show builds excitement for Homecoming STORY BY CALEB WERNESS AND PHOTOS BY WHITNEY STRAMER

Bison pride nearly blew off the roof of the Festival Concert Hall last Thursday.

The Blue Key Honor Society held its annual Homecoming show for a packed house of ecstatic North Dakota State students and alumni. Even before the show began, roars and cheering filled the hall as photos of the Homecoming King and Queen candidates streamed on a slideshow.

The event opened with the bang of drums.

The Gold Star Marching Band were among the first acts to perform. The group belted out the NDSU Fight Song to an audience on their feet.

Stephanie Johnston and senior Walter Lanza MC’ed the event. The duo enthusiastically welcomed the crowd and announced there would be a series of awards for the best performance. One winner would be chosen by the audience, a second would be chosen by the judges and a third and final would be a combination chosen by the judges and audience.

The shows main skit centered around the evil Dr. Tomcat who made it his mission to ensure NDSU never existed. To do so, Dr. Tomcat hijacks a time machine built by two NDSU engineers. The skit takes place in the form of several scenes across time in between performances.

The pair of engineers and their advisor recruited the help of Paul Revere and Britney Spears as their time traveling adventure takes them all though time.

The final showdown between Dr. Tomcat and the heroes takes place on March 8, 1890 — the day NDSU was founded. In a hilarious, climatic, slow-motion fight the heroes triumph over Dr. Tomcat and save NDSU from being wiped out of history.

The skit had the audience laughing throughout with several inside school jokes, the humorous acting and wacky storyline.

Brenna Johansen, a fifth-year senior and Blue Key Society Member gave details about all the work that went into the show.

“The producers started planning in the summer, and we usually hit the ground running right when school starts.” Johansen said. “Getting all the ads and acts together and the judges is a big push in the last week, but it really starts at the beginning of the semester.”

The dedication and planning was displayed greatly with multiple acts performing throughout the show. Among them, several fraternities and sororities had dance numbers to a mash-up of songs.

The Bison dance team and the Hip-Hop club brought their moves to the stage and kept up the hype. Alpha Gamma Rho and Alpha Gamma Delta along with the Saddle & Sirloin club showed off their talents as well.

After all was said and done the audience and judges cast their votes. The audience chose AGR and AGD as the favorite with the judges selecting Delta Tau Delta’s skit and dance as their choice.

Delta Tau Delta also claimed the judge’s/ audience’s choice to come out as the evening’s victors. The Saddle & Sirloin club was honored with SPAM award — Spirit, Pride and Motivation — for bringing out the most people to the show.

The finale of the show was crowned with the selecting of the 2014 Homecoming King and Queen. Senior Noah Engels was selected as King and third-year pharmacy student Megan Michaelson was selected as Queen.

The money earned from ticket sales will benefit the charity CHARISM, a United Way of Cass Clay partner agency.

Johansen added what she thought made this show such a special event: “My favorite part is when we all get together. For our new members, its their first event, and so they get to see what Blue Key is all about. We get to come together and help out a charity of our choice.”

Hogwarts Is Back in Fargo Harry Potter Movie-thon means big screen at small prices

BY ALANA TEMPEST-MITCHELL

I remember standing in the dark outside of the Marcus Century Cinema before the midnight release of the final Harry Potter film. I mourned how this was probably the last time I’d see Harry Potter on the big screen. I’d have to get a bigger television.

Imagine my delight to discover the Marcus Theatres Harry Potter Movie-thon.

The tagline is “All aboard! We’re heading back to Hogwarts this fall!” And boy, am I ready to go.

The first two films, “The Sorcerer’s Stone” and “The Chamber of Secrets” have had their air dates by press, but fear not, there are six more films to enjoy throughout autumn.

“The Prisoner of Azkaban” is arguably the best book of the series and the worst film. After the consistency and established tone of director Chris Columbus’ first two, “Azkaban” turns darker. Albeit, the source

material necessitated this, but it came at a cost. The audience gets much better acting from the three stars: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron). The introduction of Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) and the deftly-handled, time-travel plot are high points.

“The Goblet of Fire” is a solid film, with much credit given to a plot that translates well to film. The Triwizard Tournament dominates, with Harry an unwitting participant. This fourth installment benefits from young romance, international wizarding intrigue and a guest-starring role from Robert Pattinson himself, before he was a vampire.

“The Order of the Phoenix” is better than all of its predecessors. Perhaps this is why director David Yates stayed on to direct the final three films in the series. Viewers are taken away from Hogwarts for significant periods of time and get a good glimpse of

places, one such being the Ministry of Magic.

Slytherin fans will appreciate all of the screen time their house gets, with Death Eaters playing a major part as Harry Potter’s peril amps up big time from the previous movies.

“The Half-Blood Prince” is often described as the “hormonal” one. Indeed, so much time is devoted to snogging, love potions and love spells, and it’s amazing anyone learns anything during the school year. Interpersonal drama among the main trio is at its finest, and the story between Harry and Headmaster Dumbledore is beautifully told. While much of this film is set up for the final two, it’s done as a remarkable study on good and evil and the space in between.

“The Deathly Hallows Part 1” and “Part 2” conclude the series in epic fashion. These films are perhaps freshest in fans’ minds, but that doesn’t make them any less worthy of a second viewing.

Some viewers may be sad the gang is not back at Hogwarts as pupils but instead are on the run and on a very important mission. I find the glimpse into life as a witch or wizard during such perilous times to be fresh and intriguing. Bring your tissues for the finale, where Harry’s story comes full-circle.

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An ‘Evening of Storytelling Through Song’ Baritone recital to highlight French composer Jack Dura A&E Editor

The works of one composer come to life with color and power Tuesday night as Robert J. Jones, professor of voice, brings works of French composer Maurice Ravel to Beckwith Recital Hall in his baritone recital.

As an experienced

Larry and His Flask set to hit audiences with dynamic musical experience Callie Bowen

Contributing Writer

Well-known for their crazy shenanigans on-stage, Larry and His Flask are touring North America on their final tour “for a long while,” making a quick stop in Fargo to amplify a mundane weekday evening.

Larry and His Flask combine a variety of genres to produce a unique sound that is self-described as “their own brand of rock and roll.” Inspired by types of music from all walks of life, Jeshua Marshall, upright bassist and co-founder of the band, commented on their musical inspirations: “We are lovers of many styles of music, from jazz to rock, reggae, classical, metal, hip-

soloist, Jones has performed with companies ranging from the Des Moines Metro Opera Company to the Fargo-Moorhead Opera to the Bolivian Chamber Music Society and even here at home with the NDSU Opera Theatre. While this recital will not feature an operatic bent, it will offer nearly half the works of Ravel, the composer Jones chose to solely showcase in this performance.

“At this stage of career, I like going back and immersing myself into one composer, and I did that a few years back

with Johannes Brahms, and this year it’s Maurice Ravel,” Jones said. “These are composers that I have enjoyed singing their works over the course of my career.”

Sixteen of Ravel’s 39 songs are presented

by Jones in this recital, which features piano accompaniment by Tyler Wottrich, assistant professor of piano. Individual songs and group songs are both offered by Jones, who selected Ravel’s group arrangement, “Histoires naturelles (Nature Stories)” for this performance.

“Those are songs about human perceptions of animal behaviors,” Jones said, adding, “The animals presented are a peacock, cricket, swan, kingfisher and a guinea fowl, and they’re all very different.”

Following the intermission in this hourlong performance is a chamber piece featuring Jones teaming up with Wottrich and two adjunct instructors, flutist Jenny Poehls and cellist Elise Nelson, for “Chansons madécasses (Songs of Madagascar).” This section of the concert is one of

Get Ready to Groove

hop, punk, bluegrass … all soul music!”

The band will be playing a collection of songs from their various CDs, as well as new songs that have yet to be recorded. Marshall encourages concert-goers to “Bring your dancin’ shoes and leave your worries at the door!”

During the show, the bearded bros will showcase their musical talents on a variety of instruments, including harmonica, contrabass, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, drums, trombone, trumpet and baritone horn. Not only do Larry and His Flask are making a stop in Fargo. they play these instruments, their energetic evenings the guys frequently switch instruments to keep by incorporating “lots of things interesting, all stretching and meditation, while dashing across the coffee, drinks and high stage in a seemingly un- kicks!”

The two brothers in the choreographed manner.

Marshall offered insight band, Jeshua and Jamin as to how they prepare for Marshall, formed Larry

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and His Flask in 2003.

Originally named Jimmy and His Flask, the name formed in the minds of the brothers when they were teenagers but was later changed to be named after Larry, a character created by

Jones’s favorites, though it’s hard for him to select one favorite part about this recital.

“I like the ‘Chansons madécasses’ challenge,” he said. “It’s very dramatic.

There’re a lot of interesting special effects on the flute and cello with harmonics and then some fluttering on the flute.”

A final cycle of songs based on “Don Quixote” will conclude Jones’s recital and include a piece he performed as an undergraduate. This is a “revisiting” according to the professor, who will be providing commentary

Jamin.

As with most bands, Larry and His Flask has gone through its fair share of trials and tribulations.

Jeshua said they have battled, “broken vehicles, bouts with the law, bad immigration policies, addiction, death in our families, getting our van and everything stolen while on tour.”

They haven’t let those hardships get them down, however. They continue to roll with the punches, which include numerous changes in their lineup. Jeshua described the influence of past and present members on the band: “Everyone that’s been a part of LAHF has brought their own personal style and experience into the band, adding a layer to the onion of sound.”

The current members of the band include Jeshua playing contrabass and

throughout the recital to give background on the pieces and what they are about.

It’s this range of songs and scenes they bring to mind what mainly makes Jones’s recital the titillating time it will be.

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baritone, Ian Cook on the electric guitar and lead vocals, Andrew Carew strumming on the banjo, as well as sliding the trombone and belting out vocals, Dallin Bulkley picking the acoustic guitar and singing vocals and Jamin beating the drums and singing his heart out.

To those unfamiliar with Larry and His Flask, Jeshua lovingly welcomes all to enjoy them with open arms: “Hey new Flask family!

Our mission is to have fun and share that fun with all around us, to dance and sing together!”

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Oil in the Fields at Rourke Art Museum German photographer captures oil fields in most objective way possible

BY TESSA BECK AND PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANDY SCHOLZ

Andy Scholz’s photography exhibition at Moorhead’s Rourke Art Museum showcases the Bakken oil boom in western North Dakota.

Most citizens’ perspectives of the oil boom in western North Dakota are directly related to what has been presented by journalistic. Depending on where loyalties lie, whether it be economic or environmental, story angles become slanted.

Upon consuming media content related to the boom, it became German artist Andy Scholz’s mission to photograph the scenario sans bias.

Such a mission resulted in Scholz’s upcoming exhibition for the Rourke Art Museum titled “Oil in the Fields.” Scholz is an artist and professor at the University of Regensburg in Essen, Germany. His fascination with the oil boom began in 2012 after reading an article in the “New York Times” titled “The Luckiest Place on Earth.”

The concepts presented in the article validated the synchronicity between Scholz’s vision and what was occurring in the western half of the state. “(It) sounded very inter-

esting to me because in my work I always take a look on industrial areas or urban-industrial areas,” Scholz said.

“I always look for sculptural iconography.”

Scholz received support in pursuing the U.S. project from many, including friend and fellow German Dirk Ockhardt who currently lives in Fargo. With Ockhardt’s assistance, Scholz was able to apply for a grant from the German Consulate General in Chicago to fund his research for the exhibition.

Ockhardt also played the role of rotarian, scheduling host families for Scholz to stay with and learn from during his research and creation.

Communicating with the locals became a crucial element of the success behind “Oil in the Fields.” Scholz mentioned the struggles he encountered during the early parts of his exploration.

Due to his media consumption, Scholz assumed the area would be booming in an overcrowded way.

When he arrived and the scene was still alarmingly banal compared to his native Germany, Scholz was afraid he would not find subject matter.

But he learned quickly.

After approximately a week, Scholz had spent enough time with locals to discover what he had been searching for. The rapid learning process lead to an essential aspect of the exhibition: the words and poems.

To keep track of his research, Scholz kept a diary filled with words, phrases and poetry. Some of these expressions were later superimposed directly on the photo images. For exhibition purposes, the text will be omitted and the photos will stand on their own.

“My friends in Germany who are artists told me to leave the words out,” Scholz said. “It’s too fingerpointing, they said. They said my pictures have so much in them, I don’t need the words. That’s why I left them out for the exhibition.”

Luckily for those at-

tached to the imagery which includes text, the Rourke is offering postcard-sized prints for those interested.

Both imagery types are necessary in understanding Scholz’s overall vision.

When asked what he hoped audiences would take from his exhibition, Scholz said, “(That) this is not a journalistic or documentary way of seeing things. It’s more a poetic thing ... I don’t want to make something bad or good. I just want to show people my point of view of the Bakken.”

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Writer’s Choice: Chit-Chat, Live Music and Swing Dancing Let Fargo’s entertainment options continuously surprise you Tessa Beck Staff Writer

The biggest misconception tied to Fargo is that there is nothing

going on, especially in terms of entertainment.

This week offers plenty of opportunities in downtown Fargo to expand beyond your comfort zone and participate in activities consisting of dance, art talks and live music.

Monday: Plains Art Museum art talk At the Plains Art Museum from 5:30-6:30 p.m., the

first of a monthly discussion “We Create Better, Together: Open Innovation for Social Good” will launch in the art space. The event is free and open to the public. Its purpose is to create local bonds between community members and to promote “design thinking.” A wide variety of participation is likely encouraged to foster the richest communicative

environment possible.

Tuesday: Avalon swing dancing The Avalon Events Center hosts a weekly swing dancing class for a price of $5 with a student ID. Instruction begins at 7:30 p.m. in the historic building on First Avenue. The scenery alone in downtown Fargo will make you want to take your newfound skills to the

streets.

Wednesday: Carbon Leaf at The Aquarium To top off your early week romp, Carbon Leaf is playing at The Aquarium above Dempsey’s in downtown Fargo. Tickets can be bought in advance through Jade Presents or Tickets 300. They are priced at $16. Doors open at 7 p.m., the show beings at 8 p.m.

and seating will be general admission. Unfortunately, because The Aquarium makes its home over a pub, the show hosts a 21+ age requirement.

With such a wide variety of entertainment options in the time frame of the first few days of the week, prepare your calendars and to-do lists for all that downtown Fargo can offer.

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Joe Cichy celebrates homecoming in the tailgating lot along with family and friends.

NDSU Football Alumni Use Homecoming as Venue for Reunion Former players, coaches thankful for sport that brought them together Colton Pool Sports Editor

Former North Dakota State safety Wayne Schluchter recalls a time when now NFL head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars Gus Bradley showed his roots.

When Bradley was an assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks, Schluchter was in town for business.

When he told former teammate Kevin Donnalley, who coached with Bradley at NDSU, he called Bradley for Schluchter.

Before he knew it, Schluchter had practice tickets waiting for him at the Seahawks’ admission office.

Schluchter walked onto the field during that practice, but didn’t want to bother Bradley.

So instead, Bradley took time to bother him.

“I said ‘Gus, you’re busy, go on,” Schluchter said. “He said ‘Hey man, once a Bison always a Bison.’ That’s one thing you’ll hear said over and over again, and it’s true. We’ll do anything for the Bison brotherhood.”

Bradley is seen as one of best young head coaches in the NFL, but Schluchter said he hasn’t forgotten where he’s came from.

“The guy is incredibly busy, but I know he would take the time out for any of his Bison brothers,” Schluchter said. “The eyes

are upon Gus and certainly the old players are wishing good things for him and his career.

“He obviously learned a lot of things at NDSU that benefited him in the national spotlight of football.”

Alumni reunite NDSU played its Homecoming game against Southern Illinois Saturday. The yearly event is an opportunity for past players and coaches to come together and celebrate their roots of college football.

Joe Cichy, an NDSU All-American strong safety in 1969 and 1970, said he has tickets to every Bison home game. He said Homecoming is good for football alumni and NDSU as an institution as well.

“I think there’s a pride the players take in performing well and playing hard,” Cichy said. “That’s been a tradition of Bison football is being a hard-nosed football team.”

Cichy, an inductee of the National College Football Hall of Fame, is a member of the Bison Hall of Fame with father, Sid. Joe Cichy’s brother even played with him in 1970.

Joe Cichy said it’s fun to pick up conversations with former teammates and past players while tailgating before games, especially at Homecoming with more alumni there.

“We talk about how great we were when we played,” Cichy said with a laugh. “We talk about a variety of stuff. We talk about the game, the team, when we played and the great time we had. It’s just fun to see one another.”

Team Makers Executive Director Pat Simmers, a former NDSU coach and

player who saw his sons play as well, said Homecoming has an emphasis on former athletes.

“We want to maintain contact with as many alumni as we can,” Simmers said.

“That’s really what Homecoming is all about: engaging those who finished their educations at North Dakota State and keeping them in touch with their alma mater.”

Simmers said about 50 former athletes who aren’t season ticket holders attend Homecoming, but more are there on a gameby-game basis.

“That’s an opportunity to bring back a number of former student-athletes back on campus and tell them the story of what is happening today,” Simmers said. “That’s why we have the percentage (of alumni attendance) at Homecoming, because you know you’re going to run into a bunch of people you’ve had experiences with.”

Simmers said his former teammates had a reunion of about 30 players last year, including former All-Pro New England Patriots linebacker Steve Nelson. These alumni flock from all over the country, whether it’s North Dakota, Minneapolis or Arizona.

“The things that student-athletes go through at a collegiate level is a different experience,” Simmers said, “which ends up forming different bonds and they become your life-long friends.

“This is an opportunity for us to bring them back to show them what’s changed at North Dakota State and to keep them engaged.”

Bison maintain bond For Schluchter, who is now an assistant

coach at St. Cloud Tech High School, Bison football is a universal bond.

“There were lifelong imprints made upon young men through Bison football,” Schluchter said. “That runs a wide array of impressions from deep friendships to respect to information and work ethic they still have in their daily walks of life.”

Schluchter, who attended a Homecoming committee meeting as an immediate past chair, said he wants to give back to the game.

He wants to teach his players how to outwork their opponents and that giving up on their goals is not an option.

“NDSU football has made a huge impact on my life and the lives of my teammates, coaches and fans,” Schluchter said. “It’s life lessons that are the takeaways, not the big plays or the schemes. It’s the fundamentals and the basics.”

Keeping in contact with his former teammates and coaches, Schluchter said, is a high priority in his life.

And that tradition has been passed on, Schluchter said.

And like Bradley’s case, that tradition isn’t easily forgotten either.

“It’s a tremendously special bond,” he said. “It’s difficult to describe, but I can tell you it’s deep and I would do anything for that group of very close of friends. I would literally do anything for those men, and I know they would do anything for me, if asked.

“I see that in the relationships of other Bison football players. I know they are the same way: If you need anything, ask and we’ll do it.”

NDSU Win Over Salukis Shows Rich Athletic Tradition Young players step up, Bison capitalize on leadership in Homecoming victory Colton Pool Sports Editor

North Dakota State athletics has a rich history.

About 10 minutes of the halftime during NDSU’s Homecoming against Southern Illinois was spent recognizing past athletes for their accomplishments.

That list of success was long enough to lull someone to sleep. It was almost as boring as NDSU’s (6-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) style of play Saturday at the Fargodome.

On their way to a 30th-consecutive win, the Bison ran for 252 yards and three touchdowns against the Salukis (5-2, 2-1).

NDSU grinded out the 38-10 MVFC win by doing the little things right, not necessarily with a big play.

“‘Just worry about playing the next play’ was our theme of the week,” NDSU head coach Chris Klieman said. “If we did that, we thought we would have a game plan good enough to win.”

NDSU’s veteran presence is important here. Past lessons learned from success can be given to the underclassmen of the team.

Even against a top-15 team in the Football Championship Subdivision, the inexperienced Bison made some of the most pivotal plays of the game.

Junior backup tight end Luke Albers wrangled in his first FCS TD catch to give the Bison a 14-point lead in the third quarter after six-year senior Kevin Vaadeland, who had led the team in receptions, went down with a shoulder injury.

“We have a man down, man up mentality around here,” Albers said. “It was my turn to make the play.”

Sophomore Chase Morlock scored a 48yard TD run to give NDSU the final score of the contest.

And maybe most important, young-gun quarterback Carson Wentz found his stride in the second half after completing only one pass in the first half. He connected on

seven of his 13 passes and threw for two touchdowns while running for one.

Young players stepping up is why NDSU is capable of the rich sports tradition.

Senior Trevor Gebhart, who had only caught 2 other TDs in his career, stepped up with a career-long 75-yard touchdown catch when the two leading receivers, Vaadeland and Zach Vraa, were banged up.

“I couldn’t be more proud for a guy who’s been around for a long time,” Klieman said of Gebhart. “He finally had some opportunities. What a big play for him.”

Probably the most important lesson the young players can take away from this year’s team is how to play well in the fourth quarter. The Bison scored three touchdowns in the second half despite SIU only allowing one second-half TD in their previous six games.

“We just wanted to give ourselves a chance in the fourth quarter,” SIU head coach Dale Lennon said. “We just weren’t strong enough to do it. We got schooled.”

NDSU graduated 24 seniors from a 2013 team that went 15-0 on its way to a thirdstraight FCS championship.

But thanks to the young players stepping

up this year, NDSU has found a way to keep that success rolling.

“We knew we were going to have adversity,” Klieman said. “We just play so extremely hard. It’s not always perfect, but they play hard.”

That tradition relies on the strength of the defense. The Bison limited the Salukis to 125 yards in the second half.

“They hang their hat on their defense because it is that good,” Lennon said.

“That’s why defense wins championships.

Their defense is that good and their offense is good enough that if you hang in there they’ll find ways to move the ball on you.”

In fact, even SIU can learn lessons from playing a team like NDSU because it executes that well, Lennon said.

He said when fans talk about NDSU and its past, the word “dynasty” needs to be included.

“It’s something North Dakota State should be proud of, especially with the history here,” Lennon said of NDSU’s 30game win streak. “I hope people don’t take this for granted because this is truly special.”

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NDSU Women’s Golf Wraps Up Fall Season On High Note Bison take team, individual prizes before winter break

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North Dakota State’s Alex Schmid follows through on a fairway shot during the Nebraska Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge in Lincoln, Neb. Schmid won the South Dakota State Jackrabbit Invitational, her first collegiate tournament win, this fall.

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Finishing up a season of tournaments in the Midwest, the North Dakota State women’s golf team will get a chance to hibernate before they head south into a warmer weather spring season.

Led by sixth-year head coach Matt Johnson, the women’s golf program has had a successful fall season.

The Bison took first at the Cobber Open in Detroit Lakes, Minn., fifth in the Chip-N-Club Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., first in the South Dakota State Jackrabbit Fall Invitational in Sioux Falls, S.D., first in the South Dakota Coyote Classic in Dakota Dunes, S.D., and 11th at the Diane Thomason Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa.

“For the most part, it’s been good,” Johnson said. “A little bit of inconsistency, but overall it’s been a good year.”

The women had some success on an individual level as well. Senior Sarah Storandt took second in the Concordia Cobber Open, Jackrabbit Invitational and the USD Classic as well as a tie for fourth in the Chop-N-Club Invitational.

Junior Hailey Boner took third in the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational and fifth in the USD Coyote Classic.

Freshman Natalie Roth finished third at the Jackrabbit Invitational and fifth in the USD Classic, while junior Cassie Wurm took fourth.

Because Storandt has been so successful this year, she is someone those younger players look up to.

“Sarah is a good role model because she is an exceptional student and is a very hard worker,” Johnson said. “She has just worked very, very hard and has made herself a top level and elite player.”

One golf member who looks up to Storandt is sophomore Alex Schmid,

who took first at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational.

“I think it was a good breakthrough for me,” Schmid said, “because when I got to NDSU I struggled a bit with my game. I still am struggling a bit, but I think it helped prove to myself and everyone around me that I am good enough to win a tournament.”

NDSU consists of an even number of grade levels, including two seniors, two juniors, three sophomores and two freshman.

The Bison’s majors spans a wide variety, which includes finance, public relations and advertising, marketing, pharmacy, biological sciences, statistics, chemistry and mathematics education.

Competing against 50-60 other players, Johnson also thought the breakthrough for Schmid was a good stepping stone in such a young career.

“It was a great accomplishment for her and a great sign for her future,” Johnson said.

With the fall portion of their season ending Sunday at Denver Ron Moore Intercollegiate, the team is encouraged to take time off to recover. Conditioning and workout drills will pick up in December, and indoor practice will begin in January.

NDSU will pick things up on Feb. 23 for the Grand Canyon Invitational in Phoenix.

Once late April hits, top Bison players will travel to the Summit League Championship in Seaside, Calif.

Storandt said the Bison will have one mission in mind.

“Our goal for the spring is to improve enough that we can be competitive against Denver and Oral Roberts,” Storandt said.

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Purple Pain: Vol. 2.02: Why I Quit on Adrian Peterson Vikings should release the All-Pro running back before their reputation worsens Joe Kerlin Staff Writer

Adrian Peterson s h o u l d never play another down in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings.

The 29-year-old running back is free on bond for his felony child abuse charge that took place in September and after admitting he “smoked a little weed” before his urinalysis Wednesday, Texas prosecutors are seeking his arrest, again.

Saying it’s been a rough stretch for Peterson over the past month is the understatement of the decade. And Vikings fans have had enough.

It shouldn’t matter if when Peterson is released, his 2015 cap hit is $15.4 million; it shouldn’t matter if the Vikings trade him for 30 cents on the dollar; it shouldn’t matter if he tweets verses from the New Testament. Peterson should never take another carry for the Vikings.

According to the New York Times, from 2000 to Sept. 12, 2014, there have been 713 instances in which NFL players have been arrested. The Minnesota

Vikings are No. 1 on the list.

The league average since 2000 is 22 arrests per team and according to the New York Times, the Vikings have doubled the league average with 44 arrests.

What was a major problem during the Mike Tice, love boat and Randy Moss era, the Vikings’ players off-the-field issues have emerged again thanks, in part, to Jerome Simpson, Erin Henderson and Peterson, to name a few players.

The consistency of player arrests has scarred the Vikings as a team, franchise and business.

Being mentioned in the same breath as the Portland “Jail” Blazers from the 2000s is a public relations disaster, and it’s a quick way for fans to start turning on ownership.

Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf took ownership of the team in 2005, and it’s now or never for them to clean up the Vikings’ troubles with the law.

And it starts with the removal of Peterson.

Regardless of views on disciplining your child, womanizing and “smoking a little weed,” we would be mistaken to believe Peterson is innocent for lack of common sense. His actions have been consistently ignorant as his perception grows of seeing himself as someone who is above the law. Peterson has no sense of the magnitude of his actions or the person he is portraying to be to the rest of the world. Publishing a picture of yourself kissing one of

your many children on the Internet and quoting scripture can only carry so much weight for so long.

Eventually, the public needs to see genuine change in the person that Peterson is today.

And for the stoners, smoking marijuana in the state of Texas is a criminal act and toking up while out on bond is the most nonsensical act any alleged criminal can do. That’s right, I said criminal. That’s what Peterson would be right now.

The past 500 or so words may have upset Viking fans. ‘Ah man, what is this guy talking about? AP has been the best player to wear purple since Moss.’

It’s a morality issue at this point, whether you believe he should be on the team or not. And if you believe Peterson should be on the team, ask yourself this: If Matt Asiata were to act in the way Peterson has over his career, would he be taking week six snaps, or would he be back on the loading dock where the Vikings found him?

Standards are set and expected to be maintained throughout an organization. If an individual makes a habit of not maintaining standards, you cut the loose end, no matter how many yards he runs for.

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