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Erik Diederich and Hilary Haugeberg, both nominated by student government, were named the 2013 homecoming king and queen Thursday.

Diederich, Haugeberg crowned homecoming king and queen Lexus LaMotte Co-News Editor

On the evening of Oct. 10, two students were named NDSU’s homecoming king and queen. Counting in the votes from the student body of NDSU, the winners were announced, naming Erik Diederich and Hilary Haugeberg NDSU’s homecoming king and queen of 2013.

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in Management Communication and was nominated by student government. Erik Diederich is a senior majoring in Construction Management and was also nominated by student government.

“There are no words to describe what it is to come out on stage and hear people cheer for you,” Diederich said. “I’m so humble, and I think that is the best part about this.”

Last year’s 2012 homecoming king and queen, Courtland Miller and Alyssa Lipsiea, were there to crown the newest king and queen.

As homecoming king and queen you are noticed as a big part of the homecoming weekend and do activities such as the homecoming parade and pep fest, which were cancelled this year due to weather conditions.

Diederich and Haugeberg both said their favorite part of the week was becoming closer with all 12 members of the homecoming court.

“We didn’t really know each other at the start of it, but will remain friends and keep in touch because of being together on the court,” said Haugeberg.

Last Thursday night also held many performances to kick off the event. Blue Key Honor Society put on its annual homecoming show, which showcased campus talent from an assortment of groups. The theme for this year’s homecoming show was “Roam Home.”

The winner of this year’s homecoming skit was Delta Tau Delta and Kappa Delta who entertained the crowd with a skit on

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touring through campus and ending it with a celebratory dance to Fergie’s “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody.”

“The biggest deal for us is that some of us go out to win and do the best we can,” Cale Homuth, a member of Delta Tau Delta and a three-peat winner of the homecoming show. “But in the end, we’re all just out there to have fun on stage and be silly. We’re just honored to come back and help this philanthropy come through.”

The SPAM award, an award given out to the group with the biggest supporters and loudest cheers, was awarded to Saddle and Sirloin.

The homecoming show brought in over $7,000 for the organization, Pray for Gray, a nonprofit brain tumor foundation.

Campus Wonders, ‘Who’s Danny?’

Sidewalk messages from organizations generate reactions among students Benjamin Norman Contributing Writer

A person strolling around campus during homecoming Week could not go a few feet without literally stumbling across a question: “Do you agree with Danny?”

The chalk message was scattered across all corners of campus.

The message was deliberately ambiguous. If one was not privy to upcoming events, they unquestionably wondered who Danny was and what was potentially being agreed upon. Preliminary speculation ranged from LGBT celebrations to doings of the Illuminati. The seemingly surefire website doyouagreewithdanny.com was only a countdown clock that expired last Friday.

The average student before Friday stood in the dark.

“I have no idea who Danny is,” said Faith Stoltenow, a freshman studying nursing. “I would really like to know why and what this message is [about] all over campus.”

Friday arrived and the message was proclaimed; the instigators unveiled themselves.

Jake Oliversen, a junior in marketing and NDSU’s Cru president, said his organization, along with Chi Alpha, was behind the madness. The chalk writing started the previous Sunday after sunset.

He explained that between 50 and 60 student leaders strolled the campus writing the message anywhere they could. In fact, they used around 50 cases of chalk.

“It was a pretty big operation,” Oliverson said.

Also part of the chalk committee was

Austin Hanson, a senior studying biology and a member of Cru and Chi Alpha.

“It was probably around 10 [p.m. when we started],” Hanson said. “It took probably around two hours to complete.”

Their vague message centered on the mystery man of the week, who turned out to be student leader Danny Luecke.

Luecke, a senior studying mathematics education, has been an active member of Cru and Chi Alpha since his freshman year. “[The organizations] are both amazing student organizations,” Luecke said. “…

The people in both [organizations] live their lives surrendered to Christ…There are dozens of other great things I like about both Cru and Chi Alpha, but having Jesus Christ at the center of these organizations is what I like the most.”

But why this Danny? Luecke ponders the same question.

“The idea for ‘Do You Agree with Danny’ has been used by Cru on many college campuses around the United States,” Luecke said. “I was chosen as the person who happens to have their name all over campus and on t-shirts because I am a student leader on campus. I greatly desire to share with people how Jesus Christ has radically changed my life.”

Oliversen said the full “Danny message”—after spending the better part of the school week in anonymity on the sidewalks—was fully uncovered on Friday, when doyouagreewithdanny.com released Danny’s statement of faith. “[The whole campaign] “is just really to get the conversation started about things that people would not normally talk about,” he said.

At 7 p.m. Tuesday at Festival Concert Hall, Luecke will proclaim his message.

“We are hoping to pack it out and it will be the big official ‘hear what Danny has to say,’” said Oliversen.

Luecke plans on sharing “some of my

personal life story; more specifically how Jesus saved me from the traps of the life that I was stuck in.”

Danny will undoubtedly talk about topics like balancing the college and faith life, a subject that Cru and Chi Alpha tackle regularly.

“Cru is… a nondenominational church that partners along with different churches in the area,” Oliversen said. “It really opens up the floor to all people from all sorts of denominations to be welcomed in our environment.”

The Christian organization, according to their website, “promotes evangelism and discipleship in more than 190 countries around the world.”

The Cru organization also follows rules.

“Just to clear the air,” said Oliversen, “we did get permission from the University to do [write on sidewalks.] It’s amazing what just asking one simple question can do to people.

It caused pandemonium within.”

Pandemonium has included outrage on Overheard at NDSU and people chalking up “No!” underneath the original sidewalk message.

It has not been easy. “This week, keeping my identity unknown was really unique,” said Luecke, “It was difficult to hear some of the negative things people said about this event.”

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On Thursday, Oliversen cleared the air on Overheard at NDSU by stating that Cru has followed the University’s policies in regards to chalking for the “I Agree with Danny” event and that they had permission to do so.

“Cru is in no way affiliated with the open-air preachers who have been heckling students at the Union,” Oliversen later went on to write. Oliversen made it clear the speakers were not associated with Cru in ideology or association.

“Cru is an organization that does not force Christianity on anyone,” Oliversen said.

“The complete love, joy and peace that I have solely comes from God and my relationship with him,” Luecke said. “I want to tell my fellow Bison about the greatness of God and his desire to begin and keep intimate relationships with every person at NDSU and in the world.”

For more information on Cru, its meetings are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday nights in the Century Theatre in the Memorial Union.

Chi Alpha congregates at 7 and 8:30 p.m.

Thursday nights at the Century Theatre as well. Danny Luecke will speak at Festival Concert Hall at 7 p.m. Oct. 15.

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President Delivers Positive Q&A With Chuck Hoge Hoge named Research and Message in Address Technology NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani presented his fourth State of the University Address presented Oct. 10 in Festival Concert Hall, to a packed house.

The core of his speech centered around his belief that NDSU is currently at a historical turning point.

He highlighted the school’s progress from when he started, including reaching a top level ranking from Carnegie Commission of Higher Education.

He also stated that he wants to move the university forward by adding faculty positions and scholarly services.

Bresciani says the number of positions he plans to add could be the largest in NDSU’s history.

In the area of facilities, Bresciani said that there were exciting opportunities to be had with NDSU’s new STEM classroom building project, an addition to the R-1 building in the Research and Technology Park and the nearly complete third phase of the Agricultural Experiment Station Research Greenhouse. Reno-

state’s future success as they enter their careers or the increasingly strong graduate programs we offer. As a matter of fact, this fall we are reporting a record number of graduate students as well.”

Bresciani also says changes in NDSU’s redesigned business model allowed the university to increase its reserve funds.

That has improved the school’s bond rating and means lowering or elminating what he says has been a “smothering” interest rate on those bonds.

“As a result of those reinvestments we are moving beyond an admirable vision, to the delivery of what only the best universities in the nation can offer the people they serve,” he said in closing. “At the same time, we are remaining the student focused, land-grant research university that is our tradition, our foundation and what we are increasingly and uniquely known for on a nationwide basis. Thank you for making our dreams become our reality, with the ultimate objective of better encouraging the success of those we serve.”

Bohl-ieve He’s Here to Stay Head coach shows commitment to NDSU Colton Pool Staff Writer

NDSU head coach Craig Bohl has developed a reputation within college sports circles.

The NDSU record holder for most wins by a head coach has put together a Football Championship Subdivision program, which has gone 7-3 against FBS teams—including an upset win over Big 12 champion Kansas State, shocking the entire country in the process.

NDSU’s success attracted ESPN’s “College GameDay” to Fargo, which is something not a large number of football programs can say.

Naturally, many Bison fans have wondered if the North Dakota hero would take his considerable resume to a bigger BCS school.

However, according to NDSU Athletic Director Gene Taylor, Bison fans shouldn’t be losing sleep anytime soon.

“I don’t worry as much as I did five or six years ago when he was having success,” Taylor said. “It’s a slim chance, but right now it’s not something I keep a lot of thought of that that’s going to happen. I’m very confident that Craig is going to be here for the remaining portion of his contract.”

Only a few days before winning his second FCS national title in January, NDSU announced Bohl signed an eight-year extension to his contract worth $205,503 per year with the possibility of increased based on performance.

The deal also includes bonuses for achievements throughout the season such as $10,000 for a Missouri Valley Football Conference

title and $15,000 dollars for a FCS championship.

“I want to thank Gene Taylor for his leadership and believing in the direction that we have established for the North Dakota State football program,” Bohl said after the contract was finalized. “I sincerely appreciate the university’s long-term commitment to me and to the future of Bison football.”

A notable stipulation to the deal said if Bohl were to leave NDSU for another NCAA head coaching job, he would have to pay the school $100,000.

If he were to leave for a higher-end BCS team, he would owe $413,000— twice his yearly salary.

Though the provisions may seem like a stretch for self-protection, Taylor said the extension—as well as the penalties for leaving— wasn’t his idea to begin with.

“It was Craig’s idea,” Taylor said. “He basically said, ‘If you’re willing to commit to me for a lengthy period of time, I feel I owe you some commitment and some reassurance that I will be here.’”

Despite the steep provisions, many Bison faithful may still foresee Bohl’s departure in the near future.

Taylor admitted there may be some reason to worry, but not nearly as much as one would think.

“A lot of people made it sound like we’re not going to keep him,” Taylor said.

“That’s really not the case.

He clearly said, ‘I want to be here and if you’re going to commit to me then I feel like I should owe you something back if I should ever leave.’”

If Bohl were to leave, he would not only have to answer to Bison fans and players, but also high school recruits exploring their collegiate options.

Taylor said Bohl’s expression of dedication made an important statement for the future of NDSU. “He was the one that approached me about commit-

ting to a lengthy contract,” Taylor said. “That tells me he wants to be here for a long period of time.

“That should answer a lot of the recruits’ questions like, ‘How long are you going to be here, coach?’ when he goes into these homes to visit with the young men.”

Taylor stressed how reassuring the signing was for NDSU athletics. When Bohl was the one to make the first move, Taylor was able to take a sigh of relief, knowing the commitment Bohl had toward the program.

“It ensures some stability in our football program for quite some time,” Taylor said. “Many coaches don’t do that. They have a chance to have success and they’re looking at the next opportunity. Craig’s not that way.

He’s had success and he’s looking to make a commitment to us.”

Now looking for a third consecutive national championship, the Bison will have plenty of stability with their coaching staff moving forward.

“The success that we’ve accomplished has been possible because of the collective efforts of the football coaches, staff, players, our administration and the entire NDSU family,” Bohl said after his contract was finalized.

Formalities aside, Taylor and Bohl have formed a solid relationship outside of football. Taylor said the language in Bohl’s deal isn’t what gives him the biggest sense of reassurance.

The talks they had behind closed doors was when Taylor knew Bohl was with the Bison for the long haul.

“I think that one of the reasons we’ve been able to come to these decisions is because we have a great relationship,” Taylor said.

“There’s a lot of trust. He trusts that I’m going to do everything to help him advance this program, and I trust him to do things and make decisions that will be in the best interest of NDSU.”

Park’s Interim Executive Director Rhianna LaValla Contributing Writer

Some may say Chuck Hoge is an interesting man.

Not only has he served as CEO of Bobcat Company and Otter Tail Corporation, but he is now the interim executive director of NDSU’s Research and Technology Park.

Hoge is taking over for previous interim executive director Brenda Wyland, who took a position as director of marketing for Appareo Systems, according to a university press release.

Hoge has served on the Park’s board of directors for most of its existence.

“Chuck has been involved with the Research a n d Technology Park for many years and has spent much of his career as a business executive,” NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani said in the press release, who also serves as president of the Park’s board of directors.

“He brings outstanding experience to this position, and we are glad to be able to tap into that for this arm of the university that helps commercialize NDSU research.”

With the recent $600,000 research and development partnership with Bobcat, Hoge’s experience will be invaluable. One of his and the Park’s goals is to commercialize new products and services and the part NDSU students will play in this process. Many of the clients in the park hire NDSU students as interns or for long-term positions.

“Companies in the park hire a very wide spectrum of academic majors,” Hoge said. “Most obvious are those in scientific areas, as well as engineering and computer science majors.

In addition, there are skills required to support the full aspect of running a business from accounting, general business, human resources and marketing, just to name a few.”

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S: What is the most important thing that past directors have done to make the Park so successful?

H: In my opinion, the single most important thing is to link the outstanding aspects of NDSU with our private-sector clients. In addition to commercializing new products or services, Park companies are involved with research activity at NDSU. For example, Bobcat recently announced a $600,000 research and development partnership with NDSU.

S: As former CEO of Bobcat Company and Otter Tail Corporation, how do you think your experience will add to the success of the Research and Technology Park?

H: I think the best thing is just having a bigger picture perspective and the perspective of private business.

I have some experience in planning with larger corporations that also should help.

S: What is the process for finding a permanent executive director?

H: With the direction of the strategic plan, a position description will be developed for the executive director position. The research park board will establish a subcommittee to evaluate and recommend a person for the job that has the experience and skill sets identified in the planning process and summarized in the position description.

S: What are the goals and objectives of the Research and Technology Park and the Technology Incubator?

H: The RTP exists to enhance the investments in NDSU by the people of North Dakota. Through a variety of partnerships with the NDSU research community, high technology businesses, national and regional centers of excellence, the RTP will achieve successful technology development and broaden the economic base of the state and region.

S: Do you think it will be different running a nonprofit business rather than Bobcat or Otter Tail?

H: Much is the same, as the business of business is consistent across industries and for profit/nonprofit activities. I think the biggest difference is that this position has so many interested people to keep involved in our activities and in our planning process. Obviously, NDSU and the park are very important, but the RTP is also very important to economic development at the Federal level, as evidenced by the recent Economic Development Administration grant.

S: What is the difference between and interim executive director, and a permanent executive director’s job?

H: The job responsibilities are the same. It is just a matter of timing. I am serving the board until the strategic plan is far enough along to identify the skills and experience required to best accomplish the strategy of the Park. We expect the planning process to go into next year, so I would expect that the search for a permanent executive director to begin five to six months from now.

S: How does one go about getting this position?

H: Ha. Good question. I have been on the board of the Park for many years. I have a passion for NDSU and for what we are trying to accomplish at the Park.

The Park has been extremely successful in the past, and I would like to see the park continue to be successful by

S: What made you want to take this position?

H: I am proud of the past accomplishment and growth of the Park, and I am passionate that this success continue. Plus, I was ready to take on a new and exciting challenge.

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vations are in the works to revamp the food production laboratory of the College of Human Development and Education and the rededication is scheduled for the newly remodeled Minard Hall.

Bresciani also said the university will be developing much stronger support for the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Sciences, which he said “has become one of our most exciting areas of growth and success in meeting state needs for graduates in those fields.”

Bresciani said the university faced a major financial crisis as he began his presidency in 2010, but NDSU’s budgetary picture has improved substantially, setting the stage for outstanding achievements. “By my very purposeful design, we have become the institution of choice for students seeking a traditional, residential, full-time degree in a rigorous research university environment, and who intend to and do graduate in four years,” Bresciani said.

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Hoge: I am serving as interim director until such time that a permanent director is hired. The RTP Board has asked me to lead a strategic planning process for the Park that will assess the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of the Park. Timing for this plan is perfect as the new Vice President for Research and Creative Activity at the University, Dr. Kelly Rusch, just began a few weeks ago. The plan for the Park must be consistent with the plan for research at NDSU. Along with the planning process, my main focus is to serve the client companies of the Park. These include the research activities that are taking place by the university in buildings R1 and R2. We are also a host to John Deere Electronic Solutions, Appareo Systems, Candlewood Suites, Bobcat and another eight companies that reside in our business Incubator building. These companies are in various stages of evolution, from start-up to those that are beginning to take products or services to market.

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Tailgating. America’s past time. Or was that baseball?

Oh well, either way, tailgating has grabbed the hearts of many diehard football fanatics. It’s the perfect excuse for a group of friends and family alike to all gather hours before the game and shove their freshly cooked food into their face.

I’ve always been under the impression that tailgating was especially great for fans of southern teams, but brutal for the fans of northern teams. A quick look at a geographic weather map should explain my reasoning, but apparently that gets thrown out the window here in Fargo.

In Fargo, Bison football and tailgating go hand-in-hand like Brock Jensen and fourth quarter game-winning drives.

(With all due apologies to Southern Illinois, Georgia Southern, Northern Iowa and Kansas State.)

Bison fans are passionate about two things. Winning and tailgating.

I had the opportunity to go out onto the street and jump into the tailgating experience and talk with the Bison faithful.

“Any Bison football day is a good day,” was a response from one tailgater. Even with the snow and the frigid temperatures.

Only in North Dakota people, only in North Dakota.

I didn’t really fully understand how important tailgating was until I got out and talked to fans. They take it very seriously, and for a lot of people, it has become an important part of their lives.

I chatted with a group of four families that drives 350 miles into Fargo the night before every game. Rain, snow or shine or in some cases a blowout looming on the horizon of the flat North Dakota plains (See St. Francis in ’11, Prairie View A&M in ’12 or Delaware State this year).

I asked them, why do you travel so far for one game a week? Surprisingly my question practically was the answer.

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“Because it is only one game a week. It’s one day a week where us four families all get onto the bus, drive into Fargo and have a great day just visiting with each other, enjoying each other’s company. All while eating great food and then gearing up for a Bison win.”

Touché sir. My biggest question was how do these fans stay outside in the freezing cold, for sometimes up to five hours at a time?

Being from Minnesota, I know cold. But I’ve realized there is a difference between Minnesota’s cold and North Dakota’s cold.

This past Saturday it was 38 and gusty. In other words, it was summer time in Fargo. I can’t make this up, I had multiple people look me straight in the eye, and tell me that was perfect weather.

One guy even went as far as to say, “This feels like summer. I take it you’re not from Fargo.”

No sir, I am not. I half expected him to break out a box of fireworks and sparklers at any moment.

There were two words of the day that I heard more than any other. The first was comradery. I heard that word 17 times at 25 different campsites. Bison faithful truly make tailgating a family experience. Shared with their best and hungriest friends.

After talking to so many passionate fans, I really started to appreciate not only the tailgating experience, but also the notion this is engraved in a lot of lives, families and more importantly, cultures.

For many, this is a way of living. Being together with their best friends, family, eating good, hot, food and just basking in the North Dakota snow—err sun—is genuinely a lifestyle.

The second word of the day was brats. Being a self-proclaimed food lover and grill expert (And when I say self-

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proclaimed, it’s really only me who believes the grill expert, but I digress), I love to hear what everyone else is enjoying on his or her grill.

Fun statistic of the day: 70 percent of camps stated that some variation of brats were their favorite food of the day, and one guy even told me he’d eat brats every day for the rest of his life.

To each his own, I guess?

The most interesting grilled item I found in my tailgating excursion was probably bacon-wrapped pheasant, walleye or venison. In a world where pigs and cows reign supreme on the grill, it was great to see a bird, fish and deer make the jump into that hallowed category of grilled animals.

“Frisco or bust” was also a common theme of the day.

I’d rather not delve into the talk of Frisco as I’m not one to voluntarily accept being a scapegoat, if plans fall through, but I’ll say this: NDSU would be well-represented in Texas should they make the trip for the third year in a row.

If all these Bison-faithful would make the 17-hour drive down to Frisco, I had to ask... would they be willing to travel to Tuscaloosa for a dynasty showdown in January?

“Bring on Alabama and that Nick Saban,” was among some of the most popular responses.

I checked the average temperature in Tuscaloosa during the month of January. Its 43 degrees. Just like the summer time in Fargo (this past August not withstanding).

I couldn’t help but smile at the idea of seeing the thousands of NDSU fans decked in green and yellow, all camped together talking about the 30 inches of snow they got the night before, playing bag toss or catch, grilling their brats in Alabama.

That is NDSU tailgating at its core, folks.

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Bison Pride Runs Campus-wide Yasser Shaikh | Staff Writer

As NDSU gears up for its biggest event of the year, homecoming 2013, there is a golden emotion flowing among the student body these days.

Here at NDSU we call it Bison pride.

Often exhibited with scores of green and gold, Bison pride is not restricted to the display of Bison horns and football chants. This emotion runs deeper across the very existence of every NDSU student.

As I overheard two Bison fans talking at a game, one of them said to the other, “You see, the Bison community is like an organized religion. Craig Bohl is the minister, the football team is his crew of volunteers and musicians and the fans are devout followers. This whole event is like a zealous Sunday service at church.”

We took time to find out what the student community has to say about the Bison Pride. Here are some of the answers we got:

zachary sanchez Freshman finance

Everyone belongs and no one is left out. Everyone in the Bison community seems to be happy.

SURYA SHARMA CASSIE HILLEN SOPHOMORE COMP. SCIENCE

Having a sense of pride to be going to school at NDSU. Having faith in our football team.

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The school coming together to show that they are proud to be Bison.

elizabeth wellmann Tom Grotenhuis Freshman Elec. Engineering

Pride in our school, our state, and our teams.

Freshman English Ed.

Megan Matejcek

Being proud not only in yourself, but also in others and sharing strong connections that run deep.

Confessions of a Fifth-year Senior Homecoming is my favorite holiday Stephanie Stanislao

Bison pride doesn’t only unite Freshman the university, but also the state.

Social Sicence Ed. It’s something that unites us all.

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I love celebrating holidays…being festive is just something I have a knack for, I guess.

Halloween is a blast because you get to dress up any way you choose, be any crazy character you wish and nobody can judge you.

Thanksgiving is great, because you get to spend an entire day stuffing your face, spending time with family and yelling at the TV during the traditional turkey-day football game.

In addition, to both of these great holidays is Christmas. A day to celebrate the birth of the Lord, partake in yearly Christmas traditions and give gifts to those who mean the most to you.

But of all the times of the year that I like to celebrate the most, NDSU homecoming week takes the cake.

It might sound crazy to some that I would consider homecoming week to be my favorite holiday, let alone a holiday at all,

but in all honesty it is.

There is something so special about homecoming week at NDSU. Although Bison pride is seen all around Fargo every day, 12 months of the year, homecoming week is the typical showing of Bison pride on steroids.

Current and former students of NDSU gather as a herd during this week.

Some travel only a few minutes to attend the festivities and some travel from far, far away places. Traveling to reminisce about the good old days on our great campus… to keep NDSU’s rich tradition alive.

For some of these alumni, I would imagine, returning to campus during homecoming week is like returning home.

There truly is something so heartwarming, so awe-inspiring about this week.

NDSU homecoming is the definition of school spirit.

As my last homecoming week as a student has come and gone, I reflect on the homecomings of my college career and become excited about the homecomings that I will experience as an alumni.

So go ahead and call me crazy, but NDSU homecoming week will always have a special place in my heart and will forever be my favorite holiday.

I love this university. It is my home, and I cannot wait to come back here someday.

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Homecoming Week is always a special time of year, especially for those involved with the Gold Star Alumni Band.

A culmination of generations of former Gold Star Marching Band members, this group’s biggest event of the year is Homecoming Week, when the football game, parade and various other band gatherings all take place.

With its origins in the early 1980s, the Alumni Band is composed of a vast assortment of former marching band members. Bill Haring, along with Curt Lundberg, Carol Houglum and Wendy Anderson cofounded the band over 30 years ago with the guidance of Orv Eidem, NDSU band director from 1970 to 1993.

“We started organizing in 1980, and we actually passed our charter, our constitution in October of 1981 at Homecoming that year,” Haring said. “We’re starting our 33rd year in October now.”

Alumni over the years have included everyone from members of the original college marching band in the early part of the 20th century to fresh-out-of-college graduates from 1980 onward. Members ranging in age from their 20s to their 90s have all come out for Homecoming throughout the years, with many members from the ‘80s infancy years still coming back every fall.

“There’s hundreds of potential alumni out there, and year to year, you know, we’ll have 30 to 60 members that’ll come home for a Homecoming event,” founder Bill Haring said.

On average, 50 to 60 people come home for homecoming events, unless it is a larger event for the band. The last event, which was the Gold Star Marching Band’s 100th anniversary, attracted 250 or more alumni.

Coming home to NDSU for Homecoming Week means breaking out the old instruments for many returning members. Just like the alumni band members, their instruments span generations as well. Members lacking instruments are provided with ones from area high schools such as West Fargo and North High. “…Most of us still have instruments from our college days,” Haring said. “We have many of our folks that are

playing with [bands] around the areas where we live. We have performing musicians that are still playing and then we have people that come home once a year and only play once a year at Homecoming.”

Events during homecoming week include a slot in the homecoming parade, playing appearances with the Gold Star Marching Band, a few social events and alumni recognition. This year’s honoree is Steve Anderson, a band director at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, Minn. and a 1969 graduate of NDSU. “He’s been active with the band over the years,” Haring said. “He kind of gained a little notoriety—he invented his own sousaphone for the alumni event, we call it the ‘Bisonaphone.’”

Anderson’s “Bisonaphone” is painted in NDSU colors, has bison horns and NDSU logos on it.

Other honors bestowed by the alumni band are scholarships made possible by its endowment fund. An initial charter membership of 80 people established a scholarship endowment, now up to $30,000.

“It continues to grow; we have people that contribute to that endowment every year,” Haring said. “We’ve pushed that account and our members have continued to support it.”

Haring also said the bad has a couple members who have given considerable amounts of money to the Alumni Foundation for different endowments. The band also supported, and continues to support, the Orv Eidem Endowment after he passed away.

Bringing together generations of Bison band members, past and present, the Gold Star Alumni Band is right at home during homecoming week. Reuniting past band members and honoring the young and old with a variety of events is what the alumni band is all about.

“We have a lot of grads who come out of the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s…recent grads have been joining us now,” Haring said.

“We’re kind of just a real broad spectrum of people who have been involved with the Gold Star band.”

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ALBUM REVIEW INNOCENTS BY MOBY Downtempo, soulful electronic Eric Lindholm

Contributing Writer

Electronic music pioneer Moby released his 11th fulllength album Innocents to a fair amount of hype earlier this month.

While it may not be his best work, it represents a drastic departure from the style of his last few albums and certainly merits a listen from any fan of the genre.

One thing fans of Moby’s work will notice immediately is the sense of sadness pervading the album.

Innocents brings the focus away from the discoinspired beats he normally exhibits, and spends more time highlighting Moby’s well-crafted instrumentation and vocal performances of his many guest singers.

The closest analogues I can draw to his previous work are “Everloving” and “Sunday” from his most famous album, Play. The tempo is lower, and every song seems to reinforce the

album’s melancholy tone.

Since the release of Play in 1999, many music aficionados have criticized Moby for trying only to recapture the elements that made it great, namely the mixture of pop, soul and electronic that garnered him so much praise.

Innocents represents a grand departure for the 47-year-old disc jockey, and he has expressed the fact that Innocents was the album he always wanted to make.

“My goal as a musician is to make music that, when I listen to it, affects me emotionally,” said Moby in an interview with Time Magazine, “the only pressure I felt was trying to make something I liked.”

I personally recommend track five, “The Perfect Life” as a jumping-off point for the album. It features Moby’s signature percussion behind a pop-rock melody and Wayne Coyne’s excellent vocal performance and serves as an excellent bridge between Moby’s previous work and the rest of the album.

Another track to try would be track 11, “The Lonely Night,” which showcases the introspective gloom of the album, as well

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as Mark Lanegan’s haunting vocals, which was my favorite guest appearance in Innocents.

Overall, Innocents is a

well-produced album from one of the greats of electronic music. Personally, I think it’s the best album released

by Moby in quite a while,

and I’ve found myself listening to it frequently as I study.

If you’re in the market for some down tempo

electronic music, Innocents comes highly recommended from me.

I give Moby’s Innocents a nine out of 10.

Book Review ‘Asylum Jam’ Sheds Russia To Fund Production Light on Mental Illness of ‘Patriotic’ Games ‘Everything is Connected’ Video games made with realistic mental issues in mind Steven Strom A&E Editor

The United States doesn’t like “crazy” people.

Society has great strides in recent years toward awareness and understanding of mental illness, but popular media still uses it mainly as a means to shock and entertain, usually through vilification of the mentally ill.

Video games are a bit different. Mental illness has been a driving factor in survival horror games since “Silent Hill.” The ideas presented in that franchise evolved in games like “Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem” and “Amnesia: The Dark Descent,” where insanity was actually a gameplay mechanic.

However, realistic mental illness remains largely unexplored. Lucy Morris wants to address that with the “Asylum Jam.” “Asylum Jam” is a game jam where fledgling developers come together to make games around a specific theme in a set amount of time.

Recently, they have been used to generate awareness of specific topics, such as journalist Jenn Frank’s Boob Jam, which asked developers to make games about breasts in nonsexual contexts to promote women’s health and gender equality.

“Asylum Jam” seeks to do something similar with mental illness.

“Horror is usually derived from what we don’t understand,” Morris said in an interview with Giant Bomb’s Patrick Klepek.

“There isn’t a lot of mental illness health awareness out of there, and I think that’s partly what has driven it to become a trope. The fact that it’s glorified in horror movies and video games and comics—all media, for so long—it’s just eventually come to this point where we expect to see these things.”

The game jam isn’t about saying games that riff on mental illness are bad, but that they could explore a wider range of depictions.

“Neverending Nightmares” is a recent example of a game attempting to do just that. The title, which was recently just funded on Kickstarter, is inspired by games like “Silent Hill 2” and “Amnesia,” but is mostly based on developer Matt Gilgenbach’s personal struggles with actual mental issues.

Gilgenbach hopes to “make a difference in peoples’ lives. I can show them that they are not suffering alone! I can tell them that things can get better.”

All of the games are set to be available through the game’s website as of this Sunday. The jam featured over 200 developers from around the world, so there’s plenty to choose from. You can check them out for yourself and see if they make any difference in how you think about mental illness and the way society portrays it.

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Games with negative portrayals of military to be banned Steven Strom A&E Editor

T h e Russian government wants to aide development of “patriotic” video games. Meanwhile, games deemed to “distort” history could be banned within the country.

“The main thing we expect from the producers of video games is the realistic and historically truthful representation of events,” Arseny Mironov said. Mironov is an aide to Russia’s culture minister Vladimir Medinsky.

These comments come form the Russian newspaper Izvestiya and were reported in English at the Hollywood Reporter.

He added presenting a “negative image of the Russian warrior,” would be deemed inadmissible and such games could be banned for sale in the country if they were deemed such.

So, the Russian government is cool with historically accurate video games, just as long as they don’t put the military in a negative light.

Right then.

Once such game has already been banned. Sales of “Company of Heroes 2,” Relic Entertainment’s WWII-centric real-time strategy game, were halted after it was deemed to misrepresent Russian soldiers during that time.

Supporting historical games isn’t exactly nefarious, but the bit about banning games that don’t fit

with the government’s view of history is worrisome.

Add this to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ban of “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors,” (basically, banning rights for LGBTQ citizens in Russia), and all but legalizing violence against sexual minorities and Russia starts to sound more and more like the scary totalitarian place my grandfather probably thought it was.

Russia’s not the only country investigating financial breaks for games. Certain regions of the United States have also experimented with the idea, but with infamous results.

The most famous case involved 38 Studios, a video game company founded

by Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. The company went bankrupt after an incident with a loan agreement from the state of Rhode Island fell through.

While the company was able to produce one critically acclaimed and financially successful game (“Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning”), it was unable to complete its primary massively multiplayer project because of the loan, and the subsequent legal issues surrounding it.

This case is often cited as a possible reason why the United States has been slow to adopt its own policies regarding game development funding.

Something more similar to Russia’s policies has been proposed in Great Britain.

Last December, the United Kingdom established tax reliefs for game studios based on how much they reflected British culture. However, these breaks have yet to be enacted.

We’ll have to see what sorts of projects are accepted for the Russian program (or rejected for Russian sale) as time goes on. Hopefully, everyone’s favorite shirtless president will keep the fascism to a minimum.

Book explores creativity, breaks boundaries Linda Norland

Contributing Writer

With her outside-thebox thinking and trademark quirkiness, author Keri Smith’s books break the boundaries when it comes to genres and, well, what books can be in general. Successful author of the popular “Wreck This Journal” and many other creative endeavors, Smith does not so much write books as make them.

In return her books are not meant to be read in the classic sense—they are meant to be experienced. Her newest work, “Everything Is Connected,” came out on Oct. 4.

This newest book is somewhat of a recap of “Wreck This Journal,” “This Is Not a Book,” and some of Smith’s other works. As she says on her blog kerismith. com/blog, she “reworked some pieces that I love and that I felt lent themselves to the concept of mailing.”

This concept takes some of her favorite pages and puts them into a form that is meant to be shared with others: postcards. Each page has a perforation and can be torn out and mailed to a friend, perhaps, or even to a stranger as one card prompts. These postcards need not be torn out and mailed; the owner can simply complete them as they wish and keep them. In order to truly get into the spirit of the thing, however, one must venture out of one’s comfort zone.

Activities on the front of the postcards include things like transforming a photo, making a sculpture with the card or asking others to help you deface it. They ask the reader to go out and meet people, to go on adventures, to do things he or she would not normally do. In some cases they can be daunting, like little secret missions where the worst that could happen is an awkward situation. Anyone familiar with Smith’s books will recognize some of her previous projects as well as a few newbies thrown into the mix.

Having purchased and completed many of Smith’s books (my favorite being “How To Be an Explorer of the World”), I have to say this book was a bit disappointing, because it seemed to be recycling a lot of old material. I would especially recommend this book to those who are new to Smith and her ways. It offers a creative, intriguing and utterly social form of expression. It encourages readers to connect with others, because, truly, how often do you actually send a letter to someone just to ask how they are doing?

The postcards provide a way to mix up a regular old correspondence letter, and can be especially fun for those who are in longdistance relationships or who have friends or family in faraway places. They are cheaper to send than regular letters, too; a postcard stamp is only 33 cents (for the time being).

But seriously, getting something in the mail other than a bill is awesome. As the back of the book says, “Don’t you just love getting something unexpected in the mail?”

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A Plea for Education from a Beloved Activist NDSU Needs The story of Malala Yousafzai Samantha Wickramasinghe Opinion Editor

Education is something we take for granted every day. As students who are studying in a well-to-do public research university in the United States, we sometimes forget that we are in a privileged position.

We sometimes devalue our education by considering it as another life event that will help us to get to the next level––jobs, success, stability––whatever it may be, we forget that education is a fundamental necessity that helps us to be free from oppression.

When people are ignorant and uneducated, they can be controlled, they can be denied of their rights and they can be deprived of their justices. We may never understand the value of education until it is taken away from us, but I’m glad that people like Malala Yousafzai are here on earth to remind us the value of education.

Malala has been campaigning for girl’s education in Pakistan since she was 11 years old. I know this does not sound like something a typical 11-yearold would do, but according to what she said in an interview with John Stuart’s in his Daily Show, she understood the value of education because her rights were denied by the terrorist groups who banned children from going to school.

The Taliban attacked Malala in 2012.

They shot her in the head when she was returning home from school. Remarkably she

recovered, and she received relentless love from people throughout the world. After that terrible incident, bullets could not silence her.

In the speech Malala gave in front of the UN youth assembly, she spoke against the Taliban saying that “terrorists are afraid of books and pens.” And she said that she wants to make education available for the children of Taliban too.

Indeed, Malala is not the only teenager who i s

terrorism agendas. And there is a view that the media’s attention is on her because of the assassination attempt by Taliban.

For those people I would say, don’t follow Malala, but fight for the rights of your children’s education, because that’s what Malala stands for.

I also want to tell them that Malala is not just someone who was shot by the Taliban and became popular overnight (if you think being shot in the head by a terrorist group is a quick way to become popular). She had been advocating education for girls and boys for a long time before she was attacked; in fact, that is why she was attacked.

Malala is also an ardent orator who speaks with sincerity and passion. I do not know many sixteen-year-olds who have given a speech in the United Nation youth assembly with such bravery. Not many young girls speak out in this way and Malala is setting the leadership model for young girls throughout the world.

Malala is speaking to safeguard the rights of you and me and our children. By the time I write this article, the Noble Peace Prize will be awarded, STEVEN STROM | THE SPECTRUM and one of the affected by terrorism or the only person favorites to receive it is Malala Yousafazi. whose rights were taken away. There must Whether she gets the Nobel Peace Prize be millions of young people in this world or not, I do not care, because she is an inwho are deprived of their educational rights, spiration to all young people throughout the and Malala’s fight is for every one of them. world. And, fellow Bison let’s fight for her Yes, Malala’s voice was heard through- cause, for education. Let’s make it available out the world, but there had been disputes for all the children in the world. among some people in Pakistan and pro-Taliban groups who argue that Malala is being Samantha Wickramasinghe is a senior used by the western powers to promote anti- majoring in journalism.

Art Materials is Fargo’s Best Art Store Rhianna LaValla Contributing Writer

As nice as it would be, it is not every day one sees a positive opinion article. Usually opinion articles are a rant or critique or a shaming of something or other. Not this time.

This time, I’d like to highlight one of my favorite places in Fargo. It holds a very dear place in my heart. I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it. Nice change, eh? That was a Canadian joke. But, I’m Canadian, so I can do that.

Art Materials in downtown Fargo is possibly the best thing ever. How cliché of me, but I think it is that deserving. Fargo is a fairly big city, definitely not huge, but not small either. For us to have such a wonderful art supply store is a small miracle. I’m not even an art major, but I realize how incredible it is.

The staff is always welcoming and greets you with a personal touch. One kind lady commented on my tree tattoo, that she loved

it. We spent a full five minutes talking about it, and I explained to her that I designed and drew it myself in honor of my grandpa.

She then asked if I was an art major.

Nope. It did not matter that I was not an art major and do not know very much about the finer points in art. She helped me find my pastels and went above and beyond to make sure I felt welcome and tried to educate this art lover on pastels and how not to cover my residence hall room in fingerprints.

I bought my pastels, which they had a fabulous selection of, hand rolled even, and then proceeded to the paper section. She kindly informed me that no, this was not the paper that I wanted to use for beginning pastels. She pointed me over to a different part of the store and showed me the more inexpensive papers that would work just as well for my purpose.

My purpose of stress-relief doodling. An employee that shows you how to save money in his or her store? That’s how you know it’s a great store. On top of all that, students get a 10 percent discount. You really cannot beat that.

Overall, this opinion article is not completely about a fabulously wonderful art supply store in downtown Fargo, but it is about people. I support stores like this because the staff are welcoming in a sincere way, they try to help you save money and they don’t care what religion you are.

I’m willing to pay a smidge more for my art supplies because it’s a local, non-prejudicial shop, and I can actually find someone when I need help or information. If Art Materials or its staff is prejudicial in any way, they do a dang good job of hiding it.

Even if you are not an art major, I would still recommend stopping at this store if you have any interest in art. There are things for the hobbyist to the dedicated professional. If you’ve never tried art as a hobby but would like to, this is an excellent place to start. The knowledgeable staff will be able to help you out, and you might find your new favorite pastime.

Rhianna is a freshman majoring in psychology.

Another Bar by Campus Nathan Stottler Spectrum Staff

Now don’t get in an uproar, Turf fans, it’ll be okay. I’ve got a soft spot for the Turf as big as anyone’s, but I sincerely believe there is room in the market for another bar catering to students near campus.

I mean, you can’t tell me there wouldn’t be demand for it. Walk into the Turf on any given Wednesday Mug Night and odds are you’ll probably have a tough time moving around with all of the kids packed into the place. Walk into the Old Broadway or Sports Bar downtown on any given Friday or Saturday night, and odds are you won’t be able to move in those bars either due to the floods of NDSU students that flock to them.

So how great would it be to have another drinking establishment near campus?

Yes, the Turf is an NDSU tradition, a longstanding symbol of the student body. But how many great college towns have only ONE bar associated with their student body and their campus?

Don’t get me wrong. I know the bars in downtown Fargo see plenty of business from the student body. But because they are so far away from campus, their affiliation is not with NDSU but with downtown Fargo.

As it stands now, there is really only one drinking ground for NDSU students to flock to at the times when students most need a forum to meet and hang out and drink and eat some greasy, delicious bar food.

Think of the snow days, finals week celebrations, football games, and Wednesday night breathers you’ve taken at the Turf.

Not only would there be two venues near campus for you to freshen up that schedule, but imagine being able to go out on the town on a Friday or Saturday night and not having to walk any further than you do for class.

You wouldn’t have to go downtown to go bar hopping, you could simply bar hop around the edge of campus!

And in the end, the shorter the distance students have to travel to get to the bars, the less the odds are of them deciding to drive home drunk. If you only live a few blocks away from your favorite weekend hangout, as most students in that case would, why would you need to drive?

So there you have it. NDSU needs another bar near campus, and odds are it could be a huge success. It could even inspire more near-campus development – more shops, more bar or more restaurants. And not to let my imagination run away from me, but before you know it, NDSU might just have it’s own version of ‘Dinkytown.’

Nathan is a senior studying landscape architecture. Follow him on twitter @ nwstottler.

Animal Rights Are Up to Us Emma Heaton Spectrum Staff

Last week, I walked into my sister’s apartment and nearly tripped over her newest addition to the family: a small calico kitten. The fact that my sister got a kitten wasn’t too surprising to me since she had been talking about getting a pet for her almost 4-year-old daughter. But I had thought she was going to get a dog.

Immediately my first question was, “Where did you get her?” hoping that she wouldn’t give me the dreaded answer.

Luckily, so didn’t say “the pet store.”

My sister said she found the kitten on Craigslist, which wasn’t the ultimate answer I was looking for, until she explained further.

The kitten—later named Sally Cat after many other rejected names—was being housed at a Minn-Kota PAAWS, People Advocating Animal Welfare Services, volunteer’s home. The kitten was found in a house with a disgusting amount of other cats. The volunteer said there were about 70.

It wasn’t surprising then that Sally Cat had an eye infection in both eyes. She needed to take antibiotics and receive eye drops every day. Sally Cat is slowly going blind.

What possibly motivates people to breed

so irresponsibly is beyond me. How can one or two people possibly give enough attention to 70 cats?

I don’t e v e n think that is p o s sible for 10 (and probably less) c a t s .

Animals have to live in conditions m a n y people couldn’t e v e n dream of enduring.

A n d they are c o m pletely helpless to the situation.

I am not sure if I feel more sympathy toward animals than people because I have al-

ways been such a huge animal lover, or if it’s just because they have no power to take care of themselves and are still subjected to such horrible conditions.

Yet most animals love unconditionally regardless of the torture they are put through.

Sally is calm and sweet, and most import a n t l y, extremeMATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM ly patient with a 4-year-old girl.

Conditions like Sally Cat had to live in are sickeningly more common than some

may think. Many animal-rights groups and rescue organizations state pet stores often purchase their animals, especially puppies, from similar places, commonly known as “puppy mills.” Irresponsible breeding practices by puppy mills, and places such as the one Sally was rescued from, create health problems for the animals, such as the kitten’s eye infections. Potential pet owners that choose to purchase their pets from pet stores are only helping support inhumane breeding practices.

On the bright side, some pet stores are banning the use of “commercial breeders.”

Instead, the stores are offering shelter animals. One city that passed the ordinance is St. Louis, Mo. According to KMOV.com, 31 cities have passed similar ordinances.

While this is a start, the only way to really fight for animal rights is for people to individually take responsibility. Getting pets from local shelters is much more beneficial than purchasing pets from pet stores and is less expensive. Most importantly, however, you are not providing a profit for people who contribute to poor health conditions and abuse the furry friends. They deserve just as much love as pet store pets.

Emma is a senior majoring in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @emmajheaton2.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Response to ‘Why I Won’t Shop at Hobby Lobby’ After reading your article titled, “Why I Won’t Shop at Hobby Lobby,” I feel that you have misrepresented Hobby Lobby’s business and attacked the views of Christians. I would like to address a few of these misleading arguments.

If Mr. Green’s craft chain already has “550 stores,” his business must be doing very well; why are you concerned about him losing your business? Whether you buy your crafting materials at Hobby Lobby or JoAnn’s is obviously of little to no importance to Mr. Green. If Mr. Green really wanted your business, he would sell Menorahs, etc. But, it appears that his religious beliefs are high on his priority list. Higher than profit. Personally, I think that religious beliefs should be a number one in priority with profit falling somewhere behind.

Regarding your statement that Mr. Green is “directly discriminat[ing] against providing a product for a small and specific customer base.” Is Mr. Green actually discriminating? Would JCPenney be directly discriminating if they didn’t sell hijabs (head scarves)?

Are restaurants directly discriminating against Seventh Day Adventists if they don’t supply vegan food options? Is the gas station down the road discriminating against the Amish because they don’t sell hay for horses. No. They are selling for the majority. They are selling what sells. They are selling what supports their personal beliefs and not being criticized for it. (Unless you plan on writing articles on them, too.)

It is also like saying I’m not going to buy bread because it was baked by Jehovah’s Witnesses. If the bread is good, I’m going to buy it. Buying their products does not make me a supporter of their beliefs in any way. I am only supporting their means of making a profit which everyone needs to survive in this crazy world. It’s like saying to a hobo who is an Atheist that I will not give him food due to his beliefs. “Show love to everyone” doesn’t necessarily mean catering to others; it means to not deny them of basic necessities. Jews are welcome to open up a craft store of their own and sell only their decorations…ever heard of Etsy?

In regards to another of your statements, “The chain is also known for challenging the Affordable Care Act.” Why should someone be forced to do something that is

against their moral values? Once again, Christians are attacked. Some religions are exempt from purchasing insurance due to the fact that they believe it is gambling. Am I writing an article to say I don’t want to have to buy insurance just because they don’t have to?

No. Because I’d rather have insurance and could really care less whether they buy or don’t buy insurance. It’s their money; they can do what they want with it. It’s Mr. Green’s Store and he can do what he wants with it, too.

And, just another of your quotes: “Women’s individual choices about what they do with their body do not even directly affect business, so why do they even care?” So, you’re saying they do not directly affect business? Well, if losing money to support someone’s decision about engaging in sexual intercourse doesn’t put a dent into profit each year, I don’t know what does.

And if Mr. Green feels personally responsible for killing innocent fetuses with plan B out of his company’s pocket book, I don’t blame him.

I also disagree that Hobby Lobby is “forcing their religion down their employee’s throats.” Forcing their religion down their throats would be by holding mandatory employee devotions every morning, mandatory baptisms of believers, and communion every first Sunday. I doubt any of those events are occurring.

Where have you found the idea that Hobby Lobby’s owners find they are better than others? Christians are no better than any other human being, be they a serial killer or the Dalai Lama. Christians are sinners just like everyone else. However, Christians showing a lack of support for other religions is not a sin. It is a sin if you attack someone for their values instead of showing them the light and loving your neighbors, be they Atheist or Jewish. I highly doubt that Mr. Green has been personally attacking others. In fact, as Christians we are to show love to our enemies and everyone—to be a light in this dark world. Mr. Green is doing just that and I congratulate him for standing for his beliefs in a world that makes it so difficult to do just that.

KARLA ALME Senior, Biological Science Education

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Travis Beck (52) leaps to bat down a Missouri State field goal attempt in the second quarter of Saturday’s game at the Fargodome.

Bison Down Bears for Third Straight Homecoming Victory Jensen, Vraa find connection for career records Sam Herder Sports Editor

The thought of NDSU being a run-dominated football team may have been whisked Saturday. At least Missouri State realized that after giving up 313 yards through the air in a 41-26 loss in front of a NDSU record crowd of 19,108.

While the Bears (1-6, 1-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) contained the Bison rushing attack to 137 yards, they had no answer for quarterback Brock Jensen and his downfield target Zach Vraa. Of Jensen’s career-high 313 yards and three touchdowns, Vraa hauled in his career best 179 yards and two scores.

“Ideally we like to be a run-first football team,” NDSU head coach Craig Bohl said.

“The good thing about our offense as opposed to a couple years ago is we’re able to be multidimensional enough to be able to, if something is not going one way, we’re able to move the ball through the air.”

Vraa was a huge boost for a Bison offense that didn’t score until 2:32 left in the first half. His 52-yard reception led to a Sam Ojuri 2-yard touchdown run on the next play to take a 17-13 lead.

Prior to that, NDSU leaned on special team for points with an Adam Keller 33yard field goal four minutes after a huge Ryan Smith 85-yard punt return for the first score of the game.

“I thought that had a big impact on the ball game,” Bohl said on Smith’s return.

“Coming in, their football team is wellschooled, they’ve got good players, they’ve not won a lot of games, so it was important for us to jump on them early and I thought that had a huge, huge impact.”

Missouri State, who took numerous shots downfield all game, made its first big mistake of the game right before half. Bison safety Christian Dudzik intercepted a Kierra Harris sailing pass and returned it to the

Bison Volleyball Team Drops Straight Sets to Omaha Austin Sanchez

Contributing Writer

The NDSU volleyball team suffered its first conference road loss of the season, losing to the Omaha Mavericks by scores of 25-18, 25-17 and 25-23 on Friday.

At the end of the day, it was the .284 hitting percentage that Omaha (6-13) maintained over the Bison (1-16) that led to the dominant victory. A hitting percentage of .145 will rarely, if ever, lead to a victory, although it certainly wasn’t effort that led to the Bison’s downfall.

The freshman-sophomore duo of Emily Miron and Jenni Fassbender contributed nine kills apiece, and two-time high school all-state selection Hadley Steffen led the Bison with a .333 hitting percentage.

After quickly falling behind 6-0 in the first set, the Bison worked their way back within three points, only to see the lead balloon to 21-10 in favor of the Mavericks.

Back and forth action allowed the Bison to come within six points but a kill from Omaha’s Kelley Wollak ended the first set 25-18.

The second set was more of the same as the Bison found themselves in a quick 4-0 deficit. But unlike the first set, there would be hardly any retaliation from the inexperienced Bison. The second set would end, courtesy of an Amy Taylor kill, in favor of the Mavericks 25-17.

In a season where the Bison have failed to keep pace with their opponents in the middle of sets, the Bison started and ended in strength that resulted in no winning result.

A block from freshman Monica Claxton and a kill from Fassbender saw the Bison up by one with a score of 17-15, but that two point lead would soon slip away.

Ultimately a kill from Taylor would end the match in favor of the home team in three consecutive sets.

The Bison were in action on the road again Sunday against Western Illinois. See Thursday’s issue for game results.

Bears’ 36-yard line. On the next play, Jensen hit Vraa on the move for the 36-yard score.

“Those were big plays,” Dudzik said.

“I was glad I could get the ball into the offense’s hands and they took advantage of the opportunity.”

The only blemish on Jensen’s career day occurred instantly in the second half. Jensen was hit as he threw and All-American safety Caleb Shaffitzel returned it 19 yards for the touchdown and the scrappy Bears were right back in it, down 24-20.

“That’s the game of football and that stuff happens,” Jensen said. “I got hit as I threw the ball and as I was looking up at the ceiling on my back, I knew it wasn’t going to be good. It’s one that I’d like to have back but it didn’t faze me at all.”

The pick-six certainly didn’t diminish Jensen’s aggressiveness either. He responded by completing five passes on a 13-play, 75-yard drive with his last completion going to none other than Vraa on a 23-yard pitch and catch to lengthen the lead to 31-20.

“We saw a lot of tendencies that we knew we could take advantage of,” Vraa said. “We threw the ball deep a lot and we knew we

could take a lot of shots down the field and we did what we could and it really paid off.”

The Bison didn’t let the pesky Bears back into the game after that. Dudzik pounced on a fumble on Missouri State’s next possession and just like the previous turnover, NDSU cashed in right away.

Jensen found tight end Kevin Vaadeland wide open off of play action from 33 yards out and the Bison cruised through the rest of the game for a 41-26 win.

“Anytime you turn the ball over against the Bison, we’re a pretty opportunistic team,” Jensen said.

Keller knocked in a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and Missouri State added a late touchdown in a late-game scramble to get back into it to no avail.

The Bison improve to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in conference play. NDSU travels to play Southern Illinois (4-3, 2-1 MVFC) next Saturday. The Salukis have knocked off two top-ten teams in a row, beating conference opponents South Dakota State and Northern Iowa. Kickoff is set at 2 p.m.

Miller Leads Bison Soccer in Win Over Omaha

Defender Sheri Fitzsimmons, a senior from Champlin, MN, in action versus Omaha on a rainy Friday evening game.

Pace Maier

Contributing Writer

On a windy and rainy Friday night, the NDSU women’s soccer team (6-7, 2-1 Summit League) had an impressive overtime 2-1 win against conference opponent Omaha Mavericks (3-6-2, 1-1). The Bison are now in third place in the Summit League with the win. Bison freshman Lauren Miller scored the game-winning goal in the 98th minute.

“The girls did the things they worked on all week,” NDSU head coach Mark Cook said. “It was a great battle, Omaha is a good team and a very good result for us.”

The Bison jumped off to a 1-0 lead, with a score from Lauren Miller in the 14th minute. The Mavericks jumped back right into the game with a score in the 39th minute when the ball deflected off a Bison player and went into the net.

The second half was a physical, hard fought game, and neither team was able to score a goal. The weather had passed

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through going into overtime. The Bison almost had an early shot on goal in overtime, but junior Anisha Kinnarath’s kick was saved by the Mavericks goal keeper, Meaghan Clark. The 98th minute rolled around and the Bison got the goal, and the win.

Miller finished the match with two goals, tying Kinnarath for the team lead in goals at six. Kinnarath’s game winning assist is her first assist of the year.

“This field is our home court and we need to win at home and games on the road are big, but for sure we need to win at home.”

Bison sophomore goalkeeper Sierra Bonham was in the net the whole game, finishing with two saves, improving her record to 5-6. In goal for the Mavericks was Meaghan Clark. Her record drops to 3-6-2 on the year.

The Bison were back in action at Dacotah Field on Sunday against South Dakota.

Check Thursday’s issue for the game recap and photos.

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fargodome: behind the scenes Colton Pool | Staff Writer Photos by Whitney Stramer

The lights go to black. Sounds of the crowd go from noisy to deafening. All heads turn to the video board showing the opening video exploring North Dakota from end to end.

Players with the Bison on their helmets march out of the locker room and onto the field and the crowd finds a whole new decibel.

This is the scene NDSU knows as the beginning of a Bison football game. Vast amounts of people have seen it, but not many know the work that goes into it.

NDSU director of marketing and promotions Justin Swanson has been working behind the scenes at the Fargodome on game days since the Bison started their national-championship runs.

While the Bison have been putting on a show for the fans, he’s been in charge behind the curtains.

“It’s a ton of work that really involves a lot of people coming together to make sure we come up with a good product,” Swanson said. “There’s probably about 20-25 of us that meet to make sure that game day, from start to finish, can happen without hiccups when you have so many people gathered in one area.”

Homecoming may be the biggest workload of the year. On top of the normal checklist before kickoff, Swanson’s department has been responsible for bringing in the alumni which will be on the field before the game begins.

“They’re long days clearly, but they’re a lot of fun,” NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor said. “There’s so much energy around homecoming, it seems to fly by, really.”

Taylor has also led his department towards bringing back former athletes who were admitted into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame, along with other functions related to homecoming celebrations.

Taylor said he is excited to bring back and connect with the athletes who made considerable impacts on Bison history for a ceremony held on Friday.

“To be able to reach out and welcome those folks back,” he said, “it’s a great opportunity.”

Along with bringing alumni in for homecoming, the NDSU game-day preparation team has to organize various other facets of a Bison game

to make sure every Saturday runs smoothly.

Swanson said his department takes care of the pregame ceremonies, the blowing up of the Bison helmet, the t-shirt toss and works with the video and audio systems during a game.

“We’re in constant dialogue with the Fargodome and our staff to make sure that we’re putting out a great product,” Swanson said. “We have a lot of people on staff here who have been working here for a long time so they absolutely know how to put on a first-class event.”

While winning has seemed to become easier for the Bison, director of tickets, events and facilities Josh Hemingway said behind-the-scenes work may have become more hectic since the green and gold started gaining national attention.

“For about the last three years now, we’ve been in that mode of limited tickets,” Hemingway said. “It’s high demand.”

Over the course of his tenure, Swanson has dealt with various entities for NDSU. Along with working with ESPN for “College GameDay”, NDSU also needed to work with the Fargodome overnight when Taylor Swift held a concert and Bison football hosted their home opener within 24 hours of each other.

“There are so many moving pieces,” Swanson said. “At the end of the day, we’re all working off of a 25- to 30-day script. So everything you see, hear and experience at the (Fargodome), nothing is left to chance on game day. Every single event is scripted.”

Along with normal labor of a Bison football game, Swanson said he and his people had their hands full.

However, his office has 19,000 reasons to do the best work they can week in and week out.

When the Fargodome lights go dark and Bison fans start the countdown for the players to come out of the locker room, the preparation crew is reminded what they work for.

“When you see a Bison athletic event, just know there are a lot of people behind the scenes making that work and that care a lot about it,” Swanson said. “We know we have the best fans in the country. We want to make sure we reward them with a great product.”

Unsung Heroes Joe Kerlin Staff Writer

With every great movie comes a great cast, a good writer, a creative director and an unsung hero. Now, these unsung heroes don’t win Oscars, they aren’t in the final scene and get the girl, no, they are there for the audience’s enjoyment to act as a change-of-pace-guy. Take Tommy Lee Jones for example. He absolutely killed it in the movie “Lincoln” while playing Thaddeus Stevens.

He stole every scene! It’s not only the movies—this happens on the field. You could say there are several Tommy Lee Jones’ on the Bison football team.

Brock Jensen may be leading the game-winning drive down the field, and Sam Ojuri may be scoring all the touchdowns and stealing the headlines, but what about that guy making the third down stop to force the ball back to the Bison? I have been blessed to voice my opinion two times a week in a student publication; how could I not give some dap to the forgotten heroes that play their hearts out every Saturday?

5. Andrew Grothmann Since coming to NDSU, Grothmann has played near-

ly every game. He’s on pace to suit up for his 50th Bison football game this week against Southern Illinois.

Grothmann has led the way for thousand-yard rushers DJ McNorton, Sam Ojuri and John Crockett, making him the college equivalent of Lorenzo Neal. Also, Grothmann owns sheep, which makes you eligible for any list.

4. CJ Smith Daddy who? Smith has been making play after play this season opposite of AllAmerican Marcus Williams.

The sophomore corner is from Burnsville, Minn., which guarantees he will be a successful college football player. City bias aside, Smith has been somewhat of a revelation filling the hole Andre Martin Jr. left last season. Smith hasn’t received too much credit yet, but he’s young and if he keeps coming up with clutch interceptions his time WILL come.

3b. Michael Murphy Murphy has been the long snapper for the past four years. This position is known for getting zero love, but without him, the next guy on the countdown is useless.

3a. Ben LeCompte Jared Medenwald, host of Sports for Dummies (9-11 a.m. every Sunday on 96.3 KNDS), thinks LeCompte has been the MVP in two games for the Bison this

season. I usually don’t agree with Führer Medenwald, but LeCompte has come up HUGE for the Bison this season, flipping field position on several occasions.

He’s not to the Mike Dragosavich level yet, but he’s darn close.

2. Danny Luecke The team nicknamed him Danny Football (A+ for respect, C- for creativity).

Luecke is a Fargo native that is truly a self-made Bison.

He wasn’t given a scholarship out of Fargo South High School; he earned one with his hard work and determination on the practice field. Now, Luecke is making play after play working in the defensive line rotation and has accumulated three tackles behind the line of scrimmage this season.

1. Colten Heagle It’s no secret I have a football crush on Mr. Heagle. He’s everything you want from a strong safety.

Heagle leads the team with 19 solo tackles and is second on the team to Grant Olson in total tackles through five games. The kid is a tackling machine who is a nightmare matchup for any team in the country. The Troy Polamalu style of reckless abandon is what makes Heagle so fun to watch every Saturday, making him the ultimate “Unsung Hero.”

Benjamin Norman participates in band warm-ups before the homecoming game at the Fargodome on Saturday.

Bison offensive tackle Billy Turner warms up before Saturday’s homecoming game at the Fargodome.

BSA Renovations Will Turn the Shack into the SHAC Sam Herder Sports Editor

O n c e the Bison Sports Arena is renovated, the building will have a new moniker as the SHAC, or the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. The BSA we see today could probably be called the shack, no acronym necessary.

The BSA is more outdated than visor hats. It’s more run down than a house on College Street. It has the atmosphere comparable to a Friday night church service.

With the recent $1.2 million donation from the Ingstad family, along with the NDSU Development Foundation, voting to guarantee financial funding for the SHAC that has a North Dakota legislatureapproved $35.4 ceiling, the BSA looks to finally be able to have a shovel put in the ground.

That will be a day that not only Bison Athletics will rejoice, but also the university. If there is one building outside the Memorial Union that current and future students pass through most, it is the BSA. Basketball games, gym classes, high school sports camps

and even some graduations have gone through the BSA. “This is a very big step forward for Bison Athletics,” athletic director Gene Taylor said in a statement.

“The Sanford Health Athletic Complex and SCHEELS Center will have an impact on our program for years to come. We appreciate the support of the NDSU Development Foundation and all of our donors who have participated and we look forward to beginning the long awaited construction as soon as the necessary approvals are secured.”

Many eyes see the inside of the gloomy arena. It’s safe to say that the shack is the symbol of the campus in some people’s eyes, because that’s the only part of campus they see. Basketball camps that bring in thousands of kids that NDSU hopes will be future Bison doesn’t give a lasting impression when they look around the BSA. And if regular high school kids form an opinion of NDSU because of the shack, what do you think recruits think? Somehow, some way, NDSU men’s head basketball coach Saul Phillips has done a marvelous job getting big-time recruits to come play in an energy-sucking arena. The men’s basketball team has

become the second biggest thing on campus. Imagine how much the program can jump once they bring in recruits into the SHAC. The sketching for the SHAC looks beautiful. It actually looks like a basketball arena. Athletes these days like commodities. Whether it is awesome uniforms or amazing facilities, recruits will have a spark in interest.

The SHAC will do wonders for the women’s basketball program as well.

With recent struggles, the renovation could be the major factor in getting the program back to its strong traditions. Other programs such as football will benefit from the new weight rooms and other facilities inside the SHAC. And maybe, just maybe, the energy from Bison fans during football season will carry over to the basketball season. It is amazing to see the lack of atmosphere when you have a team like the NDSU men hit the floor.

The BSA is one of the worst arenas in the Summit League. It has a lasting negative impression on the basketball programs and the school. Once the SHAC is in session, NDSU Athletics will have its rise to success burst even more.

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