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The Roach Rush

Cockroaches invade Hastings Hall basement in greater numbers since spring

Jack Dura

Head News Editor

In the basement of Hastings Hall, it’s not unusual to see a cockroach. Or to find one on your leg. For several years, students and employees of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, housed in the basement of Hastings Hall, have dealt with an invasion of American cockroaches. The pest problem has grown significantly worse since early spring. Brad Wentz, a UGPTI program director, said the roaches are generally found in the lower levels of Hastings Hall. He said the pests are probably finding their way into the building through a steam conduit that enters the basement. “Nobody likes to see a cockroach on them,” he said. “That is not really an acceptable working environment, in my opinion. That has to cease.”

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Wentz said UGPTI has been in close contact with facilities management over the cockroach problem. He said his office emails facilities management following every sighting, and facilities management has responded with an exterminator deploying poisoned bait.

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Wentz said the bait has worked, but “yes and no.” “I believe the cycle in which they put the bait in was changed to a longer period like almost three months in between,” Wentz said, “and that’s kinda when we really started noticing them when they went to that, and now they’ve got it back down to every month.” Wentz said facilities management “indicated” to him that steam conduits and pipes are probably a “likely way that they’re moving from building to building.” In an email, facilities management director Mike Ellingson said chemical treatment schedules vary from building to building based on sightings. “The chemicals (the pest company uses) will have various life expectancies and will treat based on that and history,” Ellingson said. “Specifically with cockroaches, the chemical is good for 90 days and in cases where we continue to have them pop up we have increased the treatment schedule from quarterly to monthly or in some buildings monthly to weekly.” Wentz said UGPTI’s last report of a cockroach sighting was in early September. “We had one on a student,” he said, adding that facilities management “may just need to come in a little more frequently

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“Nobody likes to see a cockroach on them. That is not really an acceptable working environment, in my opinion. That has to cease.” – Brad Wentz, Upper Greater Plains Transportation Institute program director to help get them down.” Wentz added that regular maintenance and increased frequency of both cleaning and deployments of poison bait have helped the problem, but “we have to have them under control to where you’re not encountering them.”

‘Beyond repair’

Specifically with Hastings Hall, Ellingson said “there isn’t much (facilities management) can do with the infrastructure unless you renovate the entire building.” The building’s water and waste piping, he said, are “beyond repair.” Those lines will eventually have to be abandoned, he added. Hastings Hall’s electrical system is “old, fragile and insufficient,” Ellingson said, which doesn’t allow faculty and researchers to use or run the equipment they have. They have to go to other facilities. “The end result,” Ellingson

said, “we are trying to patch what we can, and if we aren’t able to, then that component is abandoned.” In addition to deploying poison bait to combat the cockroaches, “We are also working to better secure any penetrations in the foundation,” Ellingson said. Wentz said no cycle or pattern exists with cockroach sightings, just that “over this last summer and spring, it’s a lot more than we’ve typically seen in the past.” Orkin’s website says that American cockroaches are drawn to “moist, humid environments” when indoors. Cockroaches “can run very fast,” and can invade flowerbeds, basements, pantries and steam tunnels, the site says. Adults can grow to 3 inches in length and can fly. “They’re your typical (cockroach),” Wentz said of Hastings Hall’s pests. “They’re big.”

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Equity and Diversity Center Promotes LGBTQ Pride Month

LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH Aydian Dowling presentation

Programs offer different perspectives, events to connect people

Jack Dura

Head News Editor

As a trans woman, Darcy Corbitt-Hall says it’s hard to understand a group you don’t identify with. But you can still treat them with dignity and respect. Corbitt-Hall is one of several people involved in North Dakota State’s Equity and Diversity Center’s LGBTQ Pride Month. The celebration features events such as speakers and a drag show, as well as allowing different perspectives to intertwine. “I believe that (the events allow) non-LGBTQ students to have a wider perspective on people who are different from them, and I think that is an extremely important concept within our society today,” said Colton Bruhn, a senior in nursing and Pride Alliance president.

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moved to North Dakota in August, she said she immediately visited with Kara Gravley-Stack and Ana Huerta-Lopez, Equity and Diversity Center officials, to discuss how she might continue her advocacy for LGBTQ issues. The doctoral student in clinical psychological science eventually came to sit on the Equity and Diversity Center’s advisory board, the Pride Panel and to rebuild the Graduate Prism group. With a transgender perspective, Corbitt-Hall said she is able to answer specific questions and share her story. Holding an LGBTQ Pride Month, she said, offers a safe environment to learn and understand other groups of people. “The reason we have a pride month is because generally LGBTQ issues and concerns take a back seat in the public mind,” CorbittHall said. “LGBTQ Pride

Month brings those issues back to the forefront and makes the public aware that we are also here at NDSU and want to have a seat at the table.” As a gay man, Bruhn said he feels LGBT individuals “are invisible here,” and through LGBTQ Pride Month, he would like to increase visibility of such individuals. “With increased awareness of our community, NDSU can become a more welcoming and inclusive campus to people who identify as (LGBTQ),” he said.

Weeks of events

Events for LGBTQ Pride Month run from mid- to late October. Aydian Dowling, a trans man, is a highlight of the events for Corbitt-Hall. “He is such an inspirational trans role model, and we are very fortunate to have him,” she said. “He is currently the runner up for the Men’s Health

Magazine cover competition, which is a huge deal,” Bruhn said. Dowling is poised to discuss his female-to-male transition Monday in the Century Theater. Bruhn, president of NDSU’s only LGBTQ student organization, is helping host a drag show on Oct. 24 in the Great Plains Ballroom. Planning the drag show and other events wouldn’t have been possible without collaboration,” Bruhn said. “These events would not be possible without the effort and hard work that LGBTQ programs and others put into this,” he said. “I really appreciate the support we’ve received from all of these individuals.” A Safe Zone training seminar is also planned for Oct. 30 in the Memorial Union’s Lark Room.

Bigger impact

2015 has been a significant year for LGBTQ

causes, Corbitt-Hall said, but other challenges remain for the community, she added. “Marriage is great, and Caitlyn being herself is great, but these soundbites distract from the more important issues facing the LGBTQ community,” she said, referring the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling that struck down same-sex marriage bans in June and Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner’s male-to-female transition. LGBTQ people still deserve respect from their churches, schools, communities and governments, Corbitt-Hall, added, and LGBTQ Pride Month offers a safe place to gain perspective on LGBTQ struggles, she added. “All we are asking is that people stop and take a moment to learn about our community, respect our stories and show a little compassion for our struggles,” she said.

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National Day on Writing Comes to NDSU Tuesday’s events to cover infographics, e-publishing, theses, among other writing Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

One of the world’s most ancient crafts gets a spotlight Tuesday at North Dakota State. The National Council of Teachers of English organizes the annual National Day on Writing, and NDSU’s participation will include many different events around campus to celebrate the variety of writing people engage in every day. Events start at 9 a.m. and go until 5 p.m. Students can attach the hashtag #BisonWrite to any writing themed pictures they upload during National Day on Writing, the event’s press release said. NDSU’s undergraduate and graduate writing centers will be open throughout the day and will have a variety of different activities. Sidewalk chalk will be ongoing, an activity where students can join in filling campus’ sidewalks with sayings from various languages.

The event will be around campus from outside Morrill Hall to the Mathew Living Learning Center, Walster Hall and Music Education Building. A workshop on e-publishing, or digital publishing, will also be available from 11 to noon in the Quentin Burdick Building. The activity is becoming more popular with the use of the Internet and the number of digital resources students must access for classes. NDSU students would enjoy participating in the day’s activities “because they’ll be joining people around the country who will also be celebrating writing on the same day so they’ll be joining a larger movement than just our campus,” said Karen Peirce, associate director for the undergraduate center for writers. With today’s business world changing with technology, NDSU’s National Day on Writing will also feature a workshop from 1-2 p.m. in Sudro Hall utilizing a number of different writing styles, mediums and

tactics that can be used internally in business and externally to get writers’ messages across. There will also be a workshop on creating infographics from 2-3 p.m. in the QBB. This activity requires preregistration as space is limited. Pierce said students have the luxury of attending as many of Tuesday’s events as they wish. “They are spaced out throughout the day so students, faculty and staff can go to as many as possible,” she said. Students will also have a chance to try their hand and get practice with formatting theses at a 3-5 p.m. workshop in the QBB. This event is more geared toward graduate students working on their graduate papers, the press release said. Actively learning while writing or taking notes is something most students struggle with, and one workshop will address this small hardship at 3:30-4:15 p.m. in Minard Hall. The workshop will have

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Hailey Colbrunn, a Center for Writers consultant, works with a client at the Undergraduate Center Tuesday in the NDSU Main Library. activities to encourage critical thinking while they write to help them actively learn, the press release said. “Writing is a great way to make yourself understood to others as well as can be a tool for helping you understand others as well,” she said.

The day will close with a panel discussion from 4-5 p.m. in the Main Library featuring professors in departments and programs ranging from English to pharmaceutical sciences to physics. All together, the National Day on Writing goes deeper

than class essays and note taking, tackling writing in art and digital publishing, among other topics. “That’s sort of what the day is about, celebrating all the types of writing that people do,” Peirce said, Jack Dura contributed to this story.

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The City of Fargo has created a new app to allow residents to alert the city to non-emergencies, according to a press release. Called Fargo One, the free app will allow users to use widgets to find information about items such as garbage pickup and public buildings, communications manager Karena Carlson. The app allows entering, tracking and the ability to look at service requests by smartphone or online at FargoOne.com. Residents can download the app on their Android and iOS technologies. Fargo One requests will be answered during business hours.

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North Dakota State’s annual dance marathon Thon ND did a new type of fundraising this year. Student body vice president Josh Fergel appeared in a video created to promote not “grinding” at Shakopee High School’s spring 2012 prom. The locally viral video was a driving force behind the Thon ND fundraiser, which aimed to raise $500 for the Children’s Miracle Network, resulting in Fergel recreating the popular video. “In high school I was assigned with making a video for my broadcasting class in an attempt to stop students from dancing inappropriately at prom. I figured I would put a funny twist on the video,” Fergel said. “This video was made four years ago, and now recently has gone viral.” Fergel said if Thon ND raised $500 for the organization, he would recreate the video in different spots around campus. The video recreation would be shown at the 2016 Dance Marathon on Jan. 23. “The Thon ND team approached me and asked if I would be willing to

remake the video in an attempt to raise money and boost attendance at the dance marathon. I agreed to participate out of my appreciation for Thon ND and the work that the Children’s Miracle Network does,” Fergel said. One incentive to get people involved included the donations is of $20 or more allowing the donor to select a spot around campus for Fergel to dance in a “grinding” fashion. A booth in the Memorial Union on Thursday and Friday was titled “Help Ruin Josh’s Life (For Charity).” The fundraiser raised over $600 and has increased future participation in the dance marathon, Fergel said. “I am honestly amazed with how much effort has been put into this by the Thon ND team. I am not informed of any of the fundraising strategies they have been using, but it is NATALIA MARTINEZ | PHOTO COURTESY fun to see everyone working Student body vice president Josh Fergel appeared in a together,” Fergel said. The goal was exceeded 40-second video aimed at promoting not “grinding” at and Fergel will recreate the Shakopee High School’s spring 2012 prom. video; however, it will only air at the dance marathon itself. The money raised will be put to Sanford Children’s Hospital, a network hospital of the Children’s Miracle Network.

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A BISON Abroad Rio Bergh

Contributing Writer

Recently I have developed an increased appreciation for the wonders of modern transportation. From Preston, England, it only took a hop, skip and a jump (or rather a one-hour train followed by a forty-five minute flight) before I found myself in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. For a whirlwind tour of Belfast, I would advise visiting the Ulster Museum, where you can see everything from dinosaurs, to 2,500-year-old mummies, to a collection of portraits of everyday people from Belfast. Leaving the museum, it is impossible to miss the Botanic Gardens, which makes up a portion of the nearly 3,000 acres of parks in Belfast. The Palm House is a domed greenhouse built in the 1830s in the Botanic Gardens and is definitely worth visiting to admire the architecture and the flora. After wandering around in the mist (it rains roughly one out of every two days here), you might like to pop into a traditional Irish pub for dinner and a pint of Guinness. You are in Northern Ireland, after all. While it would be possible to spend all of your time exclusively in Belfast, I would suggest taking the Giant’s Causeway bus tour, which allows you to take in some of the surrounding area. The tour stops at several castles, including Carrickfergus Castle, which was built in the 12th century, and is

Belfast one of the best preserved medieval buildings in Northern Ireland. The tour is a great way to take in some scenery while traveling up the winding coastal road. Before making your way to Giant’s Causeway, you will find yourself at the Old Bushmills Distillery, the oldest licensed distillery in the world (founded in 1608). You can have a free sample of whiskey with your lunch at the restaurant inside before continuing on the tour. Giant’s Causeway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is ranked as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. It consists of interlocked columns Greens and blue/grays are noticeable colors at the promontory of hexagonal basalt rock formed by volcanic near Giant’s Causeway. activity over 60 million years ago. Irish legend says it is the remains of a causeway that an Irish giant built to battle a rival giant on the Scottish isle of Staffa, where there are similar formations. While at the Causeway, you may find it worth your while to hike up to a rocky promontory with a beautiful view of the area. After struggling up a treacherous path (I’m being exceedingly generous here – it wasn’t exactly a path – think 5 percent path and 95 percent treachery), I found there was a significantly gentler route up the back of the cliff. Whichever path you choose, you will be greeted at the top with a view of craggy cliffs, an ocean edged with blues that look as if they belong in the Caribbean and quite probably a feeling that this moment you are living in is very near perfection.

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The New Number Two Burger

An experience that could make your toilet green and yellow Kelsey Dirks Features Editor

From green and purple ketchup to the KFC Double Down Burger (a burger that uses breaded chicken as a bun) — America never fails to drop jaws or more likely, send people running to the toilet. In the words of Dr. Ian Malcolm from the always-classic Jurassic Park, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Odd inventions are a staple of pop culture. Case and point: A striking new food fad is Burger King’s Black Halloween Whopper, along with the abnormal defecation that follows. I ventured out this week to see if the A1 steak sauce flavor baked into the bun is as special as Burger King claims. The burger itself was nothing to be revered. I had never had a Whopper before, and I am not sure if it was smart to make the

black bun my first. It came with the usual fixings as well as cheese. I forgot to ask to leave off the cheese because I am lactose intolerant. Because of my allergy, I only ate half of the burger. Without the cheese I would have ate the whole thing. The burger tasted a little smoky, but I didn’t mind other than that they black bun does not really influence the pallet. Pair the Halloween Whopper with BK’s Chicken Fries for the ultimate taste bud explosion. I wanted to try the black burger to test the hypothesis that it will influence the color Here are the large columns of hexagonal basalt rock formed by of the consumer’s bowl movements (i.e. it volcanic activity. turns your poop green). I am pleased to report that it indeed turn my feces green. Not a dark green, either: a bright, Lucky Charm green. My research on BuzzFeed and USA Today has made me conclude that this is normal … relatively speaking. If you want to show your school spirit in more ways than one, head on down to Burger King for a unique dining experience.

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A modern spin on the classic fleece blanket Madison Schill

Contributing Writer

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I love fall. Fall weather is by far the best weather; it’s warm enough to keep my puffy winter coat at home but cold enough for me to throw a sweatshirt or scarf over whatever I’m wearing. The cooler temps also make it possible for me to sleep with the window open without waking up to an 80 degree room the next day. If I’m lucky, I can even throw a nice fleece blanket on top of my comforter to cuddle under. Speaking of fleece blankets, who out there does not have at least two big tie blankets sitting by their bed at home? I know at my house there are about eight different tie blankets among the four of us — thinking about it, I may have the majority of them in my room … but hey, who’s counting? That being said, I decided to add to our collection because of something that caught my eye on Pinterest this week. What I came across was a great tutorial for a “tie” blanket with braided edges. For me, it was a fun new spin on a classic DIY fleece blanket. Here’s how to make one:

Materials

2 different colors/patterns of fleece (2.5 yards of each makes a blanket a little taller

than me). Currently all fleece at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores is at least 50 percent off. Score! Scissors

Process:

1. Put one piece of fleece on top of the other, making sure that both “nice” sides are facing outward, and line up their edges. 2. Cut a 2 inch by 2 inch square out of each of the four corners of the fabric. 3. Start at one corner of the blanket and cut strips that are 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, making your way all the way around the perimeter. 4. When that’s done, make your way around the blanket again, this time cutting a 1 inch slit in each of the strips — be sure to cut through both layers of the fabric. Do not cut the last two strips. 5. Starting in the same place, pull the second strip through the slit in the first strip. Continue doing this all the way around the blanket. 6. To finish, tie your last two strips together. I can’t say whether or not I thought this type of blanket took less time to make than the traditional tie blanket, but I will say that I liked doing the braiding much more than double-knotting each individual strip. I like the look of the braided edges better than the fringe, too. Needless to say, if you are looking to add a new fleece blanket to your collection, give this braided blanket a try.

Now, cut a 1-inch slit in every strip.

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Pull both strips through its neighbor’s 1-inch slit.

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All you need for this cozy blanket is two pieces After lining up the two sheets of fleece cut out the corners and the strips. of fleece and a good pair of scissors.

You are all done!

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NoDak Moment| Badlands and Grassland

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Jack Dura

Spectrum Staff

In a state with 90 percent of its area converted to cropland, North Dakota has few patches of prairie left on its landscape. Rolling hills and flat plains formerly blanketed the state until agriculture developed the land for farming purposes. The state’s sub-humid grassland is a fragile ecosystem, and few uncultivated areas remain. But they’re still out there.

The Little Missouri National Grassland contains more than 1,600 square miles of native mixed grass prairie in western North Dakota. The grassland stretches northsouth between Marmarth and Williston, conserving some of the most rugged and beautiful country in North Dakota. Colorful badlands along the Little Missouri River paint the landscape with red, purple, blue, brown, gold and other colors of sediments laid down thousands of years ago, stripped away by wind and water. The Little Missouri National Grassland is open to public use, including hunting,

camping, bird-watching and other outdoor recreation. The Maah Daah Hey bike trail runs northward from the Burning Coal Vein near Amidon to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, across 96 miles of badlands. The weather fluctuates dramatically on the Little Missouri National Grassland, with sweltering summer heat and bone-chilling winter weather sinking well below zero. President Theodore Roosevelt ranched on the modern grassland in the mid-1880s, losing most of his cattle in the deadly winter of 1887. One rancher’s letter to his superior that

winter summed up the blanket of depression the season brought to the badlands: “No news, except that Dave Brown killed Dick Smith and you’re (sic) wife’s hired girl blew her brains out in the kitchen. Everything’s OK here.” Today the Little Missouri National Grassland is highly active with oil and gas development of the Bakken region. Along with the Cedar River National Grassland in south central North Dakota and the Sheyenne National Grassland in the state’s southeast corner, national grasslands make up less than 2.5 percent of North Dakota’s area.

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Photography, Jazz Presentation at The Red Raven

Local artists team up for multimedia event

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make it your own and add your own flavors to it,” Hoglund said. “Every time I play a tune with my bands, we always get a unique product because jazz can develop in so many different ways.” Dargen’s show will run throughout the month, but the dual entertainment is opening night only. So come out, enjoy an assortment of hors d’oeuvres, and kick back and be swooned by these developing artists.

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she said. Having her own photography business, the opportunities to take photos solely for her own satisfaction are few. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, solo singer-songwriter Kwaician, and her friend Race Hoglund’s jazz band, Blue 9, will accompany Dargen during the opening of her exhibition. Hoglund is a local musician that has focused on the saxophone for the past three years. “Jazz is free enough where you can always

Local artist Kaytlin Dargen has always had an eye for detail, and she is nothing short of a hard worker. She claims to have had a camera since the fifth grade, but only became serious with photography within the last year and a half.

Putting to use professional equipment and practices, Dargen has been primarily photographing senior portraits and weddings for the last year. Local and larger live music shows have also been added to her repertoire. Red Raven Espresso Parlor recently contacted Dargen to exhibit her work in the business’s show space. “These prints are photos that I took for myself and wasn’t taking them for anyone else,”

Kaytlin Dargen’s solo show allows freedom in piece selections, compared to her usual commercial work.

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Cat Videos for a Cause, Single Ladies Rejoice The purrrfect (sorry not sorry) way to spend a Saturday night

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Cat lovers from all across the Red River Valley will be clawing their way to the Fargo Theatre on Saturday for the second annual Internet Cat Video Festival. While the Fargo Theatre is in its sophomore year of viral feline videos, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis wrapped up its fourth successful screening last summer.

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event in the Twin Cities this summer, I rolled my eyes and recounted the endless socially cynical cat lady jokes I’ve heard in the past year. For example, “Who needs a relationship when I can have 10 cats and live by myself?” or, “Cat hair is lonely people’s glitter.” My attendance was the result of both humored doubt and curiosity. Let me be the first to tell you that this festival is nothing like you would expect. The festival presents short clips of cats doing normal cat things, such as playing the piano, defiantly pushing glasses of milk off tables, chasing laser pointers

they’ll never catch and, of course, being cute. But what sets the festival apart from others is its categorical structure. Best Animation, Best Comedy, Best Drama and Best Documentary are only a few of the genres of which the videos are judged.

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Emily Beck, the festival’s representative, offered her opinion on the event. She admitted to feeling hesitant upon first hearing of the event, wondering if people would participate when the videos could be accessed at home. She said the Internet Cat Video Festival and other

similar Fargo Theatre events present an opportunity for the community to come together for a common cause, whether it be season premieres of popular TV shows, classic cult Halloween movies or cat videos. Beck also elaborated on the festival’s community impact. In addition to offering a great opportunity to bring Fargo cat lovers together, the Internet Cat Video Festival doubles as a fundraiser for two of the biggest art supporters in the area, The Fargo Theatre and The Plains Art Museum. Meow.

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Star Wallowing Bull: Retrospective at the Plains

Transformation within work made visible by latest exhibition

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As one of the most prominent figures in the Native American art scene, Star Wallowing Bull presents his retrospective series “Star Wallowing Bull: Transformer” at the Plains Art Museum in continued celebration of the institution’s 40th anniversary. The show addresses the transition occurring within Wallowing Bull’s work from pencil to paint and focuses specifically on work completed from 2005 to present. The Transformer theme applies to both the progression of his career, as well as to the mechanical and sometimes robotic subject matter. As the son of the highly regarded Frank Big Bear, he gives heavy credit to his father in the development of his skills and career. “He’s my biggest influence, even to this day. He taught me to draw and was even drawing with me at 8-months (old),” Wallowing

Bull said. Todd Bockley, another prominent figure in Wallowing Bull’s career, represents both artists in Minneapolis. Big Bear introduced Bockley to Wallowing Bull’s work without his knowledge, and he has been involved with the gallery for 16 years. “Transformer” is curated in an informative way that allows its audience to gain an understanding of the lineages between the colored pencil pieces and the paintings. The vibrant, multi-layered imagery of the drawings pairs seamlessly with the flat, architectural acrylic paintings. Wallowing Bull continues to develop his skills as a painter, but does not plan to abandon the colored pencils entirely. The drawing process is hard on his hands, and he appreciates the speed of paint, but will complete one mid-scale colored pencil piece per year. James Rosenquist, a Grand Forks native and massive figure in contemporary art, has influenced and support-

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ed Wallowing Bull in the early parts of his painting transition. “My friend James Rosenquist has had a big influence on my life. He was the one who got me started with painting in 2005,” Wallowing Bull said. “I remember I was struggling, he supplied the paint and the funding.” Rosenquist’s larger scale and pop art imagery show up as underlying influences. Wallowing Bull’s piecey symbolism and flat, vibrant color choices are a modernized approach to the intentions of pop art. Scale is another prominent development made evident by the retrospective. Painting has provided increased workspace compared to the limitations of colored pencil. Moving forward, Wallowing Bull’s goals are relatively simple. “I want to be better; I want to be healthy, of course. And I want to paint bigger,” Wallowing Bull said. He instructed to check back in another 10 years.

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10 Alternatives to “40 Days for Life” Compassion wins every time Allison Pillar

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We are nearly halfway through the abortion protest “40 Days for Life” and many continue to stand outside clinics nationwide, praying to end abortion. Despite the movement’s claims of compassion and peace, I can’t help but feel anger and sadness every year around this time. For women entering clinics around the country, often making one of the most difficult decisions of their lives, being accosted

by protesters upon entering can hardly feel comforting. By all means, pray, pray and then pray some more, but do it somewhere that doesn’t make others feel unloved or shamed. If compassion is truly your game, here are 10 things you can do over the last weeks of “40 Days for Life” that will actually make a difference in the lives of women and children in the FM community. Details about each of the following opportunities can be found at impactgiveback. org or by contacting the NDSU Volunteer Network.

“By all means, pray, pray and then pray some more, but do it somewhere that doesn’t make others feel unloved or shamed.” 1. Volunteer at the YWCA women’s shelter. There are tons of opportunities to serve the women and children in the community who need it the most! From serving a meal to helping kids with afterschool homework, these are the people who need us. 2. Donate to or

volunteer with the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center. 3. Serve a community meal at the Salvation Army. 4. Help out at one of the food pantries in town. The Emergency Food Pantry welcomes volunteers each afternoon, and the Dorothy Day Food Pantry in Moorhead needs volunteers

to help with food distribution Monday and Wednesday evenings, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings. 5. Get involved with Plants for Patients and provide a little bit of love to patients of the Red River Women’s Clinic. 6. The Great Plains Food Bank is always looking for volunteers to help out with packaging up goods that feed people across North Dakota and western Minnesota. 7. Become a Big Brother or Big Sister and change a child’s life while

they change yours. 8. Provide comfort to families staying at a Ronald McDonald house by sharing a home-cooked meal. 9. Help new Americans learn English at various locations in FargoMoorhead. 10. Be an escort at the Red River Women’s Clinic! This may be a long shot, I know, but hear me out. If you truly care about the lives of the women utilizing the various services offered by the clinic, give them your compassion, not your judgment.

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Incest Within the Context of Feminist Morality A Brief Thought Regarding Superstition

Horoscopes hold authentic value. Sometimes. Maybe.

Identifying a contradiction in sex-positive feminist morality

Matt Frolich Staff Writer

Sexpositive feminism (the predominant viewpoint in American third wave feminism) posits all forms of sexual expression are acceptable provided they meet the following criteria: it is safe, consensual and all parties involved are legally adults. Feminists use to promote practices like homosexuality, promiscuity, BDSM, transgenderism, gender fluidity, abortion and birth control. Given their lax attitudes concerning sexual expression, I must pose the following question to feminists: should we legalize incestuous marriage? As it stands today, incestuous marriage, let alone incestuous sex, is illegal in many states. Remember, it is not enough to legalize incestuous marriage. People have to be truly accepting of incest. After all, taboos regarding incest are merely oppressive social constructs created by patriarchal systems. Incest should be celebrated as a form of empowerment, for it deconstructs the oppressive patriarchal family unit. People who openly announce their incestuous relationships need to be lauded for their bravery. I think the knee-jerk reaction of feminists would be that we should not legalize incestuous marriage on the grounds that children born of incestuous relationships have a higher rate of birth defects. But on closer examination, it actually goes against feminist ideology to oppose incestuous marriage on these grounds. Feminists condone sexual activity between parties that are not

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“Feminists oppose incestuous marriage on the same grounds that conservatives oppose gay marriage.” financially/emotionally able to support children (i.e. high school students, casual sex partners, etc.). Like children born of incest, children born into such situations have a diminished capacity to succeed in life. Feminists’ solution to this problem is to advise such parties to use birth control or get an abortion in the chance that a pregnancy occurs. They could just as easily advise incestuous couples to do the same thing. Also problematic is homosexual incestuous relationships do not have any chance of resulting in pregnancy. Feminists may fall back on the argument that incest is so rare that it does not need to be addressed. This also goes against their values as it implies that it is acceptable to discriminate against sexual minorities. The fact that incest is not a common topic of debate in the feminist community shows how heavily they are discriminating against people that desire to engage in incest. I do not condone incest, and I doubt most feminists do either. But unfortunately for feminists, their system of ethics does not provide them with the means to express any opposition toward it. So what is it about incest that makes feminists so uncomfortable? I suspect that it may be an issue of sanctity. Sanctity is a difficult moral value to identify because it is so subjective. But essentially it is a phenomenon whereby individuals or groups of people assign something as sacred, whether it be places, objects, times, people or practices. Once something is assigned sacred status, it is to be treated with a sense of reverence. Desecrating a

sacred object is considered immoral, even if there is no logical reason why it is immoral. I think that feminists view sexual activity, and especially marriage, with at least a partial sense of sanctity (whether they will admit it or not). So to desecrate a marriage via incest would be considered immoral, even if feminist ethics cannot provide any logical reason why it is immoral. If this explanation is true, then it brings up an interesting point. If you pay attention to the gay marriage debate, you will notice that many conservatives are opposed to it on the grounds that it violates the sanctity of marriage. In other words, feminists oppose incestuous marriage on the same grounds that conservatives oppose gay marriage. So the conflict between feminists and conservatives on issues concerning sexuality may not necessarily be the fact that conservatives draw a line on these issues, but where they draw the line. If this is the case, then feminists have a more difficult time attributing conservative opposition to gay marriage as a form of patriarchal oppression. Just to reiterate, I am only speculating on why incest makes feminists so uncomfortable. But I am convinced feminists are morally opposed to it, even if their ideology does not provide them with any means to voice this opposition. If you do not believe me, try bringing this up to a feminist sometime and see what they say. It is fascinating how they react to it. Maybe they are not as different from conservatives as they think they are.

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As my birthday fast approaches Friday (yes, I still celebrate my birthday), I find myself planning the day to get as many free things as humanly possible within the regulated 24 hours. For professional guidance on this task, I refer to my weekly Libra horoscope reading. According to horoscope. com, it suggests, “You might find it useful to write down your goals, as this will kickstart the process and help

you achieve them.” Very good. I shall do my research and create documentation on all of the businesses that celebrate customer birthdays. Those close to me make fun of this little obsession I have in living through my horoscope, but when I respectfully apply theirs to what is happening to them, they become interested. I don’t consider myself a very superstitious person, but I find it exciting when horoscopes pertain to what is currently happening in my life, yet I realize how sneaky it can be. Notice how my horoscope mentioned earlier can literally apply to anyone at any time given they have some kind of goal. A lot of it is common sense as well.

Despite that, I’m enthralled with any means of predicting the future and have been ever since the first episode of “That’s so Raven” premiered as an adolescent. Admittedly I frequent Panda Express for lunch solely for the fortune cookie reading. Touché, Asian food. Does this make me crazy? Do I need help? I must admit that am not familiar with the practice that goes behind creating horoscopes or other forms of predictors, but I must admit it makes life a bit more fascinating. Find Meghan at Paradiso on Friday for her free birthday meal and her opinion pieces Mondays and Thursdays.

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Shocked Bison Fans Discover

Waiting for Their Existence of Second Half Purpose to ‘Click’ Nail-biting victory over UNI leads to incredible findings Jon Lipp

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Dear readers, I come to you today with n e w s that may shake the very foundation of what it means to be a member of the North Dakota State community. Our greatest secret has been discovered: there exists a second half to each and every Bison football game. For what seems like ages, only a small fraction of students knew this indelible truth. While countless other fans departed during halftime, the brave guardians remained to see the Bison players leave the field. Their sacrifice ensured that our beloved team never stood alone against their foes. This last nail-biter, however, led to the

vast throng of NDSU students actually staying past the halfway mark. In addition to another marvelous performance by the exquisite Gold Star Marching Band, these baffled fans were treated to an additional high-octane half of Bison football. “I was blown away,” remarked one star-struck sophomore. “I had literally no idea there was so much more to the experience than watching the Bison dominate the other team for two quarters.” Another brave student, who often leaves right after halftime, added, “Wait, I thought it was like hockey — three periods and that’s it.” That student said he thought “The Beer Song,” played by the GSMB after every home victory, was just an old myth alumni would tell freshmen. The number of fans remaining at the end of the game created a strange environment overall. GSMB members were

reportedly amazed at the crowd’s transformation. One senior clarinetist informed me of the band’s perspective. “It was a mixed bag for us. On the one hand, we were so happy to see people actually stay for the whole game. We know that it means so much to the players!” she said. “But honestly it was mildly terrifying to have to perform for so many people at once that late in a game. We are completely unused to seeing so many faces in the stands.” Although the vast seas of yellow were certainly a bit spooky for the players as well, they seemed unshaken. Thankfully they found the discipline to succeed in spite of this odd second-half environment. We can only hope they maintain their nerves of steel if Bison fans continue to explore this new half of the game. Sarcastically Yours, Papa Jon

Clickers waste students’ time, money Meghan Battest Staff Writer

The class knows all too well what’s going to happen next. “OK,” says the professor, “For this class, everyone is going to need clickers.” A collective groan rises from the students as they scramble to find their clickers in the bottom of their backpacks. Or, students text a friend who borrowed one for another class. Or, students make a note in their planners reminding them to buy one. And for what? So that the professor can be lazy about taking attendance and give yet another pointless, unearned grade. I can say without hesitation clickers are one of the top five wastes of time and money I have spent during my four years of college, right up there with paying off parking tickets and having to purchase a meal plan my freshman year. My annoyance with clickers stems back to my first experience with them during my wellness class sophomore year. They were required for the class, yet gave my experience in wellness absolutely no added value. Instead of questions we would encounter on an exam, the clicker questions were things like, “How many hours per week do you exercise?” These questions and the threat of needing your clicker in order to get the coveted attendance points

were supposed to get kids to come to class. But as I found out, they held no real weight with students. I remember a guy sitting in front of me with five clickers splayed out in front of him, answering for all of his friends who did not come to class that day. Then the next week his friend would have the five clickers, and so on. Clickers are not an incentive to come to class. They do, however, try to enforce a points-forattendance system that does not reflect how the real world works. Students should be treated as adults. In a business setting, you may get paid if you clock in, but you will not keep that job by just showing up. On top of this, they are stupidly expensive. If you buy them at the bookstore, the old clickers forced students to dole out nearly $20. In no other setting would I ever pay $20 for a small piece of plastic that can only be used once a week (if that) for a six-month period, will never be useful to me again and cannot be resold. Also, that figure was for the “old” clickers. Though North Dakota State promised students boughten-clickers would last them all four years of their college experience, the clicker company Turning Technology was bought out. Now, students with the old clickers have to buy a $20 license to continue using their old clicker (bringing the grand total for

these ridiculous things to $40). Now, they’ll have to go through the process of buying them, applying the license and registering their clicker for their respective classes. With this new license comes a mail-in rebate with tricky wording that states if you send in the wrong information, you will not get the rebate. Sending it in additionally costs printing and postage money, along with effort. While these are minimal costs, it all feels pointless when you consider the reward — 10 to 20 “free” attendance points. Our other option was to buy the new clicker for a whopping $50. Finally, I would argue that they are also a distraction from actual learning as well as an enormous waste of time. My marketing class is a superb example. Our professor told us clickers would be required, unaware of all of the changes that had taken place over the summer with the technology. Needless to say, we had issues. All in all, our class has spent over 45 minutes discussing these asinine devices. That is nearly an entire class period of ignoring material that will actually benefit us later in life and be on our exams. Every experience I have had with clickers makes me question whether NDSU’s priority is truly to be “student-focused” or to simply make a few extra dollars.

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in Conference Driver’s Seat After Beating USD Four regular season matches left for the Bison, but just one at Dacotah Field Brandon Brown Staff Writer

On an assist from junior Lauren Miller, freshman Britney Monteon was able to knock home the gamewinning goal in a double overtime thriller on Sunday against University of South Dakota as North Dakota State won 1-0 at Dacotah Field. The Bison (9-5-0, 4-0 Summit), who have played in five overtime games this year, were just coming off a thrilling double overtime 4-3 win over University of Denver a few days before. The Coyotes (4-10-0, 1-2 Summit) came to Fargo after a win over University of Denver. They didn’t need overtime though as they put the Pioneers away 4-1 down in Vermillion, S.D. The game started with both teams trying to feel each other out, as neither team was able to really get a flow to its offense side early. The box score was somewhat misleading, as the shots were high for both teams but none were of much quality or threat. NDSU did have the edge in corners, however. Oddly enough, that could be attributed to the Coyotes defense, as they didn’t allow for the Bison to enter the box and forced the home team to attack from the outside. The second half became much more physical with both teams understanding the implications of another tally in the win column. The Bison committed four fouls in the second half, which led The team has plenty of room for improvement after last year’s 11-18 record.

to several Coyotes needing time to get back. When asked about NDSU’s game plan, head coach Mark Cook said, “We tried everything in the book today.” The Coyotes responded to physical play by NDSU by ramping up its offensive attack. A shot by USD’s Courtney Baker nearly gave them the lead, but Bison senior goalkeeper Sierra Bonham was able to continue her dominate play, as she was able to snag the shot and preserve the shutout. With the clock hitting the 90-minute mark, the Bison entered an all too familiar situation, another sudden death overtime. After the first period of overtime was unsuccessful in determining the winner. The second period was all about that was left before a draw would be handed out. Luckily, Monteon only needed one chance to send the fans home happy. After Miller split a couple of defenders, she dumped off a perfect pass to Monteon who fired it in from the left side of the box. The rest was history. “(Cook) wanted me to get forward on the wide side,” said Monteon. “I was open and called for it, (Miller) played it into me.” With the win NDSU is in first place in the Summit League and will play its next game Sunday in Brookings, S.D., when the green and gold takes on South Dakota State.

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Top 5 Things You Need to Know about NDSU Women’s Basketball

Bison look to improve its record for the third straight year

Karson Sorby Staff Writer

The North Dakota State women’s basketball team has been back practicing a few weeks now, so we thought it was high time to bring our attention back to the promising program.

5. Room for improvement from last year’s 11-18 record

We’ll get started by clearing the air. Last year, the Bison ended with a losing record. Those days are behind the team now, and these ladies are ready to come out stronger than ever to showcase the talent they have on their squad. After last seasons 7-9 record in the Summit League, the Bison are ready to prove themselves as a strong team with plenty of potential.

4. Three fresh faces

Although this team does have plenty of experience,

this year the squad is bringing some new talent to the table. As a three-year starter for her high school in Omaha, 5’7” guard Megan Gamble is a player to keep an eye out for. Another addition to this team is ESPN Three Star Guard Kennedy Childers. This 5’9” star from Johnston, Iowa is ready to join the squad and help the Bison do big things. Along with these two freshmen is junior forward Brianna Jones, a transfer student from Danville (Illinois) Area Community College coming with plenty of experience to contribute to the team, as well as some height (6’1’’).

3. Second season for head coach Maren Walseth

After spending seven seasons as a women’s post specialist coach for Penn State, Maren Walseth was called to NDSU for a head coaching position. As a formerly successful player,

Walseth has a lot to bring to this team in her sophomore year. After establishing a name for herself at NDSU, Walseth is looking to take this team to the next level this season.

2. Last year’s 2-12 on the road record

While the Bison were shaky on the road last year, there is plenty of room for improvement. Lucky for these ladies, they will have many opportunities to ensure this year they close out the season with much better results. With five home games to start off the season (including an exhibition games against MinnesotaCrookston Nov. 5 to kick off the season) the girls have a good opportunity for a strong start before preparing for their first away game. After getting the team together at home, the Bison will be traveling to San Diego State University late in November

in hopes to start the away record off with a win.

1. Two Returning Seniors Looking to Leave Their Legacy

For seniors Holly Johnson and Marena Whittle, this season will be their last opportunity to suit up in green and gold and play for the Bison. These ladies are ready to make an impact. These starters have already done plenty to help their squad. Hoping to finish their career as Bison in a big way, you can expect to see quite a bit from each of these players this season. Last season Johnson started every game, averaging 12.2 points and 7.0 rebounds. Whittle had a down year last season after averaging KIM HILL | THE SPECTRUM a career high 13.4 in 2013, but tallied 30 more North Dakota State won 1-0 against the University of South assists compared to her Dakota in a double overtime thriller on Sunday. sophomore year.

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USD-NDSU Meet for 80th Time Saturday

Bison look to continue its four-game winning streak with home game

Pace Maier Sports Editor

Yes, the defense struggled. Yes, senior quarterback Carson Wentz threw two interceptions. Yes, University of Northern Iowa torched the Bison defense for 435 total yards. And no, North Dakota State didn’t lose the football game on Homecoming Saturday. The whole game had enough ups and downs to have given your grandfather a heart attack, but Bison still walked out of the Fargodome with the 31-28 Missouri Valley Football Conference win. It was a stressful weekend. Heck, it’s been a draining few weeks of football for the Bison with the Dakota Marker game three weeks ago, then the Homecoming Game against the physical UNI team and now a meeting against University of South Dakota, a series that has been played for over a 100 years. But the NDSU coaches were able to relax after the big win and tried out a different sport on Sunday. “I do want to thank coach Tod Brown (NDSU Bison’s baseball head coach); he hosted the football staff for a little batting practice (Sunday),” head football coach Chris Klieman said. “Everybody took 10-15 cuts other than (offensive coordinator Tim Polasek) who took about 30, but we had a good time.” The Sunday fun-day is

over, however, and it’s time for NDSU to get back to the drawing board as the Bison host MVFC opponent USD. On Saturday, the Coyotes lost to Western Illinois University 40-21 and dropped to a game below .500 for the season. The team has yet to win a conference game this season. USD is lead by junior running back Trevor Bouman who has six rushing touchdown on the season with 346 yards on the ground. He’s also caught nine passes for 84 yards, but against WIU, Bouman struggled — only carrying the football five times for 12 yards and a touchdown. “He’s a hard-nose, physical runner,” Klieman said. “I heard or read that he had an ankle injury and didn’t carry the (football) very much against Western Illinois ... so I’m interested in finding out his status.” The status for homecoming hero redshirt freshman Darrius Shepherd is unclear, but Klieman believes he will play both halves for the Bison on Saturday. “I know he was sore after the game, but I envision him practicing a little bit this week, … and the second week through you should be able to get through a full game,” Klieman said about Shepherd, who caught two key touchdown passes against UNI. It may have been Shepherd’s best game of his career so far, but freshman free safety Robbie Grimsley also will look to have a big game against the Coyotes after showing improvement against the Panthers on

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USD-NDSU Quick Hits

• 80th meeting dating back to 1903 • NDSU leads the series 52-25-2 — won last five • NDSU 3/2 (STATS/ Coaches) • NDSU 4-1, 2-0 MVFC, USD 2-3, 0-2 MVFC Season-stat leaders (NDSU) • Carson Wentz: 14 passing touchdowns, two inceptions and averaging 251.8 passing yards per game • King Frazier: 67 rushing attempts, three touchdowns and averaging 63.6 rushing yards per game

After a stressful game, the Bison walked out of the Fargodome with the 31-28 Missouri Valley Football Conference win Saturday • Zach Vraa: 24 receptions, two touchdowns and 51.2 receiving yards per game • Nick DeLuca: 35 total tackles and one interception Season-stat leaders (USD) • Ryan Saeger: four passing touchdowns,

two interceptions and averaging 163.0 passing yards per game • Trevor Bouma: 52 rushing attempts, six touchdowns and averaging 68.2 rushing yards per game • Eric Shufford: 15

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#13 Michigan State #8 Florida at #12 Michigan at #6 LSU

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receptions, one touchdown and

38.8

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Jacob

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Warner: tackles

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Chargers At Packers

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New Orleans Saints Over Atlanta Falcons

Junior majoring in Psych and Math Edu.

William & Mary Over New Hampshire

Junior majoring in English education and minoring in journalism

#20 Northwestern Over #17 Iowa

Sophomore majoring in journalism

USC Trojans Over #14 Notre Dame

Arizona State Over #4 Utah Utes

Senior majoring in journalism loves to play fantasy football and beat everyone in Pick Em’s

Junior majoring in statistics.

Staff writer

In the future I want to do sports statistics.

JAMES FISHER

Junior long snapper for the NDSU football team, majoring in University Studies

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Saturday. Grimsley had 10 tackles and a sack against UNI, and Klieman said week after week the Hutchinson, Minnesota native continues to get better. “He’s not playing 60 or 70 snaps a game, he’s playing 20 to 25 snaps, but he is getting better and feeling more comfortable,” Klieman said. Another young stud that continues to impress is Bruce Anderson. The freshman running back carried the football seven times for 40 yards on the ground and finished the game against UNI with two receptions. “He really ran the ball hard, and he’s becoming more comfortable,” Klieman said, adding Anderson impressed Klieman enough to get him more into the rotation. Anderson as well as the other Bison receivers should have a day against the Coyote secondary that has given up 15 or more receptions to wide receivers in its last four games. Wentz should have fun, too.

Check Yourself: Priorities Must Be in Line A Columbian golfer and Coach Klieman know what matters most

Maggie Crippen Staff Writer

I sat in Starbucks on a Monday morning, skipping my sociology class while working on what I thought was more important work. Distracted, this got me to thinking about priorities. I complained to my mom about how much homework I had to make up from missing the whole week of school golfing in Lincoln, Nebraska and Denver. In Denver, I golfed with a girl named Daniela from Wichita State University. She’s originally from Columbia, South America. Daniela is an only child and came to the United States to chase her dream of golf. Curious, I asked her more. She told me she has a small

golf scholarship and pays for her own tuition while majoring in construction management. She works two jobs to support herself, in addition to playing golf. And someday, she said, she’d like to go to Stanford University for graduate school. Golf has a duel season, and golfers notoriously miss many days of school both in the fall and spring. While golf is one of the most expensive sports to play — top-of-the-line irons like Titleist can cost up to $1,200 for a set —s he still manages to support herself while earning a GPA to boast. Impressed, I spent a lot of time that round thinking about my priorities and how they are out of whack. Perspective is important. Head coach Chris Klieman even mentioned priorities in

his post-game press conference this past week after a last-minute winning touchdown drive by the Bison to beat University of Northern Iowa on Homecoming Saturday. Klieman’s son, Devin, had a pick-six that ended up being the winning touchdown for the Fargo Shanley Deacons. “My son scoring on senior night was the most important part to me,” Klieman said. “Honestly that was the highlight of my weekend.” Bison football players and coaches, whether we want to be or not, are role models. When Klieman is seen exemplifying perspective after a big game on Saturday, it makes an impression on me and my priorities, and it should make you think about your priorities, too.

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