NDSU Spectrum | October 20, 2016

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A Musical in Three Acts: The Magic of ‘Peter Pan’ Senates Theatre NDSU cast and crew prepare for biggest production of year Support Bresciani

Resolutions of affirmation to be sent to SBHE Casey McCarty Head News Editor

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Act I: The Performance

As audience members, we see a very specific part of every production: the polished, well-rehearsed final product.

But that’s not how performances begin.

“Hold!” the stage manager yells, again.

The actors on stage immediately drop their characters and squint past the stage lights toward the operating board.

This is one of the first rehearsals combining both the technical and artistic aspects of Theatre NDSU’s first production of the year, “Peter Pan.” Everyone is very aware opening night is only a week away.

“This is the biggest production of the year,” director Jessica Jung said.

“Fun fact: there are more props in this production than there have been in the past 10 years. There’s flying, fight scenes with swords. The scope is bigger: there are more actors, more tech. Just more.”

“Peter Pan” is being staged in Festival Concert Hall, a much larger space than Askanase Auditorium, their usual stage. Every three years, Theatre NDSU hosts a large production in Festival.

Theatre NDSU has a rubric for what productions they need to perform every four years, covering a wide breadth of shows.

This covers classics like Shakespeare as well as two musicals, one of which needs to be a Golden Age musical. Golden Age musicals debuted on Broadway between the years 1920 to 1959 and includes “Gypsy,” “Kiss Me, Kate,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “Peter Pan.”

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While the bigness of “Peter Pan” seems daunting, rather than being overwhelmed, most cast members are invigorated.

“When I told my younger siblings, who love watching Disney’s ‘Jake and the Neverland Pirates,’ that we were doing ‘Peter Pan’ and I was Captain Hook, they started freaking out,” Alex Kleven said, a junior in theatre arts. “That was really cool, because with other plays like ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ they don’t really understand

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it and they don’t get as excited.”

Much like Kleven, Keanna Ellsely, a senior playing the role of Peter Pan, loved the accessibility of the play to younger audiences.

Ellsely is a huge supporter of Theatre for Young Audiences, a group dedicated to developing professional theater in younger generations and cultivating international exchange and cultural dialogue.

“Like they say, children

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are the future,” Ellsely said. “‘Peter Pan’ is really geared toward Theatre for Young Audiences and I’ve always dreamed of sharing it.”

“Peter Pan” isn’t just for kids, especially when you consider how integrated it is into pop culture: J. M. Barrie’s original novel is still on modern bookshelves, Disney’s “Peter Pan” is an animated classic and more interpretations of Peter’s adventures like “Hook,” “Finding Neverland,”

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“Peter Pan” (2003) and “Peter Pan Live!” still make it relevant.

“This may date me a little,” Jung chuckled, “but I wore out my VHS when I was little. I have a love for ‘Peter Pan,’ I’ve seen ‘Hook’ and ‘Finding Neverland.’ It really lives in my heart, so I knew we had to do it.”

Act II: The Cast

Backstage of rehearsal, there isn’t much indication a show is being performed right across the hall.

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Legislative bodies among North Dakota State support extending President Dean Bresciani’s contract.

On Wednesday, faculty senate president Kathryn Gordon reported 81 percent of respondents affirmed a resolution supporting Bresciani.

On Sunday, student senate also passed a resolution in support of extending Bresciani’s contract with a 27-0 vote, with two abstaining members.

These resolutions mirror the staff senate’s letter of approval sent this summer.

Resolutions were not passed without discussion, though.

This was the third consecutive week in which student senate discussed the resolution.

Before discussion began, student body vice president Anuj Teotia said to senators that when they vote it’s not just for themselves, but for their 450 or more constituents as well.

Student senator representing the residence halls Nate Thoreson said if the resolution passed, it would show the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education the student body, through student government, supports Bresciani. He added if a resolution were not to pass, it could end Bresciani’s career as well as his drive to do good for NDSU for the remainder of his contract.

“He’s done nothing but a good job when it comes to the budget cuts,” Thoreson said.

Faculty senate’s resolution also cited budget woes and Bresciani’s leadership during “the current critical finacial challenge.”

Unlike student senate, faculty senators voiced and voted with dissent. Minutes indicate a failed motion tried to halt the resolution.

It failed by a 24-17 vote, with two senators abstaining.

Faculty senate also amended its resolution to state it would send the resolution if Bresciani received more than 67 percent of the vote. It initially had a 75 percent threshold.

That amendment passed with a 31-10 vote, with a senator abstaining.

Sydney Arends, student senator from the College of Health Professions, said the national average for a college president to be in office is eight years, and Bresciani is currently at about five and a half years. She added as she is SENATE | PAGE 3

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Council Continues Educating F-M Community on Alcohol, Drug Consumption Student body president and vice president offer campus voices in meeting Katherine Kessel Contributing Writer

The President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs hosted its biennial town hall meeting Tuesday at North Dakota State’s Harry D. McGovern Alumni Center.

The event addressed the issue of alcohol and drug misuse with leaders from the FargoMoorhead community and highlighting the council’s past successes, current concerns and future preventative efforts.

Nicklaus Redenius, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse prevention coordinator, said that the purpose of the town hall meeting was to highlight the progress made toward its strategic goals and identify areas needing continued work, inviting community members to be part of the solution.

Opening remarks of the meeting were given by PCAOD co-chair Matt Larsen who described the council as a “committee of action, made up of a diverse group of people from around campus who care about making a difference on the topic of alcohol misuse.”

Speakers Jane Vangsness Frisch, vice president for student affairs for the North Dakota State College of Science, and Macy Royston, a doctor of pharmacy student, were among the meeting’s featured speakers.

Royston, who has served on the President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs and Student Advisory Committee since 2014, stressed the importance of student involvement and the power of peer influence in safe alcohol practices.

Student body president Spencer Moir and student body vice president Anuj Teotia both serve as representatives on the council. They advocated not for abstinence from drinking, but for the promotion of low-risk drinking.

Teotia said his role is to ensure the voices and opinions of the student body are heard and credited other campaigns with increasing campus-wide awareness of the dangers of alcohol misuse.

“Alcohol use on campus is a reality, and I do not diminish the negative effects it has on our community members, but I am thankful for programs like the What’s Your Buzz

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NDSU getting grand slam

The St. John’s and St. Thomas universities’ annual Tommie-Johnnie game will be hosted at Target Field in the fall of 2016.

The game was announced Monday during a news conference in Minneapolis, during which there was talk about North Dakota State playing in the stadium.

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rivals received the spot for the game, as of press time there has not been any possible Bison opponents named publicly to play a game at Target Field.

Dave St. Peter, president of the Minnesota Twins, son of St. John’s alumnus and parent of St. Thomas student, told the StarTribune that nothing would happen regarding holding a football game with regional schools like NDSU in 2017 or 2018.

The St. Thomas and St. John’s game will be a test for hosting college football in the stadium to see if further games could be played in November and December.

NDSU has never played a neutral site game during its regular season.

“The attraction is a large alumni base in the Twin Cities area and a stadium that seats just under 40,000 for baseball,” the West Fargo Pioneer reported.

Slam dunk on the flu

The NDSU Athletic Department and the School of Pharmacy are working together to fight the flu.

Flu vaccines are offered to each student athlete in hopes to prevent the spread of the virus. The shots are to be given by pharmacy students.

North Dakota Department of Health joined NDSU on the

“Alcohol use on campus is a reality, and I do not diminish the negative effects it has on our community members, but I am thankful for programs like the What’s Your Buzz app and the Before One More campaign.” - Anuj Teotia, student body vice president.

The President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday. app and the Before One More campaign,” Teotia said.

Following the highlighted speakers, attendees were asked to participate ingroup discussions at their tables to address alcoholrelated concerns, cultural influences on alcohol consumption and potential solutions to the issue.

Each group of people at a table then shared their evaluations of the problems

and their proposals of potential solutions.

Concerns presented include the sense among students that alcohol is necessary to have fun, the large percentage of binge drinkers both at NDSU and in the F-M community and the dangerous effects drinking can have on students taking medications.

These issues were determined to stem from the pressure of family and

friends to drink, exposure to alcohol at a young age and drinking being seen as a rite of passage for students. Solutions such as early alcohol education for both parents and children, enforcement of underage drinking laws and bystander education were suggested.

Laura Oster-Aaland, co-chair of PCAOD, recognized the time commitment necessary to achieve a revolution of

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NDSU’s culture.

“These social changes require persistence, and they require passion and hope, and most importantly they require belief in the power of people to change,” she said.

PCAOD was established in 2007 and is comprised of NDSU faculty, staff and student representatives.

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annual flu shot day to spread word about getting vaccinated across North Dakota.

Scott Woken, NDSU associate director of athletics internal operations told KVRR, “They asked us if they could come here and do the press conference and maybe see a student athlete get a vaccination and help promote that across the state.”

This is the eighth year the athletic department and school have worked together to provide vaccinations for athletes.

Alicia Fitz, pharmacist in charge of student health services, said to WDAY, “It’s a great way to protect the athletes during the busy season, and to keep their class schedules and their competitive schedules going forward and keeping them all healthy.”

125-Year-Old company stays in FM area

The Thomas F. Powers Construction has built several buildings in the Fargo-Moorhead area, including the Black Building, Cass County Courthouse, the NDSU field house and the downtown Fargo post office.

Justin Axness told the Forum that his favorites are the Fargo Theatre and the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County in Moorhead.

T.F Powers Construction has been involved with more than 1,100 builds and renovations since the company began in 1893.

The company’s most recent project is the aquatic addition to the Wallman Wellness Center.

Approximately 2,800 students visited the addition during the first week of it being open.

The company moved to Fargo in 1893 to help rebuild downtown Fargo after “The Great Fire” that destroyed downtown, City Hall and homes of Fargo residents.

Kappa Psi hosted a fry fundraiser Monday for a summer camp for kids with cancer.

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North Dakota State’s chapter of Kappa Psi hosted its own charity fundraising event Monday.

Fries with Kappa Psi took place in the University Lutheran Center and was hosted to raise money for Kamp Kace, a camp for children with cancer and their siblings. The camp is a free week-long camp and its mission is to give children with cancer a chance to

really be kids.

On Monday this week, Kappa Psi hosted an event called “Fries with the Kappa Psis.”

Admission to the event was five dollars.

Hannah Schroden, a third year pharmacy student and president of Kappa Psi, said that Kappa Psi is the pharmaceutical fraternity on campus as well as the largest professional fraternity across the nation.

The fraternity primarily consists of pharmaceutical students, however if a

student switches their major once they have joined the fraternity they are still welcome.

Schroden said the event idea was sparked by trying to rhyme words with “Psis,” and that once fries were involved the event sounded fun.

Macey Llewellyn, a senior and vice regent of service for Kappa Psis, also talked a little bit about the event and what else Kappa Psi does around the community.

Llewellyn said the fraternity regularly visits

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the West Fargo high rises to provide meals and blood pressure checks to the low income people who live there.

Michael Joldersma, a Kappa Psi alumnus who graduated in 1986, said he remembered the fraternity before there were “girlbrothers,” before the fraternity was co-ed.

He said he remembers doing community events in support of local groups, a specific event he remembered was a Telethon.

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SENATE | FROM PAGE 1 trying to get an expansion of Sudro Hall pushed through the legislature, Bresciani’s leadership is needed to work with lobbying in Bismarck.

“President Bresciani, as we all know, is great with students,” Arends said. “His job is to make students want to be here ... to make NDSU a great place to be.”

Roll call voting to end discussion on the resolution occurred twice, with the first unable to obtain a 50 percent majority.

Calla Harper, a student senator representing the residence halls, said though her constituents want to see better communication between Bresciani and his colleagues, she doesn’t want a blogger to “run our college for us,” referring to Forum Communications blogger Rob Port and his stance at removing Bresciani.

CASEY MCCARTY | THE SPECTRUM The Forum’s editorial board called for Bresciani’s The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education will vote on removal earlier this summer.

President Dean Bresciani’s contract extension Nov. 16 in Minot.

Senators Asif Arshid

Student Government Seeks More Survey Input

Exec shares thoughts on Tuesday Twos Maddy Capman Co-News Editor

Approximately eight percent of the student body gives their input on issues around campus through Student Government’s weekly Tuesday Two survey.

Nicholas Reitan, Student Government’s executive commissioner for public relations, said, “Our biggest challenges echo similar to other challenges that are faced by other extension efforts (student voting) which are student apathy, lack of awareness to campus issues and general disconnect between administration, staff and the student body.”

The Tuesday Two survey has shown a large increase in responses, through the combined efforts of Student Government as well as a group of core senators who work directly in reaching out to students to create a stronger route of communication between the two entities.

With the number of officers Student Government has, they are not able to reach out to each student individually; however, the Listserv emails have been on their

way to making sure all students have the chance to have their voice heard.

“We certainly are hoping to increase the response from students on campus... but attitudes surrounding ListServ notifications are very low,” Reitan reported.

Monica Murray, a sophomore studying marketing, said she completes Tuesday Twos about 50 percent of the time and completed the surveys more often last year. When asked why she doesn’t complete the survey, Murray said, “I don’t know, usually I am busy and I just go through and delete my emails. I guess I don’t even think about taking them when my schedule gets busy.”

The responses to these surveys help student government focus their questions on specific topics.

“The most important part about completing the Tuesday Twos is that, simply, there is always a reason for every question.

Without responses, we take ‘a shot in the dark’ with projects,” Reitan said.

Student Government hopes to increase the

number of responses they are currently receiving.

“For improvement, we would appreciate more input from students as well as more open communication between student senators and their respective constituents,” Reitan said.

Kathryn Burpo, a sophomore studying management communications, said with the addition of an incentive she might be more inclined to respond.

“Maybe if they were to put our names in for a drawing on a bag of candy, or a five dollar gift card.

We’re college students,” said Burpo. “ Offering something free is a way to get us interested.”

“We truly wish to empower students to communicate their comments and opinions as often as possible,” Reitan reported. “The only way that we can help to improve a student’s experience is to hear directly from as many as possible, therefore tailoring our projects and changes to fix as many problems for students as necessary.”

“President Bresciani, as we all know, is great with students. His job is to make students want to be here ... to make NDSU a great place to be.” ­- Sydney Arends, student senator and Eduardo Faundez, both representing graduate studies, abstained from voting. Arshid said in discussion of the resolution that his constituents have no opinion on Bresciani. When talking to his constituents that have attended NDSU since former president Joseph Chapman was in office, though, he said they think Bresciani is doing a good job.

In response to Arshid, Arends said if constituents don’t have an opinion, that should not be constituted as a no vote but rather an abstention. Vice chair of the senate Brendan Curran added that voting senators should use their best judgment for their constituents.

Thoreson said if NDSU

wishes to spend money on expanding Sudro Hall and other projects, it should do that more importantly than instead of spending the same money on hiring a committee to find a new president. He added that the timing now is “especially bad,” and that “this is a really bad year for it to happen.”

Executive finance commissioner Mason Wenzel said from a financial structure, keeping Bresciani around keeps things more stable.

Amendments to the senate resolution were passed without objection prior to discussion on the resolution.

Those amendments included changing senators Kim Ellwein and Nate Thoreson’s names to have

proper spelling as well as removing the word “fully” from resolution, as the senate concluded that saying full approval would have to constitute a unanimous vote in favor of the resolution.

Student and faculty senates will send their resolutions to the SBHE to affirm their support of Bresciani.

Bresciani had his contract renewal delayed earlier this year, with the SBHE citing communication problems on his behalf.

This summer, a shortlived media policy was implemented and subsequently revoked under Bresciani’s watch.

The SBHE will determine Bresciani’s contract in November.

Seminars Discuss Religion, Mortality

Science, Religion and Lunch discusses controversial topics

Alex O’Reilly

Contributing Writer

“Thou needst not make sense, but thou shalt be civil,” is the main rule abided by at the Science, Religion and Lunch seminars.

The seminars are an informal presentation followed by a discussion between willing participants.

A different speaker is featured every week, with topics varying week by week. The speaker is allotted 40 minutes of presentation time, followed by 20 minutes of open and mostly unguided discussion among the attendees.

Tuesday’s Science, Religion and Lunch Seminar focused on the topic of “Conditional vs.

Innate Immortality: What the Bible Teaches about the Soul, Death and Hell.”

Bob Pickle of Halstad, Minnesota, is a Seventh Day Adventist pastor who read quotes from the Bible as well as included personal anecdotes that helped represent his beliefs.

There are regulars that attend all of the weekly meetings and have done so for years, but there are also drop-ins and curious newcomers in attendance at any given weekly seminar.

“It’s an iron-sharpens-iron type view, so I come for mutual edification and learning,” - Darrel Lindensmith, adventist pastor and member of the NDSU intelligent design fellowship, said.

Ken Koehler, a West Fargo resident, said, “Regarding this (seminar), this is the science and religion seminar, and it dealt with the religious aspect of the forum.

(It is) interesting, for consideration of various viewpoints that are out there. It provides an opportunity to exchange points of view and discuss.”

Darrel Lindensmith, a member of the NDSU intelligent design fellowship and also an adventist pastor, said “I come here often just to give feedback, because sometimes there are misconceptions about faith, and about Christianity, that I like to give some input to in this forum, and I come here because I learn a lot too about what other people think.”

“It’s an iron-sharpensiron type view, so I come for mutual edification and learning,” Lindensmith continued “I enjoy

(discussion) because it’s very open-ended.

I mean everybody has their little agendas and presuppositions, but everybody gets a chance to say what they want to say and be respectful.”

Pickle said the event was his third in three years.

The next meeting will occur at 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday in Memorial Union’s Badlands Room.

The event will be led by Lydia Tackett, an assistant professor of geology, who will be discussing volcanoes and bacterial waste, which has led Earth to modern day life.

These seminars are sponsored by NDSU’s College of Science and Mathematics; College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; NDSU Freethinkers and by the Red River Freethinkers.

The events are free and open to the public.

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Sammy Squirrel vandalizes a drainpipe in protest, and looks cute doing it.

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NDSU Squirrels | Sammy Squirrel Speaks Anthropomorphism at its finest Rio Bergh

Features Editor

Hello, North Dakota State. My name is Sammy the squirrel, and I’m here to bring something of the utmost importance to your attention: being an NDSU squirrel is difficult.

You probably think it’s easy being a squirrel. I don’t blame you. I mean, look at

me — fuzzy little tail, fluffy little ears, cute whiskers, darling eyes and charming little feet.

But let me tell you, it isn’t easy being this cute.

People taking photos all the time, stopping and staring and saying “aww” when all you’re trying to do is remove some dirt that got stuck on your paw.

But for all the attention, we aren’t really anything

more than eye candy.

People stare and think we’re cute, but we don’t get any respect.

The vehicles slow down for students, but they hardly even blink at us. You don’t see any students smashed on the streets, do you? But a squirrel, now that’s a different story.

We have to end the madness. We squirrels are

more than cute, fuzzy little objects for your viewing pleasure. We pull our weight around here.

All those bits of granola bars that you drop? We clean them up. Smashed milk dud on a sidewalk? On it like white on rice. Fallen acorns? We take care of that too.

And yet you’ll still find us splattered on the streets.

Is there no justice in the world?

I’m taking a stand. I will personally take this drainpipe apart one tiny bite at a time until we get some change around here.

We need some tiny squirrel crosswalks with flashing lights. We need places to escape from the unwanted public gaze that leaves us with no peace.

We need respect. We need heated squirrel homes. We need to be seen as more than cute, fuzzy speed bumps.

We need a movement.

Stand in support of NDSU squirrels. Stop the madness.

Do it for the fuzzy tails and cute little ears. Do it for astonishingly efficient smashed milk dud removal.

The NDSU squirrels will thank you.

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Pumpkin Bread: The Ultimate Fall Food

It pairs wonderfully with pumpkin spice coffee beverages

Regina Schimek Contributing Writer

This week I consider you all very lucky people because I’m letting you in on a big secret recipe of mine. The BEST ever pumpkin bread. It’s my best fall recipe and the most sought after ... at least in my house.

I mean, you may have also pinned it on Pinterest like me, but that’s beside the point.

Approximate prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Ingredients • • • •

3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp ground cloves 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground nutmeg

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½ tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp baking powder 3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup butter, really soft (half melted really) • 3 large eggs • 1 16 oz can of pure pumpkin • ½ cup chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions

1. First preheat oven to 350˚F 2. In a medium sized bowl, mix the flour, spices, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.

3. You can mix by hand or use a mixer with a wire attachment for this next part. Melt the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds or less to soften it up and make it half melty. Mix

the butter with the sugar.

Add eggs. Mix these three ingredients together on medium speed or by hand for about 2 minutes until fluffy. Add the pumpkin and combine.

4. In three batches, add the dry ingredients and mix gently until each batch is incorporated. Scrape the sides of the bowl between each batch.

5. Spray two loaf pans with non-stick spray. Now is the time to add the optional pecans into the batter. Bake side-by-side for about one hour or until an inserted knife or toothpick comes out clean and the top is golden.

This will give you two loaves. Freeze one and save it for later or gobble it all up right away. Thank me later.

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List of Travel Tips BISON The Exhaustive A nearly complete guide of tips and tricks for ABROAD traveling in Europe Tori Stefonowicz Contributing Writer

Over the past two weeks I have been in three new cities and four airports.

Given my fresh experience, I have compiled some travel tips. If you are studying abroad, traveling every weekend or planning on taking a trip for the rapidly approaching winter holidays, here are some things to keep in mind.

Flights

Flights early in the morning or later at night are generally cheaper because they are not popular times.

The same goes for days.

My flight from London to Paris left at 9:30 p.m. but only cost €40.

Look at budget airlines — there are a lot more European options than stateside. Do your research and you can find some good options.

Read the fine print. Some airports only allow one carry-on bag per person.

Avoid extra charges and make sure everything fits (purses included).

European airlines have the same liquids rules, so buy some reusable containers; it will save you money in the long run.

Know the airport vocab in the local language. Words like “boarding,” “aisle seat,” “gate,” “row,” etc. are more useful than you think.

Get as much sleep as possible on the plane and be nice to the airport staff, check-in through boarding.

I don’t pay to pick seats

(it’s really unnecessary) but on two out of five flights I was in an exit row with extra legroom.

Accommodations

Stay in a hostel — you’re young and they’re cheap.

Do your research first; safety is always the number one priority. Read reviews, keep in mind the age and gender of those reviewing, as men and women perceive safety differently.

Don’t be afraid of the bigger 22 person dorms, they’re cheap and on weeknights you won’t have a lot of the party kids.

Weekends I gravitate to smaller four or six person rooms.

If you’re booking with a group of friends, have one person book it so all the selected beds are in the same room, otherwise you have the potential to be randomly placed and it’s a lot less flexible as far as rearranging.

Unless you’re a hardcore germaphobe, don’t worry about bringing your own towel to hostels. They’re cheap to rent if they aren’t included and take up unnecessary space in your bag.

Make friends with the hostel staff. They know the area and are great sources of information. The hostel I stayed at in London was also a local bar and the bartender was a ton of fun, made conversation each morning and remembered my friend and I because we joked with him on check-in.

Packing

Packing cubes are amazing. You can squish everything you need and it keeps your bag neat and leaves room for souvenirs.

Backpacks, weekend bags and large tote purses are automatically accepted as far as size for carry-on luggage. Wheeled bags are another story, so buy a good bag that is your designated travel bag if you are a frequent traveler. Otherwise your school backpack will work just fine.

Re-wear clothes, especially when going to multiple cities in one trip.

No one in Paris knew I wore the same thing in London the day before.

If you can and you’re doing a multi-city trip, pick cities with similar weather to make it easier on yourself.

Don’t be the guy on the plane with three jackets of varying weight — pick one that you can layer and pack clothes in layers as well. It’s easier to add more layers than carry around a giant jacket you wore for five minutes.

Ladies, dress comfortable, not to suit the fashion trends. You, and everyone around you, will be miserable if your feet hurt because you chose to wear stilettos. In London I walked 25 miles in three days, and my feet were fine because I planned accordingly and brought my comfy boots and Tieks.

Sure I still looked cute, but the main goal was comfort.

If you know you can drink the water and you want to carry a water bottle all the time, then bring a reusable one. If that is not the case then buy water as you go. In Barcelona I brought a water bottle and carried it empty

for two days because you can’t drink the water and restaurants won’t fill it for free as a result.

Bring good headphones.

Between the plane and the hostel you will want them.

Ear buds are the easiest to pack and less likely to be stolen because of a brand name.

Activities/Attractions/ Money

You won’t have time for everything.

Withdraw cash when you get there. Caution: do not flash your cash around. If you will be there for more than two days I suggest only taking out enough for the first couple days then go back to the ATM and pull out more. Don’t become a pickpocket’s target by carrying large amounts.

Pick-pocketing is big in Europe — research common scams in the area and pay attention to your surroundings. Don’t put anything in your back pockets and make sure your purse has some sort of secure fasten (zipper or real buckle, not the magnetic ones). If a situation feels off, get out of it.

Hop on/hop off tour busses and boats are awesome ways to get around and learn about the city you are in. Do your research first and don’t get stuck overpaying for a bus where the drivers don’t play the commentary you’re paying for.

Use public transportation instead of cabs when possible; it’s cheaper and designed around the tourist spots and main destinations (airports). *Note: Avoid the metro system in Paris. It’s the most confusing thing ever

and not speaking French makes it more difficult.

Try the local food. I had a to-die-for food experience at a little cafe in Paris and had I stuck to what I was familiar with I would have missed out.

Souvenirs are great, but you don’t need a sweatshirt from every city you go to.

It’s expensive, hard to pack and not worth it in the long run. Buy postcards, stickers or something unique to that place but focus on the memories; they’re all you’ll have left when it’s said and done so make them count.

Be careful of overlapping attractions. The London Eye and London Shard are both popular because of the views of the city, which can also be achieved through the top viewing deck at St. Paul’s Cathedral and save you £50.

For those attractions that are always popular make sure you buy tickets ahead of time — you can skip the lines and won’t run the risk of not being able to see it, especially when you only have a short time in the city.

Tell them you’re a student. I easily saved £50 in London by getting student discounts.

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Write down your itinerary, addresses to the hostels, confirmation numbers, flight numbers, all of it.

It’s easy to hand the paper to the cab driver and point to the address if you can’t speak the language or communicate nearby landmarks.

Don’t plan on Wi-Fi, make sure people know they can’t get a hold of you and plan ahead by downloading books for the plane. It’s okay to be disconnected.

Have someone to checkin with. Let your parents know you’re alive, even if it’s only a text a day when you’re in for the night.

Talk to family/friends that have been to your destination before but don’t be afraid to do your own thing.

It will never go perfectly, and that’s okay. You’re in a new place, you’re learning and it’s okay not to know and to ask for help. Hotels and bars are good places to do so.

Take pictures. Blow up Facebook; your family likes seeing what you’re doing.

Caption the pictures with the history or cool tidbits or what you did that day, whatever it is because you might not remember in a week.

As they say, “How am I ever gonna get to be old and wise if I ain’t ever young and crazy?”

So go ahead, be crazy. It’ll make for good stories later in life.

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Old Music And The Smell of Grandma’s House How everything comes back to you in one short moment

A good song can take you back to a special time and place.

Cierra Steffensen Staff Writer

Why is it one song can change your mood completely? The feeling music gives you can bring you back to such a specific time in your life. It truly is

incredible how often it can do so.

There is that song that gives you flutters. The song that makes you cry. The song that makes you want to dance. Of course there is that song that gives you goosebumps all up and down your arms and makes your entire heart glow.

Music is incredible.

Why is it that a smell can bring you back to such a specific point in your life?

You could be walking down a street, in some vague city you have never been to before and a smell

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It’s incredible how a particular scent or sound can bring up all of these different emotions but no one warns you how much it can heal you as well. will bring back such a vivid memory. You can’t even fathom how your brain made the connection. There is the specific smell that makes you miss home. The smell that makes you need a hug from your mom.

The smell of some bakery on the streets of an Italian city that makes you wish

you were at your grandma’s house on a Saturday morning eating homemade caramel rolls with your family.

It’s incredible how a particular scent or sound can bring up all of these different emotions but no one warns you how much it can heal you as well.

These senses may bring up the past but also have a tendency to make the present not too bad. Being reminded of the smell of your dad’s pillow as you live away from home could be the perfect amount of comfort for a stressful college day. Or listening to a sad song could be exactly what you need to get over that heartbreak from this weekend.

Being away from home and learning to live on your own is not an easy feat. It’s the simple things that make

it so easy.

So go buy that candle or stand outside the bakery.

Drive around on the backroads and listen to music that makes you feel something. Listen to your favorite song on vinyl so the slight crackle from the record player gives you goosebumps and makes your heart flutter.

Yes, college is hard and you are supposed to be living on your own and preparing for the real world. But it’s okay to remind yourself of home sometimes.

2016 Presidential Election: A Nation Divided As Election Day comes closer, we are all left pondering how it got here

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

It is hard to not notice the negative comments surrounding this year’s presidential election. It is hard to not just sit and mock our political system.

Is it broken? You bet. Are we fixing it at all with our current rhetoric? No. Trump supporters aren’t evil, they are tired. Bernie bros and gals, they are tired.

They are two divided ends of the same puzzle no one is trying to fit together.

The two party system, the electoral college and of course voter misinformation are just a few things that both groups of supporters can be upset with in the current election.

Our attitude is all our own though.

I met with a Trump supporter Carter Powley. I asked him what he thought about the divide in the nation.

“I think it is a problem, the country would be much better if we were all unified under one cause,” Powley said. “Which isn’t going to

happen this election. We missed that boat.”

I then asked him why he was planning on voting for Trump.

“I don’t want my answer bashing Hillary, but she is a politician. I don’t want a politician and that is why I want Trump personally.”

When asked about Trump’s reputation Powley said, “I don’t think he is a misogynist or a bigot. I wouldn’t vote for someone who I believed was a misogynist or a bigot.”

There is one thing most people seem to agree on: denounce Trump. An overarching theme is to just assume the worst of Trump supporters and not actually talk to them. Where hating Trump is something that a lot have fallen to. A lot are finding it hard to love Hillary as well.

In my opinion Hillary Clinton is a good presidential candidate.

No matter where you sit politically, to have someone with her experience in the White House is not a bad thing. She is a throughand-through politician.

Will she be great? Maybe.

Is she going to destroy the country? no.

Is she my first choice? No. Am I voting for her? Yes. I asked Emma Ewen, a mechanical engineering major, about her endorsement of Hillary Clinton.

“I think it is a problem, the country would be much better if we were all unified under one cause, which isn’t going to happen this election.

We missed that boat.”

-Carter Powley

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Two sides of the same issue. Emma Ewen and Carter Powley sit and talk about what Hillary and Trump mean to them.

“I think the current election is a s—t show,” Ewen said. This is something that many can relate to.

When asked about the great divide for the nation, Ewen responded quickly with, “I think it is going to be the case for a long time.”

Ewen’s opinions are not that unlike Powley’s. This is the way things are going to be for a long time.

When asked if she thinks it’s everyone’s fault, Ewen

responded with a laughing, “Oh, for sure.”

We have been given these options. Even though we have been screwed in several ways, it is hard to justify our angst as productive.

We can’t just sit and sulk.

Rather, we must focus on what we can control. We can start by not denouncing candidates. We sit and condemn our broken system but no one is actually willing to accept blame for

it.

Trump wouldn’t kill this country; in fact, it probably would be just fine. In my opinion, Hilary could be a great president. Are either one of them my first choice?

Hell no.

The worst, period, thing, period, we could do though is sit and make jokes about our system. Where we offer up email memes and Trump horror stories is where we fail. What we really need to have is a renewal

of education, a renewal of healthy debate in this country.

Why would anyone ever support a misogynistic weasel of a man like Trump? I don’t know, ask someone. They are everyday people just like you. You need to hear to the other side out for there to be any progress.

“I am blaming the leaders in charge for not working with each other,” Ewen said.

Laughing about our current political system we had to blame someone else that wasn’t ourselves.

The problem is we are the problem. He have chosen to stop listening to each other and our leaders have followed our lead.

We sit and denounce each candidate. We sit and chastise our friends who have other opinions than ours. Instead of actually taking the time to educate ourselves on the issues we sit and collect election memes.

It is a terrifying reality.

As the election date comes, we must understand this is our reality.

Information is more available than ever before.

Sharing of our ideas is available more than ever.

We have the tools to educate a nation. At the moment though we are alienating each other and it has found its way to our leaders.

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Football is Dying: The Players Player health is changing the way we look at the game

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

In my opinion, football is dying. Last year I did a piece regarding the dangers for everyone playing football.

This year with injuries seemingly an every game occurrence (see the Vikings), I chose to focus on the NFL player’s side.

From the NFL’s current standing, it is hard to see in 50 years this sport being anymore than a small market event.

With big names like Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Drew Brees and Mike Ditka claiming they wouldn’t let their kids play where is the future of this game?

As a football fan, I have

to come to this conclusion: player safety is important, and the players themselves are starting to notice.

When NFL players put on pads and helmets, it is hard to see anything other than a jersey and a number.

The reality is an NFL player is a person like you and me. They have brains like us, they have knees like us, they even have similar emotions as us.

As a current fan, I wince everytime a player gets up slow. That is someone’s father, that is someone’s brother. Is that the hit that lands them dementia when they are 50? At this point we know the dangers are not imaginary. Knowing what we know now about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) we have to wince when we see players get a particularly big hit.

“Uh oh, got a little ding on the head? No, no, you can’t play for the rest of the season.” Donald Trump’s opinion on concussions is something current players and many fans don’t

As a football fan we have to come to this conclusion: player safety is important, and the players themselves are starting to notice.

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At the age of 44, Brett Favre is already showing symptoms of CTE.

resonate with. We love the game but at a point it is hard to cheer on people being hurt beyond repair. It is a known fact that concussions can kill.

The belief in a heroic football player, defying doctors’ recommendations and playing through the pain, a player risking it all for the first down is becoming a thing of the past.

It is hard to not notice a player like Wes Welker in today’s NFL, a player who is currently playing for the Los Angeles Rams. Welker has had as many as 10 concussions throughout his career.

There has to be a tipping point for people today. With reports from prominent names like Junior Seau (suicide linked to CTE), Brett Favre (showing signs consistent with CTE) or any player suing the NFL (there are a lot), it is hard to not gasp when watching a player get hit on Sunday.

“God only knows the toll that will be taken as time

goes by.” Brett Favre was sacked 525 times during his career. Now at 44-years of age he is reporting memory loss.

If football isn’t competitive, is it even fun to watch?

On a third down play for first down. Live it up now.

In today’s NFL, the players and fans have to accept these players might be unable to walk when they are 60. They might have irreversible brain trauma.

As a fan, it is hard to accept that our sport might be fading. We love the violence; we love the drama every Sunday. The NFL is truly the best reality TV show of all time. It delivers on entertainment value but fails on safety and longterm health.

Football in its current form cannot be safe. Players are like us. They care about their own health; they care about their kid’s health.

With more knowledge of brain trauma, it is hard to see a future where football remains the most watched sport in America.

Welcome Investors: Come Learn about my Timeshare

For those who want the life of lacklustery

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Grant Gloe Staff Writer

Hello, hello, future investors. It’s about two months into the school year and you may have discovered some things about your current roommates. Maybe they’re messy and you haven’t seen your carpet since movein day. Maybe they get a little too comfortable with you in the room (we’ve all heard some … interesting … stories from the dorms).

Maybe they order real food instead of ice cream when they go to “Dairy Queen.”

Whatever the reason your roommate is an awful, twisted human being, there is hope.

You just need someone to share a bit of their life with you. A bit of their time, if you will. Well, the best investments are always real estate and I’m willing to offer you some of mine.

That’s right: a timeshare

of my half of a 10 by 11 room in a two bedroom apartment with three other guys. Please contain your excitement.

Your half of the room has beautiful natural lighting. It has a window in the corner perfect for watching the east door if creeping on neighbors is your thing.

It comes furnished with a mattress on the floor and a $45 desk from Walmart.

You will have to share the room with my current roommate, but other than looking like a rejected “Muppets” design, he’s fine.

But what about your fine narrator? I know the thought of kicking me out of my home fills you with rage and concern, but don’t worry.

I’ll get along fine on my natural charm and devilishly good looks.

Dolve Hall is open basically 24/7 and I’ve done more than my fair share of grocery shopping in the dining centers. I can even fake cry to such an extreme it makes muggers uncomfortable.

So if you want to stay in my place, pay my rent and see where the literary magic happens, come by and say hello. All you have to bring is a winning attitude and a large enough blanket for

I know the thought of kicking me out of my home fills you with rage and concern, but don’t worry. I’ll get along fine on my natural charm and devilishly good looks.

Sign up today for this once in a lifetime investment opportunity. two (sometimes at night you might get woken up. That’s just Billy, he likes to cuddle.

Don’t worry, he doesn’t live there).

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Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity is creating an art show and silent auction from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 22 at the Dakota Medical Foundation, 4152 30th Ave S, Fargo, ND. Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity (LAHH) will be partnering with local artists to come together and create beautiful art in this year’s “Home is Where the Art Is” event.

This showcase and silent auction gives artists and art lovers the ability to help their community by admiring original and environment-friendly art.

Artists will have until the end of the month to shop at ReStore located at 210 11th St N in Moorhead, MN. ReStore is a center for usable materials that

originated from local landfills. Artists use these materials and turn them into original art. The art is then returned to people’s homes for their enjoyment.

This year, LAHH will offer two classes for all ages. From 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., kids will be able to become artists. From 4:306:30 p.m. adults will have an opportunity to paint their own canvas. This year will also have Kwaician Traylor, a special music guest. They will also feature artists like Ashley Kunz, a Moorhead painter with a fresh outlook on modern art.

Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity is a locallyrun affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. It is a nonprofit ecumenical Christian housing organization with an overall goal to create simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with those in need in Cass and

Clay counties. LAHH has partnered with a total of 45 local families to build houses.

For more information on the event or LAHH, you can check their website at www. lakeagassizhabitat.org. You can also find them on social media, including Facebook and Twitter.

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Recycled materials are receiving new life in the annual Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity Art Show.

Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature Musician wins prize not for book but for lyricism Christian Weber Contributing Writer

For over five decades, Bob Dylan has defied convention. His music incorporates elements from a variety of genres, resisting classification. His lyrics are vivid, allusive and often obscure. His personality is eccentric. He is known for being reclusive and enigmatic.

Last week, Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the first musician and the first American since novelist Toni Morrison (1993) to win the award. According to the Swedish Academy, Dylan was awarded the prize for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”

The Academy’s decision has been controversial.

Some have argued Dylan’s lyrics, considering their poetic depth, should be characterized as literature, while others said the Prize should not be awarded to

songwriters but to serious novelists, playwrights and poets. Many prominent writers and public figures have contributed to the debate.

Dylan is no stranger to controversy. At a talent show at Hibbing High School, when he was a student, the principal cut the power before his band’s set was finished. The principal thought Dylan’s music was inappropriate and too noisy.

At the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, Dylan and his band left the stage after only three songs. He angered many of his fans by playing experimental blues-rock on an electric guitar instead of playing the acoustic ballads he was known for.

Subsequently, he alienated many of his most loyal fans with albums like “Highway 61 Revisited,” which were stylistically and lyrically disparate from his previous releases. Throughout his long career, he experimented and innovated with varying success, losing old fans and gaining new ones.

In an unprecedented step for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan won for his poetic lyrics.

Dylan’s tendency to defy expectations and his commitment to creating intense, original work

have confused some and impressed and inspired many others.

Whether or not he

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influence on American culture, an influence that will endure for many decades.

Local Television with an International Focus Shakespeare, ‘Hamilton’ celebrated in PBS Fall Festival

Andrew Fugleberg Staff Writer

Friday nights just got a lot more exciting this fall. Instead of braving the blustery season, it’s much easier to stay at home and cuddle up while watching the PBS Fall Festival from Oct. 21 through Dec. 23.

Fans of art and music should be excited for this year’s lineup: Lin-Manuel Miranda will be hosting the series every Friday for eight weeks.

Miranda just finished a run as the titular character in “Hamilton,” a Broadway smash that garnered an impressive amount of Tony wins. Miranda also recently hosted “Saturday Night

Live” for the first time, meaning that hosting a long PBS special should be a simple task for this musical titan.

The first special, premiering Oct. 21, will be a backstage look at the making and performance of “Hamilton.” This special is one that both diehard fans and the average spectator is able to appreciate, with a three dimensional look at the creative process that went into the now famous, record-breaking musical.

President Barack Obama, former President George W. Bush and composer and Broadway royalty Stephen Sondheim provide witness interviews along with several others to add a more comprehensive look

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The Bard may be long dead but his legacy lives on in the PBS Fall Festival. at the nitty gritty process Broadway.

Other PBS specials of getting a show on

showing throughout the festival are also sure to be quite interesting. Bill Murray, Alan Cumming, Lang Lang and Joshua Bell will also have the spotlight, with dance and musical theater performances headlining other episodes.

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the Royal Shakespeare Company will give tribute to the Bard through opera, ballet, jazz and musical theater. Actors Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Benedict Cumberbatch and more will celebrate Shakespeare’s life in this festival special.

Alan Cumming is doing one of the most interesting projects, with his cabaret show entitled “Alan

Cumming Sings Sappy Songs.” His show premiered in 2015, and since then he has extensively toured parts of the globe and had a soldout show in Carnegie Hall earlier this year. For those unfamiliar with Cumming, he has received recognition for his roles in “The Good Wife” and the “Spy Kids” trilogy.

This Fall Festival will have different performances to look forward to each weekend. Musical theater, dance, instrumental music and several other interests are all represented in abundance. Furthermore, with episodes spread out over several weeks, viewers can pick and choose what interests them and watch it.

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PETER PAN | FROM PAGE 1 The cast of “Peter Pan” is bent over books and writing notes in the time between their scenes. All the characters are represented: Lost Boys combined with surly pirates, Tiger Lily’s the Pounce sitting next to Tic Toc Croc. For most of them, sitting backstage is just as common as sitting in a classroom. But for others, it’s out of the ordinary.

“Why did you audition for ‘Peter Pan,’ besides the requirement?” I asked.

I quickly learned, while speaking to the cast theatre majors, they are required by the department to audition for every production.

“Oh, I’m not a theatre major,” freshman Matt St. Martin said. “I’m a computer science major.”

“There are a handful of non-majors in ‘Peter Pan,’” said Jung. “It’s been fun with more cast members.

They add something special to the production, including new perspectives, which has

been really fun.”

“I did theater in high school,” St. Martin added.

“I fell in love with it. I didn’t want to miss out on it in college and wanted to try it. It’s definitely a new atmosphere from high school. I adore college theater, and I respect it a lot. There’s more professionalism yet we can still have fun.”

You really can’t tell where the theatre majors stop and the non majors begin. At the beginning of rehearsal, Jung calls the cast and crew into a “family meeting.” Everyone circles up on stage to address announcements and questions. But even after this initial joining together, you can still feel the “family” of the cast: “Slightly is really the second in command,” senior Dan Ajak said of his character, a Lost Boy. “According to Jess.” the other Lost Boys shout, resembling the bickering of children of who’s the favorite.

“Peter Pan is the boy who can fly. Who doesn’t want to fly when they’re a little kid?”

- Cody Olson, senior in Theatre Arts And, of course, everyone has their own take on each other’s character.

“Toodles is sentimental, sappy and childish,” said senior Cody Olson, a Lost Boy and the dance captain.

“Nibs is the baby but Toodles is the other baby,” Krissy Borud (Crocodile and Pounce member) cut in. “He’s the very sensitive one. He’s closest to Peter and is the saddest to leave.

He’s also the cutest.”

While they may disagree, tease and harass one another, there’s no denying the connection between the cast members.

“I’ve really loved sharing this experience with my mates,” Ellsely said smiling.

Act III: The Technicalities From the spotlight to the backstage, the sound, lights and other technical aspects of “Peter Pan” are the biggest part of the

production.

After all, Peter won’t fly himself.

“It’s a really big production,” Jung stated.

“There are fun costumes and big tech support. The Pounce have been working with dance instructor and professor of contemporary tap Patrick Kasper. He created rhythmical dances that are really advanced.”

So advanced, the Pounce members all had to be dancers and Tiger Lily has nearly 10 years of dance experience.

The costume designers have been working equally as hard on the costumes for the production. The Crocodile and Nana the dog are both played by actors, requiring intensive, detailed costumes.

“We could have had puppets,” Jung said. “But we were interested in actor

animation and study of movement. The show is really about transformation.

We watch Wendy grow up. Seeing an actor transition into a dog back into a human was really interesting and it fit into the story well. Why wouldn’t you want to see a human playing a dog?”

The Crocodile is complete with head-to-toe green scales, a tail and huge jaws.

Nana is entirely made of rope, resembling the very real dog breed Komondor.

“The Crocodile has been really fun,” said Krissy Borud. “It provides a scary character that’s also really funny.”

Captain Hook agreed.

“The Tic Toc Croc is really cool. I haven’t rehearsed with the full costume, but it’s been fun to develop a reaction to it. It’s an opportunity to be silly.”

And, who could forget the flying?

Since pixie dust is pretty hard to come by, actors are being rigged up to lines and wires to simulate flying to Neverland. Not only Peter, but Wendy, John and Michael Darling are also given the chance to fly, just like their characters do in the movies, adding a whole new level to Theatre NDSU. “Peter Pan is the boy who can fly,” Olson said. “Who doesn’t want to fly when they’re a little kid?”

“Peter Pan” premiers at 7:30 p.m.,Oct. 20 in Festival Concert Hall. The show continues at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 and 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.

Tickets are free for NDSU students and can be purchased through the Division of Performing Arts Box Office at (701) 2317969.

Symphony Orchestra Begins ‘With a Bang’ University Symphony Orchestra opens with first concert while the Wind Symphony unofficially begins national tour Kaitlyn Grube Staff Writer

The University Symphony Orchestra played their first concert of the 201617 school year Oct. 16 at Festival Concert Hall.

The orchestra is made up of a mix of Minnesota State University-Moorhead students, North Dakota State University students and various community members.

The group varies in age and experience, some members having played for

over 20 years while some have played for less than 10.

First chair violin Carissa Eikom has played her instrument for 15 years, and has been a member of the University Orchestra for four. Eikom is a student at NDSU and is working toward a degree in music education.

Community member and NDSU alumni Jonathan Braski has played violin for 20 years and has been with the NDSU orchestra for 11 years. When asked about his hopes for this concert,

he was quoted as hoping to “start off with a bang.”

The opening number was a composition by Gioachino Rossini, called “Overture to Italians in Algeria.”

After the conclusion of this piece, conductor Dr. Warren Olfert spoke a few words introducing the next pieces as well as welcoming the audience.

The second song was “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen” by Edvard Grieg, a Norwegian composer and pianist. The song was originally a piano

work that was adapted for an orchestra.

As this song came to an end, the wind players were dismissed and the string instruments remained on stage to end the concert with movements I, IV and V from “Serenada” by Antonin Dvořák.

After the Symphony Orchestra concert ended, there was a brief intermission and the Wind Symphony took the stage in the unofficial beginning to their national tour.

Their opening number

was “Masque” by Kenneth Hesketh, a British composer.

The next piece was written as a tribute to Anne Steiner, who passed away suddenly in 1996. Timothy Mahr composed “Sol Solator” meaning “the sun, the comforter.”

“Concerto for Trombone”

by Launy Drøndahl (arr.

Poul Ivan MØller, I.) Moderato Assai, Ma Molto, Maestro came next with a solo by Benjamin Court on the trombone.

Next was “Folk Songs

The Wind Symphony unofficially began their national tour on Sunday, Oct. 16 after the University Symphony Orchestra.

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for Band,” including Suite Number 3 entailing I, Droylsden Wakes, II, Lord Bateman, III and Three Ships and Lisbon, by David Stanhope followed by “Bennet’s Triumphal” by M.H. Ribble.

To round out the afternoon, the Wind Symphony played “Bohemian Revelry I. Polka, II. Furiant, III. Sousedská, and IV. Skočná”

by Adam Gorb.

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Missing Persons Report: NDSU Students When the Bison needed a 12th man most, students were gone Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

If there is one thing BisoNation is, it’s spoiled.

I guess that comes with winning five championships in a row. But that is no excuse for what happened last weekend in the student section, one of my biggest pet peeves. When the attendance figures were announced in the press box, 18,828, I had to laugh.

There may have been that many people entering the Fargodome, but there were not that many still in the stands. Absolutely no way, because half the student section was gone.

Like some sort of magic act, they had vanished without a trace.

And then the Bison lost, to South Dakota State, our rivals.

Perhaps the most special thing about the Fargodome is that the energy inside is palpable. You can reach out with a fork and feed off it.

This is nothing new, but Saturday was different.

After South Dakota State’s first touchdown to make it a seven-point game, there was nothing.

The energy was all gone, nothing to be felt. These are the moments that need a spark.

The two ingredients for said spark, a big play and a rowdy student section.

One of those things needs to come on the field of play.

I was worried it was not going to come. The guy that produced the biggest sparks last year, Bruce Anderson, was out with a sprained ankle.

If you want the purest example of a spark in the Fargodome, look what Anderson did last year against UNI in the playoffs.

Trailing at the half, I remember saying to one of my friends, “Boy, this place is dead. We really need something big to happen soon.” First play of the half, Bruce returns the kickoff, and the place exploded.

Saturday had that big play. It came in the form of Darrius Shepherd turning on the jets for a 44-yard reception. It brought with it one of the loudest cheers of the day, but the fire didn’t keep burning. The drive stalled at the SDSU 37, and not even an excellent Jackson Koonce punt got the crowd going.

And when it really mattered, with 2:27 left, there was not much from the students. SDSU was unfazed, drove down the field and scored. A lot of students missed it.

So my question for the students who left is simple: why? Why would you leave with a good portion of the ball game left? You can’t say the Bison were dominating the game,

because they weren’t. Yes, it was a two score game after the first drive of the second half, but was that enough reason. Had you totally missed the first two drives for the Jackrabbits as they marched the length of the field? Or was it because you had seen two red zone stops already and expected more to come?

Was it because the Bison dominate the fourth quarter always? Or that the Jackrabbits would surely become tired? Because it was just a regular season game with nothing at stake?

Or, most likely, because you wanted to start the afterparties and celebrations early?

There was nothing boring about the game. It was not the second half of the Illinois State game (the only game where I wanted to leave early, but stayed nonethe-less.) To make it matter more, it was a rivalry game, with a trophy at stake.

And yet, you still left.

Maybe us, as fans, needed this. A loss to remind us that every win is special. A loss that shows that on any given day, anything can happen.

There is no doubt the team is going to dig in now and look for redemption.

How about us as fans?

Are we ready to prove once again that the Fargodome is the toughest place to play?

Not just in FCS, but the nation as well.

Bruce Anderson can spark the crowd, when the crowd is there.

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Hat-Trick Holly Keys Bison Attack Enderle scoring keeps women’s soccer rolling Thomas Evanella Contributing Writer

The North Dakota State soccer team has become an offensive powerhouse this year, and no one has been more pivotal than sophomore forward Holly Enderle.

Enderle, from Plymouth, Minnnesota, has been scoring at will this season.

Her eight goals on the season rank second in the Summit League and put her at the forefront of the Bison’s attack. Strong with the ball at her feet, she is able to use an array of moves to beat defenders and find the back of the net.

In games in which Enderle has scored, the Bison are 4-0. She has had two hat tricks on the season, including one against North Dakota. Thanks in part to the production of Enderle, the Bison rank No. 3 in the Summit League in scoring.

Enderle was a regular for the Bison in her first season, although her production has increased dramatically this season. In 18 games last year, Enderle had just one goal. This year however, she’s proven herself to be the top scoring threat on the team.

Enderle began playing soccer at a young age. The sport has always been a substantial part of her life.

“I think it’s kinda just one of those sports that you join when you’re younger just to get out and run around, so I’ve been playing it probably since I was four or five,” Enderle said. “I think my parents just put me in and I kinda liked to run around and I stuck with it.”

By the time she graduated high school, Enderle picked up even more sports. She was a letter-winner in hockey, lacrosse and track and field in addition to her

When Holly Enderle scores, the Bison win. Her team is 4-0 every time she finds the back of the net. soccer pursuits. Ultimately, Enderle decided to stick with soccer. Head coach Mark Cook and the rest of the team couldn’t be happier.

When asked who was most influential in her becoming a collegiate student athlete, Enderle didn’t hesitate.

“I would definitely say it has to be my parents just because they’ve been so supportive of me,” she said.

“I was a three-sport athlete in high school and they

were always running me around everywhere and kind of gave me a lot of freedom to choose what I wanted to do.”

Finally settled into conference play and wreaking havoc in the Summit League, Enderle and the rest of the Bison are focused on the conference tournament, which they will be hosting from Nov. 3 through the 5, but also are not taking their focus off the remaining schedule.

Enderle is optimistic

about the Bison’s chances this year.

“Our final goal is to make it to the first round of the NCAA tournament,” she commented. “That’s definitely where we’re looking right now, but we’re definitely not overlooking these last (two) games.”

Hosting the tournament will definitely come with perks, Enderle explained.

She said when it comes to playing surfaces the conference is split. Some schools have grass fields

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while others have turf.

She added this is a major advantage for NDSU because no one knows the Dacotah Field turf better than the Bison.

“We’re really excited (to host),” Enderle said. “We like our surface, we know our surface and sometimes teams struggle on it. Our turf is super fast, and so we’re excited to be home.

We’ve had a crazy travel schedule this year, so it’ll be good to be home for the tournament and have that

home field advantage.”

“We always set lofty goals for ourselves because we believe in ourselves so much,” she remarked.

Winning at home will be hugely important for the Herd. In addition to the Summit League tournament, NDSU will still play one more game at home on Oct. 30 against Indiana Purdue of Indianapolis. If the Bison are to accomplish their goals, they’ll need Holly Enderle to keep scoring hers.

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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016

The Simple Way to a Valley Championship What needs to happen for the Bison Cody Tusler Staff Writer

Well, you can’t win them all. Though it would have been nice to see the Bison go undefeated on their quest of a six peat, that won’t be the case with the loss to South Dakota State this past weekend. This just goes to show you any given team can lose. That’s why you go out every day and give your all and fight day in and day out. The Bison can still get their sixth straight championship, but it won’t be easy.

North Dakota State are now ranked No. 4 in both the FCS Coaches Poll and STATS FCS Top 25. NDSU also fell to No. 3 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference behind SDSU and Youngstown State and one ahead of next week’s opponent of Western Illinois.

Next week’s game is a must win if the Bison want to finish off the regular season with hopes of winning the conference.

With SDSU and YSU playing each other, being the top two teams in the conference, the Bison can’t

afford to fall behind in the standings and try to play catch up for the rest of the season.

To go along with winning this week, the Bison need to win the next three. Northern Iowa and YSU are the next teams that NDSU will face after playing WIU. Depending on what happens with Indiana State and South Dakota, the Bison might have to win out to win the conference.

NDSU is going to need help if they hope to win the conference; however, it will be easier to determine

what needs to happen once SDSU and YSU plays. YSU needs to win this one to make it easier for the Bison, but here is what needs to happen for the Bison. UNI is actually a big part of this.

As stated, NDSU needs to beat UNI in a couple weeks, but UNI needs to beat WIU and SDSU to close out their regular season if NDSU wants to win the conference.

Say SDSU loses to YSU and UNI, it gives them two loses in the conference, and two more overall. They finish with a record of 6-2,

7-4. That’s if they win the rest of the games as well.

YSU beats SDSU, but loses to NDSU giving the Penguins a record of 7-1, 10-2. This is if YSU wins all their games besides NDSU. NDSU needs to win out.

That would give them a record of 7-1 in conference play and 10-1 overall. With two conference loses, that drops SDSU down and a win over YSU gives the Bison a share of the title. To fully claim the title, YSU needs to lose at least one more game.

Now this is the simplest scenario. Anything can happen, but the most important thing is NDSU wins out. Hands down that has to happen for a for sure shot. SDSU loses at least two more games.

Losing to YSU for SDSU doesn’t need to happen but it will help a lot. SDSU just mainly needs to lose two more conference games so that the Bison have one more conference win than them. YSU losing more games will definitely help for the Bison to be sole owners of the conference.

Terrible Fantasy Advice: Week Seven Get lineups set for early London kickoff

Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

After a one week of truly terrible advice, this column is back in the Larry Fitzgearld like hands of mine. For the record, I won this week, so ignore everything Cody Tusler said last week. But don’t ignore the fact that there is another early game this week because the NFL is an international brand now.

So with that, some burning thoughts are going on this week.

Quarterbacks

With the injury to Ben Roethlisberger, I would not be quick onto the Landry Jones bandwagon. Reports

have Big Ben coming back sooner rather than later.

He has come back strong in the past. Steelers have a bye in Week 8 and return against Baltimore. There are still two games against Cleveland for the Steelers, and even an 85 percent chance Roethlisberger will torch them in Weeks 11 and 17. All in on Le’Veon Bell though, even more than usual.

Even though they are on bye, a quick word on the Cowboy situation. Best case scenario, you own both Dak Prescott and Tony Romo. However, that is unlikely, so which one.

I still see Prescott as the starter moving forward.

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Wide recievers

As an owner of Odell Beckham Jr. I wondered if he would get going at some point this year. Not going to lie, thoughts of a stint on the bench were there. But finally, the answer came, and it was as beautiful as his proposal to the kicking net. A pair of long touchdowns, and it appears the slump is over. Bring on a London kickoff against

the St. Louis, I mean London, no, Los Angeles Rams.

Speaking of those Rams, hold off on Kenny Britt for long term. 136 yards and a pair of touchdowns last week makes it look like a solid option, but those were his first touchdown catches of the year. For me, not a long term option, but could be a half decent one week pick up during the bye weeks of your starters.

Running backs

On occasion, you accidently make a smart move. As a precaution two weeks ago, I picked up James White in case my starter LaGarret Blount could not play. Now I find myself in a perfect

situation with both New England backs, who are sharing points now. Moving forward, I’m going to put my money on the pass catching White. Both are good options, but right now, with Brady back, White seems to be the better of the two.

At this point, get selling all Philadelphia Eagles running backs. The fact that there are three of them is never a good thing.

Ryan Matthews does not spell confidence. Darren Sproles is reliable, but not high enough quantity. And Wendell Smallwood is up and coming, but not ready just yet. The suspension of the right tackle spells disaster for the Eagles’

backfield in fantasy. Oh, and the Vikings are visiting this week. The only thing scarier than that defense are clowns, and the presidential candidates.

Tight ends

Jimmy Graham is back, and it could not be a worse time. He has finally found a connection with Russel Wilson in Seattle and is starting to tear it up. He had no less than 89 yards in the last three games. He is finally a lock to start, except for one thing. The Seahawks travel to the desert to take on Arizona.

That is a tough call. Take a good look at backups this week, but I am still in on Graham.

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THE SPECTRUM | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016

Bison Look to Bounce Back A tough trip to Western Illinois looms large

Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

It is not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up again. That has to be the mantra for the North Dakota State football team as they look to recover from the loss last Saturday against SDSU. The Bison take a trip to Macomb to take on the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

The Leathernecks come into the contest with an identical record as the Bison, 5-1 overall and 2-1

in the Valley. The game pits the teams setting third and fourth in the Missouri Valley standings. The Bison enter ranked as fourth in the nation, with the Leathernecks sitting at No. 11.

Good news for the Bison: Leatherneck quarterback Sean McGuire has not run much this year. SDSU quarterback Taryn Christion ran for 141 yards against the Bison last week, but McGuire has run for a gain of 141 all year. The Bison defensive front will be looking to find the form

they had before the SDSU game, when they averaged less than 40 yards rushing allowed.

Once again, the young Bison secondary will be tested. Western Illinois wide receiver Lance Lenior averages 126.5 yards per game. He is the top target of quarterback McGuire, who throws for 259.8 yards per game.

To make the task harder for the Bison secondary, they may be missing a key player. Jalen Wimbush was diagnosed with a concussion last week. His

availability is unknown going into the game.

Another missing player will be Bruce Anderson.

The sophomore back reinjured his ankle on Saturday, and will not be available for the trip.

This means that Ty Brooks will continue to take over on kick returns.

Brooks has impressed head coach Chris Klieman so far this year.

“He is always trying to improve; he is an explosive athlete,” Klieman said.

Brooks took two returns

last week, averaging 19 yards, and will also take over for Bruce on the offense as well if needed.

The running game looks to rebound after a day of struggles against the Jackrabbits. No running back had a run longer than seven yards during the game. Easton Stick was the biggest rusher, with a run of 26 yards being the longest of the day.

Perhaps the biggest issue for the Bison was their performance in the final quarter. The offense

struggled to 18 yards in the fourth, a quarter the Bison had dominated previously.

The defense will also look to get off the field quicker, as the Jackrabbits won the time of possession battle.

The Leathernecks average over 34 minutes with the ball. The Bison have only been out possessed once all year.

To accomplish this, expect a large dose of King Frazier and Lance Dunn on the ground. The Bison look to get back to winning ways and the style of play that goes with it.

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The Bison look to improve and come back stronger as they recover from their loss to South Dakota State.

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