NDSU SPECTRUM | OCTOBER 30 2017

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Murder, Mayhem and Mystery Bonanzaville transforms to reenact darker sides of North Dakota history Samuel Caspers Co-News Editor

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Bonanzaville added Halloween decorations to their exhibits to set the spooky mood for the ghost tours.

Rain pitter-pattered on windowpanes, and the group’s short breaths rose into the night sky as they stepped out of the atrium and into the cold dark night, embarking on Bonanzaville’s ghost tour.

It was not immediately apparent if they were shivering from anxiety and fear of the horrors ahead or if it was simply the cold.

The pavement shimmered with reflected light from the narrator’s flashlights, illuminating the path to the first destination.

Shuffling into the Brass Rail Hotel and Saloon, the group saw three child actors from a local high school. Two men were playing cards and boozing heavily while they still could.

The third was cleaning glasses and trying to sell as much alcohol as possible before North Dakota entered the Union as a dry state. One way or another, the bar was about to run dry.

A couple, apparently weary from travel, entered the saloon. They asked for a room and the women behind the bar told them there was only one available. Room 105.

The women behind the bar went upstairs to prepare the room while the couple stayed behind for a nightcap. “I don’t want to be tellin’ no tales,” one of the men playing cards said across the room, “but ain’t no one staying in room 105 ever comes out again.”

Thuds and clanks unheard by other guests keep you awake, the other man said.

The smell of sulfur slowly creeps in through the night and just before dawn breaks, a “shrill shriek” too loud for a human to make is the last thing someone staying in room 105 hears before never being seen or heard from again.

The couple approached the men with wide eyes and trembling hands. They asked the men to tell them more as they reached into their jacket pockets.

But before they could answer, the couple slit the throats of the two men, looted the register and shot the women from behind the bar as she returned from preparing their room.

The couple left to catch a train and hit the next saloon.

Other scenes reenacted at Bonanzaville include the terrible consequences of a schoolteacher sending her students home into a blizzard in the late 1800s, the story of a jealous man who murdered his exwife in front of their children and the early American embalming practice.

All scenes acted and stories told were based on true events that happened sometime in North Dakota’s history.

Bonanzaville hosts these ghost tours every year and are run every weekend during the month of October. The cost is $15 and space is limited so tickets must be purchased in advance.

North Dakota Spooky University Ghost stories of NDSU to haunt you Phoebe Ellis

Head News Editor

Anyone who steps into the basement of Ceres Hall will first wonder why the ceilings are so low. As they venture further back, they will begin to hear a banging noise almost as if someone is trapped inside a metal pipe. The further back a person ventures, the louder and faster the banging becomes.

Why does this banging exist? The answer is simple. A spirit exists in the basement of Ceres Hall, belonging to man who hung himself there during WWII. The man is rumored to have been a janitor at North Dakota State at the time.

Attempting to enter the 3rd floor is difficult due to restricted access. Despite requesting permission to enter the 3rd floor, University Relations of NDSU denied access.

The story that follows the third floor is that back when it was a women’s residence hall in the beginnings of NDSU, a girl hung herself up there. People say that later in the day you can hear a girl crying of sadness. It is rumored she hung

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herself due to a downfall in her academic performance.

Minard Hall is known for its ballroom fire where all attendees of the dance burned. Later a portion of the building collapsed. Both events have led to a belief in the supernatural occurring frequently.

Burgum Hall, as it is commonly known, was actually supposed to be named “Slaughter Hall,” after one of the first female students to attend NDSU. The university decided that was too violent and named it after her after her marriage took place, when her last became Burgum.

Ladd Hall is a modern day horror story. There are reports stating that Ladd Hall will no longer be fixed up, but instead allowed to rot to the point of collapse. Meanwhile, students are still allowed to attend courses within the building.

The Inforum reported that Ladd and Dunbar Hall both have significant fire code violations like the improper storing of hazardous materials.

They also reported that Dean Bresciani describes Dunbar Hall as “literally dangerous.”

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Ceres Hall is closed after 5 p.m. for a reason.

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Bob 95 FM puts on inaugural pet parade in Lindenwood Park

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Loren Coleman talks cryptids and cryptozoology at ParaCon 2017

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Bigfoot sightings on the rise on campus

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Horror-s c op es Phoebe Ellis

Head News Editor

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You may feel as if someone is watching you, but every time you turn around nobody is there. You don’t get spooked too easily, but this is an uneasy feeling.

Try to convince yourself that nothing is watching you, even if the mirror says otherwise. Sleeping with a nightlight this week may help the feeling lessen, but you may still feel like you need to sleep with one eye open. Not to fear, nothing is coming for you. Right?

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Sometimes you can be a little possessive, Taurus.

The question is, are you possessed? Are evil thoughts intruding your mind this Halloween? Do you find

yourself doing things totally out of character? Do you seem to forget how you arrived at a destination?

Travel with a group if you go out this Halloween. If you don’t, you might regret it.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Whether it’s the undead or the live flesh you’re passionate about, it’s about time to go get it. Get all your cards in place before making your next move as it might end differently than expected. It’s time to get spooked, and maybe spook someone else. Your costume should be spook-tacular as it will show your true character better than any other costume.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.

You like relaxing in water, but just stay out of the 22)

Put yourself out there, you need it. DO NOT stay in this Halloween. The spirits around you will be the most active on Halloween, and they seem to have a bone to pick with you. Or maybe just use your bones as toothpicks? The stars are unclear. Either way, do not stay home this Halloween as it may lead to your demise on the spiritual, psychological or physical level.

You’re good at rolling with the punches, always have been and hopefully always will be. This week is full of plenty of punches and your rolling may be more like backflipping off a cliff into a kitty pool type thing. But bend carefully as everyone around you may not be as good at this as you are. The scariest thing this Halloween may be your bestie freaking out at you because they just can’t deal.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You have a reputation of being two-faced and this Halloween you’ll live up to it. You’ll be temperamental about the horror movie you watch; you’ll love it so much you’ll hate it. Unfortunately, a fight with your BFFL at a party may prove just how horrific you can be. Tread lightly, Gemini: IT may be in the sewers but you’re in the streets. Turns out, your nature may be the scariest thing this Halloween.

sewers. Consider changing up your costume from

the typical Harley Quinn or Sexy Cold Pizza. The mummy is always a good last-minute choice. You may feel a strong feeling to take a bath, do it! Do not be surprised if the water feels like it’s trying to keep you there. The funny thing about water is that it has potential to change everybody’s world all at once.

Your adventures will only increase this week as excitement runs high, but beware of suspicious folks that seem just a little too into their costume.

That lumberjack with the hatchet? Is that hatchet real? Try not to find out.

It’s highly preferable to travel with people you know and trust. Avoid stranger danger. Avoid that zombie “costume.”

There’s something you want, and you want it bad.

Your energy is low. You can’t understand why your energy is running so low.

To be perfectly honest, someone or something is sucking your energy away.

Make it a priority to ward off this toxic being. Fight it by gathering with your friends and acting as if nothing is wrong. Really, you need to right now.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.

Capricorn (Dec. 22Jan. 19) Don’t panic, or do. This is going to get bad.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Keep you head clear as your mind will soon be expected. Be okay with talking to that zombie at the party or the werewolf walking down your block.

You can’t understand the cosmic origins of what is about to happen, but it will ultimately be good, even if it seems bizarre as it’s happening.

Pisces (Feb.19-March 20)

Time to grow! Whether you’re comfortable with it or not. Don’t clean up, you’ll thank yourself for it later. Besides, the mess can wait; it will help open up your eyes. The scariest part?

Everything you’ll miss out on if you clean it up.

Why I Left Flowers at Tr o l l w o o d P a r k A tragic past colors one of Fargo’s most beloved parks

gambol through Trollwood’s meadows and spy on visitors from the shadows.

The ghost stories have consumed the real and complex story of Trollwood Park.

The story of the woman dancing in front of a willow tree during Trollwood musicals is not a particularly scary story and it seems like a pointless thing to make

up. This may be why it is so compelling.

If Trollwood Park was haunted, one would expect to hear crying. Lots of crying. But you don’t.

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The long, complex history of Trollwood Park starts with an asylum and ends with a gathering place for performing arts – because of this, stories of its past abound.

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There is truth hiding behind the legends of Trollwood Park.

On Oct. 31, 1879, the Front Street Asylum opened on what is now Main Ave. It was a small hospital and asylum operated by Cass County for the penniless and

forgotten.

Soon after, Cass County purchased farmland three miles north of town and built a three-story, white brick building from the rubble of the Grand Pacific Hotel in Moorhead.

In 1895, the new facility opened as the Cass County Hospital and Poor Farm.

Today, the county hospital is long gone and has been

replaced by Trollwood Park in North Fargo.

Residents of the poor farm — called inmates or paupers — lived in the back of the building in mostly separate rooms. The paupers were described in 1911 by a North Dakota poor farm inspector as “old men and women … the usual nondescript and paralytic class.”

Everyone who lived at the poor farm was expected to work on the farm, and each person was given one or two jobs a day. Hearty contributions provided by the farm meant only limited outside purchases, like coffee and sugar, were necessary.

Some believe the forsaken spirits of the poor farm’s former residents

More Tricks, Less Treats

Two stories to make you think twice Dan Ukkelberg and Quinn Garrick Staff Writers

A Halloween Winter

When John woke up, the darkness was too bright. It was burning his eyes. He couldn’t make sense of what was happening. Around him, snow swirled through the air, coating the ground and the buildings in a white blanket.

It was Halloween. The sudden winter followed an abrupt summer of intense heat and bright light. The memories of which played over and over and over in his head. A vision of blinding white flashes brought feelings of warmth.

Scenes of Halloween surrounded him. People in costumes danced around with witches and ghouls; their deformed faces and bodies bathed in the glow of cold flames. The costumes dazzled with fantastic imagery of blood and death and disgust. The wails caught

in their throats, choking on pain and horror.

Carved skulls plastered the pavement, housing soft remainders of fire chipping away at the dried-out orange flesh. The ashy lanterns provided sparse light in the endless darkness.

The hollow wind carries with it echoed screams, both chilling and distant. Screams that have been trapped in time, seared into the air, a smog of empty suffering.

Ruin had embraced the buildings. Brick, stone and glass decorated the landscape. A shadow of their former selves, the structures took on a persona of abandonment, painting the backdrop of Halloween image.

Death was woven throughout the world on that night. The trees had become brittle skeletal sculptures.

Bones and makeshift graves scattered about, instilling an aura of fear throughout the air.

John reached down to feel the snow. It was warm, chalky. Off-white and gray

streaks tattooed his fingers.

Ash. The powdery remains of life clogged his breath.

The horror around him was real. They were not playful attempts at escape. Fire and death had ripped through the world.

The new winter was beyond natural; it was the result of fear and hatred. The fear and hatred of humans.

A Broken Down Bus on the Abandoned Highway

In the 1960s, there was a North Dakota State Leadership team that went on a retreat to the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota. They only had a limited amount of time for the trip, so they decided they must drive through the night. After three hours of driving, most of the team fell asleep.

On the fourth hour, however, the bus came to a screeching halt. The team went out to explore the situation, and it looked as though the tires had all been punc-

tured. Fearing the worst, the team rushed back into the bus and took turns sleeping until the morning.

Over the course of a day, their food ran out and no cars passed them on the road. The team had to make the difficult decision to explore the area outside of the bus …

After walking into the woods, they quickly came across an abandoned campground. There were various run-down cabins and a mess hall located directly in the middle of the camp.

The team explored the mess hall, finding only a freezer full of ground meat, hamburger buns and a container of ketchup.

Logically, the only thing that they could make was hamburgers — so that’s what they did, clearing out the remainder of the meat and other ingredients.

When they made it back to the bus, three of the students were missing. The remaining five students stayed on the bus, only leaving the

bus for short periods of time to use the bathroom with the bus driver on watch.

They did this until one of the students and the driver screamed as blood splattered against the wall of the vehicle.

The next morning the remainder of the students ran away, scattering in every direction. The three that ran away from the camp let out bloodcurdling screams as their voices slowly gurgled out with the last amount of blood they had left.

The last student alive was Cam. Cam ran back to the camp to the only familiar building on the grounds — the mess hall. When he arrived, there were blood trails across the floor, all leading to one place — the freezer.

Cam’s hands trembled as he lifted the lid to the freezer and found that it was stocked full of ground meat once again.

Cam ran from the building, past the cabins, and into the woods. He ran until

he came to an opening. An opening with one lone dead oak tree in the middle. And there hanging from the limb of the tree, with the guts pouring from its body … was … a deer.

It turns out that they stumbled upon a deer hunting camp. But how does that explain all of the missing people you ask?

Well, it turns out Cam was a pain to everyone that he encountered, so the other students decided to play a prank on him by screaming, disappearing and splattering ketchup on the side of the bus. This was the plan all along.

If you read this entire story and you were not impressed by the level of fright, go to your room, get on your computer and look at Blackboard. That should leave you frightened, terrified and wondering the meaning of your existence.

And if THAT doesn’t work, try your student loans. Happy Halloween.

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In A Nutshell Press reported.

Funds from the maze and pumpkin patch go toward 11-year-old Thea Olson’s college fund. She wants to attend NDSU for veterinarian school and helped start Thea’s Pumpkin Patch.

It’s open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 31.

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Boo! at NDSU

The fourth annual Boo! at NDSU happened Thursday, Oct. 26, in the residence halls of North Dakota State.

A carnival took place in the Mathew Living Learning Centers where 15-20 booths were run by student groups to provide games and Halloween activities for children.

“Several residence halls across campus will be open for trick-or-treating in a fun safe environment,” NDSU said in a release.

Students across the residence halls decorated and dressed up in costumes to hand out candy to over 400 children and families that trick-or-treated.

explained that the company sells costumes for activities other than Halloween, like school projects and plays,” the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported.

Smith apologized for any offense that the costume caused.

Screenshots of the costume were posted on social media where it quickly spread across the internet following criticism that said the costume trivialized Anne Frank’s memory.

Fargo Theatre

Fargo Theatre hosted the annual “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Friday, Oct. 27.

The annual costume contest happened before the screening, with the show starting at 11 p.m.

“This Halloween we’re honoring the late Tobe Hooper with special screenings of his groundbreaking horror masterpiece ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’” according to the Fargo Theatre’s website.

Tickets are available at the door for $5 and there will be showings at 5 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 31.

Every year Fargo Theatre changes what they show on Halloween. In 2015, they showed ‘Hocus Pocus.’

Bison maze

Thea’s Pumpkin Patch in Pelican Rapids took on a familiar logo for this fall’s corn maze.

The maze features North Dakota State’s bison logo, hand with the horns up and ‘Go Bison.’

“The Olson’s started working with The MAiZE company in Utah that specialized in corn mazes and Troy Goergen, senior associate director of athletics for NDSU on a design and plan to bring this idea to life,” the West Fargo Pioneer

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Halloween spending

Spending for Halloween is projected to hit a record high this year.

“Total amount spent around the spooky season is forecast to reach a new high of $9.1 billion, with 179 million Americans planning to partake in Halloween festivities, up from 171 million in 2016,” CNBC reported.

The previous record spending was set in 2016 with total spending at $8.4 billion.

Last year, consumers spent an average of $82.93 and are expected to spend $86.10 this year.

A record number of adults are planning to dress in costume this year, at 48 percent.

CNBC reported “the top costume for children is expected to be a superhero, and for pets, a pumpkin or a hot dog.”

costume

An online Minnesota retailer pulled an Anne Frank costume from their website.

“Spokesman Ross Walker Smith tweeted Sunday that the costume had been pulled from the website. He

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Wag Your Tails For Halloween Bob 95 FM put on the inaugural Pet Parade in Lindenwood Park Miranda Stambler Features Editor

On a brisk October morning, dogs wagged their way into the Halloween spirit by wearing their favorite costumes. From pumpkins and lions to cute flowers, there was a variety of costumes and breeds at the event as dogs socialized among the families and other dogs.

Bob 95 FM put on the first and hopefully annual Halloween Pet Parade on Oct. 28 in Lindenwood Park in Fargo. The event was sponsored by Home Away From Home, which is a pet boarding and grooming business located in South Fargo. It was also sponsored

by Sandy’s Donuts & Coffee Shop. They provided donuts for anyone who showed up, regardless of whether they participated or just watched.

Locals gathered around to watch a parade of dogs

walk through the woods before taking pictures of every adorable costume.

People continued to join the parade or showed up to watch the event.

Along with the satisfaction of being adored, each pet that participated was entered to win a free two-night stay at Home Away From Home.

Although it was a short parade, attendees were all smiles as dogs ran through with excitement unsure of why they were getting so much attention. Surprisingly, most dogs enjoyed their costumes and did not try to rip them off like others might have thought. After participating in the event, many of the dogs enjoyed the praise from photo ops and treats from owners.

Chris Hanson, the morning host of Bob 95, commented on this new event. “The pet costume industry is booming, and we noticed that a lot of other

places have big pet parades for costumes at Halloween,” Hanson said.

Not only does Bob 95 have this event, it also has “given away thousands of dollars in prizes for pet owners over the years with our ‘Pet of the Week’ onair contest every Friday,” Hanson said.

“We hope it (Halloween Pet Parade) will be an annual event that will only get bigger every year,” Hanson shared.

All dogs were friendly and excited to greet other dogs and families. Many of them ran up to strangers wanting more adoration for their costumes, and they got many people to pet them and tell them what a good dog they were.

After photo ops, dogs continued to enjoy the excitement of others celebrating the Halloween weekend.

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A classic pumpkin costume is perfect for the Halloween spirit in any dog.

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A participant dressed up as a classic Beanie Baby.

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A creepy spider costume made cute by putting it on a dog.

F A R G O F OODI E Spider Web Seven Layer Dip Halloween cravings trapped in a web of sour cream Katherine Kessel Contributing Writer

Halloween, with its excess of all things ‘spooky,’ characterized by ghosts, spiders, costumes and candy, lays the perfect groundwork for having fun with food.

During a night where people dress up, applying the same treatment to your food is fitting.

One browse through Pinterest will reveal the extent to which people get creative with their food on Halloween prior to the evening’s festivities.

Going by the statement that people “eat with their eyes,” spending a few extra minutes adding Halloween flair to ordinary food items can be a great way to impress friends and guests.

Ideas for Halloweenthemed foods are extensive, ranging from cute candy corn cupcakes to gross looking red Jell-O worms.

Most people prefer the

cuter side of the Halloweenthemed food spectrum, as eating something that resembles a dismembered limb or eyeball can be less than appetizing.

As with most dips, Spider Web Seven Layer Dip is a definite crowd pleaser and can go a long way when acting as an accompaniment to the rest of a Halloween spread. This dip also has other appealing features, namely that it is cheap and easy to make. Most of the ingredients can be bought pre-made or prepackaged from the store, making the actual assembly as easy as opening a few cans and spreading on the layers.

This recipe may not win any awards for healthfulness, but considering the amount of candy likely to be consumed on Halloween, it is hardly a splurge in comparison. The best part about this recipe is the thing that gives the dip its Halloween look, the sour cream spider web, is relatively easy to create

with a plastic bag with a corner cut off. No matter how you spin it, this dish is fun, delicious and highly addictive. It’s sure to catch the attention of all who try it.

Spider Web Seven Layer Dip Ingredients:

1 16-ounce can refried beans 1 1 1/4-ounce pack taco seasoning mix 1 cup sour cream, plus 1/4 cup more for the topping 1 cup salsa 1 cup shredded cheese 1 large tomato, diced 1 cup guacamole 1 small can sliced black olives (optional) 1 bag of tortilla chips

Directions:

In a small bowl, mix together the refried beans and taco seasoning.

On an 11-inch diameter plate, or other similarsized dish, spread the bean mixture so that it is almost to the edges.

Carefully spread the sour cream in an even layer over

the top of the refried beans and do the same type of layer with the salsa.

After the evenly spread layers, dollop the guacamole in various places along the top of the salsa. Spread the guacamole over the top of the salsa. Do this slowly and carefully, so that the layers do not mix.

Sprinkle the cheese along the outer edges of the layers, so that it is approximately two inches thick.

On the top of the cheese, add the tomato and olives.

Add the additional 1/4 cup of sour cream to a plastic bag, and cut a small corner off the side.

Pipe a spider web pattern over the top of the guacamole layer of the dip. From the center of the guacamole, pipe the sour cream in lines extending outward from the center. Add loops between the lines of sour cream to resemble a web pattern.

Serve the dip with tortilla chips.

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Spider Web Seven Layer Dip is both highly addictive and fun, weaving the perfect trap for all who taste it.

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Terrorized Within the Corn The experience of The Haunted Corn Maze in Moorhead Miranda Stambler Features Editor

There I was, in complete darkness, corn stalks surrounding me and chainsaws randomly going off in the distance.

The Haunted Corn Maze in Moorhead, Minnesota caused me to go in circles upon circles on the brisk fall evening just waiting for someone to jump out of the darkness.

I found myself stumbling through, trying to avoid constant circles and endless dead ends. Through the dirt walkway, it is hard to not almost twist an ankle.

The only peace of mind in sight is the sky covered in stars, but this was no time to enjoy the night sky in complete darkness where screams are being heard in every direction.

I began to analyze the places people in the group tend to gravitate toward.

When walking with four other people, there is not enough room to link arms and take on the maze together. It was much easier for it to be two in front, two in the back and then one in the middle.

The front of the group: this is the spot the leaders take either until the scared people run in front or they figure out when you are in the back you get snuck up on.

The middle of the group: this is the safest area for all the people terrified, but it is also the area where you get crushed in between people running and the others jumping back into you.

The back of the group: this is the scariest place.

People like to follow you, and through the loud noises you cannot hear them coming; this is also the most entertaining area because you get to see everyone else in your group get scared.

As the bravest soul to take on the actors, I took the front and drag one of my friends with me. As we link arms, I slowly fell into the back as people ran in fear to

the front.

Wait, what was that? Was that a corn stock or a person hiding within the darkness?

That shadow moving through the maze, I cannot tell if they are an actor or a person trying to find their way as well. “Hello?”

Because that’s not cliché, like the actor is going to be like, “Hey, don’t mind me just waiting for you to get closer.”

“Hi, we’re trying to find our way too,” the figure says. A sense of relief calms me as now I see we are not the only lost ones among the corn.

I hear chainsaws going off in the distance and know it must be coming soon. But, when they bring the loud noise out of the corn stocks my heart drops for a second until I remember it is fake.

Is that a clown? Of course, there is always a clown. I put my head down and walk through the narrow area as two clowns follow behind. They let me go through the tunnel and trap my friends leaving me alone in the darkness with a bright light strobing in my face blurring any type of vision I had. My vision becomes blinded and now I am alone. My mind starts to rush, what do I do? Should I keep going? Is this a part of it? Are they going to make me take on the maze alone?

I spin around toward the bright light hoping to see my friends exiting the tunnel. I close my eyes hoping when Darkness in the corn keeps you on edge waiting for someone to jump out.

I open them I can focus on Wait. Is that a door? for another door to open. through a claustrophobic the building and not feel so There is a building in front The wait is causing a tube you must turn around to distorted. I blink my eyes of me, the smart thing sense of anxiousness and get out of. open and the only thing I see would be not to enter, but hopefulness that it will Constantly walking is a clown charging directly toward me. I scream and obviously I must. I walk not be too scary, but also through, hitting dead ends hope that this is not one of through and there are three hoping it is terrifying, since and trying to see what is in those “killer clowns” that men in creepy masks. I ask it is Halloween. We go front of you. From building were a craze years ago. My them their names to try and through the door and make to building and small spaces heart pounds as he reaches end the creepy staring that is our way through the strobe I go. Darkness consumes just inches away from my making me uncomfortable lights blinding our vision. everything especially in the face. I take a deep breath and confused. “Bubbles,” Loud noises slowly deafen dark rooms. Once your eyes and turn around facing the one replied. “Well, that’s us as we scream from the adjust, they throw a strobe light in your face or a person darkness. Finally, I hear my some comic relief, thanks. unexpected bangs.

Nice to meet you, I’m going The next building is only coming out of nowhere that friends running up behind to keep walking now,” I one person at a time with a you thought was just the me and start to walk toward said as I shuffled toward the cylinder that you must go in darkness. the darkness. alone. This was the scariest I see a light straight What just happened? other door.

I come to an area part, separating the group, ahead, and go toward it.

Why were we separated? Get where people are waiting once again, one by one Dead end.

Turn around. To over it; just keep walking.

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the left? To the right? Just go straight, that’s wrong? Turn around once again. Wait, there is a light again, keep going that is the end.

Is someone following us? Turn around, no one there. A sense of feeling watched overtakes me, I become skeptical, waiting for another clown to appear from the corn or a chainsaw to block our path. A sense of relief and anxiousness overcome me. Run. Keep going. Don’t think and don’t stop; the end is near. Or is that just another dead end?

Leading Lady LastMinute Costumes

How to dress up as these five characters from TV shows and movies

Ryley Berzinski Contributing Writer

Finding the right Halloween costume is always stressful, never knowing if you should go with a classic, DIY or the trend of the year.

A common theme is to go with movie or TV show characters. After looking over common and classic leading lady costumes, these are the top five, requiring only a little work for lastminute outfits. Most only need up to four not-hard-tofind items.

Carrie Bradshaw from ‘Sex and the City’

Known for her iconic outfits in the hit show “Sex and the City,” Carrie Bradshaw is the perfect lastminute Halloween costume.

While she has many different looks throughout the show, there are two that really stand out as classic Carrie Bradshaw outfits.

The first one is the outfit she wears in the opening credits. The outfit is a light colored tank top paired with a white full tutu skirt. These are the two main things you will need to pull off this costume.

Lastly, all you must do is curl your hair into tiny, ringlet curls and then brush your hair out to get that poofy Carrie hairstyle.

Another option would be

to throw on a slip dress and pearls and top it off with a fur coat. This look is from the scene where she is going to visit Mr. Big on New Year’s Eve.

Blair Waldorf from ‘Gossip Girl’

Blair Waldorf’s classic preppy style is super easy to pull off, and you probably have everything you need in your wardrobe already. The main things you’ll need is a white button-down shirt, knee-high socks and a plaid skirt. Waldorf is known for her headbands, so top it off with one and you have your look.

Sandy from ‘Grease’

This is one of the simpler last-minute Halloween

costumes. You can choose between being “good Sandy” or “rebellious Sandy.”

For good Sandy, you will need a poodle skirt paired with a button-down shirt.

To pull the look together, let a cardigan hang off your shoulders and put big, loose curls in your hair.

If you want the rebellious Sandy look, go for leather leggings or black skinny jeans paired with a plain black tank top. What really pulls this look together is adding a leather jacket and some red lipstick. For your hair, use a curling iron to do tighter curls, then brush them out and tease your hair.

If you want to take this costume to the next level, have your man be Danny.

white bralette, and it looks

Kelly Kapowski from amazing.

‘Saved By The Bell’ The girls from ‘Mean If you love ‘90s style, this costume is a perfect fit. For Girls’ a more laid-back look, take an old crew neck sweatshirt (preferably gray) and cut the neckline off from shoulder to shoulder so it hangs off one shoulder. After that, all you must do is pair it with some high-waisted denim and white sneakers.

In the show, she wears taller red socks with this look, but any socks will give the same effect.

If you want a more scandalous look, go with her most iconic outfit. Take high-waisted denim and add some black suspenders.

Kelly pairs this with just a

Need a group Halloween costume for your girl gang?

The ladies of “Mean Girls” are an easy and popular Halloween costume.

Even though Halloween is on a Tuesday, base your look off the popular Mean Girls quote, “On Wednesdays we wear pink.”

For this costume, anything from a pink polo to a pink velvet jumpsuit will do the trick. You can even assign each girl from your group a different character such as Regina, Gretchen or Cady.

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The Day I Met Grant Wils on And other things that happen at ParaCon

Grant Wilson (far left) being interviewed by Joel Sturgis (middle) and Greg Bakun (right) of After Hours AM at ParaCon 2017.

Paige Johnson A&E Editor

For the past seven years, Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minnesota, has been hosting the spooky and mysterious at their annual ParaCon. Comprised of three days worth of events, speakers, booths and a plethora of other activities, guests at ParaCon can interact with the other side — and some living people, too.

This year, ParaCon featured a few major speakers: Chad Coleman of AMC’s “The Walking Dead;” Jason and Samantha Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango and Grant Wilson of “Ghost Hunters;” Tory Belleci of “MythBusters.”

Other speakers included Chris Smith and Scott Porter of “Haunted Towns,” the Klinge Brothers from “Ghost Lab,” Midwest Paranormal Files and

Johnsdale Paranormal.

“I had been watching all these guys for years,” Bob Stevens, entertainment manager for Shooting Star, said. “When Bill Marsh, who’s our general manager now, he first came to work for us as our marketing manager. One of the first things, he came to me and asked would I be interested in putting together some kind of paranormal convention? I jumped at it of course and took it on from there.”

“When we first started, it was relatively small,” Jamie Monson, advertising manager for Shooting Star Casino said. “It was just in one small part of our event center. Now it takes up (the) entire event center. It’s just grown and grown over the years.”

Monson took us (me and a photographer, Emily Kautzman) around the event center, showing us the different booths and presenters of ParaCon. The whole range of

the paranormal were in attendance: some booths housed mediums helping others speak to the dead while others read tarot cards to willing participants.

Crystals, sage and other items were for sale at every corner.

There were also Sasquatch hunters (SquatcHers), a cryptozoologist (Loren Coleman) and a UFO expert (Travis Walton).

Local paranormal groups were also in attendance, like Twin Cities Paranormal Society, Anoka Paranormal Investigations and Supernatural Investigators of Minnesota.

Included in the local businesses was The Palmer House, a hotel in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, that is rumored to be haunted by multiple entities.

“When we bought the Palmer House, neither one of us was from Sauk Centre,” Kelley Freese, co-owner of the Palmer House, said. “We lived there for nine years. In all the nine years, nothing.

We were actually looking at it for a while. We bought it. We spent several months doing work that needed to be done. TLC and some really hearty, heavy-duty cleaning.

There were things that were happening then that I couldn’t explain. One day, probably not more than a month than we’d reopened.

One of the locals was in for lunch and she said, ‘How’s it going, Kelley?’ I made some flippant comment about something having happened, or something I couldn’t explain. And she went, ‘Well, it’s haunted.’ I said, ‘Excuse me?’ and she said, ‘Palmer House is haunted.

Everybody knows that.’”

She said of her ghostly guests: “The bottom line is, who knows? I just like to go, imagine all the possibilities.”

Freese’s story wasn’t the only spooky story at the event.

Grant Wilson, of “Ghost Hunters” fame, explained the the beginnings of “Ghost Hunters” and why

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he began investigating the paranormal: “Ghosts made sense to me, the way I was raised,” Wilson explained.

“I believed we had a spirit in us, we died, that spirit left.

Some of them stuck around.”

He continued, “It wasn’t until I was 15 that weird stuff started happening. Weird encounters that I couldn’t fit into any basket in my brain. Because I didn’t know what it was, I was trying to research and I wasn’t getting answers. I started talking to other people, very casually, like, ‘Hey, anything weird happening around here?’ I found that almost everybody had some interaction. People were afraid to live in their own homes. I had done so much research, I realized if I exchanged comfort and information with someone, they would allow me exposure to the paranormal in their house so I could experience it firsthand.”

If ParaCon is any example, Wilson’s testament

to the number of people who experience the paranormal is strikingly true: ParaCon was packed with paranormal purveyors and people who wanted answers about the strange things happening in their lives.

While Shooting Star hopes to continue to provide an open discussion of otherworldly experiences, they explained as the event grows, their space gets smaller.

“Our biggest problem is space,” said Stevens. “We have in the past done a lot of vendors in the hallways.

We might have to go back to some of that, because we’re completely full. And we’ve had vendors looking to come. It’s just going to get bigger.”

ParaCon is usually in early October, before Halloween. Updates can be found on the Shooting Star Casino website and on their Facebook page.

A Conversation with a Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman talks cryptids and cryptozoology at ParaCon 2017 And they said, “They don’t exist. Get back to your studies. Leave me alone.”

That stimulated me, out of curiosity, to really start reading about it. I got a book called “Abominable Snowman” the first year into my studies, and I actually went through the book. I got every proper name out of the book, and I started writing those other researchers. I had 400 correspondents in the first year.

I had one teacher, in the next year after that year, who was actually able to get me a flag from the Yeti Expedition of 1960 from Sir Edmund Hillary.

I wrote articles — 6,000 articles. I wrote books — I’ve written 40 books, forwards and introductions to another 60 books. So I’ve been connected to 100 books.

Once you start writing books, the TV people call you. They want you to be a consultant; they want you to be an interviewer. Since I started earlier, I was really a lot older than the Josh Gates-type of people. I was the white-haired old man, who happened to be part Cherokee, who they called to do their interviews. I’m not an actor like him, so I was just an expert.

Then, the whole

conference thing started coming up. It started Paige Johnson blossoming really in the late A&E Editor ‘90s. Last weekend I was in Loren Coleman’s career Texas, before that I was in started when he was 12 Kentucky. Then California years old, in 1960. this year.

Since then, the Cryptozoology is a anthropologist, zoologist fascinating field to me. A and psychiatric social lot of people write about worker has contributed and are interested in to 100 books and 6,000 Bigfoot because humans articles, sharing his research are narcissistic. They really in the field of cryptozoology. want to talk about something Coleman started the that’s close to them. But I’m International Cryptozoology interested in black panthers, Museum in Portland, Maine giant snakes, Mothman. and continues to search for Because I’ve traveled cryptids around the nation so much, I’ve gathered and world. souvenirs. Because I really At ParaCon 2017, I asked think crypto-tourism is so Coleman a few questions important. This area, for on how he got involved instance, I’m asking a lot of in cryptozoology, how it’s people, “Where have they boomed since he began his seen it? Where do they know career and what, exactly, is about it?” cryptozoology.

For instance, in Detroit Paige Johnson (PJ): Lakes, there’s a tradition How did you get involved of the Hairy Man. That in cryptozoology? Is this could become a site where something you’ve wanted to they could have a statue; do for your entire life? they could have an annual Loren Coleman (LC): festival. In these small Depends on what you define communities around the as life. country, these cities like I started in 1960. I was Roswell or Point Pleasant, 12 years old. I saw a movie economies could really be called “Half Human.” I went boosted with crypto-tourism. to school the next week — PJ: Why do you think ‘cause I saw it on Friday cryptozoology has boomed?

— and I asked my teachers, I know you said in the late “What is it about the yetis in ‘90s, I know that’s when these mountains of Asia?”

“The X-Files” came out.

Why do you think it’s started to grab the people’s attention?

LC: I think there’s two things with cryptozoology: people love animals and people love mysteries.

So, the combination of the two with television, with some movies (like “The Mothman Prophecies,” came out in 2002.) And this was a book that came out in 1975.

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“There’s a lot of hoaxes,”

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Loren Coleman founded the International Cryptozoology Museum after starting his cryptozoology career in 1960. but there’s also an open- are very open to the Bigfoot Loch Ness Monster, those mindedness. conspiracies. Because it’s are the celebrity cryptics, as It’s interesting; this is the just part of the landscape we call them. most open-minded month. here. It’s not something But then there’s little October and Halloween different; it’s not something reports of Orang Pendek, a brings a lot of people out to be ridiculed. Not little creature in Sumatra that about ghosts. They’re not something to say, “Well, did probably will be discovered. afraid to talk about Bigfoot. that even happen?” That’s Our logo is the If you think about that in very refreshing. coelacanth. The coelacanth terms of the years, really PJ: What’s the difference was discovered in 1938 from the ‘90s through between myths and legends off of Africa and had been now, there’s been an open- and cryptozoology? known by the native people mindedness.

LC: Legends are always that called it gombessa. things that have a fire below They actually ate it. It tastes At ParaCon, Coleman the smoke. Myths are from awful. It’s oily; they used a invited passersby to indicate human imagination. lot of spices. They knew it where they’d seen cryptids There’s a word that was there, but none of the in Minnesota.[/caption] I’m very careful about scientists did.

If you step back, history’s in cryptozoology. Belief, They found out that it going to say: this was a time because I don’t believe was actually a fish that had when you could openly talk any of this. Belief is a been extinct for 65 million about this without losing religious-based, faith-based years. So, it’s a living fossil. your job, losing your partner conceptual way of looking at The word living fossil was and a lot of stuff that used to the world. I accept or deny first associated with this. happen to people. the evidence based on the Then, miraculously, 30 People are coming by facts. We look at legends. years later, in 1968, off of here, and I think this is We look at facts.

Indonesia, 6,000 miles away, my fifth time I’ve been to We don’t really concern they found another species ParaCon. Every time I’ve ourselves with myths. of coelacanth. Not supposed come, I’ve noticed the Because, you know, the to exist, but there it is. native peoples here. Because Minotaur, the harpies, or in So, those are the kinds I’m part native, I’ve dealt a some ways even fairies are of things that are really lot with the Cherokee and all myths. important. Not just Bigfoot Mi’kmaq in Maine.

But things like Bigfoot, and Loch Ness Monster.

The native peoples here Wendigo, sea serpents, the

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Playlist: Perfect Halloween Party Bops Devilishly good tracks you’d sell your soul to play this Halloween Laura Ellen Brandjord Staff Writer

Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time to dust off your cauldron, hang up the cobwebs and perfect your ghoulish moves in front of the mirror.

But while you are off to a good start in preparation for the big night, aren’t you forgetting something?

Every successful Halloween party not only needs sinfully scrumptious snacks and frightfully fun friends, but also a killer Halloween party playlist.

Fear not, my fellow demons, I have conjured the perfect playlist for the most hellish night of the year.

Here is a sampling of what is in store:

‘Always Something’ Cage the Elephant

My cousin Zach first introduced me to Cage the Elephant when I was quite a bit younger, with the music video for “Back Against the Wall.”

If a bunch of demonic garden gnomes isn’t enough to weird you out when you’re, like, nine years old, then them coming back from the dead to carry out revenge against the lead singer sure will.

It’s a great song, though, and so is “Always Something.”

While “Back Against the Wall” is creepy based on the music video, “Always Something” manifests the same reaction through audio alone. Exploding right off the bat with an anguished scream and a guitar riff sounding like a distorted old horror movie theme, this song is perfect Halloween material.

Still not convinced?

There is infidelity, murder and psychosis all packed into a mere 3 minutes and 40 seconds. I know. Impressive, right?

Similar: “They’re Coming To Take Me AwayHa Haaa!” - Napoleon XIV

‘Mr. Doctor Man’ Palaye Royale

These guys are a new discovery of mine. Hailing from Toronto, Canada (but currently headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada), this indie rock band offers up Britpop flavors with hoarse vocals that bite and cut at catchy lyrics.

Lead singer Remington Leith is the singing voice for Andy Biersack’s (Black Veil Brides) character in the rock movie “American Satan.”

Leith’s vocals are enough to warrant a spot on this playlist. However, this track,

about a mad scientist and the people he experiments on, has a particularly Halloween vibe.

Similar: “I Don’t Feel Quite Right”- Palaye Royale, “Against the Devil”- The Relentless, “Let Him Burn”The Relentless

‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ Marilyn Manson

No playlist created for the creepiest night of the year would be complete without Marilyn Manson.

It is truly amazing how Manson managed to take a pop song like “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and turn it into the most psychotic, wonderfully creepy covers ever.

Starting off with a darker take on the classic riff backed by gross horror movie sound effects, it is really Manson’s command over dynamics that transforms this song into the stuff of nightmares.

Cracked high toned vocals softly sang during the chorus, effectively portrays psychosis before his growling scream during the verses even sets in.

Similar: “This is Halloween” Marilyn Manson, “This is Halloween” - “The Nightmare Before Christmas” cast

‘Thriller’ - Michael

Jackson

The ‘80s gave us some of the staples of Halloween playlists, so the inclusion of this Michael Jackson track shouldn’t surprise anyone.

This timeless ‘80s dance will always be included on Halloween playlists. Forget singable lyrics and discoinfluenced instrumentation, the music video is iconic.

My favorite part of the song is the deep-voiced narrator reciting the curse: “Darkness falls across the land; the midnight hour is close at hand; creatures crawl in the search of blood, to terrorize your neighborhood, and whosoever shall be found without the soul for getting down, shall stand and face the hounds of hell and rot inside a corpse’s shell … ” You can’t fight me on this one.

Similar: “Somebody’s Watching Me”- Rockwell, “Ghostbusters”- Ray Parker Jr.

‘Monster Mash’Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers This classic is a given as well, but some things bear repeating.

This G-rated Halloween doo-wop track’s fun storytelling is impressive.

I mean, listen to the sheer number of accents

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No playlist created for the creepiest night of the year would be complete without Marilyn Manson. and voices Pickett sings “Transylvania Twist”throughout the song. It’s a Bobby “Boris” Pickett & cute dance song that never The Crypt-Kickers, “Time actually tells you how to Warp”- Patricia Quinn do the “monster mash,” but To listen to all of these that leaves more room for and more find my “NDSU imagination, I guess.

Halloween Party Playlist” Similar: “Purple People playlist on Spotify.

Eater”- The Big Bopper,

Horror Games to Play Halloween Night Steam’s Halloween sale offers plenty when it comes to games to play on the spookiest night of the year Nathan Wetrosky Staff Writer

Halloween is happening on a Tuesday this year, so there will not be much time to go out and party like a spooky, scary skeleton.

However, yesterday, Steam started up their Halloween sale. Now, many scary games are discounted and just sitting there for the taking, like candy for a trick-or-treater.

I have taken it upon myself to procure a list of horror titles you could buy to help get you into the Halloween spirit.

‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’

In this game, running from the monsters is not possible because you are the monster (but there are also real monsters).

“Amnesia: The Dark Descent” by Frictional Games immerses you in a dark and terrifying game where the feeling of being

hunted is always happily by your side.

Playing as Daniel, you wake up in a forsaken castle with hardly any memories of your past. This game is unique because there are no cut scenes, which means that everything that happens is in real time and you must react to things as they come.

The only way you can survive “The Dark Descent” is by running, hiding and using your wits to get out of situations. Will you survive?

‘SOMA’

Coming from the same studio that created “Amnesia: The Dark Descent” is another horror mystery called “SOMA.” “SOMA” takes place in a deep underwater facility called PATHOS-II. The facility was constructed after the Earth’s surface was scarred permanently by meteor collisions. The facility used to house scientists looking for a way for humans to continue their existence.

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Now, the PATHOS-II is in disrepair, and the last humans are committing suicide in hopes of preserving their consciousness, while an artificial intelligence takes over the deep-sea building.

Playing as Simon Jarret, you must figure a way out of the crumbling PATHOSII facility, or you will meet a fate quite possibly worse than death.

‘Friday the 13th: The Game’

Friday the 13th, as many of you know, is a date and a movie franchise, but did you know there is a Friday the 13th video game?

“Friday the 13th: The Game” by IllFonic, is a third-person horror game where the player takes on the fearsome role of Jason Voorhees, or as one of the hapless camp counselors that he likes to turn into kebabs.

Taking place at Camp Crystal Lake (from the “Friday the 13th” series) and

the surrounding locations, get ready for a thrilling, horrifying experience.

If you are placed in the terminator-esque boots of Jason, your objective is simple: kill all the counselors.

With a variety of abilities that get progressively stronger as the night drags on, hack and slash your way to sweet grisly victory. Just like the movies, the camp counselors have different skills they can use to survive the night.

Whether it is the ability to hide away and wait for police to show up or to take the fight to Jason, there are many ways to play. Each gameplay session changes, so players cannot figure out patterns or where the useful items are.

‘BIGFOOT’

Almost everyone has heard of the legendary Bigfoot. Many people have seen it, but there is hardly any proof that it exists.

Well, fear not, because

from the depths of CyberLight Game Studios I present to you “BIGFOOT,” a game that somehow became relatively popular amongst YouTubers such as Jacksepticeye and Markiplier.

The game has no real plot except that you either need to kill or capture Bigfoot using the tools and weapons at your disposal. These tools include bear traps, tracking darts and an ultra-loud flare gun that will give you that ears ringing and bleeding sound you crave.

By far, the best thing about this game is the atmosphere. The sounds of the trees creaking and frogs croaking in the swamp really set the mood.

Then, suddenly, Bigfoot decides your nice relaxing walk has gone on for too long. From out of the darkness, he rushes you with oddly green glowing eyes.

Will you finally show the world that Bigfoot is real, or will you just become another

meal?

‘Outlast’

No horror game list would be complete without a nod toward “Outlast.”

“Outlast,” by Red Barrels, is a first-person horror title that remains to be one of the scariest games I have ever played.

As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, you enter Mount Massive Asylum aka Hell, traveling through the twisted corridors of the asylum, dodging around insane inmates as well as the environment itself.

Armed with only a video camera and quick reflexes, will you unravel the dark secrets hidden within, or die trying?

If I were to give any advice about this game, it would be to move slowly and carefully, unless you are being chased, then I suggest moving a little faster.

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Bigfoot Sightings on the Rise at NDSU Recent cases include sightings at Spicy Pie and Churchill Hall SATIRE

Erik Jonasson II Opinon Editor

Last week, dozens reported seeing, yet again, Bigfoot here at North Dakota State University. This would follow up last month’s sighting in Churchill Hall’s basement area and September’s sighting in West Dining Center. Students are shaken as these sightings have become more and more strange.

“I saw Bigfoot hanging out tailgating last week,” Brad Johnson, a junior at NDSU, told me. According to his reports submitted to campus police, Bigfoot was seen grilling hot dogs and chugging Keystone Lights.

Johnson says he is terrified now.

“It kind of changes a man … to see that large figure, wearing bison horns and chugging beer. It is enough to make you question the existence of aliens and whether we legally have to pay taxes.”

Johnson’s testament is not unlike others from students and eyewitnesses.

Many report seeing a large figure coated in black or dark brown hair. A terrible odor takes over your nostrils whenever you get close. These reports would

corroborate the general Bigfoot description.

After such high profile sightings, the cast from “Finding Bigfoot” have

from across the room. As it approached the front of the line he quietly grabbed his food. He even had a banana, which would confirm to me

“It kind of changes a man … to see that large figure, wearing bison horns and chugging beer. It is enough to make you question the existence of aliens and whether we legally have to pay taxes.”

- Brad Johnson on his sighting landed in Fargo and are staying at the Overlook Hotel. They plan on talking to eyewitnesses and most likely not finding Bigfoot.

“I saw Bigfoot in line for food at Residence Dining Center getting enchiladas.”

Katy Patterson reports having seen the mighty squatch a couple weeks back before her eight o’clock

that it was indeed Bigfoot …

After he had eaten his fill, and I had stared in disbelief for half an hour, Bigfoot got up and left heading toward The Engineering buildings … I have never been more astounded in my life.”

The Patterson footage is being inspected by film students in Renaissance Hall, with early reports

Do not play any country music, Bigfoot is much more an Iron and Wine listener. class. Patterson even got a video recording of Bigfoot as it was leaving the Dining Center. Patterson notes the following: “I could smell Bigfoot

confirming that the film is genuine.

Biology department head Bruce Stoneman has been very vocal about the sighting of Bigfoot on campus.

According to his statement released to The Spectrum, “ B i g f o o t ’s sightings at NDSU represent a creature who is very elusive and rare. I encourage all students to leave Bigfoot alone and to not get within 20 feet of him for fear of vicious attack.”

Stoneman has been researching Bigfoot since Burning Man of ’67. Stoneman has also seen Bigfoot wandering through the offices of the biology department and again later that GRAPHIC BY BRENNA MUELLER | THE SPECTRUM day at Spicy Pie on the south side Bigfoot sightings at NDSU match his already established description. following risky behavior as due to these activities. of campus.

If spotted, drop to the Reports continue to a way to avoid run-ins with the elusive Bigfoot. ground and pretend you are trickle in, but with this drastic Do not play any country in an eight o’clock lecture. increase in sightings, our music; Bigfoot is much Make sure to draw a circle only hope may be the group more an Iron and Wine around you in the dirt and from “Finding Bigfoot.” listener.

Avoid wearing prepare for anything.

Be Bigfoot is guaranteed to suspenders for pure fashion safe, and be aware. be a trending topic here on Story last updated 10-26campus, and sightings are purposes; Bigfoot is more of a functionality kind of being.

17 at 9:36 a.m. sure to persist.

Try to resist the urge to dab Local authorities, The Spectrum included, are or whip; Bigfoot can be urging people to avoid the attracted from miles around

Re p o r ts of UFO S i g h ti n g O n l y the Beginni n g A UFO sighting was the beginning of a very strange weekend full of alien related reports SATIRE

Cierra Steffensen Staff Writer

This last Saturday, at 3:47 a.m., some straggling freshmen made their way home from a night of fun.

Sally Seward and Natalie Harker, roommates in Seim Hall, were astonished when a bright light appeared over Newman Outdoor Field. As the light came into focus, they described a sort of light orb hovering above the field.

“Both of us were quiet for a while,” Seward said. “We just kept staring because neither of us wanted to admit what we thought we were seeing. I thought, ‘This has to be the alcohol talking.

That can’t possibly be what I think it is.’”

Harker chimed in saying, “I thought I was crazy. It had to be my obsession with ‘Stranger Things’ catching up with me. Aliens aren’t real.”

As they continued to their dorms, the two girls heard a strange noise coming from the direction of the apparent UFO. They described the noise as a “sort of grinding metallic” sound, stating that it didn’t sound natural and they had never heard a noise like that before.

“After we heard that sound, the street went black and we broke into a dead sprint back to the dorm,”

Seward said.

“There is no way to describe the extreme fear that rushed through me in that moment,” Harker added. “It was right then

It wasn’t long before the students began spreading rumors of aliens within their midst. The fear echoed throughout campus and caused many students who

“Both of us were quiet for a while. We just kept staring because neither of us wanted to admit what we thought we were seeing.” - Sally Seward that I convinced myself we weren’t crazy — something out of this world really was happening.”

Seward and Harker weren’t the only ones who noticed strange things happening throughout campus last weekend. Over the course of two days, there were reports of strange electricity outages, rust and a peculiar gooey liquid in

weren’t experiencing these strange happenings to question the sanity of their peers.

As this paranormal activity continues, we can only wonder, have aliens been among us this whole time? Is our neighbor really our neighbor? Why would they reveal themselves now?

It may be the cause of the Halloween spirit,

“It was right then that I convinced myself we weren’t crazy, something out of this world really was happening.” - Natalie Harker the dorm bathrooms and unidentifiable languages and noises heard coming through the thin walls.

These reports were consistent through Saturday and into Sunday afternoon.

but something strange is definitely happening on the campus at NDSU. The question is, what do we believe to be true?

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UFO sightings are on the rise here at NDSU.

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Irrefutable Proof that a Monster is Among Us My personal experience with Gary the Shower Clown SATIRE

Nathan Wetrosky Staff Writer

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My shower shot during the experiment.

It is said that a creature no one has ever seen, but everyone knows about, is stalking the campus grounds. It only appears when your eyes are closed while in the shower.

Particularly, it only goes after those who have shampoo in their hair and must wash it out.

You know the feeling you get when you are in the shower with your eyes closed and you can’t see, and you can only hear water coming out of the shower head? That is when it appears.

What I am about to tell and show you will haunt your dreams forever. I wanted so badly to see this creature but never could, so I devised a plan to at least get proof of its existence.

What I did was as follows. First, I did some research and discovered that there had been reports similar to mine — reports of a devious clown monster by the name of Gary the Shower Clown. For some reason, the simple name of Gary really bothered me. That is when I decided to finally snap a picture of Gary.

I duct taped my phone on to the back of my head with the video camera running so it could record behind me. I went up to the bathroom and turned on the water to get a shower going.

I made sure that I just let the water run for a bit while I was in the shower. Just letting

water go over my face and then switching sides so it ran down my back. Being very careful that the back of my head, where my phone was, stayed dry.

After about four minutes of this, I decided it was time to spring the trap. I put a small amount of shampoo in my hand and scrubbed it into my hair. Making sure it got everywhere, I then dunked my head under the shower head.

Almost at once I could feel a presence and an uneasiness settle on me. I tried my best to relax and continue getting the remaining shampoo out of my hair.

When I turned around there was nothing.

I wiped my face on my towel and ripped off the phone still attached to the back of my head. After drying myself off and getting into some clothes, I decided to see what my phone had captured.

Going through the entire video, there wasn’t much to see. However, that is until I turned to get the shampoo out of my eyes and hair.

The image of what my phone captured was otherworldly. Gary was terrifying. So terrifying that I decided to leave the photo out of this article. If you so do dare, I suggest you run my experiment.

What I saw shook me to my very core.

The blank soulless eyes and the horrific smile always unnerve me when I look at that picture.

So from now on, when you are taking a shower, know that you are not alone.

The Fake Candy Cookbook Time to learn ‘em one SATIRE

Grant Gloe Staff Writer

Have you ever had your pumpkins smashed? Your housed egged or TP’d?

Your mailbox vandalized?

Me neither, but I’m not just gonna wait for those punks to do it. Sometimes you need a preemptive strike, a way to put the neighborhood kids in their place. Whether you’re malicious or just bored this Halloween, let me share a few recipes for a good night (for you anyway).

Crapbury Eggs

A classic recipe is a caramel-coated onion passed off as a caramel apple. I thought this could use a bit of a twist because who the hell hands out caramel apples? Simply take some Cadbury Eggs and very carefully remove the foil. While you enjoy your millimeter thick wall of chocolate with a quarter pound of caramel filling, get some chocolate melting on the stove. Dip a rotten egg in the chocolate, let it dry and wrap in the foil. Guaranteed to clear a room.

Pixie Pricks

The simplest candy you’ll ever find. Just sugar to pour down your throat, but it’s fine because it’s blue.

Honestly, it’s not even real candy, so let’s put them to

got the bread to go with it.

This is based off of the idea that every kid ends their night the same way: dumping their whole haul of candy onto the living room floor.

It probably tastes like rubber bands and sweat, but kids will eat just about anything that comes in a wrapper.

good use. To the unsuspecting, it will just look like you have pixie sticks covered in stickers because you like to spice things up. Well, they’re not wrong, but the spice isn’t so much Halloween spirit as much as salt or cinnamon (dealer’s choice). Make a hole. Make the switch. Cover the hole with a sticker. Easy peasy hard to breathe-y.

Trail of Breadcrumbs

This one is more targeted at the parents, to be honest.

Make some toast then scrape and mix crumbs into your candy bowl. Ideally, when the little snots grab a hand full of Butterfingers they’ve

For a similar effect, one can put motor oil on Hershey’s Chocolate Bars. While more effective, this comes with the slight risk of poisoning children and therefore requires at least a moment of consideration before making a slick snack.

Popcorn

That’s it. If you hand out popcorn as Halloween candy, you are actually the worst.

Gummy Bewares

I’ve heard of this strategy for uhh ... recreational purposes ... but I feel it has an untapped practical use. Sim-

ply fill a tall glass with vinegar and add gummy bears.

The bears will soak in the delightfully disgusting acid and those kids will never eat salt and vinegar chips again.

Nicotine Gum

Simple and to the point.

While one of the more expensive ones on this list, it takes the least prep to get the desired effect. It probably tastes like rubber bands and sweat, but kids will eat just about anything that comes in a wrapper. As an added bonus, you’ll also be the favorite house in the neighborhood next year. Just be ready for a long line of shaking and irritable kids.

So as you sit at home this Halloween, thinking about the chaos you’ve caused and snacking on recreationally soaked gummy bears, try to remember this feeling.

This feeling of content. This feeling that life, given time, will fall into place just right.

Because you will not feel this way tomorrow. You will have a mob of angry parents at the door you won’t be answering. Just remember this feeling, and it will all be worth it. Well, probably.

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Sports Editor’s Sports Costume Guide Bad at fashion, but still gets sports Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

With Halloween around the corner, everyone is scrambling to find a lastminute costume. Now, given the fact I care more about a possible Game 6 of the World Series on the 31st, I honestly put in very little effort into my “costume.”

But I realize some people do, so here are the Sports Editor’s ideas for Halloween costumes.

For those who try

For those that go all-out for this stuff, here is the bar. You know those guys at Oakland Raiders’ games that are all decked out with face paint, body paint, body armor, crazy headgear and so on. There is the bar.

Now, that can work for any team. Take the Minnesota Timberwolves.

All that is required is blue, green and black face paint, a Wolves jersey (for throwback sake, go with an old Wally Szczerbiak one, those are sick), and fluffy mittens and/or pants. You got it.

If you want to take the Bison route, I recommend green and yellow paint and at least either a Bison fur cape or hat. If you don’t have one of those, don’t bother showing up to the party.

Impersonation is the best form of flattery

I tend to wear maize and blue, wear khakis and glasses, who am I? If you answered Jim Harbaugh, you are correct, and you have an idea for a costume.

Now, the thing about dressing up as a certain person is that you must become that person. This helps if you pick someone that you share characteristics with.

Are you a cocky fella that touches reality as often as you shut your mouth, which is not often? If so, lace your $500 shoes and put on your BBB shirt, LaVar Ball.

When you see someone sliding, do you have the urge to hit them high. Go ahead, Kiko Alonso.

Do you walk into a place and everyone turns to boo you? Put on your suit, Roger Goodell. But I don’t care how good of a commissioner costume it turns out to be, I am still booing.

Get topical with it

Now, this is where sports costumes come into their own. Sports fans will get them, while others may not see the finer points.

For instance, wear green and put 13 screws between your neck and shoulder. It’s Aaron Rogers.

A powder wig, black robe, gavel plus a baseball

bat equals Aaron Judge. I do not recommend this costume if you will be around Twins fans, but expect to catch some flack if Astros fans are in the area.

It also works the other way too. You can dress up as Shrek by wearing an old Manchester United No. 10 shirt. Seriously, it is impressive how much Wayne Rooney looks like the green ogre everyone loves.

Couple’s costumes

Now, for those of you that have a significant other, it can be a good idea to dress up together.

While Tony Romo may have retired, a couple can still dress up as one of his finest moments. But you will have to fight to see which Romo has DirectTV and which has cable.

Or if you feel like you are a super couple, how about Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton.

The American decathlete and Canadian heptathlete were the Olympic power couple in Rio and are worth emulating.

But my favorite goes to WIKIMEDIA | PHOTO COURTESY the couple that likes soccer.

Go as the Men in Blazers, What is one of the scariest things you can dress up for Halloween? Roger Goodell. but warning, two bald caps Alright, I will admit costumes, I will be going an excuse to miss out on a are required, unless you are it — I will be putting no as an utter disappointment. party, because you are just really dedicated to the bit. effort into my costume this This one is simple: grab like the USMNT missing out Finally, the Sports year. I will take part, but my a U.S. Soccer jersey, and on Russia. costume will not be hard to throw it on. It also means Editor’s pick pull off. Since I like topical that your costume serves as

JuJ u P l a y s Hid e-n-Seek With His Bike The spookiest story of the NFL season Cody Tusler Staff Writer

Oct. 24, 2017. The day the most horrific tragedy took place in all of sports, or even in life in general.

A young bicycle was taken from his home and sold on the street.

Pittsburgh rookie receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster’s bike was stolen from his home near the Steelers’ facilities.

Smith-Schuster does not have a driver’s license, and therefore, he bikes everywhere.

“Man, someone stole my bike,” Smith-Schuster said in a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday. “I ain’t got a bike no more. I’m walking toward practice. This is

crazy.”

Smith-Schuster, who said that his bike was locked, quickly tried to find a way to get to the Steelers’ facility on time.

Smith-Schuster said the first thing that he thought of was that he was going to miss rookie meetings and get fined. So, he texted teammates and fellow rookie teammate, cornerback Brian Allen who was able to pick him up.

And for NFL players, this is scarier than anything that happens in any horror film.

So, who was the one who stole the bike? *Insert “The X-Files” theme here.* This came after teammate Martavis Bryant said he wanted a trade and that JuJu

was not better than him.

JuJu said he didn’t take the statement personally and then the next day he has no bike. Is this a coincidence?

Let us ask Mr. Bernie Kropp from “The Incredibles” what he thinks: “Coincidence, I think not!”

While the media was asking Bryant questions, James Harrison yelled (in a joking matter), “He stole JuJu’s bike! Ask him where JuJu’s bike is!”

Another suspect in the matter is Le’Veon Bell. Look at last week’s celebration.

Bell just took JuJu’s bike so that he could get away from JuJu while they were playing hide-n-seek.

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The next day the bike was found in Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania. A man bought the bike from a guy on the street earlier that day for $200. The bike is worth near $800. JuJu felt like that his bike was being disrespected for being sold for the price it was claimed to be for.

We caught up to the stolen bike to hear what they have to say. He simply put that he was scared and that he thought he would never see JuJu again. The bike also said JuJu is the only person that he has ever gone on rides with and felt safe with him, and now to have someone “just take me and sell me on the street like I’m some sort of material and

possession made me scared for my life.”

I can only imagine the look on JuJu’s face and the emotion from the two of them when they were reunited. Like two loved ones, either being significant others or family members, reuniting at the end of a horror film, as this was like a horror film but in real life.

Hopefully, Brown keeps his promise and gave the man who returned the bike two tickets for a home game.

I think to celebrate the return of the bike, next time JuJu scores a touchdown, the whole team, including Ben Roethlisberger, should celebrate with him in the end zone. They all can act like they are riding bikes together. That would be a

sight I would pay a JuJu game check equivalent amount of money to see.

Smith-Schuster went and got his learner’s permit on Tuesday and has been working with teammate Alejandro Villanueva on his driving. Villanueva said “he needs a little bit of work with parallel parking” before he can get his license.

“Honestly, it was my only mode of transportation,” he said. “I think it was God trying to tell me, ‘You need to get your license now.’”

Smith-Schuster hopes to get his license before the winter months come. For the time being, he is planning on putting a tracking device on it.

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Tale of Two Halves: Bison Outlast Panthers 23 second half points see NDSU past Northern Iowa

Linebacker 49 Nick DeLuca was ecstatic following his first sack, which resulted in a fumble.

Thomas Evanella Staff Writer

The North Dakota State Bison overcame a rocky first half to top the Northern Iowa Panthers 30-14.

Mistakes came in twos for the Bison in the first half.

Quarterback Easton Stick threw two interceptions and kicker Cam Pedersen had two of his field goal attempts blocked. While NDSU’s offense could not string together a scoring drive, though, the defense kept the Bison above water.

Midway through the first quarter, linebacker Nick DeLuca exploded through a hole in the middle of the offensive line and leveled quarterback Eli Dunne, forcing a fumble. Levi Jordheim recovered the fumble at UNI’s 38-yard line, but the drive resulted in the second of Pedersen’s blocked attempts.

“I knew we could get after him. Coach Entz really dialed up some blitzes. I didn’t think they could block DeLuca, let’s be honest,” Bison head coach Chris Klieman remarked after the win. “Without the ability to scramble and run with the quarterback, we were just going to blitz and tee off.”

Northern Iowa took a seven-point advantage when Dunne found Daurice Fountain in the back of the end zone. Elijah Campbell set up the score with his second interception of Stick.

It looked as if NDSU would go into the locker room without cracking the scoreboard, but Robbie Grimsley took an interception back for six with four minutes left in the half, giving the Bison a much needed lift.

The two sides traded three-and-outs before halftime, leaving the game knotted at seven apiece. The Herd managed just 28 yards on 16 carries, clearly missing Lance Dunn’s burst and elusiveness. Stick completed a paltry four of his 15 passes for only 66 yards as the Bison could not gain any traction offensively. The Panthers’ offense was also held in check, gaining only 70 yards in the defensive battle.

The Bison seized momentum in the second half, finding the endzone on an eight play, 75 yard scoring drive. Running back Ty Brooks, returning after missing five games due to a

hamstring ailment, bounced a zone run play to the outside for a 22 yard touchdown, his third of the season. Brooks’s touchdown gave the Bison a lead they would never relinquish.

DeLuca and Jordheim combined for another sack and fumble of Dunne, DeLuca dropped Dunne

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N.D. native’s three fumble recoveries tied an NDSU record set in 1978. Jordheim had 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack as well.

“In this league, the one thing that should never be stale and never get behind is defense. You have to play good defense in the league, and I think we have a really

“If you want to win this league, you’ve gotta beat the Bison. You’re getting everybody’s best shot every week.” – Bison Head Coach Chris Klieman and Jordheim scooped up the loose ball at the threshold of the red zone.

The Bison capitalized on the field position this time, with Pedersen splitting the uprights to add to the Bison’s lead.

DeLuca finished the game as NDSU’s leading tackler, recording seven stops in the victory to go along with two tackles for loss, two sacks, and two forced fumbles.

“He made some big plays when we needed the big play to be made, and that’s the sign of an All-American,” Klieman said of DeLuca.

Northern Iowa head coach Mark Farley could do nothing but tip his hat to DeLuca and teammate Jarrod Tuszka, calling the duo the two best linebackers in the conference.

The turnover woes continued for the Panthers on the ensuing drive. Dunne took a shot downfield, but free safety Tre Dempsey jumped in front of Isaiah Weston to snare his fifth interception of the campaign.

NDSU converted a first down on the following drive, but were ultimately forced to punt.

A critical error on the Bison’s next possession ultimately doomed UNI. The Bison lined up to punt on what appeared to be another three-and-out, but Isaiah Nimmers jumped offside to give NDSU a fresh set of downs. Five plays later, Stick connected with R.J. Urzendowski over the middle for a 31 yard touchdown to push the score to 23-7.

Jordheim found a new partner for his third fumble recover of the afternoon later in the fourth quarter.

The Bison’s defensive line flushed Dunne from the pocket, but Derrek Tuszka sacked him, forcing the ball loose and into Jordheim’s hands.

The Dickinson,

good defense,” Klieman asserted.

Set up at the edge of the redzone once more, the Bison put the finishing touches on the contest with another touchdown. Bruce Anderson, who’d struggled throughout the afternoon, dove in for a one-yard touchdown to give the Bison a 23-point lead.

Dunne linked up with Fountain for a 32-yard touchdown over Jalen Allison in coverage, but the score proved to be too little too late. The worst part of the scoring drive for the Bison was not the touchdown, but rather a targeting penalty issued to thumping linebacker Jabril Cox. Cox was ejected after a video review and will miss the first half of the Herd’s meeting with South Dakota State as a result of the penalty.

“It’ll hurt for the first half, but it’s no different than getting a guy injured. The next guy’s gotta step up and nobody’s going to feel sorry for the Bison. We’ll have a heck of a plan ready to go,” Klieman said. Discussing whether or not he believed the call was correct, Klieman said, “I’m frustrated to be honest.”

With the win, the Bison improved to 8-0 on the season and 5-0 in the conference. At 4-1, South Dakota remains immediately behind NDSU after shutting out Southern Illinois 42-0.

“If you want to win this league, you’ve gotta beat the Bison. You’re getting everybody’s best shot every week,” commented Klieman “I think people expect us to beat people 40-0. It just doesn’t happen in this league.”

The Bison will surely get SDSU’s best shot this Saturday when they travel to Brookings.

R.J. Urzendowski reeled in a 32-yard score to put the Bison up by 16.

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BISON ROUNDUP Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

Women’s country

cross

Kelby Anderson placed third to lead the Bison to a second-place finish at the Summit League Championships.

The freshman clocked the 8th fastest 6k time in school history. Her time of 21:08.5 sit behind six time by Erin Teschuk and one by Brecca Wahlund.

Anderson was the was the top finisher by a true freshman to earn Newcomer of the Championship. It is the first time since 2011 a Bison has claimed that title.

Four more Bison finished

in the top-20. Ashley Perez finished 11th with a time of 21:44.1. Annika Rotvold was right behind Perez, coming in 12th in 21:47.2.

Emma Kusch Dahle finished 15th in 22:04.0. Jen Dufner rounded out the Bison scorers in 17th after clocking a 22:07.3 NDSU will next compete at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 10.

Men’s cross country

The NDSU men posted the best Summit League finish in program history, coming in second at the Summit League Championships. The Bison were aided by four of top-10 finishes.

Elliot Stone paced the Bison, coming in with a fifth-place finish at a time

of 25:15.2. Right behind Stone were teammates Brant Gilbertson and Tim Heikkila. Gibertson finished sixth in a 25:16.5 with Heikkila one second behind.

Derek Warner came home in ninth after clocking a 25:26.0 Alex Bartholomay rounded out the Bison scorers after finishing 15th with a time of 25:43.9.

It was the first time the Bison finished runner up in the Championships, after coming in third the last two years.

The Bison will next run at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 10.

Volleyball

Oral Roberts completed the season sweep on the Bison, claiming a 3-1 (16-

25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-23) win in Tulsa.

The Bison came out strong behind the play of Jessica Jorgensen. The senior middle hitter recorded four blocks in the set. Her strong defense lead ORU to an anemic .024 hitting percentage, while the Bison hit .250.

The Golden Eagles would not hit less than .242 in the next three sets. Laura Milos led the charge for the Golden Eagles, registering 12 kills in the match.

The offensive explosion was too much for the Bison, who couldn’t answer with their own offense. NDSU finished hitting just .160 for the duration of the match.

McKenzie Burke registered a double-double

with 13 kills and 11 digs.

Jorgensen hit 10 kills, while Erika Gelzinyte and Allie Mauch added nine and eight respectively.

Mikaela Purnell had a match high 29 digs for the Bison.

NDSU traveled to Denver on Sunday, and return home for the final game of the season at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse Friday at 7 P.M. against Fort Wayne.

Men’s golf

A pair of Bison scoring records were in the conversation as NDSU took part at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate last Monday and Tuesday.

Andrew Israelson tied the program record in the second round with a

seven-under par 74. The sophomore joined Nathan Anderson (2013) and Taylor Cavanagh (2008) as the only Bison to shoot that low.

Israelson’s second round performance set the tone for Tuesday’s final round.

NDSU as a team shot twounder par to finish with a team score of 851. That broke the program record of 861 set in 2012.

Israelson finished sixth, shooting a five-under par 208, the second-lowest 54hole score in history. Nick Myhre shot an even par 213 over three rounds, while Lucas Johnson finished 3-over par.

The golf team heads into the winter break, and will return in February.

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