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McFergel in Motion
Student body president, VP aim for transparency, completion of campaign goals in 2015-16
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Four months and a summer vacation can’t keep Eric McDaniel and Josh Fergel from sticking to their campaign points. Elected last April, the 2015-16 student body president and vice president have many plans and promises in the hopper for the academic year, from advocating student government transparency to helping integrate new students into the campus family. Their outlook on the next eight months
their presidency. McDaniel, a fifth-year student, added his freshman year was “kind of wasted.” “I didn’t get engaged on campus. I didn’t see all the cool things I could do,” he said. “We just really want to motivate that … group of incoming students … to get them to shift to that area of getting involved on campus.” Connecting with incoming students with older students to “show them the ropes,” McDaniel said, is a vital part of peer mentoring. Programs like the Summer Leadership Institute are also important, acquainting
is positive, from goals of installing device charging stations all the way to restructuring the student senate.
incoming students with college living before they are there.
With an unobstructed view of the STEM Building construction, McDaniel’s office has a look into the kind of growth he and Fergel are championing for North Dakota State students. They sit across from each other at a round conference table, and immediately give the same answer when asked which of their campaign points they’d want to achieve above all. “Peer mentoring.” The student leaders said engaging with students early to integrate them into the campus’s activities is an essential aspect of
An hour before joining McDaniel in the student body president’s office for their interview, Fergel sent off plans for the restructuring of the student senate. He said this plan, he hopes, will even out responsibilities. “What we discovered was that one senator being in charge of 33 other senators is a nightmare for accountability. ... Basically what we (restructured) was we grouped senators based on their similar colleges,” Fergel said. Grouping student senators into “little teams,” the senate restructure breaks down
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Eric McDaniel and Josh Fergel run through their campaign’s platform points Sept. 1 in the student government office. into one senator in charge of six and those six each in charge of five, Fergel said. “It’s just accountability and helping those senators,” he said. Several other goals of McFergel’s are already hurtling forward. Device charging stations are “a couple of handshakes away” from installation in the NDSU Library and the Quentin Burdick Building, Fergel said.
Web-based assessments are also on the platter for the year, with beta testing, a location and personnel lined up for an initial analysis into the proposal, which would be very “relaxed” for students with tight schedules, McDaniel said. “It’s basically a testing center where you can go take tests on your own time. ... MCFERGEL | PAGE 3
Intruder Breaks Into Sevrinson Hall Room Monday Morning
NDSU Police identify person of interest Tuesday morning Jack Dura
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A room in Sevrinson Hall was the site of a break-in Monday morning.
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The Labor Day weekend brought a report of an intruder breaking into a Sevrinson Hall room early Monday morning. The perpetrator entered the room, waking the resident, before running away. The incident occurred at 4:22 a.m. Monday and was reported at 4:57 a.m., the NDSU Police’s daily crime log reported. Sevrinson Hall is a co-ed high-rise residence hall that only houses freshmen. NDSU Police issued a “timely warning” via email to the campus community Monday afternoon describing the reported incident and the suspect. The email described the suspect as a college age black male, 6-foot-2- to 6-foot4, with a thin, muscular build and Mohawkstyle hair with frosted tips. NDSU Police identified a person of interest Tuesday morning. Another timely warning emailed to students, staff and faculty Tuesday morning said the male was cooperating with the investigation. The investigation into the offense of criminal trespass is ongoing.
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#NDSUtrue is a new hashtag promoted by NDSU university relations to engage the campus community.
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#NDSUtrue ‘Rings True’ for Campus
University relations hopes for hashtag to promote community
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Laura McDaniel typically doesn’t use hashtags. But the associate vice president of university relations can adjust. Spearheading North Dakota State’s #NDSUtrue movement, McDaniel said the hashtag is not a campaign, but rather, “a celebration and an invitation to the whole NDSU community to have a voice.” A campaign, she said,
has a start and an end. #NDSUtrue is a “cycle.” “Campaigns have a connotation of an advertising approach,” McDaniel said. “This is communication within and among the community.” The use of #NDSUtrue on social media groups photos of various experiences all found at the university, McDaniel added, highlighting NDSU’s “uniqueness.” The hashtag debuted at the President’s Welcome on Aug. 24, with photos posted on Facebook and Twitter from NDSU administration,
“NDSU is a place full of authentic people (and) the institution tries to articulate uniqueness.” – Laure McDaniel, university relations associate vice president to football tailgaters, to Residence Life employees, to the Bison yell leaders. “Get up. It’s Game Day,” tweeted Rian Nostrum, residence life director, adding #NDSUtrue to his Aug. 29 tweet. Residence Life is also running a hashtag this
semester; #TheBisonLife is meant to capture moments on the NDSU campus, but is not directly connected with university relations’ movement, McDaniel said. Other campus leaders have also tweeted #NDSUtrue since its debut. “ O u t s t a n d i n g
participation at the Involvement Expo today!” tweeted Timothy Alvarez, vice president for student affairs in a Sept. 2 tweet including the new hashtag. The admission office thanked Welcome Week performer Brandon Chase in a #NDSUtrue tweet for performing at the Aug. 28 street dance. McDaniel said she hopes for #NDSUtrue to have “really long legs” after its first event three weeks ago. “It’s meant to be an organic thing,” McDaniel said. “NDSU is a place full of authentic people,
(and) the institution tries to articulate uniqueness.” Adoption of the hashtag has been broad, she added, and will hopefully “build the community.” Reactions to the hashtag have “sort of exceeded my hopes,” McDaniel said, as use of #NDSUtrue on social media shows a wide range of people’s involvement with NDSU. What’s next for the hashtag will hopefully be growth, McDaniel said. “It’ll be interesting to see if it will get some legs,” she said.
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NDSU Ranks Highly in Best Tailgating Scene National list highlights crowd size, Fargodome design Pace Maier
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North Dakota State has another nationwide acknowledgment, but this time because of parking lot shenanigans. Tailgater Magazine named NDSU to have the 14th best tailgating atmosphere in America, ahead of Clemson University and Arizona State, as well as other prominent colleges and universities. “You won’t find deer, buffalo or moose anywhere else on this list, but it’s typical amongst the Bison, and getting a good BBQ pit going is a must,� the online article said. “NDSU plays in a dome for a reason,� the article said. “Fans can access the tailgate lots five hours prior to kickoff, and they’re guaranteed to fill up whether it’s 70 degrees or 20 below zero. That’s
dedication. With a solid fan base, championship-level football and a real life game of ‘Where’s Waldo?’ being played as the games rage on, the Bison may have designs on a top 10 spot very soon.� The NDSU tailgating parking lots west of the Fargodome is home for vehicles including expensive motor homes, cars and school buses with grills installed in the back. Fargo city commissioner Dave Piepkorn, a longtime tailgater and former NDSU football player, said it’s “fantastic� that NDSU was named to the Top 25 College Tailgating list. “People that aren’t big sports fans still enjoy visiting and being part of the scene,� he said. Tailgater continued, “Their recent successes even brought ‘College GameDay’ to Fargo, but their bright future ensures NDSU won’t be just another blip on the national radar. Head coach
Chris Klieman just signed through 2021 so the Bison aren’t going anywhere. “The Fargodome isn’t your typical game day setting either, but the design makes the dome one of the most raucous stadiums out there. While 100,000 seats looks good, 19,000 Bison fans still make for an intimidating 12th man. Just asked the last 20-plus opponents who left Fargo with another notch in the loss column.� Piepkorn said that the tailgating experience at NDSU has changed from years in the past. “The size of the crowd, about half don’t go to the game,� Piepkorn said. “(And) the variety of rigs.� Tailgater named top five best tailgating schools as Ohio State University, University of Mississippi, FILE PHOTO | THE SPECTRUM University of Wisconsin, Louisiana State University Tailgating in the Fargodome’s west parking lots ranked nationally in a listing of atmospheres by and University of Oregon. Tailgater Magazine.
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“We really want students to know what student government is up to.� - Josh Fergel, student body vice president MCFERGEL | FROM FRONT Students have anywhere from Monday to Friday to go and take their exam,� he said. “I’m really excited about this one,� Fergel added. Among these goals and others, McFergel said they hope to help better advertise campus organizations with Blackboard, building educational values out of multicultural events and better recognizing graduate student needs.
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Before their election last spring, McDaniel and Fergel had very different roles in student government. McDaniel was assistant executive commissioner of finance in 2014-15, his first position with student government. The role was one that didn’t allow for much flexibility, he said. “Finance was very by the books,� McDaniel said. “... You worked a lot with organizations, so that was nice. “... All the work was very structured, I didn’t get a lot of room for growth or things I wanted to do.� Fergel was associate justice of student court as a
sophomore, was a member of several commissions and was chief justice last year as a junior. That position was also about “enforcing a lot of rules,� he said. “Vice presidency has been a lot of fun because it’s so much freedom to be creative with what you’re working on,� Fergel said. Being more open with students about student government’s activities is one aspect the two appreciate most about their new positions. Transparency allows students to see how ideas get started, like Great Rides Bike Share, Fergel said, which he pointed out all started with a student government member’s offhand suggestion. “Transparency is key,� Fergel said. “We really want students to know what student government is up to.� McDaniel said students are able to drop by the student government office with any concerns or questions. “If there’s a thought they have,� he said, “they can come drop in.�
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NDSU Center for Heritage Renewal Celebrates Suppers North Dakota State’s Center for Heritage Renewal is trying something new this fall while teaching campus about different cultures. The organization is studying traditional fall suppers around the Red River Valley. Seasonal meals are very popular and bring people together to cook and socialize. They are most poplar in churches and community organizations, the Center for Heritage Renewal said. Center director Tom Isern, university distinguished professor of history, is leading the study. He said suppers in the region typically serve the same foods at the same locations.
He said he is trying to spice things up. The suppers that serve traditional, regional meals start after Labor Day and peak in October. Around late November, the meals decrease due to Thanksgiving. The Center for Heritage Renewal is publishing an online directory for the public to view all the fall suppers. Man Killed at ND Wedding Reception A 51-year-old man allegedly killed a man and injured a woman in a shooting during a wedding reception early Sunday at the Eagles Club in New Rockford, N.D. David Troske, 51, allegedly shot Donnie Perleberg, 41, from behind, local media outlets reported. Perleberg, 41, of Pingree, N.D., was attending the wedding reception with 85 to 100 people.
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Troske also shot Mary Seiler, who is reported to be Troske’s former girlfriend. She is in stable condition in a Bismarck hospital with gunshot wounds to her lungs, liver and stomach. Troske reportedly saw Perleberg and Seiler talking. He reportedly left and came back after 1 a.m. with a gun. Two Eddy County sheriff’s deputies at the reception arrested Troske immediately. Funeral arrangements have been made for Perleberg at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Jamestown, N.D. Troske went before a judge Tuesday. His bail was set at $2 million for charges of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. Study: Schools At-Risk During Oil Derailments Many schools in America sit alongside miles of railroad tracks, rail that carries trains
hauling dangerous crude oil. ForestEthics, an environmental group, released its analysis of data that said more than 15,000 schools and nearly 6 million children are within the reach of an oil train’s “blast zone� in the event of a derailment. Trains carrying crude oil are currently not allowed to travel more than 40 mph in cities. Environmental groups are urging all train traffic to stop until stricter rules are put in place. ForestEthics is also urging against older trains running and to making public signs where trains carrying toxic substances would run. Several trains have derailed in recent years, including derailments near Casselton, N.D. and Heimdal N.D. in the last 18 months. After 2011, the oil being brought out of North Dakota to California by train spiked.
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Student, Community Engagement The Red River Market provides more than produce Tessa Beck
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In its first season, the Red River Market has combined local, entrepreneurial endeavors with community building to create a meaningful experience for attendees. Opening in July, the weekly Saturday morning market has brought together vendors from all over the region and city with the goal of being the spot “Fargo wakes up with.” Local produce, gifts and baked goods line Second Avenue and Broadway from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., with ready-to-eat food vendors such as Habesha Ethiopian Cuisine, Deb’s Corner Foods and Catering and the HoDo Lounge. Local coffee spots 20 Below Coffee, Stumbeanos and Red Raven Espresso Parlor trade weekends at the market. Megan Myrdal, one of the co-organizers of the market along with Jodi Regan, Whitney Oxendahl, Joe Burgum and Simone Wei, described their intentionality when planning the event. “We wanted to be very conscious that this is a farmers market, but we wanted to make it an experience market, too. … We want people to look forward to coming down, getting a cup of coffee, listening to some music,” Myrdal said. “We wanted to have all of those things, to create a space for people to come be a part of the community.” The Red River Market hosts seminars and events on site, such as the Fermentation Station and, coming Oct. 3, the Fall Festival. The market has even incorporated its own form of currency to express dedication to their vendors and to simplify the purchasing process for guests. Pete Nielsen of Dirthead Microgreens said the success in planning an experiencebased market is a result of the youthful
“It’s a great space for all of our campuses to meet together. The campus community is so strong, and this is just another element of the entire Fargo-Moorhead metro area community.” — Megan Myrdal, market co-organizer
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organization team. A fun market created by young people creates an event especially attractive to the collegiate demographic. Brittany Luthi, who is part of the vendor team with Three Bears Honey Co. in Moorhead, expressed the success of the market for them from a business standpoint, but also the enjoyment they receive from conversing with customers. Myrdal added that the campus communities in Fargo-Moorhead are already strong and can be enhanced further by the socialization opportunity unique to the market. “I think that we’re in a unique location, we’re located kind of an equal distance between (area colleges),” Myrdal said. “It’s a great space for all of our campuses to meet together. The campus community is so strong, and this is just another element of the entire Fargo-Moorhead metro area community. “We want you here; come join us.”
Cheap DIY Household Products Madison Schill
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One of the most common assumptions about college kids is that we are broke. I don’t mean broke as in “broken and in need of fixing.” I mean broke as in “I currently have $6 in my wallet and will only be eating Ramen noodles for the next two weeks.” Sound familiar? Well, if you are anything like me, you are a fan of saving a few dollars here and there. I never realized how great coupons are until I got to college. Coupons, student ID specials and sales are the best friends to college students. As it turns out, so is Pinterest! I’m always raving in my articles about how many great ideas can be found on Pinterest and this article is no different. Buzzfeed had a great DIY article entitled “31 Household Products You’ll Never Have to Buy Again.” After following a few links through Pinterest and paging through DIY projects, I found a how-to for a household product I always have a need for: fabric refresher! When living in a small space like a dorm or apartment, especially with more than one person, things are bound to get smelly. Yes, we all shower semi-regularly and do laundry when absolutely necessary, but things still
manage to stink. As if that is not bad enough, air freshener and fabric refresher is pricey. Here is what you need and how you can make your own air/fabric freshener for a fraction of the cost: 1/8 cup of liquid fabric softener – buy the off brand! It smells just as good but costs much less. 1-2 teaspoons of baking soda Warm tap water An empty spray bottle 1. Before beginning, clean out a spray bottle with water. I used an empty bathroom cleaner bottle. 2. Combine fabric softener and baking soda together in a bowl. From what I’ve read, you can get away with using a little less than 1/8 cup of fabric softener. 3. Pour the mixture carefully into the spray bottle. 4. Fill the remainder of the spray bottle with warm tap water. There you have it! The average bottle of fabric freshener costs about $5, but you can get a whole bottle of fabric softener that makes about 60 bottles of fabric refresher for only $3. The nice thing is that you can use it as an air freshener, too. Hopefully this howto will keep your room smelling fresh and your wallet a bit fuller.
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What They Are About Write a Letter Club Kelsey Dirks Features Editor
North Dakota State offers over 300 different student run clubs and activities. On the NDSU website, through the hundreds and hundreds of organizations, a few piqued my interest. At the top of my list was the Write a Letter Club. What’s it about? Bryce Heustis, treasurer; Drew Spooner, vice president and Connor Baker, secretary said it’s simple: Members of the club commune and write letters to anyone — friends, family or state legislature. The three (along with club president Jake Oliversen, who is away at basic training) believe writing letters to be an ode to a simpler way of communication. “Writing letters is such a lost art form,” Spooner said. The mailbox, Heustis said, is something more dreaded than cherished. “We live in a day and age where no mail is good mail,” Heustis chimed in. They love the idea of sending something to parents or grandparents that can be posted on the fridge, like report cards to show off to neighbors and friends. The club hopes to have a table set up in the Union where people can stop by and write a quick letter to a loved one. The club will then pay to have the letter mailed. It is a great idea to show someone you care. The Write a Letter Club will have KELSEY DIRKS | THE SPECTRUM their first meeting of the year at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Student Activities office in Secretary Connor Baker, Vice President Drew Spooner and Treasurer Bryce Heustis pose next to Aggie the Bison on the upper floor of the Memorial Union. the Union.
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His Actions Speak Loud, Why Do We Listen?
A hypothetical world with Donald Trump as President
Erik Jonasson Staff Writer
Some people think Donald Trump could be the best presidential candidate for 2016. Over the summer we have gotten to know a celebrity more famous for his hair than any actual political experience. For the record, Trump has contributed to both Republican and Democrat campaigns, which in of itself should be a surprise to anyone. I digress. Back to Trump, the man that could actually be our 45th President. Trump is a businessman. If you judge businesses by their financial prowess, then Trump is a great businessman. The logical end point of his success should end at just that — a great businessman. Many have argued that his great success with business and TV alike warrant him to be a presidential candidate. I would like to disagree. Image a world where the crazy-haired man was actually sitting in the Oval Office. Trump is just the right type of Kim Kardashian mixed with Rush Limbaugh. He could tweet, or, Lord forbid, say, something that could be really difficult to take back. With that being said, just because Trump is a multibillionaire doesn’t mean that he is fit to be president. If anything, that is a reason for him not to be
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president, as I am for sure Trump doesn’t understand the modern, everyday American. Do if you will a Google search for “Donald Trump Quotes.” The first hit will be 23 ridiculous quotes by him. Comments on climate change and John McCain can be seen on this list. His quote about John McCain if you forgot or didn’t hear is as follows: “He’s not a war hero; he was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” John McCain spent five-and-a-half years being imprisoned and tortured in North Vietnam. This is the
facade of modern politics. We are OK with giving the famous guy a pass for being a total butthead, while at the same time holding the rest of our nation’s youth to a higher standard than our elected officials — insert Anthony Weiner joke here. Now back to our little scenario. Trump is president. In this world he says something ridiculous to Vladimir Putin or Hassan Rouhani or perhaps Kim Jong-Un. Imagine him saying what he says now to an unstable world-leader. That could be the start of World War 3. Not to mention his hatred of the Chinese and Latinos. Trump’s foreign
policy is not looking good. Trump has stated that he wants to deport about 11 million American-born citizens because of their parents. That is a fact. He has also stated that the Chinese are making global warming up to nullify competition from America. That again is a fact. The facts cannot to be ignored. We cannot overlook that this man is who he is, and he has said what he has said. If we overlook these instances, then we are reinforcing the facade. We have to look at elected officials through the same eyes that we look at
each other. Your friend saying that he wants to deport Billy out of Fargo because Billy’s parents were born in Moorhead would sound strange and radical. So when Trump says that, it too should be considered strange and radical. Besides his foreign policy, Trump has done some other things that would make us raise an eyebrow. Time and time again, Trump has made statements that aren’t OK for a presidential hopeful or even a decent person to say. For instance the time he said, and I quote, “It would be a pretty picture to see her
on her knees.” He said this about a Playboy Playmate with which he was working. Another time he called a new mother “disgusting” because she wanted to pump breast milk in front of him. Trump shows with these comments that he is a bad presidential candidate, and very possibly a bigot, a sexist, a racist and a radical. His parenting technique should also be a concern. Trump once stated about his daughter, former model Ivanka Trump, that she “does have a very nice figure. I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.” Trump is a no-nonsense type of guy that doesn’t care about being politically correct. That is something that I hear all the time, from people ranging from young to old. Being politically incorrect is one thing. Wearing it like a badge of honor is something completely different. Trump boasts loudly, saying things that many can agree are asinine, while at this very moment a bigoted, sexist, racist is polling 28 percent of the Republican vote. Being politically correct isn’t about being a wimp, a sissy, or any other type of shaming insult someone could make up. It is being a decent person. We have learned over the decades that it isn’t respectable to say rude things about people. To read the full article go to ndsuspectrum.com
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THE SPECTRUM | OPINION | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
A Message Student Government Eliminates Bike Share Leaders unsure how to deal with success from Student
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Paul Subart Staff Writer
In an unexpected turn of events, student government announced Tuesday morning they are cutting support for the popular Bike Share program. Bike Share, a community ride sharing program, has had an impressive start by tricking every freshman into thinking that it’s cool to use the service. “You could say Bike Share is the new lanyard” one jaded senior said. Why would student government cut such a successful program thus far? The answer is simpler than it seems. “The fact is the program was a hit, and we don’t know how to deal with a student government initiative that actually works,” said one student government member who wished to remain anonymous, but holds the position of the student body vice president. This is correct. Student government actually got a program to work well enough that it shocked the student senate members into cutting the funding for the program. This was done so as to maintain their tried-and-true history of failures and half successes. “We pride ourselves on being a pit into which your student fees fall into and never return,” another
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member said, “Bike Share made it look like we did something right, and we can’t have that.” Let’s look at the more typical ending for student government projects for a brief moment: Timeflies unisex tanks, which were purchased by the thousands to help pay for the concert, were sold by the tens. Don’t worry, though. Student government ended up pawning them off for free to unsuspecting incoming freshmen who hope to blend in with upperclassmen. North Dakota State’s anticipated Aquatic Center, once a majestic project to rival a waterpark and Olympic stadium, has been reduced to drivel — much like my GPA after Chem. II. The plans that students voted on have now been reduced to little more than a glorified plastic pool that sits in front of your standard trailer house. The new Wellness Center, short on parking the way it was, now has the same amount of parking as your average porch patio. Nailed it. And where are the phone charging stations in the Union that I have been
promised for the last three years? There are other benefits to disbanding Bike Share as well, primarily because it will also remove the stupid little bells on the bikes from campus. The question must also be asked: What if it floods and we have all of these vulnerable bikes? Student government was also short-sighted in not purchasing snow tires for the bikes to use the 355 days of the year that this campus is a frigid wasteland, devoid of all that is good and warm. “At the end of the day we knew that our duty is to disappoint the student body that we represent. So we tossed the whole program in the dumpster, efficiently wasting your student fees in the best way we could,” stated the anonymous student government member whose name rhymes with Bosh Tergel. “When we come up with a dysfunctional program that everybody hates and costs too much, then we will use that to replace Bike Share.” Disclaimer: This article is a work of satire, if you did not laugh now is the time to start.
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Feminism is for Everybody
A crash course on this misinterpreted concept
David Kurtti
Contributing Writer
When one in six women will be the victim of a sexual assault in their lifetime, when transgender people cannot use the bathrooms that they would like, when black people are still facing structural and economic oppression and when human trafficking remains a huge problem in the state of North Dakota, it is clear that feminism is needed, and that need isn’t going away. It has been made apparent from previous opinion pieces that some do not understand feminism. Feminism has roots in the women’s movement and has generally focused on women.
The definition used today is that feminism fights for the social, political and all other rights for all people. This goes beyond just rights for women, for women are not the only victims of patriarchy (rule of men, for men, by men). It also includes all people outside the gender binary, all races, all sexualities, all classes and all men. Patriarchy is harmful to men because it creates a society where men are raised to be dominant, strong, brave and emotionless. They cannot feel any emotions whatsoever besides anger or else it will disrupt their masculinity, in which they could potentially be seen as … a woman. How horrible.
“Patriarchy is harmful to men because it creates a society where men are raised to be dominant, strong, brave and emotionless.” They have to always show they are a “man,” even if it’s at the expense of other people. Women are always the first victims of war (as with the plethora of rapes of ISIS and all other wars). Men are taught to seek sex at almost any cost. Whether that means to force, drug, or coerce (that’s not sex; that’s rape). Women survivors are rarely believed and mostly shamed. How can 293,000 rapes a year be the survivors fault? But by pointing out
all that men have done wrong doesn’t mean that feminism hates men. This is the stereotype that is used by people who do not understand feminism. Pointing out someone’s bad behaviors doesn’t necessarily mean they hate the person. It simply means they care enough about them and have enough hope in them that they will change their behaviors. Some feminists are men. Feminists do not want men to lose custody of their kids because women are considered “better”
caregivers, be ashamed for being a survivor or the other issues that “men’s rights” activists discuss. I received my undergraduate in sociology and women studies and am currently in the sociology graduate program. There is a lot about feminism and women studies I cannot cover in 500 words, so if anyone wishes to learn more, the women gender studies office is located in Morrill 114. I invite anyone to come talk to the department head, Ann Burnett, the vice head, Erienne Fawcette or myself. I always find it better to actually talk to people who are in disciplines or know about topics in depth rather than to write scathing pieces that a quick Google search can debunk.
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Every student has an idea on how to improve campus and make it a better place for everyone. Members of student government then decide to take that next step and make those ideas a reality: for example, the new Bike Share program. The program started in 2011 as a platform point for a presidential ticket and was passed three times in student senate before it actually came to our campus. Student government spent countless hours becoming educated on this issue, discussing the idea with our constituents and ensuring that we were making the best choice for the students at North Dakota State. Now it is loved by many, and we look forward to more students and members of the community enjoying all the benefits it has to offer. Student government also started the Advising Resource Center inside the Memorial Union. It was brought to our attention that many students did not know whom to turn to when deciding what classes to take to fulfill their general education requirements. ARC is now a central hub for all students regarding any advising questions they may have. Furthermore, student government took the initiative to start the trend for the water bottle filling stations. After much debate and consideration, we have placed water bottle filling stations in the Memorial Union, Minard Annex, ACE Tutoring, Loftsgard Hall and other high traffic areas on campus. Student government also works to promote big initiatives that students want. One of these big ideas included the new aquatic addition to the Wallman Wellness Center. This project was put to a student vote, and, once passed, student government lobbied on behalf of students to the legislature of North Dakota to get the construction approved. When it was approved last spring, construction began. We look forward to it opening it next fall. NDSU students voiced all of these projects and initiatives, which then was brought to student government. We listen to our constituents and find the best route to satisfy the needs of students. If you are looking to start a project or notice something you would like to change, please let us know your concerns. Visit us in our student government office in the Memorial Union for more means in getting involved. There is so much we can do to better, but we need your help to make sure our campus is how you picture it.
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Internationally Trained Professor Brings New Series to ecce Chinese-born Guan uses cultural context to establish teaching, painting style
Tessa Beck A&E Editor
In his humid, on-campus studio, Zhimin Guan took a break from his ping-pong lessons and last-minute finalizations to discuss his latest series opening at ecce gallery Thursday. Guan received his undergraduate degree in his native China, with a focus in drawing and painting. His education lent adequate knowledge of both traditional Chinese and Western techniques. Fort Hays State University in Kansas offered Guan a full ride for his masters of fine arts program. He and his family relocated, and he has practiced and taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead for the last 18 years. The latest upcoming collection is Guan’s third solo show for the gallery – in addition to other solo endeavors at The Rourke, The Plains Art Museum and other national and international spaces. Guan’s multi-national education adds compelling insight to both his studio practice and teaching methods. “I feel benefited by both,” Guan said, “I feel I learned from a very rigorous training in China, but also much more self-expressive ways in the U.S.” In terms of his teaching philosophy, Guan falls somewhere in the middle between the meticulous technique-driven instruction similar to that of Chinese professors, and the loose, expressive nature of an American artmaking practice.
“I try to teach the students the rigorous material and techniques from (the) beginning level, but also teaching them to loosen up,” Guan said. “To teach them to look inside and develop their own personal voice and opinion and artistic concerns.” Guan continued, “In one way, I like the rigorous training. But at the same time, I feel that if someone has (intense) feelings and emotions about their own personal life and history – they should be able to use their necessary means to express that.” Guan’s approach to his studio practice is highly meditative and thought-driven. TESSA BECK | THE SPECTRUM Having roots in two distinctly different regions not only affects the practice, but it audience to better understand his style. spent the last five or six years exploring the also impacts the way in which one identifies The national and international possibilities of landscapes on wood or metal. him or herself in a cultural context. recognition is admittedly valuable to Guan, Once he is satisfied with the rendering of the Guan said it was a topic he often ponders. but does not change the way he approaches scene, Guan looks to materials in order to “I’m more of a global citizen, rather than his work. enhance or change the viewer’s perception labeling myself a Chinese artist,” he said. Guan’s latest series, in addition to of the work. “But at the same time, I know the Chinese his previous work, has an underlying, Guan defines beauty as temporary art and the aesthetic concerns of Chinese traditional technicality that interconnects harmony between contrasting forces. He beauty. his entire body of work. In a contemporary, hopes his audience approaches the pieces as “I’m tied to understanding the nature of postmodern market, maintaining relevancy, beauty in a Chinese way,” Guan continued, particularly through a traditionalist a meditative or even therapeutic experience. “In front of my (paintings), I want “but I really like that Western expressive approach, can be challenging. them to pay attention to what’s happening potential, and the American contemporary The professor noted how Neo-Realism in nature. Not only the beauty, but the approach to conceptual viewpoints.” developed as a response to the potentially balancing of opposite forces achieving With his globalized viewpoints, Guan exhausted Pop art and abstract expressionist temporary balance,” Guan said. works to balance these influences and movements. Through Neo-Realism, He also mentioned the talent of his establish a new sense of beauty. The perceptions are pushed through semistudents and the thriving art market of internationalization of the art market forces photorealistic imagery. artists to reconsider themselves, and how Guan said his regional approach Fargo-Moorhead. “I’d like to continue this interrelationship they fit into a globalized market, Guan noted. coinciding with Neo-Realism makes him between the audience and artists,” Guan Guan said he accepts the knowledge relevant to today’s stylistic standards. of his cultural background may change Guan’s latest collection is landscape said. “I want the audience to raise the bar viewers’ perceptions of his work, but feels focused, with an increased scale from prior on their appreciation, and then for artists to it is a positive discernment and a way for the work. He prefers working in series and has meet that challenge.”
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THE SPECTRUM | A&E | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
FM LGBT LGBT Film Film Festival Festival Hosts Regional, International Works FM After seven seasons, the festival sees more participation amid changing social climates After seven seasons, the festival sees more participation amid changing social climates
Christian Weber Contributing Writer
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way only film can achieve. “(The festival) has had many important transformative moments since its inception in spring 2009,” Rea said. “In 2011, we awarded our first local filmmaker, Jared Kellerman,” continued Rea, “Jered had created a personal documentary titled ‘Being Me’ that chronicled his life and coming out as a gay man in North Dakota.” The seventh annual Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival will be Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with an additional 3 p.m. showing Saturday afternoon, at the Fargo Theatre.
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film and video production at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He is the principal organizer of the Festival. “As someone who also makes queer film and sees the other side of the LGBT festival circuit, I am honored to be a small part of a very large cultural world,” Rea said. Cinema-exploring LGBT issues are no longer confined to subterranean showings and hushed word-of-mouth promotion. Acclaimed arthouse pictures “La Cage aux Folles (The Birdcage)” and Hollywood blockbusters such as “Milk” have imparted a universality to the LGBT experience in a
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This Canadian animation probes This Canadian animation probes modern LGBT issues in a modern LGBT issues in a pastiche of classic cartoons. pastiche of classic cartoons. “Una historia,” a Cuban romance, “Una historia,” a Cuban romance, repurposes traditional religious repurposes traditional religious symbolism by examining a symbolism by examining a budding relationship through a budding relationship through a mystical lens. mystical lens. This short, the second of two This short,submissions the second of two animated included animated submissions included in this year’s program, follows ina trans this year’s follows personprogram, as they approach aatrans person asrestroom. they approach nearby men’s a nearby men’s restroom. “The David Dance” takes a “The David Dance” a sympathetic look at takes the public sympathetic look at the public and private life of a gay radio and private of challenges a gay radio host, David,life who host, David, who challenges his listeners to live authentically his listeners to livetoauthentically even as he yields shyness even as he yields“If to you’re shynessout and indecision: and indecision: “Iflistening, you’re out there, and you’re you there, and you’re listening, you know who you are, and that’s know you and that’s what who counts theare, most.” what counts the most.”
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This feature from Hong Kong This feature from Hong Kong lends insight into the emotional lends insight into the emotional dynamic between a lesbian dynamic between a lesbian couple and an estranged mother. couple and an estranged mother. The Typist explores the The Typist explores the conflicts and complexities conflicts and complexities that emerge when a man is that emerge when a man is hired to type notices that hired to type notices that discharge outed gay men discharge outedNavy. gay men from the U.S. from the U.S. Navy. The festival’s website hints The festival’s hints at the content website of “Hopefulat the content of “HopefulROMANTIC” with two ROMANTIC” questions, “Didwith youtwo ever questions, “Did you want your life to be ever a want yourAll lifeof toyour be a life?” musical? musical? All of your life?” In this year’s closing feature, In this year’s a trans femaleclosing MMA feature, acompetitor trans female MMA fights not only to competitor fights not only defeat her opponents but to defeat her opponents but also to gain the respect of also to gain the respect of her detractors. her detractors.
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Bison Men, Women Shine at Inaugural Fall Kickoff Tournament
Underclassmen show early success at first tournament of the 2015-2016 season
Pace Maier Sports Editor
The rain came and it left and came back again, but the weather was a non-factor during the Fall Kickoff Tournament hosted Monday by North Dakota State at the Fargo Country Club.
Bison Men
Senior Connor Holland did not play in the team’s first tournament of the 201516 season, and head coach Steve Kennedy said he isn’t completely sure when the team leader will be back on the links. “(Holland) is still probably a week or two or maybe more away; we don’t know,” the third-year men’s head golf coach said. “It just hurts when he takes a full swing with the driver, so we are going to be patient with him.” With Holland out, freshman Will Holmgren took over the reins, finishing with the best score for the Bison and tied for third overall with a one-over-par 73. Sophomore teammate Nick Myhre was close behind with a two-overpar 74, placing him in fifth place. “(I) started off a little slow, and then I started hitting a few fairways and greens, and I thought that was the biggest thing thing for me today because I hit a lot of greens. That gave me a lot of opportunities for birdies,” the Rockford, Minnesota native said. The NDSU Bison were awarded with the team title after shooting a 15-overpar 303, but another Bison
squad finished close behind. The University of Manitoba Bison brought two teams to the NDSU’s men’s home course, and its second team finished one stroke behind the leaders with an 18-hole 304. Jamestown University and U of M’s first team tied for third with a score of 306. “In our starting lineup today we had three true freshman,” Kennedy said. “So, there were a lot of nerves there, and I was please with the guys that competed.” Jake Herdine finished tied for ninth for the Bison, the junior carded a 5-overpar 77. The individual crown winner was Aaron McIntyre of U of M, shooting a twounder-par 70. The Bison men will next tee up Monday and Tuesday at Arbor Links Golf Club in Nebraska City, Nebraska at the Omaha Invitational.
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Sophomore Natalie Roth picked up right where she left off last season. Last season’s Summit League Newcomer of the Year won her first collegiate tournament after finishing with an 18-hole score of two-under par. At one point during her round she was four-under through 11 holes, but she finished with a final score of 70. “I went into the tournament with a lot of confidence; my main goal was just to go out there and have a lot of fun and shoot a good score,” Roth said. “My shots were pretty accurate; I was getting close to the pin, and I just needed to roll in
a couple putts, and I knew I could do that.” Roth’s teammate Hailey Boner, who missed some time with a back injury late last season, tied for third with a score of fiveover-par 77. Women’s head coach Matt Johnson said the team is going to need her to perform well in her final season with Bison. The NDSU women also shot a total score of 303, a 15-over-par performance, winning the team title. The University of North Dakota’s first team came in second with a team score of 309, and UND’s second team finished in third place. The two Jamestown University teams finished fourth and fifth. Bison senior Cassie Wurm and junior Maggie Crippen tied for fifth both carding a six-over-par 78. “She’s put in a lot of work,” Johnson said about Crippen. “(She’s) definitely worked hard over the summer to correct a couple things with her swing and the work is paying off.” Sophomore Trisa Hutchinson and freshman Emma Groom both competed in the tournament as individuals and both placed in the top-10 after shooting a six-over-par 78 and a seven-over-par 79, respectively. The Bison women will head southeast Sunday to compete in the William and Mary Invitational at Kingsmill Resort Golf Course in Virginia.
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NDSU sophomore Natalie Roth continues to build on her successful Bison career, winning the Fall Kickoff Tournament individual title at the Fargo Country Club on Monday.
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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
The team came back from a disappointing game on Friday to sweep Utah Valley 3-0 on Saturday.
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Bison Go 2-1 in Baymont Inn & Suites Classic Bison volleyball continue early season success with 2-1 record at Baymont & Suites Classic three points. The Tigers would eventually get the edge and put away the Bison 27-25 to take the first set. Set two was all about Bison senior outside hitter Jenni Fassbender, who recorded her 1,000th career kill, moving her into 20th all-time in the North Dakota State record books. Fassbender’s milestone put the Bison ahead 13-9 before the Tigers rallied to tie the set at 19-19. NDSU
Brandon Brown Contributing Writer
Day 1: vs. Towson
The temperature wasn’t the only thing heating up in Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse as the Bison took on the Towson University Tigers on Friday. The match started off as a chess match with both teams struggling to string together more than two or
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and take down the Bison 2522 and take the commanding 2-1 set lead. NDSU would put up a valiant effort in the fourth set. The entire set would go back and forth early with both teams being tied at 12, but Towson went on a big 7-2 run and never looked back as they took set four 25-20 and the match 3-1. Behind eventual tournament MVP Haley Pa’akaula, the
Tigers ended the match with more kills, assists, points and had a higher hit percentage than the Bison who struggled to string points together.
Day 2: vs. Utah Valley, Milwaukee
The Bison bounced back from its tournamentopening loss to Towson with an impressive sweep of Utah Valley University. Led by Fassbender and her 11 kills
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THE SPECTRUM | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
Parity in the Polls
How reliable are the Week One FCS rankings?
Connor Dunn Spectrum Staff
After the longawaited full slate of college football games on Saturday, the season’s first polls are about as reliable as your inflated semester GPA from the first week’s participation points. Seven of the top 10 teams in the STATS.com preseason poll and the FCS Coaches preseason poll lost Saturday to join NDSU at 0-1 to open the 2015 season. Travel down to No. 5 Coastal Carolina in order to find the top team who won in week one. The FBS-bound Chanticleers snatched up the top spot in the Coaches Poll following their 38-35 win over unranked Furman. Sam Houston State garnered nine more total votes than NDSU to take over No. 1 in the
“With a little bit of FCS knowledge, most people can get teams where they roughly seem to be in the rankings. Most people, but, apparently, not all.” STATS.com Poll. Texas Tech beat the Bearkats 5945, but the Aggies lost the yardage battle giving up a staggering 671 yards. Like most of the top 10 teams, Sam Houston State faced a FBS opponent and predictably lost the matchups on the road. But trying to rank the top 25 for week two is a shot in the dark. With a little bit of FCS knowledge, most people can get teams where they roughly seem to be in the rankings. Most people, but, apparently, not all. Wouldn’t you think 23 FCS coaches could at least show some love to Portland State, who took down Power 5 conference member Washington State, and the University of North Dakota,
who beat Craig Bohl’s Wyoming? However, Portland State and UND are nowhere to be found in the Coaches Poll’s Top 25. Both did receive votes, but so did South Dakota, a team that got shellacked by Kansas State 34-0. Yes, I understand that the FCS playoff selection committee doesn’t technically “penalize” teams for losing to FBS opponents, but these games still can mean something. For instance, this South Dakota team was 2-10 last season, and the Missouri Valley media picked the Coyotes to finish last in the conference. Meanwhile, coming off of a 6-6 year last season, Southern Illinois was a last-second two-
point conversion away from beating Big Ten’s Indiana on the road. Yet in this weeks FCS coaches poll, the Coyotes wound up with 10 votes, while the Salukis got one. How does that make sense? There’s been the thought in the past that FCS coaches get the Dakota teams mixed up sometimes, which I think is true, but that’s not even the problem for me. How many of the 23 FCS coaches really sit down and study what’s going on outside of their conference in the FCS to rank teams when they’re more focused on Saturday’s matchup? With no one publishing their votes publically, the FCS Coaches Poll doesn’t stand for a whole lot, especially this early in the season and the parity this year. You might want to throw aside the polls for the next few weeks because the FCS Coaches Poll … that don’t impress me much.
NEWS
BisoNation Relax, the Herd is Human Football fans shouldn’t worry, especially after team comes off its bye week Maggie Crippen Staff Writer
The Bison football team can’t let one loss get in the way of its bigger goals, ultimately another Football Championship Subdivision title, and that first loss to the University of Montana shouldn’t scare the green and gold fans. Athletes and sports teams hardly ever go undefeated. Even if you haven’t lost a game, you’ve probably lost a bet, a race, or a contest at the state fair. It’s natural. How to handle the loss is what determines the great athletes, teams and people. North Dakota State suffered a public defeat in Missoula, Montana. Not that you need reminding, but the Grizzlies went the length of the field in the final minutes to score a touchdown with two seconds remaining. While BisoNation back in North Dakota are still shell-shocked from the heroic defeat, head coach Chris Klieman described the loss as “disappointing,” but stressed: “We need to move forward.” If you recall, our beloved Bison football team lost a game last season. It ended the 33-game winning streak, an FCS record.
Statistically, the loss last November was a bigger loss than the Montana game on ESPN. University of Northern Iowa trampled NDSU 23-3 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. That game was on the latter half of the season and also a conference game. Good thing UNI comes to Fargo on October 10 so the Bison can avenge the loss during homecoming weekend. It would have been nice to beat the Griz. But the Bison learned a lot. The Bison can lose games too; they’re human. Looking forward is the only way to look from here on out. Continuing to look on the bright side, NDSU could possibly have a redemption shot at the Grizzlies in December during the playoffs. I may be getting ahead of myself, but the Bison have been unstoppable at home the last four years, including playoff games. Regardless, the publicity the Bison and North Dakota State University received as a whole only exposed hard working and talented student athletes. So good job Bison; I know I’m not the only one looking forward to what the first home game has to offer on September 12th.
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