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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE Graduate & Interdisciplinary Studies 193 Students

6,704

7,812

Students

Students

443

65 Sr 3 Jr 2 Sph

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46%

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780 Doctoral

175 Grad

University Studies 511 Students

NDSU Non-Degree (Including Tri-College & Collaborative) 493 Students

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485

233 Grad

486 Jr

721 Sr

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NDSU’s Herd: 14,516 Students Strong Four years of growing enrollment sees small drop, numbers remain ‘robust’

Jack Dura

Head News Editor

Provost Beth Ingram is excited about this fall’s freshmen.

The number of first-year students is an enrollment highlight and one of many statistics found by the North Dakota State Enrollment Census Summary, released on Tuesday.

The census found 14,516 students enrolled for the university’s fall 2015 semester, down by over 200 students after four years of enrollment growth.

This small drop, Ingram said, no way implies a plateau or halting in enrollment growth for the university.

“Enrollment numbers go up and down,” she said. “A change in 200 students is within the margin of what you might expect of year-to-year fluctuations.”

The enrollment census found 12,037 undergraduate students enrolled for the fall semester. Nearly 3,000 of that number are freshmen; a statistic Ingram said highlights the university’s draw.

“That’s sort of the bellwether of what people are thinking of your institution,” she said.

With “robust numbers,” Ingram added that the 2015 enrollment census “gives (NDSU) a good base to build our increase.”

Down by 231

The small decrease of over 200 in enrollment is no cause for worry, Ingram said, but neither does it mean the university has reached a plateau after a few years of a growing student body.

“I think that if you look at the numbers a little more carefully, there were a couple things that changed this

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year,” she said.

A special program for 60 Brazilian students ended this year, Ingram said.

A decrease in part-time graduate students came from online coursework “that is no longer emphasized,” she added, saying that those two decreases were “expected.”

The first-time freshman class, Ingram said, is where the interest lies.

“That’s what tells you about demands for degrees at NDSU,” she said. “We view that as kind of an important number.”

The enrollment census reports 2,951 freshmen at NDSU for the fall semester.

Student body president Eric McDaniel said the freshmen stat is “impressive,” and said he recalls President Dean Bresciani saying at the Aug. 24 President’s Welcome that the fall 2015 freshman class had the “highest ACT scores and highest GPA class we’ve ever had.”

“We’re obviously attracting the right type of student that wants to come here for getting a degree, graduating in four years (and) having a good experience,” he said.

NDSU holds an 80 percent retention rate, Ingram said, which McDaniel said is attributed to “the atmosphere that we have.”

“Humans are social and everybody likes to make connections,” he said.

“You walk around campus – you never really meet many people who are not really nice.”

Gender gaps

Looking at several of NDSU’s colleges, gender gaps exist in a few of the fall’s statistics.

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percent of which are female.

Ingram said engineering colleges “are heavily weighted toward males.

That’s just the characteristics of colleges of engineering across the country.”

She added that Gary Smith, dean of the College of Engineering, has been “very proactive” in recruiting women for engineering at NDSU through high school programs “specifically for women” and for general interest.

“It’s a good field for both men and women,” Ingram said.

The College of Human Development and Education saw a similar number, with 1,531 students enrolled, nearly 27 percent of which are male.

“You can chalk it up to tradition or how people think about the kinds of jobs they want to take,” Ingram said. “The School of Education probably explains a lot of that in that college, and they tend to be more heavily weighted toward women.”

The College of Health Professions has a 76 percent enrollment rate of females, and is another example of a vocation weighted toward women, Ingram said.

“If you look at nursing programs, it’s the same thing. We don’t delineate nursing here, but you’ll find nursing heavily weighted toward women,” she added.

Ingram said that compared to three decades ago, the ratios of males to females in certain colleges has balanced out a little more to what the statistics are today.

McDaniel said he believes the gender gaps stem from students’ interests in high school and the culture in which they are immersed.

He added that while NDSU can

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recruit students for the various colleges and try to interest men in health professions and women in engineering, the gender deficits will still persist.

“At the end of the day, we’re never going to have it 50-50 split perfectly,” he said.

Experiences, not ethnicity

Over 82 percent of NDSU’s student population is white, the enrollment census found.

Asians make up the second highest ethnicity on campus, at 6 percent.

Nearly 4 percent of students did not specify a race, and, rounding out the top three, 3 percent of students identified as black.

NDSU’s location in the nation and North America is partially responsible for this, Ingram and McDaniel agreed, but ethnicity does not necessarily reflect diversity on campus, McDaniel said.

Students’ experiences, cultures and socioeconomic status are all factors of a university’s diversity, he said, with ethnicity not a defining trait.

“At the end of the day, I might have more of a similar story with someone from China than (another white person),” McDaniel said.

He added that ethnicity can often be put at the forefront of diversity’s definition, but “you have to dig a little bit deeper to find the truer diversity.”

McDaniel said student government is a fine example of NDSU’s diversity, with student government members coming from backgrounds of impoverished families to wealthier backgrounds.

“There’s a lot of different aspects of diversity,” he said. “I still think we have a diverse campus based on the ways we were raised.”

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Sexual Assault Survey Brings 1-in-5 Statistic to Forefront Association of American Universities find similar numbers but warn of survey’s holes

Hailey Colbrunn Contributing Writer

A recent study has recreated numbers concerning sexual assault on college campuses, but the survey’s creators warn of its issues.

The Association of American Universities published its Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct last Monday. The study found about one in five female undergraduate students have been sexually assaulted since their freshman year of college, bolstering similar findings from a controversial National Institute of Justice study published in 2007.

AAU’s survey was designed “to assess the incidence, prevalence and characteristics of incidents of sexual assault and misconduct.”

Many differences persist in the methodology among surveys that examine campus climate and environment including sample size, how the survey is administered, who is included in the sample and how the questions are worded.

Some of these differences, however, allow for criticisms to escalate about the published research.

“What I have read with this article is not unlike what I’ve read before,” said Ann Burnett, director of North Dakota State’s women and gender studies.

AAU’s study was administered to 27 institutions of higher education, with responses from 150,000 students.

“I think ... it’s easier to question the data than to step back and think, ‘Wow, we have something to work on here; this is a problem.”

– Kelsey Keimig, assistant director of sexual assault prevention and advocacy “The average rates of nonconsensual sexual contact by physical force or incapacitation across all 27 (institutions) are as high or slightly higher than those revealed in prior surveys,” the study’s executive summary said.

However, in a Slate article, a study investigator warned of the low participation rates of the survey. It was offered to nearly 800,00 students, but only 150,00 responded.

The study used two different types of victimization.

The first type of victimization includes two different behaviors that are classified under “nonconsensual sexual contact.” These two different behaviors include penetration and sexual touching.

The second victimization behavior in this classification has been under heavy scrutiny due to its definition, making the conversation of sexual assault on college campuses difficult to navigate.

“Males and females are muted when talking about rape because we don’t have the language ability,” Burnett said. “It’s just tough.”

The lack of language skews the public’s perception

of how degrees of right and wrong should be assessed, she added.

“It’s an uncomfortable topic for a lot of people,” said Kelsey Keimig, assistant director of sexual assault prevention and advocacy.

“One in five, that’s huge.

“I think sometimes it’s easier to question the data than to step back and think ‘Wow, we have something to work on here; this is a problem.’”

Certain criticisms of this survey dismiss the content of who is being assaulted and how these assaults are being handled, said Erienne Fawcett, assistant director of women and gender studies.

“People who are victims seeing these criticisms are going to have a hard time talking about what happened,” she said.

From these studies, however, campuses are provided information to consider their current sexual assault and misconduct policies, Keimig said. ”When we focus so much on nitpicking some of these things, we take the focus away from primary prevention and how were going to decrease those numbers,” she said.

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Survey Sees Increase in

Students’ Drinking, Marijuana Use

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NDSU students’ weekly alcohol use higher than ND average Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

In a state known nationally for its heavy drinking, the results of North Dakota State’s 2014 NDCORE Alcohol and Drug Survey aren’t too surprising to university officials reviewing the numbers.

The new numbers, though, show some differences.

Since 2001, students using alcohol in the past 30 days have decreased from 81.2 percent to 74.2 percent.

Reported underage drinking decreased from 78.6 percent to 67.4 percent in the same timeframe, but the number of drinks consumed weekly increased from 5.37 drinks 14 years ago to 5.71 drinks in 2014.

North Dakota’s average weekly consumption was 4.36 drinks in 2014. The 2012 national average was 4.1 drinks a week.

“It’s an environmental issue,” said Erika Beseler Thompson, student success programs associate director.

“We currently live in a state known for drinking.”

Fargo in particular is renowned for its residents identifying as heavy drinkers.

A Center for Disease Control and Prevention survey found 38 million Americans drink in excess.

Bustle.com reported that Fargo ranked at the top of

“drunkest” cities in the US, with 28 percent of residents identifying as heavy drinkers.

“College students don’t live in a bubble,” Thompson said, adding student behaviors are a reflection of the region’s culture.

“This campus is not separate from a broader community,” she said.

“We do see some that again reflected in student behaviors at NDSU, surrounding drinking behaviors,” Nick Redenius, the alcohol and other drug prevention coordinator said of North Dakota’s alcohol use culture.

A small percentage of NDSU classes responded to the survey.

Demographics included 28.8 percent of freshmen, 20.7 percent of sophomores, 29.5 percent of juniors, 18.4 percent of seniors and 2.1 percent of graduate and other students.

Thompson and Redenius said students’ use of alcohol and other drugs can often go deeper.

Redenius said about 700 undergraduate students identify as recovering from alcohol. That number comprises about 8 percent of the NDSU student body, Thompson said.

The Bison Recovery Community, a grant-funded program, is offered as a safe haven by NDSU Counseling, Redenius said, as well as “safe, alcohol-free space” in

the events the program holds for its members.

The survey also found an increase in marijuana use of the past 30 days, rising from 8.4 to 14.5 percent from 2012 to 2014.

Despite the increase in alcohol and marijuana use, the survey found decreases in alcohol consumption at private parties, as well as a decrease of students taken advantage of sexually while intoxicated, from 5 percent in 2001 to 1.7 percent in 2014.

Thompson said one impressive decrease was seen in the numbers of students who reported driving a car while under the influence, decreasing from 48.8 percent in 2001 to 17.7 percent in 2014.

Conversely one increase the survey found was underage students obtaining alcohol from consenting parents, from 11.3 percent in 2001 to 35.5 percent last year.

“That was the surprising thing,” Redenius said. “Over a third of students reported that. That’s a lot of parents.”

With the results of this survey, Redenius said his office will look for opportunities to reach out to students for prevention and involvement efforts.

Overall the survey results “didn’t surprise” Redenius and Thompson, he said.

“I don’t think there were any real shockers here,” he said.

Julianne January-Craw Contributing Writer

Fargo Commission Seeks to Rename Columbus Day

Since 1937, the United States has celebrated Columbus Day as a federal holiday, honoring the Italian explorer long-honored as the man who discovered America.

Fargo is looking to revise the October holiday.

Media outlets reported the Fargo Native American Commission is seeking to pass a resolution changing the name from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Historians have tied Columbus to atrocities, including slavery.

The commission and a temporary committee will work together to create such a resolution to be judged by the Fargo City Commission.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is meant to celebrate the Native American culture of Fargo and North Dakota.

The City Commission will vote on the resolution on Oct. 12.

Columbus Day is observed on the second Monday of October.

ND Tourism Pays Josh Duhamel $475,000 For Promotions

North Dakota’s tourism division will pay $475,000 to actor and Minot, North Dakota, native Josh Duhamel for his influence in promoting the state’s tourism.

The 42-year-old star spent a week in various North Dakota cities participating in photo and video shoots, The Forum reported.

The footage will be used as promotional tools for North Dakota Tourism in television ads and travel guides beginning in January.

Duhamel visited such locations as Medora, Bismarck and downtown Fargo during his August visit to the Peace Garden State.

Sara Otte Coleman, tourism division director, told The Forum Duhamel is a mainstream celebrity with a “genuine” passion for promoting his home state.

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Students who reported driving a car while intoxicated decreased from 48.8 percent in 2001 to 17.7 percent in 2014.

Game Day Signs Draw Police Attention Students claim signs not made to be offensive

Erin Anderson Staff Writer

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Signs saying “UND girls are easy” and “Bison Moms Make Us” drew phone calls to Fargo city officials on Sept. 19. to media outlets.

“If they’re on city property, we try to manage them,” Fargo Police Sgt. Kevin Pallas said to Valley

News Live. “Maybe take them down, set them down.”

Students around the area said the signs were not made to be offensive and were

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“UND girls are easy,” read one sign.

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about having a good time.

“I did not see the signs first hand. I heard about them,” said junior Melissa Neitzke, an animal science major. “I think people are getting too worked up over it.”

A statement request for NDSU’s Division of Student Affairs brought a response from media relations coordinator Sadie Rudolph, who said in an email that as the Fargo Police were called in, the signs were not on campus property.

“We have no way of knowing if the individuals responsible for those signs were NDSU students,” Rudolph said, adding that “our message to students all week long was to be welcoming, respectful and to cheer for the Bison.”

Neitzke said the universities’ rivalry is longlived, and “a couple signs shouldn’t take the fun out of it.”

She added that “things could have been much worse in Fargo during the game,” and that “we should just be lucky that a few people getting worked up over a sign that didn’t hurt anyone is all that people are talking about.”

Neitzke further said that both schools “really don’t mean any harm” in the rivalry.

NDSU won 34-9 over UND in the Sept. 19 matchup, the first between the schools since 2003.

The football teams will play again Sept. 7, 2019 in Fargo.

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Dear Kelsey,

I have heard so much about the freshman 15, and I am really trying to avoid it. The thing is, I absolutely despise exercising, especially cardio.

Do you have any tips on how to make working out more enjoyable?

Sincerely,

Fearing the Fifteen – Anonymous

Dear Fearing, I feel your pain. Some people love the gym and everything it holds; unfortunately, I am not one of those people. To get my fair share of exercise there are a few things I like to do:

Yoga

Ultimate Image models work on their skills in front of the camera.

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Modeling in the Midwest

to a competitive audition.

Ultimate Image represents models placed all over the United States, from Minneapolis to Miami to New York City. One of Sparrows’ most successful models has lived in Italy and New York, booking jobs and doing test shoots. While there, she appeared in the magazines HUF and American Salon.

She has also walked in New York Fashion Week.

The modeling industry has changed significantly in the past few years.

Supermodels are prominent public figures, thanks to social media and multihyphenate models that do everything from coding apps, charity work and acting in movies and music videos. Today’s models need to be more than a pretty face, and Sparrow is trying to push that with her talent. They are encouraged to differentiate themselves and look into multiple options.

She teaches her models how to create a positive social media presence, emphasizing that branding yourself online has become extremely important in the past year.

Many of today’s up-and-coming models represent different body types, ethnicities and looks that the fashion industry has ignored in the past. Although the fashion world still seems to favor tall, thin white models, they are representing the reality of our diverse backgrounds better than before.

Sparrow said they are now looking for models that stand out from the norm or are ethnically ambiguous.

“If you have any type of ethnic diversity in you, you’ll get booked way before anyone (else),” she said.

While Sparrow encourages all her models, she is realistic about what it takes to make it in this industry.

“I don’t know why anybody thinks that they can model at the height of 5’5” or anything below that,” she said. “And if they’re a girl-next-door kind of look, they’re

not going to be noticed in the fashion industry. You have to be a little bit awkward looking … You have to be different.”

When girls don’t meet the fashion industry’s typical height minimum of 5’8”, she encourages them to try TV commercials or commercial print modeling (modeling for non-fashion ads).

The industry in general is hiring models with a more diverse body types, but Sparrow noted the change is happening slowly.

“We’re so used to seeing those tinier girls that it’s just habit to look at the thinner model that’s being pictured, which is sad,” she said. “I love the Midwest because they take any girl zero to size eight … for catalog.”

There is a growing demand for curve (also known as plus-size) models, but they also have to meet certain requirements.

One of Sparrow’s models in New York was a size zero but couldn’t get work because her curvier body type didn’t fit with what agencies wanted.

Instead of trying to lose weight in an unhealthy way, she chose to instead gain weight. Sparrow said she is now a size 8 to 10 and is looking great, but still has to put on more weight to make it as a curve model.

There are no true overnight successes in the modeling world.

Making it big requires time, money and years of hard work. Sparrow compares the modeling industry to sports, specifically NDSU’s football players.

“Those aren’t the guys who just sat on the bench and wished they were playing,” she said. “Those are the guys who were in the gym, probably year round … working on their skills. ... They get there for a reason.

“And then you get to the NFL for a reason. … The ones who work hard are the ones who get there. And that’s not any different in this industry.”

What it takes to make it in the industry — an inside look

Keyona Elkins

Contributing Writer

You might not associate the images you see in glossy magazines with Fargo, North Dakota, but some talented locals are working to change that.

Natalie Sparrow, a North Dakota State alumna, runs Ultimate Image, a model and talent management company in Fargo. For aspiring models and actors in the area, the experience they need to book jobs and make it further in the industry is hard to come by.

“I do whatever I can to help create the experience if I can’t find it in the community,” Sparrow said. She produces runway shows, photo tests, mock auditions and places her talent in commercials or print ads.

You have probably seen Ultimate Image models around the city without even knowing it. They have recently worked on local ads for the NDDOT, Parents Lead, ShareHouse, Allstate Bank and Lakeshirts.

Models need professional photos to show casting directors and clients. Sparrow has photographers come in to do test shoots, which generate photos they use when trying to get booked for jobs. She also offers photo and runway workshops every month and often brings in acting coaches and photographers from which the models learn.

They get to experience the industry outside the Fargo area by touring bigger cities like Los Angeles and Chicago while meeting agents from around the world.

As expected, the market for models in and around Fargo is different from those in bigger cities. It is much more informal, as people looking for models or actors here tend to choose friends or acquaintances to be in their ads. When they do use professionals, clients will sometimes hire talent based solely on what Sparrow advises as opposed

Yoga will get your heart rate up and your blood pumping. Each pose can be modified to fit your skill level. For example, you can hold poses longer if you want a greater challenge. The Wellness Center on campus has yoga at least once a day Monday through Friday. Another option is going to a yoga studio. The Family Wellness Yoga Center off I-94 offers yoga every day. You can pay per session or for a monthly membership.

Swimming

Swimming laps can be fun because there are so many variations. It is a different form of cardio that works your muscles. Use a kick board if you want to focus on your legs.

You can use webbed gloves to strengthen your shoulders by creating resistance. The Wellness Center is under construction to add an aquatic center that will include a six-lane lap pool. I will be sure to stop in the moment it is open.

Rowing

Rowing is said to be one of the most challenging sports, but, like swimming and yoga, it can be tailored to your skill level and individual muscle groups. Make sure you wear tennis shoes that have a good heel and proper arch support. When you sit on the rowing machine, an erg, it is important to keep a straight back and never lock your knees when your legs are extended.

Rock Climbing

This might be the most fun exercise you can find. Rock climbing works both leg and arm muscles in a unique way. Race your friends to the top or compete against yourself to improve your personal record. The NDSU rock wall is 33 feet tall and accommodates both beginners and experienced rock climbers’ needs.

Get creative with it!

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NoDak Moment| Garrison Dam Destruction Jack Dura

Spectrum Staff

One of the planet’s largest dams forever altered the heart of North Dakota’s Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

The Garrison Dam, the world’s fifth largest rolled earth dam, flooded the rich Missouri River bottom lands of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes when its construction was completed in 1953.

Thirteen men died in the process of building the dam that would form the reservoir later called Lake Sakakawea, but the losses didn’t stop there.

Two thousand people, mainly Native Americans, were displaced by the rising waters of the reservoir. Forced to flee to higher ground, the soil they found was unsuited for their farming lifestyle. The towns of Sanish, Van Hook, Charging Eagle, Elbowoods and others slipped under the reservoir.

About 900 residents of Sanish and Van Hook decided to form a new town on higher ground. The names Sanhook and Vanish were thrown around, the latter an ironic suggestion for a town replacing two lost underwater. Eventually the name New Town stuck, because that’s what it was.

When the floodwaters reached 1,850 feet elevation, the reservoir was filled.

The Garrison Dam holds back more than 7 trillion gallons of water today in Lake Sakakawea. The dam generates hydroelectric power for over 300,000 homes and stretches over two miles between the lakeside cities of Riverdale and Pick City.

The Garrison Dam is often added to the list of injustices against North Dakota’s Three Affiliated Tribes, who were forced to accept government compensation for their land or face confiscation by eminent domain.

An overlook park, downstream campground, Pick City’s Dam Bar and other attractions await visitors at the Garrison Dam, both an engineering feat and a source of heartbreak in North Dakota.

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Confession: I am a Tinder Success Story

Dating has become as easy as a swipe of the finger

Meghan Pegal Opinion Editor

The first encounter I had with my boyfriend was a swipe right at first sight. He had a charming profile picture and his bio was witty in all the right ways.

So I pulled up my big girl pants and “matched” the charming, witty boy.

Later he messaged me asking what my favorite Pokémon was, in which I replied, “Well it’s not Jigglypuff. Have you ever used her in Smash Bros?

Useless.”

We hit it off instantly and before you start gagging all over (if you haven’t already), I’ll get to my point. Meeting someone online is not something to be ashamed of.

Tinder and other dating apps have acquired such negative connotations, and, while some users may utilize them for trolling and reasons other than their intended purpose, I would argue that most are truly in it for mutually virtuous intentions.

And critics, you’re absolutely right. Tinder can be pretty malicious considering you’re basically looking at someone’s face and deciding if they’re adequate enough to “match” yours. But

subconsciously, how is that any different than reality?

For a while after the Boyfriend and I met (initially in a public place of course) and saw more and more of each other, I couldn’t help getting this guilt-ridden feeling of how I met him.

In the first few weeks, I made him lie and tell people we met through a mutual friend if the question ever arose, which isn’t technically lying since I consider Tinder a good pal of mine.

He is the first and only guy I met in person from Tinder and it was all a little surreal, considering we had hours worth of conversation behind us before I even shook his hand.

He’s a great guy and whether it works out in the end or not, I am grateful to have ever met him.

Online dating is not for everyone, of course, but I just ask that you don’t judge the people who do.

There’s an intimidating sense of vulnerability that comes with putting your face and name out there for anyone to see.

So readers, whether it’s Tinder or Farmersonly.com or ChristianMingle.com or whatever other “.com” out there, if you find someone of importance to you, it doesn’t matter where you met them. Just be happy the opportunity was there for you to take.

What are your experiences with dating apps? Let us know in a Letter to the Editor at editor@ndsuspectrum.com.

Although Tinder often gets a bad wrap, sometimes the dating app works its technological magic.

Saving Grace Part One

Amanda Wagar Contributing Writer

Standing by the edge, she was already having second thoughts.

The river was an inky black void that would swallow her body whole, with only her letter to remind the world she had existed.

Her nineteen years wasted, they would paint her story across the city as a tragedy, then forget it within a few months.

It’s okay, she thought with a grim smile, stepping onto the barrier that separated her between life and death.

There are more important things in life than me— I’m not worth it. Her palms sweating, her knees

buckling, she wishes for a moment that someone — anyone — would notice her standing there; wished they would tell her to get down, change her mind, tell her things would be better.

No one was there; no one told her to get down; no one would tell her that things would be better.

The cars that passed were too fast, and the night, too dark. She probably looked invisible to them, blending into the darkness of the midnight hour.

If there were a god, he would be her only witness.

In the end, she was alone. She held her breath, closed her eyes and jumped.

With the wind rushing past her, tugging at clothes and smacking her face, Grace knew she would die;

she only prayed that death would take her quickly, drag her into the void until she was no more.

It was cold and then she was numb, the world fading until she was floating through nothingness.

They were wrong: she did not see her life flash before her eyes in that void, her body gasping for air but only taking in more water, her arms thrashing but eventually she was still.

Eventually she had no more strength to fight it. This what she wanted, right? No more suffering, no more pain …

No more Grace. *This is a weekly realistic fiction series with supernatural implications that will publish every Monday.

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Letter to the Editor:

In Regards to Matt Frohlich’s Columns on Feminism

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concern that the editors of the Spectrum have allowed the paper to become a platform for the opinions of a man who wants to denigrate women.

While freedom of speech is essential to our democracy, there is a difference between supporting freedom of speech by publishing a letter to the editor and choosing to present an ongoing series of opinion pieces that seek to undermine and belittle the very real concerns of

women today.

The Spectrum is available to anyone with an internet connection and it greatly saddens me that these opinion pieces are being published without a disclaimer stating that they do not represent the views of the Spectrum or, in fact, the NDSU community.

These articles reflect poorly on our university and cast it as a place unfriendly to women, whom are already in the minority amongst the faculty and student body.

I am particularly appalled that the departments where

Mr. Frohlich is a graduate student (something that anyone with an internet connection can discover) have chosen not to address this issue. Unless, of course, they feel the same way and do not care to recruit female students and faculty or provide a positive and professional environment for those already there. In my view, and in the view of many who are a part of the NDSU community, silence signifies support of the opinions expressed in these pieces.

Beth Twomey, NDSU Staff

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Steve, squirrel, stands on North Dakota State campus grounds, where the furry mammal and his brethren do not have the same rights as humans.

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NDSU Squirrels Demand Equal Rights #SquirrelEducationMatters tweeted by many, university officials push back

Paul Subart Staff Writer

To some they are the cute, furry little critters that bring happiness and rainbows to the lives of students; to others (any rural kid) they are vermin and all that is wrong with this world.

Yes, we are talking about squirrels. In particular, North Dakota State’s squirrels, the ones that occupy our campus along side us and quietly plot our demise.

Recently, though, the

squirrels have demanded equal rights as students of NDSU, stemming from the recent wave of social enlightenment that has swept this county.

Steve, the leader of the squirrel coalition (not to be confused with his cousin Alvin, the chipmunk) took the time to explain his cause.

“We have been here since the inception of this university, I am the 156 generation of squirrel since our forefathers colonized the first tree at NDSU,” Steve said. “We have done the dirty work of entertaining prospective students on tours and collecting nuts from NDSU trees.

“And now we want to

maximize our five-year lifespan with a four-year degree.”

The squirrels request access to classes, the Wellness Center rock wall and rides across campus in Bike Share baskets.

This movement has hit several roadblocks, however, with university officials pushing back.

“I understand that they want to better themselves, but if they want to be held on equal terms as students, then there will be costs,” said Vice President of Student Affairs Tim Alvarez. “They will be required to pay tuition, room and board for the last 100 years that they have been living here and even a meal plan for all of the

campus nuts they have taken without asking.”

President Dean Bresciani said he was blatantly against the cause.

“I just can’t even right now. This will not be happening at my university.

This is completely ridiculous,” he said. “The only reason I’m still here is because of those four trophies sitting in my office, but if this happens I am out of here.”

As I was leaving Bresciani’s office you could hear him mumble something about his BB gun taking care of this problem for good.

The squirrels are ready to fight though, threatening to unionize and demand wages for their benefit.

They have even taken to social media, starting the much too long hashtag #SquirrelEducationMatters.

Some members are in favor of allowing the squirrels to attend classes including Student Body Vice President Josh Fergel. “I can’t wait to get my hands on those new student fee dollars,” said Fergel as he rubbed his hands together. “But yeah, something about equal rights and stuff is probably important; frankly, I just want to use the money to put a Sandy’s Donut branch in the Memorial Union.”

Steve the squirrel claims they are prepared to take this matter as far as they can, including filing a lawsuit against the

university.

“We will not leave; we will make campus life as difficult as possible,” he said. “Try walking to class with five of us weaving in between your legs. We will win our battle one sprained ankle at a time.”

NDSU police would not comment on the exact strategy they would have to a squirrel uprising, but said they would probably respond with excessive force and likely cut down all trees on campus.

(All quotes from Steve have been translated from their original squeaks and chirps.)

Disclaimer: This article is a work of satire, if you did not laugh now is the time to start.

Allowing Widespread Undocumented Immigration is a Bad Idea Long-term consequences outweigh the short-term benefits

Matt Frohlich Staff Writer

I do not have a problem with immigrants living in our country. In fact, I think it is beneficial that we have some immigrants, especially given the global nature of our economy.

But there is a big difference between allowing them to come here through legal avenues as opposed to illegal ones.

I think it is a bad idea to allow large numbers of undocumented immigrants to live in the United States.

Granted, I do not claim to be an expert on this subject, but I think there are some fairly obvious problems that arise from this situation.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that undocumented immigrants are probably not paying all of their taxes. True, there are some taxes they are required to pay such as sales and property taxes, not to mention the hidden taxes they must pay indirectly, such as their employer’s taxes.

While some really do pay income tax, I think it would be naïve to believe that all undocumented

immigrants are reporting all of their income to the IRS. Some, particularly liberals, argue that undocumented immigrants are paying more in taxes than what they receive in benefits. This is certainly plausible, as their status prevents them from receiving many benefits provided by the government. But I think there are many indirect government services they are benefitting from which liberals do not take into account.

Everybody that enters the United States benefits from our infrastructure (i.e. roads and public utilities such as electricity, sanitation and water).

Our government invests a large amount of resources into economic planning at the local, state and federal levels. Being consumers, undocumented immigrants get to benefit from the resulting economic stability.

They benefit from the protection of our military, which is a very large investment. Interestingly, undocumented men are still required to register for the Selective Service System, but I question how many actually do this.

They also benefit from federal agencies, a small list of which includes the FDA, CDC and FEMA. To be fair, there are some government services

undocumented immigrants do not get to completely enjoy. Health care is a big one.

Our criminal justice system is a mixed bag.

Undocumented immigrants do get to enjoy the resulting law and order, but I would imagine that, for obvious reasons, many are reluctant to contact the police should they need them.

Overall, I do not know if undocumented immigrants are getting their fair share of government services or not.

However, this is only part of the problem. In the shortterm it may be beneficial for undocumented immigrants to come here (both for themselves and their employers), but in the long-term there are some problems that arise.

Our government is a democratic republic whose proper functioning is predicated on a high degree of civic engagement.

Unlike legal immigrants, undocumented immigrants are not required to understand the intricacies of our government.

This diminishes their ability to participate in our political system, both at their expense and society’s.

Not to mention that they are unable to vote.

Undocumented immigrants are not required to learn English. It is very difficult to become successful in the United

States without speaking English.

While many undocumented children learn English, it is difficult for their parents to properly discipline them if they do not speak English themselves. For instance, if a child misbehaves in school, their teachers have a difficult time explaining the problem to their parents.

Sometimes parents rely on their children as English translators. This can lead to strange situations where the child is essentially functioning as the head of the household in some regards.

I could explain further why allowing widespread undocumented immigration is a bad idea, but this does not change the fact that an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently live in the United States. So this brings up the question: what should we do about the situation?

There have been some pushes, particularly by conservatives, to deport all the undocumented. I think this could be a potential disaster.

The logistics alone of deporting this many people is not a simple task. In addition, I seriously doubt all 11 million people would leave peacefully. I know I would not if I were in their situation.

I think the best thing we

can do given the situation is to stop the influx of the undocumented immigrants.

We need to control this problem before it gets any worse.

Following that, we need to do what we can to integrate them within our society. This does mean granting many of them at least partial amnesty. Note that it is critically important to stop the influx before you begin granting amnesty.

Many critics of amnesty argue that it is unfair to United States citizens who are here legally. I agree that there is a certain degree of unfairness in granting amnesty, but life is not always fair. Given our current situation, I think this is our best available option.

Many liberals, on the other hand, argue it is inhumane to prevent undocumented immigrants from entering our country.

Instead they posit that we should help them by allowing them to live here.

I do not think this realistic nor fair.

Undocumented immigrants’ native countries bear much of the responsibility for taking care of their own citizens. On top of that, while I agree that the United States is a powerful country, there are limits to what we can do. We do not have the resources to fix Latin America’s entire poverty problem.

I really have no animosity towards undocumented immigrants.

Maybe I would feel differently if I lived in a community that had a large amount of undocumented immigrants.

But I understand why they want to live here. I would probably be tempted to come here illegally too if I were in their situation.

I acknowledge that in the short-term many benefit from undocumented immigrants. But I think that the long-term consequences far outweigh the short-term benefits.

My stance on the situation does not apply solely to the United States either. I think it is both unfair and economically unsound for any developed country to tolerate unfettered undocumented immigration. It is problematic in any country for the same reasons that it is problematic in the United States.

Undocumented immigration is a serious issue that needs to be addressed pragmatically.

Politicizing the issue, whether by liberal’s tendency to view them as victims or conservative’s tendency to view them as enemies, detracts from the discussion and makes it less likely we will create any reasonable solutions.

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Arts & Entertainment

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Emma Beatrez’s “No Signal” features her sister, and her cell phone, as a subject.

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Local Gallery Features NDSU Student Tessa Beck A&E Editor

Through the end of this month, North Dakota State student and developing artist Emma Beatrez will have her piece titled “No Signal” featured at Uptown Gallery.

In her second year in the art department, Beatrez has developed an affinity for working with large-scale oil paintings.

With an interest in drawing that stems from childhood doodles, Beatrez did not explore the possibilities of paint until last semester, under the instruction of Kimble Bromley and others.

When choosing her major, Beatrez considered both biology and a combination of art and psychology – aiming for a career in art therapy. Her parents supported her decision to pursue an art degree, despite the risks involved.

“My parents really encouraged me, but I didn’t think it’d be good to major in it. …

But I kept coming back to art,” Beatrez said.

“No Signal” features Beatrez’s sister as a subject, frustratingly engrossed with her cell phone usage rather than personal conversation. The enormous portrait, 4 x 7 feet in size, is commentary on the interface society we have created, the notion of being connected, but not.

Dramatic use of light and color is becoming a trademark to Beatrez’s work.

Using gentler pastel tones and looser

brushstrokes, subtle gestures lead to an impactful whole.

In developing her craft further, Beatrez hopes to experiment with the expression of movement, the addition of texture and featuring subjects in odd or unflattering angles. Much of her work has humorous undertones, but remains to be painted in a serious way.

As far as influences go, Beatrez keeps it personal.

“I tend to keep myself out of drama, but somehow I get sucked into it by being there for my friends,” Beatrez said, “I listen, and basically soak in all the s--t they’re saying, and use it to influence what I do.”

Portraiture will likely remain an area of focus, as it carries a personal sentimentality.

Not only was Beatrez featured in the local gallery space, her piece also sold.

The Uptown Gallery features an honorary student artist, rotating on a monthly basis.

Public representation at this point in a career is highly commendable.

Moving forward, Beatrez confidently laid out her short-term career goals, “I would like to make a satisfying collection of paintings. … I’d like to get more in galleries,” she said.

Beyond technique and intention, Beatrez has a simple goal when it comes to viewers interpreting her work.

“I want them to think,” she said. “I want them to be uncomfortable.”

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THE SPECTRUM | A&E | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

StudentsGain New

Prospective in South Africa

Art, architecture, business students build international connections Tessa Beck A&E Editor

North Dakota State students in the art, architecture and business departments left the comfort of Fargo for a new visual perspective.

In May and June, six students traveled to South Africa with assistant professor of art, Meghan Kirkwood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scale: From Fargo to South Africaâ&#x20AC;? presented the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work in the Renaissance Hall gallery. Although the exhibition has closed, additional showing opportunities have arisen from Salon 3/5, located downtown, and another show is still in the planning process.

With her researched background in South African art history, Kirkwood created the study opportunity to build connections between NDSU and institutions she networked with through her studies and practice.

Students spent four weeks in two separate artists in residency programs. The first stop was in Durban, with a photography focus, the other in printmaking, located in the same studio renowned artist William Kentridge practiced in the early stages of his career.

The culturally and environmentally diverse location allowed students to reexamine their approach and intention behind producing work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students were able to not only to think

about their work, but also became immersed in South African culture,â&#x20AC;? Kirkwood said.

In any study abroad experience, it is expected that the location will inform the work. With 11 official languages and a settler-based society, South Africa created a dense informational opportunity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most importantly, South Africa has a history of socially engaged art that is unlike, any other place in the world,â&#x20AC;? Kirkwood said.

With the historical events that shaped the country, artists are constantly posed with questions regarding how and why they are making work. It also created the opportunity for students to discuss their work separate from their program and more as an individual practicing visual artist.

The exhibition at Renaissance was meant to serve as a personal reflection, rather than a collective narrative. The Salon 3/5 show has more of a group lens, as it is comprised entirely of photography and is void of artist statements and labeling.

Besides the physical work, students brought back experiences and connections ready to share with the department. Last year, two visiting artists specializing in photography from South Africa assisted at NDSU. Teatime is a tradition in South Africa set during the day to connect with others.

Students appreciated the gesture, and have set a twice-monthly teatime in the art department.

Six NDSU students traveled to South Africa in May and June.

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Judge Not: Camus Review for the Newly Familiar

The Fall of Man, as told by you

Christian Weber Contributing Writer

This fall, some of my fellow students will have the chance to meet a certain Albert Camus between the pages of his 1942 novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Stranger.â&#x20AC;?

If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m correct, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required reading for one or two courses, and with good reason.

As the worthiest of books tend to do, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Strangerâ&#x20AC;? hangs a question mark over some of the deeply held convictions many of us have never ventured to dispute.

Additionally, it serves as a brief and accessible introduction to the work and philosophy of Camus, whose ideas on life, death and what to do in the meantime have emboldened generations of open minds.

If you have the privilege of studying â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Strangerâ&#x20AC;? this semester, or if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in looking into what Camus has to offer, I recommend his other novels just as highly. A favorite of mine is â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fall,â&#x20AC;? published in 1956, only four years before Camusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; early death in a motor collision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fall,â&#x20AC;? Camusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final work of fiction, begins with you, the reader, at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mexico City,â&#x20AC;? a sailorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tavern in Amsterdam.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometime in the mid-50s. As you clear your throat to order a gin, a well-kept and elegant man stops you; the brutish proprietor serves only those who order in Dutch. The stranger orders your gin, in flawless Dutch, and you invite him to sit with you at the bar.

What follows is, roughly, equal parts confession and extenuation: the stranger, Jean-Baptiste Clamence, tells you the riches-to-rags tale of his once-virtuous life.

As a young lawyer in Paris, he defends the least of these, both in and outside the courtroom: a favorite pastime is helping the blind cross the street. He is well-known for his selflessness and honesty.

In time, however, he is confronted with his own hypocrisy. He realizes that every

As Camusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; title suggests, Clamenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undoing recalls the expulsion of Lucifer from among the host of heaven.

Like Lucifer, our â&#x20AC;&#x153;judge-penitentâ&#x20AC;? becomes a deceiver and an accuser. time he helps to exculpate a penniless widow, every time he leads a blind man from one corner to the next, he keeps a mental tally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weighing his deeds against the expectations of his observers, hoping, at the end of the day, to come out in the black.

In short, he acts a role to maintain his celebrity.

In an ultimately futile attempt to vindicate himself, Clamence contrives to sully any reputation he has acquired: to break down the illusion. He begins to chide and insult beggars in the street. He reveals his contempt for the weak and destitute. He considers heckling menial workers and even swatting at babies while riding on the underground.

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But, to his chagrin, he finds that these efforts involve as much self-deception as his apparent selflessness. Dejected, he abandons law and withdraws from his life in Paris.

Years later, haunted by memories of World War II and the harrowing events through which he experienced it, Clamence relocates to the Jewish Quarter of Amsterdam, where he settles, practicing his self-appointed occupation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;judgepenitent,â&#x20AC;? both the accuser and the accused.

He spends his time recounting his story to others because, if they can understand his guilt, he can subsequently identify theirs: he judges others, he reasons, because he first judges himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fallâ&#x20AC;? questions the deepest integrity

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of its readers. As Clamenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s narrative progresses, Camus asks: Why do you behave the way you do? Do you claim responsibility for your actions, for better or for worse? Are you innocent? Or, like Clamence, are you guilty?

Camusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; prose is gorgeous and entertaining, compensating for some of the duller bits. Clamence seasons his grim dialogue with clever remarks on society and the individual in its midst. As you read, you catch yourself holding up your end of the conversation, whether silently or aloud.

Of course, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just take my word for it.

Read it for yourself. You should never judge a book by its reviews.

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Playing the Game They Love

NDSU men’s club soccer receives little recognition, but club members continue to compete Karson Sorby

Contributing Writer

Jack Peterson practices with the NDSU Men’s Club soccer team in preparation for an upcoming match.

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Although most North Dakota State fans spend their Saturdays watching Bison football, another Bison football team operates on campus, too.

With most of the fall athletic hype focused on NDSU football, volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross-country and men’s and women’s golf, the NDSU men’s club soccer team flies under the radar.

Meeting up for practice four to five times per week (plus games falling on both Saturdays and Sundays) can be daunting if one isn’t in love with the game. On top of schoolwork, jobs and personal lives, participating in a sport can be extremely time consuming.

However, this isn’t a problem for members of the NDSU men’s club soccer team, whose members are passionate about the game they love.

“We’re all competitive players who have played soccer our whole lives, so this is what we love to do,” senior defenseman David Walbot said. “It’s not as competitive as Division I, which is nice, being able to balance our school work

“If we made the jump to a serious Division I team, none of us would play. We’re OK as a club team.”

– team president Jack Peterson and get a degree while also playing on a competitive team.”

Despite the cool fall weather, the players eagerly arrive to practice, preparing for their upcoming matches.

Currently sitting with a record of 0-0-2, the team was well prepared for the home opener last Saturday.

While the team works hard, it was obviously members were having a fun time, laughing and joking while warming up and working through drills.

The players were clear one of the best parts about their group is the amount of fun they have together playing soccer.

“My passion for the sport is what drives me,” junior goalkeeper Michael Milián said. “I really love soccer a lot, and I love continuing and being able to play more.”

The obvious reason the club soccer team flies under the radar is because they aren’t on the Division I level.

“The best part about this team is the balance we have between competitiveness

and love for the game,” team president Jack Peterson said.

“If we made the jump to a serious Division I team, none of us would play. We’re OK as a club team for right now”.

While the Great Plains Soccer Conference provides plenty of competition for the team, senior forward Peterson said the team usually has much bigger goals.

“From the beginning of the season, we have our eyes set way past the conference championship,” Peterson said. “Regionals is where we usually see the greatest competition.”

The team has been successful in the past four years winning the conference — and they’re looking to do it again this year, but will have to beat its rival schools.

Serious rivals include Moorhead State University Minnesota and University of North Dakota, as well as University of Minnesota and University of MinnesotaMankato (both of whom the club will be facing later this season).

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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Top Five Reasons

to Watch Bison

Volleyball The team’s past struggles are in the rearview Maggie Crippen Staff Writer

Erika Gelzinyte saw playing time during a few exhibition games earlier this year but will redshirt this season.

NDSU ATHLETICS | PHOTO COURTESY

The Lithuanian Spike Gelzinyte redshirts this season but will be learning NDSU volleyball in every way Pace Maier Sports Editor

Erika Gelzinyte is trying to fly under the radar at North Dakota State.

The junior traded her Columbus State University blue and red in for NDSU green and gold prior to the start of the 2015 fall semester.

As of 2013, CSU enrollment was 8,156 students, a little less than half of NDSU’s total student population.

Gelzinyte was wellknown when she played for the Cougars. At a small university, everybody knows everybody. But at NDSU, she sees new people every day.

“I feel like no one actually knows me, especially being a transfer,” Gelzinyte said.

And she likes that.

She also likes to compete.

“One of the things we saw early in practice (was) her biggest strength — she just goes out there and competes,” NDSU volleyball head coach

Kari Thompson said about Gelzinyte. “Her teammates have said that ‘I just love playing with her’; she just brings that passion to the game, and she really values the opportunity here.”

Unfortunately for the Bison, Gelzinyte will redshirt this season. While she wears the redshirt, Gelzinyte must work on some facets of her game before next season.

“Every player wants to play (at NDSU), especially the teams that (the Bison) are playing,” Gelzinyte said. “(At) this level, blocking would definitely be a weakness, defense definitely.

Hitting is something that’s easier; it’s not easier, it’s something I can get away with. But those others things I have to work on.”

Her head coach added, “I think where she’s going to be after a year of training here she will really develop and fill into a good consistent role.”

Gelzinyte had a consistent role at CSU where she earned All-Peach Belt Conference second

team honors as a sophomore last season.

The outside hitter from Siauliai, Lithuania was a two-year starter for the Cougars and recorded double-digit kills in 37 matches over the two years she spent at the university.

However, CSU can’t offer what NDSU can: an opportunity to play Division I volleyball.

“I wanted more. I was good there and then I just wanted to go Division I,” Gelzinyte said about her decision to transfer from Georgia to North Dakota.

“It gets boring you know, like when you’re the best you just want more, like you want to be the best of the best — that just doesn’t satisfy you.”

NDSU will be the second institution in three years for Gelzinyte and the hardest part has been trying to understand the different coaching philosophies.

“That part is hard because I’ve been taught one way throughout my whole entire volleyball career at (Lithuania),” Gelzinyte said.

“And then I got to Georgia, and I got a completely different technique there, and then here (NDSU) they want different things again.”

And Thompson’s coaching style suits Gelzinyte because the fifthyear head coach is not the get in your face and scream type of coach, which works well for the Lithuanian.

Her teammates are also showing her the ropes and helping her understand the Bison volleyball lingo.

Before this past weekend the Bison were 9-4, and even though Gelzinyte isn’t able to play in matches, she’s learning a lot while observing on the sideline.

Gelzinyte said she is learning leadership skills from senior Jenni Fassbender as well as the other upperclassmen.

And next year when Gelzinyte’s redshirt is removed it’ll be hard for her to fly under the radar because her play on the volleyball court may bring fame to the Lithuanian.

The Bison Volleyball team recently opened conference play in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse, and here are the top five reasons why you should walk to the east side of campus to support these talented student-athletes.

1. North Dakota State is 9-4 this season, which is much better than the previous three years. The 2012 season ended with a 13-18 record, followed by a 6-22 record in 2013 and a 15-17 record in 2014.

Notice a pattern? It’s improvement.

In 2013, the volleyball players went 6-22 with a roster of eight freshmen, with four out of eight starting the majority of matches. Now those same freshmen are juniors, and the team is reaping the benefits of the lessons learned from previous losses.

2. Jenni Fassbender is one of the best outside hitters to play inside the BBF. She leads the squad in point-scoring plays, or kills, so far this season with 176. She also ranks third in digs with 106.

Fassbender is the only senior and was one of two players that made the All-Summit League team last season. She recently reached 1,000 career kills.

In addition to statistical success, Fassbender provides emotional support

to her teammates.

“She’s been a senior that wants to keep going. It’s good to have her always pushing,” teammate Emily Minnick said of Fassbender in a pre-season interview.

3. The pre-season polls ranked the Bison third, behind Denver University and Indiana PurdueIndianapolis. The goal is to win the conference, especially since the winner not only gets a spot in the NCAA Tournament, but also hosts the conference tournament the next year.

Having home court is a big advantage.

4. Junior Emily Minnick has also proven to be a valuable athlete for the Bison. She already has racked up 38 total blocks this season, and her hitting percentage is 0.341 (similar to a batting average).

Not only are her statistics awing, but there are hardly any other players more emotionally connected to every point as she is, and her passion shows.

5. Not only is the Bison team proving their skills to the fans at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse; they also illustrate impressive team chemistry. The court is never quiet, and all team members are covered in sweat following a match.

Going to games is not only impressive, but it also shows the teamwork and Bison pride the women possess.

Do the math… in your head.

Less early. more relaxed.

Hate to Love, Love to Hate: Week Five of Fall Sports Pace Maier Sports Editor

I love the shot girls at Old Broadway on a Friday night, but I hate the next morning.

I love to sing, but I hate that The Voice never sends me an invitation. I mean, seriously, I’m half decent.

I love Apple products, but I hate that they actually don’t taste like apples.

Trust me, I don’t dislike everything, I just hate most things. Football is back, and for week five of North Dakota State fall sports, that’s what I love.

What I love in week five

The Bison football team is back after a bye week and will take on its border rival in South Dakota State on Saturday.

After two home games in a row, North Dakota State will head south to Brookings, South Dakota for the Dakota Marker game.

I love that the Bison head to the South Dakota city with a population of 22,943 on a two game winning streak.

There’s nothing sweeter than beating your in-state rival inside the Fargodome, and then heading to our ugly twin of a state and ruining its weekend.

However, this is anything but a cakewalk for the Bison. A top 10 Football Championship Subdivision battle will be the game Missouri Valley Football Conference fans are watching this weekend.

I love that week five for NDSU fall sports offers multiple games between Bison athletics and Jackrabbits athletics.

On Friday, the women’s volleyball team hosts the University of South Dakota in its fourth conference game of the season. On Saturday, the Bison men’s and women’s cross-country team will compete in the SDSU classic at Edgebrook Golf Course, and then the football team will play in South Dakota. It’s a big week for both states as conference play gets under way in week five.

What I hate in week five

I hate that the volleyball team plays five conference games in a week and one day.

Last Friday and Saturday, the Bison volleyball team played its first two games on conference this season.

On Tuesday, the green and gold will travel to Colorado to play Denver University and then come back to Fargo

to play USD on Friday and University of Nebraska Omaha on Saturday. That’s a lot of key games in a short amount of time. I hate the scheduling; rest will be key.

I hate that Saturday will be the last softball game on the fall schedule, besides the NDSU alumni game, which I’m rather excited for.

However, it seemed like softball was going to stick around for a little longer and now it’s gone. The Bison will take on the University of Minnesota for a doubleheader in Minneapolis.

This game will definitely be good to witness how well the team can perform against a top team early this fall. Green and gold softball fans received a little taste of the team, but will now have to wait through winter for an official game. And I hate winter.

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THE SPECTRUM | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Bison Go 1-1 in Weekend Action NDSU volleyball loses to Oral Roberts, comes back to dominate Western Illinois Brandon Brown Staff Writer

Friday: vs. Oral Roberts

Coming into their conference opener, the Bison wanted to get an early edge on the rest of the Summit League. Unfortunately Oral Roberts had the same thing in mind. The Golden Eagles came out with intensity that NDSU just couldn’t match as they barely avoided the sweep falling one game to three.

The first game of the match was all Oral Roberts.

The Golden Eagles and Bison would go back and forth matching each other at 7. ORU took over from there, as they went on a fivepoint run to take the lead

at 7-12. The Bison would battle back by going on a small run of their own but it proved to not be enough as the Eagles took the game 17-25. Oral Roberts hit percentage was through the ruff at 64 percent while the Bison were much lower at 43 percent.

When asked what Oral Roberts was doing well coach Thompson said, with a chuckle, everything.

“Pretty sure there wasn’t a thing they did wrong.”

Game two was much closer, yet had the same result as the first. Neither team could string together more than 3 points in a row as we reached the final stretch tied at 19. After an error by Oral Roberts Karyn Chrisman, NDSU took the

small one point lead. The Bison would return the favor by making four errors in the next five plays to give the Eagles a 20-24 lead.

Oral Roberts would end the game with a kill to take the commanding 2-0 lead over NDSU. After NDSU was able to avoid the sweep in game three, the Golden Eagles sent everyone home in game four.

The Bison led early in game four when Emily Minnick smacked home one of her eight kills in the game to give the Herd a 4-3 lead, but that would be the last time NDSU had a lead.

Oral Roberts would finish the game and get the early one game advantage in the

Summit League Standings.

Mikaela Purnell, who had a double-double (17 kills & 16 digs), made it clear that the next game against Western Illinois was a must win. “We are starting conference now and conference is a big part of how we get to the Summit League Tournament.” She would go onto say starting strong was a necessity after having a slow start last year.

Saturday: vs. Western Illinois 9-26-15

Mikaela wasn’t kidding.

The team bounced back to completely dominate Western Illinois the next day at Bentson Bunker.

They jumped to an early six to nothing lead in game one on the Leathernecks and didn’t let up from

there. Led by a combined nine kills by Emily Miron and Jenni Fassbender, the Bison took out their anger from last night’s loss on the Leathernecks. Western Illinois didn’t have a single block in game one.

“We came out with a lot of energy and kind of a chip on our shoulder,” said sophomore Brianna Rasmusson.

Game 2 started off a lot more competitive. There were 5 lead changes and the score was tied 10 times, by comparison there were no ties or lead changes in game 1. After the Leathernecks’ Lexi Kolschefski had a kill to give her team the 1113 lead, the Bison went on a rampage. Brianna Rasmusson ripped off four

aces and Jenni Fassbender smacked home 3 kills as NDSU scored 13 straight points to take the lead at 2413. Two plays later an error

by Western Illinois would give the Herd a 25-14 win.

Western put up a fight in game three but eventually fell 25-20.

Coach Thompson was much happier with this performance, “I’m really happy about how we rebounded, we really came out focused.”

Now sitting at 1-1 in conference play, the team will travel to Colorado to take on Denver on Tuesday then will be back home Friday the 2nd for a big matchup against South Dakota.

BISON ROUNDUP Taylor Kurth

Contributing Writer

Women’s Cross-Country

Junior Bison Erin Teschuk carved her name in history in her 2015 crosscountry debut. She finished the six-kilometer course in a blistering 20:06.8, shaving her best time from last year by 55 seconds.

She beat her own school record by half of a second.

The North Dakota State women finished sixth overall for Division I teams with 241 points. Thirty different teams with 255 runners competed in the Stanford Invitational out west this weekend.

Sophomore Brittany Brownnotter finished with the second-best score for the Bison, placing 33rd

overall. She finished the sixkilometer course in 21:46.4.

Junior Taylor Janssen took 54th overall, finishing in 22:11.5.

Two true freshmen closed out the Bison team scoring. Emma Kusch Dahle finished 97th with a time of 22:54.8 and Alaysia Freetly finished in 103rd with a time of 23:00.3.

Host Stanford University took first place.

Men’s Cross-Country

The men’s team placed seventh overall at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday morning.

Senior Brendan Skime led NDSU with a personalbest time of 24:34.7 in the eight-kilometer course. That was good for 34th overall.

Freshman Elliot Stone was right on Skime’s heels, finishing in 38th place with

a time of 24:36.1.

Sophomore Brant Gilbertson took 86th place, finishing in 25:17.7 minutes.

Redshirt freshman Derek Warner finished 121st, finishing in 25:43.5 minutes.

True freshman Matt Lundstrom rounded out NDSU’s team scoring. He finished in 134th place and ran the eight-kilometer course in 25:54.8 minutes.

All five Bison finished

with personal bests in the eight-kilometer course.

Thirty teams and 283 runners competed on the men’s side of the Stanford Invitational.

Stanford won both the men’s race, too.

The Bison will race in the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D., next weekend.

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