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A Tribute to
Sam Traut Memorial fund, scholarships in honor of murdered NDSU alum to help ‘make the world a better place’
Catholic’s programs, giving two annual $500 scholarships to two student recipients. “Sam’s parents thought it was an awesome idea,” Cheney said. “Once we talked to them about it, we began the process of putting it in place.” Sam’s Team was established last month, and accepts monthly donations of $125, or $1,500 a year, to match Traut’s own monthly giving. Monetary gifts of any amount in Traut’s memory are also accepted.
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hose who knew him agree he will be hard to replace. Sam Traut, a 2013 alum from North Dakota State, was murdered June 23 in his north Fargo home. Ashley Hunter, 35, is charged with murdering him with a hammer. In the two months since Traut’s death, Bison Catholic has sought to honor his memory by establishing Sam’s Team, a memorial fund that pays tribute to the Sartell, Minn., native through two scholarships in his name. The Samuel A. Traut Leadership Award is one way to make a little good out of the tragedy of his murder, said the Rev. James Cheney, the Newman Center’s priest. “It’s been hard for us all to process,” he said. “We saw this as an opportunity to put something into play that will hopefully make the world a better place and honor Sam’s memory in the process.”
“He was just an incredible, likable, strong-willed, funny guy. He just kinda gave all of himself to whatever he was doing.” - Tom Bader, Stantec senior principal
‘Always here’
All the remaining money after the scholarships are awarded will go to support the Newman Center, Cheney said. “There was an outpouring in the community to do something to make the world a better place in honor of Sam.”
Traut, a 24-year-old civil engineering major, was involved in Bison Catholic and the Newman Center, Cheney said. “He was always involved,” he said. “He was always here, always willing to help out.” Traut’s devotion to the Catholic faith made him a fervent supporter of the Newman Center, Cheney added. He gave monthly donations of $125 to the organization, and attended daily mass, Bible studies and Knights of Columbus meetings, among other gatherings. “He worked hard in college. He worked hard at his job,” senior Ryan LaPlante, an agricultural and biosystems engineering major and friend of Traut’s, said on the Sam’s Team webpage. “He was a man you could depend on,” he said. “For him, there was no separation between his life of faith and his temporal duties.” The scholarship fund in his memory seeks to honor outstanding leadership in Bison
Staying positive
Traut was a Stantec Consulting field inspector and engineer in training before his death. Tom Bader, Stantec senior principal, said although he didn’t get to know Traut as well as other employees, he will be hard to replace. “He was just an incredible, likable, strongwilled, funny guy,” he said. “He just kinda gave all of himself to whatever he was doing.” Bader is seeking to set up another scholarship in Traut’s honor that also includes a summer internship with Stantec. An essay and interview would likely determine the scholarship’s recipient among SAM TRAUT | PAGE 3
(Left to right) Jeremy Hettwer, Michael Jetvig, Kevin Hackenmueller and Nicole Hackenmueller pose with Sam Traut at an outing in Green Bay, Wis.
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Eyes in the Sky of Eastern ND Israeli electronics company, NDSU fund ag research using drones over Traill County Jack Dura
Head News Editor
North Dakota State’s age-old mission of agricultural research will get a new approach next year. Elbit Systems, an Israeli electronics company, partnered with NDSU to fund the use of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, to fly over farmland near Hillsboro, N.D. The research generated will produce topnotch imagery of the ground below; the operation is the first of its kind in the nation. The proposal to allow the survey was approved in mid-August. The North Dakota Centers of Excellence Commission awarded a grant of $357,546 to Elbit Systems and NDSU on Aug. 12. Elbit Systems matched the grant to meet the $715,092 needed for the project. The Hermes 450 UAS, the large drone selected for the studies, will fly at three varying heights through a 4-by 20-mile corridor near Hillsboro. The unmanned aerial vehicle is planned to start flying in April when initial crops of corn and sugar beets emerge.
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John Nowatzki, an agricultural machine systems specialist for NDSU’s Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, said several
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Terry Sando, UAS sector senior manager for Grand Forks Regional Economic Development, met with Danny Israeli and Yuval Chaplin of Elbit Systems in July at the Hillsboro Regional Airport. preparations remain before flight in April. Obtaining a certificate of authorization from the North Dakota UAS test site is next in the process, Nowatzki said. “It’s just an authorization that will be issued actually to the North Dakota UAS test site,” he said. “That’s how we’ve been doing all our UAS work is through the test site.” Nowatzski visited the Hillsboro region Monday to finalize the corridor for the study, an area of land he hopes will be expanded in time “after we get flying,” he said.
Nowatzki said meeting with farmers, landowners and rural residents about the project will also be happening soon, an important chore for a study like this one. “I think, we think it’s important to discuss plans for the project so we can start to communicate directly with farmers in the corridor ... so they understand what we’re doing,” he said. South of Hillsboro, the Hillsboro Regional Airport will act as a base of operations with a team of Elbit Systems personnel at the site. Terry Sando, UAS sector
senior manager for Grand Forks Region Economic Development, said it’s unclear how many Elbit Systems staff will comprise the team. Yuval Chaplin, Elbit Systems’ director of major campaigns of America, and his team will likely be in Grand Forks, N.D., for the UAS summit Sept. 21-23, Sando said. Beyond project personnel, the Hillsboro Regional Airport is also examining its hangar space and locations to store the study’s ground control unit. The airport is also asking for a resurfacing project in
2016 and 2017, Sando said. “Having an airport like we have in Hillsboro is a great draw for projects like this and in the future,” Sando said.
‘Huge impact’
Aside from its groundbreaking data collection method, the UAS project will also showcase the Hillsboro region and NDSU’s commitment to agricultural research, Sando and Nowatzki said. “We think it’s going to have a huge impact,” Sando said. “This is a real important part of NDSU for our
research and our extension,” Nowatzki said. “This is a first.” Nowatzki said NDSU has been involved with other UAS projects in the past, flying drones near Carrington, Williston, Prosper, Valley City and Steele in North Dakota this and last year. This research near Hillsboro will offer something to be shared with farmers, Nowatzki added. With the opportunity to collect hyper spectral imagery over large areas, like 25,000 acres in one hour, farmers would be able pinpoint problems in the field, Sando said. Roundup-resistant weeds or grasshopper infestations are two examples, he added, as well as fertilizer application. “(This is) more environmentally friendly from a farming and ranching perspective,” Sando said. “You can collect more and more data points that will allow us to take and control those pastures.” Sand0 said he hopes the UAS research will lead to similar studies in the future, such as autonomous tractors and other robotic operations. “When we sit back 10 years from now and look at being able to fly a platform like this ... they’re gonna say, ‘Wow, that’s a huge paradigm shift and a huge pioneering step,’” Sando said.
Western Wildfires Send Haze to Area Skies
Ritchison: Next half-week will be better than last nine days
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North Dakota residents have become well acquainted with hazy skies this summer. Wildfires burning in Saskatchewan sent a thick, white haze to U.S. skies in June and July. More recently, forest fires burning in California, Oregon, Washington and the fringes of the Rocky Mountains have caused smoky conditions. This haze, however, will not be as penetrating as that in June, said Daryl Ritchison, assistant to the state climatologist. “The one main difference
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said. “The upper air patterns will change the upper level wind flow for us this week, and that slight change will affect where the smoke will blow in the atmosphere.” Such changes will bring cooler conditions out west, along with rainfall and increasing relative humidity that will help suppress the forest fires. “Those are factors that will help us a little bit this week,” Ritchison said. Predicting the impacts of changing weather conditions is “very, very difficult,” he added, but the fires are becoming less numerous, and “the next (three or four days) won’t be as bad as the last (ten or 11) days.”
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... at least so far is it really hasn’t gotten quite down to the ground level,” he said. A stretch of North Dakota from Williston to Bismarck had the worst air quality in the nation over the July 4 weekend. While air quality is not as impacted with this haze, air temperature potential has lost four to eight degrees, Ritchison said. Predicting how long this haze will last is also difficult, the climatologist added, as the upper level wind flow has to be just right. Other factors, however, can help and are helping too, Ritchison added. “What is happening is we have a very slight adjustment in the upper air patterns,” he
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Career Center Offers PartTime Jobs Fair
The Career Center expects anywhere from 400 to 800 students to attend Thursday’s job fair. North Dakota State’s Part-Time Jobs Fair is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Great Plains Ballroom. Sixty-five employers will be present, ten of which are hiring for
on-campus jobs. The job fair has no dress code policy, but business casual attire is recommended. Students should also bring a pen to fill out applications. Students are also recommended to bring their resume with them. The Career Center offers resume services for students in need of making one. Along with this jobs fair, the Career Center will also be hosting other job-related events throughout the fall. These events include the
Meet the Firms on Sept. 17, the Agriculture and Agribusiness Career Expo on Sept. 22, the Engineering and Tech Expo on Sept. 23 and the Business Internship and Career Expo on Oct. 21.
City of Fargo to Take Over Fargodome Management
Starting in 2016, the Fargodome will be under the management of the City of Fargo. For the past 12 years, a private company known as Spectra by Comcast Spectacor ran the Fargodome.
The change in management was made for the ease of Fargodome staff also managing the Fargo Civic Center. The city will be responsible for everything regarding the Fargodome with the exception of running the ticket office, which will remain under Spectra’s control.
Ashley Madison Use High in Western ND
Hackers have revealed the region might be more promiscuous than others of the U.S.
The breach of the adulterous website Ashley Madison shows Minnesota and North Dakota in the upper quartiles for usage, The Forum reported. The dating service aims to help people in committed relationships have affairs, with the motto: “Life is short. Have an affair.� Minnesota and North Dakota ranked 14th and 20th in usage per capita, respectively. For every 1,000 residents, Minnesota had three users. North Dakota had 2.9 users. The national average was 2.8.
The breakdown on which cities in North Dakota have the highest percent of users per 1,000 residents revealed that Williston had the highest, at 11.2 users for every 1,000 residents. The Minot Air Force base came in second with 8.7, followed by Dickinson with 6.9 and Minot with 6.6. The major cities in eastern North Dakota have much lower numbers. Grand Forks had 2.4 users for every 1,000 residents, followed by West Fargo with 2.5 and Fargo with 3.4.
SAM TRAUT | FROM FRONT a pool of NDSU engineering students, Bader said. “We’re looking to find a young, eager engineering student, probably in the junior-senior range that upholds Sam’s values across the board,� Bader said, adding that recipients don’t necessarily have to be of the Catholic faith. “For a young guy,� Bader said, “he inspired a lot of people.� Bader added that at Traut’s funeral, several older attendants remarked upon Sam’s impact on those who knew him, a person half their age. “Just trying to keep his name out there and alive is good,� he said.
‘We miss him a lot’
Peggy Harter, Stantec’s office manager, was just starting her second transportation project with Traut before his death. They had worked together for about two years
and formed a friendship in that time, she said. “He was just amazing,� Harter said. “He also made work very fun. He liked harmless, practical jokes.� Harmless, practical jokes like walking into work in sweatpants, a white T-shirt and cowboy boots before a big meeting, only to change into dress clothes when Harter rushed in to question his appearance. “That’s kinda how he was,� she said. “He just did that to get a reaction out of me.� Harter said learning Traut was murdered added factors of anger and shock to his death. Losing anyone at an early age is hard to process, she added. “It would have been hard to lose Sam in any manner,� she said. “Not only (is) he not (here) anymore, but something that horrible FILE PHOTO | THE SPECTRUM happened to him. “We miss him a lot.� The Newman Center established Sam’s Team to fund scholarships in Sam Traut’s honor.
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Some argue that summer is the best season. They make worthy points; the weather is nice and we get three good months away from school. But, as far as seasons go, summer has nothing on the fall. Yes, fall is my favorite season. Maybe that makes me “basic,” but who cares? Fall is the best! I love the autumn for reasons other than pumpkin spiced lattes and Ugg boots. I love the cooler weather, the colored leaves and, most of all, the football games. I may not be
the greatest sports fan, but I cannot resist a good college game. Needless to say, I’m pretty pumped that it’s football season again. That’s why I scoured Pinterest for some handy (and delicious) tailgating recipes to try out at the first home game. Here’s how you make some mouth-watering bacon cheese fries on the grill: One bag of fries Shredded cheese or cheese slices Bacon or bacon bits Seasoning salts (Garlic Salt and Onion Salt) Tin foil
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My mom seemed concerned by my lack of grill knowledge, but nothing started on fire, so I’ll take that as a win. 2. Using the tin foil, make a bowl-shape big enough to fit the amount of fries you want. 3. Put the tin foil bowl of fries on the grill until the fries are cooked all the way through — roughly 25-30 minutes. Continue cooking until they are at your desired crispiness. Keep the grill closed. 4. While they are cooking, add the seasoning. I used garlic salt and onion salt to add a little extra flavor. For appearances I
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What They Are About A look inside NDSU track and field with Matt Moberg Kelsey Dirks Features Editor
Matt Moberg participates in the decathlon that consists of 10 events over the span of two days. The first day athletes will run 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump and then run 400 meters. On the second day they run the 110-meter hurdles, throw the discus, pole vault, javelin and finally run the 1,500-meter race. Moberg is also considered a jumper. His specialties are the triple, long and sometimes the high jump. Needless to say, Moberg is busy during meets. But he enjoys it.
“It’s great to have a lot of similar people come together (at a meet),” Moberg said. “Everyone is so athletic and dedicated and to see them all compete together is really impressive.” The most challenging part, he said, is the practices, but workouts are not too bad because everyone is such good friends. One of the hardest days is the notorious hill workout. On these days, runners sprint up and down the 12th Avenue Bridge. What makes these challenging days better, Moberg said, are the honks and lingering eyes they get as the men run shirtless. “Nothing is better for your form and self-esteem like a couple of cuties checking us out.”
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‘Creepy’ Versus Polite
Importance of differentiating harmful situations from politeness
Meghan Pegel Opinion Editor
While casually talking to a new acquaintance, she informed me during her walk into the building there was a man who held the door for her and said she looked nice. Normally I would have continued this conversation with a high-five and a “heck yeah you do!” But the look on her face led me to an alternative reaction. She seemed completely disgusted with this man’s compliment, and, with a “how-dare-he” expression across her face, I struggled to switch gears and probe for what may have gone wrong. Unfortunately all I got out of her was a shake of
the head and an “I don’t know, it was just creepy” before quickly switching topics. Creepy? If that was a creepy situation, then I am probably the creepiest of the creeps, and you should probably stay away for your own safety. Sure, there may have been a significant and relevant detail she may have left out, but as is? That scenario to me translated to: “Hallelujah, chivalry lives on.” So how can two similar people experience the same situation and exhibit opposite reactions? First off I know for a fact, especially from hanging out with teenagers in the area, the term “creepy” is highly overused. “He followed me on twitter, creepy. He asked his friend about me, creepy. He was eating a sandwich and we made eye contact, creepy,” a girl thinks. The amount of times
“I am by no means saying that you should give out hugs to every stranger that says you have a nice face, but I will argue that there is a difference between creepy and nice.” we use this word to label someone who may or may not be taking an interest in another has gotten out of hand, and society would be better off utilizing another term that didn’t have such negative connotations. Because of our overuse, this term, like many others before, has become desensitizing to most. And this isn’t limited to females. I know plenty of situations in which men have been aggressively hit on, perhaps some even by me, but of course they didn’t get defensive and question the complimenter’s intentions. They smile and give
a form of appreciation and (hopefully) proceed to tell you if they have a significant other or not. True, women are typically more vulnerable and more than likely physically inferior and (insert further glass ceiling characteristics), but while putting safety as a priority, it is important to be able to differentiate between a harmless compliment from an alarming “creepy” situation. Perhaps there is correlation in these situations in which males don’t typically feel vulnerable, yet females aren’t typically labeled
“creepy.” And if men are, then it’s not necessarily a horrifying thing, for instance, a crazy exgirlfriend or love-struck admirer. It’s the sense of intimidation that accounts for the gender gap. “Creepy” by Google’s definition (side note: I do not recommend searching images) is “causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease,” so it is quite possible and understandable that people could feel “creeped out” when being complimented. And someone can never really know what another’s intentions are so, again, safety is always the priority. I am by no means saying that you should give out hugs to every stranger that says you have a nice face, but I will argue that there is a difference between creepy and nice. In between those two labels, it does get tricky, so use your best judgment. If you do feel that
strongly violated from a harmless compliment, or if something said is truly offensive, simply respond with a “Yeah, my (insert boyfriend or girlfriend) thinks so, too” or just give them the classic walk-away. Odds are you are not the only one that line has been used on, and you will not be the last. Of course every situation is different in which case every reaction should be tailored accordingly, but in the majority of circumstances that I’ve heard of anyway, the complimenter simply wants to acknowledge that you are a brilliant force of energy. Let them! Do you agree? Disagree? I’d like to hear your view and experiences with the “creepers” and “nicers” of the world. Email me: opinion@ ndsuspectrum.com
Serial Bus-Talker Still on the Loose
Victims of MATBUS express their concern
Jon Lipp
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Dear Readers, North Dakota State faces a new threat, and once again I am here to help you. I have received multiple reports of a young woman approaching unsuspecting MATBUS passengers and suddenly engaging them in conversation. There does not appear to be any pattern in the victims selected. Some were staring dramatically out the window, while others pretended to have something interesting to look at on their phone. It may be that no one is safe. One terrified senior, who asked to remain anonymous for his own protection, relayed his encounter between sobs. “I was sitting there minding my own business when this chick sat down next to me and just started being kind and polite,”
he said. “Like she didn’t even care that I had my headphones in and was successfully avoiding eye contact. “The worst part was that I couldn’t even get away because there was nowhere else to sit. We ended up having an entirely pleasant conversation for 10 whole minutes. I’ve never felt so attacked in my life.” Unfortunately, this sobbing senior was not alone. This heinous ne’erdo-well apparently delights in inflicting torture upon her follow passengers each time she rides the bus. The NDSU Safety Office is well aware of these transgressions and has started a special task force to investigate. My source in the office confided that the officers, while equally terrified of this woman, are doing what they can to protect riders. In the meantime, they suggest the following precautions: • Make sure the music you are blaring through
your headphones is loud enough to be heard by folks nearby. • Shift your eyes away from your phone screen no more than once a minute, and only to confirm that you have not yet managed to miss your stop. • If anyone looks you in the eyes at all, immediately stare at the floor. If an attempt to smile is made, be sure to exit the bus at the nearest stop and simply walk the rest of the way. By following these steps, you can keep yourself safe, as our friends in law enforcement work tirelessly to track this villain down. If you should encounter this woman, alert me and the authorities by tweeting me the details. Good luck friends. Sarcastically yours, Papa Jon Disclaimer: This article is a work of satire, if you did not laugh, now is the time to start.
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The Desperate Times Living with a Corrupt Justice System Veteran’s perspective on law and order Matt Frohlich
Contributing Writer
My friend Martin enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2007, about a year after we both graduated from high school. In 2009, he served a tour in the Iraq War at a time when control of the country was being returned to the Iraqi government. He talks about the war occasionally, though seldom in great detail. Still, over the years I have been able to piece together his statements and get an idea of what his experiences were like. Martin has a bleak
outlook concerning the Iraqi people. With a hint of both pity and contempt, he has described to me the violence that is characteristic of Iraqi culture. He gave me the impression that the Iraqis lead difficult lives. Further exacerbating the situation is that years of conflict have eroded the Iraqis’ trust for one another, to the point where no one completely trusts anyone else. Even parents, children and siblings can be subject to suspicion. Since everybody is desperate and no one can be trusted, it stands to reason that everyone is the enemy
“Americans like to complain about the police, but Martin credited them with being the one thing that holds society together.” of everyone else. Hence the violent way of life. I remember one conversation in particular, shortly after he returned from the war. Martin said he saw cripples everywhere in Iraq, clearly the byproduct of a criminal justice system that is based on fear and intimidation. Martin explained that Iraq is not like America,
where one act of police brutality can spark mass protest. In Iraq, people think it is normal to be tortured and maimed when getting arrested. Even then, the government can barely keep people in line. This was disturbing to hear, but I found what Martin said next to be even more unsettling. He said the biggest thing that separates
America from Iraq is that we have law and order and they do not. Americans like to complain about the police, but Martin credited them with being the one thing that holds society together. Martin was implying that Americans are just as violent as the Iraqis, save for the rule of law keeping everybody in line. I tried to deny this for a while, but the more I thought about it, the more I began to agree with it. How would I behave if there was a fundamental breakdown of law and order and everybody suddenly became desperate? I know
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what I like to think I would be, but I wonder if I would actually be able to live up to those standards. How would my friends and family behave? It is not fun to think about. Either way, we have law and order in America, so most people do not have to worry about these things. But the intimidating thing about law and order is that once you lose it, it is almost impossible to get back. Martin witnessed this firsthand. The American criminal justice system may not be perfect, but it functions, and we should be grateful for that.
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THE SPECTRUM | OPINION | THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 2015
Cecil’s Legacy Lives in Conservation Efforts
Backlash of killing for sport
Erik Jonasson
Contributing Writer
I lived in Bloomington, Minnesota, for about six years. I was able to find an amazing love for the area, and now I find some of my favorite childhood memories come from B-Town. Now, the all-American town has the nation for all of the wrong reasons right. The town just so happens to have a dental office that is ran by Walter James Palmer. There are various aliases for Palmer, ranging from “DDS Walty Walt” to “Walter, the Killer of Cecil” to “Walter, the Most Hated Person on Earth.” Palmer is a dentist with a hobby that many Minnesotans have: hunting. His hunting is very different than your typical family deer hunts, however. He pays thousands of dollars to kill exotic animals. Killing animals is not really the crime here, though; killing animals is as human as breathing. For many millennia, we have killed animals for our use. Meat, clothing and many other goods come from animals. What has happened over the past few hundred years, though, is our invasion of animals’ habitats, and the genocide of many species of animals. Here in North America, we have seen animals such as the American bison and
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passenger pigeons become endangered due to humans. Early Americans dwindled down the bison from estimates of 60-100 million to less than 1,000 by 1890. The passenger pigeon, on the other hand, was hunted to extinction. With a population estimated in the billions in the 1800s, the species became extinct in the wild by 1900. Nowadays, we understand more about animals’ habitats and more about our effect on the
ecosystem. For example, the bald eagle, wolves and whales have all benefited from media attention and change in our culture. What Palmer did though was not just going out and killing an animal for sport. Walter went out and killed an animal for nothing more than the experience. He didn’t plan on eating Cecil. The only thing that Zimbabwe’s favorite lion seemed to be wanted for was a wall mount and a rug. That isn’t hunting. That is murder.
Killing an animal for no purpose, or taking more animals than you need, is something that frustrates many hunters in our area, as well as conservationists. Think about our lakes. “Big” fish from 20 years ago are now legends, and our “big” fish from today are catch-andrelease material by our grandparents who rant and rave about how the fish of yesterday were bigger. What we may throw out as nostalgic fish stories might just have some beef
to it, however. A story posted by Minnesota Public Radio looks at charter fishing in Key West. They found that in the 1950s, a “big” fish was estimated to be over 6 feet and weigh about 88 pounds. In the present day (2007 for the study), the average “big” fish is less than a foot and maybe 5 pounds. From that research they were able to find an 88 percent decrease in size. Conservation is a dirty word in some households,
but conservationists and hunters alike both have the same goal most of the time. Healthy populations and individuals are mostly the goals. Of course we also want to preserve, which is what makes poaching so maddening. Palmer went out of his way, and for $50,000, he killed a lion. The lion is facing extinction by 2050 with 50 percent of the population having been wiped out in the past three decades. No matter where that money is going to, a lion is not worth $50,000, not $500,000 and not even $500 million. A lion is priceless. Just like all life is priceless. You can’t place a price on your grandmother, but your grandmother in one of 7 billion people. Cecil was one of 24,000. Now don’t go hang this guy, PETA. Palmer is not a bad guy. He probably puts on his leopard skin pants the same way that you or I would. Palmer probably is going to be living in fear for many more years. That isn’t right, and we all know that, but what he did isn’t right either. Maybe we can find a silver lining. The outpour of anger and awareness for this should be noted. Maybe, just maybe, poaching will sink into the time period that it should have been in from the beginning: the past.
Letter to the Editor:
Dignity, Integrity and Compassion: Characteristics of the Men and Women in Red
A fireman is your friend. His vehicle is one of the most easily recognized trucks on our streets. His presence keeps me safe. He is an instant protector of our family, our neighbors, our classmates and fellow workers, and even travelers passing through our town. My community is a better place because he and his fellow officers are there. A fireman treats everyone with dignity, integrity, character, mercy, helpfulness and compassion. He is a friend to all, but he is also the enemy of fire, harm, danger, and death. He is a comfort to all in their time of need,
and his services are at times imperative to keeping us safe. He has the training and ability to use force when appropriate, including those times when he must use that force to protect his own, or someone else’s life. A fireman is one who potentially risks his life daily to serve the public. Many times his risks and sacrifices go unnoticed and unappreciated. He never knows for sure if he will return to his loving family at the end of his shift. In a moment his life may be in grave danger, but he endures this for us. He is usually an unsung hero. He may be of any color
or ethnic background. A firefighter may be male or female, but each one serves us every day. I must realize that if I call in a false alarm I put firefighters at risk and can cause them to lose the spirit of readiness for which they are well known. I therefore honor those firefighters who serve my community and risk their lives and future for my sake. Thank you for your faithful service over the years. I honor you and your fallen comrades who have served our country and community well.
Dan Manka, Fairmont, WV
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Seeking Treasures at Island Park Craft Fair
Vendors from all over Midwest congregate in Fargo Linda Norland Spectrum Staff
Craft fairs are like beaches – you never know what you might find until you take a closer look. Hidden among the grains of sand, jetsam and flotsam, you may just find a unique treasure. Fargo plays host to a number of craft festivals during the year. The Island Park Craft Fair has become a regional favorite, with dozens of vendors selling a range of products. Aside from the crafts, there is live music, rides for kids and enough junk food to make a person gloriously ill. Strolling about the busy park, we found crystal balls, decadent jewels, tasty treats and Bison pride aplenty. Take a look at some of our best finds from this year’s festivities. Shoppers from all over the region peruse the various booths at the craft fair.
Glittering crystal pendants dangle from a display at Glassworks Studio’s booth.
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Owner Jennifer Lisberg and Amanda Christianson serve homemade ice cream at LaLa Ice Cream. They said the most popular flavor is Charlotte’s Web.
Daniel Ehling has been collecting rocks since he was a little kid. He gets At Simply Vintage, owner Erin Moxness sells licensed NDSU logo jewelry, with 10 percent of proceeds going back many of them from Northern California beaches, sometimes turning them into to students. creatures with googly eyes like these.
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THE SPECTRUM | A&E | THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 2015
Shakespeare to ‘Bloody Bloody’: NDSU Theater Dreams Big
New year’s productions span centuries and genres
Tessa Beck A&E Editor
North Dakota State’s theater department has an upcoming season that includes an angsty historical narrative, forlorn lovers and some of theater’s most beloved screenplays.
Hardy Koenig, director of “Romeo and Juliet”
Koenig, the department chair of NDSU’s theater department, provided insight to the stellar show lineup for the 2015-2016 season. In show selection, the department focuses on the learning needs of its performers. “We’re looking at what our students need to work on. So within four years, they get a chance to work on all kinds of different shows,” said Koenig, a professor of acting, voice and movement. “We have a revolving set of shows we’re trying to do.” Because the program offers a bachelor’s degree in musical theater, there is at least one musical included in every season – two every other year. “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” is this year’s punk-rock selection that takes a satirical approach to serious historical happenings. In addition to the four shows presented by the department, another four shows are produced by the Newfangled Theatre organization. Koenig, a former Newfangled Theatre faculty adviser, mentioned the variances in length and content with Newfangled shows and gave further details to the “7/11” productions. He described how a student will build the set, and seven playwrights will write 11 minute plays based on their interpretations of the scene. The director casts it, and all productions are performed in the same evening. Koenig is directing “Romeo and Juliet” which opens early Spring 2016. He hopes to add variety to the well-known piece. “I’m looking to do something a little different with it. Not on the moon, just some slight variation,” Koenig said. “Bloody Bloody” runs first, beginning in October, and directed by Chelsea Pace.
The theatre department will again actively engage both student and community audiences with this season’s slate of shows. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is next, and will be directed by Jess Jung, assistant professor of directing. “The Christian’s” is a new play, also to be directed by Jung in the later portion of the spring. Beyond the usual goals of producing quality shows, Koenig described his hopes to increase student and community engagement. “It’s a rock musical, so we’re going to have things planned like two or three cast members in costume with electric guitars show up at the Union. … We try to do a lot of things like that,” said Koenig.
Chelsea Pace, director of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”
As the director of the first show and musical “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Pace expressed excitement in the production’s possibilities.
The show is loud, fast, fun and informative according to Pace, who doubles as the university’s professor of movement. “The reason the show was so attractive to me, and why I proposed it and fought for it to get on the season, was that we have a mission as a department to engage with our communities … to use theater as a vehicle for change,” Pace said. “The show is awesome – it will take care of itself. My concern is that it will be impactful to the community,” she continued. “Bloody Bloody” addresses the negative relationship between Andrew Jackson and the Native American population. To aid in the discussion, Pace and the theater department have collaborated with Michael Yellowbird, the director of indigenous and tribal studies at NDSU. The duo is putting together American history quizzes for high school and college students in the area; they are comparing the
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answers from students of different cultural backgrounds. Another prompt for conversation will come from the interactive exhibition put together by Pace. She hopes the installation will feel like an overwhelming, exploded Smithsonian exhibit. Guests will be shuffled through prior to the show to provide the right context to digest the production. Pace highlights that despite the satirical nature of the play, it is not meant to minimize or make fun of the relationships between the tribes and Andrew Jackson. The aggressive humor applied in “Bloody Bloody” makes the historical content both memorable and entertaining. The show is scheduled to run in October. “There’s a ton of blood; it’s the wettest show. People are covered in stew and beer and blood. It’s disgusting,” Pace said.
Gaelic Storm Bridges Gap Between Ireland, US Band flaunts mix of music, wit in concert Linda Norland Spectrum Staff
A quality concert experience does not come strictly from the music. Celtic band Gaelic Storm is a unique group in more than one way. They have 10 albums – the latest of which reached number two on Billboard’s World Albums list. The musicians are multi-talented. Pete Purvis plays the bagpipes, Irish whistle and bass, among various other instruments. The other members will grab drums or a tambourine for various songs. The band members and songs themselves span genres and ages, cultures and countries. What makes it all work is their love of performing and Irish humor. When you go
to a Gaelic Storm concert, you are not just going to listen to the songs. Throughout the show you will find yourself laughing, singing, clapping and possibly dancing to their folksy tunes. The kind of tunes you might find in a thronging pub in Cork – the hometown of lead singer Patrick Murphy – and not at the Fargo Theatre. Songs like “Crazy Eyes McGullicuddy” and “The Night I Punched Russell Crowe” often have hilarious stories accompanying them. Murphy tells the story of how he was working in an Irish pub in Los Angeles when Russell Crowe came in after shooting a film. Crowe unlawfully lit a cigarette indoors, and Murphy was faced with no choice but to kick him out. As for the rest? Just look at the song title.
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However truthful the story may be, it sure makes for a great tale and an even better song. Gaelic Storm thrives off audience participation, relying on it as a cornerstone of their performance style. While Fargo audiences tend to be a little shy, the band brought out the crazy in everyone during the song “Darcy’s Donkey.” They asked everyone to pretend to ride a donkey and the wildest imitators would get invited on stage. One of those participants was Gus, a young boy who turned out to be the surprise hero of the night. “What did you do to your arms?” Murphy asked. Gus responded that he had broken one in Texas, and the other in Yellowstone — both this summer.
The audience and the band both cracked up at the unfortunate story; it almost sounded like something from one of their imaginative folk songs. Gus received huge applause and a free t-shirt – luckily making it off the stage without a scratch. Raw talent balanced the crazy stories and hilarious sketches. Fiddle player Kiana Weber, who joined the band in 2012, dazzled with her zipping reels and four-inch heels. Purvis received adequate accolade during some awe-inspiring bagpipe solos. There were songs about lost love, wild women and more than a few about “the drink.” Gaelic Storm transported a group of Midwesterners to Ireland for a night for a good, old-fashioned party – making fans of everyone in the room.
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of Upcoming Bison Events Volleyball, soccer and cross country all in action this weekend Maggie Crippen Staff Writer
Volleyball
The Bison have successfully opened their season with a 3-1 record with their most recent win at Saint Louis University on Monday night. After losing their first game at University of Missouri, the Bison are on a three game winning streak. The Baymont Inn and Suites Classic is this weekend at the Bentson
Bunker Fieldhouse. The Bison will challenge Towson, Utah Valley, and Milwaukee in this tournament. Who to watch for: • Lone senior Jenni Fassbender averages 3.6 kills per set and more than one dig per set. Fassbender earned an honorable mention AllSummit League selection last season and aims to help the team win the conference championship this year. • Dual setters sophomore Brianna Rasmusson and
junior Monica Claxton make for an offensive squad with seemingly endless options.
Soccer
The Bison won their regular season home opener in blowout fashion, 9-0, over Saint Cloud State last Friday night. Lauren Miller scored a hat trick to lead the Bison team, which is 1-2 overall. They travel to California this week to take on UC Davis on Friday and Pacific University on Sunday. Their next home game is 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 against University of North Dakota. Who to watch for: • Junior forward Lauren Miller has four goals on the season and is averaging 1.3 goals per game. She was recently named Summit League Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. • Although junior midfielder Amy Yang is the smallest on the team, she uses her shortness to her advantage with speed and technique. Yang has one goal and three assists in the
2015 season.
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
The men’s cross country team was picked to finish fourth in the Summit League this season. With three seniors on the team to go along with a handful of younger runners, NDSU will host the Bison Open Friday at Rose Creek Golf Course. The women’s cross country team will also open the season on Friday at the Bison Open. The team was picked to finish second in the Summit League, five points
behind the University of South Dakota. Who to watch for: • Senior Brendan Skime and sophomore Brant Gilbertson return to the team. Gilberson finished fourth at last season’s conference meet. Both runners placed in the top five almost ever meet. • Erin Teschuk returns for her junior season. Summit League Cross Country Athlete of the Year last season took home plenty of awards, including qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
Star Quarterback Needs Green Light Before Home Opener Wentz played through sprain, but questionable for next game Pace Maier Sports Editor
Carson Wentz was making plays with his feet on the Washington-Grizzly Stadium turf. He even added two touchdowns to his rush column for the 2015 season, but after suffering a high ankle sprain in the 38-35 loss to No. 12/13
University of Montana, the senior quarterback may not be rushing or throwing for touchdowns anytime soon. The Bison have a bye week during the second week of the football season and head coach Chris Klieman said Wentz will most likely not practice this week. “We will have to see how he responds,” Klieman said. “I don’t want to put him
out there in a situation like we did last year at Northern Iowa. He wasn’t able to run, and he wasn’t able to execute our offense the way it needs to be executed.” The Bison don’t play until Sept. 12 when Weber State comes to Fargo for NDSU’s home opener. Wentz will be reevaluated Monday, but Klieman doesn’t want to rush the process of getting
the senior quarterback healthy. “Moving forward, we have to have Easton (Stick) ready or Cole (Davis) ready to play,” the second-year head coach said. “This is a big week for those two guys because I don’t see Carson taking many reps.” Both redshirt freshman Stick and sophomore Davis competed for the secondstring quarterback position
throughout the offseason; Stick was given the nod. Last season, Stick didn’t see any playing time at the quarterback position, but he was on the team traveling squad. Davis saw very limited action throughout the season last year, completing two passes for 25 yards against Incarnate Word. However, Klieman feels confident with both of them
behind Wentz this season, compared to the previous season. “Where I do feel where we are better at than last season is the next guy coming in, whether that’s Easton or Cole,” Klieman said. “I don’t think we were ready there a year before, this year we are, our offense is successful because we put the quarterback as the 11th man you have to defend.”
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Men’s and Women’s Golf Preview
Young squads have high expectations heading into home meet on Monday
Pace Maier Sports Editor
Another sport at North Dakota State is set to open its 2015 season as the men’s and women’s golf teams will host its Fall Kickoff Tournament/NDSU Triangular at 1 p.m. Monday on the Fargo Country Club golf course.
Men’s Golf Team
The only senior on the team, Connor Holland, may not be injury-free by the time the first tournament of the 2015 golf season rolls around. Third year head coach Steve Kennedy said the team captain is getting an MRI on his wrist Tuesday after suffering tendinitis in his wrist. “Not sure when he (Holland) will be back to a 100 percent,” Kennedy said. “He’s not supposed to hit full shots until Friday, so he will start to hit full shots and see how that goes. If he can do it without pain he could play in our tournament on Monday.”
Holland had an 18-hole scoring average of 76.1 last season and a 19th place finish at the Summit League Championship with a threeround total score of 229. The West Fargo, N.D., native competed in all 10 events last season and started taking on the leadership role late last season. Kennedy said he could see the younger golfers respect Holland. “(Holland) is going to do a great job with the younger players,” Kennedy said. “I can tell they are asking him questions, and he’s realizing being that leader will help the team.” At the end of the season, Kennedy believes his team can finish in the top two in the Summit League, and, with the talented young players on the roster, that is definitely a possibility. After losing three players to graduation, the Bison had to find fresh talent. Sophomore Nick Myhre will be one of those players. “He’s been the best qualifier this fall,” Kennedy said. “And he’s really came
a long way from last year.” Last season Myhre competed in one event, the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, tying for 24th with a threeround score of 228. Other key returners are sophomore Keaton Lausch and Jake Herdine, both of whom helped the Bison claim a historic fourth-place finish at the Summit League Championship last season for the program.
Women’s Golf Team
Replacing Sarah Storandt, who played in every event during her fouryear career, will be NDSU’s biggest challenge this upcoming season. “We got all but one player back and she’s a hard player to replace,” head coach Matt Johnson, who has been with NDSU for seven seasons, said. “We have young talent with a lot of experience.” Not to mention Natalie Roth, who is still a sophomore and NDSU’s best player, will look to have an even more successful season this year compared to last season.
Roth played in all 11 events, finished fourth at the Summit League Women’s Golf Championship and was named second team All-Summit League as a freshman. “Our team’s best player from last year is back, and she’s just a sophomore,” Johnson said. “We have seven ladies on the team, so there will be some good competition; (it’s) hard to say who will be in the top five.” Senior Cassie Wurm who also competed in 11 events and had an 18-hole scoring average of 79.3 is back for her final season. The only other senior on the team Hailey Boner, who played in nine events with a 79.4 scoring average, will also look to help the younger players. “My goal for the group is to get better every single meet,” Johnson said. “We have to get younger players comfortable and we need FILE PHOTO | THE SPECTRUM to learn to be a contender in the Summit League Men’s and women’s golf will kickoff 1 p.m. Monday on the Fargo Country Club golf course. next spring.”
The Long Road to Frisco
With lessons learned, NDSU still remains on the drive for five
Connor Dunn Staff Writer
Bison volleyball won 3-1 over Saint Louis University.
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NDSU Volleyball Edges Billikins The Herd has won three straight road matches
Jacob Watters
Contributing Writer
The Bison volleyball team improved to 3-1 on the season after a successful road trip ended with a 3-1 victory over Saint Louis University. Junior outside hitter Hadley Steffen had a banner night inside Chaifetz Pavilion on Monday with 14 kills, the second-highest tally in her career. She had 21 against rival South Dakota State last September. After losing the first set 22-25, NDSU responded with two 25-23 victories.
In the second set, Jenni Fassbender took over late, getting a block and a kill to win the set. In the third, the Bison made a 5-0 run to go ahead in the set 23-20, and eventually pulled out the set 25-23. The ladies finished the Billikins off with a 25-22 game. Sophomore middle blocker Jessica Jorgensen collected 11 kills and finished with a hitting percentage of .318 for the Bison. Junior Monica Claxton and sophomore Brianna Rasmusson combined for 48
assists, and the sophomore had a team high in digs with 19. Emily Milligan had 12 digs, while Emily Minnick and Emily Miron both finished with six blocks. The Bison come home to host a weekend-long tournament, the Baymont Inn & Suites Classic at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse this weekend. The ladies play 7 p.m. Friday against Towson University and follow up by playing Utah Valley University and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday.
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N o w that we’ve all had five days to digest Saturday’s g a m e against the University of Montana, hopefully the majority of Bison fans have discovered that September has just started and Championship Sunday is still 18 weeks away. That loss was not the end of the world. This news is obviously easier to acknowledge now than right after Grizzlies running back Joey Counts rushed in the game-winner on fourth down with six seconds left. The 35-31 loss in Missoula was arguably the first “big game” loss for North Dakota State football since December 11, 2010, on the abominable red turf. The Bison had only lost 3 games since that fateful snowy playoff game at
Eastern Washington. That’s why you might have had that sick feeling in your stomach or didn’t know what to do when Counts scored. We simply haven’t lost often, and for the rest of the FCS, they like to think we haven’t lost at all in the past four years. It’s been a constant cycle of success at NDSU no matter who steps on the field. It’s just expected that the Bison will make plays, not the other way around. Montana looked like the Bison on their gamewinning 80-yard drive in 16 plays — a drive eerily similar to NDSU’s 80-yard, 18-play march down the field to upset Kansas State in 2013. After three failed fourth down conversions in the first half, I was thinking Montana head coach Bob Stitt would want to zip his mouth and go back to Colorado School of Mimes — err, the Colorado School of Mines — but he stuck to his guns and ran 92 plays against the Bison defense, a number completely
foreign to an NDSU team accustomed to dominating the time of possession. On that final drive, Grizzlies wide receivers Jamaal Jones and Ellis Henderson stepped up with key catches. Then came the fourthand-10 conversion for 31 yards down the middle of the field and an impressive 12-yard diving catch by Henderson down to the oneyard line, where it seemed like the subsequent score was inevitable. And that’s football. Two teams step on the field with a zero-zero score, and guys start making plays. Saturday had a bounty of newbies being thrust under the national spotlight on ESPN, including three true freshmen from NDSU. Replacing two pro-level players in John Crockett and Kyle Emmanuel, along with long-time staples in Colten Heagle, Christian Dudzik and Carlton Littlejohn, and there’s sure to be a learning curve. To read the full article go to ndsuspectrum.com
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Spectator Altercation Debacle Grizzly fan grabbed NDSU running back’s face mask while exiting field; Morlock not suspended
Pace Maier Sports Editor
Unsurprisingly, Grizzly fans stormed the field after No. 12/13 University of Montana knocked off juggernaut No. 1 North Dakota State. One Montana fan, however, took his celebration too far. A fan grabbed the face mask of NDSU junior running back Chase Morlock as he tried to exit the football field after the Bison’s 38-35 loss. Another fan in the crowd capture the incident
after recording Montana’s game-winning drive and the ensuing celebration. NDSU head coach Chris Klieman didn’t see the incident after he ran out to mid-field to shake hands with the Montana coaches, but said on Monday that he later heard about it Saturday night. “(I) talked to a couple of their assistants, congratulated them and left the field, and I didn’t hear much more about it until later on that evening,” Klieman said. “Fortunately for me, Matt Entz, who I trust with my life, saw the incident happen and said
“Fortunately for me, Matt Entz, who I trust with my life, saw the incident happen. He believed Chase didn’t do anything wrong other then he was trying to exit the field.” – Head Coach Chris Klieman that he believed Chase didn’t do anything wrong other than he was trying to exit the field.” One day after the game, NDSU Athletics released a statement that read, “At the conclusion of
Saturday’s football game at the University of Montana, NDSU running back Chase Morlock was confronted on the playing field by a spectator who grabbed Morlock by the facemask. “Morlock did not throw
a punch, but did push the individual away to continue exiting the field. Morlock will not face suspension or other punishment from NDSU for this incident.” A few hours after NDSU released its statement, Montana released a statement regarding the issue, reading, “The Montana Grizzly Athletic Department has been made aware of an incident in the moments following Saturday’s Montana/ North Dakota State game involving a spectator and an NDSU player. Grizzly Athletics considers incidents involving spectators and
players inexcusable, and is a matter that is taken very seriously. “Grizzly Athletics would like to apologize to NDSU’s players, coaches and staff for this regrettable incident that puts a negative mark on an otherwise outstanding game. The Montana Athletic Department will continue to investigate the incident.” Klieman said Montana head coach Bob Stitt called him Monday to apologize for the incident and told Klieman to apologize to Morlock for him75004 because Morlock did nothing wrong.
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