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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE

#IKnowTom NDSU mourns the loss of freshman found dead on Tuesday

BY JOSH FRANCIS & BENJAMIN NORMAN

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The North Dakota State community gathered by the Babbling Brook celebrating Thomas Bearson’s life Tuesday night.

people circled behind the amphitheater could not hear what was being said by speakers, “but that didn’t matter.”

What mattered, Heath said, “is that we were all here together.”

Rachel Johnson, a freshman at NDSU knew Bearson from high school as well.

She said the support the Bison community showed was great.

“He wouldn’t want everyone to hold up their lives for him, I feel like he’d want everyone to keep laughing,” she said.

Aaron Weber, NDSU student government’s governmental relations commissioner said the event was put on to let students know the campus was there for them.

“What’s important is for the campus to heal, “ Weber said.

Haley Johnson, assistant executive commissioner of public relations, also thought the vigil was important.

“It gives students a chance to grieve,” Johnson said. “This is a hard time for everybody, whether you knew him or not.”

A woman who lives in the neighborhood said she might have been one of the oldest attendants at the vigil, but it did not matter.

“To see all of you young people out here… I believe your generation will save the world,” she said. “I just want to thank you.

You have made a strong statement, and I’ll never forget it.”

Bresciani hopes campus and community members will be respectful of the grieving family.

Bresciani sent his condolences to the family in a statement.

“We all mourn the loss of such a promising, well-regarded young man,” the statement concluded.

Bearson’s family released a statement to the public regarding their family’s loss.

“Words cannot express our pain for the lost of our son, Tom,” the statement said, “and our gratitude for your outpouring of prayers, love and support for our family” “If possible, please reach over and hug your children for us.”

The search The Fargo Police Department had taken over the case because they had more resources than University Police, Fargo Lt. Joel Vettel said at Monday afternoon’s press conference. With the switch of departments came an expansion of search area, including areas in Moorhead.

A missing persons report was filed Monday, Vettel said.

Bearson, a freshman studying nursing, was last seen before 4 a.m. near the 800 block

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of 14th Street North leaving a friend’s house.

The Fargo PD had been using K-9 units and foot officers.

The Fargo Fire Department also sent out search boats on the Red River for a cursory search Monday, not finding anything from 35th Avenue South to 12th Avenue North.

Vettel could not confirm whether alcohol was a factor.

Around 450 phones were also contacted by the Fargo PD’s codeRED system Monday, informing citizens within the search area of the missing student.

Attempts to contact Bearson via cell phone failed; Vettel said the Fargo PD was in contact with Bearson’s cell phone company.

Timothy Alvarez, the NDSU vice president for student affairs, said Sunday night that the university was looking into surveillance footage on campus, but Vettel said he could not confirm anything has been found on tape.

Fargo police took to social media to keep the community updated.

“Fargo fire and police have concluded their foot search of pertinent areas,” a Facebook status posted by Fargo police around 8 p.m. Monday read. “We continue to follow up leads as they develop.”

On Monday, Fargo police encouraged all city property owners in another Facebook post to check their respective buildings.

A welfare check was completed Saturday night after Bearson’s family contacted University Police. Bearson was to leave with a group of classmates for Sartell, Minn., around noon Saturday.

A tweet was sent out at 1:23 a.m.

Saturday from Bearson’s account.

“We are so lost and we are going to die,” the tweet reads. “Just get somebody.”

Mead clarified on his own Twitter account Sunday that Tom and his friend made it back safely to Mead’s house.

What next Area police will transition from searching for Bearson to a death investigation conducted by Minnesota authorities in Moorhead.

Bearson’s body was sent to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination. Students are encouraged to use the NDSU Consoling Center if they are struggling to cope.

The cause of death is still under investigation.

ears fell with the leaves this first week of autumn.

Missing since Saturday morning in north Fargo, the body of NDSU freshman Thomas Bearson was found in south Moorhead.

“The physical description and the clothing description of that deceased person leads us to believe that it is in fact our missing person, Thomas Bearson,” Fargo Police Chief Keith Ternes said.

Ternes said it was too early to tell if foul play was the case in the body’s death, but there is not a reason to believe the public is in danger.

Ternes was informing the family of the day’s search when he received word a body had been discovered.

“Obviously, the campus and a tight-knit, civic community like ours — this sort of thing is traumatic for everyone involved,” President Bresciani said at the conference.

“We had to shift from hope to support,” said student government spokeswoman Amy Nash.

A campus mourns Hundreds of North Dakota State students, faculty and members of the Fargo community gathered to remember Bearson at a candlelight vigil Tuesday night at the Babbling Brook.

A separate service was held the same evening at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sartell, Minn., Bearson’s home parish.

The gathering on campus was handed candles as the NDSU Songwriters Guild

accompanied the event with music.

“We have each other to lean on,” Student Body President Sarah Russell said before opening the floor to the gathering to share their thoughts.

Many who didn’t know Bearson still spoke about the impact he had on their lives.

Conner Swanson, an NDSU junior, asked attendants to raise their hand if they did not know Bearson.

The majority of the gatherings’ hands rose.

Lucas Paper asked the gathering to take out their phones and message their family and friends over social media a note of love, uniting their messages with “#IKnowTom.” We all knew Tom, Paper said, even if we didn’t.

Samantha Nelson did.

“He was one of those guys who always made you laugh,” said Nelson, an NDSU freshman. She knew Bearson since seventh grade going to school in Sartell.

“When you talked to him you felt like a friend,” she added.

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Timeline of events

A tweet from Tom Bearson’s account sent by Jacob 1:23 a.m. Wenzel to Adam Mead reads, “We are so lost and we are going to die. Just get somebody.”

After the tweet was sent, Mead told The Forum Bearson and Wenzel found a ride back safely to Mead’s house in north Fargo.

3:40 a.m. Latest known contact of Bearson.

Bearson was to depart for Sartell, Minn., with classmates.

Bearson was reported missing by family 5:30 p.m. members to University Police. A welfare check fails to find Bearson.

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Timothy Alvarez, North Dakota State’s vice president for student affairs, announces to the media that NDSU officials are 7:45 p.m. searching for Bearson.

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NDSU President Dean Bresciani and Fargo Police Chief Keith Ternes release a joint statement regarding Bearson’s disappearance.

University and Fargo Police address the media; 12:30 p.m. announce the Fargo PD will take over the search and expand their perimeters. A missing persons report is filed for Bearson’s disappearance.

Throughout the afternoon, the Fargo PD use K-9 units to search for Bearson. The Fargo Fire Department utilize search boats on the Red River for a cursory search. A codeRED alert is sent to people living within the perimeters of the search area.

Police expand their search area south of 8th Avenue North along the 14th Street North corridor.

The Fargo PD post on their Facebook page 8 p.m. that they and the Fargo FD “have concluded their foot search of pertinent areas.”

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NDSU students receive first email regarding Bearson’s disappearance from Alvarez. He recommends visiting the NDSU Counseling Center to assist students 7:31 a.m. struggling to cope.

A body is found in Moorhead matching 11:20 a.m. the description of Bearson.

Police and NDSU announce to media of the discovered body, confirmed later to be that of Bearson.

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Father James Cheney says a new Catholic center will better serve the more than 4,000 campus Catholics and the NDSU community.

NDSU Catholics Eyeing New Center

Raising money is one of Bison Catholic’s biggest challenges Josh Francis

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North Dakota State’s student organization Bison Catholic wants a new center for their ministry, but funding is a major obstacle they will have to overcome.

Bison Catholic’s president David Mettler, an NDSU senior, said plans are to tear down the Newman Center and build a new one.

There’s one caveat, though.

Father James Cheney, the center’s priest, said they need about $6 million to build a new center.

Cheney said a feasibility study was done last year to see if the funding mark was possible, but so far the study only identified $1 million in funding.

“It’s just going to depend if this thing is supported by BisoNation,” Cheney said.

“Where we’re at right now is we don’t know

if we’re able to raise the money.”

He said the center doesn’t operate with a large budget, and they’ve had a dysfunctional funding model in place for years.

The center currently operates with a $450,000 budget, with less than 10 percent of that coming from the Fargo Diocese.

Cheney said the Fargo Diocese won’t be a major source of funding for the project.

Cheney said that’s an improvement from when he arrived in 2004. The operating budget 10 years ago was less than $200,000.

Funding for the project is going to come primarily from private donors if the project is to take off, he said.

One of the issues with funding the project is the demographic the center serves.

A majority college student congregation isn’t able to give as much as a regular congregation.

The center collects about $80,000 per year in tithes and offerings, Cheney said.

“I hope the Herd steps up here,” Cheney said. “We’ve touched a lot of lives over the years here.”

The center is trying to sign up more people for a monthly pledge program to aid in the fundraising efforts.

The goal is not just to build a new

structure but also to enhance the ministry, he added.

“The goal is to help build value in the university,” Cheney said.

Cheney said with an enhanced center and ministry, NDSU could be a more preferable university for Catholic students than a Catholic college. He said it’s cheaper, and a new center could help with outreach efforts.

Metter said there are 4,000 catholic students at NDSU, and the Newman Center is meant to be a home away from home for Catholics.

“We’re in the process of trying to make people aware of what we do,” Cheney said.

The center and the Bison Catholic organization is important, because most college students take a break from their faith or leave it altogether in college, Cheney said.

Mettler said the center is the primary meeting place for the organization, but there are more than 70 Bible studies scattered throughout the campus area.

While the plans are still in the early phases, the center hired a director of development, NDSU graduate Kyle Jaeger, to oversee the plans.

Bison Catholic also hired a developer to come up with plans.

There is no set deadline for the new facility, but Cheney said they should know in the spring if a new center is even feasible.

He said it’s still up in the air if the project will go forward past the planning stages.

An old building Bison Catholic is one of the oldest organizations at NDSU. It was formed in 1928, and the organization’s online history states the club met in an old house on the side of the present center.

A new structure was erected in 1948 and housed 200 people, but it was destroyed by an F-5 tornado in 1957.

The club decided to build a new permanent center in 1958. The center cost $250,000 at the time, or $2 million accounting for inflation.

The building suffers from old age and Cheney said they looked at remodel options, but the most cost effective solution was to tear down the building and start over.

He said structurally the center is sound, but certain parts of the center are crumbling or don’t work like they used to.

NDSU Briefs

BY BROOKE RAMBOW

Bug Named After Former NDSU Professor

Allan Ashworth, a retired professor at North Dakota State, recently had an insect named after him.

The bug is from the damsel bug species, freshmen microbiology student Eduardo Faundez said. Faundez discovered the insect in a collection of Ashworth’s bugs. The discovery happened when researchers were working on projects about insects in Chile.

The bug they found was named “Nabis Ashworthi” after Allan Ashworth. Ashworth said the bug was from a collection funded by the National Science Foundation. There are more than 500 species of these damsel bugs, a university release said.

Vice President Elected

Interim Vice President for Information Technology at NDSU Marc Walmann was elected to serve as president of the Northern Tier Network Consortium.

Wallmann was elected during the consortium meeting. The consortium provides research network connection for educational institutions in the upper-northwestern states.

Others elected were Matt Riley, chief information officer, and Kim Owen, advanced applications and outreach coordinator, a university release said.

National Science Advisor to Give Presentation

Kendal Nygard will give a presentation about his experience as a Jefferson Science Fellow at 10 a.m. Oct. 13, in the Memorial Union Century Theater.

Nygard is a NDSU professor of computer science. The Jefferson Science Fellowship appoints national science advisers on foreign policy issues.

The Fellowship Program was initiated in 2003 and was to engage American technology, engineering, science and medical expense from academia, a university release said.

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Minnesota State University Moorhead senior Brad Wenner holds a sign outside a graphic antiabortion display on the corner of Centennial Boulevard and Albrecht Avenue Tuesday.

Community Liaison for the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform Devorah Gilmore talks with a reporter outside the organization’s display Tuesday. The center’s slogan states, “Until abortion is seen, it will never be understood.”

Graphic Abortion Display Angers Some Students Counter protest formed to show dissatisfaction STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOSH FRANCIS

A graphic anti-abortion display was not welcome by many North Dakota State students.

The display, set up Monday and Tuesday on the corner of Centennial Boulevard and Albrecht Avenue, featured pictures of aborted fetuses and compared abortion to genocide.

Devorah Gilmore, the community liaison for the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, said the displays are graphic because “abortion is graphic.”

She said they choose to come to college campuses because college is a good place to have dialogue about these types of issues.

The reaction to the display was mixed but mostly negative on social media sites like Overheard at NDSU on Facebook.

Many commenters were outraged the campus allowed the display in the first place.

Memorial Union Director Steve Winfrey did not respond to a request for comment. University spokeswoman Anne

Robinson Paul said “The university embraces its first amendment obligations and is content-neutral on these matters.”

Student Government does not have the authority to grant or deny the request to display, please remember that any outside group

by the Student Government office or message us on Facebook,” the statement said.

Students on Tuesday

to traumatize students walking by to make a point.

Another counter protester, senior Emily Ramsted, said people had

Students gather on the corner opposite an anti-abortion display sponsored by the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform.

The NDSU Student Government released this statement about the display.

“We have received many inquiries about the display on campus today. Although

can request permission to display on campus. To refuse a display, NDSU would be denying the right to freedom of speech. If you have any further questions please stop

organized a small counter protest to show their dissatisfaction with the display.

Senior Shahana Norton didn’t think it was necessary

been avoiding the side of the sidewalk the pro-life protesters were on.

Campus police had a small presence, standing next to the graphic display

to make sure the peace was kept.

Sara Bowman, a senior protesting the display, said the police presence was probably a good idea, because the topic is an emotionally charged issue.

Minnestoa State University Moorhead student Brad Wenner, a senior, was holding a sign that read “weird hobby” with an arrow pointing at the graphic display and its advocates.

Wenner said he was countering their message, because they were making unfair comparisons to genocides. He said he was against abortion but was for people having the right to choose.

Gilmore said although they have gotten some negative reactions, their message was effective.

She said most women getting abortions are college-aged.

“I think we are showing what an injustice this is,” she said.

Jefferson Buses Continues Near Campus

BY BENJAMIN NORMAN

After North Dakota State terminated their contract with Jefferson Bus Lines last summer, a new stop has been founded near campus.

The Loaf ‘N’ Jug east of campus on University Drive will now be a pick-up, drop-off location for riders, Jefferson’s website said,

the decision to discontinue collaboration with Jefferson based on a number of factors.”

He said, however, Jefferson could relocate their services elsewhere near campus.

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Austin Selness and Tom Schwandt play a game during Chi Alpha’s H. Joy improv event.

From a Living Room to the Big Stage Chi Alpha’s H. Joy event brings laughter year after year Connor Dunn Features Editor

What started in a living room with a couple of friends has transformed into a highly anticipated hit campus improv show filling the Festival Concert Hall with laughter and people each semester.

In 2009, brother Eric and Adam Neis decided to share their love for comedy shows and improv comedy, so they invited some people over to have some fun.

“It started in our living room with our roommates in college by having some people over to play some goofy games, get some audience suggestions and make stuff up,” Eric said. “People loved it, so we kept doing it and having fun.”

Their audience grew larger and larger for each showing until the living room wasn’t big enough, and it needed a name.

“We were brainstorming one night, and Adam said, ‘How about H. Joy?’ I thought it was a little mysterious so I asked him what that means. He said, ‘It will stand for “Have Joy,” because that’s what we want people to do: have joy and laugh.’ That worked with me!” Eric said.

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Dakota State the first time the Neis brothers took their live show outside of their living room.

“I remember being in the audience in a little room at First Assembly Church thinking it would be so much fun to be a part of something so awesome like this,” Glasser said. “A few months later, Eric asked me if I wanted to do it as part of a retreat we were doing, and five years later, here I am still involved in H. Joy.” Glasser, who is now a college pastor with Chi Alpha, was one of the coordinators of the 2012 H. Joy event with current senior Tom Schwandt. Schwandt had a vision for H. Joy to take it to the next level, so they decided to try and reserve the Memorial Union Ballroom for 800 people.

“For some reason, the people at the Union thought 400 was enough for us, so we went with it,” Glasser said. “But 30 minutes before the show, someone came backstage and asked us who they should talk to for more chairs, because the place was full.

That’s when I knew how big H. Joy had gotten.”

Pitting two teams against each other, H. Joy uses games to set the basis for the events and uses the audience to give suggestions and set the scene of whatever the actors will be playing. Since its last event in the ballroom, H. Joy has moved on to the Festival Concert Hall, and last year’s event didn’t leave an open spot in the entire auditorium.

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H. Joy to be so big as it is now,” Eric said.

“It was definitely a surprise and exciting moment to see it become so large and not only that, but to also see it go on so long even after I graduated in 2010.

“It’s such a positive event that people can come to, and even if you don’t you don’t go to Chi Alpha, it’s a great way to meet a bunch of new people and have some fun.”

The Christian ministry group Chi Alpha uses H. Joy as part of their outreach program and to offer a night for laughter and good, clean comedy fun.

“I know students who have come to Chi Alpha for the first time because of their experience at H. Joy,” Glasser said. “That is the moving force behind H. Joy — to connect people to a family where they can experience joy and God all the time. Eric and Adam thought this would be a cool outreach event and Tom used his vision and took it to another level.”

“H. Joy has grown throughout the years because it’s raw. It’s genuine. It’s coming straight from what the actors are thinking,” Schwandt said. “The supporting group behind H. Joy also plays a big part behind the scenes to make it happen each semester.

And finally, the whole Chi Alpha welcoming spirit is also why H. Joy has taken off, because we love to have new people and have a great time.”

The growing success of H. Joy has taken the event off NDSU’s campus, as the group has visited the University of North Dakota twice to partner with and perform for the

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Chi Alpha ministry in Grand Forks. The group said they will return for more shows at UND, and new to this year is a trip to Bismarck to do another show for the young adult ministry program there.

“I’d like to see H. Joy continue to grow and get bigger in the amount of people that it entertains, and I would also love to see other campuses start up their own H. Joys involving their leaders,” Schwandt said.

“Anybody can do it,” said Eric, who acted a few times and was also the referee for the event. “The way we play the games, all anyone has to do is not care what other people think of you and just be goofy.”

“My favorite thing about being a part of H. Joy is having the satisfaction that someone’s day got better because I’m doing what I’m doing and being myself and goofy,” Glasser said. “Laughing is one thing, but experiencing joy is another that not everyone experiences. We like to do it as a night for people to come and have fun.”

No matter how big H. Joy gets, it will always be a Chi Alpha event centered on good, clean improv comedy with humble roots from the living room.

“There’s a parable in the Bible that says do not bury your talents, but to use them wisely,” Schwandt said. “For me, I feel honored that God is willing to use me and the actors to bring joy to other people and make them laugh through humor and comedy with H. Joy.”

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Preparing to study overseas Linda Norland

Contributing Writer

Every summer when I first head to the pool, I’m always hesitant to try the high dive. It doesn’t look so bad from the bottom, so I climb up the stairs.

But at the top, I suddenly feel like I’m on top of the world — and not in a good way.

Not wanting to look like a fool, I close my eyes and take that terrifying leap into the unknown.

But then I experience the exhilaration!

Studying abroad is, in many ways, like jumping off a diving board. There is the initial forethought, the effort of getting to the

top, the terror of throwing yourself into the unknown and then the joy when you find everything has paid off.

It helps to start preparing early, think of places that interest you and check out different programs.

However, keep in mind that during this time it’s easy to create preconceptions of what it will be like. Instead, try to remember to keep an open-mind, because things often will not be like you imagined.

Next comes the hard work: talking to advisers, completing the application and making the difficult choices. Where to go, what to study, how long to stay: these are all important questions to ask yourself.

Also, take into account the cost of the programs, as well as the flexibility of your major. If it’s rigid, consider

All the hard work pays off when visiting historical sites like Lancaster Castle.

saving a few general education requirements to take abroad.

Once you make your choice and get accepted, it’s time to make travel plans.

Start looking at plane ticket prices early. Try searching a few different airports, keeping in mind that the larger the airport, the lower the prices (in most cases).

Sites like StudentUniverse

and Kayak can make finding cheap tickets easier.

Don’t forget to get a passport and possibly a Visa!

If you don’t have a passport, get one as soon as possible.

It can take a while to receive it, and then you may have to send it away to get a Visa.

This is an important step, do not save it for the end!

When it comes to packing, the general rule is

1 a closet full of them? This time, however, I did find a post worth looking into — an easy-looking DIY headband tutorial.

Girls know headbands are essential accessories.

However you wear them, in your hair or across your forehead, headbands are a great way to add flair to any outfit. In my case, I wanted

homesick. The jet lag may or may not be terrible. But make new friends, stay busy and talk with friends and family often and you will soon get through it!

Linda is studying at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England. Visit her blog lindagoestoengland.tumblr. com for more photos and advice or to ask a question.

DIY Headbands

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If you’ve ever been on Pinterest, you know the site is crawling with “do it yourself,” or DIY projects.

Dozens of tutorials on how to make your own clothes or accessories end up on my home screen daily.

I usually scroll through these posts without interest; why should I make my own clothes when I’ve got

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the less you bring the better.

Remember you will have to lug your bags around the airport and get them to your accommodations, so don’t take more than you can carry.

Heavy or bulky baggage can also increase the already horrendous baggage fees most airlines charge.

Now it’s finally time to take the plunge. It can be scary, and you will get

2 to add a little sparkle to my game day outfits by making a glittery green and gold headband.

All I needed to make a single headband was a spool of ribbon (or in my case, two spools), a needle, some thread, scissors and a ponytail. For the most part, you can really pick out any kind of ribbon or trim you

want: thick or thin, glittery or plain. There are tons of possibilities for great prices. The ribbon, needle and thread can all be found at a craft store like Hobby Lobby or Michael’s.

The first thing you’ll want to do is to cut your ponytail. Then measure out the ribbon to fit around your head, taking into account

3 that the ponytail stretches and will also be attached to the ribbon. My ribbons were trimmed to 16 1/2 inches.

Take the ribbon (or ribbons), and wrap one end of it around one end of the ponytail. Use the needle and thread to stitch the two together. You don’t need to worry so much about making the stitch pretty; I

didn’t! Just make sure to sew through both the ribbon and the elastic to be certain it is secured. Now, do the same to the other side of the ribbon and ponytail. That’s it!

So there you have it: a simple, cheap and cute headband perfect for any event, outfit and budget.

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FARGO FASHION Alley Fair Fashion Story and Photos by Amber Zolondek

The leaves are turning, temps are dropping and Pumpkin Spice Lattes seem to be the only thing I see people carrying. It’s time to bundle up again, because it’s fall, baby!

This past weekend, I was at Alley Fair on 9th and Main right behind Red Raven Espresso Parlor. The different foods, arts, music and yes, fashion, collided for a beautiful kaleidoscope of community and diversity I couldn’t soak up fast enough.

Trends like gem colors, denim and layers, among many others, were aplenty, and the people were of prime and welcoming status.

As most know, in Fargo, we take the warm days when

we can get them.

But we also know bundling up is a profession, not a game.

Saturday evening seemed to be chilly and brisk, truly a perfect fall night. The first trend I was picking up was layers, layers and more layers.

Some people question how layering can be flattering, due to the excess fabric looking bulky or untailored. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to go about this without compromising your look. For instance, take a solid, long-sleeved blouse or button down, throw a patterned, short-sleeved top over and wrap it all up with a warm and cozy shawl.

Guys can pair up a couple of

T-shirts, place a hoodie over top and bring it together with a jacket or chunky sweater.

You could also consider a large, blanket-sized scarf as an option to use as the days are getting colder.

Layering is a huge part of fall fashion whether it be runways, magazine spreads or blogs. One particular repetitively making its presence is denim. Now, doubled denim is often made fun of as the “Canadian Tuxedo.” However, I assure you this is an active and living trend. Some people have been known to pair up different washes, while others go for the matching look. Another way to incorporate it into your wardrobe would be layering it with a flannel, dress and

tights or just leggings, boots and a sweater.

Lastly, but certainly not least: overalls.

Overall, pun intended, this is my favorite trend. A 90’s classic making a comeback and with perfect timing. Paired with a sweater, T-shirt or even tank top for those days that are a little warmer, overalls are that perfect, casual go-to for when you just want to put Stephanie B. amps up her look with it on and go. You could roll Morgan J. brings back the 90’s nostalgia with overalls, a V-neck T-shirt, mustard yellow tights, denim and the ends for that boyfriend cross body bag and sandals.

Aztec printed dress with boots. jean look or keep them long and straight for sneakers or sandals.

For these trends and others, check out my Instagram @amberzolondek or my blog www. addcreamandsugar.blogspot. com for more inspiration and Diane and Tom from Diane Miller and the Silver Daggers show great taste in ideas. their clothing and dinner from the Alley Fair.

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Today’s NFL Plagued with Crime Are they all bad?

Amber Zolondek Staff Writer

I have to come out and say this right away: I am not an avid football fan.

Don’t get me wrong, I love some good tailgating or a fun Superbowl party, and I am a diehard Bison fan all the way, where I was screaming in the stands this past weekend. What I mean by this is, I can’t

remember professional’s names, I’m not sure why players are paid so much or what the rules of the game entirely are. What I do know though, is that breaking the law seems to be these players’ pastime, and they do it well.

Forbes magazine has written about a new neuroscience called “neurocriminology,” and it may be what is used to explain why professional football players and other athletes are so violent and heavily involved with criminal acts.

Ray Rice is accused of beating his, at the time, fiancé, resulting in a media storm involving the NFL and domestic

abuse claims especially with the release of surveillance video rumored to be in the hands of Roger Goodell. (It would later be confirmed that the video was TMZ’s after they paid the hotel to acquire the evidence.)

Adrian Peterson has two accounts of child abuse pegged against him at the time causing lawsuits, loss of sponsorship from Nike and the Vikings suspending him for the time it takes to take care of the current crisis. Not to mention past cases such as OJ Simpson, Aaron Hernandez, Michael Vick, Randy Moss, the list goes on and on.

Now, not all football players are violent, scary criminals. Drew Brees has his own

More to Watch Than Football With Bison football on a bye week, rugby serves as a good substitute Caleb Werness Opinion Editor

In North Dakota, the fall means Bison football.

The passion students of North Dakota State show toward the program is undeniable.

Saturday mornings bring an unparalleled level of excitement to campus.

Sadly though, not every Saturday is a Bison-football Saturday. There are weeks when the football team has a bye and won’t play until the following week. Not to worry though, there are other sports for loyal Bison fans to spectate.

Rugby.

Yes, rugby. If you are unfamiliar with what it is exactly, the best description I have heard is it is essentially football just without pads. Other than some different rules, the

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The NDSU rugby team is in action Saturday against rival UND.

principle is the same: take the ball, run it to the other end of the field and score.

Rugby offers an opportunity to fill the gap in our Saturday this week. The Lost Boys,

NDSU’s rugby club, are promoting the game through the “Pack the Stands” event on their Facebook page.

charity, Warrick Dunn started the Home for the Holidays program and the Cincinnati Bengals have sold Devon Still’s jersey for pediatric cancer research. It’s unfortunate when all players are given a bad name along with the NFL when bad press suddenly becomes the highlight in news.

Any time players are in legal trouble, it can become a communication nightmare for publicists, spokesmen and commissioners like Roger Goodell. However, that does not excuse poor decisions and bad behavior. The NFL has a lot of work for their public image as well as their players’ reputation.

The game is sure to be a thrilling one, as the Lost Boys host longtime rival University of North Dakota. Any fan of North Dakota collegiate athletics knows any bout between NDSU and UND brings out the best of both teams. Nothing measures quite like a rivalry in the sports world.

With the football team having a day off, this week offers a perfect slot for spectators to come out and watch the Lost Boys bash UND. Coming out and watching the game is more than just another sporting event – it shows support for our fellow students.

The rugby field is no FargoDome, but is a special home none-the-less.

So, if you have a hole in your Saturday morning, the Lost Boys want you to come out and pack the stands. The game starts at 1 p.m. on the rugby field (NDSU Technology Circle N., Fargo) — the field is walking distance from campus.

Fall at NDSU offers more than just stellar football. While the atmosphere may fall short of the overflowing FargoDome, Lost Boys’ Rugby can be as exciting. It is more than a game; it is an experience. It gives you the opportunity to show support for more than just Bison football. And who knows, you may just end up loving it.

Don’tcha Know?: North Dakota’s Endangered Species, Part One From orchid to sturgeon, species vary, need your help Jack Dura

Spectrum Staff

In bringing awareness to North Dakota’s numerous nuances this year of its 125th anniversary, I knew that no annals of the state would be complete without touching upon North Dakota’s endangered species.

To leave out such an essential would be akin to forgetting the molasses in gingerbread men, so let’s get started.

To me, the most intriguing individual is the only plant of North Dakota’s endangered species. The western prairie fringed orchid, a native of the tallgrass prairies that once carpeted North Dakota, are found only in the southeast part of the state, where the plant’s largest population is found throughout its range from Manitoba to Oklahoma.

Growing over three feet high, the orchid’s flowers are feathery, white and nocturnally fragrant, attracting its pollinator, the hawkmoth.

Between 2,000 and 7,000 exist in Ransom and Richland counties, having been driven to threatened status due to habitat loss, herbicides, drought, floods, a changing water table, seasonal factors and other externalities.

Reproducing new plants is challenging, as a relationship between the orchid’s root system and a soil fungus regulates water and nutrition. Research has also shown populations of the prairie orchid to fare well with prescribed fires every few years, common occurrences prior to the cropland conversion of the orchid’s habitat.

So what can be done to conserve and save this delicate plant? Well, notifying U.S. Fish and Wildlife of specimens is a

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The Western Prairie Fringed Orchid is now an endangered species in North Dakota

major help. Also, any landowners who discover the orchid on their property are asked to follow protective guidelines found in an online pamphlet on the North Dakota Parks and Recreation website. I recommend any interested parties inspect this great informational link as well.

Next up is my personal favorite of the state’s endangered species. The pallid sturgeon, a native of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, has been endangered since 1990, with efforts underway to restore the fish ever since.

With its spawning grounds cut off due to dam construction, the pallid sturgeon nosedived in numbers, and with a long maturation period and non-annual breeding, something had to happen to save the pallid sturgeon.

Henceforth sprang the Pallid Sturgeon

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Recovery Plan, a program to save the sturgeon and restore its populations.

About the pallid sturgeon, it is interesting to note a few other things aside from its unusual reproduction. This fish is positively prehistoric, remaining unchanged for 270 million years and living nearly 60 years.

Its appearance is also notable for its flat snout; armored body; long, thin tail and semblance to its common cousin, the shovelnose sturgeon. While recovery efforts have brought the pallid sturgeon to a stable status, conservation hasn’t stopped yet, and conservative actions have included wild and hatchery-reared fish, life history research and habitat management.

Perhaps the greatest conservative effort in North American history is that of this next species. The black-footed ferret, now extirpated in North Dakota, once dominated

the Great Plains with its neighbor and prey, the prairie dog.

Ravaged by habitat loss and sylvatic plague, the black-footed ferret was thought extinct in 1979 until a very small population of individuals was found in rural Wyoming two years later. From that rediscovery came a great effort that rebounded North America’s only native ferret.

Through ground scouting, radio collar tracking, captive breeding and monitored release, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and other organizations helped restore this ferret.

Among four reestablishment sites and a few zoos, the black-footed ferret now numbers between 700 and 1,200.

Any sightings in North Dakota are to reported, as well as contacting U.S. Fish and Wildlife before beginning any activity on or near a prairie dog town.

Another species extirpated in North Dakota and among its endangered species is the gray wolf. According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife, this animal once had the greatest range after humans. It is now extirpated in the Lower 48 owing to its extermination by man, but is present in Minnesota, Montana and a few other states, residing in forested areas.

Any North Dakota specimens are likely visitors from Canada or neighboring states.

Sightings are to be reported, and unlike the black-footed ferret, no reintroduction programs are in the hopper as the wolf’s habitat in North Dakota has been converted into croplands and highways.

Fear of wolf killings by man in vehicular accidents and negative encounters is also why the gray wolf has not been reintroduced in North Dakota.

So that brings us to the end of this week’s spotlight on North Dakota’s endangered species. Up next are the three endangered birds in the state, separate species that have had a tumultuous history in North America and North Dakota. Check back later this week for more on them, and find this article online for links to learn more about the species written about here.

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The Value of Being Especially Special

Summer’s worth of fun with my pal, Walt Benjamin Norman Spectrum Staff

Editor’s n o t e : Names in this story have been changed to protect subjects’ identities.

I thought I’d spend my summer hanging out with my favorite age demographic: 65 years and older. As a freshly minted Certified Nursing Assistant, I was ready to make bank at a nursing home whilst playing whist and pouring coffee.

Life had other plans.

Although I applied at nearly every nursing home in Fargo, I was inexplicably unemployed as summer settled in. Fate isn’t logical,

I guess — on to Plan B. Instead of cards and coffee, my summer consisted of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sunny-D. Thankfully, age group 0-18 is my second-favorite demographic, a demo which the family I worked with this summer had an abundant population.

I specifically worked as a personal care attendant for a then-11-year-old kid named Walter. Bespectacled and stout, Walt was my bud from the beginning — probably because he reminded me a bit of myself pre-puberty.

One of the first days I worked with him, Walt was struggling to complete the task of tying his shoes. He sighed and told me he was “special,” said in a tone that implied that he was anything but special. I asked him what he meant, and he struggled to find an answer.

Yes, Walter was special.

Not many kids his age have a medicine regimen that could

rival, say, a 65 year old’s; nor do these “unspecial” kids see behavioral psychologists, have paraprofessionals help them with their schoolwork or visit a speech pathologist multiple times week. Those

out with a famous Spectrum writer. He wasn’t convinced that my writing career made him lucky.

Looking back, however, I’d say I was beyond lucky to have the summer pan out

“Any person wishes for two things: to be accepted and exceptional. Nobody wants to be left out or be boring.” kids have some control of their emotions.

And they aren’t labeled by society as a child with disabilities.

Any person wishes for two things: to be accepted and exceptional.

Nobody wants to be left out or be boring. Walt was no exception to this. He wanted to be special, but not “special.”

I told Walt he was special — not many kids get to hang

the way it did.

I learned more at my job than I could fully fit into an opinion piece. I never stopped teaching, a given since Walt’s favorite question was, and I quote, “Why?” I never stopped learning, either. A few gems of wisdom I discovered while hanging out with Walt: •Kids can scream.

When Walt’s behaviors flared to punishable levels, I sat with him on his stool

throughout his timeout. His screams reached Mariah Carey levels, I kid you not.

I waited out the assault on my eardrums in silence, because patience is the most powerful tool. It was trying, and often deafening, but by holding my emotions in check, I calmed his.

•I don’t need kids for a while. Like for a long time.

At most, I worked with Walt for around 12 hours a day.

Then I punched out and left that responsibility at the door. Working with children is almost as effective as abstinence in terms of birth control.

•Lastly, I reaffirmed by belief that kids are really phenomenal. As we grow up, most of us come to terms with reality. Pillows aren’t really separating us from floor lava. Dad really isn’t the strongest man in the world. The conversations we have with our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and dolls really end when we

stop talking. Kids’ realities are innocent, simple and as imaginative as their brains allow them to dream.

Watching Walt and his little brother, Nate, play Toys or Missions brought me back.

Now, I don’t wish for a world full of Peter Pans, but remembering our blissful beginnings keeps us human.

I logged hundreds of hours with Walt this summer, during which he may have grown an inch but developed exponentially in the mind. We go-karted, ate banana splits and learned what it meant to be a big brother. Reading him to sleep every night was always a highlight.

Although, my schedule and schooling keep me from seeing him as often as I wish, I know my life has been forever changed by a special kid, a kid whose heart is as big as his imagination.

Thank you, Walt, for the best Plan B I could have ever had.

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Don’t be a potato.

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Seven-Eleven Project Showcases Students’ Theater Craft In second year, project going full steam ahead Jack Dura A&E Editor

Newfangled Theatre Company gets off the ground for 2014-2015 with the return of its 7/11 Project.

Bringing together dozens of students for an involved experience in all aspects of theater, the 7/11 Project literally starts from scratch. Based on the design of one set (by junior theater arts major Rebekah Herdklotz), seven playwrights have seven days to each write an 11-minute show. Those seven scripts go to seven directors who then have 11 days to rehearse their shows.

“There’s a lot that has to happen,” Clare Geinert, chair of the company, said. “The

people at the top managing the whole thing have a lot of people to work with, to make sure everyone’s schedules always match up and that there’s always enough space for people to rehearse.”

With about three weeks from set design to stage performance, the 7/11 Project moves quickly. The seven shows have been cast since Sept. 15, and a tech run will take place on Thursday before the Friday-Saturday performances.

Approximately 30 people are involved all around with the 7/11 Project, and it’s hard to put a number on it with all of the work that everyone is doing.

“There are seven plays, each one has a director. They have anywhere between two and four actors apiece,” Geinert said. “There are also stage managers for each show, [and] there are four lighting designers working on the project.”

It’s a great mix of jobs and roles for a group of students who are often only seen onstage in Theatre NDSU’s four main productions. Giving student actors the

opportunity to direct, write or design allows for other veins of creativity, as well as an allaround theater experience.

Much of that creativity comes from the set design, and Herdklotz’s design should open up the door for some wide-ranging stories to tell onstage. Designed as an old attic of an abandoned house and littered with musty antiques and furniture, the set should set off a common theme of revisiting old memories, though last year’s project brought out a slew of different stories.

“Last year we had a huge spectrum of roll-on-the-floor-laughing to some really dark stuff,” Geinert said, “and I know that this year, based on the playwrights we have, I know that we’re going to have a similar variety because people can look at the same thing and pull something completely different from it.”

That range of storytelling is what makes the 7/11 Project what it is. For everyone involved, onstage or in the seats, it’s a chance to do and see something new and is a rewarding experience all around, Geinert

said.

“A lot of people have never directed a show, or if they have, it’s been in a classroom setting with no audience to come see it. A lot of people have never seen something that they’ve written actually performed,” Geinert said. “For the audience, it’s just a different way of thinking about where the process starts. You don’t usually start with a set.”

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Editor’s Choice: Arts of All Kinds Color the Weekend Downtown Fargo offers outings galore Jack Dura A&E Editor

This weekend, find yourself downtown for a range of arts and events from theater productions to art showings to delectable desserts. Autumn is here, and it’s full steam ahead for the area’s arts. With two more theater companies and the area symphony launching into new seasons, the start of the 2014-2015 arts in Fargo-Moorhead is well underway. Make a date, take friends or family, and head out to any or all of these events.

Thursday, Sept. 25: Tin Roof Theatre’s “Judgment at Nuremberg”

Head to The Stage at Island Park on Fourth Street to take in the 7:30 p.m. performance of the international courtroom drama, “Judgment at Nuremberg.” Put on

by Tin Roof Theatre as its 10th anniversary opener, this play examines the postwar trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, where dozens of Nazi war criminals were tried by the Allied Forces. Messages of tolerance and justice ring true in this story, and with players like the ones of Tin Roof Theatre, the show is bound to be grand. Tickets are just $12 for students with a $7 student rush 10 minutes before performances.

Friday, Sept. 26: FMVA Studio Crawl preview The Fargo-Moorhead Visual Artists Studio Crawl is creeping into another decade with its 11th annual coming up the first weekend in October. To get a head start on the Studio Crawl, check out the Plains Art

Museum’s preview exhibition in its Xcel Energy Gallery. Take a look at this year’s participating artists and their pieces, and pick up a guide for the two-day art event.

Admission to the Plains is free for students with ID. Saturday, Sept. 27: Theatre B’s “Wit” and Nichole’s Fine Pastry Return to downtown 7:30 p.m. Saturday for Theatre B’s 12th season opener, “Wit.” Check out the little, brick-front theater on Main Avenue and the onstage story it offers of one woman’s remarkable journey through a cancer diagnosis and treatment. Lauded as “the funniest play about cancer,” “Wit” explores all sides of the disease’s diagnoses, and with student tickets at $10, attending isn’t out of the question. Following the performance, whip around the corner to Nichole’s Fine Pastry on Eighth Street for an assortment of cakes, pies, bars and cookies

to nibble on. The bake shop is open until 10 p.m., but if you’re not a night owl, there’s nothing wrong with dessert before the play.

Sunday, Sept. 28: F-M Symphony’s “Viva South America!”

Finally on Sunday, head to the North Dakota State campus for the start of another season of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony’s Masterworks Concert Series. At 2 p.m., be on hand for the “Viva South America!” concert in Festival Concert Hall. It is conductor Chris Zimmerman’s second season with the symphony, and while 2013-2014 explored British and American compositions, this season taps into South American rhythms and instruments. Students get in for $15, and what a way to end the weekend with sounds of South America in North Dakota.

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‘Viva South America!’ Orchestra-Style F-M Symphony to kick off season with South Americanthemed show Callie Bowen

Contributing Writer

Prepare to travel abroad, no passport necessary.

This season, the FargoMoorhead Symphony Orchestra will encourage people of the F-M area to expand their cultural horizons through multiple orchestral experiences.

“Embrace the World” is the overarching theme for this 84th season, beginning with the upcoming season opener “Viva South America!”

To begin the journey around the world, director Christopher Zimmerman will conduct a trip to South America. The concert will feature three pieces that reflect South American culture.

The first piece, “Estancia Four Dances,” was written by Argentinian composer Albert Ginastera.

“Danzas PeregrinasConcerto for Guitar, Charongo and Pan Flute,” composed by Horacio Salinas, will be the second

The Alturas Duo, selected by F-M Symphony conductor Chris Zimmerman, are set as soloists for “Viva South America!” this weekend.

piece. This will feature the Alturas Duo, as well as flutist Gonzalo Cortes on the pan flute. To finish the concert, the orchestra will play “Symphony No. 1” by William Walton, a British composer.

Each year, the orchestra plays music with different themes.

Linda Boyd, executive director of the orchestra, reflected upon the thematic decision for this

season: “I think sometimes we are used to music that’s primarily European … the German, French, Italian composers … we’re really giving a taste of music from around the world this year … We just thought ‘Embrace the World’ would be a fun theme.”

The soloists themselves were chosen by Zimmerman, who has worked with them

previously. Scott Hill and Carlos Boltes team up as the Alturas Duo. Alturas, which is Spanish for “heights,” alludes to the poem “Alturas de Macchu Picchu” by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

Playing a mixture of South American and classical music with the unique combination of viola, charango (a small, stringed member of the lute family) and guitar, the Duo

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is literally one of a kind.

“They’re both classically trained musicians … with a focus on blending those two worlds,” Boyd said.

The other featured soloist, described as a “virtuoso on his instrument” by Registro New Haven Connecticut, is Gonzalo Cortes. A native of Chile, Cortes has been studying flute since 12. He has performed in a variety of settings and groups as

a soloist, an orchestral musician and a chamber musician. When he is not performing, Cortes also teaches flute at Miss Porter’s School, the University of Connecticut Community School of the Arts and Trinity College.

To enjoy the concert to the fullest extent, Boyd encourages audiences to attend the pre-concert “informance”45 minutes before in Beckwith Recital Hall.

“If you come early then you can hear the soloists talk about the music, you can hear Chris Zimmerman describe each piece,” Boyd said. “It really makes the concert more enjoyable when you’ve learned a little bit about the pieces you’re going to hear beforehand.”

Boyd also reinforced students especially should come check out the show because of the student rush special, which allows students to experience the show for the affordable cost of $5, half an hour before the show starts. Students must present their student ID in order to be eligible for the discount.

“It’s an affordable date night,” Boyd pointed out.

Tin Roof Theatre Turns 10 with Courtroom Drama ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’ comes at right time in community Jack Dura

A&E Editor

The Stage at Island Park is a venue that sees all shades of theater, from comedy to courtroom drama.

The latter mounts the stage this and next weekend as Tin Roof Theatre presents Abby Mann’s “Judgment at Nuremberg” to open its 10th season.

Based on the postwar trials prosecuting Nazi war criminals and held by the Allied Forces, “Judgment at Nuremberg” centers on one 1947 trial of four German judges charged with crimes against humanity. Themes of tolerance and justice prevail in this story, offering messages that discrimination and hate are never allowed in any society.

It’s a story that is as timely today as it was over 65 years ago, especially in post-9/11 times, when this

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story was adapted For Tolerance out from film for the of Minneapolis stage. to really promote “[The actors] tolerance within wanted to retell it the community when 9/11 came that we’re in,” along. That fall, director Karla [Mann] was very Underdahl said. proud to have Minnesota it on the stage,” For Tolerance, cast member which is Reid Strand said, encompassed “because there by the Jewish was an insurgence Community of a lot of bigotry Relations and hate, and neoCouncil of Nazism was really Minnesota and popular, and there the Dakotas, is was resurgence of supporting the that in Germany.” play along with Today in the Wilf Family 2014, Strand “Judgment at Nuremberg” opened the Tin Roof ’s 10th season.

GABBY HARTZE | THE SPECTRUM Foundation. The continued, with Wilfs, who own allowing Tin Roof Theatre souvenir over the near-70 recent beheadings the Minnesota of journalists in Syria and members to study the era and years since. It is now part of Vikings, have “contributed the Clay County Museum’s millions of dollars in support other similar developments, events related to the play.

They also interviewed “Doing Our Part” exhibit. audience members can glean of various educational, The 70th anniversary of humanitarian, a lot of lessons from a story two World War II veterans, medical, that is true-to-life and totes one of whom, Conrad D-Day this summer seemed religious and scientific Newgren, helped to detonate to make the play even more institutions.” tolerance.

It’s also a play ripe for the the swastika atop the relevant, and Tin Roof’s Out of everything this community. Recent exhibits Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg collaborations with a couple story brings to the stage, at the Clay County Museum following Germany’s fall organizations also connected “Judgment at Nuremberg” is and Bonanzaville, both in 1945. Shrapnel from the well. best as a lesson in tolerance, “We actually are based on a true story and at a centric on World War II, were bronze swastika hit Newgren ongoing over the summer, in the foot, and he kept the partnering with Minnesota theater near you.

“It is a great tale, yes, it does deal with mainly the Holocaust and Nuremberg Trials,” Underdahl said, “but it really tells you that no matter what you do, it always has an action, and there’s always a reaction. If you start small, it’s going to grow bigger, and it’s always about sticking up for what you know is right in the world to stop for worse things from happening.”

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New North Dakota State athletic director Matt Larsen addresses Fargo media for the first time Wednesday afternoon.

Matt Larsen Introduced as New NDSU AD Larsen set to begin new role in Fargo on Oct. 14 Colton Pool Sports Editor

Matt Larsen was introduced as North Dakota State’s new athletic director during a Wednesday press conference in the Fargodome.

Larsen was senior associate director of athletics at Stony Brook (N.Y.) University, where Larsen was employed for 19 years.

Larsen will step into his new role officially on Oct. 14.

Larsen, the 18th athletic director in NDSU’s history, will replace Gene Taylor, who led the Bison through their Division I transition. Taylor left NDSU after 13 seasons to become the deputy athletic director at the University of Iowa.

While under Taylor, the Bison tallied 57 conference championships since 2008 and raked in nine conference titles in 2013.

“Athletics is a great vehicle for telling the university’s story,” Larsen said. “That’s what’s so great about college athletics. The things you’ve all been able to accomplish out here is unbelievable. For my family and I to be a part of that, it’s something we’re really excited about.”

Larsen said he knew he wanted to apply for the job when he saw Taylor’s emotional departure press conference. Larsen said Taylor reached out to congratulate him and

Women and men’s golf take top two finishes in tournament, soccer suffers a road loss Andrew Rieckhoff Contributing Writer

Women’s golf The North Dakota State women’s golf team collected another first place victory this season at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational at Minnehaha Country Club.

The Bison shot a team score of a 60-overpar 912, beating runner-up South Dakota State by 22 strokes.

Sophomore Alex Schmid collected her

offer a hand if Larsen need any help. and relationships. I just feel like me and my Larsen showed his share of emotion family can fit here, and to me that’s the most Wednesday when thanking his family and important thing.” those he worked with at Stony Brook.

Larsen said he wants to prepare athletes “We left Fargo more excited about this to succeed on the field but also in the opportunity than when we arrived,” Larsen classroom. He said keeping Bison athletic said. “A place that must evoke such sincere grades up was a must. emotion is a place that I want to be.”

“NDSU certainly has (an academic With Stony Brook, Larsen worked with focus),” Larsen said. “As the AD, I need to a $24.5 million believe in the operating budget product.” while overseeing Larsen $35 million facility “Athletics is a great vehicle for teling the said he wants i m p r o v e m e n t s , university’s story. That’s what’s so spe- athletes to including a $22 succeed after cial about college athletics. The things they million budget for the leave you’ve all been able to accomplish out NDSU Stony Brook Arena. as With Larsen here is unbelievable. For my family and I well. in his role, Stony to be a part of that, it’s something we’re “I look Brook won four forward to really excited about.” football conference meeting each -Matt Larsen championships and every and made the FCS one of (the playoffs twice and athletes) in made appearances in the 2012 College the near future and building long-lasting World Series and other national postseason relationships that will extend your time at tournaments.

NDSU,” Larsen said. “I work hard to deliver Larsen said he was picky when looking and make good on promises made when you at places he would leave Stony Brook for. came to NDSU.” Academic strength, a university president One of the most important hurdles Larsen with vision for a strong future and a is focusing on is retaining the coaching community with quality people to raise his staffs together. NDSU has three first-year family within were all things Larsen needed head coaches. to depart.

“I see that as being able to retain good He realized all of those requirements coaches,” Larsen said. “I see that as the were met when he came to Fargo. biggest challenge is keeping the family “It all starts and ends with the quality of together.” people here,” Larsen said. “It’s about people Larsen said while he was hands-on at

Stony Brook, he wanted to make sound coaching hires, retain those hires and give them freedom to work.

“If you hire good people and give them the resources to succeed, let them do their jobs,” Larsen said. “I’m going to support them and let them do their jobs.”

NDSU President Dean Bresciani said finding a replacement for Taylor wasn’t an easy task. Since 2009, NDSU has won three FCS championships and won a NCAA basketball tournament game.

“It was an incredible challenge for NDSU,” Bresciani said. “Gene left us by most measures as one of the most successful athletic directors in NCAA midmajor history.”

However, Bresciani said Larsen had an extensive and wide-ranging resume, which included working with successful athletic programs and serving the Stony Brook community.

“I believe we found someone who’s credentials were impressive, if not impeccable,” Bresciani said. “Most importantly, we found someone who fits our athletic program in how we do things at North Dakota State University.”

Bresciani said wanted an AD who leads the athletes to holding ethics in high regard and someone who would keep NDSU athletes’ academics at a high level.

“We win far more than any other athletic program in our state or our region,” Bresciani said. “We are one the most winningest athletic programs in NCAA Division I. “In short, we win the right way. We win the Bison way.”

first collegiate win by shooting a career best 54-hole 225, good enough for 12-strokes over par through two days.

Senior Sarah Storandt shot a 227 to finish second overall and freshman Natalie Roth was third with a score of 228.

Sophomore Hailey Boner rounded out the Bison top-10 finishers by shooting a 249 to finish tied for seventh.

The Bison will look to continue their winning ways when they compete in the South Dakota Invitational on Monday in Vermillion, S.D. Men’s golf The NDSU men’s golf team shot a 26-over-par 878 during the two-day Jackrabbit Fall Invitational at Minnehaha Country Club to earning second place as a team.

when Rachel Wanninger netted a goal in the 19th minute. About 10 minutes later, Drake’s Maddie Nelson shot one past Bison goalie Sierra Bonham to increase the advantage to 2-0.

Alex Freeman found the net with a shot on goal in the 74th minute and furthered the lead to 3-0.

The Bison created chances, out shooting the Bulldogs 17-10 and forcing seven saves from Drake goalkeeper Kylynn Moyer.

However, NDSU wasn’t able to find the back of the net for the fifth straight contest.

Anisha Kinnarath and Lauren Miller led the way for the Bison with three shots a piece.

Next, the Bison will look to rebound against Western Illinois in their Summit League opener at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at Dacotah Field.

Senior Bill Carlson led the way for the Bison with a 54-hole score of one-over 214 to earn third in the tournament.

Fellow senior Trent Olson finished in the top ten as well. Olson fired a three-over 216 to finish tied for fifth.

Junior Connor Holland recorded a 223 to finish tied for 15th position. Freshman Nick Myhre tallied a 228 to finish in a tie for 24th while senior Ursinio Puga finished tied for 28th with a 230 over the two days.

Next up for the Bison is the South Dakota Invitational Sept. 30th in Vermillion, S.D. Soccer The North Dakota State soccer team took on the Drake University (Iowa) Bulldogs Sunday afternoon in Des Moines and fell 3-0.

The Bulldogs got on the board early

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Why We Still Love Sports Today Sports provide chances for athletes to show potential Colton Pool Sports Editor

T h e image of athletes, especially football players, has been tarnished in the past weeks.

A lot of people already know about the video of Ray Rice allegedly beating his then fiancé reaching social media, which rightfully caused public backlash. And not a few hours later, the Baltimore Ravens released Rice and have been scrambling to cover up their cover up when he was only initially suspended for two games.

Then, Adrian Peterson allegedly hit his child with a stick to the point that he bled hours afterward.

Florida State Heisman Trophy-winner Jameis Winston was suspended for a game for yelling an offensive phrase to women on FSU’s campus.

And to top it all off, the NFL is still under heavy scrutiny for possibly covering up the Rice situation so he would find the field as early as possible.

It’s almost eerie how much has gone down at the

same time for American sports.

Fargo is pretty sheltered from the rest of the sports world. We have North Dakota State football and other sports, which are all awesome and are played by student-athletes who have proven to the public to be nothing but model citizens.

However, there are a lot of athletes who are selfish, or just make down-right stupid choices.

And The Spectrum opinion section is also probably littered about reminders of how much ugly there really is in pro sports.

But don’t forget why organized sports is one of the greatest things on this planet.

On any level of competition, whether it’s the NFL or playing a game of catch in your backyard, sports can make us forget about everyday life. Actually, they don’t just make us forget, they take life’s problems and obstacles and put them into more understandable and fixable terms. I have learned from playing sports that hard work goes a long way, you can’t win on your own and other life lessons.

Sports also bring out the best in people.

Do you ever wonder where many professional athletes would be without sports? I do. It’s not pretty.

Many of them come from extremely chaotic and tough

Young players have made an impact on North Dakota’s State defensive line.

backgrounds. And what did sports get them?

Kids who would get caught in gangs got scholarships to top United States colleges. Those who become professional get the money to provide for their families, who could barely get that athlete through high school.

I’ve even seen the impact in small town North Dakota.

Kids would drop out of school, work at the local gas station and do their drug of choice until the cows come home.

Instead, those kids stayed in school so they could have good enough grades to get a high school degree, and if they’re good enough, a college scholarship.

Sports are amazing, people. It’s just some of the reckless people who make a person question that, and it’s the nature of their profession that allows their actions to be public.

I don’t condone the actions of those athletes breaking the law. It’s awful for their own lives and those around them, as well as the image of their respective sport.

But I also want people to know there are a ton of people doing a ton of good with the power and money that comes with playing popular sports.

So go ahead and hate the player, but don’t hate the game.

Fans are left with plenty of positives to keep passion alive Sam Herder

Spectrum Staff

A theme of sports seems to be reoccurring as of late.

Arrests, suspensions, dishonesty, substance abuse and the good guys turning out to be the bad guys have overtaken headlines. Donald Sterling, Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson have been part of a snowball of negativity that’s gotten bigger and bigger.

The off-the-field issues have overshadowed the actual games. And every year, the issues keep getting more frequent. This has left sports fans questioning the integrity of the game we grew up adoring. The word “sports” is beginning to have an unfavorable connotation to it. And that’s downright sad.

Times have changed.

The Internet has shown the power of social media.

Media organizations are under pressure to get news out quicker than their competition. And technology has allowed them to uncover stories easier than ever.

The result is an inside look of professional and college sports never before seen. But that result has turned out to be an

unsettling one.

We have found out what a percentage of athletes do off the field. We have found out who these athletes really are when they are not performing. And we have found out some coaches, general managers and owners have the moral value of a college student filling their water cup with pop.

They know it’s wrong to cheat the system, but hey, what are the chances of getting caught?

The glory and adoration have booted humbleness out of the dictionary. The money and fame have inflated egos.

But we keep watching.

That’s the power of sports.

Sports have this power to bring people together when everything else is at odds.

We watch to be amazed and entertained by gifted human beings. And we watch with a group of people we feel a bond with, even if it’s a complete stranger in the nosebleeds or at a local bar who’s wearing the same prideful colors as you.

Sports bring out the greatest qualities in a person.

It can also bring out the worst. But that happens with any large organization. Even the government and police departments have scumbags scattered within.

But for every negative story, we as citizens of this great country should realize there are hundreds of positive stories.

For every arrest of an athlete, there are 10 athletes making dreams come true for the Make-a-

Wish Foundation. For every university scandal, there are hundreds of colleges giving back to the community.

For every player accused of cheating his or her way through college, hundreds of players found the light after growing up in a dark place.

Fans are so incredibly infatuated with athletes and their lives that it’s a shot to the gut whenever negative news is leaked about that athlete. Players are role models, almost super humans, to the average fan.

Kids, even some shameless adults, wear their jerseys. Posters are hung and autographs are framed like a prized possession.

The NFL, even with a wide-eyed and nonassertive commissioner, will still boast huge ratings.

If you’re sick of the crimes and drugs in professional leagues, watch the NCAA where the atmosphere is striking each week and a new Cinderella emerges each year.

If you’re sick of the deceiving and cheating in the NCAA, watch your local high school team where the OC love of the game is at its highest.

The negative stories will come and go, but the passionate, the inspiring, the motivating and the heartwarming stories are endless.

Why do we still love sports today when there’s hundreds of reasons not to?

Because there’s thousands of reasons left.

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Heavy Metal Defensive Linemen Bison defensive linemen Ambrosius, Tanguay share similarities Pace Maier

Spectrum Staff

A football team doesn’t win three straight FCS National Championships without having a connection with each player.

Defensive linemen Brad Ambrosius and Nate Tanguay are a perfect explanation of why the North Dakota State football coaches recruit players that already have a connection before they step foot on the Fargodome turf.

Both these two players are from Wisconsin and Ambrosius said that they knew each other a little bit before they came to NDSU to play football.

“We played a little basketball against each other in AAU once upon a time,” Ambrosius said. “I love Nate, he’s a good guy and being from the same state (and) we basically have the same characteristics, same likes and dislikes.”

Tanguay, a redshirt freshman, has started the last four games at defensive tackle for the Bison said he couldn’t turn his eyes away from a school that had won championships in the

previous years.

“When I came here it just felt like a family,” Tanguay said.

Ambrosius, a sophomore defensive end, said the tradition and coaching staff of NDSU stuck out to him.

“I really like the coaches here,” Ambrosius said.

“Even though most of them left, I really think (NDSU) replaced them well.”

The two of them both had offers from a variety of the same schools, but both felt NDSU was the right choice.

“Brad called me the day I committed right before and said come on you gotta come here, we will room together, we will start and we will win championships,” Tanguay said. “I got all pumped up and I committed right after that.”

During home games, the Bison crowd is one of the loudest crowds in the county.

Ambrosius and Tanguay get pumped up every time they head out onto the field through the inflatable helmet-shaped tunnel.

“The fans here are unbelievable, I mean they give you support 100 percent of the time, they don’t question you and they’re always there for you when you need them,” Ambrosius said. “I love the fans here.”

“The Montana game

was wild,” Tanguay added.

“It was a great atmosphere, everything was loud and you couldn’t hear anything on the field. It was awesome.”

Ambrosius had his redshirt pulled last year and played in eight of the last nine games down the regular-season stretch and thought it was a great learning experience.

“I didn’t play much, but when I did play I got to feel what the game was like and learn from the older guys that graduated last year,” Ambrosius said.

Pregame rituals are one of the biggest aspects of football of the field and these two defensive linemen have almost the same ritual before every game – they both enjoy listening to heavy metal music before each contest.

Both these men will be in a Bison uniform for a few more years, but both want to be remembered somehow.

At the end of Ambrosius’s career he’d like to be someone NDSU Bison can say, “he was a really good role player and he helped us win a lot of games, and he knew what he had to do.”

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seven/eleven project

1 set. 7 days. seven 11 minute plays September 26/ 7.30pm September 27/ 9.30pm

with special guests TBD Comedy and free pizza.

Sponsored by NDSU Campus Live

newfangled theatre company