NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE
THE SPECTRUM OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Volume CXX
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
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News
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The Herd, Through History BENJAMIN NORMAN | THE SPECTRUM
The Bjornson obelisk was originally unveiled in 1904 and has been standing since.
Obelisk Stands Tall 112 Years Later Pillar honors notable Norwegian writer
Where did SU think it was going, and where is it headed?
COLUMN
Casey McCarty Spectrum Staff
Maddy Capman Co-News Editor
What is this pillar and why is it here? “What does it look like again?” Madison Lee, a freshman, asked. On May 17, 1904, it was estimated that 3,000 to 5,000 students were sprawled around the campus lawns, in their holiday attire, to witness the unveiling of the Bjornson Memorial Obelisk. During the unveiling, the buildings were dressed in lavish decorations and sported not only the American flag but the Norwegian flag as well. This monument was put up in recognition to Bjornstjerne Bjornson, a great Norwegian writer of 1903 who received the Nobel Prize in literature. Bjornson’s writings are still used in Scandinavian countries today, and he can also be commemorated for the writing of the Norwegian national anthem, the lyrics of which are actually engraved into the back of the obelisk. At the time, about 30 percent of NDSU’s
“When people forget the past or ignore it, we tend to get ourselves into trouble. It is still useful for students to know the importance of the obelisk, and understand the extensive history behind it.” - Bruce Maylath, NDSU English professor student population were of Norwegian descent, and due to the overwhelming population, Herman Fjelde, along with 12 other citizens of Fargo’s neighboring country decided to honor their country of origin. The date they chose was very special to Norwegians and is a day called “Syttende Mai,” or the 17th of May, which is Norwegian constitution day. This statue also brought a prominent Norwegian figure to the campus, in 1939. Crowned Prince Olav made an appearance at our college and commemorated Bjornstjerne Bjornson by laying a wreath in his honor. Today, the monument still stands near Putnam Hall.
In the early 1900’s people were very proud of not only America, but their countries of origin as well. When asked, people would identify with both countries, such as Norwegian- Americans, or French- Americans. Bruce Maylath, an English professor at NDSU, said that as people have begun to lose their close ties with their countries of origin; they, instead, begin to identify with “a nation more prominent today, (like) BisoNation.” “When people forget the past or ignore it, we tend to get ourselves into trouble,” Maylath said. “It is still useful for students to know the importance of the obelisk, and understand the extensive history behind it.
Campus Cutie CASEY MCCARTY | THE SPECTRUM
Casey McCarty Spectrum Staff
Campus cutie Thundar was found on Sept. 17 in Iowa, cheering on the Bison at the Iowa Hawkeyes game. Yes, campus cutie used
to be a regular thing in The Spectrum. The former weekly column dates back to at least the 1960s, where the predominantly male editorial staff of The Spectrum would find a young female student and take a photo of her somewhere on campus and
call her the campus cutie. Times have changed and our campus and its values have grown with it. Now, our culture reflects and praises the merits of all students, female or male, instead of merely objectifying them for who can be the cutest on campus.
North Dakota State students in the 1960’s were worried about the apathy of the incoming class and where the future would lead NDSU, and in 50 years voices of the past can remain true today. “In the past, the few interested students tried to provide enough momentum to keep the campus alive. Regardless, the telelectures failed, the dances and special weekends fizzled and even the football games did not attract a large percentage of students,” an excerpt of an editorial published by The Spectrum on Sept. 8, 1966 said. “Without student involvement what will happen. All the extracurricular activities which make college an experience rather than four years of classes will be forgotten. The paper will slip into mediocrity for lack of help, student government will not take on any new spirit, Union events will fail and NDSU will become more of a commuter school than ever.” The concerns of the past have transpired into the problems of today and will continue to be the concerns of NDSU. At the time, NDSU had just broke a record enrollment of 5,400 students with a large freshman class, school dances were common and parents’ weekend was a thing. Students also attended football games in Dakotah field, had a very active and full campus paper and had most students living on or near campus. Now, though, dances seldom occur and special weekends at NDSU are practically non-existent, save for when the Bison have a home game. Even so, in latter parts of the season students do not fill the student section of the Fargodome. Extracircular activities remain for all students, perhaps even stronger than ever before, and the paper has had to change its ways from being a print-only paper to stay relevant. The sad fact of reality is that most college students primarily receive their news from social media and most news outlets have had to adjust to keep up. Now, NDSU is more of a commuter school than ever before. This is in part due to distance and continued education teaching, which is primarily online based
The concerns of the past have transpired into the problems of today and will continue to be the concerns of NDSU. courses that allow students to work from wherever there be internet connection and not have to be on campus. Apathy Students are generally apathetic toward NSDU organizations as a whole. Student government, for example, sent a Follow-Up Friday email via listserv Sept. 9, student government reported that 69 percent of all Tuesday Two respondants did not know who their student senator is or how to contact them. The same report said an additional 25 percent did not know who their senator was, but did know how to contact them. An average of 1,203 students have responded to the last two Tuesday Two’s as well, indicating that approximately only 70 respondants of Tuesday Twos know who their senators are, and only 8.3 percent of the entire 14,432 member student population has responded to Tuesday Twos. Another example can be found with athletic events outside of NDSU’s bread and butter, the Bison football team. Student sections at men’s basketball games in the Scheel’s Arena were extremely low compared to the entirety of the student population, and women’s soccer cannot fill the less-than 3,000 seats with students for home games in Dakotah field. Future outlook In 50 years, I project further growth of NDSU’s student population by the thousands. Both previous NDSU president Joseph Chapman and current NDSU president Dean Bresciani set goals during their time in the position to increase NDSU’s student population by several thousand members to 12,000 and 18,000, respectively. New residences halls will be built and old ones will be remodeled for improvements. These will serve the primary purpose of housing NDSU students, but will also increase the appeal of on-campus living to new students. Apathy toward student government will continue to grow. Students will become more and more engrossed in their virtual worlds of communicating with friends from afar as opposed to in
person, and thus the nature of some student government features such as campus attractions will become less used. Students will also only notice student government’s existence when tuition and student fees are bound to increase. Students will also be turning NDSU into even more of a commuter school than ever before. As online technology becomes more cost effective and more students have access to the technology, it would not be unfeasible to see students opting to learn from home at their own pace instead of needing to wake up in the early morning for classes. In 50 years, it would not be irrational to predict that NDSU football will have joined an FBS conference such as the Big 10. A change like this would also most likely include building a new stadium twice as large as the Fargodome for the Herd to play in, call it Carson Wentz Stadium if you wish. It would also not be irrational to predict that at the current rate of development, culture and playing style, the Bison may be a Rose Bowl venturing team in 50 years. NDSU could grow to the point where another of college’s largest sports, hockey, is booming at NDSU. Most other schools NDSU competes with in the region, such as the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota, have hockey teams. In 50 years, NDSU will continue to remain a costeffective school in which students can receive a high quality post-secondary education at a lower cost than other schools NDSU competes with, such as the U of M. Demographics will also change at NDSU, as more non-white students and more female students will attend. If NDSU continues to be a top 200 ranked school and continues to have dominance in football as well as other college sports, it would not be unlikely to see higher rates of enrollment from different states and nations, as opposed to roughly 86 percent of the student population being from Minnesota and North Dakota.
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A Look Back at Gay Cat Day Event occurred to commemorate end of school year Amanda Johnson
“Every college has its annual relaxation day, the day when all students don the most ridiculous clothes he or she can find,” - The Spectrum reported in 1925.
Staff Writer
Gay Cat Day is an obscure former North Dakota State celebration from the 1920s which allowed for classes to be cancelled during the last week of the school year. “Every college has its annual relaxation day, the day when all students don the most ridiculous clothes he or she can find,” The Spectrum reported in 1925. In 1929 a number of campus deans met and decided that a day of school could not be missed due to the days already missed. The main feature of the day, being that “gay attires that may be worn to classes (throughout) the day,” still occurred despite students being unable to miss class to attend the various events put on by the student commissions.
What was the day?
The Spectrum reported in 2013 that “during the 1920s the word ‘gay’ still meant ‘happy’ or ‘bright and showy,” and cat “was used much like the word ‘dude’ is today.” The student commission of the college supervised the day. The celebration began at 8:00 a.m. with Bison battalion cleaning up
campus, followed by lunch. The Gold Star Marching Band opened ceremonies, the comedy club was involved and activities occurred such as tug of war between classes and campus wide capture the flag. The Spectrum reported in 1928 that Gay Cat Day was a dress-up day and that a prize for the best costume seen throughout the day would be awarded at a dance in the evening. “The day is to be a fun frolic for State college students and indications point to a successful affair,” former senior class president Foss Narum told The Spectrum in 1928. In 1941 Gay Cat Day had changed to All-College Day. The event was still held in May towards the end of the school year. In the 1920s there was a large capture the flag game during Gay Cat Day where each class defended a flag which was placed either on the roof of Old Main, Ceres Hall or Science or Engineering while trying
to take down the other flags and the winner was the class with the standing flag at the end of the day. Brawling was a common theme through the game. The Spectrum reported in 1941 that the student commission (president) at the time warned all “Gaycats” to open all windows before throwing other students or sticks through. An old fashioned sack race replaced capture the flag, though did not last more than a few years. “The race entailed dragging burlap sacks filled with material, such as gravel, from the center of the football field across the oppositions goal line,” The Spectrum reported in 2013. Gay Cat Day itself only lasted 9 years. Bison yearbooks were typically released on Gay Cat Day and the Bison Brevities Variety Show also occurred on the day until the Blue Key National Honor Society took control over the event in 1929.
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The current medallion hidden for the 2016 year.
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HoCo Medallion Hidden
Annual search for medallion began Monday
Taylor Veire
Contributing Writer
One of the activities on campus to commemorate homecoming week is a medallion hunt. Kalley Norr, president of Campus Attractions said the kickoff for the medallion hunt began at 8 a.m. Monday morning. Norr said, “In years
past we have had many participants. You can see groups of people searching throughout the day and night.” “We are happy to partner up with local businesses each year for the prize. This year, the prize for the medallion is a $50 gift card to Heard and Horns,” Norr said. “The Medallion has been
found in the first few days of the hunt, but this year we are hoping that the clues are a little tougher and that the hunt continues throughout the week!” Medallion hunters can look at Campus Attractions’ medallion page every morning at 8 a.m. for a new clue about the whereabouts of the location of the medallion.
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Arts & Entertainment A Spotlight on History: Theatre NDSU’s Legacy Little Country Theatre continues its proud tradition from its creation in 1914 to today Christian Weber Contributing Writer
Around this time 102 years ago, North Dakota State’s Little Country Theatre staged its first productions. Since 1914, the Little Country Theatre’s performances have entertained, impressed and challenged several generations of NDSU students and area theatergoers. The original location of the Little Country Theatre was a chapel in Old Main, NDSU’s administrative building and first permanent structure. Until 1902, daily meetings, mandatory for all students, were held there. As NDSU’s student population began to increase, these compulsory meetings were abolished and Old Main’s modest chapel fell out of use. The chapel was renovated
in 1914 and became the home of the Little Country Theatre. The Theatre troupe’s popularity with students and community members expanded rapidly and, by the early 1960s, it had staged almost 650 performances for an estimated 150,000 audience members. Soon, the Little Country Theatre became the main classroom of the speech and drama department. The original theater was relatively small, with no dressing rooms for actors and a maximum seating capacity of 283. As the 1960s approached, administrators and faculty of the speech and drama department began to discuss constructing a new permanent location for the Little Country Theatre. The space had become unsuitable — its seating could no longer accommodate large audiences. Additionally,
the speech and drama department had expanded, and many of its newly available courses had been relegated to temporary classrooms. These difficulties were addressed in 1967, when enough money had been raised to construct a new building, Askanase Hall. In 1968, the newly built Askanase Hall became the home of both the Department of Theatre Arts and the Little Country Theatre. Since then, hundreds of performances — from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Arthur Miller’s “The Death of a Salesman” — have been staged there. The Little Country Theatre’s established tradition of entertaining and inspiring local audiences will continue this year with “Peter Pan,” “The Goldilocks Zone,” “Songs for a New World” and an adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey.”
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Clarence Simeon led the Gold Star Marching Band in 1903, back when it was called the North Dakota Agricultural College Cadet Band.
Burning Building Sparks Band A short history of the pride of North Dakota Bruno Lozano
Contributing Writer
What kind of team would a college have without a band? Every team has their beloved mascot who gets the crowd excited and cheerleaders who cheer on the team with their amazing flips, but the most important of all is the band. The Gold Star Marching Band as we know them now is “the pride of North Dakota.” What many people don’t know is the GSMB was created due to an accident. In 1903, a local doctor under named Clarence Simeon got a job at North Dakota Agricultural College because his office burned down. He took in the opportunity to lead what was called the North Dakota Agricultural College
Cadet Band, which then consisted of 14 members. That same year, C.S. Putnam took over the band. His work landed them the third consecutive 100 percent rating, which gave the band its “Gold Star” status. When Putnam passed away in 1944, the band started to disappear until William Euren became director in 1948. William grew the band’s numbers and it made it a closer version to what it is today. After Euren retired in 1968, Roger Sorenson became the new director for the GSMB. Even though his run was short, Sorenson left a long lasting impression on the band. He left a sense of loyalty and trust that still exists today. Orville Eidem took over in 1970 and was director for over 23 years. His efforts got the band a new
facility, the Reineke Fine Arts Center, which replaced Putnam Hall and the Old Festival Hall in 1981. Eidem retired in 1993. Wayne Dorothy became the new director of the band after being Eidem’s assistant. Then in 2007, the band got a upgrade. With their new uniforms and drums came Sigurd Johnson, who was hired as the new band director. From there, the GSMB only became more popular. Their numbers jumped from 83 in 2007 to 163 in 2008 to almost 200 today. Johnson is the current director of the GSMB, and you can see him and his band create wonderful music that shows our pride at every Bison game. At its core, the GSMB is all about a music and a love for NDSU, and that’s definitely something you can hear in the music.
Alumni: They’re Just Like You As technology changes, fun doesn’t
Andrew Fugleberg Staff Writer
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In 1968, Reuben Askanase and Dr. Fred Walsh commemorate the opening of Askanase Hall with a handshake.
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“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was the first staged production for Little Country Theatre in Askanase Hall in 1968.
A&E
Today, North Dakota State students can enjoy themselves in endless ways: playing Mario Kart with your friends, connecting via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or binge watching the latest Netflix hit. While all this technology is at the fingertips of almost every college student now, in the past technology was much different. Conversely, while technology was less prevalent several years ago, NDSU students have enjoyed themselves in many similar ways as we do today. One of the largest similarities between NDSU now and NDSU then is
the party scene. NDSU has been known for its parties, dating back to our parent’s time and even our grandparent’s time. Several alumni have weighed in on the history of alcohol at NDSU, and all of them say basically the same thing. Our student-focused, landgrant, research university was founded in 1890, and the parties weren’t far behind. Throughout the school’s 126-year history, alcohol has apparently been a part of every single year. However, NDSU has always been a dry campus, making it quite ironic how prevalent alcohol-induced partying is at this school and in the surrounding area. “Parties happened every weekend, definitely, and it was just something that
was just a part of going to school at NDSU,” one graduate of NDSU, who went in the ‘90s, stated. Besides adult beverages, many NDSU students did what we do now: clubs, organizations and studying were conducted in typical fashions, making the differences between generations not quite as stark. Of course, the similarities stop where technological advances begin. While homework and communication were done quite differently in the past, entertainment and fun have been quite consistent here at NDSU. Whether you went to NDSU many years ago or are currently a student, odds are you’re going to enjoy yourself in clubs, classes or cracking a cold one.
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Having fun knows no era or age, and NDSU students definitely know how to have fun.
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An Impressive Set List
Ellington, Denver among artists who performed at NDSU
Kaitlyn Grube Staff Writer
Since opening in 1890, North Dakota State has hosted a myriad of famous artists for concerts and performances that have helped define history as we know it. This impressive list includes the Welsh Imperial Singers in 1931, Guns & Roses in 1993 and Aaron Carter in 2016. In days gone by, before sold out shows and superstars, Duke Ellington and John Denver made their stop at NDSU. With his entourage — most notable among them Ivie Anderson — Ellington performed at the NDSU Armory Auditorium. Together with Ben Webster, Tricky Sam
Nanton and Rex Stewart, Ellington and Anderson reached their peak in a concert that was recorded right at NDSU in 1940 in a show that could never be recreated. This recording was never meant to hit the airwaves. It wasn’t until the late 1970s that a recording was made public, resulting in a Grammy for the performance. Many critics call the recording, “the jazz equivalent of the Holy Grail.” Like Ellington, Denver’s career started right when his concert at NDSU ended. Denver’s song “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” reached number 2 on the Billboard Top 100 and catapulted him into fame. From there, he is known for such hits as “Rocky Mountain High”
and “Sunshine on my Shoulders,” and for his television specials. Denver became the top-selling performer of 1974. Luckily, NDSU got him first. The folk singer-songwriter performed to a quiet crowd against the backdrop of a fluid creek in April of 1971 at NDSU, just before the peak of his career. With his circle glasses, flamboyant shirt and acoustic guitar, Denver was an icon of the time and one of the notable figures to perform at NDSU.
Much has changed in Fargo since Ellington and Denver performed in the city. The Armory was torn down in 1962, retro pants went out of style and historic concerts that happened on campus faded
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In 1971, John Denver performed at NDSU just before his song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” took off.
into memory. What hasn’t changed is the enthusiasm for music that NDSU has shown. Huge names like Taylor Swift and Blake Shelton, and old names including Paul McCartney continue to make their way to Fargo to perform huge gigs.
Every spring, the Concerts Committee will bring another name to play for the students of NDSU and in the future, students will look back on their time here and stare in awe at all the famous names that have walked through our humble campus just as
we do now. While the future is uncertain, there is one thing I know: NDSU will never stop appreciating music and will continue to open its doors to all artists that wish to play for its students.
Letter from the Section Editor: NDSU Arts 101 Homecoming a time for celebrating success, including in the arts NDSU ARCHIVES | PHOTO COURTESIES
Paige Johnson A&E Editor
With Homecoming this week, it’s easy to think of the success of our football team and the overwhelming accomplishments of our research. But less frequently do we consider the arts during Homecoming, and the creative excellence of NDSU students. Since the days of the North Dakota Agricultural College, visual and theatre arts have been a staple for life among college students. In 1914, the Little Country Theatre was born. This student-focused organization allowed dramatics to take the stage of NDSU with thoughtprovoking, energetic productions. When Askanase Hall was erected and dedicated, Theatre NDSU flourished with its bigger stage and more room for larger productions and more intricate stagings. Theatre NDSU has grown from its first production to “Peter Pan,” flying into Festival Concert Hall at the end of October. Not only in theatrics but also in visual arts, NSDU has maintained a thriving community of student artists. With changing art styles throughout the 20th century came eager students ready to dedicate time to developing their artistry through painting, drawing and clay design. Traditional figure drawing classes evolved into the cubist movement of the 1920s, until today when Renaissance Hall was
dedicated in 2004 to serving students within the schools of architecture and visual arts. Within the school of music, students have been singing and playing their hearts out since NDSU was founded. Extensive choir programs, variety of instrumental groups and productions like the Madrigal dinners and the student opera exemplify the work NDSU has been doing with music since its foundation. And let’s not forget the Gold Star Marching Band, an excellent compliment to the Bison on the field. Everyone’s favorite “Spectrum” section, Arts & Entertainment, hit the scene in 1971. What started as a weekly column by the NDSU Scholars program quickly became a sustained section in 1972, with its first editor Tom Sandvik. The Arts & Entertainment section has always been dedicated to providing relevant content on campus and local events, including Theatre NDSU and the visual arts scene, but also student recitals, the FargoMoorhead Symphony, the opera and more. Homecoming is a time of celebration: of our campus, our history and our student success. Cheering on our team can be easily accompanied by attending a Theatre NDSU production, seeing an art show or concert, or even picking up a copy of “The Spectrum,” especially when students at NDSU have been cultivating the arts for centuries.
Pots, pans and pottery were a staple in clay classes.
Students take a standard figure and turn it into an interesting Even before Renaissance Hall, NDSU students have been creating piece during the cubist movement (of which Picasso was a member). outstanding works of art.
In 2001, Theatre NDSU performed the comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest.”
Holy pleats! NDSU students draw a model wearing an elaborate pleated dress in 1920.
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Features Thoughts from the Lincoln Log Cabin The attic cabin reminisces on its past glories Rio Bergh
Features Editor
Your old scrapbooks might occasionally complain about being forgotten in the corner of an attic. They don’t know anything about being forgotten. I should know. I’m actually an attic. Back in the 1920s, some dude named Alfred Arvold constructed me in the attic space of Old Main. I was happy being a dusty old attic, but Arvold thought I was a waste and turned me into a log cabin. The reconstructive surgery was actually quite painful. Arvold named me the Lincoln Log Cabin in honor of our illustrious president. Lincoln looks down his nose at anyone who enters my dining area (he is reduced to a bust sitting on the mantle). For 40 years, I was the life of the party. I was the scene for set design, costuming and makeup for the Little Country Theater. I entertained distinguished guests at dinner parties before and after shows at the theater, which I was connected to. I was filled with laughter and activity. I sang Arvold’s praises for turning me, a lonely old attic, into a bustling attraction. And then along came 1968. Gone were the gigantic parties, the nights of endless fun. “Fire
codes,” they said. They sealed me off and turned the Little Country Theater into office spaces. My access to the outside world was completely sectioned off (except for an upstairs window entrance where some adventurous souls could enter). I sat. After 40 years of bustling excitement and noise, the silence was (as they say) deafening. I gathered dust and small creatures for 25 whole years. I was alone for 25 years, completely abandoned, forsaken and forgotten. Twenty-five years! I’m not sure how I made it through. I frequently thought of ending it all in a blazing fire of glory, but some lines spoken long ago within my rooms stayed my hand. “To die, to sleep, To sleep, perchance to Dream; aye, there’s the rub, For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.” That, and they sealed me off because of “fire codes,” so I would have felt guilty about calling down a bolt of lightning to end the misery of my abandonment. Then some of Arvold’s old students finally took pity on me. They scraped together some funds, and worked carefully to restore me to my former glory. Reconstructive surgery number two was slightly
less painful than the original. Twenty-five years I waited, and finally I was going to see people again. I was giddy with excitement — the impending closeness of dinner parties and entertainment was beyond tantalizing. And then they let me down again. “Only eight people at one time,” they said. “Fire codes.” Curse those fire codes. But as it turns out, there was no reason to be irritated at the eight person limit, because nobody knows I exist. There is a literal log cabin in the attic of Old Main, and barely any of the students even know about it. A literal log cabin. Occasionally some students interested in theater or history will wander through my rooms, or a few people will eat their lunches at my dining table, but largely I sit empty. Here I am, carefully restored and beautiful and bursting with history, and nobody will take the time to see me. All they have to do is go to the president’s office and ask any of the staff if they can see the Lincoln Log Cabin, but they don’t even do that. I remain convinced that it’s because the sign outside of Old Main doesn’t have my name on it and just advertises administrative offices and the president’s office. But I’m not bitter.
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Since my classes don’t actually start until October 3, finding things to do in Europe is pretty easy. Whether you love seeing historic sites or you’re an adventure seeker, Spain has it all. Every city I’ve explored during my extended summer vacation boasts years of history. As I walked down different streets in Madrid, I couldn’t help but wonder who walked down the exact same streets 500 years ago. While Madrid most definitely satisfied my historical curiosity, it also made me thirst for more adventure. While I adventured through Madrid for two weeks I had the best tour guides: locals. My awesome host family in Madrid showed me all of the best sights in the city, including local favorites. When taking in the view of the city from Palacio
Real de Madrid, you would expect to see construction and development to meet the needs of Spain’s largest city. Instead, you will see a sea of green. My host family took me on an adventure through that particular sea of green. Located to the west of the city center, visitors and locals alike can escape the hustle and bustle of the city in Casa de Campo. Casa de Campo is one of Madrid’s many parks, but it’s oneof-a-kind. According to Madrid’s official tourism site, Casa de Campo is over six square miles in area, and it is all right in the city. Due to its size, one of the best ways to experience the park is by mountain biking. During my time in Madrid, I explored the park by bike three out of the four times I visited the area. We rode through pine forests, up hills, and listened to the sound of bike tires gripping the earth. Through passing thunderstorms and under
rays of sunlight, we biked. It wasn’t just the beauty and peacefulness of my surroundings that made me fall in love with the park — it was the history too. Biking back in time, Casa de Campo was the royal hunting grounds. Its close proximity to Palacio Real de Madrid was perfect for Spanish Royalty. Fernando VI declared it a Royal Forest under his rule in the 1700s, but Spanish Royalty had used the grounds years prior to the official declaration. Different battles took place at Casa de Campo during the Spanish civil war in the 1930s as well. Eventually the grounds were turned into a park belonging to the people of Madrid, and it has been ever since. Casa de Campo is a natural playground for Spanish royalty and commoners alike. Whether you bike or hike through Casa de Campo, it’s easy to imagine your way back to the past.
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The ‘90s have to be considered a great point in history, seeing as it’s when most current North Dakota State students were born. Maybe that narcissistic nostalgia is one of the reasons we’ve all become obsessed with the decade less than 20 years after it ended. Aside from all the great ‘90s shows and movies getting reboots, today’s fashion trends are the most visible form of this infatuation. The grunge side of ‘90s fashion is back in full force with slip dresses, oversized denim jackets, babydoll dresses and dark lip colors. Grunge was all about deep colors, plaid, band tees, ripped denim and tights and chunky combat boots, all of which can easily be incorporated into today’s looks. Chokers are everywhere right now, from the stretchy plastic linked kind to Victorian chic ones with lace and velvet. The sporty side of the decade was represented by crop tops, flashy sneakers, “Fresh Prince”-inspired windbreakers, high-rise mom jeans and neon hues. Recently, athletic brands like Fila and Reebok made comebacks with their ‘90s style normcore pieces, and fashionistas mix their sporty branded pieces with dressier
items like skirts and heels. ‘90s fashion turned out almost nothing proportional. To achieve the look, try a tight cropped rib knit halter top with high-waisted jeans. Then throw on an oversized denim jacket or nylon bomber to contrast with the shrunken top underneath. Right now, the most fashion-forward way to tap into the ‘90s trend is to wear a slip dress or loose spaghetti strap tank over a high-necked tee or turtleneck. This look is super fun, and with slip dresses being a major trend in the recently shown spring 2017 collections, it’s not going anywhere soon. ‘90s fashion statements are coming back, but with some changes. The looks have been modernized with contemporary colors and fabrics. Dark, moody colors and trending pastels have replaced the neon brights of the past. While all these trends can be found at the mall, it’s also fun to dig through thrift store racks or boxes in your parents’ basement to find authentic pieces from the decade. Some real vintage denim or an embellished silky slip dress gives an outfit more character and guarantees you a unique look. If all else fails, you can just binge watch old “Friends” episodes and get all your outfit ideas from Rachel Green. Is there any shame in that? As if!
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Opinion
Cold War Today: Drop the Bombs Now
Communism threatens NDSU, America and Capitalism
Erik Jonasson II
Also something people seem to forget is that nuclear bombs are basically just larger fireworks. If we start this nuclear war now then we are basically signing up for the best Fourth of July in human history.
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I feel like I have the popular opinion here. I believe communism has invaded our minds, our world’s nations. Communism is bringing drugs. It is bringing crime. They’re bringing potatoes, they wear socks with sandals. I guess some might be good people, but most are probably awful. The supreme leader Ronald Regan is right — communism is the worst invention since hippies invented Woodstock and Burning Man. I have learned a few things this past year. First, my hair looks amazing with volume, Members Only jackets are never going out of style and thanks to amazing work by our Department of CoughPropa-cough-advertismentcough I now know that Communism is the worst thing since disco fever. Now, let us look at the facts here. Nuclear annihilation, is it really all that bad? I would be the first to say to you that no, it is not the worst death. The worst death I can imagine would be a death without freedom. Rather nuclear annihilation is far from the
worst thing. In fact, nuclear annihilation offers many great opportunities for your friends, your family and yes, even you and me. Opportunity number one, mutations. Who doesn’t want to be the Hulk? Go from a wimp to a hunk in no time at all. Now I know that we don’t need it, because at the moment America is number one in hunkiness, I mean have you seen Top Gun (cue danger zone)? I know that mutations are a great reason to finally start WW3 and stomp out communism once and for all. Alas though, I can offer up a cornucopia of other reasons. Nuclear winter. Just, please and thank you. Isn’t nuclear fallout your favorite season? Look I have a grandmother that lives in Alaska, winter is cool and crisp folks. Doesn’t winter in North Dakota attract the tourists? Who doesn’t love -40 degrees fahrenheit and 60 mph winds? Why does it ever have to be summer? Nuclear winter means a few things: two winter breaks (summer break would be forgotten and
renamed) and meat and potatoes become our nation’s favorite meal year round and we can ice fish for longer. Please sign me up now. Also something people seem to forget is that nuclear bombs are basically just larger fireworks. If we start this nuclear war now then we are basically signing up for the best Fourth of July in human history. Freedom, hell yes. Now, I have offered an assortment of reasons to drop the bombs. The most peaceful thing we can do is end communism and help promote capitalism, aka the best thing since sliced bread. It has been proven time and time again: communism is infectious and it must die with fire. If Patrick Swayze has taught me anything, kill it with roundhouse kicks, fire or by ripping its throat out. So you might be asking how do we do this? Obviously nuclear annihilation of the world. Even if we all die and the “scientists” are right, I guarantee you the cockroaches will practice capitalism. Viva la Red Resistance.
Fashion Through the Ages And where it is now
Fashion trends always seem to swing back around and that is apparent now more than ever. So rock your choker, flaunt your curves. Wear flare jeans with no shoes on, a jacket and nice pants for men. Cierra Steffensen Staff Writer
Fashion is something that is continuously changing but still has a tendency to circle right back around. Over the last few years new fashion has actually been old fashion coming back into play. Flare jeans, chokers, suede, middle parts and narrow cut pants are just some of the fashion trends that are circling now. It’s funny how as soon as we get out of one decade we seem to circle back to its style in a few years. We look back now and are not pleased by the things that were in style in the early 2000s. Our parents forced
us into strange outfits and we strived to dress like Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake, with bleached hair, low rise jeans and crop shirts. But if we look at fashion today there are many things returning from the past. In the ‘90s middle parts, high waisted jeans and chunky shoes were all the rage. Chokers were newly in style and everyone wanted to have hair like Rachel Green. The ‘70s were full of denim on denim on denim. Mustard colored sweaters and tan suede shoes perfected an outfit. Newfound love for open
collared shirts developed and took the fashion world by storm. The ‘50s had mid-length floaty skirts that were all the rage, tucked in shirts and curves that melted the souls of many men. Even corsets have found their way back into style through the form of waist trainers. Fashion trends always seem to swing back around and that is apparent now more than ever. So rock your choker, flaunt your curves. Wear flare jeans with no shoes on, a jacket and nice pants for men. Fashion is fashion and inspiration can come from any time and any place.
My own iPhone that I reviewed, worth only my right kidney.
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This s—t ‘bout the change 2007 Buy into the fad, or you will be left in the dust, Gramps.
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Whoa have you seen this thing. I touch the screen and boom, it’s like I touched a button on a Blackberry. Although we all can agree that a Blackberry is an amazing looking phone for any attractive dad, we can all also agree that the thought of one-button is amazing. Also it is obvious that Apple has realized an amazing thing. We, the consumers, are stupid. Pretty much, I can’t wait to buy the same thing next year! Is this how addiction starts? Hi, my name is Billy Bison and I am here to review the first iPhone because you know, it is 2007 and the iPhone is going to change the world. As an average North Dakota State student I am for sure you are asking
yourself, “Hey Billy, why should I drop my Nokia brick phone in exchange for this shiny $400 new phone?” I would first say, don’t drop the Nokia. Los Angeles can’t handle another earthquake. All joking aside, I would say drop it like it is hot because this is the way of the future. Buy into the fad, or you will be left in the dust you grandpa. My first few days with the iPhone have been amazing. Not only does it give me the feeling that I am a revolutionary amongst idiots, but I also feel like I got an iPhone before it was cool (the starting of an Apple hipster, dear lord). Today not only was I able to take my music with me in my pocket without an iPod, which is just too small and not touchscreeny enough for my liking, but I was also able to check my email. Whoa, wow, what a year to be alive, am I right? Email on the go is going
to seriously change the world. Not that I ever would, but I could send an email while peeing. Ah, the world of possibilities is opened before us. Of course playing with your phone in the bathroom will never actually catch on. Imagine all the gross germs My professors are noticing that I am one of the most connected students in the history of NDSU. My peers might as well be sending smoke signals. Also, I love that it sends with every email, “sent from my iPhone.” If they don’t get a “sent from my iPhone” tag they might think I’m poor. What? Did you send that from your Nokia brick phone? No I sent it from my iPhone, that is going to be a paperweight in about two years. Also music. What an experience. Before I had to carry around my music in an iPod, now I get to carry it around in my phone. What an idea. Phones, being MP3 players, what an idea Mr. Jobs.
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Early 20th Century: Times Change, but People Still Suck 1910-1930, The Glory Days “Who else remembers going to the drug store and sneaking into the back because there was a speakeasy and you wanted to get tanked before driving to your second shift at the factory?”
Grant Gloe Staff Writer
Society thinks just because a near century passes, people are somehow different. They aren’t. If you think back, I’m sure you can draw some connections between present day and, say, the early 20th century. Hell, you might even get a nostalgia trip. Kids will generally pass the time in the same way. At first you’re playing with sticks, be them joy or wood, and your parents want nothing more than for you to shut up and read a book. They’ll tell you you’re wasting your time, but of course that just makes it all the more fun. Then you get older and your interests change a bit. Who else remembers going to the drug store and sneaking into the back because there was a speakeasy and you wanted to get tanked before driving to your second shift at the factory? God, I loved seventh grade. Can’t forget war. War never changes (Fallout? Anyone? Just me? OK). Some of you are already getting a little anxious, but don’t worry I’m just stating the facts. World War
I was a controversial war because it was half-way across the world and people didn’t fully understand why the U.S. should even get involved. Sound at all familiar? Then there’s drugs. Alcohol during prohibition is essential what pot is today. Again, please store your pitchforks and pipes respectfully. I’m just gonna talk about their relationship with the law. See it’s kinda like being a parent when your kid is screaming for ice cream. You just sit there saying “No, it’s bad for you. Now go play in traffic so mommy can day drink in peace.” But they just keep. On. Screaming. Every 10 seconds you have to stand up, shut the freezer, pick them up, shake them a bit, hope you shake them a little too hard and set them in the corner. Despite all the effort, though, you know they’re just going to go after it again. You start to wonder “What’s one bowl? What’s one bowl against my sanity?” Eventually you just look away and let it happen. So see, life isn’t that different. Kids will kill time, teenager’s will kill brain cells, governments will kill whoever looks at them funny and drugs will kill more time. It all goes full circle. Remember, life isn’t so different. History repeats itself, or whatever.
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SPORTS The Mystery of the Nickel Trophy The traveling trophy stuck in Grand Forks Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
For sport fans, there are few items more important than a trophy. A trophy is a sign of winning. But what happens if a trophy disappears? Bison fans need no reminder of the fierce rivalry with the University of North Dakota. Just waiting in line to get into any game will likely lead to singing about the “old abandon outhouse” to the north. Even if you come late to a football game, any first down serves as a reminder. Yet, for any new additions to the Bison family, knowledge of the Nickel Trophy may be scarce. Yes, there is (or was) a trophy for the North Dakota State-UND football game. However, with the two teams meeting just twice in the span of 16 years, the trophy is no more. The 75-pound trophy came into being back in 1938. It is 250 times larger than the coin it is a replica of — the Buffalo Nickel which circulated between 1916 and 1938. UND gets credit for creating the trophy, their alum Robert Kunkel came up with the idea. In the first contest, NDSU defeated the Fighting Sioux 17-13 to claim the Nickel. Over the next 26 years, the trophy would only call Fargo home for five.
Out of those 26 years, the Nickel would not leave Grand Forks for 12 years straight. The Bison did not beat UND once between 1953 and 1964. In that time, the Bison would lose by an average 17 points. The biggest losses came in 1954 and 1958, when the Bison trekked up to Grand Forks and lost 40-7 and 36-0, respectively. Between 1981 and 1992, NDSU would take its turn to hold the trophy for 12 straight years. The largest thumping of the Fighting Sioux would take place in 1986. This time, the Herd would march into Grand Forks and drop 62 points on the home team. This is the second largest offensive explosion is series history, beaten only by the Bison’s 64-point explosion in 1969. UND would win the last three contests before the series was put on hold due to NDSU moving up to Division I in 2003. The trophy was not contested for in 2015. “From the context of the game, you have to have a series then it makes a little more sense,” UND’s Athletics Director Brian Faison said. Maybe it makes sense for the trophy to be retired, and now hidden in Grand Forks. Prior to the 2003 game, the Nickel was stolen often. The last attempt by Bison fans came in 2002. As the story goes, a group of four students traveled up to up to
Grand Forks, waltzed into Memorial Stadium and just took it. The history of stealing the trophy goes all the way back to 1938. Only an hour and a half after it was unveiled at UND the trophy was gone, presumably taken by UND students. That is nothing compared to the heist set up by UND students. Under the disguise of NDSU engineering students in 1998, UND students acquired plans for the NDSU Memorial Union. Armed with those plans and $10,000 worth of radio equipment, a student hid in the air duct before cutting the trophy free and bringing it back to Grand Forks. Since the final game in 2003, the trophy has gone into hiding. There have been a handful of sightings since. It appeared during UND’s 125th anniversary. Bison Illustrated had a photo shoot with the trophy, but failed to learn of its storage location. UND’s Randy Magill, the Associate Athletic Director and CFO, said the trophy “doesn’t stay in one place for too long.” Magill is part of a five person group who knows about the location of the trophy. So somewhere up in Grand Forks, there is a trophy forgotten. One that will likely never be played for again. And also one that is steeped in history.
Easton Stick, personifying Bison Culture.
The Magical Bison Culture
Attempting to describe ‘it’
Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
For the longest time, there has been something special about North Dakota State. It is a feeling, something that is hard to describe. It is the thing that has led NDSU athletics to extraordinary heights in the last 10 years, and even before. From the football championships to the March Madness appearances, from softball’s dominance to track’s reign over the Summit League. That thing is Bison culture. After the win over Iowa, football head coach Chris Klieman said, “You can describe Bison culture 1,000 different ways by 1,000 different alums.” But what is Bison culture? What is its essence? The question by nature has no one right answer. But similarities are shared. One of the biggest components of Bison culture is hard work. After almost every single sporting event on campus, players
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and coaches ring a similar bell. Klieman seems to always open his postgame interviews with the same line, “What can you say about those guys in the locker room?” He says that with good intention. Across every single Bison team, there is a determination to win. Quarterback Easton Stick said that the Bison are “tough, (and) blue collar. We wanted to go down and get the win,” after the Bison went down to Iowa City to beat the Hawkeyes. Bison culture is also the end goals of the hard work. Ask almost any student athlete about their goals for the season, the most common answer is “to win the conference.” Even after a big win, especially one against a non-conference opponent, the focus is always on the end goals. When asked about where the win over Iowa ranked, Stick said “This a huge game and huge for our program. But
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at the end of the day, it is not the goal.” Running back King Frazier came back and agreed with his quarterback, “The goal is the trophy at the end of the year.” The final key component to Bison culture is what happens after the final whistle. There is a mix of pride and humbleness after every game. Take the scenes at Kinnick Stadium. Every single player was jumping around, running toward the green corner of the stadium to celebrate with the fans. That celebration though did not lead to players claiming they were the best. Instead, when the Bison take the field on Saturday, you can expect that they will look to better themselves from the last game. “We got to prepare, get ready for that and hope we get an opportunity down the stretch to win,” said Easton Stick, who was already looking ahead just minutes after defeating Iowa.
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NDAC takes on St. Thomas in 1928.
Progressing Forward Together, From the Beginning Through some pioneering coaching, two programs grew Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor
It is hard to imagine North Dakota State without Bison athletics, but there was a time when that was the case. NDSU, or back in the day NDAC (North Dakota Agricultural College), was founded in 1890 and the first football game did not take place until 1894. Naturally, the only reason the game even took place was to beat the University of North Dakota. That is who Henry Bolley challenged to a game back in 1890. Bolley was a founding member of a
future Big 10 program in Purdue. There was one issue however: the coach did not have enough players until 1894 when he became the first coach of the NDAC Farmers. He successfully defeated UND. The first real season of Bison football took place in 1902, when the NDAC Aggies took the field. At the helm, the Aggies had a living legend in Eddie Cochems. Cochems was considered the father of the forward pass and planned a team around his conception. NDAC proved to be his lab for experimentation for the then illegal play, which resulted in him losing just one game in two years in
North Dakota. The forward pass would become legal in 1906, but after Cochems had moved on to the University of St. Louis. After Cochems departure, NDAC took another key figure of the forward pass on as coach. This time it would be Paul Magoffin. The former halfback from Michigan was the first player ever to catch a forward pass. Magoffin spent just one season in Fargo. The first non-football head coach came in 1918, when Ralph Movold took the reins for one season. He rolled to a 9-5 record before being replaced by Stanley Borleske the next year.
The first coach to win 20 games at NDAC was Borleske. Over a course of six seasons, Borleske compiled a record of 20-18-5. Perhaps more importantly, Borleske ushered in a new era for NDAC. Members of the football team did not like being called the Aggies, so Borleske moved to change the name to Bison. The change occurred and before he left for Fresno State, he also coined the term “Thundering Herd.” NDAC would officially be affiliated with a conference in 1922 when it joined the newly formed North Central Conference. The Bison
won their first conference championship in 1925. If not for the rise of football on campus, another sports may not have progressed early. The men’s basketball program started at NDAC in 1906, and for over 20 years, shared similarities with the football program. Out of the first eight basketball coaches, six of them also coached the football team. Included in that list is the first head coach, Gil Dobie. Dobie would compile a record of 17-5 as the basketball coach from 1906 to 1908 in the first two seasons of the program.
Dobie became one of the most dominant coaches in national college football history. After going undefeated in two seasons in Fargo, he would need only 101 more games to reach the 100-win mark. He would hold the record for fewest games to win 100 games at 108, a record held until 2014. Ion Courtright was the last man to coach both teams. Courtright would deliver a record of 22-3 on the court, and 13-8-2 on the gridiron while bringing home the first conference championship in his first year as football head coach.
The Other Championships Back in the Division II days Cody Tusler Staff Writerw
Everyone knows about the five straight college football FCS championships that the Bison have recently, but what about the other eight championships when the Bison where in Division II prior to the 2011 season. What some don’t know is that the Bison won three of their eight other championships from 1965-1969, when there was polling for the championship game. The other five championships came between 1983-1990. Prior to 1973 there were no playoffs, but instead
four regional bowl games would be played in order to provide postseason action. At the time this was known as the “NCAA College Division” and a poll would then determine the final champion. The first of these championships came in 1965 as the Bison defeated Grambling State 20-7 in the Midwest Bowl game to finish off their perfect season, 11-0, under Darrell Mudra. This would be the only championship under Mudra. The Bison won their next two championships in back-to-back years in 1968 and 1969 under Ron
Erhardt. In 1968, NDSU won against Arkansas State 23-24 in the Midwest Bowl game to cap off another undefeated season. In 1969, they defeated Montana 30-3 in the West Bowl game to go undefeated once again. NDSU also won the 1970 West Bowl game, but Arkansas State, who was the winner of the Midwest Bowl game, won the championship that year. Twelve long years later, the Bison are in the spot to win the championship again. It’s 1981 and after eight years of having the playoff format, the Bison are in the championship game against Southwest
Texas State. NDSU came up short in a 42-13 loss. There were 9,415 in attendance in Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas. This would be the first of five years in this stadium. Two years later, the Bison have a chance again. This time the ending was different. In 1983, under Don Morton, NDSU defeated Central State 4221. Fourteen years since the Bison’s last championship, NDSU was able to bring the trophy home. There were 5,275 in attendance at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Just one year later the Bison would come up short
in a loss to Troy State 1817. The Herd would not be stopped from coming back very soon. In 1985 and 1986, NDSU would make it a back-toback winning season, and four years in the National Championship game for Division II football. Both these championships came under the coaching of Earle Solomonson. Their first win in 1985 came against North Alabama with a score of 357. A 27-7 victory over South Dakota in 1986 would make the Bison National Champions two years in a row. In 1988, the Bison were in the championship game
once again. This time NDSU was playing under head coach Rocky Hager. The game was against Portland State. Not only were the Bison in the championship game, but they won it yet again with a score of 35-21. The last time NDSU would play for the Division II title would be in 1990. With another victory under coach Hager, the Bison defeated Indiana with the score of 51-11. The Bison football team joined Division I football in 2003. We know the rest of the story with the five straight Division I FCS National Championships.
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FALL INFO SESSIONS Wed. Oct. 19 12:00 PM - Room of Nations, MU
“Personally, I would not have grown Tues. Oct. 25 into the person I am today if it were 12:00 PM - Mandan Room, MU not for experiencing my exchange. 4:30 PM - Hidatsa, MU I am a more independent, selfsufficient person after moving many Thur. Nov. 3 miles away from everyone I know .” 12:00 PM - Room of Nations, MU 4:00 PM - Room of Nations, MU – Kim Meier
(NDSU to University of Colorado, Colorado Springs)
Mon. Nov. 7 12:00 PM - Meadow Room, MU More Information: NDSU Student Life Office Memorial Union 250 ndsu.nse@ndsu.edu www.nse.org (701) 231- 6560
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
7:30 p.m. Homecoming Show and Coronation Festival Concert Hall
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
9 a.m. President Bresciani’s State of the University Address Festival Concert Hall 5:30 p.m. Homecoming Parade Downtown Fargo
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
7:30 a.m. 5K Run/Walk for Scholarships NDSU main campus 1 p.m. NDSU Bison vs. Illinois State Redbirds Fargodome
SEPT. 26 - OCT. 1, 2016 ndsu.edu/homecoming
MAKE IT HOME
SAFELY NDSU’s Personal Safety App Download at ndsu.edu/besafe.
Campus Safety Escort Service Call 231-8998. • Available to NDSU students and employees 24/7. • Serves NDSU facilities and immediate vicinity around campus. • Alcohol establishments are excluded as drop-off points.
Distracted Driving Avoid Distracted Driving: anything that diverts your physical or mental attention has the potential to cause serious accidents and put both you and others at risk.
University Police: 701-231-8998 Text-a-Tip Line: 701-526-6006 ndsu.police.safety@ndsu.edu ndsu.edu/police_safety/universitypolice