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Pathways to Student Success may make admittance to NDSU more difficult Colton Pool Staff Writer

High school students may have a harder time getting accepted to NDSU and UND in the future.

Since its creation, the North Dakota Student Association has put all its chips in for being the voice of the multitudes of students in search of higher education across the state.

And when it comes to the recently proposed Pathways to Student Success, they are striving for exactly that.

Composed of student representatives from all 11 higher learning institutions of North Dakota, the NDSA recently came together to make a resolution regarding the Pathways to Student Success.

The plan would include insertion of the institutions of the North Dakota University System into tiers, which would estab-

lish a hierarchy of higher learning—putting NDSU and UND at the top and making it more difficult to receive admittance. High school students’ admission eligibility to which tier would be determined by elements such as grade point average, various test scores as well as other factors.

All NDSA asks is that NDSU makes sure all concerns are taken into consideration. “[The resolution] basically says students would like more discussion to happen before it becomes an official policy for education standards,” NDSA President and UND student Jennifer Vetter said. “As student leaders, we think it’s a good thing because they’re focusing on what really makes students ready for college and for the type of institution they would be going to.”

NDSA’s main worry is the speed at which the program is being pushed.

Vetter said although numerous members are in favor of the agenda, NDSA wants to ensure considerable deliberation is taken to make sure the wrinkles are ironed out.

“This resolution basically says that before the State Board of Higher Education actually makes [Pathways to Student Success] part of policy, we would like more time to take it back to our campuses and our students for us to do research,” Vetter said, “and for representatives from each institution to really get together to talk about what admis-

sion standards will work for North Dakota.”

NDSA Student Affairs Committee Chair and NDSU student Jon Lipp also explained the most vital reason for slowing down the deliberation of the program would be to close the knowledge gap among students.

“There are things that are happening at a state level that I would know nothing about if it weren’t for my involvement at NDSA,” Lipp said. “That’s part of our drive this year is to try to make sure that students who aren’t directly involved with the student organization are still receiving that education.”

Even though many NDSA students and other involved members of North Dakota institutions are fully aware of the program and what it entails, NDSA still wants to make sure every student is aware of what is being talked about.

“As excited as we are about this program, there are still some concerns,” Lipp said. “For the formula [of Pathways to Student Success] to [be] able to plug ever[y] single person into it, there are a lot of variables that need to be considered.

“This resolution is to show support for the overall idea, while still saying that there are things we’re concerned about.”

This is far from the only North Dakota higher learning matter NDSA has been involved with. Meeting monthly at the institutions across the state, NDSA collaborates

to guarantee the voices of North Dakota students are not only heard, but acted upon.

Lipp said one of the main focuses of NDSA is to catch the public eye. By gaining more attention, the organization will have more momentum to go forward with various measures.

“We do have a lot of tools to communicate with people, but they’re not necessarily reaching students,” he said in regards to student’s awareness of NDSA’s actions.

“It’s mostly letting students know that we’re here and that we’re working on these things, because once they hear about us, it’s pretty easy to find out what we’re up to.”

Vetter said NDSA has been doing a considerable amount of work to correctly represent fellow students, especially when it comes to alterations to the higher learning scheme such as Pathways to Student Success.

First and foremost, NDSA is working to get the collective back of the North Dakota student body.

“We have to put quite a bit of work [in] outside of those meetings once a month to really make sure that the student’s voices are heard through all the voices making higher [education] policy,” Vetter said. “We do quite a bit to make sure that the students’ voices are heard in policy making.”

Larry Skogen Named Interim Chancellor of NDUS Skogen’s focus to be on rebuilding trust and communication Lisa Marchand

Head News Editor

Three months, one national search and sixteen applicants later, a replacement has finally been found for former North Dakota University System interim chancellor Hamid Shirvani.

The State Board of Higher Education opted for Larry Skogen, who is not only the current President of Bismarck State College, but has been standing in as acting interim chancellor of NDUS since Shirvani’s contract was bought out in June.

Skogen is set to take on the full-time role as interim chancellor by Nov. 1 and will have a contract until June 2015. As for who

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will replace him as President of BSC, he will be making recommendations to the Board in the coming weeks.

In a Forum article released shortly after the decision was made, it stated the original vote was 5-3 in favor of Skogen. Board member Grant Shaft, who voted for the other finalist Shane Goettle, expressed concerns regarding a “conflict of interest” by choosing a university president to fill the role.

However, a motion was then made to make the vote unanimous, and Skogen was voted in.

“We live in a democratic world and not everyone is going to agree on everything,” he said. “I am honored that in the end the Board decided to appoint me unanimously and I appreciate that very much.”

Skogen has a long list of plans for his term. He explained the main focus would be to strengthen the relationships among the state’s colleges and universities and the University System as a whole.

“Number one is to continue the path that

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we’ve been on relative to establishing trust and communications within the systems,” he said, “and we’re in good shape to move on.”

Since Skogen has been standing in as interim chancellor since June, he has been splitting his time between that job as well as his role as BSC’s president. Now that he has just one “more permanent” hat to wear, he is looking forward to focusing on moving forward with plans for NDUS. Since he has been with BSC for 7 years, he explained he would have been accepting of whatever decision was made.

“I never lost sleep over this,” he said. “I have the best job in the world; I love being president of BSC. If the decision had gone the other way, I was ready to get back to campus. I felt like I was in sort of a win-win position.”

Skogen said that he and Goettle, who is a former N.D. commerce commissioner, are close friends.

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Members of the makrsmanship club practice shooting .22 caliber pistols at the Red River Regional Marksmanship Center in West Fargo.

Marksmanship Club Aims for National Tournament Shooting team boasts Olympic connections Hannah Dillon

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NDSU has a myriad of clubs and sports teams for almost any interest. Unknown to many people, however, is the Marksmanship Club. Despite its skilled members, Olympic coaches and success at competition, they have managed to stay under the radar.

“A lot more goes into shooting than a lot of people think,” Kyle Boster, club vice president, said.

Marksmanship is a competitive sport.

Boster, who is also a rifle shooter and a sophomore majoring in Natural Resources Management, said that the club focuses on .22 rifle, .22 pistol, air rifle and air pistol competition.

The club attends competitions throughout the year with hopes to win their section in order to compete at nationals. For the past few years the club has indeed made it to nationals, which take place every spring.

National Success The Marksmanship Club has earned a spot to compete at the Intercollegiate Rifle Club and Pistol Championships at Fort Ben-

ning, Ga. in the past several years. In order to compete at nationals, teams must earn a spot by achieving the highest score in their section.

At the 2013 competition in March, NDSU competed against big name schools like Pennsylvania State, Purdue and West Point Military Academy.

The rifle team placed fifth, having been beat out by the University of Michigan, Penn. State, Clemson and Purdue.

However, the pistol team took second place overall at their competition, just five points behind West Point Military Academy.

Boster said that all of the club’s shooters are returning from last year and that he hopes to return to nationals.

“We’re optimistic; all we can do is really bear down and make ourselves better,” he said.

There are more differences between the rifle and pistol competitions than just the type of gun the shooters use.

Alana Townsend, Marksmanship Club Treasurer, pistol shooter and a sophomore majoring in Agribusiness, explained that rifle shooters have to wear a uniform that includes special shoes with ankle supports.

Pistol shooters, however, have no special uniform and cannot have shoes that go above the ankle.

She also described how rifle shooters

hold their gun with two hands, while pistol shooters can only use one hand.

Olympic Connections Townsend is more than just the club’s Treasurer and a pistol shooter. She has been shooting competitively since age 9 and has been shooting air pistol since she was 12.

At age 16 she was invited to join the U.S. Junior Olympic Development Team, and has been competing with that team around the world ever since.

Townsend said that the Development Team helps to build its shooters’ skills to hopefully compete at the Olympic level. As she is on the Development Team, Townsend has four assistant coaches nationwide—two that reside in Fargo—as well as the national coach in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Having two assistant coaches in Fargo was one reason why Townsend, a Montana native, came to NDSU. The other, she said, was because the university actually had a Marksmanship Club; she has been with them ever since the fall of her freshman year.

While she is focusing on school right now, Townsend said it is her goal to hopefully join the Olympic team by 2020.

Townsend’s affiliation with the Development Team is not the last of the club’s Olympic connections, however. Boster said that the club’s pistol coach, Eric Pueppke, is also an assistant coach to the U.S. Olympic team.

Peuppke has been coaching with the U.S. Olympic team since 2009, and is from Amenia, ND. “Big Happy Family” Both Boster and Townsend encourage anyone who is interested in shooting to attend a practice, just to try it out.

A background in handling firearms is not needed in order to pick up the sport of shooting, Townsend expressed. The coaches for the team are national-level coaches who know how to teach basic techniques and safety requirements to newcomers.

“As long as you dedicate yourself to the sport and work really hard you can pick it up really easily,” she said.

Townsend also encourages both men and women to join, and stressed that shooting is not a male-dominated sport. She said that having girls on the team helps both the men and women improve their skills.

“We’re a great group, we have friendly people. We’re pretty much a big happy family,” Townsend said with a smile.

For more information about the NDSU Marksmanship Club or if you have any questions, contact Kyle Boster at kyle.boster.2@ ndsu.edu. The Marksmanship Club practices 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday at the Red River Regional Marksmanship Center, 640 16 St. N.E., West Fargo.

The BRAzaar 2nd annual Brazaar to be held at Fargo Civic Center Lexus LaMotte Co-News Editor

Bras on Broadway is an annual event put on in the Fargo-Moorhead area to raise awareness for the American Cancer Society.

Throughout the month of October, groups and individuals come together to raise money for those struggling with the fight against breast cancer.

On Thursday, Oct. 3, Bras on Broadway will hold the BRAzaar from 6-10 p.m., which kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

People bring a bra to decorate, and Bras on Broadway provides the “bling.” This

event is open to kids and adults across the area.

“My bra from last year was created by my co-worker, Ryan Domres, who was the choreographer for the production “Grease.” The bra was light pink with intricately placed pearls and coiled zippers, made to look like coral. It was a truly beautiful bra,” said Chelsey Engelhard, a junior majoring in public relations and international S\studies.

Once all bras are decorated, Bras on Broadway will string a garland full of bras across buildings of downtown Fargo. According to Bras on Broadway, last year, they rounded another corner of the Hotel Donaldson and increased the garland length to over 3 miles.

In 2012, Bras on Broadway donated more than $134,000 to the American Cancer Society and over $430,000 in the past seven

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years.

Engelhard explained that all the money goes to women fighting breast cancer in North Dakota and most of Minnesota.

“The money is for women to use to pay for gas or hotel stays when they travel for their treatments, since many women in North Dakota come from rural areas,” she said.

An old bra and a minimum of a $5 donation will go a long way. This will help create the bra garland that will be strung throughout downtown the week of October 21 and is a unique way to spread awareness on breast cancer.

The actual event for Bras on Broadway is scheduled Thursday, October 24 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $100, and

all money go towards the cause. The event will start with Karen Stoker at 7 p.m. and the bra shows will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Local artists will donate wearable and non-wearable pieces. Final bids for nonwearable pieces will be at 9:15 p.m. and final bids for wearable pieces will be at 9:30 p.m.

To register, contact the

Hotel Donaldson at 701478-1000.

Brasonbroadway.com holds more information on joining the fight as well as donating to the American Cancer Society.

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Major Decisions To Be Made Decision fair for students choosing a degree path

Lexus LaMotte Co-News Editor

Coming to college often leads a mind to wander with questions about what major or minor one should take on.

With the help from NDSU representatives and Career Center staff, the Major Decision Fair can help resolve all unanswered questions for students with an undecided major or minor.

The Major Decision Fair is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Memorial Union’s Great Plains Ballroom.

“The purpose of the

Major Decision Fair is to help students get information about all of the available majors and minors at NDSU to help in the process of choosing and changing one’s major,” said Andrea Weber, Coordinator of Advising Resource Center.

“The event brings advisors and other representatives together in one place so students can stop in to easily get information without having to make multiple appointments to learn about other programs they may be interested in.”

Representatives will be available from all NDSU colleges, Career Counseling and Career Center staff as well as study abroad information. The NDSU Bookstore and Gate City Bank have also contributed door prizes to the event.

The Major Decision Fair will answer questions rang-

ing anywhere from how to pick a major to questions about studying abroad with a certain major. The fair will be available to all NDSU students and will be hosted by the College of University Studies.

“I am looking forward to the opportunity to meet with the different representatives of the colleges and hopefully find out more about the different majors and minors available to me,” freshman Holly Schmitt, who is majoring in university studies, said. “It will help talking to the representatives of the college I am looking into to either lock in my major, or keep looking.”

For further questions or concerns, contact the Advising Resource Center at ndsu.arc@ndsu.edu or Andrea Weber, coordinator of Advising Resource Center, at andrea.weber@ndsu.edu.

ROTC Aviation Simulator

Aviation exercise held for NDSU students Yasser Shaikh Staff Writer

The Army ROTC organized a flight simulation exercise by the Bentson Bunker Field House last week to inform students about enrollment options in the Army ROTC on the NDSU campus.

Army ROTC partnered with the Fargo office of US Army Recruiting to spread awareness amongst NDSU students, particularly the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students, about some of the premier jobs the US Army offers.

Captain Scott Sumbles assists The ROTC used an aviation simulation van to give a student in operating the Apache students a firsthand idea of AH 64 helicopter simulator. how it is to fly a US Army nook simulator gave a first helicopter. person view of flying in the The students got a Transport Helicopter along chance to simulate flight with wind effects one would experiences of an Apache feel while flying.

AH-64 attack helicopter, Lynnae Caneen, a freshan Unmanned Aerial Veman in Business Adminishicle (UAV) and the CH-47 tration from Bemidji, Minn.

Chinook Military Transport was one of the students who Helicopter. tried out the aviation simuThe students using the lator. Caneen who was part Apache helicopter got to sit of Junior ROTC throughin a simulated cockpit and out high school, said she carry out a flight and atenjoyed the simulators and tack mission. The controls is excited to be part of the offered were similar to an Army ROTC experience actual Apache helicopter, during college. except for certain foot conThe Army ROTC at trols.

NDSU has a current enrollThe simulator for the ment of 72 cadets. Captain UAV had students fly, perScott Sumbles, Assistant form a loop in the air and Professor of Military Sciland the vehicle back safely ences at NDSU, said, “After on the runway. The Chicompleting their training

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with the ROTC, an Officer candidate can choose between 16 different branches of the US Army, and aviation could be one of them.”

The students of ROTC are mentored by upperclassmen that are matched with them based on academic major. Captain Sumbles who has spent 13 years with the US Army said, “The ROTC is all about developing leadership qualities and development of character.”

The trailer van also displayed other Army exhibits like uniform and gear of an Army Pathfinder, rockets and mini models of aerial vehicles that the US Army uses.

Interim chancellor from page 1 Goettle expressed similar sentiments the week before SBHE made their final decision.

According to Skogen, the two agreed early on in the search to have a celebratory dinner together regardless of who was chosen.

“He’s a good, good guy,” Skogen said of Goettle.

“He’s been a great servant to N.D. as commissioner of commerce. He’s a young man and he’s going to be around for a long time.”

In the midst of Skogen’s term, the future of the chancellor position as well as of the SBHE will be in the hands of N.D. voters. On the November 2014 ballot Measure 3 will include the deci-

sion to replace SBHE with a three-person commission. If the measure is approved, the chancellor position would no longer exist after the end of Skogen’s term.

According to NDUS’s Director of Communications and Public Relations Linda Donlin, Skogen has been aware of the brevity of his term since the beginning of the search.

She also explained that if Measure 3 is approved next fall, Skogen is not allowed to receive a nomination for the new board of commissioners.

Until the end of his contract as interim chancellor, Skogen plans to get more involved with the com-

munities that are home to NDUS’s institutions.

“I want to get out in the communities and I want to listen to North Dakotans and see what they think university systems should be offering to their students,” he explained.

Skogen is looking forward to attending a Bison football game in November where he hopes to meet with some of the students and get feedback on what they expect from the university system.

“All of us want the same thing in the end: we want the best education in our systems for our students,” he said.

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Student Keeps Award-Winning Tradition Alive Trevor Haugdahl Contributing Writer

North Dakota State University’s very own Kyle Sebesta was the 2013 recipient of the Reginald E. F. Colley Award for Theta Chi Fraternity. The Colley Award is the highest honor an undergraduate student can receive recognizing superior achievement in academics, fraternity and the community.

From the beginning, Sebesta had his mind set on serving others. Throughout his

time at NDSU, Sebesta has been extremely involved. Most notably was Sebesta’s participation and later leading of NDSU’s Summer Leadership Institute in 2010 and 2012. During this time, Sebesta helped new, incoming students and transfer students adjust and become successful in the college atmosphere.

Sebesta was also the founder of the NDSU-Fargo Lions Club, which has been an ongoing success. It is also one of the leading clubs on campus for serving the community and working with the North Dakota Associa-

tion of the Blind.

The current president of Theta Chi and NDSU senior Daniel Kvasnicka said, “What amazes me is his work ethic with everything he does for the fraternity. He pushes himself, and his brothers to constantly be thinking of how the chapter can be better.”

As the 2013 recipient of the Colley Award Sebesta joins three other NDSU graduates who all have achieved the same prestigious honor: Roman E. Meyers—1934, Maj. Gen. Larry F. Tanberg—1941 and Cory Love-

less—2011.

Reginald E. F. Colley, after whom the award was named, was also a graduate of NDSU’s class of 1915. After graduating, Colley went overseas to serve in the U.S. Army on the Western Front and later died at the age of 39 years.

Colley’s acclaimed reputation on campus as a community and civic leader led him to leave behind a revered legacy of servant leadership, which continues to inspire Theta Chi members around the country.

Leadership at its Best A day in the life of the Student Body President Yasser Shaikh Staff Writer

Leader. Student. Friend. These words summarize only a few aspects of this man’s life. Meet the Student Body President Robert Charles Lauf, popularly known as “Robbie.”

This town-boy from Mayville, N.D. may have the most infectious smile you would come across on NDSU campus.

A fourth-generation Bison, attending NDSU was a very natural choice for Lauf.

He graduated out of Mayport CG High School and made his way to NDSU right after—like it was his destiny. Lauf is now a junior double majoring in economics and political science.

Most people know him by his rampant, active and enthusiastic involvement with the campus and student body.

A part of student government for three years now, Lauf has been a senator, a commission executive and now president.

Lauf wishes to follow in the footsteps of his older sister, Savannah, and attend law school after finishing his undergraduate. Although he might leave the city after his time at NDSU comes to a close, his heart lies in Fargo.

“I want to come back to Fargo after law school and give back to the community that has done so much for me,” Lauf said.

As aforementioned, NDSU has had a deep impact on his life.

“NDSU gives me a sense of family,

” Lauf said.

His own family still lives in Mayville, which is only an hour away and makes it easy for his parents to visit often.

An average day for Lauf begins at 7 a.m., sometimes earlier. One rarely sees him not busy doing something. With the amount of energy he projects around him, he could easily be our very own brand ambassador for an energy drink.

The position of student body president involves a lot of hard work and dedication. Lauf spends most of his time running between classrooms and conference rooms. When he is not meeting university officials, Robbie is either meeting with students or utilizing time for homework.

If you thought being student body president was enough of a time commitment, think again. Lauf, who is a proud

member of the Greek Life at NDSU under the Delta Tau Delta banner, is also on the DTD National Board as an undergraduate counsel. He is one of the eight select members of the board.

Although busy, Lauf knows how to relax and unwind. Between meetings and conferences, he makes time to go and relax at his lake cabin in Detroit Lakes, Minn. That is his favorite holiday spot, and where he spends hours absorbing the beautiful scenery.

For Lauf, relaxation is great, but he seems to really thrive when talking about leadership and student government.

“Student government is here to develop leaders and helping organizations,” Lauf explained.

Under the leadership of Lauf and his counterpart, he and Erik Diederich have strived hard to restructure student gov-

ernment since being elected in May. “I want all student organizations to thrive well,” Lauf said. “They are welcome to come and talk to me or any of our senators and commissioners about anything they need. We want them to work with us in building better leaders on our campus.”

People who know Robbie on campus know him to be a person with intelligence and humor. Cassie Hillen, senator for off-campus who joined student government along with Lauf the third week of her freshman year remembers him as, “always being very ambitious to help students in whatever way he can.”

With so much involvement and such a busy schedule, it’s difficult to keep up with his daily life, but for Lauf, it’s just another day.

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YOUR THREADS Holland Lind | Contributing Writer

tough love stripes Polka dots are known for being girly, hounds tooth is more formal and argyle is knowledgeable. However one pattern fits them all: the classic stripe.

Some people may not know the “stripe” has had a hard and long life. Today they are welcomed on all clothing items, but at one time stripes were known as the “devil’s clothing.”

In 1320, a French cobbler was condemned to death because he “had been caught in striped clothes,” said an article from the New York Times. During the same time, animals with stripes were feared and hated. For example, zebras were regarded as dangerous for their stripes, although not many people had ever seen one.

Erin Peterson, a junior studying apparel and textiles retail management, is wearing an interesting mixed striped knit.

M. Lamar, a freshman, is looking sharp in his polo striped knitted tee.

Jessica Woodbury, a senior in civil engineering, is seen wearing a stylish striped top.

Thankfully for us, stripes are now popu-

they can create illusions on the human body.

said they believe stripes are a classic look

lar and loved. They can be casual, but when

There are many websites and magazines that

that adds interest to an outfit.

used correctly, are professional. However,

will help guide you toward the best way to

Stripes also go well with several patterns,

fashion style possible for all and have im-

they are to be used with caution. Stripes are

wear stripes for your body type, and how not

colors and styles. The many ways people

pacted how it is worn today. Who knew that

fashionable, but when worn wrong they can

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can wear stripes are appealing to many of

such a hated print could become such an

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the people on campus. Stripes can be allur-

adored style?

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Savvy Shopper

Your Energy $ Bill

Stephanie Stanislao | Features Editor

Every college student has a multitude of expenses. Many of those expenses are things we would rather not use our hardearned money for… like toilet paper, laundry detergent or gasoline.

However, one of the most hated ways many college students dread spending their George Washingtons on is the monthly energy bill.

The extreme weather the state of North Dakota sees throughout the year, from hot and humid summers to the sub-zero temperatures of the winter, adds an even greater challenge to this month-to-month battle with the trusty old thermostat.

It’s easy to keep the costs associated with energy down, so no need to sweat it or get cold feet!

In order to lower your monthly energy bill it is important to follow a few helpful tips.

Stop wasting. Look for areas in your apartment or home where you might be losing heat or cold air. If you find areas that might be allowing heating or cooling to escape, notify your landlord immediately to have the problem fixed.

Rearrange your furniture. To increase the efficiency of your heating or cooling system, arrange your furniture in a way that will not block heat or cool air.

Bundle up. When temperatures be-

gin to drop, wear warmer clothing and add more blankets. Bundling up will help to keep you warm without having to hike up your energy bill.

Turn down your heat. By turning down the temperature of your home or apartment, it will help to save on your energy bill overall.

Open a window. As fall rolls in, the temperatures typically drop in the evening.

If you have a tendency to get warm, open your window and run a fan in your bedroom. The Fargo wind alone can work as a natural air conditioner!

Unplug it. Make sure to unplug household appliances like TVs, toasters and radios when not using them in order to save money on your energy bill.

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Scenes from ‘Moby Dick’ will be presented Oct. 1 to 3 by the Fargo-Moorhead Opera at the Plains Art Museum as part of the tri-community’s 3.2.1. project.

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F-M Opera Furthers Area Infusion of Moby Dick Jack Dura

Staff Writer

Noticed a fair amount of Moby Dick hype in the region the past five months?

Yes? No? Well, anyway, be prepared, as the famed white whale comes to life in operatic form this week at the Plains Art Museum.

Just one event on the schedule of happenings involved with the 3.2.1 project of the public libraries of Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo, and the Plains Art Museum, the Fargo-Moorhead Opera’s “Scenes from Moby Dick” continues the mission of promoting the classic whale tale while entertaining at the same time.

Composing the 3.2.1 project are three communities (Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo) two novels (Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” and Sena Jeter Naslund’s “Ahab’s Wife”) and one art exhibit (T.L. Solien’s “Toward the Setting Sun,” 58 works of art inspired by the two novels).

“Scenes from Moby Dick” is another medium to present the classic story, albeit a

dramatic one, as certain parts of the book are acted out through operatic performances on the third floor of the Plains Art Museum this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

“We will be presenting the scenes from the opera, of course, we can’t do a full production in the Plains,” David Hamilton, executive director of the Fargo-Moorhead Opera, said. “They’re concert scenes, however, we have gotten images from the San Diego opera production to be able to project so that people can see what the production looks like.”

Spaces issues prevent the entire production from being performed, as no theater is large enough in the area to accommodate the full-scale show. This version has been downsized to selected scenes and songs while still remaining true to the original music of the full production.

“I really love the music, it’s just beautiful and it’s by the number one opera composer of our time right now,” Hamilton said.

That composer is Jake Heggie, who is the hand behind many other operatic pro-

ductions, such as “The End of the Affair” and “To Hell and Back.” His “Moby-Dick” came alive onstage in Dallas in April 2010, and has since been performed in various cities along the East Coast and in Australia.

In fact, a link to past productions will be present in the Fargo-Moorhead Opera’s edition as Joseph Mechavich heads the helm as conductor.

“We’re very fortunate [that Mechavich] who has conducted productions both in San Diego and Calgary will be coming to conduct and play piano for us,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton, fellow tenor Joshua Kohl, baritone Cory Renbarger, and bass Ashraf Sewailam take up the parts of the characters in this production, which actually allows for a few different styles of arrangements despite the size of the show.

“What we have chosen to do is we’ve got four of the characters and so we’re doing a variety of scenes,” Hamilton said. “There’s a couple of scenes that involve all four of us, and then there are solo scenes for Captain Ahab, the first mate Starbuck, and the young

character called Greenhorn. He is one who would be Ishmael.”

Though this production will not be shown in its entirety, opera fans and lovers of the Melville classic can see the story told in an interesting and culturally stimulating way. More events (movies, book talks, etc.) are to follow in the 3.2.1 project, an undertaking that has brought together three communities with one literary legend.

“It’s great that all these organizations were all able to come together and present a story that everybody knows but not everybody has read,” Hamilton said.

“Scenes from Moby Dick” is presented by the Fargo-Moorhead Opera at the Plains Art Museum at 704 1st Ave. N. on Oct. 1 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 2 at 12:00 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for students. Other prices range from $40 to $80. Tickets are available online at fmopera.org and by phone at 701239-4558.

Questions Pondered in Philosophical ‘Red’ Jack Dura

Staff Writer

It is safe to assume that most people go the theater to laugh, hear some show tunes, or indulge in a full-circle story onstage for two hours or so. It’s entertainment by people, for people, essentially.

That is just fine, and it is a wonderful thing to live in a community like FargoMoorhead that is so immersed in the arts.

While the pure entertainment factor is the root of all reasons for attending a play or musical, one area theater is giving its audiences a little more to think about this time around.

Theatre B’s run of “Red” has a solid entertainment value about it, but it goes deeper than a few funny lines and colorful characters. “Red” ponders questions of philosophy

and art out loud, intriguing not only its characters, but its audiences as well.

Sure, anyone can attend the show and only focus on the interactions between the characters, expressionist Mark Rothko (Hardy Koenig) and his assistant Ken (Blaine Edwards). Well, maybe not anyone. Leave the kids at home with this one. But anyway, digressing, Rothko and Ken strike like flint and steel from the start. Friction between the two runs throughout the show, as do their ponderings of the deeper issues of art and greater meaning.

Rothko, commissioned by the Four Seasons to paint a number of murals, takes on Ken to assist him in his studio. However, after a little while to marinate in each other’s presence, the two begin to question each other’s actions; for example, why is Rothko so furious with the emergent success of

Andy Warhol when he says that it is necessary to “banish the father” like he and his contemporaries did to their cubist forebears?

Why does he take up the restaurant commission when he abhors art made for a commercial purpose, art made to “go with something?” Rothko’s retort that the restaurant is really a temple to house his abstracts is hardly an argument for what Ken calls “selling out.”

Rothko’s hypocrisy and inflated ego are frequently questioned and poked by his young assistant, who strives to learn from Rothko what they did not teach him at art school. He philosophizes Nietzsche, debates the meanings of the color red, and is not afraid to question his arrogant employer, calling Rothko out when double standards seem present.

It is this questioning by Ken that taps

the audience on their heads, evoking them to think for themselves about the meaning behind Rothko’s art and actions.

By the end, the two are not friends, but have grown just the teensiest bit past their employer-employee relationship established

by Rothko early on. They find a mutual respect, the aging artist and the eager apprentice, and “Red” explores how they come to an understanding through the riveting thoughts they pose to each other.

“Red” continues its run every Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. until Oct. 12 with a matinee on Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. and an ASL performance on Sept. 28 at Theatre B 716 Main Avenue. Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for Sunday matinee seniors, $10 for students and $5 for Thursday students. Tickets are available at the box office and at 701729-8880.

20/20 Experience - 2 0f 2 Now Available for Pre-Order Rhianna LaValla Contributing Writer

With the nearly sold out Justin Timberlake concert at the Fargodome coming up on Feb. 7, the limited time free streaming of “The 20/20 Experience-2 of 2” is quite the tease. The album was available for free streaming on Sept. 23, and is officially set for purchase on Sept. 30, according to iTunes.

Listening to “2 of 2” is definitely an ex-

perience. Not just a sit down and listen to a little music experience, but an enveloping, mesmerizing and intense experience. Timberlake experiments with edgy vocal percussion and other sounds, giving the album an animalistic feel.

According to Rolling Stone, “Running at more than 74 minutes, the second installment of The 20/20 Experience is carnal where the first part is crisp.”

The listener is enveloped in waves of Timberlake’s voice mixed with electronic

beats, creating something of a new style. It is distinctly Justin Timberlake; something that listeners have come to expect. It is a very unique sound.

The producer of the albums, RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, anticipates that “2 of 2” will be just as successful as the first part of the album. Part one was only expected to sell half a million copies in the first week, but it actually sold 968,000 copies.

In Timberlake’s “I’m Ready” YouTube

video, he explains why it has taken so long for him, almost seven years, to come out with a new album after his also immensely successful “FutureLove/SexSounds” album.

“Look, I’ve only done two albums in ten years. I don’t want to put anything out that I feel like is something I don’t love. You just don’t get that everyday. You have to wait for it. I’m ready.”

Everything Timberlake does, whether it is music or film, seems to be worth the wait.

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Big News for Potter Fans

Rowling signs screen-writing deal with Warner Bros.

Linda Norland

Contributing Writer

Fans of J. K. Rowling’s massively popular “Harry Potter” series may be ecstatic to know that Warner Bros. recently announced she will be screenwriting a new series of films set in her wizarding world. Yes, a series. But they may also be disappointed to know that Harry himself (or, rather, Daniel Radcliffe) will not be featured in these movies. Indeed, most of the characters from that series will not, setting the stage for an entirely new cast of characters.

Although she described them as “neither a prequel nor a sequel” to her Harry Potter series, they are set in the trademark magical world 70 years prior to Harry’s story and across the pond in New York. The first will surround her fictional textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” which is mentioned in the

first book, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” It will star the character Newt Scamander, the author, whose grandson marries Luna Lovegood at the end of the Potter series.

Originally the idea for a movie came from Warner Bros., but Rowling said she is very protective of her creation and that she pitched the idea to them that she would write the screenplay.

“I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about and this is it,” she said in a Facebook post.

Included in the deal are the distribution rights to a new BBC television miniseries based on “The Casual Vacancy” and new rides in the already established Universal Studios Harry Potter theme park.

Since finishing her seven-book hit series in 2007, Rowling has been very busy, indeed. Breaking into the adult novel genre, she wrote the book “The Casual Vacancy,” and secretly penned the detective thriller “The Cuckoo’s Calling” under the name Robert Galbraith. The latter endeavor was supposed to be kept secret, but a member of the law firm Russells let slip information to a family friend who revealed

the news in a tweet to a columnist at the Sunday Times, leaving Rowling quite frustrated.

Being the author of such a hugely famous series has made Rowling a major name in the literary and pop culture worlds alike. Though this will be her first venture into screenwriting, this new franchise will no doubt make a huge profit for both her and the film studio, whether or not the films are a hit. Clearly Rowling cares

more about the quality than the money—why else would she choose an anonymous pseudonym for one of her books? Based upon this assumption and her previous works, it is likely that these new movies will be box office smashers.

But for now, fans will just have to sit tight and wait—a release date has not yet been mentioned, and it will probably be some time before casting decisions are made.

Bare Stage Theatre Racks Up Laughs with Holmes Parody Jack Dura

Staff Writer

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“Red” at Theatre B is currently running in downtown Fargo. But before we move on to the rest of this season’s excitement, let’s take a look at what’s come before.

“The Hound of the Baskervilles” played at The Stage at Island Park last week. Both this play and the former differ incredibly in their content, and for those who favor a more lighthearted fare, the latter option is a wonderful choice.

Parodying “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the Bare Stage Theatre, who strive to present productions with as minimal set pieces as possible (hence the name Bare Stage Theatre).

“The Hound of Baskervilles” finds Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Sir

Henry Baskerville and the dozen other characters in the show scrambling to solve the mystery of the hellhound haunting the Baskervilles of the Grimpen Mire near Dartmoor in England.

Evan Christie, Jeremy Ellsworth, and Mark Seeba (the only members of the cast) juggle these characters, the set pieces and props all throughout the two-hour show, and doing it right the whole way through.

Some may scrutinize this production for parodying the world’s most famous fictional detective and his doctor colleague, two characters who have endured for over 120 years. Their popularity has stretched into films, television, spinoff stories and more. Bare Stage Theatre does no injustice with this production, as the talents of the cast carry the hilarity of this show without any disrespect.

Portraying Holmes is Christie, with Seeba as Watson, and Ellsworth as Baskerville. Though the three switch characters quite a bit, it is Christie who handles the bulk of this task. Alternating between Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Barrymore, Jack and Cecile Stapleton and a few other minor figures, Christie has a challenge on his hands and he executes it hilariously.

Rushing on and off the stage and always gallivanting back as a new character, Christie’s presence is muchappreciated. His Cecile Stapleton is the best of all, particularly when interacting with Ellsworth’s Baskerville in their fleeting moments of passion.

Ellsworth and Seeba have their moments, too.

Seeba’s dimwitted, triggerhappy Watson does everything but protect Baskerville from the dangers of the

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moor “where the powers of evil are exalted.” His vibrant attitude and determination to solve the case blind him from obvious clues at times, and Seeba’s portrayal succeeds without any wounds to Watson.

Ellsworth’s Baskerville is sure to please with his scenes in a sauna with Holmes and Watson, and (reiterated) any with the exotic “beauty” that is Cecile Stapleton. His cluelessness about the moor and mire perk up this parody as well.

Whether it is seeing Christie’s rapid costume changes, Ellsworth and Seeba’s characters’ incompetence, or busting a gut over the hilarity of the whole show, “The Hound of the Baskervilles” wins out in this parody form. Entertainment is what people want at the theater, and that is just what they got with this show.

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Time to Wake Up Teddy

Our Future Depends on Drilling for oil the Exploration in our National Parks of Mars Samantha Wickramasinghe

Samantha is a senior majoring in journalism.

low multiple use. They manage

resource exploitation, that we can

to drill and extract fossil fuels from

their land to be the few remain-

preserve some small areas as ex-

park land.

ing pieces of pristine nature in our

amples of pristine environment for

The irony here is nothing short

country, for the enjoyment of its

future generations.

of enraging for pure-hearted envi-

citizens. A visit to an area managed

This system has been success-

ronmentalists. Teddy Roosevelt,

by the Bureau of Land Manage-

ful for nearly a century. Private

essentially the founder of the Na-

ment, while it may be very beauti-

companies have been allowed to

the

tional Park System in America,

ful and even remote, could still in-

harvest resources from large tracts

turmoil in the

would be rolling in his grave at the

volve sights of mining or logging.

of public land, while citizens have

House of Rep-

news.

A visit to a National Park, on the

been able to enjoy the recreational

Nathan Stottler Spectrum Staff

Opinion Editor

When I was in high school, I learned a poem named “The Lazy One” written by the renowned Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. I do not know whether you readers have read this poem, but in very light-hearted and a satirical way it tells about the futility of space exploration and humans trying to “spoil” the other planets without understanding how beautiful and fulfilling our earth is.

Neruda ends this poem by expressing the words “I do not want to change my planet.” I loved this poem from the first time I read it and I was asking myself why the heck I ever want to or need to change my planet.

The memory of this poem came back to me as I learned about the Mars One project. As many of you may already know, a Dutchbased company named “Stichting Mars One” along with many other agencies have organized a one way trip to Mars with the purpose of establishing permanent settlement of human beings in Mars by the year of 2023.

T h e company states that this project is possible with the existing human technology. Before the settlement “a demonstration mission, communication satellites, two rovers and several cargo missions” will be sent Mars. According to Mars One official website, more than 78,000 people have registered for the selection program in this mission and among them are some influential people like Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman ever to go into space.

This relentless response that people have shown to this project overwhelms me and simultaneously make me understand the reason why it is that so. Mars is an unexplored word, and humans always had ambitions to explore new environments. On the other hand, humans in general on this earth have used and are using resources in an unsustainable manner. The world population in 2050 according to projections recently issued by the United Nations will reach 8.9 billion. Thus Mars exploration makes sense in both scientific, economic and demographic terms. If you want to look at this in an entirely positive way, Mars exploration might help people here on earth to develop new technologies and it may help us to find answers for the climate change, or energy deficiency.

Going back to Neruda’s poem, I feel that the circumstances have changed, the earth has changed, and the human greed and human yearning for exploration have excelled. Whether I like it or not the future of humanity depends on Mars and other planetary exploration and I do envision our daughters and sons living in Mars in the future. Unlike Neruda I do not want make fun of people who are exploring new worlds. But I do want to go back to a place where I want to be alone and lazy and think about my beautiful planet and get lost in the beauty.

companies would still be allowed

With

resentatives

The National Park System was

other hand, will bring nothing but

benefits of (relatively) small areas

catching every-

founded under the idea of preser-

the purest form of nature that we

of pristine wilderness.

one’s attention

vation, rather than conservation.

have been able to preserve.

lately, a strange situation came to

While other agencies practice con-

The United States govern-

by oil and gas companies that want

light in an article I happened to

servation which is the act of con-

ment owns and manages massive

to extract fossil fuels from Nation-

read while digging through the

serving natural resources while al-

amounts of land, particularly in the

al Park land. Even in North Da-

daily news. In the government

lowing them to be used for multiple

American west. The Forest Service

kota we face this issue, as the oil-

shutdown that is set to happen, if

purposes, including industry. The

and the Bureau of Land Manage-

bearing geologic formation known

the House does not find a way to

National Park Service practices

ment control the vast majority of

as the Bakken underlies Theodore

pass a budget (the budget being

very strict preservation methods—

this land. Only small portions have

Roosevelt National Park enticing

blocked by Republicans who want

the act of maintaining the land in

been set aside as National Parks.

oil and gas companies.

the Affordable Care Act defunded)

as pristine a way as possible, for

And this was done on purpose.

many government agencies will go

only recreational benefits.

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And how is that for irony. Ol’

America has a vast amount of

Teddy will be up out of his grave

into shutdown mode. This includes

Within the government, this is

natural resources, resources that

and wringing our necks pretty soon

all of America’s public land stew-

spoken of, as multiple use versus

we need for our modern society

if the National Park named in his

ards, including the Bureau of Land

single use. The tagline that the Bu-

to thrive. To lock up all of them in

honor, on a site that he held most

Management, the Fish and Wild-

reau of Land Management uses,

single-use parks would likely be a

dear, is closed to the public but

life Service, the Forest Service and

for example, is “Multiple use, not

waste of economic potential. The

opened to resource exploitation.

the National Park Service.

multiple abuse.” While these agen-

implementation of multiple-use

And maybe that’s just the shock

The article I read focused upon

cies may allow oil and gas drill-

agencies to manage these lands en-

we need in order to get our priori-

the fate of the National Park Ser-

ing and extraction on their lands,

sures that resource harvesting can

ties straight.

vice during a government shut-

it is regulated not only in practice

occur while the environment is still

down. The authors were harping

but also in the location in which

being cared for.

on the fact that the public would

it takes place, in order to strike a

The Park system is a great com-

no longer have access to any lands

balance between industry and en-

plement to these other agencies. It

managed by the Park Service, but

vironment.

ensures that we do not expose our

private oil and gas production

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with Jimmy Fallon” released a video on YouTube

featuring

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake titled, “‘#Hashtag’ with Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake.”

The video already has over 10 million views.

If you haven’t seen the video, it pokes fun at using the word “hashtag” in verbal communication. For example, Timberlake offers Fallon cookies toward the beginning of the video saying, “Hashtag homemade, hashtag oatmeal raisin, hashtag show me the cookie.”

First and foremost, people shouldn’t use the word “hashtag” while talking in their daily lives.

The fact that this actually happens is a clear example of how much social media has impacted our generation’s lives.

in landscape architecture. Follow him on twitter @nwstottler.

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The Parks, however, do not al-

Nathan is a senior majoring

However, the video made me

useful when used properly.

write a whole sentence in a

realize several other things about

Hashtags can also be used to

hashtag—and this is especially

the hashtag in general. Most peo-

create traditions. For example, #np

true when the tweeter doesn’t

ple seem to not understand the

is a shortcut for “now playing.”

capitalize

concept of the hashtag and how to

Traditions that have also become

#icannotreadwhatyouaresaying.

properly use it. I am usually not

trending topics include “MCM”

a fan of people who claim to be

and “WCW,” shortcuts for “Man

hashtag punctuation. So when you

qualified to be the “social media

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use a contraction in a tweet, the

police,” but I feel like people need

Crush Wednesday.”

hashtag gets cuts off after the apos-

to be informed

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people

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individual thing:

words— You

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trophe. Don’t do it.

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many

hashtag “emojis.” I don’t know

incorporated on

hashtags—

what the function of that would be

Twitter to differ-

spam—in

anyway, but I still see people do-

entiate relevant

single

keywords

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too

or

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tweet.

ing it.

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phrases. When

website recom-

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users click on

mends:

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hashtags on Facebook pointlessly

the

#spam

#with

because they did not link to any-

#hashtags and

thing. Although Facebook has in-

the user to a list of tweets that used

to use only 2 hashtags per tweet.

corporated capabilities for people

the same hashtag. The “Trending

What would be the use of looking

to use hashtags on the social me-

Topics” list—normally on the right

at tweets about the word “with?”

dia site more recently, I think we

side of the screen when Twitter is

Exactly.

should keep it in its original home.

hashtag,

Twitter will take

accessed on a computer—are popular hashtags.

The “Trending Topics” section

People also use hashtags to

So now that you know the dos

emphasize phrases in their tweets,

and don’ts of hashtags, we are one

which doesn’t make sense either.

step closer to a more effective,

can be a place for people to stay

Not only do people hashtag

informed about what is happening

irrelevant words, they often use

in the world. Many younger people

hashtags that are too long. Fal-

receive a lot of their news via so-

lon and Timberlake focus on

cial media, so hashtags are actually

this a lot in their video. If you

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happier Twitter community.

Emma is a senior majoring in jornalism.

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Over the last 20 years, video games have largely integrated themselves into our culture. I would like to think our generation really became the first group to be raised with them. Some people love them, some hate them and most of us would fall somewhere in between. I myself do enjoy a good game for filling the void between sleep, eat, work and school. This week I will be giving my opinion as to the top five most underrated games. So without further ado, here are my top five selections.

5. Heavy Rain At number 5 I have “Heavy Rain.” It was released back in 2010 for the PlayStation 3. I felt it had a fantastic story line and probably would have done better had it been a movie rather than a game. The story revolves around a serial killer known as the Origami Killer. The player has control of multiple characters throughout the story, which was an aspect I re-

ally appreciated. The selection of dialogue options could drastically change the direction of conversations forcing players to think before speaking. The downfall, I feel, was how the game was operated.

Controls consisted of timed button responses rather than actually fighting or free moving mechanics.

For instance, one of the characters gets in a fight and the player must press buttons at the right time to dodge and fight rather than for example “X” is kick and “Square” is punch. However despite that, the story was brilliant and suspenseful. It makes a great late-night cinematic experience.

4. Mirror’s Edge

I remember downloading the demo for “Mirror’s Edge” back in 2008 and was so excited to buy the game after I beat the demo a half a dozen times. “Mirror’s Edge” is a first-person free-running/parkour adventure game. It takes place in a dystopian future where all news is controlled and censored by the government. The player takes the role of Faith, a “runner,” who delivers the truth about what is really happening. This game was beautifully designed as the player runs

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across buildings high over the city and through train tunnels avoiding or fighting guards. The fluidity of movement while being in first person made it truly a unique experience. The only issue was it dissuaded people of the not-so-great combat system and the game’s repetition. It did get a little redundant at times but all in all I thought it was an artistic wonder coupled with a good story.

3. Freedom Fighters The third spot on my list goes to “Freedom Fighters.” I had this game on my Nintendo GameCube and it saw a lot of playing time. The game was released back in 2003 and had quite decent graphics for its time. “Freedom Fighters,” is a third-person shooter that puts you in a world where Russia has invaded the United States and declared a New Soviet Union. The player has to assemble teams of resistance fighters to complete missions and take back New York. It was a very fun game to play as each mission required different tactics and people you needed in your group to complete it. Unfortunately the game was not overly long and right as you start diving deep into the

story the game is over—not saying that the ride wasn’t great—I just would have liked it to continue.

The main character Chris Stone evolves from an average Joe to the leader of New York’s resistance. It had a great story, pretty solid mechanics and combat. But best of all, it was the first time where I got to toss a Molotov cocktail!

2. Fallout: New Vegas

Ain’t that a kick in the head; “Fallout: New Vegas” sits at number two on my list. I feel “Fallout: New Vegas” was both justly but also unjustly panned.

First off, it followed up “Fallout 3” which was a fantastic game and that is not an easy thing to do. It did have a tendency to freeze up and the graphics fell short of its predecessor. Despite that I think the pros outweigh the cons and I shall now make my case. The story was pretty solid. You are in the shoes of a courier who was shot and robbed of the package you were delivering. Seems simple at first, but the package you were holding is far more important than originally thought. On top of that you get tossed into the middle of a war between the New California Republic—which holds on to old world values of democracy and freedom—and Caesar’s Legion— an army of marauders and slavers who take what they want, when they want. The “Karma” system, in which your actions have consequences, was improved significantly. Its included “reputation” allowed you to be liked by one town, but hated by a different one. The companions that could follow you had great backstories that required you to get to know them. The story continues to build nicely and it was overall a great play. I really liked it also because it was a game you could replay and do things differently 1. Dragon’s Dogma At number one is “Dragon’s Dogma.” This game came out in 2011 and was largely overshadowed by the release of “Skyrim, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations”

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and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.” I liked this game a lot because it played a lot like “Skyrim” and the combat was similar to the “Dragon Age” series. It has a very open world and was enjoyable to explore. The story was pretty simple—a dragon takes your heart, it does not kill you though. You become the “Arisen” and are destined to kill the dragon; if you fail the dragon will conquer the world.

It has a mythological simplicity to it which I like. Combat was very creative and unique at first, as the more you fought a specific enemy you would learn its weakness. For example, after fighting many goblins you would discover they are scared of fire, or that cutting the tail off of a creature makes it weak.

However, it did get a bit repetitive. You are given help by a group called “Pawns.” They are like humans but do not have a will of their own. They will follow you to the death. What made this a great system was at the beginning of the game the player designs their own pawn to stay with them throughout the game. If a friend played the game you could “borrow” their pawn and you would both benefit.

The down side to pawns was that they would not shut up! They talked all the time and though the dialogue was vast there is only so long you can go without hearing the same phrase over and over again.

The crafting system was very large and I think it overwhelmed a majority of people. All in all, “Dragon’s Dogma” is a solid game that I really enjoyed fighting through, and the DLC “Dark Arisen” is exceptional.

I recommend all these games as a back-up play when you are in between games or waiting for a new title. If you have any comments or suggestions for any “top five” lists you’d like to see you can tweet at me: @Werness42 #TopFive Caleb is a sophomore majoring in English.

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Bison limit FCS rushing leader Zenner to eight yards Sam Herder Sports Editor

There was nothing glamorous or pretty about it. But the No. 1 ranked NDSU football team did enough on offense while riding the back of its defense to defeat No. 6 South Dakota State 20-0 in Brooking, S.D. The Bison defense held steady all game against the Football Championship Subdivision leading rusher Zach Zenner. Zenner, who averaged 185.0 yards per game coming in, was held to just four yards on eight carries. As a whole, the Jackrabbits totaled minus-32 yards rushing.

“It certainly was what we thought would be a hardnosed, physical game,” NDSU head coach Craig Bohl said. “We were able to run the football at the end and I think the biggest difference in the ballgame was we were able to neutralize their running game.”

The Bison were all over Zenner from the start, stuffing the junior running back on a third-and-1 play on SDSU’s first possession.

The play had a hit from Bison linebacker Grant Olson that was a suitable start to a physical battle witnessed by a CoughlinAlumni Stadium record crowd of 16,498.

“I thought it was huge just in terms of setting the momentum and setting the tone

for the game,” Olson said. “I thought it was just huge from a mental standpoint to be the more physical team.”

The Bison offensive had struggles of its own. Penalties, fumbles and errant snaps quickly disposed of any NDSU momentum several times throughout the game.

The first nail in the foot came when a block in the back penalty brought back a huge Christian Dudzik punt return that he took to the house.

“We have room for improvement,” Bohl said. “There was some frustration. I was frustrated. I think the players would certainly agree we were frustrated. That’s because our expectations are so high. We know we can cut out some of those mental errors.”

But the veteran Bison pushed past the penalty and manufactured a 66-yard drive that was capped off by an option keeper from quarterback Brock Jensen for a 1-yard touchdown.

That was the most offense the crowd saw in the first half. Both offensive units struggled to make the plays they needed. Zenner especially had trouble finding any holes in NDSU’s tenacious defense.

“I thought they were filling hard and fast,” Zenner said. “They came down right away when they saw run.”

The third quarter carried the same defensive theme as the first half. The Bison offense had promising drives stalled while Zenner and quarterback Austin Sumner were harassed by NDSU defenders, who finished the game with seven sacks.

“We’ve been fortunate to be able to play their running game well,” Bohl said. “We felt good about our plan coming in and our guys executed it and I thought we tackled really well.”

The Bison stayed true to their running game and in the fourth quarter, the effects on the SDSU defense was evident. NDSU gained 155 yards on the ground in the final quarter that included two rushing touchdowns by John Crockett and Jensen.

Crockett’s 14-yard touchdown put the Bison up 13-0 after he gained all 67 yards on the drive on the ground. Jensen’s 1-yard touchdown run six minutes later sealed the game with 4:44 remaining.

The Bison, who had the ball for over 40 minutes in the ballgame, simply tired out the Jacks and put the game away at the end.

“In that second half especially, they were playing a lot of coverage and that allowed us to get to some runs,” Jensen said. “And that one drive we scored on, it was all runs on that drive. Our offensive line did a tremen-

dous job.”

The win marks NDSU’s fourth straight time bringing the Dakota Marker back to Fargo.

“It feels really good,” Jensen said. “It was a team effort. It feels good coming down here and it’s always tough in Brookings. We knew we were going to get a good game.

Our guys stuck together and we fought through some adversity and we found a way to get it done.”

The minus-32 yards rushing is the least by an NDSU opponent in its Division I era.

“We’ve been fortunate to be able to play their running game well,” Bohl said. “We felt good about our plan coming in and our guys executed it and I thought we tackled really well.”

Overall, NDSU outgained the Jackrabbits 371 to 124 total yards. The Bison won’t have long to celebrate, though. They host Northern Iowa on Saturday. The No. 5 Panthers handily beat No. 9 McNeese State to set up another battle of ranked Missouri Valley teams next week in the Fargodome.

Bison Volleyball Take Jacks in Four Emma Heaton Spectrum Staff

More than one Bison team pulled in a win over the weekend, with the help of some strong defense. Bison volleyball defeated the SDSU Jackrabbits Saturday night at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse, with its defense being an advantage.

“We were getting balls up all over the place,” senior libero Danielle Dombeck said. “And I think that really helped us stay in the game.”

Dombeck said consistency is key when it comes to defense, and talking to hitters to

fire them up and make sure they are all on the same page. She had 19 digs.

The Bison came out on top after four sets with scores 25-19, 25-18, 24-26 and 25-19.

The Jackrabbits kept up with the Bison on the offensive end, with attack attempts neck-in-neck throughout the sets. The Jackrabbits’ top performer was middle hitter Wagner Larson with 20 kills. The Bison racked up 81 digs by the end of the night.

This win puts Bison victories over SDSU at 67, this being its eighth win in a row. The Jackrabbits are 2-10 this season, beating Drake and Tennessee-Chattanooga. The Bison are currently 6-7 this season and 2-0 in

the Big Sky Conference. Last year, SDSU and NDSU tied for fifth place in the league.

Head Coach Kari Thompson said this win is the first step to be able to compete and win in the Summit League this year.

“We’re a very young team, a very new team, which everyone keeps talking about,” she said. “But we needed to mature and we needed to learn.”

A majority of the top performers on the team are underclassmen with 11 fresh faces on the roster this year. Sophomore outside hitter Jenni Fassbender said this can be advantageous.

“We just go with it,” she said. “We don’t

really think too much. We just go and play and play our hearts out.”

Fassbender had 23 kills on the night.

Dombeck said a young team means new experiences that players can learn from, and the team will be good not only in years to come, but by the end of the season. However, Coach Thompson was happy with the team’s efforts Saturday.

“I’m happy with the way they compete,” Thompson said. “I think it’s good to struggle a little and to be able to bounce back. You know, they didn’t give up.”

The Bison will play at the University of North Dakota at 7 p.m. Monday.

Bison Men’s and Women’s Golf Take Second at SDSU Austin Sanchez

Contributing Writer

The Jackrabbit Fall invitational golf tournament concluded last Tuesday with both the NDSU men’s and women’s teams finishing in second place. SDSU won both divisions, leading the Bison men by two strokes and the women by 11.

Junior Bill Carlson led the Bison with a 2-over-par 215, and finished the tournament in fifth place. Trent Olson contributed a career best 68 in the final round and finished

in a tie for seventh place at 5-over 218 and sophomore Connor Holland finished in ninth place at 8-over 221.

The eight team field was led by SDSU’s 871, followed by an 873 from the Bison.

South Dakota and Northern Iowa rounded out the top three, both shooting an 877. The Bison benefited from a season low 285 in the final round, but it was South Dakota who had the best finish with a 282.

SDSU was aided by a 6-under 207 from Hudson Carpenter, who led individual play.

NDSU junior Sarah Storandt finished

second in her field but it wasn’t enough to fill the 11 point gap the Jackrabbits had on the lady Bison. Storandt’s second round score was strong enough to tie South Dakota’s Brenna Lervick, but she ultimately fell short in a playoff.

Storandt was aided by Hailey Boner (245), Cassie Wurm (247) and Megan Swan (261), who finished 17th, 23rd and 40th, respectively.

SDSU led the tournament with a 950, followed by the Bison’s 961, and Augustana with 962.

It took a tremendous final round effort from the ladies on Tuesday just to finish second.

After the second round on Monday, the Bison trailed Augustana by two strokes. A 5-over 76 from Storandt in the final round helped push the Bison into second, one stroke ahead of Augustana.

The Bison men’s team travels to Nebraska on Oct. 7 for their next tournament, while the women’s team ventures to Daytona Beach, Fla., on Oct. 5 for the Xavier LPGA International.

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LOST IN THE SHUFFLE Colton Pool | Staff Writer Photo by Yasser Shaikh

While the eyes of Fargo have been fixed on the two-time national champion Bison football team, the NDSU Lost Boys men’s rugby team has seen triumphs of their own.

As their team song goes -when it comes to rugby, they never drop the ball.

After falling just short of making the playoffs in last year’s fall season, the NDSU Lost Boys are ranked as the No. 13 team in Division II USA College Rugby.

Lost Boys head Cory Schlack likes the way his team has played and is looking forward to what the rest of the young season has in store.

“The season is still pretty new,” Schlack said. “We have a lot of young talent. These guys have learned the game fast, which means we have a good shot for this year, but every year will get better and better.”

Other than the shape of the ball, rugby has many different aspects than football. While it may have some of the smashing hits a person can see in a football game, it includes the back-and-forth constant play of soccer.

“You get pretty physically tired,” sophomore prop Addison Czeck said. “But it’s more mentally tiring. You’ve got to be prepared to give 80 minutes of everything you’ve got and leave it

all out there.”

The Lost Boys (2-1) are coming off a 36-0 win over schoolrival UND on Saturday. After starting out the season with a disappointing loss to No. 2 Duluth, the Lost Boys are looking to keep their newly-found momentum rolling into the rest of the season.

“It’s very important, especially for the new guys who are learning,” senior inside center Seth Jones said. “Now for the new guys who were brand new against Duluth now have some experience under their belts. Now we’re going for some wins.”

While there are still improvements to be made, it’s encouraging to see NDSU crawl its way back after losing to some top-notch competition early on, Czeck said.

“Looking for a national championship run again this year, [we’re] trying to put it together,” Czeck said. “Being part of such an established team, I wouldn’t ask for any more.”

The presence of grounded veterans such as Czeck and Jones has been instrumental for this year’s inexperienced and youthful Lost Boys squad.

Veteran outside center Michael Zwebber said the rookies are faring well in a game which the average sports fan isn’t familiar with.

“We have a lot of new guys on the team that aren’t as experienced and experience is always better,” Zwebber said. “It’s not that hard of a sport to pick up, but it still helps to know what you’re doing.”

While size, height and speed are all important parts of a rugby team, Schlack said his team’s chemistry might be most vital to their successes.

He stressed the importance of the experience that the Lost Boys are gaining with every game as the season goes along.

“Each year you’re in rugby, you learn more things, you learn field awareness like where you should be and when you should be there,” Schlack said. “Defensively and offensively it’s equally important.”

Above all, team chemistry may be what gives the Lost Boys their identity among other teams of NDSU. Czeck said the bonds he has forged with his fellow teammates are key and won’t fizzle out anytime soon.

“A lot of the people you get along with and a lot of people you spend a lot of time with practicing, in the car and during the game, they’ll be life-time friends,” he said.

Coaching Staff Stability has Cross Country Men and Kept Bison Consistent Women Place in Top Five Sam Herder Sports Editor

Many factors can be attributed to the NDSU football team’s two-year run of trophies and rings. Loyal boosters, a rabid fan base, attractive facilities and of course, a roster as stacked as Floyd Mayweather’s wallet have vaulted the Bison atop the FCS world.

But another factor that is often overlooked are the orchestrators of the 28-2 record and two national championships in the last two years along with a quick start this year—the coaching staff. Not just the ability of the NDSU coaching staff, because every Bison fan is aware of the FCS Coach of the Year Craig Bohl, but also the stability.

The Bison have been fortunate to keep their coaching staff intact for the most part since NDSU became contenders in the 2010 season. With the recent success, NDSU has become an appetizing market for other programs in need of a hole to fill in their own coaching staff. USC picked up Scottie Hazelton after his No. 1 ranked Bison defense won the national championship in 2011. Fortunately, the Bison didn’t miss a beat with Chris Klieman, who kept the successful Tampa 2 scheme.

Tim Polasek left to an FBS school in Northern Illinois after last season. This was a big loss considering Polasek recruited Wisconsin as well as Colonel Sanders cooked chicken. But other than those two coaches, the

Bison haven’t had much change to its staff in the past five years. And that pays dividends not only on the field, but also off the field.

The constant rotating and departing of coordinators and assistants can cause insecurities for players.

Look at freshman linebacker Pierre Gee-Tucker, who was recruited by every Missouri Valley team and switched his commitment at the last second to NDSU from rival Northern Iowa. Gee-Tucker said his final decision was swayed after UNI made some changes to its coaching staff and he saw more stability at NDSU. Look at Indiana State’s stud running back Shakir Bell. The Sycamores were concerned for a while that the talented Bell, the greased pig who wears number 22, was looking to play his senior year elsewhere when head coach Trent Miles switched schools. Bell decided to stay put.

An assistant coach moving on to a different program can easily lose a team a big recruit. High school players don’t want to go to a school that a coach convincingly praises, only later to accept a job elsewhere.

That’s like telling someone Jimmy Johns is great, but only to have that person see you stuffing your face with a Subway cold cut combo later that day.

NDSU hasn’t had that problem. Looking at the coaching staff, seven coaches have been on the staff for four years or longer while four coaches have played ball at NDSU (Brent Vigen, AJ Cooper, Scott Fuchs and John Richardson.) Having the ability to realistically tell your recruits the kind of

experience playing for the Bison is a great tool in the recruiting game.

And let’s not forget about the man who holds this staff steady. Craig Bohl, the vanilla-answering head coach who says an eye-opening statement to the media as often as SpongeBob Squarepants changes his attire. But that’s just what the Bison need this year, as expectations are as high as they come. A Rex Ryan-like coach going for a three peat is a recipe for disaster.

Bohl and his staff do a terrific job keeping their players humble and hungry.

The players know how to answer questions. You ask them about a record-breaking performance, they will give credit to their teammates and coaches. You ask them about a great sandwich they made at lunch, and they will say the ingredients did all the work.

It is the job of these coaches to groom high school standouts into successful Division I football players and into men. They have done both, and the stability they have provided to the players should be credited as the main reason why.

For most of the 25 seniors on the roster, they have had the same position coach, offensive coordinator and head coach for all their years at NDSU. A lot of collegiate players at any level can’t say that.

And while the Bison roster has been blessed with more talent than today’s hip hop industry, and maybe with a little help from Tim Brewster, the coaching staff at NDSU has been just as crucial in this historic run.

Corrie Dunshee

Contributing Writer

Men On Saturday morning, the NDSU men’s cross country team placed third among 12 Division 1 schools at the Stanford Cross Country Invitational in California.

Finishing with a total of 104 points in the team race, the men were preceded by Stanford and Loyola Marymount.

Placing as the top finisher for NDSU in the eightkilometer was junior Brett Kelly, who came in 23rd out of 243 runners. He finished with a time of 25:30, 49 seconds faster than his

performance in last year’s Stanford Invitational.

Coming in as the second Bison runner was senior Alec Espeland, taking 42nd place with a personal best time of 25:57. Junior Lacus DeGree finished 59th in 26:15; sophomore Brendan Skime finished 71st in 26:24; and junior Marty Joyce finished 75th in 26:26.

Women The women’s cross country team placed fifth Saturday morning among 15 Division 1 competing teams at the Stanford Invitational.

Senior Maddie McClellan crossed the line as the first Bison runner in the six-kilometer course, finishing 19th overall with a time of 22:13.

NDSU finished one spot in front of San Francisco as a team, who were ranked 23nd in the most recent national rankings.

Coming in as the second Bison runner was junior Abbi Aspengren, taking 27th place overall with a time of 22:22. Taking 34th was redshirt freshman Erin Teschuk with a time of 22:40.

Making her 2013 debut, senior Heidi Peterson finished with a time of 22:59, taking overall 49th place.

Sophomore Paige Stratioti placed 147th in the 6k with a time of 24:29.

Stanford won the team title with 33 points, and Sacramento State took second with 83 points.

The NCAA Football Tragedy Joe Kerlin Staff Writer

All of the dynasties, all of the campus legends and all of the countless hours and memorable nights running the option until your thumbs were covered in calluses is now over. The NCAA Football franchise has been my favorite sports video game since I was a little curly headed boy. And now, it’s dead.

According to Yahoo Sports Nick Bromberg, there will be no college football video game next season from EA Sports. It gets worse; Bromberg says, “depending on the duration of the legal wrangling, that absence could be longer.”

This is a real tragedy for gamers like me who have enjoyed sports video games since I picked up a Nintendo controller and to this day, still waits anxiously each summer to pick up the newest version.

EA Sports released a statement on their website last Thursday from the gen-

eral manager of American football, Cam Weber, blaming the “dispute between the NCAA and student-athletes who seek compensation for playing college football.”

The NCAA and its athletes have been going at each other’s throats and recently, the tension has been as big as ever.

It’s just upsetting they had to bring the fans into their dispute. By dissolving the video game franchise, you’re essentially ruining relationships with gamers like me who rely on the NCAA and its athletes to provide enjoyment between Saturdays through my PlayStation console.

I’m an outsider. I haven’t endorsed the NCAA or its athletes in the decision whether or not athletes should be paid. I think the NCAA is ran by a bunch of senile old men who have no knowledge of anything relevant since the 80s and I think the athletes need to drop their sense of entitlement. I am neutral. But I strongly believe they need to be working together to provide fans like me with enjoyment.

I don’t want to come off as being someone who

thinks it’s all about me, but in this case, it is all about me and the rest of the millions of college football fans from sea to shining sea. The NCAA loses the fan’s support; they have no revenue to drive a successful business.

Will losing a successful video game steer college football viewers away?

Probably not enough to notice any real loss in the ratings, but they could be losing a young demographic.

The real issue at hand is not what am I going to do without my favorite video game, it’s how long will the NCAA and its athletes fight over player compensation?

It’s getting ugly and it’s getting ugly fast.

Who knows? Maybe this time next year there won’t even be a NCAA. Each passing week it seems like the frustration is getting higher and higher. Well, that’s a column for a different day.

Rest in peace, NCAA Football. It was a helluva run. I’m sad to see it come to this because you have been so good to me. Enjoy what’s left of the NCAA Football franchise, gamers.

And never forget: When in doubt, ask Corso.

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