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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE

The Turf is Back The Turf plans to reopen just in time for Homecoming

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The shell of the Turf is currently under construction.

Phoebe Ellis

Head News Editor

The Bison Turf plans to open its doors to North Dakota State football fanatics just in time for the Homecoming game.

After waiting months for a building permit, the Turf is being built back up to the best version of itself, saving only the original brick corners of the building and the original booths.

The updates include three bars, each with twelve beers on tap, a wooden second

floor deck made from teak wood from South America and freshly tiled bathrooms.

The second floor deck provides a view of NDSU’s President’s House and the alumni center, plenty more of campus and the NDSU area can be seen.

The kitchen has been moved to be more centralized to accommodate the second floor deck.

Pete Sabo, owner of the Turf, is excited to open his restaurant’s doors again after a year of being shut down.

Sabo bought the Turf from the original

owner when he was 93 years old and plans to keep the Turf until he’s 100 years old.

As he recalled the old Turf, he remembered the dry rot and other problems the old building had.

The fire, despite frustration with obtaining a building permit, has given Sabo a chance to create the Turf he always wished for.

The repairs and renovations to the Turf will cost about $1.2 million once everything is said and done, but the painting and restocking still needs to take place before

the doors can open.

The alcohol alone that the Turf normally keeps stocked to accommodate its normal business costs about $100,000.

With 125 more seats in the new Turf, Sabo is working to accommodate the new potential.

With the same menu, the same pricing and the same staff, Sabo is ready for Homecoming.

“I foresee this being in my family forever and part of the NDSU community,” Sabo said.

Student Body President’s Progress Mason Wenzel gives an update on platform initiatives Amanda Johnson Staff Writer

Student Body President Mason Wenzel and Student Body Vice President Katie Mastel ran on a platform of finance, community and academics.

The policies for each are: “Finance – Interactive fee chart, simplify organizational funding, advocate against fee increases, consolidate online class fees.

Community – Coffee After Class, national achievement recognition, reformat listservs, assault prevention programming. Academics – Expanding open textbooks, implement mid-semester reviews, introduce cost free scantrons, make graduation credits consistent,” Wenzel said.

The platform is going well, and they are close to completion on the majority of the platform.

The interactive fee chart is in development with the NDSU IT department to construct an efficient and aesthetically appealing de-

sign for the visual.

The simplify organizational funding will be tended to in the later half of the semester in the Finance Code Review Committee where the student organization funding model and process will be reviewed.

“The continual push against raising student fees is difficult, but straight forward. We are making all the appointments that involve student fees based around the mentality of no increased fees,” Wenzel said.

Beginning in Oct., the Student Fee Advisory Board and it will be continually voiced to emphasize that students do not want a fee increase.

A proposal has been submitted to the State Board of Higher Education, with assistance from the Vice President and Associate VP for Finance and Administration, in order to consolidate online class fees and to make the change official for the Fall 2018 semester.

The Coffee After Class program is officially up and running. “All students are

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now able to receive a voucher from Student Government to take a faculty or staff member at NDSU to a free beverage from the university coffee shops,” Wenzel said.

A new policy for Listserv’s will be coming out from our technology commission that will replace the current Listserv format.

On Sept. 7, Newsfeed was introduced and will only be sent out to all students on Mondays and Thursdays to help reduce the clutter in inboxes.

The visual format will be restructured to make reading the announcements easier “like reading the morning paper” and it will be “clean and efficient” according to Wenzel.

A board has been created with the entire purpose to advocate and fund the implementation of Open Textbooks.

“We have created a fixed cash flow to help sustain the Progressive Education grant to ensure open textbooks continue to be implemented in the coming years, we also have successfully funded a

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course in psychology and the entirety of introductory biology,” Wenzel said.

Mid-Semester Reviews is in beta testing with the entire College of Business this fall semester, and the plan is to branch out in the spring semester to the entire university.

Scantrons will be provided by the professor, at no extra cost, for all courses.

Wenzel said, “A resolution will be introduced to Student Senate in the coming weeks that will endorse the University’s movement towards making a degree set to 120 credits.”

“This is the start of the amazing initiatives the Student Government has to offer this year. I am convinced he has the best cabinet members Student Government has ever seen, and they are all working as hard as they can to benefit the students.

Without them, Katie and I would not be as far into our platform as we are today,” Wenzel said.

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Wenzel addresses progress regarding his campaign’s platform points.

Collaborative art exhibit opens on downtown campus showcasing student artists

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An inside look at the recently renovated Churchill Hall

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DeVos Approves Every Student Succeeds Act Act aims to provide guidance and structure to life after a high school diploma Samuel Caspers Co-News Editor

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Sept. 1 the approval of North Dakota’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

“North Dakota’s plan meets the law’s requirements, so I am glad to announce its approval,” Secretary DeVos said. “I want to thank Superintendent Baesler, Governor Burgum and all other stakeholders who helped craft a plan to improve education for North Dakota students.”

The act’s vision is to make sure, “all students will graduate choice ready with the knowledge, skills and disposition to be successful in whatever they choose to do, whether they pursue a post-secondary degree, enroll in a technical college, enter the workforce or join the military,” according to the final draft of ESSA, which was submitted

by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler.

In other words, the choice ready system prepares high school students for whichever fork in life’s road they decide to follow after receiving their diploma by providing guidance and accountability.

ESSA has set standards students should meet regardless of which choice ready system they choose to follow. Other standards are unique to each program.

For instance, all programs require the student to receive a diploma or GED, a

ority areas to help students reach these standards and include supporting teachers and leaders, engaging in continuous improvement, ensuring equity, promoting local educational opportunities and investing in early childhood education. “This plan

“We are excited to implement an accountability system that was written with supports and interventions to best meet the needs of students in our state to improve academic achievement for all students over time.” - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler

minimum ACT, SAT, CLEM/ CREAM Pearson or State Assessment score in English and math and at least two additional skills that focus on community evolvement and accountability. However, the college ready program has a suggested minimum GPA of 2.8 whereas the military ready program does not mention GPA at all, but requires the student to be deemed physically fit by a physical education instructor.

ESSA contains five pri-

reflects what’s best for the students in North Dakota,” Baesler said. “We are excited to implement an accountability system that was written with supports and interventions to best meet the needs of students in our state to improve academic achievement for all students over time.”

The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction submitted the plan May 1, 2017.

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Fargo Cricket Club Inducts NDSU Ph.D. Graduate into Hall of Fame Rezwanul Parvez shows his cricket skills to go for glory Samuel Caspers Co-News Editor

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NDSU student Rezwanul Parvez keeps his eyes on the cricket ball.

Teammates of Rezwanul Parvez, who recently completed the Environmental and Conservation Sciences Ph.D. program through North Dakota State, cheered as he took the field for the Fargo Cricket Club one final time.

Parvez’s induction ceremony started 2017’s Red River Valley Cup, a name given to the two day, three match event against another cricket club from either Minnesota or Canada.

Murali Vegi, member of the club, said Parvez is a very strong cricket player and has been playing with the club since 2012, one year after the club was founded.

Parvez is leaving the

club because he completed his Ph.D. and is moving out of town to further pursue his career. Now the club is faced with the challenge of replacing this talented player.

The club is always actively recruiting new members. Their goal is to have enough players to fill four teams. Each team consists of 15 players.

“We are trying to reach out to all people through various channels,” Vegi said. “It’s a great sport, you know. We are welcoming of all players from Fargo who enjoy cricket.”

NDSU is one of the club’s largest target audiences in recruitment.

One challenge the club faces in recruiting potential NDSU players is proximity. The club currently plays matches at Riverwood Park on County Road 31, which

is about a 15-minute drive from campus.

“If it were closer to NDSU facilities, I think more students would have an opportunity to play,” Vegi said.

Students looking to looking to learn more or watch a cricket match for the first time can visit the club’s next internal matches Sept. 9 and 10.

“It is a great opportunity for everyone who enjoys cricket to come and join us.”

Another option for students is NDSU’s very own Cricket Club Organization.

As for the cup, the Fargo Cricket Club lost all three matches to this year’s opponent, Winnipeg.

“They were very talented teams and we gave a good fight,” Vegi said.

Study Shows Leveling Off of Adult Obesity Rates North Dakota doesn’t fare well, ranked 15th in U.S. Quinn Garrick

Contributing Writer

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a health focused philanthropy, published the 14th annual State of Obesity report on Thursday, Aug. 31. The study finds rates of adult obesity stabilizing but the rates remain high overall.

Overall, rates of obesity in adults have stabilized, with the top five states (West Virginia, Mississippi,

Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana) maintaining rates higher than 35 percent. The adult obesity rate decreased in Kansas from 2015 to 2016 and increased in four states — Colorado, Minnesota, Washington and West Virginia — according to the study.

The study shows that almost 32 percent of adults in North Dakota were obese in 2016, which is up from 31 percent in 2015.

The neighboring states of Minnesota, Montana

and South Dakota fare better, with all three states maintaining rates lower than 30 percent. The study highlights policy action that North Dakota is taking to prevent and reduce obesity, despite increasing rates.

“The programs in place are not conducive to creating lower obesity rates,” says Dr. Abby Gold, professor and vice chair with the NDSU Department of Public Health. “Many strategies deal with what to do at a community level to promote

a healthy lifestyle.”

“However, North Dakota has unique infrastructure demands as a rural state, as there is not as much access to the same resources one might find in a more urban community to foster healthy behaviors,” Gold said.

“Obesity rates in the (United States) and North Dakota are high because hyper-caloric and nutrientpoor food is cheap (and easily accessible).

Additionally, a majority of Americans are less physically active

than ever, and chronic stress and lack of sleep also play a significant role in high obesity rates,” says Nathaniel Johnson, doctoral student in nutrition and exercise science.

Gold addresses NDSU as an insight into obesity rates for the state, saying, “As a learning institution, the school needs to show people what is healthy for a community, and having a food court with numerous unhealthy choices as the source of food on campus, is

not the best example.”

Recent policy actions fail to address the issue that there are “very few resources in rural communities to foster those healthy behaviors,” Gold said. She highlights that easy access to healthy foods, more outdoor spaces for engaged activity, and changes to the food industries and institutions in North Dakota are necessary to improving the obesity rates across the state.

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Hurricane Harvey Hits Houston Hard Professor Jessica Jensen details what this extreme weather means for the South Phoebe Ellis

Head News Editor

Jessica Jensen, associate professor and department head of emergency management, spoke on the response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Harvey.

In the world of emergency management, response is the first few days where immediate actions are taken to save lives, property and the environment. Recovery can stretch on for years.

Part of response is many organizations, governmental organizations, non profits and individuals alike, attacking the issue all at once.

It is first and foremost a local activity on a legal and functional level.

Even where disasters are small, severe impacts take concerted efforts from every form of organizations from family to federal aid.

Governments typically plan and practice within their jurisdiction. They react locally and with the support

of state and federal governments.

According to Jensen, recovery from hurricane Harvey will be “protracted and painful.” Harvey affected hundreds of thousands of homes, encroaching on 200,000, thousands of government structures and agriculture.

“We have to look back to super storm Sandy and Hurricane Katrina to see something even close to ... how it will work here, particularly for individual households,” Jensen said.

Governments will typically prioritize maintaining government buildings and managing debris for the benefit of the whole community, but in the process families lose the focus of government support.

For example, if a person qualifies for all federal help they will qualify for about $30,000, which is not very much help when you have nothing to your name.

Additionally, many of the people affected by Hur-

ricane Harvey didn’t have flood insurance. The people without flood insurance are the ones that will feel the longest impact of the storm.

Recovery will take at least a decade, depending on the definition of recovery. Are we talking about households? Government institutions? Infrastructure?

Public health? Quality of life? What is the measure of recovery?

There just isn’t one single sense you can use to understand an event like this.

People in North Dakota can help by donating dollars, not goods.

Donate to local Texas organizations that were in Texas and will remain in Texas after the hurricane.

Donating cash injects money into the local economy.

NVOAD.org (National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) works to support regional recovery efforts and people in North Dakota can donate to them.

Donating goods does not

help when the people affected constantly move in pursuit of rebuilding their lives. Funding can cover bus passes, toothbrushes, interview clothes and other expenses which the individual or organization can time according to their needs.

The severity of this event was related to economic and infrastructural decisions made as human beings. From not taking care of our costal wetlands to building on barrier islands that protect us to getting rid of the natural vegetation that acts as a buffer to hurricane storm winds, “We did a lot of things to get rid of the things that naturally mitigate the effects of these events,” Jensen said.

Then human beings decided to build where water would naturally go and covered it with cement so the water can not soak into the ground.

“We further did not take care of the systems we use to manage water, (Houston’s water system) can not han-

dle the amount of water that Houston gets (based on) the last decade,” Jensen stated.

Some of the infrastructural effects outside of the destruction of property include hazardous materials released and contaminated water treatment centers, and it will take a long time to address those things.

As humans, the destruction to the natural resources that typically mitigate the effects of a natural disaster, particularly a flood or hurricane, have largely been destroyed and should be replaced.

In the long term, pretty much everywhere in the United States, taking into account how the natural world protects us from natural events is advisable according to Jensen.

“If we want to live where flooding is common, then we need to invest in protecting the environment and restoring it’s natural mitigative features. We need to go more wholesale into mitigation to protect ourselves in

the long term,” Jensen said.

There are two ways this can happen, through structural or non-structural mitigation.

Structural mitigation is man made, it needs upkeep.

Such as levies or dikes, seawalls, that deteriorate over time without a focused sustain effort to maintain them.

Non-structural mitigation is where people do things to restore the natural mitigative features of our environment, such as sand dunes or mitigative plants specific to the area. These are more sustainable solutions.

“Disasters are actually the product of the decisions we make in our society,” Jensen said, stating again that while the disasters faced aren’t always preventable, they are manageable. “There is no silver bullet.”

In A Nutshell wake of Hurricane Harvey, which has caused these goods to be in dire need.

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a hurricane.

However, the storm is likely to stay well south of any U.S. soil.

Hurrican Irma approaches

Bad business

A convenience store down in Texas may be facing charges for overpriced goods.

The Attorney General released a statement saying that she may be pressing charges. The store reportedly sold cases of water for $99 and gas for $40 a gallon of gas. In addition, other stores charged $8.50 for a bottle of water and $3.50 for a gallon of gas.

The national average for a case of water is normally 10 times less than the amount that this store is charging, and the national average for a gallon of gas is $1.30 less.

This all comes in the

State Fair attendance record may be set

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, another threat emerges.

Hurricane Irma has now been increased to a category 5 hurricane. It is currently 270 miles away from any land, but according to experts there are increasing chances of making landfall in Florida.

This brings up another potential disaster for the United States. Irma’s current winds have sustained gusts of over 175 miles per hour.

In another development, there is currently another tropical wave developing into a possible tropical depression and then possibly

The Minnesota State Fair closed its doors yesterday, wrapping up another profitable two weeks.

The great Minnesota get-together was on pace to break the previous attendance record of over 1.9 million set last year. The fair keeps track of attendance for each day of the week, and three out of the twelve days have broken records, with Monday’s attendance still being counted when this edition went into print.

It appears the overall attendance record will be broken.

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Studying Abroad Explained How and why a Bison can and should study abroad

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Tanya Kramer, assistant director of Study Abroad, discusses all the factors to take into consideration when thinking of studyng abroad.

Miranda Stambler Features Editor

Almost every week The Spectrum has “A Bison Abroad” article sharing a student’s amazing experiences. If you’re not convinced, just check out the article in this very issue.

Doesn’t it make you wonder how you can have a oncein-a-lifetime experience? I was curious so I interviewed Tanya Kramer, assistant director of Study Abroad/ International Student and Study Abroad Services.

Throughout the interview she explained the steps students needed to take and gave advice for spending part of their academic career at NDSU in another country.

Kramer was once an NDSU student who studied abroad, so she knows the difficulties of searching for and learning about the various programs offered.

At the Study Abroad office, located on the first floor of Memorial Union, they try to encourage students to begin thinking about studying abroad early so they can make plans with

their academic and study abroad advisers.

Kramer encourages students to talk to their adviser so they can help them figure out how to map their required classes around studying abroad while still being able to graduate on time. After this, Kramer explained, “Then they (students) can stop in to see a peer mentor, which is walkin appointments where they go over general, give them resources, show them the site, and then help look at different program options.”

Kramer acknowledges that students have a lot to consider when selecting a program saying, “There’s a lot of things that go into it like finances, academics, what they’re looking for in the country that they’re looking to go to — the length of time, because that can vary.”

“It’s really just narrowing it down to what program is a good fit for them,” Kramer said.

Trying to figure out how to afford studying abroad can seem scary, but students are able to apply for financial aid and scholarships to help

them fulfill their travel desires. Some students feel overwhelmed with the many program options and having to choose the right one, so the office gives them a feature and cost comparison tool to figure out how to maximize what they would be able to get out from the different experiences.

One thing for students to consider is the length of the program with study abroad programs available that range from 10 days to three semesters. After figuring out the financial details and applying for the program, there is a “pre-departure” session where study abroad advisers help prepare the students for the adventure they are about to embark on.

The cost of airfare is another thing students should consider when thinking about finances and how long they would like to be abroad. Airfare prices are the most expensive part of studying abroad, so the time spent to the price of airfare should be considered.

One of the benefits for studying abroad is that students receive credit while doing so. Students can earn

anywhere from one to full time credit. Students would earn one credit for a shorter program while receiving “full-time student” status, about twelve or more credits, for semester long programs.

There are all kinds of programs for students wanting different experiences. A faculty-led program is where a student takes a class and travels with a professor, making the class more “on the move.”

There is also the option of taking classes abroad at a university.

Worried you might not graduate on time if you study abroad? “It doesn’t have to affect it at all,” Kramer said. Planning is key when it comes to studying abroad and still graduating on time. If you plan and have good flexibility within you major, it is quite easy.

If you have no flexibility in your major, you might think about completing general education classes abroad instead of major specific requirements.

Still worried? “A lot of our students stay on track for graduation. The shorter-term programs are nicer, so like a

spring break, winter break, or summer program are nice because they guarantee to not get them off track and actually probably add credits to move them along faster,” Kramer says to quell your worries.

When asked what’s the biggest benefit of studying abroad, Kramer responded by saying, “The biggest thing is that people have a self-satisfaction — they did it and they did it kind of all by themselves. They went to this whole other place and they were able to have this opportunity and accomplish it, so they feel a lot more confident and independent.”

Studying abroad can also help students boost their resumes, as only about 2-3 percent of NDSU students study abroad.

“People can talk about being able to interact with people of diverse backgrounds and communicating effectively through barriers,” Kramer said.

I know I would worry about missing friends and family, so I asked how advisers prepare students for their time away from them.

Kramer responded, “A lot of

people that might actually be the barrier to study abroad is thinking about all the things that they’re missing out on here — their family, friends, whatever they’re doing — to keep in mind how many years in their life do they have to do all these things.”

She also explained how people are in communication all the time now thanks to Wi-Fi, so students don’t have to miss their loved ones too much.

Kramer’s advice to anyone wanting to study abroad is, “Keeping an open mind — even if you don’t like one aspect of it — it’s fine because it will be over.

Make the most out of what you experience.”

If there is any part of you wanting to study abroad, then go to the study abroad office. There you can find more information about the process of studying abroad.

The peer mentors will help you figure out what you want to do. If you are still second guessing it, remember that, according to Kramer, “Most people come back saying it was the absolute best thing they’ve ever done, and they hope to do it again.”

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The Great Barrier Reef Checked Off My Bucket List

A beautiful once-in-a-lifetime trip to Australia

The look out above Whitehaven beach, which is uniquely different each day.

Payton Mark

Contributing Writer

When I was younger, I used to think about Australia and the Great Barrier Reef always came to mind. I knew that I couldn’t leave Australia without seeing some part of it. So, I went on a three-day, two-night sailing adventure around the popular Whitsunday Islands, which are off the Airlie Beach. Every day we got to snorkel a different part of the inner Great Barrier Reef, and each place was unique in its own way.

One had beautiful coral, the other had an abundance of fish such as rainbow fish and batfish and the last one had many seashells that I could take back with me.

The visibility was not as great as it normally would have been since a cyclone had hit there just about a month before we went. Still,

I was so glad that I did this because the Great Barrier Reef has always been on my bucket list along with spending the night on a boat.

The famous beach that I was lucky enough to see was Whitehaven, which has some of the world’s finest and whitest sand. There are only five beaches in the world that have this white acrylic sand. The newest “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie had a section filmed on this beach, and NASA used this sand in their Hubble Telescope. This is, by far, my favorite beach I have been to because of the turquoise blue water and the pure white sand.

When we left the beach and were on the smaller boat going to the bigger one, we got to see a baby sea turtle.

This was a great surprise because sea turtles are one of my favorite animals.

Some of the highlights on this trip for me were

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A breathtaking sunset over the ocean with crescent moon peeking out. the sunrises and sunsets.

The first morning we were woken up at 5 a.m. by the pounding of the waves because we were heading to the next location. Since we were up, we took advantage of watching the sunrise, which turned out to be one

of the most colorful sunrises I’ve ever seen.

Because we were sailing around an area filled with islands, there was always land to look at in the distance, which I thought made the views even better.

I got to start my day by

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watching the sun come up and end it with watching the sun go down. This was the best sunset I’ve seen for many reasons. We got to see it on a mini sand island and watch as the sky changed colors, but my favorite part was right before it got

dark — you could see the crescent moon.

That same night we got to see my other favorite kind of animal, a dolphin, swimming around the boat.

This was a great ending to an amazing once-in-alifetime trip.

5 Things Rachel Green Wants You to Have in Your Closet

Have fashion like Rachel Green from ‘Friends’ Emily Wotzka

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I’ve recently just started re-watching the hit ‘90s show “Friends”, and I’ve become completely obsessed with Rachel Green.

Her hair, her wardrobe, even her fabulous (and fabulously expensive) New York apartment have all been sources of inspiration for me over the years. The summer before coming to college, I had this wild notion that getting “The Rachel” haircut would be the perfect start to my adult

life. Needless to say, it didn’t end well, and I felt more like Edna Mode from “The Incredibles” than Rachel Green from “Friends”. Her style, however, is something that is completely attainable and wearable for anyone this Autumn/Winter 2017.

All you need are these five key wardrobe items that can be mixed and matched with your current closet favorites.

1. Plaid

Take whatever opinions and connotations you have of the word plaid and throw them out the window, or at least keep reading to get that

school-girl-uniform idea out of your head. As fall approaches, we’re going to start seeing plaid take over pretty much every major retailer, so be prepared to fall in love with this cozy and comfortable fabric. In order to avoid looking frumpy, pair a high-waisted plaid skirt with a cropped, neutral sweater or bodysuit to give definition and balance to the overall look.

2. Overalls

The beauty of overalls lies in their versatility. Not only can they transcend seasons, but they also allow

for creativity in layering.

If you’re anything like me, you’ll be sad to see your favorite off-the-shoulder t-shirts collecting dust over the coming autumn/winter months. However, you can create an entirely new and transitional look by throwing on a pair of overalls and your favorite summer sandals or converse.

3. Cropped sweaters

Crop tops will be taking on a bit of a vintage feel this autumn, with the outbreak of the cropped t-shirt sweater.

Although it may feel a bit unnatural to be wearing a knitted garment with no sleeves, the texture of the knitted top is a great way to add variation to the simple “jeans and a t-shirt” look.

The reasoning for this is that cropped t-shirt sweaters are less bulky than your average sweater. There are more possibilities for mixing & matching with your current denim or bomber jacket.

Really, pairing any one of your favorite crop tops with some high-waisted mom jeans will have you feeling like Rachel Green in no time.

4. The mom jean

For the majority of “Friends,” Rachel Green isn’t a mother, but she certainly owns the “mom” jean look. This trend is conveniently in full swing these days, pairing well with cropped sweaters and t-shirts tied at the waist.

The wonderful thing about mom jeans is that they show off the shape of the body without the body-hugging element of a true skinny jean.

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Try pairing your mom jeans with some fishnet socks for an edgy and trendy look.

5. Wide belts

Although this trend may seem a bit “out there” for

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Keep it casual by pairing a plaid skirt with a neutral sweater or T-shirt.

Fargo, North Dakota, there are subtle ways to wear this waist-defining look without feeling too risqué.

Similar to the corset trend worn by Gigi, Kylie and Kim, the wide belt creates a feminine look without being too uncomfortable or daring. The shape-forming silhouette of the wide belt will give you the freedom to be more relaxed within

the rest of the look, and can be paired with “couch floral” dresses, high-waisted trousers and bulky buttondown blouses. A variety of different versions can be found in H&M, Asos, Old Navy and Forever 21.

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Finding a Connection Lost Digital becomes analog, real becomes synthetic in latest gallery exhibit

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Works from Tyler Evin’s ‘(Dis)Connect,’ from left to right: ‘01010011 01100101 01100101 00100000 01100101 000001010,’ ‘Technicolor no. 2’ and ‘Made to Stay.’

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In its first exhibit of the semester, the Memorial Union Gallery is focusing on the digital and synthetic environments we place ourselves in.

The two exhibits feature new works by artists Tyler Evin and Sarah Faye McPherson, whose art represents our connections to each other and the world.

In Gallery A, Tyler Evin’s paintings depict glitches in the otherwise natural human form. His artwork also features static and blocks of color, like in TV testing. The title of his exhibit, “(Dis) Connect,” speaks to our mediated connections. “(Evin) is very much exploring how technology and humanity interact,” said Anthony Faris, the Memorial Union Gallery curator and coordinator, “and how we may feel more connected as people, but we actually end up being more lonely and disconnected ... A lot of his works are glitches.

Sort of separations of how we would traditionally identify the human figure in these works. But there’s parts of them that are pushed outward or pushed aside in this way that isolates them.”

When asked if students would be able to connect to the experiences Evin is describing through his works, especially with their usage of technology, Faris commented that there is an “inherent quality” in Evin’s art students will recognize.

“Someone may be waiting alone in a line with five other people, but they’re not talking to other people,” he explained.

“You’re communicating with people or you’re viewing other people being active while you’re in a stationary place (through your phone).”

Much like Evin, Sarah Faye McPherson’s works depict the synthetic world that modernity has brought to life.

McPherson’s works center around the idea of making the natural unreal: fake plants, fake rocks, fake granite. Her work pulls

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Sarah Faye McPherson’s works includes these wooden panels, which take an erased landscape and reduces it to its base features. pieces from the environment and places them in an unnatural setting, with unnatural products. “(McPherson’s) work is about synthetic objects and experiences and spaces, compared to what actually exists in the natural world,” Faris said. “...You have the relationship between a rock and grass, but what is the new relationship between faux rock and faux grass?

Is there a relationship?

She sort of deconstructed

our landscape and put it back together in a way that seems more appropriate to synthetic objects.”

Along with her carefully placed synthetic objects, McPherson’s exhibit also features wooden boards depicting erased landscapes, psychedelic images of blended organics and a projection of historical architecture being deconstructed, including Stonehenge.

Faris chose these two

artists to begin the semester for two reasons: accessibility and professionalism.

“I wanted to start out the year with work that I felt is very accessible, but also speaks to the environment we inhabit, whether or not they be our environment or our digital spaces,” he explained. “I also was interested in displaying work by professional, practicing artists right off the bat that would introduce students to some media they may not

necessarily be familiar with, including installation work.”

Tyler Evin and Sarah Faye McPherson’s works will be on display as part of “(Dis)Connect” and “Coexist,” respectively, until Sept. 19. The reception will be held Sept. 19, with an artist talk by Tyler Evin at 5:30 p.m.

For more information, visit the Memorial Union Gallery website or their Facebook page.

The Science of Music and Memory When it comes to the studying grind, music may help in remembering key facts for a big test

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Dr. Pinjing Zhao uses music in his organic chemistry class to help students remember the information. But this phenomenon isn’t new, science has been studying the benefits of music and memory recall.

Laura Ellen Brandjord Staff Writer

I couldn’t believe my eyes - or my ears. Was I really sitting in an 8 a.m. organic chemistry lecture watching the video for “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge? I couldn’t be, could I? Imagine my surprise when the first slide of the lecture was titled “Theme Music for Lecture 02.”

Even more surprising was the fact the song tied back effectively to the topic of the day’s lecture on periodic table families.

Clever, witty and memorable, the idea got me curious: could this unique practice help me remember the lecture info later on?

Chances are all of us have read an article about study tips sometime throughout our college career. At the very least, we have scrolled past one on social media.

The closer exams

creep, the more intense the pressure of test performance is, sending many of us searching for any and every tip for retaining the mountain of information required.

It may surprise you that most study advice we’ve come to live by goes against the findings of scientists in the past few decades.

One such topic is the use of music when studying.

Plenty of lists of study tips frown upon background music of any form, and instead recommend an empty and silent a space.

Others suggest music playing softly in the background can be beneficial, but only if it is classical or strictly instrumental.

As someone who can’t stand being without music for too long at a time, I have opted for instrumental soundtrack playlists during my studying. The only problem I run into there, however, is I seem to always end up wanting to watch the

movies more than I want to study. A “Pirates of the Caribbean” or “Lord of The Rings” marathon is way better than studying any day.

In the case of my organic chemistry, however, would a playlist of “lecture theme music” help my recall of the topics? Or would it simply become another distraction hindering my progress?

When I sat down with my CHEM 341 professor, Dr. Pinjing Zhao, to discuss his innovative teaching method, he seemed hopeful the answer would be yes.

“Some (former students) have actually told me that when they heard certain music, it makes them think back to the topic. So I do think it helps.” Dr. Zhao continued, stating those students who completed the extra credit assignment of finding alternate songs to go with each topic and writing a short paragraph as to why their choices were a good fit helped students focus on the topics in a new

way and further cement the knowledge associated.

A 2008 paper published in Journal of Biology seems to agree. It cites a study conducted by Stefan Koelsch on music and recall of specific information. In this study, volunteers were given a list of target words with either a musical or sentence associated with it. Those given the musical “primers” were able to recall the target word much quicker and more reliably than those who did not.

It goes on to add the memories are more tightly “latched” in the memory as it remains unbothered by changes in volume, instrumentation, etc. due to the memory’s abstract nature. Other studies have also given hope to the effectiveness of memory recall in the elderly, including those with such diseases as dementia, and have been published in publications like the Journal of Music Therapy.

Which isn’t very surprising when you consider how many of us probably still remember the lyrics of the “Bone Song” from Hannah Montana as well as the memories attached to it and growing up.

Even with recent science on his side, how did Dr. Zhao decide to implement music as a tool in his organic chemistry classroom?

Dr. Zhao’s creative spark came in 2010 when a former colleague from Cornell University gave a presentation on education and career preparation to the NDSU Chemistry Department.

In the presentation, his colleague mentioned his practice of playing a music video (not necessarily related to the topics) right before class, so by the time the music died down it was time to begin.

“I thought it was pretty cool, and then I thought a lot about how to take it one step further to actually

make some connections,” Dr. Zhao said. Zhao first began “testing the waters” on his new idea during his 2012 CHEM 341 class.

It was deemed successful enough for him to continue on the same way ever since.

He’s now planning to start the same practice at the beginnings of his CHEM 342 lectures next semester.

Studying for exams is far from being considered one of the “fun and enjoyable” parts of college, but it’s a necessary evil. In the scramble to retain course information, any help is worth a shot if it has the possibility of easing the pain of the unpleasant ordeal.

So consider jumping online and making yourself a playlist or two. With the right songs to tie class topics to, you may very well find your memory recall is sharper and your study experience more enjoyable.

After all, what have you got to lose?

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It’s All Art Business at Barry Hall Collaborative art exhibit opens on downtown campus Paige Johnson A&E Editor

On Tuesday, Sept. 5, Barry Hall saw a wave of excited students, faculty and staff enter its hallowed halls for the opening reception of a permanent exhibit in Beaton Atrium.

The exhibition is part of a collaboration between the College of Business and the Visual Arts Department at NDSU. Scott Beaulier, dean of the College of Business, initiated the conversation.

Beaulier, who came on as dean last year, was looking for art to cover the plentiful brown walls in Barry.

Beaulier approached Dr. Michael Strand, visual arts department head, looking for ideas with what to do with the space. Strand immediately thought of Dr. Meghan Kirkwood, assistant professor in photography.

“This was a semester long project that started out of conversations in the fall,” Kirkwood said at the reception Tuesday evening. “I had an advanced photography class that was working in the dark room last semester.”

The challenge of the project was really in the parameters the students were faced

with. Not only did they have to work with a time consuming and frustrating medium, but they also had to create work specifically curated for Barry Hall students, faculty and staff.

“It started out with the students designing a survey that was distributed to business faculty, business students and business staff, to ask them, ‘What sorts of pictures do you like? What’s meaningful to you about Fargo-Moorhead, the place the business college is in?

What do you think the values are for the business college? What sorts of things do you want to see expressed in this?’” Kirkwood explained.

“The students wanted to enjoy the pictures themselves, but it was very important to them that it be meaningful to the community they were being situated in. We got a bunch of data back, then the students each interpreted it in a different way.”

The results were seven different students, all working on five different projects, creating unique images that represented the values of the people of the College of Business.

“As you move throughout the spaces, you see images that are very differ-

ent from each other which I think is a strength of the project,” Kirkwood said.

Kelsey Hanson, a senior art major with a photo emphasis and a business minor, was one of the students who participated in the project.

The exhibit features ten of Hanson’s works, all on the main wall of the Beaton Atrium.

Hanson chose to focus on key landmarks in the FargoMoorhead area. Her photos contain the Fargo Theatre sign, Island Park and the Hjemkomst Center.

This exhibit allowed Hanson to connect the two departments she represents — visual arts and business — in a medium she loves, while also giving her the ability to display her work in a professional capacity.

“It was fun to do almost a professional display versus school projects,” she explained. “On school projects, you just kind of get them done. You do them the best that you can, but it’s just like, okay, ‘I just have to get them done.’ Where this is like, ‘No, this is going on a wall, this is going to be displayed permanently.’

Having that in mind, this is a professional thing; I really liked that. It pushes you a lot

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Derek Hatzenbuler’s photos in the exhibit focus on Barry Hall itself, like this photo that superimposes one photo on top of another. further.”

Like Hanson, Amber Hall, a senior in fine arts with a drawing emphasis, never had the ability to display her work professionally before the exhibit.

“I’ve never had my work in a gallery before,” she

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Kelsey Hanson’s photos focus on key Fargo-Moorhead landmarks, including design features of lampposts and the church at the Hjemkomst Center.

said. “I’ve had it in a couple of fairs, but it’s always gone down. But now that people are actually looking at it forever, it’s just like, ‘Wow.’ It’s kind of cool, yet it’s weird at the same time. I’ve never experienced this, it’s kind of nice.”

Hall used nature as the focus of her pieces, emphasizing the details of the natural world around us.

“I’m more of a natural person,” she explained. “I see buildings every day.

I’m personally sick of seeing buildings, so that’s why I went to parks to take pictures. I think the beauty of nature is nice. It’s nice to get away from town and see what’s outside town.”

Other students who participated in the exhibit were: Derek Hatzenbuhler, Hannah Jessen, Kaitlin Ridl, Breanna Thompson and Emily Beaman.

“The result is spectacular in terms of these great black and whites that capture various aspects of Fargo, that

capture Barry Hall in some of them,” Beaulier said of the exhibit at the opening reception. “It offers this vibe of space that is for business students that collaborates with the rest of the university, which is a goal of our college, is to come together and be a partner with other colleges downtown, with other departments, and what a great way to show off what we’re trying to do in the college of business.”

Kirkwood agreed, affirming that projects like these are a “model for working together that benefit the student experience and create communal awareness.”

The exhibit is currently on display throughout Beaton Atrium at Barry Hall in downtown Fargo. For more information on the exhibit, visit the College of Business website.

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Goodnight Sweet Lady: Churchill Hall’s New Look Dorm built in 1931 renovated but still preserves history The outside of Churchill Hall has not changed, unlike the inside.

Erik Jonasson II Opinion Editor

I came to college in 2014 from Washington state. After traveling about 2,000 miles, I was ready to meet my new home, and, oh boy, was I underwhelmed. After the first day, I had just one question: How did I get this unlucky?

Churchill had its quirks.

It was hot when it was hot.

The bathrooms always sucked, but sucked more in winter time, and, oh yeah, the basement was always terrifying no matter the time of day or year.

Touring through the building for the first time, you could wear the stagnant air like a coat. Sweat dripped from everywhere it could drip from. I am sure the checkered floors had accrued decades of other people’s sweat and tears for having been placed in such a godforsaken place.

It was a surprise to me when I found a way to love this building. Alas, the building I knew is no longer.

It is replaced by a surrogate that, aside from the outside, shares no resemblance to its former “glory.”

That is what roughly $11 million will do for you.

What once was is gone forever

Rian Nostrum sat down with me to discuss the death of the old and the birth of the well ventilated. “This building opened for NDAC,” for those of us who don’t know, Churchill Hall was opened for the North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC) in 1931. Things have changed since then including that dorm.

As I sat down one cannot overlook the cool crisp air in the building, “It’s chilled.” Nostrum informed me that Churchill now has a large chill system that cools all the air to the building.

As we sat on the first-floor lounge it was hard to forget the memory of that very first day — the sweat inducing move in day. This is now cut

back thoroughly.

Churchill Hall was not a piece of history that one really cared to be placed in, and you would learn this quickly. I would be lying though if there wasn’t an appeal to that old dorm.

Friendship filled the air, and a sense of camaraderie that only comes from peeing in your sink built strong bonds amongst everyone.

That last bonding experience is most likely gone, sadly (kind of?). Because now, Churchill boasts some of the best bathrooms on campus. Trust me, judging bathrooms is kind of my thing.

There is privacy as far as the eye can see. A real reason to get out of your room and see the world.

As Nostrum and I toured the bathrooms, he told me about how the bathrooms featured no urinals, so that Churchill could become a coed dorm or even an allfemale dorm.

We opened stall doors so I could see the latest and greatest technology for excretion and snapped award winning photographs. Sorry to the person who we later realized was using the bathroom, I hope our conversation didn’t bother you.

There are private stalls with fogged glass and personal lights, as well as gender neutral bathrooms on every wing and floor. Gone are the days of taking girlfriends and friends to a bathroom on the first floor or standing guard at an all male’s bathroom for the opposite sex: Welcome to 2017, Churchill.

Churchill’s old accommodations were nothing close to this. Once upon a time, they used to feature grey floors with showers that could legally be called private, but one white curtain and no doors really doesn’t get the job done these days.

Friends would have conversations while showering and best friends would shower together I heard once.

The old stalls featured broken doors and untrustworthy locks. Privacy was just the concept, not what was being practiced in my dorm. For the future Bison though, poop in peace.

Gone also are the checkered floors that are believed to be originally from 1931 according to Nostrum who said there was no record of them ever being replaced.

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The red and black checkered design made for a hypnotic trip down history. A friend told me he used to talk to his grandfather about those checkered floors.

The floors are replaced with a pleasant rustic tile.

Who knows, maybe these floors will be talked about a couple generations down the line.

Nostrum welcomed me into Churchill through the back door facing Centennial Boulevard. Climbing up the stairs, I was shocked by how much was different, but also how much was the same in that area at least.

Nostrum put a hand on the railing, queuing the tour early, and informed me that the railing was still the original wood installed in 1931.

rustic value. Dark wood seems to be everywhere and old style windows bathe the interior with sunshine from outside(the windows were replaced about six years ago according to Nostrum).

Although the aura of being from the oldest, grossest dorm is gone, there is an ancient echo from this building that is special. The checkered floors are long gone,

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Professor Omar O. Churchill, circa 1940, the man Churchill Hall was named after.

Keeping the historic trust

“The building would be 86 years old now … and a majority of the building hadn’t been renovated.” At the time of renovation, the building had a lot of the original material in it according to Nostrum. Meaning that certain elements of the building hadn’t been touched since 1931. That offers the building a certain almost wacky type of history.

Like walking and living in an old musty museum prior to the recent renovations.

Nostrum told me that as far as major renovations to the stair well was limited to just “Minor cosmetic stuff… as far as we know the wood in the stair wells are original.”

Again there was no record of them ever being replaced.

Residence Life decided to keep that wood and match all new wood to the color.

Giving students an ability to literally touch history.

These elements of the building was something I never really appreciated during my tenure. But, damn, those stairs are old.

The hallways, although new, do feature a certain

the roaches moved out of the basement and the smell of fresh paint lingers in the chilled air. But this building is still old and filled with history and memories. Current grandfathers have lived in this dorm and could fill anyone’s ear with their crazy college stories.

Eighty-six years is a long time to collect memories.

This dorm housed students during the civil rights era.

Churchill men listened to Nixon’s resignation speech.

Churchill has seen national tragedies like Pearl Harbor, the Oklahoma City Bombing and 9/11. That history

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The hallway in Churchill Hall in 2010, featuring the original checked floors.

can’t be bought nor appraised. For those who were placed within its walls, it is a privilege. You yourself are part of that sacred history that will continue from now until the building is reduced to rubble.

A goodbye to what once was and a hello to the future

“Oh no, I got in Churchill.” Nostrum told me that their biggest struggle over the summer was convincing people that Churchill had changed. Some students were unaware of the major renovation, Nostrum says they would chuckle because they were, in a way, getting the newest dorm on campus.

Adding, “no one has been disappointed yet.”

As our tour ended, I asked Nostrum a simple question: Is Churchill now your baby? “It is,” he answered quickly.

Churchill is heritage here at NDSU. I am sure now that history will be preserved within its walls. Nostrum talked about working with the NDSU Archives to hang historic pictures throughout the dorm. So, it is a goodbye, but the dorm seems to be well on its way to becoming a more comfortable livein museum for those lucky enough to be assigned there.

For the people who live there now, understand that special connection to history and be aware you are now entering that same history book.

As I unpacked my college gear from the Subaru it became clear, this was the worse dorm on campus and I just got placed in it. I never wanted to have a community bathroom. I never wanted stairs and my room was nothing to write home about. It’s hot, and I knew I would have trouble even sleeping at night for the first few weeks, holy hell just wait until winter comes.

Sometimes though, what you want is all wrong.

Sometimes you truly don’t know what you want. What I found in Churchill was family and friendship that follows me now and for the future.

If I could say anything to that freshmen version of myself on that day, I would say simply, you lucked out.

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The hallway on 3rd floor has been completely overhalled.

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Avoca-Don’t Part 2: Fried

You’ve already put it on your face and on toast, no need to fry it too

Fried avocado is trendy, but why?

Cierra Steffensen Staff Writer

There isn’t much that can beat a weekend at the Minnesota State Fair. The music, the beer, the people and most importantly the fried food.

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The fair is so widely attended that it’s nearly impossible not to hear about all the great things it offers.

This last Sunday, a new attendance record was set at a total of 242,759 people attending the fairgrounds on that day alone, with the overall attendance record being 1.9 million people during the 2016 fair according to the official Minnesota State Fair website.

But does this popularity have too much of an effect on what the fair offers?

With such a large range

of attendees, the vendors must go to great lengths to find new “trendy” items to sell to force people out of the line at Sweet Martha’s cookies and into theirs. Normally, the fair is a great time to go out of your comfort zone, try new foods and eat everything that is fried with no remorse.

This year, however, was a different story.

Walking into the fairgrounds on Sunday there was a lot of buzz about all the new fried foods. Of course, there are always the classics: cheese curds,

donuts, corn dogs, cookie dough, pickles, etc. But this year one item really stuck out to me — fried avocado.

Now, in the past, I have explained how gross avocado is. It’s mushy and green, and I don’t understand why people would want to put something that was originally known for skin care purposes on a piece of toast, but after much persuasion, I was convinced to try avo-toast again and again and again until I enjoyed it.

So, when someone was raving about fried avocado,

I figured why not? The fair is for adventurous eating, so I might as well try it, right?

Um, no. Wrong.

Why fry a mushy green thing? Just to be hip? The only things that made this horrific fair food slightly bearable was the chipotle ranch and this only helped if you dowsed your entire slice of avocado in the stuff.

Yeah, yeah, avocado is the bee’s knees for some reason, but some things you should just leave alone.

Not everything is good dipped in batter and deep fried. And apparently fried

avocado isn’t much better when it comes back up according to a stranger leaning over a garbage can next to the vendor that was selling this trendy fair food.

“I feel like I’m throwing up a mix of guacamole and spicy pickles.”

Fried olives, cheesecake and onion rings are all great and keep the fair smells alive, so in the future Minnesota State Fair, I ask that you just stick to what you know.

Professors: Beating the Motivation into Students since 1890 How teachers turn students into learners

Grant Gloe Staff Writer

One of the most important parts of being a student is having classes.

One of the most important parts of those classes is actually learning from them.

One of the most important parts of learning in those classes is actually listening in these classes.

That’s where you lost me.

Through my years here at NDSU, I’ve found that some classes are just near impossible to actually pay attention to. I’m sure I’m not alone here, as I’ve seen more than my fair share of people doing the “I’m falling asleep, then five seconds of clarity, then back to sleep” head bob. That’s why, as a student, it’s imperative to learn the different ways professors make you participate in class.

For example, have you ever had that one teacher who just really wants someone to answer a question, and they wait and wait and force that awkward silence for way too long? Yeah, I’ve found this is the most common approach. Just brute force your students’ laziness until someone is willing to swallow their pride and speak up.

There’s also the similar, yet slightly more aggressive,

There’s also the similar, yet slightly more aggressive, “I sound like I’m about to whip my markers at you” approach.

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“I sound like I’m about to whip my markers at you” approach. This one usually works a lot faster. Like many a dictator before them, the professor rules over his classroom with an iron fist until somebody reads a definition out of their notes and everyone can go back to sleep. To any professors reading: please do not actually hit, beat, check, slap, maim, whip or whip things at students. This isn’t the good old days of a ruler to the knuckles (if only).

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you’ll find the joking teachers or the news section. (Hehe, it’s a “The Spectrum” joke.) These are the ones who open class

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On the opposite end of the spectrum, you’ll find the joking teachers (or the news section. Hehe, it’s a “The Spectrum” joke.) with some bad jokes. Note that “bad” and “great” can often mean the same thing if you’re willing to let them.

“What do you get when you cross an elephant with a fish? Swimming trunks.”

Maassel, what a gem.

Your professors are trying, be it well received or not. They each have their own strategies and tricks, but they all just want to you to pay attention for like ten minutes. I’m certainly not

innocent here, but maybe it’d be best for all involved if you just tried answering a question or laughing at a joke once in a while. You know, or see if you can get them to whip a marker at you. It may be too late for you, but I’d sure be paying attention.

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Terrible Fantasy Advice | Week 1

Let’s get this party started

Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

The wait is officially over, NFL is back. Unless you are fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, or an owner of Jameis Winston in fantasy.

The top story line going into Week 1 is that the Dolphins-Buccaneers matchup has been postponed due to Hurricane Irma. As the third option in the list above, I already feel like the world to conspiring against me.

Never the less, here are the “expert” opinions for the opening week of fantasy football.

Quarterbacks

Yes, he is getting up there in age, but there is no doubting Carson Palmer can still play. The 37-year-old is at the helm of one of the more quietly efficient offenses in the NFL. Arizona scored three touchdowns a game last year, given there was help from his running backs.

But there is no doubt David Johnson can catch just as well as run. Spread around J.J. Nelson, John Brown and Mr. Catch Everything Larry Fitzgerald, Palmer is worth the shot. A game at Detroit could end in a shootout, and Palmer could come out guns a-blazin’.

Dak Prescott will not have as good of a year as he did last year. That is not to say he will have a bad year, but he won’t be as excellent as last year. Even with Ezekiel Elliot back for this week, it is a tough task. The Giants allowed the second least fantasy points to quarterbacks last year and have had a whole summer of preparation for this matchup in Jerry World.

Other notes: Three soft matchups to keep an eye on this week. First, Derek Carr returns from injury against Tennessee. Russel Wilson at

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Men’s golf

The North Dakota State men’s golf team won the Omaha Invitational team title on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the ArborLinks Golf Course.

Posting round scores of 290, 290 and 287 for a 54-hole team score of 15-over par 867.

Sophomore Andrew Israelson finished second with a three-round 1-over par 214 (73-69-72) to lead the Bison, while senior Nick Myhre tied for third with a 4-over par 217 (73-73-71).

Freshmen Van Holmgren (73-77-72) and Lucas Johnson (77-73-72) tied for ninth at 9-over par 222 in their first collegiate tournament.

NDSU is to compete in the Alex Logowitz Memorial Invitational Sept. 9-10 in Hamilton, New York.

Women’s golf

On the women’s side

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Healthy at age 37, Carson Palmer (3) leads Arizona into Detroit this weekend for a shootout. home is usually a good idea, and the Packers defense was not great last year. Ben Roethlisberger goes to Cleveland, but more on that in a bit.

Running backs

Pittsuburgh is at Cleveland, so all the Steelers are start worthy. Le’Veon Bell was always start worthy, but even more so now. Big Ben averaged 12.5 fantasy points on the road last year, including 8 (!) at Cleveland. If the passing game struggles, Bell and the backs will pick up the slack.

So, Ezekiel Elliot will play this week, but his sixgame suspension has been upheld. Elliot owners should take what they can get for this week, though the Giants defense is tough. Darren McFadden is a must own

of the invitational, senior Natalie Roth won individual medalist honors for the second straight season, her third career tournament victory, as the Bison would win the Omaha Invitational Team Championship.

The Bison totaled round scores of 302, 292 and 298 for a 54-hole team score of 28-over par 892.

Roth’s final round 2-round par 70 to finish at the top of the leaderboard with a three-round 2-under par 214 (71-73-70).

Freshmen Taylor McCorkle and Alexis Thomas both recorded top-10 finishes. McCorkle finished third with a 7-over par 223 (75-73-75), as Thomas tied for sixth at 11-over par 227 (78-75-81).

NDSU is to travel to Anaconda, Montana, to compete in the Battle at Old Works tournament Sept. 11-12.

Men’s cross country

The NDSU men’s cross country team won the Bison Open on Friday Sept. 1, with

for all Elliot owners, as he will be more than serviceable in Elliot’s absence. Remember that McFadden was a 1,000-yard rusher behind the Cowboys’ offensive line in 2015, averaging 4.6 yards per carry.

The saying that it is better to buy in bulk, but what about selling? In the case of the Seattle running backs, sell like crazy. Eddy Lacy joins a backfield already occupied by Thomas Rawls and C.J. Prosise. That situation is as clear as a stereotypical Seattle day. It should be interesting seeing that situation develop.

Other notes: The Saints gave up the third most points to running backs last year. San Francisco gave up the most. Both teams face rookie running backs in

Dalvin Cook and Christian McCaffery, respectively.

Both rookies could put up big numbers. The only issue with McCaffery: Jonathan Stewart lurks in the background to steal touchdowns.

six finishing in the top eight.

Unattached senior Cameron Roehl won the sixkilometer race in a time of 19:14.8. NDSU would finish 4-5-6-7-8 behind Roehl to finish with 25 points and the team title.

Alex Bartholomay finished fifth in a time of 19:29.4, cutting 50 seconds off his 6k time from last year’s Bison Open.

The Bison are scheduled to compete next at Minnesota’s Oz Memorial on Friday, Sept. 8.

her collegiate debut, finishing just one second behind Rotvold at 14:34.6.

The Bison are scheduled to compete next at Minnesota’s Oz Memorial on Friday, Sept. 8.

Women’s cross country

NDSU junior Annika Rotvold won her first collegiate cross country title, helping the Bison win the Bison Open title.

Posting a time of 14:33.6 for the four-kilometer course, Rotvold dropped 30 seconds off her time from last year’s Bison Open. She led a group of five Bison in the top nine.

NDSU freshman Kelby Anderson finished second in

Wide receivers

If you drafted Ted Ginn Jr., then you are a saint (no pun intended). But with Brandin Cooks off to New England and Willie Snead suspended, Ginn is now the second starting wide receiver in New Orleans. And if the words second, receiver and Brees together don’t get you excited, well, I am not really sure. Still, Ginn has big play ability even if he struggles with drops.

Anyone remember the fact that the Browns actually had a top-20 receiver on their team last year? Ter-

Soccer

The Bison would fall short in a 1-0 loss to Northern Iowa, after a goal from Sarah Brandt in the 78th minute, Friday Sept. 1.

Goalkeeper Julia Edelstein made a career-high seven saves, with both Holly Enderle and Malley O’Brain tallying a shot on goal.

NDSU would also lose a 2-0 game against Drake on Sunday, Sept. 3.

Drake took a 1-0 lead after a goal in the 41st-minute from Olivia Bruce and Shelley Lyjak would score in the 69th-minute to make the lead 2-0.

Danielle Algera led the Bison with four shots on goal with Julia Edelstein matched her career high with seven saves.

North Dakota State is

relle Pryor remembers. And because the front office in Cleveland is dedicated to spending the next ten years rebuilding, he is off to Washington. So now with a quarterback that has the ability not to throw into the stands once a drive, he could put up some big numbers, especially at home against Philadelphia this weekend.

Other notes: Low ball T.Y. Hilton this week, as Scott Tolzien will man the huddle for the Colts in Week 1. Demaryius Thomas is currently listed as questionable for Denver’s game against the Chargers. Should he not go, then Bennie Fowler is next in line to go with Emmanuel Sanders.

Tight ends

Now here is where I was going to make a comment

scheduled to play at Northern Colorado Friday, Sept. 8, at 8 p.m. MT.

Volleyball

The Bison would go 3-0 this past weekend in the NDSU classic. With beating Northern Colorado 3-0 (2523, 25-21, 25-18).

The first two sets were back and forth with the Bison up 24-19 in the first, the Bears would come back to make it 24-23 before a kill

by Erika Gelzinyte to end the run and take the first set for the Bison.

The second set was just as close. The Bison would be up 22-21 and would finish of the set after taking advantage of a hitting error with kills from Allie Mauch and Gelzinyte.

Mikaela Purnell finished with a match-high 21 digs as Brianna Rasmusson would finish with 25 assists, nine digs, four blocks and four kills.

NDSU finish their second match of the classic 3-0 925-21, 25-17, 25-22) over

about how while doing my research for this article, I came across something interesting in my 12-man league.

Last year’s sixth ranked tight end was still available for pick up. That tight end was Cameron Brate of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and I picked him up. Well that backfired for this week, in the medium picture, it was a good pick up. As for the big picture, O.J. Howard waits in the wings for his chance in his rookie season.

Other notes: Top tight ends facing defenses that ranked in the top-10 of fantasy points allowed to tight ends are Rob Gronkowski (home to Kansas City, 8th), Travis Kelce (away to New England, 5th), and Jordan Reed (home to Philadelphia, 2nd).

San Francisco.

Gelzinyte recorded her second ‘double double’ the season with 13 kills and 10 digs. Rasmusson finished with 37 assists, 12 digs, three blocks and two service aces.

Purnell finished with 15 digs reaching double figures for 25 straight matches and 59 in her career.

In their third and final match, the Bison would defeat Florida A&M 3-1 (2515, 25-11, 20-25, 25-16).

Rasmusson helped a balanced offense with 40 assists and six kills. McKenzie Burke would lead the Bison with 12 kills, as Gelzinyte had nine.

NDSU had 11 combined service aces from Rasmusson, Gelzinyte, Purnell and Abbi Klos. Purnell had a match high of 22 digs.

Rasmusson was named the Classic MVP, with Emily Halverson and Gelzinyte being named to the all-Classic team.

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THE SPECTRUM | SPORTS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Bison Dismantle Delta Devils NDSU controls both sides of the ball in opening win

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The Bison defense had a field day against Mississippi Valley State Saturday at the Fargodome.

Taylor Schloemer Sports Editor

The 2017 football season did not start well for the North Dakota State Bison against Mississippi Valley State.

Before the opening kickoff, the Bison were flagged for a delay of game. Booker Chambers returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to the Bison 35 yard line.

After stumbling out of the gate, it was smooth sailing for the Bison as they rocked the Delta Devils 72-7 in the Fargodome Saturday. In setting an NDSU Division I single game high for points, the Bison rushing offense showed it hasn’t missed a step, while the defense shut down everything MVSU had.

NDSU had not one, but two 100-yard rushers. Lance Dunn showed why he will likely be the number one back moving forward. Ty

Brooks, meanwhile, showed why he will be a player to watch moving forward.

Redshirt junior quarterback Easton Stick also reminded fans of his quick feet and arm. Stick scampered 45 yards on quarterback draw on his second play, but the play was called back due to an illegal block in the back penalty.

One play later, Stick found RJ Urzendowski for a 47-yard touchdown catch.

On the following drive, Stick took it in himself from eight yards out.

Dunn joined the touchdown party on the next drive with a 24-yard rushing touchdown. Dunn waited for his blockers to clear the way before going up the middle untouched.

Calling the following Omaha Connection “untouched” would not do it justice. Confusion struck the Delta Devil defense as Urzendowski went in motion. The senior found him-

self all alone in the end zone to make the easiest catch of his career. “(The offense was) efficient. We had a couple of penalties that need to clean up. But our guy looked up and made plays,” Stick said, after the game.

While the offense efficiently ran through the MVSU defense, the Bison defense stood firm as a truck. That truck pushed the Delta Devils back 33 yards in the first quarter. Quarterback Jett Even could not get anything going and was pulled after one quarter of work.

NDSU forced three straight Delta Devils three and outs. The fourth drive technically did not end as one, unfortunately, as the snap flew over the punter’s head and out the back of the end zone for a safety.

That led to a short night for the starters on the Bison defense. Nate Tanguay and Nick DeLuca returned from

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injuries last season and were limited to less than 20 snaps each.

“It was good to get three and outs, but I was also trying to play as long as I could,” DeLuca said, postgame.

Stick also had just one quarter of work. He finished the day 5-5 for 100 yards and two touchdowns through the air. On the ground, he added 54 yards and the one touchdown.

“You’re going to play as hard as you can as long as you can until your done,” Stick said.

Ty Brooks profited from the efficiency of the first team offense. He took full advantage of his opportunity. Second quarter runs of six and 36 yards both resulted in touchdowns for the Bison.

“He is a good football player, and he proved that today. He has another gear, really electric in space,” Klieman said.

At the half, the Bison controlled the game, 44-0.

Dunn played just one series in the second half, but made the most of it. He electrified what was left of the Fargodome crowd with a career long 73-yard touchdown.

Dunn lead all rushers with 142 yards. The committee that has been a staple of Bison football developed nicely behind him. Brooks added another 127 yards.

Bruce Anderson tacked on another 52, and had a spin cycle touchdown brought back for an illegal block below the waist.

That penalty did not lessen the praise given by Head Coach Chris Klieman.

“Lance and Bruce are special backs as well.”

Ben Ellefson added to the Bison’s tally in the middle of the third. The redshirt sophomore tight end caught his first touchdown of his career from Davis from three yards out.

Demaris Purifoy added another two-yard touchdown run to balloon the lead to 65-7. Purifoy would later leave the game with a knee injury in the fourth quarter.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Henry Van Dellen took over for Davis in the fourth. His 10-yard rushing touchdown put the Bison at 72 points, the most in their Division I era. The previous record was 66.

Now, the Bison look ahead to next weekend.

NDSU will visit the red turf of Eastern Washington, the location of the playoff loss in 2010. It will be a rematch of last season’s 50-44 overtime thriller in the Fargodome.

Have the Bison been looking forward to that game?

“We have circled them on the calendar,” DeLuca said.

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THE SPECTRUM | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Bison in for Tough Road Test Against Eastern Washington NDSU will face an Eagles team seeking revenge

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Easton Stick will lead an efficient Bison offense onto the red turf of Roos Field this Saturday.

Thomas Evanella Staff Writer

Following a 72-7 noholds-barred victory over Mississippi Valley State, the No. 2 ranked North Dakota State Bison will travel to Cheney, Wash. for a battle with the Eastern Washington Eagles.

The clash of two of last year’s semi-finalists figures to be the top matchup of the year’s Big Sky/Missouri Valley Challenge Series.

The Eagles are currently dusting themselves off following a 56-10 road loss to Texas Tech University, a loss which saw them slide down two spots in the FCS Coaches’ Poll to No. 6 over-

all. EWU struggled to establish themselves in the game, one in which they felt they had the opportunity to upset the FBS side. Even though Texas Tech only took a 7-0 lead into the second quarter, they were able to seize momentum, taking an 18-point lead into halftime and never looking back.

Quarterback Gage Gubrud, the FCS leader in passing yards last year, struggled to consistently find his targets throughout the game.

Gubrud threw for only 207 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Most concerning for Eastern Washington was their lack of big plays, the longest being a 28-yard reception by wide receiver Terence Grady.

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Grady proved a bright spot in the game, racking up 98 yards and a receiving touchdown.

While the Eagles’ offense struggled to find their footing, the Bison exploded for 683 total yards. Though another week of video-game numbers is unreasonable to expect against an opponent like Eastern Washington, NDSU showcased that they certainly have the capability to score at will, which will be vital against the Eagles.

Last year’s meeting between the two teams was one of the best non-conference games of the season. In a game that tilted back and forth NDSU ultimately outlasted EWU 50-44 in overtime.

In spite last week’s

lopsided scorelines, this week’s game certainly will not be easy for the Bison.

Eastern Washington’s offense, which looked hapless against the Red Raiders, is still one of the top units in the FCS. That being said, they are a unit in transition.

Gubrud remains to steward the offense, but receivers Cooper Kupp and Kendrick Bourne, have moved on to the NFL. Kupp was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in May. Bourne meanwhile made the 49ers final roster as an undrafted free agent.

Beyond the players, the coaching staff has also been reshuffled, head coach Aaron Best and offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder beginning their first seasons

at their positions.

For the Bison to leave Roos Field with a victory, they will need to cut down on the number of penalties against them. NDSU looked undisciplined at points against the Delta Devils, having 10 penalties called against them, giving away 80 yards.

Disciplined play has always been a staple for the Bison, and they will need to play a clean game against Eastern Washington to win.

The Bison can ill-afford to give away yards against an opportunistic Eagles team that is always a threat for a big play.

An additional concern for the Bison will be injuries. Left tackle Dillon

Radunz and running back Demaris Purifoy both suffered torn ACLs in the victory over Mississippi Valley State. Radunz’s season-ending injury is a crushing loss for an offensive line that is in a state of turnover.

A hostile environment awaits the Bison in Cheney, but NDSU is catching EWU at a good time. The Bison are confident after opening the season with a win, and the Eagles are trying to find their form. Still, any game played on the Eagles’ iconic red field will always be a challenge, especially considering that the Eagles will seek to avenge their loss from last year. It all comes together for an intriguing matchup.

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