ALSO INSIDE Monday, February 11, 2013 ndsuspectrum.com Vol. 116 Issue 36 The Spectrum Wrestlers Grab Victory Bison Move to 3-0 Conference Record Page 8 SERVING NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1896 Lutheran Center Ministry Plows on rough the Winter Page 6 In 1976 Black History Month was deemed to be recognized every February by the federal government. It started out in 1926 as a weeklong event in February to coincide with the birth- days of Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Gain- ing momentum over the de- cades, Black History Month today is a world wide cel- ebration recognized in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. During this occasion we not only reflect on the histo- ry of African Americans but also the cultural spirit Amer- icans and African Americans have each contributed to the United States. The Black Student As- sociation (BSA) at NDSU is putting on multiple events throughout the month to recognize African culture and celebrate Black History Month. Jalen Ingram an NDSU freshman and member of the BSA explained, that to him, this month is about family narration more than idolizing historical figures. “When I was little I used to look up to [historical African Americans]…but now its like I don’t really know them personally so I can’t look up to them how I look up to my grandparents and my family,” Ingram said. “My grandmother, she used to tell us stories all the time…She would sit there for hours tell- ing us what she did in her life and the type of things she had to go through.” Danielle Ellis also a member of the BSA and sophomore at NDSU has a similar feeling, “I don’t [spe- cifically] look up to Malcolm X or to Martin Luther King, I really appreciate what they did, I try my hardest not to take it for granted.” Ellis said. The pair explained that look at the history of African American advancement as a whole in which so many people have contributed to. Including their personal family members, all of these factors combined make them proud. “The person I look up to the most would probably be my dad right now, he hasn’t been in all of my life but I would say he’s been in it a whole lot for the past five years and he’s made so much of a difference its crazy to me because I think about it and this mans only been in my life over a phone, not even physically, and he’s impacted me so much com- pared to adults who were actually physically there…” Ellis said. Ellis has recently devel- oped this new relationship with her father, which has sparked her interest to dis- cover the obscured origins of her family tree. She has had a hard time grasping what it means to be an African American, to celebrate her heritage in a customary way. black history month continued on page 3 Black History Month “A Time to Celebrate African-American Culture” “I don’t feel like African Americans have a culture, I know there’s rap and R&B and hip hop and things like graffiti but I wish there was something deeper. ere’s nothing tra- ditionally I can do in my family… ere’s no ground work set.” –Ellis Story by Sanna Prescott The third annual Interna- tional Writing Centers Week is taking place at NDSU this week, starting on Monday. A variety of light-hearted events will happen through- out the week to help students learn. Karen Peirce, associ- ate director of the Center for Writers, said that the CFW aimed to put on events that were intellectually stimulat- ing as well as fun. Peirce said the CFW wants to expand their reach beyond the basement of the library, so the events span across campus. The International Writ- ing Centers Association created the International Writing Centers Week in 2006, the group’s website said. NDSU has been par- ticipating since 2011, with past events such as a caption contest and a writing retreat. Peirce said that in the future she would like to do something similar to what the Office of International Programs did with their Vir- tual Study Abroad Fair on Facebook. Mary Pull, the director of the Center for Writers, said that this event as well as the National Day on Writ- ing, a fall open house, cam- pus tours, other events and media exposure have helped the center reach more stu- dents in the past. Each year the number of consultations has steadily increased. In fall 2004, 911 consultations were held. Last fall semester, 2,194 consultations were held, and last year, 4,334 consulta- tions were held through all three semesters. Pull said the center wants to move away from the idea that they are a remedial ser- vice but are rather a com- munity of writers — not a proofreading service, but a teaching service -- and they are there to help with any part of the writing process. The CFW started in the ‘90s with a grant and a staff of two graduate students, two undergraduate students and the director at the time, Pull said. Today, the center em- ploys 17 undergraduate stu- dents, six graduate students, a director, an associate di- rector and an assistant di- rector. Anyone is eligible to apply to work for the CFW. For more information about the Center for Writ- ers, the International Writ- ing Centers Week or how to apply to become a writing tutor, visit http://www.ndsu. edu/cfwriters/. complete list of week’s events on page 3 International Writing Centers Week Comes to Campus Center for Writers Expands Itinerary for Third Year Hannah Dillon Staff Writer MATAYA ARMSTRONG | THE SPECTRUM TIFFANY SWANSON | THE SPECTRUM 87TH ANNUAL ‘LITTLE I NTERNATIONAL’ COMPETITION Our Roots Run Deep: story on page 2
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SERVING NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1896
Lutheran CenterMinistry Plows on Through the WinterPage 6
In 1976 Black History Month was deemed to be recognized every February by the federal government. It started out in 1926 as a weeklong event in February to coincide with the birth-days of Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Gain-ing momentum over the de-cades, Black History Month today is a world wide cel-ebration recognized in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
During this occasion we not only reflect on the histo-ry of African Americans but also the cultural spirit Amer-icans and African Americans have each contributed to the United States.
The Black Student As-sociation (BSA) at NDSU is putting on multiple events throughout the month to recognize African culture and celebrate Black History Month.
Jalen Ingram an NDSU freshman and member of the BSA explained, that to
him, this month is about family narration more than idolizing historical figures. “When I was little I used to look up to [historical African Americans]…but now its like I don’t really know them personally so I can’t look up to them how I look up to my grandparents and my family,” Ingram said. “My grandmother, she used to tell us stories all the time…She would sit there for hours tell-ing us what she did in her life and the type of things she had to go through.”
Danielle Ellis also a member of the BSA and sophomore at NDSU has a similar feeling, “I don’t [spe-cifically] look up to Malcolm X or to Martin Luther King,
I really appreciate what they did, I try my hardest not to take it for granted.” Ellis said.
The pair explained that look at the history of African American advancement as a whole in which so many people have contributed to. Including their personal family members, all of these factors combined make them proud.
“The person I look up to the most would probably be my dad right now, he hasn’t been in all of my life but I would say he’s been in it a whole lot for the past five years and he’s made so much of a difference its crazy to me because I think about it and this mans only been in
my life over a phone, not even physically, and he’s impacted me so much com-pared to adults who were actually physically there…” Ellis said.
Ellis has recently devel-oped this new relationship with her father, which has sparked her interest to dis-cover the obscured origins of her family tree. She has had a hard time grasping what it means to be an African American, to celebrate her heritage in a customary way.
black history month continued on page 3
Black History Month “A Time to Celebrate African-American Culture”
“I don’t feel like African Americans have a culture, I know there’s rap and R&B and hip hop and things like graffiti but I wish there was something deeper. There’s nothing tra-ditionally I can do in my family… There’s no ground work set.” –Ellis
Story by Sanna Prescott
The third annual Interna-tional Writing Centers Week is taking place at NDSU this week, starting on Monday.
A variety of light-hearted events will happen through-out the week to help students learn. Karen Peirce, associ-ate director of the Center for Writers, said that the CFW aimed to put on events that were intellectually stimulat-ing as well as fun.
Peirce said the CFW wants to expand their reach beyond the basement of the library, so the events span across campus.
The International Writ-ing Centers Association created the International Writing Centers Week in 2006, the group’s website said. NDSU has been par-ticipating since 2011, with past events such as a caption contest and a writing retreat.
Peirce said that in the future she would like to do something similar to what the Office of International Programs did with their Vir-tual Study Abroad Fair on Facebook.
Mary Pull, the director of the Center for Writers, said that this event as well as the National Day on Writ-ing, a fall open house, cam-pus tours, other events and media exposure have helped the center reach more stu-
dents in the past.Each year the number of
consultations has steadily increased. In fall 2004, 911 consultations were held. Last fall semester, 2,194 consultations were held, and last year, 4,334 consulta-tions were held through all three semesters.
Pull said the center wants to move away from the idea that they are a remedial ser-vice but are rather a com-munity of writers — not a proofreading service, but a teaching service -- and they are there to help with any part of the writing process.
The CFW started in the ‘90s with a grant and a staff of two graduate students, two undergraduate students and the director at the time, Pull said.
Today, the center em-ploys 17 undergraduate stu-dents, six graduate students, a director, an associate di-rector and an assistant di-rector. Anyone is eligible to apply to work for the CFW.
For more information about the Center for Writ-ers, the International Writ-ing Centers Week or how to apply to become a writing tutor, visit http://www.ndsu.edu/cfwriters/.
complete list of week’s events on page 3
International Writing Centers Week Comes to Campus Center for Writers Expands Itinerary for Third Year
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In the midst of severe fi-nancial difficulties, the Unit-ed States Postal Service an-nounced Wednesday that the agency will be discontinuing Saturday mail delivery ser-vice.
The USPS plans to adopt a five-day-a-week mail de-livery schedule, which will be put into effect on Aug. 5. By eliminating Saturday mail delivery, the Postal Service is expected to save around $2 billion annually, according to a Fox News report. Patrick R. Dona-hue, postmaster general and USPS CEO, believes that the reduction in mail deliv-ery frequency is a necessary measure for the debt-ridden company to undertake in or-der to cut expenditures.
“Our financial condition is urgent,” said Donahue. “It would be irresponsible for the Postal Service not to pur-sue this action.”
While the Postal Service will no longer deliver mail on Saturdays, package deliv-ery will continue to operate on the traditional Monday through Saturday schedule. The demand for mail deliv-ery—especially in regards to letters and bills—has plum-meted over the last decade; on the other hand, package delivery volume has in-creased by 14 percent since 2010, according to a U.S. News report. Donahue not-ed that these changes in con-sumer tastes and preferences are to be expected and that “things change” naturally over time.
Wednesday’s announce-ment brought to attention the financial crisis of the USPS
as well as renewed concern regarding the future of this agency after over 200 years of operation. According to their website, the Postal Ser-vice incurred a $15.9 billion loss in 2012; this was the USPS’s largest annual defi-cit to date, a deficit which has steadily increased in ev-ery year since the turn of the millennium.
“By any measure, that [deficit] is unsustainable and it’s unacceptable,” Donahue
said.Linda Burbidge, a profes-
sor of economics at NDSU, discussed some of the factors that led to the financial diffi-culties of the USPS. She said the recent prominence of email and social media is partially responsible for the financial failure of the USPS.
“In recent years the USPS has lost revenue due to declining demand,” Bur-bidge said.
Increases in the price of transportation have placed additional strain on the USPS. According to their website, the USPS employs a fleet of over 200,000; fu-eling these cars six times a week is a very expensive practice.
Arguably the single most
important contributor to the financial failings of the Post-al Service, however, is Con-gress. The US Postal Ser-vice is a semi-independent agency, meaning that they must receive approval from a regulatory commission or Congress to make any changes in strategy or pric-ing, according to the USPS website.
“The government expects the USPS to break even, or cover its costs, through its
sale of postal products,” said Burbidge. “However, it is hard [for the USPS] to change to the decline in de-mand and changes in the industry when you always need approval before you take an action.”
Burbidge added that she believes the post office should have been allowed to cut Saturday mail delivery years ago. While the USPS likely would have taken this action several years ago, Congress would not approve the measure. Also, in 2006, Congress passed a law re-quiring the USPS to pay $5.5 billion a year in future retiree healthcare benefits, which is something no other gov-ernment agency is required to do, according to a U.S. News report. The USPS was
forced to default on these payments last year, which contributed $11 billion to the USPS’s 2012 deficit.
Despite these burdens to economic development, Bur-bidge predicts that the USPS will remain an important part of the United States for years to come. “The future may be somewhat uncertain for the USPS, but it will likely need to go through some ma-jor overhauls in strategy and service to regain profitability
and fulfill debt obligations,” she said.
Burbidge asserted that bankruptcy is only a very slight possibility for the Postal Service, based on “the fact that many of the interested parties—Congress and the regulatory commis-sion—still hold the value that citizens need to have a guaranteed mail delivery system.”
According to the USPS website, the agency employs over half a million U.S. citi-zens. The economic impact of losing 500,000 jobs would be devastating.
It is still unclear how Congress will approach the USPS’s plan to cancel Sat-urday mail. “Let’s see what happens,” Donahue said. “I can’t speak for Congress.
US Postal Service to Discontinue Saturday Mail DeliveryEconomic perspectives on the financial struggles of the USPS Logan CurtiContributing Writer
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The NDSU Saddle and Sirloin Club hosted its 87th Little International animal husbandry show.
Joshua Seibert, Saddle and Sirloin president, said the club members show dedication and a good work ethic.
Lyle Warner was hon-ored as the agriculturalist of the year at the Little Interna-tional Hall of Fame banquet Friday. Warner also spoke
during the showmanship finals on Saturday. “Thank you to the Saddle and Sir-loin Club,” he said. “This honor is very humbling.”
The showmanship event categories included sheep, swine, equine, beef and dairy.
Winning students each receive scholarship awards from sponsors including Stockman’s Supply, Wood’s Feed and Grain and Krazy Krefts. The showmanship finals event was 6 p.m. Sat-urday at Shepperd Arena.
Morgan RichertContributing Writer
“With Little I, you have to hope for the best and expect the worst. And after the blood, sweat and tears, it is totally worth it. It is a lot of hard work,
but it is totally worth it.”
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“It’s great all the hard work you put into it. You will have success and often failure, but it will all help you
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Monday Feb. 11
2:30- 4PM, FLC 413 “A handful of NDSU authors will discuss the aca-
demic publication process on a question-and-answer pan-el. Registration is required; visit http://www.ndsu.edu/cfwriters/workshops to register.”
Tuesday Feb. 12
10AM- 2PM, Main Library Lobby“The CFW staff will host casual word games, along
with candy and other prizes.”
Wednesday Feb. 13
7PM, MU Century Theater“The CFW will team up with Campus Attractions to
show “Freedom Writers,” a film starring Hilary Swank as a young teacher who aims to inspire her students with writing.”
Thursday Feb. 14
10AM-2PM, Memorial Union“Students can write “Valentines for Veterans” at a
contact table to thank them for their service.”
Friday Feb. 15
9AM-2PM, Main Campus Library, Rm. 6“The CFW will have a tip jar, but instead of leaving a
gratuity, visitors are to pick a writing tip from the jar. Par-ticipants will be entered into a drawing for the upcoming NDSU production of “9 to 5: The Musical.”
Electrical engineering major Andre Marin, a junior at NDSU, recently earned the Power and Engineer-ing Society Scholarship for 2013.
“I am taking the route less traveled by,” Marin said. “I am educating myself be-yond a typical engineering curriculum and adding lead-ership and communication skills through the National Guard. This is reflected by my recent accomplishments, and I believe I earned this scholarship because I proved there is no boundary to my capability.”
Marin is one of 32 stu-dents selected from the region for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, according to a press release. He received a three-year renewable schol-arship that provides him with $2,000 for the first two years and $3,000 for the third year. Additionally, he received membership to a worldwide nonprofit organization called the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Power and Energy Society.
“I feel a sort of ac-complishment for competing for and being selected as a recipient of this prestigious award,” Marin said.
Marin was required to submit letters of recom-mendation, his transcript and a short essay on his interest in engineering to apply for the scholarship. He also had to promise to consider work-ing in the electrical power energy industry after gradu-ation. Marin found out about the scholarship online while searching for engineering-oriented scholarships.
“I have the same cliché background as many engineers,” Marin said. “During high school I had a sharp mind for mathematics and science. I have always been interested in computers and electronics, and I wanted to have the ability of design-ing my own creations. I also enjoy the challenge and ap-plied mathematics incorpo-rated in a regular engineer-ing curriculum. That is one of the fun parts that initially inspired me to choose this major.”
Marin said he earned the scholarship through his academic record, past achievement and his po-tential to do well in the fu-
ture. “I really enjoy the
broad range of practical ap-plications that exist for elec-trical engineers,” he said. “This can vary from signal processing, power and ener-gy, computer engineering to cardiovascular engineering. I think the various options an engineer has and how far fundamental knowledge can take him is amazing.”
Marin said many people have helped him get to where he is today, including his professors Sudarshan Srini-vasan and Samee Kahn. He also said he would not have
earned the scholarship if it were not for the support of his family.
“Although I may have a lot of potential, I would not be where I stand without the support of my loving wife. It’s because of her hard work and sacrifice that I am able to pursue a ca-reer that I have passion for, as well as my son,” Marin said. “They are my greatest motivation and reason why I will not fail.”
Marin also appreciates the support from his fam-ily and friends in Houston, Texas, he said.
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“I don’t feel like African Americans have a culture, I know there’s rap and R&B and hip hop and things like graffiti but I wish there was something deeper. There’s nothing traditionally I can do in my family… There’s no ground work set,” said Ellis.
A large part of being able to identify with one’s culture is learned at a young age. For children who do not have family figures to physi-cally hear their oral culture from they then rely on edu-cational institution to teach them all that has happened before their birth.
“In school all we did was learn about slaves and just slavery we didn’t really learn about African Ameri-cans and what they actually did to better America. If we did learn about that we spent like two weeks on it and then the rest of the year was on European countries,” said Ingram.
Ellis feels that many African Americans run into the obstacle of the unknown when it comes to African heritage before slavery ever existed. The question is asked, who were we before the oppression?
“I feel personally that a lot of us aren’t as close to our cultures as we should be, I really hate the fact that I don’t know my roots so I cant practice my culture, I cant bring it into my family. I feel that once we get more educated on where we came from then maybe we can revolutionize because how can you bring something new about if you don’t even know the roots and the back-ground,” Ellis said.
This brings up a good point, how can a culture be celebrated beyond a time-line of events if that culture hasn’t been taught to its
members. “There’s a book my dad
recommended me to read, and I have been reading it, very slowly, there was a quote in there from a Eu-ropean king and he wrote that history will be kind to Europe because I will write it,” said Ellis. “[My dad and I] were talking about where African Americans are root-ed, where we come from and everything, its an eye opener to realize there’s not as much originality in the creation of America as some people think there is…”
Europeans recorded American history and much of African history was lost in the process. This is affect-ing African Americans to-day who want to know more about their early ancestors. The information is not read-ily available and is excluded from American education.
“It makes sense to learn about your country…but at the end of the day we are such a diverse country its nice to let everyone know they are equally important, everyone’s history and cul-tures is just as important as everyone else’s,” said Ellis.
Black History Month is a time to recognize this gap in the culture of Europeans and African Americans. There are many values we share, as we have grown together over hundreds of years but like any culture we also ex-perience differences. Black History Month is so much more than learning about the Civil Rights Movement. It’s about uncovering and preserving the culture of Af-ricans and appreciating the diversity they provide that makes our world fascinat-ing.
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Andre Marin, a junior majoring in electrical engineering, has received a $7,000 Power and Engineering Society Scholarship.
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This Valentine’s Day will be a very special one indeed for those who choose to at-tend the F-M Area’s first-ever production of the most-performed French play in the world. Starting Feb. 14, Concordia College Theatre will perform “Boeing Boe-ing,” the classic farce from Marc Camoletti.
“This show was written in the sixties and was a long-running show in Europe,” said director Christian Boy. “It was revived on Broad-way recently, and now it’s making its way around the country in small [theatre] companies and colleges.”
Written in the 1960s and staged in the same timespan, “Boeing Boeing” is all about American playboy Bernard and his juggling act to keep each of his three fiancées from finding about the oth-ers. His surly French maid Berthe aids him in keeping the charade in check, while Bernard’s old buddy Robert adds to the entropy in his quest for a wife.
“The arc of the show revolves around [Robert’s] sexual awakening,” Boy said. “He has been trans-planted from a small town in Wisconsin to find a wife in Paris.”
Paris (specifically Ber-nard’s flat) serves as the backdrop for this long-loved farce. Boeing steward-esses Gloria, Gabriella and Gretchen, all fiancées of Bernard, are each unaware of the others, and as long as Bernard can keep the timeta-bles in his favor, his fun can continue.
This all comes crash-ing down when the airline comes out with a super Boe-ing, a better airplane that throws off the beautiful schedules Bernard has man-aged to maintain with each of his mistresses. Humor and mishaps arise with the open of every door as the playboy and his maid struggle to keep up appearances for each of the three stewardesses.
“Everybody loves a good farce,” said Boy. “People have been waiting in line to see this show.”
First performed in Lon-don’s West End in 1962,
“Boeing Boeing” transferred theatres in 1965, and ran for a total of seven years. Recent revivals since 2002 have brought Camoletti’s classic back to the stage, with productions in Singa-pore, New York and Lon-don. With the rights finally being available to take on the show, Boy jumped at the chance to be the first to direct “Boeing Boeing” in Fargo-Moorhead.
An ensemble cast of six will take on the task of car-rying the production out, one that will set the bar for pos-sible future adaptations in the area. Nonstop laughs are certainly promised in this production, one that, inter-estingly enough, begins on Valentine’s Day.
“It’s sexy, it’s funny, it’s chaotic,” said cast mem-ber Margaret Wollenzien. “Bring a date!”
“Boeing Boeing” runs at the Comstock Theatre at Concordia College from Feb. 14 to 16 at 7:30 p.m. with a Feb. 17 matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are free for stu-dents, $4 for seniors and $7 for adults.
“Warm Bodies” is a zombie movie about (as cheesy as it sounds) the power of love.
Faced in a dark and lone-ly world after a zombie epi-demic, R (a teenage zombie) carries on his day as usual, consisting of snail-paced walking until finding a hu-man meal.
Throughout the film, R’s clever and witty mind is the narration. However, out loud he is barely coherent, with only a few groans and mum-bles to express himself.
During a zombie attack, R is suddenly entranced when his eyes meet Julie, a human. Something trig-
gers inside him and instead of yearning to eat her, he is determined to protect her. His thoughts are humorous because he has no clue what is going on with himself.
At first Julie is weary and confused, considering a zombie who could end her life at any moment is look-ing at her with oogly-googly eyes. He tries to communi-cate with her even though he is hardly audible. A few of the only words he can un-derstandably pronounce is “Safe. Keep you safe.” As R proves his devotion to save her, she realizes he is not like other zombies and begins to trust him.
As the two develop their relationship, R gradu-ally changes, speaking more complete phrases and act-ing more human-like. Julie is determined to protect R also because she knows hu-mans, especially her father, will not be as accepting as she is of R. Acceptance is far-fetched, actually. Julie is terrified of people discover-ing R because she knows they will kill him without a second thought. In a sense, this forbidden love situation is reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet.
As R continues to act more like a human and even has a dream (zombies don’t sleep), the other zombies transform as well, bringing
hope to R and Julie. Julie helps R and his fellow not-so-dead-anymore friends prove to the humans the changes that are occurring in the zombies and how they are no longer threaten-ing. Not only does he have to worry about humans’ re-actions, R also has bonies (complete life-sucking crea-tures) after him.
From the power of hu-man connection, the zom-bies cure themselves to be-come human and defeat the bonies’ existence. Once Ju-lie’s father and other humans realize the positive changes occurring in the zombies, they cool off and trust them. The bleak, lifeless world has potential to light up once again.
The message of the film is touching. It may sound like a sappy love story, but “Warm Bodies” offers a little something for every audience member. Besides romance, the movie is thrill-ing, comedic and a little gross sometimes, too. After all, it is about zombies.
In a nutshell, it’s a heart-warming zombie movie. Who knew “heart-warming” and “zombie” could fit to-gether?
With television making a push, the last few years have seen more and more actors and actresses leaving life on the silver screen in favor of a steady job on the small screen. This coming pilot season is no different.
It has been announced that recent film stars Rob-in Williams, Anna Faris and Rob Corddry have all signed on to television pi-lots gearing up for a spot on next years fall schedule.
Williams (Good Will Hunting), is making a re-turn to television after get-ting his big break back in 1978 with Mork & Mindy. Now, after 60 some movies, four Oscar nominations and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Williams is set to return to CBS. The half-hour comedy titled Crazy Ones will focus on a father and daughter who work together in an adver-tising office.
Also coming to CBS is Anna Faris (Scary Movie). Produced by Chuck Lorre
(Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men), the new multi- camera comedy is titled Mom. The show is about a newly sober single mom who tries to pull her life to-gether in Napa Valley.
Finally, rounding out the trio is Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine). The former Daily Show correspondent will star in the new ABC comedy Spy. Based on the British hit, Spy follows a father who inadvertently takes a job at the secret service in order to prove himself a worthy father.
In the last few years, more than a few movie stars have found their way to the small screen, a huge reason being the rising quality of shows and the emergence of cable television. With shows such as Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, television is about as favorable as it has been in a long time. The stigma of television being beneath movies has slowly become non-existent.
Another advantage in-volves lengths of seasons. This season Kevin Bacon
(Mystic River) made the jump to the crime drama the Following over on FOX. With shortened thirteen episode seasons, actors still have enough time and flex-ibility to make movies in their downtime.
Not only has television become more acceptable, but the lure of a constant job and semi-regular working hours has to be an added bo-nus over going from movie to movie. With the way things are going, starring in a television show and being a main draw may be more enticing than a few scenes in a bit role for a movie.
At the end of the day, the rise of television has made things better for viewers. There is no guarantee that these three pilots will get picked up for networks’ fall seasons next year, but with big names attached the odds are better that they are picked up than not picked up. If the three of them find success on the small screen next year, it can only mean that others will surly follow. At this rate, the line between small screen and big screen continues to disintegrate.
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Supporting several feet of snow throughout an entire winter is asking a lot of any sizeable flat roof, and the one that covers the Universi-ty Lutheran Center just east of campus has answered this call several times. Despite this occasional display of strength, however, the real story is the efforts of those who have come, gone and are currently holding up the organization’s mission.
As a ULC building care-taker who lived in one of its student apartments in 1996-1997, I witnessed firsthand how both the roof and the collection of resourceful people beneath it were able to keep the faith alive. We even needed to go on top of it a few times during those months to remove the more than three yards of snow that had piled up. Ironically, coming together as a con-gregation to save the build-ing helped me realize that it wasn’t really ever about the building at all.
Stanley Kvinge, who was one of two campus pastors in 1971, had this figured out as well. He was quoted in The Spectrum as saying, “The building conditions the min-istry, but it isn’t necessary to have it. The personnel are more important than the building.”
There were actually three campus pastors appointed to serve the campus upon completion of what was then referred to the Lutheran Student Association Center. Although NDSU enroll-ment was consistently ris-ing, the number of pastors was brought down to only one by the 1980s because of a shrinking Lutheran Church budget. The ULC has unfor-tunately gone through peri-
ods without any clergy at the helm.
“The world economic slowdown hit churches and nonprofits particularly hard,” said new Campus Pastor Dan Heath. “There’s only a small percentage of church-wide funding left for campus ministry. I’ve seen funding drop by 60 to 70 percent within a year at other campuses.”
This predicament sprout-ed the need for strong stu-dent leadership, which has become quite critical in the most recent handful of years. Students have always served some role in guiding the ministry since the LSAC/ULC opened its doors in the fall of 1958, but their con-tributions were eventually considered an absolute ne-cessity.
“We have tremendous student leadership,” said Pastor Heath. “They have sustained it through all the transitions of the last four or five years.”
“We have worship on Wednesday that sees some-where between 30 and 50 at-tending on a weekly basis,” said Heath. “Established campus ministries that have
had ongoing fulltime staff have struggled to keep that kind of thing going.”
Their commitment cer-tainly did get results, but sometimes a divine inter-vention that materializes in the form of a partnership is by all means welcomed. The Eastern North Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was looking for a new home and found it in the ULC. Prayers were answered in a manner that benefited both entities and the Synod staff is frequently reminded by the ULC staff and students of how they are a much-wel-comed addition.
As a former member of the ULC from many years ago it’s comforting to know that others have come along with a will to take on the challenges that were pre-sented. I find it even more reassuring that the minis-try’s future appears to have been solidified in a fashion it perhaps hasn’t been in a while. The facility is now also equipped with the type of contemporary amenities and proximity that college students often seek.
“I walked by here last
summer while down here for meetings and thought ‘wow’ it’s right across the street from campus, it’s sur-rounded by Greek houses and apartments with the pos-sibility of operating a coffee shop,” said Heath. “There’s just so much potential.”
An independently oper-ated coffee shop was estab-lished in the main lower lev-el and opened in the fall of 2000. “Buffalo Commons” only lasted a couple of years until the students assumed control and were able to run “Elements” as a not for prof-it way of providing hospital-ity until it became too much of a commitment. Finding a way to make it operational again is one of the ULC’s short term goals.
Unlike many different years in the past when it was necessary to look up in hopes that the roof would hold through the winter, there’s no need for that in a so far low precipitation 2013. But, once again, that never has mattered as much as the faithful who have persevered to preserve the Lutheran Campus Ministry mission at NDSU.
When you have to write a 25-page paper, a brief paper and update your resume the last thing you want to spend your time doing is more writing.
For many, writing can seem to be a cumbersome task more times than not. In looking especially at the col-legiate population, we are called to write on a daily ba-sis. We write for many pur-poses. We write academic papers for class, emails to instructors and classmates and text messages to friends to determine the weekend’s upcoming plans. In essence, we are constantly writing.
Many view the practice of writing as an exhausting one, a practice of challenges and one of great complexi-ties. Writing has so many rules, and rules that vary de-pending on the style of writ-ing that you are doing.
I think it is fair to say that most individuals have been in the position where he or she does not know what to write about, have nothing
left to write about or have run out of words to speak to what it is they are in fact try-ing to say. I will be very hon-est; I too have been in that position. Actually, I think I find myself experiencing writers block often…much more often than I would like.
However, it was not un-til recently that I found a medium for my writing that served as a place to be more creative in the way I write and allowed for my skills as a writer to better develop. This medium in which I am speaking of is blogging.
In January, I began blog-ging for a semester long spe-cialty writing class project,
and I cannot even begin to explain how much I have enjoyed it thus far. Blog-ging is such a freeing style of writing, however, that is
not to say that there are not still rules and guidelines that must be followed. I have quickly learned through my very brief experience as a blogger that grammar is still of importance and that throwing all writing rules out the window is an easy way to lose credibility, let alone an audience.
With that being said, I have never found writing to be more rewarding than when I sit down and write my blog. The thing that I like the most about the blog-writing style,is that you are able to write about a topic that truly interests you. You do not have to write about a
topic that you were assigned. You do not have to follow a certain structure and can re-ally make the piece of writ-ing your own. With blog-ging you have the option to be more conversational in your writing and less for-mal, which can be very free-ing compared to writing a lengthy, formal academic paper.
I look at and read differ-ent blogs on a daily basis and it amazes me at the variety of topics that people choose to blog about. Blogs range from family and sports all the way to fitness and travel. The ideas for different blog themes are endless and that is a factor that makes blog-ging very unique.
If you are interested in becoming more acquainted with blogging or wish to start your own, there are nu-merous blogging sites. Some of the most popular blogging sites include WordPress, Tumblr and Blogger.
Papyrus documents have dated some of the earliest cases of cancer back to 3000 B.C., according to the American Cancer Society. Cancer has been affecting the lives of indi-viduals for thousands of years, and in order to help Americans become more proactive in their crusades to prevent the dis-ease, February has been named National Cancer Prevention month.
The American Institute for Cancer Research encourages people to focus on three main guidelines for cancer preven-tion: 1) eat mostly plant foods while limiting red meat and completely avoiding processed meat; 2) engage in some form of physical activity for at least 30 minutes every day; and 3) strive to maintain a healthy weight throughout your life. Although these are standard instructions for supporting an overall healthy lifestyle, they do pertain specifically to can-cer as well. In particular, can-cer-preventing vitamins and minerals that you can focus on feeding your diet can be found in a variety of the following fruits that are recommended by the AICR.
Blueberries contain manga-nese, vitamin C, vitamin K and phytochemicals that not only give this fruit its blue color but also release free-radical-de-stroying antioxidants. Unkempt
free radicals can cause tissue damage and the onset of cancer.
Watermelon is not highly concentrated in sugar but can be a great way to satisfy sugar cravings without accumulating extra calories. It also contains a rich supply of lycopene, which is a potent type of antioxidant.
Peaches are excellent re-sources for vitamin C and po-tassium and are packed with plenty of fiber. Their “bright orange color comes from beta-carotene, which may help re-duce inflammation, improve immune function, protect DNA and help control cell growth in ways that may reduce cancer risk,” according to the AICR.
Strawberries are rich in vi-tamin C, manganese and fiber, as well as a phytochemical called ellagic acid that slows cancer cell reproduction and even destroys the potentially harmful cells.
Grapes of all colors have skin that is filled with resve-ratrol, which has the “ability to slow the growth of cancer cells and inhibit the formation of tumors.” In appropriately small quantities, red wine can also benefit the body by dis-tributing resveratrol throughout the blood system; however, the AICR also warns that links be-tween certain types of cancer and alcohol consumption have been found.
Further research is being conducted on guyabano and apricot seeds in pursuit of more natural cures for this disease that has plagued hundreds of millions of individuals for cen-turies.
He Said: “If I was at-tracted to the other person, I would be motivated to work harder. At the same time, I may be intimidated or nervous, but probably not distracted,” Nick Friesen, a sophomore majoring in English, said.
She Said: “Both; I would probably try harder to impress them but the guy would probably intimidate or distract me to the point of complete workout failure,” Sarah Knopik, a freshman majoring in Criminal Jus-tice, said.
So, you walk into the Wellness Center as a couple, but as soon as you pass the front desk, he heads directly to the “guys-only” weight-lifting area, and you trek upstairs to the packed cardio floor. While kudos go out to you guys for even being at the gym, you are actu-ally missing out on a way to spend time together, grow closer as a couple and still get your sweat on working out together.
This may sound like a horrid idea to some (he refus-es to try yoga; she does not want to bulk up), but the en-dorphins released during and after exercise can improve your moods tremendously. So, what does that have to do
with your relationship? Ac-cording to Women’s Health magazine, when you release those endorphins together, it boosts your confidence as well as builds trust between you.
Another great reason to work out together: motiva-tion. Let’s be honest, when it is 50 degrees below zero outside, and the gym is a long walk away, it is much easier to stay curled up under a blanket watching Netflix. But, if you have someone else relying on you, and you enjoy that person’s company, you are more likely to work up the determination to put on some sweats and go.
And no worries, guys, this does not mean that you have to attend her cardio kick class by any means. Find some-thing that you both enjoy doing (like running or lift-ing) or try a sport or activity (like racquetball, rock climb-ing or an intramural co-ed team). Healthy competition can greatly benefit your abil-ity to “play” and have fun as a couple.
Finally, hitting the gym together at least once a week will keep your workout rou-tine varied and away from any potential “ruts.” Switch-ing up your schedule has been proven time and time again to positively benefit your overall health—plus it keeps you from getting bored with the gym and with your relationship.
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Conglomerate InBev’s $52 billion buyout of An-heuser-Busch, though not the first of such mergers, was one of the first noticed by the public. The deal made A-B InBev the largest maker and seller of beer in the world. Miller and Coors later cre-ated MillerCoors, a joint venture for their operations in North America designed to better compete with the A-B InBev behemoth. All of these have a portfolio of hundreds of familiar and less well-known brands. Think that Blue Moon (though tasty) is the product of Blue Moon Brewing Company? You’d be mistaken-- it’s a Coors product. Almost any brand that you see at the store is owned by one of the Big Three.
The latest of these merg-ers takes the form of a pro-posed buyout of Grupo Mod-elo, the makers of Corona and other Mexican beers, by A-B InBev. A-B InBev already owns a 49 percent share of the company; $20.1 billion will provide them with the remainder. The deal was initially floated in June, but in January the U.S. De-partment of Justice chal-lenged the merger, saying that with control over the beer market already in too few hands-- soon to be even fewer-- beer prices will esca-late as a result of a growing
de facto monopoly in the in-dustry.
This is a salient point, as A-B InBev has a 48 per-cent share of the U.S. mar-ket, selling nearly every one in two beers consumed in the country. About 40-45 percent of the remainder is controlled by MillerCoors and Heineken International, leaving small, independent brewers, who provide the majority of the variety of beers by themselves, with 5-10 percent.
Does the government have a right or a duty to in-terfere with this process? No one likes bad beer, and Budweiser, to name one, is really crappy. An IPA or a Stout is a revelation by com-parison; it’s a bit like riding the swings and thinking, “Hey, this is pretty good,” and then finding out there’s such a thing as Disneyland. But people buy this beer, seemingly of their own free will. If this is the price of business, who can say oth-erwise?
This, I think, would nor-mally be true except for ad-vertising. Think about it-- if a product is good, why would you need to appeal to the de-sires of its target market with fantasies of heavy-set men surrounded by a bevy of hot women? Wouldn’t the prod-uct sell itself, just by being what people want? It would. The entire point of advertis-ing is to convince consumers that a product is better than it actually is.
I don’t like advertising because it actualizes the
potential to lie shamelessly and effectively, nulling the benefits of market economy, which would result under other circumstances. As advertising is a reality that were unlikely to be rid of ever again, it seems com-pletely appropriate that the government, acting in the interests of the people who make it up, can use this tool to counter the distortion of advertising on the determi-nation of market demand.
A report by the indepen-dently-funded New America Foundation entitled “A King of Beers?” argues that the economic arguments of the Right that any “free market” activity is inherently moral is detrimental to the control that is necessary in the mar-ket for alcohol. Part of the reason for this is precisely that, because of the coercive powers of advertising, the market is not “free” at all.
Some well-known names in the struggle to give craft brews increased market ac-cess argue that the three-tier system is part of the prob-lem. I’m no expert, but it seems that the corruption in the three-tier system is a continuation of these “ad-vertisements,” every one of which is intended to increase the access of large brewers to the market. Rather than scrap the three-tier system, the concentration of efforts should go to reinforcing the ability to control distribution that it was intended to have. This should take the form of ensuring a middle tier that is truly independent from
brewers and that succeeds and profits when local de-mand is met.
There is something that everyone can do. Despite coercive advertising, we are people with free will and the ability to control our choic-es. When you go to the bar or the liquor store, bypass the big names and give some-thing local a try-- I won’t say what, it’s your choice. Not only do these beers taste bet-ter, they support local busi-ness, and your choices help to influence how your needs and desires are met.
Your choices can indicate a compromise of implicit values for the sake of beer made cheap and fast, or can demand that your needs be met in ways which support communities and reward brewers for the actual care and creativity with which they made it. These are les-sons for the bar, the grocery store and for whom you choose to be employed by. We have the creativity as communities and as a nation to make this happen. And what will our rewards be in return?
We will have businesses we can be proud of, a variety of products which meet our needs and desires, rewards for quality and attention to detail, and not least of all, some darn good beer to look forward to at the end of a day’s work.
Joshua is a senior major-ing in sociology and philoso-phy.
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Last issue, I discussed at length the parameters of the proposed Pebble Mine proj-ect in Bristol Bay, Alaska. It is a massive gold and copper open-pit mine located at the headwaters of the most pro-ductive salmon fishery in the
world. It’s completion would have disastrous implications for the health and longev-ity of the fishery, and those whose lives and livelihoods depend upon it.
Stopping Pebble Mine, however, is a tricky issue. The land where the mine is proposed is owned by the State of Alaska, but the min-eral rights for that land are held by a private conglomer-ate, in which representatives of some of the worlds largest mining companies take part. Similar to the battles being fought on other environmen-tal fronts, grassroots organi-zations are going up against enormous, wealthy, powerful industries.
It’s David v. Goliath, and the stakes couldn’t be any higher.
Most effort to stop the building of the mine has thus far been directed towards Alaska’s State Government. As the proposed mine is on state land, the state will be the authority for issuing the necessary permits for the mine to proceed. This is all well and good for any in-state environmental support-ers, but for those of us out-side Alaska who care about our planet’s well-being, there is another route that holds merit.
The Environmental Pro-tection Agency recently re-leased a comprehensive envi-ronmental analysis of Bristol Bay, in order to deduce the potential hazardous effects that the building of Pebble Mine would have on the lo-
cal ecosystems. In short, the study’s conclusion termed Pebble Mine to be nothing short of ‘catastrophic.’
The EPA is the Federal agency currently holding the most potential power for halting Pebble Mine. Under the Clean Water Act of 1972, the EPA sets and regulates surface water contaminants and contaminant discharges for industry, particularly into navigable waters. If it can be proven that Pebble Mine will cause contamination exceed-ing federal standards in the waters that feed Bristol Bay, it will need to apply for per-mitting from the EPA.
As it is almost certain that the mine will produce enough pollution to exceed federal standards, the EPA would proceed by complet-ing an Environmental Impact Statement – much as it has done in the permitting situ-ation for the Keystone XL Pipeline. In this situation, the EPA will have the power to shut down the proposed Pebble Mine for good, for without the EPA permit, the mine cannot be built.
As we have seen with the Keystone XL situation, however, an Environmen-tal Impact Statement that shows a potential for great environmental disaster does not necessarily guarantee the EPA will halt the project. Pressure from citizens and the legislature is needed to encourage the EPA, the De-partment of the Interior, and the President to take action on matters of such important environmental influence.
The Natural Resources Defense Council is currently one of the leading non-profit, grassroots organizations col-laborating against Pebble Mine. They have the mon-ey, grassroots support, and Washington clout to wage a successful campaign against environmental destruction.
Focusing your support efforts through an organiza-tion like the NRDC is one of the best ways to work against the building of Pebble Mine. Writing a letter, signing a petition, or attending a rally are all great ways to get ac-tive an support the causes for which you (hopefully) firmly believe.
Nathan is a senior major-ing in landscape architec-ture. Follow him on twitter @nwstottler.
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About a week ago, when the temperature was at least -12 degrees, I was sitting on a bus back to my dorm. When I’m just sitting by my-self for fifteen minutes with no one talking to me, my brain starts going off with all kinds of thoughts. They can go anywhere from the simple “What I should eat today?” to the deeply philo-sophical “What is the mean-ing of life?”
I normally forget about five seconds after I step off that bus, but not this day. I spent the whole bus ride thinking about things that I wish I had been told before I started college. Sounds weird, right? Well, what I mean are the little things that can make a huge dif-ference in how much you truly get out of you college experience. Here are a few of the ones that I deem most important:
Your friends are going to change a lot over the next four years. College is a time of growth and finding out about yourself. They’re try-ing to find their place in this world just like you are; let them change. You’re their friend, not their mother.
Call someone you love back home a few times a week, even if it’s just for a few minutes. It will mean more than you know to them. This is one that I personally
am going to try working on. Just because they’re not here doesn’t mean that they don’t care about you. They’re just as big of a support team as the ones that are at college with you. They may be even
bigger ones, because they don’t want to see you back at home. They want you to succeed.
Adjust your schedule to what works for you. If you’re a night owl like my-self and do your best work late at night like I am with this article, embrace it. It will probably be the only time in your life that you can; just you wait until that nine-to-five job and see if you can still work effective-ly until the wee hours of the morning.
At least a few times dur-ing these years in college, do something fun and irre-sponsible instead of study-ing. To clarify though, don’t constantly do this; failing college is not a fun time and is a waste of your money. Maybe once a semester for this one. You’ll always re-member the fun times you had rather than how long you studied.
Become friends with your favorite professor. Just because they’re your teacher doesn’t mean that they can’t learn from you too – in fact, I can almost promise you that’s one of the reasons they
wanted to become one.For those of you who
have come to college in a long-distance relationship with someone: contrary to popular belief, it can work. I’ve been with my boyfriend
for three years, and we’ve been pretty successful, all things considered. The key is to not let the relationship interfere with your college experience. If you want to stay with the person that you’re already with, do it. That’s what’s right for you and no one else. What is wrong, though, is missing out on a lot of defining ex-periences because you’re on the phone with him or her for three hours a day.
For those of you who came here single, that’s also perfectly okay. Go on dates, and have fun with it. Not every date has to become a relationship, and don’t be afraid to fall in love. When it happens, don’t take it for granted. Celebrate, but don’t let relationships define your college experience.
Take some classes that have nothing to do with your major; just do it because it’s fun. I will actually make it a priority to be in Marching Band every year that I attend NDSU. It’s so much fun for me, and it’s a nice break from my major.
Accept that failure hap-pens. It’s how we grow as
individuals. Don’t be afraid to ask for help; it doesn’t mean you’ve failed or you’re weak. It means you’re smart enough to realize that you can’t always do it on your own.
Twenty years from now you will probably not look as good as you do right now. Embrace being a hot young college student! Let some-body flirt with you, and let them buy you a drink. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Finally, this is the only time of our lives that our main responsibility is to learn and grow as individu-als. Remember how lucky we are because before we know it, college will be done and we’ll have to wor-ry about more than just our-selves.
Yes, I realize that I prob-ably sound like your mother or father trying to re-live the glory days of when they were in college, but maybe we should listen to those sto-ries more often. They proba-bly have a point somewhere in the hours upon hours of chatter.
I realize that these words of advice would be much better told to high school students, but I think it’s never too late to improve the quality of your experiences. We’re only young once, so let’s make mistakes, learn from them and enjoy what I can guarantee to be some of the best times of our lives.
Cassie is a sophomore majoring in journalism.
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WRESTLING
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The NDSU wrestling team took on Utah Valley University Friday at the BSA. The Bison stopped Utah Valley’s four-dual win-ning streak and came back for a 18-15 win. The Bison remained unbeaten in the WWC with a 3-0 record, 8-8 overall.
The night started off well for the Bison when No. 9 Trent Sprenkle was the win-ner by forfeit. The tides turned and the Wolverines
(5-3, 2-2 WWC) had deci-sions in the next four match-es, holding a 12-6 lead.
Bison freshman Josh Ro-driguez couldn’t catch up to his opponent Chasen Tolbert at 133 pounds, Tolbert fin-ished off Rodriguez with a 5-0 decision. Avery Garner beat NDSU’s Mark Erick-son with a 7-5 decision at 141 pounds.
At 149 and 157 pounds Utah Valley earned wins from Josh Wilson and Ethan Smith. No. 6 Steven Monk got the Bison back up on their feet with a 2-0 decision over the Wolverines’ Abner Cook at 165 pounds.
The crowd got back into it when Hayden Zillmer tied up the score at 12-12 with an escape and two takedowns in the final period, he won with a 5-4 decision over Monte Schmalhaus. Zillmer, a redshirt freshman for the Bison bumped up two weight classes from 157 to 174 pounds.
Bison seniors Mac Stoll and Kallen Kleinschmidt both took down their op-ponents with 6-1 decisions at 184 and 197 pounds. The scored stretched to 18-12 in favor of the Bison and put-ting the match out of reach, giving the Bison the dual
victory. In the final match of the
night Utah Valley’s heavy-weight Adam Fager won with a 3-2 decision over NDSU’s Evan Knutson.
No. 6 Steven Monk im-proved his record to 29-3 on the season and 91-21 in his career as a Bison. No. 9 Trent Sprenkle achieved his 98th career victory with the forfeit.
Sunday was senior night for the Bison as they hosted Northern Colorado. Check Thursday’s issue for the re-cap.
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Zillmer Gives Bison Life, Lifts NDSU to 18-15 WinPace MaierContributing Writer
After being picked to win the Summit League, the NDSU softball team opened up its season at the com-petitive Ramada UNI Dome Tournament, going 1-3.
The Bison began with a solid 9-1 win over Green Bay in five innings and then lost to Drake 2-1 in nine in-nings during the opening day Friday. On Saturday, NDSU dropped a pair of games, 6-3 to Illinois and 5-2 to host Northern Iowa.
NDSU had an efficient offensive output in their opening games, sparked by Cheyenne Garcia going 3-3 with three runs scores and three RBI’s in NDSU’s 10-hit performance. Sopho-more right-hander Krista Menke gave up four hits, walked four and struck out three to record the win.
The Bison battled Drake into extra-innings, but Amy Pierce scored on a fielder’s choice with one out in the bottom of the ninth to lift Drake 2-1 in the second game. Playing speed up rules, Pierce was placed on second and advanced to third on a ground out.
NDSU tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the
fifth after Presley Glaser reached on an infield sin-gle, advanced to second on a throwing error an moved to third on a wild pitch. She then scored on a ground out.
The Bison struggled Sat-urday, dropping their two games played.
Illinois scored a run in the first and twice in the second inning to jump out to an early 3-0 lead over the Bison. They extended that lead to 6-0 in the top of the fourth. The Bison staged a comeback, but did not threaten in the bottom of the seventh with the bases loaded, losing 6-3.
NDSU held a 2-0 lead over UNI, but the Panthers scored three times in the bottom of the second in-ning. UNI tallied runs in the third and fifth inning to push the lead to 5-2. The Bi-son scored both runs in the top of the second. Amanda Grable scored on a ground-out and Brandi Enriquez singled down the left field line to drive home Maritza Lopez-Portillo.
NDSU faced the No. 1 ranked and defending na-tional champion Alabama on Sunday. Check Thurs-day’s issue for the game recap.
Softball Opens SeasonSam HerderSports Editor
WomenBoth NDSU men and
women’s track teams com-peted in the Iowa State Clas-sic and the Bison Open over the weekend and produced impressive results.
Competing in the Iowa State Classic was a number of women runners. Winning the non-seeded 200 meter dash on Friday was junior Ashley Tingelstad with a time of 24.56 seconds. Three tenths of a second faster than the second place finisher, Tingelstad’s time ranks No. 4 in NDSU history.
In her first indoor open 400 meter of her career, se-nior Faith Kruchowski took second place with a time of 56.50. This time puts Kruchowski ranked No. 2 in The Summit League for the 400m this season.
Recording a personal-best time of 17:19.10 in the non-seeded 5,000 meters was junior Heidi Peterson, claiming the third place spot. This season, Peterson is now ranked No. 4 in NDSU his-tory and No. 2 in The Sum-mit League for the Event.
On Saturday, more mem-bers of the women’s team competed in the Iowa State Classic. Redshirt fresh-man Brecca Wahlund ran for eighth place with a time
of 9:46.89 in the 3,000m, which places her at No. 2 on the NDSU all-time list.
Tingelstad ran for sec-ond place in the 400m with a time of 54.82 seconds. Run-ning in the sub-2:10 indoor 800m was sophomore Paige Stratioti, placing fourth with a time of 2:09.26.
Other members of the women’s track and field team participated in the Bi-son Open on Saturday.
Winning the 60m with a time of 7.77 seconds was junior Antoinette Good-man. She also claimed the long jump with a leap of 18-08.00.
Winning the shot put was Katie Johnson with a throw of 47-09.00. Placing first in the 200m was Melissa Kitch-ing with a time of 25.86 sec-onds. In the 60m hurdles, Deborah Johns claimed first place as well with a time of 8.59 seconds.
In the pole vault, unat-tached senior Leslie Brost took first with a clearance of 13-07.25. Clearing at 12-01.50 were Anna Benke, Caitlin Mack, and Brittany
Stangl, all placing second, third, and fifth, respectively.
Taking second in the 400m dash was Kitching with a time of 57.74 seconds. Ashley Heinze took second
in the 200m, and third in the 400m dash.
MenTwo members of the
men’s track and field team,
Matt Tetzlaff and Alec Espe-land, participated in the Iowa State Classic on Friday.
In the 60m hurdles, se-nior Tetzlaff took fourth with a time of 8.03 seconds.
In the 800m, junior Espeland took tenth with a time of 1:52.13. This was a season-best performance for Espe-land, which places him at No. 2 in The Summit League for the season.
On Saturday, members from the men’s team took part in the Bison Open.
Senior Jesse Morrow took the pole vault with a height of 17-01.00. For the indoor pole vault, Morrow has become the fourth Bi-son in history to clear higher than 17 feet. He is now No. 2 on the all-time list, and is ranked in the top 50 in the nation for this season.
In the 800m, Moses Heppner placed first and
snagged the Summit League lead with a time of 1:52.95.
Winning the 400m dash was sophomore Jerome Be-gin with a time of 49.68 sec-onds. He also placed third in
the 200m dash with a time of 22.27 seconds.
Placing second in the weight throw was senior Casey Orgon with a throw of 62-01.75, while Trevor Berner and Blake Elsen took third and fourth, respective-ly.
The 3,000m run was won by Lucas DeGree with a time of 8:47.81, while Brendan Skime took first in the 5,000m with a time of 15:35.22
Andy Lillejord took third in the pole vault with a season-best clearance of 16-02.00.
Bison football player An-dre Martin, Jr. took fourth in the 60m dash at 7.04 sec-onds. This time puts Martin at No. 7 for this season in The Summit League.
Both teams will run in Minneapolis Friday and Sat-urday. The men’s team will participate in the Snowshoe Open while the women’s team will participate in the University of Minnesota Parents’ Day Open.
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Compete in Two MeetsCorrie DunsheeContributing Writer
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Debra John wins the 60 Meter Hurdles with a time of 8.59 seconds at the Bison Open on Saturday.
Redshirt freshman Hayden Zillmer wins a 5-4 Decision at 157 lbs over Utah Valley’s Monte Schmalhaus at the Bison Sports Arena on Friday.
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Emily Staples takes eighth place in the long jump with a long bound of 5.14 meters at the Bison Open on Saturday.
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WHITNEY STRAMER | THE SPECTRUMNorth Dakota State women’s basketball defeat Oakland 73-68 last Thursday
The NDSU women’s basketball team played a couple of Summit League rivals at the BSA last week. The Bison played Oakland on Thursday and won 73-68. Then on Saturday, NDSU went up against Fort Wayne and lost 58-70.
Last Thursday, both teams started out slow but Dani DeGagne turned it on for NDSU halfway through the first period. She ended the first half with 11 points and eight rebounds.
“She has that ability,” NDSU head coach Carolyn DeHoff said. “If Dani can get going, it’s going to open up Katie Birkel and it’s go-ing to up some other play-ers.”
For Oakland, Annema-rie Hamlet helped her team stay neck-and-neck with the
Bison. She had 10 points while going 2-3 beyond the 3-point arc in the first half.
At halftime, NDSU was up 33-32.
After the intermission, NDSU managed to work their way further ahead of the Golden Grizzlies. The Bison extended their lead to five, but they could never get a clinching lead.
Katie Birkel turned into the go-to player in the sec-ond half, which helped the Bison in the end. She finished the game with 20 points and 5 assists, which moved her up in the NDSU record books. Birkel moved to 8th in all-time assists and 11th in all-time scoring.
“The last couple games it felt like I couldn’t miss and tonight (DeGagne) felt like she couldn’t miss,” Birkel said. “I think as long as one of us is feeling like that the other one is able to run things and we’re able to get
each other open.”DeGagne and Marena
Whittle also finished with the night with big numbers for the Bison. DeGagne had 21 points and eight re-bounds. Whittle contrib-uted eight points and 11 re-bounds.
With these efforts, the Bison were able to get the 73-68 win.
“It feels good,” Birkel said. “We beat them once last year and I wasn’t able to play, so it feels good to beat them twice while I’m play-ing.”
On Saturday, NDSU wore their pink jerseys and had a pink theme at the game against the Fort Wayne Mastodons for breast cancer awareness.
While wearing pink and yellow, the Bison started out well. Jamie Van Kirk led the Bison in scoring with 15 points, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end
of the first half. The key for the Bison
during the first 20 minutes of play was their field goal percentage. Fort Wayne went 10-26 for 38.5%, while NDSU went 13-23 for 56.5%.
This kind of efficiency helped the Bison have the 30-25 advantage at halftime.
However, the second half was a different story for each team. They were dismal on offense by going 11-32 from the field despite having three players end the night with double-digit scoring,.
“I just thought we started out sluggish in the second half,” DeHoff said. “It just didn’t get any better.”
On the flip side, the Mastodons got going on of-fense. They had four play-ers in double digits, led by Amanda Hyde with 15.
NDSU was able to make a charge at the end, but it wasn’t enough to get the win. The Bison fell to Fort Wayne 58-70.
“Certainly it was a tale of two halves,” DeHoff said. “It would be great to put two halves together like that, but we have to understand that doesn’t happen very often.”
The Bison (9-15, 5-6 Summit) will play their next game against Western Illi-nois on the road Thursday.
Bison Women Beat Oakland, Lose Tough Game to Fort WayneColton PoolContributing Writer
The Bison men’s bas-ketball moved into a second place tie with South Dakota State in the Summit after a much needed win Saturday night against IPFW.
Dropping its third league loss to Oakland 63-66 Thursday night, the Bison rallied to beat IPFW 58-54.
A turnover by NDSU forward TrayVonn Wright gave Oakland’s Duke Mon-dy the go-ahead jumper with 20.2 seconds left in the con-test and the Bison missed a Mike Felt 3-pointer to tie in the closing seconds.
With close losses in the previous three games, the Bison long for play maker Taylor Braun, who was side-lined because of a broken bone in his right foot. The team doesn’t know when Braun will return, but are confident to expect him in the line-up come tournament time.
Following the loss to Oakland, NDSU fought off a
scrappy IPFW squad to end the losing streak.
NDSU point guard Law-rence Alexander led the Bi-son in scoring with 20 points as Marshall Bjorklund recorded his first double-double of the season scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 boards.
The Bison shot 19-for-47 from the floor for 40.4 per-cent and went 14-for-22 at the foul line. IPFW finished 17-for-37 overall and went 11-for-16 at the foul line.
IPFW Frank Gaines scored 16 points as the Mastodons went 9-for-16 from beyond the arc to stay in the game.
NDSU committed a sea-son-low five turnovers and scored 12 points off 10 turn-overs by IPFW.
The Bison out-rebound-ed the Mastodons 30-24 and had 20 second-chance points off 13 offensive boards.
NDSU returns home to host first-place Western Il-linois at 7 p.m. Valentine’s Day and IUPUI at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Bison Men Split Road GamesNick LumanContributing Writer
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After receiving his B.A. in philosophy with a minor in evolutionary biology from the University of Pittsburgh, Nelson entered the University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. (1998) in the philosophy of biology and evolutionary theory. He is currently a Fellow of the Discovery Institute and Adjunct Professor at Biola University in Los Angeles.
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