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WASHINGTON (AP) --Spring flooding has alreadybegun and the worst is yet tocome, with the greatest dan-ger in the Northeast and Mid-west, government forecasterssaid Thursday.The highest flood risks areconcentrated in the UpperMidwest - particularly parts ofthe Dakotas, Minnesota andMontana - and in the regionaround New York City includ-ing parts of New Jersey, Penn-sylvania and New York State,the forecasters said.

TOKYO (AP) -- Radiationleaking from Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear power planthas caused Tokyo’s tap waterto exceed safety standards forinfants to drink, officials saidWednesday, sending anxietylevels soaring over the na-tion’s food and water supply.Residents cleared storeshelves of bottled water afterTokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishiharasaid levels of radioactive io-dine in tap water were morethan twice what is consideredsafe for babies. Officialsbegged those in the city tobuy only what they needed,saying hoarding could hurt thethousands of people withoutany water in areas devastatedby the March 11 earthquakeand tsunami.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Abomb struck a crowded busstop in central JerusalemWednesday, killing onewoman and wounding morethan 20 other people in whatauthorities said was the firstmajor Palestinian militant at-tack in the city in severalyears.The bombing brought backmemories of the second Pales-tinian uprising last decade, aperiod in which hundreds ofIsraelis were killed by suicidebombings in Jerusalem andother major cities, and thou-sands of Palestinians died inIsraeli military operations inthe West Bank and Gaza Strip.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Eliz-abeth Taylor, the violet-eyedfilm goddess whose sultryscreen persona, stormy per-sonal life and enduring fameand glamour made her one ofthe last of the classic moviestars and a template for themodern celebrity, diedWednesday at age 79.She was surrounded by herfour children when she diedof congestive heart failure atCedars-Sinai Medical Center,where she had been hospital-ized for about six weeks, saidpublicist Sally Morrison.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MC-CHORD, Wash. (AP) -- A 22-year-old soldier accused oftaking a lead role in a brutalplot to murder Afghan civil-ians faces a court-martialWednesday in a case that in-volves some of the most seri-ous criminal allegations toarise from the U.S. war inAfghanistan.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Afederal probe has found that atrapped piece of drill pipe pre-vented a key failsafe devicefrom properly sealing off theblown oil well that caused lastyear's massive BP Gulf oilspill, according to a report re-leased Wednesday.

PARIS (AP) -- Paris policesay a bomb alert at the EiffelTower has been lifted and themonument is being reopenedto visitors.Police and tower officials saida suspicious package andphoned-in bomb threatprompted the Eiffel Tower toevacuate nearly 4,000 touristsfrom the Paris landmark onWednesday.

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Student Body Presidential Candidates (from left): Cam Knutson, Leah Nygaard, Brendan O’GormanAll Photos by Micah Zimmerman/The Spectrum

BRENDAN O’GORMAN(running with Aria Ahadzada)

Why are you running for student body president?

I chose to run for student body president

because I love it here at NDSU. My blood

actually runs green with little streaks of

yellow.

I care about this campus and I want to do every-

thing I can to leave it a better place than when I

first stepped through the halls of the Union dur-

ing my freshman orientation those many years

ago. And I believe that the best way for me to

make that impact is by doing an unparalleled job

at serving the student body as its president.

Why should students vote foryou?

Because I work hard for all of you, to

make certain that your voice will be

heard; your voice will be herd!

What are some things youwant to see implemented?

Improving student advising: I am and

will continue working with departments

across campus on implementing a stu-

dent-advising program for each major to comple-

ment the advising students currently receive from

faculty while building a stronger community

among students in each major.

Increasing Bison pride: Promoting all things

Bison by making tickets to games available at the

BSA as well as MU and Barry Hall, expanding

the role of Thundar across campus, and working

to start a guest pass program for the Wellness

Center and Bison Athletic Events so that we can

share our pride with our non-Bison friends.

Medical amnesty: Keeping our students safe with

a medical amnesty policy on campus to reflect the

bill passed through the Student Senate (written

by yours truly), and the laws of our state, so that

students never have to worry about getting pun-

ished for doing the right thing in a bad situation

and have no deterrent to calling an ambulance for

their dangerously intoxicated friends in need as

well as keeping us safe from the perils of icy side-

walks.

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CAM KNUTSON(running with Keenan Hauff)


All of my leadership skills and experi-

ences have built me up for this position.

I’m running for student body president

because I know I can step up to this role and be

the voice that NDSU students need.


Students should vote for me because of

what I have to offer. My team and I bring

forward the V.I.B.E. platform that has

been months in the making and will directly ben-

efit every student at NDSU.

They should also vote for me because of my abil-

ity to work with people. I am a very approachable

guy and will ensure that I make myself available

to any student who seeks to discuss student con-

cerns or ideas. I also am extremely hard working

and will give this role my full attention. You can

be assured I won’t stop until well after my term

in office ends.

If elected, my running mate and I will spend al-

most our entire summer here at NDSU to work

on the V.I.B.E platform and to reach out to stu-

dents.


Graduate assistant health insurance cov-

erage: Our plan is to work with NDSU

administration and with graduate assis-

tants to push toward getting our graduate assis-

tants health insurance. This plan would benefit

current graduate assistants as well as undergrad-

uate students who are looking to become gradu-

ate assistants at NDSU.

International Arrival Program: Our belief is that

we need to make every effort to welcome interna-

tional students the right way in order to ease their

transitions to our country, state and campus. It is

our duty as NDSU students to lend a hand to our

fellow international students and ensure they get

started on the right foot.

NDSU/Bison imagery increase: We want to up-

grade our environment to ensure that students

and guests who know that they are at NDSU and

are in Bison territory.

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LEAH NYGAARD(running with Luke Brodeur)


I have a passion for serving others and I

feel that I can positively impact the lives

of students at NDSU. I think that this

would be a great way to give back to a community

that has done so much for me.


The experience I have gained over my

years in student government has pre-

pared me to lead the organization and

the student body. As a member of the executive

branch, I have developed key relationships from

working closely with campus administration and

the current student government administra-

tion. I have learned so much by being part of the

student government executive team and am very

confident that Luke and I can deliver real results

to students.


National Student Exchange (NSE): This

program is offered in every state except

North Dakota. It allows students to study

from a semester up to a year at any participating

institution in the nation. This is an affordable al-

ternative to study abroad and would also allow

students from around the country to see what

NDSU has to offer.

Continuing freshman leadership organizations:

Getting involved the moment students arrive on

campus creates in instant sense of community. We

have over 300 organizations on campus and we

want freshmen and new students to know where

they can get involved. Luke and I are also looking

to get involved with Welcome Week and offer new

students the chance to be part of Live Real, Safe

Zone, NDSU Cares and Violence Prevention. The

Bison community is created by the students and

making sure students are involved is must.

Recognizing academic success: Luke and I are

working hard to offer dean’s list members cam-

pus coupon books and have the opportunity to ei-

ther have lunch with the president or have

sideline seats at a Bison Game.

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BRENDAN O’GORMAN(running with Aria Ahadzada)

If elected, what will be your firstpriority?

Reaching out to the student body and letting

them know that I am there to work for them. Person-

ally introducing myself to every incoming freshman

during welcome week, ensuring that everyone knows

my door is always open and my help always offered to

everyone on campus if they have: an idea they want to

share; a question that they want to ask; or a plan they

want to implement, and making good on the plans,

ideas and promises on which I campaign.

What is your favorite thing aboutNDSU?

I overheard a visiting former exchange student

say this when he was asked what form of madness

would compel him to travel half way around the world

during his vacation to visit Fargo during our deadly

arctic winters. His reply was, “It may be winter and

cold outside, but the people make it warm here.” In-

deed. The people are my favorite thing about NDSU.

We have people here from every conceivable back-

ground and geographic origin, but everyone I’ve had

the good fortune to meet here seems to be pretty awe-

some.

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LAURA MUZCo-News Editor

On March 9, an official pressrelease issued by NDSU in-formed the campus commu-nity that on June 30, theCenter for Child Developmentwould be closing.

The college recently discon-tinued classes on early child-hood.

Shortly after the statementwas released, President Bres-ciani addressed the campuscommunity in a message, rec-ognizing their concern withthe closing of the center, andwhat it may mean for NDSU.

“I experienced an over-whelming response from fac-ulty, staff, students and evenalumni about that decision,”Bresciani said in the message.“Many of those writing openlyshared that they were notbeing directly impacted butwere concerned the attractive-

ness, cohesion and sense ofwelcome NDSU has come topride itself on was at risk.”

The decision to close the cen-ter would also mean the 38children who use childcarecenter services in Evelyn Mor-row Lebedeff Hall and

Katherine Kilbourne BurgumFamily Life Center wouldneed to make other arrange-ments for childcare.

Bresciani explained in themessage that due to new de-velopments, he has planned towork with campus groups tofind a temporary financial so-lution to delay a decisionabout the closing of the centeruntil 2012.

“During the more extendedperiod, I will return the situa-tion to the faculty leaders whooriginally forwarded the clo-sure recommendation to me,and ask them to take respon-sibility for permanently re-solving the matter,” Brescianisaid. “I will look forward tosupporting a creative solutionwhich will allow us to main-tain the campus environmentof which we all are so proud.”

Plans change for Center for Child Development

MATT SEVERNSSpectrum Staff

The Bangladeshi StudentOrganization will be hosting anight of cultural celebrationon Sunday, March 27 in Festi-val Concert Hall aimed at pro-viding students with a taste ofculture from Bangladesh,India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Bangla Night 2011 is aunique celebration in that itsfocus is on a language and theculture that goes along with it.Bengali, as a language, had tofight for recognition in amovement that resulted in thedeath of a student fighting forits establishment.

“This event will give a ter-rific understanding aboutAsian culture, which (will) notonly enhance global under-standing, but also make stu-dents confident to deal as a ...

global member in interna-tional relations (and) busi-ness,” Md M Khan, presidentof the Bangladeshi StudentOrganization said.

Bangla Night 2011 is co-sponsored by the BangladeshiStudent Organization and stu-dent government and has be-come one of the largestmulticultural events on cam-pus.

Students, staff and facultywill demonstrate music anddances from Asia and promotefamiliarity with the culturallydiverse history of the Bengaliculture.

“This event will give (the)audience (an) exciting tourabout resourceful Asia, howand why England conqueredthe region, how we foughtback, how we fight againstPakistan and (how) now weare nursing our culture and

tradition,” Khan said.This year and last have been

hosted by the BangladeshiStudent Organization, thoughBangla Night has been run-ning for more than 10 years.Prior to last year, PeaceLutheran Church sponsoredthe event.

“Huge interest from (the)culturally diverse NDSU stu-dent community (gave) us thestrength to organize this eventat Festival Concert Hall lastyear. This year, the event couldbe even bigger,” Khan said.

Though the event will focuson the culture associated withthe Bengali language, it will betranslated so that speakers ofEnglish can follow along.

Bangla Night 2011 will befree to all students, faculty andstaff at NDSU. It is scheduledfor 5 p.m. Sunday in FestivalConcert Hall.

NDSU to host language celebration

Many of those writing openlyshared that theywere not being directly impactedbut were concernedthe attractiveness,cohesion and senseof welcome NDSUhas come to prideitself on was at risk-President Bresciani

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The Mr. NDSU mock male beauty pageant, hosted by Alpha Gamma Delta, will raisemoney for the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center this year.

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KATERINA VORONOVAContributing Writer

The women of Alpha Gamma Delta are setto host their annual Mr. NDSU event at 7:30p.m. on March 29, in the Festival Concert Hall.

“I would describe Mr. NDSU as a mock malebeauty pageant, and the theme this year is‘Beauty and the Geek,’” Alpha Gamma Deltaphilanthropy coordinator Savannah Lauf said.

Tickets for the event are $5 and can be pur-chased from contestants, the event booth in theMemorial Union, or at the door on the night ofthe show.

There are a record 21 contestants this yearwho have been nominated by a variety of dif-ferent organizations including NDSU fraterni-ties and sororities, Bison Ambassadors, BlueKey Honor Society, Saddle and Sirloin andothers.

The contestants are judged and receivepoints in many different categories including

ticket sales, originality, lip-sync, formal wear,bison wear and an interview.

The contestants are expected to sell as manytickets as they can, and each one has a bucketthat gets passed around during intermission sothe audience can donate spare change to helpthe contestant of their choice. All of the moneyraised this year is going to the Rape and AbuseCrisis Center.

The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead is a non-profit organization whosemission is to provide crisis intervention, coun-seling and education to people affected by sex-ual or domestic violence.

Alpha Gamma Delta’s mission statement isto “inspire the woman and impact the world.”While Mr. NDSU is their biggest event of theyear, they also participate in other charityevents, such as Relay for Life, Diabetes Walkand Trick-or-Treating for Spare Change.

For more information about this event, visitthe Mr. NDSU booth in the Memorial Union.

Beauty contest for charityAlpha Gamma Delta Sorority will host a ‘Beauty and the Geek’ pageant to find the next Mr. NDSU

LEAH NYGAARD(running with Luke Brodeur)


If elected into office, my first priority will be to

bring a strong executive team together, and address all

of projects with NDSU administration. It’s imperative

to set goals and open communication with the people

that will be helping Luke and I accomplish our plat-

form objectives.


My most memorable experiences at NDSU are

the events of Homecoming Week. I love how the cam-

pus community comes together and celebrates our

Bison Pride!

www.leah-luke.com


V.I.B.E was created with a number of different

student issues in mind but also with the idea that we

need to get started right away with addressing our plat-

form because the year in office will go quick.

If elected, my running mate and I will be addressing

graduate assistant health insurance coverage, athletic

ticket access in the union, and organization outreach

immediately. We are very confident that we can accom-

plish the V.I.B.E. platform so overall every topic is of

top priority. However, strategically timing everything

through the year will be crucial.


My favorite thing about NDSU is the people,

students, staff, faculty and anyone else who comes

through our campus. Since touring here back when I

was in high school I could feel the glow and spirit that

arose from everyone at NDSU and that is what made

me decide to come to this university.

The spirit has continued onward since the very first day

that I enrolled here and I have been fortunate to meet a

number of great people that will remain my close

friends for years to come.

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CAM KNUTSON(running with Keenan Hauff)

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NewsT h e S p e c t r u m | F r i d a y, M a r c h 2 5 , 2 0 1 1

Laura MuzCo-News EditorPhone: 231-5260 | Email: [email protected]

The Great Plains region was hit with a late blast of winter Tuesday and Wednesday, which resulted in closed roads, icy conditions and a half-day university closure.Micah Zimmerman/The Spectrum

The Japanese Student Association set up a booth in the Memorial Union tocollect donations set to help victims of this month’s earthquake and tsunami.


CHELSEY THRONSONCo-News Editor

Construction has been un-derway to complete the neweststudent-housing complex lo-cated at the Southwest cornerof T Lot.

Cleverly named the T Loftapartments, they are currentlyaccepting lease and rental ap-plications and are going to beready for students to move inAug. 1.

The apartment complex ad-dress is 1515 11th Ave. N.,which gives students the op-tion to live within walking dis-tance to campus withouthaving the hassle of drivingand finding a parking spot.

The complex features 105units including lofts, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroomapartments. There is onebathroom for every bedroomin every apartment

Other amenities includehigh-speed broadband, satel-lite TV, electricity and muchmore. All of the utilities theapartment provides are paidfor in one check to cut down

on confusion. Students interested in possi-

bly moving into the T Loftapartments are instructed togo to www.TLOFTSat-NDSU.com and fill out theLease/Rental Application Re-quest Form.

“Anyone who fills out theforms online will be notifiedwhen they are ready at thesame time so everyone willhave a fair chance,” Market-ing and Executive AssistantBrianne Hoffman said.

Hoffman stated that this in-formation is scheduled for re-lease in the middle of April.

“The buzz is going and stu-dents are very excited,” Hoff-man said.

For additional informationcall 701-364-LOFT (5638).

Roers Development, Inc. isconstructing the new complex.According to a media releasefrom the construction com-pany, Roers has done manyprojects for NDSU in the pastincluding Niskanen Hall andthe Stop N Go Center Apart-ments.

Amenities-Washer and dryer in unit

-All utilities included(sewer, water, heating, cool-

ing, high-speed Internet,satellite TV, electricity)

-Full size kitchen (mi-crowave, dishwasher, range,

fridge)-Locks on all bedrooms

-Individually controlled airconditioning and heating

-On-site management-Controlled security access

and over 20 security cameras-Community areas (lobby,

exercise room, a lounge areawith pool table, fireplace, TV,and kitchenette with coffee

house-type seating)-Elevator

-Trash and recycling chuteson each floor

-Internet service to entirebuilding

-Patio/balcony/deck (mostunits)

-Ample parking-Blinds throughout

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Linda VasquezFeatures Editor

Phone: 231-5260 | Email: [email protected]

LINDAVASQUEZ

Features Editor

The annual MTV MovieAwards voting for selectingthe nominees is now open.

Every year, we, the audience,get to vote for whom we wantto be chosen as nominees inthe 13 different categories.

Those 13 categories rangefrom the familiar Best Movieand Best Kiss to the brandnew category, Best Line froma Movie.

Other categories include:Best Fight, Best Villian, BestJaw Dropping Moment,Biggest Bada** Star, BestScared-As-S**t Performance,Best Female Breakout Star,Best Male Breakout Star, BestComedic Performance, BestFemale Performance and BestMale Performance.

According to Stephen Fried-man, general manager ofMTV, this year’s show will besimilar to last year’s.

“This year's show will onceagain reward movie buffs withpreviews of the year's mostanticipated movies and one-of-a-kind moments that becomepop-culture history,” Fried-man said.

So, who will take that finalGolden Popcorn home?

Who knows, but rally yourforces all you Team Twilight,Team Harry Potter or TeamAnything-but-those-two fansif you want your favorites tobe chosen as the final nomi-nees.

Chamonix Martin, a fresh-man majoring in sports andrecreation leadership, is cast-ing her vote for one of her fa-vorite movies to win BestMovie of the year.

“I want ‘Despicable Me’ towin-love that movie,” Martinstated. “It is so funny plusthere’s some adult humor in itwith a childhood plot. I canwatch it with my little brotheror my 80-year-old grandma.”

To vote, you must log on toMovieAwards.MTV.com andvoting will run through April5.

After nominations have beenchosen for favorite movies,stars and cinematic moments,voting will begin again for thewinners from May 3 throughJune 4.

The Best Movie category,however, will be open for vot-ing throughout the live cere-mony of the show.

The 20th Annual MTVMovie Awards will air live at 8p.m. at the Gibson Amphithe-ater in Universal City, Califor-nia on Sunday, June 5.

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LINDA VASQUEZFeatures Editor

For one unknown group oncampus, dancing is all theyneed to be inspired.

Knockout (K.O.) is a newhip-hop “crew” on the NDSUcampus that is formed by threestudent members.

Aliba Kalema, Victoria Di-nampo and Thomas Wenformed the group when theyrealized they all had the sameinterests and saw in each otheradverse talents.

Although they all come fromdifferent backgrounds, theyhave one thing most in com-mon: dance.

Kalema, a freshman major-ing in criminal justice, says heenjoys dancing because it issomething he has always beenable to do.

“I like dancing because everytime it is something different,never the same,” Kalemashared. “And well, I can’tdraw, so I dance.”

Wen, a freshman with an un-decided major, shares why hebegan dancing.

“I started dancing when Ifirst watched a cell phone com-mercial with dancers. I thoughtit was cool, so I did it,” Wensaid.

Wen also states that dancingserves a bigger purpose forhim.

“When I first started danc-ing, it was a hobby but itevolved to something else,”Wen insisted. “I can expressmyself and it is actually someway to cope.”

Dinampo, a freshman alsowith an undecided major, hasbeen dancing since the age ofsix and actually began dancingback home in the Philippines.

“I have been dancing sincesix years and I learned hip hopand performing when I was 12.When I came here, I starteddancing jazz,” Dinampo said.

She also says that dancing toher is an opportunity to learnsomething new.

“I dance because it is my pas-sion, it is the only thing I enjoydoing and not care what otherpeople think,” Dinampo de-clared. “I meet new people,learn new styles, new tech-niques and every time I dance,I learn something new.”

K.O. says that wherever theymay be, they make the effort todance.

“I dance everywhere andanywhere and I will never stopdancing,” Wen said.

“I go to the basketball courtto dance. People think that I’mcrazy when I’m out there prac-ticing but I don’t care. I dancein the union sometimes too,”Kalema contributed.

K.O. is not your typical hiphop crew. They have diversedancing talents that they eachbring to the group.

Although they typically allcan dance hip hop, Kalemacontributes jazz dance, Wen“breaks” and “pops” and Di-nampo has jazz and folk dancetalent.

“We are all part of somethingunique and we are different inways but we understand eachother because we are our ownseparate family,” Kalema said.

“There is a bond between usbecause we understand why wecontinue to dance and how wegot this far.”

Dancing is inspiration in itselfto K.O. but they are also in-spired by other things.

“I have a lot of idols, but I tryto be better than myself,” Wenconfirmed. “My inspiration isto improve and be better thanI am.”

“I look up to a lot of peopleand dancers, but my inspira-tion is to learn as much as Ican, so I can be better, so I cankeep doing it,” Dinampo said.

“Dancing are abilities thatare unnoticed sometimes, butpeople do it because it gives youa chance to express yourself,”Kalema shared. “I draw inspi-rations from all kinds of things,music, guitar notes, art andmore.”

K.O. has performed threetimes on campus and wants tocontinue spreading the positiveinspiration dancing brings tothem.

They are also willing to pro-vide dance lessons for free foranyone who desires to learn.

“We are open to anything,but as long as you keep thecommitment,” Wen said.“Learning how to dance doesnot happen overnight, so don’tgive up on yourself because wewon’t.”

To receive more informationon how to join K.O. or receivefree dance lessons, email Wenat [email protected] orvisit K.O. 9-11 p.m. everyday instudio B located at the WellnessCenter.

Aliba Kalema, Victoria Dinampo and Thomas Wen bring hip-hop dance to NDSU, performing together in their newly formed crew, Knockout.Micah Zimmerman/The Spectrum

New crew proves to be a knockout

Victoria Dinampo specializes in jazz and folk dancebut also dances hip-hop to keep Knockout unified.


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AMANDA HILLIERContributing Writer

Spring in the Red River Val-ley brings melting snow, thaw-ing rivers and the annualflood. Some years bring floodsthat require evacuations andextreme measures.

When that happens, it is im-portant to not forget aboutyour pets when preparingyour family for an emergency.

According to a March 1 ar-ticle by Rob Kupec onWDAY.com, “with rivers andwater tables running so highbefore the spring melt thisyear, that there will likely bewater in places that havenever had water before.”

Kupec also discussed thelarge portions of the Fargo-Moorhead neighborhoodsthat had to be evacuated,sometimes at a moment’s no-tice, during the flood of 2009.

Some of those individualswere unprepared and theirpets had nowhere to go.

“It’s definitely important tobe prepared and have anemergency plan for your fam-ily. We just want to remindpeople not to forget abouttheir pets,” Fargo AnimalHealth Clinic practice man-ager and licensed veterinarytechnician Angela Cofell said.“It’s also good to have a to-gopet kit and travel size cageready.”

Having a pet carrier is essen-tial and is step number onewhen preparing for an emer-gency of any kind with a pet.

More often than not, peopleare forced to leave their petsbehind because they lack theproper transport materials.

The second step in prepar-ing for an emergency withyour pet is having a pet carekit ready.

This year, the Red River Zooin Fargo is preparing to boardsmall non-traditional or exoticpets if an evacuation is neces-sary.

A non-traditional pet is de-fined as anything other than a

dog or cat.“We did this in 2009 for the

flood as well, but it was harderto get the information out topeople due to the short notice.We even ended up having togo pick up some of the pets aspeople had already evacu-ated,” Red River Zoo Execu-tive Director Paula Grimestadsaid. “This year we are tryingto be more prepared and areasking people to bring what-ever is needed to keep the pet’sdaily routine as normal as pos-sible. This will help limit theamount of stress on the ani-mal.”

Residents in the F-M areaare asked to follow the prepa-ration steps, listed on the RedRiver Zoo's website, if theyplan to take their exotic pets tothe zoo during an evacuation.

A temporary placementagreement will need to besigned by the pet owners be-fore pets will be accepted bythe zoo.

The Red River Zoo is theonly place accepting exotic an-

imals during flood evacuationsin the F-M area.

The Red River Regional Dis-aster Animal Response team,(consisting of City and CountyEmergency Managers, theFM Humane Society, Adopt-A-Pet and the Red River Zoo)will open and operate anEmergency Animal Shelter atthe Red River Valley Fair-grounds should a residentialevacuation be implemented.

The Cass-Clay CountyEmergency Animal Shelterwill be activated only in the

event of a flood evacuationand will accept cats and dogs.

The team is currently work-ing on plans to assist withlarge animals and live stock,should an evacuation be nec-essary.

For more information onpreparing for an emergencywith your pet, visit the Ameri-can Veterinary Medical Asso-ciation or Red River RegionalDisaster Animal ResponseTeam websites or contact theNorth Dakota State Board ofAnimal Health.

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I’ve now had over a week toplay around with the brandnew iPad 2 and have experi-enced just about everything ithas to offer. While I don’tknow if I’m really the bestperson to review the device, Iwill take the bullet of playingwith this high tech new toy forall of those prospective buyersout there.

In the interest of full disclo-sure, I must say that I havenever owned any sort of tabletPC before. I don’t even own alaptop or smartphone. Thatbeing said, I hope that anyonereading will be a bit more un-derstanding if my reactionscome off a bit more like a Ne-anderthal first discovering firethan intelligent discussion.

Apple has unsurprisinglydecided to continue with theirin vogue, minimalist presenta-tion. The iPad 2 comes withthe device, a USB cable and awall-charging adaptor. All ofthis is nestled in a stark, whiteplastic case making it feel asthough you’ve just receivedsome sort of crazy touch-tronic device from space.

Speaking of sleek, the newiPad is definitely that. The newdevice is thinner and lighterthan its predecessor. Officially,it’s around 30 percent thinnerand that makes all the differ-ence between the hefty, book-like feel of the iPad prime andthe much more magazine-likefeel of the iPad 2.

It’s not all just aesthetics thathave changed with the iPad 2.On the hardware side, it fea-tures Apple’s new A5 proces-sor, which, I’m told by Apple,

is just about the niftiest thingin all creation. I’m not entirelysure about that, but I do knowthat certain graphically inten-sive games had a propensity tolag on the original iteration.

I have yet to run into anyslowdown even when playinggraphically intense games like“Dead Space” or “InfinityBlade,” both of which havebeen updated to look even bet-ter on the new machine. Addto this the inclusion of GameCenter support for friendsand achievements and theiPad finally starts to look likea contender for hardcoreportable gaming.

One hardware upgrade thatdoesn’t fare as well is the newcameras. The iPad 2 featuresboth a rear-facing and front-facing digital camera. Thehigher resolution rear camerais assumedly for general pic-

ture taking while the frontcamera is useful for the newFaceTime video chat.

The second camera is neatand all, however, neither cam-era really provides the visualfidelity that you’d want or ex-pect. Even pictures taken withthe more powerful rear cam-era come out grainy and de-saturated. This is a prettyglaring flaw that will no doubtbe touched upon in the in-evitable iPad 3.

On the software side ofthings, the device starts offabout as sparse as its packag-ing.

Game Center and FaceTimeround out the more interestinginclusions while the less sur-prising YouTube and iTunesapps are expected but not un-welcome.

One very cool thing is thatall iPad 2’s ship with iOS 4.3

built in. If you don’t knowwhat that means, you proba-bly won’t even notice the dif-ference but for the tech savvyconsumer, this is very cool.

Despite not having much inthe way of built-in software,the App Store still maintainsits dominance as hands downthe most supported softwarestore on any tablet device. Ifyou can’t find what you’relooking for in this Wild Westmarketplace, odds are youaren’t looking hard enough.

And that’s about it.The iPad 2 is a stylish tablet

computer with an insaneamount of developer support.For my money, it continues theiPad’s tradition of being thebest option for consumers forthe price, only more so. But,seriously Apple, what is upwith those cameras?

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CARISSA SUTERContributing Writer

Big D’s Bar and Grill can beconsidered a hot spot for col-lege students over the age of21, but most are unaware thatthe restaurant is available topeople of all ages until thenight scene begins.

My friend and I decided tohead to Big D’s on a Fridaynight around 5:30 p.m. to getsome food and unwind from astressful week.

Big D’s teams up with thelocal radio station 98.7 on Fri-days, and together they offer afree drink to the first 98 peoplein the door. Appetizers are also$5 during happy hour, so wedecided to order three appetiz-ers and our free drink.

We ordered chips and queso,beer-battered pickle chips andbeer-battered onion rings.These appetizers were waybetter than I had expected. Inthe past I have been disap-pointed with the bar foodfrom other establishments, butthis was not the case at BigD’s.

The first appetizer we triedwas the chips and queso,which tasted delicious. I washappy to find that Big D’s’queso was spicier than otherquesos I had tried and was fullof flavor. The tortilla chipsdidn’t seem as oily as otherrestaurants’ either.

Next, we moved on to oursecond appetizer, which wasthe beer-battered onion rings.We noticed immediately thatthese were not frozen, fried

and served onion rings be-cause they seemed way toofresh and savory.

We later found out that BigD’s actually cuts their ownonion rings and then friesthem in their homemade beerbatter. This is outstanding fora popular bar to do becausethey take pride in their menueven though most of their rev-enue comes from alcohol sales.

Finally we turned to thebeer-battered pickle chips,which is apparently a cus-tomer favorite.

At first, the sound of picklechips just rubbed me thewrong way, but when I noticedthey used the same homemadebeer batter as the onion rings,I decided it was worth a try.

That’s when I found my newfavorite appetizer.

TGI Friday’s used to hold aspecial place in my heart fortheir fried green beans, butthey don’t hold a candle to BigD’s’ pickle chips.

Just like the onion rings, thepickles are sliced at Big D’sthen fried in their famous beerbatter. When you bite into thehot chip, the pickles remainfresh and juicy.

During our meal we decidedto take part in 98.7’s triviathat occurs every Friday. Weactually won a round of triviaand received a $10 gift certifi-cate. This helped bring our billto a whopping $5.

After three fantastic appetiz-ers, a free drink and a cheapbill, this bar and grill will keepme coming back, especially forthe fried pickle chips.

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Now featuring one of the best processors available and a new streamlined exterior,Apple’s iPad 2 largely pleases consumers and critics alike, despite a few flaws.


Local author GeraldMedenwald's fascinationwith death has birthed itselfinto a novel filled withfriendship, betrayal andscandal.

Even though you aren'tsupposed to judge a bookby its cover, it's hard to notbe intrigued by the woman

nonchalantly painting herfingernails next to a deadman lying in a casket.

College students will beable to identify with thecharacters in Medenwald'snovel. “The four primecharacters are young, intheir mid-20s, and are start-ing their lives,” Medenwaldexplained.

“‘Beauty Tips for theDead’ is about friendshipand betrayal and curve-balls. Life is unpredictable.The book is about choicesand how one's very worstmoment may lead to thevery best consequences -- ornot. When life gives youlemons, you can makelemonade; or you can sliceit, squeeze it, and squirt thejuice back in life's eye,”Medenwald said.

“I don't know if I had anexact inspiration for thisbook, but I started with afriendship theme,” Meden-wald expressed. “But I sup-pose the biggest inspirationwas my fascination withdeath and funerals, so mycharacter, Jane, came out ofthat.”

Medenwald began seri-ously writing about 10 yearsago and he is filled withwords of wisdom for collegestudents who are aspiring tobe writers.

“I wrote a little in collegebut found it very difficultand discouraging,” Meden-wald explained. “But theonly way to improve yourwriting is to write, writeand write some more. Sur-round yourself with sympa-thetic critics, honest folkswho will tell you the truth,”Medenwald said.

While growing up inLidgerwood, N.D., Meden-wald was exposed to manydifferent styles of writingthanks to his mother.

“The biggest influence onmy writing was my motherwho worked in a library,”Medenwald said. “I spent alot of time with books grow-ing up.”

Even though Medenwaldhas a full-time job runninghis business, River RatStained Glass Studio inManvel, N.D., he still man-aged to find time to writethis novel in less than twoyears.

“Altogether it took about18 months to write 'BeautyTips for the Dead,' but Iwould say only about sixmonths of actual writing,”Medenwald expressed.

Medenwald's novel isavailable at the NDSU li-brary as well as atCityscapes Bookstore indowntown Fargo.

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JAIME JARMIN

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Local author dishes about his new book

I suppose thebiggest inspiration wasmy fascinationwith death andfunerals, so mycharacter, Jane,came out of that.-Gerald Medenwald

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Venturing into the commu-nication department’s refugeecamp at Ehly hall, immedi-ately you will encounter adaunting maze of cubicles oc-cupied by professors who havebeen ousted from Minard hall.

But one professor, Paul Nel-son, peeks out from all therest.

His infamous dog statue of“Rex” marks the location ofhis small office space.

But entering into the cubicleof the head of the communica-tion department you will soondiscover that the small officespace is no match for themany accomplishments andpeculiar character of the manwithin the suit.

Nelson was raised in South-ern Minnesota.

After enduring a year at Au-gustana College, from whichhis greatest memory was do-mesticating a mouse living inhis dormitory, Nelson trans-ferred to the University ofMinnesota where he obtaineda graduate with four under-graduate degrees.

Nelson has taught and ad-ministered in colleges acrossthe country.

Starting with four years atthe University of Minnesota,he continued to work his wayup the ladder with seven yearsat the University of Missouri,where he served as director ofthe Honors College, sevenyears at Iowa State, where heserved as chairperson of thecommunication department,two years at Virginia Tech, fif-teen years at Ohio University,where he served as a dean ofthe College of Communica-tion, and finally eleven yearsat NDSU, where he now servesas head of the communicationdepartment.

Apart from being involvedin administration, Nelson alsoteaches an undergraduatecourse, Human Communica-tion.

He prefers teaching lowerlevel courses where the stu-dents are “new on the scene.”

He joked, “For many of mystudents, this is the first classthat they attend. They don’tknow what to expect, andwhen they see my fourteen-page syllabus, they sink.”

Although a long syllabus isintimidating at first, Nelson’sstudents quickly recover fromtheir shock as they become im-mersed in his unique teachingstyle.

One student agreed, “Nelsonuses more class activities andless lectures. He is always up-beat, positive and light-hearted, so I actually lookforward to his class.”

Nelson believes that studentsneed to be re-tuned inthroughout the class period, sohe breaks up the hour withdifferent activities. “Keep stu-dents interested” is his teach-ing philosophy.

Nelson’s wife, Judy Pearson,also teaches in the communi-cation department at NDSUand serves as associate dean ofthe College of Arts, Humani-ties, and Social Sciences.

Together, the couple haswritten over 30 textbooks in 35years through their business,Pearson & Nelson, Inc.

Pearson was involved withthe World CommunicationAssociation for four years andserved as its president for an-other four.

Through his wife’s involve-ment with this organization,Nelson has had the opportu-nity to travel all across theglobe.

Many of his travels are alsofor personal enjoyment.

For these combined reasons,Nelson has visited over 40countries.

From the Middle East toJapan, his diverse travels havelead to fascinating intercul-tural experiences.

Nelson has bargained withtuk-tuk drivers in Bangkok,China at 2 a.m. and he hashidden behind a newspaper toconceal his swimsuit-cladbody from conservative Mus-lims in Malaysia.

He has also sampled manyforeign cuisines including:chicken-marrow soup (com-plete with bone shards) andfish-eye soup.

“I was even able to eat thesefoods without throwing up!”He said.

During his exotic exploits,Nelson has narrowly avoidedseveral dangerous situations.

While visiting the islands ofBora Bora, he and his wifescarcely evaded a tsunami.

During his voyage across theIndian Ocean, the Somali pi-rates luckily decided to raid adifferent ship. “Ironically,”Nelson said, “the real dangerwas back on the NDSU cam-pus when Minard collapsed

while I was gone.”Nelson’s life has been filled

with many teaching and trav-eling adventures, but now heis ready for a quieter lifestylewith more time to spend relax-ing at his lake home, playingcards, and indulging in hisfishing hobby. He plans to re-sign his position as chairper-son of the communicationdepartment at the end of June,but he will continue to teachundergraduate courses andwrite textbooks with his wife.

With a full 69 years of lifeunder his vest, Nelson remainsenthusiastic to share hisknowledge, experiences andwit with NDSU students.

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As a college student, whether you are in yourfirst year or in your last, it is always a usefultime to become independent.

College is usually the time when students arejust starting to branch out and be less depend-ent on family.

To become independent, there are definitelya few steps one has to take.

According to ehow.com, there are five stepsthat will help you achieve that level of inde-pendence that college students usually crave.

Step One: Plan your day around you. When planning a day around other people’s

needs or desires, then that usually means youare dependent on their schedule to make yours.

Make a list based off of what you want orneed to do and go from there when includingplans with friends.

Step Two: Become financially secure. This may take awhile but make a plan on

how you are going to save money, so that youcan get to a point of financial security.

Money is usually the biggest cause of stressso once there is financial stability, a lot of stresswill get taken off your shoulders.

Step Three: Start doing things for yourself. You do not need mommy to pack you a lunch

anymore, but what are you letting other peopledo for you that you can take charge of?

Perhaps in school you let other people take

notes for you, or in a group project, you letsomeone else take the lead.

But know that these seemingly small thingscan affect your thoughts subconsciously.

Once you start doing things that you can doyourself, self image will improve.

Step Four: Start doing things by yourself. This is a hard one but take a few nights a

week to do what you want and do things byyourself, such as going to the mall, or groceryshopping.

You don’t need someone to hold your handthrough daily tasks so stop letting them.

Stop calling your friends or family from backhome every day and limit it to a few times aweek.

It will be hard, but will get you the independ-ence you want.

Try to do activities where you lead, not fol-low.

Step Five: Think critically. Don’t be critical,but engage in activities that challenge you.

Ask questions and don’t settle for mediocreanswers.

Do not agree with someone just to make themhappy.

Take a stand for yourself and it will be a greattool in becoming independent.

Following these steps may be challenging, butif you want to gain independence, you will findthat they are worthwhile.

Remember being independent does not meanyou have to be alone; it just means that you willbe an individual leader.

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“Scala & Kolacny Brothers”If you happened to see the

trailer for the movie “The So-cial Network” when it wasfirst running in theaters, youwere likely to have heard thehaunting and moving choralversion of Radiohead’s song“Creep.”

The female choral group,Scala & Kolacny Brothers,from Belgium, was responsi-ble for performing this ele-

gant and moving version. They have just released a CDcomprised mainly of cover songs with a few of their originalsmixed in.

For the past 15 years or so, they have been taking popularsongs from well-respected artists and rearranging them for astrictly female choir group under the direction of Stiijn andSteven Kolacny.

With covers on their latest release ranging from Metallica’s"Nothing Else Matters" to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from Nir-vana, they pull off their interpretations almost flawlessly. Theirperformances are pretty amazing, although a tad mundane attimes. The change of pace they provide makes the album worth-while.

Rating: 6/10

Radiohead “The King of Limbs”I don’t think Radiohead

cares about what anyonethinks about them anymore.Why should they? They havecarefully crafted the samemusic over and over for thelast two or three albums.

“The King of Limbs” is noexception, essentially comingdown to them choosing ma-chines over anything withsoul, collecting sounds along

the way that are either overly forced to fit into dead space ordon’t fit at all. This is all mixed with vocals and vocal lines thatdrone and meander around without a melody in sight.

The album lacks anything that would make an album great.Getting caught in this rut was bound to happen and it did.

Rating: 4/10

MICHAEL WEILERContributing Writer

J Mascis “Several Shades of Why”By now, J Mascis has been

around the block long enough toknow what he should be doing.That knowledge and experienceshine through in his new album,“Several Shades of Why.”

Mascis has always been knownfor bringing a gentle subtlety to hissongs. The way he plays electricguitar and the noise he is known formaking on his records provide astark contrast to this approach.

He is one of those creepy-uncle-who-collects-comics type guyswho made it through the ‘80s and ‘90s indie scene unscathedfor the most part. And he still draws crowds at shows, toursthe planet and manages to sing through his nose more than hismouth.

“Several Shades of Why” is a quiet combination of what Mas-cis does best: songs of self-doubt with a tinge of hope, performedwhile never straying far from his safety zone.

There is nothing weird or wacky in this album, just straight-up acoustic guitar sprinkled with some other guest musicianson every track. It’s different enough to hold a listener’s atten-tion and soft and sweet enough to get a second and third spin.

Rating: 7/10

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There are people who be-lieve that musical ability is ge-netic, and this may be the casefor Nolan Vanyo, singer for thelocal group Building an Em-pire.

“My grandpa is a huge in-fluence in my music,” Vanyonoted. “He gave us a lot of hisgear… a lot of his wisdom,too.”

Vanyo’s grandpa, ThomasNavarro, and uncle MichaelNavarro, have been involvedin the music industry for quitesome time.

“He (Thomas Navarro)started mostly as a hobby,”Vanyo said. “He started byplaying electric guitar in highschool and started (the band)The Coachmen in the ‘70s.

And that has been his bandever since.”

Vanyo’s uncle MichaelNavarro was a drummer whowas solid, consistent and tight.He went on to form two bandsin the ‘80s and ‘90s, wherethey captured the attention ofboth fans and critics alike.

What came next, naturally,was another generation of mu-sician in the Navarro blood-line, Nolan Vanyo. Vanyo’smusic is unlike his grandpa’sor uncle’s style. Instead, it iswhat some term to be post-hardcore, often seen as an off-shoot of hardcore punk.

According to Vanyo,“Everything is going reallywell for us. We are happyplaying the music we wantand the shows we want to play.I think the only thing holdingus back is us.” Vanyo referredto the age of his band and each

member working on finishingschool.

Odds are Vanyo will not beheld back for long. It’s in hisgenes, literally, to be playingmusic.

Vanyo’s band, Building anEmpire, plays at 7 p.m. atGio’s Event Center on March25. It’s an all ages event andadmission is $7. Building an Empire, a local post-hardcore group, benefits from a lineage of musical

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RYLEE NELSON

Opinion Editor

Censoringsociety

Media censorship has longbeen a battle between mediaproducers and the consumersthat they provide for. Music,movies, books, magazines andother types of media all play alarge role in the informationwe receive about our currentculture and environment. Butwhat do we do when this in-formation is seemingly out ofline with what is otherwise cul-turally acceptable? Thingsthat were in the past things ofshame and disgust have be-come acceptable because ofthe embrace by the mediaworld.

In the past, music artists likeEminem, Britney Spears andeven the Backstreet boys havepushed the limits of what isconsidered decent. Now sev-eral artists litter their lyricswith sexual references andotherwise indecent subjectmatters that would have beenpreviously renounced.

In the movies, scenes ofscantily clad women or thetoken sex scene in every PG-13and R rated movie were oncea cultural taboo but now havebecome a mainstay.

Magazines and other writtenmedia present information onthings that would have beenburned 60 years ago. Sex tipsand mostly skin fashion styleswould have been liable forprotest would these magazineshave come out during ourgrandparents’ generation.

Now this is obviously a signthat the times are changingand that our culture is becom-ing more open with all parts ofour lives; that everyone isbeing more receptive and it iseasier than ever to truly ex-press yourself as a unique in-dividual.

I cannot argue with express-ing yourself as being a goodthing, and I find this currentculture to be just that, overlycomfortable.

But with all of this mediashaping our realities and re-ally shaping what is acceptedin this culture, I feel as thougha major value is being mis-placed here. It is not really usthat are doing the shaping andso we are not really in control.

Society should be somethingthat is controlled by the realsociety or in other words, thepeople should really be theones that decide what shouldbe accepted and what shouldnot.

Censorship is the tool thatwe can use to hold to what isacceptable and what is not. Itmakes no sense to have a truththat existed 50 years ago butdoesn’t exist now. I am notsaying that the level to whichthey censored material in thepast was necessarily correct,but what I am saying is thatwe need to understand thatthere is a truth and censorshipallows us to maintain thattruth. Without this beingproperly aligned, we allow forthe media to censor us.

Rylee is a junior majoring incommunications.

Censorship is thetool that we canuse to hold to whatis acceptable andwhat is not.

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We live in tough times, myfriends. The economy is in thetank, and almost every state isin the red. In Wisconsin, thestate asked the public employ-ees to take a pay cut to helpbalance the budget, which theemployees agreed to. Ofcourse, this is perfectly fair. Intough economic times, every-one should pay his or her fairshare.

Using that logic, one wouldassume that when the econ-omy or a company is doingwell, the employees wouldbenefit. Of course, if you think

that’s how it works here inAmerica, you’d be wrong.

Right now, the NFL is goinginto a lockout, and the 2011-2012 season is in jeopardy ofnot happening. Why is thishappening? It’s happening be-cause the owners and the play-ers can’t agree on a contract.

The NFL makes about $9billion a year. As of now, theowners take $1 billion fromthat $9 billion right away fortheir expenses. After that, theplayers get 59.6 percent of the$8 billion in their salaries.Now the owners want to take$2.4 billion right away, and letthe players have the same 59.6percent of the rest of the pie.

With this math, the ownersare looking at a 140 percentpay raise, while the players arelooking at an 18 percent paydecrease. The NFL is one ofthe most successful businessesright now, and yet the employ-ees are still being asked to takea pay cut.

Now, you can bet that the su-

perstars aren’t going to take apay cut, which means theyounger players and rookieswill be taking the brunt of thecuts. Who cares, right? Foot-ball players make millions ofdollars every year, they’ll befine, right?

Yeah, the big stars makingmillions will be fine if theymiss a season or take a littlepay cut, but the guys on thepractice squad won’t be fine.The trainers and the supportstaff won’t be fine missing a

full year of pay. The peopleworking the concession standsand ticket booths and all theother jobs that go along withputting on a football gamewon’t be fine.

So, we have the governor ofWisconsin trying to balancehis budget by demanding thatthe teachers and public em-ployees take a pay cut (whichis reasonable), and to give uptheir rights to bargain (whichisn’t). The middle class onceagain takes a hit to appeasethe masses.

We also have the rich foot-ball players fighting the samefight the middle class fought inWisconsin against the gover-nor. The only problem is,when the rich fight with thesuper-rich, the middle andlower class once again getsscrewed.

This is the problem withAmerica. The rich get richer,the super-rich get richer, andthe average Mr. John Q. Pub-lic gets poorer and poorer. We

vilify unions and any abilityfor workers and employees toband together to get betterwages and benefits, and justifythe millions and billions CEOsand owners make by sayingthey deserve it for running thecompany.

Do they deserve moremoney for running the com-pany? Of course they do. Dothey deserve to give them-selves a 140 percent pay raisewhile making the people whowork for them, the actualmoney earners, take an 18percent pay cut? Do they de-serve to more than doubletheir money while putting thejobs and lives of thousands ofpeople on the line? Of coursethey don’t.

And you say “class-warfare”like it’s a bad thing. Maybe it’stime to actually start some.

Derek is a second-year pro-fessional in the college of phar-macy.

The problem with America

DEREKGAFFNEYStaff Writer This is the problem

with America. Therich get richer, thesuper-rich getricher, and the average Mr. John Q.Public gets poorerand poorer.

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SARAH CHAMPAContributing Writer

I don’t have senioritis. I justdon’t like school anymore.This is a fairly new phenome-non in my experiences. Afterall, this loath only began thisyear and no matter how muchI try and “soak it up” (when Isay “it” I mean education), Ijust reject it more.

I am positive that it is not myfault. I am not the one becom-ing less academically charged.It is education itself that is los-ing its academic charge. Thecurrent college education sys-tem in America is failing toprovide what it is: education.

According todictionary.com, education isthe act or process of impartingor acquiring general knowl-edge, developing the powers ofreasoning and judgment and

generally of preparing oneselfor others intellectually for ma-ture life.

Once upon a time, a goodcollege provided the opportu-nities to round out an individ-ual and weave application ofknowledge into the curricu-lum. Students were equippedreasonably and intellectually.They were not put on a one-track pony that only took aride down psychology or bio-chemistry lane filled with mul-tiple choice tests and blandstandards. In the past, thepony stopped on the way tograze on theologies andphilosophies related and unre-lated to the students’ specificfield. These students left col-lege as well rounded thinkers,appliers and ultimately gifts tothe society. The term wellrounded is the sweet, sweetsound of pure education; edu-

cation as it should be. I doknow the college applicationprocess is slowly becoming lessabout ACTs and GPAs for ap-proving students, which isvery good, but once they get tocollege, the story becomes dif-ferent.

Modernist and post-mod-ernistic thought also puts adamper on America’s oncerich college education. Suchideologies fester in the currentsystem. This usually occursthrough the staffs’ presenta-tion of “knowledge,” usuallyfired with a nonreligiousagenda and believe-whatever-you-want agenda. This seemsharmless enough, but it surehas not helped the educationsystem. It is taken to the ex-treme when even the slightestreligion-geared agenda isfrowned upon, considered acompletely close-minded “no-

no.” Not long ago, peoplewere not afraid to hear basicChristian theologies resound-ing in the classroom. After all,America was Christian. Andafter all, America still is Chris-tian! Yes, there is a separationof church and state, but thatshould not mean complete de-

parture from Christianthought, the thought thatAmerica was founded on.

Contrary to the older days,the middle class is now able toafford a college education.This means that college educa-tion must be mass-producedfor the massive amounts ofstudents flocking to college.Most of the time, mass pro-duction means less quality.Students, we are being massproduced in a dryly systematicmanner. There are definitelyglints of goodness to our edu-cation like the fact that wehave privilege to attend col-lege, but no matter how hardI try to love this “education,”I find myself feeling like amass-produced item, ready tobecome the future of America.

Sarah is a senior majoring inuniversity studies.

Give students something to learnI do know the college applicationprocess is slowlybecoming lessabout ACTs andGPAs for approvingstudents, which isvery good, but oncethey get to college,the story becomesdifferent.

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A growing number of Amer-ican medical tourists are set-ting out to countries like India,Thailand and Latin Americafor cheaper and more efficienthealth care and treatments.Improved health facilitiesmatching up to the Westernstandards have been invitingpatients for everything rang-ing from dental care to hearttransplants to cosmetic sur-

geries.The term given to this trend

is “medical tourism”. My parents are both doctors

in surgical fields in the capitalcity of India, New Delhi. In myconversation with them re-garding this, they told me thatthey have seen drastic changein the medical facilities overthe last five years. Multi-spe-cialty hospitals are fullyequipped with Western tech-nologies to cater the needs ofthe foreign patients. While aheart surgery in the Statesmay cost $30,000, in India, itwould cost about $6,000.

India is the hub of manyAmerican multinational com-panies. This provides a majorsource of revenue for thesehospitals. When the compa-nies are ready to pay for theiremployees, why not reap the

benefits of these great facili-ties?

The doctors are beingtrained to speak AmericanEnglish and to understand theneeds of patients much better.Along with providing basicimmediate treatment for dis-eases, India is also focusing onproviding preventive health-care through age-old customsbased on Yoga, Meditationand Ayurveda.

People have gotten very cre-ative to support this industryand are coming up with excit-ing packages for Americanslooking for preventive healthcare, including stress removal,relaxation, etc.

Medical tourism has givenan entirely different look athealth care. This industry hasbeen complementing thetourism industry to a very

great extent. Due to the terror-ist threat, Indian tourism hassuffered largely. But this in-dustry has been bringing backthe revenues. The governmentis also trying to keep up the in-frastructure, which might hin-der the growth in this sector.

While critics of this emerg-ing concept might say that thisis affordable only for theupper class of the UnitedStates, I would like to pointout that domestic health careis also affordable only by theupper class.

One of my friends who goesto NDSU is a heart patient. Itis impossible for him to affordeven the tests that he has to gothrough on a periodic basisand his insurance does notcover the entire cost. Also, hisinsurance just counts in hospi-tals of his state that is Min-

nesota. In an emergency situ-ation, he can neither call for anambulance nor go to Sanfordin Fargo. Why? His insurancedoes not cover the cost. Whatis the point of such health carethat the country boasts aboutwhen it cannot be accessible toevery citizen?

This is not health equity byany means that the critics ofmedical tourism might be con-cerned about. It is agreed thatmedical tourism does takeaway revenues from hospitalsin the United States, but thehealth of the citizens is moreimportant in my opinionrather than the economy.After all, it is the citizens of thecountry who build the nation.

Tanvi is a junior majoring inmarketing.

Medical tourism: The next best thing

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As a female student I am rather disappointed with the obnoxious, unrealistic woman’s imageused in the Old Broadway’s advertisement in the March 4 issue of The Spectrum. Advertisementswith pictures like this one promote a negative body image and low self-esteem in women who arealready pressured to conform to society’s unattainable standards of beauty. Images like thisshould not be permitted in our student newspaper.

The extremely large breasted woman pictured in the advertisement has a waist that is the samesize as her neck. Obtaining this kind of shape is only possible through plastic surgery for the vastmajority of women. Being bombarded with these outrageously impractical body type imagesonly encourages detrimental eating disorders and negative self-image. One out of every four col-lege-aged women uses unhealthy methods of weight control, according to the American researchgroup Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. Odds are these women are trying fu-tilely to fit into the distorted idea of a “beautiful” body they see every day in the media.

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Last season for the Bisonfootball team was one of for-tune. However, a story of famemay rest with one former cor-nerback off of that Bisonsquad.

Jacksonville, Fla. nativeJosh Gatlin has burst on theNFL scene in the last couplemonths. He was the Bison’sleader in interceptions withfive, but only started in onegame. He was invited to playin the NFL Players AssociationTexas vs. the Nation game onFeb. 9. In that game, Gatlinrecorded three tackles and aninterception. It has only gottenbetter for him since then.

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Sports EditorPhone: 231-5262 | Email: [email protected]

DANIEL GUNDERSONSports Editor

Best ofthe Bison Bison Herd roundup

BaseballThe baseball team headed to Florida

over spring break to compete in theRussMatt Central Florida Invitationallast week. The Bison were still lookingto pick up their first win of the seasonand were hoping that this could be theweek that they do.

The Herd started off the week withthree games March 11-13. NDSU con-tinued to struggle dropping their firstthree games of the invitational. Mon-day was the Bison’s day off and Tues-day’s game was the one everyone waswaiting for. The Herd took on Buck-nell on Tuesday and earned their firstvictory of the season. Kyle Kingsleyearned the victory for the Bison as hecame in to relieve Luke Anderson afterAnderson threw five solid innings.Blake Turbak paced the offence for the

Herd, as he was two for four with twoRBIs.

Wednesday and Thursday broughttwo very close losses for NDSU as theyfell to Akron 1-0 on Wednesday and toBradley 6-5 on Thursday. Friday wasthe last game of the trip and the Herdended it on the right foot. Theysquared off against Butler and NDSUdominated from start to finish as theyput on an offensive showcase and won15-2. Mark Hermes was the winningpitcher as he threw five solid inningsand giving up only two runs. TheBison had seven different players drivein runs, most notably Zach Heidmann,who was three for four with threeRBIs. Zach Wentz continued to see theball well as he went four for six andscored three times.

SoftballThe softball team opened up confer-

ence play on March 12 against UMKCin Kansas City, Missouri. The Herdstruggled offensively in all three gamesas they were swept by the ‘Roos.NDSU combined for just one run inthe three games while UMKC scored13 times.

NDSU traveled to Springfield, Mis-souri to take on the University of Min-nesota, Missouri State, and NorthernIowa. NDSU won two out of three, los-

ing to only the Golden Gophers. To round out their Missouri road

trip, the Bison went from Springfieldto Columbia, Missouri for four gamesthere. The Herd went 1-3, picking upa win against Western Michigan butlosing to Missouri twice and Min-nesota once. Against Western Michi-gan the Herd put up 12 runs, six ofthose coming in the first inning alone.Christina Borek hit a three-run home-run for the Bison as they cruised to a12-4 victory.

Track and FieldThe men’s track and field team was

in Tempe, Arizona on March 18 and 19to compete in the Baldy Castillo Invi-tational. It was the first outdoor meetfor the Bison this year. Eric Stroh fin-ished second in the 800-meter runwhile recording a personal best time of1:49:96. Matt Tetzlaff finished thirdplace in the 110-meter hurdles with atime of 14:35.

On the women’s side, the Bison com-peted in the NCAA Indoor Champi-onships at College Station, Texas onMarch 11 and 12. Whitney Carlsonwas the only athlete competing on Fri-day as she took 12th place in the longjump and 16th place in the pentathlon.

Leslie Brost was the lone competitorfor the Bison on day 2. Brost did not

clear her height in the pole vault to ad-vance in the tournament.

The women also competed at theBaldy Castillo Invitational in Tempeand had a very successful meet. Chris-tine Schmaltz and Toni Tollefson bothclaimed first place finishes in the 800meters and the high jump respectively.NDSU’s 4x400 relay also took firstplace.

GolfThe men’s team was in Primm, Ne-

vada for the Jackrabbit Invitational onMarch 14 and 15. Brandon Hallquistshot a 69 in the final round giving hima total of 223, seven over par for thetournament. Nathan Anderson, ZachStenstad, and Spencer Hilde all turnedin a score of 73 on the last day, as theBison took 13th out of 14 teams at theinvitational. The Herd shot a totalscore of 288 in the final round, theirlowest total since 2008.

The women were also in Nevada andcompeted well in the tournament.Amy Anderson came back from beingseven strokes down heading into thefinal round to win the event with ascore of 213 after shooting a 68 in thefinal round. Anderson was also namedSummit League Player of the Week aswell. NDSU finished eighth out of the14 teams there.

1- Senior Cory Schlack2- Senior John Hanley3- Lost Boys practicing

All Photos by Micah Zimmerman/The Spectrum

NDSU Lost Boys go to nationalsNDSU Lost Boys go to nationalsNDSU’s rugby team, The Lost Boys, advanced to the Sweet 16 and are busy

preparing for the national rugby tournament. The Lost Boys are set to play Oc-cidental College, President Obama’s Alma Mater, in the first round of the

Sweet 16. The game will take place at Wayne State College in Nebraska on Sat-urday April 2. If the Lost Boys can manage back-to-back wins, they will advance

to the Final Four and will play again the end of April in Virginia Beach.

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As we delve even deeper intothe madness of March, collegebasketball is slowly windingdown. This season has beenfun and there have beenplenty of big upsets, and an ex-cess amount of court rushingby fans.

As I’ve watched the seasongo by, I’ve become more andmore perturbed at the amountof court rushing that has beendone throughout the collegebasketball landscape.

I get it, it’s fun, but as fans,we overuse the privilege ofgoing onto the court and tack-ling our favorite player afterhe hits a game-winning shot tobeat a ranked opponent.

Now there have been plentyof articles written about whenit is OK to rush the court, butthis season I’ve seen it happen

so many times that I think it’stime to write my own rules ofwhen it is OK to rush thecourt.

When you beat a top-fivenationally ranked team.

This is just fine becauseyou’re likely pulling off a hugeupset, and to have enoughpeople you are probably onyour home court. Go ahead,rush it and tackle the bestplayer, but don’t tear his ACL.

If you are also a top fiveteam, it is forbidden to rushthe court.

When you earn your firsttrip to the dance.

This rule rarely applies be-cause most schools don’ttravel well enough to confer-ence tournaments. Confer-ence tournaments are whereteams punch their ticket to theBig Dance and if it’s your firsttime winning that thing, andyou have more than 10 fans atthe game, then it is well over-due to muddy up the floorwith your Converse All-Stars.

When you beat an in-staterival for the first time in fouror more years.

You might think this is an

odd rule, but in-state rivals,even if out of conference, arethe best rivalries in collegebasketball. It’s like seeingNorth Carolina beat Duke forthe first time in five years afterDuke dominates them andwins four-straight national ti-tles. Plus, most students onlystick around for about fouryears and if you never see yourbasketball team beat theirmost intimidating rivalthroughout your tenure, thenyou have the right to rush thecourt.

I believe that these threerules are relatively straightfor-ward and we need no more.Court rushing is such a pris-tine act that it needs to onlyhappen at the most opportunemoments. When BYU wasranked 9, this season and beatthe SDSU squad that wasranked 6, the fans rushed thecourt. Really? BYU waslikely favored in that game,and being favored is againstall rushing the court laws evermade.

Fans, get your act togetherand quit ruining one of thegreatest basketball instancesthat some of us might neverget to experience.

Keep the hardwood clean

CAVIN BERUBE

Staff Writer

Bison hopefuls attend pro dayDANIEL GUNDERSON

Sports Editor

This past Monday, fiveNDSU football players per-formed for NFL scouts for proday at the Fargodome. Thefive players were MichaelArndt, Josh Gatlin, TitusMack, John Prelvitz and GaryWilliams. They performed innumerous drills, including the40-yard dash, the bench pressand vertical jump. WhileMack’s and Williams’ chancesof making the pros are slim,the thought is still alive andwell for Arndt, Gatlin andPrelvitz. In this article, we willtake a look at these three andevaluate their chances of mak-ing it to the next level.

Michael Arndt – 6 feet 6inches, 318 pounds, tackle.

I’ll give you a moment toread that line again. This guyis the size of the bodyguard’sbodyguard. Needless to say, heis huge! We know size does notautomatically translate intoNFL success, but it usuallydoes translate into a shot at it.

According to one of the re-ports, his numbers at the proday were 5.45 seconds in the40, 27 inches on his verticaland he bench pressed 225pounds 19 times. While allsubstantial, he didn’t do any-thing outstanding that wouldsay he is draft material.

Verdict: Camp invite.

John Prelvitz – 6 feet 2inches, 212 pounds, punter.

Punters hardly ever getdrafted. In fact, the best playerin this category, Nebraska’sAlex Henery, is projected to gosomewhere in the seventhround. Needless to say, teamshardly ever waste a draft pickon kickers or punters, no mat-ter how talented they are. Inan interview withgobison.com, Prelvitz proba-bly said it best. “You have tohope for another guy to failotherwise you are never goingto get a shot.”

It is not like Prelvitz doesn’thave the talent. His punts onMonday were recorded with ahang time of 4.7 to 4.8 seconds.If you can do that consistently,you might as well buy a ticket

to Hawaii as a Pro Bowler. The chances are limited and

the pressure is high for a guylike Prelvitz, but having ateam take a chance on him isnot that much of a stretch.

Verdict: Camp invite.

Josh Gatlin – 6 feet 0 inches,190 pounds, defensive back.

Gatlin has the most potentialout of any of these three play-ers. Physically, he is ideal for aNFL cornerback. Not toosmall where he will get outjumped for a ball, but not sobig he get’s burned by speed-ier wide outs. It also appearsthat Gatlin will not be gettingburned by people anytimesoon. Some people hadGatlin’s 40 time at 4.37, othersat 4.39. Regardless, that typeof blinding speeds up his draftstock considerably. His biggestdownside is lack of playingtime, only 18 games in twoyears, three of those games hestarted. Regardless, he will getdrafted by some team willingto take the time to develophim.

Verdict: Fifth round draftpick.

Even though he did not get an invite to theNFL combine in Indianapolis, he performedwell at the NDSU pro day this past Monday.

Gatlin’s 40 time has not been made official,but reports indicate that he ran between a 4.37or a 4.39. By comparison, my forty time hasbeen recorded between five flat and 6.4. Nomatter how you look at it, that man is reallyfast. Possibly roadrunner fast. Meep-meep.

What about the guy’s size? How does it com-pare to those of the others in the NFL at hisposition? Well, Gatlin is listed at 6 feet and 194pounds on gobison.com so size wise he is about

perfect. To be successful in the NFL at this po-sition, you need to be physical while still beingquick. There is no question that Gatlin has allthe numbers that translate to a roster spot inthe NFL. The biggest question with Gatlin ishow much of a chance a team is willing to takeon him.

His relative obscurity to the NFL has nothingto do with playing at NDSU. On the contrary,playing in the secondary at NDSU may havehelped his chances of getting a look at theNFL. You think of two former NDSU playersspecifically, Craig Dahl and Nick Schommer,

who are currently wearing NFL jerseys, Dahlfor the Rams and Schommer for the Titans.

No, his flying under the radar has everythingto do with playing time and how little of it hesaw early on. Gatlin played in all 13 games in2010, but started in only one. That did not stophim from leading the team in interceptionswith five on the year. The year before, he ac-tually started more games with two, but onlyplayed in five.

It is obvious that Gatlin is a major projectfor teams, but he could be somebody that de-velops quickly. Teams that don’t need an im-

mediate need in the secondary, and have aknack for taking someone late in the draft aregoing to be ideal for taking Gatlin.

I see Gatlin being a late round pick, aboutfifth through the seven rounds, and going inthe back half of those rounds. I like Gatlingoing to the Bears. They play the Tampa 2 de-fense, which is what NDSU plays, so the learn-ing curve is drastically cut in half.

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