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Members of the NDSU

community, students, staff

and faculty alike, were in-

vited to a prayer and smudg-

ing ceremony announcing

the beginning of American

Indian Heritage Month.

The opening ceremony,

sponsored by the Equity, Di-

versity and Global Outreach

program and the Compass

Program Foundation fea-

tured Willard Yellow Bird,

Jr. of the Arikara-Hidatsa

tribe who has been a part of

the Fargo community for

more than 35 years and

works as a culture planner.

“For many Native Ameri-

can events, they begin with a

ceremony and a prayer, so

that is what is helpful for

campus to be a part of and

gain an understanding,” Ja-

clynn Davis-Wallette, assis-

tant vice president of the

Tribal Colleges Partnership

Program, said.

Yellowbird began with an

opening prayer and an ex-

planation of the prayer and

smudging ceremony and

what it means to American

Indian heritage.

“Everyday is Native

American day for us. We

pray for every day, not just

the month,” Yellow Bird

said.

Sage and cedar were

burned during the smudging

ceremony. “Cedar brings

good energy, while sage is

used for protection to get

negative energy out,” Yellow

Bird explained.

Yellow Bird used a feather

to guide the aromatic smoke

toward each participant,

head to toe, standing in the

circle.

“When you do [the smudg-

ing ceremony] as a commu-

nity like that, you want them

to be all on the same page;

you want all their energy to

be the same so everything is

clicking together,” Yellow

Bird explained.

Upon completion of the

smudging ceremony, Yellow

Bird directed participants in

Mother Earth and recited a

morning prayer to honor the

new day.

President Dean Bresciani

participated in the special

ceremony and offered his

thanks to other participants

for ‘recognizing this impor-

tant day and important

event.’

“It is important to cele-

brate different practices on

campus,” Bresciani said.

Davis-Wallete also an-

nounced other upcoming

events in honor of Novem-

ber’s American Indian Her-

itage Month and released the

date of the 23rd annual

Woodlands and High Plains

Powwow.

The powwow, hosted by

the four colleges in the

Fargo-Moorhead area, will

be held March 24, 2012 at

NDSU’s Bison Sports Arena

with grand entry at 1 and 7

p.m.

For more information,

visit the Equity and Diver-

sity Center website at

www.ndsu.edu/edcenter/.

John Bye, director and

university archivist for the

Institute of Regional Studies

and University Archives, an-

nounced his retirement set

for Nov. 4.

Bye, an NDSU graduate,

returned to the university in

1973 after furthering his ed-

ucation and obtaining his

master’s degree at the Uni-

versity of Wisconsin-Madi-

son.

He was first hired as a se-

rial librarian in the library,

and was promoted as the

archivist for the Institute of

Regional Studies in 1975.

Bye was the first person to

hold this full-time job title.

He was later named the di-

rector for the institute in

2005.

Bye managed to keep the

archives open for eight

hours a day, five days a

week, even though he was

the only staff on the project.

Bye additionally taught

archival photography

courses, library sciences and

other archive courses.

The archivist came up

with an organizational struc-

ture for the archives from

scratch and continued the

collection of North Dakota

historical records.

One of the major accom-

plishments of his career was

keeping up with technology.

“I think we have been very

progressive with keeping up

with the times and new tech-

nologies that have been com-

ing along,” Bye said.

The institute was the first

in the state to integrate a

website and continually

works on digitizing material.

Started by originally using a

manual typewriter, this was

an immeasurable feat.

The institute implements

donated collections such as

manuscripts and photo-

graphs, along with books

about North Dakota history.

“Everything is collected

because it is historically

valuable, but we want to see

it used,” Bye said.

The general public, Fargo

city government and many

students from a variety of

disciplines use the archives.

“My stress has always

been to make things accessi-

ble to the public and let peo-

ple know what we’ve got

here,” Bye said.

The collection includes

hundreds of linear feet of

primary documents, an

eight-thousand-volume book

collection about North

Dakota and university his-

tory and the second largest

collection of photographs in

the state.

The archives are located at

the Skills & Technology...

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On Tuesday, a disability

simulation was held for

NDSU faculty, staff and stu-

dents in the Prairie Room of

the Memorial Union from 3

to 5 p.m.

This event was sponsored

by the Memorial Union and

Serving for Change’s “In

My Shoes” campaign, which

according to organizers,

maintains the goal to “learn

about social justice issues

and discover what it’s like to

walk a day in someone else’s

shoes.”

Through this disability

simulation, participants ex-

perienced what it would feel

like to be a student with a

limited mobility disability on

campus.

Individuals who attended

were given the opportunity

to choose their type of phys-

ical limitation, either by

using a wheelchair to move

through a daily class sched-

ule or by wearing an entire

body suit. The suit included

rods that severely reduced

the range of motion in arms

and legs -- the effects of os-

teoporosis -- the loss of dex-

terity in the fingers,

impairment goggles that

simulate cataracts, and a

cane or walker.

Participants soon under-

stood how difficult it is for a

person with limited mobility

to do something as simple as

sitting down in a chair. They

had to learn how to carry

items at the bookstore, walk

up and down stairs and lo-

cate the elevators for their

own advantage.

They also realized that it

was necessary in some situa-

tions for them to ask for help

from peers and partners

they were matched with.

About 45 minutes later,

everyone reassembled to dis-

cuss his or her experiences

and struggles with the simu-

lation.

Stephanie Gramlow, grad-

uate assistant at the Memo-

rial Union, stated that she

began brainstorming this

idea as part of the Social

Justice Series on campus.

She brought in Tim McCue,

Resident Hall Director at the

Living Learning Center, and

the event promptly evolved.

McCue is animate about

making the campus more ac-

cessible to those with limited

mobility, especially for new

and potential students who

tour NDSU. He wonders

“what the overall student ex-

perience could be” if there

was no issue of accessibility

at NDSU.

McCue also stated, “I love

the fact that student disabil-

ity is housed under the stu-

dent affairs umbrella.” He is

a firm believer that people

have confidence in what they

are doing because of that.

McCue’s main goal, how-

ever, is to turn the issue of

mobility and accessibility

“from a ‘me’ issue, to a cam-

pus-wide ‘we’ issue.” He be-

lieves that making the

existing problems apparent


Campus observes beginning ofAmerican Indian Heritage Month

Cate EkegrenCo-News Editor

Cate Elegren/The Spectrum

Willard Yellow Bird, Jr. of the Arikara-Hidatsa tribe blesses those in attendance at the openingceremony for American Indian Heritage Month.

Archivist John Bye announces retirement Emma HeatonStaff Reporter

Rylee Nelson/The Spectrum

John Bye, director of university archives, is set to retire today after 36 years as an archivist.

Walk in their shoesMegan Toso

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The Tapestry of Diverse

Talents is an integral part of

NDSU, but not many stu-

dents know about it. Many

people walk by the display

without a second thought.

However, the Tapestry is

something the entire campus

community can relate to.

The Tapestry is an awards

program that seeks to re-

ward students, faculty, staff

and alumni of NDSU based

on a number of criteria. The

winners of this award are

considered for their ability

to go above and beyond

what they are supposed to do

and their desire to strive for

the best that they can possi-

bly offer.

Because one of the main

goals of this award is to di-

versify diversity, recipients

must also demonstrate their

commitment to multicultur-

alism and diversity. This

demonstration can be on the

local, regional, national or

even international level.

Last, these individuals

must also represent at least

two of the following diversity

traits: age, class, ability, eth-

nicity, gender, race, regional

difference, sexual orienta-

tion, beliefs and values.

These traits make up our

university community, so the

awards program wants to

evenly distribute the awards

to people who embody dif-

fering combinations of these

traits.

All nominees are required

to have three letters of rec-

ommendation, as well.

Award winners are chosen

by a selection committee

made up of NDSU students,

faculty and staff and will be

awarded at a ceremony on

Friday, Dec. 9 at noon in the

Memorial Union Century

Theater.

“It’s a very neat cere-

mony,” said Matt Skoy, as-

sistant director of Service

Learning and Civic Engage-

ment, who also oversees and

runs the Tapestry of Diverse

Talents program.

The unique ceremony has

each winner select a piece of

fabric that is significant or

important to him or her and

weave it into the existing

tapestry. The two looms of

the tapestry can be found on

the wall near the Memorial

Union Great Plains Ball-

room. Those looms comprise

fabric from winners of pre-

vious years. There are two

ceremonies a year, as there

are new inductees every se-

mester.

This awards program is

important to NDSU, and

Skoy encourages the whole

NDSU community to get in-

volved. People can nominate

anyone they believe deserves

this award, as long as they

have acquired the nomina-

tion letters and filled out the

nomination form found on

the Tapestry webpage.

Another easy way to get

involved with the Tapestry is

to just stop and read the sto-

ries of the award winners on

the wall from time to time.

Skoy believes this program

is very important to NDSU

in that it truly does diversify

diversity, and it helps stu-

dents learn what other peo-

ple are doing to promote di-

versity across campus,

Fargo and even the world.

“It’s important to recog-

nize the differences of indi-

viduals and what individuals

are doing outside of their

normal everyday life to pro-

mote diversity inclusion on

campus,” Skoy said.

The nominations for the

Tapestry of Diverse Talents

are due Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. For

more information about the

Tapestry as well as a link to

the nomination form, visit

their webpage at www.ndsu.

edu/mu/programs/civic_en-

gagement/tapestry_of_di-

verse_talents/.

NDSU’s LeaderQuest

leadership program is cur-

rently accepting applica-

tions for the upcoming

spring program. Lead-

erQuest is a 12-week lead-

ership program sponsored

by NDSU and the Memo-

rial Union.

“The program is de-

signed to help students

learn about leadership

through interactive work-

shops, planning an all-cam-

pus leadership retreat and

through a mentor relation-

ship with an individual

from the university and

surrounding community,”

the LeaderQuest website

reads.

Undergraduate and

graduate students will

compete for 30 spots on the

LeaderQuest team. Selec-

tion criteria for the pro-

gram include uniqueness,

overall potential and desire

to succeed in the program.

Participants in the pro-

gram will meet every Tues-

day from 5 until 7 p.m.,

from Jan. 17 to April 17.

The group participates in

many different activities.

In the spring of 2010, the

group participated in an

interactive workshop with

the homeless.

“My favorite thing was

the activity with the home-

less people, trying to figure

out how they live, what

they struggle with, et

cetera,” junior Vincent

Favard said.

Favard, from Séte,

France, participated in the

program during the spring

of 2010. “I would recom-

mend the program to any-

one because it opens your

mind, challenges you and

creates lasting bonds,”

Favard said.

This spring the group

will also be attending a re-

treat that will promote

bonding and teambuilding.

A highlight of the program

for many students is the

mentor program that

LeaderQuest offers.

Each participant is

matched with a mentor

from varying backgrounds

in the professional world.

The mentors are trained

volunteers that assist each

team member in develop-

ing skills, challenging them

in different areas and will

hopefully become a mentor

for life.

LeaderQuest Program

Director Amy Graff recom-

mends this program to

“any student who has the

desire to learn more about

themselves and wants the

opportunity to try out real

life skills in a safe setting.”

Space is limited to 30

participants, and applica-

tions are due Monday, Nov.

7. Those interested can

contact Amy Graff by

phone at 701-231-7799 or

by email at

[email protected], or

view the LeaderQuest web-

page at

http://www.ndsu.edu/mu/p

rograms/leadership_pro-

grams/leaderquest/ for

more information.

Training Center as of 2000.

Today it includes four full-

time staff members, instead

of just one. The center also

offers internships.

With the announcement of

his retirement, Bye has big

plans for his future. He re-

cently returned from a

month long vacation of visit-

ing family and anticipates

additional reconnections.

Bye plans on traveling

with his wife and volunteer-

ing. He will, of course, also

continue local research proj-

ects and further his family

history research.

“It’s a new adventure. I

am going to miss working

with the public and process-

ing collections,” Bye said.

Bye’s work and contribu-

tions to the university will

continue to be used and ap-

preciated as faculty and stu-

dents celebrate his 38 years

of service.

Retirement continued from page 1

will “benefit a wide range

and broad spectrum of peo-

ple.”

Kathy Circle, an algebra

instructor on campus, ad-

mitted, “You have to stand

up for yourself so much

more when you have a dis-

ability.” To the simulation

participants who had only

briefly experienced limited

mobility, Circle really

opened their eyes by point-

ing out, “You can take your

suit off and get out of a chair

at the end of the day.”

One participant also com-

mented that the simulation

was a “very valuable learn-

ing tool.”

Matt Skoy, assistant direc-

tor for Service Learning and

Civic Engagement ex-

plained, “I have learned so

much today and I haven’t

even scratched the surface.”

Skoy also stated that we can

all help if we “continue to

spread the work and to learn

more.”

Gramlow is optimistic that

the disability simulation will

be held once a semester or at

least once a year for stu-

dents, faculty and staff to ex-

perience. “I hope we can

continue this and bring more

awareness to campus and

implement change,” she

stated.

Bunnie Johnson Messelt of

Disability Services reaf-

firmed that, “Any of us at

any time may became dis-

abled, so anytime we can

raise awareness for people, it

helps everyone… it’s the

right thing to do.”

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Students, faculty and staff gather to live through and discover the perspective of people with mobility disabilities Tuesday.

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Simply by looking at Pro-

fessor Michael Strand: clean

cut and of average height,

you may not see a man

stricken with a flame to en-

rich the human condition by

artistic rendering.

However, after talking

with him for a few simple

minutes it is easy to observe

that he is not your ordinary

art teacher.

His commitment to better-

ing the human perspective

has given his profession a

whole new meaning. Not

only does he try to affect his

students, but he tries to help

his students affect others.

“My goal in my career is to

revolutionize the relation-

ship between the student

artist and the professor: that

it can be inclusive of making

art... I want to be inclusive

and relational with my

teaching methods and with

my students,” said Strand,

who is the head of the visual

art department at NDSU.

Strand is also a prominent

artist in the Fargo-Moor-

head area.

Ever since the inspiration

of his Harley- driving, reg-

gae loving college art profes-

sor nearly 20 years ago,

Strand has desired to be-

come an artist.

This unique graduate stu-

dent art teacher opened

Strand’s eyes to the possibil-

ities of self-expression that is

made possible in the art

field.

Strand never truly consid-

ered art as a passion until

the moment in his college art

class that he realized how

important self-expression

was to his purpose in life.

Art ripped him out of his

background of psychology

and put him a world of de-

sire and potential.

The formation of his work

ethic, which he cites as one

of his most important attrib-

utes, began in his childhood.

Starting when he was 10,

Strand took on a paper route

that he would continue until

he was 17 years old.

Due to its required com-

mitment and early hours,

Strand feels that he gained a

sense of what hard work

truly meant.

He gives the route credit

for the artist that he is today

and the work that he is been

able to put into each project.

Once Strand had commit-

ted his studies to the art

field, he saw an instant man-

ifestation of desire that as-

sured him that he had made

the right choice.

“I was a decent student,

but the moment I found out

what I was supposed to do,

there was no question... the

grades really didn’t matter”

said Strand.

After college, Strand spe-

cialized in pottery and began

to be a self-sufficient artist.

However, Strand had a

consistent desire to touch

other people’s lives in a big-

ger way then by simply cre-

ating an object.

He then turned to teach-

ing, which has led him to be-

come the head of the art

department at NDSU.

Although Strand became a

teacher, he did not let go of

his passion for creation. In-

stead he was able to cre-

atively integrate both.

Some of his past works

have included last year’s

flood project in which he en-

abled grade school students,

those in assisted living and

others who couldn’t other-

wise help in the Fargo-

Moorhead flood prevention

effort to paint sandbags in a

way to communicate to those

placing the sandbags.

Much like this project il-

lustrates, Strand attempts to

take his art outside of just

the product and focus on its

effect on humanity.

Strand’s future projects

carry the same kind of com-

munity impact vision.

One of his local projects

includes the recently

launched Ex.Change project

in which Strand exchanges

his artwork for peoples com-

mitted service hours. He

hopes that this project will


With winter approaching,

a trip to the mall will expose

you to the new fashion trend

of the season: leopard. Be-

fore you go on and purchase

leopard galore, here are

some ways to avoid being

“over-leopardised.”

The leopard sweaterThis is great way to really

emphasize the leopard in

your outfit, but avoid mixing

it with any other leopard

item in your wardrobe that

you plan to wear the same

day.

Avoid wearing a leopard

shirt and sweater together;

this will only cause people to

be confused by the look and

will definitely not accentuate

your body.

Try this: With different

shades and colors of leopard

this season, try purchasing a

leopard sweater that will

match colors that are al-

ready in your wardrobe.

For instance, if you have

been dying to buy that cute

purple and gray leopard

cardigan at Forever 21 and

you remember that in your

closet you have a purple

shirt, then it’s a perfect

match.

The leopard shoeShoes can sometimes be

difficult to match with the

rest of your outfit, but the

leopard shoe is quite easy.

Leopard shoes can be

worn with pretty much any-

thing as long as you don’t

wear it with any other leop-

ard clothing. Especially

avoid mixing the leopard

shoe with leopard pants; in-

stead, choose one or the

other.

Try this: If you want to

add more of the pattern into

your wardrobe, match the

shoe with a more-subtle item

in your outfit.

Consider shoes as acces-

sories. Accessories should al-

ways match and should help

glamorize the rest of an out-

fit. Try matching the shoe

with a pair of leopard ear-

rings, a leopard headband,

or even a leopard purse.

The leopard shirtThe easiest way to get

leopard into your wardrobe

is to purchase a shirt that

contains the pattern, but

take precaution before you

make a decision.

Make sure to try on the

shirt you are interested in;

some leopard patterns may

look nice on the hanger, but

trying it on will determine if

it looks great on you.

Try this: Most leopard

shirts come in various

shades, so be creative and

try different ones. Sticking

to the original leopard pat-

tern is great, but going be-

yond that will give your

outfit a creative and fashion-

able appeal.

The Nepalese Student As-

sociation Chautaree is put-

ting on this year’s Nepal

Night “Mahostav.” Their

goal is to enhance the under-

standing of the Nepalese cul-

ture in many ways.

People who attend Nepali

Night will learn valuable

things about the culture.

“Through all of these ac-

tivities and shows we are try-

ing to display our cultural

foundation,” explained Ujj-

wol Subedi, a senior major-

ing in computer science

mathematics.

The Nepalese Student As-

sociation plans to display

their culture through several

events that include a cultural

dance, fashion shows, a

drama sketch and a Nepali

show. The Nepali show will

be “spectacular,” according

to Sonu Rajopadhyay, a

freshman majoring in biol-

ogy.

Student government sup-

plies Nepali Night with $700,

but the event is mostly self-

funded by the people in-

volved in the Nepalese

Student Association Chauta-

ree.

Nepali Night is completely

free of charge for people

who wish to attend. All you

have to do is stop by the Me-

morial Union by Friday, sign

up for the event and then

grab your free ticket.

Subedi says that students

should “come to Nepali

Night with an open mind.”

“Students who attend

should come to the event to

partake in all of the events

even if they extend outside of

your comfort zone a little

bit,” Subedi said.


I come from a fairly large

and opinionated family that

enjoys trying getting a rise

out of me. Something that

they like to remind me is

that “men are from Mars

and women are from

Venus.” This saying has al-

ways irritated me because all

it really does is support and

enhance gender stereotypes.

I strongly believe that our

environment shapes who we

become. I know that “nature

versus nurture” is an ever-

lasting debate, but nurture

has always made more sense

to me. I think that the family

plays the largest role in the

formation of our gender fol-

lowed only by our peer

group and the media.

Just to make it clear to

those who may be confused

by the terms being used, I

like to describe gender as a

continuum -- on one end

there is femininity and the

other there is masculinity --

and we all lie somewhere in

between. Sex is our physical

attributes, generally catego-

rized into male and female.

I’ve heard people describe

the difference as “gender is

what’s in your head and sex

is what’s in your pants.”

It’s obvious that the adjec-

tives that describe femininity

and females are much differ-

ent than those that describe

masculinity and males in our

culture, and it just so hap-

pens that words we use to

describe female characteris


Professor profile: Michael StrandRylee Nelson

Spectrum Staff


Professor Strand shows one of his latest community involvement projects at this year’s studiocrawl earlier this semester.

Linda VasquezFeatures Editor

Don’t become ‘over-leopardised’

Business Manager

Nepali Night offers cultural experienceAndrew Koch

Staff Writer

The F-Word:A contemporary feminist perspective

Carissa SuterContributing Writer

Direct questions to the current Business Manager, Katie Heinen, at [email protected]

Knowledge of business management preferredFlexible hours, great work enviornmentApplications due Nov. 9, pick up in 254 Memorial UnionTraining will begin Nov. 16

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Arts and Entertainment Nick ProulxArts and Entertainment Editor


The Venue at The Hub was

filled with the sweet R&B

sounds of Mike Posner as he

hit the Fargo scene Tuesday

night.

An American singer, song-

writer and producer, Posner

is most widely known for his

singles, “Cooler Than Me,”

“Please Don’t Go” and

“Bow Chicka Wow Wow.”

Born and raised in South-

field, Mich., Posner attended

Duke University and gradu-

ated in 2010 with a degree in

sociology and a certificate in

markets and management.

He was also a member of

Duke University’s Sigma Nu

Fraternity chapter.

A sign of the brotherhood

that comes from fraternity

membership, 11 members of

the NDSU Sigma Nu chapter

attended Posner’s concert as

a sign of respect, even

though they have varying

taste in music, and had the

opportunity to meet Posner

after the show.

Senior Matt Katzenmaier,

former president of the

NDSU chapter of Sigma Nu,

said “[Mike Posner] gets

support from local Sigma

Nu chapters wherever he has

a show. It’s cool to have

those brothers wherever he

goes.”

Katzenmaier was im-

pressed with the “awesome

light show and how [Posner]

got the audience involved.”

“He was definitely enter-

taining the ladies in the

crowd,” Katzenmaier said.

“He was just having fun.”

Posner opened the show

with two of his most popular

songs, “Please Don’t Go”

and “Do U Wanna” from his

hit album, 31 Minutes to

Take Off, while wearing his

iconic red, black and white

letterman’s jacket.

After getting the crowd

pumped up, Posner contin-

ued the energetic show with

an Adele cover while he and

his DJs played the drums,

showed off his musical talent

by playing the large red

grand piano taking up the

middle of the stage and even

brought out a candle, two

lava lamps and donned a red

Heffner-esque robe while

singing “Bow Chicka Wow

Wow.”

To end the performance,

Posner put on his designer

shades and took the stage for

an encore, singing his hit

song “Cooler Than Me.”

Singer and guitarist Tim

Mahoney performs tonight

at the Windbreak Saloon.

His newest single, “Hey

Adam Levine,” pokes fun at

an instance that occurred

while competing in NBC’s

“The Voice” when Levine,

lead singer for Maroon 5,

said he thought Mahoney

was a girl.

“It’s really a fun song

about our experience, and it

was kind of a public rela-

tions gift,” Mahoney said.

Mahoney competed on

“The Voice” this past year

and made it about halfway

through the finals before

being eliminated during the

second battle round.

“I was kind of pissed about

it then, but TV exposure

never hurts. Now people are

like, ‘Hey, you’re that guy

from ‘The Voice,’’” Ma-

honey explained.

Mahoney first got involved

in music during middle

school, where he started

playing the drums and later

moved on to the guitar and

piano before playing in a

high school band. He tried

going to school at the Uni-

versity of Minnesota for a

while to see if music was

something he wanted to pur-

sue, where he was a member

of a band called Blue Mee-

nies for about a year and a

half.

“I never really planned to

make a living on it, but it

just kind of happened,” Ma-

honey said.

He has been performing

for over 15 years and cur-

rently has ten albums out, all

of which are available on

iTunes. He doesn’t cite a

particular influence for his

work other than his general

taste of music, noting that

it’s almost impossible now to

not borrow themes or ele-

ments from other artists.

“I’m definitely a person

who listens to a lot of music.

Whatever I’m listening to, I

kind of think, ‘I should do a

song like that,’” he stated.

His first stint in reality TV

was back in 2005 with

“Rockstar: INXS,” another

music competition that

ended unsuccessfully for

him. However, the casting

director remembered him

five years later and sug-

gested he try out for a new

Mark Burnett show that

eventually became “The

Voice.”

“I was a bit skeptical be-

cause I had done that kind of

stuff before,” Mahoney ad-

mitted. “But I decided to

give it a shot, and before I

knew it, I was auditioning in

Minneapolis.”

Mahoney worked with

Levine in a contestant-coach

capacity during the show,

and even though “Hey Adam

Levine” takes good jabs at

the Maroon 5 singer, Ma-

honey insists there is no

grudge between them what-

soever.

“One of the episodes made

it seem like we were dis-

agreeing, and we really

weren’t at all,” Mahoney

said.

The 21 and older event

tonight costs $5.

Well, in spite of its various

server and content issues, it

would seem that “Battlefield

3” has been quite a success

for EA, selling over 5 million

copies in its first week.

This success may actually

be well deserved. I'm not en-

tirely sure since I was unable

to take my copy of the game

online without significant

server issues on the Xbox

360 version. In spite of my

own hampered gameplay,

and that of evidently mil-

lions of other players, the

game would seem to have

been a commercial success.

Five million copies is nothing

to sneeze at in terms of a

game's lifetime sales, much

less week one sales.

Seemingly without any de-

tectable sense of irony, EA

and their marketing teams

behind the “Above and Be-

yond the Call” slogan for

“Battlefield 3,” which was

part of a direct marketing

program designed to take on

“Call of Duty: Modern War-

fare 3,” has decided to ex-

tend a “truce” to their

competitor.

EA Executive Vice Presi-

dent Patrick Soderlund was

quoted in an interview with

IGN.com saying, “We all re-

spect what ‘Call of Duty’

brings and what they're

going to come with. Right

now we’re out in the market,

and that's all I know. When

they come out, they come

out, and I wish them the best

of luck. They're partners in

this industry, and I play all

their games and I look for-

ward to many of them, and

all I can do is try and make

sure that people stay inter-

ested and want to have more

‘Battlefield.’”

This conclusion to the

trumped up and pseudo-

nonexistent friction comes

exactly one week before the

latest entry in the “Call of

Duty” franchise is set to re-

lease.

My own personal prefer-

ences aside (I'm a huge “Bat-

tlefield” fan and couldn't

care less about “Call of

Duty”), I must say I haven't

been a fan of EA's publicity

shadow boxing. Activision,

the “Call of Duty” franchise

publisher, has more or less

ignored every shot EA has

sent across its bow. EA has

essentially been hurling in-

sults at their competitor

since April without receiving

any retaliation.

This means that the pub-

lisher has essentially just

called a truce on a conflict

that never existed.

This sort of public rela-

tions boondoggle isn't ex-

actly new, but it is

frustrating. EA's actions

have helped to paint a very

immature picture of the still

fledgling games industry.

Publicity like this will only

serve to hurt the industry as

a whole in the long run, and

I for one wish it would stop

altogether.

“Call of Duty: Modern

Warfare 3” is set to be re-

leased on Nov. 8.

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Mike Posner performs his song “Do You Wanna” Tuesdaynight to a full crowd at the Venue at the Hub in Fargo.

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Mike Posner brings R&B to The Venue

What was the best part of theshow?Linda: For me it was the openingsong “Please Don’t Go.” Thelighting and bass beats that werehitting the stage during his per-formance were phenomenal. Imust admit that I was super ex-cited when he got on stage andthe music started playing. Notonly did he have flawless vocals,his connection with the audiencewas superb.Cate: The best part was defi-nitely Mike Posner’s energy onstage. He seemed genuinely ex-cited to be performing and shar-ing his music for his fans and itmade the entire experience somuch more.

What was the worst part ofthe show?Linda: There was really nothingthat was the worst, but if I had tosay one thing it would be that thetime it took for him to get onstage was way too long. I had somuch anxiety waiting for him tostart. The show started at 8 p.m.and there were also three open-ing acts, but from the time thelast act got off the stage, it defi-nitely took too much time.Cate: I was also getting impa-tient while waiting for Mike Pos-ner to take the stage, but I mustadmit the extra long wait timewas definitely worth it! The otherpart that wasn’t the worst butmaybe the weirdest was when Iwitnessed this girl in the audi-ence stick her hand in Mike Pos-ner’s mouth and then proceededto put her hand in her own mouthto be closer to his spit! That wasa little much.

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redefine the meaning of art.

This project of his has

gained him national atten-

tion with his recent invita-

tion to the American Crafts

Council as a visiting artist.

He has been asked to

demonstrate how to redefine

the meaning of the art mar-

ket.

Strand is also working on

a national project in which

he is crafting cups and

saucers for each of the 100

United States senators.

Strand is planning on

making 2 sets: a Republican

and a Democrat set. He is

then going to mismatch the

sets and send one set to each

senator with the intention

that they will have to meet

for coffee and exchange

saucers to complete a match-

ing set.

He wants to expand his art

by attempting to bring

change to the political world.

“I want to know... are you

guys actually talking?... I

want to see some proof,”

said Strand.

Strand has actively in-

cluded his position at NDSU

in his artwork. He has been

able to involve his students

in his personal artwork.

With the Ex.Change proj-

ect, he included one of his

art students to brand and

come up with the function of

his pre-conceived idea.

In the case of the senator

project, Strand involved his

students in the research of

the senators and the design

of the cup and saucer set in

order to better suit the sena-

tors.

Strand has found that by

integrating his teaching and

his art, he is a able to create

a network or guild of artists.

He views these artists as an

asset for both himself and

the individual college artists.

He may not be your ordi-

nary art teacher and he may

not share the traditional

views of some of his col-

leagues, but his vision and

approach is revolutionary

enough to get any college

students’ creative juices

flowing.

If Strand could be

summed up in a picture, the

subject may be seemingly

ordinary.

However, it would be em-

braced by a rather unique,

or by the words of some, ex-

travagant frame and may be

set apart; but it would catch

your eye, inspire you and

cause you to wonder what

makes him special.

Strand knows exactly

what makes him special and

wants people to know it.

“I hope that Michael

Strand is a kind radical who

loves people, and that might

be the most radical thing

about who he is, ” Strand

said.

tics are generally negative,

especially compared to male

characteristics. They’re usu-

ally inaccurate and stereo-

typical, but we have to

wonder why so many people

buy into these myths that

men and women are born so

differently.

Going along with my the-

ory of nurture having a

major influence on us, I

don’t think that women are

from Venus and men are

from Mars, but I would ven-

ture to say that women are

raised in Venus and men are

raised in Mars. That being

said, I think it goes without

saying that we live in a

man’s world. It pains me to

even admit it, but it’s true.

Women are still fighting for

true equality in the work-

place, in school and at home.

Men are obviously physi-

cally larger and stronger

than women, I’m not argu-

ing that, but when it comes

to our emotional and cogni-

tive abilities I believe we are

all born blank slates. Now

many people may be won-

dering how men and women

can seem so different when

we look at research.

A couple of years ago, I

was sitting in one of my com-

munication courses when

my teacher proposed to the

class that both genders have

the same cognitive abilities.

I asked him how that was

possible when it’s a proven

fact that men score better in

areas of math and science

where women are generally

gifted in areas of English

and the arts.

The reason for this, he

proposed, was because we

are raised to excel in these

areas. Women are raised to

express themselves and be

emotional at a young age

while men are taught to be

analytical and repress their

emotions. This is so unfair to

both men and women. Cul-

turally we are keeping both

men and women from ex-

celling in all academic areas.

I’m not proud to admit

that I used to dislike being

associated with female char-

acteristics; I thought that the

grass was always greener on

Mars. But after looking at

gender from this continuum

perspective, I realized that I

fall somewhere in the middle

of the gender continuum,

and I have qualities that are

both feminine and mascu-

line.

While this may be a new

idea to some people, I think

it’s important to embrace

our own characteristics and

not rely on our culture to

identify our gender.

Subedi also said some of

the events during Nepali

Night are a little out of the

ordinary for people who will

attend.

“Nepali Night is unlike any

other cultural experience

many people will ever have,”

Subedi said. “You should

come to Nepali Night want-

ing to learn.”

Nepali Night is sure to be a

fun and exciting opportunity

to learn about a different

culture. Not many people

have ever heard of the

Nepalese people. Nepali

Night could be a once in a

lifetime opportunity to learn

about the extremely diverse

Nepalese culture.

Nepali Night will take

place Friday Nov. 4, from

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the

Beckwith Recital Hall,

which is located off 12th Av-

enue North & Bolley Drive.

Strand continued from page 3

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A course in export man-

agement is being offered this

spring for NDSU students as

well as those taking classes

through tri-college. The

course helps prepare indi-

viduals who are business stu-

dents or business leaders for

their expansion into the

global marketplace.

Sharon May, the director

of global business develop-

ment at the North Dakota

Trade Office, leads the

course. “Students who take

the course are typically jun-

iors, seniors or graduate stu-

dents majoring in

entrepreneurship, business,

marketing, economics, agri-

cultural economics and ac-

counting,” May explained.

The purpose of the class is

to prepare students for the

real world. It includes group

projects that allow students

to learn not only how to

work together, but also how

to work with other local

companies to develop an ex-

port plan for that company

into a market that the group

of students has researched.

“Each week, we bring a

guest speaker in to class.

This person is an industry

expert and professional.

They share their knowledge

and expertise with the class

on how these things really

work in the business world,”

May said.

“The class is a fun way for

the students to learn from

international business peo-

ple about growing a small

business in international

markets,” May said.

The class was started to

give students more knowl-

edge about international

business to be more qualified

for their future employers.

“Our Export Management

class premiered in the spring

semester of 2010, working

with NDSU lead faculty pro-

fessor Tom Wahl. This year

we will be entering our third

year of the class, AGEC

499/696,” explains May.

Upon completion of the

course, NDTO and NDSU

give a certificate to each stu-

dent. May explained that

this certificate can give stu-

dents added credibility in

the working world. “It is

something they can add to

their résumés and will give

them the leg up in the com-

petitive business environ-

ment of today,” she said.

“In today’s economy, with

98 percent of the prospective

customers living outside the

United States, most busi-

nesses these students will

work for in their future will

have some connection to in-

ternational,” May stated,

which makes this class more

valuable to students because

they will learn how to work

with international busi-

nesses.

For more information,

contact Sharon May in the

NDTO at 701-231-1158 or by

email at [email protected].

After announcing a

“major announcement”

would take place on Tues-

day, Nov. 1, Spirit Lake

tribal members held a meet-

ing to discuss the UND mas-

cot situation.

Spirit Lake, one of two

tribes UND needed permis-

sion from to keep the Fight-

ing Sioux mascot, voted in

2009 to allow UND to keep

the name, even after a reli-

gious ceremony in 1969 done

by Standing Rock tribal

leaders granted infinite use

of the name.

After giving their final

“no” answer in mid-August

2011, the NCAA is holding

their ground in saying the

UND Fighting Sioux mascot

has to go due to its contro-

versial “offensive” nature.

North Dakota Legislature,

however, passed a law order-

ing UND to keep the nick-

name and logo.

Some Spirit Lake tribal

members are reportedly not

OK with the NCAA’s deci-

sion on the matter and their

threat of sanctions, so they

said during the major an-

nouncement they will be

suing the NCAA in federal

court.

These Spirit Lake mem-

bers believe the NCAA’s de-

cision to nix the mascot and

logo violates the rights of the

tribe, both religious and con-

stitutional.

Members of the Spirit

Lake tribe attempted a sim-

ilar lawsuit in a North

Dakota court in 2009; how-

ever, the lawsuit was thrown

out.

Some of the consequences

being threatened by NCAA

officials if UND does not do

away with the Fighting

Sioux mascot and logo in-

clude an inability to host any

NCAA postseason tourna-

ments and the university

would not be allowed to

wear uniforms featuring the

Fighting Sioux name or logo

during any NCAA postsea-

son appearance.

The constant dispute be-

tween parties on the matter

is also hindering UND’s at-

tempt at moving to Division

I sports as a part of the Big

Sky Conference.

Tanya MayContributing Writer

Newcourseteaches exportmgmt

Cate EkegrenSpectrum Staff

UND nickname battle carries on

DJ Vincent Favard’s undergroundFridays

Every Friday, DJ VincentFavard will be introducing anupcoming underground elec-tronic artist to NDSU stu-dents. After DJing andproducing music for 7 yearsin Europe, he now moved toNDSU to study education. Heis one of the electronic musicreferences of the Fargo-Moorhead area and is goingto share his passion for un-derground music throughoutweekly presentations of hisfavorites underground pro-ducers. Genres will varythroughout the weeks, explor-ing the different sub genres ofelectronic music.

Original member of the

group The Glitch Mob,

Kraddy, alias Matthew

Kratz, is a

DJ/Producer/Remixer from

California. Kraddy will be

performing at The Venue at

The Hub Nov. 19. The event

will also feature Fargo’s

band Sovereign Sect, and I

will have the chance to open

the night.

Kraddy has recently come

out with a new album named

“Anthems of the Hero.”

Available for free download

at www.kraddyodaddy.com,

the album features eleven

original tracks. His website

defines his sounds as “heavy,

dirty and nasty.” His inten-

tions for this album were to

take his music back to a

band feeling. Kraddy con-

fesses, “I also wanted to

make an electronic album

with staying power and ‘re-

play-ability,’ a collection of

tracks that are truly songs,

not just DJ tracks.”

It is therefore safe to as-

sume that Kraddy likes to

tell stories with his music.

He compares his album to

the concept of a movie. Each

track would then be com-

pared to a specific scene, a

specific story, contributing

to the album, to the whole

“movie.” The heavily dis-

torted bass-lines can only re-

mind us of an action movie

somewhere between “Trans-

formers” and “The Matrix.”

The album starts on a chill

mood, introducing the lis-

tener to the overall genre of

the album. My personal fa-

vorite, “Iron Man,” the third

song of the installment, has a

very efficient rhythm, rais-

ing the mood to a party at-

mosphere. From there it

only raises in energy, each

track being a must-hear.

The drums on the album

sound like the drums of a

rock band, most likely in the

idea to keep the “less DJ

more live performance” feel

to the overall installment.

Indeed, as indicated on his

website, the co-producer of

the album was Ross Robin-

son (Producer of Korn and

The Cure) and the drummer

who recorded the drums

lines was Jon Theodore

(from the bands The Mars

Volta, One Day as a Lion,

and Golden).

I personally recommend

downloading the album for

free on Kraddy’s website

and listening to it as a play

through. If you are satisfied

and want to hear more of

that exceptional producer,

come hang out with us at the

Venue at the Hub on Nov. 19.

Week 4:Kraddy

DJ Vincent FavardContributing Writer

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A growing threat in

today’s society has recently

come to my attention. It is a

threat that demands imme-

diate attention in order for

its problematic effects to be

overcome. It is a concern

and threat I believe is rele-

vant to anyone wishing to

preserve our country’s

moral superiority and North

Dakota’s “family values.”

I am referring, of course,

to komerusiality (Greek

words komē “hair,” erysi-,

erythros “red”) and the dan-

gers it is posing to our peace-

ful, morally-pure society.

Komerusials, known more

commonly to the public as

“redheads” or “gingers,”

which should be clear to

anyone with moderate intel-

ligence, are abominations

against human nature.

Komerusials and pro-

komerusial advocates are

claiming komerusiality is an

inborn characteristic; that

they are essentially “born

this way.”

They are backing up their

claims by citing research

which states that up to 20

percent of the general public

have either been born with

red hair or have at least had

the desire for a komerusial

experience.

This, of course, is ridicu-

lous. No one is actually born

with red hair; having red

hair is a choice a person

makes.

Redheads have just as

much a choice to be red-

headed as I have between

choosing white or wheat

bread at Subway. Although,

of course, I would always

choose white bread since it

is, without a doubt, the supe-

rior choice of the two. Just

as it would be ridiculous for

someone to naturally prefer

wheat bread to white, it is

unimaginable someone

would naturally be born

with red hair.

Further, scientists are

maintaining, without excep-

tion or debate, that komeru-

siality is “not a mental

disorder” and is a “normal

human orientation.” They

explain that, most of all, it is

not a choice.

These scientists are clearly

a by-product of our coun-

try’s recently seen move-

ment of radical liberalism

and the media’s positive por-

trayal of celebrity redheads

such as Reba McEntire,

Kathy Griffin and Glee’s

Jayma Mays.

Komerusials and pro-

komerusial advocates have

asked me, “Andrew, tell us

how komerusials are harm-

ful to society?”

Well, is that even a ques-

tion? I think the question is

better stated, “How are

komerusials not dangerous

to society?”

Imagine if our entire

world were to become

komerusial. Our world itself

would be a giant sphere of

sin. Further, if the rumor

that komerusials are sterile

is true, then the human race

as we know it would end. I

can think of nothing more

harmful to society. Clearly

komerusial behavior must

be discouraged.

I would also like to lend

my advice to anyone, specif-

ically teens who are ques-

tioning their hair-colored

orientation. Please realize

you would not actually have

to be komerusial if you were

to experience life as a non-

redheaded person. If you

simply take the chance to not

be red-headed, you will real-

ize you are not red-headed.

In the end, what is impor-

tant? As faculty of this uni-

versity, as students, as

parents and as friends, we

want what is best for sib-

lings, friends and our chil-

dren.

We want them to live a life

in which they can be the per-

son they were meant to be,

free of the judgment of oth-

ers and free from the fear in-

side of what would happen if

their closest friends and

family would not accept

them for who they really are.

It is important that we

show others we love and ap-

preciate them for who they

are and not for who we think

they should be. Unfortu-

nately, the first step to doing

this is unmasking the myth

of “redheadedness” and

showing the confused that

we outsiders really do know

what’s best for them. In the

end, what else is love but

telling someone exactly what

they need to become in order

for you to love them? Love,

of course, is unconditional

… assuming the one you love

is not a ginger. Once this

komerusiality phase has

died, then, may we all love

each other and live happy,

morally acceptable lives

within the “family values”

North Dakota is so com-

monly referred to as having.

On a concluding note, I wish

to say I actually have no

problem whatsoever with

“redheads” and am proud to

count a number of them

among my very best of

friends. I also wish to point

out, to the ignorant, the

highly sarcastic quality of

this submission. Also for

those of you who understand

this article and are saying to

yourselves, “It’s not the

same!” -- to you I respond,

“But isn’t it?”

Andrew is a senior major-ing in journalism.

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The first week of school is

usually my favorite time of

the semester simply because

the students haven’t begun

dressing like slobs. Most of

the girls can be seen wearing

cute dresses and the guys are

actually showering.

Then once the semester

gets going, students’ new

school clothes become old,

boring school clothes. Gen-

erally, this is the time you

begin spotting all sorts of

disgusting. I’m talking about

sweatpants, UGG boots and

sleep attire.

Now that most students

have finished their midterms

and have recovered from a

wild Halloween weekend ex-

travaganza, they are begin-

ning to roll out these

unfortunate items from their

closets.

Call me old-fashioned, but

I appreciate a well put-to-

gether outfit. I value when a

person actually makes an ef-

fort to look presentable, even

if they are obligated to at-

tend only one class that day.

When students look like

they woke up 10 minutes be-

fore class starts, it truly

grosses me out. However, I

do understand if someone

forgets to set their alarm and

is forced to leap out of bed in

order to make class. But if

they intentionally wake up

late and decide to leave the

house in the same clothes

they slept in, I have a prob-

lem.

Case and point: Last week

while I sat in class, one of my

classmates came bustling

through the door five min-

utes late (during another

student’s presentation, mind

you). This classmate is noto-

rious for walking in late and

consistently coming to class

dressed in the previous

night’s sleep attire.

Not only was this person

dressed head-to-toe in

sweats, but also one side of

their head was completely

matted down from their pil-

low, while the other side was

wild and snarled. You could

just imagine the crusty

“sleepies” in the corners of

their eyes, as well as dry

flakes of drool on their

cheeks.

What kind of impression

does the professor get from

this student, along with the

thousands of other students

dressing the same way? I

certainly would be upset if I

were a well-respected profes-

sor teaching to a bunch of

students who look as though

my class had interrupted

their beauty sleep.

Now that I’ve created that

unpleasant image in your

mind, I’ll help create an-

other which includes stu-

dents donning UGG boots.

Now that the weather has

become chillier and people

have become more grody as

the semester progresses,

there is a prevalence of even

worse wardrobe choices.

Although UGGs are prob-

ably the warmest boots you

can put on your feet, they

have potential to be the most

unattractive, too. Now I’m

not saying UGGs in general

are ugly (no pun intended);

they are actually pretty cute

when paired with jeans and

a nice shirt.

The point at which these

$250 boots become unsightly

is when sweat pants are

tucked into them. I don’t

know the point in wearing

sweatpants to class in the

first place, but to tuck them

into your boots is crossing

the line.

If you received a call for a

job interview and were

forced to drop everything

and go, do you think you’d

get the job with sweatpants

sloppily tucked in a pair of

UGGs? I highly doubt it.

So instead of looking like

you slunk out of bed five

minutes ago, ditch the sweat-

pants, pajamas and crusty

eye sleepies. You will not

only show respect to your

professors but also yourself.

Jaime is a sophomore ma-joring in English education.

Amidst the familiar sights

of downtown Fargo, near the

Radisson Hotel and across

the street from the HoDo,

stands the Red River

Women’s Clinic. As well as

being North Dakota’s sole

abortion facility, it is also the

battleground between the

local pro-choice and pro-life

movements.

Here, supporters of the 40

Days for Life organization

stand upon the sidewalk

praying and holding signs

that read, “Pray and fast to

end abortion.” Behind them,

on the front of the clinic, are

counter-protest signs posted

there by pro-choice activists.

These say, in blatant mim-

icry, “Pray to end sidewalk

bullying,” as well as “Jesus

didn’t shame women” and

other such phrases.

These signs insinuate a dis-

regard for women’s rights

on the part of the protestors

and attempt to paint the pro-

life movement as a whole as

anti-woman.

However, with serious ex-

amination of 40 Days for

Life and of the broader

scope of the prolife effort, it

becomes evident that these

implications are a far cry

from the true intentions,

policies and activism of this

movement.

The belief that abortion is

wrong is founded upon the

belief that all people, includ-

ing unborn children, have a

human dignity that must be

respected.

Obviously, such a broad

sweeping proclamation must

also include the human dig-

nity of a woman with an un-

planned or otherwise

difficult pregnancy.

Hence, the 40 Days for Life

is not a movement of hostil-

ity toward women or anyone

else. On the contrary, it is a

movement motivated by a

universal reverence for hu-

manity. The plan of action

executed by this organiza-

tion is one of docile prayer

and witness to this rever-

ence, not of coercive lan-

guage or threatening

presence.

They pray for women not

to have abortions not only

because they are aware of

the prenatal life that is de-

stroyed in the process, but

also because they are con-

scious of the harm it causes

women.

On this note, outside of 40

Days for Life, the pro-life

movement as a whole has

much to show for itself in its

defense against such accusa-

tions of being anti-woman as

well, for it actively seeks to

aid the welfare of women.

An excellent example of

this can be found in Fargo it-

self at the First Choice

Clinic. Here, women are

provided with free informa-

tion about pregnancy and

also the harmful effects of

abortion, namely the de-

struction of a living child, in-

creased risk of breast cancer,

psychological disorders and

many more.

The goal is not only to pre-

serve the life of the child, but

also to preserve the health of

the woman and give her pos-

itive alternatives to having

an abortion.

This endeavor exhibits a

genuine concern for the well

being of women, as well as a

deep understanding of the

hardships of a difficult preg-

nancy. It shows that accusa-

tions against 40 Days for

Life and of the pro-life

movement are baseless.

So, next time you pass

downtown and see those

protestors standing their

ground in front of the abor-

tion clinic, remember that

they are standing up for the

pro-life, pro-woman cause.

Ryan is a freshman major-ing in the college of engineer-ing and architecture.

Once again, we find our-

selves on the brink of the

holiday season, each of us

yearning for the joys the

holidays bring. And yet,

though it really is the “most

wonderful time of the year,”

the weeks between Hal-

loween and the New Year

seem to pass with greater

haste every passing year.

Exams, projects and term

papers all seem to be due

right in the middle of the

season, and when you pile

the extra school work on top

of the additional social

events that the holidays

offer, it is easy for us to get

too busy and let the days

slip past without taking full

advantage of what they

have to offer.

As we age and the pres-

sures of the real world start

to press in, the holiday sea-

son begins to represent

more than just a time for

presents and playing in the

snow; it offers an opportu-

nity to slow down our nor-

mal pace of life, to relax and

enjoy the delights that the

season has to offer.

Yet each and every year,

no matter how much we

long for holiday comforts,

we never seem to manage to

make time for them. We

allow our hectic lives to

keep controlling us, all the

way through the season.

Even students like us,

when we finally make it to

our semester break, often

succumb to laziness in the

absence of actual work. And

before we know it, it’s too

late. The holidays are gone,

and they won’t be coming

back for another long year.

So as we teeter on the edge

in these first days after Hal-

loween, we encourage you

all to take a little time, each

and every day, to pause and

soak in the magic of the sea-

son. Keep your eyes open

for the joys the holidays

bring to everyone.

Take full advantage of the

opportunities before you.

Participate in gift ex-

changes, attend a holiday

concert and spend time with

your family. Volunteer at a

soup kitchen, take the tour

of lights and go caroling.

Delight in the small details

-- the sight of the first snow,

the comfort of a mug of rich

hot chocolate, the company

of a few close friends -- and

perhaps this holiday season

can be one of your most

memorable.

Holland Lind is a sopho-more majoring in apparel,retail merchandise and de-sign; Nathan is a junior ma-joring in landscapearchitecture.

Ditch the UGGs, NDSU

Jaime JarminOpinion Editor

The pro-life movement promotes dignity for allRyan LaPlante

Contributing Writer

Andrew YoungContributing Writer

Redheads: The problems they present

Here come the holidaysHolland Lind &Nathan Stottler

Contributing Writers

The Spectrum Like us today

In command of not only

their own destiny but also

that of the Missouri Valley

Football Conference, unde-

feated and first-ranked

North Dakota State will look

to continue their juggernaut

campaign as the team trav-

els to Terre Haute, I.N., for

their annual match against

the 5-3 Sycamores of Indi-

ana State University.

“I thought Saturday's win

[over Northern Iowa] was

beyond just winning another

game,” Bison Head Coach

Craig Bohl said. “The pres-

ent says we're playing Indi-

ana State who's a good

football team.”

The Sycamores are in the

midst of a transformation

under fourth-year Head

Coach Trent Miles. After un-

dertaking a consecutive los-

ing streak of an unreal 34

games, Miles has turned the

Sycamores into a top-25 pro-

gram in just two years as the

team builds off last season's

6-5 finish.

“I thought before, just

knowing the previous

coaches, there was a great

deal of dysfunction [for Indi-

ana State],” said Bohl of the

team's turnaround. “It went

before they were the laugh-

ingstock of FCS ... that's no

longer the case. They're

playing really well at quar-

terback and have a great

tailback.”

Those two players, specifi-

cally quarterback Ronnie

Fouch and running back

Shakir Bell, have formed a

duet that has been one of the

most effective offensive at-

tacks in the nation. Backed

by Bell's nation-leading

1,310 rushing yards, the

Sycamores have climbed to

11th place in the latest Grid-

iron Power Index, one of the

primary tools the NCAA

uses to choose at-large teams

in the FCS playoffs.

“Shakir Bell is a great

player,” senior defensive

back John Pike said.

“Watching on film, he seems

to make play after play.

Containing him is going to

be a big challenge for us.”

Defensively, the Bison will

have some help trying to

contain one of the nation's

most electrifying as Coach

Bohl cited the return of

starting safety Colton Hea-

gle, but did note that start-

ing defensive end Kyle

Emanuel was working with

a strained knee.

“The secondary has got to

step up,” Pike said. “A big

factor will be that Heagle is

back in action, it’s always

good having Colton Heagle

back on the field helping the

run game.”

Coach Bohl was also quick

to give credit to a new addi..


Travis JonesSports Editor


8 F r i d a y, N o v e m b e r 4 , 2 0 1 1 | T h e S p e c t r u m

Sports

As I revealed last month,

I’m coming out with a

monthly top five the first

week of each month. Last

month I revealed what my

top-five sports movies of all

time were, and this week I’m

going to head into a different

direction.

If anybody reading this

follows me on Twitter, they

already know the next sen-

tence is a blatantly obvious

fact. I’m addicted to Twitter.

I have no explanation why I

love it, there’s just some-

thing about it that I can’t

stop reading tweets and

tweeting myself.

This month I will reveal

the top five people on Twit-

ter to follow.

5. @TerryVandrovec. For

me personally, I need to keep

up with not only NDSU ath-

letics, but Summit League,

Missouri Valley and all ath-

letics as well. Terry Van-

drovec, sports writer for the

“Argus Leader” out of Sioux

Falls, S.D., is a must-follow

for me. I get all updates on

South Dakota State news

and other humorous tweets

from pop culture and other

sports.

4. @sportsguy33. Bill Sim-

mons, editor-in-chief of

ESPN’s brand-new grant-

land.com gives me at least 5

tweets a day that I literally

end up laughing out loud.

Simmons puts a different

spin on his tweets so that

they’re not just aimed at

sports. He has pop culture

tweets, and more times than

not they’re hilarious.

3. @LoMoMarlins. Out-

fielder for the Florida Mar-

lins, Logan Morrison is

possibly one of the craziest

Twitter users out there. His

tweets have nothing to do

with sports about 95 percent

of the time, but it’s always

fun to see him not candid.

Morrison says exactly what

he wants to when he’s tweet-

ing and is always good for a

laugh.

2. @ConanOBrien. I’m a

huge fan of Conan’s late

show on TBS, and if you

enjoy that then his Twitter

updates will make you love

him even more. The door’s

closed when Conan tweets,

meaning that if he has some-

thing to say, it’s going to be

tweeted exactly as he thinks

it.

1. @NDSUAthletics. No

surprise here. For all things

Bison, updates on games and

releases about any sport, you

can follow NDSU Athletics’

official Twitter account.

My top five is obviously bi-

ased a little bit toward

sports, so to help diversify

my Twitter roots, send me

your top five accounts to fol-

low to sports@ndsuspec-

trum.com.

Women’s GolfIn the final round on Nov.

1, NDSU’s Amy Anderson

shot a school-record 67 to

win the Campbell Fighting

Camel Classic golf tourna-

ment at Keith Hills Country

Club in Buies Creek, N.C.

This marks the third vic-

tory for Anderson on the

season and her 13th victory

of her collegiate career. Tri-

umphing over Campbell’s

Teresa Urquizu by four

shots, Anderson came out

with a round of 5-under 67

and a three-round 1 under

215, both resulting in tour-

nament records.

Overall, the NDSU

women’s golf team finished

sixth in the event of 12 teams

with a score of 960. Winning

with a tournament record of

902, Campbell came out on

top with Illinois following

behind with a 923. George-

town came in third with a

score of 940, Wichita

claimed fourth with 945, and

Old Dominion finished fifth

with a 950.

NDSU’s Rachel Roller tied

for 37th, Megan Swan ended

42nd, Sarah Storandt placed

56th and Abby Knutson tied

for 59th with scores of 245,

248, 256 and 262 respec-

tively. Individual Cydney

Hasselberg tied for 49th

place with a score of 251.

This was NDSU’s final

event of the fall season for

the women’s gold team. The

spring season is scheduled to

begin on Feb. 27 and 28 at

the Texas A&M Corpus

Christi Islander Classic in

Corpus Christi, Texas.

Men’s GolfThe men’s golf team fin-

ished their fall season as well

in Lihue, Hawaii as the

Bison took sixth place out of

the 12 teams competing.

Kyle Jandro shot a seven-

over 223, good for 20th in

the tournament; he was the

top golfer for the Bison in

the tournament.

Hawaii’s Thomas Kua

cruised to the medalist place

as he shot a 14-under 202,

including a six-under 66 in

the final round.

The University of San

Diego had six golfers shoot

below a 70 in the final round

to edge Hawaii by one stroke

for the team title.

Other golfers for NDSU

are as follows: Nathan An-

derson 227, Zach Stenstad

229, Bill Carlson 233, Nate

Varty 234, Oliver Boeckel

227, Trent Olson 229 and

Ursinio Puga 231.

The Herd will begin their

spring season on March 5 in

Peoria, Ariz.

Monthlytop 5

Travis JonesSports Editor

NDSU travels to Indiana StateJensen dealing with turf toe, expected to play


Senior lineman Preston Evans (left) and Sophmore Defensive Tackles Levon Perry (middle) and Justin Juckem (right) pump upthe crowd for an upcoming play late in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against UNI.

Kyle RothStaff Writer

The NDSU men’s basket-

ball team started their year

with an expedition game

against the MSU-Moorhead

Dragons on Tuesday night.

The Bison got off to a slow

start and didn’t lead until

late in the game before

falling in double overtime to

the Dragons.

MSUM got off to a quick

start, following the lead of

guard D.J. Hamilton’s game

high 32 points coming off 6

three pointers. They never

lost momentum as they con-

tinued to hit shot after shot

against NDSU’s struggling

defense. The Dragons hit

62.5 percent of their shots

from three point land, and

52.9 percent of their total

shots, which helped the team

go home with a victory.

“They went 15 of 24 from

the three,” Head Coach Saul

Phillips said. “First of all,

that’s tough to do in an

empty gym. What concerns

you as a coach is how they

are getting those looks.”

NDSU was led by three

starting sophomores,

TrayVonn Wright, Marshall

Bjorklund and Taylor

Braun, who scored 21, 14

and 12 points respectively.

The home team got off to a

slow start before crawling

back to a 37-34 deficit at

halftime.

“We didn’t come out hard

enough, we were really flat,”

sophomore TrayVonn

Wright said. “We let them

get comfortable early and

that’s how they got out to the

big lead that they got.”

The second half started

just as slow for the Bison,

and the team did not gain a

lead until the last minute of

the game. MSUM held

strong down the stretch,

however, hitting late free

throws and multiple tough

shots to send the game into a

second overtime.

Perimeter defense was the

downfall of the Bison Tues-

day night as MSUM guard

Scotty Kenny hit three

three-pointers late in the

game to help the Dragons

outscore the Bison by six in

the second and final over-

time of the evening. Kenny

was 4-6 from behind the arc

on the evening, putting up 16

total points in only 20 min-

utes of play.

“Defending the screen,”

Wright said of things the

Bison need to improve on de-

fensively. “Ball screens,

chasing and helping out. We

have to work on everything

to get better.”

Senior Eric Carlson put up

10 points for the Bison Tues-

day evening, while freshman

Lawrence Alexander and

sophomore Mike Felt each

scored eight points on the

evening. The Bison shot 40

percent from three-point

land and just over 50 per-

cent from the field.

The Bison will be in action

again this Saturday in an-

other exhibition matchup,

this time against Concordia

Moorhead. The official start

to the season will come a

week from Friday when the

Bison take on San Francisco

at the USF Hilltop Challenge

in San Francisco, Calif.

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It took a few trips down

the court, but basketball

fans in the Bison Sports

Arena were eventually re-

minded that the ball is round

and it belongs in the basket.

With football, volleyball and

soccer in full swing, it

seemed strange to be watch-

ing college hoops.

With the exhibition opener

against the University of

Sioux Falls, it was the first

time in 87 games Katie

Birkel wasn’t starting for

NDSU. With her loss, Coach

DeHoff and her staff had to

construct a new lineup, and

it was on display for the first

time Tuesday night.

“You can call it an

epiphany that I had in

church on Sunday, that’s

what I told the coaches,” De-

Hoff said of her new lineup.

“Dani Degagne is going to

play our point guard posi-

tion. Abby Plucker is going

to transition to our four.

Within our system we are in-

terchangeable.”

The offense didn’t have

the flow early in the game,

but eventually the Herd

found their stride and

cruised to a 78-68 victory.

Dani Degagne had 17

points and five rebounds,

showing aggressiveness on

offense that was there at

times last season but not

consistently. Hannah Linz

was the top scorer for the

Bison, tossing in 18 points as

well as going eight for nine

from the free-throw line.

What seemed to be the

most impressive was the

youthfulness on the floor,

but there was no sign that

there were at times three

freshmen on the floor. “If

you look at the runs that we

made in the first half, there

were three or four freshmen

on the floor,” DeHoff said

after the game. “Same thing

happened in the second

half.”

One of those freshmen was

Jamie Van Kirk, who went

for 13 points and was three

of five from beyond the arc.

“I thought we really ad-

justed well when we were

down in the first half,” Van

Kirk said. “We came back

and really showed them

what we can do.”

Both teams shot well from

the three, combining for 30

total. NDSU likes to stay

compact and not spread out,

so guarding the perimeter

was something this young

squad had to adjust to.

“They took us out of our

game plan,” Van Kirk

added. “We just need to be

better at making game-time

adjustments.”

Other lines for the Herd

were Abby Plucker with 10

points and nine rebounds,

Danielle Muri chipped in

with seven and Liz Keena

chimed in with six. The

Bison out-rebounded USF

42-27. The Herd will be back

with their final exhibition

game next Tuesday against

the University of Mary.

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tion to the team, transfer

corner Bryan Shepherd, for-

merly of the University of

Nebraska-Omaha. “Bryan's

been a great addition and

has played well doing a lot of

different things," said Bohl.

"He's been taking reps at

safety, taken reps at nickel,

taken reps at strong safety.”

Offensively, the Bison of-

fensive line will go from one

threat to another, this time

in Sycamore defensive end

Ben Obaseki, a pre-season

Buck Buchanan Award

nominee for the nation's best

defensive player. Obaseki

has totaled 6.5 sacks already

this season and adds 10 total

tackles for loss in his cam-

paign as one of the most

dominant defensive linemen

in the conference.

NDSU sophomore quar-

terback Brock Jensen will be

faced with another defense

ample for taking apart with

his precision passing. The

Sycamores rank 80th in the

nation in defending the pass,

allowing 222 yards through

the air per game, and with

Jensen completing passes at

75.29-percent, the game ap-

pears to be in reach behind

the arm of the Wisconsin na-

tive.

Although Jensen is strug-

gling with turf toe, he ex-

pects to be back for the game

on Saturday. “It’s feeling a

lot better; I’ve iced it a ton,”

Jensen said of his injury. “As

of right now, I might be get-

ting a shot before the game

which would help it greatly.

I’ll pretty much be 100 per-

cent with that.”

The Bison, for their part,

appear to be handling their

number one ranking across

all major polls with poise,

unfazed by the attention the

team has received at the na-

tional level since defeated

Northern Iowa last Satur-

day. Faced with a road game

against a potent opponent

after an emotional match up

like that of yester week, the

Bison will need to keep their

composure if they intend to

preserve an undefeated

record.

“It doesn’t matter that

you’re number one,” senior

Matt Veldman said. “At the

end of the year it matters if

you’re number one. The

fruits of our work are start-

ing to bloom a little bit, but

we all know it doesn’t mean

much.”

“We're always addressing

complacency, making sure

this team stays sharp and

stays hungry,” said Coach

Bohl. “What you need to do

is be able to have a great

deal of character and re-

solve. November is really im-

portant and we need to

really finish strong here.”

Football continued from page 8

I was recently browsing through my iPhoto library when

a set of pictures brought me back, way back. It was labeled

as adventures in the dorms, and I couldn’t hold back a mile-

wide grin.

The first few pictures were of the first week of my fresh-

man year with newfound friend, Blake, cleaning doves and

skinning squirrels in the dorm room. I browsed down the

list and found a shot of myself filleting some recently caught

panfish in the bathroom of Reed Hall. The next was a pic-

ture of Blake playing lookout, as he peered out of the door

looking for the tyrant-like R.A. Fortunately we came out

unscathed with nothing but memories and some tasty fil-

lets.

I lucked out having both of my neighbors be outdoorsmen

themselves, so tracking in pounds of mud and early morn-

ing ruckus wasn’t a shock to their systems.

Continuing to peruse down the list of pictures, I am pos-

ing with a couple of beautiful Mallards and one heck of a

drake Widgeon in a small pond. I am sure as the time

passes I will forget the birds harvested that hunt, but the

story behind it is deep-rooted.

We left Fargo on a Friday night roughly four years ago in

the pouring rain, our sights on a slough full of migrating

greenheads. We pulled up right as the sun decided to pour

out of the clouds and hinted at the start to an epic evening.

I started slinging decoys out of the truck bed as I heard

some expletives fly from within the cab.

All I hear is, “Ben, I totally forgot about my math test

tonight!” Now making it back in time was most certainly

an option, but really? He somehow secured the teacher’s

number as we finished setting out the last of our decoys.

Like clockwork, as soon as his professor answered, a pic-

turesque flock of mallards began to float down upon us. I

started to enticingly harp on my duck call, hell-bent to have

the first flock feet down, backpedaling in our faces.

Almost completely forgetting about my friend’s little

phone date, we almost tore into the flock, surely ruining his

half-baked excuse. I am not sure how in the world his jus-

tification for missing an exam was adequate; perhaps the

professor enjoyed my duck call rendition as much as those

ducks did. He was home free, and we could enjoy the

evening free from school’s burden. We spent the night

cracking jokes at his expense, and shooting migrating mal-

lards. It is a fond experience often brought up when we rem-

inisce about freshman year.

As I went through the first year, all I could think about

was how bad it seemed in terms of hunting logistics and the

crazy things we would do to make it happen. Between dry-

ing soaking waders crusted in mud and ice and my squir-

rel-mounting endeavor, I wouldn’t change it for the world.

I continue to meet new freshman and realize these fanatical

rituals are what make these memories so unforgettable.

From the fishy bathrooms of NDSU. I’m Ben Brettingen.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve spent a good portion of

my weekends in the fall either in a field or sitting in the front

seat of my dad’s pickup. My dad and I are avid outdoorsmen.

We love to hunt and fish just about any animal there is.

After graduating high school and moving on to the next step of my life, these weekend

hunting adventures have seemed to not be as numerous as they were in the past. It’s tough

to drive two hours home a lot of weekends, especially with the duties of covering NDSU

athletics.

It happens a lot, kids graduate and they move on, but I haven’t moved on. I love to hunt

and fish now even more than I did in the past because once taken away from something,

we figure out how much we enjoy doing that very thing.

I also got to thinking that it’s not just the hunting that I love. It’s the lessons that I’ve

learned sitting in a truck or walking a field that I’m going to cherish the most.

I’ll tell you a little bit about my father: He loves sports, hunting, fishing and a good

laugh. For those reading this who know me, that about sums up myself as well.

Looking back upon the years, days and hours we’ve spent in the great outdoors (trust

me, it’s been a lot), I can clearly remember nearly every kill, every catch and every story

my best friend and I have shared with each other.

My dad has taught me a lot in the pickup, or as we like to call our “Command Post.” I

can recall every story, lesson and cliché he’s ever taught me, and that’s what I think adds

so much to this passion that we share.

The hunting and fishing are great; don’t get me wrong, I love to pull in a stone-eyed wall-

eye out of the water and to see the plethora of colors hit the sun when a rooster explodes

out of the brush. The stories and lessons just add to it.

For me personally, I look at waking up at dark and having a doughnut and coffee in the

pickup as something I love to do because it is; I love being out there every chance I can

get. Hunting and fishing have two parts to them: it’s not just the kill or the catch, but the

fellowship and bonding that we make doing something we love together.

Ducks over mathBen Brettingen

Contributing Writer

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