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The Bison football team

utilized a balanced offensive

attack to overcome a 12-year

road slump in Brookings,

S.D., as they defeated the

rival South Dakota State

Jackrabbits 38-14, Saturday.

The victory marks the sec-

ond year in a row NDSU has

laid claim to the rival trophy,

the 230-pound Dakota

Marker, and evens the

young trophy series at 4-4.

“It feels great,” senior de-

fensive end Coulter Boyer

said. “I choose this game

every single year as some-

thing I’m excited for.”

The tone of the game was

set early as the Jackrabbits

took the ball the length of

the field from their own 20-

yard line to the opposing

goal line before a stern Bison

defense forced a field goal

attempt that swung wide,

keeping the game scoreless

until a DJ McNorton touch-

down with 17 seconds left in

the first quarter put the

Bison up for good. The Jacks

had another opportunity in

the third quarter when they

found themselves near the

goal line, but another missed

field goal kept any hope of a

comeback snuffed.

Quarterback Brock

Jensen once again delivered

a superb performance as he

completed 20 of 25 passes for

178 yards and rushed for

two of the team's four rush-

ing touchdowns. 13 of

Jensen's completions went to

receivers Warren Holloway

and Ryan Smith, indicative

of Jensen's continuing im-

provement in his ability to

read and exploit defenses.

Receiver Ryan Smith once

again proved to be a dy-

namic player, catching six

passes for 56 yards (includ-

ing a spectacular diving

catch near the sideline) but

the big play of the day was

his 41-yard punt return in

the third quarter that raised

the Bison’s advantage on the

scoreboard to 31-7. “I

thought that play pretty

much sealed the game,”

Head Coach Craig Bohl

said.

“Ever since I’ve gotten on

the field I’ve wanted to get

that [return] touchdown,”

Ryan Smith said of his punt

return. “It’s a lot of fun; I

had a lot of fun playing foot-

ball today.”

Though no single running

back had outstanding suc-

cess individually, the team

put together 149 yards on

the ground and all four of

the team's offensive touch-

downs. Starter DJ McNor-

ton rushed 13 times for 51

yards and the game's first

score, and backup Sam

Ojuri rushed seven times for

52 yards. Quarterback

Brock Jensen scored two

touchdowns on the ground

himself, and third-down spe-

cialist Derrick Lang

punched the final one in late

in the fourth to seal the

game. By that point, most

South Dakota State fans had

left leaving Bison fans to fill

the stands and cheer the

team on as they stormed to

the Marker trophy.

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Rep. Joe Heilman, the Re-

publican representative for

District 45, came to campus

Friday evening to speak with

University System student

leaders about issues the state

Legislature is currently fac-

ing regarding higher educa-

tion.

The issues largely stem

from funding, both the fund-

ing formula currently in

place and the general vast-

ness of the system. Heilman

came to advocate that an ac-

tive student voice could help

change the dialogue in the

Legislature.

"Higher education in this

state is a very expensive en-

deavor, and that's OK if we

can justify it," Heilman said.

"We want bright young peo-

ple like you working for us

some day so that we can say

this was all worth it."

Alongside K-12 education

and health and human serv-

ices, higher education re-

ceives a large amount of

funding from the state, ap-

proximately 16 percent of

the state's expenditures.

Given sharp increases in

costs in recent years, legisla-

tors are considering what

they can do to either offset or

limit expenses. To counter

this, Heilman suggested that

students not only talk of the

possibility of what they

could do with more funding

but also look at how things

would operate if it were

taken away.

One of the hot-button is-

sues of this discussion deals

with the large amount of

out-of-state students the

University System caters to.

"The question becomes for

legislators: Can we justify

taxpayer dollars to subsidize

that much of an out-of-state

student's tuition?" Heilman

said. "How do we make the

argument that out-of-state

students are good for North

Dakota?"

A head count that includes

any student taking one

credit or more at a Univer-

sity System school shows

that approximately 24 per-

cent of students are from

Minnesota. This number

would likely be higher if only

full-time students were

counted.

Heilman says that the

amount of Minnesota stu-

dents staying in the state

after graduation, however,

offsets the amount of North

Dakota students who leave.

This, according to him, is

justification enough.


The Upper Great Plains

Transportation Institute

(UGPTI) has named its in-

terim director as they launch

a nationwide search for a

permanent director.

Canan Bilen-Green, a pro-

fessor of industrial and man-

ufacturing engineering, was

named the interim director

by Provost Bruce Rafert last

Wednesday.

Bilen-Green has been ap-

pointed to assure continuity

in all of the programs and

activities associated with the

UGPTI while the national

search for a permanent di-

rector is in progress.

The director of this organ-

ization must meet a number

of criteria.

“You want someone with

deep background knowledge

of transportation, trans-

portation systems and meth-

ods and techniques used to

study the problems in that

area,” said Gary Smith,

dean of the College of Engi-

neering and Architecture.


Bison bring back Dakota Marker

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Wide receiver Cooper Wahlo, Jr. (12), Offensive tackle Paul Cornick (78), and wide receiver Ryan Smith (4) surround the Dakota Marker after a victory against SDSU Saturday.

Kyle RothStaff Writer

Heilman speaks to University System leadersMatt Severns

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Interim director of UGPTIappointed

Emma HeatonStaff Writer

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Volleyballmoves to 2ndin Summit

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Legislative Assembly schedules special session

NDSU website revamps for mobile use

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A new student organiza-

tion, the NDSU chapter of

the US Green Building

Council, hosted the USGBC

North Dakota annual gala

the past Friday, Oct. 21 in

downtown Fargo.

The group focuses on

working toward environ-

mental sustainability and

educating the community on

the subject. Speakers from

across the country and the

Fargo-Moorhead area were

invited to the gala to talk

about different projects they

have worked on previously

and currently, discuss im-

portant issues in environ-

mental design and educating

companies on the benefits of

building green.

The first keynote speaker

was Michael Allmendinger, a

landscape architect at Land

Elements and general man-

ager at the Kilbourne

Group, both serving the

Fargo area.

“[Michael Allmendinger]

gave insight for the future

development of downtown

Fargo and talked about the

history of downtown Fargo

and how NDSU has trans-

formed and revived the

downtown community,”

Emma Wey, president of the

NDSU chapter of the US

Green Building Council,

said.

The second keynote

speaker, Nathan Gauthier,

has an extensive resume in-

cluding six years of work on

the Harvard Green Campus

Initiative and served as as-

sistant director of the Har-

vard Office for

Sustainability.

Gauthier’s program con-

sulted on about 80 Harvard

projects that are LEED cer-

tified. This special rating

and classification created by

the USGBC and recognized

on an international scale,

stands for Leadership in En-

ergy and Environmental De-

sign and helps identify and

implement green building

designs that are both practi-

cal and measurable.

“Gauthier convincingly

discussed the business and

economic case for LEED

and energy-efficient building

design and management as

part of the value-added

proposition,” David Crutch-

field, advisor for the NDSU

chapter of the USGBC and

architecture and landscape

architecture assistant profes-

sor, said.

Gauthier currently works

as energy manager at Jones

Lang Lasalle, a global firm

specializing in real estate

and investment manage-

ment. Gauthier is also a

member of the USGBC’s

Energy and Atmosphere

Technical Advisory Group

and the USGBC Board of

Directors.

“The keynote speakers

were both very informative

and inspiring,” Wey said.

The NDSU chapter of the

USGBC has not been able to

have any activities yet be-

sides the gala because of

their short existence but they

have several planned for the

future.

“Some events that we are

looking forward to holding

in the near future are sus-

tainable building tours, com-

munity outreach at K-12

schools and promoting sus-

tainable practices through-

out the NDSU campus,” Wey

said.

“The goal of our organiza-

tion is to help students and

the community to be more

aware of green practices and

sustainability issues that can

be addressed in building de-

sign,” Kimberly Farmer,

treasurer of the NDSU chap-

ter of USGBC, said. “The

best way for NDSU to get the

community to become in-

volved in our mission to

make them aware of what

sustainable design is what it

means, how it can benefit

our environment and what

small things they can do to

live a more sustainable

everyday life.”

Short-term goals for this

NDSU student organization

include promoting recycling

and composting programs

on campus and working

with service groups LEED

for Homes and Habitat for

Humanity.

As for long-term goals, the

organization would like to

see future development/con-

struction of LEED certified

campus buildings.

“Currently, the energy

consumption of campus

buildings is not made public,

which makes it easy for the

NDSU community to ignore

the current environmental

problems caused by build-

ings,” Wey said. “It is impor-

tant that future development

and construction on campus

is LEED certified.”

The new student organiza-

tion is open to students of

any major who are inter-

ested in careers involving en-

vironmental sustainability.

“Members will be able to

transform their career

through LEED Study

Groups, networking events

and a mentorship program.

We hope to change minds by

transforming communities

through programs and tools

that are direct, focused and

pragmatic” Wey said.

“Our world is made up of

existing building and is not

going anywhere and incor-

porating sustainable prac-

tices in these buildings can

help to create a better envi-

ronment,” Farmer said.

For more information,

‘Like’ the group on Face-

book or email Wey at

[email protected].

Signing in to Facebook,

students who follow North

Dakota State University

found an opportunity to be-

come a part of collective

campus authorship Thurs-

day. With 385 contributions

from hundreds of students

throughout nine stories, the

National Day on Writing

succeeded in its goal to cele-

brate writing.

The collaborative writing,

known as an “exquisite

corpse,” is a common exer-

cise in writing courses that

encourages creativity by

forcing more than one inde-

pendent mind to create a

story that can take an infi-

nite amount of plot paths.

Traditionally, exquisite

corpses are done on a sheet

of paper that gets passed

around in a circle of people,

but the university set their

aims higher to celebrate the

National Day on Writing.

Karen Peirce, a graduate

writing coordinator, helped

with the day’s events. She

says that the National Day

on Writing gave students

across the country an oppor-

tunity to recognize the im-

portance of writing.

“Its purpose is to celebrate

the writing everyone does

every day. This writing can

range from dashing off a to-

do list, to putting a note in a

child’s lunch box, to sending

text messages, to writing

emails, to composing busi-

ness memos, to submitting

essays for academic classes,

to defending a dissertation

and more,” Peirce said.

For Thursday’s events, the

exquisite corpse served as a

writing prompt that would

be accessible to all students.

Besides the collaborative

writing projects online, the

Center for Writers had

booths set up in the Library

and the Memorial Union

that featured six-word sto-

ries and Bananagrams as

well as information about

services the resource pro-

vides.

Later in the afternoon, the

Graduate School sponsored

an event about how to suc-

cessfully complete a thesis.

“Writing is one way

human beings create mean-

ing, so it is important for un-

derstanding the world

around us. We use writing as

a powerful tool for discover-

ing what we think, organiz-

ing those thoughts and

communicating our

thoughts to others,” Peirce

said.

The National Day on Writ-

ing served to connect stu-

dents to resources and

opportunities related to

writing in hopes that they

would recognize the every-

day impact writing can

have.

“Without writing, we

would be less informed

about what is going on in

other parts of the world and

less able to share complex

analyses about our observa-

tions,” Peirce continued.

“Therefore, writing is essen-

tial to the intellectual, civic

and social development of

humanity.”

Representative Jerry

Kelsh visited campus

Wednesday, Oct. 19 at noon

for the Compass Program

Foundation Brown Bag

Seminar on the changing of

the North Dakota legislative

districts.

Representative Kelsh of

District 26 focused his dis-

cussion on the topics to be

covered during the 62nd

Legislative Assembly special

session in Bismarck.

The special session, begin-

ning Nov. 7 in the State

Capitol is expected to last

about one week. Besides the

redistricting, Kelsh said dis-

aster issues in Minot, health

care legislation and even the

ever-present University of

North Dakota mascot prob-

lem will be discusses by the

lawmakers.

The change in North

Dakota’s 47 legislative dis-

tricts is due to the 2010 cen-

sus. “A lot of the districts

aren’t drastically changed,”

Kelsh said.

The redistricting commit-

tee, led by Senator Raymon

Holmberg of Grand Forks,

worked on the project June

through mid-October.

The committee of 12 Re-

publicans and only four De-

mocrats rejected an

alternative plan devised by

the minority Democrats and

officially finished their work

on Wednesday, Oct. 12.

Two districts in rural areas

north of Fargo were elimi-

nated due to population

shifts will be given to Fargo

and Bismarck.

The new Fargo legislative

districts shifted slightly

south, Representative Kelsh

said due to government buy-

outs along the flooding river.

“To keep the one person

one vote, that’s what we

have to do,” Kelsh said.

Kelsh is no stranger to the

N.D. government. He was a

member of the N.D. Senate

from 1984 until 2002 and has

been a member of the N.D.

House of Representatives

since 2008.

Townships and city and

county boundaries were pre-

served as much as possible

when redistricting the state,

Kelsh said. “It was less polit-

ical this time than it was ei-

ther 10 years ago or even

20.”

Legislature will debate

and vote on the proposed

new districts at the special

sessions in Nov. Whether the

plans are approved or not,

they will proceed to a joint

hearing of the House and

Senate.

Representative Kelsh is

hopeful the new districts will

be approved. “We don’t see

anything here that could or

would be challenged,” Kelsh

said.

More information on the

N.D. government and the

62nd Legislative Assembly

can be found online at

www.legis.nd.gov/assem-

bly/62-2011/.

Development oncampus goes green


Day of writing prompts student authorshipMatt Severns

Spectrum Staff

www.ndsuspectrum.com

NDSU introduced a newly

designed website last year

that was intended to be more

user-friendly and visually

appealing as well as ad-

vanced enough to compete

with other major universi-

ties on the same level.

The most recent advance-

ment of the NDSU website is

the addition of a new NDSU

mobile website.

The announcement made

by Laura McDaniel, assis-

tant vice president of univer-

sity relations in a press

release to the university said

“NDSU mobile is a work-in-

progress.”

The new site can be ac-

cessed on any mobile device

by entering www.ndsu.edu

into a browser window. No

applications or downloads

are required to access the

mobile site.

Items found on the origi-

nal NDSU website that are

now available for access on

the mobile website include

the university phonebook, a

campus map, NDSU news,

the event calendar and

index.

A majority of items listed

in the index also feature mo-

bile-friendly sites.

The mobile website is

“super convenient,” Andrew

Beck, a junior majoring in

human development and

family science, said. “The

phonebook and campus map

are definitely the best fea-

tures. As a Bison Guide, I

know how difficult it is for

new students to find their

way around campus. With

the map available on your

smart phone, people can find

all the buildings easier,”

Beck said.

Dan Kvasnicka, a junior

majoring in civil engineering

who doesn’t have a smart

phone or wireless data plan,

said “I feel time and money

could’ve been focused some-

where else considering a lot

of people don’t have access

to the internet on their

phones.”

“NDSU should allocate

just as much time and

money for more computers

on campus for students to

access the internet not on a

cell phone,” Kvasnicka said.

A working group has been

established to develop the

mobile website further and

includes students, staff, fac-

ulty and alumni. Those who

visit the mobile site are en-

couraged to provide feed-

back through the link on the

menu of the mobile site.



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As midterms approach

and term paper deadlines

draw near, follow these help-

ful tips on where to study

and how to be courteous to

others studying around you.

Things to remember at all

times when studying in pub-

lic places:

1. Always use headphones.

If you need to listen to a lec-

ture, catch up on your fa-

vorite TV show between

classes or music helps you

focus on your homework, be

aware of the people around

you and keep the sound to

yourself.

2. Don’t take up too much

space. If you have a lot of

textbooks, notebooks, fold-

ers and your laptop spread

across an entire table, others

will not have space to study.

Keeping your study materi-

als neat and close to you will

allow others to have study

space and will keep you

more organized.

3. Limit personal conver-

sations or keep voices down.

When a lot of people are

studying in one space, voices

can carry. If you don’t want

everyone around you know-

ing your personal business,

keep those conversations to

a minimum.

4. Cell phone use should

also be kept to a minimum.

Keep the volume of your

ringtone low and go to a se-

cluded area if you need to

take a long phone call.

5. Time spent on public

computers should be limited,

especially during peak

hours. Popular computer

clusters in the library, Me-

morial Union and IACC are

always in demand, so use

should be quick and effi-

cient, allowing others to ac-

cess the computers in a

timely manner.

6. When done studying in

a public place, make sure to

clean up after yourself. If

you moved furniture

around, move it back and

clean up any wrappers, pa-

pers and empty energy

drink cans left behind.

Remember there are oth-

ers studying around you and

it is important to be respect-

ful!

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Smith was named chair of

the search committee and

otes that additional criteria

for the director includes ex-

posure to the research aspect

of the UGPTI, along with

managerial, supervisory and

budget experience.

“[UGPTI] is its own stand-

ing operation, so it is very

complex,” Smith said. “The

person that comes in has to

be very experienced in many

aspects of the job.”

Bilen-Green’s credentials

meet the criteria for the in-

terim director position. She

holds a doctorate degree

from the University of

Wyoming and teaches sev-

eral courses regarding in-

dustrial and manufacturing

engineering, transportation

and logistics, and manage-

rial logistic courses.

Bilen-Green has addition-

ally been involved in several

UGPTI projects, served as a

NASA research fellow, and is

the executive director of the

NSF Advance FORWARD

project.

As executive director of

the NSF Advance FOR-

WARD project, Bilen-Green

implements many of the cri-

teria required of the UGPTI

director position. The proj-

ect focuses on the advance-

ment of women in science,

technology, engineering and

mathematics.

The UGPTI, one of the

premiere university trans-

portation centers in Amer-

ica, is composed of a variety

of different programs, and

serves as a crucial research

function to NDSU.

A lot of the time is spent on

research involving logistics

of the agricultural commu-

nity. A key example of this

would be studying the road

and transit systems used to

move goods across the state,

and how this can be accom-

plished in the most efficient

manner.

The UGPTI furthermore

consists of a small design

section that assists the de-

partment of transportation.

Students are able to collabo-

rate with professional engi-

neers while creating designs

in an apprenticeship-type re-

lationship.

The Upper Great Plains

Transportation Institute is

involved in the growth of

students going into the

transportation discipline by

presenting scholarship op-

portunities to these students.

As the interim director,

Bilen-Green will be involved

with the progress of complex

research and educational

projects such as these. They

provide the backbone of the

organization, as 90 percent

of the funds are received

through grants and con-

tracts.

Until the search committee

is formed, the group will be

revising the job description

with preferred requirements

for the position and a full ad-

vertisement-type description

will be implemented.

The search committee is

presently being formed by

scouting across the state and

campus; the search for a

permanent director is pre-

dicted to be finished by

March.

"I do not want to discredit

any legislator who says we

need to look at how many

out-of-state students we're

educating. I happen to think

we're educating the right

amount," Heilman said.

Further complicating

things is a perceived incon-

sistency in how numbers are

reported. According to Heil-

man, University System sta-

tistics are often unclear,

which leads to a data credi-

bility issue. This, in turn,

leads to a push amongst

some of the representatives

to return tuition-setting au-

thority to the Legislature.

"Should tuition-setting au-

thority go back to the Legis-

lature? ... A lot of legislators

want to see it returned. I

personally don't," Heilman

said.

"I don't want NDSU's tu-

ition being decided by peo-

ple in the western part of the

state who aren't concerned

about how NDSU is doing,

and I think the western peo-

ple would feel the same way

about Fargo legislators mak-

ing the same decisions about

Williston State College,"

Heilman said.

He added that piling on

the responsibility of budget-

ing the universities would be

a distracting and drawn-out

task that the legislators

aren't necessarily ready for.

"It's sad and it hurts stu-

dents, and that's why I'm

frustrated," Heilman said.

"Because [the legislators

are] worried about their

egos, we can't have produc-

tive discussions on what af-

fects your lives. ... There is a

stigma around higher educa-

tion in the Legislature that I

really wish wasn't there."

Heilman concluded his ad-

dress, opening the floor to

questions before reminding

the audience of their ability

to prompt change as student

leaders.

"What are the issues, what

are legislators disappointed

about in higher education,

what are some of these argu-

ments? There are too many

to put up there, but these are

some of the big ones," Heil-

man said. "This can help

you and me make this dis-

cussion change across the

state."

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Rep. Joe Heilman speaks to student leaders Friday night.

Yesterday afternoon, a ses-

sion of Safe Zone training

was held in the Memorial

Union Room of Nations at

2:00. Safe Zone is a network

of allies for the Lesbian,

Gay, Bisexual, and Trans-

gender, or LGBTQ, commu-

nity across campus, and this

network serves a specific

purpose at NDSU.

Safe Zone provides many

resources for LGBTQ stu-

dents at NDSU, such as a

system of Allies that these

students can rely on. Allies

can be students, faculty or

staff, and the only require-

ment is to attend a training

session, which occur inter-

mittently during the school

year. Allies are trained to be

able to understand and edu-

cate others about sexual ori-

entation and gender identity.

This organization, as well

as creating an emotional net-

work, creates a visual net-

work as well. Safe Zone

Allies can display the Safe

Zone logo on their doors to

let LGBTQ students know

that they have gone through

Safe Zone training and are

willing to listen and help the

student through whatever

problems they might have.

Another service Safe Zone

provides is support groups

for different kinds of

LGBTQ students. There are

a few different areas of sup-

port groups, and all infor-

mation regarding them can

be found on the Safe Zone

website.

NDSU has a four-star rat-

ing from Campus Climate

Index. This means that the

NDSU campus is an

LGBTQ-friendly campus

and that bullying related to

sexual orientation or gender

identity is low, and that

NDSU students are generally

accepting of the LGBTQ

student body.

For more information

about training dates and

support groups, visit the

Safe Zone webpage at

www.ndsu.edu/safezone.

Hannah DillonNews Reporter

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On Saturday evening,

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driving home from work on

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Sadly, Madelendo's fate

turned on him as he crashed

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lendo's car in shambles. Po-

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In the car wreck, Made-

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“He is no longer sedated,

he can sit up, recognize both

our daughter and I, smile,

but he still hasn't regained

his ability to talk,” Nicole

said.

In an interview, Paras

Joshi, Washington’s friend,

also mentioned that his doc-

tors have been able to con-

firm that his brain damage is

minimal.

Madelendo is described by

Joshi, a senior majoring in

microbiology, as a “smart,

bright, and a loving father.”

Joshi has been good friends

with him since they have at-

tended school here at NDSU.

Madelendo is the sole

provider for his family,

which consists of his wife

Nicole and their young

daughter Allison. Currently,

the Madelendo family needs

all the support they can get

financially.

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help the Madelando family

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his medical costs.

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All proceeds go to NDSU

microbiological sciences as-

sociate professor Eugene

Berry and are sent to help

Madelendo with his medical

costs.

Madelendo is set to gradu-

ate next fall. He is currently

a senior majoring in micro-

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Lady Gaga. Styx. Keith Urban. Eminem. However you like to listen, turn it up. Use the stereo, your headphones, or

just that song stuck in your head to set a beat for moving to throughout the day. Whether you’re doing chores, driving,

or just walking from point A to point B, liven up your life with some good music that will get you exercising. Step to the

tunes while performing these seven exercise tips that are easy to add into your daily routine:

Going to the gym for more intense exercising during the week is still important to

your overall health and fitness, but adding these steps into your day will help reduce

the guilt if you find that you’re too busy for a time-intensive, energy-expending work-

out.

With these seven easy exercise tips that don’t require stepping too far out of your

daily routine, you will feel energized and healthy without having to hit the gym.

Exercise tip one:Dance while getting ready

for the day. Listening to fast-paced,

more exhilarating musicwhile preparing yourself forthe day ahead will help put aspring in your step.

Add some moves to gowith your songs in theshower, and instead of list-lessly walking from brushingyour teeth to getting dressedto packing your backpack,dance from place to place toget your body moving.

Exercise tip two:Take the stairs. Ditch the elevator unless

absolutely necessary. If you do need to use it, try

jogging in place or tap yourfeet to stay moving.

Taking the stairs is a greatway to get an easy dose ofcardio.

Exercise tip three:Stretch while studying. According to personal

trainer and stress manage-ment coach Tanja Gardner,“unless you stretch regu-larly, your joints grow lessflexible over time,” whichmeans you will have “lessrange of movement in yourdaily life.”

A great way to do this is tostretch while reading text-book material for the nextday.

Exercise tip four: Do sit-ups or push-ups

while watching TV. These strength-building

exercises will help increaseyour heart rate, thus burn-ing a few extra calories.

Also, if you have smallweights, or cans of soup, inyour dorm, apartment orhouse, they can also be usedwhile you’re watching televi-sion to work your muscles ina quick and efficient way.

Exercise tip five:Turn housework, or

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and vacuum with vigor.Spice-up your sweeping andscrub dishes with spirit.

All of your chores can beturned into fun, calorie-burning exercises by addinga little extra movement toyour tasks.

Exercise tip six:Stand or walk while talk-

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However, if you do have tosit, try to keep those legsbouncing. Believe it or not,you are burning calories bydoing so.

Exercise tip seven:Park farther away from

buildings. Don’t take your ability to

walk for granted. Be respect-ful of the people around youwho are not as privileged inthat department and parkfarther from the mall,restaurant, movie theater,classroom or workplace.

A few extra steps will ben-efit your health and helpothers at the same time.

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Just in time for Halloween,

“Paranormal Activity 3” ar-

rived in theaters nationwide

this weekend and took the

number one spot at the box

office. It grossed $26.2 mil-

lion on its opening day alone,

the strongest premiere since

“Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hallows - Part 2”

opening in July.

With “Paranormal 3,”

Paramount Pictures offers

fans of the series a prequel

that traces back to the child-

hood of central characters

Katie and Kristi. The two

are depicted as young

daughters of Julie and Den-

nis, a couple who have just

moved into a very high-end

house -- a backdrop that’s

easy on the eyes for an oth-

erwise dated 1988.

The plot that ensues does

its best to explain where the

haunting originates, a prom-

ise made by the film’s the-

atrical poster. The story is

told through a familiar “cap-

tured footage” perspective,

which still works just as well

as ever for night scenes. This

approach gets a bit wonky

during daytime scenes with

heavy dialogue; it seems

weird that anyone would

have a camera rolling as

they review their own

footage from the night be-

fore (a film within a film?),

or for other mundane day-

to-day functions. Nonethe-

less, returning thrill-seekers

are probably familiar

enough with this mechanic,

and probably care much

more about what scares lie

in store.

These scares are hair-rais-

ing enough to make an entire

theater jump. Things like

slamming doors, unexplain-

able thumps, mysterious fig-

ures and furnishings being

thrown about never cease to

frighten. Even parts of the

film that don’t involve the

supernatural garner their

own screams. Erie motives

and an odd plot piece are

thrown in toward the pre-

dictably violent end for good

measure, and the horror

flick’s spooky conclusion

leaves viewers with more

questions than answers.

This, along with stellar box

office performance, ensures

that there will be a “Para-

normal Activity 4” in the fu-

ture.

The formidable fran-

chise’s latest entry is a fun

romp for late night movie

going. Even after its conclu-

sion, “Paranormal Activity

3” dares the audience to

catch some sleep after

watching -- a testament to

the impact it makes. The for-

mula has not yet gotten stale

and this one is plenty ap-

proachable for those just

now working up the courage

to try out the series, making

it easy to recommend this

time of year.

The Turf is a great place to

go to meet with friends or

watch the big game on TV.

The atmosphere and the

people there keep me coming

back and make it one of my

favorite places to be in

Fargo. The Turf is located

just off campus at the inter-

section of University Drive

and 12th Avenue North.

The atmosphere is just

what one would expect of a

bar across the street from

campus. There is a steady

buzz of chatter among

friends, and with all the peo-

ple, it can take a little longer

at times to be served. There

is plenty of seating available,

but on busy nights like

homecoming, it is hard to

walk a few feet without

bumping shoulders with

someone. With daily food

and drink specials, they

bring in students looking to

have a good time and not

spend too much.

Kyle Christensen, a senior,

says of his favorite bar, “The

Turf is a great place to chill

with friends, eat some great

food and have a few drinks.”

They have great appetizers

along with burgers and sal-

ads. They even have a few

specialty sandwiches includ-

ing a buffalo burger with

real buffalo meat. My fa-

vorite is the Turf burger,

which is a burger with

bacon, lettuce, tomato,

onions, cheese and mayo all

served on a hoagie bun. In

addition to daily drink spe-

cials, the Turf’s specialty, the

blue bomber, is a must try.

“When all else fails, the

Turf is always a sure place to

see familiar faces and enjoy

a bite to eat in a comfortable

atmosphere. A Turf Burger

coupled with a large portion

of seasoned fries is my per-

sonal favorite from the grill,

while the friendly bar staff

has no trouble keeping up

with their patrons,” said

Chris Mattson, an NDSU

student.

“It's the modern day

Cheers, where everybody

knows your name,” said an

NDSU alumnus who wished

not to be named.

Since the Turf is a bar, you

have to be of drinking age to

participate in the good

times, but if you are over 21

and bored or looking for

some good grub, grab a

friend and head over to the

Turf.

After an almost 10-year

hiatus, a stint in office, and

some housekeeping prob-

lems, the Governator is fi-

nally back in front of the

camera. After his last star-

ring role in “Terminator 3”

back in 2003, Arnold

Schwarzenegger is set to star

in “The Last Stand.”

Schwarzenegger takes the

role of Sherriff Ray Owens

in the film, directed by Jee-

woon Kim. The film is about

a drug cartel leader who

busts out of a courthouse

and speeds to the Mexican

border, where the only

things in his path are a sher-

iff and his inexperienced

staff.

The film boasts an intrigu-

ing cast with an award win-

ner and some familiar faces.

Besides Schwarzenegger, the

cast is rounded out by

Oscar-winner Forrest

Whitaker, character actor

Luis Guzman, Harry Dean

Stanton and “Jackass” star

Johnny Knoxville. They may

not be the biggest names

around, but they usually de-

liver consistent and memo-

rable performances whether

their roles are large or small.

Schwarzenegger got back

into the swing of things with

an un-credited role in last

year’s action hit “The Ex-

pendables,” and continues

his comeback with a more

prominent role in the sequel

due out next summer. Al-

ready successful as an iconic

action star in the ‘80s and

‘90s, he ran a successful

campaign for governor of

California in 2003. Now

fresh out of office,

Schwarzenegger will try to

resume his acting career

after some recent turmoil.

Last summer it was an-

nounced that Schwarzeneg-

ger had fathered a son with

one of his housekeepers over

14 years ago. This caused

friction with wife Maria

Shriver, and their relation-

ship predictably ended in di-

vorce.

“Last Stand” seems like a

solid choice for the former

Terminator’s first major

role out of office. It stands to

give Schwarzenegger the in-

tense action moments he is

known for as an officer

fighting off a drug cartel. At

the same time, there is po-

tential for some comedy

from the inexperienced staff.

The Western offers a change

of pace from what he is used

to acting in. Branching out

into a Western not only

keeps things fresh, but also

gives Schwarzenegger a

chance to break into a genre

that is different enough to

keep advancing his career.

You don’t normally associ-

ate Schwarzenegger as a

small-town sheriff, which is

better than him doing the

same thing over and over

again, which would eventu-

ally get stale. Some comedic

moments should also be pro-

vided courtesy of Knoxville

and Guzman.

People may still resent his

recent actions, but as long as

Schwarzenegger can put the

whole affair on the back-

burner and roll out some de-

cent movies, he will be fine.

If it all comes together, the

iconic action star may be on

his way to starting another

chapter in his career.

The film is not due out

until Jan. 18, 2013, so unfor-

tunately America will have

to wait for the official start

of the Arnold Schwarzeneg-

ger comeback tour; his role

in the “Expendables” sequel

will have to tide fans over for

now. With an interesting

concept and a solid cast, the

movie has a lot going for it;

“Last Stand” is one to keep

tabs on.

Blizzard Entertainment,

maker of “Starcraft,” “Dia-

blo” and “World of War-

craft” and arguably one of

the biggest video game de-

velopers in the world, re-

cently announced an

interesting aspect to the

pricing structure of its up-

coming game “Diablo 3.”

When “Diablo 3” is finally

released some time in early

2012, certain existing

“World of Warcraft” sub-

scribers will receive a digital

copy of the new game for

free.

Some conditions do apply

to this sudden spirit of gen-

erosity, however. Free copies

of the game will be available

to users with “World of

Warcraft” accounts created

before Oct. 18, 2011 who

purchase an annual pass for

the massively multiplayer

online game (MMO). After

purchasing a “World of

Warcraft” annual pass, a

brand new copy of “Diablo

3,” available on launch day,

will await the player in their

Battle.net account.

Conversely, the less frugal

players that purchase the

collector's edition of “Diablo

3” will be rewarded with an

extra four months to their

annual pass if they choose to

get on the yearly “World of

Warcraft” train as well. Now

that is what we call synergy,

people – addicting, convo-

luted synergy.

While Blizzard’s market-

ing strategies may be confus-

ing, there is nothing confus-

ing about free games. This

may be an attempt by Activi-

sion (the scary, mega-pub-

lisher behind Blizzard

Entertainment) to push back

against the “freemium”

model that a lot of MMOs

have been following. “World

of Warcraft” remains the

biggest game in its class but

isn't quite as popular as it

once was. Big name fran-

chise games like “Star Trek

Online” and “DC Universe

Online” going free-to-play

later this year might have

the publishing giant scared

of smaller games moving in

to drink its milkshake.

Massive multiplayer

games aren't the only ones

going free these days either.

Valve Software (owner of

digital distribution megalith

Steam and developers of

“Half-Life,” “Team

Fortress,” “Portal” and

“Left 4 Dead”) will be trying

out the free-to-play model

soon with the upcoming re-

lease of “Dota 2.” While not

actually identical, MMOs

and multiplayer online bat-

tle arena (MOBA) games

like “Dota 2” tend to draw

the same crowd. A majority

of the most popular MOBAs

on the market are already on

the “freemium” model.

Activision-Blizzard's anti-

quated concept of a monthly

fee, or annual fee in this

case, is probably starting to

look a bit uninviting by com-

parison.

“Diablo 3” is set to release

some time in the first quar-

ter of 2012.

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The Turf, across University Drive from campus, is a popular place for college students andalumni to visit for beer, burgers and all things Bison.

Matt PaulsenStaff Writer

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Dear Alysia,I have a problem. My boyfriend has this really good guy friend.

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just really miss him.

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He Said: “I would wear a button-up plaid shirt with jeans and moccasin shoes with col-ored socks because I like my clothes to show off my personality.” Skyler Alfstad, a sopho-more majoring in women’s studies.

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The big moment comes when you have your first date with someone you really like. Youwant to wear something that will look good and hopefully impress them. But you have noidea what you should wear. What to do?

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Here at NDSU, I have no-

ticed that a lot of my peers

cannot write a paper. They

whine and complain about

how hard it is to write a dou-

ble-spaced, twelve-point

font, two-page paper. Then,

when they use incorrect

grammar, they complain

that the teacher is a difficult

grader.

As college students, I

would expect everyone to

know how to write a paper

by now. Yet, in one of my

classes, a teacher pointed out

seventeen errors in just two

paragraphs turned in by a

student. So what happened?

I think three major things

are affecting the drop in

grammar skills: Texting and

emailing, lax high school

standards, and not being

taught the four styles of

writing. That’s right; there

are more than just the stan-

dard APA and MLA styles.

I know you all love texting

(well, most of you), but it

might actually be damaging

your grammar skills. Short-

ening your words in order to

send messages more quickly

in order to say more in a sin-

gle text might be getting you

used to bad habits. Teachers

all over campus have com-

plained about how “unpro-

fessional” student emails

and papers are.

When a student writes to a

professor over email, they

have to remember that a lot

of the time they are writing

to someone who has received

their doctorate degree.

When said teacher receives


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IS PAVED WITH

SNOW

Imagine driving on the in-

terstate at night, but instead

of hitting an eight-point

buck you hit a 300-pound

Bengal tiger. This could

have been the case near

Zanesville, Ohio where

dozens of exotic animals had

been released from their

cages last week by their

owner.

After reported sightings of

lions and other wild animals

on the loose, Sheriff Matt

Lutz had given the OK for

his officers to shoot and kill

these animals in order to

safeguard the public. Since

then, Lutz is now receiving

negative feedback from

those who disagreed with

this decision. Animal rights

groups are especially upset

with the outcome of this sit-

uation.

Sure, it’s unfortunate and

sad that these animals had

to die as a result of a poor

owner, but people like Lutz

shouldn’t be the ones

ridiculed; instead it should

be people like Terry Thomp-

son, the owner of the large

animals.

Thompson loosed his ex-

otic animals from his wild

animal farm near Zanesville

and eventually committed

suicide shortly thereafter.

The animals, which were

killed by law enforcement,

included 18 Bengal tigers,

17 lions, three mountain

lions, two grizzlies, six black

bears, two wolves and a ba-

boon.

“When we got here, obvi-

ously, public safety was my

number one concern … we

could not have animals run-

ning loose in this county,”

Lutz said during a press

conference.

Wouldn’t more people be

upset if even one human life

would have been lost due to

these large animals? Odds

are, probably yes.

Lutz also mentioned that

Thompson’s pens had been

cut open, making it impossi-

ble to contain the wild ani-

mals even if they were

placed back in their cages.

He also mentioned that

none of his deputies had

tranquilizers to use on any

of the animals. However,

even if the officers would’ve

had tranquilizers, the

chances of successfully se-

dating the large animals

would have been slim to

none.

“You can’t tranquilize an-

imals in the dark, it’s impos-

sible,” Jack Hanna, exotic

animal expert and conserva-

tionist, said. “It’s human life

or animal life.”

Also, it’s not like efforts

weren’t made to sedate

these animals. According to

Hanna, one veterinarian on

the scene shot one of the

tigers with a tranquilizer

gun, but the tiger proceeded

to run away; this forced the

officers to shoot and kill the

tiger to assure that it would

do no harm to the public.

If our country allows its

citizens to own wild animals

as pets, obviously the cost of

a human life outweighs that

of those animals.

These animals aren’t

meant to be looked after by

mentally unstable people

such as Thompson. Better

yet, people in general

shouldn’t even be allowed to

own exotic jungle cats and

the like. “You can usually

train a wild animal, you can

never tame a wild animal,”

Hanna said.

Well put, Hanna.

However, because of Sher-

iff Lutz’s proactive decision

to shoot and kill these poten-

tially dangerous predators,

he ultimately becomes the

antagonist. Instead, this

man should be commended

for inevitably saving the

lives of humans.

Jaime is a sophomore ma-joring in English education.

With the great scare of the

bacteria (also known as

germs) spreading from just a

touch, it is no doubt that the

hand sanitizer industry has

been very profitable as of

late.

The use of hand sanitizer

is great for keeping away ill-

ness, but is there such thing

as being too clean? Using

any cleaning agent before

eating is good; however,

there are times when hu-

mans do too much to keep

clean.

The point of keeping clean

is to ward off illnesses. This

means that washing up be-

fore a meal would help pre-

vent most illnesses; however,

there is no point to wash up

at any other time. The most

that would do is use up soap

and water unnecessarily.

Just thinking about it,

cleaning your hands helps

get rid of most malicious en-

tities on them. If you clean

your hands at any time other

than the time you need them

to be clean, it does not help

get rid of any more germs

that would harm you.

So if you do not mind

about lining the pockets of

the $165 billion dollar hand

sanitizer industry, why not

keep your hands clean all the

time? As counter intuitive as

it sounds, your body actually

should be exposed to some

amount of bacteria in order

to keep its immune system

strong.

The immune system can

break down germs to make

antibodies that are specific

to whatever was broken

down. If the amount of bac-

teria is small enough you

won't get sick and, simulta-

neously, boost your immu-

nity to illness.

If you do get sick, your

body will still make antibod-

ies, but they just will not do

as much because the bacte-

ria are growing faster than

what the immune system can

deal with. Also, the antibod-

ies stick around after the ill-

ness has passed giving you a

temporary immunity to

whatever you just had.

Logically, this means that

constant exposure to the en-

tities that cause the common

cold in small enough quanti-

ties would give you an im-

munity that would last for

quite a while.

Keeping an environment

too clean kills off the small

quantity of bacteria that we

could use to strengthen our-

selves, then when we are ex-

posed to the harmful foreign

entities (bacteria) we have a

higher chance of getting sick.

We should keep this in

mind when we make the de-

cision of when to clean off.

As iterated, it makes sense to

wash up before eating and

also when we have some sort

of obvious contaminant on

our hands (such as grease).

It makes no sense to wash

our hands (or use hand san-

itizer) in the middle of the

day when all we are doing is

taking notes from class to

class.

Unless you were planning

to keep the annual stock

yield of common hand sani-

tizer (Johnson & Johnson) at

3.6 percent, it won't harm

you one bit to live with the

few germs that may be pres-

ent.

In fact, it is just the oppo-

site: Some exposure to bac-

teria can be good for us.

Andrew is a freshman ma-joring in the college of engi-neering and architecture.

“Abortion is ugly,” presi-

dential hopeful Barrack

Obama stated to a small

crowd of Midwesterners

scrunched in Iowa Central

Community College’s car

workshop in the yesteryear

of 2007. I sat there beside

my best high school friend

and gave a smug nod of

agreement and thought,

“what a wonderful man.”

He reminded me a tad of

Martin Luther King Jr.

with his effervescent Mo-

town way of speech.

Several months later, after

Obama’s election, disap-

pointment set in. This is not

the change I believed in. A

bunch of garbage conspired

from the day Obama was

sworn into office to now. I

need not mention specifics.

As Americans, we should

self-educate on such mat-

ters. I will say life doesn’t

seem to mean anything to

Obama and his administra-

tion. If it does, the laws can-

not tell.

Disenchantment with the

Obama administration is

not a feeling of just Sarah

Champa; it is of many in-

cluding Dr. Alveda King,

the niece of Martin Luther

King Jr.

Last Tuesday, I attended

“How can the dream sur-

vive if we murder our chil-

dren,” a presentation given

by Alveda King. She gave

the low-down on her life

views: Life is sacred from

conception until natural

death.

She went further to dis-

cuss the views of her uncle.

It turns out he was for life

as well. He was against con-

traception, believed in ab-

stinence until marriage, and

what do you know? He was

against abortion. What a

man.

It is kind of ironic that a

huge memorial was recently

dedicated to Martin Luther

King Jr. in Washington

D.C., when most of D.C.

seems to overlook the sanc-

tity of life. Perhaps many in

Washington are not edu-

cated on the entirety of be-

liefs held by Martin Luther

King Jr.

Alevda spoke about Mar-

tin Luther King’s new me-

morial a bit and proceeded

into the subject of the

Obama administration. Ac-

cording to Alveda King,

Obama said he can’t be pro-

life and democrat; he would

rather be President than

hold true to his beliefs.

Pause for a moment.

Think about that.

This is a call to all of us.

We must hold true to our

beliefs. America should not

be known as a manufactur-

ing company for power

hungry Washington hope-

fuls who lack backbone. It

should be a garden of spir-

ited conviction, belief.

America should be Amer-

ican once again, a sanctuary

of life. Is that not the inten-

tion of our forefathers? I

don’t want this article to

paint Obama as an evil

man. He has stuff to work

on just as many of us do.

But we need more men in

D.C. standing up for what

they believe to be true.

Alveda King closed her

talk with these words in re-

gards to Obama, “I love

him. I pray for him, but I

will not vote for him.” I

pray for him. I love him. In

fact, I love him so much I

won’t vote for him.

Sarah Champ is a senior inuniversity studies.

At the end of September,

the College Board released

the SAT score results for the

U.S. during the 2011 aca-

demic year. For the first time

in decades, the scores have

hit a record low. What does

this tell us about American

society, and what could be

the reasons for this drop in

aptitude?

According to the College

Board, the main reason

scores dropped was because

a more diverse population

took the test than in recent

years. More students from

lower income families were

given the opportunity to go

to college and, thus, needed

to take the SAT test. Because

these students may not be as

well prepared as others, they

score lower and bring the

average down.

I, however, believe that the

scores have dropped for

other reasons. I believe that

the problem lies with par-

ents, educators and ulti-

mately students.

Parents who do not care

enough to challenge their

children to excel play a large

part in the drop in scores.

This first reason could be re-

lated to the College Board’s

reason in that parents in

lower income families may

not realize the importance of

doing well on standardized

tests or even in doing well in

school.

However, it applies to fam-

ilies across all incomes. Par-

ents do not challenge their

children enough. Instead,

they sympathize with them

when they do not do well,

even when they fail. Instead

of finding out why their

child did not do well and

teaching them how to pre-

pare better for next time,

they coddle them and tell

them their talents lie else-

where.

Parents need to challenge

their children to try their

best and to excel. They need

to teach them that when they

do not do well that they


Go ahead, kill the tigers

Jaime JarminOpinion Editor

Andrew TranContributing Writer

We are too clean

Sarah ChampaContributing Writer

Hold true to your beliefs, unlike Obama

Test scores falling behindAnne Debner

Contributing Writer

Learn how to write alreadyKristen Fennel

Contributing Writer

A 3-3 home record, a third

place team and a player out

who was second on the team

in kills could have been a

recipe for concern, but

NDSU shed all of that and

took care of business.

Friday’s match saw Indi-

ana-Purdue Fort Wayne and

the Bison squaring off for

the second time of the year

in front of 1,026 fans at the

Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.

IPFW beat NDSU earlier in

the year, one of only two

Bison losses in the Summit

so far, and has given the

Herd troubles in the past.

NDSU shed all the factors

against them, including a

slow start in the first set, and

cruised past the Mastadons

in four sets: 22-25, 25-21,

25-10, 25-16.

The Bison had four play-

ers who were double-digit in

kills, again. Chrissy Knuth

led the Herd in kills with 16;

Knuth also added six digs.

Megan Lambertson, Janna

Deyle and Carissa Whalen

were the other three players

in double-digits with 13, 10

and 10, respectively. Brynn

Joki led the team in digs

with 18. Jennifer Lopez tal-

lied a double-double with 45

assists and 11 digs.

“It’s really nice to have; I

have confidence in my team-

mates and I know they have

confidence in me,” Lopez

said of having so many op-

tions to set to.

It looked as though IPFW

was going to be on attack all

night, but the NDSU defense

tightened up in the second

half, most notably the third.

“Any time IPFW is in town,

you know it’s going to be a

good match,” Head Coach

Kari Thompson stated.

“Our blocks got more ag-

gressive [in the second set]

which definitely makes it a

lot easier.”

With a large part of Bison

Nation in Brookings, the

crowd at the Bentson

Bunker was a little bit thin

at 746 people, but nonethe-

less NDSU took care of busi-

ness against Oakland

winning in three sets: 25-14,

25-21, 25-15.

Megan Lambertson,

Chrissy Knuth and Brynn

Joki were all in double-digits

in kills with 14, 10 and 10,

respectively. Knuth also

added 10 digs to give her a

double-double. Jennifer

Lopez had 39 kills as well.

When asked about their

play over the weekend,

Lopez was blunt about if this

is the type of volleyball they

can play. “Definitely. It’s just

whether or not we want to.”


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Defensively, the Bison had

luck slowing down SDSU

quarterback Austin Sumner

as they held the freshman to

his first sub-300-yard per-

formance since being named

starter after week three. The

Jacks were able to move the

football, gaining 349 yards

of total offense but earning

just 63 yards on the ground.

That the defense was able

to hold a capable quarter-

back on two separate in-

stances speaks well of the

defense's consistency across

the season thus far and

bodes well for next week's

opponent, Northern Iowa,

who has a backfield loaded

with powerful runners.

The defense did spike in

their production in the of-

fensive backfield after a

slump across the past few

conference games, led by

safety Colton Heagle who

had a solo sack and assisted

on another. Facing an offen-

sive line that had given up 20

sacks thus far in the season,

the Bison were able to take

advantage and slow down an

offense that seemed to get

ground every so often.

The loss for the Jackrab-

bits is another in a season

that's been riddled with mis-

fortune, starting with start-

ing quarterback Thomas

O'Brien, which led to Sum-

ner being named starter.

SDSU now stands at 2-6, es-

sentially condemning the

Jackrabbits to a bottom-

three finish in the Missouri

Valley. Elsewhere in the con-

ference, an Indiana State

loss to Illinois State leaves

the Bison and Northern

Iowa Panthers two games

ahead of the rest of the pack,

almost assuring the team of

a top-two finish in the

MVFC.

Ultimately, the win sets

this team apart from teams

of the past and is another

nail in the coffin of the pro-

gram's woes of the last four

years. Fans recall the 2007

loss to SDSU that destroyed

the possibility of an unde-

feated season after program-

changing victories over FBS

schools Minnesota and Cen-

tral Michigan. Brookings

has historically been a diffi-

cult place to play for the

Bison and the team did not

register a victory in South

Dakota since 1999 prior to

Saturday. With the often-

spoke-of comparison of

Bison quarterbacks to recent

great Steve Walker, fans can

begin to quantify this Bison

team in their own terms, es-

tablishing a new standard

for success that is independ-

ent of past teams.

With the victory, the Bison

move to 7-0 as the team

heads into what may be the

biggest game of the season

versus Northern Iowa this

weekend. The Panthers are

5-0 in conference play and

their sole loss is to Big 12

Iowa State in week one.

Football continued frompage 1

Before coming to NDSU, I

was a season ticket holder

for Bison football. I saw the

game in 2007 where the

Jacks beat an undefeated

Bison team in Brookings. It

was dubbed a rivalry, but I

never felt as though it was.

After moving to D-I in

2004, NDSU and SDSU lost

their rivalry games against

UND and USD. With both

the Bison and Jacks moving

to the Great West, it was ap-

propriate to name them ri-

vals.

This game was not truly

considered a rivalry game

until 2007, which is when the

two schools decided to make

the game the battle for the

Dakota Marker. That same

year, SDSU spoiled the

Bison’s perfect season,

which sparked the rivalry,

but still didn’t have that ri-

valry feel to it.

Another loss in 2008 was

pretty demoralizing for the

Bison: It came on the last

game of the year, by one

point and in Fargo. That

game left a sour taste in the

mouths of Bison fans and

obviously in the coaches and

players of that NDSU team.

2009 was another loss in

Brookings for the Bison, this

against a South Dakota State

team that was ranked 14 in

the country. It also extended

the Bison’s losing streak in

Brookings to 10 years; the

last win being in 1999 when

Lamar Gordon was lined up

in the backfield.

Last season, I got a differ-

ent feel from that game.

That entire week, I can re-

member I was anticipating

the game against the Jacks

in the dome. It added to the

game that the Bison were on

a two-game win streak and

looking to squeeze into the

playoffs. A seven-point win

was the outcome, but what I

remember is watching the

entire NDSU sideline run to

grab that Dakota Marker

and carry it around the

dome. That’s when I

thought, this is developing

into a real rivalry.

Last week was when this

game took on rivalry status.

The talk was about how the

Herd hadn’t won in Brook-

ings since 1999 and why they

couldn’t win at Coughlin-

Alumni Stadium.

In the postgame press con-

ference following the victory,

Coach Bohl looked relieved.

It was evident that it had

taken its toll on the coach,

and rightfully so; this was a

huge game to the team and

coaches before it was to the

fans.

After seeing all the green

and yellow in Brookings and

seeing the Herd stampede

down the interstate once

again, this game un-officially

became a rivalry last week.

The NDSU soccer team

was in action last weekend

taking on the University of

Missouri-Kansas City on

Friday and the University

South Dakota on Sunday.

The team will be able to de-

fend their 2010 Summit

League title as they clinched

their spot in the Summit

League tournament for the

third year in a row with

their 1-1 draw at UMKC.

“Our first goal was to get

qualified for the tourna-

ment,” Head Coach Pete

Cuadrado stated. “We did

that.”

The Bison were trailing

with less than five minutes

to play in regulation on Fri-

day, until sophomore Katie

Tallas scored a game-tying

goal less than two minutes

after UMKC took a 1-0

lead. The Bison finished the

game with 16-8 advantages

in shots and 9-5 advantages

in shots on goal. Goalkeeper

Kalani Bertsch had four

saves on the day.

“I think we deserved a lit-

tle better,” Cuadrado said of

his team’s play on Friday.

“We actually played really

well. We had 11 corner

kicks and a lot of chances

and so many close calls. It’s

a little bit tough to swal-

low.”

On Sunday, the team de-

feated the USD Coyotes 1-0

in Vermillion, S.D. The

teams remained scoreless

after the first half of play,

but it only took 2:37 into the

second half for sophomore

Stephanie Jacobson to give

the Bison the lead. Goal-

keeper Kalani Bertsch had

five saves to lead the Bison

to their eighth shutout in

conference play.

“Today [Sunday] was just

a grind,” Cuadrado said of

the 1-0 win. “Going to dou-

ble overtime and playing

110 minutes on Friday, we

were a little mentally fa-

tigued. We got a W. It

wasn’t the prettiest one, but

we got a W.”

The Bison defeated the

Coyotes 15-8 in total shots

and 10-5 in shots on goal.

With the win at South

Dakota, NDSU improved its

record to 14-2-2 overall and

6-0-1 in league play.

The Bison will finish their

regular season schedule

next Saturday, Oct. 29,

when they travel to Brook-

ings, S.D., to take on the

Jackrabbits, which is possi-

bly the biggest game of the

season as the winner of that

game will host and get the

number one seed in the

tournament.

They will then travel to

Rochester, Mich., the first

weekend in November to

participate in the Summit

League Championship for

the third consecutive year.

Now it’s a real rivalry

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Janna Deyle prepares for a dig against IPFW in the Benson Bunker Fieldhouse on Saturday.NDSU is in second place (11-2) for Summit League play.

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Of all the things to do for

Halloween, I can’t seem to

decide on one. I can’t really

party because, well, I am un-

derage and that would be

wrong. Costumes are expen-

sive investments that sit in

the closet 11 months of the

year, making for a tough sell.

Odds are a cozy evening

with “Resident Evil” or

“The X-Files” will do just

fine next week because after

that one night, its time to

look forward to Christmas--

whether you like it or not.

By next week, the con-

sumer goods industry will

probably be in full holiday

spirit, offering more than

enough reasons to spend

hard-earned cash. Retailers

have already stocked up on

wintery apparel, and Ex-

press has already coaxed me

into buying a dashing new

pea coat. If late December

isn’t on your mind already,

it soon will be: Michael

Bublé released his Christ-

mas album just yesterday,

and its gentle ballads are

bound to fill the air at The

Spectrum’s office.

Yes, there is Thanksgiving

somewhere in the mix, and I

could care about that as well,

but it’s a lot of work. You

have to drive all the way

home, deal with a bunch of

people in one crowded house

and persevere through awk-

ward conversations for just

one dinner. Thanksgiving

dinner is great, for sure, but

it only satisfies for so long. If

it weren’t for two days off

from school, I’d probably

put it in league with Colum-

bus Day.

That’s not to say Christ-

mas goes off without a hitch

either; chopping a tree can

be a hassle if the task is not

planned properly, and pos-

ing for cards can be painful.

These burdens are quickly

outdone by tidings of merri-

ment and, of course, gift giv-

ing. Few things feel more

fulfilling than watching

those close to you react when

they open the carefully se-

lected presents you bought

for them, and that’s among

the simplest of sentimental

feelings bound to emerge

soon enough with those spe-

cial ones.

And what many gifts there

are to look forward too!

With a whole slew of games

coming out in the upcoming

weeks (“Battlefield 3 hitting

shelves today, even), I’ll have

more than enough to soak

up my time over winter

break. What’s more, as an

adult I actually look forward

to the outfit or two I’m

bound to find under the tree

this year -- you know, to go

with the new coat.

I look forward to Thanks-

giving as well -- make no

mistake about it -- but Jesus

manages to out-do that

party every time. While oth-

ers may think it’s too soon to

think of the holidays, I’m

more than ready to enter

that nirvana.

should learn from their fail-

ures so that they can excel

next time.

Teachers, advisers and

other educators are also a

part of the problem. They do

not emphasize enough the

importance of standardized

tests.

Many times they tell stu-

dents that the SAT scores do

not measure their true intel-

ligence, that they are not

failures in life if they do not

do well and that only old-

fashioned colleges still meas-

ure by standardized tests.

While some of these things

may be true, many colleges

and universities still do use

the SAT or the ACT as their

standard for admissions.

NDSU does and even offers

scholarships for those who

do well.

If students are told the

tests are not important, they

are not going to try to do

well. The importance of

standardized tests needs to

be further stressed.

Nevertheless, in the end, it

all comes down to the stu-

dents themselves. It is ulti-

mately their decision if they

want to do well or not. It is

their choice if they want to

put the effort into preparing

for the test. It is their choice

to do their best and actually

try to excel.

America may have a prob-

lem, but this time around it

is one the government can’t

fix. This time the solution

needs to start at the heart of

the problem. It begins with

the attitudes that parents,

educators and students have

about standardized tests.

Anne is a sophomore ma-joring in university studies.

text-speak emails, they can

actually be offended; the

same holds true for papers.

Those teachers who have

put years into their degrees

expect their students to put

forth the same effort. When

a student forms the bad

habit of text-speak, they

make very simple errors.

They forget to use commas,

cannot tell the difference be-

tween a fragment and a sen-

tence or even skip

punctuation altogether.

Also, I think the freshmen

coming straight out of high

school are not used to higher

standards for college papers.

The high schools do not

grade nearly as harshly as

they should. I feel that the

grading should be harder in

high school, so by the time

you get to college, writing a

paper is easy.

We should not even be

worrying about something

as simple as grammar. By

the college level it should be

the analysis that matters.

High schools do not prepare

you nearly to the extent that

they should.

Another problem is that

high schools do not prepare

students to encounter the

different writing associa-

tions’ writing mandates.

Most of the time high

school only teaches straight

MLA all the way. When you

get to college you may

mostly work with APA.

If you are a student and

you know that all of your pa-

pers come back with a mil-

lion errors because of your

grammar: Do something

about it. Only you can fix

your grammar at this point

in life.

The Center for Writers is

an opportunity NDSU pro-

vides for such students. No-

body likes to go there, but

when your grades are suffer-

ing you are not left with

much of a choice. So break

the mold: Do not be one of

those students who just can-

not write; actively fix it so

you can get the grades you

deserve.

Kristen is a sophomore ma-joring in journalism.

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