The Dakota Student by Luke Johnson

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Volume 132 | Issue 48

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Kopp-Nelson ticket cleared of wrongdoing — Student Government Elections Committee reviews more than 20 appeals against campaign Marie Monson The Dakota Student Student Government elections can create tension between parties, and a few appeals filed after Election Day, but this year more than 20 appeals were filed. Ten were filed by the Hyder-Butler campaign against the Kopp-Nelson campaign. A meeting was held at the Memorial Union on Sunday night at which the two sides made their case. The Elections Committee reviewed each appeal, and denied all except for two that were abstained. “I think the meeting kept a respectful tone, and it was kept to the issues at hand,” Student Government President-Elect Matt Kopp said. “We were able to avoid personal attacks, and I appreciated that ... All of the appeals that the Elections Committee heard were denied, and I think that proves that Taylor and I adhered to the code of

Muneeb Hyder (left) and Emily Ramage (right) talk at the Elections Committee meeting April 19. Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student.

elections.” Elections Committee Chairman Blake Andert said it was an intense year for appeals. “Appeals have been filed ev-

ery year, but usually not to this extent,” Andert said. Many of the issues were pertaining to the manner in which campaigning was done; how-

ever, as most of it was based on hearsay, it was difficult for parties to provide hard evidence. “I personally was a non-voting member, but I support the

conclusions that the committee came to,” Andert said. “And

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Library installs new furniture Nickname Committee prepares to vet choices Megan Hoffman The Dakota Student

UND freshmen Lexi Anders and Luke Nelson study on a few of the new couches at the Chester Fritz Library. Photo by Marie Monson/The Dakota Student.

Marie Monson The Dakota Student The UND Chester Fritz Library has a room full of new furniture students have been testing out this past week, and it will continue to be there until further notice. The test furniture is not technically a part of the new master plan process that will kick off shortly. Head of Reference Sally Dockter said they decided to use

a pool of money for these items as a starting point that will get the plan rolling. “There was just a little chunk of money available in the library that would help us move in the direction of getting ready for this big change that we’re going to see,” Dockter said. Students can use the various pieces of furniture, which are set up near the fish bowl on the second level, and iPads with feedback surveys, which asks questions regarding functionality,

style, traffic flow and comfort, are located at each location. Most students say they are in favor of the new furniture, partly because the majority of the furniture in the library is from 1962, with the pieces in the newer addition from 1982. “I think it’s a whole lot nicer than anything in the rest of the building,” Dockter said of the new furniture. “And we did a

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As the public submits ideas, the UND Nickname Committee continues to meet to figure how it will deal with narrowing down the suggestions to three names for the public to vote on. During the latest meeting on April 16, a point system was approved to help members narrow down names to vote on. The names are being submitted online and through the mail, where they are being compiled by PadillaCRT, a company that has worked with UND throughout the entire process of trying to find a new nickname. Suggestions are being taken through April 30, and the committee members will have those names shortly after that date. “We will get the names within 24 to 48 hours,” Committee Vice Chairwoman Jazmyn Friesz said. “As soon as we get the names, the public will get the list.”

PadillaCRT will go through what is expected to be thousands of suggestions and narrow the list down to those that are not trademarked or vulgar. Each member will then get a list which he or she will look at before the next meeting takes place. The point system that was approved will have the committee score names on a -1, 0 or 1 scale. However, it is unknown when that system will be implemented. “We haven’t determined what stage of the process we will be using the system yet,” Friesz said. “We’re just going to use it at some point.” Friesz said the committee doesn’t plan to rush the process, and will take as many meetings as necessary in order to go through all the suggestions. The next meeting is expected to take place during the first week of May.

Megan Hoffman is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at megan.hoffman@my.und.edu

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Patricia Tedjasukmana (left) and Muneeb Hyder (right) at the Elections Committee meeting. Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student.

they were tough decisions because there was very little concrete evidence for any appeal, mainly just hearsay matters.” Coordinator of Student Organizations and Activities and this year’s Elections Adviser Sara Kaiser said there are many areas in the election code that aren’t very clear, which is likely the cause of many disagreements. “I think the hearing was stressful for both sides,” Kaiser said. “I think (the elections committee) did the best they could with the information they had. “The election code is determined by student government, and so based on some of the appeals, I think there is a lot of gray area where students didn’t know, campaign sides didn’t know. Is this allowed? Is this not allowed? What’s within the

rules and what’s not?” Kaiser said. Kaiser and Andert are now working together to make recommendations for Student Government that will clarify many of these nebulous areas regarding the campaigning process, so future elections don’t get as messy. Kopp and Nelson are both expected to take their places in office, and they will face no financial punishments as all appeals against them were denied. “We think the issues that were brought up were important, and we were happy to have the opportunity to address them,” Kopp said.

Marie Monson is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at marie.iva.monson@my.und.edu

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No Confidence An easy decision made late. By Alex Bertsch

Rethinking history Alex Bertsch The Dakota Student April 24, 1184 B.C., is the traditional date for the supposed fall of Troy in Homer’s “The Odyssey,” and also in real life maybe, but historians don’t all agree on that. This reminded me how little we actually know about the past. Even within the last century, we know very little about what actually happened. Even when we have video or audio of an event, often it’s very inconsistent and hard to date. German historian and publisher Heribert Illig proposed the Phantom Time hypothesis, which proposes the idea the years between 613 and 911 never happened, and that historical events from this period are wrongly dated, or did not occur at all. It also proposes that there has been a systematic effort to cover up this fact. While this may seem to be just a wacky conspiracy, it presents an

interesting idea: What if nothing that we commonly define as “history,” ever really happened? We already know time is not a concrete principle. Traveling in space makes travelers observe time at a much slower rate than on earth. As does someone flying in an airplane who experiences jet lag.

It’s an important reminder history is not as sure as we present it as. Alex Bertsch opinion editor Similarly, we know traveling at extreme speeds will make time pass by at a slower rate and will change how you perceive not only time, but the entire idea of the universe. Given the lack of reliability in the common measurement that we use to tell us history, it’s not entirely out of the realm of pos-

sibility that our perception of the event and a presumption those years between 613 and 911 actually happened may have affected our results. This idea, commonly known as the observer effect, is best illustrated by the common philosophical question, “If a tree falls, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” You could argue it’s obvious it would make sound waves, however in order to prove this, we would need to observe it, and if we observe it then someone was around to hear it. I don’t actually believe the years between 613 and 911 didn’t happen, but it’s an important reminder history is not as sure as we present it as. When we think about history as a set of objective facts, we don’t do proper credit to those who are a part of history or those who work to understand it.

Numerous articles in the Grand Forks Herald and The Dakota Student, weeks of fighting, two campuswide emails, two emergency Student Senate meetings, one petition and one signed agreement later, and we’re right back where we started. All scores are wiped and we end in a tie. I’m not complaining about the status quo, but after the weeks of targeted combat between the administration and Student Government, the great realization both parties came to was communication wasn’t good enough, and they needed to fix this problem. On the face, that’s not a bad goal to have — communication is important — however it shouldn’t have taken weeks to figure that out. There shouldn’t have been a meeting to vote no confidence, and there shouldn’t have been a meeting that didn’t include representatives of the student body. There should have been communication from the beginning. If Tanner Franklin was not doing his job, then the administration should have been communicating to both him and the student body, rather than calling it out as soon as they were under fire. Similarly, the student body government should have at least attempted to communicate its grievances with the administration before bringing its complaints to sources outside of the university. The Student Government shouldn’t have sent out an email asking students to sign a petition against the administration, and the administration shouldn’t have sent out an email that repudiates the claims made in the first email, saying “I would like each of you to know that the allegations in the email are unfounded,” because the student email service is not the place to debate who is right and who is wrong. Both sides have been wrong, both sides have acted inappropriately and both sides ignored the simple solution to the problem. Now they realize that and have come to an understanding. It’s sad it took them this long.

Alex Bertsch is the opinion editor for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at alexander.j.bertsch@my.und.edu

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Learning from your failures Being Objective in art Criticism Kjerstine Trooien

The Dakota Student I’ve lost. These two little words are a sentence that few of us can say without at least grimacing. Some people can’t say it at all. I’ve lost. It doesn’t matter if it’s a game or a political race, each of us will have to face the idea of losing eventually — many of us already have. Say it with me: I’ve lost. Recently, I’ve been reading a fanfic (don’t judge) that got into the idea of forcing its main character to learn how to lose. The character couldn’t admit defeat — this made him dangerous to not only himself and others. Sometimes surrender is the safest and smartest move. But we as a society have trouble separating losing from giving up. Whether it’s a battle on the hockey rink or in a war zone, giving up is not something people talk of lightly. Losing is the step toward giving up, we’re told. Losing means that you’ve given up. But it doesn’t have to. To continue the sports analogy, losing is not winning the big game. Giving up is never picking up a hockey stick again. One is temporary, the other is a permanent decision. We can’t always win — but we can always try again. We each need to learn how to lose, how do so gracefully and how to know when losing is the smartest choice. This is usually a one-time lesson. Losing doesn’t get easier, but we develop the coping

mechanisms to deal with it. Giving up, well that’s a whole different level. Giving up is permanent. This does not mean it isn’t appropriate in some circumstances, but giving up leads to much more strain than losing. It is admitting that trying will no longer benefit. That effort is only wasted to keep pursuing that particular goal. Where losing is often the result of outside forces (save for the case of surrender), giving up is completely internal. It is a conscious decision, even if made on a whim without any long-term consideration. It is why it is so much easier to give up than to lose. Giving up still keeps you in power, at least internally — losing often strips you of what little control you had. This may seem like the ramblings of a tired English major, debating the semantics of words while trying to reach a required word count so she can just go to bed. And though I won’t deny the tired or the English major part, I do have a point. Personally, this has been the hardest semester of my life. Don’t worry, I won’t list my woes for you here — suffice it to say that I will have to settle for grades that are far below my normal personal standards. Because of many reasons, some my fault, others most decidedly not, I’ve lost this semester. I’ve been beaten. By what, that’s a little harder to name, but the fact stands: I’ve lost. I found myself in front of a decision I’ve never once seriously considered — dropping out permanently. Even when I took a special

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circumstances withdrawal thanks to a bad round of pneumonia, I always knew I’d be back. But this time ... this time I was trying to decide if it was time to do more than just lose, but to give up. I’ve decided not to give up — I’m close enough to the finish line that it’s worth the effort. But for the first time in my life, I was forced to actually consider what I’d always believed the impossible for me: not getting a college degree. It was eye opening, to say the least. See, even though this is my story, and my problems, the lesson doesn’t have to be mine alone. Sometimes we have to lose. Sometimes we have to consider giving up completely. It is the question ever politician faces after he or she lose a race, especially when he or she concedes before the final vote is in (even if the winner is obvious) — does he or she give up and never try to change things ever again, or does she keep pushing? The same goes for larger scale events as well. It comes down to finding balance and humility. Sometimes, we have to admit that something’s gotta give. We always must remember that we, neither as individuals nor as societies, are fallible. Sometimes our plans blow up in our faces. Sometimes the enemy is just too strong. Sometimes it is wiser to give up. Sometimes it is wiser to lose and get back up. The choice is yours, however. I’ve already made mine.

Alex Bertsch The Dakota Student Today, many people want their reviews to be objective, and to provide an overall rating of a product, devoid of any personal feelings that the author may have in regards to the pieces, subject matter or artistic message. This idea ignores the fact that reviews are criticism, and criticism is art. The idea of the art of criticism began with the writings of Plato, Vitruvius and St. Augustine, who all used criticism of art in their writings. Even later during the Renaissance, the art of criticism was often watched as someone explained the positive and negative elements of a particular piece. This continued to grow well into the 18th Century when critic Jonathan Richardson wrote “An Essay on the Whole Art of Criticism.” In it, Richardson laid out the criteria that a piece of art could be rated on, in an attempt to allow for art to be ranked. This led to a desire to objectively rank art through the use of criticism. And that brings us to the ideas of reviews today, where people will demand a reviewer have a great in-depth knowledge of what they are reviewing and not allow any personal feelings invade their criticism of a

certain piece of art. For example, I know some things about poetry, but I don’t have anything near an in-depth knowledge of poetry. However, that shouldn’t stop me from commenting on how good or bad a poem is. If someone with an in-depth knowledge of poetry has a different opinion on the poem in question, that is fine, people have different opinions. When we attempt to take opinions out of criticism and establish an objective criteria for reviewing a piece of art, we create a cultural elite. Demanding a knowledge in film, music, television, theater, paintings or anything else closes off valuable opinions that should be heard. When I read a review by someone who clearly doesn’t know anything about the thing they are reviewing, I don’t get mad about it, because that is what most people will know about the subject. Most people have no idea about the history of theater, and they are unlikely to care about how this relates to the early works of the Greek playwrights. We need to acknowledge the fact a lot of people don’t possess or even care about the history of the art forms, or any of the technical or detailed aspects. And that is perfectly okay. We all can have an opinion on art. Alex Bertsch is the opinion editor for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at alexander.j.bertsch@my.und.edu

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UND student Connor Jones tests out the new furniture at the Chester Fritz Library. Photo by Marie Monson/The Dakota Student.

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study of the existing furniture this past year, and what I took from it was that they need comfortable seating and it needs to have the flexibility that it can move around — they like to do that.” Although he won’t be around to see the final changes in the library, senior Connor Jones also tested out the new designs and had mixed feelings. “It definitely seems nice,” Senior Connor Jones said. “It’s an upgrade from the old stuff, and I like being able to spread out more. Some of the chairs are harder though.” The library put out a bid to approximately eight different furniture companies in an attempt to find the best furniture for the best price, and it will do so again when it comes time to make a purchase on a bigger scale. The small pool of money

I’m just really excited about this whole process, and that this has actually become a priority for campus, to improve the library. Sally Dockter head of reference used to buy the test furniture was also put towards making other improvements students have been requesting, such as putting pop and snack machines throughout the library’s study areas. “We’ve tried to do some

things that students have asked for a while, which has nothing to do with the master plan,” Dockter said. Next week open forums and focus groups are set to meet at the library, which will be a big step in putting the master plan process in motion. “I’m just really excited about this whole process, and that this has actually become a priority for campus, to improve

the library,” Dockter said. “It’s not just the physical building, it’s the whole darn thing. It’s the collections, the services, everything needs to be looked at.”

Marie Monson is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at marie.iva.monson@my.und.edu

Friday April 24, 2015

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Guatemala trip provides learning experience

A group of 17 volunteers from UND’s College of Nursing join Jon Okstad of The God’s Child Project in Guatemala. Photo submitted.

Serianna Henkel The Dakota Student This past spring break, UND’s College of Nursing brought a group of volunteers to Guatemala to team up and take part in the God’s Child Project. The team consisted of three nursing faculty members, one family nurse practitioner and her mother,

eleven undergraduate nursing students, one social work student and one communication/international relations student. Over the course of eight days, the team spent time serving in a variety of capacities and had the opportunity to participate in cultural and recreational activities that Guatemala had to offer. The God’s Child Project was founded in Bismarck in 1991 and fea-

tures 12 programs spread throughout five different countries on a mission to “break the chains of poverty through education and formation.” GCP works within some of the world’s poorest nations to develop and administer health, education, family foster care, community development and human rights protection systems. After working with GCP in

Guatemala during her own time in college, Clinical Instructor Joni Tweeten was hooked. Following her graduation, Tweeten spent two years in Guatemala as a long-term volunteer. With that experience under her belt, she couldn’t wait to share it with her students and has spent each semester since then presenting to her public health nursing students about her time abroad.

This past summer, Tweeten reached out to Christus Rex Campus Minister Kathy Fick. The two worked together for months to coordinate the spring break excursion through the ministry. Due to a high level of student interest, the capacity of the team had

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Pita Pit beats out Subway sandwiches Brendan McCabe The Dakota Student

FOODREVIEW “Pita Pit”

*****

The first thing I noticed about Pita Pit was it had an entirely unattractive name. While it does get an “A” for alliteration, calling your restaurant a pit can’t be a good marketing ploy, and I’d say it’s about equal to calling your pastry shop Cannoli Cavern or Donut Dungeon. While it technically works, it simultaneously manages to be fairly unsettling and ominous. Full disclosure, I was definitely “that guy” during this review. I entered Pita Pit exactly 11 minutes before it closed, which my friend in the restaurant industry informed me is kind of like denting someone’s car and then expecting them to cook you food for your troubles. Hey, not everyone’s good with similes.

Cut her some slack. Despite coming in at the ungodly time, the employee working that night was extremely friendly and courteous. Pita Pit has a layout similar to Subway, where you choose a main food item and are then allowed to choose additional toppings to go along with it. But there are many differences between the two restaurants — the largest being that Pita Pit did not disappoint me at every possible opportunity. As the name subtly implies, Pita Pit offers Mediterranean pitas in vegetarian, meat and breakfast varieties. It should be noted that one of its breakfast pitas is called “Meat the Day,” and I still can’t decide if the person who came up with that pun should be fired or given a raise. I ordered the “Chicken Crave” pita and was pleasantly surprised to see the chicken and ham I had just ordered thrown onto a skillet. This was much better than just having the meat dumped onto the bread from a paper tray, a method Subway is quite fond of. I was presented with the

chance to try a few different toppings. And by “a few different toppings” I mean “a roughly neverending plethora of toppings.” Including sauces, there are 64 different additions to choose from for your pita. And yes, that does count as never-ending. Thank you for asking. Faced with such limitless opportunity, my simple mind shut down, and I only ordered five extras. That being said, everything looked extremely fresh and tasty. Coupled with a medium fountain drink, the meal cost me $9.17. I thought this was a little pricey,

but if Subway has the outlandish stones to charge almost $8 for its chicken and bacon ranch melt, I’ll let Pita Pit get away with it. Having already reached my “that guy” quota for the night, I opted to eat in my car instead of sitting down in the restaurant. Luckily this didn’t put a damper on my eating experience and the pita was quite enjoyable, with every bite being crisp and well balanced. On a surprising side note, the ancho chipotle sauce paired exceptionally well with Mr. Pibb soda. This is coming from the same guy

who thinks peanut butter and eggs also pair exceptionally well, so take it for what it’s worth. All in all, I give Pita Pit a respectable four out of five stars due to its high quality ingredients, massive selection and moderate pricing. To put it in simile form, Pita Pit is like Subway if you took away all of its terribleness and replaced it with goodness. Hey, I never said I was good with similes either. Brendan McCabe is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at brendan.mccabe@my.und.edu

Topping options available at Pita Pit (left) and the low calorie “Light Caesar” offered at Pita Pit (right). Photos courtesy of The New York Times.

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‘Scapino!’ delivers confusing performance Alex Bertsch The Dakota Student

PLAYREVIEW “Scapino!”

*****

I really wanted to like UND’s production of “Scapino!” but in the end, I couldn’t find anything about the play I really enjoyed. When I walked into “Scapino!” Tuesday, on opening night at the Burtness Theatre, I was pretty hopeful. Some of the actors were on stage already. The actors were moving around the stage portraying the everyday lives of their characters before the show began, which at first seemed pretty cool. The town seemed very laid back and relaxed. This changed completely, however, when the show began. Immediately, the show breaks the fourth wall and addresses the audience with the usual message to turn off your cellphones. Following that, there is a dance number that lasts far longer than it needs to, but on the whole is pretty decent as the song is “Mambo Italiano,” and that song is great. However, the dance sequence went on long enough for me to realize that I have no idea who any of the characters are. I mean Carlo shouted his name at the beginning, but I have no idea who he is beyond that, and someone else shouted “Scapino!” so I thought maybe they were Scapino but that guess was wrong. The show tended to do this a lot, so much so that at times it took far too long to figure out who someone was, because the show didn’t care to tell me. This had to have been one of the worst things about the show. It moves at such a frenetic pace that it forgets to inform me of who characters are and what their relationship to the story is. Following the dance sequence, the audience finds out Ottavio, the son of Argante, has defied his father’s will and married a poor girl named Giacinta, rather than the marriage his father had arranged to the daughter of Geronte. Similarly, they discovered Leonardo, Geronte’s son, has married a young woman captured by “gypsies” without his father’s permission. Both of the young men enlist the help of the trickster Scapino to deceive their fathers. Of course just to reach that point I had to sit through a lot of jokes that didn’t make much sense and dragged on far too long. This is followed by a chase scene that goes up and down the aisles of the theater and all around the stage and in the spirit of consistency, isn’t funny, lasts way too long and tells me nothing about the characters. In fact, at the end of the play, I was struggling to figure out why I was supposed to care about the sons wanting to marry women who they had just met. The play never shows them together or does anything to establish their love for each other, besides telling me they do. It made it so whether or not they ended up together was unimportant to me, because I barely understood anything about the characters. The same goes for the rest of the characters, they don’t receive any interesting or substantial characteristics, let alone any motivation for their actions.

At one point in the show, the sons need to steal money from their fathers. Leonardo needs the money to pay the “gypsies” to free his wife, while Ottavio needs the money because I don’t know. They never explained why he needed it, it’s just a set up for more hijinx, with no real bearing on the plot whatsoever. This happens another time when Scapino claims he needs to take revenge on Geronte, leading to an overly long joke about putting Geronte in a sack and then beating him up. Now the joke is bad enough, including a somewhat offensive impression of a Japanese person, but what was on my mind the whole time was one question — Why? Scapino seemed to have no reason to beat up Geronte other than the fact it would be funny. This is the play’s problem, it refuses to set anything up or tell me anything about the characters, which makes the play a chaotic stream of events that seem to have little or no connection to one another. The set in the show is inoffensive, it’s nothing amazing, but it serves its purpose. As does the choreography, which has little setup but at times is pretty impressive. The acting is where I had a lot of questions. I was unsure whether the acting was part of the problem, or if it was simply a product of the horrible writing. I think it was a mix of both. The actors had energy, but it was so much that the characters were as hyperactive as an 8-yearold after two dozen pixie sticks. It

Sylvestro gets tickled with brooms during performance. Photo courtesy of UND professor Brad Reissig.

made the story, the dialogue and even some of the jokes hard to follow. As a whole, I give “Scapino!” two out of five stars. The show lacked any redeeming qualities at all. I generally try to find something in a play that I really like, which I can say made the play worth seeing for me, but in “Scapino!” the only thing I really enjoyed was the music tracks that were selected — and those weren’t even original. Alex Bertsch is the opinion editor for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at alexander.j.bertsch@my.und.edu

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to be expanded, and additional faculty members came on board as extra chaperones and volunteers. UND nursing students Samantha Schultz, Lindsey Becker and Melanie Sopp were all immediately intrigued by Tweeten’s Guatemala presentations in their classes and were eager to sign up for the trip as soon as they could. “I wanted the experience of actually seeing what it was like first hand rather than just through the news and through television,” Becker said. During their week-long stay in Guatemala, the students were able to see multiple facets of GCP’s work. Notable experiences were Casa Jackson — the program’s malnutrition recovery center — and the opportunity to shadow GCP social workers on several eye-opening home visits. “It was a whole different area of nursing,” Sopp said. “It was amazing to see a new perspective, not just on culture, but the rural experience.” According to Sopp, GCP only has three social workers in Guatemala, and each worker was lucky to see their assigned families once a month to keep up with their welfare. “We saw the dirt floors, the sugar cane walls; basically anything you can get to put over your head for a roof,” Sopp said, noting that the impoverished conditions didn’t stop the locals from displaying anything but a positive attitude. “It was amazing to see how happy the people were, it was so contagious.” The team experienced more of this when it participated in local vegetable and clothing drives — giving supplies to beaming faces. Schultz, Becker and Sopp all credit their interactions with the locals as some of their favorite parts of

the trip. Though there was a prevalent language barrier, the students got to work with assigned translators to effectively communicate with the Guatemalans, in addition to communicating through their own hand gestures and broken Spanish. The time in Guatemala wasn’t strictly volunteer work for the UND group. Many of the days began with an 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. workday and were finished out by sightseeing and experiencing the local culture, including a mile-long zipline ride. The students reported the nursing program is currently under renovation, and Tweeten is working on funding to build a curriculum that includes a yearly Guatemalafocused class. The trip in March served as a test run that will hopefully become an annual event for not just nursing students, but those in other disciplines who show interest as well. “For me, this would be another dream come true,” Tweeten said. “I honestly believe it would open many opportunities for our students and UND.” According to her students, Tweeten’s ideal class would be born from this trip and would include a curriculum of global health, Guatemala as a country and a little Spanish language instruction thrown in to ease students over the language barrier. “(Tweeten) is so passionate about it,” Schultz said. “It’s been her dream since she went there originally.” Schultz, Becker and Sopp agreed their experience was nothing short of life-changing and hope to continue their global education as they pursue their nursing degrees. “I would go back yesterday if I could,” Sopp said. Serianna Henkel is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at serianna.henkel@my.und.edu

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The change from Friday to Saturday also brought a change of events in the series between the two teams. Pitching was a major driving force behind a North Dakota win, as the team pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Redhawks on Saturday afternoon. “Today, pitching was the story,” Dodson said on Saturday. “Pitching was outstanding and we had some big timely hits by Cooper Maas out of the nine-hole, with a couple runs batted in. We executed better today, and defensively we were good today as well.” Sophomore pitcher Zach Muchkenhirn found himself pitching into the seventh inning, only allowing four hits through six innings pitched and striking out five batters. Senior Jeff Campbell, who has seven saves for North Dakota this season, came in to finish the game for the Green and White. Pitching was huge again for North Dakota, but the team also saw more offensive output as it took the series away from the Seattle Redhawks with a 9-2 win on Sunday. Alex Twenge got the nod for the series-determining game and did not disappoint. The senior threw a complete game and did not allow another run after the third inning.

To win two of three from the first place team in the league is a huge step for our program at this point in the season. Jeff Dodson UND coach On the offensive side off the ball, North Dakota poured on 13 hits and had RBIs from Tyler Follis, Jeff Campbell, Daniel Lockhert and Brent Harrison. “Huge win for us today to get us above .500 in the league,” Dodson said. “To win two of three from the first place team in the league is a huge step for our program at this point in the season.” With 12 conference games remaining on the year, North Dakota sits in the middle of the WAC standings and in a good spot to make a push for the conference tournament at the end of May. North Dakota goes on the road Wednesday for an in-state rivalry game against North Dakota State. Senior Tyler Follis went into the game against rival North Dakota State on Wednesday leading the WAC in hitting with a .422 batting average, which ranks fourth in the NCAA. North Dakota has had the upper hand on NDSU in past meetings with North Dakota with a 9668 record against the Bison. Ben Novak is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at benjamin.novak@my.und.edu

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New players en route to UND — UND lands football, volleyball recruits and commitments

Staff Report The Dakota Student The UND football team has welcomed a Minnesota football transfer, Jephete Matilus, coach Bubba Schweigert announced earlier this week. The linebacker will play his final season in the Big Sky Conference beginning this fall. A Delray Beach, Fla., native, he played in 21 career games for the Gophers with many contributions to special teams. “We are always looking for ways to improve our football team, and I think we have done that with the addition of Jephete,” Schweigert said. “He contributed on a number of special teams for the

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while also sitting third in doubles, home runs and hits. In terms of experience, North Dakota doesn’t have to look further than junior Emily Bell. Bell currently sits in the top five for all the listed categories before, including second in home runs and runs batted in. Juniors Nicole Babrowski and Megan Keegan also both rank in the top five in multiple offensive categories.

Gophers and we expect him to do the same here, while competing for playing time at outside linebacker.” Defensive lineman Jordan Hinojsa also joined UND’s program in January 2014 as a transfer from Minnesota. Volleyball In his second year as head coach of the UND volleyball team, Mark Pryor announced two commitments in Amanda Harnett and Megan Sprengeler. Harnett comes from Nelson High School in Burlington, Ont., and was a national champion in two-person beach volleyball. Sprengeler is from Walford, Iowa and was the captain of her high school team and led it to its first state ranking in five years. She

also holds the power clean record in weight lifting from Cedar Rapids Prairie High School. “When we were looking at adding anyone else to our 2015 class, we really knew if we were patient, we could find someone to really help us,” Pryor said. “We actually found two. These players’ strengths add some things to our roster that can make us a more complete team. It was also extremely important to make sure that anyone we added was going to be a fit with our program culture. I am really pleased that these two will be a part of our program, and I am excited to see what they can bring to our team, both on and off the court.”

North Dakota is still hoping to turn around its season. The squad is still looking for win No. 1 in the conference and currently sits at the bottom in conference, having to move up four spots to make it to the conference playoffs. However, this doesn’t cause UND to throw in the towel early as the team looks to finish strong to send a message to other teams they’ll be a threat the coming year. “We just need to go out and

play the game,” Stevens said in an interview on UND Insider. “We let a lot of things cloud what we’re doing. We started thinking too much. We let one mistake turn into two, turn into three.” UND looks to get its first conference victory as it plays host to conference rival Sacramento State this Friday at Apollo Sports Complex. Jack Harvey is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at jack.harvey@my.und.edu

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Leaders shine despite dismal season

— Column: UND softball team struggles to clinch wins, still sees favorable statistics from underclassmen

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Freshman Shelby Hard plays at Apollo Sports Complex on April 17 against Portland State.

By Jack Harvey The Dakota Student For the future of the UND softball program, there are signs of a strong group of underclassmen to lead the Green and White out of the cellar soon. While the team’s record may not put it on top of the stand-

ings, personal statistics don’t go unnoticed. Out of the all the statistical leaders offensively for UND, many are juniors or younger, which speaks to great volumes of progress for first year head coach Jordan Stevens. Freshman Shelby Hard has made an impact immediately in her first season in Grand Forks. The third

baseman has brought an offensive jolt to the squad, leading the team in virtually every offensive category. Hard has already tied the school record for most home runs in a season with 13 and still has plenty of games left to break the record. Her 13 home runs also ranks second in the Big Sky Conference. Hard also leads in other catego-

ries such as batting average, slugging percentage, hits, runs batted in and total bases. Also helping out with the freshman push is Maria Dedinger, who leads the team in doubles and ranks in the top five for batting average. That’s not to say the freshman class has taken these categories and ran with them as there are plenty

of other key players on the team who aren’t in their rookie seasons. Jackie Lilek also has had a fantastic season. The sophomore sits second in the team in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage and runs scored

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North Dakota speeds ahead after road trip — UND baseball team clinches victories against Seattle, looks ahead to Sacramento State series

By Ben Novak The Dakota Student The North Dakota baseball team is coming off a big weekend on the road against conference opponent, Seattle University. The Green and White took two of three games from the top-

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ranked team in the Western Athletic Conference, which advanced North Dakota to a winning record of 8-7 in the WAC standings. North Dakota, now 14-18 this season, dropped a close one in the first game in Seattle, losing the opening game of the series 4-2 this past Friday. The Redhawks,

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who came into last weekend with a 11-1 conference record, pulled away from North Dakota in the eighth inning and scored twice in the bottom to make it 4-2. Even after starting the weekend out with a loss, UND coach Jeff Dodson was still impressed with how his team performed.

“We had a great Friday night ballgame,” he said. “They have a good ball club, and both starting pitcher threw tremendous tonight. I liked how we played tonight. We had some guys make some big plays defensively and Andrew Thome was fabulous on the mound.”

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Thome pitched one of his best games for North Dakota in Friday night’s game. The senior righthander had only allowed four hits in the game before coming into the eighth, where North Dakota gave way to Seattle.

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