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Volume 132 | Issue 46
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Campus hosts 45th annual Time Out Week Marie Monson The Dakota Student
The UND Indian Association hosted the 45th Annual Time Out Week this week. The theme this year was “Telling Our Stories,” and Native Americans from all over the country came to do just that, though student and administrative turnout is still lacking. The kickoff for the weeklong educational series was Monday at the Memorial Union, after which a little more than 100 people showed interest in the AISES Family Science Night, which was focused toward children and families. But not every event saw so many faces in the audience. Recruiter at American Indian Services BJ Rainbow spoke to a small group of around 20 people Tuesday, and said the turnout hasn’t changed from previous years.
UND Professor Dr. Douglas Munski participates in the Wacipi Family Science Night. Photo by Jennifer Friese/ The Dakota Student.
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Senate mulls over tuition models — Anonymous open records request against administration aids in discussion
Megan Hoffman The Dakota Student
Plans for new tuition models that could significantly increase costs for students in the coming years were the hot topic at Student Senate’s April 12 meeting. Although administrators involved in creating the models were unable to attend the meeting, student government executives took the opportunity to clarify what the models were and offer their input. Student Body President Tanner Franklin gave Senate members a packet of information he received at a March 11 meeting, containing the three proposed models. He also voiced his concerns over what was presented. “There’s a large lack of transparency between UND administration and students and the student government,” Franklin said. “It’s very concerning to me that there’s something to hide.” Sen. John Mitzel had similar concerns. “It was presented in a manner that was kind of secretive,” Mitzel said. “It’s an incredibly
“There’s a large lack of transparency between UND administration and students and the student government.” - Student Body President Tanner Franklin
Tanner Franlin speaks at the April 12 Student Senate meeting. Photo by Nicholas Nelson/The Dakota Student.
radical change from the way things have been done at UND for years.”
Franklin said there is an open records request that was initiated on April 6 for informa-
tion regarding the tuition models. “There are rumors going
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“Moments” by Bill Rerick
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Jeff felt like doing something spontaneous and caring for Steph. She had been somewhat unresponsive last night while they were texting, which made him think she must be upset about something, although she told him she was fine. He had been working on something he thought was very special for her. One day he was using her computer for homework and stumbled upon her stories of Zengal. He thought they were funny at first, but then found they were deep and retrospective of Steph’s personality. Without telling her he found them, he emailed them to himself and thought it would be a really cool present for him to illustrate them for her even with his limited drawing abilities. Since then he had been working on them diligently, putting all his effort into the story’s depictions, and last night he finished three chapters worth of illustrations for her present today. Sometimes he wondered if he was crossing a line by doing this secretly or even by reading them in the first place, though he believed she would not be upset after he told her how impressive they were. He walked up to her door and knocked. He knew she would be home since it was a Saturday morning and she didn’t work today. The door slid open which it often did since it needed to be shut very hard in order to be closed. Taking a step inside, he called for Steph saying, “Hello, you forgot to shut the door again.” Starting to take his shoes off, he looked down and noticed a very familiar pair of Men’s shoes.
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Matthew Bloom (center) at the last senate meeting. Photo by Nicholas Nelson/The Dakota Student.
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around that there is more information out there,” Franklin said. “I’m not confident in the leadership of UND right now. They’ve made it so difficult for students to receive information. What are they hiding? Why are they trying to hide it from the legislature?” The first two options of the proposal would increase tuition rates by 10.5 or 12.3 percent respectively. The third option would
lock in a rate of tuition for eight consecutive semesters for a student. However, no numbers were available for that plan. “Option three is the only one that incentivizes what we’re talking about,” Sen. Matt Kopp said. “We just need to see numbers.” Senate members are hoping to talk to administrators in the coming week to get a clearer picture of why the large increase in tuition may be necessary. An email was sent out by Student Body Vice President Brett
Johnson earlier this week about a special meeting to be held Thursday that would “include further discussion of tuition models and a vote of no confidence in UND President Kelley, Provost DiLorenzo, Vice President Reesor, and Vice President Brekke.” The Dakota Student will report on this meeting in its next issue. Megan Hoffman is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at megan.hoffman@my.und.edu
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“It’s kind of the same as it’s always been — not overwhelming crowds,” he said. “We could easily say we aren’t going to do the events anymore, because nobody is coming. There were no administrators here — there was nobody here, besides a few students.” Rainbow, who attended the week’s events, said although he thinks the week is great, there should be conversation daily. “I think every week should be Time Out Week,” he said. “A lot of people in the region get kind of antsy, like in November and February when it’s a certain diverse month, and it seems like that’s the only time they talk about diversity, no matter what the ethnicity is. “To me, diversity should be a normal conversation, and that will lead to less incidences, less
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stereotyping, less discrimination.” Other speakers throughout the week included Frank Sage, Frank Waln and Winona LaDuke, who was the last speaker to present Friday before the beginning of the Wacipi, which goes through Sunday afternoon. According to UNDIA’s website, the Wacipi brings together as many as 25 drum groups, and 400 dancers, who travel from throughout the U.S. and Canada. Admission is free for UND students and either $12 for the weekend of $7 per day for others.
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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COMMENTARY TheVIEW Dank memes By Alex Bertsch
Walking through Rome Alex Stadnik The Dakota Student An update from Alex Stadnick on his trip studying abroad in Rome. Check out earlier instalments on www.dakotastudent.com Two weeks of being in Florence and all around Italy felt like it could have been the entire study abroad trip. I felt like I had learned and seen so much that it was hard to believe I was just now arriving in the city where I was studying abroad. Finally, the day came. We packed and were out of our hotel room early and walked over to school to take our final test. It was a struggle, but I got through it. After the test, it felt like a weight was lifted off of my shoulders, and it was amazing to be done with Italian (for a couple days at least). We celebrated by smoking cigars on the streets of Florence. But while we were through with our work in Florence, I knew I had one more thing to see. Our program took a trip to the Academia Gallery while I was sick. T The Academia is home to one of the most famous sculptures in the world, Michelangelo’s David. While I did not have a lot of time, I knew it was something I had to see. I split from the rest of the group and ventured off into the city one more time. When you walk into the mu-
seum and down the hallway, the first thing you see is the amazing work of art. I got the chance to see the David by myself and take the time to marvel at the majestic marble. I spent a little time walking around the rest of the museum, but the majority of my time was spent with David. My time at the museum was up and I rushed out, grabbed a really awful sandwich that had something that resembled bacon on it and caught the bus. We were off, and I closed my eyes knowing the next time they open, we would be in the Rome, or so I thought. When I had woken up from my relatively comfortable bus nap, I was ready to see the city. Unfortunately, our bus had broken down about 20 minutes outside of the city. We had to wait a while, but another bus came. Finally, we were there. It was dark, but we were still marveling out the bus window to our new home. Truthfully, it was very overwhelming for many reasons. This was going to be the first time in two weeks the entire group was not going to be living together. We got dropped off and we all went our separate ways. We took a taxi through what seemed like a gigantic city. Everything seemed foreign again, yet exciting. When we pulled up next to our apartment, another panic took hold. I had not seen what the inside of our place was going to be like. We walked in to see
a quaint yet comfortable apartment that was fully furnished, complete with a kitchen, a stereo, and even a nice selection of Italian art and movie posters that decorated the walls. I knew I was excited that this is where we would spend the rest of our trip. It was not all roses though. One roommate was getting the bedroom with one bed; the other two were going to be sleeping in the same room together. My friend Zach and I agreed to share the room together, which resulted in an epic rockpaper-scissor competition for the most comfy futon with the best view of the TV. I went up one game to nothing, but then my roommate stormed back to win the next two games, and consequently, the other bed. Aside from my crushing defeat, I knew that this was going to be an even better experience. The next day, we triple checked the map, and we were off to orientation. It was our first time walking the streets of Rome, and we looked like the biggest tourists out there. Walking by sites like the Trevi Fountain and the Altare della Patria (which the locals call the Wedding Cake) was absolutely mind blowing to see in real life. That was the moment where it felt like we had finally made it. Alex Stadnick is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at alex.stadnick@my.und.edu
The Internet is quite possibly the greatest invention that’s ever graced the world of man. It contains the sum of almost all human knowledge ever recorded. It has brought about an unprecedented level of globalization by allowing communication around the world virtually instantly. However, the Internet has posed one question that has left many perplexed: “Why are memes?” Internet memes — for those of you who have decided to live under a rock since the Internet began to become widely accessible — are pictures or videos with descriptive text that have an overlying theme. Animals like Grumpy Cat and Doge swept the Internet by storm, before they, like all other memes, went to the meme cemetery, relegated to lame Facebook pages and Lifetime movie specials. The word meme is generally defined as an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture. On the Internet, this means that memes represent the purest distillation of Internet culture. From racism to a love of cats, memes teach us about the generally accepted online culture. The most popular of these truffles of online culture provide us with a humorous insight into our own lives, either on or offline. They make many people laugh, become extremely popular and, like a bad firework, fizzle out into obscurity without anyone really noticing. That doesn’t mean that all memes are good. Some memes are created by people so depraved of any creativity or understanding of how humor works. These people produce what the Internet refers to as “dank memes,” a generally positive comment repurposed to be negative, because the Internet is nothing if not sarcastic. Dank memes are the embodiment of the slums of creativity that happen when you let anyone create whatever that they want. That being said, even the dankest of memes help to explain the culture of the Internet. Because of the freedom on the Internet, anyone can make anything — even when they suck at it. The dankest memes show us just how free the Internet is. Whether they are just telling how totally amazing all of those saxaphone players in the River View High School band are, or how women need to stop being such feminazis, these dank memes remind us that the Internet’s freedom even encompasses those who are not capable of creating anything even slightly worth the amount of combined human energy it took for it to exist. Memes are love, memes are life. Memes are the bouillon cubes of Internet culture, embodying all of the collective thoughts on the Internet into a mostly useless triviality.
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A pirate’s life for me Alex Bertsch
The Dakota Student In the mid 2000s a new movement began in Sweden. This movement saw the birth of a new political party that would become known as the Pirate Party, and it may be the coolest political party to ever exist. The Pirate Party was founded on the core principles of civil rights, direct democracy and participation in government, reform of copyright and patent law, free sharing of knowledge (open content), information privacy, transparency, freedom of information, anti-corruption and network neutrality. The Pirate Party is so named due to its demand that copyright laws be reformed to better promote the ideas of open content and freedom of information. The Pirate Party built power in Sweden following its founding in 2006, and in 2009 it won two seats in the EU parliament. It would award one of these seats to Amelia Andersdotter, a former leader in the party’s youth wing, who would become the youngest member in the history of the party at the age of 23. That’s insane to imagine. A 23-year-old woman was one of the Pirate Party’s first elected members. That’s awesome.
After these victories, the party began to spread its influence to other countries, founding both the European Pirate Party and the Pirate Parties International to help coordinate all of the Pirate Parties around the world. There are now Pirate Parties in 42 different countries, including a sparsely recognized party in the U.S. The U.S. Pirate Party was founded in 2006, but despite its relative age — it will be 9 years old in June — the party is still not widely recognized. The party is fully recognized in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. There also are 12 other Pirate Parties that have not yet become official members of the Pirate National Committee, otherwise known as the coolest national committee in American Politics. The chairperson of the PNC, currently Andrew Norton, is called Captain, because the Pirate Party wasn’t already cool enough. And if you needed any more proof that the Pirate Party was awesome, here is the opening of the PNC constitution: “For our values, we have been derided as ‘pirates.’ For our hope that every person may be free to access the whole of human knowledge, we have been called ‘pirates.’ For our belief that one need not ask permission to participate in governance, industry, culture and other aspects of society,
we have been called ‘pirates.’ For our belief that citizens should not be surveilled and distrusted as if they are criminals, we have been called ‘pirates.’ For our rejection of authority and profit seeking when it does not serve the good of all people, we have been called ‘pirates.’ We reclaim this label of ‘pirate’ and abjure its derogatory, incendiary implications. We are Pirates. We stand for liberty, equality and solidarity of all human beings, and against all threats they may face.” That is awesome. I mean a bit overdramatic, but still it’s pretty cool. But the Pirate Party, no matter how cool it may be, actually has decent ideas, and adequately represents the change that our laws need in order to adapt to the digital age. While the two main parties in the U.S. politics continue to fight the progression of the Internet and promoting corporate interests regarding the Internet, the Pirate Party is actually fighting for people’s rights. So I can only hope that the Pirate Party in the U.S. will grow. One day, I hope to be able to cast my vote on a Pirate ballot. Until then, sail on fellow Pirates.
Alex Bertsch is the opinion editor for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at alexander.j.bertsch@my.und.edu
Benefitting from rejection Kjerstine Trooien The Dakota Student In my life lately, there has been a lot of focus on rejection. A friend is going through a breakup. Another didn’t get into the grad school she was hoping for. I’m currently trying to prioritize things in my life, including turning down offers that may have hurt other individuals. If ever my life has had a “theme of the week,” this one is “rejection.” I’ve always wondered why rejection “stings.” Rejection is an action, a verb, not a feeling. It can inspire feelings, but rejection itself, cannot sting. True, we can personify rejection into some sort of scorpionhybrid noun/verb/whatever and make it sting, but I’m not talking about rejection in art. I’m talking about rejection in real life. When we speak of rejection, it’s always one sided — we almost always speak of the person who received the rejection, the one who felt its proverbial “sting.” We rarely speak of the side that does the rejecting, unless it’s to curse them or insult their mother. But we never talk about the good side of rejection — yes, it exists. Don’t worry, I’m not going to go all “When He closes a door …” on you. The feelings that come from being rejected or rejecting someone may suck, yes, but because of them we end up not focusing on what a rejection leaves behind. Let’s start with the side that’s always talked about — the one who got rejected. It doesn’t really matter if you got turned down for a date or if one of your grad schools sent you the “Thank you, but no” letter, the aftermath isn’t fun. We’ve all been there, and we’ll all be there again. Dealing with the aftermath of whatever rejection it is, is never really pleasent. For me, it feels like someone has taken my innerkeyboard and moved all the keys around to spell an insulting message. My plan didn’t go — there wasn’t even an “according to.” Instead it was stopped before it got off the ground. For me, rejection ultimately implies a loss of power — and the easiest way to bounce back is to regain that power. So yes, I could whine and moan, or I could get something done.
Rejection isn’t all bad. It forces the rejected to seek new avenues, make new plans. To steal some words from one of my best friends, it forces me to “think sideways.” Forward no longer works, no one can move backwards (still waiting on that time machine, inventors), so really the only option is one that hadn’t been considered before. And there it is, your control back. Now for the part we never really talk about — the one doing the rejecting. The after-effects of rejecting someone, whether it’s from a job or a date, still hurt. Even schools, I’d imagine (and hope), would love to take on all students who want to learn — but can’t. Contrary to what I like to pretend, I’m not completely heartless — I don’t enjoy the act of rejection. I don’t like hurting people, I’d imagine (and hope) the rest of you out there don’t either. I won’t pretend that rejecting is worse that getting rejected — but we have to admit that rejecting someone doesn’t feel good. Each side has it’s own misery, and each side has it’s own gain. The rejecter, as soon as the act is done, has it off their chest. They no longer hold someone else in the balance of yes or no — they only have to worry about themselves. This is not something selfish, but rather freeing. As a rejector, I can get back to my plans, and the rejected can get on with theirs. If you’re still struggling understanding what I’m trying to say, look at it this way: Rejection is the glass of water that is both half full and half empty. The way to deal with the the problem (no matter which side you’re on) is to find the water pitcher. Every one of us will go through the process of rejection multiple times. Sometimes it’s small, like telling your puppy “no” when he begs for table scraps. Sometimes it’s huge, like missing out on a raise. We will each find ourselves on both sides of the act, committing and being victim to. But we don’t have to let a rejection ruin us. There is always another way, another turn, another task to move on to. This isn’t fate or providence, it’s simply life in all of its complicated splendor. Kjerstine Trooien is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at kjerstine.trooien@my.und.edu
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Five Guys receives five stars By Brendan McCabe The Dakota Student
FOODREVIEW “Five Guys”
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Five Guys Burgers and Fries is one of those magical things where if you tell someone you’ve never tried it, they will actively dislike you. The typical response to saying you have never been to Five Guys is, “Oh my God, you’ve never been to Five Guys!?” followed by an explanation of why you have been living under a rock all of your life. With that in mind, I’ll try to sum up the way I feel about the restaurant as eloquently as I can: This place kicks more a** than Batman and the United States Marine Corps combined. Upon entering the restaurant’ you are greeted with a red and white color scheme and a small maze composed of sacks of potatoes destined to become Five Guys fries. The atmosphere inside reminded me of a cross between a particularly fun graduation party and White Castle.
The first bite of my Five Guys burger was like a low key VIP only charity concert in my mouth where Justin Bieber was scheduled to play, but had to cancel, and Adele showed up instead. Brendan McCabe Burger Enthusiast As an appetizer, all guests are welcome to fill a small dish with peanuts from a box at the front of the restaurant. While I cannot say if you can have unlimited peanuts, I can say I went back for a second dish without so much as a dirty look from the staff. An average hamburger at Five Guys comes in at a price of $6.38, which at first glance sounds entirely unimpressive. However, it also comes with two patties and 15 different toppings ranging from grilled onions to relish to jalapeno peppers at no additional charge. Because I have the palate of a picky five year old that’s been
Five Guys Burger and Fries meal: Burger, Cajun fries and a drink. Five guys is located at 3321 32nd Ave S. Photo courtesy of lasvegas.informermg.com.
overly coddled by its mother, I chose only four of these toppings. Upon receiving the burger, I was shocked by how tall it was. You know how tall a McDonald’s Big Mac looks in their ads? It was at least that tall, which is roughly twice the height of a Big Mac in real life. With all of that useless information out of the way, it’s time to move on to what really matters: Taste. We’ve all heard the phrase that eating a certain food “was like a party in my mouth and everyone was invited.” The first bite of my Five Guys burger “was like a low key VIP-onlycharity concert in my mouth where Justin Bieber was scheduled to play, but had to cancel, and Adele showed up instead.” Every ingredient in the burger was fresh and flavorful, and the only time I was disappointed was when it was gone. Now was the time to move on to the fries. I have always heard great things about Five Guys’ fries, so I had no problem shelling out almost $3 for their smallest size. But much like a honey badger or Bruce Lee, size is relative. Though the cup the fries come in was fairly small, the bottom of the bag was completely covered in stray fries. This is a move by Five Guys employees that I can only describe as being extremely bro. Effectively, you get twice as many fries as you pay
for. Effectively, that’s awesome. a cup of malt vinegar is one of use of incredibly fresh ingrediI ordered the Cajun style the purest joys in life. ents. fries while a friend ordered the A full meal at Five Guys can traditional kind, and through- easily run over $10, but there out the night I “appropriated” is no way you could be disaphis side dish “for journalism,” pointed with the results. Five Brendan McCabe is a staff which is not to be confused with Guys effortlessly earns five out writer for The Dakota Student. “stealing” because everything of five stars for its charming at- He can be reached at brendan.mctastes better when it’s stolen. mosphere, speedy service and its cabe@my.und.edu. Five Guys hand cuts its potatoes every day, and its fries certainly set themselves apart from the greasy styrofoam texture of most fast food fries. It’s refreshing to bite into a fry that tastes and feels like it came from a legitimate potato. The traditional flavored fries were excellent, but the Cajun style fries were phenomenal. An interesting quirk of the restaurant is that along with ketchup, malt vinegar is also an option for dunking your fries. Though I’m always wary of anything Canadian, our neighbors to the north hit the nail on the head with this one. Dipping a Five Guys Five Guys Burgers and Fries peanuts. Served while customers wait Cajun style fry into for their order. Photo courtesy of emmaculatereflections.com.
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Friday April 17, 2015
“Big Six� represents successful students
UND graduation ceremony. Photo courtesy of UND.
By Serianna Henkel The Dakota Student
A recent survey reports 25 percent of college graduates in the U.S. are failing to thrive in their careers and lives. Gallup, Inc., a company specializing in public opinion polling, conducted a survey of 30,000 college graduates and gathered information based on how they measure their degree of engagement in their careers and their financial, physical, community and social well-being. Gallup identifies a “Big Six� as being crucial to a
graduate’s well-being and life preparedness, based on six positive experiences a successful student should have while attending college. The first three are in the category of support and are listed as having caring professors, having at least one professor who made learning exciting and having a mentor encouraging of goals and dreams. The second half of the “Big Six� are experiential, and include working on a project that takes more than a semester to complete, having an internship or job that involved
applying classroom knowledge and being involved in activities and extracurriculars on campus. Based on those criteria, only 3 percent of survey participants agreed with all six statements. The majority of participants 63 percent agreed that they had at least one professor who made them excited about learning. The 25 percent that are currently failing to thrive are those who did not identify with any of the “Big Six.� Gallup asks, “Is a college degree worth it?� According to its survey, it is for most.
Those who are thought to have made the most of their time in college by experiencing the “Big Six� are statistically better off in their postgrad lives and are considered to be thriving. For the remaining 25 percent, the answer varies. Those who completed a four-year program simply to receive a degree on paper are less likely to be happy in their career, and are generally less prepared for what comes after graduation. By means of experiencing the “Big Six,� a student is considered to be heavily en-
gaged in their overall college experience. A sample poll of 20 UND students about the “Big Six,� were mixed results. All students involved in the survey reported identifying with at least one of the statements, the most common being a tie between having a professor who made learning exciting and having professors who cared about students as people. Both of these statements were agreed upon by 95 percent of the students polled.
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applied. Much like the Gallup survey, 5 percent of students (in this case, one student) reported having experienced all of the “Big Six” while at UND. Gallup suggests ways in which more students can make the most of their time in college, and it begins with a change in attitude.
“If we believe a college degree is an automatic ticket to a better career and life, we fail,” writes Brandon Busteed of Gallup. “If we believe the only measure of success is salary, we fail.” Gallup reports that a student’s drive and emotional engagement in their education need to extend beyond
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Softball team ends losing streak — UND collects two wins last Tuesday, returns home to host Portland State
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Junior Hannah Tometich catches the ball last weekend at Apollo Field. Photo by Nicholas Nelson/The Dakota Student.
Staff Report The Dakota Student The UND women’s softball team ended its 14-game losing streak last Tuesday when it
clinched two wins on the road against South Dakota State with scores of 4-3 and 12-4. North Dakota saw four different players make four hits. Maria Dedinger and Michaela
Zins were the team leaders in batting average with .667 while Emily Bell made three hits and collected her eighth home run this season. North Dakota will play at
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As Zane McIntyre has mentioned in the past, his grandmother was one of a kind with a distinct, caring personality. She encouraged Schneider in his studies, and he eventually was accepted into the UND Medical School. Though it wasn’t always his dream to become a doctor, the path he followed provided him with a rewarding career that’s always accompanied by a dedicated passion to his alma mater and its hockey program. He remembers his first game. He said he saw a skater charge all the way down the ice and take down another player. A two-minute penalty was dealt, and Schneider couldn’t believe the player wasn’t taken out of the game. That was hockey. And Schneider was hooked. Vala Kasbohm still remembers her first game, too. “It was in the quonset without the heat,” she said. “It was cold.” That was in the early 1970s, and Kasbohm still wears her old jersey from that era with a unique, 43-year-old
home this weekend when it will host Portland State in a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday’s game is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Apollo Field.
green UND hat fashioned upon her head. She was in Boston last weekend for Frozen Four No. 15 — her 14th in a row. She’s a North Dakota fan at heart, though she and her husband Ken will still make the trip to the tournament whether
It was in the quonset with no heat. It was cold. Vala Kasbohm UND aluma UND makes it or not. The two stood near a table on the concourse at TD Garden last Thursday before the UND-Boston University game. They’ve been coming to games for many years, but they said they know they’re not the only ones. In fact, the former North Dakota residents said they recognized three Lake Superior State fans behind them and know the trio has been to many more Frozen Four games than they have. But who’s counting. They’re not vying for any
After completing hockey stints at UND, some players will be continuing their hockey careers at another level. Mark MacMillan has signed a two-year entry level NHL contract with the Montreal Canadiens while Stephane Pattyn signed with the Charlotte Checkers and Andrew Panzerella will be with the St. John’s Ice Caps, both in the American Hockey League. MacMillan was a fourth-round draft pick in 2010 with the Canadiens and clinched various honors during his senior year at UND, including NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year and All-NCHC First Team honors. When Pattyn joins the Charlotte Checkers, he will be joining former UND teammate Mario Lamoureux. Pattyn completed his career playing in 167 games, which ranks sixth alltime in program history. Panzerella signed an amateur contract with the Ice Caps. He played in 77 games during his time at UND, collecting two goals and eight assists. In nine games during the 2014-15 season, Panzerella matched his career high four points.
record or trying to hype up their fan persona — they’re just up for taking a trip every year in mid-March to cities they might not have otherwise chosen for a vacation. The two met in North Dakota when Vala was attending UND for medical technology and Ken was in the Air Force. Forty years after their marriage, they’re still unwavering in their support for UND hockey. They live in Irvine, Calif., now, and began their Frozen Four streak in 1999 when Ken saw the tournament would be held in Anaheim and decided to get tickets since it was close to home. The rest is history. They’ll name off some of the their favorite parts. There were certain cities and certain restaurants — specific details about the game or the team they still remember. “There’s memorable parts to probably all the cities we’ve been to,” Vala said. There is one part they enjoy the most about their many adventures. “The people,” she said.
Elizabeth Erickson is the sports editor of The Dakota Student. She can be reached at elizabeth.e.erickson@my.und.edu
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Senior Andrew Thome pitches the ball last weekend at Kraft Memorial Field. Photo by Nicholas Nelson/The Dakota Student.
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North Dakota finished Sunday’s game with a total of 16 hits. Walsh, along with senior Tyler Follis both put the ball in play three times for UND. The three wins on the weekend brought North Dakota up to a 6-6 record in the Western Athletic Con-
ference and also moved the team into the middle of the conference standings. Walsh mentioned after Sunday’s game how the sweep over Chicago State will give the team confidence when it heads into Seattle next weekend to take on current conference leader Seattle University. Before traveling to Seattle, North Dakota snapped its four-
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game win streak on the road on Tuesday, losing 21-7 to South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits scored 11 runs in the fourth inning of the mid-week non-conference matchup that UND wasn’t able to come back from. Follis went into Tuesday’s game with the third-highest batting average at .426 in the NCAA. The senior went 1-for-2, and walked three
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“It was really helpful,” she said. “I was close to my family, and a community who has known me and supported me for a long time.” After finishing her collegiate career with more than 1,000 points and 750 rebounds, Evers
times. North Dakota will be tested this weekend as it will try and snap a ten-game conference win streak that Seattle is holding onto. Seattle presents a challenge to UND as it has its opponents’ batting .247 on the season, the second best in conference behind Sacramento State. Seattle ERA this season is 3.40,
which is second behind Sacramento State. North Dakota will play Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend in Seattle, and will look to build off some recent success in conference play.
was given a call to participate in a ProHoops Combine in Florida a few weeks ago. Pro scouts and other officials were there to evaluate players prior to the draft and free agent signing. Evers plans to graduate this spring with a degree in marketing. While she’s still pondering her future, she hopes to stay near her roots.
“I’m keeping my options open, I plan on staying close to UND,” she said. Whatever the case might be, there is one thing that is certain. Emily Evers has lived her dream.
Ben Novak is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at benjamin.novak@my.und.edu
Jack Harvey is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at jack.harvey@my.und.edu
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Evers lives her dream Baseball — UND women’s basketball senior participates in ProHoops Combine
By Jack Harvey The Dakota Student Not many people get to live out their dream. The basketball season may be over, but Emily Evers is still in a dream state. A native of Grand Forks, she was put in basketball at very young age and, for her, was the right call. “When I was a kid, my parents put me in it and it stuck,” Evers said. After playing at Red River High School, she decided to take her talents up a notch to Division I basketball. She chose UND, her hometown team. “It was a dream come true,” she said. “I knew from first minute at a UND game that’s where I wanted to be.” After redshirting her freshman year, Evers emerged off the bench and received the Great West Conference Sixth Woman Award. She was one of eight players to play in all 32 games, and also the only player to score in every game. Her strong first season didn’t go unnoticed, as she played 27 games and started 21 her sophomore season. She went on to lead
the team in blocks and was third in the Big Sky Conference in field goal percentage. Her junior year was one for the ages. Not only did she receive Big Sky Conference co-Sixth Woman of the Year and played in every game, she, along with the rest of the team, fulfilled a dream she had since she was shooting hoops in her driveway — a berth to the NCAA basketball tournament. Evers said her trip to March Madness was unforgettable. “Amazing,” Evers said. “It was a dream come true. Every kid dreams of going to the big dance.” Following a successful junior year, Evers continued her success for the Green and White by having yet another work horse season. There was no senior slide for her as she started 28 games while playing 30. Not only did she perform night in and night out, she also put up career numbers and game bests against Colorado in November recording 21 points and 17 rebounds. Evers attributes her abilities to where she grew up.
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North Dakota baseball is coming off a weekend full of success in Grand Forks. UND, now 12-16 on the season, swept conference opponent Chicago State, defeating the Cougars in all three matchups played at Kraft Memorial Field this past weekend. Sunday’s game between the two teams was close until the eighth inning when North Dakota went on to score seven runs, securing a 11-1 victory.
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Road never too long for UND fans
— Fans and alumni travel to Frozen Four in Boston to support men’s hockey team
By Elizabeth Erickson The Dakota Student It was the same routine for 10 years. Brian Milne would leave work at 10:30 a.m. mountain time and arrive in Grand Forks at about 7 p.m. central time on Friday night. A UND men’s hockey season ticket holder and 1978 alumnus, Milne didn’t think twice about the long hours on the road from his home in Montana to Ralph Engelstad Arena. From 2002 to 2012, Milne was at every UND home game — except one when a blizzard cut his trip
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short and left him stranded in Stanley, N.D. Milne was a student in the stands in the early Gino Gasparini years and never wavered in his support of the team he’s been cheering for diligently ever since then. His Frozen Four record can’t be traced nearly that far back, but the Fargo native flew to Boston last weekend and made his fifth appearance to the tournament. The other games he attended followed a very similar trend. “All the ones they’ve lost,” Milne said He still can’t say he’s seen North Dakota win it all. Mark Schneider can’t either.
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A North Dakota native with a similar story, Schneider also traveled to Boston to see the UND team he’s so passionate about play in the Frozen Four for the fifth time. Usually, he would drive if the site was within 1,000 miles, but the retired physician who hadn’t taken a day off for 15 years booked a plane ticket to Boston and planned to meet up with his son when he got there and find tickets. He’ll tell you all about the small town where he grew up, and the deep roots his family has in hockey. His young grandson already knows what a roughing penalty is, and he’ll let you know how
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that penalty will be spent. “’Two minutes in da box!’ — that’s what he’ll say,” Schneider said with a laugh. His dark grey sweatshirt features a small, definitive Fighting Sioux logo Schneider has been loyal to since his days as a student at the school. Originally an accoupational therapy student, Schneider got to know Susan McIntyre, former chairwoman of the Department of Occupational Therapy and junior goaltender Zane McIntyre’s late grandmother.
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All in the eighth, sophomore Hunter Walsh hit the first home run of his North Dakota career He then ended the game with a tworun walk off double to give North Dakota a run-rule win. “Coach has been kind of giving me some crap, telling me I’m a bigger guy,” Walsh said with a smile after Sunday’s win over Chicago State. “My numbers have been kind of down this year. He’s been kind of giving me some crap saying I can’t handle the ballpark, so just put a good swing on the ball and let the bat do the work I guess.” Sunday’s series finale was a big day for sophomores on the North Dakota roster. Sophomore catcher T.J. Pigeon hit his first career home run, a three-run shot to left field that gave North Dakota a 9-1 lead before Walsh ended the game with his double. “I’ve kind of struggled earlier this year,” Pigeon said. “I just came back off an injury — fractured my hand earlier this year. (This is my) first time back and it’s kind of nice to be productive to the team.”
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