January 28, 2013

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Vol. 116 Issue 32

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World-Renowned Ceramics Artist Visits NDSU Student Fees Amy Smith visits NDSU as Rosenquist Artist in Residency Sanna Prescott Co-News Editor

Requested to Increase Student Speaks Against Increased Fees at Open Forum

Amy Smith, previously an Adjunct Professor at the University of Nebraska, has traveled 473 miles from Lincoln, Neb., to Fargo, N.D. to exemplify her creativity as an artist and educator.

Smith is residing in Far-

“I’m really excited to be here, I feel like I’m being introduced to a new culture within America” go for the spring semester through the James Rosenquist Artist Residency Program at NDSU. Since 2007 this program has been drawing in artists from around the world to develop their personal vision and connect with students and the community.

“I’m really excited to be here, I feel like I’m being introduced to a new culture within America,” said Smith. “I think I’m surprised at how stoic people can be but they’re so kind, at the same time, I feel very welcomed.”

Smith has had her work on display and for sale all over the nation. Recently, her porcelain has traveled to the Crimson Laurel Gallery in Bakersville, N.C., San Anglo Museum of Fine Arts in Texas and the Santa Fe Clay Gallery in Santa Fe, N.M. “I’m really looking forward to this time of focus on the work and to see what I come up with,” she said.

“See how the winter here

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Michele Reid, Dean of Libraries, explains the NDSU Library’s fiscal year cuts of 2011-2012 at a student fee open forum on Thursday. The Libraries are requesting a student fee increase of $1.66 per credit.

Amy Hilgers

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Contributing Writer

Amy Smith createsa porcelain work in her studio at Renaissance Hall, downtown Fargo.

affects me, how the wind might affect my work in a different way, the brisk coldness. A lot of my glazes are described as icy or glacial.”

Smith describes herself as a multi-faceted artist.

“I’m working in clay but I have this background in drawing, and the class that I’m teaching for The Rosenquist is advanced figure drawing, which I am just thrilled about,” Smith said.

“I love getting back to the figure.”

Smith began her first ceramics class at Ohio University as a sophomore in college.

“There where so many

people in my class that threw in high school, and I felt so behind but really it just made me work harder to catch up with them and do well,” Smith recalled.

Smith soon realized that she would become a professional potter. “I applied for the program and got in. There were maybe four or five other majors… it’s amazing how much progress I made in three classes,” she said.

While attending graduate school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Smith shared a studio with Michael Strand, NDSU’s department head of visual arts. The

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pair is once again sharing a charming studio in the basement of Renaissance Hall in downtown Fargo.

“In a male dominated department I am offering my femminity, my femaleness, my woman hood!” Smith jested about being NDSU’s only female ceramics professional on staff. “So that’s exciting, I get to come here and be myself.”

Smith also has an up-

coming feature in the March edition of Ceramics Monthly on her existing collaboration with ceramic artist, Simon Levin.

Smith encourages any students who are interested in seeing what she is working on to head down to the studio in the basement of Renaissance Hall and “find me throwing and trimming and making pots,” she said.

An open forum regarding student fees revealed a small discrepancy over the request to raise the amount of money students are dishing out for library fees per semester.

On Thursday, a small group of approximately twenty people gathered in the Mandan Room at the Memorial Union to hear Michele Reid, dean of libraries, and Marc Wallman, interim vice president for information technology, explain their requests to increase student fees for their departments.

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Livestock Expert Speaks at NDSU Temple Grandin on Livestock Handling, Autism Logan Curti

Contributing Writer

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Temple Grandin speaks in the Memorial Union Ballroom Friday.

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Renowned livestock specialist and autism expert Temple Grandin spoke at NDSU on the topics of autism and livestock handling.

Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, spoke primarily about the functioning of the minds of animals and those of autistic people.

Grandin has worked in the animal science department of Colorado State University for over 20 years.

During this time, Grandin has worked to overcome her personal struggles with autism, and her work has led

to dramatic improvements in the livestock industry, according to the Colorado State University website.

“If you want to understand art, autism, animals or math, you have to get away from verbal language,” Grandin said. “Animal thoughts are sensorybased… autistic brains are sensory-based.”

By paying attention to sensory details, Grandin believes we can gain a better understanding of an animal’s perspective. This perspective is similar to the autistic mind.

“Both animals and people with autism are bottomup thinkers. They form

concepts based on specific examples or details,” Grandin said “To understand their behavior, details and sensory clues are crucial.”

Grandin explained that the autistic mind is specialized on certain sensory thoughts, whereas individuals who are not on the autistic spectrum typically think in words (auditory). She defined three types of autistic minds: visual, spatial and verbal, and people with these types of minds think in pictures, spatial terms and facts, respectively. Grandin considers herself to possess a visual mind.

“All my thoughts are pictures,” Grandin said “For

me to have a thought, I need to have a picture.”

She explained that her ability to visualize the cattle’s perspective enabled her to design a more humane, calming method for cattle slaughterhouses to use.

“I can see things about the cattle that most people can’t. All animals deserve to be treated well before and during their death,” Grandin asserted.

Grandin’s interest in the cattle industry began at age 15 when she spent the summer at her aunt’s ranch.

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Brown Bag Seminar Presents ‘The Bro Code’ Morgan Richert

Contributing Writer

The Bro Code Brown Bag Seminar will feature a 50-minute presentation about the “bro code” among men, and women who live within the code.

The Bro Code Seminar will aim to shed light on

“The hardest part to break down is the understanding of masculinity and femininity. Guys who have feelings and aggressive girls who play sports are looked down upon, but it is important to look at who you are.”

- Erienne Fawcett masculinity and femininity in our culture and discuss what it means for men and women having to enact it.

The presentation is focused on showing how a set of rules dictates how men should act around other men.

The Bro Code promotes a set of guidelines that men have vaguely established to define their masculinity.

Barney Stinson, a character from the TV series “How I Met Your Mother,” illustrates the Bro Code with a quote: “When out with the guys, never accept a call from your girlfriend—unless she’s dying or trapped under a burning fuel truck, and if that’s the case, make it quick.”

Erienne Fawcett, of the women and gender studies department, explained this seminar is meant to be interesting and educational about a deeper insight into the two different genders and how our culture has set

them up.

“The hardest part to break down is the understanding of masculinity and femininity,” Fawcett said.

“Guys who have feelings and aggressive girls who play sports are looked down upon, but it is important to look at who you are.”

Fawcett encourages students to appreciate how they were made and know that it is okay to be yourself.

“This event is about gaining more respect for each other and community building,” Fawcett said.

The event will be held at noon on Wednesday in the Arikara Room in the Memorial Union. This event, co-led by the Compass Foundation and women and gender studies department, is open and free to the public.

“One of the hardest things is to get an understanding of what masculinity and femininity are and what it means,” Fawcett explained. “The better you understand that, the more freedom there is to be yourselves.”

The Brown Bag Seminars are scheduled periodically throughout the semester with different topics to interest and educate faculty and students alike.

The presentations range from video, round-table, monolog, PowerPoint and lecture presentations.

The seminars are labeled “Brown Bag” because they are given at noon and people eat their lunch while listening to the presentation.

For more information about future Brown Bag Seminar topics and times, visit http://www.ndsu. edu/fileadmin/ihas/IHAS_ Schedule/2013_Archive/ ihas01152013.pdf.

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The influenza outbreak has affected many people in the area, including students.

Nation and State React to Influenza Outbreak Hannah Dillon Staff Writer

The United States is currently under attack, but not from human soldiers.

Armadas of the influenza virus are once again waging a war against the country, and the immune systems of the people are trying to fight back.

In North Dakota alone this year, there have been nearly 2,500 cases of reported influenza and six reported deaths. The Student Health Services website reports 400 people a year die from influenza in North Dakota.

Fortunately, the numbers are not as bad as years in the past. The Center for Disease Control updates a weekly “FluView” website with statistics about how the current influenza season is faring.

According to a graph of percentage of visits for influenza-like illnesses, this season is on a current decline.

This is nothing compared to 2009-2010, which the CDC declared a “pandemic” on the graph.

However, for people who have lived to tell the war stories of this year’s influenza outbreak, it still was not

pleasant.

“It was pretty nasty,” said Alyssa Haglin, a senior majoring in human development and family science, who recently got over the flu. “When it started, I

gastroenteritis usually lasts about 24 hours, while influenza can last a full week.

“You are contagious from one day before your symptoms develop until 24 hours after your fever is gone with-

“When it started, I thought it was a head-cold…

Throughout the night, the symptoms got worse.”

– Alyssa Haglin thought it was a head-cold. … Throughout the night, the symptoms got worse.”

The symptoms of influenza can mimic those of a cold, but there are some major differences.

The NDSU Student Health Services website says that the influenza is characterized by high fever lasting three to four days, prominent headache, severe aches and pains, two to three weeks of fatigue and extreme exhaustion. For the common cold, most of these symptoms are rare or mild.

Influenza is also different than gastroenteritis, or what people commonly call the stomach flu. Influenza usually doesn’t cause diarrhea, nausea or vomiting but may in some children, according to the influenza Wikipedia article.

Another difference is that

out the use of fever reducing medication,” said Donna Lipetzky, the lead registered nurse at the Wallman Wellness Center.

Haglin went to Student Health Services less than 24 hours after she began showing symptoms and was able to get a prescription early enough to actually help with the illness.

“The fever and body aches lasted for about four days, but the lingering cough has lasted for just over two weeks!” she said.

Medication is not always effective, according to the Student Health Services website. If you have the flu, ensure a speedy recovery by getting plenty of rest and non-caffeinated and nonalcoholic fluids. Over-thecounter pain medication and decongestants can be used to treat symptoms as well.

The Student Health Services website says that people who are stressed do not get much sleep and live in crowded areas – the definition of a college student – are more likely to catch influenza.

Staying healthy by drinking plenty of fluids and keeping a well-balanced diet as well as keeping away from people who are sick can help reduce a student’s chances of contracting influenza.

Getting the flu shot can also help prevent the onset of influenza. The Student Health Services website urges that it is never too late to get a flu shot, as the influenza season goes well into March.

Students can make an appointment to get a flu shot at Student Health Services by calling 701-231-7331.

Students may also make appointments if they believe they have contracted influenza.

For more information about influenza, visit http:// w w w. n d s u . e d u / s t u d e n thealthservice/seasonal_influenza_information/.

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Anti-Discrimination Bill Introduced in N.D. Senate Sexual Orientation Clause to be Included Nathan Stottler Spectrum Staff

The advancement of the LGBTQ community in North Dakota is poised to take a big step forward.

Press conferences were held in Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks on Tuesday to announce the introduction of Senate Bill 2252, designed to protect the rights of LGBTQ individuals at home and in the workplace. In Fargo, lawyer Tom Fiebiger expounded on the measures that SB 2252 takes to prevent discrimination. “[The bill] extends basic protections in the home and workplace to members of the LGBT community of North Dakota by including sexual orientation in the North Dakota Fair Housing Act and the North Dakota Human Rights Act,” Fiebiger announced.

A similar bill was introduced in the state Senate in 2009, but after passing through the Senate, it failed to pass through the House of Representatives. Fiebeiger

believes that the reintroduction of the bill is timely, referencing the second inauguration of President Barack Obama on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which occurred just a day before the announcement of SB 2252.

“In the words of Martin Luther King Jr., ‘The time is always right to do what’s right,’ and the time is right now, in 2013, to pass this important legislation,” Feibiger said.

Though the previous bill failed in the House, the reintroduction was done with bi-partisan support and is not projected to be opposed by a major party-line divide.

“The legislation has not been a partisan issue, with support from both sides of the aisle,” Feibiger explained. “It’s a family and business issue. Its about creating inclusive, supportive communities as our state continues to progress.”

Supporting the bill at the press conference was Dave Lanpher, chair of the Fargo Human Relations Commission. Lanpher expressed that the City of Fargo already includes a sexual orientation

anti-discrimination clause in its own purpose statement.

“Some of my customers, who are gay, choose to live in Minnesota because they have this protection there and they feel more at home,” said Lanpher, who is also a realtor in the area. “What we want to do is create that same environment for our citizens that live in North Dakota.”

The bill has also garnered support from local religious communities. Pastor Peter Schmidt of Faith Lutheran Church offered his endorsement at the press conference.

“This is a justice issue for maybe 10 percent of the population,” Schmidt said. “And we want peace, don’t we? I do. I want peace in my family and in my community and in my world, and if you want peace, work for justice.”

Fiebiger said that though the passing of the bill would represent a big step for the LGBTQ community, there still remains discrimination and hate crime barriers in the state of North Dakota for the LGBTQ community and others as well.

ier to get students to provide the money directly than going through the channels and getting it directly from the administration which is the standard model to use in libraries.”

However, Reid referred to increasing the student fee as “the only fruit we have.”

The library only has three options for funding. Those options are student fees, appropriated and external endowment. The library is hoping for a massive infusion over the course of several years, and the administration has been seeking increases in appropriation for years without success.

Although she admittedly felt reluctant to require this of students, she felt that the increase was a modest one and “this has been an issue that we need to settle now,” Reid said.

“What faculty senate and library committee has recommended in short term,” she said, “is asking the students for one more increase, which our library fee is only

“I started out visiting feed yards, and that’s how you get interested,” Grandin said. She added that her work at the feed yards in the early ‘70s also served as inspiration for the design of her cattle-friendly slaughterhouse.

Grandin is regarded as one of the most accomplished individuals with autism today. In 2010, Grandin’s work as an author, speaker and autism advocate were recognized by TIME magazine, which included her in its “100 Most Influential People in the World.”

This honor was shortly followed by the release of the film “Temple Grandin,” an HBO biopic based on her own life. “Temple Grandin” won seven Emmy awards and a Golden Globe, according to the Colorado State University website.

“Claire Danes kind of became me in the ‘60s and ‘70s [in the movie]; she did just a great job,” Grandin

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packed with accomplishments. She mentioned one achievement of which she was especially proud.

“I implemented an animal welfare auditing program for the American Meat Institute for McDonald’s

also noted that she is very proud of her best drawings and engineering projects.

Grandin has also authored six books, and continues to travel around the globe to speak about autism and animal science.

The event was held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Me“If you want to understand art, autism, animals or morial Union Ballroom. math, you have to get away from verbal language.” The department of animal -Temple Grandin science organized Grandin’s visit. Several hundred people were in attendance, said, “and they show all my corporation and developed including dozens of NDSU projects accurately, and that a really simple auditing tool faculty and students. makes me happy.” for them,” she said. She Grandin’s career is

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Fee Increase continued...

While no opposition was heard toward Wallman’s proposal, one NDSU student found issue with the added library fee.

The NDSU Library is requesting a $1.66 increase per credit in order to prevent additional fiscal year fourteen cuts, which would result in limited resources for teaching, learning and research, Reid said. However, upon making this proposal, Reid was met with disapproval by one attendee.

Derek Jorgenson is a Ph.D. student in the communications department, a previous employee at the library of nine years, and he had some poignant opinions of the requested increase.

His main claim, among others, was that the library should not be reaching out to students to make up for its shortcomings in funds.

“My question is, isn’t this just the low hanging fruit for you to reach out to?” Jorgenson said. “That’s a place where you don’t get as much resistance. It’s probably eas-

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$1.66. It doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hurt you paying it.

But with the additional $1.66 it’s still the second lowest fee of all student fees.”

The library is not the only institution asking for additional funds. On behalf of IT, Wallman requested a $1.99 increase in student fees per credit. The money is needed for cost to continue, cluster computer increases, Tegrity, next generation wireless and Google apps, he said.

Currently, students are required to pay the following fees each semester: $130.80 Student Activity fee, $46.20 MU expansion bond fee, $21.96 Career Services fee, $97.44 Technology fee, $151.40 Health/ Wellness fee, $19.92 Library fee, $0.36 Student Association fee and $81.00 Connect ND fee.

It remains to be seen whether or not the aforementioned increases in library and technology student fees will be applied in the future.

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Lawmakers See Immigration Overhaul this Year Michele Salcedo Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican and Democratic lawmakers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that a long-sought overhaul of the nation's immigration system that includes a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the country will clear Congress this year, the result of changes in the political landscape shown in November's election.

"We are trying to work our way through some very difficult issues," said Illinois' Sen. Richard Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate. "But, we are committed to a comprehensive approach to finally, in this country, have an immigration law we can live with.

We have virtually been going maybe 25 years without a clear statement about immigration policy. That's unacceptable in this nation of immigrants."

Sen. Robert Menendez, who along with Durbin and Sen. John McCain, is part of the six-member, bipartisan Senate group working on a framework for immigration legislation to be announced this week, said current politics dictate that a pathway for citizenship must be included.

“Let’s be very clear: having a pathway to earned legalization is an essential element. And I think that we are largely moving in that direction as an agreement,” said Menendez, D-N.J. But the package “will have the enhancement of

the border security,” he said, nodding to Republicans’ priority to tighten borders to prevent future illegal immigration.

He also said the package would have to crack down on employers hiring undocumented workers.

Arizona Republican McCain has returned to the issue after having led a failed push to fix the nation’s broken immigration system ahead of his 2008 bid for the White House.

McCain said: “What’s changed is, honestly, is that there is a new, I think, appreciation on both sides of the aisle - including, maybe more importantly on the Republican side of the aisle, that we have to enact a comprehensive immigration reform bill.”

Despite making little progress on immigration in his first term, President Barack Obama won more than 70 percent of the Latino vote, in part because of the conservative positions on immigration that Republican nominee Mitt Romney staked out during the GOP primary. Asians, who immigrated to the U.S. in higher numbers than Hispanics in 2010, also overwhelmingly backed Obama. Latino voters accounted for 10 percent of the electorate in November.

Obama is to press his case for immigration changes during a trip to Las Vegas Tuesday: a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants that includes paying fines and back taxes; increased border security; mandatory penalties for

businesses that employ unauthorized immigrants; and improvements to the legal immigration system, including giving green cards to high-skilled workers and lifting caps on legal immigration for the immediate family members of U.S. citizens.

In an opinion piece published online Sunday in the Las Vegas ReviewJournal, Sen. Marco Rubio, also a member of the bipartisan Senate group, laid out his proposal to address the issue. The Florida Republican, son of Cuban immigrants, wrote that “significant progress” on enforcing immigration laws must be certified before unauthorized immigrants now in the country are allowed to apply for residency and “get in the back of the line.”

Rep. Paul Ryan, the 2012 Republican candidate for vice president, said he backs Rubio’s proposal.

“Immigration is a good thing. We’re here because of immigration. We need to make sure it works,” Wisconsin’s Ryan said.

If Republicans fail to act, they will pay the price in elections for generations, McCain warned.

“Well, I’ll give you a little straight talk: Look at the last election... We are losing dramatically the Hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons,” McCain said.

McCain and Menendez spoke with ABC’s “This Week,” Durbin appeared on “Fox News Sunday” and Ryan was on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

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‘The Following’ Pilot Review Matt Paulsen Spectrum Staff

Last Monday was not only MLK day, but also brought the debut of the new FOX show The Following.

The show stars Kevin Bacon (of six-degree fame) as former FBI agent Ryan Hardy. Originally dismissed, Hardy is called back into action when a former serial killer by the name of Joe Carroll played by James Purefoy (Rome) escapes.

This is not just any serial killer, though. Hardy was the only one able to catch Carroll years ago, and is asked to do so again. So now Hardy, a potential alcoholic with not the greatest people skills, is forced back into action years later after being let go to try and catch the man that changed his life forever.

For those worried a show of this magnitude can’t get away with enough on a network channel, they have nothing to worry about. This show is not for the faint of heart.

While watching the pilot, one could easily envision the show on par with others from AMC or FX. The Following certainly doesn’t shy away from violence just because it is on FOX. The entire pilot was filled with twists and turns, while keeping the audience

on the edge throughout most of the hour. With a Silence of the Lambs vibe, there was great chemistry between Bacon’s agent and Purefoy’s killer.

Not only is the chemistry between the two leads strong, but the other subplots add some much needed intrigue as well. The relationship angle is played up between Hardy, Carroll and Carroll’s ex-wife Claire played by Natalie Zea (Justified). How the three of them interact along with Carroll and Claire’s young son add an interesting dynamic to the on-going mystery.

If just chasing Carroll was bad enough, as fate would have it, Carroll has his own little cult of followers, each of who will do whatever Carroll instructs, which includes committing copycat crimes throughout the country. Adding to the suspense, some of Carroll’s followers could be closer to our hero and the case than may be originally expected.

The murders are not just any old murders either. All artists need a muse, and Carroll, a former college English professor, prefers the stylings of Edgar Allen Poe. All of the killings are inspired by Poe’s works. One doesn’t need an understanding of Poe to enjoy the show, but some basic knowledge could add another level of

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Dixie Chicks May Have Run Out of ‘Wide Open Spaces’ Jack Dura

Staff Writer

They are known for their blend of bluegrass and pop, flashy fashion sense and an offhand opinion that sparked a scourge of controversy.

They are the Dixie Chicks, the Texas trio famous for songs such as “Cowboy Take Me Away,” “Long Time Gone” and “I Can Love You Better.” For ten years they charted hit after hit until they robbed the Grammys in 2007, taking home five trophies which included album, record and song of the year.

Six years later there has been barely a peep out of the Chicks, country music’s best-selling female band. Some have assumed they quit their careers on a high note after winning the highly-coveted trifecta of trophies at the Grammys.

Others believe they broke

up as a result of the incident

COURTESY OF TVAFTERDARKONLINE.COM from 2003 when lead singer enjoyment to the show.

Edgar Allen Poe fanatics, Natalie Maines declared on The cast is rounded out could do worse than check a London stage, “Just so

by Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) this one out. That being said, you know…we’re ashamed and Debra Parker (Person of the show is not for every- the President of the United Interest), both of whom as- one. The Following doesn’t States is from Texas.” sist Hardy in the case. shy away from its content, On the eve of the war in At the end of the day, The and pushes boundaries. For Iraq, Maines’ remark spread Following is an intriguing some people it may end up like wildfire, stirring up ponew show with some solid being too graphic. Others litical and musical controperformances from its leads. should strap in and enjoy versy. The band was blackFans of murder mysteries the ride. The Following airs balled and banned from and crime shows, along with Mondays at 8 p.m. on FOX. radio, but managed to pull off a sold-out worldwide tour while political backlash, public destruction of their CDs, and death threats swirled around them.

Three years later, the Chicks returned with their autobiographical comeback release.

Steven Strom “A significant portion of album Taking the Long Way A&E Editor my creative work is done in which offered up all the emoThe Rourke Art Museum direct response to the land- tions from the past few years will play host to a much scape environment,” Olt- in songs like “Not Ready to more active look at art over vedt said. “The landscape Make Nice,” “Lubbock or the next few weeks. Local of northern Minnesota has Leave It” and “The Long artist Carl Oltvedt will not been the principal focus of Way Around.” After winning only have his work featured my work during the past five every category they were nominated for at the Gramin the museum, but will years.”

For most, this will be a mys, the Chicks seemed to actually be providing live demonstrations as he paints rare opportunity to see a pro- vanish into thin air.

However, harmonizing his latest work on the scene. fessional artist during their sisters Martie Maguire and The exhibit -- titled “Ob- creative process.

Oltvedt’s work is very servations” -- will be on display until March 17. Many heavily influenced by the of the artist’s works will also nature of our region.

“Perhaps it is my northbe accompanied by studies taken to help him “‘capture ern European heritage, as I the scene’ in the moment.’” feel deeply connected to the However, Oltvedt’s live light, textures, colors, conpainting sessions will only trasts of open and confined be available for viewing spaces, as well as the sounds on a limited number of oc- and smells of those landcasions. Specifically, these scapes. My process begins events will be held on Feb- with taking walks to engage ruary 3, 8, 22 and 23 from 1 my mind and experience the environment as openly to 4 p.m.

When he’s not working as possible. Most often I on his art, Oltvedt spends his walk without a specific site time as a professor for the in mind and look until I am Minnesota State University moved by the power of form Moorhead department of art suggested by a subject in a and design. His work has particular light.”

A reception for the artist been featured in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the will also be held from 5:30 Minnesota State Historical to 7 p.m. this Friday eveSociety, the North Dakota ning.

The Rourke Art Museum Museum of Art, the Plains Art Museum and the Hono- is located at 521 Main Ave in lulu Academy of Arts, and Moorhead. It is open during can also be found in numer- the week from 1 to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. ous private collections.

During the live paint- However, by calling the muings, patrons will be able seum at 218-236-8861, apto get a better sense of Olt- pointments for special viewvedt’s work. The artist him- ings can be made. There is self went on to describe his no fee for admission to the process in the event’s press exhibit.

Local Artist Carl Oltvedt Features Work at Rourke Art Museum

Emily Robison (who founded the band in 1989), pulled themselves out of hiatus in 2010 to release a duo album under the name Court Yard Hounds, their small subgroup of the Dixie Chicks. A follow-up album is rumored to be released this year, as is Maines’ solo rock album Mother on May 7.

While many people assume this means the band has broken up (citing the singers’ separate albums), the Chicks have maintained they are still together. However, no new material is anywhere in sight. A fourminute reunion on “You,” a track on Steve Martin’s 2011 album “Rare Bird Alert,” is all the Chicks have to show for the past six years.

Maines explicitly addressed the band’s future in a recent interview with Howard Stern.

“Honestly, I just don’t feel like it’s the Dixie Chicks’ time. I do feel like things were tainted permanently, and so I struggle with going out on five Grammys, or going out, you know, petering out.”

The issue of Maines’ remark about President Bush has been a hotly debated topic in the past, an event that ultimately led to poor ticket sales for the Chicks’ 2006 tour amid of a host of other consequences. They are still to this day banned from radio in some parts of the United States, and while they have no plans anytime soon for a new album or tour, the Chicks are reuniting for two Canadian music festivals in July.

With a bleak outlook on their future from their lead singer, and separate music projects being released this year, it would seem that the Dixie Chicks could be a done deal. However, their hit songs and award-winning albums will always be around for fans to enjoy.

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Get Your Fitness On Try Out a Zumba Class Stephanie Stanislao Features Editor

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Working Out in Winter 4 Fitness Tips for Safe Winter Exercise Jessie Battest Staff Writer

From the Ancient Greeks’ gymnasiums to Boston’s introduction of the YMCA in 1851 to the most modern state-of-theart workout facilities, designated fitness areas have been the go-to places for billions of people worldwide. In the United States, about 15 percent of people purchase gym memberships every year, according to an article in the New York Times, but for fitness gurus who are not avid indoor joggers or stationary biking enthusiasts, exercising during the winter months can prove to be much more challenging.

Long story short, do not let the cold weather discourage you from getting exercise.

1. Dress in layers.

This strategy will prevent underdressing as well as overdressing. Being overly warm while working out is uncomfortable, whereas not keeping your body warm enough can be an invitation for viruses. The staff at the Mayo Clinic recommends that your first layer be a material called polypropylene that “draws sweat away from your body,” rather than cotton which accumulates sweat and sticks to the skin.

The second layer is for insulation—fleece or wool garments are suitable for this purpose. Last, throw on a waterproof layer that is not too thick or heavy so that your skin is still able to breathe and you do not overheat during exercise.

2. Don’t neglect your extremities.

Mayo Clinic experts state that, “when it’s cold, blood flow is concentrated on your body’s core, leaving your hands and feet vulnerable to frostbite.” Wear wool-lined mittens over a

thin pair of gloves for extra warmth and easy removal if your hands get sweaty. Slip on an extra pair of regular or thermal socks, even if it means having to buy a pair of “winter” shoes that are a half-size larger. Protect your frostbite-prone ears by wearing a headband or hat, and don’t hesitate to wear a face mask or scarf on especially chilly days so that the air entering your lungs isn’t so cold.

3. Warm up before heading out.

Cold weather causes muscles to tighten and injury to occur, according to fitness trainer Lyn Bode. Before beginning your run outside, take a few minutes indoors to warm and loosen your muscles. Stretch your legs, core and arms, and make your elementary school gym teacher proud by doing a few jumping jacks to alert your muscles to the oncoming exertion.

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YMCA, Courts Plus and the Wallman Wellness Center, explained that a typical Zumba class takes around an hour, but many classes around the area offer 30-45 minute classes, for those who are on the go and in a time crunch.

Based on the instructor, each Zumba class you attend may be different, but does follow a lot of similar patterns. “Depending on the instructor, the class is always different. Some instructors like to stick to a routine so students can learn all the songs, while others change up the music each time. I think it is fun to incorporate new songs as often as possible to keep up with new music everybody knows, and to also do warm-up and cooldown songs,” said Artz.

Seifert described her typical class schedule, “I always warm the class up with a lower intensity routine or two. Then we work more into the high intensity routines. Throughout the class, there is a lot of high intensity followed by a little lower intensity routines... this actually allows for your body to burn more calories, because the heart rate slows during the lower intensity ones and is bumped up during the high intensity routines. I usually try and get a couple routines that mainly focus on legs, squats within the class, as well. Then I have them cool down for one or two songs and the last song is always a stretching routine. I never

take breaks, so I encourage the participants to take water breaks as needed. We move right through each routine to the next,” said Seifert.

The music at a typical Zumba class has more of a Latin feel to it, but on occasion an instructor may choose to play a different genre of music to switch up the class a little bit. “It is usually 70 percent Latin inspired and 30 percent other music, but this also depends on instructor choice,” said Artz.

Even if you do not have a dance background, you are sure to have a good time getting your Zumba on. It may be hard to keep up with the steps that the instructor is doing at first, but eventually it becomes easier. “The first class can be overwhelming and intimidating. The second one isn’t so bad and then the third class you get the hang of it. You know what to expect... you recognize the songs and routines.

That is when you can start to let loose and have fun adding your own flavor to the moves,” said Seifert.

Zumba is an activity that is made to be fun, while you work on your fitness. According to Artz, the most important thing to remember when taking your first Zumba class is “to just have fun with it and remember that you are not doing anything wrong as long as you keep on moving and dancing!”

4. Protect your skin and your cells.

The importance of drinking water can never be stressed too much, and in the cold winter months it is as equally important as during hot summer days. The American College of Sports Medicine emphasizes the effects of cold weather, stating that the thirst mechanism is dulled, making you feel less thirsty. Also, “exercising in the cold increases your appetite as your body temperature drops,” so proper nourishment is crucial. Another hidden unknown: wear sunscreen while exercising in snowy environments. Sunlight reflects off of the snow and can irritate your exposed skin, so sunscreen is helpful in preventing burns and even drying due to cold winds.

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It’s your first week on the North Dakota State University campus. You’ve been feeling a little stressed about your new life away from home, and decide that you could use a good workout to relieve some tension. Since you are new to the campus, this is your first trip to the NDSU Wallman Wellness Center. Upon entering the doors, you are greeted by the friendly student employees working at the front desk.

They scan your student ID card and you continue on to explore the rest of the workout facilities. You see a huge rock wall, but unsure if that is the right form of exercise, so you continue on. As you move throughout the rest of the gym, you see young men lifting weights and young women on the cardio machines. You feel incredibly overwhelmed and proceed to make your way to the doors to leave. However, before you can make your exit, you look into a group fitness classroom and see a group of young men and women dancing, laughing and having a great time. As the class finishes up, students pour out of the group fitness studio, and you have the courage to ask what the class is.

You soon find out it is Zumba, and you are hooked.

Zumba is an aerobic dance workout that has become a fitness craze across

the nation in recent years.

With its mixture of fun and fitness, it has been a favorite form of exercise for many different age groups, and it seems that it is here to stay.

McKayla Artz, a Zumba instructor and enthusiast said, “I realize that many exercises tapes and classes may just be a fad, but with the growing number of instructors and Zumba enthusiasts, I think it is something that people all over the country will continue to do for a long time.”

Besides being the newest way to get your sweat on, Zumba is also proven to be a great form or exercise, while still being fun. “You don’t even notice you are burning 700 or more calories because it’s so much fun. You get to dance like you would at a club to funky music, and before you know it... your workout is over, you’ve sweat like crazy, burned a ton of calories and feel awesome. You can’t help but smile,” said Kylee Seifert, a Zumba instructor.

Participating in Zumba is a great aerobic activity, but also works many different areas of muscles groups around the body. “It varies.

Obviously legs, especially thanks to the squat tracks, along with arms, definitely abs, and the booty. Overall, it works almost everything.

You will be sore the next day without a doubt,” said Seifert.

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Sit Down, Take a Seat in the Right Place 4 Campus Locations to Find the Perfect Study Spot Stephanie Stanislao Features Editor

Study. Study. Study.

The semester is now in full swing, and that means that professors are beginning to pile on the homework, papers and other busy work. And let’s be honest, YouTube star Sweet Brown said it best. “Ain’t nobody got time for that!”

However, if you want to succeed, which you probably do, you need to find a space that makes having to read your least interesting textbook the most bearable. Even if you have been at NDSU for the past four years, finding the right place to do your homework or study for an exam can be difficult.

Some individuals need an extremely quiet space, while others can work in a bit louder environment.

Some people enjoy music

or TV on in the background while they read or write, while others would find themselves too distracted.

Depending on how you like to study, or whatever helps you to focus the best, finding the right place for yourself is the key to success. Here is a list of some study spots that will aid in your search for the perfect study space.

1. The Library

Oh yes, the library. This may seem like an obvious option, however FargoMoorhead offers more than just the NDSU Libraries. If you’re not a fan of studying at the library on campus, check out one of Fargo’s Public Libraries. They have three different branch libraries; 102 3rd St. N, 32nd Ave. S, and Broadway.

2. The Coffee Shop

Another alternative to traditional study spots on campus, a coffee shop can be

a nice relaxing environment to write papers, read text or complete assignments. Not to mention that you can enjoy a nice cup of coffee or other hot drink to keep you motivated on whatever task you are trying to complete.

The FM area has many different coffee houses around campus, downtown and in various locations throughout the city.

3. The Memorial Union

The MU is a study staple for many students on campus. You can grab a bite to eat while you study in the lower level of the Union next to the food court. You can also claim a comfy couch while you read for class on the main level. And you can meet with your group to work on your group project on the upper level. The MU is full of space for students to work and has great hours that are flexible for even the

busiest of students.

MU hours: Monday-Friday: 6 a.m.- 11 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m.-11 p.m.

Sunday: 1 p.m.-11 p.m.

4. Loftsgaard Hall

A not-so-well-known treasure on campus, the basement of Loftsgaard hall has one of the best study spaces for students.

This room is designed specifically for all students, not just plant science majors, to come and work on homework or study for exams. The Loftsgaard study area has plenty of room for individual and group work, as well as a small computer cluster. If you have yet to try doing your homework in this building, make sure to check it out.

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All Fire(arm)ed Up Seeking a Balance

Part 2 of a Look at Gun Control in America “A Thought Less Traveled”

NATHAN STOTTLER Opinion Editor

Last issue I scratched the surface of the national implications of President Obama’s gun control proposals. I recapped which actions exactly the President recommended, and I established that a certain number of his ideas would, perhaps, breach the freedoms of a

“Though most of the opponents of the President’s gun control proposals have come off as raving lunatics … there is some legitimate concern behind their ranting.” significant number of lawabiding citizens in the name of saving lives. As much as I want to support the President, my dilemma in the matter is threefold.

First, there is to be considered the notion of a governmental overreach.

Though most of the opponents of the President’s gun control proposals have come off as raving lunatics (cue Piers Morgan-NRA interview), there is some legitimate concern behind their ranting.

Let us say, perhaps, that Congress decides to ban sales of assault rifles during this session. Then, in a year, a school shooter walks into a cafeteria with a 12-Gauge shotgun and tears into a crowd of kids, murdering dozens. Will the cry then go up for Congress to ban the sale of shotguns?

While it seems natural to ban assault weapons and not others – as shotguns are designed for hunting, and assault weapons are designed for killing people – the jump from one type of firearm to another is very easy to make, once one type has been banned.

My own knee-jerk reaction has been to say that, while the government can take away one type of gun, there is no way they would have the nerve to take away all of our guns. Yet a look at history tells us that removal of the freedoms of a nation usually does not happen all at once, but slowly and gradually, that the people might not rise up against the government in anger.

Is that far fetched? Yes. But you have to admit that hearing it calmly laid out in front of you is at least slightly more convincing than listening to some hot-head shout at a British political pundit on CNN. Second, the immediate proposals don’t affect me in the slightest. As I stated in the last issue, though I am a gun owner, I do not own any assault-type rifles, nor do I own a firearm that

is capable of holding more than five rounds at any one time. It was easy then for me to say that, since the proposals do not affect me, I have no problem letting them go through!

And yet, as always, further consideration revealed complications with my logic. Sure, the proposals do not affect my lifestyle, my family’s traditions or my own culture. But they do affect the lifestyles, traditions and cultures of a great many other people. It is easy for a person to dismiss the habits and hobbies of other people as childish, crude or unnecessary, while not considering how others feel about his or her own lifestyle.

Is it really fair for me to say that hunting is a hobby, lifestyle and culture that is more deserving of the right to bear arms than gun collecting and sport-shooting?

Finally, though I am clearly very wary of the direction in which our government is moving, I cannot help but think that there is a very good chance these proposals could save lives. Is there not a compromise that could be reached here? A middle ground that could be found which maximizes the efforts to protect future lives and minimizes the breaching of our freedoms?

Personally, I look to the recent actions of one of my own Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken. In response to the President’s proposals, Franken put his support behind all of the measures except the assault weapons ban.

Refusing to either support or condemn the recommendation, Franken turned to his constituents to gauge their feelings and opinions on the matter. Imagine that – a representative actually attempting to represent his electors. How refreshing.

Though he may yet turn to approving the President’s recommendation of an assault weapons ban – as Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota’s other Senator did in 2004 – I have faith that he and Senator Klobuchar will vote as they think their constituents would have them do so, even if it means crossing a party line in the process.

I am fully prepared to throw my support behind the President in almost all of his measures working against gun violence. Though I am not at all opposed to the idea of banning assault-type weapons, I am hesitant to support the measure, for fear of the breaching of freedoms now and in the future.

Yet, the hunting culture to which I so closely belong suffered not at all during the assault weapons ban of President Clinton’s tenure, and that alone gives me hope that such a measure could successfully be taken without encroaching on an unnecessary number of freedoms.

Nathan is a senior majoring in landscape architecture. Follow him on twitter @nwstottler.

The Good and Bad of Obama’s Gun Control Proposal JOSHUA HAIDER Spectrum Staff

Most of us have been used to hearing about school shootings since we could remember anything at all.

I remember that, as a kid, I would watch the news every day whenever my parents would turn it on, and I still remember a day when I was eight years old that I saw security camera footage of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold terrorizing the cafeteria of Columbine High School; both were armed with 12 gauge shotguns, and in perhaps the best known image to come from the massacre, Klebold is carrying a TEC9 semi-automatic handgun for which he had three highcapacity clips.

In the ensuing years, we heard of the shooting at Virginia Tech, the Aurora Theatre shooting and the massacre at an Amish schoolhouse, among others. Locally, the Red Lake shooting in 2005 had been the deadliest shooting in five years, and research from the Rocori High School shooting served to inspire Nineteen Minutes, a novel by best-selling author Jodi Picoult.

Then something previously unheard of happened recently. On December 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza took his mother’s Bushmaster XM15-ES2 rifle and, after shooting her four times in the head, shot through a glass door at Sandy Hook Elementary School on his way to kill 20 students, six adults and himself after firing 50-100 rounds in

11-14 minutes. Lanza carried out the second largest school shooting in history, and the deadliest elementary school massacre since 1927.

In the wake of the tragedy, public insistence and quick government action has led to 23 proposals by President Obama for the restriction and control of firearms in the hopes that a tragedy of this nature happens less frequently, if never again. Despite much predictable resistance from the National Rifle Association, no reasonable person would disagree that many of these changes are necessary.

Certainly, such measures as increased mental health screening, more proactive warning of potential for harm and more thorough background checks before being allowed to buy a gun are very agreeable. However, legislation like this is subject to a number of problems.

The first question which occurred to me when I heard that this tragedy had occurred and that gun control measures had become a priority on the political scene was, “Really? Just now this is becoming the thing to push through?” It was just in July that a major shooting had happened, and major high school shootings come about every three to four years.

I would hope that by now someone would have thought, “Wait a minute… this could happen to children, too. What if someone did this at an elementary school where the people within are most vulnerable?” Yet, since the Columbine High School massacre, there has been no proactive push for reasonable gun

control. There has been no noticeable consideration of the issue, unless it occurs directly after a crisis.

Part of the problem on this issue is that we do not consider gun control a priority until after a tragedy has occurred. This shouldn’t be a precondition of proactive policy.

Secondly, one particular clause of Obama’s proposition for gun control is a ban on “assault weapons” and high-capacity ammunition magazines. According to U.S. law, handguns, rifles and shotguns can qualify as “assault weapons” on account of possessing two or more cosmetic features of such guns, such as a telescopic sight and adjustable telescopic stock (the back part which rests against the shoulder), a pistol grip and less common features such as a mounting rail for accessories or barrel threading for a flash suppressor or silencer.

Assault weapons are typically semi-automatic, meaning that for every pull of the trigger, a bullet is fired. At this point, I would wonder what, exactly, would such cosmetic features do to increase an assailant’s ability to carry out a massacre.

A telescopic stock or pistol grip will not make such a thing easier than a fixed stock and rifle grip, nor a suppressor, or even a highcapacity magazine.

Only 1-4 percent of all gun violence involves the use of “assault weapons;” most school shootings involve weapons which are typical to hunting or collecting, like Rocori (.22 cal. pistol), the Red Lake shooting (.22 cal. Pistol, .40 cal.

Glock pistol and 12-gauge

pump-action shotgun), or even the Columbine shooting, in which one of the four guns used during the assault was an “assault weapon.”

Though Republican Second Amendment defenders constitute the majority of the resistance to Obama’s proposals, they have one good point. The Second Amendment was not written in reference to acquiring rifles for hunting or collecting, but in the case that, were a tyrannical government to exercise authority through military might, the people might be able to defend themselves with comparable armament.

Provided that assault weapons reside in the hands of those who can use them responsibly, such people should be allowed to own them.

Obama’s gun control measures really are a valiant effort. Truly, these have been needed for a while, and while these proposals are reactive when they should have been instituted beforehand, it is nevertheless a good thing that they have been suggested now.

Congress should institute most of the changes that Obama proposes, however, these changes should be instituted with two things in mind. First, that whatever changes are to be made will actually be efficacious for ending gun violence, and second, that these restrictions will not overshadow the purpose of a second amendment. Our government certainly has the incentive to institute such a balance.

Joshua is a senior majoring in sociology and philosophy.

First Glance, First Thought

Why Appearances are Important Today “Simply Holland”

Holland Lind Contributing Writer

At the inauguration of our President, speeches are made, tears are shed and we prepare ourselves for the next four years. What do we notice? The appearance of our President, First Lady and their children. Sure, there are many people who listened to and analyzed the President’s speech, but a big part of conversation was what the First Lady, Michelle Obama, wore all day and to the ball.

For a long time, we have looked up to the First Ladies of the White House to present themselves in a structured, but fashionable way.

Michelle is no exception; people are always ready to see what she wears next, and now that their two daughters are in the spotlight, we look to see how they present themselves as well. Because if they dressed sloppy or unfashionably, there would be plenty to be said by watch-

ers everywhere.

The U.S. wants a goodlooking family to run its country. Studies have shown that voters tend to like more attractive looking candidates; it shows they are healthy and wise. You may disagree, but we all have a subconscious that does lean more towards people with a healthy and handsome look about them. It may not sway your vote, but it is ever present.

I wanted to use this as an example because if we expect others to be his or her best why don’t we? First impressions make a world of a difference in our society.

Today, many jobs are found through networking, which is possible every single day, especially in college. I know we are tired and it’s cold out, but is that a reason to look like you literally had a minute to get out of bed? I don’t think anyone has to come to school wearing dress clothes or a tie, but I do think some people should consider presenting themselves better.

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find jobs, so why not be ready to meet them at any moment? If you meet a potential contact for a job you want, but you are wearing sweats, will you feel as confident as you should? But if you we wearing some jeans and a shirt, even that small change could make a difference. It also takes just as long to put on sweats as normal clothing. Two legs, two arms.

I know some days we are overly exhausted, but I bet our president gets much more tired and stressed than some of us. We even look up to other countries leaders; Kate Middleton is always in the spotlight for her style and grace. She has made a statement by having her own style and is looked up to by many. We wouldn’t like to see her wearing sweatpants anytime.

Although I think someone’s presence matters, it is hard not to judge on a first impression. We do have to be careful at the same time.

You never know who someone may be, although they look good or bad. Perhaps a handsome man wear-

ing well-tailored clothing is mean and up to no good.

And a guy wearing baggy clothing with an unshaved face is kind and generous.

That is were a first impression may be deceiving. We must always be aware of them, and be kind to everyone. But that never gives us an excuse to walk around looking like we’ve never seen a hairbrush.

So take a couple extra minutes in the morning and at least brush your hair and put on something that doesn’t resemble your pajamas. We are in college to find jobs, and the next opportunity could be right around the corner. Be nice to everyone you meet but remember that you want YOUR first impression to be the right one that represent you as you are, not the lazy person who just got up.

Holland is a senior majoring in apparel, retail management and design.

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Violent Games Do Not Make Violent People A 35mm Love Affair Cassandra Rohlfing Contributing Writer

In 1947, Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and his partner Estle Ray Mann filed for a patent request for an invention they could only describe as a “cathode ray tube amusement device,” thus starting what is more commonly known as video games.

Video gaming didn’t reach mainstream popularity until the late 1970s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and computer games were introduced to the public. Since then, gaming has become one of the biggest forms of entertainment and is a huge part of our modern culture.

Even though gaming has been around for well over 60 years, it’s still considered to be one of the newest forms of media. And just like its predecessors, people are wary to fully accept them.

This is because of the “violence” that is appearing in more and more games.

In fact, out of the top 10 best-selling video games of 2012, seven of them had what is considered to be violence. And with 97 percent of 12-17 year olds playing video games, it fuels the fire for what people claim to be the reason that our youth is becoming more and more aggressive and hostile.

This claim isn’t just a new and recent thing; video games have been facing controversy since the 1976 release of the game Death Race. Protestors of Death Race dragged the machines out of arcades and burned them in the parking lots; the

company had no choice but to cease production.

In 1993, public outcry occurred following the release of the game Mortal Kombat. Congress stepped in this time to hold hearings on regulating the sale of video games. California Attorney General Dan Lungren testified video games have “a desensitizing impact on young, impressionable minds.”

Video game industries saw that the Government was going to take this into their own hands if the industries didn’t do something about it. So they voluntarily set up the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) in September of 1994. It was a system that rated the video game based on its content. The ratings are as such “Early Childhood,” “Everyone,” “Everyone 10+,” “Teen,” “Mature” and “Adults Only.” This calmed the protestors of video games down for a while.

That is, until the Columbine Massacre in 1999.

Two teenage boys killed 13 people at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado. The two boys were avid players of weapon-based combat games Wolfenstein 3D and Doom.

People became convinced that these video games were the cause of the shooting.

This case was what sparked the whole “video games are the cause for kids to become violent” debate.

Not much had been mentioned of it until the Virginia Tech shooting of 2007, when attorney and anti-game activist Jack Thompson claimed that the video game

Counter-Strike was the reason behind this shooting. It was later revealed, however, that the shooter did not play video games.

That hardly seemed to have mattered though; critics of violent video games argue that playing these games make real life violence seem acceptable because they are getting away with it in the game. They

“So, instead of funding all this research for video games, why don’t we fund some more mental rehabilitation centers....”

also claim that it’s responsible for the increasing rate of bullying in schools.

For every critic there will be someone to defend.

Defenders of video games argue that the research about violent video games is fallible at best. The correlations between these video games and violent behavior do not mean there is causation. There are other factors that play into the violent behavior, such as violence at home or mental disorder/ instability.

It’s simple: there isn’t enough proof that video games have a direct effect on violence in real life.

On a more personal note, I, for one, don’t believe you can link the two together. I may not be an avid gamer, but I’ve watched my boy-

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friend, who is an avid gamer, play a fair share of violent video games. I’ve even played a few myself. I can promise you that neither one of us have ever felt the urge to go out and shoot somebody in the face because of the video game we had just played.

That brings me to the point I wanted to make. The source of all this tension started with shootings. People wanted to immediately blame something. They didn’t look into the fact that these men were all mentally unstable and probably suffered from chronic depression. Video games were not the cause of these shootings.

These men themselves were the causes of the shooting.

I find it a bit ridiculous that people are trying to pin the violence of individual gunmen with serious mental issues on widespread consumer products that millions of well-adjusted, lawabiding citizens consume on a regular basis. If violent video games really caused people to be violent, we’d have a shooting everyday by millions of people. Do we?

No. Stop trying to blame something that’s perfectly harmless when put into the right hands.

So, instead of funding all this research for video games, why don’t we fund some more mental rehabilitation centers and find out what’s really the source of the violence rather than play something materialistic?

Cassie is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

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ing, I shouldn’t have been able to stay without adult STANLEY KWIECIEN supervision; their rule was that I “must be at least 18.”

Contributing Writer After my parents had talked Recently, while I was with them, they agreed to answering a text on my old give me a test run (without “dumb” phone, someone my knowledge that this rule looked at me curiously and existed) to see if I was masaid, “I thought someone ture to stay by myself and as tech-savvy as yourself keep track of my siblings. would have a smart phone After that first day by now.” Though I have though, they were so imsome decent knowledge pressed with the way I about the world of technol- stepped up and took charge ogy, I have a love affair with of the situation that they toys that aren’t the newest, were fine with me ad-hoc coolest thing on the market. babysitting the rest of the I still have a flip phone, one kids there. For my time and of the only reasons I have service that wasn’t requesta Wii is for Super Mario 3, ed of me, my father bought and I adore my 35mm Can- me one of my favorite toys non camera. to this date, and it’s one that In the summer of 2003 still works today: a 35mm I had two extended trips Cannon Powershot. across the country. The first I love film cameras, and was to visit my sister down I think digital cameras are in Las Vegas. Her newborn one of those breaking points baby had just been afflicted where I will never want

by SIDS and had stopped to upgrade. I love the elebreathing. I’m not sure of ment of surprise that you’ll the full reasoning behind never know what you’re what was going on, but a going to get when you use trip that should have only a film camera. For me, it’s taken a few days ended up like a miniature Christmas lasting the better part of all over again. Opening three weeks. a recently developed set During that time, be- of prints is a surprise of cause there was no room memories that I will always in any of the hotels to stay, enjoy. we ended up staying at a I love the humming feel charity house. I didn’t re- when my camera winds to ally have very many qualms the next picture ready to about it, other than the heat take or when it reels the en(there’s a reason I live in tire roll back into place so North Dakota!), but for a it can be ready to be develfew tense days I ended up oped. For those of you that taking care of not just my still aren’t convinced, I love younger brother and sister, that if I want to have a picbut a couple of the other ture that looks terrible, I can kids as well, simply be- just use dim lighting and no cause they were there and I flash and then I don’t have was the oldest, being 16 at to have Instagram digitally the time. “enhance” my pictures to After my trip to Ve- look like crap. gas and before my trip to While cleaning my room Georgia for the National I found a roll of film that has Lutheran Youth Organiza- been used but hasn’t been tion, I was with my father developed yet, so I dropped picking up a few supplies it off for processing. I am for the trip, and I had said anxious to hear back from I’d like to get a few dispos- my film store to see what’s able cameras for pictures. on the reel. It might be picWe stopped in front of the tures from a few thanksgivtech portion of the Target ings ago, but we’ll see. we were shopping at.

Stanley is a senior maHe related to me that ac- joring in computer science. cording to the charity house rules where we were stay-

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Bison Take a Loss Against Omaha on the Road Colton Pool

Contributing Writer

The NDSU women’s basketball team went to Omaha, Nebraska Thursday to take on the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks in a Summit League matchup, losing 61-52.

The Bison managed to take advantage of the Mavericks’ defense early, due to Marena Whittle and Katie Birkel’s combined 10 points in the first half.

Both teams were very competitive.

The lead

changed four times and the score was tied five times in the first half.

However, the Mavericks started to pull away with only a few minutes left before halftime. Paige Frauendorfer and Ericka House each had 11 points for Omaha in the first 20 minutes of the game, which helped them keep the momentum going into halftime.

NDSU couldn’t keep up, leaving them down 23-32 going into the second half.

Despite great ball distribution, NDSU couldn’t slow down the Omaha of-

fense. Frauendorfer led the Mavericks with 14 points in the second half, giving her 25 points on the night. Jamie Nash also contributed 11 points and a game-high 11 assists for the Mavericks. Omaha’s efficiency was tough for the Bison to overcome.

The Bison got within five points of the Mavericks with over 12 minutes left in the game, but Omaha managed to keep the lead out of reach for the Bison.

Many Bison players made contributions to help NDSU get the win. Birkel

ended the game with 15 points, while Dani DeGagne scored 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal.

Despite this hard work, the Bison didn’t have enough to get another Summit League victory and lost 61-52.

NDSU (7-13, 3-5 Summit) are set to play Kansas City on the road on Thursday. The Bison now have eight games left on their regular season schedule, all of which are against Summit League opponents.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Bison Men Drop Big Road Game Sam Herder Sports Editor

Going into a hostile environment, the NDSU men’s basketball team was cool as can be in the first half against the SDSU Jackrabbits.

But the Bison went from cool to cold, shooting 25 percent in the second half to relinquish a halftime lead, resulting in a 69-53 loss Saturday.

Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D., saw a sellout crowd of 6,064. The electric atmosphere pitted a battle between two teams at the top of the Summit League.

NDSU had a chance a secure sole possession of first place over the Jacks and Western Illinois, but the loss put both Dakota teams at a 7-2 conference record while WIU is sitting at 8-2.

The Bison looked at ease with the stipulations, playing sound basketball in the

first half. TrayVonn Wright and Mike Felt sparked NDSU to a 37-31 lead at the break.

But SDSU, with their 26 home game winning streak on the line, came out the aggressor in the second half.

The Jacks took their first lead of the game after Marcus Heemstra’s 3-pointer put the score at 41-40. SDSU scored 17 straight points before Wright’s jumper at the 9:47 mark, ending a nineminute drought for the Bi-

son.

NDSU couldn’t retain their offensive production from the first half, shooting 6-24 from the field in the second. The Bison shot 58 percent to start the game.

SDSU closed the game out by going 16-20 from the foul line and pulled away for the 69-53 win.

The Bison (16-5) returns home to face Kansas City at 7 p.m. Thursday.

WRESTLING

Bison Wrestling Finishes Hot to Secure Win

Pace Maier

Contributing Writer

The NDSU wrestling team finished the final five matches in style. The Bison claimed a 23-15 victory over Air Force in the Western Wrestling Conference opener for both schools at Clune Arena on Friday evening.

The Bison (6-7,1-0 WWC) found themselves in a deep hole after the first five matches trailing 15-6, but then the Bison turned up the heat, after they posted a technical fall and four decisions to close out the dual on a 17-0 run.

No. 6 Steven Monk started the hot streak with a

dominant 17-1 technical fall over Air Force’s Tyler Mergen at 165 pounds.

Bison sophomore Kurtis Julson (174) and senior Mac Stoll (184) each posted overtime victories in crucial matches to help the Bison get their first win in the WWC. The Bison trailing 15-11 through six matches, Julson recorded a takedown on Daniel Barringer with a crucial nine seconds remaining in the sudden victory period for a 3-1 decision at 174 pounds. Stoll followed his teammate up with a 4-2 decision in the first tiebreaker period at 184 pounds, and Kallen Kleinschmidt and teammate Evan Knutson

were able to seal the victory with decisions at the final two weights.

The night’s first match opened with No. 11 Josh Martinez of Air Force pinning No. 6 Trent Sprenkle of NDSU to give Sprenkle his third defeat of the season.

Sprenkle was leading the match 6-4 when Martinez earned the fall with 37 seconds remaining in the second period.

Bison freshman Josh Rodriguez missed a close 7-6 decision to Dylan Hyder at 133 pounds before NDSU seniors Mark Erickson and Joe Garner posted a pair of decisions at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively.

Air Force scored its final

team points of the evening when N0. 16 Josh Kreimier pinned NDSU’s Tanner Carlisle in the second period at 157 pounds. Carlisle was making his season debut for the Bison.

Air Force (8-2, 0-1) suffered just its second loss in their 10 duals this season.

The Falcon’s only other loss came to No. 13 Oregon State on January 11.

The Bison wrestling team will traveled to Laramie, Wyo., for a dual against defending WWC champion No. 14 Wyoming Sunday.

Check Thursday’s issue for complete results.

Top Five Hollywood Quarterbacks “The Sports Czar”

JOE KERLIN Staff Writer

Historically, Hollywood does an extremely bad job of portraying football in the movies and on TV. Like, really bad. So instead of listing the greatest sports movies of all time, I have decided to comprise a list of players that I think should earn a spot in the Pantheon of Hollywood Quarterbacks.

Shane Falco – The Replacements (2000) In possibly his best acting role (no, seriously), Keanu Reeves plays the man-behind-center for the Washington Sentinels in one of the least funny comedies you will ever see. Falco leads a group of replacement football players to victory while scoring with the head cheerleader during the NFL player lockout. The players strike ends and the

real players come back, but not before Falco solidifies his legacy and claims his immortality as one of the top Hollywood quarterback to ever play the game.

“Steamin” Willy Beamen -- Any Given Sunday (1999) Jamie Foxx plays thirdstring, former seventhround pick quarterback for the Miami Sharks in one of the greatest football movies of all time (again, not saying much). Beamen becomes the starter and leads his team to the playoffs while at the same time summing up Michael Vick’s career in about 45 minutes, you know, minus the whole dogfighting scandal. Beamen’s Vick-like traits make him one of the more memorable Hollywood quarterbacks ever.

Junior Floyd – The Little Giants (1994) After watching “The Little Giants” approximately 84 times during my childhood, it’s tough to forget

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characters like Junior and the Icebox. This toilet paper throwing hero played by Devon Sawa led his teammates to victory along with Becky “Icebox” O’Shea in the greatest game in peewee history. Sawa has been on somewhat of a hiatus since the mid-nineties, mostly acting in small roles in films like “Final Destination 5” and “The Sibling.” But let’s be honest, how would he ever live up to his heroics again like he did in the win over the Cowboys?

Paul Crewe – The Longest Yard (1974) If you saw Paul Crewe and thought Adam Sandler, stop reading my column, go home and lock yourself back in a closet you poor, sheltered soul. Not only did Burt Reynolds play the heck out of a once football-player-turned-convictturned-legend, he single handedly made it cool to be in a sports movie. In fact, he stared in another football movie called “Semi-Touch”

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just three years after. Crewe returned to the field in the 2007 remake of “The Longest Yard,” tarnishing his legacy but reminding people of his greatness.

Alex Moran – Blue Mountain State (2010-2011) If Alex Moran isn’t living the red-blooded-male American dream, I obviously have a misconception of what the “American Dream” really is. Moran is a back-up quarterback for the Blue Mountain State Billy Goats, who is more interested in having as much fun as possible instead of reading his playbook. Thankfully, the series ended after just three seasons when Moran becomes the starter and quits getting into all the crazy shenanigans we think college football players are getting into.

Have a problem with the list? Email my editor your list and we will continue the debate. Heck, maybe you will be in the next issue.

Linebacker Depth May be Solved With 2013 Recruiting Class “Herd’s Hunches”

SAM HERDER Sports Editor

Bison football is yearround in frigid Fargo.

Even during the winter days, when every NDSU student silently curses their parents for raising them in such a torturous climate, there is always room for some Bison talk.

This time around, the main topic is recruiting. The Bison have re-established their winning traditions, and many fans follow the recruitment process in hopes of landing that next big player to continue the winning ways.

The biggest need in this year’s recruiting class was knowledgeable to everyone: linebackers.

All throughout the 2012 season, the question mark around the nation’s top defense was their depth at the linebacker position. Grant Olson, Travis Beck and Carlton Littlejohn probably played 95 percent of the snaps, with little backup assistance. If one of those players went down with an injury, the road to repeat would have become that much tougher.

The team is in need of more depth next season, and with the 2013 recruiting class, they may have found some of that instantly.

So far, the Bison have gone outside the Dakota borders and locked in four linebacker commitments, a group with very talented resumes.

NDSU grabbed Alex Hahn out of Oak Creek, Wis. and also nabbed James Gates of Menomonie, Wis. Wisconsin Sports Net rated Gates the No. 1 linebacker in the state.

The other two verbal commitments have many fans intrigued, due to the players’ physical stature that makes them ready to play Division I ball right away.

NDSU received a verbal last week from twotime all-state selection Matt Plank, a six-foot two-inch, 215-pounder from Kansas.

The Bison then went to Nebraska and received another verbal that had fan’s eyes widen when they saw the

size of this middle linebacker. Nick Deluca is a six-foot four-inch, 235-pound inside linebacker that will be bigger than most linebackers already on the Bison roster.

If NDSU needs depth, they may have found some right here.

Now, a high school athlete may have the physical qualities and all the accolades in the world, but that doesn’t mean they are cut out for the college level. The Bison coaching staff have four very good linebackers coming to Fargo this summer.

The developmental program will decide if any of these four are ready to contribute right away.

And let’s remember that the Bison aren’t shy of a young depth chart. Olson, Beck and Littlejohn have all played as either a true or redshirt freshman.

Coach Bohl has pulled redshirts for consecutive years now, this year being guard Zach Johnson due to lack of offensive line depth.

Johnson was a solid contributor and started one game.

NDSU’s defense next year will be a force, maybe among the best in FCS history. They are stacked from the line to the secondary. But injuries happen. When two injuries to the strong safety position occurred this year, the Bison didn’t miss a beat with Bobby Ollman in the starting lineup.

If the starting linebacker trio plays the amount of snaps they did this year, the chances of rundown bodies and injuries happening are a sure thing.

Depth is the question, and some true freshmen may be the answer to that.

I can already here the conversation next fall.

“Wow, who the heck was that with the tackle?”

“No idea, probably some young gun.”

That young gun will be at least one of the four freshmen linebackers.

Come next year at this time, fans will know if their team hit the jackpot with these players.

And at the same time, we will know how tough these players truly are when they are walking across campus with the fierce Fargo wind against their face.

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