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NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | FOR THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE
A Time of change
Multiple construction sites, renovations and a mix up of top officials at university BY JOSH FRANCIS
JOSEPH RAVITS | THE SPECTRUM
Dacotah Field users won’t be as cold in the winter when a $1.9 million bubble will go up.
North Dakota State has seen plenty of construction projects starting, leadership changes and renovations since last school year. There is new construction throughout campus and adjacent to it. Some key figures at NDSU have departed and been replaced while the school is still looking for replacements for others. Bison Sports Arena No More Perhaps the most noticeable change is the closure of the Bison Sports Arena at the north end of campus. The out-of-date Bison Sports Arena served the campus for 44 years but will be replaced by the state-of-the-art, $40-million Sanford Health Athletic Complex. The new complex will house the NDSU basketball and wrestling teams when it is completed in 2016. The men’s basketball team will play at Scheels Arena in south Fargo for two years until the new complex is completed. The women’s basketball team will play the majority of their home games in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. The new athletic complex will feature a 5,700-seat basketball arena; an eight-lane, 200-meter indoor track and field facility; a team store; two training centers and a hall of fame display. The biggest challenge will be getting to the Scheels Center to watch the men’s basketball team, which made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament last spring. The Scheels Arena is 8.5 miles away from campus. In the winter, students may experience more challenges when trying to make it to games. So far there is no plan to have a shuttle service from NDSU to the arena. “The athletic department is working on transportation options, but we do not have anything to share at this time,” NDSU Athletics spokesman Ryan Perreault said.
STEM Building Construction
19th Avenue Construction
The massive road construction on 19th Avenue North near the Fargodome and University Village Apartments is perhaps the most inconvenient project taking place near or on the NDSU campus. Getting to Buffalo Wild Wings for Sunday’s 25-cent wing special will be slightly more of a hassle with construction crews everywhere trying to complete the project by their October
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fENCING ON cAMPUS
Exception authorization form may allow Fencing club on campus
More Room at B-Dubs
Buffalo Wild Wings, the popular eatery for NDSU students, expanded its seating capacity with a new patio over the summer. Underneath the patio is room for live entertainment and dancing. The upstairs patio is perfect for the summer and early fall, but come winter and it’s back to eating inside the restaurant.
programs, institutional research and analysis, accreditation and assessment and the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute. Ingram is a Fargo native and came back to North Dakota via the University of Iowa where she served as associate provost. Ingram’s mother and stepfather were both professors at NDSU. Ingram replaces Bruce Raffert who stepped down so he could focus his energy on research.
New VP of Student Affairs
Longtime vice president of student affairs Prakash Mathew retired from his post last spring. He has postponed his retirement to serve as interim athletic director after Gene Taylor decided to leave for the University of Iowa. Timothy Alvarez, who previously served as the the assistant vice chancellor for student affairs at the Universi¬ty of Nebraska-Lincoln, will take over Mathew’s spot.
New Dining Services Director
Dining Services also has a new leader. Ryan Peterson took over as the director of dining services late last spring. He said he doesn’t plan on making any drastic changes in his first year in the new job.
Bye Jitters
NDSU athletes are anticipating a new de- sign for their training facilities at the BSA.
The new Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Building will help solidify NDSU as one of the region’s top research universities, and it will also bring a modern building to campus. The STEM Building will also provide more classroom space, which officials say is needed to keep up with the growing student population at NDSU. The new building will cost about $30 million and will be completed by the spring of 2016, according to planning documents. The opening of the STEM building will also pave the way for remodeling work of other old buildings on campus, some of which are more than 100 years old.
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New Food Lab NDSU’s food production laboratory complex received a major facelift over the summer and will be complete in late September. Students will enjoy a modern industrial kitchen and won’t have to put up with the hassle of using a kitchen that was built in the 1980s. The food lab will be adjacent to a new food service area the hospitality and tourism management department uses as a student-run cafe in the spring. The $750,000 project was approved last year, and the ribbon cutting for the new space is expected to occur during homecoming week.
New Provost
Leadership changes at NDSU have become normal. Beth Ingram was selected as provost, the university’s second-highest ranking official, last spring. The provost oversees curriculum of instruction, the eight academic colleges, graduate school, library, institutional
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Behind the scenes look at move-in day
The coffee shop that also sold beer across from NDSU is gone. Jitters was sold over the summer and is now a Café Delight.
New Bathrooms
Freshmen in Stockbridge and Dinan Halls shouldn’t take their nice bathrooms for granted. NDSU’s Residence Life decided to pony up $2 million so the freshmen occupants can have a little more privacy when they use the bathroom.
Future Projects
Expect surveillance cameras in the Memorial Union by the start of the spring semester. The cameras were removed more than two years ago because they were outdated and didn’t actually work. The Memorial Union Administration plans on installing 55-60 new cameras at a cost of about $100,000. The cameras will be monitored by the University Police and Campus Safety Office once they are installed. Dacotah Field will be a lot less cold in the winter because of the $1.9 million temporary seasonal bubble expected to go up. The removal and reinstallation of the bubble, which will shield athletes from the harsh Fargo winters, will cost about $25,000 per year. Utilities in the structure will cost $30,000 per year, planning documents said.
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University System Prepares for Unlikely Ebola Spread NDUS, NDDoH form coalition to inform public BY BENJAMIN NORMAN
EBola
The world is watching West bruising. Africa as an unprecedented Ebola Fever is one of the focal outbreak ravages the region. points in monitoring a With nearly 1,500 people person’s health in terms of suspected dead from the virus, Ebola examining. responses have been assembled “NDDoH has also asked worldwide, including here at NDUS to assist, where able, in North Dakota State. A North Dakota University fever monitoring,” Lamboley System Listserv was sent said. Those who should be EMILY BEAMAN | THE SPECTRUM Monday, Aug. 18 to all students watched include all NDUS and employees of the system’s 11 students who have been in the campuses. The email informed affected countries within the recipients of precautionary last three weeks. measures and information that NDUS and the North Dakota Lamboley said that health Department of Health are taking Suspected & Confirmed Case Count: 1082 care professionals should be to prepare for a possible case, Suspected & Confirmed Case Count: 607 contacted if a traveling student should a student within the Suspected Case Deaths: 624 406 exhibits any symptoms. Suspected Case Deaths: system be diagnosed with Ebola. Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 269 Ebola is transmitted via Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 403 Although the NDUS and direct contact with an infected NDDoH coalition is closely 23% monitoring the situation, Ebola person’s blood or body fluids. 41% has not been found in the United The disease is not contagious States and does not pose a major until symptoms appear. threat to the general population. “One of the mysterious “We thought it would be imponderables of our time” important for our campus Charles Okigbo, a community to know that we have found no individuals (student, 35% communication professor at faculty or staff) who have NDSU, was born and raised Suspected & Confirmed Case Count: 16 in Nigeria, one of the four traveled or enrolled at NDSU Suspected & Confirmed Case Count: 910 who have been recently exposed Suspected Case Deaths: 5 countries plagued by the Suspected Case Deaths: 392 to these (afflicted) countries,” Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 12 outbreak. % of Suspected & Confirmed Case Count Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 804 College of Pharmacy Dean “The current Ebola Charles D. Peterson wrote in an of student affairs, said NDDoH wished This is not the first time NDUS and NDSU Listserv. to partner with NDUS with the goal of NDDoH have teamed up; the organizations outbreak in West Africa is one of the “We have confirmed that we have not informing the North Dakota public. worked together on immunization and mysterious imponderables of our time,” identified any students or faculty (at-risk of A number of NDUS students coming testing for tuberculosis. Okigbo said, noting that Sierra Leone and transmitting Ebola) … Through the (Global from the four affected countries also What is Ebola? Liberia have also been devastated by longOutreach and Diversity) office, people prompted the coalition’s formation, Peterson At this time, NDUS and NDDoH are cannot leave or enter the country… on workprimarily focusing on informing the public running civil wars and are now struggling said. with the virus. related travel without us knowing about it,” “We need to have a mechanism for about the virus, including topics like Peterson said. Personal travel cannot be “It is indeed very strange how nature detecting symptoms and when a health care watching, monitoring, screening and just documented, however, and Peterson urges provider should be contacted. throws some people curved balls in repeated educating (individuals),” Peterson said. those who have been to West Africa to take Ebola, according to the CDC, is a viral calamities. Strangely, also, some silver NDDoH also approached NDUS, which note of the situation. hemorrhagic fever disease. linings often appear at the end of such Peterson, who has been appointed encompasses 11 campuses statewide, Symptoms appear 2-21 days after because of the diverseness of college Chair of the NDSU Ebola Planning Task exposure to the virus and include fever, calamities,” Okigbo said. students. For more information about the Ebola Force, further wrote that students are not at headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, “NDUS was sought by NDDoH because substantial risk of contracting the virus. stomach pain or unexplained bleeding and virus, visit ndus.edu/students/ebola The main goal of the task force, a there are some NDUS students traveling to 12-person group that also includes Paul our campuses from the four most affected Carson, an Ebola ID expert, is to enlighten West African countries,” Lamboley said. The coalition is taking precautionary steps the public, Peterson said. to ensure safety and overall well-being of all Why form a coalition? Becky Lamboley, the NDUS director students.
Statistics as of 22 august 2014
Suspected & Confirmed Case Count: 2615 Suspected Case Deaths: 1427 Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 1528
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Hall staff and volunteers make transition easier BY TIFFANY SWANSON
Omvig, Kaitlyn’s mother, said. Dareien Lund, a junior majoring in music, was a part of the move-in crew at Burgum Hall. “Besides the rain, it’s pretty awesome. I love getting to see the different range of emotions of the parents,” Lund said. “I’ve had a father of five bringing his last daughter to college almost in tears, and they live in Fargo.” Lund said other parents had a different take on move-in day. “I’ve also had the parents who were really eager to get rid of their kids and were like ‘when can we just drop them off?’” Lund said. The welcome week leaders had an allday orientation on Friday to learn how to direct students and families when they arrive, Lund said. “Since we’re from the Midwest, we’re usually like “do you need help?” but it is kind of like ‘they need help, we need to tell them how to do this,’” Lund said. The morning of move-in day began overcast and humid, by 11 a.m. it began sprinkling on and off. Around noon, it began raining steadily. Many of the residence halls had plastic tarps for students to put their stuff onto to keep it from getting wet. “People aren’t really upset about the rain,” Lund said, “it just makes them move a little bit faster. “It hides the tears really well.”
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Students Tough Rain and Construction on Move-in Day Weather and construction made move-in at North Dakota State University just a little more hectic on Saturday. Approximately 3,000 students moved in on Saturday, and most of them moved in before noon, Rian Nostrum, the director of residence life, said. Throughout the week, about 400 students moved in early, Nostrum said. Preparation began a few days prior to the big move-in Angeleek Johnson, the Dinan hall director, said. “Thursday we went over what items we needed for move in like the signs for check in,” Johnson said. “Friday we spent a large portion of our day going over how we were going to have the flow of movement.” Johnson and her team had most of the stuff set up the night before. When the team arrived at 6:45 a.m., the rest of set up was minimal. Students started moving in at 7:40 a.m. in Dinan Hall, although it was scheduled to start at 8 a.m., Johnson said. Families of students in Dinan Hall normally unload their stuff in the parking lot to the east of the building; however, due to the construction of the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics building, the parking lot was blocked off. This year, students had to move into Dinan through the west side of the building in the parking lot south of the Memorial Union. “It’s been working fine so far,” Johnson said. Kaitlyn Omvig, freshman in pharmacy, arrived at Dinan with her family at 8:30 a.m. “It’s not as hectic as I thought it would be,” Omvig said. “The move in people helped a lot,” Lisa
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A new exception form may grant NDSU’s Fencing Club access to practice space on campus.
Exception May Allow Fencing Team on Campus
An authorization form written by officials could spell end to total weaponlike equipment ban Josh Francis
Head News Editor
The North Dakota State fencing team’s spar with campus officials over a policy that prohibited them from practicing on campus might come to an end. Last year the team brought to attention a campus policy which prohibited weapons on campus. The policy banned a key piece of fencing equipment, a foil—a long, narrow, sword-like piece of metal used to poke the
opponent during a fencing match. Campus officials discussed possibly allowing the team on campus with certain restrictions over the summer. These talks have yielded a resolution. Documents obtained by The Spectrum show that an exception authorization form was drawn up, which could mean the Fencing Club is allowed to practice on campus again. “Student organizations classified as competitive club sports which require the use of equipment that may appear to be inconsistent with the North Dakota State weapons policy may be allowed to request space
on campus for the purpose of meeting, practicing and hosting events,” the Authorization for Exception to NDSU Weapons Policy 706 form states. The new authorization form means the fencing team gets to meet on campus, provided they comply with a list of stipulations in the agreement. “Once the group agrees to the stipulations, they will have the same rights to access space as any other student (organization),” NDSU’s dean of student life Janna Stoskopf told The Spectrum. The stipulations on the authorization forms for a campus organization to meet
on campus with equipment that resembles a weapon:
duration of the practice/ event/function
• Prior to seeking to reserve space on the campus, the organization must have this form signed by all parties • All activities must be held in an enclosed venue which has been properly reserved and for which a NDSU Facilities Use Agreement (FUA) is completed for the date(s) of the practice/event/function (include a copy of this signed form with FUA for each activity) • All activities must be supervised by an NDSU staff or faculty member, who will be present for the
•Must be transported to/ from venue in closeable, nontransparent cases •Must be handled only by trained club members •Must be stored off campus when not in use •May be available for stationary display only at organization fairs and contact table displays •NOTE: Anything that resembles a gun in whole or in part is prohibited at all times The new exemption will not allow groups like the Paintball Club or the Shooting Team to practice on campus because they use
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guns. “Overall, I’m pretty happy with the resolution, although it is a bit strict in some sense and will pose a couple of problems for us,” said Fencing Club member Jamie Jensen. She said the requirement to have a faculty member always present and the stipulation about storing equipment off campus may pose a problem but the exemption is a step in the right direction. The club met on Monday to talk about the policy, Jensen said.
ROTC Groups to Meet at Football Game Cadets from NDSU and Iowa State coordinated trip for first contest of the season Josh Francis
Head News Editor
North Dakota State’s Air Force Reserve Officer’s Training Corp Detachment 610 will venture to Ames, Iowa on Saturday to connect with their counterparts at Iowa State. NDSU will send 18 cadets to meet with about 30 cadets in ISU’s Air Force ROTC Detachment. “Our plan is to convoy
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check out our program.” ISU’s Air Force ROTC does a similar visit to the University of Iowa every other year and Iowa visits ISU the next year. The military uniform unites the two programs, but there is still a sense of school pride displayed by the cadets. “ROTC rivalries tend to follow traditional school rivalries from what I’ve seen,” Hollman said. “We try to keep it very friendly within ROTC since eventually cadets will all work together on active
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Through the Move-in Day Looking Glass The different perspectives of move-in day at NDSU BY CONNOR DUNN & PHOTOS BY TIFFANY SWANSON NDSU’s move-in day saw over 3,000 incoming freshman storm the dorms Aug. 23-24 in preparations for their first semester as a Bison. However, those wide-eyed freshmen were not the only ones involved in the big event. The Spectrum followed some of the participants to see their perspectives on the spectacle that was NDSU Move-in Day 2014.
The Resident Assistants
Catherine La Patka, a junior majoring in food science, is in her second year as a resident assistant in Weible Hall.
Tyler Maanum remembered his freshman move-in day a year ago and his short trip northwest on Interstate 94 from Alexandria, Minn. “I remember having a lot of anticipation and excitement to finally be starting at NDSU,” Maanum said, “but that day and entire first week was incredibly hot and stuffy in my unconditioned dorm in Sevrinson.” Fast-forward a year and the sophomore majoring in pre-pharmacy is now an RA in Johnson Hall and very thankful for this year’s move-in day weather. Junior Catey La Patka also recalled last year’s move-in day, her first as an RA. “Last year was about 95 degrees all day and that was very difficult for everyone, but luckily this year has been a lot cooler, which is helpful and puts everyone in a better mood when it’s not so hot,” said La Patka, of Willmar, Minn. Last year, she was excited for all of her freshman girls to come into Weible, but at the same time she was nervous about the year ahead. “I was worried what was going to happen, is all of the stuff going to get moved in alright and the biggest fear of what if they don’t like me?” La Patka laughed. “I think because of that, I had so much nervous energy that I used in the beginning of movein day, which wore off, and by lunchtime, I was dead tired.” Now a veteran resident assistant who knows what to expect and what to do with everything and any questions, La Patka
cruised through this year’s move-in day. “It’s so exciting to have everyone here,” she said. “We’ve been waiting for weeks for them to get here, and it’s great.” “Chaos” was the word Mark Bialorucki, of Mandan, N.D., described as the expectations for his first move-in day as an RA. The sophomore majoring in math education got up with the rest of his Johnson RAs for breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning and then stormed the dorms with the freshman starting around 7:30 a.m. “A lot of these kids are super pumped up and excited to be at NDSU,” Bialorucki said. “They can finally say, ‘Yes, I’m here, I’m going to college.’ You can also see a lot of fear in some of the freshmen’s eyes, because for them, everything is new, and they don’t know what to do. I’m glad I’m here to make that process as pain-free as possible.” Bialorucki’s first move-in day did not end until around 9 p.m., but he knows the job of an RA is worth it. “I wanted to be an RA because I thought it would be a good opportunity to gain some leadership experience for my future plans to be a teacher,” he said, “and I honestly think it’s a lot of fun to get to know other people.” La Patka also sees the importance of her resident assistant position. “I want to make a difference in one resident, one person to make their first year at NDSU amazing and make their experience count so they know they matter to this university because they do,” she said. “Move-in day is that first step, the first opportunity to make an impact.”
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The Hall Directors
Weible Hall Director Liz Hanley welcomed residents to their new home on move-in day.
New Years comes early every year for hall directors, not on its usual date, but instead the last week in August. Move-in day is figuratively January 1 in freshman residence halls, bringing a clean slate and new wave of freshman, parents and resident assistants. For Weible Hall Director Liz Hanley, move-in day is by far her favorite day of the year because of all the newness and opportunities to interact with her newest residents. “The new students come in with a little bit of nervous eyes, because they might not know what’s going on or where to go,” Hanley said, “but once me and my staff start directing them to the different places and stations to pick up their information, it’s the beginning of them finding their own way here at NDSU.” As part of the check-in process, every new resident visited different stations gathering important papers, information, keys and other materials. Hanley took over a station on the room information path to answer any questions and meet the parents and residents of Weible Hall. “Meeting the families and the siblings are great. Parents are so much fun on movein day,” Hanley said. “Often times, they have more questions than the students.” Senior Brad Cantwell, the assistant residence hall director for Reed/Johnson, echoed Hanley’s thoughts.
“I really enjoy move-in day because it’s nice to see everyone generally in a good mood, smiling and excited for school,” said the Roseville, Minn. native. “It’s a great atmosphere and I love interacting with people.” Cantwell’s job is more of a behind the scenes, administrative position throughout the course of the school year, but for movein day, he was on the front lines to interact and answer any questions residents or parents might have. “The best part about move-in day is hearing everyone’s stories,” Cantwell said. “On move-in day, you would be surprised of the stories you hear from different people or where they come from.” “Even since I’ve been to NDSU, I’ve felt the atmosphere and the feel for the people and connections you can make to be very strong,” Hanley said. “This is what I’m sure many freshman are experiencing for the first time right now.” Hanley made sure she let her new residents know her door is always open for anything, from celebrations to struggles to simply someone to talk to. “My real passion and why I work as a hall director is to interact with students and watch them grow and change throughout the year as they find their voice and learn who they want to be once they leave NDSU,” she said.
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The Freshmen
The Parents
Dylan Sagan, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering, was the first resident to move into Reed/Johnson Hall.
Jennifer and Peter Grant welcome their daughter Rosie (middle) into Sevrinson Hall.
Dylan Sagan was so excited to start his new chapter at NDSU that he and his dad left their hometown of Coon Rapids, Minn. a day before move-in day and showed up bright and early Saturday morning at 7:30. It was so early the residence staff at Reed/Johnson told him they were not ready and he’d have to wait. “Then Chas (Lietaert) came out to us a few minutes later and told us to come on in,” Sagan said. Lietaert, the hall director for Reed/Johnson, personally checked in the first freshman to move into NDSU for the 2014 fall semester. “I moved in really early because I wanted to get everything figured out right
Whether it’s the first kid out of the house or the last one to leave, parents have a wide range of emotions during move-in day. On one side of the spectrum are dads like Mark Lowe, the parent of incoming freshman Tarah. The Lowes, from Coon Rapids, Minn., had already moved out two children to college and Tarah was the last. “She’s my only daughter, so it’s sad to see her go, but she’s extremely excited to be here so I’m excited for her,” Mark said. “On the other hand, I’m happy to be an empty nester now, so the next few weeks will be different with all of the kids gone but something I’m sure I will enjoy.” Peter and Jennifer Grant were on the opposite side of the emotional scale with the sending off of their
away, and then I was able to help some other people out moving their stuff in and get to know them too,” Sagan said. “If my mom came, it would have been harder because we’re close, but it was just my dad and I, so it basically was, ‘See you later, you’re going to be fine, have fun and he was off.” Sagan, a mechanical engineering major, was just one of many eager freshman to move in before noon on Saturday and get an early start to his time at NDSU. Other freshman, like one of Seim’s newest resident’s Mikayla Ward, simply wanted to get out of town and start anew. Ward, from West Liberty, Iowa, was glad to make the 550 mile, eight-
hour trip to NDSU. “Fargo’s a nice place, and everyone here has been nice so far,” said Ward, who is majoring in public history. “I’m excited to start a new chapter and turn over a new leaf.” “Move-in
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came up fast for me, because it feels like I was hanging out with friends during the middle of summer just a few days ago, and then before I even knew it, I was packing up for NDSU,” Sagan said. “But this day has given me confidence. I’m ready for everything. I’m ready for life. I’m ready for NDSU.”
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freshman daughter, Rosie. “I’ve been trying to hold it together for a while now,” Jennifer said. The Grants, of Delano, Minn., have already sent off one daughter to Minnesota Morris two years ago, and a few more kids are waiting to join the college ranks, but they will always take the whole family with for the move-in days. “We didn’t want to just bring her up, drop her off and head right home,” Peter said. “We like to come with and get them settled, so we know she is set up for success here at NDSU.” Right in the middle of the emotional spectrum was Robin Jensen, the mother of Amanda, the first child in the Jensen household to move out for college. “I have very mixed emotions,” Robin said, “but she’s already had
some independence and responsibility and she’s already taken some college courses in high school, so I think she’s ready for what NDSU has to offer her. “And the nice thing is that I won’t be too far away with Hawley being only a 30-minute drive from campus.” Mark Lowe also brushed off any worries he had for his daughter’s new freedom away from home. “I’m not really worried at all about Tarah being on her own, because she did two years of college in high school, so she is already accustomed to the college atmosphere and being away from home should be a breeze for her,” he said. “I’m excited for her to have that next chapter in life and experience new people and new cultures with higher education at NDSU.”
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Don’tcha Know?: North Dakota Steaming Toward 125 Weather in state’s history has huge extremes Jack Dura A&E Editor
It’s a grandiose year to be a North Dakotan. O n e hundred and twenty-five years ago this November, North Dakota was admitted to the Union, becoming the 39th state. It was a different time in 1889, Fargo was still nascent and much of the western part of North Dakota undeveloped and unsettled. To help bring awareness to the many facts and nuances of North Dakota, I will be embarking on an 11week column (“Don’tcha Know?”) ending in November with the state’s
birthday. There’s a lot to cover as North Dakota is almost its own planet in some respects, an oil and agricultural giant and home to some of the most epic weather in North America, if not the world. That brings me to this week’s topic, our state’s weather extremes. Bonechilling winters and blizzards that grip the landscape, steamy humidity and torrid heat that last for weeks and winds that are as unrelenting as they are powerful—these climes are found year-round in the Flickertail State. Depending on where a person lives in North Dakota, other facets of weather play a part too. Anybody living near a river knows what can happen when spring rolls around. Throw it back to 2009 when record-breaking water nearly forced FargoMoorhead under. Think about 2011 when Minot was inundated, dislocating thousands. Look at Devils Lake, an ever-rising body of
water that threatens to spill over into the Tolna Coulee. Droughts have had their fair share of effects on ol’ Nodak too. Why, just this month Jamestown saw the end of a seven-week drought when over four inches of rain fell in mere hours. Rainfall can be a real hazard as well. Anyone out there recall when the Fargodome flooded with eight feet of rainwater? Those are just some examples of the type of weather we in North Dakota get to witness in a year. But what are the exact numbers of North Dakota weather extremes? How hot and how cold has our state gotten? How fast has the wind blown? Let’s examine the books and see for ourselves. A good place to start is 1936, as not only did North Dakota reach its two extremes for heat and cold, but the entire summer was a scorcher. For eight straight days that July, the temperature never went below 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Bismarck’s
Assignments Should Start When Classes Start Early assignments can get students behind on day one Caleb Werness Opinion Editor
Like m a n y students, I decided to m o v e back into my apartment a couple days before fall semester classes started. I wanted to get a grasp on everything before I put my nose to the grindstone. During the summer, I checked my student email probably one time in July just to go through and clean out the accumulated junk emails we receive. The school year had been far out of my mind— as I feel it should be—because the fall semester does
not begin until Aug. 25, if you have a class after 4 p.m. Many North Dakota State students will not start until the 26th. After getting everything unpacked and situated I felt quite a shock when I finally logged in to my student email account. I had received an email from one of my professors asking us to read an entire book before the evening class on Monday. The email was dated a few days previous and caused me to go into a slight panic. My first assignment had already been given before the class had even started. To me, that seems ridiculous. Why would a professor assign work to the students before the semester had even officially begun? I have a handful of issues with the act itself and the principle behind it. Firstly, we should be expected to work as students when the classes resume. After all, that is when we resume our role as students. Secondly, a professor
assigning work before the class can possibly blindside some students. I personally assumed that work would start when the class started. Now I am scrambling to read a book in three days. I think it’s safe to assume that I ‘m not the only one who was taken aback by their pre-semester homework. Lastly, acts like these taint the last few days of summer vacation that we have left. This summer seemed to go by much quicker than summer vacation normally does. Rather than enjoying these finally days before the semester begins, I will be cramming in a full book. Pre-semester assignments have the potential of getting students behind in their work before the year even begins. Taking on classes and jobs is a difficult task to do. Blindsiding students with assignments such as these do not do them any favors. I believe “school” should start when school starts.
average temperature all of July was a little over 102 degrees. However, it’s Steele that holds the state’s record for maximum temperature, peaking at 121 degrees on July 6, 1936. The Midwest boiled that summer, with North Dakota suffering the most by contemporary accounts. Then-governor Walter Welford commented on the situation as, “more critical than I can describe.” Perhaps the only good thing out of all the heat was that grasshoppers, perpetual farmland pests, were “dying by the millions,” but with withering crops that probably didn’t matter. Odd suggestions to keep cool abounded everywhere, from ingesting 14 glasses of water a day to taking a teaspoon of salt at every meal to even wearing no clothes at all. Luckily, the summer of 1936 did see an end, and by the early 1940s, rainfall returned in usual levels. Preceding the heat extreme for North Dakota
Time that could have been better spent Michael Black
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“Summertime and the livin’ is easy. Fish are jumpin’ and the lecture is nigh.” Huh? In the classic George Gershwin tune he writes, “and the cotton is high.” But since we don’t grow cotton in the Red River Valley and this article is about summer school, lecture it is. It is also what I chose to do with my summer. In retrospect, it was not a wise choice. For those recently graduated from high school, summer meant going to the lakes, taking road trips with BFFs or lolling around. All
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in attempt to keep out of eye and ear-shot of parents endless pestering about summer time jobs, volunteering, waking up before noon, misspent youth, living up to your potential, blah, blah, blah. Why would you ruin this glorious time with another trip through textbook usury hell; lectures, quizzes, papers and professors? Well, the short answer is: college credit. Yes, some of us are credit hounds, seeking to complete a degree or multiple degrees in as short of a time as possible. Others of us are in no hurry; so tainting the short summer months—especially in this warm weather challenged region—would understandably be the last thing on our minds. Having misspent this summer “learning,” the completion of the upcoming fall and spring semesters
ends a run of 22 consecutive calendar months of highereducation-filled fun! I guess I should have thought of that before registering reluctantly last May. Sure, I got a couple of weeks parole between the last assignment and start-up of the fall session, but that still entailed making sure the credits lined up and books were ordered so it hardly felt like free time. So here we go again. Back onto the figurative treadmill of knowledge that inevitably deteriorates into scurrying around in the early morning hours to make sure the final assignment is submitted. Take heed that “submitted” does not imply “perfected.” Idealism turned realism is often not a pretty picture and lo, here in my 13th consecutive month of college credit accumulation, the real is outpacing the ideal.
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weekend of April 5-6, 1997. S e v e n t y - m i l e - p e r- h o u r winds, two feet of snow and freezing rain came together with an already frigid and snow-heavy winter to brew up the nastiest natural disaster the state has seen in recent history. Grand Forks was hit the hardest with its lack of dikes, being inundated and evacuated, with floodwaters and a fire destroying the downtown and homes on both sides of the river. Over $3 billion in damages were accrued for the Red River Valley, and in the years since, dikes and other means of protection have gone up. Floods are an annual concern for this corner of the world, and though a riparian view is something to admire, it can be something to fear living in the vernal Valley. So three cheers for North Dakota and its weather extremes! Who knows what the future holds in the state’s next 125 years of wild weather. Only 2139 will tell.
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was the cold extreme in Parshall that February in 1936. On February 15, the temperature bottomed out at -60 degrees, reportedly the lowest temperature ever recorded east of the Rocky Mountains. In a state with already tumultuous temperatures, Parshall may just take the cake with humid summers that fluctuate to winters all the way down to -60. Fargo can claim record wind. A tornado and thunderstorm that hit the city with hail and rain in June 1959 had winds recorded at 115 miles per hour. That’s 40 miles per hour faster than the threshold for hurricanes! The secondfastest wind speed was 88 miles per hour, measured the following year when thunderstorms struck once again. Lastly, to illustrate the dire springs in North Dakota, let’s examine 1997. Many North Dakotans remember where they were when Blizzard Hannah struck the Valley that
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This may seem like common sense, but it can often be overlooked when the stresses of the day kick in. Making the most of now may be taking a half an hour or so just to relax and put off the worries of the day by taking a quick nap. It can also mean chipping away at a project that is a few weeks from being due.
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Colleges could offer a full course in procrastination avoidance. If you haven’t written a paper the day, more often the night before, it is due, don’t worry your time will come. Or take advantage of this simple trick. If a large paper or project is due in say a month, take each day to contribute something to it. It may be a paragraph or collecting some pictures for presentation slides. Like they say, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Take the time to
turn in something well done and worthwhile.
Take each day at a time Stress will often go hand-in-hand with the college experience. That doesn’t mean you have to let it dictate your decisions. Remember, worrying about tomorrow will not solve the problems of today. Don’t spoil a perfectly good today by worrying about the issues of tomorrow. Yes, it’s important to be aware of what lies ahead, but rather than letting that knowledge bog you down, use it to make the mountain easier to scale. Implementing these small tips can make life a lot easier. A little can go a long way, so take the opportunity to get ahead of the crowd rather than scrambling to catch up.
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Lori West, branch services manager for the Fargo Public Library, holds a copy of “Orphan Train,” the 2014 selection for 1 Book, 1 Community.
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Christina Baker Kline’s ‘Orphan Train’ selected for 1 Book, 1 Community Jack Dura A&E Editor
What better way to while away the hours at the end of summer than reading? With millions of options to enjoy, the public libraries of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo have teamed up to offer its patrons a title to read together. Christina Baker Kline’s New York Timesbestselling book “Orphan Train: A Novel” was chosen as this year’s title
for 1 Book, 1 Community, bringing history and fiction together in an acclaimed work. In its third year, this reading program aims to bring the three cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo together for something shared. Lori West, branch services manager for the Fargo Public Library, was part of the decision-making leading up to “Orphan Train’s” selection and explained that this reading program differs from those offered in the summer. “It’s generally where a community will select a title, a book, and then encourage members of the community to all read it and
participate in discussion and programming related to that book,” West said of 1 Book, 1 Community’s aim. In February, Kline’s “Orphan Train” was chosen through a public vote from among five other titles. This is the first-time the process was used, and when “Orphan Train” won out, the program planning began. It all started with an author visit from Kline herself on August 13 at The Stage at Island Park in Fargo. Kline spent nearly two hours discussing the Orphan Train Movement, North Dakotan and Minnesotan connections to the child relocation program and what inspired her to write the book. Now with her visit
past, community members have multiple copies of multiple formats of Kline’s book available to read from all participating libraries in 1 Book, 1 Community. Audiobook, ebook amd large print—all are available, and West hopes this title is more accessible than the ones in the past. Last year’s “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville, “Ahab’s Wife” by Sena Jeter Naslund and 2012’s “The Giver” by Lois Lowry, while rich reads, did have some barriers to potential readers. “Our first year, we did ‘The Giver,’ and that one can be read by elementary kids through adults, and so that had a great number
of readers involved... [but] that had been out for 20 years, so people had read it as a kid and then reread it,” West explained. “’Moby-Dick’ and ‘Ahab’s Wife’ are both pretty thick tomes. We definitely had people participate…but we certainly weren’t reaching elementary school students with those two titles.” At 276 pages, “Orphan Train’s” page count is very friendly. At just a year-anda-half old, it’s still relatively new as well as a 30-week resident on the New York Times bestsellers list. “This one, it’s probably a little more accessible, it’s certainly not as long as ‘Moby-Dick,’” West said. “Some people might have
been scared off by ‘MobyDick’ too, because it’s such a classic and maybe its something they would not want to read.” In conjunction with this read, numerous programs and events are being offered by the area’s libraries. From a quilt exhibition to craft events to an orphan train speaker to a photography contest, 1 Book, 1 Community has a lot to offer beyond just a book. More information can be found on the program’s website, 1book1community.com, and with the reading and events continuing through early October, potential readers have weeks to get involved and get reading.
Taylor Swift Officially Goes Pop ‘Shake It Off’ marks singer’s departure from country Jack Dura A&E Editor
For Taylor Swift, new albums have a bit of a formula. It seems every two years, the singer announces a project in August, releases it in October and heads out on tour soon after. It’s a formula that has done wonders to rev up fervor for her four previous albums in the past eight years, but this time around, Swift is doing one thing different. She’s leaving country behind. “Shake It Off,” the singer’s latest single, hit YouTube on August 18, racking up over four million views in just 16 hours. Anyone who watched the four-minute music video heard right off the bat that Swift’s sound has changed dramatically since 2012’s “Red.” Inspired by the styles of late ‘80s pop, “Shake It Off” finds Swift’s vocals paddling alongside horns, saxophones and some wicked drums. Its lyrics also strike something new, as Swift seems to have departed from her tried-and-true,
wordy love ballads of the late-2000s. Instead opting for short and simple, almost punchy lyrics, “Shake It Off’s” message is loud and clear. It’s Swift’s answers to her haters, the criticizers of her career moves and music. Just take a gander at
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break/ and the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, baby/ I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it off, shake it off.” “Shake It Off’s” video follows the words well
center in her own quirky, dorky style. Finger-dancing, breakdancing, cheer routines and even twerking all have places in “Shake It Off’s” video, and Swift does her best to mimic each dance move. It’s all
Taylor Swift, shown here in concert at the Fargodome in 2013, recently released her latest single “Shake It Off.”
the chorus. “’Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, baby/I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it off, shake it off/
and finds Swift in at least nine different costumes and dance sequences, from ballet to cheer to rhythmic gymnastics. Backdropped against her are professional dancers from each genre while Swift is front and
pretty lighthearted, but Swift has taken flack for her portrayals of black dance culture with the timing of the recent Michael Brown shooting in Fergusion, Mo. Really sticking out in the video is Swift and a legion of
young adults dancing their hearts out against a white background, apparently “shaking off” all the drama and criticism in their lives. It’s fun, upbeat and has an evident T-Swift touch. But this is new territory for the country pop superstar.
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“Shake It Off” comes in preparation for “1989,” Swift’s fifth studio album. Out October 27, “1989” heralds Swift’s “evolved” sound and finds her writing once more with Max Martin and Shellback, two
songwriters she collaborated with for “Red.” Thirteen tracks comprise the album, but so far “Shake It Off” is the only titled track to be released. Coming after years of Swift venturing a little farther away from country and a little closer to pop, “Shake It Off” is the marker of Swift’s departure from country (at least for now.) Though the sound is something new, the career move is not. Many other singers have traversed genres in their careers. Example being Dolly Parton, who ventured from twangy traditional country to crossover country pop to disco to poppy ‘80s gloop to bluegrass. Whew! Swift, meanwhile, is known far and wide for her done-wrong-by-anotherlover ballads, and if “1989” has any of those sentiments, only time will tell. For now, Swift has fleets of fans since her 2006 debut, and may just scoop up even more success with her newfound sound and style.
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Editor’s Choice: Something for Everyone this Labor Day Weekend
With Labor Day weekend upon us, the next few days hold several entertainment options for those choosing to stay in town or bookend their weekend with an event or two. The event calendar is a big one, and here are my selections for Labor Day weekend.
BBQ North Dakota State Performing Arts’ theater department is hosting a free, informational meal event at 4 p.m. at Askanase Hall. Whatever a student’s major, any Bison is welcome to learn more about the 20142015 season of shows from Theatre NDSU as well as how to audition, meet faculty and fellow students or just learning more about campus theater arts. The event is open to all NDSU students, so stop on by for a meal and meet-and-greet.
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Actress/comedienne Miranda Sings makes a stop at 7 p.m. Friday night in the Fargo Theatre, bringing her bad singing, messy lipstick and other quirks to the stage for all her “Mirfandas.” With
“magic tricks” to “voice lessons” to reading hate letters onstage. Her off-thewall musings and antics are sure to please, so grab some tickets for a night of laughter.
“…the next few days hold several entertainment options for those choosing to stay in town or bookend their weekend.” over 170 million YouTube views since her 2008 debut, Colleen Ballinger’s comedic character has racked up a major following the past six years, doing everything from
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Souls of Silver One of the first forms of photography gets the spotlight in Shane Balkowitsch’s exhibition
“Souls of Silver.” Using the wet plate collodion process with silver and glass to photograph subjects, this late-1840s photography method calls for speed and an immediate darkroom to develop negatives. With sponsorship from the North Dakota Art Gallery and North Dakota Council on the Arts, this exhibition is available to view from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday in the Memorial Union Gallery.
Sunday, August 31: Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry On the heels of their 2013 album “Magnetic,” the
Goo Goo Dolls are bringing their rock sound to the Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead. Teaming up with fellow rockers Daughtry for the 7 p.m. show, the Goo Goo Dolls are just another headliner in the Bluestem’s summer concert series. Tickets are available on the Jade Presents website, with options of bench and lawn seating. The rain-or-shine show is the penultimate concert in the Bluestem series, with the Roots on the Red festival ending it all the first weekend in September.
North Dakota-rooted Wind Ensemble to Visit Ecce Gallery New York Kammermusiker visits 500 years of music with eclectic instruments
Live it up this Labor Day weekend, but come back with a concert in mind. The New York Kammermusiker, under the direction of North Dakotanative Ilonna Pederson, makes its eighth-annual visit to Fargo this Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Ecce Gallery in downtown Fargo. A three-city tour comprises the group’s North Dakota stops, with Wahpeton and Ellendale also on the list for the Sept. 2-4 visits. Started 45 years ago, the New York Kammermusiker aims to reintroduce the sounds of double reed instruments in experimental, original and classical arrangements. Oboe, bassoon, contrabassoon and even shawms all have spotlights in this unusually interesting concert, which showcases numerous names and eras in music, including Theodore Roosevelt and
North Dakota’s 125th anniversary of statehood. “We’re going to hit almost 500 years of music,” Pederson said. “Renaissance, Baroque, a little Mozart—we have a piece written for the statehood celebration by a composer named Harold Emert.” North Dakota’s statehood anniversary is a major part of the concert’s repertoire, with the North Dakota Hymn and Roosevelt-inspired marches making up the set list. “North Dakota, Teddy Roosevelt’s West” and “The Great American Theodore Roosevelt March” are two examples of songs included to commemorate the original roughrider. “I started looking for music that related to Theodore Roosevelt, you know, he was here six years before we were a
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state,” when he came out west to shoot a buffalo, Pederson explained. Five musicians including Pederson herself are all set for the concert with actor and North Dakota State theater graduate Bjorn Pederson providing narration. Just 120 seats are available for audience members. With tickets available at the door, this is a definite firstcome-first-served event. The unusual combination of double reed instruments to highlight the many eras of music is what has endeared this non-profit musical group to many. Sponsor, volunteer and selfproclaimed “huge fan” Athena Gracyk declared them as, “interesting and unusual. What they do with their instruments is so fun.” Indeed it is the group’s revival of archaic works,
classical pieces and new arrangements is impressive. Musicians from such groups as the Munich Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra comprise the ranks of the Kammermusiker’s performers. Their harmony is pronounced and instruments come together sweetly so their singular sound is noted. With the North Dakota anniversary fastapproaching, this concert will be even more special, and it’s nice to realize that though the group is far removed from their base in New York, there is still a North Dakotan connection and relationship with audiences out here.
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North Dakota State linemen worked in drills last spring to prepare for their upcoming season. The Bison open their 2014 season against Iowa State Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
New-look Bison Football Team Primed for Iowa State Opener NDSU hopes to continue success against FBS opponents BY COLTON POOL North Dakota State football is coming off the high of the 2013 season in which the Bison upset Football Bowl Subdivision team Kansas State, then went undefeated and capped it all off with a third-consecutive Football Championship Subdivision national championship. But that was last year’s team with over 20 seniors who carried years of experience. Now, NDSU will play FBS opponent Iowa State Saturday in Ames, Iowa with many new faces — and perhaps more uncertainties. NDSU head coach Chris Klieman and members of his coaching staff are in their first years and players including quarterback Carson Wentz will be seeing some of their first action as starters. “The biggest difference this year is some of those young kids have never played in this type of an atmosphere and this type of game,” Klieman said. “I think as coaches, we’re looking to see how they respond, where last year we knew how they were
going to respond. We knew who the guys were that were going to play. It’s a whole new football team this year for sure.” FBS opponents appear to be NDSU’s specialty. The Bison hold a 7-3 record against those teams, and haven’t lost an FBS game since they lost to ISU in 2009. Wentz said physical play and longer times of possession have translated into big wins for the program, so fans shouldn’t expect much change in the gameplan from 2013. “The biggest thing that we’ve got to do is stay on the field. That’s just the type of offense we are,” Wentz said. “We’re not a team that’s meant to go three-and-out every series. We’ve just got to stay on the field. We’re not going to score every series, but we just have to be effective.” While NDSU’s trademark has been physicality, one of the biggest question marks for NDSU heading into the season revolves up front around the offensive line.
Lone returning starter Joe Haeg has switched from right tackle to left tackle in the off-season, meaning the line will not have a returning starter in the same role. Nonetheless, Klieman said he is confident with the developing talent stepping up. “Some of the younger guys that we all had questions about leading into fall camp have really progressed well,” he said. “Obviously, we’ll find out next Saturday exactly how far they’ve progressed, but I’m really excited about some of those young lineman and the progress that they’ve made.” Klieman said preparing for the Cyclone’s offense has been difficult, as first-year ISU offensive coordinator Mark Mangino will be hard to plan for with no footage of his Cyclone scheme to study. Klieman said All-Big 12 preseason firstteam selection ISU tight end E.J. Bibbs will present issues because he can line up anywhere on the field. Klieman also said getting ready for Cyclone quarterback Sam
Richardson has been tough because of the dual threat he brings as a passer and runner. “We’ve got a lot of veteran kids of defense that have seen an awful lot of offenses throughout the last three years, and we’ve got to be able to adapt and adjust,” Klieman said. “I know this: (Mangino) has had tremendous offenses wherever he’s gone, and they put a lot of points on the board.” Despite NDSU’s problems, Wentz said he and his team are prepared for any challenges ahead. “We’re definitely prepared tremendously. These coaches have put a game plan together that we’re all very excited and confident in,” Wentz said. “We’ve got a lot of guys coming back and a lot of veteran leadership that’s been making sure this train keeps on rolling.”
Doubters Put Too Much Stock Into What Bison Lost NDSU has defensive answer to FCS offensive strengths Sam Herder
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The easy thing for a national writer to do is mention what the 2014 North Dakota State football team lost from last year. It doesn’t take much research to see the 24 seniors gone along with the majority of the coaching staff. From the outside looking in, it finally looks like a rebuilding year for the thirdconsecutive Football Championship Subdivision national champions. But if one is to dig a little deeper with some research, there’s still plenty of goodies in the cupboard. Senior John Crockett is coming off backto-back 1,000-yard seasons with exciting young talent and movie-like names behind him in Chase Morlock and King Frazier. Seven of the top 10 receivers return. Joe Haeg is the one returning offensive lineman after some graduations and knee injuries. But NDSU has shown the ability to cycle through linemen year after year with minimal drop off. And while I’m sure Joe is touching on this in his column, all signs out of Bison camp point to quarterback Carson Wentz’s arm as being more than capable. With this his fourth year in the program, the junior just needs the game-time snaps. And as old and cliché as the saying goes, it doesn’t ring any truer in the FCS: Defense wins championships. Most in the FCS are looking at what the Bison lose offensively.
Oh, how typical of you, FCS. The most important statistic you will find heading into this Bison season is seven of the top nine tacklers from last season returning. The Bison offense will be efficient this year. The defense will be dominant. The FCS takes pride in defense like ESPN takes pride on hockey coverage — basically none. If a team wants to go through the 24team bracket and win a FCS title, they need to show they can stop someone when it matters. The easy team to call out is Eastern Washington, who many have tabbed as the favorites to dethrone NDSU. In 2013, EWU averaged 39.5 points per game while allowing 28.3. Winning 4241 against Portland State may work in the Eagles’ Big Sky Conference. But as EWU found out in the semi-final game against Towson, an explosive offense can only carry you so far. The Tigers had touchdown drives of 75 and 71 yards in the final five minutes of the game to come back and beat the Eagles in December. Towson made the last drive look easier than sugar cookies en route to the game-winning score with 17 seconds left. Coastal Carolina came to the Fargodome last year for the FCS quarterfinals with “an offense NDSU (had) never seen before.” The Bison were able to contain the Chanticleers to 14 points and 281 yards. The bigger factor was CCU’s inability to stop NDSU’s offense, and the game got out of hand quickly. For many, it’s easy to pick against the Bison this year. It’s also easy to write this in August. But until we see what the FCS looks like midway through the season, nothing shows the Bison can’t make history on the way to a four-peat.
Plenty of hype has been made about NDSU quarterback Carson Wentz, who is making his first start Saturday against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.
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Fans May Be Expecting Too Much, Too Soon From Wentz Top FCS recruit receiving hype, rave reviews still unproven BY JOE KERLIN
It has been 1,386 days since someone not named Brock Jensen has started a game at quarterback for the North Dakota State Bison football team. Think about that for a second. That was back when I was a freshman, wasting my time in junior college and not allowed in bars. That was so long ago, the majority of you weren’t at NDSU. Some of the freshman getting lost on their way to class this week weren’t even through puberty. It’s been awhile. But this weekend the Carson Wentz era will officially start, and already Bison fans are confident the Bismarck native will have his pen out, ready to rewrite the record books. The confidence is justifiable to a degree.
Wentz was a top FCS recruit from Bismarck, who chose to stay in his home state and developed under the winningest FCS quarterback of all-time in Jensen. Wentz’s abilities were disclosed in spurts during garbage time the past two seasons, and while relieving Jensen, Wentz completed 74 percent of his passes and has thrown three touchdowns and zero interceptions in 19 appearances. That’s enough to get any fanboy excited about what the future holds at the quarterback position. This offseason sure hasn’t hurt Wentz’s perceived potential either. Rave reviews from his head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterback coach have echoed the compliments thrown his way by former Bison players and current teammates. But are people hyping up the unproven quarterback too much, too soon?
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NDSU softball won their opening round game in the NCAA Minneapolis Regional tournament 5-2 against No. 21-nationally ranked Auburn. The Bison (36-18) were in
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NDSU baseball started the 2014 Summit League tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D., with the No. 4 seed but went on to upset No. round of the conference tournament. The Bison defeated No. 2 seed Western Illinois
years. NDSU lost to No. 14 University of Minnesota 4-1 in ten innings the next day. The Bison fell to Auburn later that day 1-0 in an elimination game.
League title in school history. No. 1 nationally ranked Oregon State beat Corvallis (Ore.) Regional. The Bison fell 2-1 to No. 2-seeded University of Nevada, Las Vegas in an elimination game.
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The NDSU women’s 1,600-meter relay running their heat in 3 minutes, 35.36 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eurgene, Ore. The team consisting of seniors Ashley Tingelstad and Antoinette Goodman, junior Paige Stratioti and freshman Morgan Milbrath earned secondteam All-American honors with their time. the 15th best overall time in the women’s capture a second-team All-American place as well. Stratioti earned All-American honorable mention by running the 800 meter event in 2 minutes, 6.62 seconds.
NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor announced he would be leaving his position to become the deputy athletic director at the University of Iowa. Taylor, who led NDSU through the transition from Division II to Division I athletics, said the move was necessary for him to continue to move up in the world of college athletics.
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North Dakota State and the University of North Dakota agreed to terms to play two games at the Fargodome in 2015 and 2019. The announcement was made Aug. 22. The two-game contract brings back an in-state rivalry that began in 1894 and ended in 2003. The schools stopped playing in 2004 when UND was still in Division II and the Bison were making the transition to Division I.
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Lynn Dorn, NDSU director of women’s athletics, announced she would be retiring effective March 31, 2015 after 37 years at the university. Her announcement was made Aug. 22. During Dorn’s tenure as director of women’s athletics, NDSU won seven national titles, 62 North Central Conference titles and 36 Summit League championships.
Former vice president for student affairs Prakash Mathew is currently The search has been narrowed down to four candidates, including current NDSU senior associate athletic director Troy Goergen.
Goodman also made All-American honorable mention by running the 200 19th-best time.
Bison Looking For Strong Season Start Young NDSU squad depending on last year’s experience to improve BY PACE MAIER
Despite finishing last season with a 6-22 record, the North Dakota State volleyball team is prepared to take their game to the next level. Even though the Bison were picked sixth in the Summit League preseason poll, outside hitter Jenni Fassbender is more optimistic. “I think we all have a lot of high expectations for ourselves,” the junior said. “We are more than expecting to move that ranking up.” The Bison will start the season at the Panther Invitational in Milwaukee, Wis., on Aug. 29-30. NDSU will play Miami University (Ohio) and Milwaukee Friday and Robert Morris Saturday. “These three teams are all going to challenge us,” Bison head coach Kari Thompson said. “We actual have depth at positions right now, and I’m really excited about that heading into the weekend.” The first home match for the Bison will be on Sept. 9, when they take on University of North Dakota at 7 p.m. at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Ahead of NDSU in the Summit League stands: 1.University of Denver 2.Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne 3.Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 4.University of South Dakota 5.Oral Roberts University Fassbender, who led the Bison with 299 kills in 2013, wants the Bison to move up at least four spots by the end of the season. “We are really aiming for that top two spot so that when tournament time comes we can get that first round bye,” she said. This season’s roster may
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Brianna Rasmusson, left, and Emily Minnick of NDSU’s volleyball team attempt to save the ball sent by SDSU.
look like the Bison are in the rebuilding stages, but Fassbender said the team had a successful off-season and wants to keep the momentum going. “We were lifting and conditioning throughout this summer,” she said. “And this preseason we’ve been working really hard, because we want to come out and prove what we have this year.” Thompson is entering her fourth year with the Bison. She said she is hoping to help improve her team, which is only returning four upperclassmen. “Right now we are working on some higher level things that we didn’t get to until the end of last season,” Thompson said. “We are looking to compete and win some matches.” There are plenty of young players on the roster looking to help NDSU climb their way up the conference stand-
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ings. The roster consists of five freshman, eight sophomores and three seniors. Fassbender said she and the seniors want to be leaders for the younger players. “I need to try to be the best example I can be,” Fassbender said. “And even the sophomores can take on that leadership role.” Emily Miron and Monica Claxton had a strong first year with the Bison as they started all 28 matches last season as freshmen. Claxton led the team last year in attacks per set, while Miron set the mark for most team blocks. They and the rest of the sophomore class is ready to take that experience they gained last year and put it towards a new season. “I’m excited to see where that sophomore class is, how they’ve had that experience last year and how we start off this season compared to that,” Thompson said.
North Dakota State forward Lizzie Lukas makes a move to score as Presentation College’s Meagan Hale attempts to stop her at Dacotah Field Sunday in a nonconference soccer match. Lukas recorded a hat trick as the Bison beat the Saints 8-0. NDSU also defeated UND Friday 1-0 to start the season 2-0. The Bison continue play at Air Force Friday at USAF Academy, Colo. and Northern Colorado Sunday in Greeley, Colo.
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I’m looking forward to Wentz taking his first team snaps as much as the next Bison fan, but there was one quote this summer that made me stop in my tracks. “I think – like anything in this town – with success comes a great amount of support and high expectations,” Bison offensive coordinator Tim Polasek told KVLY’s Jamal Spencer during NDSU’s media day. “Our expectations are every bit as high game one, as it was with Brock going into game one last year.” Does he mean what I think he means? I’m sure Polasek doesn’t mean Wentz could lead last year’s Bison team over last year’s Kansas State team, right?
You could argue that’s exactly what he’s saying. Is Wentz that good or is Polasek – an excitable guy – reassuring fans that all is swell on the football team? It’s Polasek and our own high praise that makes me wonder if we’re putting too much pressure on Wentz coming into the Iowa State game. Just take national sports media for example. They like to hype someone up way too early, and if the athlete doesn’t reach their expectations, the media tears he or she down in a heartbeat. If you’re looking for an example, Google “Tebow-mania” or “Linsanity.” Simply put: Expecting too much too soon can ruin your opinion of someone too quickly. Tim Tebow was a great
college football player and Jeremy Lin is a fine basketball player. But the majority of people would agree they both struggled because they failed to reach impossible expectations. How is this fair for the athlete? And why would we want to do this to our new quarterback who already has enough pressure on him this season? In all honesty, I say Wentz is fine and has a bright future ahead. For now, let’s cool it with the hype and let’s assess him objectively as he forms our opinion with meaningful playing time. After a few weeks, we can revisit this topic and talk about the trajectory of Wentz’s career. But believe me on this: I hope Wentz is everything people hope he can be.
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