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Nursing students connected

with area fourth-grade stu-

dents over the weekend to in-

crease interest in knowledge

and nursing. Nearly 30 fourth-

grade students from around

the area attended the event

Saturday afternoon.

“We’re really hoping that it

sparks an interest for nursing

and that it helps them under-

stand the world of a nurse,

whether they be a patient or

with someone in the hospital,”

Karla Haug, assistant profes-

sor in nursing and faculty ad-

viser for the Student Nurses’

Association, said. “Or that [the

event] will someday inspire

the next nurse.”

“[As] nurses, one of our

huge roles is to be an educator

[and] teach people about their

health,” Katy Duval, president

of the student nurse associa-

tion board, said. “This is just

another way, as students, that

we actually get to do it and

promote it.”

Students had the opportunity

to engage in a variety of sta-

tions at Adventures in Nursing

at NDSU. The stations taught

students how to properly wash

their hands, how to listen to

the heart and lungs, how to

take blood pressure and how

to find pulses.

“Students have parents, fam-

ily and friends who are nurses,

[but] some have never heard

much about nursing before,”

Haug said. “There is a wide

range of interest from the stu-

dents.”

Students additionally

learned about asthma and geri-

atrics, conditions that may af-

fect those around them such as

classmates and grandparents.

The biggest hit of the day,

according to Ashley Heller, a

senior majoring in nursing,

was the lifts. It showed the stu-

dents how patients are lifted

into their beds and provided

them an opportunity to control

a machine used by nursing stu-

dents in labs.

“Kids are eager to learn, and

they like to do the lifts,” Duval

said. “They are so excited to

be doing that and just all the

games that we do ... they’re re-

ally eager to learn,” Heller

said.

Many of the students came

from rural-area schools within

a 30-mile radius of the Fargo-

Moorhead area, including

schools such as Breckinridge

and Ada-Borup. Haug says it

was great to be able to give

students from rural areas an

opportunity that isn’t offered

as often as it is in F-M schools.

The event was sponsored by

SNA, the Department of Nurs-

ing and the North Dakota Part-

ners in Nursing Gerontology

Consortium Project. The idea

for the event originated from

Dickinson State University.

Faculty and students involved

with SNA collaborated with

the university to develop the

event at NDSU.

“We decided this would be a

great idea for our organization

to get involved in,” Haug said.

“We looked at what Dickinson

did, what we wanted to do and

organized our day according

to what we wanted.”

Dickinson has had success

in pervious camps put on for

fourth- and fifth-grade stu-

dents, with up to 75 students

attending.

Members of SNA are also

involved with the Expanding

Your Horizons event, which is

aimed at students in 7th and

8th grade. Heller says they

didn’t want to target the same

age group.

“It’s good practice for us,

just as much as the kids are

learning, we’re probably

learning, too,” Heller said.

“It is just good experience,

having to plan this event. It

helps you be that role model

image that we should be for

these guys.”

Part of NDSU’s land grant

obligation involves giving

back to the community. To one

associate professor, giving

back means continuing on

with a lifelong passion while

exposing students to the chal-

lenges and potential triumphs

of disabled life.

Erika Berg was selected to

receive the Service Learning

Award this year for her work

with both Riding on Angels’

Wings’ and therapeutic horse-

manship at NDSU.

“The opportunities provided

at Riding on Angels’ Wings

are not something that can be

duplicated in the classroom,”

Berg said about the program

she helped create.

Berg was instrumental in es-

tablishing the minor and cer-

tificate programs in

therapeutic horsemanship. Her

introductory course requires

students to volunteer 16 hours

with Riding on Angels’ Wings.

“This service learning proj-

ect is about giving back, but

more importantly it is about

students recognizing that all

people, regardless of their

challenges, have something

meaningful to contribute to

this life,” Berg said.

For Berg, therapeutic horse-

manship runs in the family.

When she was in grade school,

her mother was writing her

thesis on hippotherapy, or

therapy through horses.

“I remember one particular

instance of a girl looking at

her mom and saying ‘Hi,’ as

she rode by on the back of her

horse, and her mom started to

cry,” Berg said. “Those were

the first words her daughter

had ever spoken.”

Berg has been around horses

all her life, but she entered the

field of therapeutic horseman-

ship 17 years ago. Since then,

she’s seen firsthand the oppor-

tunity experiences with horses

can offer to cognitively and

physically disabled riders.

“I have been involved in the

field of therapeutic horseman-

ship since 1995, and during

that time I have been lucky

enough to be a part of many

tiny miracles,” Berg said.

Berg says that the program

she helped create functions as

an opportunity for students to

share this experience.

Looking back on the short

history of the program, Berg

says the rewards have been

profound.

“I would have to say that

[the most rewarding part of

this program is] when students

express their excitement about

having the opportunity to give

back to the community but

then realize what they get in

return from the riders in the

form of smiles, thank yous and

perspective is far greater than

they anticipated,” Berg said.

Berg will be recognized in

early May at the annual Cele-

bration of Faculty Excellence

at the Alumni Center.

Students will soon be able to

learn about logistics, trading,

risk management and com-

modity marketing in a new

trading room nearing comple-

tion in Barry Hall. The com-

modity trading room will be

available for classes in the fall.

In an NDSU press release,

university distinguished pro-

fessor William Wilson says the

room was established in order

to meet the importance of

commodity trading in North

Dakota and the overall growth

in commodities trading.

Commodity trading in North

Dakota includes trading in en-

ergy, transportation and agri-

cultural products. The NDSU

trading room will reflect a lab-

oratory for analyzing markets,

financial instruments and trad-

ing strategies and risks, ac-

cording to Wilson’s statement.

“Most competing business

schools have financial and

trading rooms. Developing a

trading room in Barry Hall

will provide similar training

and research opportunities for

NDSU students and faculty,”

Wilson said in the press re-

lease. “For the agribusiness in-

dustry, NDSU will be the first

school having such capabili-

ties that focus on agriculture

and the biofuels sector.”

The trading room will have

32 workstations, in which 16

of the stations will have access

to live commodity and finan-

cial market information. The

room will be used in courses

in the College of Business, as

well as courses in agribusi-

ness.

Staci McPherson, a senior

majoring in public relations

and advertising and minoring

in business says the commod-

ity trading room will benefit

students in understanding how

real-live trading rooms func-

tion.

“It’s interesting to know that

this will be available for stu-

dents in future years to help

them understand the strategies

and concepts needed for com-

modity trading,” McPherson

said. “A lab environment will

definitely help those students

obtain ‘real-life experience’

that can prepare for a future

career in the area or even pre-

pare them for an internship.”

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Members of the Omega

Project, a service-learning

course, traveled to Minot in ef-

fort to help the city recover

from its 2011 flood disaster.

Their main focus was assisting

with cleanup of the city’s pop-

ular Roosevelt Park Zoo that

was covered by up to 12 feet

of water for several weeks last

summer.

The Omega Project is also

known as NDSU’s Human

Development and Family Sci-

ence 310 course. The course

provides the opportunity for

students to bring their service

to the community to the next

level.

The opportunity for students

to help restore the devastated

community was provided in

part by Lutheran Disaster Re-

sponse, a program of Lutheran

Social Services. Before their

day at the zoo, they were able

to witness some of the damage

done to neighborhoods and

then spent the night at First

Lutheran Church, which was

also affected by the flood.

“We were put into different

animal pens to bag leaves and

pick up the sticks that were all

over the place and had made

them really gross,” Samantha

Trill, a senior majoring in

human development and fam-

ily science, said. “We started

in the goat pen, then moved

onto the reindeer pen and fi-

nally cleaned up as much as

we could in the wolf pen.”

There’s much more work to

be done, but Trill mentioned

how it felt good to see the

progress they were making as

well as the group’s overall dif-

ference that was made at the

end of the day. The zoo’s reg-

ular inhabitants are currently

at other zoos scattered across

the country, and without serv-

ice groups like the Omega

Project, their return home

would be further delayed.

“The course focuses on the

multiple forms of civic en-

gagement. It looks at working

through the social change

model, which includes indi-

vidual development of values

and the consciousness of self,”

said Matt Skoy, assistant di-

rector for Service Learning

and Civic Engagement. “We

also focus on group and com-

munity values that we are part

of and engage them in serv-

ice.”

“The class helps you de-

velop your own sense of self

and to be more aware of

what’s happening in your

community,” Trill said of Proj-

ect Omega. “For example, I

knew we had a lot of homeless

people in our area, but until

getting involved in volunteer-

ing, I didn’t realize the amount

of people who actually were.”

Skoy says he has noticed

that students have become

much more service focused

than they were about ten years

ago during his undergraduate

years at NDSU. He is fired up

about how many young people

between the ages of 18 and 21

want to be engaged in the

community and give back.

“I think the current genera-

tion of college students is very

service oriented, and there will

be more to come,” said Skoy.

“Last year with groups such as

Greek organizations, athletics

and residence halls, we

recorded over 40,000 hours of

service.”

The impact being made by

students can also be measured

in terms of dollars an hour of

service. In North Dakota, it is

currently worth more than 16

dollars per hour. Although

these types of statistics have

been tracked for only a hand-

ful of years, Skoy is inspired

by how service hour numbers

will often double from one

year to the next.

“Even if it’s just a

day or two days you can make

an extreme impact on a com-

munity,” Trill said, encourag-

ing others to become civically

engaged. “Hearing the stories

my friends from Minot have

told about their flooded homes

makes me want to go back and

help again.”

For information about the

Omega Project or other serv-

ice opportunities, contact Matt

Skoy at 231-8566 or emailing

him at matthew.skoy@ndsu.

edu

NDSU continues progress

on the energy reduction proj-

ect, which was launched in

June 2011 and addresses

plumbing efficiency, air leak-

age improvements and other

facility improvements. The

project aims to reduce mainte-

nance and operation costs in

63 buildings on campus.

“The goal was to try to pick

buildings where we felt we

could get the most savings

from an energy prospective.

We try to look at ones where

you’ve got air handling ex-

haust equipment,” Michael

Ellingson, director of facilities

management, said. “Those

typically are where you can

see more substantial savings

than just a regular small class-

room building.”

The cost of the project is es-

timated at nearly $11 million,

which will be funded through

savings from utilities and an

American Recovery and Rein-

vestment grant.

Honeywell Energy Service

Group, the hired contractors

for the project, provide the dif-

ference if the savings do not

equal the cost of the project.

“This project has to pay for

itself in 15 years, otherwise it

is not a compliant project,”

Ellingson said. “Honeywell

ESG has run the numbers, and

they will guarantee that we

will see enough savings to

make the bond payments.”

One completed component

of the project entails water

conservation and is estimated

to save the university 25 mil-

lion gallons of water. The sav-

ings from these conservation

acts will save nearly $100,000.

The project included updating

faucets and showerheads and

will be covered for repairs up

to 10 years.

A second completed part of

the energy-saving project in-

cludes air leakage improve-

ments. Caulking and weather

striping will provide a tight

building envelope, which will

additionally decrease opera-

tion costs.

To increase efficiency, the

temperature controls and light-

ing in 13 buildings have also

updated. The updated controls

will be run based on people

present in buildings.

“We’ll actually be able to

control the air handlers based

on occupancy,” Ellingson said.

“If classes are done at six o’-

clock, at eight o’clock we’ll

have the equipment shut down

instead of having it running 24

hours a day, seven days a

week. It will be a huge energy

savings.”

Improvements in lighting

technologies are to be finished

in the remaining five build-

ings. The goal is to be finished

by the end of the summer.

These upgrades will bring an

estimated 32 percent of energy

reduction, with $850 thousand

in savings in the first year.

Not only will the project re-

duce operation costs, but will

also be beneficial environmen-

tally, according to Ellingson.

“We are doing out part in not

only energy conservation, but

also the environmental conser-

vation, too,” Ellingson said.

It is estimated that the emis-

sion reductions will equal the

amount of emission from

1,278 cars on the road.

With universities around the

nation utilizing similar meth-

ods to conserve energy, such

as the University of Central

Missouri and Arizona State

University, Ellingson sees fu-

ture projects on the horizon.

“The savings will get less

and less, because we’re hope-

fully picking the worst build-

ings first,” Ellingson said of

future projects. “But it is our

intention to continue to look at

finding mechanisms to hope-

fully do more of these projects

in the future.”

The North Dakota Agricul-

tural Experiment Station,

NDSU Technology Fee Advi-

sory Committee and vice pres-

ident for academic affairs

provided the funding for the

project. The funds will go to-

ward computers and hardware

needed for the trading room.

Commodity trading involves

the selling and purchasing of

marketable items produced to

satisfy wants or needs. A trad-

ing room gathers traders oper-

ating on financial markets.

Equipment for the NDSU

commodity trading room is to

be installed in June.

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Omega Project assists in flood recovery

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) —

It took Brian Kalk three bal-

lots on Sunday to overcome

four rivals and win the North

Dakota Republican conven-

tion's support to run for the

U.S. House.

He now faces a primary

campaign against at least one

GOP challenger, Kevin

Cramer, his colleague on the

North Dakota Public Service

Commission.

Kalk defeated Shane Goet-

tle, a former director of North

Dakota's Commerce Depart-

ment, 929-676 on Sunday,

shortly before the weekend

GOP convention ended. Al-

most 1,800 delegates attended

the two-day event at the Bis-

marck Civic Center.

In two previous ballots,

Kalk and Goettle were up

against three other candidates

— DuWayne Hendrickson, of

Minot, and state Reps. Bette

Grande, R-Fargo, and Kim

Koppelman, R-West Fargo.

Hendrickson, Grande and

Koppelman dropped out after

the second ballot.

"After the first ballot, I felt

pretty good," Kalk said. "We

looked at the districts where I

thought we should have done

better in, and I went right over

and talked to those folks."

Cramer, who lost two con-

gressional campaigns in the

1990s, did not compete for the

convention's endorsement.

Cramer said in January he

would run in the state's June

primary, which will determine

the U.S. House candidates

who'll battle in the fall cam-

paign.

Candidates who are en-

dorsed at North Dakota's

Democratic and Republican

political conventions are guar-

anteed a place on the primary

ballot, as well as access to

party mailing lists and

fundraising resources. How-

ever, any candidate may run

in either party's primary by

collecting petition signatures

from at least 300 North

Dakota voters.

Grande declined to tell the

Associated Press on Sunday

whether she would run against

Kalk and Cramer in June, say-

ing she'd decide "after I've

slept."

"I haven't gotten past this

moment," Grande said. "The

campaign for me was one of

the best experiences of my

lifetime ... We're going to just

move forward."

Democrats have endorsed

Pam Gulleson, a former state

legislator and aide to former

U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, as

their preferred candidate for

Congress.

The incumbent, Republican

Rep. Rick Berg is running for

the U.S. Senate. He expects a

primary challenge from

Duane Sand, a Bismarck busi-

nessman.

Cramer and Kalk both serve

on the PSC, a state regulatory

agency with jurisdiction over

electric and gas utilities, grain

elevators, pipelines, wind tur-

bine placements, coal mining,

telecommunications and auc-

tioneers. Their offices are next

to each other on the Capitol's

12th floor.

Kalk declined to discuss his

primary campaign plans.

"Right now, we're going to

enjoy the victory," he said.

"Kevin and I are very good

friends and everything we've

always done is professional

work, and we'll keep it that

way."

On Sunday, the GOP con-

vention also chose its pre-

ferred candidate for state

superintendent of public in-

struction. There's significant

interest in the job because

Wayne Sanstead is retiring

after 28 years. The former

lieutenant governor has been

formidable in elections, hand-

ily winning seven campaigns

for school superintendent.

Kalk gets ND GOP backingfor US House campaign

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NewsNews briefs

Mexican agents probe

family in 3 ritual murders

NACOZARI, Mexico (AP)

— It was a family people

took pity on, one the govern-

ment and church helped with

free food, used clothes and

farm animals. The men were

known as trash pickers. Some

of the women were suspected

of prostitution.

Mexican prosecutors are

investigating the poor family

living in shacks outside a

small town near the U.S. bor-

der as alleged members of a

cult that sacrificed two 10-

year-old boys and a 55-year-

old woman to Santa Muerte,

or Saint Death, a figure

adored mostly by outlaws but

whose popularity is growing

across Mexico and among

Hispanics in the United

States.

Timbuktu, ancient Is-

lamic city, under attack

AGADEZ, Niger (AP) —

Booms from rocket launchers

and automatic gunfire crack-

led Sunday around Mali's fa-

bled town of Timbuktu,

known as an ancient seat of

Islamic learning, for its 700-

year-old mud mosque and,

more recently, as host of the

musical Festival in the Desert

that attracted Bono in Janu-

ary.

On Sunday, nomadic Tu-

aregs, who are descended

from the people who first cre-

ated Timbuktu in the 11th

century and seized it from in-

vaders in 1434, attacked the

city in their fight to create a

homeland for the Sahara's

blue-turbanned nomads.

Their assault deepens a polit-

ical crisis sparked March 21

when mutinous soldiers

seized power in the capital.

The Tuaregs have rebelled

before, but never have they

succeeded in taking Tim-

buktu or the major northern

centers of Kidal and Gao,

which fell Friday and Satur-

day as demoralized govern-

ment troops retreated.

Relief as fire-hit cruise

ship safe in Malaysia

SANDAKAN, Malaysia

(AP) — Smiling passengers

voiced relief and gratitude

after safely leaving a fire-

damaged luxury cruise ship

that was stranded at sea for

24 hours and limped without

air-conditioning into a

Malaysian port Sunday.

The Azamara Quest drifted

off the southern Philippines

with 1,000 people aboard

after flames engulfed one of

its engine rooms Friday, in-

juring five crew members. It

restored propulsion the next

night and reached the harbor

of Sandakan city in

Malaysia's eastern state of

Sabah on Borneo island late

Sunday.

White House approves

Fargo-area diversion proj-

ect

FARGO, N.D. (AP) —

North Dakota Sen. Kent Con-

rad says the White House has

approved the plan for a Red

River diversion project

around Fargo and Moorhead,

Minn.

The U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers designed the flood

control project, which is cur-

rently estimated to cost about

$2 billion.

Conrad says the White

House's Office of Manage-

ment and Budget determined

that the plan is "consistent

with the policies and pro-

grams of the president."

$5 million lawsuit filed in

Grand Forks arena fire

GRAND FORKS, N.D.

(AP) — The owners of the

Ralph Engelstad Arena in

Grand Forks have filed a $5

million lawsuit over a fire in

the building last summer.

The complaint filed by

Arena Holdings Charitable

and RE Arena, Inc., accuses

Harman Professional, Inc.,

and Harman International In-

dustries of negligence.

The plaintiffs say the fire

originated in a speaker after

it became "improperly ener-

gized" by a direct electrical

current from the amplifier.

Son charged with murder

in Bismarck woman's death

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)

— A man accused of killing

his 83-year-old mother and

stealing her new car claimed

Friday that he is innocent.

Dean Grenstiner, 47, has

been charged with murder

and felony theft in the death

of his mother, Ann Gren-

stiner. She was found dead

Tuesday in the bedroom of

her Bismarck home, and au-

thorities said Friday she died

after suffering several blows

to the head

Protesters march in Fla.

town where teen was shot

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) —

Thousands joined a march

Saturday through the Florida

town where 17-year-old

Trayvon Martin was shot and

killed by a neighborhood

watch volunteer, vowing to

continue protesting until an

arrest is made.

Protesters carried signs,

chanted "Justice for

Trayvon," and clutched the

hands of their children while

they walked to the Sanford

Police Department from a

local high school that served

black students during the seg-

regation era. The march was

organized by the NAACP

was one of several taking

place over the weekend.

Docs show evidence piled

up in Utah disappearance

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) —

In the quest to figure out

what happened to Susan

Powell in 2009, Utah author-

ities compiled a heap of evi-

dence — finding blood in the

family home, an eerie hand-

written "will" and a young

son who bluntly said that

mom was dead.

Despite all of the informa-

tion, investigators with West

Valley City police continued

to say Friday that they are

treating the case as a missing-

persons matter. They have

never named a suspect or

filed charges in Powell's dis-

appearance, even though her

husband was linked with

much of the evidence and

scrutiny.

Josh Powell killed himself

and their two young children

in a gas-fueled inferno two

months ago.

Jury finds ex-Texas nurse

guilty in bleach deaths

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — A

former Texas nurse accused

of killing five of her patients

and injuring five others by in-

jecting bleach into their kid-

ney dialysis tubing has been

found guilty of capital mur-

der.

The verdict came Friday in

the case against 38-year-old

Kimberly Clark Saenz.

Saenz was fired in April

2008 after a rash of illnesses

and deaths at a Lufkin dialy-

sis clinic run by Denver-

based health care giant

DaVita Inc. She was charged

a year later.

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Many of us who are of age

to drink casually go out and

have only a few drinks in one

setting, however, many stu-

dents of any age are drinking

at a high-risk, and it is taking

a toll on their bodies, school-

work and personal appear-

ances.

In 2008 and 2010, CORE

Drug and Alcohol Surveys

were completed by a repre-

sentative sample of NDSU

students about consuming al-

cohol. The most alarming sta-

tistic was the fact that only 28

percent of students at NDSU

had not used alcohol within

the past 30 days. The figure is

surprising, and the assump-

tion that some of these stu-

dents drinking at a high-risk

level is evident.

Luckily, NDSU has a great

solution for those who may

be struggling with alcohol

abuse. The Live Real Men-

tors program is seeking indi-

viduals who choose to

identify themselves as a re-

source for individuals look-

ing for guidance on issues

related to alcohol and other

drug abuse, and who will ac-

tively seek to educate stu-

dents about the effects of

high-risk alcohol and other

drug use.

Live Real Mentors are

trained through a one-hour

session where they learn the

effects of high-risk alcohol

and other drug use, the appro-

priate use of referrals for al-

cohol and other drug services

and how to communicate a

message that promotes well-

ness in safety.

This is done through vari-

ous activities including a

question and answer session

regarding the NDSU student

alcohol consumption and a

demonstration on how body

weight plays into ones Blood

Alcohol Content. In essence,

mentors are trained to be role

models for those having is-

sues with alcohol.

At the end of the training

session on Thursday, a sce-

nario popped up about a per-

son who was at risk from

drugs and alcohol. The poten-

tial mentors were to identify

the issues and signs that the

subject was having problems

with drinking at a high-risk,

and how that factor caused

him or her to miss class, per-

form poorly in school and

look un-presentable.

This example demonstrates

how mentors are also taught

to look for the signs in poten-

tial individuals who may be

struggling with high-risk

drinking, but do not want to

open up about it. Each men-

tor is there for support, and is

there for antagonizing the in-

dividual having problems. If

you are someone having is-

sues with substance abuse do

not be afraid to talk to a Live

Real Mentor if they ap-

proach.

If you are seeking out a

Live Real Mentor, look for

their logo, which is depicted

as an image corresponding

with this article.

In the session the mentors

also learned that they are not

expected to be a counselor to

those in need. Rather, talking

to the individual about their

problems is a positive step to

take. Mentors were told to

call the counselors office at

NDSU to express the concern

that the individual they are

talking with might be dealing

with substance abuse prob-

lems.

Since alcohol is the most

widely used depressant on

campus, most of the focus of

the Live Real Mentor pro-

gram focuses on helping stu-

dents drink at a low-risk rate.

Erika Beseler -Thompson,

assistant director of orienta-

tion and student success, and

Brittnee Steckler, human re-

sources benefits coordinator,

share on what a Live Real

Mentor can do to make an

impact on students struggling

with high-risk drinking.

“Live Real Mentors can

provide information that is

essential about alcohol, its

risks, trouble it causes, and

where help is available,” they

said.

Beseler-Thompson and

Steckler realize that many

people like to go out for a ca-

sual drink or two, and noted

the mission of the Live Real

Mentors program is to ex-

plain to people who are hav-

ing troubles with substance

abuse about low risk drink-

ing.

This means that individuals

will learn ways to moderate

their drinking levels, and be

taught ways to be safe while

drinking rather than cause

chaos.

Staying safe while drinking

is the main focus the Live

Real Mentors program wants

to instill in people.

As aspiring students at

NDSU it is our goal to not let

alcohol take control of our

lives. If you feel that you are

in need of assistance do not

hesitate to call the counseling

office or seek out a mentor

today. For more information

on the Live Real Mentor pro-

gram refer to

http://www.ndsu.edu/alco-

holinfo, or call 701-231-

5478.

Although most may not start

fretting over wrinkles and

aging’s effects until they are in

their 30s or 40s, a few tips to

put into early practice can

keep you looking great before

then and beyond.

The sun is particularly re-

sponsible for early aging. In

fact, if your skin were not ex-

posed to any sun, you would

first start seeing wrinkles at

age sixty, according to Helen

Foster, author of “The Beauty

Book.”

Since the sun is behind

much of aging, applying sun-

screen regularly only makes

sense. M.D. David Bank rec-

ommends applying sunscreen

“daily for you to see any long-

term benefits,” as reported by

Redbook magazine.

Remember to buy an actual

bottle of sunscreen. Many cos-

metic products have labels on

that read “SPF 15,” which

could trick a consumer into

believing that he or she may

not need extra sunscreen from

a separate application, but you

should realize that most likely,

you are not getting superior

coverage when you apply a fa-

cial cream once a day. There-

fore, opt for a true bottle of

sunscreen to maximize your

sun protection’s efficiency.

Also, smoking not only

ruins your looks, but it de-

stroys your lungs. Not getting

enough sleep does not just

contribute to higher stress lev-

els, but lack of sleep deprives

your body of time to repair it-

self.

According to Foster, “the

skin is more absorbent at

night, which means it takes in

treatments more effectively.”

In addition, eating correctly is

probably one of the best things

you could ever do for your

skin and body. Not only do

you feel good, but your body

looks good, too.

Another tip is to avoid over-

plucking your eyebrows.

While elderly women lacking

brows draw in their own lines,

there is no need to get a head

start on the brow loss. Artifi-

cially arched, wispy brows no

longer look feminine. Take a

look at any fashion magazine

and you may notice that plenty

of models are gracefully keep-

ing their brows full.

In fact, fuller eyebrows are

associated with being healthy

and youthful, and they are a

terrific way to add symmetry

and give your face a sharper

look. Full does not necessarily

mean bushy; rather, full eye-

brows can recreate a face by

adding balance. Another ben-

efit to having fuller eyebrows

is that they are low-mainte-

nance.

Finally, simply smile. All

the sunscreen in the world will

not make you look youthful if

you are constantly frowning.

Happier people seem to have a

natural glow radiating from

their face. And remember,

youth is thicker than a few sur-

face skin cells and much more

significant than any lotion you

may ever use.

When you’re feeling

stressed out, you can turn to

many things that are unhealthy

to try and relieve that stress

such as binge drinking,

overeating, or spending too

much money on unnecessary

things. Instead, here are some

healthy tips on how to de-

stress from ehow.com.

Pump the music.

Make a playlist of your fa-

vorite songs. Try to make it

upbeat or happy songs to put

you in a good mood. Spending

just a few minutes to yourself

will give you time to calm

yourself down and relax.

Get exercising.

Learn a yoga stretch. Take a

moment when you’re feeling

like everything is crazy and do

the stretch. It’s a healthy way

to release that tension. Yoga

has numerous poses, so find

one that works for you and put

it into practice.

Pick up reading.

Immerse yourself in a book.

Even if you don’t find time to

read through the whole thing

at a good pace, just being able

to crack open a book and es-

cape into a different world can

help.

Explore new places.

Find a new place. Pick a

park in town that you normally

don’t go to or find a new cof-

fee spot to visit. It’s a simple

but effective way to get a

change of scenery and get

away from your daily routine.

Go to a spa.

Treat yourself to a massage.

Get some stress and tension

out of your body by having a

massage, whether it’s a mas-

sage by a therapist or by a

massage pillow or another

massage tool.

There are many different

ways to relieve stress in a

healthy way. Find the ones that

work for you the best and im-

plement them into your life.

Whenever you feel like life is

getting too hectic, remember

your favorite “de-stresser” and

relax! Focus on the positives

and let go of the stuff that is

weighing you down.

He Said: “I think dating is whenyou are hanging out with someone inorder to get to know them more andcould lead to a boyfriend/girlfriend re-lationship.” David Horner, a freshmanwith an undecided major.

She Said: “Dating is when two peo-ple start spending more time togetherone-on-one; it is a very vague state-ment used to describe a relationshipbetween a couple. You usually have tohave a talk that helps define your re-lationship if you’ve only been ‘dat-ing,” Janelle Cord, a sophomoremajoring in university studies.

Dating can be a very am-

biguous term and that can

make it hard for two people to

be on the same page when

they start dating. For some

people, dating can mean that

you are in an exclusive rela-

tionship, perhaps you use the

terms boyfriend and girlfriend.

Others view the term dating as

meaning you can see other

people and you are just hang-

ing out.

When you start dating some-

one, make sure you are on the

same page. You don’t want to

think you are exclusive and

find out that the other person

doesn’t think that.

Communicate with each

other before things get tricky.

Starting things off with know-

ing what the other person and

what you want from the rela-

tionship can keep things from

getting confusing later on.

If you do find that you are

on different wavelengths for

what the term dating means to

each of you, then you’ll have

to talk it out until you figure

out what’s best for you two de-

pending on where you are in

your relationship.

Don’t let the ambiguous

term of dating ruin a great re-

lationship. Labels can be dis-

tracting, so make sure to do

what’s best for you and the

other person in the relation-

ship.

Dear Alysia,One of my friends from back home doesn’t get along with my

boyfriend. All of my friends from school think he’s the best guyever and that I’m so lucky to be with him. My friend from backhome is one of my best friends and I don’t like that she doesn’teven give him a chance. I don’t know how to talk to her aboutit. Help!

Sincerely,Stretched to the Limit

Dear Stretched to the Limit,

This is a tough situation to be in. On the one hand you have

a really good friend whom you’ve known for a long time, but

might not be as present in your life as she was before. And on

the other hand, you have your boyfriend who you haven’t

known as long as your friend, but who has become a very im-

portant part of your life. It’s hard to mesh two different worlds.

The first thing you should do is talk to your friend. Let her

know how you feel. She needs to understand that your

boyfriend is important to you. Just make sure you aren’t flaunt-

ing the fact that you have a boyfriend or that your boyfriend is

super awesome. You might not think you are doing that, but

perhaps she doesn’t actually mind your boyfriend, but she does-

n’t like that you are talking about him constantly. If you talk to

her and she brings something up like this then you will need to

rethink your actions as well.

If you aren’t doing anything like this and she is being unfair,

then you need to tell her in a nice way how you feel. Make sure

you aren’t accusing and being unfair towards her. She might

have a reason for it that might not be reasonable but could be

understandable. Listen to her side of the story and try to come

to an agreement that works for both of you. Give her the same

understanding that you want her to have for you. Hopefully

she’ll come around!

Hope things work out,

Alysia

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If you were one of the few

that turned out to the Benson

Bunker Field House Friday

night, you may have heard a

hip-hop performer named Triz

that night -- that is, if you were

one of the few that waited it

out for over an hour. He was

set to go on stage around 9:45

p.m., but a weak turnout

pushed him closer to 11:15.

Triz decided to go up only

after some of the people who

initially showed to see him

had already left.

“When stuff like that hap-

pens, I look at it as more as a

positive because you are get-

ting experience. You’re still

performing and you still go

through everything, it’s just

not for a big crowd, so you’ve

got to try to always come out

with a positive,” he said.

Part of the problem, Triz

thinks, is that many people

around here don’t listen to hip-

hop. There are a lot of people

who do, but much of the pop-

ulation is older they are more

inclined to listen to classic

rock or country. However, he

believes being in a smaller city

could make spreading his

name much easier, since he

doesn’t have to deal with all

the noise found in larger met-

ros.

His ultimate goal is to be the

first hip-hop artist to make it

big out of North Dakota, say-

ing he’ll know success when

people are able to recognize

him instantly. He bought all

his own equipment when he

moved to Fargo after graduat-

ing from high school in 2009.

He started doing music on his

own, but met local artists like

Charlie Mizza and Big Reeno

who encouraged him in his ef-

forts. He believes his musical

talent is derived from his

grandfather, who used to play

in a band.

Triz has been putting to-

gether hip-hop songs since

middle school. He and a friend

were playing with some differ-

ent beats and decided to put

some lyrics to them. Triz was

obsessed with southern music,

particularly references to

candy-color painted cars, and

the first song he completed

was called “Ridin’ Candy

Slab.” He got some good feed-

back on that track and decided

to do a few more.

When writing songs, Triz

looks at it from a listener’s

point of view and draws influ-

ences from what he thinks

other people would want to

hear. He listens to a lot of rap,

T.I. in particular, but insists his

personal music collection isn’t

limited to that genre, noting

some country, techno, dub-

step and classic rock on his

iPod. He compares his own

music to rappers like T-Pain.

Since moving to Fargo, Triz

says his following has gotten

much bigger. He says it’s not

huge but it’s definitely starting

to take off, crediting a few

shows at The Hub for the

boost. Additionally, he’ll burn

CDs of his recordings and pass

them out for free at his shows

to spread the word. He’s had a

few people tell him that they

listen to his CD non-stop, and

another fan wrote a paper

about him for an assignment

and received an A on it.

“A lot of people, right away

when they hear my music,

they don’t think it’s me. Not to

be racist or anything, but they

usually think it’s a black guy,”

Triz said, explaining some of

the response he’s gotten. “I’ve

had people in complete disbe-

lief until I show them my stuff

on YouTube and they see for

sure that it’s me.” He went on

to say they support is a source

of inspiration. “As you get

more fans, you gain a sense of

accomplishment, for me at

least. Because when you’re

getting feedback from fans

and you’re building more of a

fan base, it means more people

are listening to your music and

you feel like you’re actually

doing something right.” It’s

factors like those that keep

him going even when the

turnout is slim.

“You can’t let negative

things get to you. There’s al-

ways going to be people that

are going to say ‘you suck,

your music’s garbage,” what-

ever. When people write on

my Facebook page and leave

negative comments, and

whenever stuff like that hap-

pens, you have to look at that

as a positive. They’re paying

attention to what you’re doing,

they’re giving you the time of

day, so you’re obviously doing

something right. Let your

haters be your motivators,

that’s what I say.”

Triz says the most rewarding

aspect of it all is being able to

put his music out there for

other people. He says he’s re-

ligious about downloading

new music from artists as soon

as it’s released, and he devotes

all of his spare time and effort

to putting forth quality music

for his own fans. But with

school and a job filling up his

schedule, he doesn’t release

new songs as often as he

would like. However, he ar-

gues the quality of each new

track doesn’t disappoint.

You can find him and his

work on YouTube just by

searching “Triz,” Twitter

(@thatboytriz) and on Face-

book (Yung Triz).

On July 9, 2004, audiences

across America were officially

introduced to San Diego’s top

rated Channel 4 news team. It

has been a long wait, but after

an eight-year hiatus, Ron Bur-

gundy is set to make his right-

ful return to the big screen.

Late last week a sequel was

announced for the fan-favorite

comedy “Anchorman.” Star-

ring Will Ferrell as Ron Bur-

gundy, the original film

followed Burgundy, San

Diego’s top rated newsman in

the 1970s and what happens

when a new female employee

with ambition to burn arrives

in his office.

The film grossed a modest

$84 million during its theatri-

cal run but gained a lot of at-

tention and appreciation after

people were able to catch the

film on cable and DVD. Look-

ing at some of the other films

that have been considered se-

quel worthy, it was only a mat-

ter of time before an

“Anchorman” sequel saw the

green light -- especially when

you consider the films solid

fan base.

Although Ferrell was the

lead in “Anchorman,” the film

would have gone nowhere

without its stellar supporting

cast. The rest of the Channel 4

news team includes Steve

Carell (“The Office”), Paul

Rudd (“Role Models”) and

David Koechner (“Thank You

For Smoking”). The chemistry

between the four drives the

film, and it would be hard to

picture a sequel working with-

out them.

To announce the sequel, Fer-

rell appeared on Wednesday’s

episode of “Conan” dressed as

Burgundy while playing his

infamous jazz flute. After

making fun of O’Brien, he

then went on to announce the

sequel. “I want to announce

this to everyone here in the

Americas. To our friends in

Spain, Turkey and the U.K. in-

cluding England, that as of

0900 Mountain Time, Para-

mount Pictures and myself,

Ronald Joseph Aaron Bur-

gundy, have come to terms on

a sequel to Anchorman. It is

official! There will be a sequel

to Anchorman.” Ferrell stated.

There has been some specu-

lation that the sequel will take

place a decade later in the

‘80s, but no official word has

been announced. When the

project was first being talked

about a few years ago, there

was even talk of turning the

sequel into a musical. How-

ever, any sequel plans were

quickly put on hold when

Paramount decided not to go

ahead with a sequel due to

budgetary issues. Problems

with the budget made sense

considering Carell and Rudd

have hit the big time since the

originals release.

Outside of Ferrell, Carell

and Rudd, no other cast mem-

bers have been announced yet.

It will be interesting to see

who returns for round two out

of an impressive supporting

cast that included names like

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn,

Jack Black, Fred Willard,

Christina Applegate, Luke

Wilson and Seth Rogen

among others.

For more information and

updates on the sequel, you can

follow director Adam McKay

on Twitter. For a quick laugh

you can also follow “Ron Bur-

gundy” himself on Twitter.

Filming is set for February

with a release sometime in

2013. Whatever happens, stay

classy NDSU.

Things aren't looking good

for video game industry stal-

wart Sega.

Once one of the biggest

names in the industry, Sega

has slowly become less and

less prominent in recent years.

The publisher has had a rough

go of it since the death of the

much loved yet financially un-

successful Sega Dreamcast (as

well as its equally unsuccess-

ful and less popular predeces-

sors). Now it seems as though

they've fallen just a bit further

Sega's financial forecasts for

last fiscal year (which ended

on March 31) have been read-

justed. That is to say, they

have gone down. Way down.

The company's expected net

income fell down to 47.4 per-

cent. This has led to some

pretty drastic restructuring of

the company in Europe and

the United States.

And unfortunately, “restruc-

turing” translates in this case

to “streamlining.” And in the

world of business “streamlin-

ing” translates to major layoffs

across multiple territories.

By doing so, Sega intends to

"create a smaller company po-

sitioned for sustained prof-

itability." Though at the time

of this writing exactly what

that means and just how many

employees will be losing their

jobs is still up in the air.

Part of this restructuring also

means that Sega will be can-

celing several unconfirmed ti-

tles in its lineup. Instead, Sega

will continue to focus on

games that it believes will sell

well in North American and

European territories. These

franchises are confirmed to be

“Sonic,” “Football Manager,”

“Total War,” and “Aliens.”

Though who is still buying

“Sonic” games and why re-

mains a complete mystery.

The company's expected

profits will drop from 38 bil-

lion yen ($462 million) to 20

billion yen ($243 million) with

Sega's revenue dropping down

another half-billion dollars.

The cancellation of these proj-

ects and this reform is esti-

mated to cost the publisher 7.1

billion yen ($86.5 million).

Sadly, this is only the latest

in a string of closures and lay-

offs within the game industry.

Recently, Sony Computer En-

tertainment shuttered

“Socom” developer Zipper

after a rash of unfortunate re-

leases. Even they were only

yet another example of an un-

lucky studio in 2012.

It's quite unfortunate to see

so many members of the in-

dustry losing their jobs in such

a short span. While last year

was a record-breaking year for

video games, 2012 seems like

it may be shaping up to be a

much less friendly time for the

industry at large.

Here's hoping that this is a

trend that doesn't last.

Sam Worthington is back

with this new movie. ‘Wrath

of the Titans’ is the exciting

sequel to ‘Clash of the Titans,’

which hit theaters two years

ago. Worthington plays

Perseus, a middle-aged

demigod that happens to be

the son of Zeus, who is played

by Liam Neeson. Following

up to his slaying of the mighty

Kraken, he finds himself liv-

ing a simpler life in a small

fishing village, not one cliché

in sight. But this time around,

people have stopped praying

to the gods and thus limited

their power severely. Conse-

quentially, the gates of Tar-

tarus, a giant prison holding

the titans of lore, are falling

apart and the bad guys are es-

caping. Oh no! If you’re in the

mood for an hour-and-forty-

minute romp through ancient

Greece, you’ve come to the

right movie.

Featuring the almighty third

dimension, this picture boasts

some of the most amazing

computer graphics that Holly-

wood has to offer since the

production of Avatar. If you

have a wild imagination like

me, every time you see a Cy-

clops or any of the many other

beasts that populate the pic-

ture, you’ll find yourself be-

lieving that Worthington is

actually battling this mon-

strosity.

Sadly though, this is where

all the good things about this

movie come to an abrupt end.

It seems that the director,

Jonathan Liebesman, has suc-

cumbed to the directing styles

known as the “Michael Bay

Way.” Amazing computer

graphics are, well, amazing,

but when you use them to hide

the poor script and stony dia-

logue that contributes to much

of the movie’s story, you’ve

taken too much advantage of

the few tools you have. In fact,

almost throughout the entire

movie, there are so many mo-

ments where the movie is try-

ing to be awesome just for the

sake of being awesome. Who

needs dialogue when you have

gods fighting titans in a super-

battle, am I right?

Another thing that just both-

ered me throughout the movie

was how hard they were trying

to get their “moral of the

story” across to me. Almost

every 15 minutes someone is

telling me that being part

human is actually one of the

greatest strengths you can

have. I get it, being flawed

makes me stronger. This is

great and all, but I would pre-

fer having the ability to throw

lightning bolts any day.

Report time: D+, that’s as

high as I’m going to go. I had

a lot of fun watching all these

battles play out, but really,

there’s nothing that was im-

proved from the first movie. If

you have ever wondered what

Lord of The Rings would be

like if it was directed by

Michael Bay, this is your

show.

This weekend I took the trip

out to West Fargo to give the

bar Hooligans a go. Hooligans

is just south of 32nd Avenue

off of Sheyenne Street South.

Hooligans Bar and Grill has

the typical sports bar feel with

good food, decent drink prices

and friendly service.

The menu has plenty to

choose from with burgers,

sandwiches, pizza, and more.

I tried out the bacon cheese-

burger, which was a half-

pound burger with some thick

cut bacon. The burger did not

stand out as anything special

but was not bad. The pricing

was decent for the quality of

food and the amount that you

get. They also have quite the

variety of appetizers to share

with friends. Hooligans has

daily specials on food and also

has some great drink specials

to choose from throughout the

week.

The service was great the

night I was there, probably be-

cause the bar wasn’t too busy.

Due to the location of Hooli-

gans, there obviously weren’t

many college students there

other than my friends and I.

The crowd was a bit older,

seeming to be residents of the

housing developments nearby.

One of the classiest people I

know, senior Jordan Hogness,

said of the bar, “The crowd

tended to skew older, a wel-

come respite from the some-

times wearying ‘college crush’

seen on weekends downtown.

Service was attentive if

brusque, and the blackjack

dealer continually busted.”

The bar has a built in stage

which local sensation Any

Day Now happened to be

playing on that night. With the

size of the place, the acoustics

were not that great from all

areas of the bar. For entertain-

ment there was plenty to offer

with a pool table, pull tabs,

and a blackjack table along

with the live music.

Senior Jarrett Hart said of

Hooligans, “The bar offered a

laid back atmosphere which

was a great escape from the

chaos downtown. With black-

jack and live music in addition

to the usual bar games, there is

something for everyone.”

The distance from every-

thing else is a bit of a pain if

you live near campus, but

sometimes it is nice to get

away and Hooligans offers a

small town bar feel while just

being outside of the city.

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Moorhead

If you want to be enlight-

ened today, Google “Diver-

sion Discussion,” which is a

website that provides up-to-

date information on the Fargo-

Moorhead diversion. Then

click on a story, scroll to the

bottom of the page and read

some of the comments left by

its readers. Chances are the

majority of feedback is incred-

ibly well written and thought

provoking.

Although it is a few days

late, I have to say … April

Fools!

The comments left by these

readers is actually quite em-

barrassing, as they try to pack

all of their rage, frustration

and two cents into a paragraph

filled with grammar mistakes.

Take a look at this example

from “Walter” on the Diver-

sion Discussion comment sec-

tion: “fargo wants to develope

in a slew … there should be

special place in hell for the

planners and condoners of this

foolish waist of money. there

is a better way.”

Despite the poor grammar, I

understand where his disap-

pointment is coming from: En-

tire communities may be

uprooted from their homes.

The proposed plan seeks to

place a diversion that stretches

south from the Hickson and

Oxbow area to just near Har-

wood.

Having grown up around

this area, I empathize with the

way these homeowners and

farmers feel about the current

plan. It would be difficult to

grasp the fact that everything

you know may soon be

stripped from you.

That being said, I also un-

derstand the need for perma-

nent flood protection in this

area. Even though sandbag-

ging every spring brings the F-

M community together,

families still lose houses, and

millions of dollars are spent

keeping the waters at bay only

to repeat the cycle the very

next year.

The Red River Diversion

project was just approved by

the White House, which

means it is a few steps closer

to becoming a reality for the

people of North Dakota.

Six North Dakota candidates

who ran for the U.S. House

nomination gave the INFO-

RUM website their input on

the diversion project if there

was the possibility of moving

hundreds of people from their

homes, but nothing substantial

was mentioned.

Most of them beat around

the bush and spoke of things

that “should have been done”

instead of the current diver-

sion plan. However, there is

one option that has not been

considered: widening the driv-

ing lanes on I-29 and placing

the water in between them.

There is wasted land that

runs in the median of I-29

now, but if reconstruction

would happen there, then

everyone involved could rest

assured knowing that their

land and property would re-

main.

In order to accommodate the

diversion, $60 million is plan-

ning to go toward I-29 near

Hickson, so why not distribute

the rest of the funds, which is

nearly $2 billion, toward re-

constructing the entire inter-

state and place the diversion in

the land that isn’t being used?

However, I bet this option

would be too concrete to even

be considered.

Jaime is a junior majoringin English education.

I believe in the power of dis-

cussing issues that are often si-

lenced, difficult ones that our

society does not openly dis-

cuss due to the harmful stigma

surrounding them. I think for

too long people have suffered

in silence, feeling alone, pow-

erless and hopeless.

By writing on these topics, I

hope to shed some light in

darkness, offer words of sup-

port and begin to heal. Once I

began to speak out and “come

out” publicly about my strug-

gles, I began to cast light over

some of the power the shad-

ows of shame, suffering and

pain.

For years, the words were

trapped deep within me due to

both shame and fear. I finally

began the process of recovery

when sharing that I am a sur-

vivor of rape and sexual as-

sault. I am not alone.

In fact, according to the

Rape, Incest, and Abuse Na-

tional Network (RAINN), one

of every six women (one out

of five on college campuses)

and one out of 33 men has

been the victim of an at-

tempted or completed rape in

her lifetime. Survivors are

everywhere, from your friend,

to your sister, to your co-

worker, mom, aunt or neigh-

bor.

With these statistics so high,

it is sad that sexual assault is

still so taboo, especially on

college campuses. One of the

things I’ve learned through

treatments and counseling is

that our secrets keep us sick.

Secrets are insidious; they

have a way of haunting us.

Statistics echo this senti-

ment. RAINN states that sex-

ual assault survivors are three

times more likely to suffer

from depression, 13 times

more likely to abuse alcohol,

and 26 more times likely to

abuse drugs.

I can definitely relate to

these statistics and though

they paint a dire picture, they

illustrate the wounds left by

sexual assault. I used sub-

stances to numb the pain I felt

in the wake of being raped and

in an attempt to try to forget

what happened to me.

I also blamed myself, as

many victims often do. I was

intoxicated at the time of my

rape and for years I thought

that it would not have hap-

pened if I had been sober. It

was easier to blame myself,

and feel lacerating self-hatred

than feel anger toward my

rapist.

By blaming myself, I at-

tempted to gain control over it.

I wanted to reclaim the power

that was taken for me when I

was raped. I thought I could

figure it out myself, fix myself

and stop the pain on my own.

Unfortunately, this phenom-

enon is all too common

amongst survivors and we

often struggle in other un-

healthy and sometimes abu-

sive relationships. I write this

as “we” because I feel a sense

of camaraderie with fellow

survivors I’ve met and my

friends who have had similar

experiences.

We recreate chaos by ending

up with partners who mistreat

us and hope to fix the other

person because it takes the

focus of ourselves. We don’t

believe that we deserve better,

we feel we have to “earn”

love, validation and respect.

We take on blame and put up

with abuse because it is what

is tragically familiar. This

cycle is defeating and perpet-

uates the struggle of power-

lessness.

I believe that the cycle can

be broken, but this needs to

begin with shattering the si-

lence. My healing process

began when I was able to

share with counselors and

eventually my family and

friends. These amazingly sup-

portive people in my life have

been there for me to lean on,

give me encouragement and

unconditional love.

Thanks to their support, I

was able to deal with my past,

leave an unhealthy relation-

ship, move forward and decide

I do deserve better. I am now

blessed with a very happy re-

lationship and boyfriend who

treats me wonderfully.

I hope that other survivors

know that there is help and

support in Fargo to move for-

ward. Once again I will plug

the free resource of the NDSU

Counseling Center. Also, the

NDSU Sexual Assault Re-

sources and Advocacy

(SARA) Helpline is available

24/7 to listen, answer ques-

tions and provide support

(701-730-6149).

Two books that have helped

me tremendously in moving

forward and learning I deserve

healthy relationships are

“Women Who Love Too

Much” by Robin Norwood

and “Codependency No

More” by Melody Beattie.

Always remember you are

not alone and you don’t need

to suffer in silence. All people

deserve love, respect and

healthy, nurturing relation-

ships, regardless of your past.

Tessa is a senior majoring inEnglish.

People always say how they

wouldn’t change if they won

the lottery or that money does-

n’t buy happiness. Well, a few

people's lives drastically

changed a few days ago. The

MegaMillions lottery was over

$650 million dollars, making

it the largest lottery in U.S.

history.

Three of the winners that

were announced were from

Illinois, Maryland and Kansas.

But my question is, can you

honestly tell me that if you

won that much money your

life wouldn’t change?

If I were to win the lottery,

many people would never see

me again. I would distribute

the money between my clos-

est, most loyal friends and my

family (the ones I actually

know). Then I would buy an

enormous amount of land and

a ridiculously huge Chevy Sil-

verado with gold-plated rims.

After I had all the vehicles and

land I wanted, I would also in-

vest a large portion of the

money.

Another thing I would do is

donate large sums of money to

businesses around the area so

I can have my name on more

buildings than Sanford and

Scheel’s. This could be a diffi-

cult task, considering Sanford

seemed to have bought half of

Fargo in recent years. People’s

lives would drastically change

if I won the lottery.

That amount of money

could even change the way a

person like Mother Teresa

lived her life. There are also

slight downsides to winning

more money than most coun-

tries have in the world.

The biggest problem the

winners are going to have is

all the reporters and random

individuals asking them for

different sums of money. The

sob stories will flood into their

mailbox describing a horrible

situation that could be fixed

with just $10,000.

You would also realize how

many relatives you didn’t

know you had and how you

are obligated to give them

money because they are in

your family tree. I believe I

would have an easy time

telling all these people that

they should just do what I did

to get my money, and that is to

buy a lottery ticket.

And for all you do-gooders

out there, it doesn’t make you

a bad person to indulge in life.

If it makes you feel any better,

just donate to churches and

other charity organizations,

because there will definitely

be enough coinage to go

around.

Even though the MegaMil-

lions winners were already an-

nounced, you can still rush to

the nearest convenience store

to purchase a life-changing

piece of paper for the next lot-

tery round.

And if, by some chance, you

win the lottery instead of me,

I promise not to be one of

those people on your doorstep

begging for a bag of money.

However, if you feel the kind-

ness in your heart, feel free to

pay off my school loans …

they are starting to add up.

Lukas is a junior majoringin political science.

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Opinion Editor

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Money does change things

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since employers see the em-

ployee as a tool in the hand to

steer the business to success

and therefore wish to maxi-

mize use of their inputs.

I have no problem with this

philosophy as long as both

parties are happy. The ques-

tion is whether or not multi-

tasking is the best way to be

efficient.

Obviously, if you can do

several things at the same time

and you can do them well,

then good for you. Very often

though, the brain is incapable

of fixing its attention fully on

more than one thought and

task at the same time.

You have probably experi-

enced the reality that trying to

focus on more than one thing

at a time, and producing qual-

ity results for each of them is

almost impossible. At least

one will suffer at the expense

of the others.

The more we are able to

concentrate on a single

thought at a time, the more ex-

ceptional our success will be.

This is simply called, “the

power of one.” In our fast-

paced generation, we try to do

too much at the tremendous

sacrifice of quality, our own

peace of mind and physical

wellbeing.

As a graduate student, a bet-

ter time management strategy

I have found is to first of all

create and document the “big

picture” of what you want to

accomplish by the end of col-

lege. I advised in an earlier ar-

ticle that these big picture

goals should be put in a ver-

sion of our resume that as-

sumes you have already

attained them.

The next step is to break

these goals down into semes-

ter-long goals, then 30-day

goals and daily goals. This is a

way to custom-design your

life so that every day you are

doing something toward

achieving your goals with

clarity, focus and intention.

The extent of your “multi-

tasking,” if you wish to use

that term, should be limited to

tasks that you delegate to oth-

ers and by those responsibili-

ties that you can skillfully

leverage. One leveraging op-

portunity is to engage under-

graduates and high school

students in your research

work.

If you plan well, in the sum-

mer there are several programs

and opportunities where grad-

uate students can train under-

graduates and high school

students in research, ulti-

mately enabling them to work

independently or with very

minimal supervision collect-

ing graduate research data.

You should attempt new

tasks only on occasions when

you have to wait. For reasons

you cannot avoid, you have to

continue your work on your

current task. Our aim should

not be to learn how to multi-

task, but how to do less, while

we concentrate more one what

we do best. In this, our less

will become more.

Courtney is a graduate stu-dent majoring in the cerealsciences department.

George Zimmerman is 28-

year-old Hispanic male, stand-

ing 5 foot 9 and just over 200

pounds. Trayvon Martin was a

17-year-old black male, stood

6 foot 2 or 3 and weighed

roughly 150-160 pounds.

Martin was found shot evi-

dently at close range, with

skittles, a can of Arizona Iced

Tea and cell phone by Zim-

merman on Feb. 26 (which

dismisses Zimmerman’s ap-

parent curiosity about whether

Martin had a weapon) in San-

ford, Fla.

Several witnesses corrobo-

rated Zimmerman’s report, all

stating they’re almost certain

they heard Zimmerman cry for

help, including a 13-year-old

boy, who claims he saw Mar-

tin on top, slamming his head

into the ground and certainly

heard Zimmerman cry for help

and the gunshot thereafter.

Zimmerman claimed he ex-

changed words with Martin,

stating he continued to follow

him, but then turned around to

head back to his truck, when

Martin approached him from

behind, just before the fatal

quarrel.

According to Zimmerman’s

report, just after exchanging

words Martin hit his nose, he

hit the ground and Martin pro-

ceeded to slam his head into

the ground until Zimmerman

pulled the trigger (that must

have saved his life, in un-

doubted self-defense, accord-

ing to the Florida “stand your

ground” law to apply).

America, especially Florida,

has ignited in a racially sensi-

tive dilemma, which leaves

millions demanding immedi-

ate justice. And since there has

been no arrest after one

month, tension has grown as

the black population, and

many others suggest this not a

case of self-defense, but of

racial profiling and murder,

which essentially might be

classified as a hate crime. And

recently, figures such as Al

Sharpton and over 8,000 other

Martin supporters have occu-

pied Sanford.

A Legal Analyst from CNN,

Jeffrey Toobin, discussed the

new evidence that might come

to light and what may happen

as current evidence cites no il-

legality.

Apparently, Martin was talk-

ing with his girlfriend over the

phone, and just before the in-

cident, she claims hearing

Zimmerman actually starting

the confrontation, asking Mar-

tin what he was doing there

and possibly shoving Martin

just before the call ended.

I think what must happen

here is a deeper investigation

and careful considerations

from the prosecution and such

before either side of the argu-

ment jumps to a conclusion,

such as declaring racism that

resulted in a hate crime, or rul-

ing it out.

I’m half black and half His-

panic myself and share neither

opinion other than simply

waiting for evidence to sur-

face. Anything otherwise is

prejudice.

Josh is a junior majoring inhistory.

Do not multitask

Courtney Simons

Contributing Writer

Faceoff: The Trayvon Martin incident

Josh Massingill

Contributing Writer

Trayvon Martin is dead,

George Zimmerman is free,

and though the death is cer-

tainly a tragedy, its context

and interpretation are things

best left to the people directly

involved.

Just like last summer when

we all knew that Casey An-

thony was guilty, the United

States has again become riled

up about an issue that just

feels somehow wrong on the

surface.

Skittles and iced tea? It

might as well have been a lol-

lypop and hat with a fan on

top. Hooded sweatshirt? It

might as well have been knit-

ted oppression and socioeco-

nomic profiling.

While nobody can seem to

figure out whether George

Zimmerman was the attacker

or attacked, one thing is cer-

tain: The police feel he's inno-

cent enough to remain free.

What is happening is a

witch hunt that's the result of

mutually agreeable percep-

tion. That is, everyone agrees

that the death of an unarmed

black teenager by a non-black

neighborhood watchman is a

tragedy.

The reason people are going

to the streets and placing

bounties on Zimmerman's

head, though, is that they

haven't tried to counter this

grief with reason.

Police and state officials are

experts when it comes to ad-

ministering the law; people

who watch cable news are

not. If Zimmerman were

guilty beyond reasonable

doubt, he'd be behind bars.

The police have a stake in this

because if Zimmerman were a

danger, every day he re-

mained free would be an extra

inch they have their necks

stretched out for him.

For all I know, George Zim-

merman might be guilty. He

might have been overzealous

behind the trigger, and he

might have been unreasonably

forceful. Or, he might be inno-

cent. Maybe he was attacked

and maybe he genuinely felt

threatened.

These are speculations

though, and until evidence is

based in more than just fervor,

I will simultaneously mourn

Trayvon Martin's death and

respect George Zimmerman's

innocence.

President Obama said that if

he had a son, that son would

look a lot like him. This

metaphor captures the senti-

ments well. Seeing a teenager

die under questionable cir-

cumstances has the ability to

strike at the chords of all our

hearts.

Nevertheless, when he took

the podium to speak, along-

side the conveyance of sym-

pathy was this message: "I

think all of us have to do some

soul searching to figure out

how does something like this

happen. And that means that

we examine the laws and the

context for what happened as

well as the specifics of the in-

cident."

Go ahead and stand your

ground, but make sure it's the

ground you want to stand on

first.

Matt is a senior majoring inEnglish education

Matt Severns

Spectrum Staff

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series sweep is North Dakota

State’s first four-game set

sweep since 2005.

The series started off last

Friday in Grand Forks with the

Bison just edging UND 1-0.

John Straka went the distance

for NDSU (18-5), pitching

nine scoreless innings and giv-

ing up four hits with one walk

and 11 strikeouts. Nick Col-

well drove in the only run for

the Herd, as he scored his

brother Tim Colwell on an in-

field single in the ninth inning.

Saturday featured the sec-

ond and third games of the set,

as NDSU played host this time

in front of a school record

1,267 came out to Newman

Outdoor Field to watch North

Dakota State win both games

against North Dakota.

The opening game of the

doubleheader was a nine in-

ning affair that featured an-

other close contest. UND kept

the score close, but the Bison

pulled out the 3-1 victory in

the end. Bryant Larson (2-1)

earned the victory for the

Bison, as he pitched six in-

nings giving up one run on six

hits and striking out six batters

while walking three. Glenn

Parker pitched two scoreless

innings in relief, and Simon

Anderson earned his first save

of the season.

Max Casper paced the of-

fense for the Herd, as he went

3-4 with an RBI single in the

second. Blake Turbak was 0-3

with an RBI on the day, and

Nick Colwell was 2-5 with an

RBI as well.

The second game of the day

was just a seven inning game

that saw a dominant pitching

performance from an NDSU

senior. The Bison earned the

7-3 victory on the strength of

a pair of two-run innings in the

game. Luke Anderson (5-0)

was the winning pitcher on the

day, throwing a complete

game giving up three hits,

three runs while walking three

batters and striking out six.

Three of the seven runs in

the game were unearned for

NDSU, as three players regis-

tered RBIs on the evening.

Tim Colwell was 2-4, includ-

ing a leadoff triple in the first,

and scored one run. His

brother Nick Colwell singled

him home the very next bat, as

he went 2-3 with two RBIs.

Nick Anderson was 1-2 with

an RBI on the evening as well.

The final game of the series

was played in Grand Forks

Sunday afternoon, and a late-

inning rally from NDSU gave

the Bison their 12th straight

victory and their 18th overall.

Zach Wentz was the starting

pitcher for the Herd, but

pitched 5.1 innings with a no

decision given to him. David

Ernst, Jake Heck and Kyle

Kingsley came out of the

bullpen for coach Tod Brown,

with Heck earning the win and

Kingsley getting the save.

Nick Anderson singled

home the winning run for the

Herd, giving them a 4-3 win

on the afternoon. Anderson

was 1-4 with two RBIs, Tim

Colwell was 2-4 with a home-

run and an RBI and Wes

Satzinger was 2-3 with an RBI

as well.

The Herd will host Valley

City State tonight at Newman

Outdoor Field starting at 5:00.

NDSU hosted their first out-

door meet of the season on

Saturday, as a group of Bison

made their way into the record

books. Both men and women

were in action on Saturday af-

ternoon.

Jesse Morrow was second in

the pole vault after he vaulted

16 feet 4 3/4 inches, good for

sixth all-time at NDSU. Jason

Duchsherer is now tenth at

NDSU after he ran the 400

meters in 47.93 seconds.

Jerome Begin placed in the top

spot in the 400 meter hurdles

with a time of 53.88 seconds.

Lee Dhein also took home a

top spot, as he won the long

jump at 22 feet 1 inch.

On the women’s side, five

Bison athletes went home with

first place honors. Melissa

Kitching won the 400 meter

hurdles with a time of 1:01.03,

fifth in school history. Emily

Lesser won first place in the

hammer throw with a distance

of 184 feet 1 inch. Caitlin

Mack won the pole vault with

a height of 12-1 1/2, Toni

Tollefson won the high jump

as she cleared 5-5 and Katie

Dockter took first in the long

jump with a jump of 17-0 1/2.

As I wrote in last Friday’s

column, the NDSU baseball

program has turned around.

Chances are the readers of my

column were at the games on

Saturday. Looking at the game

from an analytical standpoint,

there are a group of players

that has turned that program

around. Looking at the game

from a fans standpoint, it was

a great Saturday with sun,

friends and America’s pas-

time.

Tod Brown has given all

credit to his players in any in-

terview I’ve ever had with

him, but I put most of the

credit on his shoulders. A lot

of credit goes to Brown, but

even more credit goes to the

core group of seniors on that

team: Max Casper, Zach

Wentz, Nick Colwell, Tyler

Steen, Luke Anderson, Nick

Anderson, Glenn Parker and

Anthony Kliniske.

Looking at position players

Max Casper, Zach Wentz,

Nick Colwell and Nick Ander-

son, they’re all in the starting

lineup, they’re the centerpiece

of the defense and they’re all

key contributors to the NDSU

offensive attack.

It’s obvious that it’s more

fun, I know that as much as

anybody else, but the attitude

shift that’s visible from last

season to this season is so ap-

parent that a blind sports

writer like myself noticed it.

The core group I mentioned

before has taken the team

over, and each one has a

unique role.

Looking at the team’s short-

stop, Max Casper, from a de-

fensive standpoint, he’s been

as solid of a shortstop as any

other player in the Summit

League. Offensively he’s not a

power threat, but rarely will

you see him not make contact.

Zach Wentz has been ar-

guably one of the best to come

through the NDSU program,

and he’s done offensively, de-

fensively and on the mound as

well. Wentz is one of the top-

two power hitters on the team

along with Tim Colwell, and

one of the top pitchers on the

staff as well.

Nick Colwell and Nick An-

derson are both Junior College

transfers, but have been

through a lot with the four-

year players on the squad.

Colwell is more of a utility

player, while Anderson has

stuck to the outfield, but both

have solid bats with Colwell

providing a decent amount of

power.

Tyler Steen has been a rock

at the most demanding posi-

tion on the field, as he’s taken

over the primary role as the

team’s top catcher. In previous

seasons, he’s split time with

former catcher Tanner Adam,

but now he’s the guy behind

the mask. He doesn’t pack a

huge punch at the plate, but,

like Casper, will make contact

more than he’ll go down.

With senior pitchers Luke

Anderson, Glenn Parker and

Anthony Kliniske setting the

example as the team’s veteran

pitchers, the underclassmen

are getting a good lesson from

these three pitchers who have

seen periods of wins and

losses.

The team is off to a fast start,

but no matter what the season

ends up at in the win and loss

columns, this core group of

seniors is going to go down as

one of the most memorable

ones in recent history.

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After a long week of cold

weather and cloudy skies,

Mother Nature cooperated for

the opening weekend of the

home schedule for the

women’s softball team. Enter-

ing into the weekend, the

Bison had a perfect Summit

League record, but IPFW

handed them their first loss, as

NDSU took two out of three in

Fargo.

The Herd (24-12, 8-1 Sum-

mit) went to freshman phenom

Krista Menke in the first game

of the series. Menke and the

Bison were able to shutout

IPFW, winning 3-0 to take the

1-0 series lead. Menke pitched

a complete game giving up

five hits, walking one and

striking out 11 in the game.

“Her demeanor and her

presence have been big,”

Bison coach Darren Mueller

said. “You don’t usually see

that from a freshman, just the

way she handles herself out

there.”

Menke needed to be sharp,

as there wasn’t much offense

to speak of. What little did

come was partly due to a

Christina Borek solo homerun

to lead off the fifth inning.

Borke was 1-3 on the day with

the only RBI coming off of her

homerun. Katie Tamayo was

1-2 with one RBI for the Bison

to round out the offense in the

first game.

Game two was a different

story for NDSU, as the Bison

recorded just two hits and

plated one runner, as IPFW

won the evening cap 5-1.

Whitney Johnson started the

game in the circle for the

Bison, but was unable to finish

the game as she pitched 5.2 in-

nings giving up two hits, four

runs, seven walks and four

strikeouts.

“I think it was addressed be-

fore, I thought we played a lit-

tle tight and tried to do a little

too much at times,” Mueller

said following the loss. “The

demeanor from some players

isn’t what we’d seen in the

past few weeks.”

Jamie Gay and Taylor

Mortensen were the only two

players on the NDSU team to

record hits on the day.

Mortensen hit a solo homerun

in the fourth inning to get the

only Bison run. Menke came

in to pitch the final 1.1 in-

nings, giving up one hit, one

run, one walk and one strike-

out.

The final game of the series

was a late-inning thriller, as

NDSU was able to come out

on top and take the series vic-

tory of the Mastodons, win-

ning 2-1. Krista Menke

pitched all eight innings Satur-

day afternoon, as it took one

extra frame to get the victory.

Christina Borek hit a walk-

off single after Amanda

Grable doubled to lead off the

eighth inning. “I was really

confident, and I knew she was

just a freshman pitching

there,” Borek said.

Amanda Grable was 2-4 on

the day, Borek was 2-3 with an

RBI, Katie Tamayo was 1-4

with an RBI and Sam Holien

was 1-3 to round out the of-

fense for NDSU. The Herd

will host Western Illinois this

coming weekend starting with

a doubleheader on Friday and

one game on Saturday. Fri-

day’s games will start at 2:00

and Saturday’s at noon.

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Sports


The past few years have

been tough on NBA fans in the

Upper Midwest, particularly if

your allegiance was betrothed

to the Minnesota Timber-

wolves. A few seasons at the

bottom of the standings and

some draft day blunders left

fans with little hope for quite

some time.

As such, this season has

been a welcome change for

yours truly when the Wolves

started winning games.

Adding a pair of dynamic

rookies in forward Derrick

Williams and point guard

Ricky Rubio changed the

composition of the team, and

all of a sudden the cellar-

dweller Timberwolves were

hovering around .500 for most

of the season.

Heck, Kevin Love has even

emerged as one of the most

powerful scorers in the league,

capping it off with a club-

record 51 points in a double-

overtime thriller versus

Oklahoma City two weeks

ago.

For the two months prior to

Rubio's season-ending ACL

tear at the hands of the L.A.

Lakers, it was the ultimate ex-

perience in the classic Timber-

wolves fan condition. Folks

were content with being sim-

ply adequate and getting some

face-time on ESPN.

For those who know just

how bad the Timberwolves

have been, who can blame

them?

Watching Rubio clutch his

knee during that fateful early-

March game after he collided

with Kobe Bryant, I paled

when my mom (a nurse) in-

stantly said “That's a torn

ACL.” I looked to my step-

dad and the two of us laughed

that nervous laugh that sports

fans utter only when they

know how bad the reality

could be.

Sure enough, the news hit

the stands the next day that the

ACL was torn and it was back

to mediocrity for the Timber-

wolves. When starting center

Nikola Pekovic went down

with injury, it was all but fate

at that point.

So it's been that the team has

gone 4-8 since Rubio and

Kobe collided. The classic

gut-punch “put a good foot

forward, keep it close until the

end, then lose in dramatic

fashion” that's such a staple to

the diet of a Minnesota sports

fan was alive and well in the

Timberwolves franchise.

Sitting three-and-a-half

games out of the playoffs at

the time of this column, the

sad reality is that, with just 11

games remaining after Tues-

day, the Wolves need to turn

something on fast to overcome

Phoenix and Denver to sneak

into the top eight in the West.

Personally, with the coquet-

tishness that comes with being

a fan of a lovable loser home

team like the Wolves, and the

knowledge of sports that I

have painting a better picture

of the team's dramatic up-

swing this season, I'm in the

“just happy to be here” camp.

Hear me out.

Mathematically, they’re still

in the hunt for the playoffs in

April. The team is stacked

with young talent that only

looks to get better next season,

and during an off-season that

won't have basketball locked

out. Kevin Love is locked up

for at least four years and is

the kind of franchise player

most clubs kill for.

Minnesota fans are probably

tired of hearing “Hey, we'll get

'em next year!” but the truth of

the matter is that the Wolves

will be a competitor next sea-

son. Until then, enjoy the ride.

Bison women take 2 of 3 from IPFWBorek ends 3-game series with walk-off single in extra innings

Emma Heaton | The Spectrum Jamie Gay (left) gets ready for the pitch as Krista Menke (right) is winding up for the pitch. Menke and the Bison won the series against IPFW with a 2-1 win in eight innings on Saturday.

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Sports Editor

Kyle Roth

Staff Writer

Timberwolves to make comeback with young talent

HUMBLE, Texas (AP) —

Hunter Mahan has the perfect

mindset heading into this

week's Masters.

Mahan shot a 1-under 71

Sunday to win the Houston

Open, edging Carl Pettersson

by one stroke and becoming

the first two-time champion

on the PGA Tour in 2012.

The 29-year-old Mahan fin-

ished 16 under for the tourna-

ment and moved to No. 4 in

the world ranking, the first

time he's ever been the high-

est-ranked American.

"That's a pretty surreal thing

to think about," Mahan said.

"It shows me what I can do,

shows me what I'm capable

of."

The Houston stop became

the run-up event to the Mas-

ters in 2007.

Mahan will play in the Mas-

ters for the fifth straight year.

He finished eighth in 2010 and

10th in 2009, but he's never

felt more confident heading to

Augusta than he does now.

"I feel like for my mind and

ball-striking, everything feels

good," Mahan said. "I feel like

I can play well and play well

in many different ways, so

that's nice."

Mahan credits Canadian

sports psychologist Jim Mur-

phy with teaching him to

enjoy the game more, and

that's led to better results this

year. He has six top-25 fin-

ishes in seven starts this year,

including a victory over Rory

McIlroy in the final of the

Match Play Championships in

February.

"It's easy to let your mind

run wild and get down on

yourself," Mahan said. "That's

what I used to do. I'm trying to

pump myself up more and just

believe in myself."

Pettersson (71) finished with

eight pars for his second run-

ner-up finish this year. Third-

round leader Louis

Oosthuizen (75) was another

shot back at 14 under.

Mahan began the day two

shots behind Oosthuizen, who

lost the lead with two double

bogeys on his front nine.

Defending champion Phil

Mickelson (71), Keegan

Bradley (71), Brian Davis (74)

and Jeff Overton (68) all fin-

ished 12 under.

Three-time major champion

Ernie Els finished 10 under

and fell short in his bid to earn

an automatic invitation to this

week's Masters. Els needed a

victory to avoid missing Au-

gusta for the first time since

1993.

"It's not going to change my

life, either way," Els said. "I've

played many out there. It's one

of those things."

The Masters could offer a

special invitation to Els, like

tournament officials did for

Greg Norman in 2002.

Els has played well this

year, earning top-five finishes

at the Transitions and Bay

Hill. But he said Sunday he

would decline an invitation if

he received one at the last

minute.

"To go through all of this,

and then get an invite, I

wouldn't take it," he said.

"They can keep it."

The problems for Oost-

huizen began with a three-putt

on No. 2. He holed a downhill

45-footer for a birdie on No. 3,

but hit his tee shot on No. 5

into a divot and missed the

green with his approach. He

botched a chip and two-putted

from 20 feet.

Oosthuizen pulled his ap-

proach to the par-5 8th into the

native area, leading to his sec-

ond double bogey.

"I'm not going to be both-

ered about the way I played

the front nine," Oosthuizen

said. "I had a few horrific lies

and bounces. It happens."

Mahan parred the first eight

holes, then finally took advan-

tage of Oosthuizen's collapse

with a 5-foot birdie putt on

No. 9. Pettersson missed a 19-

foot par putt on No. 10, leav-

ing Mahan in the lead by

himself at 16 under.

Mahan found a greenside

bunker on No. 14 and bo-

geyed, then hooked his tee

shot to the 204-yard, par-3

16th. He pitched onto the

green, and the ball rolled

down a slope to within 16

inches for an easy par.

"I thought it was going to be

good," Mahan said, "but a tap-

in there was huge."

Pettersson left an 18-foot

birdie putt short on the 488-

yard 18th, the hardest hole on

the course, with a pond run-

ning down the length of the

fairway on the left. Like Els,

Pettersson needed a win to

earn a trip to Augusta.

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