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Understanding Higher OneDISBURSEMENT Investi-gation on PrideCard provid-er reveals poor communica-tion and explanation.

The Higher One UND Pride Card has been used to electronically disburse excess loan monies since the Fall of 2008. This is the second in a two-part investi-gative report into the background, effec-tiveness and overall impact of the UND Pride Card.

The question of whether Higher One is actually more economically effi -cient is at the core of any assessment of the effectiveness of the UND Pride Card. Since the start of the 2008-09 academic year, 84.8 percent of all loan disburse-ments have been electronic transfer. Al-

though Higher One has the option of charging a maintenance fee of $1 per month, per user whenever Higher One processes less than 90 percent of all insti-tutional disbursements, this only costs an estimated $3,862.80 per semester, and it is not known whether Higher exercised this option. While UND does not have information detailing the total costs of the prior paper check process, in com-paring the estimated direct expenses of a paper check process since 2008 with the increased expenses incurred from Higher One, the change in expense was approxi-mately $12,877 using paper checks ver-sus $13,243 with Higher One.

While paper checks were slightly cheaper, Sharon Loiland, a Controller in the Associate VP for Finance and Op-erations offi ce, and the Student Account Relations Manager, Matt Lukach, have effectively demonstrated the time High-er One saves by eliminating the in-house

paper check service more than make up for the slight increase in cost. Since 2008, the SAS offi ce has been completely reor-ganized and in the process have reduced the number of annual temporary posi-tions required for disbursement, elimi-nated one telephone operator position, and completely redesigned the cashier job duties to focus on customer service. The effi ciency of assistance has signifi -cantly decreased wait times and increased contact between students, Student Ac-count Services (SAS) and the Financial Aid Offi ce (FAO).

The increased ability to contact students has led to a dramatic decrease in the amount of student accounts sent into collections, from 33 to 18-23 per-cent. This is a signifi cant decrease and incredibly benefi cial as avoiding send-

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Finding the perfect dress

Senate talks future

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MEETING Student Government discusses elections, spending and spring event.

Logo legislation moves forwardUNCERTAINTY As House votes in support of logo bill, Kelley and Reesor discuss future.

>MEGAN TALLEYThe Dakota Student

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UND student Jing Jiang performs a traditional Chinese dance at the 49th Annual Feast of Nations. Check out the full story on page 11.

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NLSA collects and sells lightly used Prom wear

>THOMAS CARPENTERThe Dakota Student

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The North Dakota house made a decision—debating for a mere 30 minutes before passing HB 1263 with a 65-28 vote. The “Fighting Sioux bill,” House Bill 1263, is made up of two parts. First, it states that UND athletic teams will be known as the Fighting Sioux and that nei-ther UND or the State Board of higher edu-cation can take action to dis-continue the use of the nick-name and logo. Secondly, if the NCAA were to take action to penalize UND for use of the nickname and logo, the bill requires the attorney general to con-sider fi ling a federal antitrust claim against them.

The bill will now be assigned to a Senate committee and then heard by the Senate. If passed by the Senate, it will go to the governor where he can either accept or veto it. If the bill is signed into law by the governor, UND will continue using the nick-name and logo. But there are two sides to this legislation, and ques-tions have been rising because of it.

Will legislation cease debate about the controversial nickname and logo? Will legislation put this issue to rest? Will this issue begin to defi ne the education and experience students receive here at UND?

Vice President for Student Af-fairs, Lori Reesor, says she is “hopeful to get a resolution and move ahead to continue providing excellent aca-demic, student life and athletic ex-periences at UND.” Reesor recently joined UND from the University of Kansas. She became aware of the issue quickly and says it’s “more complex and emotional” than she originally thought. “There is pain on both sides and there will be loss

on both sides,” Reesor says.

President Robert Kelley sticks to one particular ques-tion throughout this complex is-sue, “What will ensure student

success?” The nickname and logo de-bate has gone on for as long as most people can remember. It’s an issue most feel needs a resolution soon.

President Kelley should be com-mended for taking the position as Presidential knowing he would be faced with this two-sided issue. President Kelley has seen “some sur-prises” while leading our university through this dilemma. However, he states that his main goal was to fi nd

‘Is this the issue we want our institution to be defi ned by?

Robert KelleyUND president

The UND Nonprofi t Lead-ership Student Association (NLSA) hosted its third annual Formal Wear Sale this past Fri-day and Saturday at the Hughes Fine Arts Center. The NLSA collected donated, new and slightly used prom dresses from around Grand Forks and sur-rounding communities to sell them at a greatly reduced cost to area high school girls. Proceeds

Student Senate discussed a wide variety of topics during its meeting Sunday. The only bill on the agenda passed unanimously. It provides the Journal of Law and Interdisciplin-ary Studies $1,000 for promotional items.

The Journal is an offi cial, online-based University of North Dakota School of Law publication.

“It provides new opportunities

for intellectual exchange both on and off campus,” said Kathy Peter-son, the publication’s current associ-ate editor.

The publication received $2,500 in funding last semester for its web-site.

“I think $1,000 is a small amount compared to what we’ve already put into it,” stated Graduate School Sen-ator Jackie DeMolee.

Following the bill’s passage, Stu-dent Body President Matt Bakke be-gan his report by thanking senators for approving funding for programs, publications and events occurring over the term. “I encourage you to continue doing what you think is right for the student body,” he stat-ed.

He reiterated the fact that Stu-

dent Government is not broke and showed his support for senate pass-ing more bills to help students.

Treasurer Heather Zimmer-man reminded senate that both the fees and projects accounts are into investments, or reserves. “I would be spending conservatively at this point,” she said. “But you all heard Matt’s opinion.”

As spending increases, budget-ing issues continue to arise. The Stu-dent Organization Funding Agency (SOFA) Liaison, College of Arts and Sciences Senator Eric Watne, report-ed the standing committee is run-ning low on funding and may return to senate to seek additional money.

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> performance: The UND Chamber Orchestra will hold a spring Chamber Orchestra Concert at 8 p.m. at the Campbell Recital Hall in the Hughes Fine Arts Center Tickets are $3 for students.

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> concert: Cellist Yeon-Ji Yun will perform at the Campbell Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Ms. Yun is a cello fi nalist for a UND faculty position.

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> multiculturalism: The UND International Program will host Former Soviet Union Night as part of its weekly Culture Night series. Come to the Union Loading Dock at 6:30 p.m. for an informative presentation, performances and for $1 enjoy traditional cuisine.

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World BriefJapanese publishing association to warn digitizers

TOKYO—The Japan Book Publishers Association has decided to send a formal warning to companies that convert paper books into e-books for individuals, claiming the practice likely violates the Copyright Law, it was learned Saturday.

The fi rms digitize books by removing the spines and then scanning the pages, after which the data can be transferred onto e-readers. The practice is called jisui, which means “to cook for one’s self.” The word is used even to refer to cases in which the people scanning the books are not literally doing it for “themselves.”

The association also hopes to discourage individual read-

Gadhafi tightens hold on Tripoli

>DAVID ZUCCHINO

Los Angeles Times

CONFIDENCE Libyan capital restricted by president, world ques-tions legitimacy.

BENGHAZI, Libya—Moam-mar Gadhafi retained his grip on the Libyan capital Saturday, blocking entry to Tripoli with tanks and clearing the streets of protesters, but the strongman found himself beset by challenges to his control in the west of the country, and even his airspace.

In one of the most dramatic developments of the day, two Brit-ish military aircraft daringly fl ew into the country to rescue 150 oil workers and others from the des-ert in eastern Libya, a region now held by anti-government forces, offi cials in London said.

Residents of Tripoli seemed stunned by the severity of the violence that had engulfed them overnight as Gadhafi struggled to protect his 42-year reign in the North African country, with one merchant calling the bloodshed “beyond a massacre” and another saying that gunmen were using the cover of an ambulance to mow people down.

Hours later, state television called the reports lies and Gad-hafi ’s son Seif Islam hosted a group of foreign journalists for a closely monitored trip meant to

portray his family as in control.“If you hear fi reworks, don’t

mistake it for shooting,” the younger Gadhafi reportedly said. “Peace is coming back to our country.”

But his father appeared to be losing fi rm control of the key city of Sabratha, one of his strong-holds. According to residents fl eeing to Tunisia on Saturday, gunfi re has been erupting regu-larly in the western city as anti-government unrest spreads.

“There are battles between tribes that are in support or against the government,” said Hicham Maarouf, a Moroccan house painter, who along with friends used a brief window of calm to escape the city.

The pressure also mounted on the diplomatic front.

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rod-ham Clinton called on Gadhafi to step down, withdrawing previ-ous reticence to directly urge the Libyan dictator to leave offi ce.

In a statement, Clinton said Gadhafi “has lost the confi dence of his people and he should go without further bloodshed and violence.” In a phone conversa-tion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama did not cite Gadhafi by name but said the Libyan leader had lost his legiti-macy.

“The president stated that when a leader’s only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule

and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now,” a White House statement said.

Meanwhile, the United Na-tions Security Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions punishing Gadhafi and others in the ruling elite for attacks that have killed hundreds of civilians. In addition to freezing assets and imposing a travel ban on the in-ner circle, the council also voted to refer the case to the Interna-tional Criminal Court.

In Libya, new details emerged about violence in the city of Zawiya, a key crossroads between the Tunisian border and Tripoli. Although some asserted that it was fi rmly under the control of the populace, others reported battles that suggested the city of 210,000 was still in play. Accord-ing to witnesses, clashes erupted

in the city after a Friday prayer session.

“We were praying at the mosque and afterward they start-ed shooting,” said Mohammad Said, a 31-year-old construction worker. “It was all of a sudden. They were militiamen in red be-rets.”

Elsewhere Saturday, as unrest spread across the Middle East, an infl uential tribal chief quit Yemen’s ruling party and called for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down as political pres-sure intensifi ed on the longtime leader.

The tribal chief, Sheik Hus-sein Ahmar, comes from what was once a political stronghold for the president. Until Satur-day, tribal leaders had remained mostly silent about the protests roiling Yemen.

A revolutionary volunteer guards a helicopter at an air base in Benghazi, Libya, on Saturday, February 26.

Internet crackdown hinders protestsWEB ‘Day of Rage’ demonstration unsuc-cessful after government censorship.

BEIRUT, Lebanon—While much of the Arab world continues to see thousands of people taking to the streets with calls for political change, a “Day of Rage” planned in Syria this month drew only a few dozen protesters.

Hundreds of Syrians did later demonstrate, but to demand an investigation into the alleged po-lice beating of a young man in the capital Damascus—not to seek the toppling of the government, as protesters have successfully done in Tunisia and Egypt.

Government offi cials attribute the lack of upheaval to President Bashar al-Assad’s popularity.

“Such protests are useless in Syria because the president is not hated as much as Hosni Mubarak

in Egypt. Our president has started to make reforms a few years ago,” a Syrian source loyal to the presi-dent told the German Press Agency dpa.

But rights groups and activists blame the low turnout on an In-ternet crackdown initiated by the government.

One Syrian activist, who spoke to dpa on condition of anonymity due to security concerns, said that a number of bloggers have been detained recently in an attempt to stop people from using the Internet to share information and organize protests.

Among them was blogger Ah-mad Hadifa, better known as Ah-mad Abu al-Kheir, who the source said was arrested by Syrian security offi cers—and interrogated by mili-tary intelligence offi cials—for post-ing advice on how to circumvent online censorship and demanding the release of political prisoners in Syria.

Abu al-Kheir was released near-ly a week after his arrest.

The detentions of the bloggers come within weeks of Syria allow-

LUIS SINCO> Los Angeles Times

>WEEDAH HAMZA

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ing access to social networking websites it had blocked since 2007, although many websites are still unavailable and Internet activity is closely monitored.

The situation led the U.S. State Department to “strongly condemn the arrests by the Syrian govern-ment,” saying that such actions contradict Damascus’ recent efforts to lift restrictions on access to social media.

The organization Reporters Without Borders accused Syria of treating online activists as enemies because of their ability to use the internet to potentially organize protests.

It also deplored the fact that there has been no information available about three Syrian blog-gers who were arrested in 2010 and earlier this year.

“The authorities provide no in-formation about the legal grounds for these arrests and/or the sub-sequent place of detention. This complete lack of transparency does not bode well,” the group said in a statement.

One of the most notable arrests

has been that of 20-year-old Tal el-Melouhy, who this month was sentenced to fi ve years in prison for disclosing information to a foreign country.

At the time of her arrest, in 2009, el-Melouhy was a student and active blogger, writing articles supporting the Palestinian cause and criticizing the French initiative for peace between Israel and Syria.

The detention of bloggers “ef-fectively puts an end to all hopes for an open and free Internet in Syria after Facebook, YouTube and Blog-spot were recently unblocked,” said a statement on the activist website all4Syria.

But dissidents quoted on the website also attributed the inability of Syrians to mobilize to “old-fash-ioned intelligence: people spying on their neighbors and reporting sub-versive conversations they overhear in cafes to intelligence services.”

The omnipresent, larger-than-life photos of Assad, who took pow-er after the death of his father, serve as a continued reminder for Syrians of the government’s watchful eye on anti-government activity.

>THE YOMIURI SHIMBUNMcClatchy Newspapers

ers from the practice, and has requested member publishing companies in a written state-ment to carry a statement on their books’ copyright page saying it is illegal to ask out-side agencies to digitize books on buyers’ behalf.

The number of fi rms that provide jisui digitization ser-vices has increased rapidly since the iPad went on sale last year. The association believes there are currently about 60 such companies, which usu-ally charge about 100 yen (US$1.22) per book.

A similar type of business has also popped up, which lets customers digitize their books by themselves by providing cutting machines and scanners at a shop.

Individuals are allowed to create e-books from books they own because making re-productions for private use is allowed under the Copyright Law. The association, howev-er, insists that jisui violates the law because those who digitize the books are different from those who use the digitized books.

Copyright concerns and e-books clashed last year when it was discovered that unauthor-ized digital copies of novels by Haruki Murakami and other popular Japanese authors were for sale on Apple Inc.’s online store.

Jisui has become a hotbed of piracy, observers said.

“...those who digi-tize the books are different from those who use the digitized books.”

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If you’ve been paying attention to recent tweets and facebook posts, it’s likely that you’ve heard that the ND House recently voted to cut $35 million in funding to ND higher education and to increase tuition. House Bill 1003 is in direct contradiction to Gov. Jack Dal-rymple’s proposed tuition freeze for two-year schools and a cap on tuition increases of 2.5 percent for uni-versities.

Why is the House deciding to cut funding and in-crease tuition in a year of enormous budget surplus? As quoted by the Grand Forks Herald, Rep. Bob Skar-phol, R-Tioga, chairman of the subcommittee that rec-ommended the cuts, stated that “I think we’re gener-ous, probably beyond what we should be, until they demonstrate a willingness to change”—“They” being institutions of higher education.

The actions by the house and their reasoning is ab-solutely ludicrous. Never have so many students been dismayed, angered and involved in what the ND leg-islature is doing. The representatives that are supposed to be our voice are cutting funding at a time when Pell grants are disappearing and when UND has fought so hard for a tuition freeze.

Earlier this semester, the Dakota Student did a sto-ry about the spotty hours the Chester Fritz Library is forced to have due to lack of funding. Every year the Writers Conference goes to every means to fundraise in order to bring in quality writers. Student groups across the campus continually engage in bake sales, car washes and benefi t dinners in order to fund their proj-ects. And still, for some unexplainable reason, Skar-phol thinks we are not doing our part to raise money.

The estimated budget surplus in North Dakota this year is $700 million, and the ND House has decided to cut $35 million to higher education. We are con-stantly lamenting about our young people leaving the state; is cutting funds to our university system the way to keep high-school graduates here? The absolute lack of reason for this bill is startling and upsetting.

It seems apparent that party politics have some kind of stake in this year’s obsession with budget cuts, because common sense tells that when money is avail-able, cutting crucial funding is unnecessary. This is the year when instituting a tuition freeze could actually be possible, and the House has instead decided to stick it to hard-working kids and raise the cost of school.

If you look at the breakdown of the 64-29 vote, most of the votes for the budget cuts and tuition in-crease fi nd themselves on the western side of the state. The two largest universities in the east are having their voices silenced by uncaring representatives in the West.

The amendments to this bill are not only unneces-sary; they are detrimental to our young people.

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Traditional family redefi ned

I have been thinking about marriage and families a lot lately, given the recent uproar surrounding Planned Parent-hood and some of the aims of the North Dakota House of Representatives. One particular representative published a note in which she sought to defi ne what women’s issues are and are not, and a lot of her comments can be connected back to ideas of family, marriage and women’s places within them.

Several Pew Research Center reports were published recently that highlighted trends in perceptions of family in the American population. One of the stud-ies, titled “The Decline of Marriage and the Rise of New Families,” included several particularly interesting samples of public opinion. When asked to com-ment on family structure, a stunning 69% of those surveyed indicated that they felt that an increase in “single wom-en having children” was bad for society. To place this into context, 43% thought that an increase in “people living togeth-er without being married” was harmful, 43% thought that higher numbers of “unmarried couples raising children” was bad, and 43% thought that an increase of “gay/lesbian couples raising children” was detrimental to society.

Where is this coming from? That is, why is single parenting perceived as socially negative? More specifi cally, why is a single woman problematic versus a

single parent? The categories do not even include single men raising children.

To complicate the situation a bit further, the same study includes data on what is perceived to constitute a family. 99% of responders said that a “married couple with children” is a family. 88% said that a “married couple without chil-dren” is a family, 86% said that a “single parent with children” is a family, and 80% said that an “unmarried couple with children” is a family.

These initial data seem to indicate that “family” means a married, hetero-sexual couple, as 63% indicated that a family could consist of a “same-sex cou-ple with children.” While only 45% said that a “same-sex couple without children is a family,” 43% said that an “unmarried couple without children is a family.”

This is all a little confusing when we consider that marriage rates, in general, are declining; the data on public opinion do not seem to fi t the actual trends, if marriage is what makes a family. More-over, why must two parents be present for a family not to be negative? Why is

the idea of a single mother raising a fam-ily frightening? Note that the category does not elaborate on the circumstances.

If the category were “single men having children,” would there still be a problem? I suspect there would be, de-spite some of the apparent sexist issues associated with women being providers. Instead, I think several other gendered is-sues would be at work, focusing on the perceived motherly nature of women.

The study shows that, for a family to truly be a family in the eyes of the American population, children must have both masculine and feminine in-fl uences immediately present in their lives, and I must say that I think this is at least a little outdated, not to mention extremely Western. I am aware that I criticize the West a lot, but I think that in this case, it is time for a substantial update.

The human rights standard for the family has not been updated since 1948; the Universal Declaration of Hu-man Rights states in Article 16 that “the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State,” and I think that, with research like that per-formed by the Pew Research Center, we are starting to question what “natural” is and what the family really means.

>MaDi WHitManThe Dakota Student

‘...the data on pub-lic opinion do not seem to fi t the ac-tual trends...

Madi Whitmancolumnist

DS Madi Whitman is the Web Editor for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at madisson.whitman@und.edu

Letter: tuition freeze aff ordableI think every student understands the

value of freezing tuition, especially if they are given the historical information about how it rose very quickly at UND for a handful of years before the State started capping it. In fact, for two years in a row tuition was increased by almost 15%.

Recently Mr. Andrew Brown suggest-ed that the Dakota Student writer Mitch Molstad was inaccurate in his column re-garding the freeze. Mr. Brown stated, “...the main argument against [the freeze] was that the $26.5 million could be better used for capital projects, deferred mainte-nance, or adding needed instructors.”

However, in the face of a $700 mil-

lion dollar surplus, all of Mr. Brown’s ar-guments are straw men, in other words it is a false choice. When the North Dakota is considering, “Fixing the Tax” by lower-ing the tax on oil extraction which would cost far more than $26.5 million in the same session, there is no question that the freeze is affordable. Furthermore Mr. Brown’s argument seems to discount the fact that the money reserved for the freeze goes to the Universities. The Universities can use the money on, “... capital projects, deferred maintenance, or adding needed instructors.”

Lastly, full disclosure, I know and re-spect Mr. Brown and overall I believe he is

doing good work as the NDSA President, but I sincerely disagree with his arguments on this issue and have disagreed with him since they were made two years ago when the freeze was proposed in the last legisla-tive session.

If you agree with me, join me in emailing Andrew Brown as well as our legislators. All UND student emails can be found on the online directory at www.und.edu

Sincerely,

Tyrone Grandstrand

05the Dakota Student tuesday march 1, 2011

Roughly two weeks ago, Wisconsin Gov-ernor Scott Walker introduced legislation, under the guise of a routine budget bill, that would, if passed, abolish Wisconsin’s public sector workers’ ability to collectively bargain. The logic goes something like this: since there is a budget deficit, if Wisconsin’s public sector workers would pay half of their health care and pension, that would free up the needed funds to balance the budget. Thus, support-ers of Walker’s proposed legislation claim that such measures are needed to balance the budget, however, retractors have noted that Walker’s recent immense tax cut for the rich has created this “deficit,” without which Wis-consin would have a budget surplus.

As many have noted, this is an attack on Unions, on organized labor in Wiscon-sin. Wisconsin is the crucible wherein the battle for the future of collective bargaining for public sector employees in the U.S. will be won or lost. State governments across the country are watching what happens in Wis-consin. Thankfully the people of Wisconsin have decided to fight. As soon as this bill was proposed, all fourteen Democratic Wiscon-sin state senators left the state, to ensure that the State Senate would be unable to vote on the bill without their presence. On Friday morning, when the State House voted to pass the bill, the Democratic members of the House were chanting “SHAME!” at their fel-low members.

This fight is not limited to politicians, however. As soon as word got out to union members and the public at large, protests began to swell at the Wisconsin State Capi-tol building in Madison. Two weeks ago Wisconsin high school and college students were walking out of classes in solidarity with the workers. Protest numbers were reported as high as 80-100,000 two Saturdays ago. Teachers refused to go to work for three days, people continued to occupy the Capi-tol building, hundreds sleeping in the hall-ways and rotunda. Makeshift information and medical centers and food distribution sites have sprung up throughout the Capitol building. Food donations to the protesters have flooded in from across the world, from Egypt and even Haiti.

This past Friday it was reported that the police officers’ union advised off duty officers in Madison to sleep at the Capitol building to deter Governor Walker from attempting to clear the Capitol building (when he intro-duced the proposed bill, Walker contacted the National Guard in Wisconsin to be on alert, in case resistance (which he anticipated) turned violent). Finally this past Saturday, protests at the Capitol again swelled to an es-timated 100,000 people. Solidarity marches (like the one I attended in Fargo this past Saturday) sprung up across the country this past weekend.

These protesters show no signs of go-ing home; in fact, they may have started a movement. Some protesters have claimed that they’ve drawn inspiration from the re-cent events in Egypt; the situation is not the same, but the struggle is. These are the sorts of connections that need to be drawn if some sort of resistance to the brutal logic of Capi-tal is not to win out in Wisconsin. Walker’s wager, that people would go quietly and he could push around Wisconsin’s families has already shown its seams. It’s impossible to

We’re all cheeseheads

These are strange times.Never in my life did I ever think I

would live through the multiple revolu-tions occurring in the Middle East and North Africa. Never did I think I would be in awe of protesters praying in the streets chanting, “All hu Akbar!” (God is great—a phrase I grew up with having a Muslim stepfather). Never in my life would I be excited about what a police force is doing. This prompted me to think about where I stand in this and where North Dakota stands.

If you haven’t heard, currently in Wis-consin, there has been a massive strike and protests against a proposal that Governor Walker has brought to the table. Basically he wants to cut public worker’s collective bargaining rights. This basically takes away the power of workers’ unions; it also would double state employee’s health premiums.

So, completely understandably, the people of Wisconsin got angry! More amazingly, the protests have been non-partisan. Political groups such as the Tea Party, Democrats, Republicans, leftists, radicals and so on have been involved. This proposal affects teachers, nurses, public health officials and other state employees. The numbers of protesters in Madison have been estimated to be around 100,000, while the population of Madison is just 200,000! People from all over have come to support the protesters.

The people in Wisconsin have also been inspired by the amazing strength of the revolutionaries in Egypt. If you have

not already heard, people in Egypt ordered pizza from a pizza place in Wisconsin, Ian’s Pizza, and sent them to the Capitol for the protesters. (I ordered two pizzas for the protesters, myself!) Maybe you have seen the amazing homemade sign by a protester in Egypt, “Egypt supports Wisconsin. One world, one pain.”

After several days of protests at the Capitol, some folks wanted the protesters out of the Capitol and called on the police to get them out. The po-lice union have re-fused and decided to join the protesters! I have heard countless events in which the police have refused to remove the protest-ers and are instead urging the protesters to continue forward.

Why is this event in Wisconsin so im-portant for everyday people? Because it’s the type of protest that usually doesn’t happen in the United States (at least, in current history). Police forces do not op-pose orders and multiple political groups do not come together like this. For me, this is how protests and taking back rights need to be. When multiple people from all political spectrums can come together for one vision—it works. It worked for the people in Egypt, Algeria, Yemen, Bah-rain and is slowly working for the people in Libya, Iraq and Iran. This type of or-ganizing and protest seems to be the only way that works. People become divided for many different reasons and it takes away

the power of the people. With a common goal, people can work together and over-come oppression in more powerful ways.

How is this applicable for the folks in North Dakota? Well, first off, Wisconsin is not that far away! In fact, the House in North Dakota just voted to cut funding for universities. What ways can students re-

act? Currently, I have about $60,000 in stu-dent loans and this is not uncommon. This issue makes it harder for students to receive an education, as well. If someone cannot get any type of financial aid to go back to col-lege, how are they go-ing to? Not everyone gets approved for pri-

vate loans and not every family can afford to send their kids to college. North Dakota has a budget surplus right now because of the oil drilling in the Western part of the state. How is the fair?

Perhaps, students in North Dakota can look to the amazing perseverance of the amazing people in the Middle East, North Africa and Wisconsin. Not only has the proposal in Wisconsin been completely unfair to the people of Wisconsin, but also the budget cuts in our state are also not fair for students and future students.

And last but not least, solidarity to Wisconsin!

Thanking our outstanding public servants

For the past six months, I’ve worked extensively with Sharon Loiland, a Con-troller in Associate VP of Finance and Operations, Matt Lukach, the Student Ac-count Relations Manager, Laurie Betting, the Associate VP Health and Wellness and Scott Schreiner, the Director of Purchas-ing on the two-part investigative report on Higher One that concludes today. I’ve followed the story sur-rounding Higher One very closely during my time at UND, because in my experience the animosity it has evoked from some students is usually reserved for sporting rivalries and political ideologues.

I will be completely honest about my bias; when this all started, I was a senior in undergrad with the opinion that the whole thing was rotten. I thought that if I just continued asking questions and searching for information I would eventually find something unpleasant. But over the last few years, as I gathered more and more information, the picture was less and less clear. The smell that I thought was obvi-ous grew fainter and fainter until last fall, when a frustrated request to Bob Boyd led me to Laurie, Sharon, Scott and Matt.

I have written many articles on the pas-sion and character of the people who are essential to the operation of this university,

and it is my opinion that the aforemen-tioned individuals are without question some of the finest, most devoted public servants I have ever worked with.

While most would not use that as the first term of art for what they do, I’ve come to the conclusion that they are in-deed public servants, as they have dem-onstrated many times over their commit-ment to making this school the best public

institution that it can be. When you consider the myriad and amaz-ing ways that UND benefits North Dakota, there is no question in my mind that their ef-fort was a service not just for me, but for all of the students at UND and people of

North Dakota. And I do not limit this to the work

they’ve done helping me research these articles. The quality of their assistance, not to mention the countless others who helped them, is a testament to the process of understanding that drives a university education. It is a product of the passion that is evident in the way they carry out their duties, and most importantly, of the singular desire they have for making this place the best it can be for the students who will forever recall this place as the start of their adult life.

They have taken time out of their days, nights, and weekends in order to assist me in what at times must have seemed my un-ending quest for more information. They

>DaviD bartaThe Dakota Student

set up meetings in their incredibly busy schedule to take to adequately explain what I did not understand, and clarify what lacked description.

They talked to me frankly and with-out allusion, and oftentimes our conversa-tions would stray from the facts onto the problems we collectively realized were the foundation of all the contention surround-ing Higher One.

Through it all they did it with a smile and with a respect for my desire to write the entire story about this process, a story that I feel should have been written a long time ago. Had it been written sooner, I think the whole process would have left many students with a far more positive outlet about UND and the administra-tion. I wish I could give a part of my expe-rience with these amazing people to some of the students who I know have walked away from UND with a bad taste in their mouths because of this issue, but I can’t.

While I consider myself a good writer, I know individuals with animosity to the extent that nothing I write in this column will convince them otherwise. However, what I can do is thank them. I can thank them for the work, effort, and passion that they’ve volunteered in this task and that they routinely put in their daily duties.

I can thank them for all they’ve done to improve this school, and most impor-tantly, for helping me write the story that should have always been told.

‘...they did it with a smile and with a re-spect for my desire to write ...

David Bartacolumnist

DS> David Barta is a columnist for The Dakota Student. He can be reached david.barta@und.edu

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‘This type of orga-nizing and protest seems to be the only way that works.

Heather Jacksoncolumnist

>aaron WentzThe Dakota Student

DS> Heather Jackson is a columnist for The Da-kota Student. She can be reached at heather.jackson@und.edu

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06 NEWS friday march 1, 2011

UND’s position on the continuum of diversityTRANSFORM Two professors visited UND to talk about how to im-prove the university.

>ALLEE MEADThe Dakota Student

On Friday morning, the Me-morial Union Lecture Bowl hosted a presentation called “The Case for Multicultural Diversity in Higher Education: Challenges and Strate-gies.” Victor Rodriguez, a native of Puerto Rico, is a professor of Soci-ology at California State University Long Beach. The second speaker, Emily Drew, teaches Sociology as well, at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.

Dean of the College of Educa-tion and Human Development, Dan Rice introduced the speak-ers and explained three of UND’s goals. The fi rst goal is to “create a college which is more committed to antiracism and anti-oppression,” while the second concerns on focus-ing “more directly and effectively to rural issues.” The third goal, Rice said, is to “continue to strengthen our academic programs.”

When most people think of di-versity, they usually focus on racial differences, but the speakers said that diversity comes in many forms. Diversity includes race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preferences and so-cioeconomic factors, to name a few. In order for universities to become more inclusive to all students, they must move beyond merely tolerat-ing differences among students to truly embracing them.

“It is about the creation of a space for multiple worldviews, perspectives and pedagogical prac-tices,” Rodriguez said.

The speakers explained that multicultural universities lie on a continuum. At one end of the con-tinuum are segregated and “club” universities, the fi rst two stages. Segregated universities publicly exclude minority groups, while “club” universities may accept some groups based on an estab-lished quota while secretly exclud-ing others.

In the middle of the continu-um lie the third and fourth stages: the multicultural universities and

the transforming universities. Mul-ticultural universities have offi cial policies in place to include minor-ity groups, but few changes to the system are actually made. Trans-forming universities do more than create rules relating to multicul-tural diversity. These universities work to dismantle barriers between groups and the power and privilege that exist only for the dominant group.

At the other end of the contin-uum exist the fi fth and sixth stages: the intentionally multicultural uni-versity and the transformed univer-sity in a transformed society. The intentionally multicultural univer-sity strives toward full participa-tion of minority groups in decision making and begins to eliminate oppression in the wider commu-nity. The transformed university in a transformed society goes even further to promote diversity and dismantle oppression, both in the university and in the larger com-munity. At this end of the continu-um, racial and cultural differences are embraced, rather than simply tolerated.

Drew and Rodriguez explained that UND and many other uni-versities lie in the middle of the continuum. For example, UND recently established a commit-tee called the Diversity Advisory Council, but there is always room for improvement on campus. In order for the council to effectively combat racism and oppression, Ro-driguez said, the council must be proactive, not reactive, and it must have actual power to create change in the university.

Another key component in eliminating racism is acknowledg-ing the privileges that the domi-nant groups receive and the barriers

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Last Friday Professor Victor Rodriguez (top-left) and Professor Emily Drew (bot-tom right) visited UND and spoke on how higher education institutions can foster an environment of diversity.

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holding back members of mi-nority groups. By admitting that racial and cultural problems ex-ist in society, people can work to correct these problems.

Universities who claim to be color-blind actually cause more harm than good because they ignore cultural differences. Rodriquez, who has given pre-sentations at many universities, was shocked to discover how many students did not realize that Martin Luther King, Jr. was African American. Because these universities avoided discussing the issue of race, one of the most important figures in American history lost part of his identity.

Drew explained that most people think of two types of critics when it comes to change. There are the uncritical lovers, who wear rose-colored glasses and see no problems in insti-tutions. The second group, the unloving critics, finds something wrong with every aspect of the institution. According to Drew, people should strive to become critical lovers of the institution, or people who care enough to make positive changes.

“I believe in my university,” Drew said. “That’s why I’m fighting so hard to get us out of Stages 1-3 of the continuum.”

Change is messy, Rodriguez added, but necessary. By work-ing even harder to include all members of society, UND will become a stronger school where everyone can thrive.

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DS> Allee Mead is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at allee.s.mead@und.edu

from the event go to help support the UND NLSA and St. Vincent de Paul of Grand Forks, a nonprof-it organization founded after the flood of 1997 to coordinate all the social services provided by Grand Forks Catholic parishes.

The majority of the dresses were sold from $10 to $75. This year, the event also featured a bou-tique of higher-end dresses priced at $150 or less. Allyssa Hieb, the Development Committee Chair of NLSA said, “[The Formal Wear Sale] opens up prom to an audi-ence that’s greater than just the girls that can spend a large amount of money on dresses.”

To many girls, prom can be a stressful right-of-passage, and af-fording a trendy prom dress just adds to their worries. Hieb explains that for the girls who find a dress

at the Formal Wear Sale, “[Prom] becomes a fun thing and not such a stressful thing having to buy a trendy, really expensive dress.”

The event boasted six depart-ment store racks and multiple ta-bles packed full of prom attire. Ni-cole Pecka, a high school freshman from East Grand Forks, saw a few dresses that appealed to her. Prom is still a little ways into her future, but she came to find a good deal. “There’s quite a variety of colors and sizes,” she said.

In addition to the prom dresses the Formal Wear Sale also held a raffle where participants were en-tered to win a variety of donated prizes including a package that would cover everything you might want at prom; certificates for food, flowers, nails, tanning, tux rentals for their date, professional photog-raphy and a trip to the hair salon. For every dress purchased, custom-ers were given one free raffle ticket. Extra tickets were available for one

DS> Thomas Carpenter is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at thomas.carpenter@und.edu

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dollar each.The Nonprofit Leadership Stu-

dent Association is a requirement for students earning the Nonprofit Leadership Certificate or minor, but is open to any student who wants to join. It is an association that provides social and cultural opportunities for its members, as well as preparing its members for careers in nonprofit leadership.

NLSA performs a lot of public service spirited work throughout the year, as well as giving students an opportunity to work with other nonprofits so that they can gain ex-perience and get a foot in the door at the nonprofits they might work for someday. For students that want more information about NLSA, they are encouraged to contact Heather Helgeson at 777-3741.

DS> Megan Talley is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at megan.talley@und.edu

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the “best course for UND.” The ex-ample President Kelley exudes is that students are the first priority.

Various tasks were implemented to begin the transition process hon-orable and smoothly. Three commit-tees were formed to allow students to continually stay up to date with the transition process. The History and Traditions Committee is working to develop a process of preserving and documenting all the traditions and history of the nickname and logo. A new UND Alumni Center will be breaking ground in the near future and there is talk of a heritage center displaying all aspects of UND. It will honor the traditions and history of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo as well as highlight the many other areas UND is proud of. This includes the school’s successes in business, theater, art, law, and medi-cine, all quality elements of success.

“It is what we are, but not a de-fining element,” states President Kel-ley with regards to the nickname and its role within the university. “Is this the issue we want our institution to be defined by?” questions President Kelley.

As communicated by Kelley and Reesor, it is the institution’s goal for people to envision the success of the faculty, staff and students, the overall student experience and loyalty to a university when they hear “UND.”

During the period of uncertainty due to new legislation, Reesor says to the students, “don’t lose focus or al-low this to influence your love for the institution.” Reesor hopes “students would remain loyal and we (UND leaders) will do the best we can to work with the future decisions.”

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DS> David Barta is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at david.barta@und.edu

ing delinquent student accounts to collection agencies prevents UND from bearing the financial liability of unused student loans, and more im-portantly, allows students to return financial aid monies before being hit with the considerable financial bur-den associated with a debt being sent to a collection agency. Although not solely responsible for the changes that have occurred in the past two years, the transition to Higher One is cited as one of the changes that allowed for the revamping of SAS and FAO.

Students have also expressed displeasure concerning the high fees associated with the Pride Card. A comparison of the overdraft fees (the most commonly assessed fee with the OneAccount) charged by 11 regional banks and Higher One reveals them to be comparable. The average overdraft charge is $27.24 for the first offense, with only US Bank and Higher One increasing the fee on subsequent over-drafts, and compared to Higher One’s $29 fee ($38 for the second overdraft in 12 months) the increased cost to students of overdrawing a OneAc-count versus any of the regional bank accounts is minimal.

Although it is not known how many UND students are assessed various Higher One, neither the SAS nor FAO report any significant num-ber of complaints from about fees. Higher One has been criticized in New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal for what some financial analysts describe as a preda-tory fee structure. Yet, Higher One’s income is not generated by charging

fees to students, as they make much more money on the $0.50 merchant fee they charge retailers whenever some uses a OneAccount debit card. While a fee like any other, it is not as-sessed to students, and despite the fact that a reported 75 percent of Higher One’s income is generated through fees, Higher One reports that only one percent of student-customers are ever assessed misuse fees.

The chief benefit to students is the incredibly short amount of time required for the disbursement to reach students. Using ACH deposits re-funds take between one to three days, while OneAccount deposits take be-tween 20 minutes and 16 hours. This is a remarkable improvement over the reported national average of 7-14 for paper checks. The lack of a paper check option has been a sticking point for some students as well, and despite being included in the original ser-vice agreement, this option has been eliminated in accordance with chang-ing Federal Student Aid regulations that no longer require universities to specifically offer a paper check option. Because UND is still liable for the cost of issuing paper refunds, they’ve chosen to eliminate it as an option in order to increase the number of stu-dents utilizing electronic transfer and subsequently decrease in check costs. As a result, you only receive a paper check after the federally mandated maximum of 21 days that a university (or its agent, in this case Higher One) can hold financial aid monies.

The amount of private FERPA information UND provides Higher One and financial security of the Pride Card have also been cited as concerns. Documentation from Higher One

and UND VP of Finance and Op-eration reveal the amount of FERPA disclosed to be minimal, consisting only of a campus ID number, name, date of birth, address, campus email, a 4 digit security code, gender, and phone number. Further, because the Pride Card conforms to the incredibly strict, industry mandatory PCI Data Security Standards (which govern and insure the security of data through all major credit card networks) there is no evidence to suggest that the risk from an electronic transfer from Higher One is any greater than it is with any other credit or debit card. The Big Picture

After considering Higher One’s fees, the process through which it was implemented, the impacts it has had on students, and the documented ways in which it benefits UND; after conducting numerous interviews with administrators and students across the campus and reading hundreds of pag-es of documents (including nearly 400 pages of information stemming from an open records request to UND) there is very little evidence to support-ing the conclusion that Higher One was a bad decision for UND or the student body.

A team of administrators consist-ing of the previously mentioned Matt Lukach, along with Laurie Betting, the Associate VP of Health and Well-ness, and Scott Schreiner, Director of UND purchasing, have provided ample documentation since last Sep-tember describing the justifications for switching to Higher One, yet sev-eral memos from the VP of Finance and Operation Office show that the

students involved did not possess a clear understanding of UND’s rea-sons. Documents from the former VP of Finance and Operations, Bob Gallager, show that UND spent over two years making this decision. How-ever, only 36 days past between the first Higher One/student meeting on January 31st, 2008 and completion of the service agreement on March 7th of that same year, leading to com-plaints from former student body Tyrone Grandstrand that the decision was rushed. The “No Thanks UND Pride Card” group on Facebook has nearly 400 members, and held two separate demonstrations (October 2, 2008 and April 7th 2009) that had a confirmed attendance of at least 50 people. Yet, Sharon Loiland disagrees stating that UND monitored all or-ganized protests and never counted more than a handful of individuals.

These discrepancies are the most prominent examples of the lack of communication between admin-istrators and students that has per-meated this issue. The Higher One Task Force, chaired by current Vice President for Finance and Opera-tions, Alice Brekke, was appointed by President Kelley in the Fall of 2008, to review the process, service agreement, implementation and marketing ap-proach utilized in this decision. They identified this lack of communication specifically within their general rec-ommendations stating “[UND needs to] Communicate clearly to students and other stakeholders the rationale for large-scale business decisions” and should “Provide channels for Student Government to address President’s

Cabinet on Large scale issues…”This report, which was released in

July of 2009, further recommended setting a policy for communicating official UND information; establish-ing predetermined methods of com-municating changes on broad impact issues; setting clear and consistent poli-cies governing how future committees function, the roles of all participants, and the purpose and decision making capacity of committees; and increas-ing the consideration of the decision time line for major policy changes to allow for more student involvement.

Laurie Betting, the Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness, was a key member of this commit-tee and summed up the importance of the Higher One Task force and the desire to get to the bottom of the miscommunication associated with the entire Higher One process—“I can’t say that I speak for the whole committee, but we thought it was about much more than just whether Higher One was a good decision; it had to do with institutional commu-nication and decision making. What we’re shedding light on is the fact that we have to take steps to ensure that these things don’t happen again. That is the higher, nobler motive of what we’re trying to do. Sometimes we’re all quick to find fault, when there is the sense that someone hasn’t been treated fairly, but at the end of the day we’re trying to determine what’s really best for UND and students.”

culture&mediatuesday march 1, 2011DS > Inside: Loida Maritza Perez, The

Lutefisk Wars, Spring Break do’s and don’ts, and voice recital review

Feast of Nations brings

out GF diversity

UND students, faculty, staff and Grand Forks community members from all over the world gathered Saturday night for the 49th annual Feast of Nations at the Alerus Center. The event, which is a staple for the Grand Forks community, was sold out, and the atmosphere was electric.

There are certain events in the Grand Forks community that bring out the diverse culture of the city in the best of ways—from the UN-DIA Time-out week and Wacipi Powwow to the UND Writers Conference—but the Fe a s t

of Nations stands at the top as a largely at-tended yearly tradition organized and held by UND international students under the UND International Organization.

For months in advance, IO members and UND international students prepared for performances from their home countries to share with the audience, both American and international. There were over a dozen

traditional dances and songs, as well as performances by widely known groups, such as two members of Walking Wolf Dancers and Singers, who performed a storytelling Hoop Dance, and Fubuki Daiko, who fused their talent playing Japanese Daiko drums with high athleticism and performance.

During these and other performances by UND inter-national students, the audience was served a five-course meal of Humus and Pita Bread, Norwegian Cu-cumber Salad, Curried Indian Vegetable Soup, Hungarian Chicken Paprikash with Curried Vegetable Couscous or Vegetable Asian Stir Fry, and Brazilian Brigadeiros.

Of course, the sold-out at-tendance of the event speaks

for its popularity, and the Feast of Nations continues to be a great sign of the rich diversity of Grand Forks and UND.

Story by Alex Cavanaugh

DS> Alex Cavanaugh is the Editor-in-Chief for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at alex.cavanaugh@und.eduPhotos by Andrea Dickason

10 CULTURE&MEDIA tuesday march 1, 2011

Locally shot film to premiereRECOGNITION North Dakota documentary will make debut at Fargo festival at 7 p.m.

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>PATRICk EvANsThe Dakota Student

A little taste of Hollywood is coming to North Dakota. To-night, the Midwest premiere of The Lutefisk Wars will be shown to kick off the 11th annual Fargo Film Festival. The Lutefisk Wars is a locally shot comedy written, produced, and directed by David E. Hall and Grand Forks’ own Chris Panneck. It stars a fantastic cast which includes: Regan Burns of “It’s Always Sunny in Phila-delphia,” De Hiett from “The Office,” Stewart Skelton from “Parks and Recreation,” Joel Mc-Crary of “The Princess Diaries,” and Haynes Brooke from “Nip/Tuck.” Many local actors are also featured in the film, such as Steve Poitras from KFGO and Scott Horvik of Theatre B.

I was able to inteview Chris Panneck about the film and his background. “This project was something we were very excited about. The subject matter was

very near to our hearts.” One of the reasons the subject matter was so close to Chris’ heart was the time he spent growing up in North Dakota. “I lived a good part of my life there [in Grand Forks], I went to high school at Red River and I did my under-grad at the University of North Dakota.” His time at UND was what caused Chris to become interested in a film career in the first place. “I majored in English with a minor in Music. I took some classes offered through the English department on film criti-cism and that’s how I got inter-ested in film.”

The Lutefisk Wars is a present-ed as a faux documentary. Chris said he and his co-writer/produc-er/director, David E. Hall, tried their best to portray North Dako-tans accurately. “A big part of the project was to make it as much about North Dakota as possible. We tried to keep the movie kind of real with understated humor and tried to keep it tasteful. He’s just a small town Schwan deliv-ery man who just gets mistaken for someone else.” The film takes place in the small town of New-ford, North Dakota, most nota-ble for its high concentration of Norwegian descendants, and fol-

lows Karl Larsen. On an afternoon that began

just like any other, Karl received a mysterious visitor. The visitor has an important message about an ancient recipe for lutefisk. (If you don’t know, lutefisk is a special lye preserved fish which has been a traditional dish for families of Scandinavian descent to the horror of children every-where). Before the stranger is able to deliver the recipe, he falls into one of Karl’s homemade hot-dishes and dies. Karl is intrigued by this mysterious recipe and gathers everyone he can trust to solve the mystery of the lutefisk. The trail leads back to the Nor-wegian Mafia and a feud that has lasted hundreds of years.

Sojourner Pictures is present-ing The Lutefisk Wars as the open-ing film of the 2011 Fargo Film Festival. When I say the film will be presented, I mean it will be presented by Chris Panneck, Da-vid E. Hall and other actors from the film. Chris explained, “We’re really excited to be opening this film at the Fargo Film Festival. I’ll be flying out to Fargo with my producing partner, David

Perez to share experiencesWRITER Dominican au-thor will speak on “Con-flict Zones” panel at the upcoming Conference

>NIChOLAs GOWANThe Dakota Student

The 42nd Annual Writers Conference is less than a month away and the excitement is brew-ing. Loida Martiza Perez, author of Geographies of Home, will be speak-ing on Wednesday, March 30 at 8 p.m. at the Union Ballroom in the Memorial Union, and at the noon panel, “Conflict Zones” on Thurs-day, March 31 with Matt Sien-kiewicz and Jim Castellanos. The film she selected, Witnesses (2003), directed by Vinko Bresan, will be shown at 6:00 pm in the Memorial Union.

At the end of her novel, in a section titled “A Conver-sation with Loida Matiza Perez,” Perez was asked, “In what ways are the family you describe and the problems they confront typical of the Dominican experience in this country?”

“There is no ‘typical experi-ence’ either for Dominicans living in this country or for those remain-ing in the Dominican Republic, just as there is none for Americans who have lived in the United States since their ancestors arrived on the Mayflower. We live our lives in myriad different ways. Therefore, when I set out to write Geographies of Home, I had no intention of writing a definitive text of any sort. Instead, my intention was to write a narrative wherein I explore the lives of a particular family of spe-cific means of living under specific circumstances. Any attempt to do otherwise would have resulted in stereotypes.

“This stated, I nonetheless believe that, regardless of the pos-sibly unique circumstances present in Geographies, Dominicans and other Latinos will encounter famil-iar issues. But are these issues spe-cifically Latino? I don’t think so. Ultimately, these issues pertain to the human condition: our need to belong and be accepted; the con-tradictions inherent in all of us; our attempts to do the best we can even in the worst of circumstances; our

desire to guide our children and the risk of making mistakes along the way; our wondrous ability to sometimes understand and forgive; and our faith in a force greater than ourselves.”

Geographies of Home brutally portrays life in a pos-Rafael Trujillo Dominican Republic. It also de-scribes conditions under the con-trol of El Jefe, who ruled the Do-minican Republic with a bloody fist from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. Tens of thousands died under his rule. Critically, Geogra-phies of Home has been described as “Gritty and lyrical” by the Boston Herald; “A powerful debut novel” by Newsweek; and as “An enraptur-ing tale of family bonds and con-flicts... Perez has created a cast of characters whose humanity is so vivid and universal that one cannot help but be swept into their tor-ment” by The Hartford Conneticut.

Witnesses, the film selected by Perez, takes place in Karlovac dur-

ing the Croa-tian War of In-dependence in 1992. A man is murdered in the city and a policeman is on the hunt for the killer in the war-torn envi-ronment.

Following Perez’s reading on March 30th, a reception will be held at the North Dakota Museum of Art, near the coulee. Be sure to keep the Writers Conference in mind as you make your post-Spring Break plans. As the Writers Conference is the only free Conference of its type in the country, we should all feel fortu-nate that we have the opportunity to meet and listen to these well-renowned authors.

Ds> Nicholas Gowan is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at nicholas.gowan@und.edu

‘My intention was to write a narrative...of living under spe-cific circumstances.

Loida Maritza Perezwriter

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Spring Break guidelinesRULES How to make sure your week off is the best it can possibly be.

>MEGAN SEVIGNYThe Dakota Student

March is here, and of course that means Spring Break is right around the corner. Whether you’ve had airline tickets reserved since October, just decided where you’re going yesterday or won’t know where you’re going and who’s going with until Thursday, March 10, there are some rules that all of us Spring Break travel-ers should commit to the brain.

DO step out of the box and try new things. Always thought parasailing looked cool? Schedule a reservation. Never had the guts to introduce yourself to the cute girl across the bar? Try it now; if your efforts crash and burn, you’ll most likely never see her again. Never tried sushi but been intrigued? Try it now. Just make sure that your sushi bar of choice is clean, reputable and unlikely to give you a bad case of food poi-soning. Which brings us to our next point…

DON’T do anything simply because it’s “what you do on Spring Break.” Exposing yourself in front of a large crowd may seem exhila-rating at the time, but remember, you never know who’s saving your topless picture on their cellphone camera, and do you really want to end up on this year’s Spring Break edition of Girls Gone Wild? In addition, though the urge may be there, don’t drink to excess. If this is your fi rst time in Miami/Can-cun/Nashville, don’t you want to remember it? And who wants to spend half of their Spring Break with a killer hangover? And fi nal-ly, remember that laws still apply.

Don’t get arrested for breaking said laws. Your friends won’t be happy to spend the rest of their Spring Break money bailing you out.

DO bring plenty of cash. This should be obvious, but remem-ber that there are plenty of ex-penses you may not have thought of. Driving? Figure out ahead of time how much gas should cost and plan accordingly. Food’s an expense as well, and if you’re the type who likes to eat at sit-down restaurants for every meal, it will add up quickly. Make sure that you have money for hotels, sou-venirs, and any emergencies that may come up.

DON’T spend all of your money on the fi rst day or two. I guarantee you’ll see something way cooler tomorrow and regret spending all that money on that giant stuffed alligator that won’t fi t in your dorm room, let alone your car.

DO prepare for all kinds of weather. Oh, but you’re going to San Francisco? Check the weather forecast: highs are in the 50s for the next ten days. Remember, rain is always a possibility, and so are cold temps at night. Do you really want to freeze because you only packed t-shirts, shorts, bathing suits and fl ip-fl ops?

DON’T forget the sunscreen. Bright red skin not only looks ter-rible in pictures, it also hurts big time. I’m sure you didn’t envision spending the last seven days of your trip to Florida in agony when you reserved those plane tickets, and were they really worth it if this is the case? Wear sunblock, and reapply frequently. Your skin will thank you.

DO bring stuff to do during down time. Your idea of spring break fun probably didn’t include leisure reading, Gameboy playing or sudokus, but the reality is that laying out on the beach tanning

all day, every day—for a whole week— can get dull. In addition, you’ll be glad to have something to do on the airplane/car/train.

DON’T bring homework. It’s called “Spring Break” for a reason. Do you really expect to enjoy it if you spend the whole week trying to memorize Organic Chemistry reactions?

DO make sure that the vehicle you’re driving is reliable. If you wouldn’t trust it in Grand Forks, why would you trust it all the way to San Antonio? And don’t drive your jacked-up pickup truck that only gets 11 miles to the gallon; drive something that gets good gas mileage. Borrow it if you need to. Your wallet will thank you.

DON’T have one person drive the whole way, even if he “loves driving.” So you plan on driving the whole thing in one shot? En-ergy drinks and coffee are unreli-able. Switch up drivers often so no one gets too tired.

DO go with friends. Seriously, who goes on a Spring Break trip alone? Going with friends will cut back on costs and seriously up the fun factor. As Chris McCand-less put it, happiness is only real when shared. You’ll enjoy look-ing through those pictures much more when you and your buddies can laugh about the cute boy who followed you around like a puppy dog all week, argue over trivial de-tails as to when and where events actually happened and continue bonding over your shared memo-ries.

Got it? Okay. Read these rules every night before you go to bed. Commit this list to memory. Mark each day off the calendar as the days slowly lead up to March 11, and then go have the time of your life.

DS> Megan Sevigny is the Features Editor for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at megan.sevigny@und.edu

Recital showcases devotion to music

>ALEX CAVANAUGHThe Dakota Student

VOICE Biel’s perfor-mance demonstrates a payoff for passion in vocal studies.

Sunday afternoon, the Depart-ment of Music hosted a Junior voice recital by Mari Biel. The recital fea-tured Karen Braaten on Piano.

Biel, a Bismarck, N.D. native, performed pieces in Italian, Ger-man, Spanish, French and English. She opened the recital with a bold and masterful performance of “Vi-eni, Vieni o Mio Diletto” (Come, Come O My Beloved) by baroque Italian composer Vivaldi. A so-prano, Biel’s vocal range carried the strength essential for a successful vocalist, and as she moved through the piece, her voice represented the 12VOICE > page

anguish and affection of the piece.Second, Biel moved on to a

slightly more cheerful piece by Viv-aldi, “Di Due Rai” (From Two Eyes), where she showed the power for both high and low notes throughout an arpeggio of a dreaming lover.

Biel followed this with three German songs—the recognizable “Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen (On the Water You Must Sing) by Franz Schubert, “Traum Durch Die Dam-merung” (Dream Through Twilight) by Richard Strauss and “Ganymed” again by Schubert. While I have heard numerous performances of “Auf Dem Wasser Zue Singen,” Biel’s ranks with the fi nest, as both the gentleness and power of her voice shine as she maneuvers through the piano accompaniment.

Following the fi rst Schubert piece, Biel slowed it down with the

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FILM > From page 10

E. Hall and a few of our actors from LA to be at the premiere Tuesday night.” It all begins tonight, March 1, at 7 p.m. at the Historic Fargo Theater at 314 Broadway in Fargo, North Dakota.

The festival will continue with pictures being shown, workshops being held and luncheons through March 5. Tickets will be available at the door or by phone at 701-239-8385. There are many different lev-els of ticket pricing, which include all the shows, but to see only one fi lm will cost eight dollars.

There will also be a matinee showing of the fi lm on Thursday, March 3 at 10:35 a.m. for only fi ve dollars. These will be the only two

opportunities to see this fi lm in the region for a while. The fi lm was produced on a micro-budget and hasn’t had a large theatrical release yet. Chris wishes to give everyone an opportunity to see the fi lm if he can. “We’re trying to get into a few more Midwestern fi lm festivals and then maybe a small theatrical release. We’re trying build a grass-roots word of mouth campaign to get people excited about the fi lm.”

To fi nd out about the fi lm festi-val, check it out online at www.far-gofi lmfestival.org. To fi nd out more about The Lutefi sk Wars or to keep track for more showings, check out www.lutefi skwars.com or fi nd it on Facebook.

DS> Patrick Evans is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at patrick.evans@und.edu

VOICE > From page 11

DS> Alex Cavanaugh is the Editor-in-Chief for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at alex.cavanaugh@und.edu

Strauss piece, a gorgeous surrealist piece that starts soft and builds to a tragic and sweet punctuation.

Completing the German trio was Biel’s performance of Schubert’s “Ganymed,” a love story compar-ing the narrator’s lover to Jupiter’s largest moon. Schubert composed the piece when he was only twenty years old.

Next, Biel gave voice and heart to three pieces from the Span-ish “Tonadillas al Estilo Antiguo” by Enrique Granados. Moving through “The Sorrowful Majas” 1, 2 and 3, Biel pushed the limits of her vocal ability, which she proved through her clear, confi dent and committed approach and execu-tion.

Biel then showcased her abili-ties in French, as she performed “Le Matin” by Georges Bizet and “Elle a Fui, la Tourterelle!” by Jacques Offenbach.

Through her strong perfor-mance in these four languages, none of which her fi rst, Biel showed the immense diffi culty and devotion that are natural parts of vocal study and performance. Furthermore, Biel’s solo performance shows great confi dence and enthusiasm on her part. There is no doubt that Biel is devoted to her study of music, in all its diffi culties and rewards. Sun-day’s recital was clearly a payoff for an undergraduate career’s worth of practice and commitment.

To conclude the recital, Biel performed fi ve pieces from Leon-ard Bernstein’s “I Hate Music,” to add a touch of comedic irony to the end of what is clearly Biel’s passion, as showcased in the hour-long out-pour of pure musical sublimity.

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>Inside: C-USA Swim finals, UND tennis in Iowa, the NBA’s destructive superteamsDS

>scores &schedules

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North Dakota sweeps to claim WCHA

Scoring a goal, adding an assist or two, and winning a conference championship on Senior Night?

“It’s the kind of stuff you dream about,” said Jake Marto.

Marto (1 goals, 2 assists Sunday) and the rest of the seniors have been a big part of this season as well as all four of their seasons as members of UND. And they were huge, coming up with seven of North Dakota’s 10 goals in a sweep of the Bemidji State Beavers (12-16-4, 8-14-4 WCHA) this weekend in two matinee games at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

All six seniors in the lineup (Chay Genoway remains injured) registered points this weekend in the 5-2, 5-1 victories that propelled UND (24-8-3, 18-6-1 WCHA) to their 15th WCHA conference championship and the top seed in the WCHA play-offs.

The team honored all seven of them with the traditional post-game skate and video tribute to the players Sunday afternoon.

As for their play, each one has embraced the myriad of roles given to them, said coach Dave Hakstol.

“Within that class, there are a lot of different personalities and dif-ferent abilities. But I think the guys are all contributing within their own role, and that’s the most important thing.”

In the only two afternoon games at the Ralph this season, UND start-ed things off Saturday with some-

thing the team has seen before – a 5-2 victory over the Beavers.

The score was identical to the two games between these two teams in Bemidji back in October.

And just like that sweep way back at the beginning of the year, the dominating play by Hobey Baker candidate Matt Frattin was more than enough for North Dakota.

It took a little while for North Dakota to get itself going against the Beavers on Saturday, but it was relatively smooth sailing once Jason Gregoire connected on a great Brock Nelson feed at 9:14 in the first.

Hakstol isn’t usually a believer in the importance of the game’s first goal, but Saturday, he was.

“A lot of times, I don’t put much of an onus on the first goal of the game, but I thought [Saturday] it was important,” he said.

“To get the first goal seemed to put a little bit of energy into the building, and it worked out for us.”

Senior Brent Davidson would add another goal – just his second of the year and fourth of his career – by tipping a hard point shot from Der-rick LaPoint.

“The guys that expect some of that on a nightly basis did their job [Saturday]. And as has always been the case - getting some scoring from maybe some unexpected areas of the lineup - that happened too. That combination has been what has giv-en us success,” said Hakstol.

Ryan Cramer and Matt Reed had the two goals Saturday for the Beavers.

Gregoire added his second goal of the night later in the third to cap off the scoring for UND.

Sunday, North Dakota clinched the sweep with a four-goal outburst in the second period, winning 5-1.

Bemidji’s Jordan George got the Beavers on the board first, finishing a great pass play on a man-advantage, but predictably, the top line respond-ed with one of their own four min-utes into the second.

Frattin’s point shot tipped off the stick of Brad Malone and past Bemi-dji goaltender Dan Bakala (24 saves). Frattin earned his 100th and 101st career points Sunday thanks to that assist and a later breakaway goal.

Marto was a huge part of the breakout in the second and he added his own goal at 11:14 in the second, the game-winner.

Later, his down-ice dish to Frat-tin - left uncovered exiting the penalty box after a slashing penalty - earned him one assist, and he’d add another on a great passing play to Gregoire, who wristed his own goal at 17:47.

Evan Trupp rounded out the scoring by making an easy one-timer on the doorstep for his 14th of the year.

“The senior class was going out with a bang tonight,” Marto said.

Goaltender Aaron Dell had 13 saves Saturday and 15 on Sunday.

As for the seniors, Hakstol said when this season is over, he’ll go back and enjoy a whole lot of memories about the class. But they have some more things to work toward first.

“At the right time, this is going to be a group that we’re going to sit back and look back at the times and really appreciate the things that they brought to our program.

“Right now, we’re looking for-ward to the things we hope we can accomplish the next month and a half.”

>TIMoThy BogerThe Dakota Student

SeNIorS North Dakota recently defeated BSU while emphasizing the leadership class.

DS> Timothy Boger is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at timothy.boger@und.edu

Forward Matt Frattin is checked while taking a shot.

Defenseman Jake Marto makes his introduction known.

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C-USA finals for swimming

The University of North Da-kota men’s and women’s swim-ming and diving teams competed this past weekend in the Confer-ence USA Championship down in Houston, Texas. UND is not an official member of the c o n f e r e n c e , so their team score is not counted in the overall scores, but UND is eligible to place in the individual and relay events.

Some of the teams UND is competing against include South-ern Methodist, Rice, Houston, Tulane, Marshall and East Caro-lina.

The opening rounds started on Wednesday and would go on until the last day which was on Saturday. After the opening round on the women’s side, Southern Methodist was in the lead with Rice in second place.

The UND women started off fast on day one, nabbing a fourth place finish in the 800 free relay. On the relay were Devonne Da-lin, Kelsey Richels, Kara Fisher and Kaitlin Bolinske, finishing in a time of 7:28.67

UND head coach Steve Par-sons was pleased with the wom-en’s results during the first day. “The women really came out strong in these first two events and we hope that it continues as we move through the remainder of the week,” said Parsons.

During the second day, the divers took center stage for UND. On the three meter board, Megan Keidel led the way with a 7th place finish with a score of 248.85. Rachael Waldbillig placed 8th along with Stephenie Varichak who finished in 11th.

Dalin placed 11th for UND’s best individual finish in the 50 free. Her time was an astounding 24.06 seconds.

On the third day, UND saw a two year old record broken in the pool. Veronica Medon broke that record in the 100 backstroke in a time of 56.06. She was able to place fourth place in the event and it was the top finish for a UND swimmer.

In the final day of the meet, Medon once again broke a school record. This time it was in the 200 backstroke. She finished the race in third place with a time of 1:59.64. “Veronica had one heck of a swim in the 200 back tonight,” said Parsons.

The UND women finished the meet with 371 points, while the winning team of Rice Univer-sity had 702.

The men’s side had solid fin-ishes in the first day which cre-ated a lot of team points. They were led by some strong finishes in the one meter dive and 200 medley relay.

Richard Eberle had an out-standing performance, placing 3rd in the one meter dive with a score of 295.10. The 200 medley of Adam Gannon, Ben Adams, Preston Wahl and Eliot Wilcox swam to 4th place in a time of 1:31.98.

Another great race by a re-lay team led UND on the second day of the conference meet. The 400 medley team took third place in a time of 3:27.45. The team consisted of

Gannon, Wesley Schultz, David Flickinger and Adams. One of the top finishers in the individ-ual events was George Philbin. He was able to knock out an 8th place finish in the 500 free with a time of 4:37.94.

In the final day of competi-tion, Flickinger was UND’s high-est individual finisher. He was able to take fifth place in the 200 fly with a time of 1:50.42. In the platform diving finals, Eberle took seventh place with 202.60 points. UND divers do not get much practice with this event, so it was a great result for the team.

In the team results, UND took 4th place with a score of 453.5. Hawaii won the conference team title with 1,018.5 points.

It was a great year for both swimming and diving teams. We will definitely look towards next season with more school records and conference champions.

PROMISE Both men’s and women’s teams per-formed well in the con-ference championships.

>KylE ROSSEauThe Dakota Student

DS> Kyle Rosseau is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at kyle.rosseau@und.edu

‘Dalin placed 11th for UND’s best in-dividual finish in the 50 free.

Kyle Rosseaustaff writer

In the first round of the WCHA playoffs, the UND Women’s Hockey team has gone to game three, a rubber match. Two games couldn’t decide this intense series. The eighth ranked UND team has ran into a tough Bemidji State Beaver team.

UND stole the first game away from Bemidji on Friday night. UND went up 1-0 in the 2nd period on a crazy deke by Jocelyne Lamoureux (27th)with a dangle on a one-on-one.Lam-oureux went in-between the legs of a Beaver defensemen. She then faked the shot and put it past the very talented Bemidji State goal Zuzan Tomcikova, the Slovakian National.

With a 1-0 led, you would of thought UND would gain some momentum, as they were get-ting worked up all game. Bemidji scored two unanswered goals to-wards the end of the 2nd period.

UND was down 2-1 at the start of the third period, a posi-tion a team doesn’t want to be in the first round of the playoffs at home.

UND needed somebody to step up. Last week it was Senior Steph Roy who scored the game winner on senior night only a week ago.

Roy found the net twice in the third period of Friday’s game to lead UND 3-2 past the Bea-vers. “We finally got hungry, got pucks to the net.” Head Coach Brian Idalski told UND report-ers after the game, “We have to get dirty, or you’re not going to win.”

Bemidji plays a defensive style of game and they build their team around goalie Tomickova, 2009-10 WCHA Co-Player of the year. They play tough defense

and work hard. To beat a team like this, Idalski is right you have to play dirty and get to the net.

UND was only one game away from a trip to Minneapolis for the WCHA Final Face-off. Be-midji State had their back to the walls and overcame the thought of elimination. The Beavers com-pletely outworked and controlled the game against UND.

Tomckiova of BSU was a brick wall, stopping all of UND’s 22 shots on net. Taking her team to a 3-0 win over UND, she forced the final game three of the series.

There’s not much to report about game two; UND lost all mo-mentum after a controversial goal UND scored was called back.

Without any cameras like the REA, the Refs had to huddle to-gether and make a decision based on memories. After minutes of discussion, the once “good goal” was overturned.

UND lost and was completely outworked Saturday night in the 3-0 loss.

UND played timid hockey in the first two games against the Beavers. It hasn’t felt like the same team that has beaten the Gophers and the Bulldogs this season. Bemidji has kept UND to the outside all series long. In the second game, UND didn’t regis-ter a shot until halfway through the first period. UND needs to bear down and get to the net, get more intensity.

UND struck first in OT on Sunday to claim victory in the WCHA playoffs. Though, the game was rather ugly and sloppy at times, North Dakota perse-vered with a late goal ending the game with a score of 3-2. Joc-elyn Lamoureux, Monique Lam-oureux-Kolls and Mary Loken accounted for UND’s three goals. The Pur Pur arena was parely able to contain the energy that was circulating.

DS> Tadd Powers is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at tadd.powers@und.edu

UND advance with OT win

>TaDD POwERSThe Dakota Student

ENTERTaINING The women’s hockey team persevered by scoring late in game overtime.

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predict how this situation will ul-timately play out, but what’s clear is that so long as people continue to resist, so long as they hold their ground, they’ll still have a chance. What’s important about Wisconsin is that whatever happens here will be the template for what happens in the rest of the country. Wiscon-sin has an active, engaged popula-tion. If Walker’s wager wins out in Wisconsin, such measures are going to be that much easier to implement in other states. Thus, although in all other circumstances, I hate the Green Bay Packers (the only publicly owned franchise in all of professional sports) for irrational parochial rea-sons (I am a Vikings fan, after all), I stand with the Packers, who came out to publicly support the protest-ers. In other words, in this situation, we’re all Cheeseheads.

DS> Aaron Wentz is columnist for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at aaron.wentz@und.edu

WENTZ > From page 5

Iowa. The home to the Field of Dreams, wrestling, and exhaust-ing drives (N.D. a close second) served as a temporary vacation for the UND tennis team. Last Friday, North Dakota decided to compete with some of the nation’s best, meaning that the growth of the program will likely continue due to the increased exposure the team has been thrust into.

Last Friday the Iowa State Cyclones dropped North Dakota 5-2. Respectively, UND freshman Stephanie Petsis and Sophomore Chelsey Galipeau each tallied im-pressive single victories that ac-counted for UND’s two points. Losing in Ames doesn’t describe the tenacity the entire team faced when challenging the Big 12 op-

ponent.The Canadian native Petsis

found easy success against the Cyclones. Petsis obliterated ISU player Jenna Langhorst in the No. 2 singles match. The UND representative was the clear victor by sweeping sets of 6-2 and 6-0. The Dickinson product of Gali-peau cruised past ISU player Ellie Nixon by claiming straight sets of 6-0 and 6-2.

Being the only UND victo-ries, ISU won their home opener by winning the remaining four singles matches and all three matches for doubles. Feel-ing the wrath of a big ath-letic school, UND decided to continue on their Iowa trip. They played in Des Moines for two big match-es against Chi-cago State on Saturday and Drake on the following Sunday.

SaturdayThe 41-minute drive must

have been tremendously pain-ful for the UND team, as it gave them time to ponder their loss and look ahead to the next com-petition.

For North Dakota, the con-ference for of Chicago State couldn’t have come at a better time. After being mildly embar-rassed in Ames, Des Moines was sure to provide the competitive thrill that UND was seeking.

A validation mindset was the tone of the match, as UND cruised to a 6-1 victory. North Dakota was able to claim victory in No.2 through No. 6 singles by sending out three freshman and two sophomores for repre-sentation. Petsis romped Cougar Roasia Tejoprayitno in the No.2 singles match with sets of 6-1 and 6-0.

Classmate and hometown heroine Ronkowski also disman-tled Tejoprayinto in the No.3 singles match with sets of 6-4 and 6-2. Sophomore Hallie Welk

won the tightly contested bout between Peggy Moore (7-5, 6-4) in the No. 4 singles.

North Dakota also claimed wins at No. 5 and No.6 matches by default.

The combination of Petsis and Welk easily won the No. 2 doubles match while the duo of Galipeau and Sween also claimed the No. 3 doubles. These two teams briefly reflected the play of Venus and Serena Williams.

UND was able to stay in Des Moines, I.A. and prepare physically, as well as mentally,

for a potential tough struggle against Drake.

SundayAs stated

previously, the UND tennis team was in the trenches fighting for every point against the

Bulldogs from Drake. Having a fast start by claiming the No. 5 and No. 3 single matches, North Dakota held loosely to a 2-1 lead. Unfortunately, Drake erupted with victories in the No.1, 2 and 4 single matches. Kappers had the best chance to steal a win against Gabriela Demos in the No. 2 sin-gles. Kappers won a hard fought set 7-5 but sadly gave way against Demos in the final two sets with scores of 1-6 and 4-6.

Adding to the frustration, UND was also shut out in dou-bles play, losing all three matches in the match.

Fortunately, the women get a week to regroup and gather their wits. With spring break on the horizon, there is no better way than serving aces in Florida. The team will travel to Florida for a six-match stretch in the Sunshine State. Hopefully UND comes back with some W’s along with their tans.

‘The Canadian na-tive Petsis found easy success against the Cyclones.

Joel AdrianSports Editor

DS> Joel Adrian is the Sports Editor for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at joel.adrian@und.edu

Corn, wind and Iowa tennisFOREHAND The middle of the midwest hosted UND for a trifecta of racket play.

>JOEl ADRiANThe Dakota Student

Don’t get me wrong-I love the NBA. Unlike most of my peers, I actually prefer the pro game to the college game, as although effective zone defenses and crazy hometown crowds are quite appreciated, nothing in my mind is as exciting as watching Kobe hit 19-foot fadeaways, LeBron constantly rewriting record books, or Blake Griffin throwing down ri-diculous dunks. Yes, I understand that many teams in the NBA do not seem to give full effort in all 82 regular-season games, and that the playing style relies too much on iso-lation and simple one-cycle offensive sets. But to understand the speed and athleticism that is required to do

what these guys do on a nightly ba-sis is nearly unfathomable, and there is simply nothing college basketball can offer me (March-Madness is ob-viously awesome, but not necessarily great basketball) that matches the professional intensity and execution of the May and June NBA playoff atmosphere.

As much fun has it has been to watch these super teams assemble– Boston in 2008, LA in 2009-2010 (Getting Gasol for a bag of peanuts from Memphis is still the most lop-sided trade in the modern era of pro sports), Miami in 2011–it has marked a significant psychological shift in how players feel and act to-wards certain teams. Historically, it always seemed that players basically signed on for or demanded trades based on either the desire to win or the desire to get filthy rich.

But the past few years have

NBA and teamswith superstarsUNFAiR Owner’s egos and payrolls threaten equality within the world of basketball.

>DEvON ROEHRicHThe Dakota Student

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16 SPORTS tuesday march 1, 2011GOV >

From page 1The amount is undetermined at

this time.SOFA approved 13 student or-

ganizations funding at its last meet-ing and is unsure of how many more requests it will be able to fulfill be-fore the term ends. “They’ve already transferred funds from the program account to transportation,” stated Watne. “There’s probably $12,000 left in each.”

In addition to SOFA potentially requesting more funding, another bill featuring a substantial expendi-ture is set for discussion next week. The bill seeks to create a full time staff member position for the Stu-dent Government Office. According to the bill:

“The starting salary range for the position will be between $31,000 and $32,000 annually to include 44% for fringe benefits (total range $44,640 to $46,080).”

The position would be funded through Student Government’s an-nual university fee allocation. The staffer would work to relieve student leaders of administrative and finan-cial burdens and allow them to better devlop their roles as leaders.

Plans for a Spring Event were also discussed. Results from a survey con-sisting of 420 student replies found that 67 percent of students would be in favor of a concert being featured. Students also indicated interest in a comedian. Ninety-three percent of the respondents said they would pay a fee to attend. Off-Campus Sena-tor Raina Urton questioned having students pay for tickets, wondering if “charging students twice” would impact the turnout.

Aerospace School Senator Sa-mantha Curtis, a member of the Spring Event committee, deemed the charge necessary if the student body wants a popular act. She noted money would be needed for not only the act, but security, securing a prop-er venue and other miscellaneous costs associated with concerts.

“We don’t want to spend an ex-treme amount of money,” she said.Curtis also mentioned bands costing $50,000 and over and comedians costing over $40,000 were automati-cally removed from the pool of acts.

Senate also approved members of the Election Appeals Committee. The members were to be approved by the judicial sub-committee, but the committee did not meet the quo-rum requirement.

The organization’s by-laws had to be suspended and the members approved directly by senate. The committee consists of five student members and two senators. The committee will meet to address any appeals that may arise following the student body elections.

Elections are set for March 9. Students can vote at computer termi-nals in the Memorial Union, Wilker-son Hall and Gamble Hall.

As of the elections application deadline, one presidential ticket had turned in their application. No ap-plications were turned in for Hon-ors, Undeclared, Medical School and School of Nursing student senator positions. Only five University Sen-ate applications were turned in by students, leaving another five seats empty.

DS> Brandi Jewett is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at brandi.jewett.1@und.edu

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DS>Devon Roehrich is a columnist for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at devon.roehrich@und.edu

shown a disturbing new 3rd option, an option that is universally despised by the common sports fan, and rightfully so: the desire to have the biggest ego possible. Multiple play-ers in the past 3-4 years have moved to teams mainly based on market exposure, even taking less money to be the center of attention. If LeBron James wanted to go the best place to win for the next 10 years, he would have gone to Chicago (Boozer, Deng, James, Rose all play different spots–a much better mesh for long-term suc-cess); if he wanted to maximize his contract size, he would have stayed in Cleveland. But he wanted to max-imize one thing–LeBron, and LeB-ron’s new “South-Beach” brand that

has given his profile an entirely new dimension. New York University sports management professor Robert Boland says it best. “You have to be careful about furthering the gap be-tween the haves and have-nots,” the professor said last week… “One of the big concerns is that players don’t want profit maximisers; they want market maximisers. It’s a concern for the union and to teams, because it means certain teams will not get free agents.”

There is no doubt that the game is fantastic right now. The product is strong. We’re in the midst of one of the best NBA seasons in recent memory.

There are seven legitimate cham-pionship teams—the Celtics, Spurs, Heat, Magic, Lakers, Bulls and Mav-ericks. There is a seemingly endless

list of compelling superstars worth paying to see.

But the brink of fan tolerance may at a boiling point. Players like Lebron, Carmello Anthony, and even Deron Williams have pro-ceeded to leave or force a trade from Cleveland, Denver and Utah in arro-gant and self-righteous manners that just reek of business ignorance and professional immaturity. It seems as though pleasing the ego has taken precedence over all other measures. Screw the system they say–I have to do what’s best for me.

This is what happens when players are too uneducated and self-absorbed to see the big picture. Fans love the game, and are loyal to their teams. Most fans don’t think the players truly care about respecting the grace and beauty of the game

itself. Fans care about the franchise–the players care about themselves.

Winning has to matter above all else. Long-term success cannot hap-pen if the players continue to treat cities and franchises like disposable goods. Fans of these teams will leave, and they will find other permanent alternatives.

Why is the NFL so popular? Annually, fans are willing to sup-port their team for the hope of the glorious Lombardi trophy, which the players share the same goal. The NBA needs to change its ways and stop players from running the trans-actions or fans might decide to ‘take their talents’ somewhere else.