Tuesday, October 3, 2017 ǀ Volume 136 ǀ Issue 10 ǀ Reaching students, faculty, and staff of the University of North Dakota since 1888 Inside this issue Take a knee 2 WWE 3 For more content Moose vs Wild 4 visit www.dakotastudent.com /thedakotastudent /thedakotastudent @dakotastudent BOOKSTORE PLAGUED BY PROBLEMS Dakota Student fi le photo Some textbooks required for UND courses have yet to be delivered this semester. fi rst semester at UND in the Eng- Diane Newberry kind of assuaging any concerns, and that email creates more con- lish department, has had several Dakota Student cerns than you might have had problems with students unable Roughly two weeks into the se- if you just left it alone,” English to access books for his classes. mester, Provost Thomas DiLorenzo Professor Adam Kitz es said about “There’s a certain point where sent out an email that was described the much-talked about message. the Amazon and Google book pre- as “cryptic” by creative writing in- Kitz es himself did not have views just stop cold,” Henry said. structor Patrick Henry. The email any issues regarding textbooks “You know, when students email was short, explaining that the in his classes this semester, and you at 9:30, 10:00 at night asking bookstore was having procurement says he has always had the ut- if there is any way you could get issues this semester for certain most respect and appreciation for them the reading for the next day - classes, but that the issue would the bookstore and its employees. no. It unfortunately can’t happen.” be resolved as soon as possible. “Their job is to manage however Henry has taught at two other Though students did not re- many hundreds of classes per se- institutions. He says the process ceive the email, many were al- mester, all of the diff erent faculty through which UND instructors ready aware of the bookstore’s that are involved,” Kitz es said, communicate to the bookstore issues because they themselves “(…) sometimes you’re ordering which books they need students to did not have certain textbooks, or ten thousand textbooks. Some- have is “prett y standard,” and he their friends didn’t or the email times you’re ordering ten and I as- hopes “these types of procurement was addressed directly by instruc- sume from their end, it’s a mess.” issues” are a “one-off scenario.” tors and professors in their classes. Kitz es did add he believes that Both Kitz es and Henry teach class- “It sometimes is the case, and I’m part of the recent trouble is there es that require literary books such not saying the provost is at fault was a “mass exodus of employ- as novels or anthologies of poetry. Dakota Student fi le photo here, but sometimes you send out ees in the textbook department.” Both have had experiences where Some courses have yet to receive their textbooks from UND's campus bookstore, which is operated by Follett Higher Education. an email with the purpose of just Patrick Henry, teaching his certain specifi c texts were unavail- able, usually because of distribution one assigned by their specifi c in- here on this side of campus,’” Done- or publishing issues. What is more structor. On top of that, there were hower said. “And so it seemed like worrying about the bookstore’s re- simply not enough readers in stock tracking if there were enough books cent slew of issues is that it was not for the number of students enrolled. was not really happening that well.” only small classes with highly spe- Many students in 110 were not The issues related to textbook cifi c needs. Students enrolled this able to get the UND Guide to procurement are scatt ered and semester in English 110 and English Composition, which the English complicated; diff erent professors 130, basic composition classes re- department puts out themselves and students are aff ected semester- quired for virtually everyone who and stores extra copies of. Done- to-semester. However, issues like att ends UND, encountered many hower was particularly exasper- the ones that have been plaguing obstacles in gett ing their books. ated by this problem because there the store recently have some faculty “(There were) two main issues: were enough copies on campus, considering the benefi ts of using oth- telling people the wrong book, but there was not a communica- er channels off ered by technology or an additional book that they tion channel between the bookstore to get information to their students. didn’t actually need, and then and the English department to get The Dakota Student will continue just not having enough books on these books to students promptly. this textbook series by exploring hand,” Academic Director of Com- “We had to hear from students re- online, open resource textbooks position Kim Donehower said. porting to instructors that the book- being used in lower level courses. Students in many 130 classes store said they were out of comp were told by the bookstore that they guidebooks, so then we had to call were required to have one of two of them and say, ‘You know, we have the wide variety of topical readers them. You just have to tell us when Diane Newberry is the news editor for Dakota Student. She can be reached at available for the class, instead of the you need more. They’re sitt ing right Dakota Student fi le photo [email protected] OPINION 2 THEDAKOTASTUDENT No protests in football, no EDITORIAL Editor-in-chief Trump in football Matt Eidson Game Operations Manual: ee’s collective bargaining [email protected] Aimee Coons “The National Anthem agreement.” This means Dakota Student must be played prior to that players must adhere News Editor Religious freedom and every NFL game, and all to the guideline of the Diane Newberry peaceful protest is pro- players must be on the contract, one of which Photo courtesy of Pixabay [email protected] tected under the Constitu- sideline for the National for the NFL is standing Hurricane forces pile up debris on a coastal beach. tion, so why would these Anthem…should stand for the national anthem. Opinion Editor players get reprimanded? at att ention, face the fl ag, In current NFL rules, Brendan McCabe To kneel, to stand or to hold helmets in their left all protesters are subject brendan.mccabe@und. not participate are the hand and refrain from talk- to fi nes and reprimands. In solidarity current options for our ing.” In addition, the NFL’s When the players put on edu nation's professional ath- Offi cial Playing Rules: their uniforms, they no letes during the national Rule 5, Section 4, Article longer just represent them- with Puerto Rico Features Editor anthem. A tremendous 8 states, “Throughout the selves, but they represent it languish from post- Shelby Johnson amount of heated debate period on game-day that a their team and organiza- Nick Sallen hurricane miseries. shelby.marie.johnson has been sparked due to player is visible…players tion. If they so choose to Dakota Student Washington D.C. has @und.edu this controversy. Even our are prohibited from wear- display personal messages, Hurricane Maria allowed similar emergen- fearless leader, President ing, displaying or other- whether by prayer or pro- wreaked havoc on Puerto cy funds and resources Sports Editor Trump, has weighed in on wise conveying personal test, they are subject to Rico and other U.S. Virgin for Puerto Ricans that the situation by raging on messages…” These rules reprimand, per their con- Allyson Bento Islands with high winds were earlier provided to Twitt er, in classic fashion. clearly prohibit all protest- tract. Colin Kaepernick allysonmarie.bento and massive flooding. Texas and Florida in their Instead of word vomiting ing currently going on. and fellow protesters ac- The hurricane has left the hurricane sufferings. @und.edu on Twitt er, I would like to Despite these rules there tions are bold and gain- island without power by Criticism has been give my opinion in a calm is no clearly defi ned rep- ing a tremendous amount flooding streets, damag- mounting over the Photo Editor and educated manner. rimand. The NFL only of att ention. I commend ing buildings, plummet- Trump administration’s Nick Nelson Colin Kaepernick started states that players “may be them for standing up…or ing telecommunication response to what is being his peaceful protest in 2016 fi ned.” The nonchalance of should I say kneeling for nicholasgnelson@gmail. and numerous profes- consequences leaves large something they believe in. com sional athletes in the NFL gaps of interpretation to To form an opinion on "This is what we got last night: four and other organizations, be taken with rules and this matt er was diffi cult for Business pallets of water, three pallets of meals have joined him. President regulations. For example, me to do, but also impor- Autumn Graber and 12 pallets of infant food — which Trump and many others what is the diff erence be- tant. I believe in standing autumn.graber@und. claim that the protesters are tween Tim Tebow taking up for what you believe in, I gave them to the people of Comerio, kneeling out of disrespect a knee in religious prayer but I also believe in pro- where people are drinking off a creek. So edu to the fl ag. I do not agree on the fi eld and Colin fessionalism and adhering I am done being polite. I am done being 701-777-2678 with President Trump; I Kaepernick taking a knee to contracts.