NDSU PROFESSORS AND GRAD STUDENTS ARE PUTTING THEIR HEADS TOGETHER FOR CANCER RESEARCH. BISON INFORMATION NETWORK REPORTER LYDIA CRACKEL GIVES US AN INSIDE LOOK ON WHATS BEING CALLED 'THE GRAND CHALLENGE INITIATIVE'.

CORRUPTION, GREED, AND REVOLUTION, URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL COVERS ALL THESE THEMES ROLLED INTO HILARIOUS SATIRE. THE NDSU PRODUCTION AIMS TO ENTERTAIN BUT ALSO LOOK INTO HOW WE CONDUCT OUR OWN LIVES. BISON INFORMATION NETWORK NEWS REPORTER TAYLOR FLAKKER GIVES US AN INSIDE LOOK INTO THE SHOW. READ MORE FROM THE SPECTRUM: http://ndsuspectrum.com/urine-great-show/

PAYING FOR YOUR FAVORITE STREAMING SERVICE MAY COST A LITTLE MORE THIS YEAR. NETFLIX ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD BE RAISING THEIR PRICES FOR SOME OF THEIR SERVICES. BISON INFORMATION NETWORK REPORTER JAMES PORTER HAS MORE ON THIS STORY.

HALLOWEEN IS COMING SOON AND WHILE FOR MOST THAT IS WHEN SPIDER DECORATIONS COME OUT, THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR ONE NDSU PROFESSOR. AMANDA BROOKS IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AT NDSU AND HAS RECEIVED A BIG HONOR. THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GAVE HER AND HER LAB 145 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CONTINUE HER RESEARCH INTO SPIDER SILK. HER PROJECT IS TITLED EAGER: IMPROVING THE LENGTH AND CONSISTENCY OF A BIOMIMETIC SILK FIBER FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. ACCOR

THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROGRAM HAS BEEN RANKED AS NUMBER FOUR IN THE NATION BY AFFORDABLECOLLEGES.COM. ASSOCIATE PROFFESSOR GURSIMRAN WALIA BELIEVES THIS RANKING WILL BRING IN MORE STUDENTS TO THEIR PROGRAM. HAVING ALREADY SEEN AN INCREASE OF ONLINE STUDENTS THE AVAILABILITY OF ONLINE COURSES HAS BEEN A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON THIS NATIONAL RANKING.

Churchill Hall was rededicated last Friday in honor of its newly completed renovations. It was an open event but a special welcome was given to alumni who used to live in the building when they were attending NDSU. Speakers included Rian Nostrum, Director of Residence Life, President Dean Bresciani, and Student Body president Mason Wenzel. Read more from The Spectrum: http://ndsuspectrum.com/churchill-hall-2-0/

In his annual address, NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani praised faculty and staff as the university bounces back from a major cut in its biennial budget. NDSU weathered a 17 percent cut in state support as thoughtfully and creatively as possible, but Bresciani noted the university is down 149 faculty and staff from a year ago through retirements or positions being eliminated or unfilled. “NDSU is a very special place,” Bresciani told the audience. “Your resolve in the face of