SBAC not to revisit budgets, cuts unofficial
The Student Budget and Appropriations Committee (SBAC) heard budget proposals from campus organizations from Feb. 12-14 and deliberated on the budgets from Feb. 19-21. They have set a tentative budget for each campus organization that asked them for money.
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Athletics receives most proposed SBAC funding
Bob Olson, athletic director, proposed the biggest budget and has unofficially received the most funding. “I know I cannot ask what we really need to run our athletic program,” Olson said. “We have a program worthy of SBAC support,” he said. Olson believes the athletic program deserves this money because of five ways the university benefits from athletics.“We don’t have elaborate budgets. There is no fat in our budgets,” Olson said. (Read full article)

Honors program takes cut
SBAC has slashed the Association of Honors Students budget, unofficially, from $8,500 to $145. According to Dr. Benkert-Rasmussen, this means that in future years there will be no Shelterbelt, the campus literary magazine. There will also be no traveling to national or regional conferences, no refreshments for the Who Knew? quiz bowl, no plaque for the Outstanding Faculty Member, and no Honors brochures.
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Student Senate presidential election starts with tough issues
There are two teams of students vying for the place of president and vice president of the student senate this semester. Elections for senators and the position of president and vice president take place Mar. 26-27. Students can vote at the Jerde dining hall and the Student Center. (Read full article)

Student Senate Restructures
The Northern State University Student Senate is restructuring. “Right now, the way the student senate is set up, you’re elected by where you live,” said Student Association President Brad Thorstad. When the senate is restructured, though, senators will be elected by schools.
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NSU named in book of great colleges for the real world
Northern State University director of admissions Mike Mutziger received a publication Wednesday, February 27, that lists Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., as one of the “Great Colleges for the Real World.” (Read full article)

NSU nurse wins getaway to Karmina Palace Resort, Mexico
“They kept repeating, ‘log on today for your last chance to win,’” Stacey Goetz, Northern State University’s nurse said. After hearing that on the radio, she logged on to besthitsbestvariety.com and registered for a four-day/three-night all expense paid trip to Karmina Palace Resort in Manzanillo, Mexico. (Read full article)

Amdahl for Congress Drives "MCO" into Aberdeen
Thursday, March 14, 2002 - Tim Amdahl, a Republican candidate for John Thune’s vacant seat in Congress, drove his Mobile Campaign Office into Aberdeen. (Read full article)

Wolves Bulletin

Is airing your dirty laundry bad?
Negative campaigning is a big topic in the current senate race between Tim Johnson and John Thune. Negative campaigning is definitely not anything new though, and has been a topic in SD elections in the past. The premise behind negative ads? Make the other guy look bad, and you'll look pretty darn good. Negative ads don't just make "the other guy" look bad, these ads bring out the dirty laundry that "the other guy" really doesn't want you to think about. (Read full editorial)

Let the record show...
The U.S. Senate race between Senator Tim Johnson and Representative John Thune has already gone negative. In an ad put on South Dakota airwaves, the National Republican Senatorial Committee attacked Tim Johnson's voting record on defense and tax cuts.
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The torch burns on...
Now that the Olympics are over and the world relapses back to its more traditional forms of rivalry, let us take stock of what we can learn from the events of this February. (Read Full Editorial)

Letter to the Editor By Clay Wilhelm

Letter to the Editor by Malene A. Little

Our Voice: Points to Ponder...
It always seems this time of year is plagued with snow and budget cuts. Snow comes, hinders movement for a little while, but eventually melts. Budget cuts come, hinder our daily lives (especially if you are presenting to SBAC), and then you have to deal with the money you are given (or not given). That’s it. End of story. However, this year, the budget has taken a turn for the worse. We need money. Desparately. It seems that academic programs and even athletics are not receiving enough money to function properly. (Read full article)

'There's no place like home'
Life has recently become a culmination of events waiting to happen. I live day to day waiting for the weekend and live month to month waiting for summer, fall, winter and spring. I weather one storm (currently the condom crisis - sorry I had to mention it!) and wait for the next one to roll in. Now I remember a time when 'carpe diem' was the only philosophy I'd live by. I'd live my life to the fullest, but where have I gone wrong? I bury my head in textbooks waiting for the next test and count the days till Easter. (8 days left to go). It seems that I have gotten too caught up in waiting for the biggest event of my life: graduation. (Read full article)

Anderson, Blanchard win first round matches at NCAA II national championships
Senior 174-pounder Cory Anderson, Milbank, SD and sophomore heavyweight Baron Blanchard, Kindred, N.D. had similar scripts in the 2002 NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships in Kenosha, Wis. March 8-10. (Read full article)

Baseball drop to 3-5 after loss
Northern dropped its fifth straight game Wednesday in a 7-5 loss at Columbus State (Ga.). The Wolves are now 3-5 on the season, while perennial NCAA II national power Columbus State upped its record to 19-6. (Read full article)

Despite losses, men and women come out winning
As far as the season-ending losses dealt to both the mens and womens basketball team, Northern State University earned numerous recognitions for players and coaches. Playing in the semifinals of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament, the women Wolves were handed a loss of 77-70 by the University of Minnesota-Duluth at noon and the men lost 77-70 to Southwest State University that evening of March 2.(Read full article)

Softball openers pushed back due to snow
Northern State University's softball program moved its season-opening games back a week due to the recent snowfall in South Dakota.
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Wolf Tracks

40 Days & 40 Nights

Video Pick: Star Wars IV, V, VI
AKA: The Holy Trilogy

The Calling: Calling for something new
The California band The Calling released their debut album, Camino Palmero, into stores on Jan. 8, 2001.  Their first single Wherever You May Go hit the radio hard and fast. (Read full article)

NSU Symphonic Band goes national
Every year, the Northern State University Symphonic Band takes a trip. This year, the trip was, perhaps, a once in a lifetime opportunity for some members of the band. The symphonic band traveled to Washington, D.C. Friday, March 8 through Tuesday, March 12.
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Doug Woolverton chosen as national trumpet finalist
A Northern State University junior music education major is one of nine people nationwide to qualify for the finals of the largest trumpet competition for young players in the world. (Read full article)

Faflak and Manhart give excellent performances
On Thursday, Mar. 7, Marcela Faflak, professor of piano, and Grant Manhart, professor of high brass, presented an excellent recital, which featured a variety of wonderful, complex, entertaining music.
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NSU Center for E-Learning brought the national symphony orchestra to more than 1,500 students
Students in rural school districts all over South Dakota got to experience the outreach activities of the National Symphony Orchestra when it visited Aberdeen March 19. The Center for Statewide E-learning at Northern State University beamed the NSO String Quartet’s lesson in music appreciation out to 42 schools. (Read full article)

Spring 2002 Fine Arts Calendar

Aberdeen job market beginning to recover
Much talk of a recession has been taking place, and some students in Aberdeen may be experiencing the effects. “There have been several businesses in Aberdeen that have laid off employees, some of which have been Northern State University students,” Sandy Doch of the NSU One Stop Career Center said. Businesses such as Twin City Fan, Cendant, and Hub City Inc. have had to cut down on employees and in March Midcom of Aberdeen closed. (Read full article)

Pisces seek accuracy in horoscope
What do you think about horoscopes? When asked this question, a freshman majoring in medical technology replied, “I think that horoscopes are true sometimes, but they are so broad that you could relate them to anything in your everyday life.” (Read full article)

Bartusis shares history through teaching and writing
Mark Bartusis, professor of history at Northern State University, has been teaching here since January 1985. He graduated from Rutger’s University in New Jersey, but also studied for a year at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece and a year at the Byzantine Institute in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He found out about NSU from flyers posted at his school. (Read full article)

NSE sends students all over the country
If you are a full time student at Northern State University, have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and are in good academic standing, you are eligible to participate in the National Student Exchange program. (Read full article)

Mentoring program takes off
Northern State University students are making a difference in the lives of children throughout Aberdeen, thanks to a mentoring program that the Volunteer Service Clearinghouse on campus is sponsoring.
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NSU selected for Ballroom Dance Club
Have you seen the movies Dance with Me, Strictly Ballroom or Dirty Dancing? Have you been amazed and enchanged by the dancing in DanceSport Championships on TV or at dance events you attended? (Read full article)