Lim and student team recieve awards
During the 2001-02 school year, Jon Lim, professor of health and physical education, had a vision. His vision was to create an online, interactive section of Wellness 100/100A.  With the help of three undergraduates and one graduate student, his vision became reality. (Read Full Article)

Brendan Johnson visits NSU to inform students about campaigns, Election 2002
“South Dakota becomes a better state when we have more people going into higher education,” Brendan Johnson, son of Senator Tim Johnson, said. Johnson has been traveling the state campaigning on a person-to-person level for his father. (Read Full Article)

Ruud Resigns as Dean
Jay Ruud is resigning as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences to do what he enjoys most: teach and research. After six years of acting as dean of the college of arts and sciences, Jay Ruud is resigning from the position. (Read Full Article)

NSU volunteers make a difference
Millions of Americans across the country are expected to spend Saturday, Oct. 26 - the 12th Make A Difference Day - doing volunteer projects to improve their communities and help neighbors in need. The day is the largest community service effort in the nation, rallying corporations, government leaders, charitable organizations and everyday Americans into action on one day. (Read Full Article)

MJ under construction
On entering Mewalt-Jensen this year to find their classes, many students may have been a bit overwhelmed and confused. Due to the reconstruction going on there, many of the science classrooms have been moved to different locations. (Read Full Article)

NSU Forensics team shines at Concordia
The NSU Forensics Team traveled to their first tournament Oct. 4, to the Carol Gaede Talk of the Tundra Invitational, at the Moorhead campus of Concordia college. NSU placed 7th overall. (Read Full Article)

Meet the NSU Student Association

Wolves Bulletin

Johnson focuses on student issues
Student loans, grants... they are a way of life for many NSU students. Tim Johnson understands that many NSU college students have to obtain them in order to go to college. In fact, Tim put himself through school with student loans and believes no one should be denied a college education because of the high costs of post-secondary education. He is dedicated to the fight for affordable education.
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Thune stands for South Dakota values
As we all know, the election process is winding down. Throughout the last several months, you have all heard the pros and cons about which candidate you should vote for. If you are still unsure of whom to vote for, then let me help inform you so that you can make sure that the right candidate gets elected. (Read full editorial)

Violence, violence, everywhere...
Violence is a plague on society. It is a plague with seemingly no cure, and one that gets worse the longer we try to ignore it. Everyday we turn on the news to hear of some new disastrous act of violence, another child gone missing, another innocent family left weeping in the street.(Read Full Editorial)

You can make a difference; VOTE!
Recently, there have been a barrage of campaign ads, and of course everyone tries to tune them out. Lately, an ad relating to the election caught my attention, and it has nothing to do with candidates’ voting records or what the new scandal of the day is. Its simple message: VOTE. (Read Full Article)

Manhart says...but do what you want...
Editor’s Note: During conversations with Dr. Manhart last spring, it became apparent that some of his ideas could benefit NSU students, thus we interviewed him on student life at NSU and subjects various… (Read Full Article)

Stereotypical music major not a "typical" music major
You’ve seen us around, mostly at the Johnson Fine Arts Center, or the Third Floor of Spafford Hall. Once in a while, we get to take a class that meets in MJ, and that Wellness class is a requirement, so we even venture over to the Barnett Center for something other than a basketball game. (Read Full Article)

Our nation's challenges, your generation's mission
In 1968, I sat in a car with three friends and drove for hours to hear Robert Kennedy speak. We had no air conditioning, our quarters were cramped, and we were running late, with no time to get out and stretch our legs. (Read Full Article)

Wolves volleyball carries on vicious schedule
The Northern State University Wolves volleyball is continuing the season with an increasing record. After defeating Bemidji State in three games, then taking a tough loss from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, the team hit it hard on Sept. 27 against Southwest State and rallied from 0-2 to a 3-2 match. Southwest had been the conference leader. Senior blocker Christi Lucas, White, had the game high of 22 kills, and senior setter Tara Sauter, Belle Plaine, Minn., tamed 55 set assists. (Read Full Article)

Lucas earns conference honors
On Oct. 2 when the regional rankings were released for the first time this season, the Northern State University Wolves volleyball team was ranked tenth with a record of 8-10 in the NCAA II North Central Region. Leading the pack was Minnesota-Duluth, followed by a tie between Northern Colorado and the University of North Dakota. Sharing the fourth spot was South Dakota State and Augustana, Minnesota-Mankato in sixth, North Dakota State in seventh, Concordia-St. Paul in eighth and Nebraska-Omaha in ninth. (Read Full Article)

Wolves cross country runners claim glory at Invitational
Northern State University’s Kristin Peterson became the first runner from NSU to claim the top individual spot in the Roe Granger Invitational since 1988 with a first place finish at the 2002 event held Oct. 18 at Lee Park Country Club. (Read Full Article)

Wolves defense ranked fourth overall in the NSIC
Northern State University’s Wolves have split a pair of games in Conference action as they pass into the second half of their season. With a 2-4 record the Wolves have seen three games end with a deficit of less than eight points.  Their 2-2 conference record leaves them at sixth place in the NSIC standings. (Read Full Article)

Wolf Tracks

In Review:
Red Dragon, Rules of Attraction, & The Ring

Jacko is back...and this time he brought friends

Ko-Thi Dance performs
A unique variety of colorful costumes and traditional African and Caribbean dances and music helped seven African-American dancers along with seven African-American musicians to bring the Johnson Fine Art Center stage to life on Oct. 9, as the Ko-Thi Dance Company performed courtesy of the Aberdeen Area Arts Council.
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Roripaugh gives reading
Lee Ann Roripaugh, an American poet, gave a poetry reading for students and staff sponsored by the English Club. Roripaugh read poems that had been published in her first volume of poetry, Beyond Heart Mountain and poems from her most recent manuscript, Year of the Snake. (Read Full Article)

NSU's fall play premieres Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Northern State University’s theater department will perform its fall musical, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” at 7:30 p.m., from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the NSU campus. (Read Full Article)

NSU music recitals, art exhibits showcase
Northern State University student Carmen Cap, Yankton, will present a music recital at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27, in the Berggren Recital Hall of the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the NSU campus.  The event, which partially fulfills the requirements for graduation with a bachelor’s degree in music, is free and open to the public. (Read Full Article)

Fall 2002 Fine Arts Calendar

Election Trivia!

Horoscopes for October
Spooky predictions for Halloween 2002

This date in history...

Jerde Hall - communial bathrooms, computer lab, and killer pasta bar!
Good, you’re still reading. A headline should grab readers, and can do so by enticing and alluring, or by disgusting and revolting. You assumed including “Jerde” made this headline of the second type, didn’t you? Yeah well, remember what mom said happens when you assume? 
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Around the world and home again...
China: A peasant in central China is recovering in hospital after uncorking a bottle of spirits containing what was supposed to be a dead, preserved snake which promptly leapt out and bit him.
Germany: A homeless German man discovered more than $21,000 in cash in a rubbish bin while looking for food and handed the money straight over to the police.
Greece: Voters in a village in northern Greece have resorted to tradition, after being forced to choose between two cousins during local elections.
Paris, France: A Paris court has ruled custard-pie throwing is a criminal offense, fining veteran Belgian "entarteur" Noel Godin for a well-aimed facial attack on former presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Chevenement. (Read Full Article)

Red Rooster: A haven for students
If you’re looking for a more mature place to spend your time or looking for a bit of culture, the Red Rooster might be just what you’re looking for and college students are welcomed with open arms.  (Read Full Article)

Lancaster: back at home in the Midwest at long last
What do you get when a handsome young sculptor meets a very talented and beautiful classical pianist?  The answer is Rodney Lancaster; both of his parents were educators in the public school system of St. Louis, Mo.  His mother was a classical pianist and his father a sculptor.  The interesting twist of this story happens not when young Rodney goes off to school and joins band in the sixth grade but rather when he becomes a jazz trombonist and lands a gig playing with Ella Fitzgerald at only nineteen years of age. (Read Full Article)

Mission Statement: In an effort to encourage students to vote and to inform them on who the candidates are, Student Publications sent out a call for information. Democrat and Republican candidates running in each of the three major races in South Dakota were asked to submit information addressed to the students of Northern State University. Read on, inform yourself, and make the effort to make a difference. Get out and vote on November 5th.