NSU TV premiers with choice cuts
Have you ever wondered why Northern State University has a television channel but no student-run television show? Well, you are not the only one. Four NSU students with a desire to learn how to edit film and make productions and movies, have come together in the form of an independent study course to make an NSU television show. Another NSU student, not taking the course, helps with production.
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NSU Foundation plans Northern Night 2002
The Northern State University Foundation is sponsoring its fourth annual premier fundraising event of the season, Northern Night 2002. The occasion serves to raise funds for university scholarships and development. (Read Full Article)

Reading Council event brings "Literature Alive"
What “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” ate, learning about “The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,” and exploring “Where the Wild Things Are” were all part of “Literature Alive” held in the Student Center Centennial Rooms Oct. 16, sponsored by the NSU Reading Council.
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Medical process is detailed procedure
To donate or not to donate, that seems to be the question that young women are asking themselves today. (Read Full Article)

Legal, ethical issues are grey areas
The legal issues involved in ovum donation are not black and white. Consider the case of a woman from Texas who donated her eggs to an infertile couple, Couple A. Couple A had a child and all was well. A different infertile couple, Couple B, sought donated eggs from the same facility that Couple A received their eggs. The doctor assured Couple B that egg sharing is legal and encouraged. (Read Full Article)

Association of Honors Students finds out Who Knew?
The Association of Honor Students, on Nov. 22, held the annual quiz bowl, Who Knew?. The Who Knew? quiz bowl is a contest between three teams: faculty, administration and students. Winners are awarded prizes and on-lookers can enjoy refreshments, while being entertained with the answers to silly questions. (Read Full Article)

Professor named to IRS advisory panel
A Northern State University professor has been selected to represent the state of South Dakota on a new national advisory panel for the Internal Revenue Service. John Hollingsworth, associate professor of management information systems, was appointed to the 102-member Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) by the United States Treasury Department. (Read Full Article)

Phi Eta Sigma honors academic excellence
In the tradition of honoring academic excellence, Phi Eta Sigma, the freshman honor society, held an induction ceremony on Nov. 20, 2002.
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Johnson not new to NSU
Chemistry professor James Johnson is a new faculty member at Northern State University this semester, but not a new face on campus, or in Aberdeen, for that matter. (Read Full Article)

Wolves Bulletin

484 pages of WHAT?
In a bill of 484 pages, citizens of the United States will now be protected by the Homeland Security Act. But what were the hidden contents of that bill? (Read Full Article)

Homeland Security Act protects U.S. citizens After the end of a “big election” season, the Republicans have regained control of the Senate! What does this mean for the future? It means a lot! We finally can get some things done and not have to worry about the left side bothering or slowing us down anymore. At least for a while, thatis. (Read Full Article)

Our Voice: Does anyone have an EGG?
As you may or may not know, in our last paper we ran a half page ad that was asking for a 5'9, caucasian female to donate an egg. Do you see any problems with this? If not, then why did the local newspaper run a front page article the Saturday after the newspaper came out? Why did Keloland run a story on it's 10 p.m. newscast that Saturday and then again on Wednesday, November 20 on their 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscast? (Read Full Article)

Letter to the Editor: Joy to the world, not war...
I am utterly against an invasion of Iraq because I am a Christian. America is one nation under God. Sadly, many Americans place country above God, hate above love, and war above peace.
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An Amandas' utopian society, we wish it existed
What creates an utopian society can be completely objective; however, in the spirit of working on my last edition of the Exponent, Amanda and I, Amanda Martin aka Mandy, will tell you exactly what it is that is needed to create our utopia.(Read Full Article)

Wolves VB Senior leaders shine at season's end
Northern State University women’s volleyball has closed another door on a great ending to the 2002 season. The Wolves take a record of 18-14, with a 10-1 home record, into playoffs.(Read Full Article)

Seven NSU players named All-Confrence
The Northern State football team ended their season on Nov. 16 with two losses to NSIC Conference opponents. The Wolves dropped their second to last game of the season by a score of 42-35 to Winona. Winona entered the game with a nationally ranked offense. (Read Full Article)

NSIC preseason poll ranks NSU men's basketball in 3rd place Northern State University’s men’s basketball team was ranked third in favor of maintaining a winning season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll. Seeded in first is Minnesota-Duluth, followed by Bemidji, then NSU. Moorhead, Southwest State, Winona, Wayne, Concordia, Crookston, and Morris round out the poll, in that order. (Read Full Article)

Women cagers open season
The Northern State University women’s basketball team started their season on Nov. 22-23 when they traveled to Wayne State for the annual Tip Off Classic. (Read Full Article)

Wrestlers end 13-year drought against Mary
The Wolves wrestlers continued their season with two open tournaments on Nov. 16 and Nov. 23.  (Read Full Article)

Wolf Tracks

Merry X-mas to all,
and to all some good tunes

Nathan Payant, Jessica Leigh entertain students
On November 13, two young, area singer-songwriters took the stage. Senior Nathan Payant, Redfield, and Jessica Leigh, Aberdeen, performed for a small crowd at Thunder’s Lair on the campus of Northern State University.  Their performance lasted nearly two hours. (Read Full Article)

Woehlhaff ~ musician, actress at heart
Heather Woehlhaff, Eureka, is a senior music education major with a theatre minor. She's involved in Collegiate Choir, Chamber Singers, Vocal Jazz, Symphonic Band and the NSU Marching Wolves. She has been an active participant in NSU theatre the last two years and is a fantastic representative of the fine arts department at Northern State University. (Read Full Article)

Go ahead and laugh, I've got my philosophy
Recently, I was in one of my many education classes, having a discussion about some rather controversial topic when I looked around me and thought to myself, "These people want to be teachers!?!?!" Wow. I couldn't believe it. Some of these people make me want to cry, I can't imagine how a second grader would feel if these people had the same attitude with them. (Read Full Article)

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