Adjusting when friends and family are deployed
According to the Registrar's office, thirty-six Northern State University students have been deployed not to mention the countless individuals who are friends and family members of NSU students and staff. These are our friends, RAs, students, advisees, brothers, sisters, spouses, partners and other important people in our lives. (Read Full Article)

Mock trial team wins reginals, will now compete at nationals
Northern State University's mock trial team overcame strong competition, and the absence of a key member due to military service, to post an impressive victory at the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) regional tournament on the campus of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., on Feb. 8 and 9. (Read Full Article)

Polynesian Club to present "Ohana"
South Dakotans tiring of winter may find a little bit of the tropics at Northern State University.

The Polynesian Club at NSU will present an evening of music and dancing from the Polynesian Islands at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 29, at the Johnson Fine Arts Center.(Read Full Article)

Professor Hoar to give presentation on Greece
Bill Hoar, professor of art history, will give a 90-minute slide presentation beginning at 7 p.m. on March 18, to discuss the experiences and findings from his recent trip to southern Greece. The discussion is free and open to the public.(Read Full Article)

International students visit Hutterite colony
On March 15, several Northern State University international students and several members of the faculty took a morning trip to Stratford for a tour of the Hutterite colony located just outside town. They were treated to a tour with lunch and choir presentation.(Read Full Article)

Sand qualifies for national tournament
Senior Kara Sand, Rapid City, a Speech Communication major at Northern State University, qualified to compete at the 131st Interstate Oratorical Association National Tournament which will be held in Houston, Tex., April 24-26. Only two competitors from each state attend this competition. To qualify, Sand earned first place in the state of South Dakota in Persuasive Speaking. (Read Full Article)

Week of the young child comes to NSU
On Sunday, April 6, 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Student Union, the NSU Student Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC) organization, the local Dakota Midland AEYC, Early Childhood Partners (ECP), a resource program at Presentation College, and Even Start is sponsoring a Children’s Carnival.
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Letters to the Editor

A thank you goes out from the students
College life can be tough at times with classes, homework, work, and any other activities a college student might find themselves involved with. It is tremendous to have someone there to help you out when you need it, or to have someone just to talk to. Northern is lucky to have just such a person. Many of us have had some type of contact or help from Lisa Ducheneaux. Lisa has always been there for students who are in need. (Read Full Article)

Waiting for the next Sept. 11th
As the United States enters war, the world is overtaken by clashing viewpionts. Most Americans are reluctant to jump into war with Iraq. Even President Bush cannot be all pleased with the effects war has on the economy or his politics. (Read Full Article)

Our Voice
Hello Northern State University, and welcome to your brand-spanking-new StuPub Exponent Editorial Board!

This year has been, well, let’s say, hectic as far as staff is concerned. I don’t know if they were just scared off, or what happened, but we lost a few. We’ve done some remodeling in the personnel department, and (drummroll, please) here they are! (Read Full Article)

A Case in Support of War in Iraq
So far, I have remained silent on the issue of war in Iraq within the pages of this paper. I am not exactly sure of the reason, but for a time, the question was one that was more or less avoidable. Until now, I could pass it off as nothing more than a possible eventuality, but reality has once again reared its ugly head.
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From the left...It's diplomacy, stupid
Today war is no longer a possibility, but a reality. As President Bush mimics his father's presidency, we tune into CNN watching his horrific attempt to instill "shock and awe" into the country of Iraq. (Read Full Article)

...to the right, Support our troops, no matter what
There has been a lot of talk about whether or not we should be going to war.

There are hundreds, thousands of people all over the world rallying for and protesting against the war with Iraq. Personally, I am in support of removing The Butcher of Baghdad from power, especially after seeing the footage of dead children that he attacked and murdered with mustard gas. (Read Full Article)

What I had planned...and what really happened
I had it all planned out. I was going to marry a dentist and move to Minnesota. I was going to spend the rest of my life living in bliss with my amazing husband and our musical children and maybe even a cat. It was going to be perfect.
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Manhart says...but do what you want, What is in a name?
I am plotting a bit of vandalism.......blame it on Leprechauns, or on drunken SDSU students on a binge, or on anything. Here's my plan....

I will take my little hacksaw and my little stepladder and detach the "Johnson Fine Arts Center" title from the outside bricks of JFAC.(Read Full Article)

In a word, "Inspirational"
That's what soph-omore guard Jarod Obering told me when I asked him to tell me one word which describes the 2002-03 men’s basketball season. Inspriational.(Read Full Article)

Three players, one coach end season with honors
The Northern State University Men’s Basketball players receiving the recognition were two lone seniors and a sophomore guard.

Jarod Obering, a 5-10 Nebraska native, was named to the all-NSIC first team. He averaged 11.5 points-per-game and was second on the Wolves list with 107 steals. Obi was also second in the league with an 88.1 free throw percentage, was seventh in steals (1.4 per game), and ninth in both three-point percentage (40%) and assists (3.7 per game).(Read Full Article)

Women's softball opens season
The Northern State University women’s softball team opened their regular season Mar. 5 when they traveled to Oklahoma and Kansas to play seven games. The Wolves battled three different schools on their spring break road trip, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Northwestern Oklahoma State, and Tabor College. The Wolves were 1-6 on the trip, gaining their only win over Tabor College by a score of 8-5.(Read Full Article)

Two wrestle at Nationals
Two Northern State University wrestlers competed at the NCAA Division II National Wrestling Tournament March 14-15 in Wheeling, W.V. Junior heavyweight Baron Blanchard, Kindred, N.D., and sophomore 197-pounder Cory Wellnitz, Milbank, each earned second place at the Midwest Regionals to qualify for Nationals.(Read Full Article)

Men's basketball ends with 20-9 record
Finishing the regular season, the Northern State University men’s basketball team, under the management of Coach Don Meyer and assistants, the Wolves knocked down two opponents before play-offs. (Read Full Article)

Women see second round tourney action
The Northern State University women’s basketball team ended the season at the Conference Tournament. After a first round upset of No. 3 seeded Moorhead, the ladies dropped a 79-73 decision to Minnesota-Crookston.
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Indoor track ends season at NSIC meet
Northern State University’s Indoor Track and Field Team finished the season at the Indoor Track and Field Championships, where two athletes earned championship honors.(Read Full Article)

Wolves baseball opens season in Missouri
The Northern State University baseball team opened their season with their annual spring break trip, traveling to Nevada, Missouri to play eight games.

While on their trip the Wolves went 2-6 gaining wins over Morningside by a score of 2-1 and Wisconsin-Superior by a score of 8-2.  Northern saw an outstanding performance by sophomore centerfielder, Deacon Burns, Brownwood, TX with eight hits and two homeruns on the trip. 
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Spring-hyped-up movie fever
I’m realizing I don’t have anything ready for the next issue of the Exponent, but I’m not worried, because I’m pretty sure no one is even reading this. If you are reading this, could you send me a buck? Times are tough, man.
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March Horoscopes

Student makes MTV appearence
What did you do over spring break? One Northern State University student, freshman Kendall Schneider, Aberdeen, visited New York City with three friends.

"I got to go to Lion King before the Broadway strike, the Empire State Building, Ground Zero, and Time Square," Schneider said. However, Schneider said the highlight of his New York trip was being on MTV's Total Request Live.
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This date in history

Davis, Maunu present senior recital
Northern State University students Lennie Davis, Douglas, Wyo., and Chris Maunu, Frederick, will present a music recital at 3 p.m., on Sun., March 23, in the Berggren Recital Hall of the Johnson Fine Arts Center.(Read Full Article)

Theatre dept. to present Laramie Project
On October 7, 1998, a gay university student was discovered bound to a fence in the hills outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of brutality and hate that shocked the nation. (Read Full Article)

NSU co-hosts exhibit on the educational history of the blind
In Touch With Knowledge: Hands-On Reading and Writing, an exhibit about the educational history of blind people, will open in the Northern State University Student Center on Wednesday, March 26.(Read Full Article)

Wake up and smell the coffee at Espress Yourself
To my regular readers (mom, my wife, uh, let's see) I apologize for the absence from my reviewing duties this semester. I had agreed to write two Exponent columns this spring, and I hoped they would appear beginning in January. Since I had eaten at a place claiming to be Aberdeen's newest Italian restaurant, I was set. But I had an absolutely dreadful meal! Chinese restaurants have more Italian going for them than Alonzo's, you know what I'm talkin' about?
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Around the World
Buenos Aires, Argentina
An Argentine charity that donates bicycles to poor children will have to put identification tags on every bicycle because police have been picking up the children for stealing, it said on Wednesday.

The Argentine Bicycle Bank in the Patagonian city of Comodoro Rivadavia is a private charity that has handed out 90 bicycles to children from low-income families and plans to distribute 100 more.(Read Full Article)

American Idol? No, not really
I am sitting here channel surfing while I should be writing a paper.

On VH1, I saw Chantal Krveziak trying to pass herself off as Nora Jones. Then on the Cartoon Network, I watched Droopy Dog fight a bull and get the girl. It has nothing to do with music, but I just love that crazy Droopy dog and his misadventures!(Read Full Article)