Sue Molhan speaks out on Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Every semester, the Counseling Center provides two presentations to help continue the training of peer helpers, resident assistant (RA) staff, and Student Athlete Mentors (SAMs). In the past, they've brought in the Aberdeen Police chief, talked about personal safety, and have also had presentations on grief and loss. This month they brought in Sue Molhan from Florida. (Read Full Article)

NSU holds first internationally broadcast video conference
On Thur. Oct. 16, Northern State University held it’s first ever live international conference on video. (Read Full Article)

DeKraai addresses SDEA-SP
The Northern State University South Dakota Education Association Student Program held a dinner Oct. 7 in the Student Center. The SDEA-SP held the event in conjunction with State President Donna DeKraai’s visit to the Aberdeen area. DeKraai was on hand, along with a panel of Aberdeen teachers who answered questions for NSU SDEA-SP members.(Read Full Article)

FCA holds first meeting
The Northern State Fellowship of Christian Athletes held their first meeting of the year Oct. 7, and was open to the entire campus.
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STARS holds activities for Disabilities Awareness Week
The week of Oct. 13 marked Disabilities Awareness Week at Northern State University. The campus was alive with activities sponsored by STARS (Students Teaching others about Accessibility, Respect, and Success). (Read Full Article)

NSU welcomes new math faculty
This fall, there are three new faces among the Northern State University math faculty in Mike Melko, Luc Patry, and Ann Vidoloff.
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Risk something; meet the artist halfway
On October 10, Quentin Tarantino blasted back onto the scene with his genre-melding, blood-splattered tour de force, Kill Bill:Vol. 1. The Vol. 1 signifies the fact that Tarantino was forced to chop in half what is essentially one epic motion picture - Vol. 2 will come along in February.
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Things that piss me off...
All those people who have ever given, or will ever give, me that look, a combination of shock, pity, and disdain, whenever I say that I do not want to have children. (Read Full Article)

Our Voice

From the left...Hold Bush & Co. responsible
The White House administration has some explaining to do in terms of the CIA leak by Agent Plame, or Valerie Wilson. (Read Full Article)

...to the right - CIA leak unimportant
Someone on the White House staff is an idiot, plain and simple. As Mark Steyn from The Spectator says, "The CIA scandal is not important because it put an agent’s life at risk, it didn't, but because it shows the U.S. Intelligence is either obstructive or inept."(Read Full Article)

But we've always done it this way!
The other day I was at one of my jobs, and I ran across a button that said, "But we've always done it this way.”(Read Full Article)

Baseball and its curses?
The president was Harry Truman.  World War II has just ended.  That is what was going on in this world when the Chicago Cubs last made it to a World Series.  It was 1945, fifty-eight years and counting.  The last time they even won the series you have to go back even farther.  Theodore Roosevelt was president and this still was a time when women didn’t even get to vote.  1908 when the Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers to win their last World Series.(Read Full Article)

High-powered offense leads Wolves
The Northern State University football team has seen an explosion from their offense in the last three games that has helped them to compile a 5-2 overall record and a 3-1 record in the NSIC. (Read Full Article)

Wolves ready for conference meet
The 2003 cross country season is in full swing and the Northern State University runners are ready for the conference meet next weekend.
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Soccer gets Conference Win
The Northern State University soccer team got a much-needed conference win on October 18th when they posted a 1-0 win on the road over Concordia/St. Paul. (Read Full Article)

Volleyball battles for win over SDSU
The Northern State University volleyball team continued its season by stepping out of the NSIC conference to play in-state NCC rival South Dakota State University Tues. Oct. 14, in Wachs Arena at the Barnett Center. On a special "Pack the Gym Night," the Wolves pulled out a win against the Jacks, 3-1, with scores 30-27, 18-30, 33-31, 30-25.
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Free your mind and the rest will follow
I must admit,  the music listing in the last Tracker section of the Exponent took me on a little trip down memory lane. The Eagles. Simon and Garfunkel. The Oak Ridge Boys (seriously). Wow.
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Werewolves, vampires and The Bride
I have fallen into the same rut as last time: I have no money.  As it turns out, this “money” I speak of plays a vital role in which and how many movies I review.(Read Full Article)

Winston performs at NSU
Pianist George Winston recently came to Northern State University and gave a benefit recital. All of the proceeds from his concert went directly back into music towards the scholarship fund. If you by some misfortune missed this concert all I can tell you is I'm very sorry and I hope you will go see him in concert if you ever have the chance.(Read Full Article)

McGinnis, Jaharus collaborate on book project
Six handmade books made by Mark W. McGinnis , faculty and one handmade book made by his apprentice Naomi Jaharus, junior, Aberdeen are now in the Williams Library until December 12, 2003. (Read Full Article)

United States Marine Band performs at NSU
The United States Marine Band performed at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on Friday, October 17.(Read Full Article)

Frohling's Cafe; where pork is the breakfast of champions
Most of the restaurants I have reviewed over the last two and a half years have been pretty well known to Brown County residents. Usually I can count on readers at least to know the name of the restaurant. With this review, I’ll be lucky if folks recognize the town. But lots of little towns in our area have interesting and overlooked places to eat.
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Around the World and back again
Waterbury, Connecticut

Two US men have been arrested for trying to buy a house with a pound of cocaine. Police arrested the two 38-year-olds in Waterbury, Connecticut, following a tip-off. (Read Full Article)

A crazy trip across the pond
Editor’s note: Shari Biers is a Northern State University student currently studying in San German, Puerto Rico, and wished to share her international travel experience. (Read Full Article)

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