New glass-top computers cause mixed reactions
This past summer, 24 new computers were installed in Spafford Hall 101. The difference between these computers and the ones that were there previously is that these are mounted underneath a glass-topped desk. (Read Full Article)

Students and staff Make a Difference
Saturday, October 25 was the 13th annual Make a Difference Day, andNorthern State University students and staff did just that.
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NSU students secures $13,400 grant for tobacco education
Last year Jason "Bud" Lemke wrote a grant application to the South Dakota Tobacco Control Program which is run under the South Dakota Department of Health. Lemke’s proposal resulted in Northern State University being rewarded with $13,400 in grant money to educate the Aberdeen community about tobacco. (Read Full Article)

New $419,708 technology research grant to
benifit School of Education
Last October, the Institute for Rural Education and Community Development made a $419,000 stride to further the Northern State University School of Education's cause.(Read Full Article)

Reading Council promotes reading through Literature Alive
The Northern State University Reading Council hosted the second annual Literature Alive event at the Johnson Fine Arts Center Oct. 25. More than 15 NSU students donned costumes and acted out roles as characters from popular children's books for children from the Aberdeen area.(Read Full Article)

Faculty dominate Quiz Bowl
The faculty team won this year’s annual Quiz Bowl sponsored by the Association of Honors Students.(Read Full Article)

NSU theatre to perform "A Doll's House"
Announcing auditions for the NSU Theatre Winter Production “A Doll’s House” By Henrik Ibsen Adaptation by Frank McGuinness
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Take Northern's 3137 challenge
This year the NSU Foundation is launching a new fundraising campaign here on campus, the 3137 Challenge.  The number, 3137, represents the student population on campus.(Read Full Article)

The Matrix, a bag of nickles and relationships
There’s some-thing about this universe of ours that seems to thrive on struggle. Every one of us battles an endless flood of problems and questions, wearing the strain like a badge of honor in the absence of finite solutions.(Read Full Article)

Things that piss me off...
In this column, I normally choose two different things that are bothering me and write about each of them in limited detail.(Read Full Article)

From the left...Asecond look at the energy bill
Dispute is raging on the Senate floor between Republicans and Democrats over the conflicting energy legislation.(Read Full Article)

...to the right Thank you, Mr. Bush
This prob-ably isn’t a shocker to my fellow Republicans, but the Democrats are mad at us again. They’re mad because they think they should get their way, and it just isn’t happening. I’ll tell you I am to the point to where I’m sick of the whining, moaning, groaning and complaining on Capitol Hill. The Democrats are now starting to complain that the Republicans, who control the House and the Senate, are leaving them out in the bill-writing process. Let’s grow up and act like adults.(Read Full Article)

Our Voice

It's all in the recovery
You might have been there. You might have heard about it in a class. You might even have come on Friday night to see if I would do it again. For those of you who missed it, or have no idea what in the world I am talking about, let me fill you in.(Read Full Article)

NSU has it, but do they?
Sports-man-ship: defined by www. dictionary.com as “conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing.”(Read Full Article)

Soccer ends record-setting season
The Northern State University Wolves soccer team ended its season Nov. 4 when they suffered a 1-0 loss at the hands of Wayne State College in first round action of the NSIC Tournament. Wayne scored their first and only goal of the game with 28 seconds left in regulation.
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Wolves wrestling opens season
The Northern State University wrestling team opened their 2003-2004 regular season Nov. 8, traveling to Brookings to take part in the Warren Williamson Daktronics Open. Two NSU wrestlers made their way into the finals and three other placed to pace the Wolves attack.
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Volleyball ends season at home
The Northern State University volleyball team saw a win over Minnesota Crookston Nov. 4 with scores of 26-30, 30-21, 30-23, and 30-26.
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Cross country season closes
The Northern State University Cross Country season has come to an end. With the NSIC conference meet and North Central Regional meet, the cross country team wraps up their season and says good bye to seniors Delbert BlackBear, White River, and Kristin Peterson, Arlington. The team saw its highest finishes ever at this year’s Regional meet.(Read Full Article)

Football prepares for season closer
This season’s last football game is Nov. 15 in Marshall, Minn., against the Southwest State Mustangs. The Wolves have a record of 6-4.
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Men's soccer ends with a record of 7-7
The men's soccer team lost the last four out of five games they have played to finish up the season. They lost to South Dakota School of Mines and Technical School with a score of 3 to 1. Moorhead defeated them next with a final score of 5-0. NDSU then captured a win over the team 4-1. SDSU beat the Men's Soccer team 2-1. The team then ended on a win beating UMM 4-1.(Read Full Article)

Big movie fun!
I honestly thought I had more time before the deadline. But it turns out I didn’t and then I realized I hadn’t seen any movies to review for my article. Cripes. What was I going to do? I couldn’t just make up something stupid and hope that someone would like it. I mean, that’s what the comic strip is for. (Read Full Article)

Horoscopes

110 degrees opens to steamy reviews
On Thursday, Oct. 30, the Northern State University theatre department opened the academic year with their first performance, 110 Degrees In the Shade by Schmidt and Jones. The musical is based on the book and (Read Full Article)

Gallagher, Monson present senior recital
Eric Gallagher, Sisseton, and Stephanie Monson, Sandstone, Minn., presented a senior music recital at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, in the Berggren Recital Hall of the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the NSU campus. The concert, which partially fulfills the requirements for a bachelor's degree in music, was free and open to the public.
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Mckinney Gallery: More for students
If you’ve got a spare moment, swing by the Lincoln Gallery to check out the joint show being put on by Ruth and Joel McKinney. The McKinney exhibit just opened and will be up through the end of the semester.
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Ten great CD's you don't already own
I’m a WHAT????? Music Guru?  I was stunned to see this title under my byline in the last Exponent. A guru is someone who is the leader of a movement – wise beyond words, who knows all there is to know about a subject, and has enough charisma to get others to follow them. Tove Bormes, Music Guru???? That’s a lot of pressure, folks!
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davis? band plays at NSU
What do the names Matt, Nick, Ike, and Pete mean to you? Nothing?

Well, for those students who were at Thunder's Lair Thursday, Nov. 6, then they would recognize those names as davis?, a Minnesota-based band, from Fargo, ND. With Matt on drums, Nick on guitar, Ike on lead vocals, and Pete on bass, davis? rocked Thunder's Lair from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.(Read Full Article)