Northern StateUniversity seniorThomas Parrott

was named as the NorthernSun Intercollegiate ConferenceSpecial Teams Player of theWeek for his efforts in theWolves’ 38-0 win over theUniversity of Minnesota,Crookston on Saturday.

NSIC officials announced theselection on Monday.

Parrott drilled a 43-yard fieldgoal and extended his season-long PAT streak to 15consecutive makes despite astiff cross wind in Saturday’swin.

The senior booted the fieldgoal, his third of the season of40 yards or more, in the secondquarter to put the Wolves up17-0.

He was also perfect on allfour PAT attempts on the day.

Parrot, who was named tothe Fred Mitchell Award WatchList prior to the start of the2010 campaign, has handledkicking duties throughout theseason for the Wolves.

He is currently 6-for-8 infield goal attempts and hasmade his last five tries datingback to the third game of theyear. He has also been calledupon to punt on variousoccasions this season and hasseven punts for a 39.0 yardaverage.

The NSIC Player of the Weekaward is the first by any NSUplayer this season and marksthe second of Parrott’s career.

Courtesy of NSU Athletics.

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In a world that emphaticallycalls for entrepreneurial,effective leaders, seizing the

opportunity to get leadershiptraining can often mean thedifference between beating out thecompetition and prepping for moreinterviews.

Recently, 48 Northern StateUniversity students and three staffmembers attended the SouthDakota College PersonnelAssociation’s Student LeadershipConference, which was hosted atDakota Wesleyan University inMitchell, in order to undergoleadership training. The theme ofthe conference was “Leader’s UnderConstruction—Building BetterLeaders”.

The conference schedulefollowed a rigorous course oftraining, beginning with a keynoteaddress by Dr. Rick Melmer, Deanof School of Education at theUniversity of South Dakota. Hespoke on four key principles of

being an effective leader incontemporary society. Throughoutthe conference, leaders-in-trainingparticipated in several break-outsessions consisting of student/staffpresentations, some of whichincluded the following:

— Effective Meetings: IceBreakers—presented by WhitenyAshford, Brooke O’Bryan, &

Ahmad Hasan from S.D. School ofMines & Technology

— Strong Teams: Strengths &Leadership—presented by JackiMiskimins from Dakota WesleyanUniversity

— Leadership & Faith in Action:DWU Chapel—presented by Rev.Brandon Vetter from DakotaWesleyan University

— Student Leadership: TheMusical—presented by MandieCraven & Mandy Parpart fromDakota State University

— The Five Dysfunctions of aTeam (and how to overcomethem)—presented by TerryLundeen from Dakota WesleyanUniversity

— Overworked Student Leaders:

The Power of ‘NO’—presented byNicole Anderson & Seth LaBountyfrom Dakota Wesleyan University

— Programming 101: MakingYour Event Ideas a Reality—presented by NSU’s Cassi Mooney,Director of Student Activities, &sophomore Shelby Tice, Miller.

— Understanding YourCommunication—presented byDonald C. Simmons Jr. fromDakota Wesleyan University

The leadership conference alsofeatured the presentation of theRobert J. Courtney StudentLeadership Award, which wasbestowed upon Jill Kary from BlackHills State University. Dustin“Dusty” Johnson, Public UtilitiesCommissioner, gave the closingkeynote address, wrapping up theconference at approximately 4 p.m.It can be said that NSU studentleaders are now even moreprepared to face a competitiveworld due to their new training.

The Exponent would like tothank Cassi Mooney for herassistance in writing this article.

Exponent Staff

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Each year, Northern StateUniversity reserves aweek during November

to celebrate diversity. This annualevent has become known asDiversity Week, and this year’sweek started on Nov. 1 and runsthrough Nov. 5. The event featuresa multitude of events and learningopportunities for NSU students,including performances andlectures by student groups,fundraisers, and a chance forstudents to “change” their race.

The Multicultural StudentAffairs Office welcomed DiversityWeek with a lunch kick-off onMonday, Nov. 1, from 12 to 1 p.m.in the Student Center CentennialRooms. Also starting on Mondaywas the Spanish Club Fundraisingevent, which is running from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. each day of DiversityWeek.

Tuesday, Nov. 2, featured aperformance at noon by the

Polynesian Club, and today willinclude a lunch-hour programsponsored by the 10% Society. Thisevent will be located in the StudentCenter. To conclude the DiversityWeek lunch events, The BlackStudent Union (BSU) will host“Taste of BSU” tomorrow,Thursday, Nov. 4. The event willprovide a themed lunch for NSUstudents and will be set up in theStudent Center mall.

Also accompanying the events ofthis year’s Diversity Week is theHuman Race Machine. The HumanRace Machine is sponsored by theCampus Activities Board (CAB) andwill be available to students untilMonday, Nov. 8. Hayley Zerr, asophomore from Aberdeen,brought the idea for the HumanRace Machine to CAB earlier thisfall, and explained in an interviewthe details of how the machineworks, as well as how it fits intoDiversity Week.

Zerr explained, “The HumanRace Machine is basically just apicture booth, except that this

picture booth can change theappearance of your face to let yousee what you’d look like as adifferent race!” The “booth” as Zerrrefers to it, is self-explanatory;students will sit down inside, andselect the option to take a picture.From there, the booth will changeeach student’s facial structure tomold the person into severaldifferent races. Zerr continued, “Iwanted to bring it in for DiversityWeek to help people break downrace stereotypes.”

The Human Race Machine willbe located next to the east doors ofthe Student Center. The booth isfree to everyone and offers anexperience unique to DiversityWeek. Zerr is excited about theopportunity, and emphasized,“Everyone should try it out; it willhelp people think outside ofthemselves, which is what DiversityWeek is all about.”

For more information aboutDiversity Week, please contact theMulticultural Student Affairs Officeat 626-3007.

Jess SchraderStaff Reporter

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Senior Thomas Parrott, Tampa, Fla.Photo courtesy University Relations.

NSU students and staff on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University while attending the South Dakota CollegePersonnel Association’s Student Leadership Conference. Photo courtesy of Cassi Mooney.

The Native American

Student Association

on campus has been

busy in recent weeks due mostly

to preparations for the upcoming

Pow Wow, or “Wacipi,” which

means “celebration” in the Lakota

language. In efforts to fund the

upcoming event, the campus

organization has been selling a

pan-American Native American

favorite dish- the ever-famous

Indian Taco. Included in fund

raising efforts for all NASA events

over the past three years, the

Indian Taco is best described as a

Mexican taco with seasoned meat

and beans, topped with onions,

cheese and tomatoes, all on a

piece of frybread. Frybread,

however, is not a traditional

plains tribal food, finding its

origin in cross-cultural marriages

between German settlers and

Native Americans. It has evolved

over time to be well known

throughout Indian Country as a

crowd favorite.

The delicious dish brought in

$100 to go towards funding the

annual Pow Wow, which will be

held at the Barnett Center on

Saturday, Nov. 13th. Looking

into NSU history, this cultural

event was brought to our campus

by earlier members of the NASA

organization, once called

Moccasin Tracks. A traditional

event, also seen as a ceremony to

the plains tribes of the Dakotas,

the Pow Wow is true to its

traditional name’s meaning, is

used to celebrate many an event.

From the birth of a child to the

happy marriage of a couple, the

Pow Wow hosts traditional

dancing, singing and fun for all to

enjoy.

The times set for the Pow Wow

to take place are universal in

Indian Country, which starts with

Grand Entry of all the dancers at

both 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Each

session of dancing showcases

styles as unique as the dancers

themselves and deserves to be

seen with one’s own eyes to

believe. Special events during the

Pow Wow will be music and

dance presentations by various

NSU cultural clubs, notably

including NSU NANTA , a Korean

drum group.

There will also be two favorite

Pow Wow social dances,

including the potato dance,

where two people must dance

closely to each other to keep a

potato held in place by both

participants’ foreheads. Should

the potato fall before the song

ends, the participants who lost

theirs will be eliminated until

there is only one couple left. This

is a feat to be seen and enjoyed as

a participant. The final special

dance is the “Kahomni.”

Traditionally a dance for young

couples of men and women done

as a means to allow them times to

themselves under the eyes of their

families, it serves now as a special

dance for everyone to enjoy. As

with the main traditional dancing

to take place during the day, this

too has to be seen in order to be

understood and appreciated.

Along with preparing for the

Pow Wow, the Indian Taco sale

also served as a sounding board

for new Native American

students on campus to share their

feelings and input on how best to

make NSU more Native American

“friendly”. Input ranged from a

place for Native American

students to gather that is their

own to having a mentor of Native

descent to show them the ropes

and how to survive at NSU.

Another shared by Gretchen

Brown, junior, Wakpala, was

having more family-friendly

events for Native American

students who have children. “At

beginning of the orientation, it

would be nice to involve the

children of students who have

them to ease the worries of Native

American parent/students, so

they can feel at ease with NSU,”

said Brown.

Fellow junior Turquoise Eagle

Staff of Cheyenne River added a

wish for a Native American

version of CAB or Campus

Activities Board. “It would be

cool to have something like that

for us, so we can get involved in a

positive atmosphere that will

help us transition into college life

and become comfortable with

other students,” said Eagle Staff.

All in all, a new age for the Native

American Student Association is

well on its way, being facilitated

by the new breed of incoming

Native American NSU Wolves.

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Despite the coldweather, the OptimistsClub and Aberdeen

Parks and Recreation’s HauntedForest went off without a hitch!Each year, multiple organizationsfrom the Aberdeen community puttogether scary scenes along thelength of the yellow brick road atWylie Park. Each individual scene isintended to horrify, confuse andfrighten all those who walk throughthe park. This year, the NSUMasquers (the Theatre Club) andSigma Alpha Iota (the women’smusic fraternity) joined forces tocreate a terrifying scene for theHaunted Forest. The scene was agreat success thanks to the help ofits fearless leaders, senior AnneJundt of Bismarck, N.D. andsophomore Ethan Brown of FlowerMound, Tex. Jundt and Brown leada group of 15 students in one of thebest scenes Northern StateUniversity has put on in years! “Ourstation this year was really long, sowe divided it into three mini-scenes,” said Brown. “The first wasthe Zombie Feeding Grounds,where hungry zombies preyed on

the tour groups foolish enough towander through. The second wasthe Doll Shoppe, where porcelaindolls came alive and weren't veryhappy. The last was the SpiderCrawl. This was a tunnel throughthe woods that had become a bitinfested by a few of our eight-leggedfriends.”

With tons of stage make-up, fakeblood and fake spider webs, theSAI/Masquers scene succeeded inscaring hundreds of people over thetwo-night event.

No matter how much time andenergy the scene required, bothJundt and Brown agreed that onegood scare was worth the hardwork.

“There’s nothing like a goodscare!” said Jundt.

The participation in HauntedForest is a major fundraiser for boththe Masquers and SAI.

The funds they raise go to benefitnon-profit organizations such asBroadway Cares: Equity FightsAIDS and towards the yearlymonetary donation SAI makes tothe South Dakota School for theBlind and Visually Impaired.

Jundt and Brown encouragestudents to get involved with bothMasquers and Sigma Alpha Iota.

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CCaammppuuss CCaalleennddaarrWednesday, Nov. 3— The Human Race Machine— Intramural Volleyball Captain & Rules MeetingThursday, Nov. 4— Art Opening, Melanie Rocan, painting, Lincoln Gallery— South Dakota Music Teachers Association, JFAC— CAB Meeting, 5 - 6 p.m.— BSU Meeting, 7 p.m.Friday, Nov. 5— Secondary Junior Field Block classes end— South Dakota Music Teachers Association, JFAC— High School Art Workshop, Spafford Hall, 8 a.m.— Student Teaching Diversity Seminar, 8:30 a.m.— SDMTA recital, Marvin Blickenstaff, piano, JC Theatre, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 6— South Dakota Music Teachers Association, JFACMonday, Nov. 8— Fall Senior Exhibitions, Student Center Gallery— The Human Race Machine— Intramural Volleyball— SEED 301 Junior Field Experience begins— An Evening with Coach Don Meyer and ESPN’s Buster Olney, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 9— Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship meeting, 8 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 10— NSU Business Club Trip to Chicago— Proficiency Exam Retake, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 11— Veterans Day Education Day/Community Service— Veteran's Day - no classes; no offices— Veterans Day - no high school classes with NSU Center for Statewide

E-learningSaturday, Nov. 13— Praxis Testing Date— 2nd Annual NSU NASA Pow Wow—12 a.m. - 12 p.m.— Service Project for the Red Cross, 1 - 4 p.m.— NSU Orchestra Concert, JC Theatre, 7:30 p.m.Monday, Nov 15— Last day to drop/withdraw.Wednesday, Nov. 17— School of Education Faculty Retreat— Assessment Day— NSU Band Clinic, 8 a.m.Thursday, Nov. 18— MENC recital, JC 107, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Nov. 19— Jazz Swing Dance at the Ward, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 24— Thanksgiving Break - begins at 5 p.m. (no evening classes)Thursday, Nov. 25— Thanksgiving Break - no classes— Thanksgiving Break - no high school classes with NSU Center for

Statewide E-learningFriday, Nov. 26— Thanksgiving Break - no classes— Thanksgiving Break - no high school classes with NSU Center for

Statewide E-learningWednesday, Dec. 1— Advent Party, 7 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 2— Art Film Series "The Triplets of Belleville", JC 134, 7 p.m.— Choir Concert, 1st Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Dec. 3— State Oral Interp Contest, JC, 8 a.m.Sunday, Dec. 5— Caroling, 5:45 p.m.

On Oct. 16, theNorthern StateUniversity Phit Club

collaborated with the RoncalliHigh School to help organize thefirst annual “Run/Walk for theGlory” at Lake Mina State Park.For those who may not know, thePhit Club is a studentorganization that promoteshealth, physical activity and wellbeing on campus and throughoutthe Aberdeen community. ThePhit Club was able to successfullyget a number of students from

different NSU organizations tohelp volunteer their time thatearly Saturday morning. Therewere over 75 participants whosigned up for the 5K, 10K and halfmarathon race. The fastest halfmarathon runner for the race wasMike Neubert with a time of1:22.00.

The racing results for the“Run/Walk for the Glory” areavailable online atwww.aberdeenrunningclub.com.If you’re looking for moreinformation on the NSU PhitClub, you can join its Facebookfan page or contact Tanya Vassaror Amber Staab.

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The 56th annual SouthDakota Music TeacherAssociation (SDTMA)

Conference will be held at NorthernState University in Aberdeen onThu, Nov. 4,through Sat, Nov.6. SDMTAmembers as wellas the generalpublic are invitedto participate.

The annualc o n f e r e n c efeatures threedays ofc o m p e t i t i o n s ,w o r k s h o p s ,master classes,concerts andmore.

Pianist and Pedagogue, MarvinBlickenstaff is the featured guestartist and clinician for theconference. He will present a solopiano recital of works by Scarlatti,Schubert, Ravel and Chopin onFriday evening at 7:30 p.m. in theJohnson Fine Arts Center Theatre.The public is invited to attend therecital free of charge.

Mr. Blickenstaff ’s appearance isco-sponsored by South DakotaMusic Teachers Association, SouthDakota Arts Council and NorthernState University.

South Dakota Arts Councilsupport is provided with fundsfrom the State of South Dakota,through the Department ofTourism and State Development,and the National Endowment forthe Arts.

Blickenstaff is known amongpiano teachers throughout thecountry for his teaching, lecturing,performing, and publishing. Mostrecently, he joined the faculty of theNew School for Music Study wherehe teaches private lessons anddirects the PEPS program foradvanced students.

Blickenstaff is Board President ofthe Frances Clark Center forKeyboard Pedagogy and is on theExecutive Planning Committee ofthe National Conference onKeyboard Pedagogy. He has co-authored Music Pathways, a 36-

book instructional series. He servesas a piano editor for the FrederickHarris Music Company (Toronto)and has co-authored and publishedCelebration Series: A Handbook forTeachers. Blickenstaff has been on

the editorial board ofThe American MusicTeacher and as anassociate editor of theperiodical KeyboardCompanion. He holdsdegrees from TheOberlin Conservatoryof Music and IndianaUniversity where hereceived bothperforming andacademic honors. Histeachers haveincluded Fern Nolte

Davidson, Emil Danenberg, andBela Böszormenyi-Nagy, and he hascoached with Leon Fleisher andGyörgy Sebök.

Louise Goss, internationallyrecognized teacher, lecturer, authorand editor and chair of the Board ofTrustees of the Frances Clark Centerfor Keyboard Pedagogy and co-founder of The New School forMusic Study says about MarvinBlickenstaff, “…As a piano teacher,he is equally enthused andsuccessful in teaching youngchildren and advanced pianists.

He is masterful in the way hedevelops technical skill at everylevel, and the artistry of hisstudents' musical expressivity islegendary…. His classes are modelsof what a repertoire class can bewhen developing completemusicianship is its goal. The thingthat really makes him "the bestloved piano teacher in America" is aquality beyond all the rest - theopen, supportive, warm, caringhuman being in whose presence therest of us can grow and flourish.”

SDMTA was founded in 1955 bya group of music educators acrossthe state of South Dakota whojoined forces to improve thestandards of teaching music. Theprimary function of SDMTA is toserve the needs of musicians whoteach privately or as an employee ofa school, church, business, college,or other organization. Members

teach piano, organ, voice, strings,woodwinds, brass and percussionto individuals or to small groups.Any music professional or collegemusic student is invited to join.

The conference begins onThursday with competitions forbrass, piano, strings, voice andwoodwinds and master classes invoice and piano (11:30 a.m. – 6:30p.m.).

A New Member Reception andMusicale will be held at 8 p.m.Friday’s Professional Development

Day will be devoted to a variety ofworkshops by a number of regionaland national presenters includingMarvin Blickenstaff and Gary Ingle,President and CEO of MusicTeachers National Association.

Saturday’s events include voiceand piano competitions and masterclasses for students ages 10-26. Acomplete schedule of activities canbe found at www.sdmta.org.

The conference registration fee is$35 for members and $50 for non-members. The fee is waived for first

year member attendees. Guestsmay register at the door or maysubmit the registration form forearly registration by the postmarkdeadline of Oct. 22.

The registration form is on thewebsite or you may call 605-626-7755 to request a form.

For additional information,contact Dr. Marcela Faflak, 2010Conference Site Host at 605-626-7755.

Courtesy of Northern StateUniversity’s University Relations.

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While California will soon voteon its Proposition 19 to fullydecriminalize marijuana in

the bid to regulate, control and tax the use ofthe drug in their state, South Dakota will votethis November on whether to legalizemarijuana for medical use in Initiated Measure13. If passed, South Dakota would become thefifteenth state, plus the District of Columbia, tolegalize medical marijuana and South Dakotawould have one of the most restrictive policieson medical marijuana. The law proposes togive registry identification cards to those whohave been approved for medical marijuana use,issued by the Department of Health. Thepatients must be suffering from “a debilitatingmedical disease” and cannot possess more thanone ounce of marijuana. The law would alsoprohibit cardholders from driving whileimpaired by marijuana, smoking marijuana inany place where tobacco is prohibited,undertaking “negligent behavior” whileimpaired by marijuana and smoking marijuanain any place where the smoke could be inhaledby a minor.

The proposed law raises serious concerns formany South Dakota citizens, especially for lawenforcement.

Yankton County Sheriff Dave Hunhoff isapprehensive that passing the measure willresult in “a lot more red tape to cut through” in

upholding the law. “There’s almost nothing more private than

medical information,” said Hunhoff, “So lawenforcement is not going to have access to thatsort of thing without court orders or searchwarrants.” Hunhoff is also concerned thatcitizens without a medical problem will easilybe able to acquire access to registryidentification cards, “designated caregivers”who will have access to patients’ marijuana,and raised the concern that when lawenforcement have reasonable suspicion ofmarijuana use by a non-cardholder, everyonewill suddenly have a friend who is a cardholderwhose house they are just leaving.

In the 14 previous states that have legalizedmedical marijuana, the FBI reports thatmarijuana busts are out of control: 858,000individuals were prosecuted for marijuanaviolations in 2009, and nine out of 10 were forpossessing an ounce or less of marijuana.

The Watertown police chief, Jo Vitek, has herown concerns about the measure. “Theresearch on the efficacy of marijuana asmedicine is limited,” said Vitek. “The FDA,along with most national medical associations,does not support smoked marijuana asmedicine.” She also raised the issue ofadministrative costs to the State of SouthDakota if the law is passed. “In a state wheresignificant ‘cutbacks’ have been made tobalance an already tight budget, will positionsbe created to address these matters? Who willpay for this added expense?”

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California is looking to push

legalization a little further

once again. Proposition 19, a

law currently on the ballot in California,

looks to protect Californians over 21 who

possess up to an ounce of marijuana from

prosecution by the federal government.

The law also allows for provisions that

protect people who want to grow the plant

on their own property to do so, as well as

allowing for marijuana's sale. Maybe of

more importance is that it also allows for

the taxation of that sale by local

governments.

So we find ourselves today asking the

question: Is marijuana legalization a good

thing? Well, I certainly think so. If those

over the age of 21 are allowed to alter their

current state of mind with alcohol, why

not with marijuana? Most of my friends

who do smoke the substance tell me that it

relaxes and calms them, thus eliminating

about the biggest problem I have with

alcohol: the reality that I've met a few

people in life who like to drink and then

like to fight.

Aggressive behavior is not something

I've heard of being associated with

marijuana. If we look at health, marijuana

seems to be no more harmful for you than

cigarettes, with no link found between

cannabis and heart disease and the

exposure to smoke being much lower than

in cigarette smokers. The lack of nicotine

could mean that the substance isn't

physically addicting. One can get no more

addicted to marijuana than I have found

myself addicted to cute girls in tight pants.

The most important reasoning for

support of legalization, however, would

have to be, at least in this economic

climate, finances. The taxes that local

governments can levy will allow for the

financing of schools, libraries and parks.

For cities facing financial difficulties in the

economic downturn, this financing could

be exactly what they need to stay afloat.

Medical marijuana has been legal since

1996, and California has yet to be overrun

by radical pot smoking bums. I see no

reason for this to change if pot was

legalized at large. Why should California

legalize marijuana? I say, why not?

Kelli GillOpinion Columnist

Ben KraftOpinion Columnist

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Submissions must include the author’s signature, name, address andtelephone number plus class and home-town if a NSU student.

Faculty and staff must identify their various positions.Email to stupub@northern.edu or mail to NSU 602.

With roughly15 weeksp e r

semester, I’ve been goingto college at NorthernState University for 120weeks so far. That’s 840days of going to thisinstitution. Before that Iwas in preschool,elementary, middle andhigh school for ninemonths a year out of 14years, which equals to 126months or 504 weeks or3, 528 days. Add that tomy college career andthat’s 4, 368 days of mylife that I’ve spent inschool. Granted I’m notcounting holidays, sickdays, skip days or

weekends, but still…that’sa lot. And at this momentin my illustrious collegecareer at the midterm ofmy second to last termof school, I am plumtuckered out.

In fact, I have self-diagnosed myself witha disease that plaguesmany. I call it“senioritis.” This veryserious condition hasmany symptoms: lackof ability toconcentrate, stress,l a z i n e s s ,procrastination, theinability to get out ofbed and go to class, theurge to go party everynight, and constantanger towards just

about every authorityfigure that has the power

to fail you in class or signyour degree.

The cause of senioritis?Obviously the 4,368 days

of school. The cure? Nowthat’s a tough one… toget relief, do youdecide to startslacking and sloughoff all yourresponsibilities or doyou just buckle downand ride out thesymptoms until yougraduate?

Well, I’ve tried both.Slacking, while it canbe fun, leads to muchbigger problems andcan actually make thesenioritis evolve into

d r o p - o u t - o f - s c h o o l -because-you’re-failing-

all-your-classes-itis. That’s the worst case

scenario and I’m glad ithasn’t happened to me.But still, slacking leads tojust more stress and badgrades. Buckling down isthe best bet.

It will be rough, but Iguess I will just have tohang in there because, aseveryone keeps telling me,it will be over before Iknow it.

I can only hope that I willget some minor reliefwhen I get my homeworkdone…which the chancesof that happening rightnow are pretty slim.

Guess procrastinationand senioritis wonanyways.

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During the past 15 years, Pixar Animation

Studios changed the way we view

animated films. With each film it released,

the bar was raised in terms of storytelling. After 10 films,

it has yet to fail critically or financially. This past summer,

Pixar released Lee Unkrich’s “Toy Story 3” with much

anticipation from fans of the “Toy Story” series.

Many threequels in the past have had the tendency

to fail to live up to the expectations from the

public. Was “Toy Story 3” able to successfully tell a

great story and end the series on a high-note?

“Toy Story 3” begins when Andy (now 17-years-

old) prepares to depart for college and begin a new

chapter in his life. Woody, Buzz and the rest of

Andy’s toys find themselves in a predicament to

stay loyal to Andy or move on to greener pastures.

After a series of unusual events, the gang ends up at

a day care center that is run by a strawberry-

scented teddy bear called Lots-O’-Huggin’ Bear. At

first, Andy’s toys are excited to be played with

again, but their enthusiasm quickly gives way to

horror as they discover the true nature of the

establishment. They decide that they must band

together once again in one final, crazy scheme to

escape their confines and return home to Andy

before he leaves for college.

One of the greatest accomplishments in “Toy

Story 3” is the voice cast. The original cast from the

past two films was able to provide the same caliber

of quality to bring the third installment to life. Tom

Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear

maintain the same charm and chemistry on screen that

the audience has come to expect from them. The new

additions to the cast, such as Ned Beatty as Lots-O’-

Huggin’ Bear and Michael Keaton as Ken, successfully

brought in a fresh experience to an already interesting

story. However, some of the supporting cast like Timothy

Dalton (the voice of Mr. Pricklepants) was not fully

utilized on screen even though most of the performances

were spectacular.

The story in this film is nothing short from amazing.

While the beginning of the film didn’t have an emotional

hook like Pixar’s last two films (“Wall-E” and “Up”), the

director instead chose to go with an action scene that was

grand in scale and for the most part it worked in the film’s

benefit. The story is filled with great emotions and fears

that we all can easily relate to. The prison-break segment

in the film was done very well and brought an intense

layer into the film. There are two certain scenes

during the last 15 minutes of the film that deal

with many aspects of life like acceptance and

maturity that were pretty powerful. It is almost

impossible not to have it tug on your heartstrings.

Even the Pixar short film included with “Toy

Story 3” called “Day & Night” was well-made and

humorous (which is included with the DVD/Blu-

Ray). Lee Unkrich and the Pixar staff were able to

successfully give the film series a good and proper

ending with “Toy Story 3.”

It’s clear that Pixar put a lot of dedication into

this film.

It’s probably because without the success of the

first two films, Pixar wouldn’t be what it is today.

The ending in “Toy Story 3” can also parallel to

Pixar Animation Studios as they also start a new

chapter in their lives.

While this past summer was pretty rocky in

terms of successful blockbusters, “Toy Story 3”

was able to show that there was at least one gem

out there during the anticipated film season.

The film truly lives up to the traditional Pixar

quality that we all know and love.

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There is always discussion about howwomen get treated unfairly and menhave an unfair advantage. Men get the

better jobs, better pay and an advantage in armwrestling. Girls have good reason to be jealousbut there is one field where women have a God-like advantage over men: Dating.

I’m sure there is some science or psychology toexplain why women have it so easy when it comes

to dating, but I’m fairly certain itis a worldwide conspiracy

to keep men down.Women must have a

strategy meetingwhenever they goto the bathroomtogether becausethat is really the

only explanationfor why you need two

people to handle thattask. Men

need to becharming,

g o o dlooking, havemoney and,m o s timportantly, have theguts to get the girl. In orderto get a guy, a girl only needs to be in a locationwith men. They don’t even have to talk to a guy toachieve success in dating. A girl can successfullybag herself a guy by sitting in a room playing onher computer. The only thing a guy gets fromplaying on the computer is a butt cramp. A guyneeds to set himself apart from the competition,approach the girl and have the manly fortitude tohandle it if he gets the blow off.

It’s really a lot for a guy to handle. It’s liketrying to win a football game where the otherteam always has the ball. The good news is menhave cobbled together some helpful tricks to

handle the dating world a little better. Since I ama wise leader of the male community, I will sharethese tricks with my fellow men.

The first step of any dating ritual is finding thegirl. It’s an issue that solves itself, because almostevery guy can think of a girl they have a classwith, work with, or just see around that theywould like to get to know better. This is when themagic of courting a girl begins.

The first tip is to wait for the right time. Youwon’t want to go up to a random girl and askthem on a date – you come off as a little bit of aweirdo. If you see her often, find something youcan talk about casually to get you introduced intoher life. If you have a boring teacher, tell her ajoke about them after class or if she really digs theclass, then talk about how you also enjoy thethings she does (or pretend to). If you see the girlaround, just say hi as you pass. It is a simple wayto break the ice. If you have regularconversations, it’s time for one of the scariest partof dating: You need to push the boundaries. Dropsome subtle hints in your conversations or someless subtle hints depending on yourawesomeness. These help to both indicate yourinterest and gauge hers. If she acts awkwardly,you should probably pack it up because you areon a one-way train to the friend zone. If you havegotten this far, you have two options: Ask her outalready or ask her to hang out. Hanging outallows you to confirm she digs you without asmuch risk. If she sits right next to you, finds anexcuse to touch you, or offers to buy yousomething then you are golden. If you can’t getalone time with her, bring your friends. It’s lessawkward for her and they can conveniently tellher how awesome they think you are.

If this expert romance advice wasn’t enough toscore the girl of your dreams, then you shouldprobably work out and get lots of money ormaybe just set your sights a little lower. I’ve heardit’s not always about what a girl looks like thatmatters. I’ve never had to check, so you’ll have tofind out for yourself.

Don’t forget men, you don’t get the chickswithout breaking a few eggs.

Dating…the very word cansend men running in theopposite direction.

What is so scary about theword “relationship” that hasmen leaving skid marks onthe pavement?

My friend told me astory recently about herand her boyfriend of threeyears and the argument they got intolast week.

She wants him to commit and comeand see her more. Yet, he is alwaysconvieniently too busy to come see herwhenever she asks him to come down orif she offers to drive to see him.

He was mad because they never doanything just by themselves, yet shepointed out the fact that that’s the onlytime he ever does anything with her; it’salways a group activity with his friends.Usually she is willing for anything, yet it isstill her boyfriend that keeps therelationship from moving forward.

He’s got a classic case of cold feet. Whatmakes him so scared? I have no idea andit certainly can’t have anything to do withthe fact that my friend has caught thebouquet at weddings seven times.

Honestly though, why the cold feet?This friend isn’t the only one that has thisproblem.

One of my guy friends just recentlydecided to commit himself into an actual

relationship. All of our mutual friends were

shocked, to say the least.This guy had been a free agent ever

since he graduated from high school eightyears ago; it seemed like no one

could tie him down. In fact,when he first started dating

this girl and she had made it

Facebookofficial, he wouldn’t even committo it. It took about three more weeks untilhe would admit it to the rest of us that hewas, in fact, dating this girl. It wasobvious to all of us that they were dating,so why couldn’t he admit it?

I guess this fear of commitment is oneof the mysteries that women will never beable to figure out.

I would just like to say to all those menout there that most of us women reallyaren’t all that scary.

If you find a good one, just go aheadand commit already before you let themslip away.

Otherwise, we will move on to a manthat isn’t afraid of his own feelings.

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Bryce MillsOpinion Columnist

Rosa JundtOpinion Columnist

For Northern StateUniversity’s soccer team’sseventh Northern Sun

Intercollegiate Conference game,the Wolves would head to Bemidji,Minn., to face the Bemidji StateBeavers. The first period was verydefensive as no goals were scoredand the two teams combined hadfive shots on goal. Going into thesecond period, the game was tiedand seemed as if it were going to becompletely defensive until BSU wasable to get a goal past to give themthe 1-0 lead in the 77th minute.NSU did not waste time in tying thegame back up, as they did so in the78th minute with a goal from juniormidfielder Lexi Jares, Aberdeen, herfirst in the season. The Wolves keptthe defensive stand as seniorgoalkeeper Dee Wood, BothellWash was able to stop the other twoshots on goal that period. Overtimewould show as an offensive chancefor BSU as they had three shotstaken one blocked, one saved, andone for the game winning secondgoal for BSU. This gave NSU theirfirst NSIC loss third overall loss onthe season. Northern worked hardshowing they could get the ballaround with four shots on goal byfour different people. Wood hadfive saves on the game.

After the loss in Bemidji, theWolves would stay in Minnesota totake on the Minnesota, DuluthBulldogs on their home field. UMDwould show that it does not takelong to score, as they were able toget the first goal in the 11th minute,taking a 1-0 lead. That one goalwould prove to be all the Bulldogsneeded as Northern was unable to

get a ball in the net, dropping thisgame and putting them to 3-2-3 inNSIC play. Northern was able to getthree shots on goal with freshmanmidfielder Mallory Van Hout,Castle Rock, Colo., leading the waywith two, while Wood showed verywell, having stopped five of theseven shots on goal and the teamstopping another shot.

Once they left Duluth Minn., theWolves traveled to Winona, Minn.,to take on the Winona StateUniversity Warriors. Northern keptthe game going well, keeping theWarriors out of shooting rangeuntil the 11th minute when theWarriors got a shot off and scored.The Wolves came out fighting withthree shots, one of which was ongoal, until the 36th minute whenWSU got another goal past theWolves, giving the warriors a 2-0lead. The Wolves continued to keepfiring with three more shots on goalin the first period. The second halfwent well for the Warriors, as theWolves were only able to get twoshots on goal, giving them a total ofsix. Wood was the goalie for the full90 minutes, gaining five saves forthe game. With the Warriors takingthe 2-0 lead until the end, theWolves received their third loss inthe Northern Sun IntercollegiateConference.

Leaving Minnesota, the Wolveswent to face Upper Iowa in Fayette,Iowa. Upper Iowa come out first,scoring in the first minute and ahalf and giving them a 1-0 lead withtheir first shot on goal. The Wolveskept UI in check, not letting themscore any more goals in the firsthalf, but unfortunately they wereunable to get any either. Northerndid get three shots on goal, butnone of them were able to get past

the Upper Iowa goal keeper. Aftergoing into the second half up 1-0,Upper Iowa came out to scoreanother goal only five minutes intothe second half, putting them uptwo. Two minutes later Upper Iowagot another one past Wolves’Wood, putting them up three goalsto none. After the third goal wasscored, Northern put juniorgoalkeeper Jessica Hernandez,Douglas, Ariz., in for Wood.Hernandez was able to save twoshots before Upper Iowa was able toget their fourth goal of the game,putting the Wolves into a largedeficit. In the 82nd minute theWolves were able to get their firstgoal of the game thanks to a penaltykick from senior mid-fielder MaggieFedor, Monticello, Minn. TheWolves walked away from thisgame with a 4-1 loss, having a totalof six shots on goal and eight saves:six from Wood and two fromHernandez.

Coming back to Aberdeen, theWolves would face Concordia-St.Paul for their eleventh NCISmatchup of the season. Concordia-St. Paul struck first within the firstminute to give them a very quick1-0lead over the Wolves. Both theWolves and Concordia wouldremain scoreless until the half, butthe Wolves were able to get a shoton goal. The Wolves would comeinto the second half ready for afight, as they scored their first goalof the game thanks to seniordefense Kendra Titze, Aberdeen.Northern was able to keep on a roll,as they scored another goal in the76th minute from Van Hout,putting the Wolves up 2-0. TheWolves would keep Concordia incheck, not letting them score andgetting the Wolves’ fourth win in

NSIC play. Woods played all 90minutes, getting nine saves withNorthern getting four shots ongoal.

Staying in Aberdeen, the Wolveswould take on the St. Cloud StateHuskies. Northern’s defense wouldshow strong, as they kept theHuskies scoreless in the first, buttheir offense could not get a goal ineither even with a shot on goal.Northern would continue to keepSt. Cloud close until the 61stminute when St. Cloud was able to

get a goal off of the corner of the netand then off of keeper Wood. Thatwould be the only goal St. Cloudwould need as the Wolves fell 1-0,bringing them to a record of 6-5-4overall and 4-5-3 in NSIC play.Wood would have three saves andthe Wolves would have two totalshots on goal for the game.

The Wolves went to Bismarck,N.D., take on University of Mary onOct. 30 for their last game of theregular season. Results wereunavailable as of press time.

To begin the Northern StateUniversity Wolves’ stretch ofgames, the Wolves headed to

Crookston to take on the University ofMinnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles. Afterthe Wolves’ big win in set one of 25-11, theGolden Eagles showed that the Wolves’ wouldneed to work hard for this win. The Wolveswould then take the next two sets 27-25,giving the Wolves their first Northern SunIntercollegiate Conference win of the season.Senior middle back Whitney Morsching,Aberdeen was the kill leader as she put up 11,and Gilbraith was the assist leader with atotal of 24. Sophomore defensive specialistElla Campbell, Aberdeen, led the Wolves with12 kills, followed by 9 from junior middleback Kaili Aiono, Salt Lake City, Utah, and 7from junior outside hitter Konefesi Vaisigano,Salt Lake City, Utah.

Heading to Bismarck, N.D., the Wolvestook on the University of Mary. Starting outright, the Wolves took set number one 26-24,followed by another good set of 25-17. Afterthose sets, the University of Mary was able tostay in the game with a 25-23 take of set three,but the Wolves proved to strong, as they tookset four with a 25-18 victory taking the matchin four sets. Morsching was again the killsleader, followed closely by Aiono. Vaisiganowas the dig leader with 15 and Aiono followedclose with 13 of her own.

After facing University of Mary inBismarck, the Wolves headed back toAberdeen to face them again. Northernwould show their better play, taking all three

sets with scores of 25-17, 25-14, and 25-20respectively. Senior outside hitter JordanSchaffer, Redfield, was the kills leader with 17and the digs leader was sophomore defensesetter Ella Campbell, Aberdeen, with 11.

Leaving Aberdeen, the Wolves headed toWayne, Neb., to take on the Wayne StateCollege Wildcats.

The Wildcats started off good and never letthe Wolves come back, taking straight sets 25-16, 28-26, and 25-18. Schaffer again led theWolves with 14 kills, while senior setterMegan Gilbraith, Grand Forks, N.D., andsenior outside hitter Kayla Ysteboe, GrandForks, N.D., both had 17 digs a piece.Vaisigano followed closely with 15 digs of herown.

After the tough loss in Wayne, the Wolvesheaded to Sioux Falls to take on theAugustana Vikings. Augustana jumped outquick, taking sets one and two 25-16 and 25-20. Northern did not give up, as they wereable to take the fourth, fifth and sixth sets 25-21, 28-26, and 15-11 to give the Wolves their13th win overall and their 5th in theconference. Schaffer was the leader in killswith 17 while Vaisigano kept pace with 14kills of her own.

The Wolves’ defense proved strong asCampbell had 20 digs followed by freshmandefense setter Sami Nygaard, Milbank, andSchaffer with 16 digs of their own as Aionoand Vaisigano kept up with 14 and 12 digs.

The Wolves played Minnesota Duluth andBemidji State University in Aberdeen, but theresults were unavailable as of press time.

Up next for the Wolves is a home gameagainst Minnesota State on Friday, Nov. 5, at7 p.m.

Zachary AndersonSports Writer

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Sports 8Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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Kirsten Saunders, senior, Englewood, Colo., kicks the ball in a recent gameagainst St. Cloud State. The Wolves lost, 0-1. Photo courtesy of NSU Athletics.

Jordan Schaffer, senior, Redfield, keeps the ball alive during a recent game against the University ofMinnesota, Duluth. The Wolves lost, 0-3. Photo by Liz Zappa.

The Northern State University football team hasbeen working hard throughout the season and wasfinally able to find a win, putting the team at 1-6 in

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play and 1-7 overall. The Augustana College Vikings rank in the top ten in the

nation in rushing defense and they showed why on Oct. 9,allowing just seven yards on the ground in a 31-15 victoryover the Wolves.

The Wolves were able to score a touchdown in the firstquarter and another in the fourth, while the host Vikingsscored four times over the course of the game.

The Wolves’ quarterbacks, senior Joei Fiegler, Alcoa, Tenn.,and junior Nick Wanner, Sacramento, Calif., completed 14 of29 passes for 224 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Each quarterback was able to connect with sophomorewide receiver Mark Hanley, Chester, for a touchdown.

After the Vikings scored on their opening possession,Fiegler found Hanley for a 73-yard touchdown that tied thescore in the first quarter.

The Viking defense then cracked down, racking up foursacks, an interception and a fumble recovery to keep theWolves at seven points going into half time.

Down 31-7, the Wolves broke a string of four straight 3-and-out possessions with an 8-play, 67-yard drive that endedwith a 41-yard Wanner-to-Hanley touchdown. Wanner thenfound Hanley again for the 2-point conversion to make it 31-15 with 4:49 left in the game.

Hanley led the Wolves with 139 yards, 126 of which camein receptions. This marked his first 100-yard receiving day ofthe season. No other NSU receiver caught more than twopasses on the day.

Defensively, junior Mike Bogdanovich, Windsor, Calif.,registered 10 tackles, five of which were solo stops and two ofwhich went down for a loss.

Six other players had six tackles apiece, including redshirtfreshman Mike Tuch, Hartford, who recovered one of twofumbles for the Wolves.

Redshirt freshman Jayson Geditz, Ipswich, notched hisfirst career interception in the first half, returning it 25 yards.

Northern State University junior Chad Morrison,Hartford, ran for three touchdowns despite seeing limitedaction while freshman Matt Anderson, Dawson, Minn.,racked up a career-high 89 yards on the ground to lead theWolves to a 38-0 victory over the University of Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles on Oct. 16.

The win marks the first victory of the season for the NSUWolves, which also gave head coach Tom Dosch his first winas head coach of the NSU football program.

NSU used different offensive strategies to compensate for alarge amount of injuries, particularly at the running backposition.

The Wolves really took charge inthe first quarter, as they held ontothe ball for 12 minutes of theperiod.

After the Wolves drove for atouchdown on their openingpossession, the Golden Eagles tookpossession of the football for onlyone play before senior AdamCarvajal, Bay Area, Calif., picked offUMC quarterback

Tim Ennis, picking off a deflected pass and returning it 13yards to set up the Wolves deep inside UMC territory. TheWolves were able to capitalize on the opportunity, scoring on

the first of three Morrison scores.Senior Thomas Parrott, Tampa, Fla., drilled a 43-yard field

goal while Morrison added a second one-yard touchdown inthe second quarter to put the Wolves up 24-0 at the break.

The Wolves struck again on their second possession of the

half, as Wanner capped a 7-play, 56-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run to make it a 31-0 affair. Morrison addedhis third TD run of the day late in the fourth quarter to round

out the day’s scoring.The Wolves used five different players at the running back

slot, including senior wide receiver John Michael Migdal, SanRaphael, Calif., and quarterback Wanner.

The five-man corps racked up 290 yards on the ground,while the Wolves’ defensive unitheld the Golden Eagles to just 135yards of total offense on the day.

The Wolves held second-rankedUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth toa season-low 27 points and forcedfive Bulldog fumbles (recoveringfour of the five), but couldn’t findtheir offensive stride, falling to theBulldogs by a 27-7 margin on Oct.23.

Five different Wolves recordedforced fumbles, including redshirt freshman safety LoganDosch. The Aberdeen native recorded a game and career-best 11 tackles and the force.

UMD opened the scoring with a 14-yard Foss run in thefirst quarter. NSU junior Lincoln Smith, Phillip, got a handon Bulldog kicker David Nadeau’s point after attempt,however, leaving the score at 6-0. The blocked kick was thesecond of the season for Smith.

The Wolves then put together a promising drive of theirown, taking the ball all the way to the Duluth 26-yardlinebefore stalling out on three straight incomplete passes andturning the ball over on downs.

NSU got the ball back just five plays later after anotherBulldog fumble, but immediately gave it back on the first playfrom scrimmage on a second Fiegler interception on a playover the middle.

The Wolves would not be deterred. Following a ChrisHurd, senior, Rapid City, force and recovery inside fiveminutes to play, NSU marched 54 yards on five plays tobreak-up the shutout.

Fiegler found redshirt freshman Trevor Mau, Karalu’u,Hawaii, on a 15-yard route for the score and Parrott tacked onthe PAT to make it a 27-7 final.

Mau finished the day with six catches for 74 yards and theTD, while Fiegler finished his day with 15 completions on 34attempts for 196 yards.

UMD held the Wolves to just 24 net rushing yards on theday, although Anderson had 14 carries for 38 yards.

Next for the Wolves was an away game against BemidjiState on Saturday, Oct. 30. Results were unavailable as ofpress time.

The last home game of the regular season will be againstMinnesota State University-Moorhead on Saturday, Nov. 6,at 1 p.m. at Clark Swisher Stadium.

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Jason BakerSports Writer

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Quarterback Joei Fiegler, senior, Alcoa, Tenn., looks for an open receiver during a recent game at Clark Swisher Stadium. The Wolves wontheir first game of the season against the University of Minnesota, Crookston, 38-0, on Saturday, Oct. 16, and will play their last home gameof the season on Saturday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. against MSU-Moorhead. Photo by Ryan Shields.

For the opening swim meet of the 2010-2011 season the Northern StateUniversity Wolves swam against

Minnesota State University-Moorhead, failingagainst the Dragons 190-88 in spite of two firstplace finishes from junior Christine Retzlaff,Wahpeton, N.D., and freshman Ashley LaFave,Aberdeen.

Retzlaff, an all-conference performer last season,started off this season with wins in the 100-yardbreaststroke and the 400 individual medley. Shealso finished her 100-yard backstroke race with animpressive time of 1:09.72.

Freshman Mikaela Waiflein, Aberdeen, alsofinished well with a time of 11:30.50 in her 1,000-yard freestyle event, second place overall. Fellow

freshman Kari Engelkes, Rushmore, Minn., alsofinished second in the five-free, with 26.12 seconds.Sophomore Allie Samuels, Cody, Wyo., placedrunner-up in the 200-yard breaststroke with apersonal best of 2:46.52.

“This was a great team effort for our openingmeet of the season,” said NSU head coach ElyceKastigar on the NSU Athletics Web site. “The hardwork in and out of the pool is definitely making animpact on this team. It is exciting to see manypersonal best performances this early in the season,but we have to continue to focus in on refining theraces from start to finish.”

The next swim meet will be on Nov. 5-6 in adouble-duel against the University of Minnesota-Morris and Morningside College in Sioux City,Iowa. The first of only two home meets for theWolves will be on Friday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. in theUM-Morris Dual.

Kelli GillSports Writer

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The Northern StateUniversity cross-countryteam has given a strong

performance at every meet thisseason, and its last meet of theregular season was no different.The Wolves competed in theUniversity of Mary Open on Friday,Oct 22, in Bismarck, N.D., and hadboth the men and women placesecond at the meet.

The leader of the women’s 6Kcourse was junior MichelleMonroe, Pierre, who finished ineighth place with a time of23:43.43. Not too far behindMonroe were senior KariLinneman, Volga, who placed 12that 24:04.65, and sophomoreBrittney Olfert, Madison, in 15thplace with 24:19.43. Theircombined score of 57 placed them

behind University of Mary, whowon the meet, and ahead ofrunners from four other schools.

The NSU men also proved to betough opponents in the 8K course.Junior Richard Keroack, Milwood,Wash., led the way by coming insecond place with a time of26:16.80. Fellow sophomores JayceSeeling, Lisbon, N.D., and BrockRose, Newcastle, Wyo., came in12th and 13th place respectivelywith times of 27:18.19 and27:38.28.

The NSU men’s combined scoreof 34 left them only 13 pointsbehind the meet’s winners,University of Mary, but put theWolves ahead of runners from fiveother schools.

Next for the Wolves is theNorthern Sun IntercollegiateConference meet on Saturday, Nov.6, at Wayne Country Club inWayne, Neb.

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Now that the gimletsare drained, theToledo Surprise

devoured and the plane has leftfor Rio, NSU’s fall musical ‘TheDrowsy Chaperone’ canconclude its phenomenal three-night run.

For these three nights, anaudience of more than 1,000people laughed along with twoof their favorite characters,Aldolpho and Mrs. Tottingdale,portrayed by Anthony Rohr andMary Keahey respectively.

When asked about hisexperience with ‘The DrowsyChaperone,’ sophomoreAnthony Rohr of Dickenson,N.D. had only good things tosay. “Everyone [the cast] isenjoyable to work with and weall worked together well,” saidRohr. “The hardest part of theshow was the dancing! It’s notmy strongest point. I’ve learnedto trust myself and my talentinstead of relying on others.Also I thought of Puss-in-Boots

from Shrek for my inspirationfor Aldolpho’s accent!”

In addition to the bumblingbuffoon that was Aldolpho, theaudience enjoyed the dim-wittedhumor and bubbling charm ofKeahey’s character, Mrs.Tottingdale.

Keahey, a music educationmajor from Pierre found thatworking with fellow senior andpartner-in-crime Ryan Puffer,Aberdeen, to be the mostenjoyable part of the show.

Their antics included a spit-take scene involving vodka and arousing dance number called‘Toledo Surprise’.

“I encourage everyone tobecome part of Northern’stheatre program. I love theatre,it’s my passion and I just feelcomfortable and happy aroundthe people and with theprogram,” said Rohr.

Keahey also had words ofencouragement for all thoseinterested in theatre at NorthernState University.

“Although the run of ‘TheDrowsy Chaperone’ is over, Iencourage everyone to attend

future productions of the NSUTheatre department,” saidKeahey.

“We have some incrediblytalented people on thiscampus, and the only way towitness this talent is to go tothe shows and see it on stage!”

Also of note, seniors SethHonerman, Sioux Falls andShanon Patek both receivednominations for the Irene RyanScholarship competition thattakes place each year at theAmerican Collegiate TheatreFestival.

They will compete thisspring at the festival in Ames,Iowa.

Auditions for the wintershow (Shakespeare’s Love’sLabour’s Lost) and the springmusical (The 25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling Bee)will be held Nov. 12.

For more informationregarding auditionrequirements and the shows,please see the postings on thecall board outside of DanielYurgaitis’ office in the JohnsonFine Arts Center.

““TThhee DDrroowwssyy CChhaappeerroonnee””

ddaazzzzlleess aauuddiieenncceess,, ddrraawwss ccrroowwddssAnne TingleyStaff Reporter

The character Aldolpho, portrayed by sophomore Anthony Rohr, Dickenson, N.D., strikesa pose during a recent showing of the musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” presented bythe NSU Theatre Department. Photo by Anne Tingley.

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