February 29, 2012 Volume 110, Issue 7Northern State University Student Publications

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Attend the One-Act Play Performances at JFAC!Today and tomorrow, March 1 and 2, you can catch student-written and directed one-act plays, including “Cellophane”, “The Other Wife”, and “Providence” at 7:30 p.m. in the JFAC theater. All tickets are $10.

Paintings by Sofia Maldonado on Campus

See paintings by Puerto Rico native Sofia Maldonado in the Isaac Lincoln Gallery from March 8 to May 11. Paintings are inspired by urban life, including street and youth culture and have a colorful, pop appeal to them. The Isaac Lincoln Gallery is located on the North side of Lincoln Hall.

CAB Hosts Comedian Jarrod Harris

On Thursday, Mar. 1, the NSU Campus Activities Board will host comedian Jarrod Harris is the Krikac Auditorium at 9 p.m. Harris has been seen on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and was named Campus Activities Magazine Hot Comics to Watch for 2012. Take a break from midterms to laugh and relax.

Wolves Bulletin

Happy Leap Year Day!

People learn some-thing new everyday... and since today will is one of 366 days

of 2012, one of The Exponent’s reporters found the answers to all of Leap Year’s burning ques-tions. Hey--don’t say we never taught you anything. Q&A

Q: Why do we have a Leap Year?!

A: This happens because it ac-tually takes the Earth more than a year to travel around the sun by taking 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds!

Q: How is a leap year calcu-lated?

A: In the Gregorian calendar 3 criteria must be met to be a leap year:

• The year is evenly divisible by 4;

• If the year can be evenly di-vided by 100, it is NOT a leap year, unless;

• If year is also evenly divis-ible by 400 then it is a leap year.

(So 2000 and 2400 are leap years, whereas 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2500 are NOT leap years!)

Q: Born on Leap Day?!A: The odds are 1 in 1461!

Most have to wait every four years to “officially” observe their birthdays, but leap year ba-bies typically choose either Feb. 28 or March 1 to celebrate in years that aren’t leap years.

Accord-ing to as-trologers, those born under the sign of Pi-sces on Feb. 29 have un-usual tal-ents and personalities reflecting their spe-cial status.

People born on Feb. 29 are all invited to join The Honor society of Leap Year Day Babies. Ac-cording to the Guinness Book of Records, there are record holders both of a family producing three consecutive generations born on Feb. 29 and of the number of children born on Feb. 29 in the same family.Legends and Traditions

The vintage poster above ex-plains it all. On leap year day, a women gets what a women wants... if she can catch him. The

tradition of women romantically pursuing men in leap years be-gan in 5th century Ireland when St. Bridget complained to St. Patrick about women having to wait for men to propose.

Patrick finally decided to act and set Feb. 29 aside as the day

women had the right to ask for a man’s hand in marriage.

The tra-dition went on to Scot-land in 1288 when Queen Mar-

garet declared that on Feb. 29 a woman had the right to pop the question to any man she fancied. Men who refused were faced with a fine in the form of a kiss, a silk dress, or a pair of gloves to be given to the rejected lady.

Not only that but an American tradition is the Sadie Hawkins Day that honors the famous story line in which Sadie and every other woman in town were allowed to pursue and catch the most eligible bachelors in Dog-patch on Leap Day. Leap Day Facts

One “killer” coincidence!

Aileen Wuornos and Richard Ramirez, both American serial killers, are “leaplings.”

Hammerin’ Hank’s big pay-day! On Feb. 29, 1972, Hank Aaron became the first baseball player to sign a $200,000 con-tract.

Tricky pirates! Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” features pirates tricking a leapling indentured servant to work until he’s 80.

Leaplings are active buggers! A disproportionate number of leaplings are athletes; basketball players, baseball players, cricket players, and everything in be-tween.

Bad luck. In Scotland it used to be considered unlucky for someone to be born on Leap Day, just like on Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in America. Also, in Greece it’s said to be unlucky for couples to marry during a Leap Year, and especially on Leap Day.

St Oswald’s Day. Leap Day is also known as St Oswald’s Day which is named after an archbishop of York who died on Feb. 29, 992. The memorial is celebrated on Feb. 29 during Leap Years and on Feb. 28 dur-ing common years.

Jamie GoldenCampus Reporter

Toads, traditions... and more.

Get your coffee fix at MugsSee pg. 2

Movie Review: “Safe House”See pg. 4

News News 2Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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Renovations never fail to cause a long list of inconve-niences. The Stu-

dent Center remodeling is no ex-ception. The air is always dusty, it looks like a demolition zone, everyone who must still work in the building are crammed into small spaces and active con-struction makes skull-jarring noises all day.

All these things, of course, matter less when one considers that soon Northern State Uni-versity will have a freshly re-modeled building for students to enjoy. Even so, there is one very noticeable inconvenience that seems to get stronger as the ren-ovations progress: the coffee on this campus is scarce, and there’s no improvement in sight.

Of course, arguing that coffee is scarce is by no means a diss on the university or the provid-ers of coffee on campus. Coffee-lessness is just a symptom of the renovation and will be righted once the project is finished.

For now, though, the meager offerings at Java City Xpress be-tween the hours of 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. on weekdays may not meet the java needs of a thirsty cam-pus.

So what can a campus-goer do

to succeed in the quest for a hot cup of joe? There are three op-tions. Brew it at home, buy it out of the machines in the Tech Cen-ter and the library or high-tail it over to Mugs the Coffee House, NW across the street from Bris-coe.

Brewing it at home or get-ting it out of a vending machine is rather self-explanatory, but Mugs is another story.

Mugs the Coffee House was first opened going on four years ago by Tim and Judy Pierson. Their goal was to create a com-fortable hang-out place with quality, creative food and coffee, a place that centers on “building a sense of community,” accord-ing to Judy.

Did they succeed? Judge for yourself. They’re open Mon. through Fri., 7 a.m. ¬ 5 p.m. and Sat from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Mugs offers such luxuries as lattes, espresso drinks, and fla-vored coffees, all of which are not only made with high-quality coffee beans but also are not available on campus until the Student Center is finished.

Believe it or not, it’s possible to drink a fine cup of coffee in peace and quiet, without the tu-mult of heavy foot traffic. Al-though prices for high-quality coffee beans make the actual beverage more expensive, the

owners of Mugs are committed to providing fairly-priced drinks with the budgets of the student body in mind.

They also offer scones, cook-ies, bars, breakfast burritos, freshly made original soups (like butternut squash with pears), and several kinds of salads and sand-wiches, most notable of which is their ever-changing line up of grilled cheese.

All of these offerings are homemade, which is a god-send to students who don’t get to go home often. “We’re so happy that more and more students and faculty are coming over now,” commented Judy about the re-cent upswing in demand. “We’re looking forward to more!”

If a student, faculty or staff member ever feel the need to es-cape campus for a while and get a caffeine fix, Mugs is an obvi-ous and rewarding option.

And it will become even more so as the owners revamp the hangout spaces to make room for more people, providing an ideal place for student organizations to meet, musicians to perform and student artists to display their work.

All in all, Mugs is transform-ing into a fulfilling alternative to staying on campus throughout the months of Student Center renovation.

Constructiong contin-ues on the campus of Northern State University for both

the Student Center and the Bar-nett Center.

student activities and socials such as dances, dinners, concerts and a variety of other student sponsored events.

On the second floor there will be more space for the bookstore.Overall this expansion will help with the new and increased amount of students that we have

coming to NSU. It is supposed to be completed by late August!

Total cost is around $3.2 mil-lion dollars that was funded through the NSUE Foundation.

After the renovation is com-pleted the Barnett Center will have two stories containing about 24,000 square feet in ad-

The total cost is around $6 million that is funded through student fees due to the approval by sudents at NSU. The student center will have more dining op-tions such as Einstein Bros. Ba-gels.

Also, the student center will have more space available for

Warning: Construction!Jamie GoldenCampus Reporter

ditions. On the first floor there will be

locker rooms, offices and a wres-tling room.On the second floor there will be the wellness center.

Having saved the best fact for last; the Barnett Center renova-tion is supposed to be done this April!

Far left: In the construction zone, behind the yellow tape: progress is being made on the Student Center Renovations. Middle: Crews continue to revamp the Barnett Center. Bottom: The outside of the Stu-dent Center shows a new second floor above the bookstore. Photos by Jamie Golden.

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Campus CalendarWednesday, Feb. 29— One-Act Play performances, JC Theatre, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, March 1— One-Act Play performances, JC Theatre, 7:30 p.m.—CAB Presents: Jarrod Harris (comedian), 9 p.m.Friday, March 2— Northern Bound Day, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.Monday-Friday, March 5-9—Spring Break – no classes; offices openThursday, March 8—Sofia Moldanado, painting, Isaac Lincoln GallerySunday, March 11—NSU Baseball Camp 10 a.m.–6 p.m.Monday, March 12—Proficiency Retest 1–5 p.m.Tuesday, March 13—Proficiency Exam Review Session 3:30–5:30 p.m.—All-City Orchestra Concert, JC Theatre, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 14—State B Boys Basketball Tournament—Proficiency Retest 1–5 p.m.—Proficiency Exam Review Session, 6–8 p.m.Thursday, March 15—State B Boys Basketball Tournament—Jazz Ensemble/Vocal Jazz Concert, JC Theatre, 7:30 p.m.—CAB Presents: Acoustic Show (concert), 9 p.m.Friday, March 16—State B Boys Basketball Tournament—Spring break - no high school classes with NSU Center for Statewide E-learningSaturday, March 17—State B Boys Basketball TournamentSunday, March 18—Clean-up State BasketballTuesday, March 20—Assessment Day—English Club Meeting, 11-11:30 a.m.—US Navy Band Concert, JC Theatre, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 21—Jing Zhau, drawing/painting, President’s Gallery—Bach’s Lunch, Chamber Singers Performance, Bethlehem Lutheran Church,12 p.m.Thursday, March 22—State AAU Wrestling Tournament—CAB Presents: Peter Boie (magician), 9 p.m.

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Feature Feature 3Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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A vague and nonspecific prediction of the futureHoroscope [hawr-uh-skohp] noun:

- definition courtesy of urbandictionary.comSir Tenley RightHoroscope Guru

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)Have you ever wondered why

school is always so difficult? Perhaps it’s because you aren’t doing it right. Try studying ev-ery once in a while. You know that whole note-taking thing? Give it a whirl. Going to class and paying attention generally helps too. Sleeping in, ignoring homework, and not studying for midterms worth half of your fi-nal grade is really not the way to go. While it’s not a fool-proof plan, I know it will help you at least pass your classes. Aries (March 21-April 19)You feel like you are sick all of

the time. The nose running, head aching and stomach tumbling has got to go. You have tried all of the remedies you know and sanitize everything all the time. No matter what you do, bacteria and viruses attack you like vul-tures on a dead wildebeest. The only good news I can give you is that summer is only about three or four months away. So long as you don’t have allergies, you should be fine then when the weather finally warms up above 50 degrees. Taurus (April 20-May 20)Remember back in the day

when your biggest worry was being the first to get a swing at recess? When curfew was deter-mined by when the streetlights came on or you got called in for supper? When spelling “ghost” was like being asked to spell “nasturtium”? You spent all of that time wanting to grow up and now that you’re an adult you just want to be a kid. Chan-nel your inner six-year-old for a few hours. Pull out the cray-ons, juice boxes and Kids Bop

and color outside the lines for a while. Gemini (May 21-June 21)Lately you have been dealing

with a number of obnoxious pranks. You have also found yourself the butt of many ver-bal jokes. It is time for some payback, where the prey is now the predator. Channel your inner devil and plot some elaborate schemes that will not be forgot-ten for a long time on this cam-pus. Perhaps record it and put it on YouTube so that everyone can see it. Revenge always tastes so sweet. Cancer (June 22-July 22)You could really use some good

karma right about now. It’s prob-ably a little hard to come by af-ter all of the mean, obnoxious and despicable things you have been up to lately. It’s time to bring some good juju your way by making up for all of your bad behavior. Help an old lady cross a street or save a kitten stuck in a tree. Or, more realistically, be nice to that kid in class you usu-ally ignore or buy some sleep-deprived student some coffee. Eventually you’ll make up for being a jerk. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Spring Break cannot come soon

enough. You are mentally, emo-tionally and physically wiped out. You are proud of yourself if you can find the energy to sim-ply walk to class. You feel as fast as a snail and would much more prefer sliding into your shell and staying there for a long time. At this point you should give your body what you want. If not over Spring Break, pick a different night and go to bed as early as possible but don’t sleep in. Start off your day with some tea and your body will be ready to go.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and you could not be more excited. Whether or not there is a bit o’ Irish in you, there is nothing more fun than dress-ing in green, pulling pranks, eating and drinking green food and drinks and sharing the Irish spirit. The fact that St. Patrick’s Day is on a Saturday this year makes it all the better, because now you can have as much fun as you want and not have to wor-ry about making it to class the next morning. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)It’s time to get a new job.

There’s no other way to put it. If your job makes you want to shoot yourself in the foot or strangle puppies, it is time to get out while you still have some sanity left. True, you need a job to pay for food and rent and other necessities, but let’s face it: If you stay at this job any lon-ger you will be spending most of your paycheck on a psychiatrist, lawyer or bartender. But what about the terrible economy, you ask? Well, K-Mart is always hir-ing and there’s always a paper route. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)Hate to break this to you, but

the stars and planets simply aren’t in any kind of positive alignment. Your life is so abso-lutely terrible that the light at the end of the tunnel doesn’t even exist. Classes are boring and dif-ficult, work is torture, and your social life is full of obnoxious friends and really dull nights do-ing nothing. Spring Break is just going to bring more work and no sleep. You might as well just curl up in a corner and cry yourself into a stupor of apathetic misery. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Your inner green-eyed monster is rearing his ugly horns. Maybe you are jealous of your boy-friend’s pretty math tutor or your best friend’s new gaming sys-tem. Perhaps your roommate has a never-ending supply of money while you are digging through the couch cushions for enough change to buy a cheeseburger? A good person would suggest mak-ing a list of all of the good things you have in your life. I recom-mend finding a more devious ap-proach if possibleCapricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You are starting to wonder just

how far past an expiration date food can still be good. Is the boxed stuffing from two Thanks-giving ago still edible? What about the Crush from the pop machine advertising a chance to win a trip to a haunted hotel for Halloween that expired Oct. 31, while the pop itself expired Jan. 9th? How brown can a banana get before your should throw it out? When in doubt, Google it or call mom. And if it smells like a skunk died in it, don’t try to eat it. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You have actually read all

of these horoscopes and have come to realize that the writer of these horoscopes, who ap-parently predicts your future, is probably in a bad mood. This is a very perceptive observation of you. Now you are starting to wonder: Is it the stars that decide everything for us, or is it the ex-tremely tired, cranky old writer that honestly doesn’t care if you have a one or five-star day? Well, obviously it’s still the stars. And this writer was not born under the right stars. And neither were you. Sorry.

Name: Mike LeeMajor: English specializing in

LiteratureHometown: Ortonville, Minn.Year in school: Sophomore Background:1. Why did you want to go to

Northern State University? “It was small and close to

home.”2. Any groups or activities that

you take part in?“I’m a Resident Assistant in

the fabulous Steele Hall. I’m also in Campus Activities Board and the English Club!”

3. Any other fun facts?“I’m a huge Harry Potter nerd.

Star Wars geek. I love Lady Gaga. But everyone already knows that. I love pop culture and F. Scott Fitzgerald is the rea-son I’m an English Major. Fun, huh?”

Education Questions:1. What has been your favorite

part of your educational experi-ence?

“I love Northern. The campus

Jamie GoldenExponent Staff

Student Spotlight: English Majoris so tight-knit and personable. I love that. It makes for a better learning environment.”

2. Who is your favorite college professor?

“I honestly can’t pick just one. I love Dr. Benkert, Dr. Pearson, Dr. Haller, and Dr. Dias. They are all so very passionate about what they teach. It makes for an easier and much more fun learning experience. Their pas-sion makes you passionate. The English Department is one of the best on campus!”

3. Hardest part about your ma-jor?

“I loathe medieval stuff, like “Beowulf.” I tend to stay away from epic poetry.”

4. What is the thing that you look forward to most in the next couple of years?

“Exploring the world. Taking it by the horns and rocking it to its core!”

5. Future Plans? “I’m planning on pursuing my

doctorate in English and Litera-ture in Chicago, and then from there, California! I hope to do some volunteer work for the Hu-

man Rights Campaign or some-thing like that.”

6. Study suggestions?“I’m a procrastinator at heart,

so I don’t think anyone wants to hear my study tips. But I’ll give it my best... Take notes, maybe? Go to class? Definitely go to class.”

7. Most memorable college moment?

“I will never ever forget fall training for Residence Life. Eleven hours in a small van, out in the middle of nowhere in South Dakota. But, it was fun. I learned a lot about myself out there!”

8. Any internships/jobs that you wish you would have taken advantage of, glad you did, or wish you didn’t?

“Not really, no.”9. Any words of wis-

dom?“ ‘Ignore all hatred

and criticism. Live for what you create, and

die protecting it.’ Lady Gaga said that. And I stand by it.”

10. Anything else you would like to add?

“Read books! And also, live each day like it’s your last. It’s pretty cliché, I know. You’ve heard it a bunch of times. But take it to heart. You’re not here forever. There really isn’t any time to complain, is there? Go grasp life before it grasps ahold of you.”

Opinion Opinion 4Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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From the left... ...to the Right “Good Samaritan Policy” could protect friends of drinkers Senate votes to allow study of

Zachary AndersonOpinion Columnist

Kody KyrissOpinion Columnist

Let’s go to the movies: Not by NorbertMovie Critic

The Exponent’s political columnists are also the presidents

of the NSU College Republicans and the NSU College Democrats, Kody Kyriss and Zachary Anderson (right and left columnist respectively). Their

opinions are not necessarily the opinions of this newspaper.

For any of you who have not heard about this, the Good Samaritan Policy is a bill that can potentially save lives of

people under the age of 21. The bill name is Senate Bill 86 (SB86) and as of this moment it has passed one chamber of our state legislature.

This bill makes it so that if an under-age person goes out drinking with their friend and that friend gets so intoxicated that they need medical attention, the indi-vidual who calls the authorities or medi-cal assistance would not get into trouble from the law.

Now a lot of authorities are thinking that this will condone drinking, but in fact it simply makes it a safer environment for those who choose to do it. The extremely intoxicated person will still get a minor and if you are doing anything other than alcohol you will still have be at the dis-cretion of the law.

This law is a previous law that was

brought before our legislature and had failed because it was too broad, but the writers of this law made sure that it did not make it so a party was free to go as long as one person called.

Another issue that has been brought up is the fact that this does not just pertain to college students, but rather those in high school too. We had the opportunity to talk to school of-ficials and even they agreed with this law because it does not step on their toes. If a student gets a mi-nor or PNC as it was referred to us as, the school still has its own policy to up-hold however they see fit.

If you want to make sure that you or one of your friends does not get just left in the street because someone did not want to get in trouble, talk to your leg-islators and tell them your thoughts and intrigue them to vote yes on SB 86.

On January 30th, the South Dakota Senate voted on a measure to allow the study of the Bible in South Da-

kota schools. The measure passed with 25-10.

There is much controversy when it does come to the study of the Bible in the schools. First, many people believe that the Bible should not be taught by “un-qualified” people. They believe the Bi-ble should be taught to children only by

pastors and other spiritual leaders. In addition, many people also believe

that allowing the study of the Bible will lead to the study of other religious texts such as the Quran or Torah.

Lastly, parents and other individuals do not want to have children being made to

take such a class, if they are religious or not.

The passing of the legislation to study Bibles is an important one. First, it allows for the schools to decide for themselves whether such a class will be offered. If the schools do decide to offer the course, it will be available as a elective.

Students do not even have to take the course if they do not desire. When the course is being taught, it will be from the perspective of literature or history. The religious study of the Bible will left to the religious leaders.

Even if students are not religious, the study of the Bible and the stories that it contains can be important to a quality education. If there is a speculation that there should be an option to study the Quran and Torah as well, then the people of South Dakota will decide.

Let not only the schools expand their horizons, but the students as well--hori-zons that can open doors to many diverse students.

Bible in schools

“Safe House” plays it safe, pleases and disappoints

How do you contact your representatives?Senator Tim JohnsonWashington, D.C. Office136 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510p. (202) 224-5842f. (202) 228-5765

Senator John ThuneUnited States Senate SD-511Washington, DC 20510Phone: (202) 224-2321Fax: (202) 228-5429Toll-Free: 1-866-850-3855

Congresswoman Kristi Noem226 Cannon HOBWashington, DC 20515Phone: (202) 225-2801Fax: (202) 225-5823

All of South Dakota’s elected of-ficials, including state legislators, can be found at http://sd.gov/elect-edofficials.aspx. Contact informa-tion is also available on this Web site.

Spoiler alert? Ha! No need. Trust me, after hauling one’s butt across town just to fork over a left arm to sit listening

to a dozen aged couples loudly share their popcorn on a Saturday afternoon, disap-pointing cheats are not only easy to spot, they’re the name of the movie-going game.

This is nothing new, of course. Who hasn’t had their high and generally unrea-sonable expectations dashed mid-movie? No one. Sometimes it’s possible to find a movie worth the price, but usually the bubble of hope an audience reserves for cinematic perfection is burst long before someone starts texting. I’m betting that’s why the floors are always so sticky…be-cause of the hope bubbles…being ruth-lessly shattered…by the filmmakers.

That’s right. Ruthlessly. Wantonly. Mockingly. Why, you might ask, WHY would filmmakers do that to us?! Why do we keep letting ourselves be tricked this way?! Because they can. And we like it.

Let me explain. In my opinion, people

(including myself) are fairly simple and predictable in their entertainment choic-es, despite what anyone says about origi-nal plots and thoughtful scripts. If one can assemble all the necessary parts of the ac-tion-thriller equation, people will come.

In “Safe House” and in almost any oth-er film, it does not matter that it centers on a ridiculously overused plot, with two unlikely allies working together against daunting odds to thwart the devious agen-da of some twisted old CIA bureaucrat.

When a gritty Ryan Reynolds takes off his shirt, the girls and the gays will cheer. When he heroically protects his lady friend and occasionally gets emotional, the older generation will be hooked.

Throw in Denzel Washington’s consis-tent watch-a-ability, the old white dude-ness of the guy that play Mad Eye Moody in Harry Potter, intense close-ups, explo-sions, shaky camera angles, chase scenes, bloody deaths, conspiracy, torture, jaded pasts, a “surprise” twist and other such vi-olent and dark activities for the fellas and paranoid nerd herd, you’ve got yourself a run-of-the-mill action-thriller crowd pleaser.

No one will leave the theater raving

about how great it was, but no will demand their money back either, because it nei-ther dazzled nor fizzled. Although the crowd comes expecting grand surprises and original plot twists, it was pleasingly plain and predictable, satisfyingly fa-miliar, yet still exciting and energetic.

As I was leaving the the-ater, I overheard an elderly woman ask her elderly com-panion what he thought of the movie. He replied that he had absolutely no idea what the movie had even been about. Then they laughed and went on their merry way, like everyone else who attended.

If you want to see an aver-age action-thriller, you’ll get just that. No more. No less. Well, maybe more, if you’re really into Ryan Reynolds. Or the Mad Eye Moody dude. Image courtesy of Google Images.

Ive heard this before: “How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice!” Did that break the ice? Or are you

thinking about how uncomfort-able you feel and that I’m extreme-ly obnoxious.

I defi-nitely am an noyed when I come

across someone that uses cheesy pick-up lines. You don’t seem cool, I’m not im-pressed, and I possibly could have been interested in talking to you, but you just completely lost your chances because of your incredibly unoriginal approach to talk to me.

Every time a guy says a pick up line to me I immediately feel the need to tell them how lame they are. It’s not even

an element of surprise or corky humor anymore.

If a guy says “Did it hurt?” you know exactly where the conversation is going — absolutely nowhere. If you’re the type of guy to obviously hit on a girl, do it by

flattering her, not making her feel like she’s a part of a bad, poorly written love story.

Cheesy pick-up line are not going to win over a girls

heart and suggestive pick-up lines are not going to win you affection.

If you are doing this, you need to seek other options,

immediately, before you get hit. If a guy came up to me and said a sugges-tive pick-up line, he’d get smacked. He would not get my attention, and certainly not any of my free time.

There are much more effective ways of getting a females attention. Start con-versations like a normal human being instead of a robotic jerk that can’t speak for himself. Just start talking, see what each of you are interested in, don’t be afraid to disagree and state your own opinion while respecting her views, be funny in a subtle way.

These things will take you much fur-ther than giving her a one liner that she doesn’t know how to respond to without insulting you right away.

Pick-up lines are for uninteresting people that have nothing better to say. Be original, you will more than likely get much further.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: getting girls is hard. It’s like trying to catch ger-bils in a net made of straw.

Women are picky, finicky, and awe-some all at the same time, so it takes something special to impress them when you make your move. Coming up to a girl when she is with her friends and trying to introduce yourself won’t get you far.

You need something to set your-self apart from all the all guys that she sees. For some guys, they’ve got a unique look or something special they do, some guys have motorcycles and money, but if you don’t have anything special going for yourself you could always introduce yourself through the magical art of the pick up line.

What is a pick up line, you ask? Well, Timmy, it’s a simple joke that allows you to break the ice with your poten-tial girlfriend. There are thousands of pick up lines that exist for you to choose from, like “Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?” or “Was that an earth-quake or did you just rock my world?”

However, the smoothest men are the most original, so if you really want to impress a girl with a pick up line, don’t let them know it’s a pick up line. You’ve got to come in with moves so smooth that you’ve got the girl’s num-ber before she can think twice about the awesome guy who just made her laugh.

This brings us to the key of all tru-ly good pick up lines; they need to make the girl laugh. Anything short of that and you will be the lame dude who disturbed her on her night out.

Pick up lines aren’t about showing that you are interested in them, because if you come up to a girl you don’t know at a party she already knows what’s up.

You have to give her a reason to care that you are interested and there is nothing that makes a girl care more than hu-mor. If you put a smile on her face the second you meet, y o u ’ v e won the big prize.

Pick up lines aren’t for every

g u y , o r every girl, but it’s a simple way to get the conversa-

tion going between you and the girl and that

is the biggest hurdle of dating. So, use all your creative juices, come

up with something funny and original and get out there and make the girl laugh.

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When it comes to pick up lines:you can do better than that, right?

Bryce MillsOpinion Columnist

Kara KirschenmannOpinion Columnist

Bryce MillsColumnist

You’re Doing It WrongAccording to Bryce:

In modern American culture, two animals that are leading the pack in household pets: the cat and the dog. Today, I will not

tell you which animal of all the ani-mal kingdom should be your selected companion, nor will I explain all the benefits to owning your own personal gorilla, but I will tell you why if you are going to choose from a cat or a dog, you should choose a dog… because cat owners are doing it wrong.

Cat owners, have you ever been in a very one-sided relationship? You give them all your love, attention, and even buy them gifts but they simply ignore you except for the few moments of their day they feel they can stand being near you? Of course you have, because you own a cat.

Cats hate humans. It’s a fact. (And if isn’t not a fact, I’ll keep telling people it is one until it become a fact!) They do not attack you or screech at you (unless you went to really bad pet store) but despite all the attention you give them, they won’t even acknowl-edge you most of the time.

What they will do is poop every-where but their litter box, tear up your stuff, and leave hair all over the house. If you had a child that treated you the same way your cat does, it would be grounded all it’s life. Yet, because they are fuzzy and furry and can make weird noises you allow it to use you

You know what pet isn’t going to use you? Dogs. These are the best friends of the animal kingdom. You

ever have a problem, your dog will be ready to listen. You call its name and it will come running. It will guard your house, protect your family, scare off other animals, and eat your leftovers. He’s like a maid, bodyguard, and friend all rolled into one and what does he ask for all this: nothing.

A dog will love you unconditionally and do everything he can to make you happy and you don’t even have to give him anything. You have to give a cat three pounds of catnip just for it real-ize it’s not alone in the house. I won’t comment on the intelligence of cats vs. dogs, but you got to admit a dog will actually care if something is wrong with you where as a cat will just won-der why you aren’t feeding it.

Do you remember the episode, “Ju-rassic Bark” of Futurama, where Fry finds out his dog had been fossilized after trying to get Fry out of the freeze chamber and then he just waited for him to return in front of the pizza shop for this rest of life? You remember how awesome that dog was and how it made you cry? Now picture that episode with a cat. The story ends with the cat getting bored five seconds after Fry is frozen and disappearing to go eat lasa-gna or whatever cats do.

This, my dear petless readers, is why you need to purchase yourself a dog. But don’t worry cat owners, there is still hope for you too. You can still im-prove your life by getting rid of your cats and buying a dog. In fact like any good friend, the dog will help you get rid of the deadbeat cats in your life and make you a happier more awesome person.

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Soul mate. Hearing the word many people start to do one of three things: daydream of a beautiful man or woman that

they will spend the rest of their life with, laugh at how ridiculous it all sounds or continue thinking about what they are going to do later on that day because they could care less.

Love, soul mates and cupids make some men and women run fevers throughout the month of February. Most everyone wants to find someone to share some good times and possibly love with someone. The reality of the situation escapes most people, especially college students, but that is not seen as a bad thing, nor should it be.

Love, dating, memories, all of these things happen throughout college to a large percentage of students at one time or another and it is a splendid thing! When the time comes where a man or woman should find love or even a great

friend it should be embraced and they should continue to jump in and take ac-tion to hold onto it. This is because love and happiness is a great thing that ev-ery college student should experience and the chase is half the fun! Whether or not a “soul mate” is real or the percent-age of finding one is high or low, give it a shot and go put yourself out there because you can live with knowing you embraced a chance at love or you can live with regret. Go get to it!

Jamie GoldenExponent Staff

Soul mates: Fact or Fiction?“You can almost always spot soul-mates, because they make each other MORE POWERFUL as a TEAM than

they were APART!” -Scott Andrews

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The Northern State University wrestling squad picked up some steam as they

competed in meets leading up to the North Regional Champion-ships.

When the Wolves wrestled with the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs on January 27, they had a number of victories before losing to SMSU, 23-17. Sophomore 157-pounder Neil Sell, Seabeck, Wash., was the first to put the Wolves on the board by quickly pinning his opponent. 174-pound senior Donnie Bowden, Gettysburg, and 184-pound junior Chad Gib-son, Rapid City, added victories of their own before 285-pound heavyweight junior Matt Meu-leners, Young America, Minn., topped off the Wolves’ 17 points with a major decision win over his opponent.

The four-match losing streak for the Wolves was finally snapped with a victory over the Dickinson State Bluehawks, 28-12. Seven Wolves were tri-umphant at the meet, including

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Wrestling picks up speed 133-pound sophomore Ian Muir-head, Presho, 165-pound sopho-more Blake Lundgren, Amery, Wisc., 187-pound sophomore Baker Haar, Aberdeen, Sell, Bowden, Gibson, and Meulen-ers. This is the Wolves’ first win over the Bluehawks since 2008.

The victory over the Blue-hawks was overshadowed by a decisive loss to the Augustana Vikings, 31-4. Meuleners pulled off the sole win for the Wolves with a 31-1 major decision over his opponent.

Not ones to linger on losses, the Wolves quickly moved on to narrowly defeat the Minne-sota State Mavericks, 18-17, and earn their first NSIC win of the season. The first to put points on the board for the Wolves was 133-pound freshman Tyler Frost, Gettysburg, who earned two points with a win by default. After three losses, the Wolves picked up four straight victories from Bowden, Gibson, Haar and Meuleners to lift them over the Mavericks.

The Wolves picked up an-other 28-12 win, this time over the Minnesota State University, Moorhead Dragons. The Wolves picked up three straight victories

to start off the night thanks to Lundgren, Bowden and Gibson. The rest of the wins for the night went back and forth between the two teams, with Meuleners, Muirhead and Sell picking up victories that would cap off the Wolves’ second conference win.

A non-conference dual against Minot State led to an impres-sive 38-9 victory for the Wolves. Two matches were won by de-fault while the other wins for the Wolves were picked up by Lundgren, Bowden, Haar, Sell, 125-pound freshman An-thony Bruno, Madison, Ala., and 149-pound freshman Gavin Larsen, Chanhassen, Minn.

The last meet of the season before regionals was against the University of Mary Maruaders, which the Wolves narrowly lost, 22-20. Five of the Wolves picked up victories that night, including Bruno, Muirhead, Bowden, Gib-son, and Meuleners.

The NCAA Super Region 3 championships took place Feb-ruary 26 in St. Cloud, Minn. Results were unavailable as of press time. Next for some of the Wolves will be the NCAA Division II Nationals in Pueblo, Colo., March 9-10.

The Northern State University women’s swimming team hit the pool with a splash Jan. 20 and 21, coming away in second place at the Dragon Invite in Moorhead, Minn. The Wolves took home four first place medals and nine second place podium spots in the 25-event meet.

“We had a solid performance all around tonight,” Coach Elyce Kastigar, head women’s swim-ming coach, said while com-menting, specifically to the relay squads.

To kick things off, Relay ‘A’ of freshman Amanda Taylor, Mill-er, junior Allie Samuels, Cody, Wyo., senior Christine Retzlaff, Wahpeton, N.D., and sophomore Sara Peterson, Sioux Falls, took home second place in the 200 medley relay. The second event saw Taylor take another second place in the 200 Backstroke.

Taylor would go on to have a big night for the Wolves, win-ning the 50 backstroke and 100 backstroke. Taylor had a full second victory in the 50 while winning by more than a second in the 100.

Another Wolves swimmer had a big day as well. Retzlaff took second in the 200 Fly before winning the 200 IM and 100 Fly while adding a second place in the 100 breaststroke.

Samuels took home a pair of second place finishes in the 50 and 200 Breaststroke. Freshman Samantha Gunning, West Fargo, N.D., took home second place honors in the 400 IM, missing

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Swimmers wrap up seasonfirst by just over a half second. Sophomore Ashley LaFave, Ab-erdeen, raced to a third place finish in the 1650 Free, her first time competing in the event.

The Wolves also had a couple relay teams finish second in ad-dition to the 200 medley. The Wolves took second in the 800 free and the 400 medley relays.

Coach Kastigar said, “The team raced well, which will lead us into the final month of the sea-son, getting ready for the confer-ence meet starting Feb. 15.”

The Wolves final event of the year took place Feb. 15-18, in San Antonio, Tex.

After four days of competi-tion and four school records that were broken, the Northern State women’s swim team picked up a seventh place finish at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference meet, a conference that the Wolves are an associate member of for swimming and took sev-enth place in last year.

On the second day of competi-tion, sophomore Hannah Mastel, Fargo, N.D., broke a school re-cord in the 500 Freestyle in pre-

lims with the time of 5:24.56.On the final day of events, the

Wolves picked up a handful of top ten finishes.

Retzlaff, swimming in her fi-nal conference meet, finished sixth in the 200 Fly with a school record finish of 2:09.66. In the same event, Gunning clocked in first in the B-Final at 2:11.88, which was a personal best.

In the 200 Breaststroke, Sam-uels clocked in with a time of 2:28.94, which put her in sev-enth place, just .40 behind the sixth place finisher.

Amanda Taylor finished third in the B-Final of the 200 Back-stroke, setting another school record with a time of 2:11.51. In the same event senior Brooke Larson, McLaughlin, had a per-sonal record of 2:14.71 to finish sixth in the B-Final.

Mastel took home the elev-enth place finish in the 1650 Free while fellow Wolves swimmer LaFave checked in with the 15th place finish in the same event. In the 100 Free, Peterson finished fifth in the B-Final, just .19 of a second from fourth place.

WOLF TRACKS

Women’s BasketballFeb. 29 — NSIC Tournament, Wayne State at Wayne, Neb., 7 p.m.

WrestlingMarch 9- 10 — NCAA DII Nationals, Pueblo, Colo.

SwimmingMarch 14-17 — NCAA DII Championships, Mansfield, Tex.

Track and FieldMarch 9-10 — NCAA DII Indoor Championships, Mankato, Minn.

BaseballMarch 3 — Malone (Ohio) - (JV), Phoenix Ariz., 3:00 p.m.March 3 — Concordia (Ill.) - (JV), Phoenix Ariz., 5:30 p.m.March 4 — St. Mary’s (Minn.) (DH), Phoenix Ariz., 11 a.m.March 5 — Simpson (Iowa) (DH), Phoenix Ariz., 11 a.m.March 7 — Malone (Ohio) - (JV), Phoenix Ariz., 9 a.m.March 7 — Coe (Iowa) - (JV), Phoenix Ariz., 11:30 a.m.March 8 — Rockford (Ill.), Phoenix Ariz., 10 a.m.March 8 — Malone (Ohio), Phoenix Ariz., 2 p.m.March 9 — Indiana Wesleyan (DH), Phoenix Ariz., 11 a.m.March 15 — Concordia (DH), Minneapolis, Minn., 12:15 p.m.March16 — SMSU (DH), Minneapolis, Minn., 9 a.m.

SoftballMarch 4 — Dominican College, Clermont, Fla., 9 a.m. (EST)March 4 — UNC Pembroke, Clermont, Fla., 1 p.m. (EST)March 5 — Grand Valley State, Clermont, Fla., 9 a.m. (EST) March 5 — Assumption College, Clermont, Fla., 1 p.m. (EST)March 6 — Cedarville University, Clermont, Fla., 5 p.m. (EST)March 6 — Georgian Court University, Clermont, Fla., 1 p.m. (EST)March 8 — Grand Valley State, Clermont, Fla., 1 p.m. (EST) March 8 — Cedarville University, Clermont, Fla., 3 p.m. (EST)March 9 — Bemidji State University, Clermont, Fla., 9 a.m. (EST)March 9 — Concordia College, NY, Clermont, Fla., 11 a.m. (EST)March 10 — Alderson Broddus, Clermont, Fla., 5 p.m. (EST)March10 — Grand Valley State, Clermont, Fla., 7 p.m. (EST)March 17 — Southwest Minnesota State at Wayne, Neb., 12 p.m.March 17 — Wayne State at Wayne, Neb., 2 p.m.March 22 — Jamestown (DH), 3 p.m.

After a five hour long bus ride over to Manka-to, Minn.,

the Northern State Univer-sity track team got off the bus ready to compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Meet. Instead of competing though, they had a practice day and a restful night at the Super 8 in Mankato.

On Friday, Feb. 24, the NSIC Conference Meet began at 10 a.m. Throughout the day many Northern athletes set their personal records in jump-ing, sprinting, vaulting, throw-ing, hurdling and running.

Then, on Saturday, there were more field events, then the finals for most of the running events. Placing in the conference meet for the Wolves was Montrel Rich-ardson, senior, Tracy, Calif., with third place in the 60 me-ter dash, Callie Worth, junior, Gettysburg, taking eighth in the pole vault, Melody Boke, senior, Faulkton, getting sec-ond in the Shot Put, Matt Pe-

terson, senior, Brandt, nabbing sixth in the 800 meters, Rich-ard Keroack, senior, Spokane Wash., getting seventh in the mile, Jacob Arechigo, junior, Sioux Falls, with fourth in the 1,000 meters, Jill Schaefer, junior, Chester getting sev-enth in the 600 meters, Nico-lia Edwards, junior, Kingston , Jamaica, Schaefer, Maria Franker, senior, Viborg , and MaKayla Perryman, sopho-more, Dakota Dunes all earn-ing eighth in the women’s 4x4 relay; Richardson, Mandela Matasu, senior, Coon Rapids, Minn., Arechigo, and Aus-tin Suther, senior, Claremont nabbing fourth in the men’s 4x4 relay,

Luke Hauert, junior, Plankinton, took first place in the 60 meter hurdles, which gives him his first conference title and good standings for the national meet.

Overall there were many improvements made through-out this past indoor season and all of the coaches are very proud of their athletes. Indoor seniors will be missed next year. Nationals will be March 9 and 10 in Mankato, Minn.

Track and Field excellingLiz ZappaSports Reporter

A Wolves swimmer competes in a home meet against MSU Moorhead back in October. Photo by Liz Zappa.

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Northern State Uni-versity’s women basketball team has been play-

ing hard in preparation for their first playoff game against Wayne State.

First would be the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Northern would score first, but Duluth took that lead and kept it through the first half, taking a 28-22 lead into halftime. Northern would get it back and take that lead to a victory of 62-54 over Duluth.

Senior guard Emily Becken, Lino Lakes, Minn., led the way for the Wolves with 22 points while sophomore guard Alison Kusler, Aberdeen, had 13 of her own. Freshman center Sadie Stotesbery, Sioux Falls, led the team with nine rebounds on their way to 44 total rebounds.

Next for the Wolves were the Beavers of Bemidji State. North-ern would get the final basket of the half to take a 27-26 lead into half time. Keeping the lead all the way through the half, North-ern would fall to the Beaver with

Zach AndersonSports Reporter

Women’s Basketball to compete in NSIC playoffsa tie with 45 seconds left to play and then a game winning basket for the Beavers with four sec-onds left.

Stotesbery led the Wolves in points with 13 while Becken had 11 and senior forward Jenna Higgins, Maple Grove, Minn., had ten. Senior forward Mikayla Barondeau, Frederick, led the Wolves rebounding with six, to-taling 36 as a team. While shoot-ing 80 percent from the line, the Wolves only mad e 39 percent of their shots from the floor.

Heading to Minnesota, the Wolves prepared to face Minne-sota, Moorhead. Northern would be down by five going into half time with a score of 26-21. MSUM would not let up as they stretched to 21 at one point and ended the game up 11, defeating the Wolves 58-47.

Barondeau led the team in both categories with a double-double of ten rebounds and 11 points. Kusler aided with her ten points as the Wolves grabbed 34 rebounds, shot 63 percent from the line and only made a third of their shots from the floor.

Staying in Minnesota, they headed over to face Crookston.

Northern ended the half on top with a score of 35 -33. North-ern would prove to be victorious with a shot by Becken with ten left to give the Wolves a one-point lead and eventually a vic-tory of 67-66.

Becken led the team with 27 points while Kusler led the re-bound category with 12. Higgins helped with her 16 points as the Wolves made 39 percent of their shots and 77 percent of their free throws. With the Wolves total-ing 44 rebounds, Northern out-rebounded Crookston by nine rebounds.

Heading south, the Wolves prepared to go to Sioux Falls to play Augustana. The Vikings had a six-point lead over the Wolves going into halftime 39-33. The Wolves just never seemed to make a mark on their deficit as Augustana kept the lead the en-tire half and ended the game vic-torious 72-61.

Barondeau again led in both categories with nine rebounds and 18 points. Kusler added 14 of her own as the Wolves made 81 percent of their free throws, 42 percent of their shots from the field, and pulled down 32 boards.

Heading even farther south, the Wolves headed to face the Wildcats of Wayne State. North-ern had the lead for a majority of the first half and took a 26-18 lead into halftime. Wayne seemed to make good moves to bring that down and took the lead with 2:39 left to play. Wayne State would prove to be victorious and defeat our Wolves 55-50.

Kusler led the team in points with 16 while junior forward Sarah Hintz, Woodbury, Minn., added 12 of her own. Rebounds for the team were pretty spread adding up to 34. The team shot 32 percent from the field and 83 percent from the line.

Heading home, the Wolves prepared for St. Cloud State. Taking that lead, the Wolves led St Cloud 25-23 going into half-time. Northern would take this momentum into the second half and took the lead up to 22 before ending the game victorious 61-43.

Hintz led the team with 19 points while Becken and Hig-gins added 14 and 12 respec-tively. Barondeau led the team with eight rebounds totaling 45

as a team. The team ended the game shooting 44 percent from the floor and 61 percent from the line.

The next game was against Concordia. The Wolves showed their dominance by taking a three-point lead into half time up 27-24. Northern would never lose their lead and became victo-rious 64-60 over Concordia.

Kusler and Becken led the team scoring attack as well as the rebounds with 16 points and 7 rebounds apiece with Baron-deau adding 12 points. The team grabbed 38 rebounds, shot 40 percent from the field and made 13 of their 18 free throws.

The Wolves faced the Univer-sity of Mary for their last game of the regular season and lost in a close one, 73-78. Further re-sults were were unavailable as of press time.

This makes their regular sea-son record 10-12 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play and 15-13 overall. Tonight the Lady Wolves will face-off against the Wayne State Wild-cats at 7 p.m., at Wayne, Neb., for their first playoff game of the NSIC Tournament.

The Northern State University Wolves have been hard at work, playing eight

games since the end of January. Their first game was against The University of Minnesota, Dulu-th. Northern expanded their lead to 24 at one point and ended their game 93-74.

Freshman guard Michael Emge, Faribault, Minn., led the team with 20 points. Junior forward Dustin Tetzlaff, Water-town, led the team in rebounds, collecting a double-double with 11 rebounds and 14 points. Ju-nior guard Geoffrey Firmin, Brussels, Belgium, and sopho-more guard Jared Hannigan, Aberdeen, aided with 15 and 11 points respectively. Collectively, the Wolves shot 53 percent from the field, 58 percent from the line and pulled down 42 rebounds.

Next in line for the Wolves was the Beavers of Bemidji State. Bemidji would fall to the

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Men’s Basketball finishes season .500 overallWolves, 70- 55.

Tetzlaff led the team in points and rebounds with 17 and nine respectively. Senior guard Alex Thomas, Independence, Minn., added 13 as the Wolves shot 53 percent from the field. The Wolves were able to get 31 re-bounds and shot 73 percent from the line.

After their home stint, NSU headed on the road to take on Minnesota Moorhead. The Wolves would end the game los-ing 66-60.

Sophomore forward Trent Zomer, Melbourne, Australia, led the Wolves scoring with 17 while Firmin and Tetzlaff had 11 and ten of their own. Northern was able to get 23 rebounds with Firmin leading the way with four. Collectively, Northern shot 88 percent from the line and 46 percent from the floor.

Staying in Minnesota, North-ern prepared to face the Univer-sity of Minnesota, Crookston. The Wolves were able to get the game within three as Northern went into half down 31-28. Un-

fortunately for the Wolves, UMC would never let the Wolves with-in striking distance again. North-ern would fall 88-73.

Junior forward Colin Pryor, St. Charles, Ill., led the team in rebounds and points with seven and 19 respectively. Thomas, Tetzlaff, and Hannigan helped with 15, 12 and 11 points respec-tively. As a team, Northern shot 42 percent from the floor, 87 per-cent from the line, and grabbed 23 rebounds.

Leaving Minnesota, the Wolves headed down to Sioux Falls to face the Vikings of Au-gustana. Northern started the game with a seven-point lead, and maintained that lead until there was less than five minutes left in the first half. Augustana would continue their lead and would stretch it to 23 before Northern would bring down that deficit to 13 and fall 73-60.

Thomas led the Wolves scor-ing with 16 points while Tetzlaff and Hannigan aiding with 15 and 11 respectively. Tetzlaff led the Wolves in rebounds with seven

with the team grabbing 26. As a total, Northern ended with 44 percent from the floor and 76 percent from the line.

The next day, Northern head-ed from Sioux Falls to Wayne, Neb., to face the Wildcats of Wayne State. Northern would hold the lead many times but still fell 85-75.

Pryor led the team with a dou-ble-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds. Tetzlaff aided with 21 points. Northern ended with 29 rebounds, shot 63 percent from the floor, and made 77 percent of their free throws.

After their game there, they headed back to Aberdeen to face the St. Cloud State Huskies. Never stretching farther than nine, Northern went into half up by four, 30-26. Northern would have their lead brought all the way down to a tie in the end, go-ing into overtime, 77-77. North-ern would fall to the Huskies 87-83.

Pryor and Tetzlaff tied for team leader in scoring with 17 points, while Tetzlaff also got

team leading seven rebounds. Thomas and freshman guard Mitch White, Madison, had ten points of their own. As a team, the Wolves shot 71 percent from the line, 49 percent from the floor and grabbed 34 rebounds.

After their overtime loss, the Wolves stayed in Aberdeen to face Concordia University. Northern would stretch to a 29-point lead at one point and end the game with the win, 86-59.

Firmin led the way for the Wolves with 29 points with Thomas having 17 and Tetzlaff and Zomer having ten apiece. Pryor led the way in rebounds with ten adding to a total 43 for the team. As a team, they shot 91 percent from the line and 47 per-cent from the floor.

The Wolves faced the Univer-sity of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., but further statistics were un-available as of press time.

The Wolves end their season 13-13 overall and 9-13 in North-ern Sun Intercollegiate Confer-ence play.

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“I will be going to Florida for spring break

to go to my sister’s wedding.”

Aleece Jung, senior, Bowdle

“I’m going to Rapid City for snowboarding for about three days.”

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short-shorts, swimsuits and sunglasses. A few lucky students even got to chill in a courtside hot tub. Even though the weather outside was pretty

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