Journalist and author Conover tovisit campus, NSU Honors Program

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The Northern StateU n i v e r s i t yHonors Program

is sponsoring An Eveningwith Ted Conover onWednesday, March 23, inthe Johnson Fine ArtsCenter at 7 p.m. Conover, aNew York-based journalist,author, and dynamic speak-er, will talk about his expe-riences on six roads in dif-ferent countries in his mostrecent book, "The Routes ofMan."

Director of the NSUHonors Program, Dr.Erin Fouberg, hopesConover's presentation"will inspire Northernstudents and membersof the Aberdeen com-munity to envision therange of possible pathsand journeys their livesmay take and to diveinto life's experiencesas Conover does."

Conover has traveledthe world to writeabout the lives of ordi-nary people anddescribed his mostrecent book to the NewYork Times as "a med-itation on the meaningof roads, now and inthe past: how the same roadthat brings medicine allowsfor the spread of AIDS, howa road that helps developthe Andes speeds destruc-

tion of the rain forest. Everyroad is an intention; each isa path of human endeavor."

Dr. Elizabeth Haller, NSUAssistant Professor ofEnglish, in describingConover's work, says, "TedConover immerses himselfin a specific culture andwrites about his experi-ences, offering a deeplycandid perspective."

Conover has written forNational Geographic, TheNew York Times Magazine,The New Yorker, TheAtlantic, and the VirginiaQuarterly. He has four otherbooks in print, including“Whiteout: Lost in Aspen”,

“Coyotes: A Journey AcrossBorders with America'sIllegal Migrants”, “RollingNowhere: Riding the RailsWith America's Hoboes”,

a n d“Newjack ,G u a r d i n gSing Sing”.N e w j a c kdetails the 10m o n t h sC o n o v e rworked as acorrectionsofficer at theNew YorkPrison andwon theN a t i o n a lBook CriticsCircle Awardin 2001. Itwas also afinalist forthe PulitzerPrize.

C o n o v e rgraduated from AmherstCollege summa cum laudeand also attendedCambridge University fortwo years as a MarshallScholar.

He received an honorarydoctorate from Amherst in2001 and a GuggenheimFellowship in 2003.

He has taught at the BreadLoaf Writers' Conference,Harvard's John F. KennedySchool Government, andthe University of Oregon.

"We are excited to wel-come Ted Conover, an inno-vative and accomplishedjournalist, to our campusand to Aberdeen," said NSUPresident James Smith.

"We look forward to animpressive presentation."

Tickets are required butfree. Tickets will be avail-able after 6:00 pm in JFACTheater. Doors open at 6:45p.m.

At 7:20, all open seatswill be available for peoplewithout tickets.

Select films from theFischgaard Film festivalwill be shown prior to Mr.Conover's presentation at7:30 p.m.

In addition to films fromthe Fishgaard Film festival,the winning video of theWilliams Library TedConover Video Contest willbe shown. WilliamsLibrary received 12 entriesfor the contest.

"The Routes of Man" isavailable for purchase in theNSU Bookstore.

The NSU Music Department: “Dido and Aeneus”

was performed on themain stage of the NSU

Johnson Fine ArtsCenter Theater on

Sun., March 20, at 3p.m.

The production featured:Dido, Yvonne Freese,

Lanesboro, Minn.Aeneas, Anthony Rohr,

Dickinson, N.D.Belinda, Michelle

Monroe, PierreSecond Woman, Kristina

Olfert, MadisonThe Sorcerer, Paul

Hoselton, Fargo, N.D.First Witch, Larissa

Buchholz, TrippSecond Witch, Hayley

Winkler, Wimbledon, N.D.Spirit, Jeanna Jerde,

AberdeenSailor, Benjamin Villa,

Rapid City Rounding out the cast

was the NSU ChamberSingers, with special act-ing roles performed byAshli Griffith, Ortonville,Minn., Alisha Luymes,Wessington Springs,Bailey Geist, Roscoe,Megan Case, Scranton,N.D., Brandon Sieck,Onida, Ben Villa, RobertKlassen, South Sioux City,Neb., Zachary Anderson,Buckley, Mich.

Courtesy of University

Ted Conover

Mikayla BarondeauSpecial to the Exponent

NSU music department to explore, share operaCourtesy of University

RelationsOpera is an important

component to any musicprogram at the collegiatelevel, and as the NorthernOpera Theatre at NorthernState University continuesto grow, directors DarciBultema and MichaelSkyles feel that all voicemajors should have expo-sure to and the opportunityto perform in opera.Bultema and Skyles aremarried to each other. Theycame to NSU in 2008 and2009 respectively.

“While the majority ofour music majors plan tobecome music educators,some would say that teach-

ing can be a performanceart of its own. We believethat the better performerswill be, or are, the betterteachers,” shared Bultemaand Skyles.

Bultema feels that operahas played an importantpart in the development ofwestern music, and somewould say this genre hasbeen a fundamental build-ing block of all forms ofmusic the western cultureslisten to.

Combining many per-formance elements such asacting, singing, movement,musicianship, costumesand sets makes it anextremely difficult medi-um, and poses a different

challenge to NSU vocalstudents.

Both Bultema and Skylesfeel that while performingopera is important, theexperience of attendingprofessional operatic pro-ductions is also fundamen-

tal. Every year, the duo hasbrought students to see liveperformances of operaswith professional singerswhose credits includesinging at opera houses allover the world.

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It’s hard to believethat two months agoI was wandering the

streets of Busan, SouthKorea; past street vendors,bulgolgi restaurants, andcute couples in matchingoutfits. The three weeks Ispent at Pukyong NationalUniversity were some ofthe best in my life. I could

easily write an entire bookon my experiences but I’drather have my photo-graphs speak for them-selves.

These pictures are someof my favorites and I hopethey inspire you to applyfor either the summer orwinter program thatNorthern offers. I’ve trav-eled and lived all over theworld and I can honestlysay that the Korean people

are some of the mostinspiring, generous, andhelpful people that I’veever met.

When I lost my passportthe second day of the trip,it was returned to meafter only a fewdays thanks to akind Koreang e n t l e m a nwho found iton a bus.

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shock to me was that therewasn’t a large gap betweenthe ancient culture andadvanced technology inSouth Korea; they are inperfect harmony within acity that definitely lives upto its catch-phrase:Dynamic Busan. Asmonths pass, I find myself“homesick” for Korea andits people.

On one of my last daysin Korea, I built and flew awish kite, which is a paper

kite that you construct andthen write a wish on. Whenyou fly the kite, your wishis supposed to be sent tothe heavens and granted by

Buddha. The wish Iwrote on the kite was:To Whom it MayConcern, I wishfor love, happi-ness, andadventure in thenew year. I wishfor wealth... butonly in the form

of friends, kind-ness, and amazingexperiences. Pleasegrant my wish toreturn to Koreasomeday. My sto-ries that I bringhome will never doit justice.”

So far, my wishas come true in thatI met people from all overthe world, had some of themost magical moments ofmy life, and was flooded

with kindnessfrom the Korean

people while atPukyong National

University. I’m still waiting for my

last wish to come true but Iknow that someday I willreturn to Korea.

For now, I’m contentwith my photographs,memories, and everlastingfriendships.

Pictures:1. Bibimbap- My favorite

Korean food! 2. Kite- My Korean wish

kite.3. Pukyong- the three

girls from Northern(Brittany Hansen, myself,and Whitney Morsching)

with our buddiesin Seomyeon.

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Barcelona, Spain, andKristian Bole fromAustralia with a statue ofBuddha.

Anne TingleyStaff Reporter

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They also performopera as much asthey can for

their students because theybelieve that “seeing andexperiencing opera in thisway serves as an inspirationand education to their stu-dents.”

Both Bultema and Skyleshave a long history withopera.

Beginning in childhood,Bultema had a vivid imagi-nation and was alwaysdrawn to drama.

It wasn’t until she beganformal voice training whilea student that she discov-ered the joy of opera per-formance.

“My first voice teacherwould tell me the story-

lines of the operatic arias Iwas studying, and I remem-ber being fascinated withthe stories,” said Bultema.

“An opera singer himself,this teacher would talkabout his life as a singer,and also brought me to seemy very first opera per-formance.”

“I knew I had to be onthat stage singing opera.”

Sklyes also discoveredhis passion for the art whilein college.

“When I was an under-graduate music educationmajor in Illinois, I wasdriving and listening to thelocal classical station whenan opera aria sung byLuciano Pavarotti came onthe radio,” shared Skyles.

“Though I recognized the

name of the composer, I didnot understand the name ofthe opera because it was inItalian, but I was captivatedby it.”

“I went to the musiclibrary that weekend andlistened to several operasby that composer, all whilereading the translations,and by the time I actuallyfound the aria I was lookingfor, I was hooked.”

Dr. Bultema began anopera scenes program withformer NSU professor Dr.Raouf Zaidan.

Arias and small ensem-bles from major operaswere chosen to showcasestudents and to give them ataste of performing opera.

For the past three years,the scenes programs have

had themes, one beingscenes from Mozart'soperas, and last year'stheme of scenes featuringwomen.

“From the beginning, thegoal was to eventually per-form a full-scale opera, andwe are pleased to finallyoffer Purcell's opera ‘Didoand Aeneas,’” saidBultema.

“Dido and Aeneas” iswritten in English and isconsidered a chamberopera, meant to be per-formed in a smaller venue,and is less than an hourlong.

It contains beautifulmusic and a tragic lovestory performed by a cast oftalented young singers fromNSU, which perfectlyshowcased the talents of thestudents in the NSU vocalprograms on March 20 inthe Johnson Fine ArtsCenter.

“As voice teachers andprofessional opera singers,we would love to seeNorthern's opera programto continue to grow.”

“We hope to produceopera scenes programs, aswell as full-scale and lengthoperas,” added Bultemaand Skyles.

“In the future, we wouldlike to bring opera intoSouth Dakota schools andcommunities with perform-ances led by our students.”

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Wednesday, March 23— Intramurals Flag Football Captain & Rules Meeting— Fellowship & Study, 8 - 9 p.m.Thursday, March 24— Science Fair & Science Bowl— InterVarsity Christian Fellowship— CAB Meeting, 5 - 6 p.m.— Art Department Film "Crumb", JC 134, 6 p.m.— Sigma Tau Delta Induction Ceremony, 6 p.m.— BSU Meeting, 7 p.m.— Comedian--Amy Anderson, 9 p.m.Friday, March 25— Secondary Junior Field Block Classes end— Student Teaching Diversity Seminar, 8:30 a.m.Sunday, March 27— Mandatory Education & Pre-Service for Summer BreakMonday, March 28— Spring Senior Exhibitions, Student Center Gallery— SEED 301 Junior Field Experience beginsTuesday, March 29— Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship meeting— Student Association Meeting, 9 - 11 p.m.Wednesday, March 30— Region IV Large Group/Ensemble Contest, JC, 8 a.m.— Fellowship & Study, 8 - 9 p.m.Thursday, March 31— InterVarsity Christian Fellowship— BSU Meeting, 7 p.m.— Symphonic Band Concert w/Huron HS band, JC Theatre,

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p.m.Monday, April 4— Academic Affairs Committee, 3:45 p.m.Tuesday, April 5— Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship meeting— Student Association Meeting, 9 - 11 p.m.Wednesday, April 6— Fellowship & Study, 8 - 9 p.m.Thursday, April 7— InterVarsity Christian Fellowship— Sinfonia Chili Feed, JC 125, 5 - 7 p.m.— CAB Meeting, 5 - 6 p.m.— BSU Meeting, 7 p.m.— Sinfonia Recital, JC 107, 7:30 p.m.— Musician--Austin Kyle, 9 p.m.Friday, April 8— Intramural Sand Volleyball Tournament Online Registration

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Ihave to admit thatfor a long time I’vehad a lot of qualms

about nuclear power as asource of electricity.

But the rapidly develop-ing global warming crisishas forced me — and a lotof other people, I suspect— to at least reconsidertheir opposition to nuclearpower.

Seventy percent of theelectricity in the U.S. isgenerated by power plantsthat burn fossil fuels, andas a result, we’re pumpingungodly amounts of green-house gas emissions intothe atmosphere.

On top of that, the explo-sively growing nations ofChina and India are doingtheir best to burn evenmore coal to generate moreelectricity than we do.

Energy conservation ona massive global scale iswhat we really need, butgood luck with convincingAmericans — and every-one else across the planetwho aspires to a blithelyaffluent U.S. lifestyle — tocarpool or turn down theirair conditioning in thesummer, let alone unplugthe appliances and elec-tronic gadgets that turninto energy-wasting “vam-pire devices” when they’reidle.

So what do we do? In2006, former GreenpeaceInternational directorPatrick Moore wrote aWashington Post opinion

piece advocating the build-ing of more nuclear powerplants as a way of reducingdependence upon fossilfuels and curbing climatechange.

Moore argued thatnuclear power was a moreviable source ofg r e e n h o u s eemissions-freepower thanother alternativeenergy sources:

"Wind andsolar powerhave their place, butbecause they are intermit-tent and unpredictable theysimply can't replace bigbaseload plants such ascoal, nuclear and hydro-electric.

Natural gas, a fossil fuel,is too expensive already,and its price is too volatileto risk building big base-load plants.

Given that hydroelectricresources are built prettymuch to capacity, nuclearis, by elimination, the onlyviable substitute for coal.It's that simple."

Moore discounted thecriticisms that many oppo-nents of nuclear powerhave raised.

Even the horrific acci-dent at Chernobyl, henoted, caused fewer deathsthan the 5,000 deaths incoal-mining accidentsworldwide each year. Andas for the problem of dis-posing nuclear waste, hewrote:

"Within 40 years, usedfuel has less than one-thousandth of the radioac-tivity it had when it was

removed from the reactor. And it is incorrect to call

it waste, because 95 per-cent of the potential energyis still contained in theused fuel after the firstcycle.

Now that the United

States has removed the banon recycling used fuel, itwill be possible to use thatenergy and to greatlyreduce the amount of wastethat needs treatment anddisposal.

Last month, Japan joinedFrance, Britain and Russiain the nuclear-fuel-recy-

cling business. The United States will

not be far behind."He’s not the only one

who supports buildingmore nuclear power plants.

Not only did all of theRepublican presidential

candidates supportexpanded use of nuclearpower, but also the two topDemocratic contenderswere at least lukewarm tothe idea.

President BarackObama, whose home stateof Illinois gets 40 percentof its power from nuclear

plants, told CNN inNovember 2007 that, whilenuclear wasn’t his mostfavored option, “it has tobe part of our energy mix,”while Sen. Hillary Clintonof New York, in August2007, described herself as“agnostic” about nuclearpower.

(Former North CarolinaSen. John Edwards isopposed to building moreplants, and congressmanDennis Kucinich of Ohiowants to dismantle existingones.)

So what should we do? Should we build more

nuclear power plants? Orshould we focus harder onenergy conservation anddeveloping solar, wind andgeothermal technologiesinstead? Only time will tellwhat will happen.

Jason BakerOpinion Columnist

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Nuclear energy: the only viable substitute for costly energy sources

Recently, nuclear energy sites similar to those pictured have been the cause of great anguish, cost and debate asJapan continues to experience the effects of March 11’ s earthquakes. Questions of nuclear energy’ s danger and use-fulness are once again being widely discussed. Courtesy photo.

Europe: Month 3

Hello again, South Dakota. I’vebeen living in Manchester,England, for three months now –

half of my time here is over, and I’m having agrand ol’ time.

I feel very comfortable with my surround-ings by now – with passing by the beautifulbuildings and European architecture of the city,with hearing various accents surrounding meas I walk the streets (and being able to placethem), with the cobblestone streets and seeingthe radical English fashions and styles peoplewear as they pass me by.

I’ve even begun to look the right way beforecrossing the road, and my friends don’t fear formy life anymore when I try to cross the street!

During my time spent here in England I’vebeen doing my best to travel the UK on week-ends and breaks.

There are so many charming old towns andso much history. I can never do it all, but I haveso far traveled across the country – I’ve been toIreland, Scotland, Wales, and nearly everyregion of England.

I’ve seen Stonehenge, which was fascinat-ing, walked on the vast and rich estate ofChatsworth House, a country mansion that wasthe inspiration for the Pemberly Estate, visitedBath and Stratford-upon-Avon, which werewonderful for me, the nerdy English major thatI am, the picturesque Lake District, York, acharming little town chock-full of Viking andRoman History, among other places andscenes.

Traveling isn’t hard – there are plenty ofgroups you can travel with that sell inclusivetickets and you go with a large group, and theweather is beginning to warm up – blue skiesand even sunshine aren’t rare occurrences in

England, anymore! It is easy to meet people to travel with, since

there are plenty of other international studentswho are looking to go to the same places.

Locals are always eager and helpful to pointlost or confused travelers in the right direction,and often asking for help isn’t even necessary– they step forward and offer their services allon their own!

When locals hear my American accent, it’snot unusual to be greeted with excitement andinterest – they often want to know which partof the States I’m from, and why I’m visiting,etc., etc.

When my answer is “South Dakota” I some-times get a confused response, but I have beenvery surprised at how many Europeans arefamiliar with United States geography andinformation – I have met at least twoEnglishmen (granted, who come into regular

contact with tourists) who could list off SouthDakota’s state capitol, state bird, tell me myown border states, and who knew where myhometown (Yankton) was located on the SouthDakota map.

I also met one English boy who had heard ofand was very confused about the pronunciationand spelling-reasons of South Dakota’s SiouxFalls.

I’m hoping to be able to get a big picture ofBritain now, while school is still in session, inan attempt to reserve my last two months fortraveling the European mainland.

My housing contract isn’t up until the end ofJune, so I should have time to see plenty. Plansin the making so far are: Vienna, Budapest,Prague, Berlin, Paris, a tour of Italy and a tourof Greece and some Grecian islands.

So much to do, so little time, but I think I’mup for the challenge.

Kelli GillForeign Correspondent

Study Abroad: Where will YOU go?

This year the study abroadprogram at Northern StateUniversity has many more

destinations to offer to our students. NSU has partnered with two new

programs to add diversity to the coun-tries students can travel to!

GlobalinksGlobalinks Learning

Abroad, through theirprograms Australearn,Eurolearn and Asialearn,allows students to studyin one of 70 partnerschools in over 20 countries. Some of the new destinations avail-able through Globalinks are Greece,Japan, England, Ireland, Australiaand many, many more.

Globalinks programs offer not onlyyear-long and semester programs, but

also summer and January options.These programs are around three toeight weeks long, depending on theprogram you choose. Globalinks alsooffers scholarships to help defray thestudent’s cost.

To learn more about this opportunityvisit globalinksabroad.org.

Magellan ExchangeIn addition to Globalinks, we havealso partnered with

Magellan Exchange. This program offers International

Business students the chance to studyabroad in 11 different countries inEurope, Asia, and North America.

This partnership will offer studentsthe option to study in Costa Rica,Austria, the Netherlands, Spain andBelgium along with others!

The courses are taught in Englishand the curriculum focuses on Businessand International Business.

Additional details on the opportuni-ties that are offered to NSU studentscan be found at magellenexchange.org.

Pukyong Cultural ExchangeProgram

The application period for thePukyong Cultural Exchange Programin Busan, South Korea is also open!

This is a three week intensive cultur-al program that will run during July2011.

Several NSU students will be select-ed to receive scholarships, which payfor airfare, meals, activity fees andlodging for the duration of their stay.

The course includes lectures on

Korean culture, society and economy. Students also get to experience activ-

ities such as taekwondo, a samulnoriperformance, temple life and other cul-tural experiences.

Don’t see something that appeals toyou? There’s more! Check out NSU’sstudy abroad webpage on Northern’swebsite under Academics —Departments — International Programs—Study Abroad.

For more information about studyabroad opportunities, contact:

Jennifer Wegleitner at jmwegleit-ner@northern.edu or stop by LincolnHall 123.

Studying abroad is a great way tostrengthen a resume and broaden one’sexperience. With NSU’s study abroadprogram, taking advantage of interna-tional opportunities is a chance no stu-dent should miss.

So, where will you go?

NSU study abroad programs grow, students from all majors welcome to apply

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Throughout the1990’s, comedyfilms were

mostly dominated byBobby and Peter Farrelly(they are professionallyknown as the Farrellybrothers).

With such films as“Dumb and Dumber,”“Kingpin,” “There’sSomething About Mary,”and “Me, Myself, andIrene” they were creatingcomedic gold that changedgenerations of comedicdirectors and comedy ingeneral.

However, in the past sev-eral years the brothers cre-ated a number of films thathave been considered abomb both critically andfinancially.

In order to redeem them-selves and get back ontrack in their career, theydecided to stay low-key fora couple years and official-ly came back last monthwhen they released “HallPass”, starring OwenWilson, Jason Sudeikisand Stephen Merchant.

Did the Farrelly brothersget out of movie jail andcreate a comedic master-piece or did it burn toashes?

Well, since you’vealready read this far intothe review how about you

keep on reading just a littlebit more to find out!

“Hall Pass” is about Rick(played by Owen Wilson)and Fred (played by JasonSudeikis), best friends whohave been married for sev-eral years.

Over time, the both ofthem have fallen into thedaily routine of suburbanlife and they begin to showsigns of restlessness (sexu-ally) at home.

After a major event, theirwives take a bold approachto revitaliz-ing theiri n d i v i d u a lmarriages byg r a n t i n gthem a hallpass.

For thosewho may notknow, a hallpass is whenthe marriedcouple takeoff (for thisfilm, it’sseven days)from theirrelationshipand have thefreedom todo whateverthey wantwithout anykind of con-sequences orr a m i f i c a -tions. Atfirst, itsounds like a

dream come true for bothRick and Fred; however, itdoesn’t take long beforethey realize that theirexpectations are out ofsync with reality.

One of the first things Iwould like to point out in“Hall Pass” is the atrociousacting. Even though theFarrelly brothers were ableto get a bunch of comedicactors with great résumés,it ultimately falls flat.

Owen Wilson’s perform-ance didn’t produce one

laugh from me throughoutthe whole film (and he’sthe star of it).

His performance almostcame off as if he wasn’teven trying to do a goodjob. The only performancethat was decent was JasonSudeikis.

As the co-star, he wasable to take advantage ofhis screen time and provid-ed the funniest parts in thefilm. Jenna Fischer andChristina Applegate bothplay the wives for the two

main charac-ters and bothof their per-f o r m a n c e swere accept-able.

I noticedthroughoutthe film thata lot of thesuppor t i ngcast likeFischer andA p p l e g a t ehad thepotential oftrying some-thing differ-ent andbringing outthe charac-ters (and as aresult, mak-ing it trulyfunny), butultimately itd i d n ’ t . T h edirection andstory for

“Hall Pass” is truly laugh-able.

The pacing throughoutthe film was all over theplace and failed at hittingthe comedy beats thatwould keep the film funnyand entertaining.

There were numerousplotlines that were not nec-essary since it wasn’tfunny and it didn’t con-tribute to the overallprogress of the story.

I understand that manypeople have a differenttaste in comedies, butbelieve me when I say thatthis film truly feels bloat-ed.

It almost seems like theFarrelly brothers were cre-atively trying to make aJudd Apatow film insteadof making their own signa-ture film, which is depress-ing if you think about it.

“Hall Pass” may be cur-rently making decent boxoffice money since itopened on Feb. 25, but thefuture of this film willmost likely lie in the five-dollar DVD bin at Wal-Mart.

If the film is still in the-aters by the time this arti-cle is published, I woulddefinitely not recommendthe admission price to seeit and would encourageyou to actually use thatmoney to just rent/buy anearlier Farrelly brothers’film.

Dan DreherMovie Critic

“Hall Pass”: truly laughable and disappointing

College Republicans are back!Two years ago, the College Republicans died

with the last member graduating from Northern StateUniversity. Professor Schaff and I have been workingtogether the past couple of months to get the College

Republicans active again. We had our first meeting on March 16th and it was a

success! Many people wonder who we are and what we do.

The goal of College Republicans is much more than sim-ply supporting conservative views. College Republicanswant to build political activism, leadership, and commu-

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Our meetings are bi-weekly on Wednesdays inJFAC, Room 102 at 5 p.m.

Learn more... about everything. — Kody Kyriss

The recent situa-tion inWisconsin has

once again put “QualityEducation” on the frontburner of the news and Ithink that is exactly whereit should be.

A quality education is

essential to our society andhelping to accomplish thatgoal should be one of ourtop social priorities on acontinuous basis.

I think everyone canagree withthat.

Usually thedisagreementcomes whenone venturesinto the arenaof how to doit.

And itseems theideas floatedby politiciansand educa-tion profes-sionals are asendless asthis winterhas been.

U s u a l l y ,the listbegins withmoney.

They maysay thatteacher orprofessor payde te rminesthe amount

of quality in education.With my wife being ateacher, I usually stand upand applaud here.

But when one reallylooks at this idea, higherteacher pay cannot ‘guar-antee’ a quality educationfor the student.

It can help ensure qualityteachers, for sure.

But that is not the samething.

Wisconsin teachers aresome of the best paid in thecountry, yet only 2/3 of 8thgraders can read profi-ciently at the 8th gradelevel, according to theNational Center forEducation Statistics.

Next, they try to tie aquality education in withhaving good facilities.Northern State Universityis in the middle of remod-eling Lincoln Hall as wellas a new addition to ourstudent center.

Both are great ideas andwill directly contribute toensuring that students havethe best facilities in whichto learn since a student’slearning environment is an

important component inthe learning process.

However, good facilitiescannot guarantee a goodeducation.

As with teachers, theyonly contribute to the over-all process.So by nowyou’re saying, Jeff, what isyour point?

My point very simplythis: only YOU can guar-antee a good education foryourself. You are the miss-ing link in the whole edu-cation equation.

Your motivation to learn,your effort in the learningprocess, your persistenceto continue learning, yourasking the right questionsand showing your teacheror professor that you reallycare about your education-al quality, can guaranteethat quality education thatwe all hope for ourselvesand our families.

And no amount ofmoney, or teachers’ quali-fications, or new facilities,can substitute for THAT!

A student’s motivation tolearn is the key to a“Quality Education”.

Jeff LangleyOpinion Columnistc

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The key to getting a quality education

She Said, He Said: Who is smarter?

Webster defines intelli-gence as “the abilityto apply knowledge

to manipulate one's environment orto think abstractly as measured byobjective criteria.” Thus showingthat one of history’s greatest wordpeople, Webster, was a man! I restmy argument for why men are thesmartest.

There, I just proved men are thesmartest in one paragraph.

If you look across the page, youwill see line after line about the girltrying to justify a high score inmath and the ability to braid hair asintelligence.

Men figured out long ago thatthere is no reason to waste time onmath when we have calculators andthat hair is for placing under base-ball caps!

It’s truly a travesty that we haveto endure girls coming to grips withthese facts.

It’s really disappointing to see agirl spend weeks trying to learnhow to find X for their algebra classwhen we know very well that find-ing X is a job specifically forpirates.

Girls always take the most diffi-cult path for every problem. Theyspend their time studying for testsand the more clever men show upand circle C for every question andstill pass!

It’s like going to the zoo and see-ing a girl monkey take a stick and

fashion it into a tool; whereas aclever boy monkey just throws pooat the girl monkey and takes herstick tool when she is cleaning her-self off.

Men are the poo-flinging genius-es of the animal kingdom!

In the human kingdom, we arekings of the intelligence communi-ty! We know expert knowledge,like the precise time to microwavea box of pizza rolls and how todrive on ice without crashing.

You read me, girls? We know youcan’t drive!

It really doesn’t matter if youmade the Honor Roll and are queenof the spelling bee if you can’tmanage to drive down a road with-out hitting something.

I’ll give props to my manWebster, I like his definition andall, but the man definition of intel-ligence is, “the ability to do thingsas easily as possible.”

Women have not and will notbeat men in this fine art. We are thepeople who can stay up all night,play video games all day and stillhave our homework done on time.

We do not worry about theupcoming test because we have theknowledge of the world engravedinto our DNA.

We show up, sit back, and kickbutt because we have the skills thatpay the bills.

Men are the smartest, coolest,most awesome sex available, andthe greatest demonstration thatwomen aren’t as smart as men isthat they haven’t figure that out yet.

It’s the age-old question:“Which is the smarter sex?Boys or girls?” There is

obviously only one answer andthat is a resounding, “DUH! Girlsare smarter!” Now, you may bethinking what proof have I tomake this claim?

Well, it pretty much just speaksfor itself. Girls really are, in fact,more intelligent than their malecounterparts.

You know the old saying,“Behind every good man, there isa good woman?” Whoever coinedthis phrase wasn’t just making itup. Let’s look at history… Back inprehistoric times, cavemen wouldhave ceased to exist without thelady half of the equation.

Not only did women keep thecaves clean and tidy while raisinga bunch of cave-babies, they sin-gle-handedly invented fire and thewheel (proven fact). What hasman done with these two inven-tions? Create guns, fireworks, andmotorcycles, which are all itemsthat can be considered dangerousand thus stupid.

Some would even go as far as toargue that Eve was smarter thanAdam. Yes, yes, original sin andall, but she was still the one toquestion why she couldn’t eatfrom the Tree of Knowledge. DidAdam?

No, he was complacent beingignorant (just as many men aretoday). Sure, we now have to wearclothes and are compulsive sin-ners, but at least we now know it’swrong, right?

In the Middle Ages, a plague

swept through most of Europecausing millions of the populationto die a painful death. Sicknessreigned over the land and whowas left caring for the sick? Theanswer is the women-folk. Themen were too busy laying aroundcomplaining about stomachachesand painful sores (similar to thebehavior of sick males today) andinsisted that the women do all thework, all while taking care of apassel of children, cooking, clean-ing and did it most likely whilepregnant, mind you.

Fast-forward a few years. Thename Marie Curie rings a bell asone of the foremost scientists ofour history.

Personally, I cannot evenremember what her husband’sname actually was because Mariewas so much more intelligent. Imean, she was the first person toshare or be awarded, not only one,but two Nobel prizes in two dif-ferent fields of science in additionto being the first woman to everreceive a Nobel prize.

Only fairly recently havewomen been allowed to be edu-cated. Why is it that men did notallow or encourage women to “getthemselves some learnin’” beforethen? Was it because men justthought women were dumb? Ormaybe because they were scaredthat women would then finallyhave the opportunity to take overthe world?

There are many, many more rea-sons why women are the moreintelligent sex, but to list all theother reasons would make thisopinion column take up the rest ofthe newspaper.

I’ll just leave you with one lastword that proves my point: Oprah.

Bryce MillsOpinion Columnist

Rosa JundtOpinion Columnist

Sports 8Wednesday, March 23, 2011

ExponentSSppoorrttssThe Northern State

University LadyWolves have been

working hard taking on fiveopponents before the NorthernSun IntercollegiateConference tournament.

For their third home gamein a row, the Wolves preparedfor the Vikings of Augustana.

Northern was able to get thefirst points of the game andexpanded up to 18 before theend of the half. With not giv-ing up the lead or tying, theWolves were able to take a 43-27 lead into half time.

The second half did notseem that it would differenti-ate, as the Wolves quicklyspread to 18 and up to a 24-point spread at one point. TheVikings were never able tobring the Wolves’ lead backunder double digits the entiresecond half. Northern wasable to get the win with a 67-54 victory.

Senior center KristaRabenberg, Mobridge, led theWolves with her double-dou-ble of 10 rebounds and 21points. Senior forward JodiReinschmidt, St. Michael,Minn., and junior guard EmilyBecken, Lino Lakes, Minn.,had double digit points as wellwith 17 and 11 respectively.

Altogether, the Wolves had36 rebounds, shot 44 percentfrom the floor and made 61percent of their free throws.

With the Wayne StateWildcats coming to Aberdeen,the Wolves prepared for theirfinal home game in the regularseason. Wayne State was ableto get the first one, butNorthern showed that it wouldnot just be an easy walkthrough. Northern would takethe lead from the Wildcats andspread it to as far as 10, but theWildcats would bring it backdown and make the Wolves’lead only two going into half,26-24.

NSU would keep the leadall the way until there was justunder eight and a half minutesleft to play. After the Wildcatstook that lead, they would notgive it back as they took it toexpand to 10 and then give theWolves a 61-54 loss.

Becken led the team with 14while Rabenberg had anotherdouble-double with 13 pointsand 11 rebounds. Reinschmidtwas the other Wolf in doubledigits with 11. Collectively,Northern had 35 rebounds,shot 36 percent from the floorand made 60 percent of theirfree throws.

Leaving Aberdeen, the

Wolves headed to St. Cloud,Minn., to take on the Huskies.

As Northern took the leadwith the first basket, theynever gave it up as theystretched to 13 at one point.Going into half time, theWolves had a 33-26 lead and itdid not look like they weregoing to give it up.

After the half, the Wolveskept on going and expanded toa 15-point spread at one point.Northern kept going and wasable to end the game with a13-point difference shown inthe 65-52 win.

Reinschmidt led the teamwith 19 points and eightrebounds while junior forwardBrittany Euerle, Litchfield,Minn., was the rebound leaderwith nine.

Other Wolves in double dig-its were Rabenberg with 17and Becken with 15. As ateam, Northern shot 91 per-cent from the free throw line,59 percent from the floor andended with 39 rebounds.

Traveling to St. Paul, Minn.,the Wolves prepped forConcordia. The Golden Bearswere the first to score, but theWolves came right back andtied it. CU was able to hold thelead for the first part of thehalf, but was never able toexpand farther than five.Northern was able to take aquick lead, but could not keepit long as CU took a two-pointlead into half time.

The second half started withthe Golden Bears keeping thelead for a short time before theWolves took the lead and didnot give it back.

Northern was able to spreadto a 10-point lead at one point,but Concordia would work itback down to the Wolves get-ting the win by three and ascore of 70-67.

Becken led the team with 23points while Rabenberg hadanother double-double with 14points and tied Reinschmidtwith 11 rebounds for a teamhigh.

Freshman guard AlisonKusler, Aberdeen, was anotherWolf with double digits.Altogether they gathered 70rebounds, shot 82 percentfrom the free throw line, andended with 41 percent fromthe floor.

Playing their last regularseason game, the Wolves pre-pared to head to Bismarck,N.D., to face the University ofMary. Northern got the firstshot in, but it showed it wouldbe a close game as UM tookthe lead quickly thereafter.Northern was only able tospread the game to seven inthe first half, as there wereseven lead changes and three

ties. NSU was able to grab thelead before half and take a 35-33 lead into half time. The sec-ond half was no different fromthe first as Northern stretchedit to six before UM was able tomove it back down. With fourmore lead changes, the Wolveswere able to grab the lead withover two minutes left andstretch it to nine, their biggestof the game, and finish thegame 75-66.

Rabenberg led the teamwith 23 points while Euerleled in rebounds with 10. OtherWolves in double digits wereReinschmidt with 19 andBecken with 15. Workingtogether, the Wolves ended thegame shooting 82 percentfrom the line, 46 percent fromthe floor and grabbed 36rebounds. To end the Wolves’regular season, they were 19-7overall and 16-6 in NSIC con-ference play.

The Wolves were able to

play a home game for theNCIS tournament against theMoorhead Dragons. NSUmade the first basket and keptthat lead all the way throughthe first half, spreading it to 16by the end and taking a 35-19lead into halftime. Coming outafter halftime, the Wolveswere able to stretch their leadto 20 and kept the lead throughthe remaining half. Northernwas able to defeat theDragons, 65-56.

Reinschmidt collected adouble-double, leading theteam in rebounds with 10 andin points with 20. Rabenbergalso had double digits with 18points. They gathered 32rebounds, shot 43 percentfrom the floor and 64 percentfrom the line.

After the game in Aberdeen,the Wolves headed back to St.

Paul to take on Concordia. The game started with

Northern having the lead andthen going back and forth witheleven lead changes, eight tiesand neither team getting far-ther than five points ahead ofthe other.

Going into half time, theWolves were only down fivewith the score at 37-32. Afterhalf time, the going back andforth continued for the firstpart of the half.

Concordia started to pullaway and was able to stretchto a 15-point lead at one point.The Wolves were able to workit down, but they could notseem to regain the lead as theWolves fell in the tournament,74-67.

Rabenberg led the teamwith 16 points whileReinschmidt had 15 of herown and led the team withseven rebounds. Becken andsophomore forward Sarah

Hintz, Woodbury, Minn., haddouble digits with 13 and 11respectively. Altogether, theWolves were able to get 37rebounds, shot 46 percentfrom the floor and ended thegame with 16 of their 23 freethrows going down.

The Lady Wolves were ableto get a wild card seat into theregional tournament and got toface the Golden Bears againfirst round.

Again it was going back andforth in the first half as neitherteam got farther than fivepoints ahead again and haddouble digit lead changesagain, this time with 10.Northern got the final leadchange of the half, as theywere able to take a small leadof 35-31. Northern seemed tobe taking control as theyspread the lead to 11, but the

Golden Bears fought back as itcame down to the last 30 sec-onds and the game was tied.

Northern was able to get thelead and then fouled to getthem a four-point win of 74-70.

Reinschmidt led the teamwith 23 points and tied theteam high of nine reboundswith Rabenberg, who also had16 points of her own. Beckenalso had 19 points to help theWolves.

The team together had 39rebounds, shot 86 percentfrom the line and 46 percentfrom the floor.

Moving on in the tourna-ment, the Wolves faced AdamsState from Colorado.

Adams State took the firstbasket and excelled fromthere. NSU was only able toget back within six points andAdams was able to bring it upto an 11-point lead in the firsthalf. The Wolves went into the

half down 37-27, which wouldstill be a good game.

The Wolves kept fighting inthe second half, as they wereable to keep ASC in check formost of the first half, not let-ting them get any fartherahead. Unfortunately, theWolves could not prevail asASC continued to expand,leading them to a 66-49 victo-ry over the Wolves.

Rabenberg led the teamwith 13 points and tied teamhigh rebounds withReinschmidt at seven. Beckenhad 12 points of her own tohelp the team. Ending theirseason, the Wolves grabbed 34rebounds, shot 36 percentfrom the floor, and 73 percentfrom the line.

The Wolves ended with animpressive 21-9 record overalland a 16-6 conference record.

Zachary AndersonSports Writer

Women’s basketball ends impressive season

Photo courtesy of NSU Athletics

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Sophomore MattMeuleners made anoth-er trip to the NCAA

Division II National WrestlingChampionships, this time as aheavyweight contender.

Meuleners took second place atthe NCAA Super Region Number3 Championships by beating hisfirst two opponents before facingthird-seeded Zach Rosol of UpperIowa in the semifinals.Meuleners won that match in thefirst tie-breaker set by a 3-2 deci-sion to reach the title bout.

Meuleners, who was rankedsecond in the nation going intothe tournament, finished secondbehind the number one rankedJacob Kahnke of St. Cloud State.

Kahnke was able to win with a6-4 decision over Meuleners inthe championship match to takethe regional title.

Matt Meuleners, who earnedAll-American honors at 197pounds as a redshirt freshman in2010, pinned both his opponentson March 11th to clinch his sec-ond straight All-America certifi-cate and remained on the run forthe national title.

Going into the day, Meulenershad a close 2-1 win over third-ranked Charlie Alexander ofWestern State College in the sec-

ond set of tiebreaker periods.With that win he once again wentinto the title round against No.one ranked and rival JacobKahnke.

Kahnke, who spent the majorityof the season at the top of thenational rankings, had givenMeuleners two losses alreadyduring the season, including a 6-4win in the championship match atthe Super Region Number 3 tour-nament.

“I learned that he was quickerthan me and that I needed to keepmy hands down so that he could-n’t get any real deep shots onme,” Meuleners said when askedwhat he learned about his previ-ous meetings.

Down 3-1 heading into the thirdand final period of the match,Meuleners chose to start the peri-od in the bottom position andearned a quick escape to make it a3-2 match.

He then scored the winningtakedown with less than 40 sec-onds remaining in the period andheld on for the win and title. “Itwas pretty fast paced compared toour last two. We were both tryingto get after it early and scorepoints because we knew it wouldbe tight like the last two match-es,” said Meuleners.

Meuleners is NSU wrestling’sfirst-ever NCAA Division IInational champion.

Jason BakerSports Reporter

Wrestler NSU’s first national champion

The Northern StateUniversity Wolves soft-ball team has been work-

ing hard, playing in two tourna-ments and an exhibition game in St.Cloud, Minn.

NSU's first game of the seasonwas against St. Cloud State. Thefirst few innings showed little goodfor either team, with both leavingrunners on base.

Northern was able to explode inthe fourth inning, scoring 10 runswith an RBI double from juniorinfielder Whitney Luhring,Bloomington, Minn., a two RBIdouble from freshmanpitcher/infielder Lindsey Hubler,junior pitcher/outfielder RachelSouth, Bloomington, Minn., gettingan RBI walk, junior infielderBrooke Norris, Fort Collins, Colo.,getting an RBI walk, senior infield-er Lindsey Cegla, Circle Pines,Minn., an RBI single, Luhring get-ting two more RBIs on a single and,finally, Cegla getting an RBI single.

The downside was that St. Cloudalso had a booming fourth inning,scoring eight.

Unfortunately, the Wolves wereunable to get any more runs acrosswith only three more hits and St.Cloud getting the go ahead threeruns in the sixth inning. Withoutneeding the bottom half of theninth, the Wolves fell 11-10.

All together, the Wolves had 11hits with South, sophomore catcherKelsey Robling, Waconia, Minn.,Luhring, and Cegla having twoapiece.

Northern would stay in St. Cloudto play in the St. Cloud State IndoorTournament.

The only results available werethe opponents and the final score.NSU's first opponent wasMinnesota, Crookston.

The Wolves would lose this game3-4, but came back to play

Minnesota State University,Moorhead and take the game 5-1.

The next day, NSU played south-west Minnesota State at 7 a.m.where they fell 4-1. Augustanawould be the Wolves final oppo-nent, where the Wolves would fall7-4, putting them at 1-4 on the sea-son.

Over spring break, the softballteam went to Florida to play in theNational Training Center SpringGames.

NSU would face Southern NewHampshire first, but could not takethe win as they fell 6-3.

The next matchup would beagainst Alderson-Broaddus out ofWest Virginia, and Northern wasable to get their second win on theseason with a 5-4 victory.

Up next for the Wolves was WestVirginia Wesleyan in a doubleheader.

Game one, the Wolves were ableto win 3-2 in eight innings, but fell3-2 in the second game.Bloomsburg out of Pennsylvaniawas the next game, in whichNorthern took the win 5-4.

Up next was Mercy College outof New York, and again the Wolvestook the game, 7-3. Wayne Statewas their next game that they fell,5-0.

The next day, the Wolves faced ateam out of Pennsylvania, WestChester, which they lost a closegame 1-0.

Later that day another team out ofPennsylvania, Mansfield, took theWolves to another loss, 8-3.

The next day, the Wolves wouldface Seton Hill, also out ofPennsylvania, where they dropped7-0 before they faced FranklinPierce from New Hampshire, get-ting win number six, 7-2.

The next game for the Wolveswill be against MorningsideCollege in Sioux City, Iowa.

Their first home game of the sea-son will be against U. Mary onTues., April 5, at 2 and 4 p.m.

Zach AndersonSports Reporter

Softball kicks off season

The Northern State Universityswim team finished off the seasonon a positive note after finishing

in seventh place at the Rocky MountainAthletic Conference Championships.

The NSU swimmers spent thefirst two days of the RMACchampionships in sixth place,not falling into seventh placeuntil the last day of competition.

They ended with 252 totalpoints; just seven points behindsixth place finisher Texas-Permian Basin.

Junior Christine Retzlaff,Wahpeton, N.D., finished fourth

in the 200-meter butterfly with an adjustedtime of 2:09.89. Not only did this set indi-vidual school record, but it was also the bestperformance for the Wolves in regards torankings.

In total, the Wolves broke 10 NSU recordsat this competition. The Wolves returnedhome to compete against MSU Moorhead intheir final meet of the season.

This meet was not scored; the purpose of

it was to give swimmers one last opportuni-ty to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Even though no one qualified to move on,many NSU school records were broken andnew personal bests were achieved by manyof the swimmers.

Retzlaff broke five school records andfreshman Sara Peterson, Sioux Falls, brokethree records. The 200 medley and 200 freerelay teams also broke school records.

Swimmers who achieved newpersonal bests included freshmanMikaela Waiflein, Aberdeen,sophomores Alana King, DetroitLakes, Minn., CynthiaKonechne, Kimball, and BrittanyHiten, Rapid City, and juniorsBrooke Larson, McLaughlin, andLaura McCowan, Grand Forks,N.D.

Liz ZappaSports Editor

NSU swim team places seventh in championship

GGoo WWoollvveess!!

Photo courtesy of NSU Athletics

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Men’s basketball wraps upseason, athletes honored

Northern's base-ball team start-ed its season

playing in Florida duringspring break.

Unfortunately, the onlyinformation available wasthe score of the games andwho they were against.

The first team theWolves faced was theUniversity of Mary.

NSU would play a dou-ble header against them,losing the first game byone run, 2-3, and then fol-

lowing that loss theWolves gathered a 9-5win.

The next day, Northernprepared to face MaryvilleUniversity out of Missouri.The Wolves played at 9a.m. and lost 3-1.

Later that day, NSUplayed Saginaw Valley outof Mississippi, where theywould fall 14-4 in eightinnings.

A couple of days later,the Wolves prepared forFindlay out of Ohio, wherethey would play a doubleheader.

In their first game theyfell 18-2, but were able to

bounce back and takegame two 13-12 in 10innings.

Facing Charleston outof West Virginia, theWolves fell in both gamesof their double header 9-6and 6-4 respectively. NSUwas supposed to play onemore double header beforereturning to South Dakota,but it was rained out.

Northern will faceWinona State Universityon March 26th in Winona,Minn.

Their first home game ofthe season will be againstU. Mary on Wed., April 6,at 2 and 4 p.m.

Jason BakerSports Reporter

Baseball competes across the country

The Northern State University indoor track andfield teams had an excellent season withstrong performances at both the Northern Sun

Intercollegiate Conference Championships in Bemidji,Minn., and the NCAA Division II Championships inAlbuquerque, N.M.

The Northern men’s team finished in fifth place at theNSIC championships with 60 points.

The two strongest performers for the Wolves were sen-ior Calvin McGruder, Riverview, Fla., and sophomoreLuke Hauert, Plankington.

McGruder took first place in the high jump with 2.00meters and second place in the long jump with a distanceof 7.22 m.

Hauert placed second in the 60-meter hurdles with afinal time of 8.19 seconds and an NSIC record in the pre-liminaries with 8.10 seconds.

Both men earned All-NSIC selections during champi-onship competition.

The NSU women finished in tenth place at the NSICChampionships with 21 points.

Senior Tanya Vassar, Cheyenne, Wyo., had a personalbest of 3208 points in the pentathlon and took secondplace with that finish.

She also placeazfour were McGruder in the long jumpand high jump, Hauert in the 60-meter hurdles,

Vassar in the pentathlon and junior Melodi Boke,Faulkton, in the shot put.

The NSU outdoor track and field season will kick-offon Saturday, April 2, at the NSU Open.

Below, McGruder participates in the long jump com-petition.

Liz ZappaSports Editor

Track team has strong performance

Wrapping uptheir season,the Northern

State University Wolvesplayed three games out-of-state, starting off with St.Cloud State.

St. Cloud would get the firstbasket and would only allowthe Wolves to tie it oncebefore they took a 35-24 leadinto half time, which had beenthe biggest spread in thegame.

After half, the Huskies con-tinued to keep in front of theWolves, as they were able tospread it to 19 at one point.

Northern was able to bringit down after that point, get-ting as close as within six, butthe Huskies brought it back upto a 10-point lead, whichwould be the final spread.Northern would fall 76-66.

Sophomore forward DustinTetzlaff, Watertown, led theWolves with 18 points andalso tied sophomore forwardCollin Pryor, St. Charles, Ill.,for rebound leader with nine.

Pryor also had 15 points of

his own. As a team, Northernmade 39 percent of theirshots, 69 percent of their freethrows and 32 rebounds.

Staying in Minnesota,Northern got ready to playConcordia University in St.Paul.

Northern was able to makethe first basket, but unfortu-nately, that would beNorthern's only lead in thefirst half.

Going into half time,Northern was only down eightwith the score 32-24.Northern scored the first bas-ket in the second half as welland were able to pull within 3,but Concordia would begin topull away.

Once Concordia got into adouble digit lead, they neverwent back below it expandingto 20 at one point. Northernwould end the game with a81-66 loss.

Junior guard David Lane,Akron, Ohio, led the teamwith 18 points while Pryortook team lead of sixrebounds. Northern ended thegame with 28 rebounds, 41percent shooting, and 62 per-cent from the line.

The Wolves headed toBismarck, N.D., to face

the University of Mary fortheir final game of the season.Northern made the first basketand would be able to stretch itto a lead of nine, but Marywould come back and tie thegame at 13 with just over nineand a half minutes left.

The University of Marywould take the lead and wouldkeep it through the rest of thefirst half, going with a 27-22lead into the locker room.

The second half wouldshow to be the half for theMarauders as they were ableto expand to 32 at one pointand would give the Wolvestheir defeat of 75-47.

Senior forward Tom Parks,Cheyenne, Wyo., had 10points to lead the team, close-ly followed by Pryor who hadnine and led the team with sixrebounds.

Northern shot 53 times andmade 18 of them, scored sixof their 13 free throws andended with 33 rebounds.

With the men's season over,their final record was 12-14overall and 7-14 in NorthernSun IntercollegiateConference play.

Collin Pryor was honoredwith a selection for the allNSIC squad.

Zachary AndersonSports Reporter

BaseballMarch 26 — Winona State University (DH), at Winona, Minn., 12 / 3 p.m.March 27 — Winona State University (DH) at Winona, Minn., 12 / 3 p.m.April 2 — Wayne State University (DH) at Wayne, Neb., 12 / 3 p.m.April 3 — Wayne State University (DH) at Wayne, Neb., 12 / 3 p.m.April 6 — University of Mary (DH), 2 / 5 p.m.April 9 — Augustana College (DH), 12 / 3 p.m.April 10 — Augustana College (DH), 12 / 3 p.m.SoftballMarch 26 — Morningside (DH) at Sioux City, Iowa, 2 / 4 p.m.April 2 — Augustana (DH) at Sioux Falls, 1 / 3 p.m.April 3 — Wayne State (DH) at Wayne, Neb., 12 / 2 p.m.April 5 — U-Mary (DH), 2 / 4 p.m.April 7 — Jamestown (DH), 3 / 5 p.m.April 9 — Concordia-St. Paul (DH), 12 / 2 p.m.April 10 — St. Cloud State (DH), 12 / 2 p.m.TennisMarch 26 — MSU Moorhead at Fargo, N.D., 5:30 p.m.March 27 — Minnesota-Duluth at Fargo, N.D., 8 a.m.April 1 — Augustana at Sioux Falls, 4 p.m.April 2 — Southwest Minnesota State at Sioux Falls, 10 a.m.April 2 — Minnesota-Duluth at Sioux Falls, 1:30 p.m.April 8 — Minnesota, Crookston, 3 p.m.April 9 — Bemidji State, 9:30 a.m.April 9 — Minnesota State, 1 p.m.April 10 — Winona State, 9:30 a.m.April 12 — Univ. of Sioux Falls at Sioux Falls, 4:30 p.m.Outdoor Track and FieldApril 2 — NSU OpenApril 7-8 — Heptathlon/Decathlon, T.B.A.April 9 — ESU Relays at Emporia, Kan.April 10 — Marauder Open at Bismarck, N.D

Photo courtesy of NSU Athletics

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Graduation is seriously right aroundthe corner and I am now facedwith several dilemmas.

Some are minor in the scheme of things andothers are too overwhelming entirely to evenbegin to comprehend.

I am going to share these concerns with youbecause I believe several other seniors mayfeel the same or at least have similar concerns.

Starting with a minor concern, should I walkfor graduation? I’ve spent five years here atthis institution and have gone to my share ofNSU graduations and know from experiencethat the spring graduation ceremony takesapproximately forever.

Do I want to subject myself (and friends andfamily) to that sort of torture? Or have I earnedthe right to proudly walk down that aisle andreceive the acknowledgement of faculty, peers,and the public?

Where am I going to get a cap and gown thatI’ll most likely never use again? Do I reallywant to pay for that cap and gown? As you cansee, there are plenty of unanswered questionsand these are only the beginning.

Moving on to a bit more of a challengingissue for myself is after the graduation ceremo-ny, am I going to have a graduation reception?

For some reason, even though college is a bitmore of an accomplishment than high schoolgraduation it feels odd to have a reception.

I’m torn between wanting a small intimate

gathering with just family or inviting a bunchof friends and having one giant celebration.

After all, it has taken me five whole years toget to this point and I think it deserves oneheck of a party.

But just where will I have this party? Mostof the common places to have such occa-sions have already been booked by otherseniors, which leaves me with very fewoptions.

I could have this little shindig at myapartment; however, it would be verycramped and would end up not being thecelebration I had in mind. I’ve gotten to thepoint where I refuse to even acknowledge thatthis is fast approaching and I should probablyplan something.

Those were just the minor issues that I amusing to cover up the bigger problem, which ismaybe going to lead me to a nervous break-down in a few weeks. I graduate from college,ending my 18 year tenure as a student, thrust-ing me into the real world whether I am readyor not, and I’m freaking out, man.

Being in school is the only thing I’ve everknown and here I am on the cusp of a newchapter in my life and I’m entirely terrified ofturning the page.

Everyone keeps asking me, “Oh! What areyou going to do when you’re done withschool? What can you do with your major?Did you find a job yet?”

And when that happens, I do the deer in the

h e a d l i g h t sface because I have absolutely no idea how toanswer; I have no idea what to do or what to bewhen I “grow up.”

The only thing that keeps me going is thefact that I’m sure that many or most of thosepeople that will be walking with me on May 7(guess I just decided I am going to walk) willbe feeling the exact same, leaving us all terri-fied together.

To use yet another cliché, I think I’ll justplay it by ear and see what unfolds.

Either that or decide to stay at Northern Stateand start another major, becoming a profes-sional student.

Super Senior: graduation dilemmas

Aries (March 21-April 19)An unexpected, yet oh-so-welcome, error on the behalf of the ice

cream delivery truck driver will leave you the proud owner of 30 ofBaskin Robin’s 31 flavors.

The only flavor you seem to be missing will be Jamocha AlmondFudge, which will lead you on a wild chase around the city to find thecoveted flavor. When you have all 31 flavors, remember to share withthe person who tipped you off to this amazing event.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)The stars this month are predicting that your farm of fire ants will

unfortunately break and fall onto your bed. There is no use trying toavoid this occurrence and instead of trying to remove it from yourhouse, you should take preventative measures and buy cans of Raid andant traps. Talk about an infestation of bed bugs!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)Your collection of beanie babies will once again become a popular

thing. It is a good thing you took such great measures to store them inairtight containers, individually wrapping them in tissue paper, andsecuring them in a bank vault. Best get your collection on Ebay rightaway so you can be on your way to becoming a billionaire, just like Ty’sBillionaire Bear.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)This month a textbook opportunity will present itself for you to pull

the most perfect April Fool’s Day prank in the history of the universe onyour Aquarius friend. The memory of this prank will be etched into thetomes of history, it will be that good. Beware of retaliation, however; Iwill not hint at what may happen to you in return. (see the Aquariushoroscope)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)If you trace the position of the moon in accordance to Jupiter this

month, it looks like a giant sausage. You know what this means; the timeis finally right for you to start your dream of opening a sausage factory.No longer will people think you are weird for your obsession with pol-ish sausage, summer sausage, liverwurst, bratwurst, hot dogs, blood-wurst, Braunschweiger, headcheese and kielbasa.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)A fire extinguisher will lead you to your soul mate this month. The

stars did not specify in what capacity the fire extinguisher would play inyour love life, but one thing is certain; you will never look at a fire extin-guisher the same way ever again. Just make sure you don’t intentional-ly start any fires this month. That is a little something I like to call arson

and it is illegal. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)In a fit of boredom, you and your friend will decide to have “milk

wars” this month. This is when you each have one gallon of milk andrace to see which one of you can chug the entire thing the fastest. I amneither going to discourage nor encourage this endeavor. I just suggestyou make sure that your friendly astrologist is nowhere near the “splashzone” for when the milk works its way back up.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.21)According to the position of Uranus in the House of the Magenta

Dragon Who Ate the Green Rabbit, you will have a five-star month thismonth! This rarely happens in the astrological world. In fact, this has nothappened for over 400 years. However, since the scale of stars is actu-ally one to a hundred, be prepared for a pretty bleak 30 days.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.21)An unavoidable crisis will befall you this month and you will find that

you will be able to handle it with poise and dignity, impressing all ofthose that witness the occurrence. To be aware of the crisis, I am goingto hint that it will be something involving your roommate drinking thelast of the milk in the refrigerator and not replacing it and you discoverthis after you’ve already poured your cereal into the bowl.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You may have to do a little compromising if you want to get some-

thing that you want this month, but that doesn’t mean that you should leteveryone walk all over you. Be firm in your convictions and beliefs butalso make sure to loosen up and be a little bit more flexible. To help withthat, my advice is to join a yoga or pilates group.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)A friend, who just happens to be a Cancer, will play an intricate April

Fool’s Day joke on you this month. The results of this prank will leaveyou reeling, leaving you the butt of a public joke. There will be only oneperson who does not find this funny, namely you. Instead of gettingangry with your Cancarean friend, get even. A good public pantsingshould suffice.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)Beware of toilets, as they can be very temperamental. This month you

will have many issues regarding the porcelain thrones. Not only will yoube more likely to back them up (meaning you should probably eatfibrous foods and maybe get a month’s supply of Activia) but they seemto attract objects such as mp3 players and cell phones. All I’m going tosay is be careful, buy a plunger, and don’t use the bathroom at my house.

Horoscopes: mmm...Jamocha Almond Fudge

SurveyPhoto

If you were to changethe school’s mascot,what would you changeit to and what wouldyou name it?

— Rita Zappa

“A pheasant namedPetey.”

John Huber, senior,Herreid

“I wouldn’t change themascot, but I would make itlook more intimidating, andname it White Fang.”

Tyler Pridey, junior,Sioux Falls

“A platypus, and its namewould be Perry.”

Jessica Massa, freshman,Winner

“A Polar Bear seemsappropriate, and I wouldname it Lightning.”

Megan Case, sopho-more, Scranton, N.D.

“A squirrel, and hewould be named Bucky.”

Caitlin Peterson, junior,Mound City

“A moose, and he wouldbe named Midas.”

Joe Weseloh, freshman,Watertown

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