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Although Northern StateUniversity’s Gypsy Days 2010has come and gone, its

memories still linger fresh in everyone’sminds. The “Back to the Fifties” themedweek was filled with fun events for students,faculty, and the Aberdeen community.

The theme on Monday, Sept. 13, wasLetterman's Jacket/ Northern Pride Dress-Up Day. A pep rally was held at the BarnettCenter that featured music by the NSUBand, cheer performances by the NSUFootball Cheerleaders and a dance routineby the Northern Highlights. The 2010Gypsy Days candidates were introduced tothe audience in between speeches by Fallsports coaches, including football, soccer,volleyball, cross country, and golf.

Queen candidates were Laura Eidsness, amathematics education major with ahistory minor from Henry; Karla Jager, aspeech communications and publicrelations major with a double minor inGerman and theater from Clear Lake;Elizabeth “Liz” Maursetter, a musiceducation major from Hosmer; HayleySpitzer, a business administration majorfrom Hot Springs; and Shanna Wilson, apsychology major and sociology minorfrom Buffalo.

Marshal candidates were Ben Chambers,a music education major from Sioux Falls;Adam Isack, a biology major from Waverly;Justin Jensen, a music education major fromGroton; Corbin Surat, a pre-med biologymajor from Aberdeen; and MichaelZerr, a biology major with acoaching minor from Aberdeen.

The pep rally ended with acompetition between thecandidate couples thatincluded spinningaround with their headson bats then running athree-legged race toone end of the gym,human-wheelbarrowracing back to theother end of the gym,and a singing of theschool’s song, “UpNorthern Wolves.”Wilson and Chamberswon the competition.

Tuesday was PajamaDress-Up Day and included aGypsy Days Lunch for a Buck atnoon on the Campus Green.

On Wednesday the theme wasStudent Organization Dress-Up Day.Students were encouraged to dress in shirtsrepresenting the various organizationsaround campus, including Science Club,S.E.R.V.E. and History Club. The judging

for the Gypsy Days Hall and OfficeDecorating Contest was held thatafternoon, and that evening people could

attend the

Spiritof Gypsy Days celebration in Thunder'sLair, sponsored by Campus Ministries.

Thursdaywas Formal Dress-UpDay and that eveningwas the Gypsy Days’95th Annual Royalty

Coronation held in theJohnson Fine Arts

Center’s main auditorium. Music for the coronation

was provided by the NSU JazzEnsemble and the masters of

ceremony were Brandon Sterling,senior, Rapid City, and Alex Massa,

senior, Rapid City. The event included the crowning of the

2010 King of the Gyps and a speech byfootball Head Coach Tom Dosch. Thewinners of the winners of the hall and officedecorating competition were announced as

a tie between the Admissions Office and theNorthern State University Children’sCenter.

Finally the big moment came when the2010 Gypsy Days Queen and Marshal wereannounced. Chosen by popular vote, theQueen was Laura Eidsness and the Marshalwas Michael Zerr.

The coronation was followed by theannual bonfire and burning of the “N” inthe Jerde Hall parking lot and thehomecoming dance featuring by Billy D andthe Crystals in the Barnett Center.

The final day of the school week had thetheme of Wacky Hair. That night studentsattended the NSU volleyball game againstConcordia University and then proceededover to Krikac Auditorium for hypnotistFredrick Winters.

The hypnosis of fellow peers has been acrowd pleaser for many years now and this

night was no different. Hypnotizedstudents found

themselves owningi m a g i n a r y

p e t s ,

p r e t e n d i n gthat they were

two- and three-years-old and Santa Claus was

coming, and that they were participating inan MTV dance-off.

Two guys in the audience werehypnotized to think that they had lost theirpurse and they yelled at people to give itback because it had all of their makeup andlipstick in it. Two hypnotized girls in theaudience were tricked into thinking theperson behind them had pinched them inthe butt.

In all, the week leading up to the day ofthe parade and homecoming football gamewas a great success. Students were keptbusy and entertained while school pridemounted each day, preparing everyone forthe events of Saturday.

(To read more about Gypsy Daysfestivities, see pg. 2)

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The morning of theGypsy Days parade andfootball game dawned

cold but clear, though thankfullywithout the snowfall of last year’sGypsy Days. Those participatingin the Steps for Shep 5K Run/Walkwere ready to go bright and earlyby 7 a.m. while other people incharge of arranging the floats forthe parade were hard at work by7:30 a.m. By 9 a.m. the AnnualGypsy Days Parade, comprised ofover 160 floats, was ready to makeits way down Main Street.

This year’s parade marshalswere Mary Cundy, Joanna Goetzand Deanna Mauck. The parade

featured numerous fifties-themedfloats, as well as many originalideas such as Sun-kissed Tan’sBeach-themed float and LakewoodMall’s 20th Anniversary birthdaycake float. One float was coveredwith fake corn stalks plastic geesewhile another toted a fifties-decorated hot tub. The paradeincluded the usual showing of highschool bands, costumed monstersand ghouls representing theannual Haunted Forest at WileyPark, the Yelduz Shriners, localclubs and organizations, andvarious politicians.

Winner of the best off-campusfloat and best overall float went toCentennial Homes, who had a“Grease”-themed float. The prizefor best on-campus float went to

the NSU tae kwon do club.The cold morning had warmed

into a beautiful afternoon, perfectfor the outdoor activities that wereplanned. Tailgating at ClarkSwisher Activities Complex beganat noon and included a KidZonearea with inflatables for childrenup through sixth grade and theBully’s Chop House Tailgate shop,both of which are new this year.The smell of brats and hamburgerswafted through the air as students,alumni and community memberssocialized before the big game.

Before the football game theNSU Outlawz rugby game againstSioux City was held, which tookplace in the field next to SwisherField. The Outlawz crushed theiropponents, 69-0.

The stands quickly filled withfans as the beginning of the gamedrew near. Soon there was littleroom left to sit and many took tostanding along the fence. Thecrowd was a sea of maroon andgold as the NSU band performedthe National Anthem and thegame commenced.

The NSU band and NorthernHighlights Dance Team kept thefans entertained at halftime andspirits were high throughout thegame, even when the football teamwas down.

Despite the eventual loss to theGolden Bears, NSU fans had awonderful time celebrating thespirit and fun of Gypsy Days.Those still looking for anotherchance to cheer on the Wolves

headed to the volleyball gameagainst St. Cloud University at 7p.m. at the Barnett Center.

“We had a good crowd turn outfor the parade and it wentsmoothly despite the alternateroute,” said the Chair of the 2010Gypsy Days Student Committee,Jaymi Leingang, senior, Mandan,N.D. “We sold out at Lunch for aBuck and the other events werewell attended. We are grateful forthe students’ support as well asthe community’s support.”

“Thank you to everyone whosupported the pep rally andcoronation,” said CoronationCoordinator Carly Johnson,junior, Columbia. “It was a greatweek and we hope that everyonehad a great time!”

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Northern StateUniversity footballfans might have

noticed some changes to Wolveshome games this football season.

Perhaps the most noticeable ofchanges is the new KidZone area.Located at the south endzone ofthe stadium, the KidZone featuresseveral inflatable play areas. Thoseareas are free and open to all kidsthrough sixth grade and issupervised by the NSU

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cheerleaders and sports marketingclasses.

Also located at the south end ofthe stadium, though outside thestadium gates, is the new Bully’sChop House Tailgate shop. Bully’swill feature a premium tailgatemenu available for purchase,including ribs and BBQ chickenwings. Fans need not be WolvesClub Members to attend thetailgate area.

Both the KidZone and Bully’sChop House will be available for allNSU home football games thisseason.NSU students showing off their school spirit during the football game on Saturday, Sept. 18th. Photo by Liz Zappa.

For some students new to NorthernState University, this past GypsyDays might be the first time they’ve

heard of Gypsy Days. Gypsy Days, also known as homecoming

week, is NSU's most important social event. Itconnects the lives and stories of its students –past and present – and brings the campus andcommunity together. The first Gypsy Daysdates back to 1916. Despite changing timesand changing attitudes, the celebration ofGypsy Days has become an integral part ofNorthern tradition.

The creative idea to celebrate a special daywas brought up by a student at NSU. At thattime, South Dakota State University (SDSU)held its annual Hobo Days in November. Thisis an attraction that draws hundreds of peoplefrom a radius of 50 to 75 miles. The people ofBrookings cooperate with the students tomake the week a success and no one who hasever attended has been disappointed.

This student wondered why NSU couldn’thave a similar day for the students to have fun.As this was more of a girls’ school, hesuggested "Gypsy Days" as a suitablecelebration. The other reason whyhomecoming was named after the Gypsies wasthat the Gypsies had made friendships and

connections withvarious people oncampus and thesestudents liked the wayGypsies celebrated.

The first Gypsy Dayswere very successful.As students foundtheir school spirit,suggestions of what toinclude in Gypsy Daysbecame more specific.Plans included fortunetelling, folk music anddancing, as well asmen's Gypsy sportssuch as horse racing,wrestling, foot racesand juggling. The major event of Gypsy Dayswas the parade.

Gottschalk, a professor of engineering andmetal work at the time, was selected as the firstparade marshal, and as such his dutiesincluded leading 700 students plus 50 facultymembers on a march through the main streetsof Aberdeen. The parade started at 10:30 a.m.and included walkers, cars, horses andwagons, as well as a brass-buttoned band.

The parade through downtown Aberdeenstarted off from campus up Jay Street thenmoved over to Main Street before heading overto Lincoln Street via Sixth Avenue. In order to

cross the railroadtracks the parade thenturned west on FirstAvenue and made itsway up Main toAldrich Park. Circlingaround Aldrich Park itheaded back tocampus via MainStreet. Today's paradenow starts at AldrichPark, heading south onMain Street towardsthe campus.

The parade providedNSU students and thecitizens of Aberdeenwith many new sights.Responses to GypsyDays wereo v e r w h e l m i n g l ypositive. Residents ofAberdeen said thecelebration waswonderful.

“So great a successin point of beauty andspirit was the first

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Gypsy Days collage printed in The Exponent Oct. 16, 1928.

Gypsy Day... that it should become a well-established custom from this time on," waswritten in the 1916 volume of The Exponent.

After this, Gypsy Days became a part ofNSU's tradition.

As time passed, Gypsy Days saw severalchanges. Since 1925, only seniors havereceived the honor of a Gypsy Day queennomination. This tradition has been carriedon through the present, and today a minimumof 96 credit hours, or senior status, isnecessary to qualify as a royalty candidate.However, in 1944, the honor went to freshmanKenneth Pieper, who was recently home fromthe war. Starting in 1984, the coronation wasmoved to Thursday night, as is the currentpractice.

As the activities of Gypsy Days changed , sodo attitudes toward the event. The focus onGypsy Days is lower and lower. However,bringing back all of the glory of the Gypsy clanis not so simple. From an examination ofearlier festivities, it is clear that NSU students,faculty, and alumni believed they werehonoring Romany, or Gypsy culture.

Yet more recently, the costumes, theactivities, and even the name "Gypsy Days"has been viewed by some as offensive. Theopinion about the name of Gypsy Days differsfrom person to person. To NSU, Gypsy Dayshas come to mean many things but most of allit is a celebration of school spirit.

Despite change, Gypsy Days remains animportant part of NSU's history. Students,faculty and alumni, along with communitymembers, share in the many facets of GypsyDays, including attending one of the week'sevents, participating in the Gypsy DaysCommittee, or marching in the parade.Activities and attitudes have changed, butGypsy Days remains and binds the lives ofthose who have taken part.

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Beulah Williams Library held alibrary mystery night onWednesday, Sept. 8. The

purpose of the mystery night was to helpstudents become more informed about thelibrary and all of the services it has to offer.

“As a new student it was very helpful tolearn a lot about the library and in such afun way!” said Rachel Waldner, freshman,Redfield. Students would stop at differentareas of the library and ask questions of thedifferent people at each area. They werethen given a clue that would lead them tothe next zone and were also given a coupleof questions to ask the person at thatstation. Once the students were finishedthey were able to submit their name for achance to win one of the two big prizes ofthe night.

“The purpose of the event was to givestudents (new and returning) who were

unfamiliar with the library a chance toexplore the building and find out where toget help, how to look up a book and find iton the shelf, and meet some of the librarystaff. Participants received packets of clueswhich they had to decipher and in doing so,discovered various stations around thelibrary,” said Jonna Underwood, theTechnical Services Coordinator for thelibrary.

Around 50 students participated, whichwas far and above a greater turnout thanwas expected. As that was the case, somestudents had to patiently wait around formore packets to be made up.

“Even though I have already been aroundfor a couple years I did not know that muchabout the library. It was great to learn thatthere is more to it than just musty old booksand stern ladies shushing me,” said LoriFeil, junior, Ashley, N.D.

The Library Mystery Night was a hugesuccess and the library is planning onhosting another event next fall.

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Northern StateUniversity welcomesseven new staff

members to its faculty for the 2010-2011 academic year. Each one ofthem brings a variety of differentand useful skills to campus.

Name: Andrea Hathcote,Professor of Special Education

Hometown: Tyler, Tex. Education: B.A. in Speech

Communication from theUniversity of Texas at Tyler; M. Ed.In Special Education with anemphasis in Autism and EmotionalDisturbance from Stephen F.Austin State University inNacogdoches, Tex.; Ph.D. in SpecialEducation with emphasis inEmotional and BehavioralDisorders from the University ofNorth Texas in Denton, Tex.

Personal Statement: “Dr. Seusshas all the answers to everything.”

Most Memorable AcademicExperience: Surviving graduateschool and making life-long friends.

Name: Jon Mitchell, AssistantProfessor of Biology with specialinterests in Bio-Technology, crops,

plants, bacteria and fungiHometown: Indianapolis, Ind. Education: B.S. in Microbiology

from the University of Illinois;Ph.D. in Botany and PlantPathology from Purdue University,Indianapolis, Ind.

Personal Statement: “Have somefun while we learn a lot of things!”

Most Memorable AcademicExperience: When asked by aprofessor, “What do you think theplant is thinking?” Dr. Mitchelldidn’t understand what he meantuntil graduate school when hefinally realized that everything isconnected.

Name: George Nora, Professor ofChemistry

Hometown: Princeton, Ill.Education: B.S. in Chemistry

from University of Illinois inUrbana/Champaign; Ph.D. inChemistry from University of NotreDame, Ind.

Personal Statement: “Work hard,play hard.”

Most Memorable AcademicExperience: Getting his firstresearch article published.

Name: Lynn DiLivio, Professor ofE d u c a t i o n a lPsychology/Assessment

Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.Education: B.A. in Art History,

English and Psychology from theUniversity at Buffalo; Master’s inEducational Psychology from theUniversity at Buffalo.

Personal Statement: “Get upevery morning and keep going.”

Most Memorable AcademicExperience: One of the mostrewarding experiences is any timeyou can theoretically explore worksof art and literature and explain thehuman condition.

Name: Jennifer Dolejsi, Professorof Math

Hometown: Aberdeen Education: B.S.Ed. in Secondary

and Math Education fromNorthern State University; M.A. inTeaching and Learning fromNorthern State University.

Personal Statement: “CarpeDiem.”

Most Memorable AcademicExperience: Since going to NSUand having many of the sameprofessors still on campus as herteachers (including her father,physics professor, Dr. Dolejsi), it isinteresting to now be on the otherside instead of being student.

Name: Mingzhu Qui, Assistant

Professor of E-LearningHometown: Liaoning, ChinaEducation: B.A. in English from

Shenyang Normal University,China; M.A. in ComputerApplications in Education and aPh.D. in Curriculum fromUniversity of Toronto, Canada

Personal Statement: “Teaching ina new place at a new school ischallenging. However, I amconfident that I'll survive.”

Most Memorable AcademicExperience: The first time giving apresentation at an internationalconference.

Name: Steven Brunner,Instructor of Speech

Hometown: Newell, S.D.Education: B.S. in

C o m m u n i c a t i o nStudies with aspecialization inS p e e c hC o m m u n i c a t i o nfrom South DakotaState University;M.S. inC o m m u n i c a t i o nStudies from SouthDakota StateUniversity

P e r s o n a lStatement: “I strive

to create an atmosphere wherestudents feel comfortable and canpush themselves to reach new levelsof speaking ability.”

Most Memorable AcademicExperience: A student of hisdeveloped the best attention-getterhe had ever heard. She gave herpersuasive speech on theimportance of healthy food choicesfor kids in school. In her intro shestated, "students have been givenunhealthy food, with a side ofhealth risks." It was such a beautifuldescriptor and it set up her speechnicely. He enjoyed it so much thathe started laughing during herspeech.

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Northern StateUniversity studentsand faculty were able to

compete against each other in theStudent-Faculty Quiz Bowl onThursday, Sept. 9 in the CentennialRooms. The NSU Honors Programsponsored the event, whichincluded some friendly hecklingfrom both students and faculty andmany laughs from everyone.

There were 12 faculty membersand 12 students, ranging fromfreshmen to seniors, who were splitinto teams of four in order tocompete in the three rounds of thecompetition. Team names included“Team Girl Power,” “The FlyingWombat,” and “QuietDesperation.”

Each round had 25 triviaquestions with topics ranging frompopular culture to history. Some ofthe questions were easy and both

teams immediately hit the buzzer.These questions included “JamesBond has a license to what?”(Answer: Kill) and “The UnitedStates have how many governors?”(Answer: 50). Other questionsstumped both students and faculty,including, “Who said, ‘never eatmore than you can lift’?” (Answer:Miss Piggy) and “What did the U.S.Postal Service offer for the first timein 1962?” (Answer: Christmasstamps).

Although the students put up astrong fight, the faculty was able toprove that their degrees anddoctorates were more than paperon the wall. Round one was 11-9,faculty; round two was 11-8, faculty;round three was 14-9, faculty. Thisgave the faculty a 36-26 win over thestudents. Their prizes were spray-painted gold videocassettes, whichsome professors said smelled likevictory. One student was overheardas saying, “It’s like they all have aPh.D. or something!”

“I was even more proud to be aNorthern State faculty memberafter tonight,” said Dr. Ric Dias,Professor of History and acompetitor in the event.

“It was fun!” said studentcompetitor Alicyn Even, junior,Pierre. “I can’t wait for next year.I’ve got to brush up on some facts!”

“The response was extremelyenthusiastic,” said Honors Programsecretary Kaitlin Awe, Aberdeen,when discussing how students andfaculty responded to the prospect ofbeing able to compete against oneanother in a quiz bowl.

“I thought it was very successful.It’s really fun to get together andlaugh,” said Honors Programpresident Saundra Liechti, junior,Clear Lake.

“We had a great turnout and lotsof laughs,” said Honors Programdirector Dr. Erin Fouberg. “TheHonors Program leaders did anoutstanding job of organizing theevent.”

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BBooaarrdd::At Student Publications, we strive to

bring you the best campus newspaperpossible. Of course, it’s not alwayseasy to know everything that’s going onaround campus.

If you don’t like what we are doing, oryou feel that we’ve left something out,let us know! Thoughts, questions,feedback, opinions or comments canbe emailed to us atstupub@northern.edu

Letters to the editor should be double-spaced, typed and less than 200 words.Letters must include the author’sname, address, telephone number,year in school and hometown if thewriter is an NSU student. Faculty andstaff must identify their variouspositions.

The Exponent Editorial Board wouldalso like to inform readers that opinioncolumns are solely the opinion of theirwriters. The Exponent neithercondones nor condemns the content ofopinion columns. We look forward tohearing from you!Professors Schaff, Bortnem, Mitchell and Usitalo sit back and enjoy the Student/Faculty Quiz Bowl that was hosted by the

NSU Honors Program on September 9th. Photo courtesy of Dr. Erin Fouberg.

How essential is it to becreative and curious?It is an incredibly

important part of a healthyapproach to life, according toHonors Program Director andAssociate Professor of GeographyDr. Erin Fouberg. Freshmenstudents in the Honors 190 classwere recently given anassignment that dealt withlearning to stay curious, and theywere able to search out answers to

questions about many widelyunknown facets of campus.

What sparked the project? Anurge to instill the understandingof how vital creativity can be to astudent’s thinking. “I encourageHonors students to be curious,”commented Fouberg. “Curiosityleads students to gain ownershipover their own education.”Freshmen enrolled in the classalso studied the ideas of Sir KenRobinson, an expert and leader ineducation reform.

Students sought outexplanations to such questions as

“why is Briscoe so far from theother dorms,” “why is theinternet so slow,” “what are thevents on the campus grounds for”and “why do the NSU mailboxesskip numbers.” Answers rangedfrom simple to the surprising, asin the cases of mailboxes beingdonated to Northern StateUniversity from several differentorganizations and the ventsaround campus used asventilation systems forunderground tunnels. Honorsstudents presented their findingsin their class meetings as part of

the project. Promoting creativity of

thought can influence the ideas ofthose around one’s self andincreases learning and originalviews. “Curiosity drives studentmotivation,” stated Fouberg.“Motivation is what keeps usfocused when so many other partsof life get in the way of oureducation. Curiosity can also leadstudents to independent, originalthoughts.” Fouberg also finds thatoriginality and curiosity play aninfluential role in the classroomas well. “In class discussion,” she

commented, “when a student hasan original thought or thinksabout something in a differentway, it sparks my own curiosityand encourages me to think innew ways.”

The Honors Program at NSU isstriving to promote activethinking and curiosity among itsstudents because as KenRobinson said, “If you’re notprepared to be wrong, you’llnever come up with anythingoriginal.” It is this philosophythat blooms into new ideas andingenuity.

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Back in April 2007, film directors QuentinTarantino and Robert Rodriguez collaboratedon a film called “Grindhouse.” The film was

essentially two small feature films and between the filmswere fake movie trailers. One of those fake trailers wasfor a film called “Machete.” It caught everyone’sattention with its over-the-topviolence and humor. Ever sincethen, fans of “Grindhouse” havepleaded with Rodriguez to makethe trailer into an actual featurefilm. After a long three and a halfyears, Rodriguez finally got theopportunity in his schedule todirect the feature film with thehelp of first-time co-director,Ethan Maniquis.

The film is about an ex-federalenamed Machete who is betrayedand set up by his superior,resulting in his wife and childbeing murdered by a drug kingpinnamed Torrez. Years later, heresurfaces in Texas to try and starta new life as a day laborer. Oneday, he gets hired by a mysteriousman to assassinate a senator whois an extreme advocate againstillegal immigration. During thejob, he is once again betrayed andset up. Machete then plots hisrevenge against the men who'vewronged him with the help of a

resistance fighter, an immigration agent, and a shotgun-wielding priest.

As you can tell by the plot summary, this film isn’tsupposed to be taken seriously. Like “Grindhouse,”“Machete” is styled as an exploitation film and is verytongue-in-cheek. Since it’s not being taken seriously, thefilm takes advantage of the freedom to do whatever itwants in terms of violence, nudity, and language. Eventhough it’s self-aware, it still contains a strong social

commentary underneath with the illegal immigrationissue.

Danny Trejo’s performance as Machete was simplysuperb. It was clear throughout the film that this was therole Trejo was born to play. He’s able to show the furiousside of Machete extremely well and brings the film to awhole new level. Robert De Niro does a decent job as wellwith his performance as Senator McLaughlin. He reallybrings out the outlandish right-wing politician character

and proves that he still hasn’t losthis acting ability. Even LindsayLohan has a small supporting roleas April Booth, a drug-addledsocialite. Unfortunately, herperformance is pretty lifeless.

The overall story is simplyridiculous and fun. The actionalone in this film will guaranteethat the audience will neverexperience a dull moment fromstart to finish. The music score inthe film is highly original andcoordinates perfectly. RobertRodriguez and Ethan Maniquisdid a terrific job with the directionand created a perfect homage tothe exploitation sub-genre.

There are definitely manymoments in “Machete” that makeyour jaw drop down to the ground.Those moments are what trulymake the film stand out from anyother film this year. If you don’tmind the extreme violence then Idefinitely recommend checking itout before it leaves the theater.

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Ifeel like an old man when I think aboutmy life as a kid. We couldn’t be on thephone and the internet at the same

time, 3D movies were just a cheap gimmick (Iguess some things don’t change), and whenyou wanted to talk to someone who wasn’t athome you had to go find them. It wasn’t untiljunior high that cell phones became popularat my school and I had the worst cell phoneimaginable. My classmates had cameraphones with unlimited texting while I wasrocking a phone that displayed both blackand white colors (at the same time!) and cost

more to call Dominos than tohave them deliver a

pizza. I wasalmost out of

high schoolbefore I sentmy firstt e x tm e s s a g e

and it feltlike the

technology oft h e

future. I couldc o m m u n i c a t ewith people nomatter where Iwas! The next thing Iknew we would be riding hoverboards and hitchhiking on spaceships.

Cell phones have come a long way sincethen. They can access the Internet, playmusic, tell us where to go, take videos, and…oh yeah… call people. Cell phones can do somuch that people are ditching normalcameras, MP3 players and even laptopsbecause their phone can already doeverything they need. Cell phones are used byjust about everyone these days. There are

kids who can’t figure out how to ride a bikewho are running up cell phone bills callingthe only other seven-year-old with ablackberry and old folks who are convincedhaving a cell phone will get their grandkids tocall them. If you don’t have a cell phone bythis point, you are like the only Flintstonewho is still riding around on dinosaursinstead of those awesome Flintmobiles.

If that wasn’t enough, we have entered theage of the smartphone. We have phones thatgive us access to unlimited power at ourfingertips. My phone can update my friendswith my exact GPS location, detect nails inthe wall, and simulate a zombie apocalypse;not to mention thousands of apps I don’tneed (yes, I need to simulate the zombieapocalypse. Be prepared or be supper.) Withall that information at our fingers at everymoment of the day, we have become addicted.We can’t make it through a movie withoutchecking to see if someone has “liked” ourFacebook status or received a text from thathottie in our science class. Even if we don’tget a text, we end up with a phantomvibration, that feeling you get in your leg thatfeels like your phone vibrating but when youcheck there is no message. It gets really bad ifyou are away from home and your phone dies.You start going through withdrawals thesecond it powers down. You get a bit of atwitch as you ask your friend to see if theirpower cord will work with your phone, thenyou start turning your phone on just as it diesto see if there are any new messages in the fiveminutes that it’s been dead, and then you justbreak down and go home to get it chargedbecause you can’t handle another secondwithout knowing what your best friend’ssister’s status update could be. That’s thetime you realize you have a problem, butsomehow you are ok with it because cellphones are much more than a device to callpeople with. They give us the power of gods.The ability to talk to anyone from anywhere,find out anything at any moment and let theworld know we are here.

Ican’t remember what exactly I didbefore I had a cell phone. In fact, Idon’t even think my life had even

really begun, at least socially that is. Not tosay that I am one of those cell phone addicts(aka. C.P.A.). Everyone knows someone whois a C.P.A. You know, the ones always texting,carrying out 17 different text conversationsat a time and making it look like theirphone is super-glued to theirhands; answering all phone callsregardless of who is calling orwhere they are, including class,libraries, funerals or churches;and having panic attacks if theyare separated from their phonesfor even 20 minutes.

I would like to think I am not one of thosepeople that needs to go to Cell PhoneAnonymous. Oftentimes, you can find meforgetting my phone at home, leaving it onsilent all day without ever checking it, onlyresponding to the more important texts orletting calls go to voicemail thinking theywill leave a message if it is actuallyimportant. Now that I have explained why Iam not a C.P.A., I feel like I can say a fewthings about the major problem I have withpeople and their cell phones.

I am sure that many people feel the sameway and think that there are way too manypeople with a lack of cell phone etiquette.

Here’s just one situation: You’re having anice dinner in a restaurant with your friend/grandmother/ co-worker/ boyfriend orgirlfriend and you are jolted out of yourconversation by a shrill and annoyingrendition of “Sweet Home Alabama” towhich you hear a “Hello?” You are thensubjected to a detailed description of AuntAgnes’ fungal toe infection, thus ruiningyour appetite and the good time you couldhave had. Perhaps people should not take

calls in public places and proceed to talkabout uber-personal matters. Nobody wantsto hear about it.

Another situation: You are having a movienight with one of your friends. Popcorn isplentiful, pop is flowing, and you even have acomfy little nook all ready for you to settledown in; the night is going to be just whatyou need after a long week of homework.Looking over, you notice that your friend istexting and proceeds to text throughout the

whole movie, thus missing theentire thing. It is probablythe most annoying thing in

the known world, so try to be

courteous ofyour friends and keep the cell phoneuse to a minimum.

One last situation: You see a kid in themall and when I say kid, I mean a seven-year-old, with a Blackberry. It is not, however,their parents’ phone or a phone that wasgiven to them just for emergencies. No, it istheir own phone with which they call theirlittle friends. Overboard, just overboard.

Even though I have just described a fewthings that I have found to be problems withthe cell phone, I know that, on occasion, Ihave done each and every one of them. It ishard not to when cell phones are just soconvenient. But I guess my only hope is thatpeople learn cell phone etiquette and itapply to their cell phone usage.

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Bryce MillsOpinion Columnist

Rosa JundtOpinion Columnist

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Ahh.... a new school year. Formany of you this is your firsttime away from your parents,

first time being able to make your ownrules, first time for many new and excitingthings. For me, this is just another year.After four years of being in school the startof your fifth year of college is reallynothing special. Except for the fact thatyou get the privilege of calling yourself a“super senior.”

With my new “super senior” status, I feellike I know a few things about being incollege, especially here at Northern StateUniversity. First of all, I think there arethree categories of students. The first typeis the party animal. These students havethe motto, “I only party on days that end in‘y.’” These are the kids that put school onthe backburner to their social life. Thesecond set is the “serious students.” Theseare the students who are always hitting thebooks and have nervous breakdowns ifthey get anything less than an A. The thirdcategory I like to call “the Other.” TheOther includes everyone else. I’d say mostfall into the category of the Other, mixingfun with school and maintaining a goodbalance. This category is where I think

everyone needs to be to get the fullexperience out of college.

The second thing I know with absolutecertainty is that you always need to bring asweatshirt or jacket to class, even if it’s 90degrees outside. It may be hot as Hades ina classroom one day, but a frozen tundrathe next. As a student as NSU, never try topredict the temperatureof the classroomsbased on theweather outside.You will alwayslose.

The third thingI know is thatcollege is SUPERe x p e n s i v e .Because of this,and this may bethe mostimportant point Iever make, doanything to tryand conserve money.My IDL class inmy freshman yeartaught me just onething. No, not how to study or use thelibrary, or even how to be successful

academically. It taught me the mostimportant rule of all: “Never pass on freefood.” Eventually you will get sick ofRamen, Spaghettios, hot dogs and stringcheese.

So with all my infinite knowledge, I havea few tips for new students here at NSU.

1. While the squirrels on campus arefriendly, it isuseless to try

and catchthem. You

will justlook likean idiot.Plus, ifyou doa c t u a l l yc a t c ht h e m ,they carrya varietyo fd i s e a s e sand theybite.

2. Bee x t r e m e l y

careful while driving around the parkinglots of NSU. There are a plethora of

potholes that have been known to consumesmall children and Toyota Priuses.

3. Don’t wait until your senior year touse the resources that the school libraryhas to offer. It is there for a reason and thelibrary staff can be particularly helpful.However, make sure you know the library’shours and don’t wait until they’re closed tofinally get around to doing homework.

4. Procrastination is one of the topdetriments to grades. However, if you aregoing to procrastinate, I prefer the everpopular Facebook,T e x t s f r o m L a s t N i g h t . c o m ,PeopleofWalmart.com, and FML.com. Oryou could just do your homework.

5. Keep your cell phones off in class.Although I’ve never seen it happen,professors have been threatening to takethem away for a whole semester if astudent’s caught with one. I’m not entirelysure if that’s legal, but I don’t think a few ofthe professors are kidding. I wouldn’tchance it.

I hope anything I’ve told you has helped.I’ve set up an email for you to sendquestions to and maybe your question willappear in next month’s Exponent with megiving you my infinite wisdom. You canreach me at supersenior@gmail.com.

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Well, it’s that time of the yearagain when we get to dive rightoff, head first, into the world of

politics. It has been a long summer off and a lothas happened since Spring. To get it started thisFall we will be first discussing the 9/11-Islamiccommunity center proposal.

The proposed location for the new Islamiccommunity center/mosque is nearly two blocksaway from ground zero. This is bringing up a lotof defense that the location is too close and thatthe Islamic nation needs to be more considerateof the American people.

In an interview earlier this month, PresidentObama stated that he believed Muslims have aright to build the mosque and practice theirreligion there. This stirred up controversyamong Democrats and Republicans alike, intrying to understand whether or not thepresident was giving an approval for this to bebuilt.

The following day President Obama came outand recanted, stating that he believed they hadthe right to build the community center at thatlocation, by United States law, but he was notapproving that for a good location.

Most would agree that the emotional andmentals wounds are still fresh for many from9/11 and building something so close to GroundZero is in bad taste. New York Representative

John Hall said, "I think honoring those killed onSept. 11 and showing sensitivity to their families,it would be best if the center were built at adifferent location."

On Staten Island, Democratic RepresentativeMike McMahon said, “the project was a localmatter and shouldn't come under federaljurisdiction.”

He went on to say, “I believe a new location isthe right compromise so that Muslim Americanscan worship without eliciting feelings that pushus away from our country's basic tenet ofreligious acceptance while the families of 9/11victims obtain the peace of mind they deserve.”

With all this controversy happening in themidst of a mid-term re-election, manyDemocrats are finding it hard to speak up to theissue. The matter has even quieted New York’snormally garrulous senior senator, ChuckSchumer, who is seeking re-election this year andhas yet to weigh in on the controversy that isroiling the state and the nation.

Some would say that it is in bad taste to buildto the community center, and that’s the biggestissue. Others believe that Muslims have theright, being in the United States of America, tobuild a religious building wherever they please,no matter its location. As for what will happen,who really knows? The plan is still set to buildthis community center/mosque, and if ithappens it is up to you to decide how you willjustify it in your mind.

Until next time, this is “To the Left.”

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Iknow it’s hard to forget, what withschoolwork and all that crazy partytime, but this is an important political

year: election, people, and don’t forget it!Vote!

O.K., kids, I know politics are crazy thesedays, and a lot’s happened since last spring,but we’re going to start off the year with thiscrazy 9/11-Islamic community center thing.A lot of what I’ve been hearing is thatAmerica’s a free country – some of our corevalues are religious freedom and tolerance. Idon’t think anyone would argue against that.Any religious group in this country certainlyhas the right to build whatever kind of centerthey want, anywhere they want. Making anyexception to this basic rule would be ahorrible perversion of what our countrystands for. That’s not the issue here – theconcern is for consideration towards NewYorkers and the victims of 9/11.

From my perspective, the Muslimcommunity pushing to build this communitycenter so close to Ground Zero is incrediblyinsensitive and hypocritical. Takingadvantage of American freedoms to build anIslamic Community Center two blocks fromthe exact spot where Islamic extremistsmurdered 2,998 innocents reeks of eitherincredible tactlessness or an intense hungerfor a political statement. The fact that ImamRauf, founder of the proposed Islamic Center,is a great defender of Islamic Sharia law andrefuses to condemn terrorists is only icing onthe cake.

If Imam Rauf and his Islamic communitywere truly interested in promoting aharmonious understanding between theMuslim community and everydayAmericans, they would sympathize with theperspective and objections from loved ones of9/11 victims and other Americans.

Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a Muslim scholar andpresident of the American Islamic Forum forDemocracy, commented that “Imam Raufand his supporters are clearly moreinterested in making a political statement inrelation to Islam than in the mosque’spotential for causing community divisionand pain to those who lost loved ones on9/11.” Jasser is calling for his fellow Muslimsto drop their bid on the community center.Jasser believes that Rauf ’s stubborncommitment to the location site and hispoliticization of the issue raise questionsabout Rauf ’s intentions. “… By makingGround Zero an Islamic rather than anAmerican issue, and by failing to firmlycondemn terrorist groups like Hammas, he[Rauf] shows his true allegiance.

”Legally, Imam Rauf can build hiscommunity center anywhere in the world.The fact that he chooses to build it two blocksfrom Ground Zero and his refusal to considerthe hurt this causes to many Americansshows his blatant hypocrisy when he andother supporters call for understandingtoward the Muslim community. Sensitivity isa two-way street. Instead of pointing fingersat the insensitivity towards culture, beliefs,feelings, etc., both sides of this controversyneed to take a step back and practice whatthey preach.

Jason BakerOpinion Columnist

Kelli GillOpinion Columnist

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telephone number plus class and home-town if a NSU student.Faculty and staff must identify their various positions.Email to stupub@northern.edu or mail to NSU 602.

Northern StateUniversity’s volleyballteam has been hard at

work, starting out their season bywinning seven of their first ninegames. The Lady Wolves have beenin two invites since the beginning ofthe season, one on Sept. 3 and 4 andthen another on Sept. 10 and 11.

The first tournament, in Omaha,Neb., was rather successful for theWolves. After starting out with a 3-2loss to Emporia State University, theWolves were able to bounce back andtake victories over the University ofNebraska-Omaha with 3-2, ChadronState College with 3-0, and AdamsState College with 3-1. This broughtthe Wolves’ record to 3-1 beforeheading to Moorhead, Minn.

The Wolves started the invite byplaying Bemidji State. Northern wasable to get away from the first setwith a close win of 25-23. BemidjiState was to get the second set awayfrom the Wolves 18-25, but the

Wolves would fight right back to getthe third 25-20. The final set endedwith the Wolves scoring 25-22,putting the Wolves’ record at 4-1.Senior outside hitter Kayla Ysteboe,Grand Forks, N.D., lead the teamwith 13 kills, helping the team to 43kills in total.

Staying at the invite, the Wolvesfaced Minnesota State University-Moorhead for their second match ofthe day. Again taking the first set 25-16, the Wolves were out to win it.Even though they dropped thesecond set 25-22, the Wolves andDragons were fighting hard as thethird set was decided 28-26. TheWolves would take this game in thefourth set, dropping the Dragons 25-20. Junior outside hitter AmberBloom, Carlton, Minn., led the teamwith 13 kills with the Wolves having57 as a team.

On the second day of the invite,the Wolves would play two moregames starting with Minot State.Staying on top, the Wolves were ableto get all three sets in a row 25-16.Leading the charge for the Wolves

was senior outside hitter JordanSchaffer, Redfield, with nine kills andYsteboe following closely with eight.This brought the Wolves’ record to 6-1 heading into their second game ofthe day against Adelphi University.

Northern started out strong onceagain taking the first two sets 25-22,but the Panthers would show thatthey were no push-overs as they tookset number three 26-24. The Wolveswould then fire back to defeat thePanthers in the fourth set 25-12,bringing them to a seven-matchwinning streak and 7-1 overall.Ysteboe was again the kills leaderwith 16 where Bloom and freshmanmiddle-back Paula Martin, Niteroi,Rio de Janiero, Brazil, had 14 of theirown.

After the invite in Moorhead, theLady Wolves headed to Duluth,Minn., to take on the University ofMinnesota, Duluth. UMD took astrong approach as they were able totake the first set from Northern 19-25, but the Wolves wouldn’t give upthat easily as they took set numbertwo 25-23. Though the Wolves

fought hard, the Bulldogs took thelast two sets 25-16 and 25-17respectively. Ysteboe, junior outsidehitter Konefesi Vaisigano, Salt LakeCity, Utah, and senior middle-backWhitney Morsching, Aberdeen, hadeight kills in the loss. This lossbrought the Wolves to 7-2.

The volleyball team playedagainst Concordia University onSept. 17, St. Cloud State on Sept.18, and Jamestown College onSept. 21. Results were unavailableas of press time. Next for the teamis a home game against WayneState on Friday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.

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The Northern State UniversityOutlawz rugby team had theirfirst match of the season over the

Labor Day holiday. The Outlawz traveled toPierre to play in an All-Star match. TheGreat Plains Rugby Football Union, towhich the Outlawz belong, put together ateam of top players from teams across theunion to play the Outlawz.

This game was hosted in Pierre to helpbuild an understanding of rugby for the city,as they wish to start a club in the city. Thisyear’s Outlawz Rugby team has many newmembers and is hoping to see some greatimprovement and add depth to the line-up.

The All-Star game ended in a 29-17 win

for the NSU Outlawz, giving them a greatstart to the season.

The Outlawz had their first home game ofthe season on Saturday, Sept. 18, taking onunion rival Sioux City. The Outlawz broughta solid team to the match, coming up with asolid win of 69-0.

“We really have a good team this year,with a solid group of new forwards and astrong returning backline,” said coach andplayer Salesi Mounga. Even with the victory,the coaches and captains know that this isjust the start of the season and there is along way to go to get ready for spring.

This win puts the Outlawz at 2-0 on theseason.

Their next home game is against SiouxFalls on Saturday, Sept. 25. The place andtime are to be determined.

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The Northern State Universitysoccer team started the beginningof their season with five games

within the first two weeks of school. Withthree of the first five outside of Aberdeen, theBreast Cancer Awareness game on Friday,Sept. 3, really gave the players a home fieldfeel.

Even though the game did not start until11 p.m., the girls did not seem effecteddefensively as they held the Minot StateUniversity Beavers to a 0-0 tie in doubleovertime. Northern’s defense stood strongwith 16 shots against them, seven of whichwere on goal. Senior goalkeeper Dee WoodBothell, Wash., was able to stop all of theshots from getting in the net. The offensewas also impressive. With the help of twoshots on goal by senior mid-fielder KirstenSaunders, Englewood, Colo., the Wolveswere able to get the offense moving to have12 shots with four of the shots on goal.

Going on the road meant a harsh loss tothe University of Colorado-Colorado SpringsMountain Lions at Marshall, Minn., on theSouthwest Minnesota State Universitycampus. The Wolves took the game intoovertime and was defeated 2-1. Northern wasable to get ahead early in the game thanks toa point scored by a Mountain Lions player,but didn’t keep that lead after the 72ndminute when the Mountain Lions tied it backup at one. With the Wolves were able topush the game into overtime, the MountainLions were able to end the game with asecond goal 5:42 into the overtime period.The wolves’ offense wasn’t silent through thenight thanks to four shots by freshman mid-fielder Mallory Van Hout, Castle Rock, Colo.,helping the Wolves to 17 shots on the day.Wood again held up very well defensively,blocking six of the eight shots on goal.

Game three was held in Aberdeen, wherethe Wolves faced Jamestown College. Thefirst half of the game went well for theWolves, as they were able to put up threepoints against Jamestown and held them in

check. Two of the goals were from seniormid-fielder Maggie Fedor, Monticello,Minn., in the 15th and 39th minutes with thethird goal of the period from junior forwardKaylee McDonald, Ramsey, Minn., in the23rd minute. The scoring wasn’t over as theWolves came back out after the half and hadMcDonald score again in the 57th minute.The final goal was by freshman forward KateKippes, Somerset, Wis., in the 69th minuteto give the wolves a 5-0, win bringing theirrecord to 1-1-1. Northern showed greatdefense, not allowing more than three shotsand only one on goal the entire game.

Leaving Aberdeen wouldn’t turn out wellfor the Wolves when the travelled to Kearney,Neb., to take on the Lopers of the Universityof Nebraska-Kearney. Northern’s offensedidn’t earn the best results, though they wereable to get off four shots by freshman mid-fielder Khachirha Tugas, Las Vegas, Nev., andjunior mid-fielder Haley Burns, Osoyoos,B.C., who had two shots apiece. Northern’sdefense was impressive only allowing one ofthe four shots on goal to get through. Thisled the Lopers to their 1-0 victory andbrought the Wolves to a 1-2-1 record headingto Yankton.

The Wolves were able to take the MountMarty Lancers by storm. Coming out strong,Burns was able to give the Wolves a quick 1-0 lead in the 19th minute and freshmanforward Tina Lopez, West Fargo, N.D., wasable to give the Wolves a 3-0 lead going intothe second period with her two goals in the28th and 44th minutes. On the Wolves’ wayto 45 shots with 16 being on goal, Fedor gota goal in the 61st minute. To finish theWolves’ 5-0 victory, Van Hout got a goal inthe 75th minute. The Wolves’ defenseproved strong, as the Lancers were only ableto get off two shots, one of which was ongoal.

The girls played Wayne State on Sept. 18,and Augustana College on Sept. 19, both ofwhich were away games. Results wereunavailable as of press time. Next for theWolves is a home game against SouthwestMinnesota State University on Friday, Sept.24, at 4 p.m.

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Two NSU volleyball players go after the ball during a recent match against St.Cloud University. Photo courtesy of NSU Volleyball.

A player for the NSU Outlawz quickly passes the ball while being tackled by an opponent. Photocourtesy of Lose Mounga.

The Northern State UniversityWolves football team has had atough but good start of the

season, falling 0-3 while managing to keepthe score close to the end. Over the lastthree games the Wolves have lost by acombined 21 points, which is a largeimprovement over last season.

The Wolves took on the SouthwestMinnesota State University Mustangs onThursday, Sept. 2, for their opening gameof the season. During this game the Wolvesput together a great second-half comebackeffort after falling behind 21-0; however,the effort was not enough as the Wolves fell24-28 to the Mustangs.

NSU’s senior quarterback Joei Fiegler,Alcoa, Tenn., was able to complete seven of17 passes for 123 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown (TD) pass to sophomorewide-out Mark Hanley, Chester, thatstarted the Wolves’ second-half comeback.

After a scoreless first quarter, theWolves gave up two Mustang touchdownson the last two SMSU drives of the secondquarter to put the hosts up 14-0 at thebreak.

Northern wasted little time as Fieglerfound Hanley on the first play fromscrimmage for a 70-yard touchdown thatsparked the Wolves. The Wolves scored 17unanswered points to move to within atouchdown of taking the lead with plentyof time left in the game. Senior MontrelRichardson, Tracy, Calif., scored on a 52-yard run en-route to his first 100-yardrushing game of the season, while fellowsenior Thomas Parrott, Tampa, Fla., naileda 47-yard field goal going into the fourthquarter.

Fiegler scored the Wolves’ final TD ofthe night, taking it in from eight yards outto make it a one-score game.

NSU senior Chris Hurd, Rapid City, andredshirt freshman Logan Dosch,Aberdeen, earning his first career start inthe defensive secondary, finished with five

tackles apiece. Junior Mike Bogdanovick,Windsor, Calif., led the Wolves’ defensiveeffort, finishing with eight tackles (foursolo) and an interception.

Senior cornerback Adam Carvajal, BayArea, Calif., also came up with twointerceptions for the Wolves, whodominated the giveaway-takeawaycategory.

The Wolves next took on 18th-rankedMinnesota State University, MankatoMavericks on Saturday, Sept. 11, for theirhome opener at Clark Swisher Stadium.

After a scoreless first quarter, theMavericks finally made it to the end zonein the second quarter to make it a 7-0game.

NSU wasted little time, taking 4 plays intwo minutes and scoring with a 47-yardrun by Richardson down the sideline. Thistied the game at 7-7.

The score would remain unchangeduntil midway through the third quarterwhen the Mavericks got their second scoreof the day from a 7-yard TD.

Again the Wolves came back, takingpossession and marching downfield whereHanley, on the first play of the fourthquarter, scored his fourth career TDreception to make it a 14-14 game.

The Mavericks were then able to scoreone more time right after the Wolves withthe final touchdown, making it 21-14 TheMavericks held off the Wolves on theirfinal two drives of the game. Parrottmissed a 40-yard field goal attempt into astrong wind, then held strong on NSU’slast chance, forcing a turnover on downswith short time left on the clock.

Offensively, Richardson carried the ball21 times for 95 net yards, just missing hissecond straight 100-yard day. Seniorquarterback Nicholas Wanner,Sacramento, Calif., also completed 16 of 30passes to seven different receivers for 122yards and a TD. Senior John MichaelMigdal, San Rafael, Calif., caught six ofthose passes for 44 yards.

Defensively, sophomore MarquisMulkey, Tampa, Fla., led the way with

eight tackles, while junior Matt Racowschi,San Pedro, Calif., and sophomore LoganFahnhorst, Wayzata, Minn., added sevenapiece.

The football team took on theConcordia-St. Paul Golden Bears onSaturday, Sept. 18, for Gypsy Days.

With Head Coach Tom Dosch leadingthe pack, the Wolves took the field withconfidence to a packed house at SwisherField. The Golden Bears drew first with afield goal in the first quarter to take thelead 3-0. The Wolves weren’t far behindwith touchdown by Richardson to makethe score 3-7.

The Golden Bears were able to push

their way down the field, battling theWolves’ strong defense, to score again andtake the lead 10-7. Northern State was ableto score once more before half with a six-yard run by true freshman Matt Anderson,Dawson, Minn., but not before the GoldenBears had scored again, making the scoreat half 17-14.

The Golden Bears came out after halfand scored again, making it 24-14. Tofinish the game both teams were able toput up another three points, making thefinal score 27-17.

The Wolves’ next home game is againstSt. Cloud State University on Saturday,Oct. 2, at 2:30 p.m.

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The Northern StateUniversity men’s andwomen’s cross

country teams competed in theNSU Alumni Open for their firstmeet of the Fall 2010 season. Themeet took place on Friday, Sept.3, at Parkview Nursery nearMelgaard Park against NSUalumni and PresentationCollege. The Wolves won boththe men’s and women’s races.

The winner of the women’s 3kcourse was sophomore KrystalHughes, Spokane, Wash., with atime of 11:08. Most of thewomen also did well, includingfreshman Brittany Arment,Aberdeen, who came in third at11:14, and senior KariLinneman, Volga, who followedin fourth with a time of 11:43.

The men also had a strongperformance in the 5k course.Richard Keroack, junior,Milwood, Wash., took first placewith a time of 15:55. Third placewent to Mark Gilkerson,freshman, Blaine, Minn., with atime of 17:07 and Jayce Seelig,sophomore, Lisbon, N.D.,grabbed fourth place with a timeof 17:24.

The Roe Granger Invitationaloriginally scheduled for Friday,Sept. 10, was cancelled due toweather conditions. Next for theWolves was the Steps for Shep5K Road Race on Saturday, Sept.18, in memory of NSU studentand athlete Jason Shephard.Results were unavailable as ofpress time.

Next for the Wolves is the RoyGriak Invitational on Saturday,Sept. 25, at the Les Bolstad GolfCourse in St. Paul, Minn.

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Senior running back Montrel Richardson, Tracy, Calif., carries the ball down the field against MinnesotaState University-Mankato. Photo by Ryan Shields.

Greg Henderson, a sophomore defensive back from Las Vegas, Nev., blocks an opposing team member during the gameagainst Minnesota State University-Mankato on Sept. 11th. Photo by Ryan Shields.

As we’re winding up the summerfilm season, we can startlooking forward to the

fall/winter film season. The fall/winter filmseason is also known as “Oscar season”since many of the major movie studios tryand put out their best films (sometimesknown as “Oscar bait”) during this timeframe in hopes of getting some awardrecognition and thus long-term financialgain. With a very lackluster summer filmseason both critically and financially, thisupcoming film season needs to make upsome ground to finish the year strong. Afterlooking through the schedule of films, Idecided to pick out 10 films to keep an eyeout for.

Starting the list off at number 10 isJoseph Kosinski’s “Tron: Legacy.” This filmis the long-awaited sequel to the1982 film “Tron.” The film stars JeffBridges, Olivia Wilde, MichaelSheen and Garrett Hedlund. Thefilm has a unique look to it since themajority of the film will be based ina computer world and is takingadvantage of the same 3-Dtechnology as James Cameron’s“Avatar.” The film will be releasedon Dec. 17.

Number nine on the list is DavidYates’ “Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows: Part One.” In anunorthodox move made by WarnerBrothers, the last book in the HarryPotter series will be split into twomovies due to the large amount ofcontent. The cast returns once againto finish off Lord Voldemort onceand for all. “Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows: Part One” will be

released on Nov. 19.At number eight is Todd Phillips’ “Due

Date.” This comedy road film stars RobertDowney, Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. The filmis about a expectant father (Downey) whoneeds to go on a cross-country road tripwith an aspiring actor (Galifianakis) inorder to make it in time to watch his firstchild’s birth. A lot of anticipation is ridingon this film since this is the director’sfollow-up to “The Hangover.” The film willbe released on Nov. 5.

Number seven on the list is Ben Affleck’s“The Town.” After his successful directorialdebut with “Gone Baby Gone,” Affleckdecided to return back to Boston for hisfollow-up film. The film is about a bankrobber falling in love on the job while heand his crew are being hunted down by theFBI. The film is loosely based off of ChuckHogan’s novel “Prince of Thieves.” The filmwas released on Sept. 17.

At number six is Florian Henckel vonDonnersmarck’s “The Tourist.” The film isabout an American tourist who is used by awoman in an attempt to flush out a criminalwith whom she once had an affair. The filmstars Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, PaulBettany and Timothy Dalton. “The Tourist”will be released on Dec 10.

Halfway through the list at number five isDavid O. Russell’s “The Fighter.” The film iscentered on the life of welterweightprofessional boxer "Irish" Micky Ward andhis brother. The film stars Mark Wahlberg,Christian Bale and Amy Adams. “TheFighter” will also be released on Dec. 10.

Number four on the list is Danny Boyle’s“127 Hours.” The film stars James Franco asmountain climber named Aron Ralstonwho becomes trapped in an isolated canyonafter a fallen boulder crashes on his armwhile he is hiking in Utah. Over the next fivedays, he examines his life and tries to

survive the elements. This film is thedirector’s follow-up to the Oscar-winningfilm, “Slumdog Millionaire.” The film willbe released on Nov 5.

At number three is Joel and Ethan Coen’s“True Grit.” This western film is about afourteen-year-old girl who undertakes aquest to avenge her father's death at thehands of a drifter. On her quest, shepersuades an alcoholic marshal namedRooster Cogburn to join her in trackingdown the drifter. The film stars Jeff Bridges,Matt Damon and Josh Brolin. “True Grit”will be released on Dec. 25.

Number two on the list is DarrenAronofsky’s “Black Swan.” Thispsychological thriller is about therelationship between a veteran balletdancer and a rival on the ballet productionof Black Swan. The film already premieredat the Venice Film Festival and it’s beengetting great praise for its gritty direction

and acting. The film stars NataliePortman, Mila Kunis and VincentCassell. The film will be released tothe public on Dec. 1.

The number one film to look outfor this upcoming fall/winterseason is none other than DavidFincher’s “The Social Network.”The film is about the foundation ofFacebook and how the founder losthis closest friends in the process.The material is actually pretty darkand with Fincher’s expertise (FightClub, Seven), it will surely hit theright tone. Even the music score isbeing created by famousmusician, Trent Reznor (NineInch Nails). “The Social Network”stars Jesse Eisenberg, JustinTimberlake, Andrew Garfield andRashida Jones. The film will bereleased on Oct. 1.

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A benevolent person will come into your life this

month, improving your situation by leaps and

bounds. Take note of simple acts of kindness and

return them two-fold. Hold the door open for the

elderly, don’t use all the hot water in the shower and

try not to hit anyone with your vehicle. By doing

this, you will receive great satisfaction and, if lucky,

either a monetary windfall or a commitment from a

significant other.

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The stars just aren’t in it for you this month and

the past will come back to haunt you. A jealous ex-

lover, a bad grade, a fight with your mother, or a

nasty creditor all will have a high potential of ruining

your day. The safest course of action is to fake a

highly contagious disease and lock yourself in your

room all month.

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Take a trip this month. Your restlessness needs to

be satisfied before you will be able to truly focus

what needs to be done. When planning your trip,

think “weekend getaway” such as Tulare, S.D. to see

the famous “Prehistoric Rock” or visit Leola, S.D.,

“The Rhubarb Capital of the World.” Don’t go too

far; gas is expensive and you’re not going to get lucky

like the Gemini’s.

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Lately you sometimes feel like you’re walking

aimlessly down a path leading nowhere. You’re a

natural goal-setter, so this is out of character for you.

Change your direction and start off on a different

path with definitive goals to help guide you. Don’t

be afraid to “go big.” However, if you’re dead-set on

becoming the next Backstreet Boy, Paris Hilton, or

Jeffrey Dahmer, I’d just have to say “go home.”

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Aquarians are known for stubbornly fighting for

what they believe in. This month the stars shine

favorably towards you. You’ll be getting exactly what

your heart desires. No Rolling Stones song will get

you down, and this month you will get what you

want and what you need. A few words of caution are

the old cliché: Be careful what you wish for.

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While normally shy, you will experience a surge

of mystical energy mid-month that will have you

starting up friendly conversations with a variety of

new people. The charm and wit flowing from you

will impress many people and may lead to good

things. Maybe your boss will finally recognize your

efforts and give you that promotion or a new love

affair will develop. The sky’s the limit as long as you

stay chatty. However, avoid talking in class, funerals,

library, etc…

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The stars have many great things in store for you

this month. Whether you are looking for wealth,

power or love, if you put in the extra effort you will

succeed. However, extra effort does not include

theft, manhandling, or standing outside your love

interest’s house with a blaring boom box. Avoid if

possible.

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With autumn fast approaching you may find

yourself overwhelmed with all the activities coming

up. The key is picking and choosing what you will

participate in so as to avoid stretching yourself too

thin. Choose wisely. Consider Friday morning class

rather than the all night rager on Thirsty Thursday.

While it may not be as fun, you will definitely be

thanking yourself (and me) when grades come.

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A hunch will pay off for you and it would be wise

to follow through. Have some lotto numbers in

mind? A new love interest? My advice for you this

month: throw caution to the wind and go for it. I can

guarantee a lot of people will get lucky this month;

however, don’t be alarmed or disappointed when all

the Geminis win the Powerball and the payout is

only $17.49.

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There are people in your life that are holding you

back from your true potential. Do not let them get

under your skin. In fact, if possible drop them like a

sack of potatoes. It would be in your favor to try new

things and meet new people. Recommended

activities include Comic-Con, offering rides to the

homeless, parasailing, deep-sea fishing and

smelting.

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Watch what you spend this month. If you are

spending more than you earn, it might be a good

idea to start a budget. Only consider buying the

necessities such as Ramen noodles, string cheese,

tomato soup, hot dogs and 12-packs of Mountain

Dew. By cutting out all the extras such as fruits and

vegetables, you will be able to save money for the

big-ticket item you’ve had your eye on for some

time.

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People have started to notice that something has

been bothering you lately. Your negative thoughts

have started to become negative actions, and if

you’re not careful everyone will start avoiding you.

To solve this, address the problem head on and with

gusto; it will eventually work itself out. If you’re not

comfortable with confronting your problems, bury

it away and let it fester. On second thought, for

everyone’s sake, just don’t. Festering problems stink.

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freshman, Redfield

“The hypnotist. It was fun tosee the hypnotized people’s

behavior.”— Jessie McKissen, freshman,

Grand Junction, Colo.

“Getting candy andstickers at the parade!”

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“Getting up at 6 in themorning to get coffee withMariah and getting ready

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The football game,where I got to show off my

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