THE OF NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY October 2, 2002 • Volume 101, Issue 2 • http://www.northern.edu/exponent/index.html Mission Statement Queen, Marshal reign over festivities "NSU Student Publications produces a newspaper full of Exponent Staff Ruud, Vicki Evans, Baron local, state and world Blanchard, Dara Bowser, Andy information. We believe students have the right to be omecoming week at Foster and Grant Manhart. heard. We believe the truth Northern State The 2001-2002 royalty, Dara should be written. Our motto H University, better Bowser and Andrew Foster, passed is or the students, by the known as Gypsy Days, is an age-old the torch to a new queen and ts, with the students. " tradition for the school. Each year marshal, Melissa Nguyen and for the past 87 years, students have Tucker Willard. crowned a queen and marshal to The 2002-2003 candidates for Wolves lead the Gypsy Days parade. queen were Tanya Krage, This year's ceremony began with elementary education major; Liz bulletin the NSU Fight Song played by the Koenig, elementary education Theatre department Marching Wolves and directed by major and an art and coaching plans New York Trip Grant Manhart. minor; Holly Schaunaman, On March 4-8, 2003, the NSU The Master and Mistress of the Health and Physical Education Theater Department has organized a Ceremony, Jay Ruud and Vicki major; Mandy Martin, trip to New York city. Over the 5-day, Evans, welcomed the audience and International Business major; and 4-night stay, students will find made announcements about what Melissa Nguyen, French and Music themselves immersed in the "Big was happening the rest of Education major. Apple's" Theater District. homecoming week. The 2002-2003 candidates for While there, students will see John Hilpert, NSU president, Marshall included Ryan Wilhelm, three Broadway shows, including the gave a lighthearted welcome to the accounting and finance major; Sal new stage adaptation of John Waters' crowd sharing the history of the Roseland, business management cult classic film, Hairspray. college and of homecoming week major; Riley Lamb, biology major Also part of the trip will be a since the first Gypsy Day and chemistry minor; Tucker Broadway Master acting workshop, a celebrations. The Aberdeen alumni Willard, elementary education behind the scenes tour of Radio City group, the Royal Order of the Gyps, major and elementary music Music Hall, a visit to the then presented Hilpert with a minor; and Scott Bender, Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well check for $4000 and announced professional accounting major. as walking tours of Greenwich their 2002-2003 king, Ward Following the introduction of Village, SOHO, ChinaTown, Little Schumacher of Aberdeen. Past this year's candidates the following Marshal Tucker Willard, sponsored by Student Association, and Queen Missy homecoming royalty and royalty coaches shared inspirational words Nguyen, sponsored by Sigma Alpha Iota, reigned over the Gypsy Day festivities. Italy, Fifth Avenue and Central Park, Photo by AShley Sutton. and Rockefeller Center. Participating candidates were then recognized with the student body: Coach Jim and recognized the athletes in the Homecoming Royalty float in the students will receive credit for the by the assembly. Fuller, cross country; Coach Ken crowd. Gypsy Days parade. Willard and trip. Entertainment included Heupel, football; Coach Steve Kramer Hall was announced as Nguyen also made an appearance An initial payment and performances by the Northern Kehm, soccer; Coach Paul Sather, the winner of the residence hall at the half-time of the football game reservation must be made by Highlights, NSU Cheerleaders, golf; Coach Lisa Schriver, where they were presented to the October 8. Interested students NSU Marching Wolves and a volleyball. Each coach thanked the decorating contest. All the candidates rode on the should contact Dan Yurgaitis or stop Gypsy Day skit performed by Jay group for supporting their teams crowd. by his office in JC and pick up a brochure. Legacy of Leadership Garden donor Pa ant Signs with C- Shafp Productions Independent record label, C-Sharp revealed; time capsule sealed tight Productions has announced the Mandy Martin signing of singer/songwriter Nathan Campus Reporter Payant. Payant is a native of Redfield, and a current NSU student. Sharp said Payant's style is, "Like "legacy of leadership John Mayer meets James Taylor in a for centuries to coffee shop." Work has begun on A come," Baron Payant's debut CD which will be Blanchard, Student Association released early 2003. It will features president, said, about Northern original songs written by Payant and State University, the students, the produced by C-Sharp. professors and the alumni at the Payant has ben performing for a Thursday, Sept. 26 dedication of number of years in coffee houses. He the Legacy of Leadership garden Columns of the Legacy Garden in progress. Photo by Ashley The finished Legacy Garden. Photo by Brandy Schnabel has shared the stage with bands and and the sealing of the centennial Sutton artists like Ari Hest, Long Since time capsule. The program celebrated NSU priorities for NSU in the future: Shelterbelt, to information about Forgotten, and Pegtop. Payant also A large group of students, and the Foundation with many to develop aggressive enrollment, athletics, courses, the budget, the has worked in musical theatre faculty, business leaders and speakers thanking the over 6,000 to be constantly ready to meet Board of Regents, the different holding down lead roles. community members alumni recognized for giving to accreditation requirements, to schools on campus and the One of the first tracks completed congregated on the campus green the school. Through the giving of complete renovations around Statewide Center for E-learning. from his CD "Am I Doing the Right for the long-awaited Legacy of many, NSU has been able to campus, to finish the single Several Centennial items were Thing?" is now available online at Leadership garden dedication. progress. database among all state also included, such as the limited www.mp3.com/nathanpayant . It is To start off the festivities, the According to John Hilpert, universities, to further develop edition centennial print, signed a reflection on simpler times when NSU band entertained the crowd NSU president, over the last the Statewide Center for E- by artist Peter Killian, titled, "The we were children. while the guests enjoyed a buffet twelve months, accomplishments learning and to possibly realign Green," several banners, a All of the company's artists can be and perused the finished garden. have been great. These the NCAA conference commencement program from reached at the label website The Legacy Garden features accomplishments include: boundaries. the 100th ceremony, a copy of www.sharpmusic.com. bricks of all sizes bearing the reaching 60 school districts via The celebration was Northern State University: The names of many people important the Statewide Center for E- summarized by Hilpert's words, First Century, 1901-2001, edited INDEX 16 PAGES to the continuing success of NSU learning technology, "[It is] mores blessed to give than by Mark Bartusis, Phd. and its programs, including: past implementing a rural teaching receive." In addition, the time capsule 2-3 NEWS and present professors, students, placement system, continuing to Following the dedication of the holds a Time magazine dated EDITORIAL 4-5 businesses and community hold the International Business garden was the sealing of the Sept. 11, 2002, which was the first FEATURE 6-7 members. The columns feature Conference sponsored by the centennial time capsule. The time anniversary issue, and W GYPSY DAY SPREAD 8-9 the names of the founding fathers Center of Excellence, the NSU capsule will be opened during the magazine of 2002 culture and TRACKER 10 of the NSU Foundation and a band performing at the Kennedy sesquicentennial in the 2051- style. 11 The time capsule will be on MOVIE REVIEW thank you to the donor of the the Center in Washington, D.C., and 2052 school year. Items in the capsule range from display in the Beulah Williams ARTS 12-13 project, Harvey Jewett, South receiving 32 faculty Governor 14-15 an edition of The Exponent to a Library for the remainder of the SPORTS Dakota Board of Regents Grant Awards. CLASSIFIED 16 president. Hilpert also mentioned six Centennial issue of the semester, when it will be stored. News 2 Wednesday, October 2, 2002 News Exponent The Edge Nightclub provides Coming next edition... an alternative for students Meet your Student Mandy Martin and hearing the same people say, pizza, pool, darts, foosball, Campus Reporter 'We're back at the Zoo again,' we meeting new people and having decided to open a place to give fun with friends, for those who Association. 1 is a Wednesday night. You those people somewhere else to are 18 or older. are in your residence hall go." "We grew up in this town with room, doing absolutely nothing to do. We didn't have a nothing. You think to "It is important to have place to go socialize. So we are yourself..."What is there to do giving students a place to go in Aberdeen on a Wednesday some variety, and The Edge socialize and meet new What are they night?" provides that variety." people," Severson said. Never fear, two Northern Severson, a 1999 NSU State University alumni have graduate, and Wylie, a 1993 supposed to be doing opened The Edge, a nightclub JtffSeverson NSU graduate, think it is that provides college students Edge Co-Owner important to cater to the a place to go and socialize. needs of college students. for you and are they Located at 18 Second Avenue "Our goal is to really give the Southeast, The Edge used to be The Edge is doing just that.