See Gypsy Day Edition pages 1041 THE OF NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY October 3, 2 0 0 1 Volume 1 0 0 , Issue 3 • [email protected] 100 Years of Howling Heidi Seyer, Brandy Schnabel, 1901-2001, NSU has served the Victoria Lusk people of South Dakota. Through Campus Reporters the years, the mission to provide orthern State excellence in education has N remained the same," President University celebrated a John Hilpert said. "hundred years of howling" with Among the highlights of the the 2001 Gypsy Day coronation evening was the generous on September 27. The evening donation of $4,000 from the recapped many of the Royal Order of Gyps. Grant unforgettable NSU memories Oleson was selected as the 2001 from the past century. King of the Gyps. Jay Ruud, dean of liberal arts Several generations of NSU and sciences, and Vicky Rusch, pride were represented through director of the Writing Center, past Gypsy Day royalty. In served as MC's for the festivity, attendance were the 1958 and which was sponsored by the 1968 queens and 1989 marshall. Campus Activity Board. "I will never forget my An abundance of school spirit Northern experience. Playing was expressed through comical football here and meeting people game show skits, the NSU Wolves from across the country was amazing," Kendel Hoelkein, Ifard Bowser, sponsoredl the udent ns.ort rlfnn , sias honored to he crowned the new mi.., band, and the Northern foster, sponsored by the lien Meth- Mento, "r is kilned the 2on1 Aita•.h,11 Photo By Ashley Sutton Highlights dance routines. "From Warner, 1989 marshall, said. The ten finalists for the honor of being named the 2001 Gypsy Gypsy Day: 1916, 1940 Day Marshall and queen were school football championship. introduced wearing unique Gypsy aturday, November 18, A barbeque, organized by Miss Day attire. The NSU Marshall 1916, was the beginning of Young and her "grub committee", candidates included Russel the homecoming wound up the day's festivities. Braun, Andy Foster, Charles tradition of Gypsy Day. The day's Approximately a thousand people Hermanson, Houston Reed, and events included everything from a attended and were fed sandwiches Brad Thorstad. parade of multi-colored gypsy made with meat that had been Andy Foster, sponsored by the students, to a thousand-person professionally prepared in an Student Athletic Mentors, was barbeque, to a 26-12 win over outdoor oven for two days. named the 2001 Marshall. "I was Madison Normal on the football "Nobody had any excuse for going just happy to be nominated. field. According to the Nov. 27, away hungry," sums up the student Being named as king really adds 1916, Exponent, "the first Gypsy sentiments. to it. I guess I don't really have Day was a grand success." The The classic article first written on words for it," he said. archive gives an overview article of the success of Gypsy Day predicts Dara Bowser, Valorie the Northern Normal and well the events of the future. "Plans Cammack, Sharma Dahl, Rebecca Industrial School's first are already being laid for a bigger Valdez, and Lisa Wagner were homecoming. and better Gypsy Day next year and NSU queen candidates. The morning began with a the alumni and students will be Dara Bowser, sponsored by the parade, a myriad of colors. The brought to know each other better if Student Association, was throng featured everything from these plans materialize." "Fatty Fleischman", a Northern 1940 "25 years of Gypsy Day" honored to be crowned the new Normal student who had stuffed his At the beginning of the 1940- queen. "It was a great honor to be oversize costume with hay, to 1941 school year, students at selected as queen. I will always Bernice Remde, the Gypsy Queen, Northern State Teachers College treasure the people that I have "so beautiful, so benignant, so were promised that the 25th met here at Northern. The queenly". There were cars and Anniversary Gypsy Day experiences that I have had with floats, horses and wagons, and a homecoming would be the biggest friends and being involved in wandering mass of gypsy students and best in history of the Romany various organizations has made pervading over all. clan. college unforgettable," she said. "Aberdeen people who visited The October 22, 1940 Exponent with us on Gypsy Day had nothing declared Gypsy Day a "gala 1918 Queen Georgia Swan Photo Courtesy of Wiilliams Library. but words of praise for us and the success." The 25th celebration was parade was said by onlookers to kicked off Friday, Oct. 11 with a the program were musical A gay fun fest led off the evening have been one of the best to have program of amateur student talent. selections, songs and dances. activities. The fest program ever passed over the streets of the This was followed by a pep fest and A two mile long parade "which included musical numbers from the city," describes The Exponent a traditional bonfire where students wove its multi-colored way through college dance orchestra, vocal solos, archive. joined in a snake dance, complete Aberdeen's business section" organ selections, novelty tap The football game that day was with yells and songs, that flowed carried out the theme 25 years of members, a baton act, and an against Madison Normal School through the downtown section of Gypsy Day. The parade "lent an exhibition of magic. and was characterized by "much Aberdeen. The evening ended with atmosphere of gaiety." The queen's The day was culminated by a punting and loose playing on both a free show at the Orpheum theater. float was "beautiful" and the "center colorful dance. A large crowd full of sides." Credit for the win was The next morning, coronation of attraction" that "drew much "gay lighthearted student gypsies, divided between the "very credible was centered around a gypsy village comment." alumni, and townspeople" danced work" of the backfield, as well as an where members of the clan readied Later in the day "a stonewall to the music of Dick Mills' 80-yard breakaway run by the themselves for the arrival of Queen defense and a high-geared running orchestra. "As the last strains of quarterback and captain, Arthur Carol, who choose her successor. attack" led the Wolves' football music faded away", the 25th Gypsy Johnson. The final score of 26-12 Patricia Schmidt was crowned the victory against the South Dakota Day passed into NSU's history and eliminated Madison Normal from Gypsy Day queen. The Marshal was School of Mines. The last buzzer "a quarter century of Gypsy Days the hunt for the state Normal Lloyd Sundheim. Also included in sounded with a score of 20-3. had passed." PAGE 2 • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY EXPONENT • VOLUME 100, ISSUE 3 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2.001 Aftermath: A response to the tragedies Brandy Schnabel Campus Reporter the place where the World Trade will also have their American Center towers once stood. accounts frozen. uesday, Sept. 11, 2001; Firefighters were found alive and The financial freeze, as well as a day that will never be phone calls were received from the international investigation, is T forgotten. The days those trapped beneath the over part of the new war on terrorism. following the New York, one hundred floors of debris. This war is being fought on many Washington and Pennsylvania More than 6,800 people are on levels, and none like that of past tragedies carry with them as the list of the missing and the wars. This war is not of tanks and much weight as the day itself. deceased. planes, not of bombs and air The response of the nation, the Lines of people waiting to raids. community, and the campus has donate blood were blocks and This is an economic war, this is been something quite impressive. hours long, food and fresh clothes a financial war. This is a war of Whatever the reaction has were brought to those attempting intelligence, following a paper been, be it moral, financial, bold to sift through the rubble, and trail to those responsible. This or covert, all of America has felt memorials of signs, flowers and war is not fought by massive the blow of the attacks, and with prayers were erected. All of numbers, it is fought by small that, a renewed sense of loyalty to special forces troops. this country and this flag. This war is not fought Our President leads a country versus country; relentless search for This war is being fought on many it is freedom versus responsible parties on the levels, and none like that of past terror. international level, while The city of Aberdeen citizens across the country wars.... This war is notfoufiht country has had numerous lend any and every kind of versus country; it is freedom versus fundraisers for the help that is humanly victims and their possible. terror. families. The world has felt the A Walk for New York blow dealt to the United was held, as well as a States, but this country is made of America turned out to show its sale of CDs and American flags by more than metal and buildings. support for those involved in a Z.97 KNBZ FM, bringing in This will be brought to an end, sense of renewed patriotism. dollar amounts far above those and this country will be stronger Much of standard life has been expected. Cendant, Super 8 for it. disrupted. Airline service was reservation headquarters, raised In the week following the grounded for days, pending over $6,000 in a day-long event. attacks, massive rescue efforts enforcement of new safety Northern State University's were undertaken.