The Exponent The Exponent has been NSU’s student news publication since 1905 and continues to provide valuable experience for students interested in careers in journalism and media relations. Students at The Exponent take on all roles in producing a monthly online and print publication. Our managing editor leads a team of fifteen – twenty students who cover campus, community, cultural, national, and global issues. Our staff includes reporters, writers, photographers, editors, and editorial cartoonists. As media continues to evolve, students at The Exponent are adapting to new trends in journalism. In an effort to produce less waste, stay consistent with professional trends, and maintain fiscal responsibility, The Exponent will eliminate its print format and focus solely on online publication beginning in fall 2023. Our website (exponentnsu. wordpress.com) has received over 53,000 hits since its inception in 2017. A printed flyer of highlights from the online issues will be distributed monthly in our newsstands across campus with this QR code to access the full online publication. Northern Lights Northern Lights will launch its annual magazine of creative writing and artwork by Northern students Wednesday, March 29 at 5 p.m. in the Lincoln Art Gallery. The launch party is an opportunity for the Northern campus and Aberdeen community to celebrate both the students who contributed creative work to the magazine and the students who produced it. This year nearly twenty-five students were involved! Copies of the magazine will be available at the launch party for $8. If you can’t join our celebration, feel free to order your copy by contacting Pen Pearson at pen.pearson@northern. edu. Please also contact Pen if you’re a student interested in joining the editorial staff or submitting work for next year’s magazine. PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES NSU Speech and Debate, coached by Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Justin Gus Foote, successfully navigated a snow-filled competitive season and is gearing up to build next year’s team. The team of Alex Arndt and Ethan Kurtz led off the fall season with a repeat win at the 2022 Jackrabbit Joust at SDSU. They also placed third and eighth, respectively, as individual speakers. Unfortunately, the weather would not cooperate with travel plans, and two tournaments were snowed out this year with another moved online. The team of Kurtz and Jake Swanson competed at the online Valley Forensics League Tournament this spring and placed third overall. Individually, Swanson was awarded third top speaker. Kurtz and Swanson participated in the 2023 Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament in Philadelphia, PA, taking fourth place overall for small schools. NSU’s Speech and Debate team is among the 5th Best in the Nation! Team members have also been active across campus. We have seven members who currently serve on our Student Government Association (SGA). Elinor Sayers serves as the SGA chief financial officer and is a member of the soccer team. Kurtz serves as a writer and columnist for The Exponent as well as an editor for Northern Lights. Swanson revived the NSU Residence Hall Association. Arndt won the Sloane Prize for Undergraduate Research at the 2022 National Honors Conference and starts for the softball team. Additionally, Dr. Foote was selected as Professor of the Year at the 2022 Thunder Awards and Advisor of the Year at the 2022 Wolfy Awards for his role as coach of the Speech and Debate Team. This year, the team is looking forward to building scholarship funds in their NSU Foundation account through support from the annual GiveNDay event. These scholarships will help fund student participation in speech and debate. Ethan Kurtz (left) and Jake Swanson (right) in Philadelphia, PA at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament. Ethan Kurtz (left), Dr. Gus Foote (middle), and Jake Swanson (right) in Philadelphia, PA with their fourth place overall awards. Speech and Debate Executive Team – Alex Arndt, Vice President (left), Ethan Kurtz, President (middle), and Elinor Sayers, Communications Chair (right) NSU Speech and Debate Dr. Gus Foote Dr. Pen Pearson
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