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NORTHERN TODAY 5 SPRING 2018 NORTHERN NEWS Thomas will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The event – Northern’s eighth annual Common Read Lecture—is free and open to the public. The award-winning “The Hate U Give” has received starred reviews from eight literary journals and has been optioned by Fox 2000 and Temple Hill Production. The book is available for purchase at the NSU Wolf Shoppe. The NSU Honors Program sponsors the NSU Common Read, with funding from student fees and donations to the NSU Common Read. For more information, contact NSU Honors Program Director Dr. Erin Fouberg at erin.fouberg@northern.edu . Fredrickson leaves his post as the winningest coach in Northern State history with an 846-306 record, two NAIA National Championships and numerous conference titles. In his final season with the Wolves, Fredrickson won a share of both the NSIC North Division and NSIC Overall Championships. The overall crown was the first for NSU in 20 years, since last winning in 1997-98. The Aberdeen native started his career with the Wolves as a student- athlete on the football and baseball teams, earning All-American honors in both sports in 1974. He joined the NSU coaching staff as a football assistant following his playing career, and was named the head women’s basketball coach in 1977-78. Going forward, the Wolves will be led by Paula (Stolsmark) Krueger (’95), previously the team’s associate head coach and a former NSU standout. Housing applications are up 20 percent from last spring at Northern State University as more students are attracted to the university’s new residence halls. As of March 1, 157 new students had applied to live at Northern this fall, said NSU Director of Residence Life Marty Sabolo. That compares to 127 housing applications last year at that time, and 89 the previous year. Sabolo said the rising application numbers can be attributed to three new, modern residence halls on campus: Wolves Memorial Suites, which opened in fall 2017; and Great Plains West and Great Plains East, both set to open in fall 2018. ‘The Hate U Give’ author to deliver 2018 NSU Common Read Lecture New halls attract more students to on-campus housing Angie Thomas, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book “The Hate U Give,” will deliver Northern State University’s 2018 Common Read Lecture. Goodbye, Coach Fred © Anissa Photography After 39 seasons with the Wolves, Northern State University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Curt Fredrickson announced his retirement this spring.