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MERN T TE UNIVERSITY February 14, 2007 • Volume 1 0 5 , Issue 5 • http://www.northern.edu/exponent/index.html NSU hosts big basketball action. See page 13. Photo by Cody Papke. Check it out on page 10. Photo by Exponent Staff. NSU Exponent Seymour Hall 101 Newsroom: 605-626-2534 Advertising: 605-626-3378 Fax: 605-626-2599 Email: stupub@northern.edu NSU 2007 Spring Semester Political Interns. NSU interns make their presence known in Politics Kale Miller Campus Reporter The state capital is bustling once again as the 2007 South Dakota Legislative Session commences on Tues., Jan. 9, in Pierre. This year commemorates the 82nd Legislative session, and 22 college students have been selected as interns each year since the 1970s to help with the legislators. Young men and women from across the state applied to the program this year. Northern State University students represent six of the interns assisting the Legislature. According to the Intern Manual from the Legislative Internship Program, in order to be a Legislative intern, a person must be a student at an accredited college or university, and it does not matter what program or major of study the student is studying, or what political party they claim. After an application process, the next step was an interview with members of the Legislative Research Council. Interns were selected based on academic performance, work experience, letters of recommendation, interest, and maturity. The intern is then assigned to an individual legislator, a group of legislators, or a standing committee. The duties of the intern vary slightly based on what their assignment is. The interns are spread throughout the Senate and the House of Representatives. Junior Stephanie Vostad, Volga is the only NSU intern for the Senate Republicans. "I work with five Senators (Lintz, Garnos, McNenny, Napoli and Duenwald) and three committees (Transportation, Taxation and Ag and Natural Resources)," Vostad said. "As far as my Senators are concerned, I do a wide variety of things. I respond to emails, write newspaper articles, help them with their computers, write commemorations, get sponsor signatures for bills, etc." "With my committees, I work with the committee secretary to set up the agenda for each meeting according to the chair's wishes. I have enjoyed my time here as an intern thus far. I have met a lot of people and made a lot of contacts. I hope my internship continues to go well as I serve the Senators," Vostad said. NSU Alumna Sharna Thomason, is also working with the Senate, on the Democratic side. "Though I do work for four Senators (Heidepriem, Nesselhuf, Kloucek, and Hanson) I end up working for all the Senators- Republican or Democrat, every day is unpredictable. When it all boils down, it really is about teamwork and compromises. I would like to strengthen my people/communication skills, through this experience" Thomason said. "I've learned that even though political parties do come into play quite a lot, Senators really are trying to work together for the good of S.D." Thomason said she has a multitude of duties, including Sitting in on State Affairs Committee and Commerce Committee, taking notes and summarizing the bills that pass the committee, replying to constituent letters, researching bills to check what states have bills like it, or what their policies on the matter are, comparing similar bills in hopes to reach a compromise with both sides. Junior Kristin Hargens, Orient, is the intern for the Democratic side of the House of Representatives. "The legislative internship is a great experience for any college student who finds the legislative procedure interesting," Hargens said. "You meet a wide variety of people from all across the state of S.D. This session has been very interesting thus far and I believe that it will remain interesting" Hargens said. "A lot has changed just in the few years from when I was a house page, such as the number of Democrats and the number of Republicans in each house of the legislature. You definitely learn and have many opportunities that other internships may not offer you" Hargens said. The House of Representatives has the majority of NSU interns serving them. On the Republican side, there are three- Senior Ashley Glynn, LaMoure, N.D.; Senior Warren Berry, Kadoka; and NSU alumna Becky Meyers, Aberdeen. "I work primarily with Representative Turbiville and Krebs. But some days, I work for up to seven representatives, including working for the whips," Glynn said. "So far, I have been doing a ton of research; for example, the components of lethal injections for Rep. Turbiville." "I love the internship," Berry said. "It gives me a chance to observe the legislature and politics in action and get involved in the process. Also, it gets me away from the classroom. I (just) hope it does not get too busy. The legislature has a reputation for doing things at the very end, procrastinating until the last weeks of the sessions and doing all night sessions to get bills passed and finished." "I was assigned to Representatives Pederson and Cutler. Rep Pederson is the chair of the Transportation Committee and Rep Cutler is the chair of the Judiciary committee; I am also assigned to their committees. I really like doing my job. I'm pretty busy" Meyers said. According to Meyers she is learning a lot and the experience is preparing her well to study for a law degree. "I found out that many Reps and Senators are attorneys, retired military personnel, farmers and ranchers, etc. It's nice to hear the stories that the legislators tell about past sessions. Most of all, I like just getting the opportunity to work with our legislators," Meyers said. "I think that this internship will be a great starting off point for my future. There is nothing that I don't like- I'm an optimistic kind of gal when it comes to opportunities like this- once in a lifetime. I hope the rest of the internship goes well for all of those involved and that the rest of the session goes well", Meyers said. When talking about the daily activities that they are faced with, most interns stated their day started between 7 or 7:30 a.m. and work ceases at 5 sometimes 6 p.m. They can also take a class on Mon. nights "Throughout the internship, if you take the class offered on Mon. nights, you have the chance to meet the leadership of our state government, including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Majority and Minority Leaders, and various other positions required to complete the legislative process," Hargens said. "During the (Legislative Issues) class, you have the opportunity to ask any questions you see fit to these respectable people." The interns can receive academic credit for their participation, depending on their college or university. NSU is one of the universities that provide credit hours, regardless of the major. Interns also receive a $120 a day stipend for their work. This stipend is usually used for housing, food, transportation or other expenses. This year's regular session lasts until March 6, and after a two-week break, the legislature returns for their final day on March 26. For more information regarding the Legislative Session, or the Legislative Internship Program, you can call the LRC Office in Pierre at (605) 773-3251 or go to the website: http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx South Dakota Senator censured Kale Miller Campus Reporter The South Dakota Legislature has been in the spotlight lately, with allegations that a Senator acted inappropriately with a Legislative Page last year. Charges against Sen. Dan Sutton — D, Flandreau, a Northem State University alumnus, came about after reports that he fondled a high school aged male serving as a page, a year ago. According to Sutton's campaign website, Sutton served as Student Association President, Vice President and Senator during his time at Northern State University With these charges, the safety of high school pages and college interns has been in question. As the 2007 Legislative Session began, legislators got ready for the six hundred bills expected to be introduced this session. Unlike most years, the hills were not the only things on the legislatures minds. For three days, Sutton was the subject of a Senate hearing investigating the allegations. The South Dakota Senate voted to censure Sutton 32 to 2, after defeating a motion that would have expelled the senator. In order to be expelled, a two-thirds of the vote of the Senate was needed. The motion was voted down 14 to 20. This is possibly the first time that SD Senate has censured one of it's own. Although the Intern Program for college students has not been affected by the Sutton situation, the Page Program for high school students has. Estimates show that applications for the program were down forty percent. Although the pages do not feel influenced by the events, housing applications must now be approved by their parents, a page coordinator and the host family. According to the Legislative Research Council's website, a new set of pages go to work in the capital about every two weeks. Their main duties include "distributing legislative documents, running errands for legislators, answering phones, assisting in the Legislative Post Office, and attending committee meetings. They may be assigned to a specific group of legislators, but it is also their obligation to assist any and all legislators as the process may require." Pages receive a compensation for their work, usually used to cover housing, meals, and other living expenses.
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Transcription | MERN T TE UNIVERSITY February 14, 2007 • Volume 1 0 5 , Issue 5 • http://www.northern.edu/exponent/index.html NSU hosts big basketball action. See page 13. Photo by Cody Papke. Check it out on page 10. Photo by Exponent Staff. NSU Exponent Seymour Hall 101 Newsroom: 605-626-2534 Advertising: 605-626-3378 Fax: 605-626-2599 Email: stupub@northern.edu NSU 2007 Spring Semester Political Interns. NSU interns make their presence known in Politics Kale Miller Campus Reporter The state capital is bustling once again as the 2007 South Dakota Legislative Session commences on Tues., Jan. 9, in Pierre. This year commemorates the 82nd Legislative session, and 22 college students have been selected as interns each year since the 1970s to help with the legislators. Young men and women from across the state applied to the program this year. Northern State University students represent six of the interns assisting the Legislature. According to the Intern Manual from the Legislative Internship Program, in order to be a Legislative intern, a person must be a student at an accredited college or university, and it does not matter what program or major of study the student is studying, or what political party they claim. After an application process, the next step was an interview with members of the Legislative Research Council. Interns were selected based on academic performance, work experience, letters of recommendation, interest, and maturity. The intern is then assigned to an individual legislator, a group of legislators, or a standing committee. The duties of the intern vary slightly based on what their assignment is. The interns are spread throughout the Senate and the House of Representatives. Junior Stephanie Vostad, Volga is the only NSU intern for the Senate Republicans. "I work with five Senators (Lintz, Garnos, McNenny, Napoli and Duenwald) and three committees (Transportation, Taxation and Ag and Natural Resources)," Vostad said. "As far as my Senators are concerned, I do a wide variety of things. I respond to emails, write newspaper articles, help them with their computers, write commemorations, get sponsor signatures for bills, etc." "With my committees, I work with the committee secretary to set up the agenda for each meeting according to the chair's wishes. I have enjoyed my time here as an intern thus far. I have met a lot of people and made a lot of contacts. I hope my internship continues to go well as I serve the Senators," Vostad said. NSU Alumna Sharna Thomason, is also working with the Senate, on the Democratic side. "Though I do work for four Senators (Heidepriem, Nesselhuf, Kloucek, and Hanson) I end up working for all the Senators- Republican or Democrat, every day is unpredictable. When it all boils down, it really is about teamwork and compromises. I would like to strengthen my people/communication skills, through this experience" Thomason said. "I've learned that even though political parties do come into play quite a lot, Senators really are trying to work together for the good of S.D." Thomason said she has a multitude of duties, including Sitting in on State Affairs Committee and Commerce Committee, taking notes and summarizing the bills that pass the committee, replying to constituent letters, researching bills to check what states have bills like it, or what their policies on the matter are, comparing similar bills in hopes to reach a compromise with both sides. Junior Kristin Hargens, Orient, is the intern for the Democratic side of the House of Representatives. "The legislative internship is a great experience for any college student who finds the legislative procedure interesting," Hargens said. "You meet a wide variety of people from all across the state of S.D. This session has been very interesting thus far and I believe that it will remain interesting" Hargens said. "A lot has changed just in the few years from when I was a house page, such as the number of Democrats and the number of Republicans in each house of the legislature. You definitely learn and have many opportunities that other internships may not offer you" Hargens said. The House of Representatives has the majority of NSU interns serving them. On the Republican side, there are three- Senior Ashley Glynn, LaMoure, N.D.; Senior Warren Berry, Kadoka; and NSU alumna Becky Meyers, Aberdeen. "I work primarily with Representative Turbiville and Krebs. But some days, I work for up to seven representatives, including working for the whips," Glynn said. "So far, I have been doing a ton of research; for example, the components of lethal injections for Rep. Turbiville." "I love the internship," Berry said. "It gives me a chance to observe the legislature and politics in action and get involved in the process. Also, it gets me away from the classroom. I (just) hope it does not get too busy. The legislature has a reputation for doing things at the very end, procrastinating until the last weeks of the sessions and doing all night sessions to get bills passed and finished." "I was assigned to Representatives Pederson and Cutler. Rep Pederson is the chair of the Transportation Committee and Rep Cutler is the chair of the Judiciary committee; I am also assigned to their committees. I really like doing my job. I'm pretty busy" Meyers said. According to Meyers she is learning a lot and the experience is preparing her well to study for a law degree. "I found out that many Reps and Senators are attorneys, retired military personnel, farmers and ranchers, etc. It's nice to hear the stories that the legislators tell about past sessions. Most of all, I like just getting the opportunity to work with our legislators," Meyers said. "I think that this internship will be a great starting off point for my future. There is nothing that I don't like- I'm an optimistic kind of gal when it comes to opportunities like this- once in a lifetime. I hope the rest of the internship goes well for all of those involved and that the rest of the session goes well", Meyers said. When talking about the daily activities that they are faced with, most interns stated their day started between 7 or 7:30 a.m. and work ceases at 5 sometimes 6 p.m. They can also take a class on Mon. nights "Throughout the internship, if you take the class offered on Mon. nights, you have the chance to meet the leadership of our state government, including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Majority and Minority Leaders, and various other positions required to complete the legislative process," Hargens said. "During the (Legislative Issues) class, you have the opportunity to ask any questions you see fit to these respectable people." The interns can receive academic credit for their participation, depending on their college or university. NSU is one of the universities that provide credit hours, regardless of the major. Interns also receive a $120 a day stipend for their work. This stipend is usually used for housing, food, transportation or other expenses. This year's regular session lasts until March 6, and after a two-week break, the legislature returns for their final day on March 26. For more information regarding the Legislative Session, or the Legislative Internship Program, you can call the LRC Office in Pierre at (605) 773-3251 or go to the website: http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx South Dakota Senator censured Kale Miller Campus Reporter The South Dakota Legislature has been in the spotlight lately, with allegations that a Senator acted inappropriately with a Legislative Page last year. Charges against Sen. Dan Sutton — D, Flandreau, a Northem State University alumnus, came about after reports that he fondled a high school aged male serving as a page, a year ago. According to Sutton's campaign website, Sutton served as Student Association President, Vice President and Senator during his time at Northern State University With these charges, the safety of high school pages and college interns has been in question. As the 2007 Legislative Session began, legislators got ready for the six hundred bills expected to be introduced this session. Unlike most years, the hills were not the only things on the legislatures minds. For three days, Sutton was the subject of a Senate hearing investigating the allegations. The South Dakota Senate voted to censure Sutton 32 to 2, after defeating a motion that would have expelled the senator. In order to be expelled, a two-thirds of the vote of the Senate was needed. The motion was voted down 14 to 20. This is possibly the first time that SD Senate has censured one of it's own. Although the Intern Program for college students has not been affected by the Sutton situation, the Page Program for high school students has. Estimates show that applications for the program were down forty percent. Although the pages do not feel influenced by the events, housing applications must now be approved by their parents, a page coordinator and the host family. According to the Legislative Research Council's website, a new set of pages go to work in the capital about every two weeks. Their main duties include "distributing legislative documents, running errands for legislators, answering phones, assisting in the Legislative Post Office, and attending committee meetings. They may be assigned to a specific group of legislators, but it is also their obligation to assist any and all legislators as the process may require." Pages receive a compensation for their work, usually used to cover housing, meals, and other living expenses. |
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