ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Historian, author and humanities scholar Brad Tennant will present ¡°When Local History Becomes American and World History¡± at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the Round Room of Williams Library on the campus of Northern State University.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Art Buntin Local History Speaker Series, honoring the late Dr. Arthur Buntin. A longtime NSU history professor, Buntin devoted much of his research to local history.

This marks the second time Northern has hosted the event. Tennant, a former¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D.?¨C Zachary Daggett, a junior studying accounting at Northern State University and an ambassador for the School of Business, has secured a competitive summer internship with Delta Air Lines.

Daggett will relocate to Atlanta, Georgia, from June through August to work at Delta¡¯s corporate headquarters. There, he¡¯ll assist with financial reporting, analysis and compliance tasks as part of the airline¡¯s corporate accounting division.

¡°This is such an exciting opportunity,¡± Daggett said. ¡°I¡¯ve worked with Delta at the Aberdeen airport for over¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C For Itzel Brick, becoming a first-grade teacher at Simmons Elementary in Aberdeen, South Dakota, was more than a dream; it was a journey marked by hard work, resilience and opportunities. Many of those opportunities came from the Freedom Scholarship at Northern State University.

Brick, a 2024 graduate with a bachelor's degree in elementary education, looks back on her time at Northern with gratitude. ¡°Getting scholarships meant I could spend more time on campus and focus on my classes without constantly worrying about tuition,¡± she said. ¡°¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University will hold its annual spring plant sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 10.

The sale, which is open to the public, will take place in MeWaldt-Jensen Room 144B, the classroom attached to the MJ greenhouse.

Plants available at the sale will include succulents, geraniums, bulbs and more. Cash or check only will be accepted.

For more information, please contact Dr. Jodie Ramsay at Jodie.Ramsay@northern.edu.

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C During Spring Break 2025, members of the Northern State University Speech and Debate team traveled to Athens, Ohio, to take part in the Pi Kappa Delta National Speech and Debate Tournament, hosted by Ohio University.

Representing NSU were students Abiah George, Hannah Smith, Haylee Bohnet, Kaitlyn Maas, Liv Ashley, and coach Gus Foote. The team had one of its strongest showings in recent memory, placing 5th in debate, 10th in speech, and 8th overall in the Small School Division¡ªmarking the program¡¯s highest combined¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The top winners of the 42nd annual Northern South Dakota Science and Mathematics Fair have been announced, earning all-expenses-paid trips to the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which will take place May 10-16 in Columbus, Ohio.

The senior high team project winners are Anna Ahlberg and Corban Landis from Aberdeen Central High School, recognized for their project, AI Personalized 3D Printing of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Two individual students also earned the opportunity to¡­