It's time for the annual We Love Northern ball

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While Saturday's We Love MSU-Northern Ball may not generate last year's record-setting funding, Soroptimists International is hopeful it will be close or even surpass last year.

"That would be nice," said Ramona Lohse, service fund treasurer for the Soroptimists. "Our ticket count is good for this time of the week."

Last year's ball, for which 189 tickets were sold, raised $9,000 for scholarships the Soroptimists provide for Northern students. That funded six scholarships awarded last spring, and four scholarships for...