An Inside Look: Northern Student’s Internship With The South Dakota Senate. In her freshman year at Northern, Jorja decided to apply for the Senate internship. She wasn’t sure if she’d be chosen but went for it. To her surprise, she got it, though she wasn’t sure she was ready. “I didn’t think they’d choose an 18-year-old freshman,” she said. But this experience quickly became a turning point, letting her “see what was going on, live it, and be part of it.”