More vandalism, same stall

More vandalism, same stall

It’s the same design, same message and same stall. In November a vandal or vandals struck the men’s bathroom in the lower level of The Union. Today a custodian found the markings again. There are two drawings. One is a balloon on the back of the stall door with writing that says, “be open minded.” [...]

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Campus group pushes for sexual assault training

  National statistics say that one out of every three women in college has been sexually assaulted. Studies have also shown that as many as 60 percent of sexual assaults go unreported and as many as two out of every three sexual assaults is committed by someone the victim knows. The first six weeks of [...]

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Honors students gather for networking conference

  Thirty-three students and faculty from the Honors College hit the road bright and early April 12 for an eight-hour road trip to Dubuque, Iowa. The group traveled to the regional Upper Midwest Honors Conference. Held near the Mississippi River at Clarke University from April 12-14, the UMHC hosted a number of universities from North [...]

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The decades-old abortion debate

The decades-old abortion debate

Abortion has been discussed, debated and defended for decades. Since 1973 more than 50 million abortions have been performed in the United States, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion rights research organization. On its website, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America says abortions are “very common.” “In fact, more than one out of three [...]

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Union open until 2 a.m.

Union open until 2 a.m.

The Union will be open until 2 a.m. for the last two weeks of the semester. The Union always sees a spike in use around finals week with more students on campus looking for places to study. It is for this reason the building will stay open until 2 a.m., now until the end of [...]

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Giving back by going bald

Giving back by going bald

On April 27 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the northwest side of Solberg Hall, the second St. Baldrick’s event to occur in South Dakota history and the first for SDSU will be hosted by the Sigma Lambda Chi (SLC) Honor Society for Construction Management at SDSU. Jason Rave, a senior construction management major [...]

SA debates funding for new uniform

SA debates funding for new uniform

  The current and future students who don the Jack mascot uniform may be breathing sighs of relief as the push for two new uniforms continues. Former Students’ Association president Mark York was alerted to the need for the new uniforms and brought forward the idea of providing partial funding from SA to aid the [...]

Research aids Wellness Center expansion

  The SDSU Wellness Center is looking to expand as the student body grows. The Wellness Center Advisory Committee created a subcommittee last fall to do research on what an expansion to the facility should include. The subcommittee conducted a survey of SDSU students and held a series of focus groups. The members of the [...]

Lockdown policy changes up for discussion

Lockdown policy changes up for discussion

  Before this school year, residence halls’ main doors were open to students, passers-through and anyone else who needed or wanted to get in and out of the buildings. This year that changed and residence halls are now locked during all hours of the day and night. Even residents only have access to their own [...]

Woman ‘weighed down by guilt’ after abortion

The names in this article have been changed to protect the identity of the source. Eight words went through Jill’s head again and again as she drove back to Brookings. “Do you want to know if it’s twins?” That was four years ago, in the second semester of Jill’s freshman year, when she had an [...]

Mark Dawson uses a group of volunteers from the audience to illustrate some of his points. (Collegian photo by Nick Lowrey)

Dawson speaks for ‘Week to End Violence’

The Campus Women’s Coalition brought  speaker Mark Dawson to campus as part of the week to end violence on April 18. Dawson was brought in as the keynote speaker for the The Week to End Violence now taking place at SDSU. The presentation entitled “Hookin’ Up and Gettin’ Some”, was not exactly about what the [...]

A journalist’s role is to hold people accountable

Issue: The Collegian published an article in the April 4 issue that upset several readers. One of the roles of the media is to keep public officials accountable. In the article “Too many absences for two SA senators,” we did just that. The Students’ Association bylaws clearly state, “more than three unexcused absences shall be [...]

Buildings lose power across campus

Buildings lose power across campus

At least 100 students were evacuated from The Union around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. The exact cause is still unknown, but Union Director Jennifer Novotny said six to 10 buildings lost power, and The Union was out the longest. David Law, project manager engineer with Facilities and Services, said “it’s construction-related,” but the workers didn’t do [...]