Lack of Hobo royalty bums out some bums
With homecoming comes football games, parties, school spirit, activities, parades and homecoming kings and queens. However, South Dakota State University Hobo Days is different. Hobo Days is the only college homecoming in the north-central area that doesn’t currently have a homecoming king and queen.
Halloween can be scary on the wallet
It’s the time of year for ghosts and goblins, chills and thrills, tricks and treats – which means it’s also time for spending some serious bucks on costumes and decorations. Decorating for Halloween has become as common as decorating for the Christmas holiday.
Hobo Day requires preparation
The temperatures lowered and the wind blew leaves off of the trees, promising another gusty, cold Hobo Day weekend. For people in Brookings, Hobo Week is a week which requires lots of preparation. If you’re a business owner, there’s money to be made off of the thousands who come to town.
New Pooba sticks Hobo Days with old traditions
Mark Jobman knows he has a big week ahead of him. He’s been planning it for months. Sitting on the edge of a couch in the University Program Council office, Jobman turns the three-foot wooden stick over in his hands. At the very top of the stick is a rabbit head.
Wandering in Crop Circles
Starting into the Dakotaland Corn Maze several weeks ago with a group of friends, I noted something that you’d think I’d be used to, growing up in South Dakota: Corn is tall. It towers over my head, which makes it ideal for a maze. It also makes it a little freaky.
Students have a win-win situation with Hy-Vee
Since it first opened its doors in 1974, helpful smiles have been gracing every aisle of the Brookings Hy-Vee. While over time those smiles have changed, the purpose behind them has not. Hy-Vee started out in the present day Ace Hardware building and in 1991, doubled its size by moving to its current location.
Hobo Days + Halloween = HOBOWEEN!!
The end is nigh my friends. The end is nigh. Grab your gas masks, your duct tape, steel-toed shoes, safety scissors, “Playboys/girls”, canned food, favorite body part, lap top, ace bandages, guns, knives, salad shooters, rain coats, mittens and underwear. Whatever you need to survive Armageddon.
Archie Mackenzie a model for diplomacy
Once in a while you meet someone who tells the truth, makes good sense and inspires hope all at the same time. Pretty unusual. But Mr. Archie Mackenzie is just such a person. Last spring (2003), while my wife Dee and I worked at Manchester Metropolitan University in England we met Mr.
Uniting the Spirit, Body & Soul
Certified yoga instructor Tyler Mahowald, a junior apparel and merchandising major, said the benefits of yoga are endless. Mahowald has been involved with yoga for the past three years and decided to start instructing over a year ago. “I was interested in taking classes and thought this would be a way for me to learn more,” Mahowald said.
Rifle and Pistol Club Right on Target
Students or faculty can sharpen their shooting skills without leaving campus by joining the SDSU Rifle and Pistol Club. Senior Mike Flanery has been active in the club for four years. “Right now I shoot and coach.
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