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Tinkerbel992000@Yahoo.Com Hi there- Tonia Goertz here- This really isn’t a letter to the editor, it is an interview I did with Steve Robinson for Mcom 210- figured I would submit it. If you want the notes and background on this- let me know I wrote it on Nov. 1 and investigations are ongoing- Tonia Medical [...]

Asian-American non-trad student tells story

Each week when Maria Chona Mendoza walks up the stairs and through the big blue door leading to Daktronics’ Electronic Assembly department, she’s greeted with a “hey, Maria, how are you” from almost all of her coworkers. But her name, Maria, isn’t actually her proper first name.

Nursing students assist at accident

Hours of studying hit home for five nursing students Mon., Nov. 3 when they were first on the scene of a fatal accident. The five students were on their way home from clinicals in Sioux Falls after one of the season’s first snowfalls when they noticed an accident close to Brookings and stopped to help.

Program seeks to slenderize area residents

The “freshman 15,” the hibernation of winter and the upcoming holidays may cause some SDSU students, faculty and staff to worry about packing on the pounds. But they don’t have to worry about their weight much longer. Fight the Fat- Lose a Ton, a program to promote weight loss through healthy behavior, is a community-wide collaboration of the Wellness Center to get participants to lose a ton, or 2,000 pounds.

Wheels set student’s dream in motion

And you thought your wheels were nice. Cristina Colburn’s titanium manual wheelchair is $5,500, lightweight and full of options. “It’s thirty-five pounds, I just got it weighed yesterday,” she says, smiling. “There’s so much in this chair that I don’t know about.

North Central Conference teams will miss rivalries, continue old traditions

SDSU and North Dakota State University are saying good-bye to some old friends. While some say their leave-taking is premature, the two schools themselves feel they have made the best possible decisions for their institutions. “It’s not easy,” said Gene Taylor, the NDSU Athletic Director.

Wasted money, wasted resources

Hopper@Meetmyattorney.Com A few years back, throngs of inmates ran miles of wire and installed hundreds of Ethernet ports in campus buildings — like the library, for instance. After taking all necessary steps with the computer support people, I headed over to the library. But none of the ports I tried worked. None in the basement. [...]

Campuses work to help those with mental illness

A trio of recent suicides at New York University has brought the rise of mental illness among college students to the forefront of discussion at many universities including SDSU. Also being discussed at many universities is the struggle to deal with this growing caseload.

Avant-Garde Filmaker Focus of Documentary

It’s rare to find a woman filmmaker from the 1940s and especially one as progressive as Maya Deren. Deren was both director and actress, usually starring in the films she directed. Her films were startling both in their imagery and in their meaning. The South Dakota Art Museum will show a documentary on Maya Deren’s life called Invocation: Maya Deren Thurs.

Casino Features Great Entertainment

Just as I was thinking about how many times I could have written funny limericks using Gary Puckett’s name and didn’t think to do it, the 60s singer topped me.