Weather this cold is typical for S.D. winter, says expert
Libby Hill Ad Manager As tempting as it may be to assume that the subzero temperatures experienced lately were an aberration, that would be inaccurate. According to state 4See WEATHER, page 94continued from page 1 climatologist Dennis Todey, such weather is perfectly natural for a South Dakota winter.
Temperatures sink below zero degrees
Lisa Falconer Collegian With actual temperatures dropping to nearly 20 below zero, it is forcing that common phrase out of people’s mouths, “Why do I live in South Dakota?” 4See COLD, page 9 South Dakota is one of the lucky states with drastic variations in temperature, ranging from 105 to -20 in possibly less than six months.
HE DOES IT AGAIN!
Todd VanDerWerff Editor-in-Chief For some, it might have stunk of deja vu. The Carolina Panthers had tied up the Super Bowl with a little over a minute left in the game after a long see-saw contest. It looked as though the Panthers and the New England Patriots would head for the first overtime Super Bowl.
Prepare for winter road troubles
If you are one of the many college students commuting to and from the Brookings campus or traversing all about the countryside come the weekend, it’s necessary to take certain precautions as winter weather descends upon us full force. According to South Dakota Highway Patrol Captain Jeff Talbot sometimes you just need to remember the basics in order to stay safe.
She Isn’t All That Great
Jen Creed Collegian
An Idiot’s Guide to Punk Rock Music
Jesse Christen A&E Editor Everybody’s punk rock now. Not only are the Partridge Family-turned-punk bands like Sum 41 and Blink 182 popular, groups like Rancid and NOFX are common sites on T-shirts across our rather unpunk home of SDSU. Country rockers like Ryan Adams, and techno artists like Moby, all claim to have a “punk” past.
Many reasons attract international students to SDSU
Alakananada Mookerjee Collegian If glorious, sunny weather isn’t one of South Dakota State University’s selling points, then its cultural diversity certainly is. With students from as many as 40 different countries on the campus, the university has every reason to be proud of its multi-ethnic composition.
Love Them or Leave Them: V-Day Videos
Perhaps you’re one of those people who needs merely a sappy movie and box of Kleenex to be perfectly content on a Saturday night. Or perhaps such a scenario seems to you like the seventh circle of hell. Either way, my pretties, this column is for you.
Is loan consolidation the answer?
Jill Fier Money and Finance Editor As seniors rush to hand in their graduation applications today, the reality that they’re almost out of the place they have been calling home for he last four years is settling in. The familiar faces of students and teachers we have come to know will soon be replaced with unfamiliar faces and situations, as well as unwelcome bills.
University Mall sees new business move in
Jill Fier Money and Finance Editor The University Mall has seen quite a few changes over the last few months, including stores relocating, new businesses arriving and remodeling. Lewis pharamcy opened its doors the week after Thanksgiving near the main entrance of the mall.
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