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Local retailers offer treat, too

Sometimes ice cream cravings don’t fall between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, when the SDSU dairy bar is open. Area businesses can satisfy that attack. Country Kitchen, the Barrel Drive-in and the Lodge Espresso and Coffee Shop serve varying flavors of SDSU ice cream.

Illinois is worth watching

Dee Brown of the University of Illinois is quite possibly the best college men’s basketball player in the nation, hands down. He has an uncanny ability to read defenders and run a transition as well as being a major threat on offense. His speed is almost un-defendable and as a pure point guard he takes command of his offense.

From the Left, From the Right: Condoleezza Rice

For the last four years America’s foreign policy has been the focus of the White House. Dealing with terrorism worldwide, ousting Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, defying the United Nations’ recommendations and abusing the support of longtime allies, the Bush White House has done everything it could to destroy the image of America in the eyes of all nations.

SDSU student athletes perform well in classroom

SDSU athletes are scoring big in the classroom as well as the playing field. At the Dec. 16 and 17, 2004, South Dakota Board of Regents meeting, the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs presented the Athletic Academic Report. The report contained ACT English and Math scores and GPAs of the six South Dakota universities.

Photo of the Week

#1.885401:4029109707.jpg:napoleonstandalone.jpg:Although it was fun to watch a Napolean Dynamite look-alike perform with SDSU cheerleaders and the State Sensations, the Napolean craze is getting old. Time to give it up folks.:

Letters to the Editor

Wal-Mart takes over Brookings Hi. So it’s about 2:30 a.m. on a Friday morning and I find myself awake, again, with class at 9 a.m. Not too unusual for me, if you know me, and since I’m up I thought I’d like to share a little something that bothers me.

From the Left, From the Right: Condoleezza Rice

Last Wednesday was an historic day. On that day, Condoleezza Rice became the first African-American woman to be sworn in as secretary of state. As a supporter of the president, I was pleased when he nominated Rice to replace Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was retiring after four years in the position.

SDSU Music Department has many events planned

With the spring semester comes new musical events, courtesy of the SDSU Music Department. This semester, there will be a mix of traditional events as well as a few extras. “We host the state music conference here in February,” says Dr. Corliss Johnson, music department head.

Award-winning Sideways is worth taking a trip to Sioux Falls

During the 11th annual Screen Actor’s Guild Awards Saturday, Feb. 5, the first Actor Award for Outstanding Performance of a Cast in a Feature-length Motion Picture went to the cast of Sideways. I, for one, wholeheartedly agree with this decision. The more I think about the film, the higher it ranks among my all-time favorites.

More movies – for Valentine’s Day haters

If you don’t like Valentine’s Day you might want to try for a good scare next Monday night. If so, there are plenty of movies in the theaters and newly released on video to creep you out. In Theatres Hide and Seek Starring: Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning A father discovers his 9 year-old daughter has come up with an unexpected and terrifying way of dealing with her mother’s death through an imaginary friend.