Johnston featured in podcast
Three sports reporters from the Argus Leader traveled up to Brookings for their weekly Internet broadcast. Stu Whitney, Mick Garry and Chris Solari talked sports for about 30 minutes, while interviewing Women’s Basketball Head Coach Aaron Johnston, on Feb.
Briggs Library receives historical collection
The Archives and Special Collections Department in the H.M. Briggs Library recently opened the George and Evelyn Norby Historical Collection. The collection contains a nearly complete run of the Brookings Register and parts of other regional newspapers. Other pieces in the collection are histories of public offices, downtown businesses, databases, photographs and negatives.
Basketball programs adapting
My response to the letter to the editor that was published last week by a current USD student is this: It is a column, not a report. It is my opinion on anything sports-related. If you do not like it, don’t read it. But since you requested local, here’s local.
SDSU graduate runs for Sioux Falls mayor
The beginnings of February’s Black History Month can be traced to 1926, but even with its good intentions, it is not exempt from controversey. “You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” actor Morgan Freeman asked in an interview with “60 Minutes” in December.
Jacks sweep Dordt
The South Dakota State University Jacks Hockey Club took two easily at home last weekend. The men’s hockey club took on Dordt College on Friday and Saturday nights, and beat their rival easily in both meetings. On Friday night, the Jacks won, 8-3. The feel for both nights was dislike, and it started early.
Black, white and shades of gray
The beginnings of February’s Black History Month can be traced to 1926, but even with its good intentions, it is not exempt from controversey. “You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” actor Morgan Freeman asked in an interview with “60 Minutes” in December.
CAP Center offers tip for interviews
You can’t hide from it forever; eventually you are going to have to do that internship. “Students run up against some brick walls if they aren’t thinking ahead,” said Susan Fredrikson, employment development director for the Career and Academic Planning (CAP) center.
B.I.G. Job Fair will provide employment contacts
More than 1,200 employers will be available to meet with students seeking jobs and internships on Feb. 23 when Sioux Falls hosts the South Dakota B.I.G. (business, industry and government) Job Fair. Students and graduates are welcome from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Students’ Association approves 9 budgets
The Students’ Association approved nine budgets at its meeting Monday night. A budget of $1,000 was approved for the Black Student Alliance (BSA). This was the first funding for the BSA coming from the SA. The SA approved a budget of $900 for Chicanos in Action.
Technology holds value in classroom
In today’s classroom, technology may be just as valuable as the traditional pen, paper and books. Students in journalism Professor Matthew Cecil’s editing class learned firsthand about new technology last week in their lab. Argus Leader sports staff produced their weekly podcast live from the editing laboratory in SDSU’s Yeager Hall.
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