Process to replace President Miller begins
SDSU begins the search for the next president to step into President Miller’s shoes. Miller will retire next year. An executive board made up of Terry Baloun, Carol Pagones, Tony Vanhuizen, Mary Turman, Dean Krogman, Tad Perry and Harvey Jewett spoke with faculty, students and community Monday in the Doner Auditorium.
Mail stolen from over 100 in residence halls
A former SDSU employee is under investigation for mail theft involving more than 100 victims of Binnewies and Young residence halls. U.S. Postal Inspector Joe Schneiders confirmed Monday he is involved in the investigation of the stolen mail. Detective Brett Spencer of the University Police Department is helping with the investigation.
Piano playin’ blues
Sufjan (pronounced Soof-yan) Stevens is a musician from Michigan. Last summer he released his fifth album, called “Illinois.” “Illinois” is his second state-themed concept album (2003′s “Michigan” was the first). Stevens spent four months in isolation during the winter of 2004, reading books, biographies, Carl Sandburg poetry, and Saul Bellow novels in order to better understand the state.
Some addictions not so bad
My name is Bob and I am an Internet addict.” “Hi Bob.” I jerk awake with a start, the reoccurring dream once again startling me out of a sound slumber. Whew…only a dream. I will admit to hovering on the edge of addiction. I am 364 days away from the seniors special at the Hy-Vee Chinese deli, of an era that imagined computers would take over the world much like giant robots, our deepest fears articulated in the film, “2001: A Space Odyssey.
Abortion: All about consequences
I know the last thing anyone who lives in South Dakota wants to hear about anymore is the abortion ban. We as South Dakotans have found a big, fat spotlight shining right into the state, from both pro-lifers and pro-choicers across the country. I, for one, am annoyed.
Are we safer in the dark?
“Can I get a copy of the alcohol violations that have occurred on campus in the last month?” “Are you working for the Collegian?” “Yes.” “You’ll have to talk to the chief of police or the lieutenant when one of them is here.” “Do you know when one of them will be in?” “No.
Brunner an important part of SDSU
You don’t even have to talk to Ryan Brunner to know he loves SDSU. It’s written on his face. So it’s likely that the last Students’ Association meeting was a hard one for the senior from Nisland. Brunner handed over his title as SA president to Alex Halbach.
SDSU professors, employees run for city positions
Three SDSU employees are running for public office within the city of Brookings. Political science professor Gary Aguiar is campaigning for city mayor, while SDSU’s chief financial officer Wes Tschetter and English professor Catherine Twitero are running for two available seats on the Brookings School Board.
Lucinda’s View
The Issue: The Proficiency Exam is required of all students at some point in their education. I am coming closer and closer to the end of my sophomore year at SDSU. Along with this comes the halfway mark of my stay here at SDSU, the stress of finding off-campus housing, and the Proficiency Exam.
U.S.-Iraq War
This month marks the three-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. The turmoil began on September 11, 2001, when four United States airplanes were hijacked by a group of terrorists who crashed the airplanes into the World Trade Centers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.
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