Sixth Street construction: ‘Aggressive’ timeline scheduled to meet November completion
Starting April 10, many students and faculty members will face the inconvenience of finding alternative routes leading to campus, as the city will begin its Sixth Street construction project at the Medary Avenue intersection. The South Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) plans on completing the project in a very aggressive manner, John Rittershaus, lead project engineer for the DOT, told close to 50 locals last week at the Brookings County Extension Center.
Brookings native excels in cross country, track at SDSU
Becka Mansheim runs. She runs to compete, to maintain a 4.0 grade point average in nursing, to break records. It is amazing that she pauses long enough to sleep. When Becka Mansheim steps out of bed, she steps into a pair of running shoes. She begins with an early morning workout run, then she runs to nursing class or clinicals and then it’s on to practice.
Council holds off on agreement for local developers
After numerous locals spoke on behalf of Brookings developers at the March 28 City Council meeting, the council voted 4-3 to hold off on granting Prairieland Partnership, LLP an exclusive right to negotiate development for the land where the Department of Transportation (DOT) county shop currently sits.
Brookings Regional Humane Society survives, thanks to volunteer help
f you go to Sioux Falls and drive down the gravel road to the Sioux Falls Humane Society, you’ll see a big building that is air-conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter. It houses dogs, cats, rabbits, gerbils and various other kinds of animals, housed in separate cages.
Softball slides into Brookings
The spring sports season has begun.
More than 40 participate in airplane competition
More than 40 students participated in the Red Bull Paper Wings contest Wednesday, March 29. Participants constructed paper airplanes judged in the categories of distance and airtime. SDSU Red Bull Representative Allie Burn was pleased with the outcome.
Alumni help FarmHouse celebrate 40 years at SDSU
The only fraternity that doesn’t use Greek letters celebrated its 40th anniversary last weekend. The FarmHouse Fraternity has been “Building Men” since 1966. The SDSU chapter has been home to more than 600 alumni throughout its history. Of these, more than 160 alumni came back to celebrate the history of the second-oldest fraternity on campus.
Chicanos in Action fight against immigration bill
There will always be wars and rumors of wars as long as time continues. Wars are waged between close friends and relatives, wars occur internationally and there are times when wars happen in our homeland. While fires burn in the Middle East, a new one has been set in the efforts to control immigration, with the notion of preventing terrorism.
Communications course looks to future
A new course that examines how visions of the future shape current communications is being offered as part of the fall 2006 coursebook. Futuristic Communications, taught by Jason McEntee, assistant professor of English, will examine the idea of futurism both as an artistic movement and as a means to gauge the role of technology in national and global settings.
Tips on landing a job after graduation
Any student that attends SDSU has heard that “you can go anywhere from here.” The question that most graduate students are asking themselves is: “How do I start going anywhere from here?” Most graduates have a few basic questions as they look for their jobs.
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