Bookstore offers students wide variety of SDSU merchandise
Not long ago, SDSU’s University Bookstore was just a place in The Union where people bought textbooks and picked up the occasional sweatshirt. But when the university’s athletic programs went D-I in 2004, the little store began to change. The Union renovation project added 1,600 square feet to the store, but that’s not all that is bigger about the store – so is the marketing strategy.
Pipe burst empties The Union
A pipe burst in The Union on Jan. 30 forced the facility to close for nearly 13 hours. Students were evacuated from the building when the fire alarms went off at approximately 6:20 p.m. after a sprinkler pipe in the southwest side of The Union froze and burst, releasing “multiple gallons” of water into the entrance, the Information Exchange office and the basement, according to Keith Skogstad, assistant director for The Union.
Wrestlers return home with win streak intact
The South Dakota State wrestling team succeeded in their western trip, bringing home two landslide victories. In their first meet out west, the Jacks defeated Pacific University, 41-6. The only match the Jacks lost in the contest was at 133 pounds. South Dakota State forfeited the weight class by not wrestling anybody.
Colts favored to beat Bears in year’s biggest sporting event
With the Super Bowl only a few days away, you can almost hear the collective sigh of thousands of wives and girlfriends, just waiting to reclaim Sundays for new episodes of Desperate Housewives. Well, not quite yet, ladies … it’s still our time. So, since the main event is right around the corner, let’s examine the game.
Bump in Opportunity Scholarships rejected
A plan to add $250 a year to state-sponsored scholarships was rejected Jan. 29 by a South Dakota House committee after opponents said the extra spending would be hard to handle in a tight state budget. Members of the State Affairs Committee also said they might be willing to boost the scholarship amount next year if more information is provided to show why such an increase is needed.
Buying into costly car obsession goes too far for some, eludes others
I don’t understand cars. It seems that everyone invests so much time in caring for them, talking about them and showing them off. Cars are like some twisted form of child-rearing, except that when cars get old, you junk them. When children get old, they just resent you.
Realistic rabbit gets mixed reviews as committee delays logo unveiling
The new jackrabbit logo is a few touchups away from unveiling, but some who have seen a close-to-final version think the contracted design firm may have missed the mark. “I’m not overly impressed with the design firm,” said Students’ Association Senator John Sandstrom.
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