Survey could hold answers to campus parking issues
The issue: City and campus leaders holding forums to find solutions to transportation problems on-campus. Our view: Participating is a way for students to help solve the recurrent transportation and parking problems on-campus. Everybody complains about parking on-campus.
Meyer wrestles as school’s first D-I NCAA tournament competitor
Ryan Meyer, the first South Dakota State athlete to compete at an NCAA Division-I national tournament, was one of many other great wrestlers this past week in Auburn Hills, Mich. As the first ever from SDSU, Meyer had a lot of weight on his shoulders. Going into the tournament, he said, “I want to wrestle my best and put myself in a situation to win a couple matches.
Jackrabbits break from road, prepared for home opener
The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, SDSU baseball is back. The team is off and swinging, coming into the week with a 10-11 record. The Jackrabbits have been playing competitive ball this season, winning at least one game with every opponent this season.
Jacks host Indiana Hoosiers
Led by their 6-foot-7 center, the “sensational seven” from Indiana will make history when they invade the Rabbit Den March 22. South Dakota State will host the Indiana Hoosiers in third-round Women’s National Invitation Tournament play. The 7 p.m. match-up marks the first time the Jacks host a Big Ten Conference school.
Jacks’ softball team struggles on long roadtrip, looks forward to home games
While students have been fighting snowstorms, the SDSU women’s softball team has been enjoying warm weather. The team has been traveling all season to tournaments all across the country. They have been as far away as Florida and Oregon, and currently hold a 9-13 record.
Evanescence’s ‘My Immortal’ echoes country’s current crisis
This May 14, millions of my countrymen will once again troop the polling stations to cast their votes for the legislative and local elections. In a country where elections are often smeared by fraud and money politics, I cannot help but worry of another disorderly election day, full of political drama.
Letter to the Editor: Spring break service trips shouldn’t be ‘alternative’
I was pleased to see coverage of the 50 of us who spent spring break trip rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. For 14 years the University Lutheran Center has sponsored trips to New Orleans, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Jamaica, El Paso, Juarez, Mexico, Denver and the Navajo Nation to give SDSU students an opportunity to experience another culture, a different economic reality and a warmer climate.
Boundaries between church and state ensure fairness, freedom
Perhaps it’s just my relative location, but lately, I’ve heard “founded as a Christian nation” rather a lot, whether from FOX/CNN news (I’m convinced they’re the same) or just some brainwashed shmuck. Despite popular nonsense, the founding fathers of the U.
Senate passes bylaw revisions for first time in four years
It was a busy final meeting for the Students’ Association Senate on March 19. The final ticks of the clock meant a final vote on a draft of the body’s bylaws, which passed unanimously. “The last time the bylaws changed was four years ago,” said outgoing President Alex Halbach in an interview Feb.
Petrov proves man enough to save the world from nuclear tragedy
When people talk about heroes and men of action, they say names like George Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Captain America and Chuck Norris. These are men who would, and in some cases did, sacrifice everything for the greater good. We joke and say that they had “ice water in their veins,” “they could spit in the devil’s eye” or they had some serious “cajones.
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