Johnston staying at SDSU
In a drastic turn of events, Aaron Johnston has decided to remain as head coach of the Jackrabbit women’s basketball team. On Thursday afternoon, Johnston decided he preferred the head coaching job at SDSU instead of taking the job at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Johnston returns to the Jacks
Aaron Johnston just couldn’t leave. He hopped on a plane to Wisconsin expecting to take the helm of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women’s basketball program, but sometime during the short flight between Sioux Falls and Minneapolis, Minn., he had a change of heart.
Johnston leaves SDSU after more than seven seasons
After more than seven years of guiding the Jackrabbits, Head Coach Aaron Johnston has decided to leave the plains of South Dakota for greener pastures in Wisconsin, accepting the job as women’s head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. “It is a great opportunity for me to join the well-established Phoenix women’s basketball program,” said Johnston in a press release.
False French cognates give rise to fantasy of pint-sized commies
I think the best thing about the French language is the false cognates. Anyone who has taken a language course knows about these guys – they’re the words that we English speakers have stolen from other languages, perverted the meaning of and use on a regular basis.
Along with pain and suffering, comes revelation of wimpdom
I have recently discovered that I, in fact, am a wimp. Those who know me are probably asking themselves – did it really take her this long to figure that out? And the answer, my friends, is yes. Apparently I’m dense as well. Now you ask: Roxy, how did you FINALLY discover you’re a gigantic wimp? Well, that was easy.
Gender pay gap begins soon after graduation, study says
A new report from the American Association of University Women says college-educated women in South Dakota and the rest of the nation often make less money than their male counterparts. South Dakota ranks 23rd in the nation for its gender wage gap. College-educated women in the state make 26 percent less than men, the report said.
S.D. college students receive Washington internships
Eight South Dakota college students will work, learn and get paid for it this summer, thanks to a pilot program established last year by Gov. Mike Rounds. The students also will get college credit. Under the Washington internship program, they’ll be paid about $5,475 each while gaining work experience in areas of personal interest in the nation’s capital.
Depression: Help is available and ok to get
“Where does depression hurt? Everywhere. Who does depression hurt? Everyone.” These are the words people regurgitate back to the television when the overplayed Cymbalta, a prescribed medication for depression, commercial comes on. Although some may roll eyes and flip channels, a group of SDSU nursing students is urging people to pay more attention.
Rugby teams suspended
The men’s and women’s rugby clubs were suspended by the Intramural Council for playing April 14 on a wet field. The decision came April 17 after both clubs met with the Intramural Council, which consists of supervisors of intramural sports, to discuss the events of the previous Saturday.
Academic Senate against proposed amendments
The Academic Senate voiced an overwhelming “no” against proposed amendments to its own constitution April 24. The move comes less than a week before an all-faculty vote April 30 to decide if the changes, independently brought forward by some faculty members, will be adopted.
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