Children get creative and enjoy Halloween
For centuries Halloween has been celebrated every year. From the religious practices of the Druids to the Irish farmers begging for pumpkins, this holiday gives everyone the opportunity to wear the face of anybody they wish. This year, to help kick off this festive day, kindergartners painted pumpkins with an assortment of colors.
Power dancing skills show
The season finale of Dancing with the Stars was Tuesday night. The event happened after the Battle of the Bands and was sponsored by the University Program Council and Alpha Psi Omega, the theatre fraternity. Contestants included SDSU stars: Cori Bortnem, Miss SDSU; Nathan Hofer, member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Greek Life; and Katie Jo Maguire, member of Residential Life and Arts and Science Senator.
SDSU gets to .500, defeats the aggies
For the first time all year, the Jackrabbit football team is at .500 and has proven that it can go on the road and win. “Getting back to .500 has seemed like a marathon and we have finally made it,” junior quarterback Ryan Berry said. “We just need to keep this momentum going forward and keep building on it.
Pub offers monster movie adaptation
Bride of the Monster is playing at Main Street Pub this week. The play is an adaptation of the movie by the famous world’s worst director Ed Wood. “There is a theatre company in Portland, Ore., that specializes in adapting public domain films to the stage by making verbatim transcripts,” said director Nick Harris.
Battle of the Bands
The Battle of the Bands winner was announced Tuesday night. The battle was held in the Volstorff Ballroom in The Union at 7 p.m. About 400 people attended. Five bands played. Each had 20 minutes to wow the crowd with their original songs. Some bands tried to get the crowd hyped and involved by doing a group clap or challenging them to dance.
Wearing pink for strength and awareness
On Oct. 26-27, cowboys proved just how tough they really were. The Swiftel Center in Brookings held the second annual First Chance Bonanza Rodeo to support the fight against cancer. This rodeo did have a bit of a twist; these cowboys were dressed in pink. The Swiftel Center came up with this idea from the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2005.
Invisible instruments and wacky costumes
On Friday night the members of Residential Life and Weekend STUFF hosted the first annual student air band/lip-syncing competition. Four daring groups of students formed bands and lip-synced to the song of their choice, doing their very best to charm the crowd.
Searching for local hauntings on campus
“I would park my bike and go inside the desolate structure and walk around to see what I could feel, see or hear. Sometimes I would get very quiet, close my eyes and try to image what the place was like before it was deserted. While listening I could hear moans, creeks and whispers.
SDSU women runners lose to SIU and IPFW 68 to 67
The SDSU men’s and women’s cross country team ended their season last Saturday with the Summit League Championships. The men finished fourth out of 10 teams while the women finished third, only a single point away from a three-way tie for first. Southern Utah and IPFW finished tied for first with 67 points, but Southern Utah was awarded the championship because their sixth and seventh place runners finished ahead of IPFW’s.
Many thoughts from the front row of Nick’s mind
First let me introduce myself. My name is Nick Hartley and I am a superfan, an SDSU superfan to be exact. Ever since I was six I have bled yellow and blue. You might have seen me all over at SDSU sporting events. I have been given the chance to have a column with my thoughts on anything and everything sports related.
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