Enjoy the stage madness
“Let me tell you about the most fun thing that’s going to happen at SDSU this year,” said Wes Haskell, senior communication studies major. “It’s called Capers.” Capers is the annual show written, directed and made possible by Alpha Psi Omega (APO), the theater fraternity.
Comeback bid falls short
The Jacks dropped their fourth consecutive game to the University of Missouri-Kansas City in gut-wrenching fashion as Kai Williams missed an uncontested layup as time expired. The layup would have sent the game into overtime, but instead SDSU lost 69-67 on Jan.
Advising students with relationship problems
Throughout a student’s collegiate career, successes and failures are bound to occur. Perhaps it’s failing a class, passing a class, getting that apartment you’ve been looking at since the day you moved here or the depressing realization that your textbooks were more expensive than you first realized.
Strong run, Cornemann helps women run past Kangaroos
In the span of less than a minute, the SDSU women’s basketball team turned a tight two-point game into a rout. The quick run by the Jacks helped them to an easy 83-63 victory over the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Jan. 19 in Kansas City. With the Jacks (18-2, 7-1) clinging to a two-point lead late in the first half, a Ketty Cornemann 3-pointer and back-to-back treys by Jill Young helped the Jacks take an 11-point lead into halftime.
Jacks women overcome slow start, beat SUU
It was a tale of two halves for the South Dakota State women’s basketball team on Jan. 17. The Jacks used a strong second half to cruise to an easy 87-50 victory over Southern Utah in Cedar City, Utah. The Jacks (17-2, 6-1) shot 75 percent from the floor in the second half, including starting the half on a 24-3 run to blow open a five-point halftime lead.
All-around performance paces track team in Fargo
The SDSU women’s track team tallied several first-place finishes to pace the Jackrabbits at the Bison Classic at the Bison Sports Arena in Fargo, N.D., on Jan. 17. Heather Wollman, after placing ninth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.19 seconds, recorded a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.
Junior sets new high jump record at Classic
In Fargo, SDSU junior Ben Jasinski led the men’s track team, setting a school record while placing first in the high jump with a height of 6 feet-10.5 inches on Jan. 17 in the Bison Classic. SDSU’s Camden Helder, a junior from Volga, S.D., placed second in the high jump with a height of 6-08.
Liles is new king atop wrestling career wins
With two wins on Jan. 7, Jason Liles became the all-time wins leader at SDSU. Liles has been at the helm for the past 16 years for the Jackrabbit wrestling team. With duals scheduled against Virginia Military Institute and Delaware State, Liles needed two wins to pass Warren Williamson’s 134 career dual victories.
FACEOFF: Will the Steelers win the Super Bowl?
YES! The Steelers are going to win, and it is not going to be close because of the Pittsburgh defense. The Steelers have a lockdown defense that is capable of shutting down the high-powered Cardinal offense. Larry Fitzgerald has had a great postseason, and, while the Eagles are a good defensive team, they are nowhere close to the Steelers.
Men’s basketball has all the pieces to compete, just lacks confidence
The SDSU men’s basketball team is improving; they just don’t have the confidence to win tight games down the stretch. Even head coach Scott Nagy has said that the team lacks confidence at times. It’s obvious the team has talent and has shown they can win games at home.
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