Jacks upset bid falls short
Drue AmanSports Editor SDSU appeared outsized and outmuscled on paper and on the floor, but they never appeared outmatched. That is, until the last five minutes of regulation. A 40-39 rebounding edge in the Jackrabbits’ favor was not enough to overcome 16 turnovers as SDSU fell to No. 16 Minnesota 85-73 in Williams Arena Dec. [...]
Jackrabbits needed another trademark win
Marcus TraxlerAssistant Sports Editor There were specks of blue amongst the crowd of 13,302 mostly maroon and gold fans on hand at Williams Arena on Dec. 23, and for good reason. SDSU likely brought it’s best team since moving to Division I to Minneapolis for a meeting with No. 16 Minnesota. The only problem is [...]
Panthers shoot and shut down Jacks
Marcus TraxlerAssistant Sports Editor If NDSU stopped the SDSU Jackrabbit men’s basketball team’s outside shooting prowess in their victory last week, UW-Milwaukee flat out stole it and used it for themselves on Saturday night. The Panthers hit 14 three-pointers, while the Jacks struggled from the outside again, leading to a 82-70 defeat in front of [...]
Students light-up to protest proposed all-campus smoking ban
Emma DejongManaging Editor Smokers had no problem finding a light outside The Union around noon on Dec. 9. To voice their opinions regarding the Students’ Association’s decision to put a campus-wide smoking ban to a student vote, 10 to 15 smoked their pipes and cigarettes as part of a protest outside the west doors of [...]
Ho, ho, ho or No, no, no
David Hubbard The Santa Claus Christmas has traditionally been the time of year when my mother’s side of the family gets together to celebrate the birth of Christ. Ever since I could remember, Santa Claus has been part of our celebration. One of my Santa’s was my Uncle Ray. As my Godfather, Ray brought me [...]
Student soldier anticipates deployment to Afghanistan
Shelli WhiteReporter A current Students’ Association senator will depart for Afghanistan on Feb. 14, 2011 and return in January of 2012. Tyler Holmquist, a sophomore agricultural-business major, has been in the Navy since he was 17 years old. He is in the Navy Reserve now. Holmquist said he joined the Navy because his dad is [...]
Alumnus builds business in Brookings
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief Jael Thorpe is out to prove that the Midwest can be fashionable and stylish. “I think that there’s a mentality that in the Midwest we don’t have culture and style,” Thorpe said. “That’s been one of my life goals 8212; to try and really bring that here more and make that more accessible.” [...]
New council represents faculty
Kinsey GustafsonReporter ouncil of 10 non-faculty exempt employees, otherwise known as NFEs, to represent the 500-plus NFEs on the SDSU campus. They are now known as the Professional Staff Advisory Council and their job is comparable to that of the Students’ Association. “Overall PSAC is committed to representing the professional staff on campus and working [...]
Election crime deprives at least one student vote
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief Five people were possibly denied the right to vote on Election Day after someone from a student-run registration drive failed to turn in voter registration forms on time. The Brookings County Finance Office received an envelope on Oct. 20 with a return address of simply “SDSU.” The envelope contained nine voter registration forms [...]
Flex dollars not as flexible
Katie HillReporter The SDSU administration is implementing a $50 Flex spending limit per semester at both the SDSU Dairy Bar and Meat Lab. The policy restricts students from using over $50 of their meal plan Flex dollars at each location throughout the duration of one semester. SDSU received concerns from Aramark, the university’s food provider, [...]
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