Summer Rain Totals Make History
Hannah Baker Summer felt like spring in Brookings the past few months when heavy rains and flooding broke records that have been in place for over 100 years. “This has been the wettest summer Brookings has seen in the last 118 years,” said Dennis Todey, Extension State Climatologist. “The summer rain total as of August [...]
Engineering Article
Hannah Baker With research as a focus, the fall semester starts with new changes for the College of Engineering with modifications in faculty positions. Dennis Helder, who has been with SDSU for 25 years, is now the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering. This position involves developing more extensive research opportunities for [...]
Assaults
Ruth BrownAmy Poppinga After three violent sexual assaults occurred in Brookings last spring, two on campus and one off, students breathe a sigh of relief after an arrest was made but remain cautious. Lindsey Reid, a senior math major said after hearing of the assaults she now thinks twice before walking alone at night. “I [...]
NFA Renamed in Honor of Past President
Kristine Young Every year students come back to SDSU to see a land of blue and yellow, familiar faces and new changes. Along with the ever-familiar construction projects and the buzz of the first football game, students are coming back to find a new name for a familiar building. The Board of Regents approved the [...]
Bike Sharing Pilot Program for this spring
Ellen Nelson In efforts to make SDSU a greener campus, the Students’ Association is partnering with the City of Brookings to provide an alternative to driving that is faster than walking. A bike-sharing pilot program, which would allow students to rent bikes for free, was proposed and passed by SA last March. This pilot bike-sharing [...]
The Union Gets a Facelift
Anne Virginia Koepp The Union has a slightly new look for students returning to campus. “We had a lot of new changes with The Union and school over the summer,” said Jennifer Dowie, a junior early childhood education major and new student orientation leader in The Union. The most noticeable transformations are the north and [...]
SDSU Honors Prestigious Scholars
Ellen Nelson SDSU continues to be a home of brilliant scholars and students, and recently awarded grants and prestigious scholarships make this known. Three SDSU individuals have received nationally known accreditation to their academic efforts. Trevor Layh, a senior mechanical engineering major from Winner, S.D., has been awarded the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation [...]
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