Weekend Reviews
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Beating the ‘big guys’
For the Jackrabbits baseball team to beat Minnesota, it takes two. Two-out hitting, that is. SDSU drove in all nine of their runs with two away to defeat the Golden Gophers for the fourth consecutive time, 9-6 at Erv Huether Field Wednesday. Coach Ritchie Price attributed a lot of it to “luck,” but the recipe [...]
Students feel the ups and downs with mechanical engineering
For $1 students can propel their friends almost 10 feet in the air. Pi Tau Sigma, the mechanical engineering honor society, has built a 26-foot long teeter-totter, and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today, it will be set up outside the east doors of The Union. Chris Jerred, a mechanical engineering instructor, is the [...]
Court rules against city in Brookings liquor case
BROOKINGS, SD (AP) – The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled against the city of Brookings in a complaint about fees for restaurant-only licenses. The Brookings city council in 2008 had set the fee for those licenses at $1 per city resident, or $18,504 per license. Three bars filed a lawsuit claiming that state law [...]
Top 10 Jackrabbit Games of 2010-11
Editor’s Note: The Collegian sports staff compiled a list of the 10 best games and meets of the 2010-2011 year. The list includes a couple of Summit League championships, a few close wins, and some near misses. Thanks for reading The Collegian all year and stay with us as coverage of spring sports continues. 10. [...]
Parking changes coming this fall
The parking lot east of The Union will become pay-per-use to allow more accessibility for students and community members. News Editor As SDSU faces changes in the coming months, students can expect to see some different parking options around campus. One of the largest changes is coming about as The Union parking lot is being [...]
Spring’s Top 10 Athletes
10. Angela Gebhart Gebhart ends her equestrian career with the most prestigious honor a student athlete can claim their effort: All-American status. In equestrian’s first-ever class of All-American’s, Gebhart earned the honor with a 6-1 record on the season and the second-highest scoring average in her event (reining). She’s featured on the front page of [...]
Robots roll out on campus
Members of the SDSU Robotics Club demonstrate their products during an open house. Reporter A small group of robots scurried around the electrical and computer science building on April 13 when the SDSU Robotics Club hosted an open house to showcase their projects and talk to potential members about the organization. “Robotics is a multi-disciplinary [...]
Student finishes Boston Marathon in top 11 percent
About 200 feet before crossing the finish line, Cy Fixen collapsed. Then one of the 27,000 other runners helped the exhausted Fixen cross the line to finish 2,473rd in the Boston Marathon April 18. “I don’t know who the guy was, but I’m really grateful,” Fixen said. Fixen, a senior pharmacy major, has been training [...]
Projects continue over the summer
The university anticipates the completion of many construction projects on campus before students return in the fall. Campus will look slightly different next fall. SDSU will be making a number of cosmetic improvements to campus in addition to completing the new dairy plant over the summer. Walkways will have lighting improved, the band will have [...]
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