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 [...]
Officials announce final cuts
SDSU faced harsh realities last week when university officials announced an onslaught of upcoming cuts and changes made to balance the university’s budget for fiscal year 2012 in response to a 10 percent reduction in state appropriations. The mood on campus “reflects the weather,” SDSU President David Chicoine said during a conference call on a [...]
Author of ‘Guyland’ is final speaker of Weeks to End Violence Against Women
To wrap up the South Dakota State University Campus Women’s Coalition “Weeks to End Violence against Women,” Michael Kimmel – leading researcher, sociology professor and author from SUNY in Brooklyn, N.Y. – will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Doner Auditorium on campus. Kimmel will talk about his recent book, “Guyland: The Perilous [...]
Community Assistants will be doubled next year in Young Hall
The addition is an attempt to create a sense of belonging in one of the largest dorms. Reporter A new pilot program will add two CAs for each floor, making it so Young will have 16 CAs instead of eight. CAs have always been a part of the SDSU experience. With events, long hours and [...]
Red State director Kevin Smith abandons standard film-promotion practices
Kevin Smith has found alternative means of promotion using new media. Juice Columnist I’m an avid Kevin Smith fan, and one of his books, My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith, never leaves my side. I regularly watch his films, and quite frankly, I like this dude. I want to give Smith [...]
Students and alumni reminisce about Ray’s Corner
Many people miss one of their favorite downtown Brookings bars and await its reopening after a fire damaged the building’s interior. Reporter Since Ray’s Corner closed down because of a recent fire, many students are missing the atmosphere and are looking forward to its reopening. The fire started around 6:30 p.m. March 26. “The ventilation [...]
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