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Refocused to reemerge

Rebounding from a 5-6 season won’t be easy, but SDSU has the tools to do it. The 2010 version of the Jackrabbit football team fell short of expecta­tions. After qualifying for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in 2009, the Jacks had a No. 9 pre­season ranking, lost each of their first four games and finished [...]

Jackrabbits look for a breakthrough season

The Jacks have plenty of depth for an NCAA Tournament run in 2011. Like the Tom Petty song says, “waiting is the hardest part” for the Jackrabbits soc­cer team. After getting bounced from the Summit League Tourna­ment on their home field for the second-straight year and with last season ending in the semifinals at the [...]

Student clubs & organizations

Fifty of SDSU’s student clubs and organizations submitted their group in­formation, all ready to see new students in the fall. SDSU has more than 200 recognized student groups. For a complete list, visit the Office of Student Activities in The Union 140. A more detailed profile of each of these groups will be updated in the [...]

Richard Johnston, owner of the Brookings Book Company,  boasts nearly 40,000 books in his businesses archive. - Collegian Photo by Nick Lowery

Local businesses offer variety downtown

Downtown business owners accentuate Brookings in similar but different ways. Downtown contains not only the traditional student favorites of Nick’s Hamburgers, George’s Pizza and the Lantern Lounge, but also some surprising busi­nesses that may go unnoticed by the average student. Two of those businesses are: Trendz, a consignment clothing store focused on reusing fash­ionable clothing, [...]

Outback Jacks offers recreation and fun when boredom arises

Hidden in the depths of The Union basement is an oasis of entertainment that provides many opportunities for bored Jackrabbits. Outback Jacks is a service that’s all about fun. They offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities to SDSU students, and at a low cost. “Most of our events aren’t free, but they [...]

Arsenic and Old Lace takes stage as next PRT production

Arsenic and Old Lace takes stage as next PRT production

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Prairie Repertory Theatre will continue its 2011 summer season with “Arsenic and Old Lace.” This year marks the 70th anniversary of the play that premiered on Broadway in 1941. The PRT show opens 7:30 p.m. nightly Wednesday, June 15, through Saturday, June 18, with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, June 19, in [...]

Hearing set in South Dakota abortion lawsuit

Hearing set in South Dakota abortion lawsuit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A June 27 hearing is planned on a request to suspend a new South Dakota abortion law while it’s being challenged in federal court. Planned Parenthood is suing the state over a law set to take effect July 1. It would require women seeking abortions to face a three-day waiting [...]