Editor hopes to offer variety of opinions
I always find it entertaining when school starts again. The town goes from being so slow to having actual traffic. Much the same happens with brain cells as school starts, too. After a lazy summer, it is time to start those synapses a firin’. I am the opinion editor for the year and lately I [...]
What does dissent mean to you?
Dissent is everywhere these days. It’s in the wind. Governments are falling and people are dying with the increased number of wars. Dissent, defined by Merriam-Webster, is a difference of opinion or a political opposition to a government or its policies. We experience some dissent every day in one form or another, at least as [...]
Agriculture: Part of everyday life
I cannot believe summer flew by as fast as it did! I don’t know about you, but I am always excited to start another school year – then in a couple of weeks, I remember why I enjoyed summer so much. I am Ana Schweer, a Watertown native who grew up on the Watertown Holsteins [...]
Five bands that made a splash this summer
My favorite part about the summer is all of the concerts! I have so many opportunities to check out the music scene, beyond that of South Dakota, that I can’t help but dive in any chance I get. So with that, I’ll give you a recap of some of the bands that stood out to [...]
Summer TV brings the heat
It has been a summer of crazy reality television and super season finales. After saying goodbye to regular season shows like Glee, Grey’s Anatomy and American Idol; we ushered in our summer season television. This summer, I have been tuned into just about every reality television show under the sun: Big Brother, Expedition Impossible, So [...]
SDSU welcomes back the Jacks
Welcome back Jackrabbits to another year of late night study sessions, Ultimate Frisbee, and chicken alfredo in The Market. The summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end. The University Program Council has been hard at work planning events to make this year a great one, beginning with the annual [...]
Tech guru recaps summer video consoles
There has been good and bad in the video game world this summer. The good includes Nintendo’s announcement of a new gaming system and Sony’s price slash of the PlayStation 3. The bad, however, is Electronic Arts ruining one of the most promising games I’ve seen in a long time. The PlayStation 3 is now [...]
Brewing buds bring local beer to Brookings
A new face has appeared in the bars and restaurants of Brookings. Two SDSU students opened their own brewery this summer and on Aug. 15, the first brew from Heist Brewing became available to the public. Owned by Luke Rensink and Tom Strübel, Heist Brewingmoved into their 611 Second St. South location on July 1, [...]
Cuts: SDSU still feeling the blow
It has been almost five months since SDSU officials announced their plan to deal with a 10-percent reduction in state appropriations. People have lost their jobs, departments have closed, systems have been restructured and academic programs have been eliminated. “Business as usual cannot be sustained,” President David Chicoine said in his April 11 Monday Morning [...]
Fishbacks pledge up to $3 million to Honors College
Van and Barb Fishback issued a fundraising challenge match that could bring millions of dollars to SDSU’s Honors College, broadening the college’s curriculum and increasing advising support. The key incentive: the Fishbacks will donate two dollars for every dollar raised or pledged. That means $1.5 million in private donations will be doubled by the Fishbacks, [...]
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