Pub Crawl committee to discuss annual bash
The future of Pub Crawl, Hobo Day and weekly drinking could hang in the balance as the Pub Crawl Committee meets to debate these events in response to community and business complaints. In a Council Meeting last June, council members were presented with multiple letters and emails denouncing Pub Crawl and other drinking events in [...]
Struggles continue as Jacks fall to Golden Grizzlies
The SDSU Jackrabbits volleyball team walked off the court Friday night with the familiar taste of defeat in their mouths following a 3-1 defeat to Summit League rival Oakland. The Jacks (12-13 overall and 4-8 in the Summit League), adorned in hot pink for breast cancer awareness month, came out on fire to win a [...]
IPFW upends SDSU in five sets
The third time wasn’t a charm for the SDSU volleyball team last Saturday. After jumping out to a 2-0 match lead in front of an energetic Frost Arena crowd, the Jacks failed three times to close out IPFW as the Mastodons handed SDSU its tenth loss in 11 matches. “We really controlled the net early [...]
Faculty faces frustration and ‘looming dark cloud’
SDSU faculty members have had a rough couple of years. Faculty morale has the potential to directly affect the quality of a college education. There are a number of issues that have had an impact on faculty morale over the years. Though the SDSU faculty continues to provide the best education they can, recently three [...]
Scobey mold issue vacate faculty members
Faculty members experiencing mold-related reactions in Scobey Hall are moving out — this time permanently. Two faculty members have moved from the building into a different office said Michael Keller, an English professor in the bottom level of Scobey Hall and vice president of the Faculty Senate. Plans have been made to place air filtration [...]
Former child soldier tells gripping tale
Michel Chikwanine has always loved soccer. “I never saw them stop at a soccer field,” Chikwanine said. “As I turned around to scream, ‘Goal,’ I heard a gunshot.” Rebel soldiers had arrived, and they forced all the children into their trucks. “They grabbed my left arm, and they grabbed a knife and slashed my wrist,” [...]
SDSU dining services fare OK in food inspection
SDSU food services have room for improvement when it comes to food safety. The South Dakota Department of Health has conducted two routine health inspections of dinning services this year. The inspection results were obtained by The Collegian under South Dakota’s open records law. What’s revealed by the inspections include troubling details about some of [...]
Ad Club encourages recycling
The South Dakota State University Advertising Club, part of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, is in the middle of hosting a five-week campaign aimed at increasing student awareness of the importance of recycling at SDSU. The club’s campaign began the first week of October and concludes on Hobo Day, Nov. 5. Ad Club [...]
Grades should be consistent
Issue: The Faculty Senate is discussing the pros and cons of a plus-minus grading system, which could possibly replace the current A, B, C, D, F system. The problem with both grading systems is inconsistency. Whether we keep the current system or switch to a plus-minus system, this must change. Currently, instructors are given [...]
Stadium’s best return to campus
The 50 greatest players in stadium history were honored over the weekend. Jim Langer. Josh Ranek. Adam Timmerman. Danny Batten. Adam Vinatieri. These names elicit memories of Saturdays passed in Brookings. The Jackrabbits’ home for the last 50 years has witnessed a fair share of great football players and last Saturday, a majority of the [...]
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