SDSU climbers make daring attempt to highline across Big Sioux River
If you’ve ever been in the Wellness Center, you may have seen people in the rockwall area walking on what looks like a tightrope. However, it’s not a tightrope. Actually, the name says it’s the exact opposite; it’s called a slackline. Climbers started slacklining in the pioneer age of rock climbing. They would tie their [...]
Keeping the faith
Chronicling changes in our religious beliefs Most of the congregation filtered in over the last 10 minutes, and a majority of them brought their children in winter coats, avoiding them from the chill frosting the grass on their front lawns and windshields. Soft, acoustic guitar music plays through the sanctuary’s speakers, and at 10:25 a.m. [...]
Stress levels skyrocket during winter months
Students and health professionals alike recognize a certain correlation: college increases stress. While there are many causes of stress, studies have shown college adds to the already fast-paced lives people live. In its National College Health Assessment, the American College Health Association surveyed 129 institutions and more than 100,000 students — of those students, 1,165 [...]
The one kick wonder
Displaced by a cut program, the senior punter turned into a valuable asset for SDSU. By: Shane Koob Assistant Sports Editor He had no idea it was going to happen. Then again, not many people saw the University of Nebraska-Omaha eliminating its football program with the move to Division I athletics coming. “At first, you’re [...]
Noted academic talks about big picture
The process for developing SDSU’s next strategic plan is in its beginning stages. SDSU has begun to think about where it will be in the next five years. The first phase of creating SDSU’s next strategic plan began Nov. 30 with a visit from Dr. Robert Berdahl, president emeritus of the Association of American Universities. [...]
Chasing mule deer proves harder than it looks
On the opening day of the South Dakota West River firearms deer season of 2010, I found myself making the familiar drive from Hill City to the Angostora reservoir. I had drawn one of my favorite South Dakota big game tags in one of my favorite hunting units: the northern piece of Fall River County. [...]
It’s all about Tim Tebow
People don’t like what they don’t understand. Look at the things in your life that you like to do and you don’t like to do and you will have a correlation between being good at the things you like and not being very good at the things that you don’t like. The most polarizing figure [...]
SDSU student heads to Nashville for dream internship
An SDSU country music enthusiast will be interning with CMT next semester. When Katie Rusch saw she had a missed call on her cell phone from an unknown number on Nov. 28, her heart jumped. Rusch, a senior journalism major from Hutchinson, Minn., did a phone interview with CMT radio about a week prior and [...]
Hurry up or hope: USD student seats are limited
Early tickets are available but only if you join “The Rabbit Den” and for a cost. By Shane Koob Assistant Sports Editor The SDSU student I.D. card is a ticket to many events on campus thanks to the activities fee paid by every student each semester. However, if a student wants to attend either the [...]
State employees one step closer to raise
Rising tax collections mean the state can afford to boost spending on schools and health care while giving state employees a long overdue pay raise next year, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Tuesday as he proposed a $4 billion state budget to the South Dakota Legislature. Daugaard, a Republican, and the GOP-controlled Legislature last winter made [...]
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