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Moss plans to go the distance for NFL

Dale Moss’ first chance to impress NFL scouts since mid-November is in the books. He has been training in Florida and got the chance to impress the professional team’s decision-makers in preparation for the East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan. 21. The senior from Brandon is the first player in SDSU history [...]

Keeping up with the Kriens: the Move

Keeping up with the Kriens: the Move

On Dec. 14, I received a phone call a little after 5 p.m. from the Charlotte Bobcats of North Carolina, offering me an internship with the public relations department for the upcoming season. I had interviewed for the spot about two weeks prior for a little over 30 minutes, but never really thought that I [...]

Vlastuin, Shearer lead Jackrabbits with record-breaking indoor marks

Vlastuin, Shearer lead Jackrabbits with record-breaking indoor marks

The SDSU men’s and women’s track teams both had a strong individual efforts that led to top five team finishes at the Jack Johnson Classic Jan. 20-21 in Minneapolis. The men’s team finished the indoor meet in fourth place and the women wrapped up the proceedings with a fifth place score. The standout for the [...]

Home finale goes swimmingly against USD

Home finale goes swimmingly against USD

It was all smiles on Senior Day as the SDSU swim team hosted USD at the HPER Pool on Saturday, Jan. 21. The Jackrabbit men downed USD 152-74, while the SDSU women topped the Coyotes 140-97. The Jacks were able to capture momentum early, picking up first place finishes in both 200-yard medley relays in addition [...]

Jackrabbits unleash offensive on Bison for season- high in points

Despite being located in another state and 190 miles away from home, SDSU is very comfortable in Fargo. Friday was no exception as the Jacks pounded the rival Bison from NDSU, 88-52, at the Bison Sports Arena. It moves the Jackrabbits to 8-1 in the Summit League officially halfway through the conference schedule, as well [...]

SDSU holds on for overtime win, snaps losing streak to NDSU

SDSU holds on for overtime win, snaps losing streak to NDSU

After six years, the Jackrabbits have thrown the proverbial monkey off their back. NDSU rallied from 11 points down to force overtime, but the Jacks hit 12 free throws in those extra five minutes and held on for a furious 91-88 win at the Bison Sports Arena on Saturday night. It is the first time [...]

Communication puzzling, changing

People are strange creatures who I have a hard time comprehending. Despite that fact, I’m incredibly outgoing and extroverted yet absolutely terrified of people at the same time. If I could choose to, I wouldn’t speak to them. I don’t like talking to people and yet I hate being alone. I am a socially-awkward personality’s [...]

Columnist: Romney presents strong qualifications for job

Barring an unforeseen meltdown, the Republican Party’s nominee for president will be Mitt Romney. His candidacy is now all but inevitable with other candidates dropping out of the race and throwing their support behind the former Massachusetts Governor. He also appears to be the best-suited candidate the Republican Party has at the moment. His experience [...]

Alum’s life cemented in printed word

Alum’s life cemented in printed word

By Kevin Woster, Reporter for the Rapid City Journal and Collegian alum Rarely do I pass Frost Arena without thinking about the sidewalk. Part of it is mine. Or partly mine. In my mind, at least. I helped lay it in September of 1972, back when I was working construction with a crew building Frost [...]

Campus ‘living room’ needs time to rest

Issue: After a month-long trial to keep The Union open until 2 a.m., staff decided to return to the midnight closing time, effective in two weeks   Sometimes you just have to try things. That’s what the Student Union Activity Council chose to do, and we fully support their actions. By implementing a month-long trial, [...]