The Collegian
Who’s the man inside the box?
A new statue will be unveiled to commemorate SDSU’s beloved Weary Wil. Weary Wil is currently living life in a box. Hobo Day festivities on Nov. 4 will include the unveiling and dedication of the long-time Hobo Day school symbol — only this time as a statue. The unveiling will include the landscape garden plaza [...]
The haunting of Donor Auditorium
Staff and students share stories of paranormal activity on campus. His name is George. He is good-spirited, even friendly. If you wave, he might wave back. He likes playing organ music and tampering with the electricity. And he’s dead. Legend says that in 1919, George was working as a janitor in SDSU’s Doner Auditorium. He [...]
Bums rumbled, tumbled for spirit points
Student organizations battled during Bum Olympics, which featured events testing their balance, speed and silliness. Hobos ran rampant in the Volstorff Ballroom on Halloween night during Bum Olympics. The reason? Spirit points. The annual event featured nine teams of 10 people from residence halls and student organizations all competing against each other to gain the [...]
Wanderlust rooted deep in hobo history
From hopping trains and just living day-to-day, the hobo lifestyle’s deep history is still vibrant today. By Carl Hesler The hobo way of life has existed for more than a century, and according to hobo expert Linda Hughes, it shows no signs of stopping. “With the way the economy is, we foresee this lifestyle to [...]
SDSU supercomputer addition would enhance research capabilities
Campus researchers could expand their computer-based research with upgrades to SDSU’s supercomputer.
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National Children’s Study researches placenta clues to children’s health
Researchers with the National Children’s Study at SDSU are collaborating on a project to determine how to most accurately collect and examine placentas to obtain valuable information that may fuel new discoveries about children’s overall health and development. The primary goal of the placenta project is to develop standard protocols for collecting, processing, preserving and [...]
SDSU faculty member honored
Larry Weiss, an SDSU College of Engineering faculty member, has been named to the South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor. He will be honored Sept. 8, in Pierre. A 1963 civil engineering graduate from SDSU, Weiss has been a faculty member at SDSU for eight years, currently serving as a technical service provider with the [...]
The Collegian will keep you informed
We at The Collegian want to welcome you to SDSU. We are excited the school year has finally begun, and we’re ready to provide you with critical and dependable news and entertainment. When you open up the paper throughout this year, plan to read everything from game coverage to play reviews to political debates. Some [...]
Visiting Army Reserve builds ROTC obstacle course
The National Army Reserve has worked to build an obstacle course for the SDSU campus. For their annual training, 108 soldiers in the 424th Engineer Company of Rutland, Vt. are helping out the SDSU campus by building the Ranger Challenge course for the ROTC program. Soldiers from four states, including New York, New Hampshire, Vermont [...]
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