Denise Watt

I am terrified. Not of school shootings. But of a way of thinking, I fear has become too common. An Illinois high-school student now faces disorderly conduct charges for doing his homework. The assignment? To write freely, without reservation. The student, Allen Lee, did, and last week his essay garnered an arrest and an ousting from the Marines.

It was wet. It was dirty. It was everything I’d hoped it would be. I can’t believe I waited five years to do this. Somehow, during my time at SDSU, I had skipped over a spring ritual that doesn’t get any messier. For the first time last weekend, I put an end to the trend.

You know that feeling. Your head hurts, your body aches and you have chills. And you’re not alone. Student health staff have seen a spring surge of Influenza A on campus, according to Brenda Andersen, associate director of SDSU Student Health and Counseling.

History has always been a part of Brian Baskerville’s life. From family vacations to Sunday afternoon movies, “Everything I did was historically-related,” he said. “It never really got old.” And in South Dakota, Baskerville has plenty of fellow history buffs.

At first, Stefanie and Tracie Fauth may not look like sisters. Both tall, one brunette and one blonde, the girls from Miller seem quite different-until they begin telling stories. Stories about childhood memories, future dreams and a shared love of music.