Drue Aman
Conquering fears in a Chicago landmark
I sometimes climb tall things because I like torturing myself. And so there I stood in the skyscraper tourist lobby full of anxiety for the lurch upward to its stratospheric apex. It takes $17 to ride the elevator to the 103rd floor at the Willis Tower, aged 39 years. Its cloud-splitting features, crowned the Western [...]
Wolters drops 32 in opener
There was plenty of good and bad in SDSU’s first game of the regular season. Scott Nagy tweeted at halftime searching for anyone other than guard Nate Wolters to score some points. He got that wish, it’s just that Wolters kept scoring throughout and the Jacks came out on top in an 82-76 victory over [...]
Potential class-free day a ‘matter of small change’
SDSU students could benefit from a day wiped free of classes the last school day before finals week during fall semesters. Beginning in 2013, students in need of a day off from lectures and labs will get that wish with “Reading Day,” a class-free day designated to encourage a jumpstart on Finals Week preparation. It’s [...]
Memphis grad finds start at SDSU
New psychology instructor Nickolas Benesh’s office needed some maintenance before he could fill it with books, thesis papers and a computer. His Scobey Hall cubicle in room 342 had cracks on the walls that needed repair – an opportunity that arose while Benesh and his wife, Mariah, moved into Brookings from Memphis, Tenn. Benesh has [...]
Fishbacks pledge up to $3 million to Honors College
Van and Barb Fishback issued a fundraising challenge match that could bring millions of dollars to SDSU’s Honors College, broadening the college’s curriculum and increasing advising support. The key incentive: the Fishbacks will donate two dollars for every dollar raised or pledged. That means $1.5 million in private donations will be doubled by the Fishbacks, [...]
End to parking agony: more spots, lower tickets
New additions to parking may change the way some students travel around campus. Work on more parking spots throughout campus, a new parking system and a university department focused solely on parking matters should lessen car chaos on SDSU property, parking committee member Tom Henley said Tuesday. The Union parking lot will become a gated [...]
Blue and yellow a staple of Title Tuesday
Drue AmanSports Editor Elements of SDSU’s season as a whole manifested throughout Title Tuesday at Sioux Falls Arena. But the Jacks did not incite key characteristics from their season in earning championship t-shirts and a slot on the bracket for the third straight year, in three years of eligibility. If SDSU played like they did [...]
Grizzlies end SDSU’s season
Drue AmanSports Editor SDSU head coach Scott Nagy said his team would have to play nearly perfect to top Oakland. It was Oakland who played nearly perfect on their way to a second straight NCAA tournament bid. The Jacks performed to expectations offensively, but never came within reach in a 110-90 loss as Oakland again [...]
Notebook: Women’s semifinals
Drue AmanSports Editor Upset Special There have been considered “upsets” each year of the Summit League tournament in Sioux Falls, and this year’s version may well be Oakland’s dismantling 96-62 win over top-seeded Oral Roberts to begin semifinals play at the Arena. The Golden Eagles shot just 31 percent and showed no signs of life [...]
Wolters’ world
Drue Aman Sports Editor It looked like a game both teams simultaneously wanted to win and to not lose. And maybe if not for Nate Wolters, IPFW plays Oakland tomorrow night. But the Jacks hanged on, evading a steady climb back from IPFW, with Wolters sealing it late in the game, exactly when SDSU desperately [...]
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