Holly Leske
SA debates funding for new uniform
The current and future students who don the Jack mascot uniform may be breathing sighs of relief as the push for two new uniforms continues. Former Students’ Association president Mark York was alerted to the need for the new uniforms and brought forward the idea of providing partial funding from SA to aid the [...]
Student tuition, fees increase another year
Choosing to attend SDSU because of the low tuition costs is at risk of becoming extinct as tuition for SDSU, and two other South Dakota Board of Regents schools, is rising once again. In a press release for the approval of the rising costs, the BOR outlines the increase to be $463.97 per year, or [...]
Bust a rhyme
“I kill cars the way Charlie Sheen killed his career.” The crowd gathered at Cottonwood Coffee on April 13, burst into a fit of laughter. But this wasn’t a comedy club night, or a roast of Charlie Sheen. This was an unofficial poetry slam, where contestants performed their poetry in spoken-word fashion. The informal competition, [...]
Illnesses spring to life with warmer temps
It’s not surprising, with spring being sprung so early, that students are overlooking the basics of being healthy. When the sun is shining and friends are calling to play another round of basketball on the new court between Young and Caldwell halls, it’s easy to forget to warm up that knee before becoming highly active [...]
Festival shifts focus to embrace diversity
Variety is the spice of life, as the old proverb goes, and the 30th annual Festival of Cultures is definitely taking that into account. The event, which features 14 international food booths, various cultural goods, performances and diversity showcases, usually draws around 1,500 to 2,500 people each year. The focus of the Festival of Cultures [...]
Cancer research made local
Brookings just became a little more important. The California-based biomedical research facility, Chronix Biomedical, is opening a sequencing laboratory that will cater to both academic and pharmaceutical researchers in the Brookings area. This new facility joins Chronix Biomedical’s headquarters in California and one other research facility in Germany and will continue their work on [...]
SDSU engineering students offered helping hand during Spring Break
While some SDSU students escaped to beaches during Spring Break, a group of engineering majors put their studies to use in South America. The SDSU chapter of Engineers Without Borders took their Spring Break time seriously, using the week to return to Carmen Pampa, Bolivia, where they are helping the Academica Campesina install a [...]
SDSU graduate named Miss Rodeo USA
Standing in the arena of the 42nd International Rodeo Association finals in Oklahoma City along with the seven other contestants, Trisha Smeenk, a 24-year-old recent SDSU graduate, was just grateful for the experience she had gained from competing in the Miss Rodeo USA 2012 pageant. Imagine her surprise when she was called forth and crowned [...]
Symposium focuses on rise of South Korea
Julia DeCook, a senior journalism major and South Korea transplant, hopes that people will become more aware of South Korea and stop asking if the people speak Spanish there. With the latest symposium held last Friday, Jan. 27, DeCook might have received her wish. The fourth annual “Rising Powers” symposium, hosted by the South Dakota [...]
UPC awaits State-A-Thon
As State-A-Thon rolls into its 10th year with the slogan “We Stand For Kids Who Can’t,” coordinator Maggie Aldrich, a senior from Harrisburg, S.D., has big plans for the 2012 event. “Last year we raised over $37,000, and the year before that we raised over $33,000,” said Aldrich. “This year we’re trying to raise over [...]
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