Jill Fier
Q&A: Landau works for the readers of Brookings
Name: Elvita Landau Title: Director of the Brookings Public Library How long have you been working here? I have been with the library for 19 years. I’ve been director for 16. How did you decide this was the career for you? I graduated from college with a degree in English education and I did my student teaching the second semester of my senior year and decided it wasn’t for me, that I didn’t have what it takes to be a teacher.
Proficiency exam raises questions
Proficiency exams are a mandatory yet dreaded part of every SDSU student’s life. The CAAP exam is a four-part proficiency exam that was adopted by the South Dakota Board of Regents in 1998. Students are required to take the exam in their sophomore year of school, and those who refuse to take the exam cannot register for classes for at least two semesters.
Sovereignty topic for annual conference
The Conference on American Indian History and Culture was held last Thursday and Friday in the University Student Union. The topic for this year’s conference was tribal sovereignty, and the keynote speech was presented by Tim Giago, editor of the Lakota Journal, on Thursday evening.
Downtown jeweler turns after-school job into career
Not many people have access to thousands of dollar worth of jewels and other luxuries, let alone when they are only 14 years old. That’s when Jerry Miller began working in a field that would eventually become a life-long career choice that he has never regretted.
Local resturant succeeds in historical setting
For the last 26 years, Tom and Gwen Yseth have owned and operated one of Brookings’ oldest and most successful businesses. The Yseth’s said that before they bought the Ram they had no idea this was where they would be over a quarter century later, but they have not regretted the decision.
Online shopping can be dangerous
Online shopping is becoming so commonplace today you would probably have a hard time finding someone who hasn’t done it at least once. While the convenience of finding a new CD or cheap used textbooks from the comfort of the ir own homes often tempt people to turn to the World Wide Web for purchases, it can also be dangerous.
Student makes bid for city council seat
Ryan Brunner is a Computer Science and Ag Engineering major at SDSU. The 20 year old from Nisland, S.D. is running for a one-year term for city council in the April 13 election. Brunner is being challenged by one other candidate, current councilman Mike McClemans.
SA inducts senators
Amanda Mattingly and Doug Timm, the new Student Association President and Vice President, were inducted into their new positions last night at the weekly SA meeting in the Campanile room. All the new S.A. senators were also inducted at the meeting. Former S.
Trips should not break the bank
With Spring Break less than a week away, students have more important things on their minds than studying. No, it’s time to kick back and relax and get the much needed R&R we all deserve. Some of those students will be kicking back at much more exotic and luxurious locations, though.
Traffic violation appeals rising
It’s not an unusual sight for SDSU students to see as they walk to and from classes everyday. A UPD officer walks up and down the rows of parking lots checking for parking permits and sticks a ticket under the windshield of every car that doesn’t have one.
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