Josh Chilson
What kind of President do we need?
Barack Obama was elected as the first African-American president last November and has since then had a presidency of being the first African-American president to do anything as an African American president. Elected in a landslide, Obama has been a fairly popular president thus far.
Hilton not a Hottie, according to Razzies
Hollywood patted itself on the back Sunday night in the 81st annual Academy Awards. Beautiful people graced us with smiles and three-second sound bites of insight on the red carpet, as the best of the best in Hollywood thanked God for receiving little golden statuettes.
How much money does it cost to run a college?
Running a college is expensive. It costs more than what is paid in tuition and fees. Much more. Not even student loans could pay for it all. Public universities like SDSU receive funding from both the federal and the state governments. Other sources also contribute money that benefits SDSU students.
Price of gas not as cheap as we think
Recently I filled up my tank at a gas station whose name had two misspelled words. I brought my trusty pail with me to compensate for the usual gag reflex that occurs when I fill up. To my surprise, the price of gas had gone down over a dollar to $2.69 a gallon.
Student deserves his own bailout
We have recently seen many of big fish on Wall Street flounder after they swam too long in the deep end of the pool. They gave out loans as though the housing bubble would never end, and now they are left treading the air where the bubble used to be. Meanwhile, lifeguard Uncle Sam dives into the bureaucracy in an attempt to bail the economy out.
Pricey insurance slams int’l students
Chenchaiah Marella came to SDSU from India in 2005 to study food and bioprocesses engineering as a graduate student. His wife and their two children stayed behind. The reason? Marella can’t afford the cost of the health insurance required by the South Dakota Board of Regents for his family.
Rugby players rejoice as club is reinstated by SA
For students who are not satisfied with the physical intensity of football or other school sports, there is hope. SDSU’s rugby club may soon be back. The club began the reinstatement process last semester and is now waiting for final approval from the Students’ Association, said club member Joseph Galvin, a senior civil engineering major.
Students score $1,000 prize in film competition
Anyone who scoffs at A/V kids for being nerds might think twice about them when they see how a few SDSU Media Production students turned their skills into a minute-long film worth $1,000. Senior media production and history major Zeke Hanson and junior media production majors Tom Pickerill and Dustin Carlson combined their talents to create an award-winning video clip featured on the Web site itsyourshowtv.
Fans paint themselves with pride
They are half naked, half crazy and all SDSU pride. Anyone who has attended a Jacks football game has seen them. Standing by the railing in front of the student section is a row of fanatics that lack shirts, but not spirit. Though different groups have painted their bodies for football games, one group in particular has made it a ritual.
Groups vie for Hobo Spirit title
The football game is not the only contest occurring during Hobo Week. Student organizations compete every year in a challenge of school spirit. They participate in a variety of contests that showcase students’ SDSU pride. Residence halls, Greek organizations and other student groups go head-to-head in the Bum Olympics, scavenger hunt, float contest, one-month club, paint-the-town, hall decorating competition and other activities throughout the week.
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