Justine Haaland
Home shopping parties are a local shopping alternative
The holiday season is just around the corner, and some people might consider Brookings to have a rather small selection of stores for Christmas shopping. Instead people can jump in their cars and travel about an hour to Sioux Falls, order things online, paying shipping and handling fees, or try something a little bit different like home shopping parties.
Update for academic integrity policy
On Dec. 11, the Academic Senate and the Students’ Association will be co-hosting an Academic Integrity Forum in room 169 in The Union from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The forum will discuss definitions of plagiarism and cheating as well as ideas for updating the current policy.
Crotchety crocheters stress importance of letting go
Do you ever find yourself bored on the weekends, wishing there was something worthwhile for you to do? There is group in Brookings known as the Coalition of Guerrilla Knitters or-more affectionately-the Stitch and Bitch group. They are a group of people who meet at Cottonwood Coffee on Main Street in Brookings every Sunday from 10 a.
Children taught to entertain through creative expression
The Let’s Play School of Performing Arts is a place for people of all ages in Brookings to go and learn valuable skills in different fields of the arts and to hire several types of entertainment. Let’s Play was started by Heidi and Randy Grimsley two years ago.
Message of revelation, not damnation is key
In response to Roxy Hammond’s “Religious Intolerance: My way or the highway to hell,” I would just like to say that Christians are getting a really bad rap. Let me start out by saying that I didn’t disagree with everything Roxy said. I agree that going up to people and telling them that if they don’t repent, they are going to hell is not the best way of handling things.
Campus groups work on winter warm-up
From Oct. 22 through Oct. 26, the University Program Council and Student Leaders in Service are co-sponsoring the “Share the Warmth Clothing Drive” to help families from Brookings that are in need of winter clothing. The clothing drive is a collaborative effort between the university and the Brookings community.
Act seeks to increase funding, make college more accessible
On Oct. 1, President Bush signed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 which will increase funding for Federal Pell Grants by more than $11 billion and cut the interest rate for Stafford loans in half. The Federal Pell Grant is awarded to low-income students to ensure their access to a college education, and because it is a grant, students do not need to pay it back.
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