Melissa Fose
Faculty surveys offer important feedback
Each semester, students at SDSU fill out surveys to evaluate their professors and classes. As many as 38,000 to 40,000 Individual Development and Education Assessment, or IDEA, surveys are sent to Kansas at the end of each semester, said JoAnn Sckrel, director of academic assessment.
Family Resource Network offers assistance for parents in need
There are numerous subjects to cover when it comes to parenting, and the Family Resource Network can help you do it. The outreach office offers many services to parents, childcare providers and professionals serving young children. “I think it’s important just because they help out families so much ? just little stuff that you never realized,” said Tyler Hill, a sophomore construction management major who works at the FRN office.
Comedian lands in Midwest for first time
Put on your laughing shoes and watch Michelle Buteau put on a New York City-style comedy show at Jacks’ Place April 21, starting at 8 p.m. “She’s a little bit different than most comedians. She doesn’t care what other people think,” said University Program Council Showcase Coordinator Jada Joseph.
Briggs Library renovation gives new home to Honors College
SDSU Facilities and Services will renovate part of the Hilton M. Briggs Library this summer to make a new home for the Honors College. The college will move from the Old Foundation Building on Medary Avenue to the library’s north window side where there will be a new classroom, resource room and dean and secretary offices waiting on the main floor.
Students collect signatures for smoke-free university
Many SDSU student organizations have collaborated efforts to obtain 1,200 signatures to petition for a smoke-free campus. The Tobacco Coalition, Helping Everyone Reach Optimal Health (HEROH), Colleges Against Cancer, Academy of Student Pharmacists and the Students’ Association gathered the signatures starting in January.
Rounds signs smoking ban
Gov. Mike Rounds signed a bill March 19 to make all bars and restaurants in South Dakota smoke-free, starting July 1. The new legislation is an addition to current law that prohibits smoking in other businesses and public buildings. Exceptions for the bill include motel rooms, tobacco shops and cigar bars.
Unsigned smoking ban causes differences in opinion at SDSU
Smokers and nonsmokers across the state will be affected by Gov. Rounds’ decision on the smoking ban. Rounds has not yet taken action on the bill, HB1240, according to his press secretary Joe Kafka. If Rounds signs the bill, smoking will be banned from all public places in South Dakota on July 1.
Gain friendships with classmates, kids during March community service events
SDSU students will enhance their connections this March, starting with the University Program Council’s community service events. UPC Community Service Coordinator Stephanie Cooper organized numerous events for March’s theme, Connecting with Kids. Opportunities for students include Operation Backpack and Harvest Table.
Powwow showcases drums, dancing, regalia
The SDSU Native American Club (NAC) will host its 19th annual Wacipi (powwow) in Frost Arena on Feb. 28 and March 1. “(It’s) a gathering of Native American cultures and traditions brought together for the purpose of maintaining cultural traditions and educating future generations,” said NAC President Erica Fleury.
Should USD/SDSU play in major sports? YES!
Uh, yeah, why shouldn’t they be? I mean, who wouldn’t go to a football game against USD at the Dakota Dome? It’s a whole lot easier to drive to Vermillion than freakin’ Louisiana (McNeese State) to cheer on the Jacks. Even if the game were scheduled in the end of November, I would still like to see SDSU beat our South Dakota rivals! I think it’s great that we are playing new teams, but I still think it’s nice to see the old rivalries live on.
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