Michelle White
Scholarship aims to keep students in state
The Dakota Corps Scholarship funds critacal ly needed majors. Keeping people in South Dakota is a major goal of the Dakota Corps Scholarship Program. The scholarship was established by former Governor Mike Rounds in 2004 to give students incentive to stay in South Dakota. The program targets incoming freshmen and pays up to four years [...]
Bum-A-Bike program provides free use of bicycles on campus
Michelle WhiteReporter Starting this month, students can check out neon yellow bikes to ride to class. Students will soon be seeing more bikes on campus as the Students’ Association kicks of its new bike-sharing program, Bum-A-Bike, this month. The program includes 40 neon yellow bikes with “Bum-A-Bike’ painted on the sides. Bikes will be free [...]
Weary Wil returns in bronze
Michelle WhiteReporter A statue of Weary Wil, sculpted by an SDSU alumnus, will be ready for dedication over Hobo Day weekend in 2012. “We are still determining an exact location for the statue,” said Nick Wendell, assistant director of the Student Union and Hobo Day committee alumni. He said the 9 foot bronze statue will [...]
Jacked Up Rabbit Race named ?Program of the Year?
Michelle WhiteReporter The Jacked Up Rabbit Race has given SDSU’s Residence Hall Association national recognition. The program won the Program of the Year award at the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Conference in Springfield, Miss. MACUHR is one of the seven regions in the nation. The three-day conference ran from Nov. 5 [...]
A very Potter production at SDSU
Michelle WhiteReporter Though Dumbledore may be dead, enthusiasm for the Harry Potter series most certainly is not. On Nov. 21, The SDSU-Civic Symphony will present both classical music and music from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at 4 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. “The event will feature work done by Edvard Grieg, [...]
Kasak?s loss impacts food pantry, staff perseveres with new manager
Despite recent setbacks, the Brookings Food Pantry is hoping to reach out to more families with the help of SDSU students. Don Kasak, former Brookings Food Pantry manager, passed away at the age of 75. Since then, the food pantry is trying to get back to its normal routine.
Competition goes supreme at Jackrabbit Bash
Local Brookings pizza places compete to see which pizza reigns above the rest. Students predict that Boss’s Pizza and Chicken will be the pizza champion. Eating contests, live music, beer gardens and a new pizza contest will all be found at the second annual Jackrabbit Bash. The event will kick off on Sept. 18 from 1 p.m. until midnight in downtown Brookings.
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