Nick Lowrey
The votes are in, next year’s Senate announced
The 2012 Students’ Association election results are in and the victors have been announced. Several senate candidates gathered in and around the SA office April 4 anxiously awaiting the SA election results. When the numbers were posted at around 7:50 p.m. elated shouts of victory were accompanied by the somber looks of defeat. The presidential [...]
SA distributes $2.4 million campus wide
The SDSU Students’ Association allocated more than $2.4 million last year. The SA has a tremendous influence over more than 30 percent of the money collected as part of the University’s General Activity Fee. Last year that amounted to over $2.4 million, which senators divided amongst various student services and groups. The top two recipients [...]
Black Hills lions going strong
The South Dakota mountain lion hunting season is in its seventh year despite controversy. More than 73 lions were harvested this winter during the season, which ran from Jan. 1 through March 1. The season is in place primarily to manage the lion population and is based on a quota system. Hunting lions on public [...]
Missing formula increases tuition
Tuition has been on the rise for more than a decade, due in part to the South Dakota Board of Regents not having an established funding formula. In 1998 the BOR made the decision to drop its enrollment-based funding formula. At the time high school graduation rates were falling and so was college enrollment. [...]
SDSU to see upgrades to academic facilities
SDSU will be getting some much needed campus upgrades during the next 10 years. House Bill 1051, which was passed by the State’s legislature Feb. 23, is the ten-year capital improvement plan for the South Dakota Board of Regents. It provides authorization for high priority building projects on each public university campus. There are seven [...]
‘Meet Matt’ tour begins Democrats candidacy
Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Matt Varilek came to campus Jan. 25 as part of his “Meet Matt” Tour. Varilek, who spent nearly seven years as a member of U.S. Senator Tim Johnson’s staff, announced his candidacy Dec. 2, 2011. He is one of two Democrat candidates vying for the chance to [...]
Hobo Day theme takes zombifying twist in 2011
Every year, Hobo Day has a different theme, for 2011 it will be “Night of the Living Hobos.” This year’s chief planner, or Grand Pooba, Briana Troskey is looking forward to homecoming week and Hobo Day, which is Nov. 5. “I’m really excited about Hobo Day,” she said, “Hobo Day is a big deal to me. I [...]
Local businesses offer variety downtown
Downtown business owners accentuate Brookings in similar but different ways. Downtown contains not only the traditional student favorites of Nick’s Hamburgers, George’s Pizza and the Lantern Lounge, but also some surprising businesses that may go unnoticed by the average student. Two of those businesses are: Trendz, a consignment clothing store focused on reusing fashionable clothing, [...]
Downtown Brookings: offering a unique variety of services since 1879
Shopping, eating and dancing all have their place along Brookings Main Avenue. From shopping to eating, downtown Brookings has everything a college student wants or needs. Downtown Brookings is full of options for students. Main Avenue is lined with businesses perfectly suited to the student life style. The restaurants serve excellent food at a reasonable [...]
Campus sees visual upgrading over summer months
SDSU anticipates the completion of many construction projects on campus before fall semester. Campus will look slightly different next fall. SDSU will be making a number of cosmetic improvements to campus in addition to completing the new dairy plant over the summer. Walkways will have improved lighting, the band will have new bleachers at Coughlin-Alumni [...]
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