Ruth Brown
Rapist sentenced to 80 years
Ruth BrownOpinion Editor Christopher L. Jones, the man responsible for three violent sexual assaults, was sentenced Nov. 9 to 80 concurrent years in state penitentiary for three second-degree rapes and one kidnapping that occurred in Brookings last spring. The 202 days Jones served in the Brookings County Jail will count toward his sentence. He will [...]
Brookings rapist sentenced to 80 years in prison
Ruth BrownOpinion Editor Christopher L. Jones, the man responsible for three violent sexual assaults, was sentenced on Nov. 9 to 80 concurrent years in state penitentiary for three second-degree rapes and one kidnapping that occurred in Brookings last spring. The 202 days Jones served in the Brookings County Jail will count toward his sentence. He [...]
Chris Jones pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping
Ruth BrownOpinion Editor Chris Jones, age 21, pleaded guilty on Sept. 30 to multiple rape charges and a kidnapping that occurred in the Brookings area last spring. “[Jones] pled guilty to three counts of rape in the second degree, which is a class one felony and has a maximum sentence of 50 years in the [...]
East, West River team up for Oglala Lakota College
To better prepare students from Oglala Lakota College, SDSU and SDSM&T are creating a pre-engineering program.
Friends made at the age of just 18 may change as students hit their senior year
Tennessee Williams once said, “Life is partly what we make it and partly what is made by the friends we choose.” After spending an evening catching up with some friends; I woke the following morning to a kind of epiphany. Some of the individuals that I was spending my time with were absolutely self-centered, repugnant people. It quickly struck me that I no longer wanted to be their friend and truly didn’t care if I ever hung out with them again.
SDSU benefits from tuition fee distribution
Students from across the nation and globe come together under new tuition. The policy regarding how much money brought in from South Dakota resident and non-resident students will now set a fair representation for the university, as nearly half of SDSU students are non-resident.
Wireless options help Jackrabbits keep online campus connections
With the implementation of AL Cloud students have the luxury of wireless Internet along with the security of the net. SDSU students are on their way to having wireless Internet at almost all campus locations thanks to what is known as the Active Learning Cloud.
Assaults
Ruth BrownAmy Poppinga After three violent sexual assaults occurred in Brookings last spring, two on campus and one off, students breathe a sigh of relief after an arrest was made but remain cautious. Lindsey Reid, a senior math major said after hearing of the assaults she now thinks twice before walking alone at night. “I [...]
Graduation requirements may see change
The outlook for incoming freshmen may include new Institutional Graduation Requirement goals, or required classes, in their curriculum. “We wanted to take a look at where we stand next to other (South Dakota) Board of Regent schools in terms of IGR requirements,” said Dan Hansen, assistant dean for student services and adviser for the Stu
SDSU switches to online office supplier
SDSU offices will now be getting their office supplies through a means other than SDSU’s Stores, the inventory supply store for campus offices. “The business model we used to use with inventory has changed a lot,” said Wes Tschetter, chief financial officer. “We can order directly from the Internet now and that is a much more efficient wa
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