Tony Gorder
Students’ Association elections encounter technical difficulties
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief Technical difficulties during the Students’ Association elections may have affected the outcome for one college’s representation. Nicole Schwebach, an SA senate candidate from the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences filed a grievance March 3. According to Schwebach and SA President Brett Monson, Schwebach’s name sometimes did not appear on the ballot, and [...]
Student found dead by De Smet
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief Friends mourn the “kind-hearted’ Thomas Bjerke as law enforcement continues to investigate the details of his untimely death. SDSU senior Thomas Bjerke, 22, was found dead near railroad tracks a half-mile east of De Smet Feb. 26. According to Kingsbury County Sheriff Kevin Scotting, Bjerke got on the train in Brookings and froze [...]
SDSU student found dead near De Smet
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief SDSU senior Thomas Bjerke, 22, was found dead near railroad tracks half a mile east of De Smet Feb. 26. According to Kingsbury County Sheriff Kevin Scotting, Bjerke got on the train in Brookings and froze to death after jumping or falling from the train headed toward De Smet. The train did not [...]
SA?s alcohol policy goes to committee
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief South Dakota may soon see a new law that originated from a push within student government. The South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony and vote Feb. 17 on whether to bring S.B. 141 to the Senate floor. S.B. 141 is what’s commonly referred to as a Good Samaritan alcohol law. The [...]
Election crime deprives at least one student vote
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief Five people were possibly denied the right to vote on Election Day after someone from a student-run registration drive failed to turn in voter registration forms on time. The Brookings County Finance Office received an envelope on Oct. 20 with a return address of simply “SDSU.” The envelope contained nine voter registration forms [...]
Alumnus builds business in Brookings
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief Jael Thorpe is out to prove that the Midwest can be fashionable and stylish. “I think that there’s a mentality that in the Midwest we don’t have culture and style,” Thorpe said. “That’s been one of my life goals 8212; to try and really bring that here more and make that more accessible.” [...]
The name is Jack the Jackrabbit
Tony GorderEditor-in-chief It’s official. His name is Jack the Jackrabbit. The mascot’s name was officially revealed Nov. 12 at the Jackrabbit Birthday Bash. To celebrate Jack’s 105th birthday, cake was served and there were photo opportunities with the birthday mascot himself. Nearly 4,000 votes were cast in the Nameless No More contest, and Jack received [...]
Smoking ban the main issue for SDSU students
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief Even with a hotly contested U.S. House race that was on the national radar, the smoking ban was seemingly the main concern for SDSU student voters on Nov. 2. The Referred Law 12 broadens the ban on smoking to include establishments like bars, restaurants and liquor stores. It passed with over 64 percent [...]
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