Victoria Riggs
Honoring Wacipi to be held in Sioux Falls
A very unique wacipi (powwow) to honor veterans will take place Nov. 25 and 26 at Sioux Falls Washington High School. What is so unique is that women and non-Indian veterans will be honored in the first of what will become an annual event. All local veterans are invited to attend and be honored.
American Indian perceptions discussed
“I” is for “Indian.” Or is it? The inaccuracies about American Indians in the pictoral alphabet cards atop many an elementary school room blackboard are one example used by Adrienne Thunder in the workshop she presented Oct. 11 in the Student Union. The workshop, “Enduring Images: American Indians in the Popular Imagination,” was developed by Thunder (Ho-Chunk) and her husband, J.
Sahara contains everything for family
If your taste in movies craves intrigue, romance and fireball explosions just over the top of the next sand dune, Sahara dishes it up and delivers -a la carte. Matthew McConaughey dives right into the action as he and his sidekick put their military training to use searching for sunken treasures on the ocean floor.
Stereotypes separate human equality
With graduation day quickly drawing near, some of the things that I have learned over the past four years that have impacted me the most have been coming to mind. One lesson in particular stands out. In a spring 2002 semester women’s study class taught by Christy Garst-Santos, we had an interesting exercise that taught me quite a lot about myself.
Group projects need not threaten sanity
Group project. Two words that strike dread in the hearts of many college students. From outward appearances the group project may seem to be a devious plot used by instructors to torture their students. However, there is a method to the madness of it all.
This decade’s hottest jobs
With graduation and summer break on the horizon, the quest for jobs will soon be on in full force. A bit of research has turned up some suggestions for where to look for jobs more sizzling hot than a fast food grill. According to a Reader’s Digest article, the hottest jobs currently available are in the areas of health care, technology, financial services, security and information management.
Local vineyard’s success stems from SDSU research
The grapevines growing on a hillside west of Volga also have deep SDSU roots. The vineyard and winery were built from the ground up by Jim and Nancy Schade, natives of Volga and New Holland, respectively. The couple met while attending SDSU and were married in the campus Lutheran center.
Outdoor classroom opens at Oak Lake Field Station
Recent renovations to the outdoor classroom at the SDSU Oak Lake Field Station are complete, making it ready for students, instructors and scientists. The field station, a former Girl Scout camp, was acquired by SDSU in 1987, and is located 25 miles northeast of Brookings in a remote, wooded setting.
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