City council discusses parking limitations
Nick LoweryReporter The Students’ Association objected to a ban on street parking in the Brookings community, saying it would be directly unfair to students. On-street parking may be banned on select streets around campus from midnight to 5 a.m. between Nov. 15 and March 15 every year. The Ad Hoc Parking Committee was formed to [...]
Busy staff made quick work of water mess
Corey WackelNews Editor University Bookstore employees were busy the morning of Jan. 24 after a sprinkler malfunction on the main floor of the bookstore caused extensive water damage. Around 7:45 a.m., a main floor sprinkler was set off, damaging much of the merchandise in the bookstore. The water was shut down around 8:20 a.m. and [...]
Game over: Network restrictions pwn on-campus gamers
Daniel RobertsReporter There is no time for fun and games as game time is cut in the dorms, allowing better server connection for studying. For the last few years, attendance at SDSU has continued to grow at record numbers. This has caused residence hall day rooms to serve as extra dorm rooms, scheduling for classes [...]
Friends celebrate the life of Aaron Hohwieler
Students, friends, family and faculty are mourning the death and celebrating the life of Aaron Hohwieler. The 20-year-old electronic engineering sophomore was found dead in his Pierson Hall room on Oct. 24. A close group of friends from Washington High School – Alex Berkness, Andrea Christofferson, Phil Fiala, Liz Ketterer and Logan Pederson – have [...]
BOR approves two new facilities
Ellen NelsonNews Editor Academic buildings are worthy of approval, while plans for athletic facilities, residence halls or dining services are tabled. The Board of Regents approved two building plan and expansion proposals and postponed three others at their Oct. 14 meeting in Rapid City. Dean Kattelmann, assistant vice president of facilities and services, presented SDSU’s [...]
Hansen Hall group concerned
Tony GorderEditor-in-Chief Some Hansen Hall residents are concerned about the hall’s agriculture heritage and traditions. Former Hansen Hall Community Assistant Jackie Fitzgerald created the Facebook page “Keep The Ag Tradition Alive in Hansen Hall.” The page has over 250 followers and claims Residential Life is trying to get rid of the ag associations with Hansen [...]
Jackrabbits overrun on-campus housing
Despite the recent construction of new residence halls, students across campus are forced to live in dayrooms. Even with the implementation of the new Jackrabbit Village residence halls, SDSU’s need continues to find accommodation solutions for the high student population, resulting in utilizing dormitory dayrooms as residence rooms.
The Union Gets a Facelift
Anne Virginia Koepp The Union has a slightly new look for students returning to campus. “We had a lot of new changes with The Union and school over the summer,” said Jennifer Dowie, a junior early childhood education major and new student orientation leader in The Union. The most noticeable transformations are the north and [...]
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