Lessons learned from a vegetarian debate
For some reason I am becoming the king of controversy. My first opinion topic was horse slaughter, which generated comments like reproducing rabbits (which, well, I think you get the picture). Then just the other day I was checking out Facebook and I saw a someecard (you know, they have a colored background, a picture, [...]
Immaturity, grown up struggles confront intern
The most mature thing I’ve done lately is admitting to myself that no matter how old I get, I will always be a child. I spent my entire youth and adolescence waiting for the day to come when I could announce my arrival into adulthood, but it is becoming clear that day will never [...]
Old advertisement sparks memories of laughter, tears
I don’t know how long the sign has been gone, certainly not as many years as it towered above the truck stop, that is for sure. Those of us who lived West River mark the trip west with icons common to all; Al’s, the Chamberlain hills, Wall Drug, as well as others known only to [...]
Columnist says make empathy priority in 2012
The emotion of empathy seems to be on a downward spiral. The other night at Wal-Mart I noticed an old man who could barely walk, pushing a cart by himself. Many people just walked by him without even offering to help. It was windy, cold and awful outside,yet nobody had the decency to help this [...]
Brookings became home for SDSU graduate
During my freshman year at South Dakota State University, Brookings felt nothing like home. I moved around a lot when I was growing up, so a new place was not that odd, but a new place far away from my family and friends was a first for me. In the fall of my sophomore year [...]
Natural Gas a good move for SDSU
Issue: SDSU switches to natural gas after years of coal power. Switching from coal to natural gas is generally regarded as a good thing. It has been advocated as a replacement fuel for everything from cars to power plants. Natural gas is produced cheaply and easily in the United States, unlike oil. It produces [...]
Students give gift of llama
Students in the Spanish 310 classes this fall had no idea when they enrolled that they would have the opportunity to change the lives of another family. Through the help of Heifer International, a United States-based company, these students were able to do just that. Spanish professors Christi Garst-Santos and Angie Iverson-Maggi teach the class [...]
No clear plan for jobs
Anyone who watched or read President Obama’s State of Union address a few weeks back saw a very rosy picture of the state of our nation, a representation that unfortunately is not true. The fact is the President still has not learned anything after the midterm election two years ago. Despite the president’s claims, [...]
‘Blue Print’ positive
President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address on Jan.24 to a joint session of Congress. In his speech the president focused on American’s continuing recovery. In his plan “Blue Print for an America Built to Last” Obama outlines his administration’s goals for a continuing recovery of the economy and middle class. The [...]
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