MIT Blackjack player to speak at SDSU
Mike Aponte is a world-renowned blackjack player, gaming consultant and trainer. Aponte, who will be speaking in the Performing Arts Center Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Aponte was the leader of the MIT Blackjack Team, a high stakes card-counting team that legally won millions at blackjack using mathematics and an entrepreneurial approach. He was [...]
National Children’s Study researches placenta clues to children’s health
Researchers with the National Children’s Study at SDSU are collaborating on a project to determine how to most accurately collect and examine placentas to obtain valuable information that may fuel new discoveries about children’s overall health and development. The primary goal of the placenta project is to develop standard protocols for collecting, processing, preserving and [...]
SDSU faculty member honored
Larry Weiss, an SDSU College of Engineering faculty member, has been named to the South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor. He will be honored Sept. 8, in Pierre. A 1963 civil engineering graduate from SDSU, Weiss has been a faculty member at SDSU for eight years, currently serving as a technical service provider with the [...]
Author of ‘Guyland’ is final speaker of Weeks to End Violence Against Women
To wrap up the South Dakota State University Campus Women’s Coalition “Weeks to End Violence against Women,” Michael Kimmel – leading researcher, sociology professor and author from SUNY in Brooklyn, N.Y. – will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Doner Auditorium on campus. Kimmel will talk about his recent book, “Guyland: The Perilous [...]
U.S. Embassy internships rare opportunity for SDSU students
SDSU doesn’t profess to prepare students for employment in Her Majesty’s Secret Service. However, that’s not to say there isn’t an element of suspense, intrigue, and daring for a select few whose James Bond-type exploits are not something every University student can boastfully claim. Steve Iverson, Kaleb Kroger, and Bojan Salihagic—all Delta Chi fraternity members— [...]
Postponed – Pi Tau Sigma offers rides on giant teeter totter
This event has been postponed until April 27 due to snow. The SDSU chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, International Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, has built a teeter totter that is almost 26 feet long. Sponsored by Daktronics and Larson Manufacturing, the group designed and built the teeter totter for a fundraiser. They will be selling [...]
Service-learning showcase displays experience of SDSU students
South Dakota State University students will showcase their service-learning experiences and insights from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, in the Volstorff Ballroom of The Union. The open-house ceremony celebrates and witnesses student service-learning efforts. Students will present poster displays, share their experiences and answer questions. Throughout the semester, SDSU students have [...]
Brookings Sexual Assault Response Team focuses on helping the victims of assualt
A sexual assault response team (SART) is in place in Brookings County, ensuring that survivors receive immediate, accessible and comprehensive services by local trained and caring professionals. The team is known as the Eastern Plains Sexual Assault Response Team. Here are some of the services that the Eastern Plains Sexual Assault Response Team provides: A [...]
Regents recognize outstanding student organizations
Student organizations from South Dakota State University were recognized for their outstanding academic, community and organizational work by the South Dakota Board of Regents this week. Award for Academic Excellence – The Academy of Student Pharmacists has focused its efforts on facilitating outside-the-classroom learning. Through various patient care projects, members have developed skills that improve [...]
SDSU focuses on saving energy
In the wake of steadily rising electricity costs due to campus growth, SDSU has commonly put increased emphasis on reducing electrical demand and consumption on campus. SDSU currently purchases hydroelectric power through Western Area Power Administration. The campus electrical rate stays fixed as long as the campus power demand stays below a fixed allocation. If [...]
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