2008 Woodie Awards
By 2010, SDSU freshmen may be required to purchase a mobile computer along with their textbooks. During its Oct. 22 to 23 meeting in Rapid City, the Board of Regents will deliberate over the proposed plan. Paul Turman, director of academic assessment for the South Dakota Board of Regents, estimates funding for infrastructure improvements could come from money saved in a proposed pay day change, by altering the payroll date to the first of the month.
It has escorted almost 70 Grand Poobas, it once carried presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower, and now, the Bummobile has left for California. The Hobo Day icon was loaded onto a truck for California on Oct. 4. There it will undergo a year-long restoration in the mechanic shop of SDSU alumnus Harold Hohbach.
Thanks to an increase in bicycle traffic, students will soon have bicycle lanes on some campus streets. The Students' Association is working with the Physical Plant to have lane striping and marked signs up "before snow falls" for some and more finished in the spring, according to SA President Chris Daugaard.
One Bummobile project has turned into two. After its annual appearance in this year's Hobo Day Parade, the 1912 Model T was loaded onto a truck for California, where mechanics will work to restore the car to its former glory (see left story). This project spurred thoughts of another: a "living" gallery to display the newly renovated automobile and other Hobo Day memorabilia, year-round.
Provost, dean, mentor. Friend. In the last 31 years, Carol Peterson has filled all these roles at SDSU. Since 1987, she has been the chief academic official as provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. From 1977 to 1987, she served as the head of a college as the dean of nursing.
Going green has been a trend this past year, but SDSU is taking that trend and making it a way of life. "Prior to April, recycling of paper and similar products was done strictly in offices, and there was no recycling offered to the public," said Jane Hegland, acting dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and department head of Design, Merchandising and Consumer Sciences.
October is here; and it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so grab your helmet and pedal down to Main Street for the third annual ride to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. On Oct. 11 at 10 a.m., bikers will hit the highways in a breast cancer awareness ride put on by Sioux River Bicycles and Fitness, along with Trek Bicycles.
SDSU students have another option for storing guns safely on campus. This fall, the Student Affairs' Office and SDSU ROTC are allowing students to lock hunting firearms and ammunition in a safe at DePuy Military Hall. Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Doug Wermedal said, "We recognize that hunting is a popular sport.
The University Lutheran Center at SDSU dedicated its newly remodeled building Oct. 5. Over the summer, ULC updated the building to make it more accessible and useable. The project included an island for the kitchen, wireless Internet, more study room and storage space and handicap-accessible bathrooms.
Editor's note: This article is the second in a series exploring the issue of suicide and how it has affected the SDSU campus. Losing a friend or family member to suicide is painful and confusing. "When you're dealing with someone who has a friend or a family member who has committed suicide, there are questions that plague you in the grief.
When taking a class that has a lab, most do not require the experiment to be eaten. Most labs also do not have a schedule including fruits, meats, breads, cakes, cookies and sugar cookery. The foods principles class (NFS 141), offered through the nutrition, food science and hospitality department, is no ordinary class.