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South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newsource Since 1885

The Collegian

South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newsource Since 1885

The Collegian

The Union receives the most money from student tuition fees
The General Activity Fee plan for 2025 thru 2030
Danielle Nowell, Assistant Editor • November 5, 2024

The General Activity Fee (GAF) plan was passed at the University level last spring. It was approved by students this semester and will now travel...

Leo Vondracek (left) and Sarah Albano (right) play a live show for Hot Freaks. Vondracek does vocals and Alfano plays bass and does backup vocals for the band.
Professor by day, rock star by night
Jordan Roemeling, Co-News Editor • November 5, 2024

Sarah Alfano is a professor at SDSU, who also happens to be a bassist in a Minneapolis-based band, “Hot Freaks.”  Alfano teaches the...

The master plan is an initiative meant to outline goals for the next ten years. Three of the main projects outlined in the plan are the reuse of The Armory, building a 72 hour parking lot, and creating a downtown park.
Master Plan approved for downtown Brookings
Grace Weaver, Reporter • November 5, 2024

The Downtown Brookings Master Plan was passed and approved on Oct. 22, allowing the city to use it as a resource in the future for the development...

Sports Briefs
Sports Briefs
Collegian Staff November 5, 2024

WOMEN'S SOCCER SCORES LATE, CLINCHES SPOT IN SEMIFINALS Kaycee Manding connected on a free kick to lift the Jackrabbits over rival South Dakota...

Dalys Beanum
Lockdown Specialist
Beau Baker, Reporter • November 5, 2024

Dalys Beanum first caught former Jackrabbit football Coach John Stiegelmeier’s attention while playing wide receiver for Millard West High...

South Dakota State Jackrabbit volleyball against the Kansas City Roos on November 2nd at the Swinney Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Volleyball advances to 22-0 with five matches left before conference tournament
Cordell Vitense, Sports Reporter • November 5, 2024

Last week, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits beat the Omaha Mavericks and the Roos of Kansas City to advance to 22-0 on the season. “We knew...

Leo Vondracek (left) and Sarah Albano (right) play a live show for Hot Freaks. Vondracek does vocals and Alfano plays bass and does backup vocals for the band.
Professor by day, rock star by night
Jordan Roemeling, Co-News Editor • November 5, 2024

Sarah Alfano is a professor at SDSU, who also happens to be a bassist in a Minneapolis-based band, “Hot Freaks.”  Alfano teaches the...

Live entertainment hub draws SDSU students to Sioux Falls
Live entertainment hub draws SDSU students to Sioux Falls
Colin Casey, Reporter • November 4, 2024

The District in Sioux Falls is an entertainment venue and has established itself as an essential part of the area music scene, attracting audience...

Steer at the Horse Club petting zoo
Horse Club’s petting zoo draws large crowd
Danielle Nowell, Assistant Editor • October 29, 2024

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Horse Club at SDSU put on their annual petting zoo for elementary school students and their families from Brookings,...

Student Journalism Matters
Brayden Byers, Editor-in-Chief • October 8, 2024

As editors and writers for The Collegian, we are, as is written in our tagline, SDSU’s student-run independent news source. As editor-in-chief,...

“Reagan was released on August 30, 2024. It’s loosely adapted from the book “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism” by Paul Kegnor.
“Reagan”: Boring movie, mediocre propaganda
Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor • September 10, 2024

I spent last Saturday night by myself in an empty theater watching a movie that I already knew I was going to dislike. I had to look an underpaid...

‘Serving the student body’
‘Serving the student body’
Hayden Bentz, Guest Columnist • August 28, 2024

Greetings, Jackrabbits. My name is Hayden Bentz, and I serve as your Students’ Association vice president. I would like to personally...

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