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Nathan Lukkes, executive director of the South Dakota Board of Regents, speaks during a town hall in the Hobo Day Gallery on the SDSU campus on April 28, 2026. Lukkes talked about the state of higher education, potential tuition raises and artificial intelligence.
Regent talks AI, tuition pressures at SDSU town hall
The University Police Department sits on the northeast side of campus, east of Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
SDSU POLICE DAILY CRIME LOG
Arbor Day attendees work together to plant a tree on April 23, 2026, outside of Brown Hall.
Trees planted on campus for Arbor day
SDSU launches Center for AI Innovation and Emergent Technologies
A group of attendees visit last year's May Day event in the Volstorff Ballroom in the Student Union, in Brookings, SD.
May Day Music Festival Returns to Campus
SDSU’s Luke Luskey runs for home during a baseball game against Minnesota Morris on April 29, 2026 at Erv Huether Field. Luskey had three runs, a hit and an RBI over the course of the game.
Baseball comes to a close
SDSU’s bench celebrates during a basketball game against Mayville State on Oct. 29, 2025 at First Bank & Trust Arena.
A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST
Senior Kaylee Kurdish swings at a pitch from St. Thomas pitcher Ava Kleinfeldt Friday, April 24. The Jacks took a 11-5 loss during the first game of the double-header and then took another loss later in the day to get swept 2-0 in the series
Jacks look ahead to NDSU after sweep
Grant Sorensen swings at a pitch during a baseball game against the University of Northern Colorado on April 24, 2026 at Erv Huether Field in Brookings, S.D. Sorensen had a run, a hit and two RBIs in the game.regular-season game of Kraft’s collegiate career.
Hit-by-pitch record tied
Ellie Harris runs during the Gary Wilson Invitational. Wilson broke the school 200 meter dash record with a time of 23.49.
Harris bests own record in Minnesota
Monarch performs at the May Day Music Festival in the Volstorff Ballroom on Friday, May 1, 2026.
May Day Music Festival brings live music, vendors to VBR
A group of attendees visit last year's May Day event in the Volstorff Ballroom in the Student Union, in Brookings, SD.
May Day Music Festival Returns to Campus
Grace Fromknecht, who plays Mrs. Lovett, and Jacob Stevens, who plays Sweeney Todd, perform “My Friends” during the first act.
SDSU Theatre Presents Sweeney Todd
Emma Raisanen, History Club president, left and Karli Haack, History Club fundraising manager (right) table in the Student Union this week to get the word out about the 80s Rock Battle of the Bands.
BLAST FROM THE PAST
Laura Diddle directs one of the choirs in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. Diddle will retire after 23 years at SDSU.
‘It’ll be bittersweet’
Collegian Media staff first row, from left: Brayden Byers, Taylor Tennant, Emily DeCock and Bella Hartman. Second row, from left: Ean Wetzel, Emily Attrill, Andrew Lewno and Cordell Vitense.
From the editor: What being a journalist has taught me about life
Photo by FOTOGRAFÍA EDITORIAL on Unsplash
Guest Column: Volunteering Can Fast Track Your Creative Portfolio
Guest Column: April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Guest Column: April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Every year, the Journalism Education Association hosts a poster contest for Scholastic Journalism Week. This is the winning poster designed by Theo Slade, a student at North Springs High School, Atlanta.
Press Under Pressure
"Embrace Local Journalism" is the theme of this year's National Newspaper Week, which takes place Oct. 5-11. Collegian Media is home to South Dakota State University's student-run newspaper, radio station, website and newscast. The Collegian newspaper has been printing since 1885.
‘Telling the stories of our community’
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The Collegian
South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newsource Since 1885

The Collegian
Tina Birgen, coordinator for student success and opportunity at South Dakota State University, addresses the Students’ Association on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in the Student Union in Brookings.

Jack’s Cupboard new venture approved

Emily DeCock, Editor-in-Chief • November 11, 2025

Faculty from the Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center addressed Students’ Association senators at the SA meeting on Monday night. Jody Owen, Senior Director of Wintrode Student Success and...

ALDI will be the first completed installment of the Brookings Marketplace development on Nov. 20, 2025. It is located near the intersection of Sixth Street and I-29.

ALDI store grand opening next week

Rylee Borstad, Reporter • November 11, 2025

The first piece of the much-anticipated Brookings Marketplace development makes its debut in about a week. The Aldi grocery store opens Nov. 20 on the east side of the city near the intersection of sixth...

The scoreboard at Fishabck Soccer Park, the current Jackrabbit soccer facility, sits on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Brookings. Fishback Soccer Park is 2.5 miles away from the main SDSU campus located near Twentieth Street South.

Record gift to fund new soccer stadium

Jordan Raddatz, Sports Reporter • November 11, 2025

The South Dakota State women’s soccer team will move to a new on-campus facility thanks to a leadership gift from a local company and family. The project will move the team from the off-campus Fishback...

An SDSU art student details a painted portrait of a child. Certain art classes, such as ARTH 211, are now implementing generative AI into their curriculum.

The new future of art?

Nadia Thue, Reporter • November 11, 2025

This semester some students have chosen to opt out of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the History of World Art I (ARTH 211) class while the SDSU School of Design works to navigate generative AI. Ally...

Every year, a group of SDSU students travel across the Alantic Ocean to study in Carlow, Ireland. During the 2024-25 school year, 218 students studied abroad through different programs. Each semester, an average of two to six SDSU students study at Carlow College.

Study abroad gives students a way to grow

Susanna Schaefer, Reporter • November 11, 2025

One day you’re sipping coffee at Kool Beans. The next you’re walking out of a local coffee shop in Ireland. For South Dakota State University students, that dream can become a reality through the...

South Dakota State receiver Jack Smith (19) run’s a 75-yard touchdown catch down the sideline during a college football game against South Dakota on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. The touchdown was scored on the first Jackrabbit possession of the game.

SDSU FALLS SHORT IN VERMILLION

Cordell Vitense, Sports Editor • November 11, 2025

The Jacks are now 7-3 following a loss to USD. SDSU will return home and try to get back on the right track when they host Illinois State. USD SDSU took their third straight loss of the season after...

South Dakota State women’s soccer team celebrates their third straight Summit League Title after a 2-0 win over the No. 1 seeded Oral Roberts Golden Eagles in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Sunday Nov. 9.

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK

Jordan Raddatz, Sports Reporter • November 11, 2025

South Dakota State soccer defeated Oral Roberts University (ORU) 2-0 in the Summit League Women’s Soccer Championship game on Sunday. SDSU will now enter the NCAA Tournament and take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. ORAL...

Junior Sylvie Zgonc prepares for her teammate to serve against the North Dakota State Bison on Thusday, Oct. 16, 2025 in Brookings. In the match, Zgonc had nine points in the Jackrabbits 3-0 sweep of the Bison.

KILLING THE GAME

Cordell Vitense, Sports Editor • November 11, 2025

Winning Summit League Freshman of the Year, followed by winning Summit League Player of the Year and helping lead a team to a Summit League Championship game is impressive. That’s what Jackrabbit...

Junior Sylvie Zgonc goes up for a kill against USD on Nov. 1. In this matchup SDSU got a 3-2 win and Zgonc recorded 28 points on 24 kills.

Volleyball clinches first place

Cordell Vitense, Sports Editor • November 11, 2025

The South Dakota State Volleyball team has clinched the Summit League regular season title with two matches left before the Summit League Tournament. After wins over North Dakota State and St. Thomas,...

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