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

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SDSU Police Department investigates anonymous phone call threat

SDSU Police Department investigates anonymous phone call threat

Kenneth Rebello, News Editor January 24, 2024

South Dakota State University Police Department sent out an email on Tuesday morning to inform students of an anonymous phone call threatening to attack the campus. The SDSU Campus Alert System sent out...

Dairy research facility closes after financial difficulties

Dairy research facility closes after financial difficulties

RuthAnne Homes, Reporter January 24, 2024

SDSU Dairy Research and Training Facility is due to close at the end of June 2024 after several financial challenges.   CAFES Dean Joe Cassidy sent out an email on January 16 informing students that...

A Brookings police officer cleans up broken glass in front of a downtown store that was a victim of vandalism. A number of entities are working to help stem the tide of vandalism committed by partiers.

Downtown business owners take action against vandalism

Hallie Rootkie, Reporter January 23, 2024

Downtown Brookings businesses have seen an uptick in vandalism to their storefronts in recent years and are looking for ways to combat the issue.   Business owners have been bombarded with vandalism...

Mikayla Neybauer (right) prepares a pheasant dish last week during a cooking class at the Brookings Public Library

Pheasant for dinner

Reagan Monson, Reporter January 23, 2024

14 people gathered at the Brookings Public Library last Thursday to learn how to prepare and cook wild pheasant. Every year after the shotguns are put away and freezers are full, hunters ask the same...

The SDSU Dance Team poses for a group photo at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida. The team runs concessions at various sporting events and cleans up after converts or basketball games to make as much as possible for nationals.

SDSU Dance Team sees success at first United Dance Association National Competition

Allex Murray and Layna Tuchtenhagen January 23, 2024

The SDSU dance team made history after placing fifth in the nation for their pom routine in Orlando, Florida Jan. 12. For the first time ever the dance team competed at the United Dance Association National...

Concert choir stops and smilies for a picture in Fjords, Norway.

South Dakota State University’s concert choir sings internationally

Natalie Dean, Copy Editor January 23, 2024

SDSU took 68 concert choir members and traveled to Norway and Sweden over Christmas break to spread the art of choral music, experience different cultures, and for a number of members, travel overseas...

Brookings Mayor Ope Niemeyer addresses the SDSU Students Association along with City Manager Paul Bresino at their regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

Student organizations report, two new senators sworn in

Brayden Byers, Assistant News Editor January 23, 2024

Senators heard reports from student organizations and three new senators were sworn in at the Jan. 22 Students’ Association meeting. Public Forum Mayor of Brookings Oepke Niemeyer and City Manager...

SDSU announces closure of Dairy Research and Training Facility

SDSU announces closure of Dairy Research and Training Facility

Danesa Willson, Reporter January 18, 2024

South Dakota State University announces the Dairy Research and Training Facility will close in June 2024. Dr. Joseph Cassady, the dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science,...

From Frisco to Frozen

From Frisco to Frozen

Marshall Minihan, Sports Editor January 16, 2024

Turns out, beating Montana for a football National Championship wasn’t the only challenge for South Dakota State and their fans. Getting home from Texas in the teeth of a nasty blizzard turned out to...

Students celebrate at the Nov. 18 Missouri State game at Dana J. Dykhouse with beers sold in the stadium for the second season since the policy was changed in April of 2022.

Beer sales hit $420,000

Greta Goede, Editor-In-Chief January 16, 2024

Beer sales at South Dakota State University football games this season topped $400,000, according to data provided by the university, but student leaders wish the Students’ Association had some say on...

Dave Tvedt proudly stands next to 5 out of his total 80 Yaks at Pink Flamino Yak Ranch north of Sinai South Dakota on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

Something to yak about

RuthAnn Holmes, Ag Reporter January 16, 2024

On the prairies of South Dakota, it is normal to see cattle, sheep, and horses but just north of Sinai you will find yaks grazing the pastures. These yaks are owned by Dave Tvedt, the founder of The Pink...

The Stiefvater Family

SDSU students keep family ‘tradition’ alive

Sam Moser, Reporter January 16, 2024

A family full of Jackrabbits are making their mark in FFA. Mike Stiefvater graduated from South Dakota State University in 1991, with an undergraduate degree in animal science. His wife, Carie, also graduated...

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