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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

March 31, campus ministry group, Equip, presented a white board and asked students if they thought the slave trade was “Morally Evil.” Three of the votes  for disagree were admittedly seeded by the group

Slavery: Not up for moral debate

Nadia Pinos, Reporter April 8, 2025

Monday, March 31, in the middle of Main Street at the South Dakota State Student Union, was a white board with the statement, “The slave-trade was morally evil. Agree? Disagree?” Disagree? What do...

Thursday, Feb. 27 is Student Press Freedom Day.

Student journalism is ‘at the forefront’ of SDSU

Brayden Byers February 25, 2025

The Collegian just celebrated its 140th birthday on Jan. 31, and with the print edition of The Collegian taking a break last week for Presidents’ Day, it left some time for me to reflect and do some...

Larson in the main stage area of the CMA awards that was hosted in Nashville, Tennessee on Nov. 24

Behind the Scenes at the CMA’s

Christian Larson, Reporter December 3, 2024

t’s not every day you get to hang out with the likes of Carrie Underwood, George Strait and Luke Combs. But on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that’s exactly what I got to do when I attended and worked the 58th...

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, the student media advisory board and I decided to change...

Co-Editor-in-Chiefs of The Collegian, Jordan Rusche and Gracie Terrall, pose with Jonathan Karl and Tom Daschle after a breakfast for student leaders, Monday, Sept. 26. 
(Pictured, from left) Jordan Rusche, Jonathan Karl, Gracie Terrall and Tom Daschle.

Issue: Thank you Tom Daschle and Jonathan Karl

Collegian Editorial Board September 27, 2022

ABC News’ Chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl arrived in South Dakota Sunday morning to meet with political science majors, contribute to journalism classes and be the fifth speaker in former...

Editorial: Finally! Beer at games!

Editorial: Finally! Beer at games!

Collegian Editorial Board September 13, 2022

  This past Saturday, alcohol was served to the general public at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium for the first time in its history, and it couldn’t have come soon enough. Beer and wine have been...

Issue: SDSU joins the metaverse

Issue: SDSU joins the metaverse

Editorial Board April 12, 2022

South Dakota State University has been selected as one of seven “metaversities” by VictoryXR, the global leader in metaverse education with active partner Meta. If you feel like you’re getting deja...

Agua Fresh is located on Main Avenue in Brookings.

The Collegian’s Noodle Bowl Review

Editorial Board March 1, 2022

  Agua Fresh, a juice and grilled sandwich cafe downtown, just added an extension to their menu. Noodle Bowl, a separate service located in the same building, serves noodle cuisine from different...

The sun sets on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2014, Independence Square was one of the sites of violent protests that shook the nation.

ISSUE: The Russia-Ukraine conflict is bad, but probably not worth a war

Collegian Editorial Board February 15, 2022

Over the last decade, Ukraine has been nothing if not one of the world’s most interesting spectacles for those who knew where to look. In 2014, President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power after...

ISSUE: NFTs, who needs ‘em

ISSUE: NFTs, who needs ‘em

Collegian Editorial Board February 8, 2022

We’ve all heard of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) by now, even if we don’t know exactly what they are. They’ve been dominating the internet as of late, and celebrities like Snoop Dogg, LinGrimes and...

ISSUE: Live Nation sets itself up for another failed festival

ISSUE: Live Nation sets itself up for another failed festival

Editorial Board January 25, 2022

Jan. 18, it was announced that all your favorite emo bands will be making a comeback during this year’s “When We Were Young” concert, slated for late October 2022. Pop-punk and emo scene favorites...

ISSUE: Noem’s new mansion at expense of our taxes

ISSUE: Noem’s new mansion at expense of our taxes

Editorial Board December 1, 2021

A report was released by the Argus Leader announcing that Gov. Kristi Noem spent more than $68,000 of taxpayer money on decorations for the Governor’s mansion.  The reports date back to Jan. 5, 2019,...

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