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

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Patients now able to rate their hospital experience

By: Trudy Lieberman April 29, 2015

The government has just announced its first-ever star ratings of the country’s hospitals based on patients’ assessments of the care they received (www.cms.gov).Other organizations have dabbled in this...

Where is real flattery? Certainly not in catcalling

Hanna Peterson Columnist April 29, 2015

Catcalling isn’t anything new, and almost every woman at some point has had to face the uncomfortable and unwanted attention or the degrading comments brought when walking down the street.What some may...

Five priorities students should have this summer

Brenna Ramsden Columnist April 29, 2015

With graduation fast approaching, the only thing to think about is sweet summertime.While most students are getting real-life jobs, internships or vacationing, I will be working my tail off in Brookings....

Nepalese Student Association rises to help home country

The Collegian Staff April 29, 2015

The earthquake that hit Nepal April 25 left more than 5,000 dead, more than 8,000 injured and thousands without their home, fresh water or food. More than 75 students at South Dakota State University...

Senior reflects on time as a Jack

AMANDA SIEFKEN Columnist April 29, 2015

Okay, so I will be honest, of all the columns I have written in the past two years, this is by far the hardest for me. This is the last issue of The Collegian of this school year, and therefore the last...

Subway is the only way

Jordan Bierbrauer Opinion Editor April 22, 2015

When it comes to picking out what I want to eat I am not a picky eater. If something is considered food, I will most likely try it (besides frog legs, because that is disgusting).There is only one category...

Closing the gap on SDSU’s campus

Brenna Ramsden Columnist April 22, 2015

What comes to your mind when you think about agriculture?Some would say that agriculture means farmers, dirt and cows. Others would say that agriculture means livelihood, food and means to survive. You...

Discipline will yield success in the future

Amanda Siefken Columnist April 22, 2015

I am a girl, so saying that I love Pinterest is not a far stretch, and I am at least on Pinterest a few times a day, but rarely does a pin on Pinterest change my life.That’s not necessarily what Pinterest...

The best party on campus brings Michelle Malkin to SDSU

Stephanie Kapperman Columnist April 22, 2015

She’s been rattling liberal cages ever since the publication of her first book, and she is coming to South Dakota State University to tell her fascinating story.Michelle Malkin will headline the 2015...

Funds should be used to raise awareness about substance abuse

The Collegian Staff April 22, 2015

It doesn’t matter where you go to school, there will always be alcohol and drugs on campus. Recently, a committee made up of SDSU faculty has taken steps toward preventing these unavoidable aspects of...

Life Part 1: Technological Advances = Societal Declines

By: Robert Lyons April 15, 2015

Within technology, or any platform, people have a better chance of displaying their point of view. Many platforms, however, allow ignorance to be in the forefront of their perception.Very few would shove...

Being a kid is not like it used to be

By: The Jordan Bierbrauer Opinion Editor April 15, 2015

Being born in 1994, I grew up in a generation where technology was not so abundant (talking in terms of phones, tablets, computers, etc.). And technology was certainly not the only way to have fun. When...

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