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Cadets standing guard
Air Force ROTC cadets hold 24-hour vigil for Veterans Day
YOUR VOICE. YOUR CHOICE.
YOUR VOICE. YOUR CHOICE.
The Union receives the most money from student tuition fees
The General Activity Fee plan for 2025 thru 2030
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
Sodexo looks to improve west-side food options, app
Sodexo looks to improve west-side food options, app
Griffin Wilde catches the football in SDSU's dominant victory over UND. Wilde's 140-yard performance was the sophomore's best game since Oklahoma State where he racked up 150 yards.
Jackrabbits soar over Fighting Hawks 38-7
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
Cross country and women's soccer compete in League championships
Cross country and women’s soccer compete in League championships
Dalys Beanum
Lockdown Specialist
SDSU backup quarterback Chase Mason throws the football to Angel Johnson while under pressure. Both Angel Johnson and Mason are 2021 graduates of Viborg-Hurley High School in South Dakota
No. 3 Jacks hit the road to face No. 21 Fighting Hawks in Grand Forks
Lainey Wilson on stage during her performance in Sioux Falls.
Concert review: Lainey Wilson returns to Sioux Falls on first headlining arena tour
The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum Gift Shop includes a variety of gift items, many from South Dakota.
Local gift shops band together to promote event
Community Art Day
Community Art Day
The South Wall has 250 squares total and include 47 historical and important photos in Frost Arena.
If this wall could talk…
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
Lainey Wilson on stage during her performance in Sioux Falls.
Concert review: Lainey Wilson returns to Sioux Falls on first headlining arena tour
Student Journalism Matters
“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
‘Serving the student body’
‘Serving the student body’
Despite delays, “Dune: Part 2 released March 1 this year. It’s been very well received by critics and audiences getting a 92% critic score and 95% audience score on rotten tomatoes, as well as a 8.9 on IMDB, at time of writing.
“Dune: Part two”: A slowburn and full of character(s)
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
Volunteers and family members help move in the newest freshman class. “We are excited to have welcomed them from around the state, the region and the world as they learn and grow during such an important time in their lives. It is a privilege to help and guide them along this journey.” SDSU President Barry Dunn said.

SDSU boasts highest enrollment since 2018

Staff Reporter • September 11, 2024

South Dakota State University has recorded its highest enrollment since 2018 showing over 12,000 students on campus according to figures released by the South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) earlier today. The...

Enrollment cliff still worries administrators

Enrollment cliff still worries administrators

Kaitlyn Lorang, Reporter • March 28, 2023

The looming threat of an academic “enrollment cliff” that has worried college administrators for several years may not be as bad as originally predicted.  In 2018, the book “Demographics and...

Collegian graphic by Mara Wheaton

Freshmen class ‘one of top ten’ biggest in history

Gracie Terrall, Co-Editor-in-Chief • September 20, 2022

The Board of Regents released fall 2022 enrollment numbers for all six public universities, and SDSU has the largest freshman class since 2017 with 2,192 first-year students enrolled. Total campus enrollment...

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