Madison Mathiowetz, a junior guard for the SDSU Jackrabbits, comes from a basketball family. But just saying she comes from a basketball family is an understatement.
All four of her grandpa’s kids were...
Kevin Kessler has had a storybook year as the director of the Pride, and it’s continuing as the pep bands director and an educator.
Kevin Kessler has a doctorate degree in music education, is an alumnus...
Jordan Rusche, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• November 21, 2022
When the Pride of the Dakotas found out that they would be marching in the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, there was one band member who knew the excitement better than anybody.
That’s because...
After a devastating knee injury and a season spent on the sideline, SDSU quarterback Mark Gronowski is back and ready for his comeback season.
The Jackrabbits earned their first win of the season...
An SDSU student who grew up on a crop farm in Wisconsin was a big winner at the 94th National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention last month in Indianapolis.
Kendra Goplin, a freshman from...
Steven Wingate, associate professor of English, moved to South Dakota 11 years ago, but is just now settling into his life here.
Writing his latest novel, “The Leave-Takers,” helped with that.
Through...
Hattie Seten, a senior at South Dakota State University, is one of the 32 American Rhodes Scholars-Elect for 2021.
Seten was inspired to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship by a fellow SDSU student, Connor...
Jordan Rusche, Lifestyles Editor (She/Her)
• January 13, 2021
Now that 2020 has finally come to an end, it’s easy to forget just what all happened during last year’s “unprecedented times.” Here’s a wrap-up of some of the major events of 2020, both in South...
Nicole Hudson, Reporter (She/her)
• November 17, 2020
The rainforests of Madagascar are the only place in the world where wild lemurs can be found. Onja Razafindratsima, assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resource Management at South Dakota...
Kira Gifford, Reporter (She/her)
• November 4, 2020
At the end of a long corridor in Berg Agricultural Hall sits an office and a desk. Inside are shelves overrun with binders labeled “Promotional Material,” “Events,” “Academic Programs and Departments”...
Megan Bertsch, Copy Editor (She/Her)
• September 23, 2020
The Basu Research Group, housed in Crothers Engineering Hall, has teamed up with researchers across the nation to develop a reusable mask that traps and kills the coronavirus.
“The mask is being designed...
Sunday mornings, in the pews of Bethel Baptist church in Brookings, sits Amanda Jensen. Her connection to God is strengthened and her heart overflows with praise. She feels welcomed and accepted by this...
