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

The Collegian

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

The Collegian

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

The Collegian

A Hobo Day love story

A Hobo Day love story

Sammi Schrag, Agriculture Reporter October 1, 2019

Before their wedding at First Lutheran Church, commonly known as Touchdown Jesus, two kids and 33 happy years of marriage, Doug and Donna Wermedal were just two students on the Hobo Day Committee falling...

SDSU ‘Bum Band’ marches on for Hobo Day

SDSU ‘Bum Band’ marches on for Hobo Day

Adam Foss, Reporter October 1, 2019

Many people may be familiar with the SDSU Bum Band, but the history of the group is not as well known.   The Bum Band actually formed at the inception of Hobo Day. The traditional homecoming celebration...

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Yeager provides learning opportunities

Brianna Schreurs, Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2019

This story was sponsored by Yeager Media Center. When Luke Cardona started working with Lowell Haag and Brian Stemwedel, he expected to gain knowledge on television production. And he did, but he also...

Andrew Kightlinger

South Dakota filmmaker catches critics attention with movie “Tater Tot and Patton”

Jacob Ford, Movie Critic February 28, 2019

South Dakota Native Andrew Kightlinger wrote and directed "Tater Tot and Patton," a South Dakota-set drama from the producer of Napoleon Dynamite, starring Jessica Rothe and Bates Wilder. It's about how...

Sophomore Ben Bullinger wants concealed carry for campus. 
DISCLAIMER: THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF CAMPUS.

Students debate concealed carry on campus

Lauren Franken, Managing Editor February 27, 2019

Thirty-five percent of South Dakota citizens own guns, according to CBS News. Effective July 1, 2019, South Dakotans will no longer need a permit to carry their concealed weapons, which means they can...

Christine Stewart

English professor receives Whirling Award for poetry book

South Dakota State University English Professor Christine Stewart received the 2018 Whirling Prize in Poetry from Etchings Press for her book, “Bluewords Greening.” The theme for 2018 was disabilities. In...

Fang Xu, an instructor in the Department of Architecture.

Speaker to examine ways to improve streetscapes

Getting there is half the fun. That might be an oversimplification of a project undertaken by third-year architectural students at South Dakota State University, but it catches the project’s concept....

Student survey shows high satisfaction among fall graduates

Student survey shows high satisfaction among fall graduates

Ninety-six percent of South Dakota State University’s December 2018 candidates for graduation stated they achieved their educational goals in an exit survey conducted by the university’s Office of...

Dancing Spider Film Festival looks for student submissions

Dancing Spider Film Festival looks for student submissions

Marissa Carff, Sponsored Content Manager February 13, 2019

This story was sponsored by the Fourth Annual Dancing Spider Film Festival. Get your creative juices flowing, storytellers. Filmmakers and storytellers have the chance to show their skills on the...

Chess Club members learn strategy, compete

Chess Club members learn strategy, compete

Stephanie Nelson, Reporter February 12, 2019

When stepping into the Pasque Room in the Student Union on any given Thursday night, one might think there’s just a handful of people playing board games. But at a closer look, there’s a lot more going...

Dropping charges: Alcohol diversion program minimizes consequences

Andrew Rasmussen, Reporter February 12, 2019

In 2017, Brookings County recorded 348 underage consumption convictions, according to Dan Nelson, the State’s Attorney for Brookings County. In an effort to minimize this number, Brookings County is...

Frank Robertson talks to Boris A. Shmagin, a consultant and professional hydrologist at the American Institute of Hydrology at his photography gallery in Briggs Library.

Robertson shares his ‘fantastic stories’ in photo gallery

Wren Murphy, Diversity and Inclusion Reporter February 6, 2019

When Frank Robertson was a child who had just moved to Brookings, he was awed by the size of South Dakota State’s campus and Briggs Library. Now, his photos are hanging on its walls. Briggs Library...

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