The problem is that less than 38% of the population is eligible to give blood, and of that number, only 3% donate, according to the American Red Cross.  Currently, the U.S. blood supply is dangerously...

In the midst of a global pandemic, where emphasis on the healthcare profession is more important than ever, a legislator in Pierre is pushing to add exemptions for vaccinations.  House Bill 1097 is...

Due to COVID-19, specific eating facilities at South Dakota State University, like Extreme Pita, True Balance and These & Those Noodles, began the semester closed to the public.  Doug Wermedal,...

President Barry Dunn addressed the Students’ Association Senate during their Sept. 21 meeting where he discussed how the city-wide ordinance 20-019, which mandated masks in public indoor spaces, has...

A new individual joined Gov. Kristi Noem for her press briefing Thursday, April 2. South Dakota Secretary of the Department of Labor Marcia Hultman walked people through the steps needed to file for reemployment.  Hultman...

COVID-19 has produced a wave of hysteria. No, this panic is not because of the fear of getting sick or because of overrun hospitals. It is because of the near-constant stripping of shelves of hand sanitizer,...

South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn announced in an email Thursday afternoon that all South Dakota Board of Regent universities — including SDSU — will be extending spring break until...

Editor’s Note: *name and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of the individual *Jane, a 22-year-old senior at South Dakota State University, had been exposed to a Sexually Transmitted...

On Feb. 24, 39 SDSU students donated blood during the Community Blood Bank blood drive on campus sponsored by Greek Life. “This particular organization is really great because it is a community blood...

In 1834, Quaker writer John Wilkinson wrote in a letter the following statement: “One of the artifices of Satan is, to induce men to believe that he does not exist…”. Various figures applied this...

As the colder months sweep over Brookings, students living in jam-packed residence halls have found themselves sniffling victims of seasonally prevalent winter illnesses. If there is one thing that everyone...

Medical expenses in the United States are infamous in the Western World. The high-stakes gamble that uninsured Americans take invites a range of attention from other first world nations, from morbid curiosity...