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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

Leah Irlbeck, a sophomore early childhood education major from Redwood Falls, Minnesota, gives blood at a recent blood drive in Brookings.

Pandemic slump has blood supply dangerously low

Kaitlyn Lorang, Reporter November 9, 2021

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...

Issue: Anti-vaccination bill tone deaf to current health crisis

Issue: Anti-vaccination bill tone deaf to current health crisis

Editorial Board February 2, 2021

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...

Larson Commons has been continually improving. A new menu is released every semester to provide variety and quality food. 

Food Services impacted by COVID

Kadi Terca (She/Her), Reporter September 23, 2020

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,...

COVID-19 testing center updates allow for higher capacity

COVID-19 testing center updates allow for higher capacity

Gracie Terrall, News Editor September 23, 2020

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...

Gov. Noem addresses building emergency hospital, economic development

Gov. Noem addresses building emergency hospital, economic development

Gracie Terrall, Copy Editor April 2, 2020

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...

Why panic buying does more harm than good

Why panic buying does more harm than good

Gracie Terrall, Copy Editor March 18, 2020

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 universities extend break due to coronavirus

South Dakota universities extend break due to coronavirus

Gracie Terrall, Copy Editor March 12, 2020

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...

Student advocates for sex education on campus

Student advocates for sex education on campus

Haley Halvorson, Reporter February 27, 2020

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...

Collegian photo by Julia Mitchell

Students save lives through blood donations

Sammi Schrag, News Editor February 26, 2020

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...

Influenza: The great deceiver

Influenza: The great deceiver

Noah R. Mincheff, Opinion Editor February 26, 2020

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...

Collegian graphic by Hollie Leggett

How to: Fight against germs in residence halls

Jacob Boyko, Reporter February 26, 2020

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...

Editorial: Broken bones shouldn’t break your bank

Editorial: Broken bones shouldn’t break your bank

Collegian Editorial Board February 26, 2020

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...

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