As South Dakota State University moves from one Hobo Day season into the next, the transition between Grand Pooba’s reflects more than a change in leader. It marks a shift in perspective.
Claire Koenecke,...
No Adviser
The Hobo Day Committee is currently planning their biggest event of the year without an adviser.
According to Grand Pooba Victoria Hansen, the old adviser, Matilyn Kerr, left in November of...
In the Oct. 19 issue of The Volante, the University of South Dakota’s newspaper, they wrote an editorial titled “D-Days is Better than Hobo Days.” We’d like to respond and explain why they are...
Jacob Boyko, News Editor (He/Him)
• November 1, 2022
When it comes to love, no distance is too far and no time apart is too long for 90-year-old South Dakota State University alum Deloris Jensen.
It’s a sentiment that holds true for Jensen as she travels...
The South Dakota State football team gave fans a lot to cheer for on Hobo Day, scoring touchdowns on each of their first seven possessions en route to a 49-7 blowout win against Indiana State.
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The Hobo Day parade, the biggest in all of the Dakotas, is celebrating its 110-year anniversary Saturday, Oct. 29.
This year’s parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. and travel from the SDSU campus toward...
Regen Wiederrich, a senior communications student from Sioux Falls, is this year’s Grand Pooba and in charge of all Hobo Week festivities.
Inspired by a former admission ambassador, Wiederrich joined...
Wade Oorlog, University Law Enforcement Supervisor
• October 25, 2022
This Hobo Week and Halloween, the SDSU Police Department, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety-Office of Highway Safety and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety...
Jacob Boyko, News Editor (He/Him)
• October 26, 2021
DUI arrests are up for this year’s Hobo Day while total violations and arrests are down from 2020, according to the Brookings County Sheriff’s Department.
Total charges for Hobo Day 2021 (between...
Skyler Jackson, Sports Editor (He/Him)
• October 24, 2021
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits fell to Northern Iowa 26-17 Saturday at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium to lose their second straight home game.
In the fourth most attended game in SDSU football history,...
Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor (He/Him)
• October 19, 2021
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits bounced back from their heartbreaking loss to Southern Illinois with a strong performance against Western Illinois.
They now look forward to playing Northern Iowa...
The Bum Band is a renewed tradition known for spreading Hobo Day spirit through song.
The South Dakota State University Bum Band is a student band made up of members of the Pride of the Dakotas marching...
