Gracie Terrall, Co-Editor-in-Chief (She/Her)
• January 24, 2023
Within less than two months, South Dakota State University had two publicity opportunities on a national scale with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and FCS Championship game. What does all of this...
Jordan Rusche, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• November 29, 2022
After Braedon Paulson graduated from South Dakota State University in May 2021, he knew he wanted to expand on his degrees in music education and theater.
“With the training from SDSU, I could easily...
Micah Lillie’s senior year was supposed to end last May, but he decided to stick around for one more semester for a very special reason.
Micah marched in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with...
The Pride of the Dakotas will be marching in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow, and for some members, this will be their last guaranteed performance with the band. Sixty-four students will be graduating...
We’re getting closer to the day The Pride of the Dakotas has been waiting for since April 2021. Tomorrow, the Pride will take to the streets of New York to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
After...
Today’s events started with breakfast at the world’s largest Applebee’s before heading over to Ellis Island and seeing the Statue of Liberty.
Pride members boarded a ferry to the island after...
After a hearty breakfast at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville, Pride members had the morning to themselves to explore the city.
Museums were popular destinations for many members.
Makira Wage,...
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...
The Pride of the Dakotas, family and friends landed in New York City this afternoon after an early morning start to their five-day trip to the Big Apple to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
After...
It won’t be long now.
In just one week, the Pride of the Dakotas will be marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in band history.
They’ve been preparing for this for...
The South Dakota State University Foundation is in the process of raising $700,000 for the Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band to travel to New York and march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The...
The South Dakota State University Foundation is in the process of raising $700,000 for the Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band to travel to New York and march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The...
