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

Territories and states do not vote; people do

Territories and states do not vote; people do

Becca Ady, Guest Columnist (She/her) November 17, 2020

When looking at past elections, there have been instances where the winner of the popular vote has not won the presidency because of the electoral college. No other developed country has an electoral...

Jennifer McLaughlin
Columnist

Plastic bags not recyclable in campus bins

Jennifer McLaughlin, Sustainability Specialist (She/her) November 4, 2020

Last summer, plastic bags were taken off the recyclable list for Brookings and South Dakota State University and remain unrecyclable in single stream recycling today. This includes plastic bags alone and...

OPINION: politicians attire can influence audience perception

OPINION: politicians’ attire can influence audience perception

Andre Gary-Mack, Opinion Editor (He/him) November 4, 2020

Most people don't often think of fashion and politics as going hand in hand. Well in fact, they do. A lot of what happens in this multibillion-dollar industry works hand in hand with policies, bills and...

Lorna Wounded Head is the Family Resource Management Field Specialist at SDSU.

Plan ahead for the semester ahead

Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head, Family Resource Management Field Specialist, SDSU Extension October 28, 2020

You have made it past the halfway point of the semester. With only about a month left before you leave campus for a break, now is the time to start thinking and planning for financial needs for next semester. Employment Work...

Halloween, paying homage or appropriating?

Halloween, paying homage or appropriating?

Andre Gary-Mack, Opinion Editor (He/him) October 28, 2020

Cultural appropriation is something that has infiltrated society with the help of mainstream culture and social media. This is the season to display our most creative sides through costume and traditions,...

Why Men Love Bitches: An assertive self help book

Why Men Love Bitches: An assertive self help book

Colette Gannon, Reporter (She/her) October 20, 2020

When one of my favorite YouTubers and podcasters, Shallon Lester, the self-declared “queen of the girls,” and proponent of confidence, self-esteem and “feminine feminism” recommended that all of...

The Jackrabbit wears Prada

The Jackrabbit wears Prada

Andre Gary-mack, Opinion Editor (He/Him) October 6, 2020

It’s not lapis, it’s not turquoise: it’s actually blue, paraphrasing a quote from “The Devil Wears Prada,” an iconic movie in cinematic history and in fashion. But what does this have to do...

SDSU alumnus recollects his time as university construction worker

SDSU alumnus recollects his time as university construction worker

Kevin Woster, Guest Columnist October 6, 2020

There’s a sidewalk on the north side of the Stanley J. Marshall Center that should have my name on it. It doesn’t. But it should. I helped pour it back in the fall of 1972. That’s quite a while...

A message from President Dunn

A message from President Dunn

Barry Dunn, President of SDSU October 6, 2020

I want to personally thank you for your continued efforts and the commitment you have made these past several weeks to your educational opportunities at South Dakota State University. Today marks the halfway...

Broadway is dark tonight, but not forever

Broadway is dark tonight, but not forever

Geoff Nixon, Guest Columnist October 6, 2020

As a resident of New York City for nearly 11 years, fall has always meant a return to bearable temperatures on the subway platforms and a surge of new and exciting Broadway shows. While working on Broadway...

Vote. Its that simple.

Vote. It’s that simple.

College Republicans September 30, 2020

With the 2020 election right around the corner, we have one simple message: Vote. During the 2018 midterm election, voter turnout in the 18-29 age range was 36%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While...

A multitude of worries

A multitude of worries

College Democrats September 30, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s journey to the presidential nomination has certainly been tumultuous. While maybe not every Democrat’s first-choice candidate, Joe Biden’s left-centrist positions...

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