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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

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Drama about recent immigrant farmers showing in PAC

Marissa Carff, Sponsored Content Manager March 27, 2019

This story was sponsored by SDSU Facilities & Services - Sustainability and Multicultural Center. Follow the dramatic story that VANG has to offer the SDSU community this April. Based on the true...

Jennifer McLaughlin
Columnist

Sustainability is ‘two-way street’: it’s time to care for earth

Jennifer McLaughlin, Columnist January 16, 2019

Take a moment, close your eyes and name three things you need to survive. If your answer included food, water and air, you have defined the very basics of sustainability and why it’s important. Sustainability...

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Student Sustainability Council wants to rid of straws on campus

Brianna Schreurs December 4, 2018

Taylor Heinke used to use straws twice a week. That was until she saw a video entitled "Researchers remove straw from sea turtle's nose" on Instagram last month. Since then, she’s used one straw. The...

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Energy consumption reduced by sustainable technology

Aden Homard October 31, 2018

As South Dakota State grows, the university’s dedication to sustainability has become more apparent through features within new buildings. Just because campus is growing at an exponential rate doesn’t...

BRIANNA SCHREURS
Campus Sustainability Specialist Jennifer McLaughlin gives a presentation about how to practice sustainability at the Oct. 22 Students Association meeting.

Close windows, unplug electronics and help earth

Brianna Schreurs October 23, 2018

Sustainability can be practical for students living on and off campus according to Sustainability Specialist Jennifer McLaughlin. During an Oct. 22 presentation to the Students’ Association, she breaks...

Recycling bins new to residence halls this semester

Recycling bins new to residence halls this semester

Brianna Schreurs August 14, 2018

As students move into residence halls this week, they'll spot something blue in the rooms. Recycling bins are being distributed in residence hall rooms. South Dakota State University received a 2017...

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Earth Day is not the only day to give back to community

Sydney Wood April 25, 2018

Living sustainably doesn’t have to be a burden. It’s as simple as unplugging devices that aren’t in use, cutting your showers a few minutes short or switching to LED light bulbs. There are multiple...

ABBY WOLF

From truck to table, campus reduces food waste

Lauren Franken April 18, 2018

Jacks Dining has implemented programs like LeanPath and Green Thread to track and reduce food waste on campus. Dining Services teamed up with Aramark, a customer service food business, to monitor incoming...

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Realistic recycling: Reduce, reuse, rejoice for off-campus sustainability options

Haley Halvorson April 18, 2018

When moving off campus, SDSU students have different recycling options to think about when finding a place to live. There are different opportunities and things to think about when wanting to recycle...

Brandon Wipf
SDSA Director

Conservation: farmers take on case of crop insurance

April 18, 2018

BRANDON WIPF  SDSA Director Note: This column was originally published in the March/April 2018 issue of South Dakota Soybean Leader, a publication of the South Dakota Soybean Association. Access a digital...

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Sustainability Specialist Jennifer McLaughlin, Sustainability Council President Kory Heier and Dylan Lewark, freshman computer science major, sort trash for a waste audit in front of The Union Sept. 20.

Sustainability at State: Recycling, bikes prioritized on campus

Emily De Waard April 18, 2018

SDSU’s campus is becoming more sustainable all the time and several strides have been made in this academic year alone to focus on sustainability. Campus Sustainability Specialist Jennifer McLaughlin...

Jennifer McLaughlin
Columnist

Sustainability, social justice go hand-in-hand

Jennifer McLaughlin April 18, 2018

Two words often used together in conversation are sustainability and social justice. People talk about the environment degrading and a need for social justice through better access to nutritious food,...

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