The SDSU community may be able to vote on a new Jackrabbit design as early as next week, Jackrabbit mascot redesign committee members said. The committee held a teleconference April 23 with representatives from Phoenix Design Works, the New York City firm hired to redesign SDSU's mascot, said Jenny Crickard, the committee's liaison to the firm.
In a drastic turn of events, Aaron Johnston has decided to remain as head coach of the Jackrabbit women's basketball team. On Thursday afternoon, Johnston decided he preferred the head coaching job at SDSU instead of taking the job at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
The Academic Senate voiced an overwhelming "no" against proposed amendments to its own constitution April 24. The move comes less than a week before an all-faculty vote April 30 to decide if the changes, independently brought forward by some faculty members, will be adopted.
The men's and women's rugby clubs were suspended by the Intramural Council for playing April 14 on a wet field. The decision came April 17 after both clubs met with the Intramural Council, which consists of supervisors of intramural sports, to discuss the events of the previous Saturday.
Signs hang all over campus announcing, "For today, we are all Hokies." This statement seems to be true. Students throughout SDSU are getting involved and doing what they can to help the people involved in the Virginia Tech shooting. The Greek Programming Board decided last week to sell buttons in order to raise money for the Virginia Tech Memorial Fund.
"Where does depression hurt? Everywhere. Who does depression hurt? Everyone." These are the words people regurgitate back to the television when the overplayed Cymbalta, a prescribed medication for depression, commercial comes on. Although some may roll eyes and flip channels, a group of SDSU nursing students is urging people to pay more attention.
For engineering instructor Jerry Visser, using technology in teaching goes beyond posting schedules and quizzes online. He wants to connect with his students. The instructor has become one of the first SDSU educators to use podcasts as part of his courses.
A new report from the American Association of University Women says college-educated women in South Dakota and the rest of the nation often make less money than their male counterparts. South Dakota ranks 23rd in the nation for its gender wage gap. College-educated women in the state make 26 percent less than men, the report said.
Eight South Dakota college students will work, learn and get paid for it this summer, thanks to a pilot program established last year by Gov. Mike Rounds. The students also will get college credit. Under the Washington internship program, they'll be paid about $5,475 each while gaining work experience in areas of personal interest in the nation's capital.