March 27, 2024

STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION BRIEF

Senators approve Medical Anatomy and Surgery Club, introduce new business

KENNETH REBELLO News Editor

South Dakota State University’s Students’ Association approved the constitution of the Medical Anatomy and Surgery Club and introduced new businesses Monday via Zoom meeting.

SA weekly Monday meetings are held in the University Student Union in the Lewis and Clark room. However, due to the winter storm, campus was shut down.

Open Forum

Senators approved the constitution of the Medical Anatomy and Surgery Club.

The Medical Anatomy and Surgery Club offers students the opportunity to develop procedural skills to apply in students’ future medical careers, gain hands-on skills by practicing the basics of surgery.

The club also aims to advance the healthcare profession by creating networking opportunities and empowering students to achieve both their professional and personal goals.

Sen. Rylee Sabo for College of Nursing supported the approval of the club and spoke in favor.

“I think this is a really nice club to have, especially to get people more involved with anatomy and all those things that you might be able to go seek out yourself,” Sabo said. “I’m sure the club will help to be the bridge and make those connections and will be useful for a lot of students on campus.”

Committee and Staff Reports

Government Affairs Chair Michael Garofalo presented the 2024 bill tracker consisting of House Bills (HB), Tuition Freeze and Senate Bills (SB). House bills

consisted of HB 1022, HB 1049, HB 1113 and HB 1178, while senate bills consisted of SB 1, SB 29, SB 45, SB 136 and SB 150.

Garofalo informed the Senate that all the bills had been signed by Gov. Kristi Noem except HB 1113, which did not make it through the 41st day and SB 150 being withdrawn.

“Overall, we did pretty well,” Garofalo said. “So, tuition will stay flat for another year in South Dakota, which is great. Otherwise, it was a quiet session for us.”

Garofalo also spoke about the Campus Planning and Sustainability Committee’s plan of covering the upcoming construction project of summer 2024, which would include completion of 22nd St., the road that leads the back of campus from the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center (PAC).

Sabo made senators aware of the Student Union Advisory Committee’s plan of changing room rates to hourly basis instead of the current daily charges. She also emphasized the ‘Student Union Survey,’ which would be sent out next week to those who rent out rooms in the Student Union. The survey can be taken through QR codes posted throughout the building.

Sen. Grant Sternhagen for Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering briefed the Senate of the Parking and Trafficking Committee’s discussion of adding new tickets that would be subjected to the fine escalation policy. The addition of new tickets would impact those who park vehicles overnight in spaces allotted for daytime parking.

Unfinished Business

Senators voted on Amendment 23-14-A. The amendment revised which employ-

ees could qualify as candidates for SA Advisers. The amendment was taken to a roll call and approved.

Senators also voted on Commemoration 23-9-C. The SA commemorated Sen. Tim Reed, and Representatives Roger DeGroot Melissa Heerman for their service to District 7 and SDSU in the South Dakota Legislature.

Senators voted on the MOU of the School of Performing Arts. The memorandum states the guidelines and commitments related to the line-item creation for student music ensembles and theater activities on the General Activity Fee (GAF) budget. The memorandum was taken to a roll call and approved.

Senators also voted on the General Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. Discussions took place regarding Unit 3 budget of FY 2025 for General Budget, which consists of 17 clubs, the Speaker Fund, Special Allocation Fund and New Venture Fund.

Currently, the General Budget allocation for FY 2024 is $462,480 while the request for budget of FY 2025 is $501,097 as compared to FY 2025 SA Finance Committee’s recommendation of $454,391.

“The finance committee did a really great job during the budgeting marathon, making the tough decisions and cutting money where it needed to be cut,” Finance Chair Katie Neuhaus said.

New Business

The Senate added Amendment 23-15-A to introduce a new campaign finance standard. The amendment is scheduled to be voted on at the next meeting.

Resolution 23-11-R was introduced to show SA’s potential support of the Title IX office moving from Morrill Hall to

the Miller Wellness Center to increase awareness, comfortability and accessibility of reporting resources. Resolution 23-12-R was also introduced to affirm the right of free speech and free expression for student organizations and asks the South Dakota Legislature to affirm rights of free speech and free expression for student organizations as well.

Both Resolution 23-11-R and 23-12-R are scheduled to be voted on at the next meeting.

The Senate also introduced Commemoration 23-10-C to commemorate the 2023-2024 Student Promotion Fund Committee. Commemoration 23-11-C was introduced as SA commemorates 2024 senior members for their work and dedication to the students of SDSU.

Commemoration 23-12-C, 23-13-C and 23-14-C were introduced as SA commemorates and thanks Dr. Kimberly Grieve, interim associate vice president for Student Services and Enrollment Management for her service to students of SDSU, and Charlene Wolf-Hall, dean for College of Natural Sciences, and Lynn Sargeant, dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS).

The Senate introduced Commemoration 23-15-C to commemorate March 2024 as Women’s History Month and encourage students to participate and engage with events related to the same.

Commemorations 23-10-C through 2315-C are scheduled to be voted on at the next meeting.

The SA Executive Team later proceeded to conduct its executive session.

Bold & Blue brings in the green Results from historic campaign to be revealed on April 25

NATALIE DEAN Copy Editor

For seven years, the Bold & Blue campaign has been raising money with a focus on students and faculty, and a goal of $500 million, is now coming to end with a big reveal of the amount raised to be held on April 25.

The historic reveal of the Bold & Blue campaign will be at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center and is open to anyone. Plans to have musical performances and a variety of student groups and athletes to be present, the foundation wants to encourage that this will be an event to remember.

This campaign is the third comprehensive campaign that SDSU has done with the largest campaign of all South Dakota college fundraising history. The campaign has exceeded its primary goal and will reveal the exact amount raised with their “Celebration at the Oscar” event.

“The first one [campaign] was a $50 million goal, the second was a $200 million goal, we raised 255 million and then this one at $500 million,” SDSU foundation President Steve Erpenbach said. “It’s the largest in the state by far, and twice as large as our previous one.”

The campaigns’ goal was originally lower, but the foundation, along with President Barry Dunn, decided to go for $500 million. According to Dunn, discussion was had to set the goal at $425 million, then to $450 million, and ultimately decided to take a chance at $500 million.

Though surpassing their goal was not the only surprise. This campaign’s main focus was the people that make SDSU. Much of the money has been set for faculty endowments and additional scholarships and opportunities for students.

Erpenbach has already seen the growth and opportunity that the Bold & Blue campaign has provided to students across the campus. With the increase in enrollment, Erpenbach shared how scholarships matter and this campaign has doubled the number of scholarships that can be given out. The campaign has allowed for student groups such as the Pride and the concert choir to travel more places with additional financial help. It has also grown more student experiences with clubs, student groups and athletics such as the new renovation of Frost Arena.

“Things that make this university even more attractive to people because it’s not just the major or the classes they are going to take, but just the things they get to experience that not every university has,” Erpenbach said. “Hopefully they [students] are seeing some of that now, but it will impact students for generations and generations.”

One of the achievements from this campaign, one

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Event: The Historic Reveal of Bold&Blue

Date: April 25

Time: 6:30 p.m.

With: Food and beverages

Performances: concert choir

that President Dunn is grateful for, is the more than 30 thousand unique donors that Dunn credits as one of the great successes of the Bold & Blue campaign.

“I have president friends across the country and nobody could believe that we had 30 thousand donors,” Dunn said. “The 500 million is really great, but the big shocker for people is how did you get 30 thousand donors, and one-day for state was a part of that.”

Dunn contributes part of the campaign’s success to one-day for state and the opportunity for students to not only be fundraisers but also act as donors as well.

“Getting students to chip in $25 to their club is a really neat way for students to be involved with their future,” Dunn said.

The Bold & Blue campaign was first introduced in 2017. The SDSU foundation worked to learn what the university needed, communicated with donors, and planned out a specific goal according to Erpenbach. The foundation worked alongside a group of alumni to reach out to the community to spread information and grow connections with faculty, alumni and SDSU fans.

“It’s typical for university foundations when they do a big campaign to have campaign leadership,” Kim Tyler, one of the campaign co-chairs and SDSU alum, said. “People who have been highly engaged with the campus or community. It doesn’t mean they are the biggest dollar donors, sometimes it is, but a lot of times it’s the involvement people have and the time and energy they are willing to have in the campaign.”

Tyler, along with her fellow co-chairs Jerry Lohr and

Dana Dykhouse, worked at growing and engaging in relationships with donors and alumni. They participated and worked with the foundation by inspiring support and exposure for the campaign through meetings with friends of the university, believing in the success of the campaign.

“A hugely successful campaign can truly transform a university and then ensure its success for future generations,” Tyler said.

Endowments and scholarships were the primary focus of the campaign. The university saw an increase in investment in faculty leadership and research positions. The campaign has also had more college specific gifts and donations with about $170 million going toward scholarships all across the university.

“I hope the students understand how much people want you to succeed in your life,” Dunn said. “From the alumni perspective, this place helped them succeed and so they are willing to turn around when they get to a point in life and give a helping hand to somebody else.”

Once the celebration is past, the foundation plans to meet and address what is next for the campus and ways that people can continue to help.

“The day after the celebration, our meeting will be on some of the things that are important and our next chapter,” Erpenbach said. “Won’t necessarily be a campaign, but we certainly want to prioritize the needs and communicate how they [donors] can help.”

Collegian photo by Zoey Schentzel Supports gather outside the SDSU Foundation building kicking off the Bold and Blue campaign in this file photo from September 2022.

SDSU works toward transitioning as R1 University

KENNETH REBELLO News Editor

South Dakota State University is working toward elevating itself as a research university and pursuing a pathway to achieve designation as an ‘R1 Research University’ by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

R1 Universities consist of ‘Doctoral Universities’ that engage in ‘very high research activity’ and provide a framework of categorizing U.S. higher education institutions. It is often called the Carnegie Classification and is managed by the American Council on Education, which releases the classifications based on a three-year cycle.

“The system was designed not to serve as a ranking system but rather as a means of uniformly categorizing institutions,” said Daniel Scholl, SDSU’s vice president for Research and Economic Development. “So, researchers into the effects of higher education or the conduct of higher education services could use a consistent system in their studies to achieve comparability between research studies.”

According to Scholl, the goal of ‘R1 our way’ was announced while preparing the current strategic plan, which is ‘Pathway to Premier 2030’ and the goal was a part of the process of consulting with internal and external stakeholders.

Currently, SDSU is classified under ‘R2: Doctoral Universities- high research activity’ and South Dakota remains as one of the five states without an R1 university. While SDSU was founded in 1881, the Carnegie Classification did not come into existence until 1970.

“When SDSU was founded, it was founded as South Dakota’s land grant university,” Scholl said. “The mission of the land grant university was twofold; it was to provide research-based knowledge for agriculture and engineering, and it was also intended to provide higher edu-

cation for everybody.”

Scholl believes that transitioning is now a natural step to complete SDSU’s growth and maturation as a research university and to be further recognized as a top category R1 research university.

“The categorization of universities says something about the university,” Scholl said. “Being categorized among the R1 universities communicates that the university has a well-established capability of solving problems through research scholarships and communicates to sponsors, potential sponsors, faculty, staff and potential students that the university is capable of operating consistently at a high level of excellence and generating results that help improve lives of society its serves.”

R1 classification for SDSU would open doors for being competitive, more sponsorships, external funding, recruiting talented faculty and staff, and attractive for undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students due to the level and depth of research scholarship activities.

“For SDSU to be as competitive as possible, in terms of attracting graduate students and faculty and successfully competing for grants, we would be best positioned if we could elevate to that R1 status,” Lynn Sargeant, dean for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) said. “The challenge with that of course is that it takes a lot of effort, resources and shifting of priorities.”

In a phone interview with Vernon Brown, SDSU’s associate vice president for External Affairs, and Barry Dunn, president of SDSU, they focused on how transitioning to R1 would benefit the SDSU community.

“It’s our responsibility as a land grant university to continue to improve our service to our state and our region by creating more knowledge through scientific discoveries and distributing that knowledge within communities and economies that we work in and to empower them and be competitive in the future,” Dunn

said.

Research universities are a small group under Carnegie Classification of various universities that meet a certain level of minimum number of doctoral degrees awarded per year and annual total research expenditure which are further divided into R1, R2 and R3.

For SDSU to transition from R2 to R1 university, Scholl explains that SDSU needs to continue the current pathway to grow the amount of research conducted along with quality and impact.

“There are two criteria, and the first criteria is to have an average of $50 million per year or more of total research expenditures, which is external and internal funds used to carry out research,” Scholl said. “The second criteria have to do with research education at the highest level, which are research based doctoral degrees and the minimum criteria for R1 classification is 70 per year.”

Currently, SDSU averages around $74 million for research expenditures per year. Every year, SDSU observes around 35 to 45 students graduating from doctoral and similar degrees. Scholl describes that an area for growth is to shift focus on doctoral level education.

“The biggest change for SDSU will be either to grow some of the existing PhD programs or create some new PhD programs or both,” Sargeant said. “The bar of producing 70 research PhD’s every year, that means graduating them, is actually a high bar and we do not consistently now make that level.”

The costs for making these changes depend on the adding programs and increasing number of students in existing programs. It would also depend on growth for research development and administration services.

“Some choices of course are always made by re-focusing on the funds that we have in our budgeting process,” Scholl said. “But we will also continue to raise funds from donors, private and public sector, state appropriations and from

sponsorships.”

Sargeant vocalized her thoughts about how costs of transitioning into R1 would impact the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

“For my college [CAHSS], as an example, our most immediate challenge would be researching potential PhD programs, two or three in the college and then identifying the cost to establish them, if they’re approved,” Sargeant said. “This would mean hiring new faculty, providing more research support and providing financial support to graduate students.”

At the moment, the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences does not have any PhD programs. Earlier, a PhD program in Sociology was offered, but struggled to sustain and had to be suspended.

Scholl added that SDSU would continue to grow fund sources as they renewed and revitalized infrastructure and have added nearly a million square feet of either new or renovated research and education spaces over more than the last 10 years.

The goal of achieving R1 status is currently in its first year, which is the year of planning and incorporates the priority for focusing efforts to grow and to be recognized as an R1 university.

Scholl narrates that the upside of SDSU’s goal to be recognized as R1 university would consist of being more widely recognized by the higher education community and greater confidence by external groups in the university which increases ability to raise funds for greater impact on solving problems and educating students at all levels and of different degree programs.

Sargeant proceeded to describe various benefits of transitioning to an R1 university such as national and international recognition for success in research and scholarship activity along with increase in student, faculty and staff recruitment

Sargeant also stated that the city of Brookings and the state of South Dakota would benefit from that, and the reputation would encourage investments in the work of the university and bring an economic relationship between the work of the university and the economy of the state.

“There isn’t a downside,” Scholl said. “Change is hard work and re-focusing efforts is hard too, but it won’t undermine any of SDSU’s responsibilities, impact and reason for existing as a land grant university.”

According to Sargeant, the benefits of SDSU attaining R1 classification varies among undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty too. Undergraduate students look to choose their institutions based on family relations, proximity and program opportunities but not focused on an individual faculty.

Graduate students mainly look for specific individuals and the R1 status would make a big difference on how students are recruited. Faculty point of view for differentiation between R2 and R1 universities pertains to doing more research activities, more resources to conduct research and higher expectations of quality of work.

“From a student perspective, I would say that we’re excited about it,” Hayden Bentz, vice president of Students’ Association (SA), said. “Both President Dunn and other university administration have been very adamant in conversations with President Peterson [SA President] and myself that they’ve been saying it ‘R1 our way’ and that’s their way of saying we don’t want any compromise on teaching, but that faculty work on research as well as teach students.”

Scholl spoke about the increased level of research scholarship activity taking place that would create more opportunities for undergraduate students to take part in faculty led research activities and moving into job markets would create a differentiating factor for graduate students based on their involvement in faculty led research along with problem solving and creativity skills.

“Students are looking for a place to get an education that can help them differentiate themselves in the marketplace,” Scholl said. “Faculty and staff are looking for a place where they can realize their

career goals and being recognized in the top categories of universities communicates that there is space to reach one’s goals here at SDSU.”

Dunn elaborates that students over time would have a stronger knowledge-based university and better learning experiences in classrooms and laboratories along with enhanced education such as more seminars.

“From a faculty standpoint, I think there is more prestige, and we would attract very good faculty and would help us retain faculty longer than we have right now and help them see themselves as some of the top faculty in the world and I think that is very important,” Dunn said.

SDSU’s growth as a research university is a continual progression and does not limit to meeting a goal and ending the process, but instead continuing the growth and meeting the goal eventually.

“I would think that in the 2031 classification, we should have grown and continued to grow to fulfill the R1 classification criteria,” Scholl said. “Classification is important because it says something, but the more important part is our continual growth as a research university and a fully comprehensive research university.”

Sargeant concludes about the opportunity of faculty working towards R1 and both their excitement and nervousness.

“Change is hard and especially at the beginning of change is a little bit nervewracking,” Sargeant said. “But I think across the board, faculty are very proud of SDSU and do believe that SDSU can really elevate itself and the task for us would be to work hard and to work together to get to the next level.”

Dunn deduces that a lot of foundation work has been put in place already to make developments to attain R1 status.

“It is important for people to understand that over the last decade, the university has taken steps to build a foundation from which we can achieve R1,” Dunn said. “We built or remodeled 860,000 square feet of classroom and laboratory buildings on campus and in the last three-and-a-half years, we have invested $15 million in high-speed computing, data storage, access points on campus and in the last seven years we went from 13 endowed positions to 56.”

Women in construction create new club on campus

TAYLEE STROUP Reporter

Women in the Jerome J. Loher College of Engineering wanted a place where they could come together in a male-dominated industry, so they made one themselves.

Emma Roth, a junior concrete industry management major from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, wanted to start a club to bring women together where they could make friends, network and talk to each other about the industry.

Roth started writing the constitution for the Women in Concrete and Construction club (WICC) in October and after over five months of hard work, she saw her idea come to life at the club’s first ever meeting in February.

“I wanted to create a space where girls could come and learn about the industry,” Roth said. “Whether it’s construction or concrete, they can talk about their jobs, talk about different aspects, and talk to other girls who are in the same position they are, even in a male-dominated field.”

The club currently has seven members and is hoping to increase that number.

Roth says she wants girls to come together and see they’re not alone. Some goals she has for the future of WICC are to bring in guest speakers to talk about their experience in the industry and attend any events that may relate to the club.

Olivia Van Zee is a sophomore concrete industry management major from Rock Valley, Iowa, and is the treasurer of WICC.

“I wanted to join because this is a very male-based industry and being a woman it is a little bit harder, but having a group like this and other girls to talk to about it is great,” Van Zee said. “I think it will show women that they can be in a male-based industry and not be scared to start.”

Van Zee says this club will also be a great way for women to make friends within their major who share the same interest.

If you are interested in becoming a member, reach out to Roth, Van Zee, or anyone else in the club.

New Grand Pooba prepares for Hobo Day 2024

KATRINA BUNTJER Reporter

Hobo Day is still months away, but this year’s new Grand Pooba is at work making sure the biggest one-day event in South Dakota goes off without a hitch.

Victoria Hansen, a senior from Austin, Minnesota, was named Grand Pooba this past November. This is her second year on the Hobo Day Committee.

Last year, as a junior, she was the security coordinator for the Hobo Day Parade. This year, she has three returning assistant coordinators, along with seven returning members and 11 new faces.

“I am so excited to watch all the committee members grow this year, and to see what they can accomplish,” Hansen said, who is majoring in agriculture science with minors in dairy industries and leadership.

Matilyn Kerr is the former Hobo Day adviser, who stepped down this past fall after Hobo Day to take another job. She was involved in the selection of the new Grand Pooba, along with last year’s Grand Pooba.

When looking at qualities for the Grand Pooba, the selection committee looked for someone who was energetic and can get people on board with plans and motivate them. Hansen filled all those qualities for them; along with having a magnetic personality, the ability to get people to follow her lead and just jumping in and

helping others whenever needed.

Catherine Klein is a freshman majoring in entrepreneurial studies and a minor in marketing. This is her first year on the Hobo Day Committee after watching her older sister be on the committee and be the Grand Pooba back in 2019. She is extremely excited to have Hansen as the Grand Pooba, and to continue to form relationships with the other committee members.

“I know Hansen will be a great Grand Pooba,” Klein said. “She has such a great balance of getting things done but also making it fun. Every meeting we have had so far, she has just cracked jokes the entire time and is always making us laugh.”

When applying for the position, Hansen had to fill out an application and then create a vision plan for Hobo Day 2024. She presented to former committee members, and then a second presentation to a group of professionals from across campus. Each presentation was 20 to 30 minutes, with an additional 30 minutes for questions. She then found out she got the position, less than a month after Hobo Day 2023.

This year, since she isn’t in charge of just one thing, Hansen plans to focus more on the little things, let the coordinators do their job, and continue to check in on them and make sure they have everything they need to succeed.

When asked what her favorite Hobo Day memory

was Hansen said, “Before being on the committee it was definitely Bum-a-Meal, however, since being on the committee, it’s getting to put all the events together, to then watch the other students make those life-long memories.”

Hansen’s goal for Hobo Day 2024 is to break all standing records for each event throughout the week. Her favorite part of each event is talking to the students and alumni and hearing the different stories and memories each of them has.

According to Kerr, if they can break all those records, they will have put on a phenomenal Hobo Day 2024. She is excited for Hansen and the 2024 Hobo Day Committee and can’t wait to watch the end of the parade because, “it is so fun and cool to see the committee have their moment each year.”

Hansen can’t wait to put on Hobo Day 2024 for all of SDSU because those moments and memories with everyone are what make it so fun and rewarding.

While Hobo Day is the biggest one-day event in South Dakota, there are still many events leading up to it. From the one-month club kick off, where students pledge to not shave for a month, to BumFire the Thursday night before, with many more events throughout the week as well.

Collegian photo by SUBMITTED

New Grand Pooba Victoria Hanson walks in the 2023 Hobo Day Parade as the Security Coordinator for the Hobo Day Committee.

Pheasant Restaurant and Lounge receives 2024 James Beard America’s Classics Award

JONAH SEDELMEIER Reporter

Pheasant Restaurant and Lounge, a local spot in Brookings, has recently received the 2024 James Beard America’s Classics Award for the Midwest Region.

This award is given out to locally owned restaurants all over the United States “that serve quality food, have timeless appeal, and reflect the character of their communities,” as described by the James Beard Foundation.

This award is one of the most prestigious honors, recognizing the best of the best in the culinary world. It can be thought of as the equivalent of winning a Grammy in the music industry or an Oscar in the movie industry.

Pheasant Restaurant and Lounge was originally established as a gas station café in 1949. Almost 20 years later, current chef and Manager Michael Johnson’s grandparents, Georgiana and Ronald Olson, purchased the business, transforming it into what it is today.

The restaurant has been family-owned for three generations and currently holds the title of the oldest full-service restaurant in Brookings. Their menu remains mostly unchanged from what it was 75 years ago.

“The menu is full of iconic mid-century dishes of the upper Midwest, like hot roast beef on homemade white bread with mashed potatoes and gravy; Nordic waffles (vafler) made with cardamom and folded around smoked salmon or gjetost; classics, like chef salad, spätzle, and liver and onions; and riffs on comfort food like duck wings, bison steak au poivre, and a lamb burger with local jalapeño jelly and peanut butter,” as mentioned by the press release.

Their hallmark sandwich, the Pheasant Salad Sandwich, was created in commemoration of World War II, when soldiers traveling throughout South Dakota were served a pheasant salad sandwich.

“Most chefs and restaurants can only dream of receiving this kind of recognition in one or many lifetimes. We weren’t necessarily aiming to win a James Beard Award. As a team, we were just doing what we loved with our whole hearts,” Johnson answered when asked if he ever imagined winning such an award while starting his career.

“This award will mean great things for the restaurant, this team, future teammates, and this community for a very long time. Brookings has so many great things going for it. We’re happy to contribute to making this community even more of a destination than it was before,” Johnson added.

James Beard, the man behind the award, began his culinary career in New York City in 1939, establishing a catering company called Hors d’Oeuvre, Inc.

In 1940, he published his first cookbook, Hors d’Oeuvre and Canapés, with recipes stemming from his catering business. Years later, Beard began the first ever national cooking show in television history, “I Love to Eat.”

In 1955, he opened the James Beard Cooking School in Greenwich Village. Eventually, in 1986, following James’ death, Peter Kump, Julia Child, and a group of chefs and friends of James established the James Beard Foundation.

Since 1998, the America’s Classics Award has been given out each year, recognizing restaurants and chefs all throughout the US.

Over 100 restaurants have received the award since its establishment, with The Pheasant recently being added to the list.

Photo by permission of Pheasant Restaurant & Lounge Pheasant Restaurant and Lounge has been family-owned for three generations and currently holds the title of the oldest full-service restaurant in Brookings.

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SPRING DANCE CONCERT PERFORMED AT PAC

Collegian photos by SYDNEY HOIER

Stress vs. Anxiety

If you’re a college student, you’re likely no stranger to stress. Between navigating a new environment, making friends, late night studying, a weird sleep schedule, increased responsibility, and trying to decide on a career path, stress is bound to make an appearance.

What makes this different from anxiety? Stress happens in response to an identifiable trigger and tends to leave us after we’ve handled the stressor. As an example, say you’re stressed about an exam you have coming up.

As a result, you study hard to prepare and do your best. After you take the exam, you feel relieved. You know you did the best you could and now the results are out of your hands.

Anxiety tends to be more persistent. Maybe even after the exam, you still find yourself ruminating about what score you might have gotten and how that will affect your overall course grade, GPA, and even future career.

Spiraling and catastrophizing are some more hallmarks of anxiety disorders. Our rational minds will tell us that one poor grade on an exam isn’t going to make or break our future career, but an anxious mind tries to convince us otherwise.

While the results of stress and anxiety are similar – feeling fatigued, irritable, having difficulty sleeping, or experiencing physical symptoms like headaches and stomachaches – the cause is usually different.

Anxiety doesn’t necessarily need an external trigger to be experienced. Our anxious brains can fi nd anything to be anxious about, even if it’s just an internal feeling of uneasiness.

So, what can you do about it? In either case, (you guessed it) self-care is likely to be your best friend. And no, I don’t mean treating yourself to a shopping spree or indulging in a box of glazed, sugary goodness. Self-care from a mental health standpoint is doing things that will improve your brain’s ability to produce the neurotransmitters it needs to function at its best.

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These are things like getting movement in your day, drinking enough water, limiting caffeine and sugar, eating nutrient-dense foods, and getting enough sleep. I realize none of these solutions are very glamorous and at this point you’re probably thinking, “well, duh,” but truthfully, unless we have a strong foundation (think Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) no other skill or technique going to stick.

Let’s say you have a pretty good handle on all these things and you’re still not feeling your best. Or, because you’re not feeling your best, you get stuck trying to develop the habits you need to improve your mental health.

This is where counseling can be beneficial. Your counselor can help you create a plan, stay accountable, encourage you, and teach important coping skills, all while allowing you a safe and nonjudgmental space to process your thoughts and emotions. Whether you visit your campus counseling center, Yellow Brick Road Counseling and Therapy, or another place entirely, I hope you’ll reach out for support when you need it!

More Brookings opportunities for SDSU students

Brookings Chamber create programs to help upperclassmen and grads

ANNA LOCKREM Assist. News Editor

Work Ready Bootcamp:

Over the past two years, the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce has expanded its program offerings to include South Dakota State University students in hopes to keep more students in the Brookings area following their time on campus.

One initiative that the Chamber has started is a Work Ready Bootcamp. This is a free program for students that aims to bridge the gap between academia and the professional world. Four sessions will help SDSU juniors, seniors and graduate students throughout the spring semester.

The first session already took place and covered Brookings as a whole and what it has to offer. The second session will be about professional communication in the workplace, the third session will talk about financial literacy, and the last one will be about career preparation tips and tricks.

students plan to stay, and we want to close that gap.”

While the Work Ready Bootcamp registration is closed, keep an eye out for how to register for the following spring semester.

skills, effort, and contributions, and more.

Following the inspiring keynote, attendees will be able to choose three out of four practical breakout sessions. These sessions cover essential topics such as understanding human needs, mastering authentic

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Although the event is called “Young Professionals Summit,” this event has takeaways for everyone, according to Stickland.

“The keynote speaker is talking about being a leader at any level,” Stickland said. “There is so much to learn from people in our community, and this is a great opportunity to take advantage of that.”

Stay tuned for upcoming events that the Chamber helps to put on.

Young Professionals Summit:

After the event, there will be a social hour downtown for all attendees. The location for the social hour is not yet set, but everyone is encouraged to go.

Registration closes Thursday, April 11 at 5 p.m.

This is a great way to “bring speakers to the students,” Casey Stickland, outreach coordinator for the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce, said.

There are currently 20 students in the Work Ready Bootcamp. In the future, they will be accepting up to 30 students. All sessions include a light supper and are held for two hours on Monday nights.

“The program’s main goal is to connect students with Brooking’s professionals and businesses in the hope of making connections to have them stay after graduation, hopefully,” Stickland said. “9.5% of

Another program that the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce is offering for the first time is the Young Professionals Half-Day Summit.

The Young Professionals Half-Day Summit is an opportunity for young professionals in the area, especially South Dakota State University students, to network and grow their professional skills.

The keynote speaker, Lena Scullard, will share invaluable insights on how to level up leadership. Her talk will dive into the essence of leadership at any level, motivating those around you to enhance their

networking, building confidence as a young professional and effectively managing burnout.

Students can register at brookingschamber.org, and the registration fee is $25. Students must show their student IDs when they show up to the event, which is taking place at the Dacotah Bank Center. Check-in starts at noon, and Lena Scullard will speak at 1 p.m.

This is the first year this event will take place, but the program has been in the works for three years. For these past three years, “we have been flushing out how we want it to work,” said Stickland.

Everyone will be given swag bags upon entry, so attendees just need to bring themselves. Regarding seating, students are allowed to sit anywhere as long as a

Event information

Fee: $25

Check-in: starts at noon

Speaker: Lena Scullard

Lecture: “Level Up Leadership”

Breakout sessions:

- Navigating Human Needs

- Authentic Networking

- Building Confidence as a Young Professional

- Keeping Burnout at Bay

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ author to speak at on-campus lecture event

TATE PETERSON Reporter

Killers of the Flower Moon author, David Grann, will be coming to SDSU on April 5 for a special guest lecture.

The lecture titled, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Arc of Justice” will be held at 7 p.m. in the Larson Memorial Concert Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the SDSU campus.

The lecture will focus on the book and Grann’s journey of creating it, his initial interests in the story and the compelling need to revisit the subject matter after an initial fictional account of the story titled Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan.

There will also be a Q&A for anyone in the audience who wants to ask questions after the lecture, along with a book signing.

SDSU students and employee tickets are available starting Wednesday, March 27, in person at the Performing Arts Center (PAC). With box office hours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. SDSU ID is required and there is a maximum of two free tickets per person.

General public tickets will be available on Thursday, March 28, and stay on sale into next week from April 2 until April 5 in-person at the (PAC) box office from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There is a maximum of two free tickets per person.

Jason McEntee, the director of the School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies and one of the event coordinators, was following the release of the Killers of the Flower Moon film last spring.

“We knew David Grann was going to be in popular demand,” McEntee said. “He was already doing his Killers of the Flower Moon talk regularly, but we knew the movie would make him more popular… last May, we said we have to try and get him now, otherwise we’re never going

to get him.”

McEntee worked with several of the school’s directors, deans and other entities on campus and in the community that all contributed funds to bring Grann to SDSU.

“We were excited to get him, he went and gave presentations in Deadwood for the SD Festival of Books last fall, and he said after that visit he was excited to spend some time on the east side of the state,” McEntee said.

McEntee also hopes that this event brings in people from outside the Brookings community.

LECTURE EVENT

What: Book Lecture and Q&A

When: April 5 at 7 p.m.

Where: Performing Arts Center

“Doing something like this is a great way to bridge SDSU and our external communities, from the Brookings community to the tribal schools, and Sioux Falls,” McEntee said. “We thought this might be a nice way to get people together.”

Room: Larson Memorial Concert Hall

were thankful.”

David Grann and the lecture’s guest speaker is excited to speak and connect with SDSU’s audience.

“To me, history and learning is a conversation,” Grann said. “I find it energizing in my own life, in my own work to be meeting with others… I’ll often learn from students and different communities, and I’m always surprised by the questions people ask, sometimes they give me ideas for new projects.”

Grann hopes that the audience will become more aware of the history and crimes committed against the Osage community after his speech.

“I wrote (Killers of the Flower Moon) to hopefully address my own ignorance and the ignorance of many other Americans who were unaware of this history,” Grann said.

said. “To see how they developed this project over time… to see that history be reverberated out further into this world was wonderful.”

Grann is known to tell untold and interesting parts of history that become forgotten over time.

“In this world, I’ve always been curious, you are a little detective, or a more insulting term would be a professional snoop… constantly listening and looking for stories,” Grann said. “I love to talk to different people, you listen and hear threads that plant a story, or you’re always reading and reading and looking.”

McEntee also co-taught a Western in Context: The American West in Literature, Film, and Culture course with Dr. Sharon Smith, the class spent time covering the book this semester.

The book explores the murders of wealthy Osage people that took place in Oklahoma during the early 1920s, after large oil deposits were discovered beneath their land and the creation of the FBI that was tasked with investigating the crimes.

Kayla Borchers, a senior at SDSU double-majoring in history and English, has been a part of McEntee’s class this semester and looks forward to seeing Grann’s upcoming lecture.

“It will be interesting to listen to Grann’s lecture and hopefully get a glimpse into his process when engaging with such sensitive materials,” Borchers said.

McEntee believes the tickets will go fast so if you are interested, get one while they’re available.

The lecture on April 5 is a culmination of three community-read events that took place this spring.

“The conversations (at the community reads) were great, they were an hourlong each, and people just wanted to talk about their experiences reading the book and seeing the movie,” McEntee said. “The feedback was great; a lot of people

Grann says his life has not changed much since the film’s release.

“I really just continue to focus on my books and research out in the field, although there were wonderful elements to come out of the film.”

“It was a remarkable experience to get to know Martin Scorsese, (Leonardo) DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone,” Grann

“Tickets will go fast, there are only 1000, so I encourage people, SDSU, to get their tickets on Wednesday (today) because I honestly don’t think there will be many left after Thursday,” McEntee said.

“We’re just so thankful to all of our campus partners and community partners and the South Dakota Humanities Council for making all of this work,” McEntee said. “We’re looking forward to his visit.”

David Grann

Jacks place 13th at nationals, bring home four All-Americans

MARSHALL MINIHAN Sports Editor

South Dakota State finished in 13th place in the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City over the weekend with notable performances from multiple different wrestlers.

The 48.5 total points scored by South Dakota State was the school’s most points scored in history, beating their 2018 national performance of 42 points where they placed 12th overall.

Freshman Bennett Berge was the highest finishing for the Jackrabbits throughout the whole tournament, earning fourth place.

The Minnesota native went 6-2 in the 184 lbs. weight class throughout the tournament. Berge lost his first match by major decision to Shane Liegel of Wisconsin before winning six consecutive matches to fight his way to the podium. However, No. 4th ranked Trey Munoz of Oregon State ended Berge’s run, the freshman still became an All-American.

In his final time in a Jackrabbit singlet, Tanner Sloan finished fifth in the 197- pound class and finished his career 113-23.

Sloan started off strong with three match wins before falling to Binghamton’s Lou Deprez and then to Trent Hidlay of North Carolina State. Sloan, ranked No. 3 of all 197 pounders hit the mat for a final time in a rematch with Rocky Elam of Missouri (Mizzou). The Iowa native won his final match against Elam 7-0 by decision.

Joining his teammate in fifth was Cade DeVos, who took fifth in the 174-pound weight class. DeVos went 5-2 throughout the tournament, losing to Lennox Wolak of Columbia and Shane Griffith of Michigan, a wrestler DeVos previously lost to in January.

Tanner Jordan was the final podium finish for the Jacks as he took eighth place in the 125 pound weight class. Coming into the championships as the 23rd ranked wrestler in his weight class, Jordan lost his first match to Wisconsin’s Eric Barnett.

The senior from Ohio then went on a four-win run, defeating three wrestlers ranked higher than him, most notable being Troy Spratley of Oklahoma State by decision 9-3, the sixth ranked wrestler in his class.

Unfortunately for Jordan, his run came to an end losing his next two against Caleb Smith of Nebraska and

Wyoming’s Jore Volk.

Four other South Dakota State wrestlers competed over the weekend but were unable to grab podium spots.

Derrick Cardinal of the 133 lbs. weight class went 1-2 with losses to the 15th and 16th ranked wrestlers in his class. Cardinal’s sole win came in a bout against Maximilian Leete of American University where he won by decision 8-2.

SDSU’s 141-pound wrestler Clay Carlson lost both his matches to the fourth ranked Ryan Jack of North Carolina State and a close battle against Jordan Titus of West Virginia.

Similar to Carlson, Alek Martin went 0-2 at nationals, Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech and Caleb Rathjen of Iowa. In his match with Rathjen, Martin had to take a loss due to an injury he sustained on the mat.

Wrapping up the performances from SDSU was Cael Swensen. The Minnesota native went back and fourth with wins and losses (2-2 over the course of the tour -

nament) with a notable loss of 4-1 by decision with the second ranked wrestler in the 157 lbs. class. Swensen’s final match of the season ended in a one-point match, losing to Peyten Kellar of Ohio.

SDSU 2023-24 All-Americans

125: Tanner Jordan

174: Cade DeVos

184: Bennett Berge

197: Tanner Sloan

Photo by Dave Eggen/Inertia Bennett Berge works to finish a deep shot against Jaden Bullock of Michigan in the dual between SDSU and Michigan at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Berge won by major decision 14-5 in the Jacks’ 22-17 win over the Wolverines.

SDSU’s season comes to an end against Iowa State in Omaha

JON AKRE Sports Reporter

The South Dakota State men’s basketball season ended in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to the Iowa State Cyclones 82-65.

ISU got off to a hot start, connecting on their first 10 shots of the game and went up 22-7 just six and a half minutes into the game.

The Cyclones ability to pressure the ball and turn defense into offense proved to be the biggest difference in the early going, and showed the Yellow and Blue this would be no easy task to knock off the Big 12 champions.

“It’s just something you can’t really simulate,” junior guard Zeke Mayo said. “They fly to the ball like something we haven’t seen all season. Credit to them, they played fantastic on the defensive end.”

For the game, Iowa State recorded 11 steals, which for them is par for the course, as they averaged 10.4 a game coming in.

As the first half went on, South Dakota State was able to slow things down offensively and got some key stops on defense, leading to just a seven-point halftime deficit.

Avoiding the early blowout, it felt like the Yellow and Blue were a serious threat to upset the No. 2 seeded Cyclones.

After a William Kyle III floater with 18 minutes to play in the game, the score sat Iowa State 42, South Dakota State 38, and the Jackrabbit faithful inside the CHI Center in Omaha came alive.

“They are really good, but being down four in the second half after being down 15-3 is just a credit to our teammates and how we stay together,” senior forward Luke Appel said. “But there’s a reason they’re ranked No. 4 in the country and are the No. 1 defense.”

After the early 5-2 scoring run by the Jacks to begin the second half, ISU went on a run of their own.

A three from Milan Momcilovic, a fastbreak layup from Keshon Gilbert, two free throws and another threepointer from Tamin Lipsey, and a fastbreak dunk from Hason Ward sparked a 12-0 run by the Cyclones in less than two minutes.

South Dakota State was again down by double digits, but this deficit ultimately ended the season.

Iowa State built as much as a 25-point lead in the second half and stymied any chance of a Jackrabbit upset.

SDSU never held a lead in this game in big part due to a 58% shooting performance from the floor by the

Mayo and Kyle III leave for portal

MARSHALL MINIHAN Sports Editor

South Dakota State has lost their starting five as three graduate and two transfer out for a different path. Zeke Mayo, the Summit League Player of the Year and William Kyle III, the Summit League tournament MVP have announced on social media that they will be leaving SDSU.

Mayo, who has been at South Dakota State University since 2021 will look onto the NBA before deciding on taking another year at the collegiate level.

KYLE III

2023-24

AVERAGES

Points: 13.1

Rebounds: 6.6

Assists: 1.7

Blocks: 1.6

FG%: 62.3%

Cyclones.

Moreover, ISU connected on 11 three pointers on 23 attempts, good for 48%.

Three players finished in double figures for the Jacks. Mayo finished with 19 points on 66% shooting from long range, William Kyle III added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Charlie Easley poured in 11 more points, three rebounds, and three assists.

For Iowa State, five players finished in double figures, but true freshman Momcilovic led the team in scoring with 19.

“He was pretty impressive,” SDSU coach Eric Henderson said on Momcilvoc’s performance. “He has great poise, for him playing in his first NCAA tournament, the poise that he has, the patience that he has, the size that he has, like that Dirk shot is kind of unguardable.”

Lipsey was not far behind with 17 points, including seven assists. Gilbert scored 15 more points and another five assists, Curtis Jones finished with 11 points, four rebounds and three assists, and Hason Ward scored another 10 points on a perfect 5-5 shooting.

With the loss, the Jacks fell to 0-7 all-time in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament.

“I will be declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft while maintaining my college eligibility with intentions to enter the transfer portal,” Mayo said via X (formally known as Twitter).

Mayo’s post came out Tuesday, a day after Kyle III took to social media for his announcement.

Kyle III will be a hot pull in the portal considering he has two more years of eligibility remaining in his collegiate career.

According to Mike Sautter, a senior basketball analyst from Hurrdat Sports, Kyle III has heard from 21 different schools including Kansas, Florida and Iowa State.

MAYO

2023-24 AVERAGES

Points: 18.8

Rebounds: 5.7

Assists: 3.5

Steals: 1.1

3PT%: 39.1%

Photo courtesy of SDSU Athletics Luke Appel, who scored nine points with seven rebounds, gets defended by Iowa State’s Curtis Jones (5) and Robert Jones (12) during an NCAA Tournament first round game in Omaha, Nebraska.

Utes send the Jacks home after 68-54 loss in the first round of March Madness

JORDAN RADDATZ Sports Reporter

After a strong performance in Summit League play, South Dakota State concluded their 2023-24 season with a loss to the Utah Utes Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington.

The Jacks scored the first point off a Paige Meyer free throw, which would be their only lead of the game. Utah answered with a 20-2 run through the remainder of the first quarter. The Utes faltered in the second quarter, as multiple miscues allowed the Jacks to go on a 17-0 scoring run of their own to bring the game within three at halftime.

“I think in that first quarter we were just kind of on our heels,” Tori Nelson said. “I think we just did a good job of settling in, especially offensively, just being more confident in what we were doing.”

The Utes’ scoring drought of nearly nine minutes came to an end in the third quarter as they began to pull away from the Jacks. The lead was cut to as little as eight, but the Utes pulled away, ending the game in a 68-54 defeat for the Jacks.

In her final game, Nelson led the Jacks in scoring, putting up 14 points, and collected four rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot. Brooklyn Meyer scored 13, aided by five free throws, but earned three fouls; Paige Meyer scored 12, enough to push her career total to 1000 points. Mesa Byom, who picked up four fouls, scored six points while blocking two Utes shots, racked a dozen rebounds and made two assists. The Jacks shot 32.7% from the court while going 25% for three, and went 65.5% from the free throw line.

Senior forward Alissa Pili led the Utes in scoring with 26 points, while also racking a blocked shot, seven rebounds, three assists and a career-high three steals which was matched by sophomore guard Matyson Wilke. Junior guard Kennady McQueen put up 17 points, earning six

assists and two steals. Junior forward Jenna Johnson scored eight points while picking up two blocks and 10 defensive rebounds.

Foul trouble struck the Utes with four players ending the game at four fouls and two more players with three fouls each. All but three players accumulated multiple fouls on the court. The Utes shot 47.4% from the court while going 29.6% for three and went 75% from the free throw line, despite only attempting eight free throws all game.

“We did some really good things out there, just not enough to get a chance to play another day,” head coach Aaron Johnston said. “Just really proud of our team, we had an exceptional year.” The Jacks end the 2023-24 season with a 27-6 record and move to 5-12 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

Photo courtesy of Evan Patzwald Madison Mathiowetz drives passed a defender to the rim. In their game against Utah, Mathiowetz scored five points, one rebound, one assist and two steals while going 1-5 on field goals.

Ellie Colbeck and Mesa Byom fight off a screen to defend the Utes from scoring. In the contest, Byom had six points, two assists, two blocks and 12 rebounds.

Photo courtesy of Evan Patzwald