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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
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NOW WHAT? As coach Scott Nagy leaves for Wright State, fans and players ponder the future AUSTIN HAMM Sports Editor South Dakota State men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy stepped down this week after a successful 21-year run in Brookings. He has left to take a job at Wright State, a Horizon League program in Ohio for, reportedly, almost double the salary he had at SDSU. Much can be said about the things Nagy did during his time here, from guiding the Jacks through the transition to Division I to turning them into a legitimate mid-major threat come March. But at what can be unequivocally referred to as the end of an era for Jackrabbit men’s basketball, most eyes will now turn to-
wards the future. Where do the Jacks go from here? Two questions quickly come to mind: who will replace Nagy and will players transfer? The first is probably the biggest question the casual fan will ask. Obviously, whoever comes in will have some big shoes to fill. With seniors like Deondre Parks, George Marshall and Jake Bittle leaving, as well as the transfer of Connor Devine, the roster will look a lot different from the 2016 incarnation that pushed Maryland to the limit in the NCAA tournament. LEXIE PRIEST• The Collegian
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Scott Nagy led the SDSU men’s basketball team for 21 years. Now they look to make a change.
Completing the mission to protect the tradition MERCEDES LEMKE Ag Reporter Days after the 93rd Little International ended, Dalen Zuidema, 94th Little International General Manager, already has a countdown set to tell him the number of days he has to prepare for one of South Dakota State University’s biggest events, the 94th Little International. Only 360 days to go. While this is a time of preparation for Zuidema, for others it is a time of reflection on the lasting impact of the 93rd Little International. The motto of the 93rd Little International was “On a Mission to Protect the Tradition,” which expressed the goals of the agricultural exhibition. Each person who watched or participated in the events left their lasting impact on the SDSU tradition. For Rob Foiles, Little International was an opportunity to escape his comfort zone. Foiles had never shown a sheep before, and he placed in both classes he competed in. “I went from being OK for a novice to placing within the same weekend. The judge gave
us tips on how to improve—I took that to heart and worked hard,” Foiles said. This was a big accomplishment since Foiles’ ewe actually became sick a few days before the contest. The Sheep Unit was able to nurse her back to health, and he won third in novice fitting and third in showmanship.
For more pictures and list of Little “I” livestock champions see A2 For Addie Rojas, executive committee member, the experience of Little “I’ had a different meaning this year. She saw the hard work of each of the committees pay off during the event. They are each assigned to their specific contests to put Little International together and make it run smoothly each year. Little International also gave students the opportunity to show their talents and passions. For Kasey Schmidt, natural resources superintendent,
her hard work paid off once she was able to see and meet all of the FFA members. “It was a great way to meet a bunch of people and see what people are passionate about. I was in natural resources in high school, and I loved it. I wanted to provide that experience [of competing at Little ‘I’] to others. It is a great way to get to know everyone and be passionate about agriculture,” Schmidt said. Another way to meet people was to compete in contests each year created by committees to bring students, faculty and alumni to the event. The Dairy Products Competition was a new contest started this year. The contest was a complete success, Zuidema said. They even sold the products at the auctioneering contest on Saturday of Little “I.” One of the ice creams sold for around $200. Zuidema has already been approached by department heads and faculty about adding new contests to the Little International next year. The contests will be precision agriculture and agribusiness contests for FFA students.
BECKY STARKENBURG• The Collegian
Students shows their goats at Little International on Saturday, April 2 at the Animal Science Arena.
Brookings pledges to be breastfeeding friendly community HANNAH KOELLER Reporter The South Dakota Department of Health chose Brookings as the pilot community for the Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Initiative on March 22. The Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Pledge shows that a business is willing to provide an environment where mothers are able to breastfeed in public spaces and enjoy a welcoming attitude from staff, management and other patrons while breastfeeding. This initiative supports the Department of Health’s goal to improve the health and well-being of mothers, infants, children and families. Part of this is increasing the number of women who breastfeed for at least six months after their baby is born. According to the Nestle Nutrition Institute, breastfeeding is considered the nutritional gold standard for infant nutrition and feeding and benefits their health, growth, immunity and development. Brookings Supports Breastfeeding, a group of local health professionals and educators, has been working to make breastfeeding in public and pumping at work a nonevent since 2012. “By nonevent, we mean mothers should not feel as if they are being harassed or made to feel ashamed or looked down upon for doing what comes naturally,” said Julia Yoder, the marketing and public relations director at Brookings Health System. “They’re just trying to provide the optimum nutrition for their child.” Some of the groundwork prior to this project includes a community discussion about breastfeeding, surveys and focus groups determining barriers in Brookings. The Brookings Health System also became a baby-friendly hospital, one of only three and the first non-Indian hospital in the state, which provides optimal care to breastfeeding and helping new mothers get started. The initiative is important to Brookings and other communities so mothers don’t have to feel uncomfortable breastfeeding in public or have a difficult time pumping when they return to work, said Jennifer Anderson, assistant professor of communication studies and theatre. “If it’s possible to breastfeed, that’s what we want all mothers to try to do,” Anderson said. “We want them to feel empowered to do that, and, if they have chosen to, we would like them to be able to do it for as long as they’d like to without any additional barriers or challenges.” The three main entities involved with this project are South Dakota State University, Brookings Health System and the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce. Other businesses that have taken the Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Pledge include the city of Brookings, 3M, Hy-Vee, Brookings County and the Children’s Museum. “Hopefully at some point all of the businesses will get touched, ” said Joni Frolek, membership director at the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce. “And we’re hoping through the media coverage we’ve had that people see it and keep seeing it and then they take that initiative on their own.” The classes of Anderson, Rebecca Kuehl, assistant professor of Communication Studies and Theatre, and Rebecca Britt, assistant professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, will go out into the community and promote media kits for the initiative, which include a ‘Breastfeeding Welcome Here’ window cling, information on the benefits of breastfeeding, model policy language and staff education tips, among other things.
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