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KEEPIN’ IT STEADY Students enrolled at SDSU

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Minnesota residents (the state with the largest amount of students enrolled at SDSU outside of South Dakota)

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Enrollment rates reveal increase of 32 students SARA BERTSCH Editor-in-Chief

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he South Dakota Board of Regents released enrollment figures last week, displaying that of the six public institutions, only three increased enrollment over the last year, including South Dakota State with a mere 32 students.

Officials at SDSU are choosing to look at this small amount as a positive thing given the declining rate of the high school population in South Dakota according to Provost Laurie Nichols.

“South Dakota State has historically done very well in small, rural communities in South Dakota. I think we’re feeling this a little bit right now,” Nichols said. “Truthfully, I think right now in the next year or two we are going to work very hard to be very solid and very stable, and if we can grow a little bit that’s great.”

Despite the flat rate, the first-time freshman class did reach the strategic enrollment goal with 2,222 students enrolled for the fall semester. The range the university shoots for is between 2,200 and 2,300 under IMPACT 2018. This is the sixth consecutive year the university has hit this range.

The International Office has seen strong numbers in the last few years as well. According to Greg Wymer, the director of international students & scholars, since the spring semester of 2012 until fall of 2015, the university has seen an 84 percent increase in degree-seeking international students.

This year’s number has increased by 83 students, bringing the total enrollment to 763.

“The international student enrollment has just really skyrocketed. We’re doing very well in the international market,” Nichols said. “When

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you put the whole thing together, we are doing better and I think it’s our recruitment efforts, building our international programs, adding ESL has made a huge difference. All those things put together do start to impact the numbers.”

Other information released in the enrollment figures show an increase in the number of students coming from other states, especially Minnesota. Minnesota has the largest number of students attending SDSU, with 2,557 currently enrolled; 598 are freshmen.

But Minnesota is not alone. There are students from all 50 states attending SDSU, and this year’s nonresident enrollment increased by 77 students, reaching 5,185.

“The one of the things that it says about us is that our name is getting out there and our brand is a little bit more recognized now than it was five or 10 years ago,” Nichols said.

Part of the increase is attributed to the Dakota Return program. This program awards nonresident children of alumni to waive fees between the resident rate, Minnesota rate and the nonresident rate, according to Doug Wermedal, the interim vice president for student affairs.

The program brought in 72 students, exceeding the set goal by 28 students.

“Enrollment at SDSU is a lot of little right answers,” Wermedal said, meaning that in order to increase enrollment, finding small amounts of students in various spots will eventually add up.

One area which was not as successful was graduate school enrollment, with 18 less enrolled students than last year, bringing the new number to 1,261. This year’s graduates consist of 960 master’s students and 301 Ph.D. students.

Nichols was disappointed with this area after seeing that all indications led them to believe the

graduate enrollment would be growing, but once the numbers were released, they saw the opposite.

“We’ve got to get that turned around as well.

Make sure we are stable and hopefully growing,” Nichols said. “One explanation I heard is that we are in a very strong job economy right now and jobs are plentiful. That can be a tipping point for graduate school.”

On a brighter side, Nichols said that SDSU continues to attract academically strong students.

The enrollment data showed that 44 percent of the incoming students registered scores of 24 or higher on the ACT. “We want to bring in really strong students.

We want students who are academically positioned to do well and be good students when they come, so that’s part of our mix too,” Nichols said.

Overall, Nichols and Wermedal see that SDSU is in a good standing position when it comes to competing institutions. In the report released by the SDBOR, SDSU remains the only institution with a five-figure headcount.

“One of the ways we are competing well is to see where enrollment rates in other institutions stand,” Wermedal said. “Obviously we want to see a larger increase, but we characterize it as a good thing.”

Nichols believes that despite the flat rates of enrollment, it all comes down to the students who make up the numbers.

“When you think about ‘why did you come here’ and ‘what’s important to you,’ it’s all of the students you are going to meet and become friends with or interact with one way or another,” Nichols said. “All of that really comes down to our students. They form our collegiate athletics, they form our clubs, they form everything.”

Resolving issues: A closer look at work orders DREW CARROLL Managing Editor

IAN LACK Reporter

Students know the feeling: that sinking feeling in the stomach when they realize the impossible-to-live-without cell phone charger was left in an outlet at The Union; that gut-wrenching feeling when the attached-tothe-hip ID card is still at the printer in the library. But students do not need to feel so lost because their items may have been found.

SDSU offers three main locations for its lost and found items including the Briggs Library, the Information Exchange in The Union and the University Police Department at the Sorenson Center.

“We’ll definitely get a lot of students and Union staff members coming up with things several times in one shift,” said Trey Etrheim, student manager for the Information Exchange.

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Any students that have lived in one of the many residence halls on campus may be familiar with the process of submitting work orders.

Bryan Bisson, the residential life building operations manager, said students can submit work orders by signing into MyState and clicking on the Housing tab and continuing to the Work Orders link. There they will find a form to fill out that includes items such as the students’ contact information, the building where the issue is located, the room number and additional information about what the issue is. According to Bisson, the system then generates a notice that comes to the residential life inbox. From there it is distributed to someone who can respond to the work order.

Bisson said that his staff is made

up of eight full-time maintenance personnel and 20 full-time custodians. These are the people that respond to work orders submitted from the residential buildings. If Bisson’s staff cannot handle the issue, they call for the help from Jim Weiss’s staff. Weiss is the Facilities and Services director of campus maintenance. Weiss is responsible for a staff of carpenters, electricians, plumbers, welders, general services, grounds and horticultural personnel. According to Weiss, there are a total of 44 members of his staff.

“When his [Bisson’s] staff is beyond their capabilities, they’ll call into Facilities and Services. We do the locksmithing for them, we do the electrical work and the plumbing,” Weiss said.

The average response time to different types of issues varies depending

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PHU NGUYEN• The Collegian Greg Markus and Ed Baine work together to fix the fire door of the Student Engagement office on Friday, Sept. 23, 2015.

Markus said the doors were sagging due to a defective hinge that needed to be replaced.

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•2:13 a.m. @ McCrory Gardens.

Alcohol policy violation.

•2:26 a.m. @ Young Hall. Underage consumption.

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•11:01 a.m. @ 900 Block Campanile Av. Alarm activation.

•11:51 a.m. @ 900 Block Medary Ave. Outstanding warrant arrest.

•2:18 p.m. @ Matthews Hall.

Outstanding warrant arrest.

•4:00 p.m. @ 1200 Block Medary Ave. Hit and run.

•6:45 p.m. @ Wellness Commuter Lot. Motor Vehicle Accident.

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•4:52 p.m. @ 900 Block Medary Ave. Petty theft.

•8:06 p.m. @ Admissions. Alarm activation.

•9:00 a.m. @ Scobey Lot. Motor vehicle burglary.

9.23.15

•11:33 p.m. @ 1000 block of 16th Ave. Driving while intoxicated and 4 marijuana arrests.

•2:26 a.m. @ Young Hall. Underage Consumption.

9.25.15

•1:25 a.m. @ Hyde Hall. Underage alcohol violation.

•5:09 a.m. @ AME. Alcohol violation.

•10:24 p.m. @ 9th.

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•5:45 p.m. @ Coughlin Alumni Stadium. Marijuana and alcohol violations.

9.26.15

•4:43 p.m. @ Coughlin Alumni Stadium. Alcohol violation.

•10:31 p.m. @ Coughlin Alumni Stadium. Alcohol violation.

•11:54 p.m. @ 8th and Medary Ave. Alcohol violation.

•8:02 p.m. @ Biostress. DUI and underage consumption.

Virgo

You often seem as cool as a cucumber, but your rational side is nowhere to be found today. People may be disappointed if they believe they can rely on your logical approach to lead the way now. But analytical thinking isn’t the only method for reaching a sensible conclusion. Sometimes, you must dance to the music you hear inside your head, no matter what others might say. Your intuition holds the keys to your success.

Libra

An action-packed day at work and home keeps you in perpetual motion, but it’s even more hectic within the confines of your mind. But there’s no need to hide your thoughts and feelings simply for the sake of convenience. Thankfully, the planets are pushing the energy toward the surface so it can be expressed. It doesn’t serve any purpose at all to withhold your best ideas from the world. Sharing your plans now attracts the encouragement you need to run with your dreams.

Even if you think you’re fully aware of the emotional dynamics in your immediate environment, you still could be in for a surprise today. Although your romantic life may be very different from your expectations, rest assured this current detour isn’t permanent. You are ready to react to the changing circumstances, but don’t know which way to turn as your feelings build in intensity. If possible, postpone making any big decisions now; it’s best if you can wait this one out until the fog lifts and your clarity returns.

Sagittarius

It is all too easy to slip into your inner world now without informing anyone of your whereabouts. But even if you don’t say anything, someone might still notice your emotional detachment. Be careful about withdrawing too far because you could inadvertently precipitate the melodrama you’re trying to avoid. Stopping long enough to consider the feelings of everyone else is the first step to opening up the lines of communication.

Capricorn

Your ability to visualize the future is one of your greatest assets now. You might even believe you can manifest your dreams, regardless of how many obstacles are in your path.

Unfortunately, you have a slightly distorted view of your own capabilities today. Even if the burden of responsibility is on your shoulders, you probably have a few more days before you must make your move. Continue to weigh and balance all the facts at your disposal until things start to make sense.

Aquarius

You have strived for success long enough and now you want to see tangible results. Although your ideal payoff may still seem far off in the distance, practicing patience goes a long way to calm your nerves today. Uncharacteristic confusion can add discouragement to the picture, but it fades quickly once you stop trying so hard to prove your worth. Luckily, a looming energetic shift brings you closer to your goals if you simply hang in there and keep the faith.

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Patterson convicted of murdering Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son

CANTON, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been found guilty of second-degree murder and other charges in the death of the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

A Lincoln County jury deliberated more than five hours Tuesday in the trial of 29-year-old Joseph Pat-

terson before the verdict was announced. The deliberations followed two weeks of testimony about the October 2013 death of Tyrese Robert Ruffin, the son of Patterson’s girlfriend and Peterson.

Patterson’s defense maintained that the child choked on a fruit snack.

A doctor testified that autopsy photos indicate in-

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juries consistent with a child being given CPR. Prosecutors argued Patterson assaulted Tyrese. Patterson could face a life prison sentence.

Peterson has said he found out Tyrese was his son only about two months before the child’s death.

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Pisces

Aries

Conflicting cosmic messages ask you to focus your attention while simultaneously telling you to loosen your grip on the details. You are ready to jump into the fray yet your key planet Neptune makes it impossible to know what’s most sensible in the moment. Considering the alternatives is a prudent course of action as long as you aren’t seduced into believing you must choose one or the other today. The trick is to successfully navigate your way between the extremes now until you reach your destination.

You may be consciously holding yourself back because you know it’s not quite time yet to break free from recently imposed routines. But you are eager for a change, nonetheless, and can’t wait forever. It’s no problem if you still lack specific plans since the details will fall into place over the next few days. Instead of initiating action today, just imagine what freedom will feel like once it’s yours. Fly like an eagle and let your spirit soar.

Taurus

Although you are confident that your goals are obtainable, you still might be unclear where reality fades into fantasy. You may not even realize that you’re dreaming of a future that is beyond your reach. Nevertheless, you can work toward making the most of what you already have by walking in two worlds. One foot is stepping into your dreams and the other is wide awake in the present moment. Ironically, flights of fancy won’t make you any less effective and they could even inspire you to greater heights.

Gemini

You have an admirable-but-unrealistic desire to make everyone in your world happy today. You sincerely want to be of service to others, but you can’t just drop your own issues in the process, especially if your intentions are at cross purposes with those around you. Unfortunately, compromise might not be a viable option at this time. Take care of your needs instead of worrying about pleasing the crowd. Sometimes the best thing you can do is acknowledge your differences, accept that which you can’t change and move on.

Cancer

You’re surfing emotional waves that are bigger than you’ve seen in a while and they propel you further than you expect. You’re likely to take your feelings seriously as you try to maintain your balance in very tricky circumstances. Nevertheless, the completion of any one specific task may be more elusive than you wish. You grow even more determined than ever to reach the finish line; nevertheless, patience and a healthy sense of humor are your greatest virtues at this time.

Leo

You are keen on keeping your current commitments but your instincts may be pulling you in an entirely different direction today. Your emotions are in flux, challenging you to stay in touch with your more radical feelings. On the outside, you have everything completely under control but you’re working overtime to make it appear that way. Be gentle with yourself; you’re as human as everyone else and you don’t always have to save the day.

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PHASE II Brown Hall continues construction with second part of renovation project KARIM ABDELAZIM Reporter

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he $9.7 million Brown Hall renovation project is underway with construction currently focused on Phase II. Phase II of Brown Hall is set to be completed on schedule next summer despite some delays it has seen earlier this fall.

The project is mainly funded through student room and board fees, and according to Masha Struna, a Brown Hall community assistant, she has not heard students complaining about renovations or construction since the school year began.

“We didn’t have any washing machines and the kitchens weren’t completed when we first moved in,” Struna said. “We just had to work with what we had and adapt to the situation.”

All Brown Hall residents were given $10 of Hobo Dough as compensation for the delays. The laundry rooms were completed within a week of the start of the semester.

According to Director of Residential Life Jeff Hale, most students and community assistants inquire about what is being built and when construction will be finished.

“We can’t renovate without there being concessions,” Hale said. “The final product is only a year away.”

Renovations already made in Phase I have caught the attention of former residents, especially the renovated bathrooms.

“I visited my friends and I really liked the new bathrooms and the fact that they have a laundry room on every floor now,” said Jacob Halldorson, a previous resident of Brown Hall. “I wish we had the same when I lived there; carrying laundry from the basement to upstairs was always a hassle.”

Since living in Brown this semester, Struna now enjoys taking warm showers, saying the inconsistent water temperatures she would experience with the old showers always made her sick.

She even requested a dorm transfer during her freshman year there.

According to Hale, the renovated bathrooms are what “students have been asking for.”

The premise of Phase II is to create connections between both sides for the upper levels of the buildings. In addition to the connections, more restrooms and a kitchen are planned to be added to each floor along with an elevator and other essential utilities.

Phase III renovations are scheduled to take place during the summer of 2016. A central air unit for the building will be introduced instead of the current units that were installed in each room.

Hale is hopeful that more renovations to the current buildings will be done in the future.

“We are ecstatic when the university invests in us,” Hale said.

“We are optimistic that this will help us in offering more to the students.”

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Health organizations look to optimize student experience HANNAH KOELLER News Editor

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ultiple health-focused groups on campus have the goal of improving the student life and experience. With two new organizations, SDSU Health and GetFruved, they plan to work together to promote and educate students on health – both mental and physical.

SDSU Health wants to ensure that students have the best possible experience while they are here. Doug Wermedal, interim vice president of student affairs, said this starts with retention from freshman to sophomore year.

“We know that one of the most basic things for excellent retention rates is good student health,” Wermedal said.

“We [also] understand that the experience students have is driven by staff/faculty experience.”

SDSU Health will provide specific offerings for faculty and staff, as well as for students. The upcoming 63,000-squarefoot expansion of the Wellness Center will help modernize how SDSU approaches student health, Wermedal said.

Helping Everyone Reach Optimal Health (HEROH) is a student organization that functions as an extension of the Wellness Center and has four committees: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs, Sexual Health, Social and Mental Health

and Nutrition and Physical Activity. Club president Taylor Hackett, said he believes there is a large push for overall wellness on college campuses because college affects individuals in different ways.

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HEROH works with multiple health organizations on campus, including Lost & Found, a suicide prevention and depression awareness group that hopes to bring awareness to students and act as a bridge to help people find the services they need on campus, in Brookings or in South Dakota.

Lost & Found president Mollie Hublou said the club is trying to make

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the suicide and “I’m seeing a counselor” stigma and stereotype positive, rather than negative or judgmental.

“I think people get put off by suicide prevention and awareness, but it’s a real thing. Most people have been affected by it in some way,” Hublou said.

Hublou encouraged those in need, or who simply want to learn more, to utilize the Helpline Center in Sioux Falls, which provides suicide awareness and classes to help individuals tell their story.

GetFruved (Get your FRUits and VEgetables­), another new organization, is a USDA grant-funded project aiming to increase healthier lifestyles among college students, particularly college freshmen.

Krista Leischner, campus coordinator of GetFruved, said the group hopes to partner with a variety of organizations on campus, such as Aramark, SDSU Health, HEROH, the Exercise Science Club and more.

“We believe there are numerous healthy initiatives already happening on campus, we would like to be the bridge that connects these organizations, in hopes to make a larger impact,” Leischner said.

Freshmen involved in this project can earn $75 and be matched with an upperclassman peer mentor. The money is earned now and in the spring by attending physical assessments where anthropometrics (height, weight and blood pres-

sure) and survey data will be collected.

“This data will help researchers develop and implement future interventions to fight obesity,” Leischner said. “The students will also be matched with peer mentors who will help these students live a healthier first year of college.”

SDSU Health will implement a similar plan to help college freshmen relate and to positively impact individual fitness.

“Plans are to work with a donor who will provide us with Fitbit-type devices that we’ll give to every freshmen in the fall,” Wermedal said.

With these devices, students can access a localized database of the fitness of other freshmen. They can see where they sit in areas such as avoiding the ‘Freshman 15.’ This will allow students to experience health and wellness together as opposed to isolated experiences that might cause stress and anxiety.

Wermedal said SDSU has to make sure that it’s doing everything it can to support individual students.

“Institutions are being held more and more accountable for turning out graduates. We want to be a place where if you walk in a front door, you’ll be walking out the backdoor with the degree,” Wermedal said. “The reason health is a factor [on college campuses] is that institutions have to do everything in their power to help a student graduate.”

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Editorial

Issue: There are a multitude of health-related organizations on campus, but they are mostly focused on physical health.

Campus health groups should broaden focus Staying healthy and living an active lifestyle are important to leading a fulfilling life, especially as a student. On campus, there are multiple organizations related to health and geared toward keeping students healthy. These groups include HEROH, SDSU Health, GetFruved and Lost & Found, just to name a few.

There’s one problem with these groups -- they focus mainly on physical health over mental health. HEROH and Lost & Found do an adequate job on covering mental health, but there could still be improvements. While being physically healthy is important, mental health is just as important. If students are mentally unhealthy, that can lead to students becoming physically unhealthy, which is

not good.

That’s what these groups are here for -- to keep students healthy. However, we at The Collegian believe that there could be a few improvements in the way they go about their business. In order to reach a larger audience, these groups should find ways for existing clubs to incorporate activities to promote mental health.

While GetFruved and SDSU Health are shiny and new, they also focus a majority of their attention on freshmen. If they expand their focus to look at the entire student body, that will boost their outreach and help more students stay healthy. They can also make themselves a little more accessible to students. The more accessible a group is, the more likely they can connect with students.

Another way these groups can be more successful on campus is if they have more events that are topic specific. An example of this was the Sex & Excess event. The speaker at this event made it very easy for students to relate and understand a somewhat touchy and uncomfortable subject. If there are more speakers and events like this, the general student population can learn about specific topics they are interested in.

Overall SDSU has a lot of great health-related groups on campus, but with a few small improvements, they can be even better. Simply focusing more on mental health, being more accessible to the student body and having more topic-specific events, they can have a greater impact.

Stance: With a few small improvements, the multiple health-related groups on campus can make a greater impact on the student body.

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Why do you think there are more physical health groups on campus than mental health groups?

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“I don’t know, my first guess would be that it is easier for people to talk about physical issues rather than mental issues.”

“I think people see physical groups more appealing than mental groups. I think people view mental issues as too touchy of a topic, so they are avoided.”

Merrick Erickson Mechanical Engineering Sophomore

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“It seems like to me that physical groups just receive more advertising than mental groups do. I didn’t even know Lost & Found was a thing before you told me.”

Danielle Steffo Pharmacy Sophomore

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“I would say that physical groups are more popular because physical issues are easier to see than mental issues. And the stigma for people with mental conditions is to not talk about it.”

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Cats vs. Dogs STEPHANIE KAPPERMAN Columnist In the unending rivalry between cat owners and dog owners, there may possibly never be a solid winner. Both pets have their benefits, but cats offer some pretty special pros in the argument of why they are better than their canine counterparts.

First and foremost, cats are less maintenance than dogs. All pets require some degree of work, but cats have the tendency to be pretty self-sufficient and less dependent on their owners. You can leave your cat at home while you head to the cabin for the weekend and never have to worry about a thing. Dogs, on the other hand, require walks and being let out to do their business no matter the weather condition. Rain, snow, hail or blazing heat; regardless of what the weather throws at you, your dog still has gotta go. Of course, cleaning a litter box is no fun task either, but you don’t have to clean it everyday or need winter boots for it either.

Cats definitely have the advantage in city living as well. For those of us who may end up living in small apartments in an urban environment, it can be a struggle to find accommodations for both you and your 60 pound labrador. A feline companion takes up less space, even accounting for a litter box or two. With dogs, there’s not only space issues to consider but, if your dog doesn’t like thun-

derstorms or is keen on serenading the pooch across the road, be ready to face some noise complaints.

For us financially strapped students, cats are also easier on the wallet.

A study by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals found that owning a cat instead of a dog could save you approximately $300 to $800 a year and probably more. This amount doesn’t even include potential costs such as puppy obedience school or boarding/ dog-walking for when you’re away.

Cats can also help clean up one’s house of unwanted pests and rodents. If you have a mouse problem, getting a cat could help you rid your house of mice in no time. Sure, some dogs will go after rodents if they see them, but it is instinct for cats to kill anything that scurries around the floor.

In the end, the debate over whether which pet is superior comes down to the question of which pet is better for you.

Each dog and cat is unique in its each individual way, appealing to every kind of person. Whether you currently own a cat or dog, or are thinking about getting one, remember to support your local non-kill shelters or adopt a rescue animal. They need as much love and care as we can give them.

Stephanie Kapperman is a psychology major and can be reached at stephanie.kapperman@jacks.sdstate.edu

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them outside, and they think, “They do this all for me, they must be God.” You do the same for a cat, and they think, “They do all this for me, I must be God.” Dogs also will not tease you into thinking you are friends like cats will.

Dogs will want to snuggle you, where cats want you to snuggle them. Dogs will sincerely lie on their back, wanting their belly scratched and nothing more; but if a cat does that, it will end up being a cruel trick that will give the cat the opportunity to shred your hand to pieces.

Dogs are more responsive than cats as well. If you are happy, your dog will be happy. If you are sad, you dog will be sad.

Dogs will happily run over to you when you call their name and will come to you in an instant if you cry for help (some dogs anyway). Cats, however, will say, “deuces,” and be on their way. Good luck trying to get a cat to come by calling its name. It will not happen.

All in all, dogs are just filled with so much more life and adventure than cats are. They are always happy to see you, always willing to play and will always be there to make you smile (who doesn’t love a funny dog video). When you have a dog, it is only a part of your life, but to the dog, you are its whole life.

I want you to close your eyes for a minute and picture this scenario: You just had a horrible day at work. Nothing went right and your boss was chewing you out for something that was not even your fault. You are in a bad mood the entire drive home, yelling slurs and making obscene gestures at other drivers. You get home, walk up to your front door and as soon as you open it, you are attacked by your four-legged friend, who is so excited you are home that they are shaking uncontrollably. This is your dog, your biggest fan and your best friend.

I love dogs. No statement coming out of my mouth has ever been truer than that. Dogs love you, no matter what.

You could be a serial killer and your dog would still greet you with endless kisses when you arrived home at the end of the day.

Dogs are better than cats in the respect that they actually want to be played with. Sure, some cats enjoy a good play time, but only for so long until you become boring. Dogs, however, will play with you for hours on end, always coming back for more. One of the hardest things to do in life is to get a dog really hyper and ready to play, and then watch them as they give you the big, sad puppy dog eyes when you have to leave.

Dogs are also better because they praise you. You give a dog food and let

Jordan Bierbrauer is a psychology major and can be reached at jbierbrauer@sdsucollegian.com

Journalism Club looks to keep people reading the news SELENA YAKABE Columnist The Journalism Club is hosting a Campus Trivia Night next week to promote National News Engagement Day. The event is slated for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 in the Campanile Room of The Union. Students, faculty and staff are invited to form teams of five people to compete for prizes.

The registration deadline is 5 p.m. this Friday. To register, email SDSUJournalismClub@gmail.com.

There is a $20 (or $4 per person) registration fee.

Journalism Club members have created differ-

ent questions and categories relating to current news events. Several prizes from local businesses will go to the top three teams, and one lucky person will win an iPad Mini from a raffle drawing. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

The goal of the event is to reinvigorate interest in the importance of news, said Teri Finneman, co-adviser of the Journalism Club.

National statistics have found that involvement in the news appears to be on the decline. A recent news consumption survey conducted by the Pew Research Center called 29 percent of young adults

“newsless.”

“The news and overall credible information sharing are so critical, perhaps now more than ever when there is so much misinformation circulating on social media and the Internet in general,” Finneman said. “We want the campus community to understand the value of news in a fun event and to see why staying engaged with the news is important.”

News Engagement Day was created in 2014 by Paula Poindexter, a former president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The annual event is an attempt to get peo-

ple, especially the younger generations, more involved in the news nationwide.

The hope is to get people of all ages to explore the news and show the surrounding community that keeping up with the news is important—and can even be fun.

“People don’t always want to take the time to read the news, so we decided to organize a fun activity to hopefully get people interested,” said Shelby Meier, a member of the club.

In an age where news is accessible 24/7 through the Internet, television and various social media

platforms, news has somehow lost its priority, event organizers say.

“I really think that it’s a shame people are not keeping up with the news as much as they used to,” said Alex Stetter, secretary of the Journalism Club.

“Reading the news keeps you updated on what’s going on in the world, things that are potentially directly affecting us.”

This year, on Tuesday, everyone is encouraged to read, watch, like, tweet, post, text, email, listen to or comment on the news.

If people wish to tweet about the national effort, the hashtag is #NewsEngagementDay.

News Engagement Day also offers an opportunity to inform the public about the press and its principles, process and “watchdog” role as well as First Amendment rights, according to a news release.

The SDSU Campus Trivia Night is sponsored by various businesses, including KELOLAND, the Brookings Register, the Argus Leader and the South Dakota Newspaper Association.

Selena Yakabe is an agriculture communications major and can be reached at selena.yakabe@jacks.sdstate. edu

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>> LOST AND FOUND Continued from A1 Like the UPD office, found items come to the Information Exchange from many places across campus. Naturally, these come from The Union, but also from many of the academic buildings and general grounds surrounding the Exchange.

However, staff members for lost and found services note that there isn’t an equally large number of student inquiring about lost items as there are students and staff members turning in items.

“It’s definitely not as common that we get people coming up and asking about items. It’s usually only once a week or so,” said Adam Hybbert, Briggs Library circulation supervisor.

So with the owner’s failure to often inquire about items, the responsibility for finding the item owners falls to staff and they put in every effort to return items on owners. Typically, staff members check the found item to ensure it doesn’t happen to contain any contact information and will try to open bags and electronics to find files and tags with this information.

“We try not to be too intrusive when we’re looking for the identity behind an item.

When we do find out who it When we do find belongs to, we do our best to out who it belongs contact them and let them know we have it,” Hybbert to, we do our best said.

As for which items stuto contact them dents on campus are losand let them know ing, most items are electronics and include thumb drives, we have it. chargers and earbuds. More Adam Hybert personal items include walBriggs Library circ. supervisor lets, dorm keys and student IDs, which are much easier for staff to return to owners. Most of these found items are usually kept behind counters in bins.

In addition, the items that come in tend to be seasonal. With the start of the year, Information Exchange sees a lot more IDs and keys go missing. During the winter, they will receive a lot more winter-related gear.

Staff at the Briggs Library and at the Information Exchange typically keep these found items for about a month before giving them away to Goodwill. If students ask staff members, they can take a description of students’ lost items and will typically keep looking for the item for a week.

Among the most unexpected items that lost and found resources have had turned in, staff members at the Information Exchange and Briggs Library are most surprised when students turn in wallets and even money by itself. Access Services Librarian Mary Kralgie said to check the lost and found resources, no matter how random the lost item is.

“If students have lost anything, even if it’s something like cash, something that you would think people normally wouldn’t turn in, check anyway,” Kralgie said. “There are a surprising amount of honest people on campus.”

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>> WORK ORDERS Continued from A1 on the issue. Some things that the university calls life safety issues are responded to immediately regardless of the situation according to Dawn Syhre, the operations coordinator at the Facilities and Services customer service center.

“I know anything that is considered a life safety issue; if there’s water pouring out of a pipe, if obviously if there’s a fire, if the power is out, if a light switch is not working… we respond to right away, regardless,” Syhre said.

Simple issues like replacing something that the maintenance staff keeps on-hand usually doesn’t take that long to resolve either according to Bisson. Other, more complicated issues may require parts to be ordered or engineering to be done before the issue can be resolved.

One of the more complicated issues that Bisson’s staff is currently dealing with is a hole in the ceiling of one of the buildings in Jackrabbit Village. Bisson said that there is a membranous layer underneath the tiling in the showers and that membrane failed to do its job of keeping water from the shower from seeping down to the mortar bed underneath the membrane. This issue is complicated because

the building is past warranty and the university cannot call upon the construction company that installed the showers in the building to fix the issue.

Since the building is past warranty, Bisson’s staff has to determine the best plan of action to take to fix the issue and then get approval from the South Dakota Board of Regents and the South Dakota legislature to hire a new company to fix the issue in the bathroom. According to Bisson, dealing with issues that arise after the warranty expires is more common than people might think.

If work orders aren’t resolved, some students submit another work order for the same issue. Some people may think this might cause some type of backlog for Bisson’s staff that would cause the resolution of the issue to take longer than it normally would.

According to Bisson, residential life does not have a way to track the effects of backlogged work orders. In fact, Bisson would prefer multiple work orders be submitted for a single issue.

“We get a lot of issues that nobody reports. We would rather have multiple work orders on one issue than not know about it,” Bisson said.

If students have questions about work orders, they are welcome to call residential life or contact their residence hall director.

Members of the Honors College Student Organization work on a United Way project for the month of October.

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he Honors College Student Organization seeks to enhance the experience of Honors College students by providing a welcoming environment to build community and opportunities for socialization, service, personal, professional and leadership development and fun.

Club president Jacob Ailts said he believes students should get involved in the HCSO because of the welcoming community of students who attend.

“We strive to provide an inclusive atmosphere where everyone has a chance to connect,” Ailts said.

While active membership and the club’s target audience is limited to students who have taken an Honors courses, club members would encourage any students to attend the events the club puts on during the school year.

Kaya Borg, HCSO vice president, said their goals as an organization are to commit themselves to academics, service and community.

“We strive to provide a social outlet for Honors students to engage in and get involved within the Fishback Honors College as well as other areas on campus,” Borg said.

HCSO planned several events for the fall semester. On Native American Day, the club will have an outdoors adventure day where they plan to visit state park. On Oct. 14, HCSO is organizing a Random Acts of Kindness night to spread the word and encourage students to take part in the Brookings United Way’s Random Acts of Kindness campaign during the month of October and beyond. The Honors Hobo Week Kickoff will take place on the Sunday night before Hobo Week. At this event, students can come eat Hobo Stew and socialize.

A few other events planned by HCSO this year include a Rake Day project in conjunction with Sigma Phi Epsilon on Oct. 17, student tailgating at football games and the HCSO Christmas Party on Dec. 2. Borg also mentioned some spring activities in the works.

“In the spring, we have a few more events including the annual Honors talent show, the Honors Semi-Formal and the End of the Year Party.

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Other academic events we have planned include Study Abroad and Getting Involved information nights, how to reflect honors in your interview and resume night, and an upperclassmen dinner,” Borg said.

Aside from the events, HCSO offers multiple volunteer opportunities as well.

“A couple times throughout the semester we are going to be volunteering with Brookings Backpack Project and the Harvest Table in the Brookings community. There is also a campus cleanup service project in the works as well,” Ailts said.

The club has about 40 dues-paying members.

However, members are not required to pay dues to partake in events.

“At some of our small events, we may get between 10 and 20 students and at larger events, we have had between 150-200 students in attendance,” Ailts said.

Borg said students who join HCSO will gain a broader understanding of the Honors College while interacting with other Honors students.

“The events are a fun way to network and get to know other students in the Honors College you never would have met before,” Borg said.

For students interested in HCSO, plenty of opportunities are available to get involved.

“We meet for HCSO-related business about once a month,” Ailts said. “On average, between social, service and personal development events, we have at least one event going on each week.”

Borg believes students should get involved in HCSO because there is no other organization like it.

“The Honors College Student Organization is a place where we embrace the awkward, we embrace the opportunities and we embrace the future. Honors students can collaborate, explore ideas, and take a break from studying to enjoy an inclusive environment where everyone is unique,” Borg said. “My involvement in HCSO has led to my involvement in many other activities on campus and I could not imagine what my college experience would be like if I didn’t begin with this organization.”

HCSO meets on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. once or twice each month.

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Saudi Night

Event focuses on exposing students to Arabian culture SIERRA CLOSE Reporter

Students were given a glance into Saudi Arabia’s culture. Hosted by the Saudi Students Organization on Sept. 27, the event provided students the chance to eat authentic Arabian food, see Arabian dances and experience other aspects of Arabian culture.

Saudi Night participants started with dinner, consisting of drinks, salads, the main entrees and dessert. Lamb and chicken kabseh, the respective meats cooked in a tomato and onion broth; chicken shawarma, a roll of pita bread; tandoori chicken, a Mediterranean spice-marinated and broiled meat; pasta and salmon were the main entrees. For dessert, participants enjoyed the kunafah, a cheese pastry coated in a syrup, and basbousa, a cake covered in a sweet syrup.

Kevin Ingram, a sophomore political science major, and Anyesha Sarkar, a graduate student in biology, both enjoyed the food served.

“The food was awesome, oh my goodness,” Ingram said. “It was filled with so much flavor and everything had its, you know, unique touch to it. Definitely homemade.”

Sarkar, an international student from India, said, “[t]he food was amazing and was really different from my cuisine at home.

After the meal, some Saudi students performed their national dances. The actual practice for the dances began three months ago, and the hard work put into the practice definitely paid off according to Sarkar.

“And, wow, the Arabian dance, how graceful it was. I felt like dancing myself,” Sarkar said. “I really enjoyed it.”

Ingram enjoyed the dances as well. “I thought the dances were so unique, and they gave me, like, the most insight into their culture, so I was definitely pleased about that.”

Mahmood Alnasser, a freshman comput-

er science major from Saudi Arabia, said, “I would like to share my culture with others ... some people think in a strange way about our culture, about us, so it’s good to show the people of Brookings, or the entire United States, our culture...”

President of the Saudi Students Organization Metalb Alharbi, a graduate student in pharmaceutical science, had many goals in mind for the night.

“One of them, to live and enjoy the night— the different programs in the night—, to have fun and to change from school or from studying, to have … a break from studying at some point. The other point, we’d like to show them our culture, to let them see what we have, what is our culture, what Saudi Arabia [is] and how glad we are to be here in South Dakota and Brookings and SDSU.” If those were the goals of Saudi Night, the students agreed.

“I thought Saudi Night was a great experience to open my horizons to what’s out in the world,” Ingram said. “Definitely gives you insight to people’s cultures and how they live on a day-to-day basis. And it does definitely add another element to what we have in the States.”

Sarkar agreed with Ingram and learned from the night’s experience.

“The way they actually opened up. . . [that] there’s much more than oil in their country. That was really good,” Sarkar said.

“And the way they presented it. It was fun, but the underlying message was really insightful and I really liked it. You know, we just know their culture from the outside, like, oh, they’re famous for their oil and they’re rich people, but there’s something more to it. That was really educational, yes.”

After the meal and performances, students were able to try on traditional Arabian attire, have their name written in two styles of Arabic and get a henna tattoo.

PHU NGUYEN • The Collegian Attendees of Saudi Night sampled traditional Saudi Arabian food before watching the performers.

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While Saudi Night was going on, students could try on traditional clothing, receive henna tattoos, and get their names written in Arabic.

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Dad’s Weekend connects campus, community KATHERINE CLAYTON Lifestyles Editor Cars of varying makes and models were scattered throughout the Animal Science Complex parking lot as owners of the cars stood watch as “car” men and women slowly made their way through the Dad’s Weekend Car Show.

A 1969 Camaro owner, SDSU alum and parent, Steve Angerhofer, brought his antique car to the carshow while spending time with his son for Dad’s Weekend.

Steve and his son, Chris Angerhofer, a junior biology pre-med major, looked at the antique cars on Saturday morning. “[The cars] had to be good or we wouldn’t have gotten up this early,” Steve said. “[Chris’s] mom came up for Mom’s Weekend … and I thought I better try it.”

While Jason Sternhagen doesn’t have a child at SDSU, he does teach at SDSU and volunteered his time and antique car for the Dad’s Weekend Car Show.

“I’ve never [showed my car] before and I wanted to try it out and see,” Sternhagen said. To him, having a car show is “a place for carguys to get together and talk.”

The car show was just one of the events available for the third annual Dad’s Weekend on Sept. 25 and 26. The main events for the weekend included a welcoming reception at McCrory Gardens, Guitars on Fire concert, tailgating and football game.

According to Jamison Lamp, the professional and special programs coordinator in the Office of Continuing and Distance Education, the Guitars on Fire concert was brought in by Woodbine Productions.

“[Woodbine Productions] brings in a higher caliber level of performance than what the weekend could do on it’s own,” Lamp said. “That partnership is really valuable in doing that and so Woodbine had actually searched this performer and kind of got their schedule lined up and we just felt it was a good fit and went from there.”

The other events students and their parents could participate in depended on their interests. Alternative activities included golf at Edgebrook Golf Course, open gym at the Wellness Center, pancake breakfast at the Animal Science Complex, athletic indoor tours, Larson Nature Center, Outdoor Adventure Center, McCrory Gardens, various museums, an ice cream social with Greek Life, Wooden Legs Brewery tour, Campanile climb, Dairy Bar tours and the climbing wall.

“The golf course, which I think is an excellent, really an excellent fit, is doing a buy one green fee, get a green fee free, so we kind of leave that up to the dads and students on who’s buying and who gets in free,” Lamp said. “But I think that’s a really kind of excellent way to do that and get students to get a last round of golf in.”

Another part added to Dad’s Weekend this year was tours of the Indoor Athletic Center. Lamp said the tours were added in response to requests at Mom’s Weekend in the spring.

“We really try to bring that community so not only are those parents getting to experience campus,”

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Don’t let fear define your life choices SELENA YAKABE Columnist There are so many opportunities in the world, it is mind-boggling.

Unfortunately, few people explore these to the full extent. Obviously there can be some restrictions, such as the situation into which you are born and your education. There is also the possibility that one does not want to pursue certain opportunities.

However, I am specifically talking about those that want to pursue something, but they limit themselves. To me, that is such a shame. I was always raised to try and keep as many possibilities open and to follow my dreams even if they are difficult. I understand that not everyone was raised this way and

that some people are even persuaded to do things because others want them to, but one thing I have to say is it is your life. Own it.

By now, “YOLO” is a pretty wellknown saying, the child of the more classic “carpe diem.” Though these sayings are commonplace, people often do not follow through with them. Unfortunately, people, particularly college kids, use this as an excuse to binge drink and do other shortsighted, meaningless activities. That is not the point at all. If that fulfills your life, then great, but I think it needs to be applied on a larger scale. Basically, dream big.

The point is to not let fear define your life and limit the choices you make. I think that society is becoming more and more used to instant grati-

How to hold an effective meeting 1. Create an agenda 2. Stick to the agenda 3. Send out meeting recaps “Meetings can be productive if you plan them that way,” said Matilyn Kerr, senior entrepreneurial studies major.

Ways to advertise 1. Posters 2. An eye-catching table on main street of the student union “Tri-fold boards are boring! … Go big or go home,” Abby Rogers said.

3. Writing on the white-boards in classrooms

fication, which has created a society of people who easily abandon their objective as a repercussion. I wish I knew a way to make people more relentless in their pursuit of happiness, but that is all up to the individual. The individual defines his or her happiness, and the individual is the only one who can obtain that happiness. People seem to think that happiness will just fall into their lap, but I have come to believe that it is something that you have to work for.

It has to be a constant effort to choose happiness. Limiting oneself based on fear or people’s expectations consequently hinders that pursuit.

Life, from a cynical standpoint, is a tragedy. Its trajectory is on a path toward destruction. However, it is all about perspective. As an individual, you

can choose to let the rough things in life weigh you down or you can choose to move forward and focus on the positive.

There is no way to go through life without experiencing some sort of sadness, but at the same time, is it not this sadness that lets you really appreciate the good things in life? Without the knowledge of how dismal things can be, there is nothing to compare with the joyous times.

Keeping that in mind, times of hardship are tough. Hardships will never be easy to endure, but you can’t let them define your life, no matter how frequent the bad things seem to be. Life really is too short to sweat the small things, to let other people tell you what to do or to let fear define you.

Organization summit offers tips for club improvement SHANELL PETERSON Reporter More than 100 students and advisers attended the Student Organization Summit on Sept. 24.

People from nearly 30 different South Dakota State University organizations gathered in The Union to bounce from one room to another to learn how to improve their clubs.

Individuals had their choice of nine different sessions packed full of information. These are a few lessons learned from the event: 1. Entertainment contracts processed through the Office of Student Activities help protect students and advisers.

Student organizations are allowed to bring in performers like comedians and musical artists.

However, it is very important that all entertainment contracts are processed through the Office of Student Activities- even for volunteer performances. This ensures that students and advisers don’t become liable for the event.

“Never, ever, ever sign a contract,” said Nick Wendell, director of student engagement.

According to Wendell, the

state of South Dakota entertainment contracts are a lot stricter than other universities.

Stricter contracts mean that everyone gets a fair deal. Student organizations get what they pay for, and people like comedians or musical artists get what they perform for.

However, stricter contracts don’t necessarily mean harder contracts.

“We do all the heavy lifting for you,” Wendell said, “as long as you get all the information [for the contract].”

2. Appropriate logos can be a little tricky.

With the help of University Marketing and Communications, the name of student organizations can be added to SDSU logos, said Rachel Fritz, a University Marketing and Cmmunications graphic designer.

Student organizations that prefer to design their own logos still need to follow a set of standards. Any marks that utilize trademarked logos or verbiage must go through UMC for approval and be produced by a university-licensed vendor. In fact, the university has the right to con-

fiscate and destroy any items with inappropriate logos at the club’s expense. To ensure that logos are properly used and approved, students can contact the SDSU Trademarks and Licensing Office.

3. Budgeting is importanteven if you barely have any money.

This tip applies to personal accounts as well as student organizations’ accounts. What students may not realize is that running the funds for a club requires the same principles as managing their own budgets.

Budgeting is the same as it was in the past and will be the same in the future. It is the same with a $200 Quicken program or a 5-cent notepad from Wal-Mart, said Alan Haarstad, the program adviser for Greek Life.

Haarstad urged students to put their budget on paper because it is easy to mishandle money if they don’t have a guide to follow.

“Budgets should never be in your head,” Haarstad said.

>> DAD’S WEEKEND Continued from A7 Lamp said. “They’re getting to experience the community as well in which their student spends nine months out of the year.”

The first Dad of the Year award was given during a media timeout at the football game against Robert Morris University.

“I think [Dad of the Year is] a fun way to kind of recognize their parents or it can be open to any father figure or prominent figure in those students’ lives,” Lamp said.

“It’s a kind of fun way to silently, but not so silently recognize them for the things that they do and kind of show that appreciation.”

An addition to the events aside from community partners was pharmacy students giving glucose and blood pressure checks during a pancake breakfast.

“As student pharmacists, we’re here to promote healthy lifestyles and talk to the dads and moms, if they’re here, and the students about checking your blood pressure, checking your blood glucose on a regular basis and providing some information as well,” said Alex Besey, a senior second-year pharmacy student. “If we can catch an increased blood glucose and high blood pressure, then get them the help they need.”

A freshman pre-nursing major, Michaela Dewald, and her dad, Jim Dewald, planned on looking at the cars at the car show, completing the Campanile Climb, touring the Dairy Bar and “of course, the football game,” Jim said.

Jim took part in Dad’s Weekend because it is “just a way to keep connected down here and see their lifestyle here on campus.”

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fter a full two weeks off from the last meet on Sept. 11, the Jackrabbit cross country team went back to Falcon Heights, Minn., for the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota.

The men’s squad finished in eighth place out of the 23 teams that attended. The top runner for the Jacks was senior Trent Lusignan, who finished in fourth place.

“It was a pretty good run for us; we weren’t really projected to be there. All in all it was a pretty good effort,” said SDSU Head Coach Rod DeHaven.

With an attendance of over 20,000, the stage didn’t seem too big for the men. Coach DeHaven said “absolutely” when asked whether he felt his team was excited for the overall atmosphere that showed up to watch the event.

“They understand how big it is,” DeHaven said.

The other top finishers for the Jacks were Joel Reichow (39th), Trevor Capra (43rd) and Brendan Sage (60th) who all finished in the top 60. Cal Lawton (111th), Kyle Burdick (117th) and Austin Hamm (134th) rounded out the Jacks’ top seven runners for the meet.

The women’s team didn’t fare as well as the men but were up against some tough weather conditions that resulted in a temperature around the low

80s throughout the race. The women finished 17th in meet, with the top runner being Kristen Anderson, finishing in 77th place.

Coach DeHaven said the big stage might have had an effect on the performance.

“A little bit, it was tough out there with the weather but for those kids coming straight from high school, it’s different,” DeHaven said.

Other finishers for the women’s team were Samantha Anderson (79th), Emily Donnay (98th), Halie Mechels (119th), Emily Berzonsky (158th), Marisa Shady (212th), Krista Steele (234th) and Rachel Eickhoff (236th).

Coach DeHaven seemed very optimistic about the next meet for the women.

“I feel we will do better than that. We will have more opportunities to help us get ready for the Summit League Championships at the end of October, which is our ultimate goal,” DeHaven said.

The next meet for the Jacks will be the first-ever SDSU Classic held at Edgebrook Golf Course on Oct. 3rd. Looking to perform well in their home environment, the Jacks feel they should have a upper-hand by knowing the course.

“We get to match up against teams that we want to match up with. We will get to face teams like NDSU and USD and will get to see where we are at,” DeHaven said.

he last couple years have brought many firsts for the South Dakota State University football program, and the 2015 season is proving to be no different. Four weeks into the 2015 regular season and this year’s Jackrabbit squad has already done something no other SDSU football team has done before— crack the top five in the STATS FCS Top 25 media poll. In the FCS Coaches’ Poll, the Jacks did not budge one way or the other, remaining at seventh.

However, while all those numbers seem fine and dandy, the Jackrabbits are going ears up and nose to the grindstone this week as they prepare for the Bison of North Dakota State on Saturday. Head Coach John Stiegelmeier addressed this less than a minute into his postgame press conference after defeating Robert Morris 34-10.

“Bottom line is we won, we’re 3-0 and we’re looking forward to watching this film, getting better and moving on,” Stiegelmeier said.

Coming into Saturday, South Dakota State and Robert Morris have never before met on the gridiron.

Offensively, South Dakota State picked apart the Robert Morris defense primarily through the air attack, posting 395 total passing yards to the Colonials’ 43. Junior quarterback Zach Lujan turned in a monster day, as did sophomore wide receiver Jake Wieneke.

The scoring opened with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Lujan to wideout Wieneke, which put Wieneke fourth in program history for career touchdown grabs (21). The first quarter of action ended with the Jackrabbits leading by a slim margin of 7-0.

In the second quarter, the Colonials had possession and were able to convert a 46yard field goal by Connor Shennan on the drive, which brought the score to 7-3. The Jackrabbits followed up the Robert Morris score with another of their own, this time capping a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a 3-yard rush by freshman Isaac Wallace.

The touchdown made the score 14-3, and little did the Jackrabbits know that would turn out to be all the offense they would need. Robert Morris quarterback Matthew

Barr took an option play 54 yards down to the Jackrabbit 3 yard-line before tossing a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Nic Lamica, making it 14-10 in favor of SDSU with 7:16 left in the first half. South Dakota State was then feeling a little too close for comfort, and managed to notch two field goals, both coming via kicker Jay Carlson, giving the Jacks a 20-10 lead at the half.

The Jackrabbits used a sound defensive performance to hold the Colonials to zero second-half points, and only gave up 85 yards of total offense in the final two frames. Junior linebacker Jesse Bobbit led the Jackrabbits in total tackles, finishing the game with 11. One of the bigger plays of the game, a mid-third quarter diving interception by senior defensive back Jimmie Forsythe set the tone for the Jackrabbit defense the rest of the way.

With less than two minutes remaining in the third quarter, Lujan found senior wideout Brandon Andrews for a 13yard score that pushed the SDSU lead to 27-10. That score, which proved to be the lone score of the third quarter, was enough to extend South Dakota State’s consecutive scoring streak to all 11 quarters played this season.

The Jackrabbits wasted no time to get going offensively in the final quarter, with Lujan connecting again with Wieneke, who displayed nothing short of wizardry as he scampered his way into the end zone to put up the final tally of the ballgame. The strike from Lujan to Wieneke was a 29yard completion, with about 20 of those yards coming after the catch.

By the conclusion of the game, Wieneke moved into eighth in career receiving yards in program history, and he also recorded his 10th career 100-yard receiving game.

Wieneke’s final line read seven receptions for 163 yards and two TDs. Also worth noting, Lujan’s 395-passing yards against Robert Morris ties Austin Sumner (395 vs. USD in 2014) for the second-most in a game by a Jackrabbit quarterback. Lujan’s final line: 25 completions on 43 attempts for 395 yards and three TDs and two interceptions.

With a tough upcoming matchup against North Dakota State on Saturday at 6 p.m., fans will soon see if South Dakota State is finally ready to establish itself as one of the FCS elites.

MAKENZIE HUBER • The Collegian The Jacks survived what may have been viewed as a trap game against the Colonials with a 34-10 win, allowing them to focus on the Dakota Marker game agaisnt NDSU this Saturday.

Seiter dominant on interior as Jackrabbit offense keeps rolling AUSTIN HAMM Sports Editor

Athlete of the Week DYLAN SEITER

For his efforts in the trenches that helped the South Dakota State football team have a huge offensive performance against Robert Morris this past weekend, guard Dylan Seiter is this week’s Collegian Sports Athlete of the Week. Seiter was also named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week.

A senior from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Seiter received an 86 percent grade and recorded 13 knockdown blocks. As a team, the nationally ranked Jackrabbits racked up 520 yards of total offense, marking this the second time in three games this season that SDSU topped the 500yard mark. The last time prior to this season that the Jacks surpassed 500 yards was in 2014 against Cal Poly in

Brookings. Seiter was named MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week following that game as well.

Seiter joins quarterback Zach Lujan, who was named the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week on Sunday, as a Jackrabbit award winner from the game against Robert Morris.

This is Seiter’s second year as a starter, after he started all 14 games in 2014 at left guard. He appeared in six games in a reserve role in 2013 after not appearing in a game as a redshirt freshman in 2012.

SDSU, 3-0 overall and ranked fifth in this week’s STATS FCS Top 25 media poll and seventh by the Football Championship Subdivision coaches, opens league play this Saturday (Oct. 3) by hosting No. 3 North Dakota State. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

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All-time great QBs careers on different trajectories in 2015 AUSTIN HAMM Sports Editor Tom Brady is a vampire! Peyton Manning belongs in a nursing home!

Okay, maybe that’s a bit excessive, but when’s the last time you saw a professional athlete have what looks like the best season of his career at age 38? No one comes to mind recently for me, and the simultaneous decline of Peyton Manning (don’t overstate one underthrown 45-yarder to Demaryus Thomas) shines an even brighter light on the resurgence of Touchdown Tom. It’s kind of crazy to think that at this point last year we were all calling Brady washed up and over the hill while multitudes of Patriots’ fans called for freaking Jimmy Garropolo.

As the top quarterbacks of a generation, Brady and Manning will always have comparisons drawn about them and I think their 2015 campaigns, where they both have their teams off to 3-0 starts, have looked very different. Manning is in his first year in Gary Kubiak’s run-heavy system while Brady is in his umpteenth year in the same Patriots’ system that has been built around and evolved with him for almost a decade and a half, and their comfort levels in their respective

situations have been apparent.

While the Pats have been focusing on efficiency, allowing Brady to work his short game with Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman and decimate opponents in the red zone with Rob Gronkowski, Peyton has been struggling to adapt to a new system that seems to be asking him to do some things he hasn’t been able to for a few years.

The biggest thing here that I’m referring to is the play-action rollouts. A big part of the offense that Kubiak operates is predicated on running the ball and using that to set up play-action passes. If you’ve seen Peyton rolling out at any point in the last three weeks, you likely saw the same thing I did - a quarterback who knew exactly how the rollout was supposed to work but just couldn’t physically execute it. He looks like he’s running through water sometimes, and it kind of hurts me to watch.

Manning was also being asked to start most plays under center early on, to help set up those all-important run plays, but it looked uncomfortable and unnatural. But when he sat back in his more natural habitat in the shotgun, the offense seemed disjointed

and unbalanced. So what we’ve seen is a compromise as the Broncos lined up in the pistol formation for a good portion of their Sunday night game this weekend against Detroit.

The pistol is a bit of a hybrid formation, often seen in read-option type offenses, where the quarterback is about half as deep in the backfield as a normal shotgun set. This is allowing Manning to begin plays in a position he is more comfortable with while giving the running backs a chance to get their downhill momentum.

This is the type of adjustment that the Broncos will have to make to combine the known commodity that is Peyton Manning and proven system that Kubiak prefers. To see an example of this, they need only look to their AFC rival in the Northeast, where another aging quarterback whose arm strength has been questioned at times in the last year has had his system slowly revamped to emphasize the throws he is still tremendous at. Brady may have started this year better, and I’m willing to bet that he’ll finish it better, but as long as the Broncos continue to make the slight adjustments, Manning could still have a very productive and efficient season.

Equestrian falls to No. 2 South Carolina GoJacks.com Leading 5-2 heading into the final two events in Friday’s season-opener against South Carolina, the South Dakota State equestrian team came up just short, falling 9-7 to the No. 2 ranked Gamecocks at the DeHaan Equestrian Center.

SDSU falls to 0-1 on the season, while USC opens the year 1-0.

“Despite the how the points came out in the end, I think this is the momentum we need to beat Kansas State next weekend,” head coach Ellie Wilkins said. “We had some really outstanding rides today, but we also had some areas that need polishing.

That being said this was a great way to start our season” The teams both posted two points over fences, with SDSU’s Jessica Andronowitz and Alissa Greenwald picking up points; Andronowitz with a 78 and Greenwald

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Soccer falls to Kansas in nonconference finale AUSTIN HAMM Sports Editor The South Dakota State women’s soccer team closed their nonconference slate last Friday, falling 3-0 to the Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan. “I thought Kansas was very good.

It was one of the better Kansas teams we’ve played in the last few years,” said SDSU Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer. “We started a little bit jittery, a little bit tight. I don’t think we played with the confidence that we needed to at the beginning of the game. As the half wore on I thought we did a little better as we created a couple good chances to score and ended the half 0-0.”

The Rabbits’ early struggles presented the team with a challenge as they tried to pull off the road upset against the Jayhawks, but Wedemeyer didn’t think the early game jitters had anything to do with the Jacks fearing the KU squad.

“I’m not sure exactly what it was,” Wedemeyer said. “We have a very mature team. Whether it was the awe of playing Kansas or their new stadium, we just weren’t quite focused for the game and that’s got to be something we’re able to overcome moving forward.”

After surviving the first half and keeping it a tie, the Jacks fell behind early in the second half as Kansas scored just over three minutes in. The Jacks were unable to score an eveing goal, and the Jayhawks would score twice more for the final 3-0 margin.

For the game, Kansas outshot SDSU 27-14.

“Second half; we had a real game plan coming out. I thought we were going to start a little better but we

gave up a goal off a second chance from a corner kick and that kind of deflated our momentum right at the beginning of that half,” Wedemeyer said.

“The girls continued to work hard and fight to the end, in the last 15 minutes or so we decided to go for it and get that tying goal, and that kind of backfired as we allowed two more. All in all, I think the better team won. But I think there were flashes in the things we showed, we just have to find a way to be better and rise to the occasion.”

The Jacks ended nonconference play with a record of 5-4-1. They now turn their attention to defending their Summit League crown from last season. As far as Wedemeyer is concerned, what happened in the first 10 games of the year is almost irrelevant.

“When you start conference play, every team starts at 0-0 for a new season,” Wedemeyer said. “What you did in the nonconference portion of the season plays some effect into the new season, but really everyone starts at 0-0-0. We recognize that everyone is going to be good. We can’t take any of the conference teams for granted and recognize that every game is really important.”

SDSU opens Summit League play Sunday, Oct. 4 against Omaha at Fishback Soccer Park in Brookings. The Mavericks are eligible for the postseason for the first time in the school’s Division I era, having completed the NCAA-mandated transition period.

“They’re a quality team; they beat us last year at their place,” Wedemeyer said. “They’re finally eligible for postseason play, and they’re a team that plays very similar to us. We know it’s going to be a tough game.”

with an 81.

From there, the Jacks took three of the five points in horsemanship, including Angela Lopez, who scored a career-high 73.5 in earning her third-career Most Outstanding Palyer award. Lexus Hoffman scored a point with the same score, while Kelsey Swainston earned her point with a score of 72. Nicole Siebold and Victoria Johnson both tied in horsemanship, two of the four tie scores on the day.

USC scored all five points on the flat, and then split in reining to secure the win. Senior Raivenne Scott extended her school-record to 23 with her reining win, earning MOP honors in the process with her score of 73. Makayla Reed also scored a reining point with a 67.

The Jackrabbits look to get in the win column next week, when they host Kansas State at the DeHaan Equestrian Center on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 9 a.m.

FILE PHOTO• The Collegian The Jackrabbit soccer team will host Omaha to start their conference schedule after finishing the nonconference portion of the schedule with a winning record.

DREW CARROLL • The Collegian After opening their fall season with a loss to the Gamecocks, the SDSU equestrian team will look to topple a solid Kansas State squad this Saturday.

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It truly has been an upside-down fantasy year. We don’t know who is handling the ball carrier duties in Washington, Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia—and that’s just to name a few. Injuries are always the hardest part of every fantasy year, but this year seems to be worse than any I have ever dealt with. Another top quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, went down this week. Drew Brees, Dez Bryant, Julius Thomas, Alshon Jeffery, Eric Decker and, as per usual, Arian Foster, have all been injured for at least part of this young football season. I, like most people this season, have had more than my fair share of injuries on my rosters, and my records are showing it. This is the reason I watch the waiver wire so closely to make sure to get the players I need each week to keep my roster healthy and try to get the win each week.

Athletes that exceeded expectations this week: Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo Bills QB: Late in the preseason Taylor was finally named the starter in Buffalo after winning out a three-way battle between him, Matt Cassel and EJ Manuel. Taylor has shined as the signal caller for the Bills and has been a good fantasy quarterback. He is currently the fifth-highest scoring quarterback in fantasy and is averaging 21.3 points per game, according to ESPN Stats and Information. He has been a trendy waiver addition over the last few weeks, and if he is still available in your league, grab him while you still can.

Chris Johnson, Arizona Cardinals RB: After spending last year with the Jets and not moving the ball very effectively, CJ2K: the once more than 2,000-yard running back, signed with the Cardinals this offseason as a backup for Andre Ellington. Ellington went down during Week 1 with a PCL strain, and Johnson stepped up. He is certainly not the premier back he once was, but Johnson was good to fantasy owners who gambled on him this week by rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He scored 27 points in Standard Scoring Leagues, according to ESPN Stats and Information. Ellington is day-to-day, so keep a watchful eye on the situation if you intend to move forward playing Johnson.

Steve Smith Sr., Baltimore Ravens WR: A point-per-reception (PPR) league nightmare, or dream come true, depending on which side of him you are on. The 0-3 Ravens looks disastrous, with one bright spot which is the 36-year-old receiver, Steve Smith Sr. He hauled in 13 catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns this week, totaling a tremendous 43 points in PPR leagues. Smith claims to be retiring after this year, but it is going to be hard for the Ravens to let him go if he continues to produce like this.

Arizona Cardinals D/ST: They are the first defense to be featured in the Fantasy Football Update. It was a game of men versus boys in Arizona this week. The 49ers, especially Colin Kaepernick, looked absolutely terrible this week. Kaepernick threw four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. The Cardinals held the 49ers to 156 yards of total offense and seven points, effectively giving fantasy owners of the Cardinals D/ST 30 points, according to ESPN Stats and Information. The Cardinals are a very trendy Super Bowl contender this year, and as we have seen in the past, offense sells tickets, but a good defense wins championships.

Who to watch for next week:

Michael Vick, Pittsburgh Steelers QB: Big Ben went down this week with a knee injury and is ruled out for four to six weeks and in comes Mike Vick, the once superstar from Atlanta. Do not look for Vick to be a superstar fantasy quarterback, but with the talent around him, he should be able to step in if you were relying on Roethlisberger to carry your team, so take a chance on Vick for the next few weeks. He has the leading receiver in the NFL to throw the ball to, Antonio Brown, and the sensational Le’Veon Bell in the backfield, Vick should be able to at least keep you afloat while you need him.

Devonta Freeman, Atlanta Falcons RB: The second-year back out of Florida State had a monster day. Being named the backup to rookie Tevin Coleman this preseason, Freeman may have changed some minds of Atlanta coaches this week. He started in place of an injured Coleman and he turned some heads in the process. He carried the ball 30 times, for 141 yards, and had three touchdowns. He also added another 52 yards on five receptions, scoring 37.3 points in SSL, according to ESPN Stats and Information. If he isn’t owned in your league, pick him up now; if he is owned, trade for him. Even with Tevin Coleman’s inevitable return, we are likely to see Freeman continue to rack up the points and be a fantasy terror.

Rishard Matthews, Miami Dolphins WR: With more decent receivers than any team truly needs, it is hard to pick a Dolphin receiver worth owning in fantasy. Most people thought that Jarvis Landry would be the number one. Landry gets a lot of looks, but Matthews is getting the touchdowns. Owned in less than 17 percent of ESPN leagues, pick up Matthews and play him as your WR2 or Flex position. If rookie Devante Parker can carve out the role that most think he will, look for Matthews’ production to drop off, but until then he is a solid fantasy starter.

Charles Clay, Buffalo Bills TE: Not a big money name by any means, but with bye weeks starting, Clay could be a solid fill in for your team. Facing a Giants team that is giving up an average of 14 fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends, and Clay coming off a huge performance against his former team, he is a good play. Owned in only 14.2 percent of ESPN leagues, he should be available for you to grab to fill in for your Gronkowski on a bye. He won’t produce what the “Gronk” does, but he should be suitable to keep you competitive this week.

Let’s hope we can all have an injury-free week and everyone gets that big win this week. There are some exciting NFL matchups this week with the Dolphins and Jets squaring off in London, and an AFC North battle happening Thursday night between the Ravens and the Steelers. That is it for this week, good luck to everyone and if you have any questions, please follow me on Twitter @GoodFntsyAdvice.

Tennis travels to Gopher Invite LOGAN MEYER Sports Reporter The South Dakota State women’s tennis team recently opened its fall season by traveling to the Gopher Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota. All of the action took place Friday through Sunday at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.

Competing in an invitational that has the Jackrabbits playing lots of tennis, two women from South Dakota State finished within the top 10 participants in their respective flights.

Florencia Magni, a senior for SDSU, finished eighth in the flight B singles draw after losing to Kelsey Grambeau of Wisconsin 3-6, 3-6 in the fifth place semifinal.

Morgan Brower, a South Dakota native, made her collegiate debut for the Jackrabbits in Minnesota, where she finished fourth in flight C singles.

Brower will be a player to keep an eye on as the season progresses, as she has already played well right out of the gate. Brower led Sioux Falls O’Gorman to four South Dakota championships, while tallying four titles in flight 1 singles and three in flight 1 doubles.

In doubles, Magni and Brower lost to Iowa State, 6-3, but then beat North Dakota, 6-1. Their teammates, sophomore Maria Laura Velazco and senior Beatriz Souza, went 1-1 defeating Air Force 6-1, but lost 6-3 in their final match.

Michael Engdahl, head coach of the women, had all positive things to say about the performance of his team in Minnesota.

“Overall, it was a good tournament for us. We have a few mental kinks we need to work out but we are playing the type of physical tennis we need to play to win,” Engdahl said. “Our girls have a lot to be proud of and we should be excited to hit the practice courts hard this week to get ready for the ITAs.” The Jackrabbit women will next travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma to compete in the ITA Central Regional on October 15 through 18.

The men’s tennis team will travel to Omaha for the Omaha College Invitationl this weekend, Oct. 2 through 4, before traveling to Oklahoma with the women. The ITA Central Regional will be the final event on the teams’ fall schedules. They will resume competition in January.

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Men’s golf finishes 6th at The Jackrabbit GoJacks.com Playing against six ranked teams and four of the top-50 collegiate golfers, juniors Trevor Tobin and Grant Smith of the South Dakota State men’s golf team tied for third and fifth, respectively, Monday in the first year of The Jackrabbit.

Tobin was tied for first after his final round, but waited until Oregon’s Aaron Wise and South Florida’s Claudio Correa played their final three holes. Wise and Correa finished one stroke ahead of Tobin with 209s.

Tobin shot a career-best 210 (70-70-70), had five birdies in the final round and 14 for the tournament. Prior to Monday, his best collegiate finish was 23rd at the 2014 Summit League Championship.

Smith also had a tremendous tournament, shooting a final round four-under par 68 (7073-68=211). It was his third career top-five finish. Smith’s final round included three birdies and an eagle on the par-5, 556-yard 15th hole.

Tobin and Smith both defeated thirdranked Robert MacIntyre of McNeese State and sixth-ranked Alberto Sanchez of Arizona State.

SDSU finished fifth in The Jackrabbit, shooting a three-round, seven-over par 871 (295-290-286). South Florida won the tournament, firing an 18-under par 846 (295-275276) on the par-72, 7,293-yard Prairie Club Dunes Course. The Jackrabbits finished ahead of No. 5 McNeese State and No. 42 Missouri.

Freshman Felipe Strobach finished tied for 29th (75-74-74=223), rookie Jaxon Lynn tied for 42nd (77-75-75=227) and sophomore Naqiuddin Fuad tied for 47th (80-73-75=228).

Sophomore Zach Sackett tied for 60th (8080-74=234), freshman Keegan Brasch tied for 63rd (83-73-79=235) and rookie Alejandro Perazzo tied for 66th (84-75-79=238).

Junior Guillermo Gonzalez tied for 69th (84-77-78=239) and sophomore Michael Duch finished 72nd (93-86-79=258).

The Jackrabbits return to action Oct. 12 and 13 at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate in Overland Park, Kan. For continued coverage of South Dakota State men’s golf, follow the team on Twitter @ GoJacksGF or visit GoJacks.com.

PHU NGUYEN • The Collegian Mikayla Hora has been one of the top Jackrabbits statistically this season, including a team high in kills across the team’s conference-opening weekend.

LEXIE PRIEST • The Collegian The Jackrabbit volleyball team is still in search of their first conference win of the season but showed progress as they pushed Oral Roberts to the brink.

Volleyball falls to UNO, ORU to start conference schedule ANDREW HOLTAN Sports Reporter The South Dakota State volleyball team fell in their first two Summit League matches against the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Oral Roberts University this weekend at Frost Arena.

In their first match of the 2015 Summit League season the Jackrabbits (1-17,0-2) fell to the UNO Mavericks (7-8,2-0) three sets to one.

The Mavs took the first set 25-16.

The Jacks would come back in the second set on fire as they won 25-9.

After the break the Mavericks came out and took the third set 25-17. The fourth set went back and forth but the Mavs pulled it out winning the set 2523 and winning the match.

“I’m pleased with the way we came out and competed. The best volleyball we played was in set four, not many teams lose having 17 kills,” said Head Coach Nicole Cirillo.

The second half of the back-toback went the distance as the Jacks fell to the ORU Golden Eagles three sets to two.

“We played well, did some really good things, I do think this was a missed opportunity and I think that all stems from not winning the second set,” Cirillo said.

The Jacks took the first set 25-19.

They were then on the verge of taking a two sets to none lead, when they were leading 24-20 but dropped six points in a row and the Golden Eagles took the set 26-24. After the break the teams played a tight third set in which SDSU took 25-23. The Jacks jumped out to an early lead in the fourth set but could not sustain it as ORU won 25-20 sending it to the fifth set. The Golden Eagles got out to a seven point lead and would ride it all the way to the finish line as they won the final set 15-10 and won the match.

“I think we came out a little nervous of ‘what if ’. I thought we stiffened up a little bit on serve receive and then kind of played not to lose,” Cirillo said about the fifth set.

Junior outside hitter Mikala Hora lead the team with 28 kills over the two games.

“She (Hora) limited her errors. She had double the attempts of everyone

else and still didn’t have the highest number of errors,” Cirillo said. “She did a good job of choosing her times to swing, putting the ball in places to make them work for it on defense.”

Freshman setter, Mattison Munger led the team with 82 assists and had a career-high of five service aces.

SDSU has now lost 20 Summit League matches in a row and dropped 11 matches in a row overall.

That doesn’t keep Cirillo from seeing the progress that her team is making.

“With where we’re at in our fight and competitive nature right now, we’re in a good spot, I’m not worried about it, we’re showing teams a new SDSU volleyball compared to what it has been in the last couple of years,” she said.

The Jacks will be on the road for their next three games starting this Friday when they play the University of Denver Pioneers. They will return home next Tuesday when they host the University of South Dakota Coyotes in Frost Arena at 7 p.m.

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