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Public library gives students more activities GARRETT AMMESMAKI News Editor While many South Dakota State students use the Hilton M. Briggs Library, the Brookings Public Library offers services for anyone looking for a quiet place to study or free activities. Director of Library Services Ashia Gustafson said students have told her they prefer the public library because it’s quieter. Morgan Aasness graduated in consumer affairs last May. She went to the Briggs Library while she was in school, but now chooses the Brookings library. “It’s smaller, so you get a different atmosphere than having to go through the higher bookshelves trying to find a little study space,” she said. Along with DVDs, CDs and physical books, the public library offers thousands of ebooks and e-audiobooks free with a library card and a mobile app. To get a library card, students need a photo ID and a Brookings County address. A library card isn’t needed to use the study space, including two private study rooms and many study tables, or attend any events. Events include crafting, movie nights twice a month, book clubs and, beginning in either February or April, a murder mystery evening. Programming Coordinator Rae Brecht said the murder mystery evening can have between eight to 28 characters. “They will receive information on what they should wear and what their character is all about. They’ll come that night and encounter a mystery where somebody died and they have to figure out who did it,” Brecht said. Sign-up will occur in either January or March, depending on when the event takes place. The library is expanding its programs, and along with new events, they have board games and will offer an Arduino collection. Arduino kits are an easily-accessible way to create circuits and electrical components. Currently, the library has 10 to 12 board games including Settlers of Catan and Pandemic. Technology Services Librarian Nancy Swenson said she is packaging them up so they should be ready for use soon. Gustafson and Brecht hope to offer free classes on using the Arduino kits and classes on bullet journaling, a new trend merging to-do lists and journaling into one notebook. They are also open to suggestions from students on how to target their events for a college-aged audience. The public library also has a coffee shop on the second level. Food and drink can also be brought into the library. “You can order from any delivery service and have them deliver to the library,” Gustafson said. The library’s newsletter, found at the library’s website, has a calendar for events.
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Always connected: digital stalking at SDSU Hanks was an 18-yearold freshman at South Dakota State when a co-worker began Her co-worker decided he was in stalking her. It would go on for the next five years. Despite golove with her. ing to various avenues for help, nothing was done and Hanks The only problem was she didn’t said a “campus culture” of viclove him — and some people tim shaming only made things worse. can’t take no for an answer. Her stalker wasn’t a student at SDSU, so he couldn’t be pun“He just had this idea that we ished under the student conduct had this weird connection that code. He couldn’t be arrested bewe didn’t have; he was very cause he never got violent, but much obsessive about it,” he was a constant specter that haunted Hanks for her entire said Alaina Hanks, now a postundergraduate career. graduate student in counseling. GARRETT AMMESMAKI News Editor
She lived off-campus and her stalker would park outside her house, waiting for her to go to class. He would send her flowers, message her on Facebook from multiple accounts and email her constantly. Being a student, Hanks’ email address is known to anyone that knows her name. Because of that, despite changing her phone number and moving away from Brookings, her stalker was still able to contact her. Hanks went to the support desk to delete her Jacks email, but said the support desk refused. Hanks said they told her “you
keep your Jacks email forever.” Ryan Knutson, Vice President of Information Technology, said the response Hanks received from the support desk shouldn’t have happened, but he understands why it may have. Though he is not fully aware of Hanks’ situation, Knutson said the support desk will give those answers for “normal activities.” But, in situations where there is harassment through email, IT would take steps to stop it from happening.
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Stay alert, prepare for approaching South Dakota winter SOFIYA ZYBAYLOVA Reporter Cold temperatures and harsh winds characterize South Dakota’s winter climate. Wind chill and frigid temperatures put everyone at risk for accidents and injuries. According to Bruce Millett, a South Dakota State geography professor, this year’s winter will bring colder temperatures than usual through March, but about the same amount of snow as last year. “We should expect the arctic air coming our way in January and February from Canada,” Millett said. “The temperatures will average highs about twenties and lows of zero degrees Fahrenheit throughout the season.” Jayme Trygstad, emergency management specialist at SDSU, said with snow beginning to fall, it is important students and faculty are prepared for commuting to campus. “Make sure that you’re checking the weather prior to leaving your house as part of your travel plans, as some of the roads could be closed,” Trygstad said. “It is also important to keep a safety kit in your car if
you get stuck.” According to the South Dakota Safety Council, an emergency survival kit should consist of at least a flashlight, blanket, shovel, sand, candy bars, matches, brightly-colored cloth, jumper cables, long-burning candles and a cup. Besides keeping these necessities in your vehicle, it is also important to stay alert on the road. Lowell Haag, a staff member in Yeager Media Center, was in several winter accidents during his time as a college student and urged others to take extra precautions while driving. “As you experience an accident, it is not a pleasant feeling and it is never fun,” Haag said. “Don’t rush. Drive slow. Take your time.” Safety rules also apply to pedestrians on campus. It is important to dress properly for cold temperatures. Trygstad said he has seen students wear flip flops and T-shirts during the cold weather, which can be dangerous. “You just never know what’s going to happen,” Trygstad said. “You slip and fall and you being outside for an additional 10 minutes can cause you to have frostbite.”
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Winter at South Dakota State could lead to frostbite if students don’t dress appropriately going to class. Dressing in layers and avoiding icy patches can help.
Genesis Duarte, junior political science and Spanish major, experienced signs of frostbite first-hand her freshman year. She said it was a learning lesson for her to dress appropriately and check the weather before going outside. “It was about 30 degrees. I was walking back to my dorm just in my sweatshirt and did
not even think it was that cold,” Duarte said. “An hour later, my thighs, arms and face were all in pain and it did not go away for several hours, even after taking a hot shower.” The SDSU Student Health Clinic sees about three cases of frostbite on campus each year.
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DAILY CRIME LOG 10.29.17 • 12:58 a.m. @ Honors Hall. Underage Purchase or Possession of Alcoholic Beverages. • 5:44 p.m. @ 824 11th St. Threatening or harassing contacts by telephone or electronic device. 10.30.17 • 3:03 p.m. @ Agricultural Engineering. Theft from Building Less than $400. • 3:17 p.m. @ Morrill Hall. Harassment. 11.1.17 • 1:26 a.m. @ Meadows North. Nuisance/Noise Complaint. 11.2.17 • 1:45 a.m. @ Mathews Hall. Miscellaneous Incident. 11.3.17 • 12:14 a.m. @ Southeast Lot. Possession or Use Drug Paraphernalia; Ingest, Inhale Substance to Become Intoxicated; Possession of Marijuana 2 oz or less; Zero Tolerance DUI / Consume Alcohol or any Drug Under 21. • 12:01 p.m. @ Medary Ave. Lost Property. • 11:23 p.m. @ 1452 Student Union Ln. Underage Purchase or Possession of Alcoholic Beverages. 11.4.17 • 1:50 a.m. @ 9th St. / 22nd Ave. Lane driving required — Changing lanes — Violation as misdemeanor; DUI 1st. • 3:47 a.m. @ Hansen Hall. Drug/Narc Violations. • 3:54 p.m. @ UPD. Possession or Use Drug Paraphernalia; Ingest, Inhale Substance to Become Intoxicated; Possession of Marijuana 2 oz or less. • 10:58 p.m. @ Mathews Hall. Underage Purchase or Possession of Alcoholic Beverages.
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Project studies link between sleep, success ALISON DURHEIM Reporter Sleep deprivation can be as detrimental to student success as drinking and drug abuse, according to a study by the University of St. Thomas. A program based on this study is coming to South Dakota State and, for what administrators say is the first time, it’s bringing campus-wide awareness to sleep. “Center for College Sleep� will be on campus Nov. 16 and 17 and a keynote presentation is open to students at 7 p.m. the first night in the Volstorff Ballroom called, “Sleep: the Secret to Success in College.� Launched in January 2016, the college has visited 50 campuses. The project is tailored to each campus and takes a closer look at sleeping habits of students and how the campus environment may affect sleeping habits. A survey sent to students Oct. 31 is one of two parts of the project assembled by the “SDSU Health Team� consisting of dean and administration leadership. The second aspect of the project is the “College Sleep Environmental Scan.� According to Roxanne Prichard, the scientific director of the project, it has reached more than 70 college campuses across the nation. Prichard believes what sets it apart from others is being specific to college students. “We’re going to look for what are the most common impediments to sleep at South Dakota State,� Prichard said. “Is it more of a caffeine issue, is it more of a stress issue, is it more of a time management issue, is it more of a difference in schedules?� SDSU administrative officials said this is an aspect of students’ daily lives generally not discussed. “Almost from middle school forward, there’s some strong messaging on substance abuse pre-
vention and stress management,� said Doug Wermedal, associate vice president of student affairs, “but there’s almost nothing out there on sleep health, which, if it’s as important, it’s clearly an area to be developed.� With programs such as DARE and Fighting Addiction Through Education (FATE), the negative effects of drug and alcohol abuse are heard over and over, but sleep is hardly mentioned. According to a 2010 national survey by American College Health Association, sleep was a top concern. Jessica McLaughlin, a counselor at the Wellness Center, said sleep isn’t usually the initial reason students come to see her, but is often the underlying factor. “A student who can’t focus or remember things, they’re working twice as hard to study for something than they would need to if they could get more sleep,� McLaughlin said. “Take the time to sleep, because it’ll help you actually be more of an efficient student.� McLaughlin said students often go to the clinic due to side effects of drinking too much caffeine and trying to stay awake. Hunter Klontz, a senior agricultural education major, said she feels the effects of lack of sleep on a weekly basis as she gets, on average, around six hours of sleep a night keeping up with homework and student teaching. “I can definitely tell in the mornings when my eyes are bloodshot and you feel exhausted, so every single day it happens,� Klontz said. A 2016 survey by ACHA found more than 9 percent of college students think sleep isn’t a problem. Around 45 percent say sleep is a “little problem� and the other 46 percent say it’s more
According to a 2016 survey by American College Health Association (ACHA),
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than a little problem. It tends to be a given that lack of sleep will become prevalent to a student’s life in college and Wermedal thinks it may be due to the stress of success in students. Pressure from higher education and society can “emphasize achievement so much there’s sort of a default endorsement in doing whatever it takes,� Wermedal said. Abusive sleep patterns can develop from the added stress and instead of getting the recommended amount of sleep, students are getting only three to five hours. Finding time to relax can be difficult with the distractions on and off a college campus that ward off sleep, but could be instrumental to maintaining proper health. “It’s just not something that you realize is probably the actual culprit of your issues. You just think: I’m stressed, I have anxiety, I’m sick, I have this,� said Mariah Weber, a wellness coordina-
tor at the Wellness Center, “and then sleep is affected, but it’s usually the other way around.� McLaughlin and Weber shared tips on how to get the sleep that evades restless students and said routine is key to maintaining a proper sleep schedule. “We perform the best with routine and structure. It makes a lot of our unpredictable life predictable for us,� McLaughlin said. Calming down and relaxing at night by only using the bed as a place of rest and not to watch Netflix or eat makes falling asleep easier. Staying away from social media before bed is advised as well. “In general, they’re not healthy ways to end your day,� Weber said. More tips will be discussed at the Nov. 16 presentation. In the meantime, the survey can be completed to participate in the research for the University of St. Thomas’ presentation on their findings.
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Greek Man, Woman of the Month: October Greek Life would like to recognize Tucker Hammer as Greek Man of the Month for October. Hammer, a nursing major from Sioux Falls, is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and serves as vice president of programming. Hammer said Greek Life has given him opportunities to grow that he wouldn’t have had otherwise — such as meeting new people. “I’m surrounded by leaders and it’s been a great influence on how I view leadership and how I choose to lead in my own life,� Hammer said. “It’s also given me an opportunity to give back to Brookings by featuring programming that is geared toward improving our community.� He is involved in the STEP Team, Order of Omega and Capers on campus, as well as
the American Legion Pancake Feeds in the Brookings community. Academic success is part of SigEp’s philosophy of diligence, which Hammer works to uphold. His accomplishments include being on the Spring 2017 dean’s list and being accepted into Order of Omega.
Greek Life would like to recognize Makenzie Huber as Greek Woman of the Month for October. Huber, a journalism and political science major from Sioux Falls, is a member of Chi Omega and serves as co-director of marketing. She is involved on campus as editor of The Collegian and a member of the Journalism Club and Department of Journalism and Mass Communications Advisory Council. She exemplifies Chi Omega’s values of campus involvement, professional development and scholarship through accomplishments such as earning dean’s list each semester, being accepted into multiple honor societies, and earning multiple regional and national journalism awards. Huber said Greek Life completed her college experience.
“Greek Life has defined who I’ve become in my college career,� she said. “It’s a challenge and a promise to myself that I can achieve more than what’s expected of me. I’ve found friends who share the same values and ambition as I do in this organization, and I can’t be more thankful.�
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November 8, 2017 >> HARASSMENT Continued from A1 Though her five years of terror are over, stalking is a continuing problem for women on college campuses across the nation. Women are more likely to be stalked than raped, according to the Center of Disease Control. Last year, six women reported being stalked at SDSU, according to the SDSU annual security and fire report. Harassment, even if it does not become violent, can still affect the victims’ mental and emotional health. According to an article in Current Psychology, victims of stalking can be “scared, depressed, humiliated, embarrassed, distrustful of others and angry or hateful” and being stalked can have a lasting impact, resulting in psychological symptoms requiring clinical attention. After everything, Hanks was uncomfortable with her name being published or even just going out in public. “It was terrifying,” she said. She felt there was no one on campus she could trust. Those around her were ready to blame her. Though her stalker was not a student, his brother was and turned people against her. There are more resources at SDSU now, but when it happened Hanks felt she had no one to reach out to as a Na-
The Collegian • News tive American woman. Despite going to the university police and bringing him to court, nothing was done. The judge told her his “hands were tied,” because he never openly threatening her. “He had been very careful in wording things, like ‘I mean you no harm, this is all because I love you and I care about you,” Hanks said. More than one in four stalking victims reported a form of cyberstalking was used, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, and Knutson said there are many ways to protect yourself digitally from stalkers. Students can filter email addresses, names, forward emails to a different account and report the stalker to their internet service provider. Knutson stressed the importance of reporting stalking and harassment through the proper channels to make sure situations like Hanks’ don’t happen again. “I think it’s important to work the Student Affairs path to where you have the associate vice president or the vice president carrying that message over to Technology,” Knutson said. “It’s not every day a support desk or a technician gets that request; ideally, they would handle it perfectly, but I can’t say with confidence they always would.”
>> WEATHER Continued from A1 Brenda Andersen, associate director at the clinic, said frostbite can be dangerous, but is also preventable. “We have not seen any cases this year as of yet,” Andersen said. “It is so preventable, just by covering your ears, toes, fingers and parts of your face.” To avoid potential frostbite, the National Weather Service suggests wearing at least three layers of clothing, gloves, a hat, an outer layer to keep wind out, a face mask and waterproof winter boots. Even though Brookings is battered with winter storms each year, don’t expect a snow day any time soon. “SDSU Facilities and Services do a great job at maintaining miles and miles of sidewalks and roads internally,” Trygstad said. “… We never really close during school season because we have residents who stay on campus that we have to house, feed and keep the heat on for.”
SA passes ordinance supporting diversity SYDNEY SLEEP Reporter Students’ Association passed an ordinance showing support for diversity at South Dakota State at its Monday meeting. Ordinance 17-01-O ensures SA will commit to making a safe and welcoming campus “for the rich array of diversity that exists on campus.” This will be enforced by senators actively participating in the community and encouraging administrative officials to ensure the rights of students and groups on campus. “This ordinance was created to be proactive and if any situations come up in the future it shows where we stand,” said Sen. Cole McDougall. The SA Board of Directors plan to reevaluate the ordinance within
the first three months of each school year with the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, International Committee and ex-officio members of different university organizations. During an open forum, David Reynolds, director of the School of Performing Arts, gave updates on the Performing Arts Center expansion. So far, everything is going according to schedule. An additional 96,000 square feet are being added to the original 60,000 square feet. This includes a replacement to Doner Auditorium, which will seat 850 people and a recital hall that seats 225 people. “The new PAC is a game changer for the music and theatre programs,” Reynolds said. Reynolds said one goal with the design of the new PAC is that people
be reminded of South Dakota when they are inside the building. One way they are implementing this is by using pine from the Black Hills. New business included a first reading of Ordinance 17-02-O, showing SA’s support for a School of Performing Arts joint-funding model between the Music Council, State University Theatre and Prairie Repertory Theatre. Combining these groups would make up the “School of Performing Arts.” They gave a first reading of Amendment 17-03-A, which makes attendance at SA meetings a requirement for University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee general budgeting organizations. The next SA meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 in the Lewis and Clark Room of The Union.
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The Student Loan Dilemma Student
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eing laden with thousands of dollars in student loans is a reality for many of today’s college students. While most often necessary, student loans can be extremely confusing and downright frightening. According to an article from COLLEGEdata, a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college for the 2016-2017 school year costs around $24,610. South Dakota State University’s average yearly tuition cost is lower at $16,570. The average yearly tuition cost at a private college can often be twice that of a state college. This is before factoring in the cost of living, which can add thousands in extra expenses. This, by no means, is to suggest you give up hope and resign yourself to bankruptcy. It just means you need to be smart about taking out student loans. The first thing you need to know is the difference between federal direct subsidized loans and federal direct unsubsidized loans. These are two terms many people are unclear on and can cause major headaches down the road if the “wrong” loan is chosen.
Jacob Gelderman is a junior agronomy major at SDSU. “I had no idea there was more than one kind of student loan at all,” Gelderman said. According to the Federal Student Aid loan information web page, federal direct subsidized loans have interest paid for by the U.S. Department of Education if you are in school at least part-time and are deferred for six months after you graduate. In contrast, federal direct unsubsidized loans require the student pay interest on the loan the minute it is taken out. If the loan payment is deferred after graduation, the interest will accumulate and will be added to the total amount of the loan. In short, unless you absolutely need to, it is best to not take out any federal direct unsubsidized loans. While the interest rate for both subsidized and unsubsidized loans is fairly low at 4.45 percent, that interest will add up. The interest rates and terms and conditions on private loans (those through banks, credit unions and lenders like Sallie Mae) are a whole different discussion. In general, private interest rates are significantly higher and they may not even have an option to defer payment. Use
extreme caution when considering taking out a loan from any private company. Reading the fine print is imperative. Junior agricultural business major Riley Mullaney said he assumed he should start paying back his student loans as soon as he finds a job after graduation. The best time to start repaying loans is as soon as you are financially able to. As stated before, if you took out only subsidized loans, you will have a six-month grace period after graduation to start making your payments. During this time, you may want to research the different loan payment plans available. According to an article on Debt.org, the default payment plan is a 10-year window to pay off all loans. The amount you pay depends on your discretionary income, the amount of the loan you owe and its interest rate. The payment window can be extended to up to 25 years, but it is best to pay the most you can to shorten the payback time and the interest accrued. Bruce Johnson, an economics professor and student loan expert at SDSU, said “one of the biggest financial mistakes” students make after graduation is choosing the
standard repayment option. “The standard repayment option requires them to repay the loan within 10 years,” Johnson said. “In that situation, Finaid.org suggests the borrower needs to earn more than $55,000 a year to prevent that payment from causing them financial difficulty. Most students are unable to earn this immediately after graduation.” He suggests choosing the extended option, which extends the repayment term to 25 years, lowering the monthly payment amount to a more manageable level. “It keeps the monthly payment to less than 10 percent of the student’s gross monthly income,” Johnson said. If you have a profession in the public service sector, especially in education, you may qualify for loan forgiveness. This means that after paying on your loan balance for so many years (usually without missing a payment), your balance could be forgiven. This period is usually around 10-15 years. Taking out student loans is an unfortunate necessity for most students, but with a little forethought and planning, your prospects of financial solvency can be greatly improved.
Gaining a competitive edge for the first professional job JONATHAN NESWICK Lifestyles Reporter College is a time for self-discovery of what you want to do for the rest of your life. Many students have a dream job in mind, but there is never a set path to take to achieve those goals. According to a 2013 Liberty Street Economics article, roughly 27 percent of college graduates are actually employed in a career directly related to their degree. Liz Schuh, a 2016 nursing graduate and working at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, credited resources at SDSU as one of the main reasons she was able to land a job in her field of study. “I found it really important to talk to the Career Development Center on campus,” Schuh said. “They helped me answer a lot of questions before I had my interview with Mayo.” Schuh said her interview for the position was a bit unconventional, but her preparation for it led to her getting the job offer. “My interview was over a video chat since I wasn’t in Rochester at the time. I reserved a room at the library on campus and had a panel of interviewers from Rochester ask me questions,”
Schuh said. “I only had to do one interview since I was so far away, but people applying for that kind of job usually have a couple more levels to go through before they get offered the position.” It is not very realistic that every college graduate is going to jump into their dream job right after they graduate and Schuh said making professional connections is important — that includes networking with professors, people in your field on campus and at your first job. “Even though your first job may not be your dream job, someone you may come to know will help you get to where you want to go in the future,” Schuh said. Something that helped Schuh get her first job was her resume. Getting involved in things on campus or in the community that cater to a person’s interests help create a strong resume, she said. Even as freshmen, students should write down each of their accomplishments, involvement, volunteer hours and “every little thing that you do” so it’s easier to craft a resume, Schuh said. Stephanie Brown, a career coach in the Center for Student Engagement, is an expert on how to land a dream job.
Her undergraduate experience included playing volleyball for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she wasn’t able to get involved in many clubs and organizations on campus, but she drew professional skills from her athletic experiences.
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“I transferred a lot of my employability skills from the athletic realm. For me, understanding the level of preparedness that an athlete has to go into before a competition can be applied to the level of preparedness that I conducted myself in my employment process,” Brown said. Brown said it’s imperative to master the fundamentals of the employment process. “From the fundamentals
of resume building, cover letter building and reference building, I understood that those were gate-keeping documents before you can even get an interview,” she said. “My hard work on those fundamental documents led me to more interviews, and eventually led me to more job offers.” Not only are those materials important, but so are the experiences within your field of study. “If a student balances the in class and out of class experiences, then they will have the whole package and do really well,” Brown said. The resume itself is crucial in landing the first job, and Brown outlined two things she looks for. The first is an error-free finished product, easy to read, clean and organized. The second is making sure it stands out. “For young professionals, the layout and positioning of the information on the resume is just as important as the information itself,” Brown said. “There are a million ways to do a resume, but if your information does not pop very quickly and fit directly to the job description, you won’t be a match for the position.” The job interview is where many students tend to fall short. Brown tells students to prepare
for the interview in three stages: the before, during and the after. Before the interview, think about possible questions the interviewers might ask. During, show authenticity and your personality. “I have met 4.0 students that have had plenty of experience in their field, but if they are not able to verbally articulate that they are fit for the position requirements, then they have lost the game,” Brown said. After the interview, Brown said it’s important to send a thank you and follow up with them. Overall, Brown stressed the importance of being yourself. “The interview is to see how you fit their team, and the best way to do that is to show your authentic personality,” Brown said. Schuh said even though students may not get the job they want right out of college, it is important that do something. “Rome was not built in a day, so it’s important that you start somewhere coming right out of college,” Schuh said. “If you do good work and are able to make connections with the people around you, then you will be able to climb the ladder and get to the top.”
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Julien Baker’s sophomore indie-folk album turns out no lights JAY SANCHEZ Music Columnist Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses.
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If you enjoy listening to indie folk and emo bands but you haven’t listened to anything by singer-songwriter Julien Baker, you may want to do so. Baker has been filling the ears of her listeners with heartbreaking melodies and despair-riddled vocals since 2014. The Memphis, Tennessee, native released her first full-length album in 2015. Her patient listeners were rewarded with her second album, “Turn Out the Lights,” Friday, Oct. 27 and it might be better than her first one. In Baker’s second album, she talks a lot about the same demons she spoke of in her first, “Sprained Ankle.” Both albums are like scrolls rolled out onto the floor with stories about depression, anxiety, self-doubt, battles with substance abuse,
uncertainty of faith and a god that may or may not exist. I think I’d even say there are some aspects of loneliness and solitude in the album. The songs in the new album are so powerfully laid out, yet so vulnerably personal, they’re unique. In “Turn Out the Lights,” Baker takes a different approach. Instead of making another album soaked in sorrow, she incorporates some hope. On the second track “Appointments,” she talks about how she knows it’s not going to turn out all right, but she “has to believe that it is.” In the title track of the album, she talks about “starting to get used to the gaps.” This song gives the feeling that, even though today was bad, there’s still tomorrow, and you have to rely on yourself to deal with your problems alone. The title track rings of loneliness. When you turn out the lights “there’s no one left between myself and me.” At one point in the song she sings, “I’d never do it, but it’s not a joke.” While not directly expressed, I
think she’s talking about suicide. Baker’s lyrics aren’t the only things contributing to the desolate atmosphere of the album. Her ability to create depressing, melodic phrases on guitar and piano really ties her music together. You can’t have an album riddled with sad lyrics if the instrumental aspect of it sounds like 2000s pop music. Baker layered different recording tracks over each other, combining parts such as vocal and guitar harmonies and piano for a fullness in her sound. She adds reverb and delay effects to her guitar to achieve ambiance. It helps create more of a “live room” feeling. “Happy to be Here,” the eighth track, is probably my favorite track, but “Even” and “Sour Breath” are close behind. “Happy to be Here” is written in a way that’s almost childish. Baker talks about how she would be an electrician if she could be anything because she’d be able to easily fix her brain, which we know is sometimes the cause for mental illnesses and addictions. It’s insinuat-
ed it would be an easier fix compared to things like therapy and medicine. Baker’s lyrics throughout her songs make me wonder who she’s singing about. Some lyrics make me wonder if she’s talking to God. This would make sense, considering Baker is a gay Christian woman who has battled with substance abuse and has tattoos, things seen as sin in the eyes of her religion. The album comes to a close Photo courtesy of Matador Records with the song “Claws in Your Julien Baker addresses her demons with Back.” Out of the 11 tracks on a glimmer of hope in her second album, this album, I think this one “Turn out the Lights,” released Oct. 27. is best in representation of ed to stay.” Finally, after about hope. It’s like a cycle — she be42 minutes of beautifully megins the album still battling the lodic, soul-wrenching music, we same things she was fighting are able to understand that even in her first album, except this though there are still demons, time there’s a little bit of light, a sprinkle of hope, which seems to things seem to be getting better. The best thing about Baker get duller the further we move is she’s not afraid to show all the into the album. challenges she’s faced in her life In this song we get a glimmer of self-acceptance. “I think I and it reflects well in her music. I feel raw emotion from evcan love the sickness you made,” ery track on this album. It gives she sings, referring to herself as listeners an opportunity to relate the sickness God made. and understand the hardships Her last lyrics on this album described in these songs. are, “I change my mind, I want-
Jack’s Weekly
Horoscopes Aries
Don’t let your true interests get watered down by trying to fit in with fellow Jacks.
Libra
Treat yourself and others, but be sure to keep an eye on your Hobo Dough budget.
Taurus
Your social life will be hopping this week and romantic relationships may get closer.
Scorpio
Seize new opportunities and don’t be afraid to try out a big idea, Jackrabbit.
Gemini
This week you may feel inclined to reach out to your bunny buddies, both new and old.
Sagittarius
Taking a jump into personal growth can help you uncover hidden talents.
Cancer
A relationship with a fellow Jackrabbit will be uplifting and help inspire creativity.
Capricorn
Enjoy your hopping social life. An encounter with somebunny could lead to something more.
Leo Enjoy getting your rabbit den into the holiday spirit by having friends visit.
Aquarius
Your time in the spotlight will be highlighted by your Jackrabbit charm.
Virgo
A focus on connections with fellow Jackrabbits will help you leave lasting impressions.
Pisces
A fellow Jackrabbit could serve as a helpful mentor to reach your full potential.
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Bank account running low? LORNA SABOEWOUNDED HEAD Guest Columnist
Editorial WINTER IS COMING I
t is evident by this week’s 20-degree weather and snowfall that winter is on its way. We, at The Collegian, hope everyone stays safe and warm this winter, and we have some tips to help you do it.
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If the lack of sun affects you negatively, take vitamin D supplements Take extra vitamin C to avoid catching a cold Make your home cozy and inviting while the outdoors are cold and unforgiving Decorate for the holidays Have game nights and group dinners with friends Try new recipes Do a puzzle Try some DIY crafts
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Being stuck inside all winter is tough and trekking out into the South Dakota tundra is even tougher. We hope these tips help you thrive in the winter months, because winter is coming — and it won’t be over any time soon.
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Why you should keep up with politics MICAYLA TER WEE Columnist At the tips of your fingertips is a powerful tool — your smartphone. Our smartphones have the capacity to access unfathomable amounts of information. We can learn about any topic or any person. We can read about events from hundreds of years ago or we can read about events happening right now. Our smartphones enable us to connect to one another in unbelievable ways. With this wealth of information available to us at all times, why are we so ignorant to what is happening within our government and country?
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Many will claim they are too busy to keep up with politics. They don’t have time to sit down and read articles describing the bills being voted on in Congress or to try and understand the latest executive bill issued by the president. However, those same people find time to aimlessly scroll through Facebook and Twitter looking at and liking posts that criticize today’s politics. They have time to post uninformed statuses complaining about laws and bills they did not research beforehand. This is unacceptable. With the technology available to disperse news and to become informed, ignorance is no longer OK. We can no longer accept the excuse of being too busy to pay attention or take action. There are easy ways to incorporate the news and government’s workings into your daily life. The Collegian is the independent student newspaper at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. The Collegian is published by and for South Dakota State University students under the First Amendment guarantees of free speech
and a free press. Opinions expressed on these pages are not necessarily those of the student body, faculty, staff or administration. The Collegian is published weekly on Wednesday during the academic year of SDSU.
Follow some credible news sources on social media. Many major news networks typically post short updates several times a day. Download a news app and turn on notifications.This way, you will receive notifications about breaking news. You could listen to daily news podcasts on your way to class. NPR has a daily podcast every morning that summarizes the biggest news of the day in under 12 minutes. These are just a few ways to keep informed and are the first steps to being an active citizen. All perspectives are important to acknowledge and consider — that is, all perspectives that are informed and truthful. Before you post anything to social media complaining about the Republicans in Congress trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act or the Democrats pushing for stricter gun laws, take a moment to do some
research. Try to understand the situation and consider multiple perspectives. Make sure you know who your congressmen and women are and how they are voting. Perhaps you should consider contacting your members of Congress and telling them what you would like to see done rather than posting it on Facebook. Your state’s senators and representatives have a responsibility to represent their constituents. However, Facebook friends do not give damn about your political rants. Ultimately, you should not settle for ignorance. You have the ability make an influence and to express your opinion in a productive way through awareness and action. Micayla Ter Wee is a secondary education Spanish major and can be reached at micayla.terwee@jacks.sdstate.edu.
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With only a little more than a month before finals week, thinking about your financial situation may be taking time away from studying. Are your food and bank accounts running low? Are you finding yourself not participating in social events because you are worried about stretching your money until the end of the semester? Now is the time to make a financial plan to get you through finals week. Start by reviewing your financial situation and deciding whether you need to increase your income or decrease your expenses. Take stock of how much you have by creating a budget. A budget can help you compare your income to expenses to determine how much of a gap you may have. How large is the gap? Can you stretch your funds until the end of the semester? What changes do you need to make now? If you decide increasing your income is the best option, here are some ideas. Clean out your closets and living space to sell your unused items. Local consignment shops will pay you on the spot for your items. Consider online rummage sale sites that allow you to deliver your items. The Brookings Police Department has a secure exchange site that will provide a safe location. Look for seasonal, flexible or part-time jobs on campus or in Brookings. Make sure you are able to work around your class schedule. If you already have a job, find out if you can work a few extra hours each week to increase your paycheck. Check out signs posted in The Union and other buildings on campus to find seasonal jobs. Participate in contests or studies on campus that provide either a free meal or payment for participation. Evaluate how you have been spending money throughout the semester. Review your bank transactions over the past few months and assess which expenses are necessary and which could be reduced. You may need to cut back on a few purchases to stretch your funds. Consider ways to reduce your expenses. For example, purchase food items in bulk at the grocery store instead of buying individual items at The Union or other food sites. Share expenses with friends such as movie subscription services or other types of entertainment. Keep in mind, the actions you choose need to be in line with your academic goals. Making a conscious decision now about how you will meet your financial needs and obligations will allow you to focus your energy on your academic success. If you need advice on how to assess your financial situation or to develop a budget, contact me to set up an appointment. Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head is the SDSU Extension Family Resource Management Field Specialist and can be reached at lorna.woundedhead@sdstate.edu.
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Stay sustainable and warm this winter The quality matters, not quantity
JENNIFER MCLAUGHLIN Guest Columnist With the winter snow came winter temperatures. That means we are switching on our heaters, hunkering down by the fire and sipping hot cider. It also means we have another chance to practice energy conservation. Saving energy’s not only is beneficial to your wallet, but it also has positive impacts on the environment. Energy used to heat our houses, typically natural gas or electricity, emit pollutants into our atmosphere that contribute to climate change and air pollution. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “A typical household spends about $2,100 a year on energy bills and contributes twice
the amount of greenhouse gases to the environment as an average car.” Thankfully, there are several easy tips we can practice to conserve energy this winter. Next time your room or house feels a little chilly, wear a few extra layers instead of turning up your thermostat. While it may seem like a few degrees would not make a difference in energy conservation, every little bit counts. Practicing this energy conservation tip also gives you a good excuse to show off your new sweaters! Are you gone for the day or leaving for the weekend? Turn the thermostat down even more, but not so much your pipes freeze. If you have the option, install a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust the temperature in your home while you are at work or sleeping so you’ll never forget. There is no point in heating a room when no one is home. It takes less energy to heat
a cooler room once than it is to maintain a room at a steady temperature over a stretch of time. If turning down your thermostat isn’t an option for you, open your window shades during the day and close them at night. This allows the sun to naturally warm your room during the day. At night, the curtains insulate the windows and keep the cold air outside. Also, make sure all doors and windows are shut tightly and nothing is blocking your heating registers. Finally, change your furnace filter regularly to allow for good air flow. Now that you know how to conserve energy and stay warm this winter, sit back, brew some hot chocolate and watch the snow fall. Jennifer McLaughlin is the SDSU sustainability specialist and can be reached at jennifer.mclaughlin@sdstate.edu.
RACHEL ASTLEFORD Columnist I’ve learned friendships become unique in college. In high school, I was used to spending time every day with my close friends. Now, I’m lucky if I get to see people from back home three or four times a year. I’m ecstatic if I get to see some college friends once every two weeks. Many of my days are filled with classes, practice, lifting, homework, homework and more homework. When the rare occurrence happens and my schedule works out so another person and I can have lunch or supper together to catch up, I do my best to make the most of the time I spend with them. I’ve had to realize it doesn’t matter whether you spend two
hours or five minutes with someone; it matters whether or not it was quality time. It’s easy to get caught up in the same old “how are you doing,” or “how are classes,” but I’ve been working on trying to delve deeper into conversations when I get the chance to spend time with close friends. I honestly enjoy when people genuinely want to know how my life is going — I want to do my best to reciprocate that. As much as I’d like to say social media completely helps people stay in touch, it truly doesn’t. Nothing can beat face-to-face time. That’s just the truth. It was hard for me to adjust and accept the fact a busy college life meant less time with valuable people; however, it has made those friendships and relationships so much more valuable to me. Rachel Astleford is a nutrition & dietetics major at SDSU and can be reached at rachel.astleford@jacks.sdstate.edu.
Sutherland Springs is the product of lenient gun legislation BEN HUMMEL Opinion Editor It was Sunday morning and a church service had just begun at 11 a.m. in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a small town with a population of 650. The parishioners were occupied with prayer when 26-yearold Devin Kelley, dressed entirely in black, opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon. At least 26 are dead, including an infant, a pregnant woman and the pastor’s 14-year old
daughter. 20 more are injured. A Nov. 6 CNN article reported about 4 percent of the town’s population died in that church. President Donald Trump, responding to the incident at a Nov. 5 press conference in Japan, denied the part semi-automatic weapons have played in recent mass shootings. “This isn’t a gun situation,” Trump said. “It is a problem of mental health at the highest level.” I disagree. Simply put, it’s a combination of ignoring several warning signs and allowing mentally unstable individuals to keep and buy guns. According to an Nov. 5 Los Angeles Times article, the gun-
man was given a bad conduct discharge from the Air Force for former violations involving domestic abuse. Kelley’s ex-wife’s parents, who he threatened often, attended the church, but Kelley’s former in-laws weren’t in attendance that day. Federal law bans the sale or possession of guns for those convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or subjected to a domestic violence restraining order. State legislation can also create loopholes around laws prohibiting those with prior offenses from getting guns. States’ legislation that do not prohibit private sales of guns or allow gun shows lead to a prob-
lem of registry — we don’t know who has which guns. Consider this example: Henry bought a semi-automatic pistol legally from a gun store in South Dakota. He sells the gun through verbal agreement to his cousin. His cousin ends up needing cash and eventually sells the gun at a gun show in Indiana, where it is also not mandatory to document who you sell a gun to. The person who bought it there commits a crime in Illinois with the gun and then dumps it in an alley where it is found by authorities. Police show up at Henry’s door for questioning, with no paper trail to follow. The same thing could hap-
pen with a domestic abuser who knows they can’t obtain a gun through retail. Instances like these and lax legislation on sufficient background checks and registrative measures essentially perpetuate the problem of domestic abusers being able to harm and eventually kill people. Legislators should pursue strengthened background checks and close loopholes that allow people like Kelley to obtain firearms. This would prevent not only mass shootings, but hundreds of murders and suicides every year. Ben Hummel is the Opinion Editor at The Collegian and can be reached at bhummel@sdsucollegian.com.
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SDSU HITS ITS MARK
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Sophomore Mikey Daniel (26) dives for a touchdown against North Dakota State University Nov. 4. Daniel scored a five-yard run making the score 24-14 in the third quarter. The Jacks won 33-21. South Dakota State University hosts No. 17 Illinois State Redbirds at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
Jacks keep 1-0 philosophy TRENTON ABREGO Sports Reporter The No. 6 South Dakota State Jackrabbits plan to ride the momentum of a 33-21 Dakota Marker win when they host the No. 17 Illinois State Redbirds Saturday. Head coach John Stiegelmeier said it will be important for the Jacks not to live in the past. “We want to make sure we don’t think we arrived at our goals because of the North Dakota State win,” Stiegelmeier said. SDSU silenced most of their critics after defeating the Bison and put themselves back in the national championship conversation. It was the defense that held the Bison, who were averaging 277 yards on the ground coming into the contest, to just 108 rushing yards. Not to mention the five forced turnovers the defense pressured. Offensively, the Jacks put up big numbers for the third consecutive week. Junior quarterback Taryn Christion completed 23 of his 33 pass attempts for 329 yards and two touchdowns. The Jacks were much more balanced than usual and had four rushers combined for 164 yards. Up next for the Jacks (72, 4-2) will be Illinois State (63, 4-2), a team that has been extremely inconsistent. Illinois State lost to Southern Illinois 42-7 three weeks ago, but strung together two impressive
victories afterward. The first win for ISU was a 37-21 win over the South Dakota Coyotes. Then, they went on the road to Youngstown, Ohio and routed the Penguins to a tune of 35-0. In their latest game out, ISU managed to play well in the first half. They took a 14-0 lead into halftime against the Leathernecks, but Western Illinois went on to score 31 unanswered points. It remains to be seen how the Redbirds will perform on a gameto-game basis. Despite their inconsistency, Stiegelmeier thinks SDSU will have to come well-prepared. “To beat Illinois State, we are going to have to be even better this week,” Stiegelmeier said. Looking at the Redbirds as a team, they have many playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. Junior quarterback Jake Kolbe leads ISU on the field, but has been struggling this season, throwing 10 interceptions in nine games. He will face a tough test with the Jacks secondary, who picked off NDSU three times last week. However, Stiegelmeier doesn’t see interceptions as a big factor in this game. “I think they are really good on offense, so I don’t think we are going to exploit anything defensively,” Stiegelmeier said. ISU’s running game is one of the best in the Valley. Sophomore James Robinson has solidified himself as one of the best rushers
in the conference with 84 yards per game, which is the third best in the Valley. He found the end zone nine times this season. A key for the Jacks will be to contain the running offense, an area they were effective in last week. SDSU is facing another stout defense that ranks in the top four in just about every defensive category in the conference. Illinois State is only allowing 81.8 yards on the ground and the Jacks are running an average of 185.4 yards per contest. Illinois State has a knack of getting to the quarterback During this season they have racked up 20 sacks. The Jacks’ high-octane offense crushed the defense of NDSU last week and they’ll have to do it again if they want to be successful. In the previous meeting between the two teams, the Redbirds dominated the Jacks 38-21 in Normal, Illinois. “We are going to have some anger this week,” said Jacks wide receiver Marquise Lewis. It will be senior day, which could add some motivation for the Jacks, as it will be their last regular season home game. “I think we will just come out hyped up and on senior day so we will be ready to go,” said senior running back Brady Mengarelli. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. and can be viewed on Midco Sports Network and ESPN3.
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(Top) Jack watches over the Dakota Marker during the pre-game performance. (Bottom) The offensive line gets in position during the game against NDSU Nov. 4.
Daniel runs through opponents, makes improvements TRENTON ABREGO Sports Reporter Heading into last season, sophomore running back Mikey Daniel was third on the depth chart and wasn’t thought of as a player who would make an offensive impact for South Dakota State. Flash forward to this year. If you had an SDSU fantasy football team, you would want Daniel as the running back on your team. He has 381 yards and nine touchdowns this season. This year, Daniel has shown he is not just a red zone running back. In every game but one, Daniel has been able to break off a run of 10 yards or more. At times last year, Daniel showed promise, especially against Missouri State, according to SDSU assistant head coach and running back coach, John
Johnson. “We as a coaching staff last year saw [his potential] the game before Missouri State and he got the opportunity to be put in that position and excel during that game,” Johnson said. “Then he got hurt, so it was kind of a blow for everybody. Especially him.” In that game, Daniel had two touches and one of them was converted for his first career touchdown. Two carries for 10 yards and a touchdown seem like nothing now for Daniel. He has found his way into the endzone at least once in each of the last five games. There is a spectrum of running backs for the Jacks, but Daniel might be the most versatile of the three. Junior Isaac Wallace is more of a speed back who doesn’t make many cuts, while senior Brady Mengarelli
makes numerous cuts per run. “He’s [Daniel] in between Brady, who will make ten cuts per run and make guys miss, and Isaac, who will take one cut with long strides,” said head coach John Stiegelmeier. Daniel’s running style is no secret. He runs at you and tries to run through by putting his head down. “Mikey brings a violent running style. That man is 6-foot and 220 pounds,” Johnson said. “He has a knack for finding holes with decent speed and great vision.” Daniel found his running style by watching NFL running backs. He said his favorite running back for years was former Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson, who would run over people. Now, he said he has started to watch Le’Veon
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Sophomore Mikey Daniel dives for a touchdown during the game against NDSU Nov. 4. The Jacks beat the Bison 33-21.
Bell, who plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers and shows patience for holes to open up. “I know they aren’t the same by any means, but those are the two I try to imitate,” Daniel said.
With Daniel only being a sophomore, Stiegelmeier said the sky’s the limit for his potential. “It’s a huge success story with what he’s doing with his age,” Stiegelmeier said.
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(Left) Junior point guard Brandon Key (0) goes for a layup Nov. 2 against South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. (Right) Senior forward guard Lane Severyn (25) fights SDSMT forward Logan Elers (24) Nov. 2 for the rebound.
Jacks face familiar foe:
open season against UC Irvine ANDREW HOLTAN Sports Editor The regular season for the South Dakota State men’s basketball team is finally here. The Jacks host the University of California Irvine Anteaters Nov. 10. The Jacks defeated the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Hardrockers 78-65 in their Nov. 2 exhibition game. They were heavily favored in the game because SDSMT is a Division II program, but SDSU struggled in the first half and trailed 35-33 at halftime. “For our team to be at our best we need to share the basketball,” said head coach T.J. Otzelberger. “We need to make sure we value every possession and early in the game I don’t think we did a great job of getting everyone involved.” The Anteaters won their only exhibition game of the season 73-66 against Alaska Anchorage. Last year, UC Irvine went 2115 overall and were the Big West regular season champions. They lost in the Big West Tournament championship 50-47 to University of California Davis and fell to Illinois State 85-71 in the first round of the National Invitational
Tournament. “They’re a really good team,” Otzelberger said. “I think if you look historically over the last five years, they’ve won their conference and have won 20 games.” Two of the Anteaters 21 wins last season came against the Jacks. They beat SDSU 73-58 in the second game of the season and then beat the Jacks 63-52 at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls over Thanksgiving weekend. “They’re a physical team and their greatest strength is their ability to rebound the basketball offensively … we saw that last year playing against them and they’re a team that’s super aggressive,” Otzelberger said. “So we’re going to have to not only match that but one-up that intensity on the defensive end and on the boards.” The Jacks were led by Preseason Summit League Player of the Year Mike Daum against the Hardrockers. Daum finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman guard David Jenkins Jr. had 16 points on 6-10 shooting in his first game as a Jackrabbit. “We have a lot of confidence in David and his ability to score the basketball. He’s a tremendous of-
fensive player, so we want him to be aggressive when he’s out there and hunting for his shot,” Otzelberger said. The Anteaters lost their topthree scorers from last season, so there are new faces in their starting lineup. Junior forward Jonathan Galloway started all 36 games for UC Irvine last season and redshirt sophomore guard Max Hazzard started 18 games. The Anteaters were led by sophomore guard Eyassu Worku and sophomore forward Tommy Rutherford against Alaska Anchorage. They had 12 and 18 points, respectively. Galloway had 17 total rebounds in the win. “Worku is a guy who played 20 minutes a game last year and now starts at point guard for them,” Otzelberger said. “Their frontline guys are similar to the guys that they had last year. Tommy Rutherford can score with his back to the basket. He had five offensive rebounds in their exhibition game.” Tip-off between the Jacks and Anteaters is set for 8:15 p.m. Nov. 10 in Frost Arena. They will play their second regular season game against the University of Mary at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 in Frost Arena.
After winning two exhibition games to start the season, the South Dakota State women’s basketball team will play their first two games of the regular season this weekend. They host the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders Nov. 10, and face the George Washington Colonials on the road Nov. 12. The Jacks defeated Minnesota State University Moorhead 93-58 Oct. 26 and beat Northern State 71-59 Nov. 2. Junior guard Madi Guebert led SDSU with 17 points against Northern State. Senior forward Ellie Thompson and redshirt junior guard Macy Miller added 14 and 12 points respectively. NJIT finished last season with an 11-19 overall record and finished fifth in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The team includes only one senior and is ranked sixth in the conference’s preseason poll. Head coach Aaron Johnston said NJIT brings a different style of play than the Jacks have seen in their exhibition games. “They play a variety of defenses. There is a good chance we will see some zone and a different style of play,” Johnston said. “Most of the Division I teams we play will include more of a penetrate-and-kick style by using the three-point lines to spread us out and drive to the basket and New Jersey is definitely along those lines.” Leading the Highlanders is redshirt junior guard Tatianna
Torres, who was named the Preseason Player of the Year in the Atlantic Sun. Last season, Torres was tied for second on the team in points per game, averaging 10.9, and set the school’s Division I record for total steals in a season with 67. The Jacks will face a more familiar opponent at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13. The Colonials saw success last season, claiming their first 20-win season in program history. The Jacks beat GWU 60-55 in their matchup last season at Frost Arena. “We were pretty fortunate last year because that was shortly after we lost Macy [Miller] and we were a little banged up,” Johnston said. “We were down big early in that game, but we just kept clawing back and snuck out a win.” GWU made the WNIT last season but fell in the first round to Navy. The team finished the 2016-17 season with a 20-10 record and are predicted to finish sixth in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll this season. GWU isn’t the same team the Jacks faced last year, Johnson said. “They have a couple of familiar faces, but they have a lot of new players. I would expect that their style of play will be the same,” he said. Action will tip-off 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at Frost Arena in the first game of a men’s and women’s doubleheader. The Jacks will then play at 1 p.m. Central Time on Nov. 12 at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C.
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Senior Alexis Alexander dribbles the ball down the court Nov. 2 during the game against Northern State. The Jacks won 71-59.
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Sports
in brief
Swimming
Volleyball
The men’s and women’s swimming teams defeated South Dakota and St. Cloud State in the USD Tri-Duals Saturday. On the men’s side, freshman Austin Pham won the 1,650-meter freestyle. Freshman Rori Conners won the 1,650-meter freestyle and the 500-meter freestyle for the women.
SDSU had two home games against Western Illinois Nov. 4 and South Dakota Tuesday. They fell in both match-ups and have now lost 13 consecutive games. The Jacks won a set against Western Illinois the first time they won a set in a match since Oct. 6. SDSU has not won a game in Summit League play.
What’s next: Nov. 16 to Nov. 18, the Jacks will be in Columbia, Missouri, to swim in the Mizzou Invite.
What’s next: The Jacks will play at Fort Wayne Nov. 11 to finish the season.
Soccer
Wrestling
The South Dakota State soccer season came to an early end after falling to North Dakota State 2-0 in the semifinal of the Summit League Championships Nov. 2. The loss ended a nine-game winning streak for SDSU. This was the first time in three seasons SDSU did not win the Summit League Championships and make the NCAA Tournament. SDSU finished the season 11-53 overall and 7-1 in the Summit League.
What’s next: On Nov. 11, half the team will compete in the Grand View Open in Des Moines, Iowa. The rest will travel to Fargo, North Dakota, for the Bison Open.
Junior Seth Gross won his match in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic in Princeton, New Jersey, Sunday. Senior Nate Roetert won all three matches Sunday at Frost Arena in Brookings at the Daktronics Open, making him the champion of the tournament. FILE PHOTO
Junior Wyatt Rumrill competes in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke Oct. 21. Rumrill tied for first in the 200-meter individual medley at the USD Tri-Duals Saturday.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: SETH GROSS ANDREW HOLTAN Sports Editor
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Seth Gross participated in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic Saturday and defeated Michigan’s Stevan Micic 7-1. Gross is the No. 1 nationally ranked wrestler in the 133-pound weight class. Micic was ranked No. 2. Gross picked up four of his points in the final round with a take down and an escape. With this performance, Gross has been named The Collegian Athlete of the Week. On Nov. 11, half of the team will compete in the Grand View Open in Des Moines, Iowa. The other half will be in Fargo, North Dakota and will wrestle in the Bison Open.
FILE PHOTO Junior Seth Gross is the No. 1 nationally ranked wrestler in the 133-pound weight class, defeated Michigan’s Stevan Micic at the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic. Micic was ranked No. 2 in the weight class.